Next, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Lin Motian replaced all the doctors who examined the indigenous cadres with men. However, when it came to the surgical stripping examination, there was a quarrel again, saying that it was insulting to the gentlemen. Zeng Juan and Yuan Shuzhi were the first to strip.
After the inspection was completed, there was no choice but to do the same. Who told them to "become thieves"?
Lin Motian went to the little nurse and asked, "How was the physical examination?"
"It's not optimistic. You see, most of these 10 people have various problems: malnutrition, severe athlete's foot, ringworm... one of them has tuberculosis, so we can only persuade them to leave."
"As long as we have the ability to treat him, we will give him a pass in the physical examination - recruiting people is not easy." Lin Motian instructed.
While the two were talking, the examination room inside became noisy again. Many people were talking loudly there, and some were impassioned.
It turned out that the "purification" procedure caused the commotion. According to the policy of the Senate, everyone in the Senate's ruling area is not forced to adopt the uniform of short hair and short clothes, but anyone who becomes a naturalized citizen must go through it.
The "purification" process includes public school students, cadres, soldiers, and employees. In other words, as long as they are under the direct leadership of the Senate and those who are "financially supported", they must be "clean and easy to obey."
This is not only to maintain the "inherent image" of "kun thieves", but mainly for hygienic considerations. Of course, it is easy to apply this measure to refugees and indentured servants. After all, they are all "accepting grace".
I'm not qualified and can't say anything against it. But it's a bit difficult to apply it to civil servants who were ordinary people not long ago. Especially these people are different from the policemen recruited before. Most of them are old scholars, so they are particularly particular about this aspect. When I hear it,
When they said they wanted to have "big hair", they immediately started shouting. Some even made a gesture of hanging up their crowns and walked away, saying loudly: "Be a very good Australian bird official. How can you damage this body that is protected by your parents! I'll wait for you to come."
I came here to express my ambition, not to suffer this punishment. Since Australia and Song Dynasty are not polite to the virtuous corporal, then we have no choice but to leave." He said as if he was about to leave, but his feet never moved even half a step.
Zeng Juan didn't care about getting a haircut, but the crowd in front of him was so lively that he didn't dare go up to get a haircut alone. At this moment, Yuan Shuzhi broke the deadlock. He came out and scratched his scalp and said: "My scalp is very itchy, come first."
Shave it for me!" Then he said: "Eguan's hair is a bad habit of the old country, and Australia's crotch hair is actually the elegance of the new dynasty!" Everyone understood this statement, and shaving one's head was considered a complete act.
Took Kun, this is like a certificate of honor, that's it, that's all, just think of it as a Qingxiu, to cut off these three thousand troubles! So everyone shaved their hair.
After arranging their hair, everyone went to the bathhouse to take a shower. There were already scrubbing workers ready to rub a group of "civil servants" from head to toe. Many of them had their old dirt rubbed off, leaving streaks on the tile floor.
A river of mud.
After Yuan Shuzhi took a bath and washed it with hot water, he felt comfortable all over. When he came out, he had prepared clean clothes from the inside out. When he put them on, he was wearing an "Australian suit", which was made of cotton.
It is also comfortable, but the size is a bit too big. It is suitable for old scholars like them who are used to wearing loose clothes in the past.
These quasi-civil servants looked at each other, somewhat embarrassed. After Kunfa changed his mind, they were considered to have completely "changed dynasties." The Ming Dynasty was in the past tense, and now they are all officials of the Song Dynasty Senate. As for this official
Regardless of whether it is big or small, at least a share of money and food is guaranteed. In the future, the Senate will rule the world, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty will return to the court, and there will be rewards, and everyone will have a good future by making wives and wives. Thinking of this, I was originally forced to make a fortune.
And the new, unhappy civil servants are also thinking about it. The labeling has become much more flexible.
In addition to the clothes on his body, each person was also given a canvas handbag, which contained another set of replacement clothes and some toiletries. Each person was also given a canvas satchel with a row of red letters embroidered on it: "Serve the Senate and the people."
”. It contained stationery such as notebooks and pencils.
Zeng flipped through the book and admired in his heart: Australians are really meticulous about everything and consider everything thoroughly.
"Report to the cadre training school next Monday!" said the cadre who distributed the supplies. "I don't know what day it is when I go back and look at the calendar!"
A bunch of freshly baked "fake kun" appeared on the streets in twos and threes. A few felt a little embarrassed, lowered their heads, and hurried away with their bags. There were also a few, wearing short-sleeved Australian clothes and carrying their bags.
, but walked home as usual with unhurried steps. When the people on the street saw them, they knew that most of them were newly minted "cadres."
Yuan Shuzhi, who had shaved his hair and put on the 4-pocket "official uniform" issued by the Song Dynasty, felt extra energetic. He also felt quite proud when walking on the street. It was a pity that this Song Dynasty official did not have an official sedan chair. , most other officials walk and ply their trade, either when they go out to do errands or when they commute to and from get off work.
But for Yuan Shuzhi, walking had a different flavor today. He didn't know how many people looked at him sideways on the road, and he felt very comfortable. It was different now that he had an official status. He changed his name and took some time to go back to the countryside to meet his old man.
