Continue to visit relatives on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year.
On the fifth day of the lunar month, we entertain guests at home.
Dad invited members of the production team committee to have a drink at home today.
It is customary for the production captain and the production team secretary to treat the committee members to drinks during holidays.
Because there was still a discussion about road construction in the village today, Zhang Junping was also asked by his father to participate.
It's just that it's really awkward to see a group of big men drinking and bragging.
Although the women's director is a woman, she is not inferior to men, and she drinks better than a few men.
Not only does he drink, but he also smokes. Just like his father, he holds a pipe and pot in his mouth, takes a sip of wine, puffs on the pot, and puffs away the smoke quite boldly.
These days, it’s not easy to be a female director in rural areas. If you’re not such a bold and unrestrained woman, you really can’t do it.
This bold female director, whom Zhang Junping wants to call his sister-in-law, is the daughter-in-law of his uncle's uncle.
This little aunt is the daughter of the Dong family, and she has been extraordinary since she was a child.
It's not that she has bad character, but she has been the overlord and female overlord of her generation since she was a child.
There is such a domineering woman in the family, and the family is very worried.
How will I find a partner in the future?
As a result, there was no need to worry, they had found the most handsome young man of their generation, Zhang Yingxiang, the uncle of the uncle’s family.
On a dark and windy night, the aunt made her uncle drunk with wine, and then...
Because although my aunt is a bit violent, she is quite pretty, so my brother-in-law recognized her.
Although my little aunt looks so bold and unrestrained outside, she is really a good wife and mother at home, whether it is washing, cooking or doing farm work in the fields.
"Pingzi, this money is yours, tell me how to build this road!" The aunt reached out and patted Zhang Junping, signaling Zhang Junping to speak.
Zhang Junping really didn't want to talk to them. A group of people were arguing over whether it was better to build an asphalt road or a cement road.
“Everyone, it’s boring to argue about whether it’s better to build an asphalt road or a cement road.
If you ask me, it is better to repair the roads in the village as my aunt said.
Let’s re-plan our village, widen all the roads in the village, and build sewers.
In this way, you don’t have to worry about being unable to go out if it rains in the future.
Also, do the production roads in the village also need to be repaired? Instead of building cement roads, it would be better to build them into gravel roads!
This way, when it rains, you won't be unable to lift your legs when going to the ground.
We are not in the city and we do not welcome foreign guests, so what is the use of building such a high-end road?
We should think of ways to build more roads, preferably all the roads in the village should be built and widened." Since they let him, Zhang Junping had no intention of showing mercy to them.
Everyone's faces turned red after what he said.
The aunt was very happy because what Zhang Junping said was exactly what she wanted to say, but it was not as comprehensive as what Zhang Junping said.
"Didn't you say that the road connecting the village to the county seat should be repaired?"
“Dad, when I talked about building a road connecting the county, I didn’t mean to build only that road?
The road from our village to the national highway is only four or five miles long. How much does it cost to build a decent gravel road?
Do you have to build asphalt roads and concrete roads? You, the family members, don’t know how to feel bad if you don’t spend your own money, right?” Dad, Zhang Junping didn’t even show any face.
The angry father took a big sip from the pipe pot.
After quarreling with his father, Zhang Junping went into the house and found the beautiful rural planning map he had drawn.
This was done by Zhang Junping last year when he was designing a house for his family.
At that time, conditions did not allow it, so Zhang Junping did not take it out.
Last year, everyone in the village received thousands of yuan from Zhang Junping, with the least amount being 2,000 yuan.
In the early 1980s, how much did it cost to build a house in a rural area?
The two-story courtyard house built by Zhang Junping's family cost less than a thousand yuan in total.
This means that every family in Jiahe Village can build a house like Zhang Junping's house if they want to.
It can be expected that Jiahe Village will definitely enter a peak period of housing construction this year.
Just the day before yesterday, all the playmates who were about the same age as Zhang Junping who came to play cards with Zhang Junping were asking how much Zhang Junping's house cost.
This is just what I asked about from Zhang Junping, there are more things I asked about from my mother.
So, it’s just right to take it out at this time.
Zhang Junping hung the plan on the wall and said, "Masters, uncles, and aunts, as far as I know, many families in our village are planning to build new houses this year.
This is a good opportunity to re-plan our village while everyone is preparing to build new houses.
This is a plan I made for our village...
Of course, I speak softly, so you can only use it as a reference at the time. If you want to hear it, then listen to it. If you don’t want to, just take it as my fart.”
"What nonsense are you talking about? You are right, why can't we listen? We are not old fools!" Dad scolded.
Zhang Junping smiled without making a sound.
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Zhang Junping didn't stay at home for too long. He took the train and left home on the sixth day of the lunar month.
Traveling with him were Third Brother and the others, as well as more than fifty carpenter apprentices trained in the village last year.
Carpenters trained in the village can only serve as carpenter apprentices in the factory.
However, they can become full-time employees very quickly and do not need to endure qualifications or time.
As long as you pass the technical assessment, you can become a regular worker and receive the salary of a first-level carpenter.
Because the furniture factory merged with several major state-owned factories, the wage classification also refers to the national wage classification.
Divided into first-level, second-level, third-level...eighth-level carpenters.
It’s just that the wage base at each level is higher than the wage base set by the state.
Third brother and the others brought their wives and children with them this year.
The third brother and the others split a building in BJ, and Zhang Junping promised to solve the children's household registration and schooling problems, so naturally he wanted to bring his wife and children with him.
It's not easy to live apart in two places.
It is especially difficult for men in their twenties and under thirty years old.
On the one hand, I felt uncomfortable holding it in, but on the other hand, I was worried that my wife wouldn't be able to hold it in at home.
On the other hand, the wife is the same, feeling uncomfortable and worried that her husband will mess around outside.
As for the more than 50 carpenter apprentices who just arrived this year, they naturally do not receive this kind of treatment.
If you want to take your wife and children to a BJ, you must first pass the carpenter's skills test to become a regular carpenter.
It’s really hard to buy train tickets for more than 100 people.
Fortunately, Zhang Junping still had some connections in BJ. Through his connections in BJ, he contacted the Quancheng Railway Bureau, and then coordinated with Yingqiu Railway Station to directly reserve more than a hundred train tickets, which solved the problem.
The journey was relatively smooth, except that it was a little troublesome to get on and off the bus.
Look out for good people and don’t let anyone fall behind.
After leaving the BJ station, the factory sent a dozen large trucks to pick up people.
The lack of cars is not enough. Everyone brings a lot of luggage, which cannot be accommodated in the car.
When we arrived at the furniture factory, we were busy again. Dormitories were assigned to the new carpenter apprentices. Zhang Junping held a welcoming banquet for everyone in the canteen.
Then let everyone take a day off and go through the onboarding procedures tomorrow.
Zhang Junping doesn’t need to worry about this, as the people in the factory office will naturally be responsible for it.