Chapter 105 Chapter 105
Ye Qing was definitely not aware of the conversation between Hang Tingfang and his daughter, and she didn't know that she was also mentioned by the old man in Zhong Beihai.
She really didn't think she was a hero of the Women's Newspaper. On the contrary, she wanted to thank Hang Tingfang for his appreciation of her, which allowed Hang Tingfang to interview her several times, published her story on the front page of page A of the first issue of the Women's Newspaper, and allowed her first novel to be serialized in the newspaper.
Even though there is no payment for writing articles at this time, Ye Qing still feels very honored.
She hopes that her novels can bring enlightenment to those confused women in China, especially those educated youth who were forced to go to the countryside to work as sent-down youths, who are now in dire straits and feel despair about their fate and future.
I hope that Li Qiu's unyielding spirit of never bowing to fate can help those educated youth rediscover their dreams and pursuits in life, and rekindle hope and dawn in life.
After receiving the package from Shanghai, Ye Qing would definitely give a return gift, and the Chinese New Year was coming soon. If she sent the package at this time, and if the post office delivered it in time, her package would arrive in Shanghai before the New Year, which would be the perfect New Year gift.
There happened to be hunting in the village this time, and Ye Qing was allocated 100 kilograms of game. She took out 20 to 30 kilograms of meat and made meat cubes and mushroom sauce. She first stewed the meat in brine, then cut it into cubes and added chopped mushrooms to make a sauce. The rich aroma could be smelled from one end of the village to the other.
In addition to mushroom sauce, she also used wild fruits from the mountains, dried a lot of preserved fruits herself, and brewed a batch of fruit wine.
Although these things are said to be made by himself, Ye Qing's craftsmanship is quite good. They are definitely presentable and taste no worse than those high-end products sold in department stores in Shanghai.
In addition, the Ganoderma lucidum planted in the medicinal garden in the backyard has grown into a large area of small Ganoderma lucidum after Ye Qing's careful cultivation.
The Ganoderma lucidum grew too densely, so Ye Qing pulled out quite a few of them for thinning. The dried Ganoderma lucidum can definitely be given as gifts.
If this is in late August or early September, Ye Qing can still collect a lot of spore powder from her Ganoderma lucidum garden. That stuff is the most essential part of Ganoderma lucidum, a truly pure and natural high-end nutritional supplement.
But the timing was not right, and this was all Ye Qing could offer.
After carefully packing these gifts, Ye Qing originally planned to take some time to go to the town himself. Unexpectedly, by coincidence, at this moment, the person entrusted by Hang Tingfang to pick up the manuscript of the novel arrived in Kaoshantun.
This man is called He Hai, and he is the commander and dispatcher of the provincial capital railway station. After he came to Kaoshantun to pick up the manuscript, he asked the train crew to help send it to Jicheng overnight.
Maybe Hang Tingfang had reminded him of something in advance, because as soon as He Hai arrived in Kaoshantun, he was extremely warm and polite to Ye Qing. He did not look down on Ye Qing at all just because Ye Qing was an educated youth from the countryside and he worked at the railway station. Moreover, after learning that Ye Qing was going to send a New Year's gift to Shencheng, he immediately said that there was no need to mail the package, and he could just ask his colleagues on the Shencheng train at the station to help take it over.
Ye Qing was originally a little embarrassed to bother others because this was the first time she met Comrade He and they were not familiar with each other at all.
But He Hai was really proactive, while Ye Qing was still shy. He picked up the two packages and stuffed them into the car. He also emphasized strongly that Hang Tingfang's friends were his friends, and asked Ye Qing not to be shy with him. This attitude was something Ye Qing could not refuse.
Ye Qing was at a loss now and could only write down the addresses and contact numbers of Chen Youde and Zhao Yongfei and ask He Hai's friend to contact them after delivering the things to Shanghai.
The letter that Ye Qing had sent not long ago about the mass production of the plaster should still be on the way, so the letter that Gu Weidong sent this time did not talk about this related topic. Instead, it was similar to the previous style, as if he wanted to clean out all the knowledge points related to future military technology in Ye Qing's memory.
Ye Qing was also a little amused and helpless. This guy was really stubborn. She didn't know how many times she had told him that she was just a rookie in the military, but he just didn't believe her and kept sending her several letters every month.
