frightfiction Chapter 953 Chinese New Year (3)
Chapter 953 Chinese New Year (3)
On the 25th day of the 12th lunar month, flags were waving and drums and gongs were beating at the port construction site.
The climate now is much colder than in later times, but the severe cold cannot dampen the warmth in people’s hearts!
Early this morning, dozens of butchers were hired to the construction site. They started slaughtering pigs, cutting meat, and stuffing blood sausages before dawn.
Because there was a meeting in the morning, the workers had a day off and came to watch the fun.
Someone exclaimed, "Look at that fat! It must be five or six fingers thick! So white, so tempting!"
For people at that time, the only criterion for evaluating whether a pig is good or not is whether it is fat.
As long as there is a lot of fat, it is definitely a good pig.
"This pig is really big, it must be several hundred pounds, right? We used to raise pigs at home. I worked hard to cut grass for the pigs and feed them for a year, but when I weighed them at the end of the year, they only weighed about 70 pounds!"
"smell good!"
You know what, because they have to use hot water to remove the pig hair, the whole open space is filled with the aroma of meat. Even though these pigs are raised in a centralized environment, they taste very good without any technology or hard work.
At ten o'clock in the morning, the workers all came to the temporarily leveled square to hold the year-end summary and commendation meeting.
Old man Li asked his grandson, "Muen, what is a summary and commendation meeting?"
The grandson could read and write, and he had already seen many slogans. "Grandpa, to summarize is to see how we did in the past year, what achievements we made, what mistakes we made. To commend is to give out gifts and rewards!"
"Okay, put the things away!"
"Grandpa, what you're giving me isn't a thing, it's an honor!"
As usual, the meeting started a few minutes late, and then Zhou Xuejin began to speak.
He tapped the loudspeaker and habitually used the most common opening for current speeches: "You all, everyone, in your place..."
Lin Ze glared at him, and he quickly replied.
"Good morning, fellow workers, brothers and sisters!"
The audience was stunned for a while, and then burst into loud applause!
"Last year, under the leadership of our site construction commander, Lin, we overcame numerous difficulties, achieved a series of breakthroughs, and made a series of achievements. Especially in the face of shortages of construction machinery, building materials, and technical personnel, we insisted on combining local and foreign methods, worked together, and ultimately achieved the full completion of the port's land-based projects!"
Why hold a big event?
Some work is very tiring to do, but once it’s done, it’s over and you may not feel like there’s anything wrong with it.
But if we gather together and collectively recall the hardships, sweat and even blood we have endured this year, and collectively summarize the progress and achievements we have made, that kind of atmosphere will immediately emerge.
"We will never forget that when the tamping machine was about to collapse due to strong winds, it was our workers who stepped forward, risking their lives, to protect the machinery. We will never forget that when winter came and the road surface in the transfer area was about to be unable to be constructed, it was our workers who formed a commando team, worked day and night, and finally completed the project 20 days ahead of schedule. We will never forget..."
The workers in the audience were already in tears.
They had never participated in such a large group activity.
In their perception, the speeches of senior officials should be flowery and difficult to understand, but today, Zhou Xuejin spoke in plain language, and the content of his speech revolved around the workers!
After Zhou Xuejin finished speaking, everyone thought Lin Ze was going to speak, but unexpectedly, Lin Ze did not speak.
This was something they had discussed, and everyone agreed that Master Lin should speak and encourage everyone.
But Lin Ze refused and just said, "It's not appropriate for me to say that."
Xiao Zhou pondered over this for several days.
Why did Master Lin say that what he said was inappropriate?
Since Mr. Lin didn't speak, why did he write the speech himself?
Xiao Zhou probably can't understand the deep meaning of this at his current level.
Next comes the commendation session.
The recognition is divided into three categories.
The third category has made obvious contributions.
What does it mean to make obvious contributions? For example, taking the initiative to do dirty and tiring work, or leading a team to work continuously to meet the construction deadline.
This requires everyone to give scores, and foremen and other cadres are not allowed to participate in the evaluation.
Of course, Lin Ze did not treat these foremen unfairly. Their New Year's red envelopes started at ten yuan.
The second category is those who have made outstanding contributions, such as protecting precious mechanical equipment at a critical moment, discovering major safety hazards and reporting them in time to avoid huge losses, or inventing a new construction method that saves both money and time.
The first class is those who have made outstanding contributions.
This means that the office selects the best from the first two situations and reports it to Lin Ze for approval. There is no standard for this.
If there must be a standard, there is only one: it must be particularly inspiring!
For example, one of the people who received the first-class commendation this time is Liang Youlu, who is a very typical example.
Liang Youlu has an older brother named Liang Youfu. Last year, a silt removal machine overturned. Liang Youfu dragged the iron chain and used all his strength to change the direction of the machine, avoiding huge losses. However, he was hit. Although he was able to stand and walk after treatment, he still needed crutches and could no longer do heavy work.
After his brother was injured, he was assigned to work as a boiler in the bathhouse at the construction site. According to regulations, due to his contribution, one of his family members could be arranged to work at the construction site, so Liang Youlu also became a worker.
Liang Youlu worked even harder than his brother and became a squad leader in less than a year. He was not only active in the work but also actively engaged in progress, participating in reading clubs and militia training.
Three months ago, a group of defeated bandits came from the south and roamed around Tanggu. Xie Quan had originally been assigned to encircle and suppress them, but he didn't expect that these bandits were so bold as to actually set their eyes on the supplies at the construction site.
They sneaked in at night and were discovered by the patrolling Liang Youlu. He led his patrolling brothers to fight back bravely, and achieved the feat of a small team of seven people capturing hundreds of horse bandits.
At the commendation meeting, Lin Ze personally gave them awards.
When it comes to first-class commendations, the rewards are a bit outrageous.
First, each person gets half a pig.
Half a pig!
It's over 200 pounds, and if you're not strong enough, you can't even carry it!
This is not the end. The brick factory to support the construction site has been built. Now both green bricks and red bricks can be produced and the supply is sufficient.
The construction site has directly marked out a piece of land on the west side. Anyone who receives first-class commendation will be provided with land, building materials, and manpower to help you build a courtyard with three rooms!
This time, everyone went crazy!
Brick house!
Liang Youlu stood on the stage and felt dizzy.
More than a year ago, I was still a poor boy in the countryside. In his village, the so-called landlords all built mud houses, which were at most covered with a layer of mud bricks on the outside.
Am I going to live in a big brick house now?
No, no, this house should be given to my brother. The three of them are still squeezed in a shack. How can I live in the big house first? If it weren’t for my brother, I wouldn’t be able to come to this construction site!
And the aunties in the cafeteria had already set their sights on him.
He became a team leader, made contributions, and this time he even got a house!
Good guy!
I must introduce my niece to him. I can’t let such a rich son-in-law get away!