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"You, it's all the idea of ​​the rich lady. The factory hardly makes any money now, and they are struggling to survive, but they pay them on time every month. They have done their best. You can find out by asking around. Many factories even We can’t even do this, and some companies have owed their salaries for several months.” Aunt Sheng smiled wryly.

Aunt Sheng also told her that although these female workers are poorer in food and live in shabby houses, they are still more than the top and more than the bottom, and they can get a monthly salary of five yuan on time.

In the female worker's family, some have to support their elderly parents, and some have to feed their underage children. The five yuan is the family's survival money.

Du Juan suddenly thought that Lu Ming would redeem himself by spending 1 yuan in one fell swoop. A female worker would not be able to earn this amount of money after working hard all her life.

Five yuan to feed a family?What kind of life is this, I dare not think about it.

In fact, she has no idea about money. When she was a child, her family was poor, and she might not even be able to spend five yuan.But at that time, she was still young and didn't care about money at all. Later, when she went out to her godmother, she didn't need to think about money at all.

After chatting with Aunt Sheng for a long time, Du Juan realized that Aunt Sheng's real name was Sheng Yi, so everyone in the factory called her Aunt Sheng.Aunt Sheng Yi Sheng sometimes couldn't tell the difference, only the manager called her Sister Sheng.

"Du Xiangli, this is the situation in the factory, it's very simple to say." Sheng Yi laughed.

She still hasn't figured out why Du Juan came to work in the spinning mill. She has been talking around for a long time, but still has no answer.

It's not that Du Juan doesn't say anything, but that Du Juan thinks that she is here to learn, it's very simple, she didn't hide anything, she told all the truth, but Sheng Yi didn't believe it, the expression on her face was obvious: I'll have a good time, but I have to come If you endure hardships, only ghosts will believe you.

Du Juan learned that not all female workers in the factory were recruited from other places, and many were local women from Shanghai.

According to the standard of living in Shanghai, five yuan a month for a girl is not too little. After all, many men can only earn about ten yuan a month.

Most of these local girls come from nearby civilian families, and some come from the suburbs, so they can only live in the dormitory in the factory.

When dinner was approaching, an unexpected thing happened.

"What, there is no room left? How could this happen? How do you do things?" Sheng Yi said angrily to a middle-aged man.

"Director Sheng, it's not my fault. Too many female workers have been crammed into the factory recently, and the apartment we share is already full." The middle-aged man bent over and said with cold sweat on his face.

If you say that in a factory, what most people fear most is not the manager, but Sheng Yi.

Relying on her status as a distant relative of the president, she brought out the vitriol that a woman can have to the fullest.When dealing with workers and subordinates, they are picky and calculating in every possible way, without giving any gaps.

If she was in a bad mood, someone must have been unlucky and would probably be kicked out of the factory.

"Then try to free up a room for Du Xiangli, a better room, and the windows must face the sun." Knowing that it was full, Sheng Yi still said arrogantly.

"Director Sheng, let alone the better ones, even the worst ones can't be spared. The people who live there are all famous and respected. Which one has no background? Who should be kicked out? I can't afford to offend any of them." The middle-aged man was crying bitterly.

Sheng Yi calmed down and thought about it.Getting angry can't solve the problem, let's think about what to do first.

Of course she knows who lives in the apartment. Can people who don't have a background live in that apartment?Not only is it free to live, but water and electricity are also spent in the factory, and there are people who cook tea for them.

"Then what do you say? Do you want Du Xiangli to live on the street? She was personally arranged by the president. The general manager specially came to visit at noon and told me to take good care of her. I also fully agreed, what should I do now?"

Sheng Yi had a headache, and she didn't know what to do, she couldn't give up her room.

"I also know that this matter is difficult, so I found a room in a nearby alley. I think it's quite suitable. Why don't you go and have a look?"

"Alley? Which alley?"

The middle-aged man said something, Sheng Yi choked up in anger, and almost smashed the teacup in his face on his face.

"That's a slum, you let the distinguished Du Xiangli live in that slum!"

"It's actually a civilian area. The place where ordinary people live is some distance away from the slums of Gundilong (the poor people's simple shacks built with thatch)." The man explained.

"That won't work either. If the general manager knows to arrange Du Xiangli in that kind of place, we'll just wait to be fired. You and I won't be able to escape." Sheng Yi said angrily.

"Although the place is a civilian area, the rented room is really nice. I went to see it myself. It's clean and refreshing."

Du Juan, who had been listening outside for a while, came in at this moment and said with a smile, "Aunt Sheng, don't worry about me. Since there is a house nearby, go and have a look. I don't care if the location is good or not, as long as the room is clean."

"Du Xiangli, I can assure you that the room is clean. I'm really sorry, you will stay here for a few days, and I will find you another good house as quickly as possible." The middle-aged man bent over and said .

Seeing this, Sheng Yi was at a loss, so he had to agree to go there after dinner to have a look. If it really didn't work out, he could only book a hotel for Du Juan.

Dinner is still eaten in the small cafeteria. It is as simple and delicious as lunch, and it still has four dishes and one soup. Of course, it is completely free.

After dinner, the sky had already darkened.

The middle-aged man brought Sheng Yi and Du Juan to the nearby alley. It was indeed very close, and it took only 5 minutes to walk from the factory.

"Du Xiangli, it's very close and convenient. The room I found for you is the best in the neighborhood." The middle-aged man smiled flatteringly.

This middle-aged man is the administrator of the small apartment shared by the factory. He is very familiar with those Fangyazi (people who used to negotiate real estate sales or leasing as their profession). This room is indeed the best rental house in the vicinity.

As soon as he walked into the alley, a sour smell came over his face, Sheng Yi held his nose, not wanting to go any further.

This alley is a typical old Shanghai civilian area, where people from the bottom of society live, but it is still somewhat different from the poor who live in Gundilong.

Civilians may fall into the ranks of abject poverty if they are not careful, but at least they live in brick houses that can shelter from wind and rain, and they can still fill their stomachs with three meals a day.

The narrow streets are lined with low-rise houses. The structure of the houses turned out to be good properties, but they were in disrepair, seriously aged, and became dilapidated.

There are shallow gutters on both sides of the street, in which all kinds of dirty water poured by nearby residents flow, exuding a fishy smell and the smell of rotten vegetable leaves.

"Du Xiangli, go back. You must not live here. I'll book a hotel for you first." Sheng Yi felt his face burning hot. If Du Juan was allowed to live here, once Sheng Di found out, he wouldn't be fired. He will also be scolded like a dog.

"It's pretty good here, let's go and see the room." Du Juan looked around and smiled.

Sheng Yi and the man exchanged a surprised look, trying to make sure she was being sarcastic, but the smile on Du Juan's face was innocent and sincere, and there was no other meaning.

They were barely sure that the little girl in front of her didn't have such a deep city.

Du Juan did not satirize them, but walked in here, and something in her began to awaken.

Although the hometown in her memory is not such a narrow street, it is also such a low and dilapidated house. When she was a child, the whole family lived in only two adobe houses, which was much worse than here.

She suddenly had a feeling that this was the place she should stay in. When she entered here, she seemed to have stepped on the ground, and felt the comfort of returning to the world.

The original life is unreal, as if floating in the clouds.