Mainly because the drawing of the Desert Z Eagle provided by Gu Weidong last time did provide the Military Armament Research Institute with a very useful new idea.
It is said that after careful research, replication, bold improvement and repeated adjustments, several high-end and low-end weapons have been debugged. Of course, what they look like is definitely not something that an ordinary person like Ye Qing can access.
This experience inspired Gu Weidong. He began to search his mind for his remaining memories, including Ye Qing.
Even though he knew that Ye Qing was just an amateur, he still didn't give up. He always hoped to get some useful information from this useless guy, even if it was just a little bit.
Although Ye Qing felt somewhat helpless about Gu Weidong's behavior, he did not feel annoyed at all.
Because she also knew very well that at this time, there was a huge gap between the domestic strength in all aspects and the other side of the strait. All walks of life needed to catch up, and the military was particularly eager to improve its military strength. As a Chinese with a good family background, Ye Qing had an absolute obligation to assist the giant dragon in soaring, no matter whether it was useful or not, or whether it could work or not.
Ye Qing did not compromise in her replies to Gu Weidong, even though she often felt that she had been drained. But the next day, as long as some ideas flashed in her mind, she would immediately take out a pen and paper to write them down, and then sort them out one by one when writing the letter, and put as many of them as possible in Gu Weidong's letter.
However, what Ye Qing didn't expect was that before she could send her letter, Gu Weidong actually came back.
Early in the morning, Ye Qingcai took her apprentice to the pig farm for a routine inspection. After returning, she went to Captain Wu's home to report on the feeding situation of the batch of pigs in the village.
The scientific breeding in Kaoshantun was implemented earlier than the neighboring Qingshan Farm. In addition, Ye Qing personally took care of the entire feeding process, so the growth rate of this batch of pigs was even faster than that of the neighboring military farm.
Wu Yongbing originally thought that by the end of the year, it would be good if two-thirds of the pigs could barely meet the standards for being released from the pen. However, who knew that Ye Qing would turn the situation around as soon as he arrived and raise all the pigs to be fat and strong.
During this period, the village has begun to enter the winter, and the members of the production team finally have the leisure to care about the situation on the pig farm, so from time to time, villagers will come to the pig farm for a visit.
After seeing the appearance of the pigs in the pigpen, no one would be unhappy.
Even Wu Yongbing and the old branch secretary were so happy that they couldn't stop smiling.
After all, the quality of live pigs leaving the pen is directly related to the work points income of the members. The higher the completion level of the task pigs, the more food and money everyone can get at the end of the year. This is a key link in whether the whole family can have enough food and drink in the coming year, and no one dares to take it lightly.
For the cadres of Kaoshantun, especially Wu Yongbing and the old branch secretary, the quality of the pigs when they leave the pen means something more important, that is, whether Kaoshantun can bring honor to the commune.
Looking at the fat pigs grunting and eating in the pigsty, Wu Yongbing is quite confident that this year their Kaoshantun will definitely take the lead in Hongqi Commune in terms of mission pigs.
It was also based on the quality of this batch of live pigs that Ye Qing already had a high voice in the Kaoshantun Production Brigade, even though these pigs had not yet been delivered to the supply station. After she arrived at Wu Yongbing's house, she did not hide anything and directly stated her purpose. She proposed the idea of expanding the pigpen in the village next year and increasing the number of live pigs raised several times after the beginning of next spring.
The experience of raising thousands of pigs in Kaoshantun and the neighboring farm in the second half of the year was enough to prove that Ye Qing's scientific breeding method was absolutely accurate and effective. So even though Ye Qing made boasts as soon as he entered the house, Wu Yongbing did not think that Ye Qing's request was unrealistic. Instead, he became excited and ambitious.
However, it is useless for them to be anxious. The cooperation of the supply station is also needed. If the supply station cannot provide enough piglets next year, even if Kaoshantun has the best breeding methods, it will be useless and they can only sigh in despair.
Ye Qing has already discussed with Zhao Yuliang and reached a cooperation agreement, so she can give Wu Yongbing peace of mind.
"The problem with piglets is human-caused. Please actively mediate and see if you can get in touch with the supply station in advance and decide on the number of piglets to be raised next year. If the supply station can't help, I will try to find a solution."
Ye Qing said, and pointed in the direction of Qingshan Farm next door.
