Chapter 83: gossip in the workshop
Chapter 83 Gossip in the workshop
The machine in the workshop was very loud, Shen Man started to operate the machine when he came, and it was very difficult to talk to people.
No way, most of the time she just goes wherever she needs help.
This is the packaging workshop, and there are defective plastic packaging on the floor, so she will deal with it in time, and put the bag into the wooden box next to it.
Because there are a lot of blemish bags in there, that should be the place for these things.
"Comrade, are you new here?" A woman in her thirties came over and greeted with a smile.
Shen Man looked at her and nodded, "Hello, my name is Shen Man."
"My name is Ma Xiaoli! If you don't know how to find me." She smiled and waved her hand, then turned her head and left.
There was a lot of noise in the workshop, so neither of them said much.
Persevered until noon, Shen Man felt that the day's work was not too tiring, and he just went to help wherever there was a shortage of people.
There are several people like her in the whole workshop. Looking at them, Shen Man feels a bit like a handyman. Maybe they are handymen, and they also have to clean up.
During the lunch break, the noise in the workshop finally stopped.
Seeing everyone going out with lunch boxes, she followed suit.
When I went to the logistics to pick up the work clothes today, they gave her some meal tickets, which were specially used for the canteen in the factory.
Of course it’s not free to eat, the meal ticket is only a part of it, which is much cheaper than eating out.
Because the food factory is a large factory, the canteen is also very large. When you enter the gate, you can see tables, chairs and benches. There is a long queue at the innermost part. There are already about a dozen windows, but it still takes a long time to queue.
Shen Man lined up with his lunch box and waited for about five minutes before she arrived.
There is a menu for today on the small blackboard, and I have seen it just now.
"Comrade, give me two taels of rice, one portion of shredded potatoes and one portion of fried pork with pepper." She handed over the money ticket and the lunch box.
Potato shreds are 10 cents a piece, and pepper fried pork is 30 cents. The whole lunch box was full, and finally the rice was placed on the lid of the lunch box alone.
Looking at the affordable meals, Shen Man quickly found a place to sit down. Restaurants have more dishes than this, and of course they are more expensive, and meat dishes also need meat tickets.
While eating, she saw Ma Xiaoli, who was talking to her in the workshop today, walking over with a lunch box.
"Have eaten, are you still used to it?" Ma Xiaoli sat opposite her with a friendly smile on her face.
Hearing the words, Shen Man nodded, "It's not bad, just get used to it in two days."
It's rare to get to know someone right after arriving, and she's still willing to have a few more conversations with him.
While the two were eating, Shen Man inquired about the situation in the workshop. Her job is indeed a handyman, and there is no room for promotion.
Basically, the production line has workers with their own positions, and it is difficult to line them up.
Moreover, the handyman workers have only appeared in recent years, and most of them were arranged before going to the countryside.
After eating, Shen Man left more than half a box of dishes, thinking that the space can keep fresh, he planned to find a place where no one was around and put it in the space.
You can’t throw away food that you can’t eat, it’s food after all. She will not waste food these years, she has developed such a habit since she was a child.
On the way back, Shen Man learned about Ma Xiaoli's situation. She knew that she was a widow. Her husband had passed away for five years. Living alone with two children was very difficult.
Only she has a job. The eldest of the two children is only twelve years old, and the youngest is seven years old. They are both in school.
And the most terrible thing is the boy, two children can eat an adult's amount for dinner.
Shen Man looked at her sunny smile, and immediately felt that Ma Xiaoli was great. It is very hard to take care of children alone, especially in this period, when children do not have enough food to eat, so they can only eat adults.
So the hard work is probably more than that, right?
Back in the workshop, everyone is resting. There are also a few people who greeted Shen Man. They went to help at work just now, so they got to know each other.
And Shen Man also noticed at this time that Ma Xiaoli didn't seem to be very popular in the workshop, and basically no one talked to her.
Occasionally, the workshop director would say a few words about work, but when other people saw them talking, there was a look of confusion in their eyes.
This made her a little curious, what's going on?
Afternoon work is still doing odd jobs. After a day's work, Shen Man knows it well.
Other handymen are taken out to help with the work of the production line, and no one takes handyman seriously.
It can be seen that these tasks should be done by someone, but after she came, she left and no one did the work.
Shen Man didn't know if it was because he came that other people didn't do these things, or if no one did them in the first place.
She didn't understand the work on the production line, so she tried her best to do her job well.
Before leaving get off work in the afternoon, the workshop director called Ma Xiaoli out alone.
After the others stopped working, they began to prepare for get off work.
Shen Man cleaned up with the others, listening to the chatter of the workers next to him.
"It's really shameless."
"It's not a big deal? Everyone follows, what a broken shoe!"
"Stop talking, hurry up and get off work!" The team leader came out and glared at them, then at the other whisperers.
Everyone packed up their things and didn't dare to say more, so they took the time to leave.
The group leader is also a woman in her thirties named Wang Meijuan. There are a lot of women in this workshop, and the men basically do physical work.
Seeing her leaving here helplessly, Shen Man felt a little more doubtful.
When I chatted with Ma Xiaoli before, I didn't feel that this person was frivolous, and he spoke and chatted generously.
She didn't think much about it. These things have nothing to do with her. Hurry up and clean up before getting off work.
In the morning, Gu Chen said that he would pick her up after get off work. If the delay is too long, what if the other party thinks that she has gone back early?
Thinking of this, Shen Man hastened to pack his things.
The same goes for everyone else, everyone wants to get home from get off work quickly.
There are so many people and cleaning is fast. When she walked out of the workshop with her bag on her back, she happened to see Ma Xiaoli coming back with an ugly face.
The two walked to meet each other, and Ma Xiaoli smiled reluctantly, as a greeting.
Shen Man looked at her back without thinking much.
Sure enough, when we arrived at the gate of the factory, we saw Gu Chen at the front.
There are so many people coming off work, but the two can see each other at a glance in the crowd.
"When did you come?" Shen Man ran over and asked with a smile.
Hearing the words, Gu Chen replied: "I just arrived, are you still used to it today?"
Basically, every factory closes at the same time, and some jobs require overtime work later.
Shen Man saw that he wanted to ask if he was late for work, but he didn't ask.
Why do you still ask, people are not concerned about her not getting used to it, so they came to pick her up.
She said with a smile: "I'm used to it, everyone is very easy to get along with."
At least no one made things difficult for her, everything went smoothly!
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