I went south to Dongguan Humen to work, has been 20 years, when I first arrived in Humen, the first half of my part-time road was not smooth, on the bus several times was "sold piglets", in the service area to eat expensive vegetarian fast food, after arriving in Humen, due to the unfamiliar place, a few hundred meters of the road was charged 10 yuan by the motorcycle guy, but all this is just the beginning.
After arriving in Humen, because I didn't find a job in time, I was touched by a thief when I was staying in a hotel, and I lost a few hundred yuan, but fortunately I put more than 100 yuan in my trouser pocket, so I was not so down-and-out, but in the next days of looking for a job, I could only cut back on food and clothing, and I relied on eating fried noodles every day, and I didn't dare to think about living in a hotel at all, so when I first arrived in Humen, I lived in Qiaodong for three days.
It is not smooth to go out to find a job during the day, and I am always frightened, because you don't know when there will be a security patrol team to check the temporary residence permit, once it is found that there is no temporary residence permit, and there is no work certificate, then there is a high probability that it will be sent to Zhangmutou to do coolies, or further away, so every time I go out in those days, I will be cautious, I have drilled through the lychee forest, slept in the bridge hole, and hid in the cemetery, it can be said that during those days, I was really difficult, and now I think about it, I feel very sorry for myself at that time.
At that time, it was not easy for boys to find a job, because most factories were mainly recruiting female workers, and there were very few male workers, unless they had experience and technology, if they didn't, you relied on relationships, and most of the so-called relationships needed to spend money to buy, but at that time I had little money left, so I had to try my luck near the industrial zone every day.
I was lucky, on the fifth day I came to Humen, I happened to meet a garment factory that had an index for recruiting male workers, although only 20 people were recruited, but on the day of the interview, more than 100 people came, looking at more than 100 job seekers like me, my heart was already half cold, so I didn't have much hope, but when I interviewed in front of the female examiner, maybe because I was tall and strong, and my skin was fair, I was lucky to be admitted.
The next day after I entered the garment factory, I was arranged into the dormitory, and in the afternoon I went into the workshop to work, because I was a novice, the workshop leader arranged for me to send and receive the work, similar to the material clerk, the daily work is nothing more than to count the materials, and send the materials to the designated location on the line, relatively speaking, the work is relatively easy.
In the workshop I met a girl from Zhanjiang, Guangdong, her name is Aqing, one year younger than me, is a lathe, because of the needs of work, I have contact with many female workers in the workshop, among which Aqing takes care of me, every time the material is sent to Aqing's station, she will smile at me, and sometimes secretly stuff me with a candy, which makes my heart very warm.
At that time, there were a lot of orders in the garment factory, and they had to work overtime until more than nine o'clock every day, and some female workers even volunteered to work overtime until eleven o'clock, because the wages of the lathe workers at that time were piece-rated, and the more they did, the higher the wages were, so the normal overtime hours at that time were only until nine o'clock in the evening, and the average was twelve hours a day, but I got off work at the end of the day, because my salary was fixed, with an average of more than 700 yuan per month.
A-Qing is a very diligent girl, every time she volunteers to work overtime until about eleven o'clock in the evening, sometimes in order to accompany her, I help her get materials in the workshop, of course, only for her to serve, other overtime female workers can't help but be a little jealous when they see this, always love to tease me and Aqing, it can be seen that A-Qing is not disgusted, should be a little bit of that meaning to me.
Later, as the relationship between me and Aqing became closer, I asked her to go out for supper together, in the eyes of outsiders, we were like a couple, but Aqing and I have always respected each other, and never took the initiative to say words of affection, only we know that our relationship is very innocent.
A Hunan eldest sister sitting next to Aqing, a few years older than us, Aqing has a good relationship with her, even so, the eldest sister doesn't look old, standing with us like peers, maybe that's the reason, Aqing commutes to work with the eldest sister on weekdays, because of my appearance, it seems that the eldest sister is a little jealous, and actually began to show favor to me.
Although the eldest sister still has charm, but I also look good, one meter eight tall, one hundred and fourteen in weight, white and clean skin, it can be said that he was a relatively rare handsome guy in the factory at that time, because of this, the eldest sister was very active to me, and asked me out for supper many times, although I did not refuse, but I will take Aqing.
Although I don't have a good impression of the eldest sister, but I don't dislike it, my feelings for her are like sisters and brothers, I have never thought about it, but I love Aqing, but when I work overtime at night, I will also help the eldest sister get materials and help her complete some more output.
When I was paid, I saw that their wages were more than twice as much as mine, which made me very envious, and I accidentally talked about the idea of wanting to learn turner, but the eldest sister found it difficult, after all, the leader generally does not let a novice to touch the sewing machine, so I dispelled this idea.
I didn't have much hope, but a week later, I was unusually arranged by the leader to learn lathe work, which turned out to be all the credit of Ah Qing.
Aqing's sister-in-law is the QC supervisor in the factory, although the power is not big, but it can control the power of the workshop products in and out, so many leaders of the workshop production line dare not offend her, the reason why I was able to be arranged to learn lathe work, is Aqing asked her sister-in-law to go to the workshop leaders to say good things, for which I am very grateful to her.
After all, many garment factories in Dongguan at that time, shoe factories and handbag factories required a large number of turners who knew how to sew, even if they did not work in the garment factories in the future, it would be much easier to find a job after going out because of the technology.
I was arranged by the workshop leader to study next to Aqing, so Aqing became my master, under the patient teaching of Aqing and the eldest sister, I quickly learned the basic sewing techniques, and my salary began to become piecework, but the speed is still a big lag behind compared with other old employees, but seeing the output after work every day, my heart is happy.
