bookrandom Chapter 327 An Unconventional Recruitment Scene
Chapter 327 An Unconventional Recruitment Scene
The man's eyes lit up and he quickly said, "I'll go open the door!"
The woman hesitated for a moment, then let go of her hand.
She actually knew that she was seriously ill this time and that she had taken several doses of medicine but it hadn't helped. She was actually afraid.
But the family has already owed a lot of foreign debts and has borrowed from all relatives. Now no one is willing to lend them money anymore, for fear that they cannot pay it back.
She also didn't want to add to the burden on her family because of her illness.
Who would have thought that just when they were in the most difficult time, they would hear the news of recruitment.
She had also heard about the coal mountain, and her husband had said at the time that they would definitely find someone to dig the coal.
Unfortunately, he injured his hand. Not only could he not do heavy work, but his hand was also not very flexible.
Even if they were looking for someone to dig coal, they wouldn't hire someone like him.
So they just listened to this as an interesting story, and did not dare to think about anything else except envying Mr. Xie's good luck.
Who would have thought that Coal Hill would even recruit disabled people.
The man went out, opened the door, and invited the neighbor who had come outside to report the news in.
His house was already small, and he had vegetables planted in the yard, so there was even less room to stay.
The man invited the man into the main room with some embarrassment. He wanted to pour him some water, but found that there was no water in the kettle.
He looked at his neighbor awkwardly and said, "I've been a bit busy at home lately. I forgot to boil water."
The neighbor knew that his family was in financial difficulty and quickly said, "It's okay, I just came to tell you. They're hiring over at Coal Hill and they say retired soldiers are preferred. Even if you have a disability, you can still go over and try."
When I saw it, I came over to inform you that people like you can do patrol work and should be able to earn a lot of money every day.
They said that food and accommodation are provided, so I thought that they must need someone to cook and clean, so my sister-in-law might be able to find a job with you.
When the time comes, you both can live there, and you can clean up the house and rent it out, which will provide you with another income."
The man's heart was moved, but when he thought of his own hands, he hesitated. "Is that really what they said? Not only are they accepting people like me, but they're also offering food and lodging? Are they trying to trick me into coming and then driving me into the mines?"
The neighbor quickly said, "That shouldn't be the case, right? I heard that the Princess, Mr. Xie, and the second son of the Jiang family are in cahoots. The Princess wouldn't do such a thing, would she? The Prince Consort is a military commander after all. Why would they have to cheat a disabled veteran like you when they could cheat anyone else?"
The man thought so too, and said quickly, "Then I'll go ask. I just don't know if I can get an advance on my wages. My wife is sick now and needs to see a doctor and take medicine."
The neighbor knew about his family's situation and said, "Then I'll go with you to take a look. If anything is wrong, we can still take care of each other! But this is under the rule of the emperor after all, they probably won't dare to do anything too extreme."
The man nodded gratefully, said a few words to the woman, and then couldn't wait to follow his neighbor to Coal Hill.
When they arrived, there was already a long queue at Coal Hill.
The two were surprised to see this and hurried over to ask.
"What are you doing here? Aren't you all here to work? I heard mining is hard work, and if you're unlucky you might even lose your life!"
the neighbor asked in a low voice.
The man at the end of the line gave the two of them a disdainful look and said, "If you're so scared, why are you here?"
The neighbor was about to say something when he suddenly smelled an enticing fragrance.
He stretched his neck out of curiosity to look, and suddenly found two large pots in front of him. He didn't know what was cooking inside, but steam was coming out of it.
He opened his eyes wide in surprise: "Why is there a pot in front?"
The man at the end of the line took a deep breath, swallowed his saliva, and said, "I heard that the boss is kind and righteous. Everyone who comes here wanting to work, regardless of whether they pass or not, will be given a bowl of tofu, vegetable and meat soup."
At the end, he couldn't help but take a deep breath again, and said with a complicated tone: "This smells so delicious! I've lived for so many years, and I've never seen such a kind and righteous person!"
The neighbor and the skinny man looked at each other.
The neighbor swallowed his saliva. He had originally come here just to accompany the man, but now he suddenly wanted to give it a try.
If you try it, you can get a bowl of broth!
At worst, he could just let himself down during the test and fail.
Anyway, he will never go down the mine!
Unless someone holds a knife to his neck, he won't give up until he dies!
At this time, the man noticed that someone else was coming, so he quickly pulled his neighbor and asked him to line up quickly.
Sure enough, after the two of them lined up, someone else soon ran over and asked them, "Why are you all lined up here?"
After the man finished speaking, he took a deep breath and said, "What's that smell? Are they cooking something?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a man take a bowl of food, walk to the side, blow on it, and start eating it in small bites.
He immediately swallowed his saliva and asked in surprise, "They're hiring workers here and giving them food? The boss is such a kind person!"
This made the others swallow their saliva.
They were already hungry, and the soup was very fragrant, with a strong smell of meat, which made them drool.
Now that they saw others had already started eating, they felt even hungrier.
Unfortunately, there was a long queue in front of them, so they could only stand there and watch.
Just when a few people were feeling depressed, they suddenly saw a sign put up in front of them, and someone called out to them loudly, saying that they could go over and queue up.
So several people rushed over quickly.
Although they still couldn't get to the front, the line was much shorter this time and it would be their turn soon.
When it was finally the skinny man's turn, he looked nervously at the young man in front of him, his mouth agape as he said, "I...I heard you were hiring here, and retired...retired soldiers...soldiers were given priority. I...I came over to try...Are you really going to hire...are you really going to hire someone like me? I...I..."
He stuttered more and more as he spoke, and the young man opposite him asked curiously, "Are you a stutterer?"
"No... I... I'm not..." The skinny man tried hard to suppress the uneasiness in his heart. He raised his right hand, revealing the long scar on it. "I... I was injured here, and then... then I couldn't do heavy work. My fingers were very flexible..."
As he spoke, he moved his clumsy fingers to show the other person.
The young man looked at the scar on his arm and was immediately in awe. "Are you a retired soldier? What's your name? Where did you serve? Who is your superior?"
"My name is Wang Ada..." The skinny man nervously told his information. Seeing that the young man did not show any disgust on his face, he felt much better for some reason.
The man wrote down his information and then said, "Someone will verify your identity. You must tell the truth. If you lie, you will be fired immediately and will never be hired again. Do you understand?"
The skinny man opened his eyes wide in surprise. He had been worried that the other party was trying to trick them into entering the mine, but now it sounded a bit different.