"Captain, I'm really sorry. As the deputy captain, I should actively participate in labor, but recently the troops..."
The news of Qiao Qingqing working in the army has spread. This was also Qiao Qingqing's instruction. She was pregnant with twins and would never overwork herself. She would never work so hard to gain fame like she did last year.
Besides, Qiao Qingqing doesn't need to do this to protect herself now.
So Team Leader Qi gave her the position of a technical consultant, which was exactly what she wanted.
Originally, Qiao Qingqing thought that if she did not refuse the spring ploughing, she would come to squad leader Qi to explain the reason, saying that she was busy working and had no time to come and help.
And she only relies on spiritual spring water to grow vegetables. If she doesn't come, it won't be long before these vegetables will slowly wilt again, and the problems that occurred before will still exist.
In this way, Squad Leader Qi had no choice but to continue begging her.
By that time, everyone in the Hongsheng Brigade would know that Qiao Qingqing was not avoiding labor, but the army needed her.
——Qiao Qingqing, since you don’t have to do it, you can’t do things that others can do instead of you.
She is the only one in the world who has the spiritual spring water. Unless the army finds a real planting expert, otherwise...
However, there is no more suitable candidate than her at the moment. Her husband is a soldier, and both Commander Xu and Commander Chen are trustworthy people. And the things she has done before have made everyone look at her with admiration.
So no one will abandon her and look for someone else.
Qiao Qingqing is very thoughtful. She never puts her hopes on others, but strives to show her own value and let everyone know her irreplaceability.
Therefore, even if Captain Qi was not so cruel and did not intend to get an identity card for her, she could still make Captain Qi make the final decision.
The team leader didn't think too much about it. He was sincerely happy for Qiao Zhiqing.
"It's easy to work for the army, just go ahead, there are a lot of people doing the groundwork!"
Qiao Qingqing sighed, "I always feel bad. Captain, let's do this. I'll go to the county town in a couple of days to find my friends and ask them when they're going out of town. Then I'll bring the team's seafood to them to sell."
Several leaders of the brigade had already agreed on this matter before, so how could the captain refuse it now?
Zhou Aiguo was very grateful: "Thank you for your hard work, Qiao Zhiqing. You still work hard for our brigade even with a big belly."
Qiao Qingqing smiled and said, "I am also the deputy captain of the brigade after all. These are what I should do. I just hope that everyone will not have any opinions about me evading labor."
Qiao Qingqing said the last sentence in a joking tone.
She knew that the people in the village were like this. Although they were very friendly and simple at times, they would inevitably feel resentful after watching others enjoy the hard work they had done for them for a long time.
Qiao Qingqing used to work hard and efficiently, but that was out of necessity. It doesn't mean she really enjoyed farming...
She had planned to do this a long time ago, to slowly break away from the status she had last year. She would work when she wanted to, and she wouldn't have to work when she didn't want to.
In contrast, she would make up for everyone in other ways, such as leading them to earn more money.
But before Qiao Qingqing could bring the villagers to a practical situation, she had to nip in the bud the public opinions that were unfavorable to her.
So from this time on, Qiao Qingqing started to make fun of herself.
After so many times, people were no longer willing to scold her for this. After all, the reasons Qiao Qingqing gave were very legitimate.
As expected, the captain immediately said with a look of disapproval: "Hey, how can you say that? Qiao Zhiqing, you are not deliberately lazy. We all know that you went to the island after breakfast every day, stayed on the island for a day, and came back when it was getting dark. You are pregnant with twins, so your life is harder than that of ordinary women. You can persist for more than ten days, isn't it for our soldiers to have vegetables to eat?"
"Qiao Zhiqing, don't look down on us roughnecks. Although we can't read a single word, we still understand the basic principles. Soldiers are responsible for the safety of the country and our lives! What you have done is a great thing that benefits the country and the people. I don't think anyone would dare to say a word against you."
Zhou Aiguo raised his voice deliberately, as if he was afraid that others couldn't hear him.
At the moment everyone was working in the fields, so their conversation inevitably reached the ears of the surrounding villagers.
There was nothing to say about Qiao Qingqing's attitude, and Zhou Aiguo's words were righteous and awe-inspiring, so apart from agreeing with the captain, it was impossible for everyone to jump out and blame Qiao Qingqing at this time.
"The captain is right. Don't be afraid, Qiao Zhiqing. Who dares to say anything about you? Who can say anything about you?"
"Yes, Qiao Zhiqing, just go and get busy."
Seeing this, Qiao Qingqing took the opportunity to say, "Don't worry, we will follow the rules. Since I don't earn any points, I won't participate in the distribution of grain when the time comes."
In this case, there is even less reason to blame Qiao Qingqing.
But if there hadn't been the foreshadowing, Qiao Qingqing's words to the captain would have made everyone feel that she was inconsistent, and those who were jealous of her would still gossip about her behind her back and create public opinion that was unfavorable to her.
Last year, Qiao Qingqing used public opinion to defeat the Shi family. She herself would not ignore the power of the people.
Having resolved her worries, Qiao Qingqing heaved a sigh of relief and settled down to work on the spring ploughing.
Going to the island to guide planting is a labor-saving job, because she only needs to talk and others will do the rest.
This person was not Lu Heng. He only followed her for the first few days, and then only sent her to the island and then took the ferry back to the fishing village. He had a mission, and although his superiors did not require him to do anything every day, he had to consciously check the whereabouts of spies and secret agents. Otherwise, if these two types of people were active nearby, he would be charged with dereliction of duty.