"I have also mentioned this to Captain Zhao. He plans to raise 10,000 to 15,000 pigs next year. With so many pigs, it would be good if the supply station can provide half of them. The rest will definitely have to be obtained from other places. When the time comes, I will negotiate with the farm and evenly distribute a few dozen pigs to our farm. It shouldn't be a big problem."
"Besides, we have two sows in our village. Didn't I ask the commune to bring a boar here half a month ago? I guess the sows are pregnant now and will definitely give birth around the beginning of spring."
Wu Yongbing's eyes lit up when he heard this.
His attention was mainly focused on the first half of what Ye Qing said.
If we can get a ride on the army farm, it will be the most secure thing. If the supply station needs piglets from any place, they will not dare to miss Qingshan Farm. They will definitely try their best to meet the needs of the army. Therefore, the dozens of live pigs that Ye Qing mentioned to be given to Kaoshantun will definitely be there.
As for what Ye Qing had mentioned about the two sows carrying piglets in his own production team, Wu Yongbing didn't take it to heart at all.
It's not that he was deliberately not paying attention, but he knew the situation of the two sows in the village better than anyone else.
The two sows were originally picked up by the old branch secretary from the supply station seven or eight years ago. At that time, the sows were so skinny that few production teams wanted them, so the old branch secretary found someone to use some backdoors and got them back at a low price.
Perhaps because they had suffered great losses before, the two sows had never been in good health. After arriving in the village, they were carefully raised for two or three years before they began to grow old.
But even if they can give birth, they are different from normal healthy sows. These two sows are lucky if they can give birth successfully once a year, and they can give birth to four or five piglets at most at a time. The survival rate of the piglets is less than half.
Therefore, the matter of these two sows giving birth can basically be ignored, and Wu Yongbing did not take Ye Qing's words seriously at all.
Ye Qing must have known why Wu Yongbing was so indifferent to the two sows in his own village, but she did not explain in detail. Anyway, she would know the answer when the sows gave birth next year. No matter how confident she was now, it was just empty talk and Wu Yongbing might not believe it.
She only mentioned her request, which was to expand the pigpen to a size that could at least accommodate three to five hundred live pigs.
When she made this request, Wu Yongbing was almost choked.
"Take away the big one?" Wu Yongbing's eyes widened, and he looked at Ye Qing as if he was looking at a naughty child.
This is the era of planned economy. How can a village raise as many pigs as it wants? Doesn't it have to obey the orders of the higher authorities? A scale of 300 to 500 pigs is equivalent to a small breeding farm. Can a village build one whenever it wants?
Ye Qing was not speaking nonsense. She stared at Wu Yongbing with burning eyes and said with certainty:
"Uncle, I'm not kidding you."
"I've checked. The wasteland on the other side of the river is quite spacious. It won't make any difference if the pig pen is enlarged. Next year, in addition to raising pigs, we can buy a few more sows for our village. In this way, we won't need to rely on the supply station for the number of pigs we raise in the future."
"This scientific breeding technology was reported by Captain Zhao Yuliang and I in the county two months ago. When the pigs from the army farm are released, the final data will be compiled and summarized."
"I guarantee you that this technology will be promoted vigorously next year. By then, all state-owned farms, military farms and related factories, as long as they are large-scale pig breeding units, will definitely compete to try it."
"So our village must seize the initiative before the technology is promoted. You need to ask Secretary Lai of the commune for help. Submit an application to the county in the name of our production brigade to see if we can apply for a small-scale farm pilot in our village."
"If the approval is granted, raising pigs in our village will be a breeze. Raising hundreds of pigs is completely legitimate and we are not afraid of anyone finding fault with us."
Wu Yongbing was originally half-lying on the kang with his body leaning nonchalantly, but after Ye Qing finished speaking, he sat up straight and his expression became extremely serious.
Having been the captain for many years, Wu Yongbing is not completely ignorant.
There is precedent for Hongqi Commune to build factories in the name of a collective. For example, the kiln factory in Majiatun was built in the name of the commune. The pottery jars, bricks and tiles produced in the kiln were supplied to many surrounding communes and towns.
Other production teams were jealous of this, but it was useless because in the entire Hongqi Commune, only Majiatun had sticky clay suitable for kiln firing, so the kiln could only be built there.
