Undulating Pebbles (Chapter 8)
Text/Yao Hongtao
When Chen Xingke arrived home, Chen Yanwen had already prepared dinner and was resting on the sofa in the living room. Seeing his son enter the door with tea leaves, Chen Yanwen immediately sat up, put on his slippers, raised his two white headsides, smiled on his face, and asked: "Why, I didn't see Teacher Huang in the afternoon?" ”
"Teacher Huang recently left our alma mater and went to a middle school in the provincial city." Chen Xingke answered his father's question, put the tea leaves on the shoe cabinet, changed into slippers, and entered the door.
"Before signing the contract in the afternoon, did you conduct safety education and training?" Chen Yanwen seemed to ask casually, but his face was like a dark cloud about to fall.
"I didn't say a few words, but I asked us to make a safety education test paper; the answers to the test paper were also prepared in advance." Chen Xingke sat down opposite and answered his father's question truthfully.
"After arriving at the workshop, first of all, we must familiarize ourselves with the distribution of evacuation channels and find the best escape route to leave the workshop... Secondly, we must pay attention to the safety of electricity and gas. Understand the location of the air switch and the natural gas valve, the direction of the circuit and the gas path, see if there are any bare wires on the work site, whether the connection of the gas pipe is reliable, and if there is an aging phenomenon of plastic pipes... The biggest safety hazard of the food factory is the scald caused by the bursting of high temperature and high pressure equipment... Therefore, for unfamiliar high temperature and high pressure equipment can not be operated privately; but also try to stay away from boiling oil, boiling water and high temperature and high pressure devices. If there is a local burn, first remove the cover, rinse with cold water and then use the drug to treat the burn..." Chen Yanwen explained the safety cases he saw, heard and experienced, and talked about some safety first aid common sense.
After dinner, Chen Xingke returned to his room. He took out the paper, sat down at his desk, picked up a pen, and carefully made two sets of test questions. After checking the answers, he immersed himself in painstaking thinking, drawing on the scrolls with a pen from time to time, and sometimes marking them with a red pen. In the middle of the night, Chen Xingke turned off the light and lay down, his mind replaying the movie, thinking about the wrong questions until he fell into a deep sleep.
Chen Xingke did not get up early in the morning. He hurriedly ate breakfast, took a hot shower, changed his clothes, straightened his hair, picked up his prepared underwear, and rode to the door of Huayuan Food Factory.
A dozen people gathered at the gate. The security guard kept explaining something and kept calling for instructions. They are in groups of three or five, sometimes head to ear, sometimes long and short sighs, sometimes chest pounding, sometimes noisy and shouting...
"When exactly will the wages owed to us be given?" We still have to go home for the New Year. ”
"Now it is Uncle who is in debt!" The payment has been in arrears for a year, and the workers are still waiting for the Spring Festival to pay their wages. ”
"Let your manager handle this!" They are all old customers for many years, don't tear your face to embarrass both sides. ”
Chen Xingke walked into the door with a full of doubts and went straight to the male entrance of the workshop; at this time he met the workshop director who conducted safety education yesterday.
The food factory implements centralized closed management of the workshop, seven or eight evacuation channels are posted inside and outside the seal, and personnel enter and exit the workshop through the central passage separated by men and women in the north. The entrance to the passage is a clothing storage room; in and out of the workshop must be bathed, the bath center provides free toiletries and towels and other personal supplies to store; personnel enter the tooling room after bathing, and there are work clothes, work shoes and registered intimate clothes in the tooling cabinet. Personal clothing when entering the door is not allowed to be brought into the bathing center, and work clothes and registered intimate clothes must not be taken out of the tooling room; the tooling room needs to be swiped by the leader or management personnel to enter the bathing center. The raw material warehouse is on the east and west sides of the central passage for men and women, and the finished product warehouse is in the south area of the workshop, near the office building. Several cameras were installed in the raw material warehouse, the finished product warehouse and the workshop, and the signal was transmitted to the South Gate Security Center and the general manager's office on the second floor of the office building.
Chen Xingke followed the director into the clothing storage room, received the smart door lock card, and handed over the registered intimate clothes to the director with the tooling room. Chen Xingke took off his clothes, locked the cabinet door, and entered the tooling room after taking a bath. The director distributed fitted overalls and work shoes and handed him the registered intimate clothes; Chen Xingke entered the workshop after getting dressed. The director asked him to weigh and bag, told him about the process, methods and requirements of the work, and asked Li Chengmin and Xu Zhen to help him.
