Chapter 370 Work Position
"Tomorrow we will go to the Riverside Park in the Textile City. I heard that we can take a ferry to cruise the river! We can also see wintersweets..."
As Lin Anan was talking, Chu Mingyu could no longer sit still. He pulled her hand and shook it, "Sister-in-law, is it true? Big brother will really take us out to play?"
"Really? How can my sister-in-law lie to you?"
"Great! My sister-in-law is the best."
After Chu Mingyu finished speaking, he immediately said that he was going to play next door for a while.
Mother Lin couldn't help laughing, "He! I guess he's going to show off to others again."
"Haha, Xiaoyu is so cute, let him be."
Just then, a soldier ran in and said there was a visitor.
"Hu Xiumei? Let her in."
Hu Xiumei came with her cousin Hu Jiu. Each of them was pushing a bicycle with large and small bags of gifts hanging on the back seat and the handlebars.
Hu Xiumei had become a little darker, but she was in very good condition, looking energetic and vigorous, a completely different person from before.
Lin Anan was clear about Hu Jiu's background. He looked like a lazy guy, but he was actually engaged in speculative trading behind the scenes.
Logically speaking, this type of people are most afraid of contact with people from the military region, so why are they here together today?
"An An."
"Sister Xiumei."
Hu Xiumei brought a lot of things with her, and Lin Anan didn't dare to accept them.
Besides, no reward without merit.
Lin Anan refused directly, "Sister Xiumei, I can't accept these things. Mingzhou and I are both soldiers now. If we accept gifts without permission, we will be reported."
Hu Jiu smiled and nodded at Lin Anan, "Comrade Lin, don't worry, we have formal reports here. We are not giving gifts, but sending agricultural products to relatives and friends for experience."
"ah?"
Lin Anan was stunned by his words.
Hu Xiumei quickly took Lin An'an's hand and looked her over from head to toe, "An'an, don't worry, these are all genuine products, and we give them to you for your taste."
Hu Jiu was very quick and efficient. After he had explained everything clearly, he immediately started to unpack and move things into the house. "Comrade Lin, my sister just wanted to remember how kind you were to her, so she brought some food here. It's nothing else."
People have implied so clearly in their words that they are either here to ask for favors or to establish favors.
Lin Anan and her mother looked at each other, nodded, and had to accept it first.
"Come in and sit down."
“Hey.”
Seeing that Lin An'an was pregnant and her life was getting better and better, Hu Xiumei was very happy for her. "I should have come to see you a long time ago, but I was always busy. Now I'm working with Jiu, and it's considered a regular job, so I finally have time..."
To Hu Xiumei, Lin Anan was the one who saved her twice. This was real life-saving grace that was more important than the love from family members.
Since Xu Wenbo's accident, Hu Xiumei has finally broken free from the shackles and is living a normal life.
But she lost her job and her family, so she was quite confused at first.
Fortunately, Hu Xiumei still has her maternal family to rely on. Although all her closest relatives have passed away, her uncles, aunts, and cousins all feel sorry for her and bring her along.
Her family arranged another job for her, and she worked for two months, but... divorced women in this era are criticized wherever they go. And Xu Wenbo's reputation is too great, and the victim Hu Xiumei can't rest in peace.
Finally, it was Hu Jiu who came up with the idea and said he wanted to take her to do something big. It was not a business of reselling, but contracting a barren mountain!
"I was also panicked at first. I didn't know where he learned it from. He actually dared to leave the collective labor. I persuaded my family members to let him submit an application to the city to work in the barren mountains in the name of the village organization..."
In this way, the two siblings obtained the authority and certificate to contract and reclaim the land, and they formed a village team to select people to do the work of reclaiming the land.
They said they were reclaiming wasteland, but in fact they were raising poultry.
"Now we have pigs, ducks, chickens and geese. We have also fenced off a river to raise fish. It's getting better and better."
Lin Anan looked at Hu Jiu deeply.
At such a young age, he is so thoughtful and capable. He is definitely not an ordinary person!
"After raising them, sell them to the state purchasing station?" Lin Anan asked.
Hu Xiumei took a sip of hot water from the enamel pot, with a hint of pride hidden in the smile lines at the end of her eyes: "Not only that! We have also signed a long-term supply contract with the Animal Husbandry Station, saying that the state supports 'collective sideline businesses'. Now every day before dawn, tractors loaded with poultry and eggs are sent to the city."
Mother Lin sat aside with a smile on her face. She seemed to show nothing, but in fact, she had already moved on from the incident.
In fact, she had heard about the matter of contracting a barren hill for breeding last time from Lin Wangshu. She had always thought that this was a feasible idea and planned to mention it to Lao Lin after returning to Sucheng.
Now that there are more detailed information in front of me, I naturally have to listen carefully.
Lin Anan smiled and nodded, "Sister Xiumei, this is great news, congratulations!"
"Yes, it is indeed a great thing for me! But we came here for other things today."
Lin Anan sat upright, didn't respond, just listened.
It’s not that she is stingy, it’s just that her status is different now and she doesn’t dare to get involved in some trouble.
What Lin Anan didn't expect was that... Hu Xiumei actually brought her a great opportunity.
"An An, I read your book Spine. This book made me..." Hu Xiumei couldn't hold back her tears. "Everyone in the world suffers, and these silent heroes suffer even more!"
There was a moment of silence in the room.
“We are short of people, and hiring people from the brigade to cooperate is not a long-term solution. Their serious labor force still has to work for their own brigade, and they don’t have much leisure time after all.
I discussed with Ajiu whether we could work with the military district to provide jobs for veterans. As long as there is still labor, disabled soldiers can also do it!"
Lin Anan was obviously stunned!
"Sister Xiumei, do you mean... to provide jobs for disabled soldiers?"
Hu Xiumei waved her hands and said, "I didn't provide it. We are the ones who need workers for land reclamation. They are all regular positions.
The first thing we thought of was veterans, but it’s a little difficult to do this because there is no precedent, so I would like to ask you and Captain Chu.”
Lin Anan tightened her grip on Hu Xiumei's hand, and the sweat from her palms soaked her cuffs.
Since writing "Spine" and becoming a soldier, Lin Anan knows the fate of disabled soldiers and veterans better than anyone else.
A figure curled up in a simple dormitory, a faded bandage wrapped around a damaged limb, and cloudy eyes filled with confusion about the future...
Hu Jiu was afraid that Lin Anan would misunderstand, so he quickly took out a stack of documents from his canvas bag. The edges of the papers were roughened. "Comrade Lin, please take a look. The contract we signed with the commune clearly states 'absorb surplus labor'. Disabled soldiers are also considered labor!" He pointed to the red seal on the document.
Hu Xiumei wiped her tears and choked up, saying, "An An, I feel sad every time I read the things you wrote in your book. Those heroes who defended their country shouldn't be unable to eat a hot meal after retirement!"
She grabbed Lin Anan's wrist and said, "The work there is not hard. You can just feed the chickens and ducks and pick up eggs. You can do it even if you have difficulty walking."
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