Chapter 177 Chapter 177
Ye Qing felt that this light piece of paper was worth a fortune. She couldn't help shaking when holding it in her hands. She raised her head and looked at Mr. Yang a little embarrassedly:
"Leader, such a nice house is given to me as a reward. Is this...appropriate?"
Seeing Ye Qing's expression as if he had been dealt a hot potato, Yang Laoton found it strange and couldn't help but laugh:
"Hey, girl, you used to be so bold and daring. No matter what kind of situation, you can't be scared. You don't look like a coward. Why are you so nervous just because of a house this time? Is it that serious?"
Colonel Zhang was also laughing beside her and pointing at Ye Qing. He simply couldn't bear to see her in such a state of panic.
"There's nothing inappropriate about it. This is the result that the leaders of several districts in Shencheng, Northwest, and Jicheng have unanimously agreed upon after many discussions. You, girl, have accomplished a lot during this trip to the Northwest. If the higher-ups are stingy with not even giving you a house, it would be really disheartening. So just accept this deed. No one will dare to object to it."
The leader has already said so, it would be really outrageous for Ye Qing to still be hesitant and evasive.
Besides, with her current strength, as long as the policy is relaxed, it will not be a problem for her to buy several houses in Jicheng and Shencheng. Of course, they are definitely incomparable to the two houses she has as rewards. After all, whether it is the courtyard house or the old house, they are all carefully selected by the leaders above. People without a certain family background cannot easily get such good houses.
Ye Qing already has houses in Jicheng and Shencheng. She doesn't have much desire for material things, and doesn't have too many extravagant demands for fame and fortune. So in this way, she feels like she has no motivation or pursuit. She doesn't need to work hard in her life and can just lie down and live a carefree life.
In the future, she will stay in Changbai Mountain and be her barefoot doctor, teach her apprentices to raise pigs, and open a pharmaceutical factory to produce various medicinal materials. Such a life seems to be not bad.
Of course, she, an ordinary citizen, could get such generous material rewards. As a soldier, Gu Weidong had made such a great contribution this time, so the reward he received would surely be even more generous. Ye Qing suddenly became curious and couldn't help but pull Old Yang to ask secretly.
Seeing that Ye Qing only cared about her "partner", Elder Yang was troubled for a moment. Colonel Zhang, who was standing by, also mistakenly thought that Ye Qing was a love-minded person who only cared about love. He immediately became angry and glared at Ye Qing, saying that he was very disappointed with her:
"You said that you are a capable girl, and you look smart, so how come you have found a partner at such a young age? With your conditions, if you don't have a partner, you can choose the best and most talented young men in the military compound in Jicheng and Shencheng. I don't know how many people are willing to line up to meet you. How can you be so desperate that you find such a country boy?
Ye Qing chuckled and ignored the topic.
Not to mention that she had no intention of getting married, even if she did, she would have to find someone who couldn't control her.
Looking for a partner who is the son of an official or a soldier? She is not stupid. Would such a family be interested in her background? Even if they really like her, they are attracted by her fame and status, not because they are really satisfied with her. Even if she marries into a famous family, she will probably be looked down upon by her future in-laws. Not only will she have to carefully serve the whole family, but she will also be restricted from buying things for herself. Not only that, but even her hard-earned business may be interfered with by her in-laws. That will definitely be a prison and hell for Ye Qing.
She feels that her current life is truly free and unfettered. After escaping the apocalypse for half her life, she just wants to live comfortably in this world and no one should interfere with her life! So at present, Gu Weidong, the fake boyfriend, is her most suitable choice.
After seeing the disapproval and stubbornness in Ye Qing's eyes, the two old comrades were helpless with Ye Qing.
Fortunately, Gu Weidong did a great job in discovering the open-pit coal mine in the desert this time, and his superiors had no room for blame, so the military region decided to award him a first-class merit and made an exception to promote Gu Weidong from battalion commander to regiment commander. After his further training in Jicheng this time, he would not have to return to his original garrison, but would be directly transferred to the Jicheng Military Region, from the local area to Kyoto, and he even skipped the rank of deputy regiment commander. This speed of promotion can be described as a triple jump.
Old Yang and Colonel Zhang said they disliked Gu Weidong, but in their hearts they had to admit that Ye Qing had a sharp eye and had indeed found a very powerful potential stock. A 25-year-old regimental commander, and the commander of the most important military and political center of the Jicheng Military Region. Such a talent would be a very explosive existence no matter what era it is. Even Colonel Zhang felt ashamed of himself. Just think about when he was 25 years old, he was still running around behind the company commander, and when there was a bomb above, he couldn't even tell which trench he should be in.
Ye Qing couldn't help but be amazed and secretly said what a good fellow.
Although she had expected this and guessed that Gu Weidong would have a great harvest this time, she did not expect the army to be so powerful.
This is a first-class achievement in peacetime. He can even have his own page in the family tree. Moreover, his position has been promoted so quickly, like riding a rocket. I'm afraid that Gu Weidong will really take off in the future!
The two old leaders left after presenting the banners. Ye Qing quickly put away the things and ran next door to report the great news of the day to Gu Jiahui.