Li Chengmin is a vacuum packaging machine operator. He was in his forties, of medium stature, thin, with small but shrewd eyes; he did not speak much, never looked at people when he spoke, and seemed to reveal a hint of treachery. Seeing Chen Xingke coming, Li Chengmin shook his hand, turned and put it on his shoulder, and said, "Your job is very simple." It is to pull the cooked and cooled beef from the semi-finished product library, weigh the standard weight, and put it into a composite bag. He paused, rolled his eyelids, lowered his voice, and said, "If you have time, help me deliver the food bag to the sterilization room." ”
Chen Xingke pushed the flatbed truck, found Xu Zhen, the administrator of the semi-finished product warehouse, and went through the handover procedures after weighing. He pulled the beef to the vacuum packer and began his weighing exercises. After several times of practice and continuous summarization, Chen Xingke quickly mastered the method of rapid weighing, and he only needed two or three knives to weigh the standard weight. He kept working, and dozens of bags of weighed beef quickly piled up on the counter. Chen Xingke also paid attention from time to time to whether the food bags were piled up on the flatbed truck; after they were full, they were sent to the high-temperature sterilization room in time.
After lunch, Chen Xingke and Li Chengmin met in the lounge. Li Chengmin smoked two puffs of his cigarette, looked around and saw that there was no one around, then took out a bag of beef from his pocket, handed it to Chen Xingke, and said: "Gao Caisheng ——, taste beef!" ”
"Stealing beef and being found to be fined, you should put it away!" Chen Xingke hid behind and waved his hand to remind him.
"You're just here, don't be too honest. It's an unwritten rule in the workshop — beef can still be sneaked in as long as it escapes surveillance. Li Chengmin rolled his eyelids, and there seemed to be an imperceptible smile in his eyes.
"I've only just eaten, and I really can't eat it!" Not to mention I don't like to eat beef. Chen Xingke helplessly looked for a reason to refuse.
Li Chengmin had to put away the beef.
"Don't be too desperate, there is always endless work every day... You are paid on a daily basis, and you don't give more money if you work more. He glanced at Chen Xingke and recounted the landscapes and rivers of life with a secular eye.
"Yes, yes." Chen Xingke answered his words without question.
In the afternoon, Chen Xingke was still busy working, pulling beef, bagging and weighing, and delivering food bags to the sterilization room. An hour before work, he cleaned the workshop in advance and finished the packaging with Li Chengmin; after he sent the last food bag to the sterilization room for settlement, it was just the end of the work time. Chen Xingke left after taking a bath, went home to sleep beautifully, and woke up with his father already prepared a meal.
"Was it hard work today? How's the mood? During the meal, Chen Yanwen asked with a smile.
"It's not hard, it's still very happy." Chen Xingke answered.
After dinner, Chen Xingke began his planned study. From six o'clock in the evening to the early morning, he centered on the knowledge points, used the means of doing the title, and understood the connotation and extension of the knowledge points by doing the questions.
The next day, Chen Xingke went to the semi-finished Kula beef. After weighing the weight, he pulled the flatbed cart away. As he walked and looked down, he saw that the weight of the warehouse sheet was more than four hundred grams, and he put down the car and turned back to the caretaker.
"Master Xu, the weight of the warehouse list seems to be filled in incorrectly, more than four hundred grams more than the weight just now." Chen Xingke took the library list for Xu Zhen to see.
"That's right——, it's been the rule of the past." Xu Zhen did not see the library list and glanced at Chen Xingke.
"How can it be wrong? The beef is still on the flatbed, so don't weigh it again! Chen Xingke asked strangely.
"No more. Let's tell you——, hot beef will have a certain loss when it is cooled, and the extra weight of the warehouse list is to make up for the daily loss. Xu Zhen explained impatiently.
"Since there is a damage should be reported to the company——," He did not finish speaking, Xu Zhen took the library list from his hand, "stabbed--" a sound tore open, threw it into the trash can; picked up the pen, filled out another one, and handed it to Chen Xingke.
Chen Xingke stood there stunned for half a minute before he returned to the vacuum packaging machine listlessly. Seeing that he was like a frosted eggplant, Li Chengmin stepped forward and asked, "What's wrong?" What happened? ”
Chen Xingke repeated what had just happened. Li Chengmin listened to the pat on the thigh and said, "Oh——, this is the usual practice in the past." In the past, I had asked the leader for this matter, and the leader said that this loss was increased to the vacuum packaging process. Because the company didn't weigh it, we accepted it. He paused and continued, "Don't be suspicious of it, you take the initiative to explain to her, and I will also ask Sister Xu to explain the situation." ”
Chen Xingke said gratefully, "Thank you, Master Li." ”
Chen Xingke regained the enthusiasm of the young man, constantly bagging and weighing, and soon the operating table was piled up. Li Chengmin has always reminded him to slow down, Chen Xingke always can't listen to it, he feels that he should be ashamed of doing anything.
