Chapter 150 Two Announcements

Lin Qingqing came and entered the military compound with a savings book containing 18,500 yuan. When she passed by the pine tree, she was in a good mood and greeted several sisters-in-law.

As soon as Lin Qingqing came to her senses, the sisters-in-law started talking again.

"Eh~ It's definitely not Team Leader Song who's in trouble. Look at how Lin Qingqing couldn't hide the smile on her face when she came over."

"Well, not really. His expression was as if he had found money."

Lin Qingqing also felt like she had picked up money. She had not expected that there would be a reward for reporting this information, and the Geological Survey Bureau was quite generous. What was the difference between this money and giving away three courtyard houses?

People are like this. Any unexpected gain, no matter how much, will always be a surprise.

When she arrived at the courtyard, Yinghong and a few others had just come down from the mountain. When they saw her enter, they asked, "Xiaomei said someone from the army is looking for you?"

Lin Qingqing nodded but didn't mention that she had discovered the mine.

"Come over to ask me something."

The people from the Geological Survey Bureau said that they would publish a commendation in the newspaper later, but the government has not yet announced that Liu Tangbao Commune has a mine, so she couldn't say more now.

The purpose of publishing praise in the newspaper is to encourage the people to actively report and provide useful information.

Lin Qingqing responded and went to climb over the rabbits and chickens hanging on the wall. Tomorrow the army would post a notice for military families to register to learn herbal medicine, and there would definitely be a lot of people coming to her house. She should dry these in the sun today and move them to an empty room to dry in the shade at night.

After finishing all this, she took out the deer bones and roe deer bones, cleaned them, and put them in the pot to cook slowly.

In a blink of an eye, it was 3:30 in the afternoon.

Lin Qingqing was finally able to take a break. She poured herself a cup of tea and sat under the arbour.

Seeing two large sacks of mulberry stems piled nearby, she asked her sister-in-law Xiuhong, "Sister-in-law, how many kilograms of mulberry leaves have you gotten now?" It had been six or seven days since she last sold herbs.

Sisters Xiaoli and Yinghong, who were drying herbs nearby, also pricked up their ears to listen.

When mentioning this, sister-in-law Yinghong smiled: "Hongying and I have caught more than ten kilograms by this morning, and Xiaomei has caught more than thirteen kilograms by herself."

Xiaomei was smiling brightly and looked happy about everything she saw.

By then, I will earn another ten yuan from selling the herbs. If I sell the herbs again, I will pay off my sister's debt and can save money later.

"Then I'll go to the county the day after tomorrow and bring your medicine to sell. I'll also ask the state-owned pharmacy something."

I found three herbs in the mountains today. I need to ask the county how much they cost. Then I can tell my sisters-in-law who want to sign up about this.

Xiuhong turned around and asked, "How are you going? By bike? How about I come with you and take you there?"

Lin Qingqing shook her head: "I'll find a military vehicle when the time comes. It's a public matter anyway."

"Okay, I'll pack all the leaves and stems of the winter lily tomorrow afternoon." Hongqi said happily on the side.

They never asked much about Lin Qingqing's affairs. Even though they were curious, they kept it to themselves and didn't ask questions that they shouldn't.

In the evening, the sisters-in-law had all gone home, and Lin Qingqing took down the rabbit, chicken, venison, and roe deer meat that had been dried in the sun and hung them in the empty room. She glanced around the yard and found nothing unusual.

At around five o'clock, the leader and the political commissar arrived together.

“Knock knock knock~”

Seeing that there were two people, Lin Qingqing let them in. She went to the kitchen and brought over the rabbit, chicken and venison cooled in well water, and put them in small basins, one basin just right for each person.

The chief looked at the full pot and said with a smile, "Xiao Lin, don't give us all the meat."

Lin Qingqing shrugged her nose: "Not really."

Leader: “…”

The political commissar smelled the venison and exclaimed, "This is a deer! You are so skilled that you can even hunt deer?"

Lin Qingqing shook her head: "Xiao Jiang went with me to the mountains today, and she hunted."

"Oh, oh, it's not surprising if it's her. Then have you eaten the deer heart? If you don't like it, give it to me." The political commissar had an expression that showed that it should be so, and the second half of his words was a bit shameless.

For the first time, the chief didn't laugh at the political commissar, but instead spoke up for him: "His wife has a bad heart. She's been hospitalized in the county since she came back from her parents' home. Deer heart soup is good for the heart. Xiaolin, if you don't want to eat it, give it to this old man."

"Okay." Lin Qingqing turned around and went to the kitchen. She had no preference for animal offal, and since it was a patient who needed it, she just gave it to him.

He filled a large bowl with the deer heart and gave it to the political commissar.

The political commissar smiled gratefully and said, "I'll thank you someday."

After sending the two away, Lin Qingqing locked the door again.

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At around seven o'clock the next morning, a notice was posted on the military bulletin board and at the entrance of the military compound.

"Upon receiving notice that hospitals were short of herbal medicines, the 957th Army responded to the call and relieved the hospitals' urgent needs, rationally allocating and utilizing the herbal resources in the mountains to contribute to national development.

As military dependents, we should have the spirit of "going wherever we are needed", identify and prepare herbal medicines and supply them to the state-owned pharmacies in the county, which will then transfer them to various hospitals.

Lin Qingqing, a military dependent, will be fully responsible for this project, teaching military dependents in the unit how to identify and prepare herbal remedies, monitoring their quality, and liaising with state-owned pharmacies for their purchases. Any unemployed military dependents at the military dependents' compound can register with Lin Qingqing's office.

Registration period: July 10th to 13th, 1976, two days.

For details, please contact Lin Qingqing.

Early in the morning, Lin Qingqing's family also posted a notice on the wall next to the door.

"All military dependents who come to register please read this notice first.

First, the study period is only three days. After three days, those who fail the study will lose their eligibility to participate.

First, the price of herbal medicine is determined uniformly by state-owned pharmacies. If you have any objections, please do not register.

Third, after selling the herbs, 20% must be turned over to the troops, and half of each kilogram of herbs must be turned over to the administrator. The administrator is responsible for inspecting, weighing, and selling the herbs. If you cannot accept this, please do not sign up.

This was decided yesterday afternoon after Lin Qingqing discussed it with several sisters-in-law in the yard. The sisters-in-law who had registered had to be made aware of it first so that they would not find fault after they registered.

This public announcement is now the first round of screening to prevent sisters-in-law who just want to take advantage from getting involved.