In December 1978, I replaced my uncle in shijiazhuang to work at the North China Pharmaceutical Factory. I was 25 years old. I remember going to the North China Pharmaceutical Factory to report to work the next day

In December 1978, I replaced my uncle in shijiazhuang to work at the North China Pharmaceutical Factory. I was 25 years old. I remember reporting to the North China Pharmaceutical Factory for a month's salary the day after I reported to work. At that time, I was an apprentice, with a basic salary of 18 yuan per month, and another 2 yuan per month for clothing subsidies, adding up to 20 yuan, which was really pitiful. When I was married and had two children, my wife and son were in the countryside, and 20 yuan was only enough for me to spend alone. It is simply impossible to maintain the most basic living needs of the family. When I think about it now, I don't know how I survived. It's full of painful memories.