The inspector general came over. Seeing the mountain piled up on the operating platform, he nodded at Chen Xingke, smiled and said to Li Chengmin: "What? Young people are full of energy, and you know you're old—"
"Nice! Really good! Young people who are always full of youthful passion will definitely make a difference! Young man, don't learn from us, we're old—" The director walked over, patted Chen Xingke's shoulder, and said with infinite emotion.
The director just left, and the quality inspector slowly walked to this side. Li Chengmin immediately packed another one and threw it on the messy flatbed truck. The quality inspector picked up a stack of them, and one bag after another began to review; when he found that one bag weighed ten grams less, he immediately inspected all the products. An hour passed, and there were no more unqualified products, so he picked up a pen and issued a thirty-yuan fine to Li Chengmin; when the ticket was issued, he looked at Chen Xingke and instructed him to be more careful in the future.
Chen Xingke was full of apologies and took out thirty yuan from his pocket and handed it to Li Chengmin. Li Chengmin took it, stuffed it into Chen Xingke's pocket, and said, "No, this is my mistake, and I should bear such a punishment." You work slowly and be more careful later. ”
"Well, I'll pay attention later." He said gratefully.
Before eating at noon, Chen Xingke saw Li Chengmin and Xu Zhen laughing, and also walked over and said, "Master Xu, I really didn't know that the company had such regulations, I'm sorry." ”
"Forget it, I'm not mad at you, you're still a young child." She smiled and continued, "I heard you don't like beef!" We do have such an unwritten rule in our workshop that the staff can try it occasionally, but they must be fired when they take it away. There are unwritten rules everywhere in society, and everyone sees through them and does not say that they are broken. You are a doll who has just entered society, of course, you will not know, but you will never be able to get rid of the red dust. Some people say that it is smart to see through the red dust, but it is smarter not to see the red dust. Think for yourself! ”
In later work, Chen Xingke slowed down the speed of weighing and reviewed more carefully; but he resolutely refused to eat beef. He could understand the increased losses on the inventory, but he couldn't accept stealing — which sounded vulgar. He wants to keep his heart pure, although he does not consider himself nobler than others; perhaps being worthy of heaven and earth and being worthy of his heart is the motto he has always adhered to.
It's almost time to return to school, the final exams are approaching, and the factory is getting busier. Chen Xingke believes that he should work until the Spring Festival and wait for the busiest period of the food factory to pass, and then return to school. When he said what he thought, his father was also very supportive and approved; his father always believed that everything should have a beginning and an end, and if he left now, the food factory would certainly not be able to recruit people. Chen Yanwen called the teacher, explained the child's study and work, and applied for leave. Teacher Yu agreed.
Chen Xingke worked happily during the day and did questions, thinking and summarizing at night. On Saturday night, he wechated with his classmates, asking about the progress of each subject, and he tried to keep up with the pace of learning as much as possible.
In another four or five days, it will be the Spring Festival, and the workshop will also stop production and take a holiday. After Chen Xingke cleaned the workshop in the afternoon, Li Chengmin called him to the lounge. He asked, "Do you remember the fine that day?" ”
Chen Xingke nodded.
"That's when I deliberately snapped off a small piece. I don't want to keep you so busy and tired; but you don't always listen, and I have to do that. The thirty-dollar fine I deserve, you don't have to feel guilty. ”
Seeing Chen Xingke open his mouth in surprise, he spat out a smoke ring and continued: "There are three realms for doing things: the first realm is the great river crossing the waves. It is to rely on full enthusiasm and want to do things well, but do not consider whether the conditions are available, whether the time is ripe, and do not consider the emotions and feelings of others. It is as if you want to reach the other shore, but without considering the width of the river bank and the size of the wind and waves, it is easy to lose your life if you take the risk. The second realm is to sit firmly at the bow of the ship. That is to say, I thought about it for a long time before doing things, analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of doing it, the resistance that may be encountered, the difficulty of overcoming these resistances, and what are the serious consequences if it fails and how to deal with it. It's as if you're going to reach the other shore, you already know the direction and level of the wind and waves, you have made an emergency plan, and as long as you keep the helm, you are likely to succeed. The third realm is to go with the flow. That is to say, to do things according to the situation, turn unfavorable factors into favorable factors. It is as if the waves rise and fall, with the flow of water, if the waves and flowing water can be successfully reached to the other shore, is not also commendable. ”
Chen Xingke nodded his head in satisfaction and said, "Thank you Master!" I will remember your words. ”
"You stick to your moral bottom line, which is good. But I want to remind you that the company is tight on funds, you better come tomorrow to ask for money; on the day you go to work, so many people go to the factory gate to ask for an account and have not yet given it. You have to hit the iron while it is hot, and if you miss these few days, you don't know how to wait until the Year of the Monkey and the Month of the Horse. ”
Chen Xingke walked out of the workshop worriedly, and he regretted his efforts. Remembering that I sacrificed my studies and worked hard for twenty days, how obscure and disappointing it would be if I didn't get paid! He will live in the haze throughout the Spring Festival.
