"Lin Shan, Jiang Yuan, Wang Huiyu, Li Bin, Ge Yuanjun, Yun Huaying, your letters and packages have arrived."
The next morning, the postman arrived on the post office's special car. He did not go into the factory to call people, but shouted loudly outside.
All the letters and packages that came were from the educated youth. Except for Wang Huiyu who had a package, the others had letters.
Jiang Yuan helped everyone collect the items and distributed them to everyone. She also asked the village cadres for five minutes off, ran back home to get the things she wanted to mail, and asked the postman to take them to mail them on the way.
Lin Shan received a letter from the publishing house. She couldn't wait to see the result, so she pretended to go to the bathroom and hid in the toilet to read it.
When she saw the remittance slip inside, she was so happy that she jumped up and down in the bathroom.
Yun Huaying just looked at the signature on the letter. It was mailed by the head of the research institute. She guessed it was a remittance slip and was not in a hurry to read it. She planned to read it after work and got home.
At this time, the magic vine sent her a message: "Lin Shan has gone crazy."
"Huh?" Yun Huaying was stunned.
"Laughing like crazy in the bathroom."
Yun Huaying: "...Is this the publication fee?"
Lin Shan came out quickly, unable to suppress the smile on her face. She hid at the door and waved at Yun Huaying, eager to share the super prize with her.
"How much did you get?" Yun Huaying wanted to laugh when she saw her like this.
Lin Shan jumped up and down excitedly, whispering in her ear, "My complete collection of children's stories has been published. They wired me 698 yuan in royalties today. The editor-in-chief's letter said this is only a portion, and I'll be paid a larger sum every quarter based on the new publication volume."
Yun Huaying: "...You can rely on this collection of stories to support yourself in your old age. You will never have to worry about food and drink for the rest of your life."
"Haha, yes, yes."
Lin Shan laughed heartily, but only once before she immediately covered her mouth.
Yun Huaying was happy for her, her eyes and eyebrows smiling, and she made an arrangement without hesitation: "When the book is published, you have to sign it for me. I want to keep a copy as a souvenir."
"arrange!"
Lin Shan smiled with her eyes curved, and she was so happy that she wanted to hug her and kiss her twice.
Jiang Yuan came over after mailing the letter and happened to see the two of them whispering about something. Seeing Lin Shan smiling happily, she had a guess in her mind and immediately came over: "Lin Shan, was the work you mailed last time selected?"
Lin Shan reached out and hugged her, and excitedly told her the good news.
Jiang Yuan was stunned. After several seconds, she said, "You have to treat me. I want to eat braised pork."
"arrange!"
Lin Shan readily agreed, her smile showing: "Next time we have a holiday, let's go to the state-owned restaurant."
The three of them came in with smiles on their faces. Everyone else was very curious. One of the younger sisters-in-law asked, "Lin Shan, you looked so happy just now. Did your family find a job for you?"
"No, it's my second brother who got the job. There aren't many job opportunities in the city. Even a sweeping job is popular. I'm living well here. The work in the soy products factory is not hard. I get food and money every month, which allows me to support myself. I don't need to rush my family to find a job for me." Lin Shan lied very well.
No one doubted her words. Although they were all from the countryside, they had heard that it was difficult to find a job in the city and that buying a job was extremely expensive. A rural family like theirs might not be able to buy a job sweeping the floor even if they emptied their savings.
They had just returned to their seats to work when Wang Huiyu came over from the next room. Her face was a little serious when she came in: "The people from the Revolutionary Committee are here. When they ask questions later, be careful with your answers."
"What are the people from the Revolutionary Committee doing here?" Lin Shan asked.
"I don't know." Wang Huiyu shook her head, a complicated expression on her face. "It's Li Wang who's here. He has a very bad reputation. Everyone, wear your masks. I've asked Li Bin to notify the team leader. We'll do what we need to do, and let the team leader handle the rest."
When they heard that Li Wang was coming, everyone frowned, only Yun Huaying remained calm and continued with the work in her hands.
Just as Grandma Han brought over the winnowing basket she had woven at home, she saw the team leader accompanying people wearing red armbands on a tour and talking. She only took a glance and then brought the winnowing basket to the small shed where Yun Huaying and the others were.
"Grandma, you have five more here. Grandpa is making them up so fast."
Grandma Han put the things on the empty shelf next to her and said with a smile, "The young man from the village came back this morning to help cut bamboo and sliced it for us. Your grandfather can weave it quickly too."
While they were chatting, the team leader came in with Li Wang and another man wearing a red armband. Seeing the elders, they greeted them: "Grandma Han, did you send us another bamboo sieve?"
"Well, I sent over the ones I made this morning. They need them urgently."
The team leader has mobilized all the village craftsmen to rush the work. Yesterday, he even went to the Nanzhu Brigade and bought a tractor to make bamboo products. When he saw Li Wang coming in, his eyes darted around, and he was extremely displeased, but he didn't show it on his face. He said to Grandma Han, "These two are cadres from the Revolutionary Committee. They came to check on the production of our bean product factory."
"Okay, you guys get busy."
Grandma Han glanced at Li Wang indifferently. Although she was old, her eyes were not blind. This man had a strange look in his eyes. He had been looking around since he came in. Now his eyes were fixed on his future granddaughter-in-law. She could guess his purpose with her toes.
"Hey, isn't this Yun Zhiqing?"
Li Wang's target today was her. Coming to check on the soy products factory was just an excuse for him. He pretended to be familiar with her and said, "Yun Zhiqing, long time no see."
"Who are you?" Yun Huaying glanced at him.
"Yun Zhiqing is such a forgetful person! We met on the bus over a month ago."
Li Wang has been thinking about her all these days, but he was recuperating at his brother-in-law's house and couldn't find her. He thought he had missed a peerless beauty, but he didn't expect to see her again at the commendation meeting yesterday. He was so happy at that time that he couldn't wait to find an excuse to come here.
Yun Huaying felt like vomiting when she saw his face, and her words were quite lethal: "Oh, I remember now, you are the one my boyfriend mentioned who relied on his sister to marry an older man and give birth to a son, and then relied on nepotism to get into the Revolutionary Committee."
Li Wang originally had a fake friendly smile on his face, but now the smile froze.
But Yun Huaying pretended not to see and stabbed him again: "Hey, when you went to the city that day, didn't you inexplicably fall down the stairs, hit your head on a basket, and bleed all over the floor? Your sister cried her heart out at the time, and I thought you were dead, but it turns out you are not dead."
Li Wang: "...I just had a head injury."
He had been speaking gently just now, but now there was obvious gritting of teeth.
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