In order to thank them, on the night of the payroll, I invited them to a nearby food stall for supper, accompanied by a few colleagues who had a good time, including men and women, a group of eight people, during which we also drank a lot of beer, and talked about a lot of topics outside of work, to understand our respective family lives, that night, we really became good friends.
In fact, the eldest sister is only five years older than me, two years ago in order to escape marriage came to Humen, even the Chinese New Year did not go back, although she is the oldest among us, but because of her good looks, the figure is also very good, many boys pursue her, but she is unmoved.
Among a few of our peers, there is a young man from Guangxi who covets the eldest sister still, helplessly introverted, never dared to express love, that time by the strength of the wine, the enthusiastic and unrestrained eldest sister said a few more words of tiger and wolf, which stimulated his emotions, so at the end of the scene, everyone was drunk and hazy, he offered to send the eldest sister back to the dormitory, let us go first, in fact, we all understand the intention, so it is not easy to disturb.
After we left, the Guangxi guy helped the eldest sister and introduced the eldest sister all the way to a hotel, and after the two were in the same room, nothing happened the next day, but for the eldest sister, she was still ashamed of herself.
Soon after, the eldest sister suddenly submitted a resignation form to the workshop leader, because the Guangxi guy brought her to the hotel caused a stir in the workshop, which made her feel unable to raise her head, so she submitted her resignation, and I and Aqing did not persuade too much for such a thing.
On the day I left, the eldest sister asked me to take good care of Aqing, although I had a close relationship with Aqing during that time, but it became half a step beyond the thunder pool, we were like brothers and sisters, and spent an unforgettable time.
But I was also very confused during those days, no matter how good I did in the factory, I was just a sewing worker, the road to promotion was very slim, the rules of survival in the factory were very complicated, even if I did well, it was difficult to get ahead, especially in such a small factory, I couldn't see where the future was.
Ah Qing is worthy of being my master, she quickly felt the thoughts in my heart, and she also had this idea, but she was helpless to be brought out by her uncle, so she could only continue to nest in the garment factory, and I was different, I could have many choices.
About two months later, my classmate contacted me in Guangxi, saying that he had an entrepreneurial project that he wanted to do with me, and that the investment was small and the return was big, and asked me to come to him.
To be honest, I was very excited at that time, for part-time jobs, I was more inclined to be my own boss and start my own business, so I told Ah Qing about this idea, but Ah Qing tried his best to keep me and didn't want me to leave, so we had a quarrel.
Later, I didn't leave the garment factory, but Ah Qing felt a little guilty and felt that she had stopped me and delayed my future, so she asked her sister-in-law to arrange me to work as a salesman in a furniture factory in Humen.
In the new working environment, I devoted myself to my work, and rarely saw Ah Qing, and by the time I met again, it was already two months later.
I came to the gate of the garment factory early that day, and saw Ah Qing wearing a white dress, the breeze blew, the dress was blown and swayed in the wind, and the long hair fluttering looked very pure and lovely, but in my memory, Ah Qing never wore a dress, but I was an elm head at that time, and I was indifferent to Ah Qing's hints.
That day we went to the night market together, had a big meal, during which we talked about work, I did not forget to praise her dress for its good looks, that day Aqing was very happy, pulled me to shop for a long time, and finally sent her back to the garment factory, she looked at me with affection, there was something in her mouth but she wanted to stop talking.
In the next two months, I followed the master every day to run business around Dongguan, and rarely stayed in Humen, during which I learned a lot of sophistication and how to get along with people.
One day, I received a call from A-Qing, who said that there was a boy in the factory chasing her and asked me what to do?
I thought Ah Qing was joking with me, so I humorously replied to her: "You think too much, how can I think of you wrongly?
After listening to Aqing, I could obviously feel that she was a little angry with you, so I yelled on the phone: "You fool, you deserve to be single, stupid", and hung up the phone after speaking, and when I was free to see her again, half a year and three months had passed.
When I saw A-Qing again, there was an extra boy by her side, and they held hands and became a very good couple, and I did not appear in front of her, but watched her from afar.
Later, because of this incident, I never went to the garment factory to visit Ah Qing again, and Ah Qing never called me again, and we were like strangers, and we never crossed paths again.
Many years later, I have become a qualified salesman in a furniture factory, and when I passed by the garment factory again, I listened to my former colleagues talk about Ah Qing.
At that time, Aqing became pregnant shortly after falling in love with a boy in the factory, and Aqing had to marry a wife for the sake of the child, but Aqing's life was not happy after marriage, because she gave birth to a girl, so her parents-in-law treated her very badly, and her husband was not on her side.
After three years of marriage, Aqing divorced her husband and returned to her parents' house with her daughter, in order to make money, she had to leave her daughter at home and come to work in the garment factory again.
That night, I was at the intersection of the garment factory, watching the crowd coming in and out, hoping to meet Aqing, fortunately, I saw Aqing coming out of the way out, at this time she has changed her appearance, her figure is no longer as thin as before, her face seems to be much older, looking at her I feel very uncomfortable.
I didn't dare to appear in front of her, for fear of disturbing her peaceful life again, and on the way back, I fantasized countless times that if I had been bolder, Aqing's fate would have been different, but time could not be turned back, and I fell into deep self-blame.
Now that many years have passed, I have also become a family, although the children are very obedient, but the married life is not happy, whenever I am lonely, I will inexplicably think of Aqing, think of the eldest sister, but unfortunately, I have long lost contact with them, but the time we used to be together is still my unforgettable youth.
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