In the former teaching area of ​​the Farmers' Technical School in Xinshang Meiling Jewelry Factory, uncle Yi Hui took them to the factory office.

The Farmers' Technical High School is about to close down. There is only one class with less than 30 students in the first grade, and there are only two or three classes in the second and third grades, with a total of less than 200 students. The principal saw that the school was empty and wasted, so he recruited this jewel

The factory came in. In order to facilitate management, a temporary wall was built with asbestos tiles to separate the old campus from the school.

The factory office was the original communication room. There are two rooms that are quite spacious. There are three desks inside. Two of them are empty and no one is there. The other one is sitting with a man in his fifties, his head

Slightly bald, wearing probably reading glasses and reading a newspaper.

When he saw Yi Hui's uncle, he quickly stood up and gave up his seat. He looked at Yi Hui and the others and said, "Zhishu Tao, this is..."

"Director Liu, this is my cousin's nephew and a companion from his team. I want them to come and see if..."

"Hey, you, Party Secretary Tao, introduced me. I want it even if I don't want it. How old is the young family..."

"16 years old,... graduated from junior high school..." Yi Hui reported his age in a loud voice, but reported his education background in a low voice, as if he was a thief who was afraid of being suspected.

Yi Hui's graduation certificate was obtained through a make-up exam two months ago. It was Liang Dai's job to take the make-up exam. At that time, the make-up exam was very loose. There was no current ID card or facial recognition. Anyone of similar age could just take the exam.

You can get a form and fill it out before entering the examination room. When Cheng Liang took the exam, he made a joke and habitually filled in his name on the answer sheet. Later, when he handed in the answer sheet, he realized that he had made a mistake. At that time, he anxiously used his saliva-stained fingers to smear the changes, but

It couldn't be erased no matter what. At that time, the invigilator was collecting papers nearby and urged: "Hurry up, hurry up, I want you to stop studying during the study period and catch a frog as a castration. Now you know it's urgent??..."

Cheng Liang was so anxious that he used too much force and made a hole where the name was smeared. When the teacher urged him, he simply took off the name paper and deliberately wrote Yi Hui's name crookedly on it...

Later, Yi Hui got his certificate renewed, and even spent the five yuan he earned from digging turmeric to treat him to a game of billiards and some pork noodles.

Factory Director Liu glanced at Yi Hui and said with a smile: "Your uncle and I work in the same company. We usually get along well with each other. You can come at whatever time you like. Just fill out a form and go through the formalities if you have money."

People in the factory..."

When Yi Hui was filling out the form, Director Liu pushed down his glasses, stared at Cheng Liang and asked, "What about you? Have you brought your diploma?..."

Before Cheng Liang could answer, Yi Hui, who was filling out the form, immediately replied: "We all pretended to be the best. He has good grades. He was only a few points short of passing the first grade..."

Factory Director Liu smiled and said to Yi Hui: "Okay, okay, okay, he will be the workshop supervisor in the future, and your nephew will take Uncle Liu's position as deputy factory director..."

Just like that, Cheng Liang followed Yi Hui and filled out the form in a daze.

On the way back, Cheng Liang made a joke to Yi Hui about the graduation certificate, "Damn, I'm a real junior high school student who wants to see the diploma. I don't have to use your pretense. I'd better have an uncle to take care of things..."

The mention of the diploma irritated Yi Hui again, and he quickly begged Cheng Liang: "Don't ever tell anyone about the diploma...or I'll ask you to come back and never talk about it again from now on..."

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A few days later, Cheng Liang took a deposit of 300 yuan and went through the factory entry procedures alone for the first time in his life.

Cheng Liang and the others entered the workshop converted from a classroom under the leadership of deputy director Liu. The workshop director was a former employee of the Agricultural Science Institute in his 30s who was transferred here to take charge. He took Cheng Liang and his gang, boys and girls in their 10s and 20s.

, was familiar with the situation in the workshop, introduced the process of making products, and with the assistance of deputy factory director Liu, he completed a small milky white stone that was angular and sparkling with five colors of small diamonds. He took

He bought a magnifying glass and asked everyone to see what the diamond looked like.

It was the first time Cheng Liang saw such a beautiful diamond, and he was eager to make one himself...

After two days of simple training, Cheng Liang was finally able to independently turn the stones into colorful diamonds. He was very excited at that moment, as if he had won first place in a study...

On the fourth day, Cheng Liang and the others were divided into groups, divided into about 20 groups of three, and each completed the base, dough and other processes. After several days of training, he got to know many workers, most of whom were young workers of the same age.

, except for the female family members of those farmers’ technical secondary school teachers.

At night, I slept in the dormitory of the original technical secondary school, with an iron bed with bunk beds for each person. Because there were not many students in the peasant technical secondary school, the dormitory had a lot of space. Putting things on the upper bunk and sleeping on the lower bunk was better than the dormitory where I lived when I was studying.

Much more.

I had to take care of my own food. I had a 1-cent steamed bun in the morning and drank the tea prepared by the factory for free. For lunch and dinner, I went to the school cafeteria run by the sister of Yang, the former secretary of the peasant technical secondary school and now the director of the jewelry factory, to buy food for free.

.A portion with meat is 6 cents, and a vegetarian dish is 4 cents.

Factory Director Yang was the full director, and when everyone first arrived, they all bought meals from his sister’s canteen. Later, some of the employees’ family members at the Agricultural Science Institute became jealous and secretly prepared meals at home, recruiting acquaintances of the workers to eat them. As a result, the factory director’s sister also

There was a quarrel with the family members of the employees. The family members of the employees were not easy to mess with. They said that this one was a distant cousin and that one was a nephew from the mother's family. Their relatives were not allowed to make food. Besides, they were not students, so why should they be allowed to take charge. Later, Yang Factory

The elder and his sister did the work and asked her to forget it. Yi Hui's aunt also started this business and took over the food for six or seven people of Yi Hui and Chengliang. The price was 1 yuan or 1 yuan and 20 cents a day, and there were several dishes.

It's much better than the factory director's sister's big pot dish in the cafeteria.

The factory works on an eight-hour day, with no overtime, so you can spend your spare time freely.

When he first came to Nadun, Cheng Liang was a little hesitant, but slowly, under the leadership of Yi Hui, he got to know many employees of the Agricultural Science Institute outside the factory and the surrounding neighbors.

Yi Hui is a fun-loving person who is not very good at reading but has a pretty good emotional intelligence. In addition to being able to play beard games and playing cards that he knows at home, he also learned mahjong played in the city.

Later, Cheng Liang also learned mahjong, and in the evening he went to the fish farm of the Institute of Agricultural Sciences to play mahjong with the gang. At the end of the night, he won or lost 35 cents, sometimes one or two cents. It was only 75 yuan a month. It was easy to say whether he won or lost.

Not to mention saving money, even the basic living expenses of more than 30 yuan a month is a problem.

At first, Cheng Liang lost two or three times, more than 2 yuan. He was heartbroken and didn't go to the table for two nights. Later, he sent someone to the table one time, but he couldn't help but persuaded him to go to the table again. That night, he won a little more than 1 yuan. Since then,

There are wins and losses, and Cheng Liang gradually becomes addicted to this way...

Slowly, he completely got over the shadow of being out of school.
Chapter completed!