I will repair my father and mother's graves, and then kowtow a few times to tell my parents that I am now a proud ancestor.
Under the eyes of everyone who were envious, jealous or disdainful, Yuan Shuzhi and Zeng Juan walked back in high spirits. Because they had been working hard for a long time, they saw that the sun had passed the zenith and they had not eaten lunch, and their stomachs were filled with ache.
He screamed loudly and looked around where he could buy some food to satisfy his hunger.
However, he saw that he had arrived at Liurong Street. Zeng Juan remembered that there was a "Dong Family Shop" here. Li Ziyu took him there. The pancakes and snacks there had a unique flavor. The key was that the place was clean, the prices were cheap, and the Dong family's mother and daughter were acquaintances.
He said, "Let's go to Dong's shop in front to have a casual meal."
Yuan Shu knew that it was natural, so he came to Dong's shop. Because the business of Dong's shop was good, he hired a few more waiters to help. Now the person spreading pancakes in front of the door is an apprentice. Although he speaks an incomprehensible Chaozhou dialect, he spreads the pancakes.
But not ambiguous.
The waiters at the door were strangers, probably new ones. When I saw them coming to the door, they were busy picking up the curtains to welcome the guests.
Dong Mingxuan was greeting the guests. She was settling accounts and greeting regular customers. She was so busy that when she saw Zeng Juan coming in wearing four bags of cadre uniforms, she knew that he must have passed the civil service examination a few days ago. This Zeng Juan
He is Li Ziyu's best friend. He has also become an Australian official. From now on, he has another supporter. He hurriedly came out of the counter to greet him warmly:
"A Juan, I haven't seen you for a while. Judging from your appearance, you must have become an Australian official."
"As for Sister Dong, she is just an ordinary clerk, just making ends meet."
"You, you are just too humble. Come on, don't talk about it. You didn't have lunch, right? I don't have anything good here, just some rough ones. Sister Fengxia just made wontons and they were delicious! This old man is very eye-catching.
, it seems that you are also a cadre of the Senate, are you from Lingao?"
"Ms. Dong, this is a polite thing to do. Please don't offend me. I am a local and just like Mr. Zeng, he has just become a civil servant in China and Australia."
"Ha, that's it. I think you are a lot older than my mother. It's not easy to win at such an old age. Come and sit inside quickly. The wontons will be ready soon!"
In addition to pancakes and rice porridge side dishes, the Dong's shop now also sells wontons, sesame cakes, and fried dough sticks. Now the business is booming. Once they entered the courtyard at the back, they made a private room. Dong Mingxuan let the two of them into the single room at the back. He personally greeted help.
I ordered two bowls of wontons and two pancakes, both with meat added.
While waiting for the wontons, the two of them chatted and talked about their life ideals. To be honest, they had no idea of the work they had to do and could only think based on their own guesses. It was inevitable that their idealistic spirit would burst out and lead to great achievements.
At this time, because of the lack of manpower, Aunt Jiang helped bring the wontons. Yuan Shuzhi was busy eating cakes and savoring the aroma of sesame seeds. Just when he opened his eyes, he saw Aunt Jiang bringing wontons in front of him. Yuan Shuzhi was caught in front of him.
The middle-aged lady was fascinated by her demeanor and stared straight at her, which made Aunt Jiang very embarrassed. It wasn't until Zeng Juan kicked Yuan Shuzhi that Yuan Shuzhi came back to his senses. But he saw that the beauty had already gone.
I can't help but feel lost.
Zeng Juan chuckled and said, "Old Yuan, you don't have a crush on her, do you? She is Miss Dong's mother, Aunt Jiang, the wife of the late pseudo-prefect of Ming Dynasty."
"Ah!!!" Yuan Shuzhi shouted, expressing surprise.
Zeng Juan said with a smile: "I see you have a happy face. Could it be that you have good luck in officialdom and good luck in love? It's a double happiness."
Yuan Shuzhi quickly waved his hand and said: "If you are not a son of man, if you are not a son of man, you are half buried in the earth. Now that the situation is so great, it is already a great blessing to be able to contribute to the Senate. How can you dare to think about these children's private affairs?"
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After returning to Zeng Juan's house, everyone congratulated her again. They also took out all the clothes and belongings issued by the government to "see the Australian scenery". Even the "Three-Old Shorts" were taken out to be seen by the neighbors.
The two stayed idle for a few more days. Yuan Shuzhi took the money he had saved from working for Wanshenglu Tea House and went to the store where he had made loans on credit. He paid off the money one by one and bought several gifts to the temple where he had stayed.
I went to thank the monk. Finally, I gave the remaining money to Zeng Juan’s mother:
"I have been living here for ten months. The money is not enough as rent and food. Let me consider it as a small thank you gift."
Zeng Juan's mother knew that although he was unconventional and often acted in funny and abrupt ways, he actually had a lot of self-esteem inside. However, he had been in trouble all his life and could only cover it up with self-deprecation. So she did not refuse and just told him to "just keep living."
On the day of registration, the two of them got up early in the morning, cleaned up, put on brand new "cadre uniforms", and headed all the way to Gongyuan, the Guangzhou Cadre Training School.
Volume 7 will be updated tomorrow - Guangdong and Guangxi Strategy Chapter 25
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