bookrandom Chapter 328 Is this person here to act like a living Buddha?
Chapter 328 Is this person here to act like a living Buddha?
Although he felt strange, the skinny man Wang Ada still said, "Everything I said is true. I am definitely not lying!"
After a pause, he asked nervously, "I heard that people like me don't have to work in the mines, but can do patrol work? Is that true?"
"Your right hand is injured, so working in the mines is not suitable for you. However, patrolling doesn't pay as much as working in the mines.
Junior miners in the probation period and those who are formal junior miners are paid one hundred coins per day. They can rest for one day after working for six days, and their wages are calculated on a daily basis.
For patrols, there are two shifts: day and night. The basic daily wage for the day shift is 60 wen, and for the night shift it is 80 wen.
If you catch a suspicious person and the information is verified, you will receive an additional bonus. If you have other meritorious service, you can also get a bonus.
Our boss is different from those black-hearted profiteers. Not only will he not force people to work in the mines and take their lives, he will also ensure that the workers have enough food to eat.
If you are injured while working in the mines, we will cover your medical expenses and continue to pay you while you are recovering."
Wang Ada widened his eyes in disbelief. He had never heard of such good treatment!
The neighbor following behind him was also stunned and couldn't help asking, "Is it really that good? And they're also responsible for treating injuries?"
The young man snorted, "Don't you see who owns our mine? How can you be so stingy with your medical expenses and wages?"
He then looked at Wang Ada and said, "If you want to stay, you can try it for a few days. We have a one-month probation period. If you perform meritorious service during this period, you can be promoted immediately.
Even if you don’t have one, you can still get a permanent position after working for a full month. If you don’t want to work here anymore, you can leave at any time.”
"I'm willing to stay!" Wang Ada said almost without hesitation, then he became nervous again. "Um... can I get an advance on my wages? My... my wife is sick and needs to see a doctor and take medicine."
The young man frowned and hesitated for a moment before saying, "You just arrived, so the maximum advance I can give you is thirty days' wages, which is 1,800 wen.
You have to write an IOU. I won't charge you interest, but you'll need to work to pay it back. If you don't want to continue working and don't have the money to pay back the debt, you'll have to use your home possessions as collateral. Is that acceptable to you?"
Wang Ada nodded quickly: "I will help you work, I will never run away!"
Not only was the other party willing to advance him thirty days' wages, but he also didn't charge him any interest. Where could he find such a good thing?
He would have to be stupid to run away!
Although patrolling doesn't earn as much as working in the mines, they also said that if you catch a suspicious person, you can get a bonus! Even if you get injured, the mine will also be responsible for treating the injury.
This is a good boss that you can’t find even with a lantern!
The young man smiled and quickly wrote a promissory note. Worried that Wang Ada couldn't read, he read it to him first and then asked him to put his fingerprint on it.
Wang Ada looked at the words on the IOU and hesitated because he couldn't read.
Luckily, the neighbor knew some people. After helping him look over the IOU, he nodded and said, "It should be fine. Go ahead and press it. There are so many of us here. We all heard him when he said it just now! If there's any problem in the future, we can testify for you!"
Wang Ada thought so and pressed his fingerprint.
Seeing this, the young man smiled and said, "The mine will arrange literacy classes in the future to teach you how to read for free, so you don't have to worry. The mine won't deliberately extort you for 1,800 coins."
After hearing this, Wang Ada smiled awkwardly.
Thinking about the literacy classes and free literacy lessons he mentioned, I couldn't help but ask, "Will they really teach us to read for free?"
"I'm just teaching you to read and do arithmetic. If you learn well, you'll be able to work better for the mine in the future. I said it's free, so I won't charge you any tuition."
In addition, the mine will also invest in setting up a school in the future. As long as you work at the mine, the children of your family will be able to attend school for free and get one free meal every day."
This time Wang Ada and his neighbors behind him were shocked again.
Not only does the mine teach them reading and arithmetic for free, but their children can also go to school for free?
Maybe even a free meal every day?
The boss is not recruiting people to mine, he is recruiting them to be living Bodhisattvas!
Wang Ada was very confused. He couldn't understand why the eldest princess and Jiang Er did this, but what was Mr. Xie doing?
He had also heard about Mr. Xie. Even if Mr. Xie had obtained the property of his maternal grandfather, after spending 100,000 taels of silver to buy the land, there should not be much left.
The mine recruits workers, and the wages they pay are already quite high, and they also have to provide food and accommodation, which are all considerable expenses.
After deducting these expenses, how much silver will be left in the mine?
The price of coal is not that high.
Wang Ada couldn't figure it out, but he needed money to treat his wife's illness, so he stopped thinking and asked the young man directly, "Excuse me...where can I get the money?"
The young man directly told him an address: "Take this IOU and go to the shopkeeper there to collect the money."
Wang Axiao carefully put away the IOU and prepared to leave with a nervous heart. Seeing him leaving, the young man reminded him to get the tofu soup.
As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Ada's stomach started to feel like an empty city.
He covered his stomach awkwardly and quickly ran to get some soup.
Because his arm was injured, he could only do odd jobs to earn money. But these odd jobs were not available every day. If you were lucky, you could get one. If you were unlucky, you would have to work hard.
His parents were both dead, and his wife worked as a laundryman every day to earn money. Her ten fingers were deformed from washing, and she lost two children in succession due to overwork.
Now his family is so poor that they can barely afford to eat, and he hasn't had a full meal for a long time.
At this moment, when I smell the aroma of meat, I feel very greedy.
Wang Ada quickly received a big bowl of soup.
It was filled with tofu, chopped vegetables, and a piece of fatty meat.
The more he looked at it, the hungrier he became, so he quickly took a sip.
Fortunately, the soup was served in the bowl in advance, so it is only slightly hot when I eat it.
Wang Ada blew air while drinking the soup, and soon drank the whole bowl of tofu soup.
Now my stomach no longer feels so burning and uncomfortable, and my whole body feels warm.
He walked over and put the bowl away. Thinking that he would have food to eat every day, his originally hunched back immediately straightened up.
He had originally planned to earn that kind of money to pay for his wife's medical treatment.
She worked herself to the point of falling ill because she married this useless loser.
He cannot be ungrateful.
But now it seems that he doesn't have to fight hard.
As Wang Ada was thinking about this, he saw his neighbor took a bowl of soup and walked towards him with a smile.
He smiled and wanted to wait for his neighbor to finish his soup before leaving together.
But then I heard the neighbor whisper, "I've also received a thirty-day advance on my wages. I'll lend it to you when I get the money. You can use it to treat your sister-in-law's illness. I won't charge you any interest."
Wang Ada looked at him in surprise: "You...you don't have to do this!"
The neighbor smiled and said, "It's only thirty days, it will pass quickly. Besides, I'm too timid to be a miner, but patrol like you. So I only got an advance of 1,800 wen. Don't think it's too little."
Wang Ada's eyes quickly turned red: "Thank you so much, I will definitely repay you in the future!"
The neighbor smiled and patted his shoulder. "Don't say that. You've helped me before. And I believe that with your ability, you might be able to make a contribution, and then you can get a bonus!"
When Wang Ada thought about the bonus that the young man had mentioned before, his heart was filled with longing: Although he didn't know how much the bonus was, he would definitely try his best to get it!
However, compared to Wang Ada's excitement and yearning, some people's mood was a little too bad.