Although Gu Weidong hasn't called to announce the good news yet, the fact that the two old leaders told him personally shows that the matter is a done deal and there's no way the Gu family will be able to escape as the head of the group.
The Gu family was really excited when they heard the news, but considering that the news had not yet been reported back, they could not make it public and could only secretly rejoice at home. But even though the real host had not returned home yet, the whole family had already decided to prepare a good table to celebrate.
So the three men in the family immediately volunteered to go into the mountains to hunt, while the women picked mushrooms and dug wild vegetables in the mountains. Seeing this, Ye Qing also became interested, so he picked up his fishing gear and walked towards the Yazi River, intending to catch a fish for everyone and bring it back to the Gu family for a snack.
There is no doubt about Ye Qing's fishing skills. As long as she takes action, she will never leave empty-handed. Within ten minutes of arriving at the Yazi River, she had already caught two large grass carps weighing more than ten kilograms.
She was not greedy. Two fish of this size were enough for several meals. If she caught more, people in the village would probably gossip about her. After all, the fish in Yazi River were public property at that time. There would be no problem in catching one or two, but if she caught a large number of them, she would probably be accused of undermining socialism.
Ye Qing was walking back with the fish in his hand. Unexpectedly, he ran into a very fat woman at the entrance of the village. When the woman saw the fish in Ye Qing's hand, her eyes lit up immediately and she came up to him eagerly, with a hint of arrogance in her tone:
"Ye Qing, the two fish in your hand are the ones you just caught in Yazi River, right? I want them. Name your price!"
Ye Qing really didn't recognize him at first. It was only when the man came closer and he heard his voice that Ye Qing realized who he was.
"You are--Wu Yueying?!"
It's no wonder Ye Qing was so surprised. It was because Wu Yueying looked completely different from a few months ago. She had gained a lot of weight and her face and body were wrinkled. At first glance, she looked as round as a ball.
Even though this girl is not very smart, she used to be very pretty. She could be spotted in a crowd at a glance. She had a very bright and pretty appearance. But now she has gained weight and even her original appearance has disappeared.
Ye Qing was really speechless. She hadn't seen Wu Yueying for six or seven months since her mother divorced and she moved to the military farm family compound with Wu Yueying. She didn't expect that after such a short period of time, this woman had become so gluttonous.
Wu Yueying also noticed Ye Qing's scrutiny, but she didn't feel embarrassed about being so fat. Instead, she puffed out her big round belly and showed an extremely proud expression:
"See? I'm pregnant again. I'm already six months pregnant, and the doctor said this time it's a boy. My husband is afraid that I'll have a hard time with this pregnancy, so he doesn't let me do anything. Not only does he give me all his monthly allowance, but he also buys me all kinds of food and snacks every day, fearing that I'm neglecting myself and the child."
"Your fish looks good. I haven't eaten fish in a few days. It looks delicious. You caught it from the river anyway. If you really want to eat it, go catch two more. Give me these two and I'll give you five dollars!"
Ye Qing: ...
She was not stupid. She had worked so hard to catch this fish. How could Ye Qing agree to this man rushing up and asking her to give it up? Not to mention five dollars, she would not sell it even if he offered ten or twenty dollars. Was she short of these five dollars?
Besides, these days all private transactions are considered speculation, which is illegal. If you really do this, you are actively giving others a handle against you.
The key point is that Ye Qing knew Wu Yueying's true nature. She had suffered at the hands of this woman before. She was sure that if she really used the fish to make a five-dollar deal with Wu Yueying, Wu Yueying would go to the Revolutionary Committee to sue her as soon as she returned home!
So Ye Qing didn't bother to pay attention to her. He just took the fish and passed Wu Yueying away.
Seeing that Ye Qing didn't say anything, Wu Yueying thought that Ye Qing thought the price was too low, so she quickly shouted:
"Eight pieces then!"
"Ten dollars, ten dollars should be fine, right?!"
"You won't even sell it for 10 bucks. The fish at the supply station in town is only 30 cents a pound. You're trying to steal my money!"
Wu Yueying was so angry that she was jumping up and down behind. After all, Ye Qing was a kind-hearted doctor and couldn't bear to see Wu Yueying suffer like this, so she stopped after she walked a few steps away.
However, she did not agree to sell fish, but seeing that Wu Yueying was so heavy and dared to jump on the road like that, she was afraid that she would have health problems due to her excessive temper, so she reminded her:
"Since the town supply station sells fish, you can go to the town to buy some. I'm going to keep the fish for myself."
"I have to advise you. You have already lost two children. You must be stable. The most important thing for pregnancy is balanced nutrition, not eating too much. If you eat too much, you may not be able to give birth to the child. You should be more careful about what you eat and eat less meat!"
Ye Qing's words clearly meant well, but to the sensitive Wu Yueying, they sounded like he was mocking her and cursing her child. Her face immediately changed, and she pointed at Ye Qing and started swearing at him, uttering all kinds of ugly and dirty words.
Ye Qing's face turned cold now. He turned around and hurried into the village.
Her kindness was taken as an insult. Since Wu Yueying didn't listen to her advice, why didn't she meddle in other people's business?
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