Chapter 103 Chapter 103
After finishing reading the newspaper, Ye Qing finally had the energy to check the other letters and packages.
Ye Qing received two packages in total, both sent from Shanghai, one from Chen Youde and one from his nephew Zhao Yongfei, a purchasing agent at a machinery factory.
Previously, Ye Qing had collected a lot of mountain products in Changbai Mountain and smoked a lot of bacon herself. She sent a portion to Chen Youde and Zhao Yongfei respectively. Unexpectedly, more than a month later, they actually sent her a return gift.
Neither Chen Youde nor Zhao Yongfei were stingy people. The things they sent to Ye Qing were all made in Shanghai, good things that could never be bought in the countryside around the Great Northern Wilderness, such as soap, vanishing cream, high-end cigarettes, wool, etc., and they didn't look cheap.
This made Ye Qing feel a little embarrassed. The mountain products and bacon she sent didn't cost her a penny. In comparison, she was getting a great deal.
In particular, Chen Youde was worried that Ye Qing would have a hard time in the countryside, so he stuffed a stack of national tickets into the package. Ye Qing didn't count them carefully, but estimated that there were at least thirty or forty of them. He didn't know how long the old man had been hoarding these tickets.
Ye Qing really didn't expect that she and Chen Youde were just casual acquaintances. Even if Ye Qing had saved Chen Youde's sister, there was no reason for Chen Youde to repay the favor, not to mention that the old lady Chen's family had paid Ye Qing two hundred yuan as a thank-you gift. The matter should have been settled long ago. Who could have thought that Chen Youde would actually send her so many bills, as if he was secretly subsidizing Ye Qing as if she were his own relative.
Looking at the pile of things and tickets in the package, Ye Qing felt warm and sad at the same time. She made up her mind to keep in touch with that place. If they ever encountered any trouble in the future and needed her help, she would definitely help.
In addition to the parcel, there were also several registered letters. The thickest one was from the female thief Song Huilian.
Since the girl got in touch with Ye Qing, she often wrote letters to Ye Qing, usually one letter a week, and each time she would write for several pages, talking about her special training in the juvenile detention center. There were a lot of spelling mistakes, and sometimes when she came across a word she didn't know how to write, she would use pinyin or draw pictures instead. Every time Ye Qing had to guess to understand the meaning, and he would always laugh and cry after reading it.
There was another letter from Gu Weidong. Ever since they exposed each other's identities, this guy has been extremely trusting of Ye Qing. Although he went to the military headquarters for further studies, he would still write to Ye Qing from time to time for consultation and discussion.
In his mind, he had advanced knowledge and technological information for the next decade or so, but because he was not a professional, most of it was not systematic, and he only had a superficial understanding of it. So sometimes he would record whatever he thought of, but he would often encounter obstacles in the process of deduction and replication. At this time, he would write to Ye Qing to see if he could get relevant supplements from Ye Qing.
Although Ye Qing lived in an era several decades later than Gu Weidong, it did not mean that she was involved in military affairs. She could not answer most of the questions that Gu Weidong asked.
At this time, Ye Qing particularly understood one sentence.
Lovers will leave you, friends will betray you, but math won’t. If you can’t do math, you just can’t do it.
She felt that she was in this state when she received Gu Weidong's letter. Every time she saw those strange questions in Gu Weidong's letter, she felt that her brain was emptied and she really couldn't squeeze out even a drop of energy.
In addition to these two letters, there were two more letters left, all of which were from Western Province. The sender information was not clearly written on the letters, but after seeing the postmarks on these letters, Ye Qing couldn't help but feel moved and had some vague guesses.
Sure enough, when the letter was opened, it turned out to be from the original owner's extremely wealthy family.
The two letters should have been written separately. The first one was probably sent out two or three months ago, probably when the family had just arrived in the northwest. Therefore, the letter was filled with all kinds of vicious curses and insults. The writer was the original owner's brother, but judging by the content, it should have been dictated by her extremely good mother. Those abusive words were too familiar, and the tone and wording were definitely from Ye's mother.