Under the guidance of Qiao Qingqing from the logistics department, in addition to vegetables, seasonal crops are also planted. What Qiao Qingqing has to do every day is to look for opportunities to water them with spiritual spring water.
In order to prevent the spiritual spring water from being too effective and causing the growth cycles of these crops to be affected, Qiao Qingqing carefully controlled the amount of spiritual spring water every time.
In this way, the abnormality is very small and cannot be noticed by Ji.
Two days later, Qiao Qingqing went to the county town as she had told the captain.
But this time Lu Heng was with her.
However, the team needed to plow the fields, so it was impossible to lend Erniu to her.
Squad leader Qi gave her face and lent her the bicycle from the logistics department.
There is only one bicycle in the entire logistics department. You can imagine how precious it is to Qi Datou. Qiao Qingqing and Lu Heng have repeatedly assured him that they will never let the paint on the bicycle be scratched.
"Qingqing, I told the team leader a few days ago that if I succeed again next time, I want him to give me a bicycle ticket as a reward."
Qiao Qingqing was sitting on the back of the bicycle, with thick straw and a piece of cloth cut from old clothes under her butt, which greatly reduced the bumpy feeling.
——This was the solution Lu Heng came up with. His wife was pregnant and couldn’t stand the bumps, and he was afraid that the baby would be born.
So after pushing the bicycle back, Lu Heng tried to improve the comfort and safety of the seat.
Even so, Lu Heng still did not dare to be careless when riding his bike, and carefully avoided the potholes on the road.
At this time, this section of the road was relatively smooth, so Lu Heng had the mind to chat with his wife.
Qiao Qingqing sat sideways, holding the basket in one hand and Lu Heng's waist with the other.
Hearing what he said, Qiao Qingqing curled her lips.
"You have done a lot of hard work, how can a bicycle ticket offset it? I have my own way to deal with the bicycle ticket, so don't worry about it."
The last time I met Sun Zhong, he told me that he might be able to get a bicycle ticket after the New Year.
It’s the New Year, and many companies are distributing benefits, and you may get bicycle tickets among them.
However, people who can get such benefits must have bicycles at home, so the tickets are either used as gifts or sold on the black market.
This is also the reason why Sun Zhong dared to make a promise to her.
Only then would Qiao Qingqing go to the county town to find Sun Zhong that day.
It is better to rely on yourself than on others. Instead of counting on rewards from the army, she should go to the black market and buy it herself.
Qiao Qingqing did not hide these things from Lu Heng.
After listening to this, Lu Heng praised sincerely: "Qingqing, you are really amazing."
Qiao Qingqing couldn't help laughing, and poked his back with a finger: "If others knew about this, they would probably scold their wives, but why is it the other way around for you? Aren't you afraid that if my affair is exposed, it will implicate you?"
Lu Heng was very unhappy: "I have implicated you a long time ago, but you have never blamed us, have you? Besides, it's not your fault. Before us, doing business was a very normal thing. It's just that the current period is special, so it needs to be controlled. And the business you do does not endanger the interests of others. Strictly speaking, your business can't even be considered speculation."
Lu Heng had another reason for saying this. He didn't think his family was really wrong, but they were still demoted.
If not being allowed by the higher-ups is a mistake, then wouldn't that be a huge mistake for the whole family?
But why is it wrong?
Grandpa, parents and himself have always been dedicated to the country. They have never done anything to let the country down, nor have they taken the initiative to infringe on the interests of anyone else.
It's just that their existence gets in the way of certain people in power, so they are "wrong."
How ridiculous?
Soldiers fight on the battlefield, regardless of life or death, not for the selfish desires of those in power, but for the country and the people.
Even so, it still cannot withstand the words "You are wrong" from those in power.
Moreover, Lu Heng did not think that his wife was doing anything wrong.
The only thing you need to do is to keep it confidential and safe.
And Qiao Qingqing also assured him that as long as he trusted her, there would be no danger.
Qiao Qingqing has always kept her word, and what she can do is even beyond his expectations.
Lu Heng himself had something to do to avoid the militia, so he would not look down on his lover.
Therefore, when Qiao Qingqing told him to do something, he would never say anything and would never question his lover's decision.
But just in case, Lu Heng said he needed to protect her in secret.
Qiao Qingqing agreed to this.
It was downstairs of Sun Zhong's house again. Lu Heng found a place to hide, while Qiao Qingqing went upstairs alone.
But one day Qiao Qingqing was unlucky and Sun Zhong was not home.
"Big sister, come in and sit down first. Ah Zhong comes back to eat at noon every day. You can play at my house for a while and wait for Ah Zhong."
Huang Wenxiu was very happy to meet Qiao Qingqing. After all, Qiao Qingqing never came empty-handed.
That day, Qiao Qingqing brought ten eggs, half a basket of vegetables, and a piece of salted fish.
The old hens she raised in her space were very hardworking. Normal chickens laid one egg a day, but her old hens only laid two eggs a day!
In this way, Qiao Qingqing could pick up twenty eggs every day - yes, she now had a total of ten old hens. All the chicks that Aunt Xiumei brought were raised. Except for three roosters and a hen left outside to cover up, the other chickens were moved to the space.
In a month, Qiao Qingqing can harvest six thousand eggs, so does she lack eggs?
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