Almost every household in the Majiatun Production Brigade has someone working in this kiln factory. Thanks to this factory, the villagers in this village live a much better life than those in other production brigades. Even young men and women in that factory find it easier to get married than those in other villages.
The existence of this factory made the members of other production brigades in the entire Hongqi Commune jealous and resentful. In order to fight for a few places to work in the kiln factory, several team leaders went to the commune to make trouble. The quarrel was so intense that they even fought openly. But in the end, in order to protect the interests of the people of Majiatun, the commune still ended up with nothing.
This farce might have been forgotten at that time, and the people in the village would not have taken it seriously except for a few sarcastic remarks.
But Wu Yongbing always remembered this incident in his heart. The attitude of the commune made him realize how important a factory was to the development of the village, to the villagers' good life, and even to how much say a production team had in the commune.
But how easy is it to build a factory under the current political situation? In the entire Hongqi Commune, only that village has sticky clay suitable for kiln firing, and other production brigades are useless.
Ye Qing's words now made Wu Yongbing tremble with fear, and he immediately realized that the opportunity for Kaoshantun had come.
If we can’t build a factory, we can go the breeding route. The pilot of a small pig farm is a great development opportunity for Kaoshantun! Once this opportunity is seized, Kaoshantun may become the second Majiatun in the future!
The more he thought about Wu Yongbing, the more excited he became, his eyes sparkling and his gaze burning.
He immediately grabbed Ye Qingzai and asked him in detail about matters related to scientific breeding and small-scale farm trials. He found a pen and paper and wrote down many key points. Finally, he waved his hand and indicated that he would immediately go to the old branch secretary and other production team cadres for a meeting and would definitely submit this application to the commune within a week.
When Ye Qing walked out of Wu Yongbing's house, he saw three people at the gate of the courtyard: Wu Yueying and Xia Hangyi, who were returning to her parents' home, and Gu Weidong, who was standing in the snow in a military coat, like a tall pine tree.
Xia Hangyi was talking to Gu Weidong, and Gu Weidong continued the conversation in a neutral tone, but his expression seemed a little absent-minded, and his attention was not on those two people at all.
Wu Yueying stood aside with her head down, and he just stood silently beside her, with no intention of entering the yard.
The moment Ye Qing walked out of her yard, the three of them looked towards her at the same time.
Xia Hangyi was the first to speak and greeted everyone enthusiastically:
"Ye Zhiqing, I didn't expect you to be here. By chance, we were just about to go to Tunwei to look for you."
Ye Qing was feeling surprised and happy about Gu Weidong's sudden return to the village, but she didn't expect Xia Hangyi to come up to her and talk to her.
The main reason was that she had had almost no contact with Wu Yueying and Xia Hangyi since their marriage. In addition, the conflict between her and Wu Yueying was known to everyone and they had almost fallen out in public. So she really couldn't understand why these two people came to Kaoshantun to find her.
Probably knowing that Ye Qing and Wu Yueying had some conflicts before, Xia Hangyi quickly explained:
"Well, Yueying has been nauseous and vomiting lately. She can't eat anything and can't stand any smell. I would like you to help me find out what's going on."
Even though they were both young, they had seen pigs run even if they had not eaten pork. They were not ordinary people, so they had already guessed what was going on. However, they had never seen a doctor, so they were not quite sure.
Ye Qing was stunned when he heard this.
What Xia Hangyi meant was self-evident. Although she had not yet examined it herself, the fact that he could say it so bluntly showed that he was already 70% to 80% sure.
But this is what makes Ye Qing feel most surprised and incredible.
Because the marriage between Wu Yueying and Xia Hangyi was clearly the result of Wu Yueying's scheming and Xia Hangyi was unlucky and was forced to get the marriage certificate. He was absolutely unwilling at the time, but how long has it been since then, and they even have a child?
Isn't this change too fast?
Could it be that she was mistaken? Was Xia Hangyi so easy to deal with? He was easily taken down by a fool like Wu Yueying?
But isn't Xia Hangyi the hero in the original book? Could a man who can sleep in the same bed with Yin Shuang be so innocent, stupid, and easily pushed down? Ye Qing expressed deep doubts.
Ye Qing couldn't help but look at Xia Hangyi.
