When will I have a long tassel?

Linyiji Family Courtyard, the home of Rui Jinhua, an old fitter in the assembly workshop.

"Dad, just apply for medical leave and go to Pujiang with Mom. There is no one to take Xiaokai with her now. It costs about 300 yuan to hire a nanny in Pujiang, which is equivalent to half of my salary. You two old people At such an old age, if you apply for medical retirement, it won't cost you much a month. Come to my place, it's a big city, and you can help me by the way. Isn't this great? "

A young man aged 27 or 8 is persuading Rui Jinhua. Beside him, there was a young woman holding a 2-year-old child in her arms, with a look of anticipation on her face.

"I'm not old yet, so I'll take medical treatment now, and people will tell me." Rui Jinhua lowered his head and smoked a cigarette, and said calmly.

The young man who persuaded him was his son Rui Wensheng, who worked in an agency in Pujiang. The woman beside Rui Wensheng is his wife Zeng Fang, and the child in Zeng Fang's arms is naturally the Xiao Kai that Rui Wensheng mentioned. That is the son of Rui Wensheng and his wife, and the grandson of Rui Jinhua.

"Nowadays, there are so many medical treatments and refunds, how could anyone say anything?" Rui Wensheng said.

"Yes, dad, it's your own business to seek treatment and treatment. What does it have to do with others? Besides, you also have arthritis. It's easy to get a certificate from the hospital." Zeng Fang also advised.

There was no way, as Rui Wensheng said, the couple had to go to work, no one was looking after the children, and the price of hiring a nanny was really expensive, so they had no choice but to come back and move the old man to help. Rui Jinhua's wife is free at home and can go to Pujiang with her children, but her wife is worried that Rui Jinhua will not be able to take care of her alone after she leaves. In desperation, Rui Wensheng and his wife thought of persuading their father to retire from illness so that they could go to Pujiang with their mother.

Rui Jinhua was completely unhappy about going to Pujiang. He and his wife once stayed at his son's place for a few days. As a result, he found that he couldn't get used to Pujiang's food, couldn't get used to living in his son's house as big as a pigeon cage, and couldn't understand the conversations of the neighbors around his son's house. Some people say that Pujiang is a big city that everyone yearns for, but he thinks that Linhe is the most livable place in the world.

Of course, the most important thing is that he will not tell his son: he likes to work as a fitter and does not want to go to the boring life of having grandchildren so early.

However, now that the child is in trouble and wants him to come over to help, what reason does he have to refuse?

"There is a new director in the factory, and he is a real hard worker. Now the factory has taken on a lot of business, and some of the big assembly work has been done by me. Just like the last time I went to Nishino to repair the import. The factory director wouldn't be worried if it were someone else who handled the grinder. At this time, if I take medical leave, wouldn't I bring trouble to the factory?" Rui Jinhua said patiently to his son and daughter-in-law.

Rui Wensheng sneered and said: "Dad, don't I know what Lin Yiji was like two years ago? Now even if there is a new factory director, what hope can there be? It is a matter of course for you to get sick and retire, how can it be regarded as such? Are you trying to bring trouble to the factory? You are not the only fitter in the factory, so why don't they let you get sick and retire?"

Rui Jinhua said: "Wen Sheng, you can't say that. Our new factory director is quite good. And our new assistant to the factory director is younger than you and has a lot of energy in doing things. Last time I went to Nishino to repair the grinder. , he approved a bonus of 200 yuan for me when he came back."

"Isn't it just a 200 yuan bonus?" Rui Wensheng said, "I don't give you 200 yuan every month. With your skills, your salary is only over 300 yuan a month, which is about the same as the salary of a nanny in Pujiang. You say What’s the point of what you’re doing?”

"Our wages are low because Zheng Guowei and others brought the factory to near bankruptcy in the past. The new factory director said that when the factory's financial situation improves, everyone will have a general salary increase," Rui Jinhua said.

Rui Wensheng said: "Even if it is a common tune, how many tunes can I get for you? 400, or 500?"

Rui Jinhua didn't have much confidence, so he could only bite the bullet and said: "It's hard to say this, what if..."

Rui Wensheng said: "Dad, let me put this here. If your factory director can give you a salary of 500 yuan, I will not advise you to go to Pujiang. At worst, Xiaofang and I bite the bullet and hire a nanny to take care of Xiaokai at home. , anyway, in one or two years, Xiaokai should go to kindergarten. But if you can't get a salary of 500, what's the point of staying in the factory? Why not come to us and enjoy the prosperous life of a big city, right? ?”

Just as Rui Jinhua was about to say something, he heard someone shouting outside the house: "Is Master Rui at home?"

"Here he is!" Rui Jinhua responded, and quickly got up and opened the door to greet him, because he heard that the person asking questions outside the house was Meng Pingzhong, the director of the assembly workshop.

Meng Pingzhong laughed and walked in. Rui Wensheng also recognized him, so he respectfully called "Uncle Meng" and asked his children to call Meng Pingzhong grandpa. Meng Pingzhong praised the child for being smart, then took out a form from his pocket, handed it to Rui Jinhua, and said: "Master Rui, please fill out this form quickly. This is a great honor." Woolen cloth."