Ye Qing had never imagined that her mother was still so energetic even though she had suffered a second stroke and half of her face was paralyzed. She had sent her to the northwest, but she still wrote a letter to scold her.
But let them curse at her, Ye Qing really didn't take it to heart. Anyway, she was already in the Great Northern Wilderness and had completely cut off ties with the original owner's excellent family. Even if those people wanted to interfere with her, they would be out of reach.
The second letter was more ridiculous. It was probably written by the original owner's father, Ye Lijun. The tone was much gentler than that of Ye's mother.
This man first apologized to Ye Qing, admitting that he had done something wrong out of selfishness, and that he was too partial to Ye Hong, Ye Zhigao, and Ye Zhiyuan, which led to him neglecting his second daughter, causing her to suffer a lot.
Then they started playing the emotional card, saying things like the palms and backs of your hands are all made of flesh, broken bones are connected by tendons, and you can't write two "Ye" characters with one stroke. No matter how much revenge Ye Qing had done to them, there should be no overnight hatred between father and daughter, and all the past was over, and they would still be a loving family in the future, blah blah.
This letter made Ye Qing feel sick.
She is not stupid, how can she not see how false these words are?
At the beginning, she took revenge on the original owner's family and sent all those top-notch people to the Northwest to support border construction. The people in the Ye family must have wanted to peel off her skin and eat her flesh and blood alive. This can be seen from the first letter sent by Ye's mother.
But now Ye Lijun sent this letter of flattery and peace seeking against his conscience. After a little thought, Ye Qing understood what was going on.
Although the two letters were delivered to her at the same time, judging from the postmarks, there was a two-month interval between the mailing times of the two letters. It is very likely that the post office in the northwest was unreliable, and during the mailing process, something went wrong and the first letter was delayed. In the end, the two letters arrived in Qingshan Town at the same time.
According to the timeline, the family had a hard time after they went to the Northwest. The Ye family hated Ye Qing to the core, but they could do nothing about him, so Ye's mother could only let her son write that abusive letter to vent her anger.
But not long after, when Hang Tingfang went to Kaoshantun for an interview, Ye Qing was reported in the newspaper. Once she was in the newspaper, Ye Qing became a nationally known heroine. The Northwest is far away from Beidahuang and Jicheng, so the speed of newspaper news dissemination may be a little slower, but no matter how slow it is, it will reach the local area in a month or so.
Therefore, the Ye family may have seen the report written by Hang Tingfang, and also saw the close-up of Ye Qing in the newspaper. They knew that Ye Qing was living a comfortable life in Kaoshantun and had become a well-known civilian heroine. Ye's father immediately realized that Ye Qing's identity was profitable, so he did not care about the previous hatred and decided to coax his daughter first and get her back under his control before doing anything else.
It's a pity that for Ye Lijun's wishful thinking to work, it would require Ye Qing's cooperation.
Ye Qing is living a carefree life now. After eating enough, he goes to bed and rushes to find trouble for himself? As for the original owner's family, it would be good if she could treat them as strangers and not continue to take revenge. They also expected her to help pull them out, even if they were thinking of nothing!
Ye Qing couldn't help but sneer in his heart. He took the two letters and threw them into the stove without hesitation.
The affairs of those people did not cause any disturbance in Ye Qing's heart at all. She did not care about their life or death. Instead of wasting her time on these irrelevant people, she might as well teach her four apprentices some medical nursing knowledge.
The first issue of the Women's Newspaper still had a great impact on Ye Qing. She was worried and wanted to go to the commune to call Hang Tingfang to inquire about the situation. However, it was snowing heavily outside, and Ye Qing did not want to cause trouble for Hang Tingfang at this time, so she gave up the idea of calling.
However, her entanglement did not last long.
Because on the third day after she received the newspaper, Secretary Lai came to call her in person early in the morning in the heavy snow, saying that Hang Tingfang had called and asked her to go to the commune to answer the phone.
Ye Qing also wanted to know how the outside world reacted to the first issue of the Women's Newspaper, so as soon as she received the notice from Secretary Lai, she immediately followed him back to the commune.
After arriving at the commune, I waited for almost an hour before Hang Tingfang called me.