Xia Hangyi's expression was nervous yet expectant, just like every other new father who was about to take over. There was no trace of resentment on his face about his wife plotting against his marriage. It was unclear whether he was truly relieved and accepted Wu Yueying, or if he was hiding it too deeply.
Ye Qing did not comment. Because of the original novel, even though Xia Hangyi appeared harmless, she still had a big question mark about him and did not let down her guard at all.
Wu Yueying, on the other hand, still looks as simple and easy to understand as before.
Her face looked haggard and pale, and she didn't seem to be in good spirits. This was probably due to the effects of early pregnancy.
However, her eyes were still filled with arrogance and complacency as always. While touching her belly, she looked up at Ye Qing and Gu Weidong with her chin raised high, and her eyes revealed extremely obvious contempt and disdain.
When Wu Yueying and Xia Hangyi first got married, she was indeed very nervous. She was always worried that this well-planned marriage would not be stable and that Xia Hangyi would kick her out in less than a year or two.
But now, she is pregnant with Xia's child, which is equivalent to holding the imperial sword.
Wu Yueying instantly straightened her back, with a look of smugness on her face, and her attitude was more arrogant than ever.
Because of her son's status, the mother no longer has to be submissive and be a submissive daughter-in-law.
Wu Yueying felt from the bottom of her heart that dragging Xia Hangyi into the water was the best decision she had made since her rebirth.
She married a provincial researcher who was from Jicheng. Now she had made great success and became a member of a scholarly family at the foot of the imperial city. Naturally, she looked down on a peasant like Ye Qing, and even ignored people like Gu Weidong.
Even if Gu Weidong became a battalion commander, wouldn't he still be a poor soldier? Even if he avoided the previous disaster of having to retire due to a broken leg, so what? If he was to go on another dangerous mission, he would be in trouble sooner or later, and he might even lose his life.
How could she live such a comfortable life like she did now? Xia Hangyi was a researcher in the province, with a much higher status than ordinary workers, and he received a lot of allowances and benefits every month. If he could produce research results in the future, he could make a fortune sitting at home. Wouldn't it be better than marrying a soldier and becoming a widow?
Therefore, Wu Yueying is no longer obsessed with going back to Gu Weidong to seek reconciliation. She is only thinking about how to please Xia Hangyi and the Xia family. If Xia Hangyi can find an opportunity to transfer back to the research institute in Jicheng, then she will be able to soar to fame and become a real Beijinger, completely getting rid of the label of a country girl from the Northeast.
When Wu Yueying first learned that Gu Weidong and Ye Qing were close, she was filled with fear and hatred. She just wanted to make a scene and ruin their relationship completely.
Now she hoped that the two of them would get married right there, so that people in the village would never mention her past with Gu Weidong again. Otherwise, if Xia Hangyi misunderstood something, she would lose everything.
So in order to make Ye Qing shut up, or to show her goodwill to Ye Qing, Wu Yueying spoke before Ye Qing opened his mouth:
"Help me check if I'm pregnant."
As she spoke, the woman came up to Ye Qing and lowered her voice and continued,
"Don't worry, I'm not coming back to cause any trouble this time. As long as you do my pregnancy test today and help me deliver the baby, I'll leave Gu Weidong to you!"
As she spoke, the woman did not forget to step on Gu Weidong's feet again.
"Although Gu Weidong is from a peasant family and won't achieve much in the future, he is now a battalion commander. I think you and Gu Weidong are a good match, and he is not young anymore. If you like him, I will ask my dad to be your matchmaker!"
"At first, my father's relationship with the Gu family became strained because of the break-up of my engagement with Gu Weidong. The fact that you two are dating each other is a good opportunity to ease the relationship. The former father-in-law can act as a matchmaker for his son-in-law. This matter may even become a good topic in Kaoshan Village."
Ye Qing: ...
Looking at the expression on this woman's face when she said to give Gu Weidong to her, it seemed like it was a matter of course, as if Gu Weidong was a toy in her hands and she could do with him as she pleased.
She is now truly convinced by Wu Yueying.
This woman's brain is not that of a normal person. She has her own thought circuits and thinking logic, which ordinary people cannot follow or understand at all.
Ye Qing's expression was indescribable.
"Who told you that I fell in love with Gu Weidong?"
Ye Qing was not used to Wu Yueying. "Besides, whether I like him or not, or whether he is willing to date me, is it your turn to make decisions? His parents haven't expressed their opinions yet, so who do you think you are?"
