The Ledger in the Shrimp Shells
Sun Dehai offers the high rate of 2.5 yuan per jin, while only 1.5 yuan remains at Qin Yumei's workshop. One by one, the workers leave, each with a perfectly clear conscience—who wouldn't want to earn an extra yuan? But that extra yuan is clawed back bit by bit from their gloves, their meal money, and the five days of wages withheld from them. In the end, it is taken from pairs of hands covered in festering wounds. Wu Xiaoyan records every single detail in her notebook, missing not a single entry, until she herself ends up in the ICU. Qin Yumei borrows 3,000 yuan in emergency money, then lays that ledger out page by page under the sunlight.
Main characters: Qin Yumei, Wu Xiaoyan
Supporting characters: Sun Dehai
Also known as: 虾壳里的账
Buku Kira-kira di Dalam Kulit Udang (132 episod)
Sun Dehai menawarkan upah tinggi sebanyak 2.5 yuan sekati, sedangkan bengkel Qin Yumei hanya mampu membayar 1.5 yuan. Para pekerja pergi seorang demi seorang…
Sun Dehai menawarkan upah tinggi sebanyak 2.5 yuan sekati, sedangkan bengkel Qin Yumei hanya mampu membayar 1.5 yuan. Para pekerja pergi seorang demi seorang dengan penuh keyakinan bahawa tindakan mereka betul—siapa yang tidak mahu memperoleh satu yuan tambahan? Namun, satu yuan tambahan itu sebenarnya diambil semula sedikit demi sedikit daripada kos sarung tangan, wang makan dan upah lima hari yang ditahan. Akhirnya, ia turut diragut daripada tangan-tangan yang dipenuhi luka bernanah. Wu Xiaoyan mencatat segala-galanya dalam buku notanya tanpa tertinggal satu pun, sehinggalah dia sendiri dimasukkan ke ICU. Qin Yumei meminjam 3,000 yuan sebagai wang kecemasan untuk menyelamatkan nyawanya, kemudian membuka buku kira-kira itu halaman demi halaman di bawah sinaran matahari.
虾壳里的账 · The Ledger in the Shrimp Shells