Seeing that Jiang Si kept staring at those few items, Huo Tingzhou explained them to her.
"Those are asbestos tiles—"
"The people from the defense unit said that this waterproof and heat-insulating effect is better than that of the asphalt roof."
"They didn't have much left, just a few pieces, so they brought it to us."
This meant that the supply of asbestos tiles was limited, and apart from the flight training base, only the 'self-sufficient' farms under their jurisdiction had received permits for them.
If it weren't for the fact that a new approval slip would be issued in two months, the people in the defense section wouldn't have been willing to release it.
In her previous life, Jiang Si worked in architectural design.
Of course she knew it was asbestos tile.
She also knew that although the asbestos roofing tile looked harmless, it was actually a Group 1 carcinogen!
Each kilogram of asbestos tile contains millions of needle-like flocculent particles.
Once inhaled, it is difficult to expel from the body and can subsequently cause chronic pneumonia and fibrosis.
Living in an environment with asbestos roofs for a long time increases the risk of cancer by 50 to 100 times compared to the average person.
However, due to its extremely high cost-performance ratio, it was not until the year 2000 that it was officially phased out in China.
Jiang Si's good days have just begun, and she doesn't want to put herself in danger every day.
Seeing that she remained silent, Huo Tingzhou asked, "What's wrong?"
Jiang Si did not make a fuss at the time, but simply replaced the asbestos tiles with ordinary tar paper, citing her dislike for them.
As for why she didn't speak out about it immediately, Jiang Si had her own reasons.
With limited testing capabilities these days, who would believe her claim that this thing is carcinogenic without any evidence?
If you encounter an unreasonable leader, you might even be accused of 'damaging the development of the collective economy'.
Even if the higher-ups believed it, would this thing never be produced again?
Jiang Si disagreed!
It's like everyone knows that smoking is harmful to health, but cigarette factories still spring up everywhere.
But even though she kept it to herself, Jiang Si felt a little uneasy.
According to Huo Tingzhou, these factory buildings were only fitted with asbestos tiles at the beginning of last year.
If we intervene now, it should still be in time.
After much deliberation, Jiang Si finally took out paper and pen.
She wrote the words above with her left hand, and the writing was so ugly that she couldn't bear to look at it.
However, she had already made everything she needed to say very clearly in the letter.
As for whether the letter would be ignored or receive attention from higher authorities, Jiang Si was unsure.
All we can do is try our best and leave the rest to fate.
The next morning, Jiang Si took the opportunity to go out and secretly put the letter into the military region's suggestion box.
On my way back, I happened to pass by the service store and thought I'd go in and buy a couple of things.
Unexpectedly, she saw Hu Meili waving at her from afar.
"Si Meizi, where have you been?"
"I went to your house just now and found you weren't there. I've been looking for you all over the residential compound."
Jiang Si's eyes flickered, and she said somewhat shyly.
"Maybe we got separated. By the way, sister-in-law, what did you want to see me about?"
"Well, nothing else, I just need to go to town in a bit."
"There's a big market day over there today, the 7th. I was thinking if you have time, I could take you there to show you the way."
"Going to the market?"
"Yes, the closest one to us is Ning'an Town. People with numbers ending in 1, 4, or 7 in Ning'an Town go to the big market every year."
Actually, there are two other towns where you can also go to the market, but those two are more than 50 miles away from the military region.
No one usually goes there, so Hu Meili didn't mention it.
Fearing that Jiang Si would worry, she added, "Don't worry, the military dependents here often go to the market there. As long as they don't resell the grain at high prices, there shouldn't be any problem."
Jiang Si wasn't worried about that, she said hesitantly.
"Sister-in-law, won't it interfere with your work if you come with me?"
"No, no, I'm going there for work."
Hu Meili thought it was something serious, so she immediately explained it to her.
"Some of the items in our service center were allocated through a planned transfer."
"A portion of it is produced and supplied by the military itself, while the rest is purchased from local sources."
"I'm in charge of procurement now. Even if you don't go, I'll still go to town every now and then to check on things and bring back some goods."
Of course, their service center doesn't do business with individuals; it's all government-to-government.
After hearing this, Jiang Si immediately understood. "Sister-in-law, wait for me, I'll go back and get my bike."
Huo Tingzhou is still working overtime with the barracks staff to build the wall, which is now in its final stages.
After installing the gate, the project will be almost complete.
Upon seeing Jiang Si return, Huo Tingzhou quickly put down what he was doing.
"Sister-in-law Hu came looking for you just now."
Jiang Si nodded repeatedly, "Yes, we met on the road. I won't talk to you anymore, I made an appointment with Sister Hu to go to town."
As she spoke, she went to the living room and brought out the bicycle she had bought a few days ago.
She hasn't ridden this bike since it was registered.
"You haven't ridden a bike in a long time, do you still know how to ride?" Huo Tingzhou asked with some concern.
Jiang Si straddled him and gave him a look that said, "Don't underestimate me."
"When I was learning to ride a bicycle, you taught me step by step for three months. Don't you know whether I can ride or not?"
Huo Tingzhou: "..."
If I had known, I would never have taught him.
Many of the women in the residential compound can't ride bicycles, so they always go out in pairs.
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