Ye Qing had not forgotten the incident when Wu Yueying blamed her for the incident when she first came to Kaoshantun. She would never forget what kind of person Wu Yueying was. So Ye Qing did not want to have anything to do with this woman, let alone deliver her baby. Ye Qing would not take over any examination or treatment.
So Ye Qing didn't care how stiff and embarrassed Wu Yueying's expression was, and directly rejected Xia Hangyi coldly:
"I'm sorry, Comrade Xia, Comrade Wu Yueying is no longer a member of our Kaoshantun. If she needs medical treatment, I suggest you go to the health station over there at the military farm, or simply go to the county to have a blood test. After all, the medical and health conditions there are much better than our small production team service point in Kaoshantun."
After saying this, Ye Qing walked directly towards the village where his home was, and gestured to Gu Weidong who was standing there:
"Aren't you here to see me? Then why are you still standing there? Let's go."
Gu Weidong had been watching the fight silently from the side since Ye Qing came out. Seeing that Ye Qing had made Wu Yueying feel as if she had eaten a fly with just a few words, he couldn't help but laugh in his heart. When Ye Qing called out, he quickly suppressed the smile in his eyes and quickly followed Ye Qing's instructions.
Wu Yueying almost bit her teeth to pieces, but in order to maintain her character, she had to hide her emotions and pretend that nothing had happened and she was not bothered at all.
After all, she had been pretending to be well-behaved and quiet in front of Xia Hangyi all this time, and it had been quite effective in the past few months. Xia Hangyi's attitude towards her had become noticeably gentler and more approachable now. She had worked so hard to gain such great wealth, and she absolutely could not let it go because of Ye Qing's words.
However, Wu Yueying did not give up the idea of letting Ye Qing examine her and deliver the baby.
Although Wu Yueying was reluctant to admit it, the fact was that Ye Qing's medical skills were truly unique in the villages and towns within a radius of dozens of miles. Wang Chunhua was able to survive a difficult labor and heavy bleeding and successfully give birth to the child. Ye Qing definitely played an indispensable role.
Therefore, Wu Yueying did not trust any hospital in Zhenshang County and only wanted Ye Qing to ensure her safe delivery.
But Ye Qing's attitude was so firm that it would not be easy to get her to give in, so Wu Yueying decided to go find her father to save the country indirectly.
Ye Qing didn't know that even though she had rejected him so bluntly, Wu Yueying still refused to give up. She and Gu Weidong walked out of the Wu family's territory and made sure that they were far behind Wu Yueying and her husband before she asked anxiously:
"Why did you come back now? Didn't you say that your training class schedule was very tight and you didn't have time to come back?"
"Did you receive my letter? Well, I'm not in a hurry about that matter. Let's discuss it in the letter first, and then we can think about it slowly after the New Year. Anyway, it won't be figured out in a short time."
Gu Weidong was about to explain, but he was stunned when he heard Ye Qing's words:
"What letter? Are you sending me a letter again? What do you want to discuss?"
As soon as Ye Qing saw Gu Weidong's reaction, he knew he had misunderstood.
Come to think of it, it seemed like less than a week had passed since she sent the letter. It was impossible for Gu Weidong to receive the letter and rush back to Kaoshantun so quickly.
"Then what's the matter with you? It's not a festival, why are you running back now? The Chinese New Year is almost here, why don't you just come back at the end of January to spend the New Year with your parents?"
Gu Weidong looked at Ye Qing's anxious expression, and for some reason, he always wanted to laugh.
"I took a special leave to come back. I'm taking a ride with the transport team and I have to leave in two hours."
"It's like this. Before the New Year, a group of people from Jicheng will be sent to the Great Northern Wilderness, but the labor camp farm can't accommodate so many people, so most of these people may have to go to the military farm."
"A friend of mine from Jicheng knows that there is a military farm near my hometown, so he is looking for someone to help him. He wants to send a distant relative to Qingshan Farm and asked me to help take care of his distant relative."
"Isn't your master in Mohe? I think this might be a good opportunity to transfer him out!"
As he walked, Gu Weidong lowered his voice and spoke.
Ye Qing's steps on the snow suddenly stopped, he turned around abruptly and stared at Gu Weidong with burning eyes.
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