As soon as Ye Qing answered the phone, he heard Hang Tingfang's excited and hearty laughter coming from the other side:
"Ye Zhiqing, have you received our first issue of the sample newspaper? What do you think of it after reading it?"
Ye Qingxiao:
"Editor-in-Chief Hang, the important thing is not whether I think it's good or not, but how readers will evaluate it. Please tell me as soon as possible. After I received the newspaper yesterday, I couldn't sleep well all night."
Hang Tingfang originally wanted to keep the secret a secret, but seeing Ye Qing was so anxious, he stopped hiding it:
"Because we have just started publishing, we were required to print the newspaper once a week during the review process, and the higher-ups were only willing to give us a circulation of 13,000 copies. But 13,000 is not bad. For the first issue of the newspaper, we printed 5,000 copies in Jicheng. Now four days have passed, and all the newspapers have been subscribed!"
"And on the day of publication, our newspaper's phone was flooded with calls. Many labor unions and women's federations called to give us feedback, saying that we had a great idea and were vying to renew their subscriptions!"
"According to the numbers I have counted, in Jicheng alone, there have been four to five hundred organizations calling to make reservations for newspaper subscriptions in the past few days, and the minimum order size is ten or twenty copies!"
At this point, Huntingford paused and added,
"The most popular one is your article "Beginning of Autumn". After reading the first two chapters, many female comrades were attracted by the character of Li Qiu and wanted to know what would happen next. Many people called to inquire about it and gave suggestions to the newspaper, hoping that the newspaper could add more space to "Beginning of Autumn". In short, the response was very good, better than ever before!"
Ye Qing was also extremely excited when he heard the good news.
"Really? That's great, Editor-in-Chief Hang, you're amazing!"
Hang Tingfang immediately responded:
"It's not my fault. You should be credited with the founding of the Women's Newspaper. Without your suggestions and the articles you provided, this newspaper would never have been run so smoothly. I should be thanking you!"
Ye Qing would not dare to take this title, she was not stupid. There were many people who could write articles in this era, but the establishment of newspapers and magazines was by no means as simple as in later generations. After all, the media at that time was equivalent to the mouthpiece of the Propaganda Department, and not everyone could start one.
Hang Tingfang was able to use all the connections and complete all the complicated procedures smoothly in such a short time. This ability is almost omnipotent, which is enough to show that this reporter is not an ordinary person.
However, the first launch had such a gratifying result, and Ye Qing's heart was finally at ease.
"Our next goal is to turn the weekly into a daily and strive for more print copies. As long as our newspaper is of high quality and has accumulated enough reputation and influence, I believe this goal will not just be a slogan!"
Hang Tingfang was ambitious and energetic, and had full confidence in his own newspaper.
Ye Qing also felt that Hang Tingfang was fully capable of doing this. Thinking of the serialization of "Beginning of Autumn", she quickly told Hang Tingfang that she had completed the manuscript of the second half of "Beginning of Autumn".
Ye Qing had already handed over the first half of the novel to Hang Tingfang when she came to Kaoshantun to announce her resignation from Jicheng Daily and her preparation to start a new publication.
After Ye Qing asked Meng Jia and others to help copy out the second half of the manuscript, he originally planned to send it directly to Hang Tingfang from the post office.
But Hang Tingfang disagreed, saying that she would arrange for someone to go to Kaoshantun to pick it up.
The truth is that the post office at that time was not very reliable and letters were often lost.
Ye Qing's novel is directly linked to whether the "Women's Daily" can maintain stable sales in the future. If something goes wrong along the way when such an important manuscript is sent over, Hang Tingfang will have no place to cry.
So just in case, Hang Tingfang thought it would be safer to ask someone to help take it from Kaoshantun to Jicheng.
On this point, Ye Qing would definitely not have any objection.
To be honest, she didn't really trust the postal service of the current post office. After all, the mail at that time could not be tracked throughout the entire process like in later generations. If something was lost, there was no way to find out at which stage it was lost. This could be seen from the two letters sent to her by the Ye family, which were sent several months apart but arrived at the same time.
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