The rise of nanometers

Taikang County.

Sanitation station in the blue era.

Zhou Tiezhu and Wang Hongmei, the old sanitation sanitation workers who had been busy for a long time, drove their electric tricycle and returned to the Taikang County sanitation station under the setting sun.

This sanitation station has relatively many manpower. After all, Taikang County has a permanent population of over one million, and its urban population is about the same as that of Shanmei City.

As soon as they returned to the sanitation station, the couple saw many people beaming with joy.

Zhou Tiezhu's rough, iron-like hands grabbed hold of his old partner Wang Wenhua: "Old Wang, what's going on today?"

"This year's year-end bonus has been decided, twice the salary." Wang Wenhua replied with a smile.

"Twice? 3300?" Zhou Tiezhu suddenly became excited. This year, Blue Age has made a small increase in the basic salary of all employees, from 1,500 yuan to 1,650 yuan.

This is also because businesses in the Blue Era have generally entered the profit stage this year, so the company has slightly increased basic wages.

Wang Wenhua picked up the bag on his hand: "I bought pork elbow and dried tofu. Do you want a drink tonight?"

Zhou Tiezhu, who was a little greedy, hesitated for a moment, turned his head and glanced at his wife eagerly. It was obvious that he was a little afraid of his wife.

Wang Hongmei was not a messy person, so she casually ordered: "Don't drink too much, you have to work early tomorrow."

"I know, I know!" Zhou Tiezhu smiled like a child.

Suddenly Wang Wenhua saw another electric tricycle coming back from the door, and stepped forward to help empty the trash can into the compression pool.

The sanitation worker of the small three-wheeler was a thin middle-aged man. When he got out of the car, he stooped a little, but his face was full of smiles: "Brother Wang, I can do it myself."

"You're welcome, I bought elbows and dried tofu and brought Xiao Qing over to eat together." Wang Wenhua said while helping to unload the trash can.

"No..."

Wang Wenhua interrupted the middle-aged man directly: "Are you polite? I left some food for you. If you don't come, your sister-in-law will scold me again."

After Wang Wenhua and Zhou Tiezhu's persuasion, the middle-aged man nodded: "Okay!"

"By the way, Xiaoqing is going on vacation soon, right?"

When the lame middle-aged man heard about his son, a trace of tenderness appeared on his face: "Yes! Winter vacation is about to begin."

Wang Wenhua threw an empty trash can onto the tricycle, then patted the dust on his hands: "Xiaoqing's grades are good. He should be able to get into a good university. Don't worry about money. The company also has scholarships for his children."

"Brother Wang, I can handle it." The lame middle-aged man did not complain, but looked very determined.

Not far away, Wang Hongmei, who had cleaned up the tricycle she was responsible for, came closer and said, "Damin, it's not possible for you to be alone like this. How about I introduce you to a girl?"

"Aunt Mei, forget it!" The lame middle-aged man waved his hand hurriedly: "Now I just want to train Xiao Qing and let him have a family and start a business smoothly. We will talk about other things later."

"This girl is not bad, she is my distant relative..."

The lame middle-aged man was also a little embarrassed, so he had no choice but to listen. However, after suffering a loss, he resisted the idea of ​​getting married.

The sun sets.

Winter has entered Taikang County. Due to the subsidence of the influenza A epidemic, sanitation workers no longer need to wear gas helmets to go out to work.

After changing out of their work clothes, Wang Wenhua and others walked to the sanitation workers' dormitory not far away. Although their dormitory is in the suburbs of Taikang County, it is quite popular.

Because employees from other subsidiaries of the Suiren Department usually gather in one area to facilitate the company's arrangement of supporting facilities.

Driving a motorcycle, I went to pick up my son from school.

The father and son were talking and laughing along the way. The middle-aged man had been to work at the construction site in Shanghai, and his leg was also broken on the construction site.

Passing by a computer store in the county town, a middle-aged man asked on a whim: "Xiao Qing, if you pass the exam, how about dad buying you a computer?"

Xie Qing shook his head: "Dad, don't waste money. You can learn computers in the computer room in our district."

"But I heard from other people that it's better to have a computer when you go to college."

"Dad, don't listen to other people's nonsense." Xie Qing refused. He has known about his father's difficulties since he was sensible. After he broke his leg at the construction site in Shanghai, the whole family was completely broken up.

In the past, my father could only rely on part-time jobs, and his work was unstable. Sometimes his income was only five or six hundred yuan a month, and he had to rely on relatives in the village to help him survive. Xie Qing himself also used winter and summer vacations to pick up bottles and the like. , scraping together money to attend high school.

In the past two years, the situation has improved after my father joined the sanitation company of Blue Era. However, his family still owed more than 10,000 yuan, which was the medical expenses raised by relatives and friends.

"Xiao Qing, dad will pay the bonus next month, and the money owed to your uncle's family has been paid off. The family can still use several thousand yuan."

But Xie Qing refused without hesitation: "I'll talk about it after the college entrance examination!"

Hearing his son's determined tone, the lame middle-aged man also fell silent, leaving only the sound of the engine in the air and the pungent smell of burning gasoline.

The motorcycle passed through the county town and along the Guohe River, and they returned to the employee dormitory area of ​​the Blue Age.

Returning to the staff dormitory, Xie Qing put down his schoolbag and washed his face with hot water. Through the glass window, the bright yellow lights of the community were reflected on his face. His youthful vigor was mixed with a hint of maturity that was rare among his peers. temperament.

"Xiao Qing, your Uncle Wang is treating us tonight. Let's go over together later."

Hearing his father's call, he replied: "Okay."

Returning to his cubicle, he put on an old school uniform that had turned white after washing, and took another look at the newspaper on the wall. It was a photo of Huang Xiuyuan's interview at the Cloud Inspection Expo.

He clenched his fists with bright eyes, looked at the photo and encouraged himself: "Come on! One day, I will go to Shanmei."

Among his classmates, Xie Qing is a weirdo who doesn't fit in. Boys and girls chase the glamor on the stage and say he doesn't understand the efforts of "oppas" and "idols".

But Xie Qing is not just a star chaser. The star he chases is the person who changes his destiny, just so that one day he can fight with his idol and change more people.

The father and son came to Wang Wenhua's home with their own concerns.

Several familiar sanitation workers brought out their own snacks, and Xie Qing's father also brought a box of roast chicken.

"What are you doing? Bringing so many dishes?" Wang Wenhua's wife started to blame.

Several sanitation workers laughed.

"Sister-in-law, please don't see anyone else. We are all our own."

"That's right, we come here to eat and drink on weekdays, and you and Brother Wang always take care of us."

"New year, new atmosphere..."

Everyone was waving their chopsticks and talking over the wine.

Maybe they are ordinary beings, but they are also individuals of flesh and blood. For these ordinary people, their pursuits are very simple, including three meals a day, getting married and having children.

The increase in income has improved their living standards and changed many people.

If the Matthew Effect between urban and rural areas is not curbed in time, once the gap between the two widens, the consequence will be social fragmentation.

Just like Xie Qing, if there is not enough income support, he may only be able to go to high school and go out to work early to make money to support his family, losing the chance to continue to rise.

Girls in rural areas are even more victims of unfair education. Many girls can only give up the opportunity to study to their younger brothers or older brothers.

Poverty has never been eradicated.