return to the third grade

Chapter 54

Because of the layoff notice from the sugar factory, the originally peaceful small county suddenly exploded, followed by several factories such as the winery and the flax factory. The panic atmosphere in the county reached its peak.

Because a large number of employees were laid off and unemployed, the business in Lingma's store was affected to a certain extent. There were obviously fewer people shopping these days.

"Da Bao'er, I discussed with your aunt about hiring a shop assistant, otherwise she would not be able to handle it all by herself during the few days when I went to buy goods. When I was busy a few times ago, things were lost in the shop. It is not a solution to go on like this. Hiring someone Keep an eye on, usually the two of us can take a break, what do you think?" Ling Ma always likes to ask Ling Xiaoxiao about things in the store during dinner, no matter her daughter is only in her teens age.

Ling Xiaoxiao nodded while biting her chopsticks. Last time she went to the store, she felt that there was a lack of manpower, and wanted to remind them to come, but she was forgotten by Ye Ling's classmates.

"You should have hired someone long ago. Otherwise, it would be too hard for the two of you to toss around like this every day. You can rest more if you ask someone to help you. After all, my grandma is getting old, so I still need someone to take care of her at home." Ling Xiaoxiao thought about the last time she went to see her grandma, the old lady had lost weight again, and it really can't be done without anyone to take care of her when she is old.

Seeing what her daughter said, Ling's mother also felt that they had neglected their old lady when they were so busy. The old lady was old and was always at home alone, so it was inconvenient to take care of Ye Ling.

Ling's mother frowned: "Then what kind of person do you think we should recruit? Your aunt means that if you find someone who has just been laid off, it can be regarded as helping someone in an emergency."

Just laid off. . .Ling Xiaoxiao disagreed a bit, and said matter-of-factly: "Mom, there are few customers in the store these days, so you don't need to rush to recruit people. I think you'd better find someone with experience. Those who have sold goods will look at people and have winks. You don’t need to teach, you can get started directly; the emotions of those who have just been laid off are still in an unstable stage, and they may not be willing to work as shop assistants to sell goods, so they may not be stable.”

As soon as Ling Xiaoxiao finished speaking, Ling's mother slapped her thigh: "I knew my eldest Bao'er would say that, and I meant the same thing. If you said that it would be difficult to say anything, wouldn't it mean that if you recruited, you didn't recruit? Moreover, it’s hard to say if you don’t want to use it at that time.”

"Then you can tell my aunt, she probably thinks of her difficult life before, and she is kind." Ling Xiaoxiao can more or less guess some of her aunt's thoughts, no matter how strong and cheerful a person is, her heart There is always a soft spot.

Ling's mother understood what Ling Xiaoxiao said, and knew where the problem was: "My eldest Bao'er is great, every time I tell you something, she can always help me analyze it clearly and logically, it's alright, mom knows what to do. "

It was almost ten o'clock when Ling's father came back, and when he entered the house, his face was obviously tired. Ling's mother hurried up to meet him and asked, "What's going on at the gas station today?"

Papa Ling handed the coat to Mama Ling and quickly poured himself a glass of water, gulped it down, and said after taking a breath, "Don't mention it, the workers who were just laid off in the county gathered together and went to the county government compound to make trouble , because our unit has not issued a notice and no one has been laid off, so those blames are all pointed at us.

The person in the lead wrote a letter demanding that they be treated equally, and either they would lose their jobs together, or they would all be arranged to work, and they made a fuss all day long.The leaders of the county didn't show up, so it's estimated that there will be trouble tomorrow. No, the leaders of our unit hurriedly held a meeting for us and told us to be careful when we go out these days. "

"How did this happen? That's right, it suddenly went bankrupt without any warning. You said that so many people lost their jobs all at once, so what should we do?" Ling Ma heard Dad Ling say so. She frowned, she didn't expect such a big fuss.

Ling Xiaoxiao stood at the door of the small room and heard the conversation between her parents. She vaguely remembered that the closure and layoff incident was quite big. It lasted for two months, and the factories in the county had lost their profits a few years ago. , The wages are paid intermittently, often not paid out, it is all supported by the county's finances, and it will close down sooner or later, but the workers can't accept it.

After two months of trouble, it was finally settled, but the county leaders applied for a sum of money from the above, and gave each laid-off employee a subsidy, but there were too many monks and too little food to achieve practical results.

The original organization in the county was very simple. Except for the first batch of small businesses, most of the rest were employees in the factory. In recent years, the efficiency of the factory was not good, and wages were often not paid out, let alone performance. Bonuses and the like, the basic salary is low, and every family is living on a tight belt, with tight hands and no savings.

How can these people accept that they suddenly lost their jobs and even lost their last hope of life?Moreover, most of them are around 40 years old. It is not so easy for them to re-employ in middle age.

In the next few days, as Ling Xiaoxiao remembered, the county town was in chaos, and many students in the class were affected by their lectures and quizzes. Parents like Xu Xiaoying had dual careers, and there were quite a few in the class.

"Xiaoxiao, do you think it's useful for my parents to ask for an explanation every day?" Xu Xiaoying's eyes were full of confusion.

Ling Xiaoxiao looked at Xu Xiaoying, she knew that the other party was not necessarily asking for opinions, but just wanted to find a place to vent the doubts in her heart.

"Why are you thinking so much? You see that you have been distracted even in class recently. Be careful that you really won't be able to pass the No. [-] Middle School exam."

Xu Xiaoying sat down next to her, resting her chin in her hand, her eyes didn't know where she fell: "I also know that it's useless to think about it here, but when I go home, when I see the worried faces of my parents, I couldn't help but think about it."

"It will pass," Ling Xiaoxiao patted her on the shoulder: "You have to trust your parents, they are very strong."

"Well, I know." When the class bell rang, Xu Xiaoying got up and went back to her seat.

Due to the sudden change of the style of the examination questions of the unified examination, these days, the amount of test papers issued by the teachers of various subjects in the school is much less than before. It is estimated that the teachers of various subjects are thinking about the types of test questions.

The teachers started to review the basics again as they had agreed upon, memorizing the formulas and laws over and over again. Although the students were a little impatient, they didn’t dare to say anything. They obediently followed the teacher’s rhythm and did what the teacher told them to do. . . .

The laid-off employees started arguing in the county government compound every day. Later, they found that it had no effect, so they gathered at the door every morning. Each person brought a small mat or cushion, and then went to the courtyard or It is a meditation at the door, and one sitting is a day.

As it lasted for a long time, it had a certain degree of impact on all parts of the county. Ling's father's new gas station was still under construction, so the impact was not big, but the sales of the old gas station continued to decline. Ling's mother's store It's the same, the new spring clothes that come back are not selling well. For the first time, half a month after the clothes came in, half of them haven't been sold.

(End of this chapter)