"What kind of watch?" Rui Jinhua, the second monk, was scratching his head.

Rui Wensheng stood next to his father, stretched out his hand to take the form from his father, and took a quick look at the form. On the top of the form was written "Linhe No. 1 Machine Tool Factory's 'Linji Master' Registration Form."

"Uncle Meng, what kind of watch is this? What does it mean to be a 'Linji Master'?" Rui Wensheng asked.

Meng Pingzhong smiled and said: "This is something that has just been decided in the factory. The 20 most skilled workers in the whole factory will be selected and awarded the honorary title of master craftsman. In our assembly workshop, Master Rui is recognized as the top fitter. Top spot, if he can't be rated as a master of Linji, I don't know who else would dare to be."

"Isn't this what it means to be a technical expert? My father has been awarded the title of technical expert in Linyi Machinery in the past. Look, there are several certificates hanging on the wall." Rui Wensheng said disdainfully. Although he is a junior, because he went to college and now works in Pujiang, he is still a small official, so he does not have so many scruples about Meng Pingzhong. Of course, he should be polite on the surface, but he is inevitably not very particular about his speech. .

Meng Pingzhong shook his head: "This is different. A technical expert is a technical expert, and a master of opportunity is a master of opportunity. They are not the same thing."

"Whether it's the same thing or not depends on whether there are benefits." Rui Wensheng said, "Now the units in Pujiang are very pragmatic, and everything is linked to the economy."

Meng Pingzhong's vague words were actually just to shake off the burden at this time. He smiled and said, "Wen Sheng has already said that. The factory's evaluation of this temporary master is to be directly linked to economic interests. Let me tell you, the factory has already decided that everyone will be evaluated as a temporary master." For those who are craftsmen, the factory will give each person a special allowance of 1,000 yuan.”

"1,000 yuan!" Rui Wensheng said in surprise, "Is it going to be paid out in one go, or divided into many monthly payments?"

Meng Pingzhong said proudly: "Wen Sheng, you misunderstood. What I said is that there is a special allowance of 1,000 yuan every month."

"This..., how is this possible!" Rui Wensheng jumped up. If the one-time reward of 1,000 yuan was still within the scope of his imagination, the monthly allowance of 1,000 yuan simply subverted his outlook.

Rui Jinhua's current salary is more than 300 yuan. If he adds a 1,000 yuan allowance, wouldn't he have a monthly salary of 1,300 yuan? Rui Wensheng's work unit in Pujiang is pretty good, with a monthly salary of only 7,800 yuan. He had previously said arrogantly that his father would not be able to make much money even if he retired from illness, because his salary was more than double that of his father, which gave him the confidence to speak.

But who would have thought that Linyiji could be so generous that it could raise a worker's salary to 1,300 yuan.

"Director Meng, are you kidding me? A special allowance of 1,000 yuan a month, this... this is too high, how can people believe it?" Rui Jinhua was also frightened, and his mouth was a little bit awkward when he spoke. Shivered.

Meng Pingzhong showed an expression full of envy and jealousy and said: "This is correct. During today's meeting, Director Zhou said that you, the master craftsmen of Linyi Machinery, are the pillars of our Linyi Machinery and our core. Competitiveness lies in it. You must have heard about it. A few days ago, Assistant Tang discussed a cooperation with Xiyun's 432 Factory in Chutian. In the future, our factory will renovate machine tools for machinery companies across the country. Think about it. , can the machine tool refurbishment be done without you, Lao Rui?

"Director Zhou said that you are the treasures of the factory, and you should get any higher allowance. Now we have set a standard of 1,000 yuan, and it may be raised again in the future. However, he also said, I hope you will cherish the opportunity. The title of master craftsman is to make more contributions to the factory. In addition, it is necessary to bring more apprentices, pass on one's unique skills to young people, and train a group of middle and young craftsmen for Linyiji. Linyiji has taken off. , everyone will have a better life.”

"This is absolutely no problem!" Rui Jinhua couldn't hide his inner ecstasy. He said with a smile, "Actually, it doesn't matter how much allowance we give. The key is that the factory has this intention, which means that the factory really values ​​us people. We still have What’s there to say? From now on, this old life will be sold to the factory.”

"Haha, Master Rui, don't say that. Your life is worth a lot of money." Meng Pingzhong said.

After Meng Pingzhong left, Rui Jinhua looked at his son and daughter-in-law and said apologetically: "Wen Sheng, Xiaofang, look..., the factory promoted me like this, what if I..."

"Dad, please stop talking." Rui Wensheng quickly interrupted his father and said, "Actually, I want to invite you to Pujiang because I am worried that you will be wronged in the factory. Now it seems that our new factory director is really a big boss. As a career person, you are so valued, how dare I ask you to go to Pujiang. You and mom should just stay down and stay in Linhe. Xiaofang and I will just figure out a way to solve Xiaokai's matter. 300 yuan If we work hard, we can afford a nanny."

"We pay for the nanny!" Rui Jinhua said boldly.

In 1995, the minimum wage for nannies in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou was RMB 200, for those looking after children it was RMB 300-400, and for those looking after the elderly it was over RMB 500. Conditions such as food and accommodation have to be negotiated separately... I don't believe it even if I don't read the literature from that time.