Chen Xingke kicked the stones boredly at the door of the workshop. Seeing the director go out, he immediately greeted him and asked, "Director, can you pay your salary today?" I am a temporary worker, I will not come to work after the Spring Festival, I hope to be paid today. You see, I'm working hard! ”
"I know, I know, you're a good boy." He scratched his head, saw that Chen Xingke had been watching him, and said, "Or else!" I'll give you proof of attendance today. Our workshop is only responsible for attendance, not responsible for wages, you go to the financial explanation of the situation, see if you can pay today. ”
Chen Xingke had to agree. Ten minutes later, the director handed him a signed and sealed certificate of attendance. Chen Xingke bypassed the workshop and came to the finance room on the second floor. There was no one in the finance room, and he happened to meet the chief of staff in charge of recruitment, who looked at the proof and asked him to come back tomorrow morning.
At nine o'clock in the morning, Chen Xingke came to the gate, but was blocked outside the door. It turned out that the workers had taken a holiday, only the office and the leader went to work, and someone needed to pick them up when they entered the door. When he asked the security guards for a phone call, they all said they didn't know. Chen Xingke stood in the doorway, secretly worried about how to get in.
At this time, a taxi stopped in front of the food factory. A girl with long fur hair and flowing fur got out of the car. She looked at the familiar back at the door and cried out in surprise: "Chen Xingke, is it you?" ”
Chen Xingke turned around and saw Zhang Yaning standing in front of him with a dignified Shuya. Khaki fox fur is naturally fluffy, and blue high-waisted, wide-legged pants hang smoothly down, as if the blue sky has drifted through a cloud, both lazy and casual, and beautiful and vivid. He looked at Zhang Yaning from a distance, and seemed to see the graceful and luxurious peony in the hundred flowers; when she slowly approached, it was as fresh and natural as the hibiscus out of the water; then he thought of the princess in the fairy tale... Chen Xingke thought about it for a long time, until Zhang Yaning stepped forward to pat him on the shoulder, and then he turned back and asked, "How did you get here?" ”
"This is my father's food branch, and today I came over to bring a few gifts to visit relatives and friends. Oh——, by the way, how did you end up here? Zhang Yaning asked in surprise.
Chen Xingke stood there in surprise, unable to speak for half a day. Tell her the truth? That was the salary he deserved, and he wasn't willing to let her help. He wanted to lie impromptuly, but he couldn't find a suitable reason, so he had to expect Ai Ai to say, "I didn't... Whatever, just around... Go for a walk. ”
"If it's all right——, be my porter today!" Zhang Yaning smiled and said to him.
Chen Xingke had to follow him upstairs and walk to the manager's office. The door to the room was hidden, and the manager was heard talking and laughing. Zhang Yaning knocked, then pushed open the door and called out kindly: "Uncle Yang——," She looked at the office director next to her and continued, "Write me a note!" I want six pieces of beef. ”
Manager Yang beckoned to her and motioned for her to sit down on the couch. When he asked how to take the beef, Zhang Yaning generously said that she had the help of her classmates and intimately pulled Chen Xingke. Manager Yang looked at the office director opposite and nodded; he immediately got up and pulled Chen Xingke to his room. He took out sixteen hundred yuan from the drawer, handed it over, and said, "I don't know about your relationship with the chairman Of the Board... Did that attendance certificate come with it? ”
Chen Xingke took out the certificate and handed it to him. The director called a van again, put the prepared beef in the trunk, and told the driver to serve them in the morning.
【About the author】Yao Hongtao (male), born in March 1973 in Yanling County, Xuchang City, is currently working in the Zhengzhou Branch of Hemei Group and settled in Luoyang City. In 1992, he engaged in literary creation. His major works include more than eighty poems, novels, and essays.