Chapter 198 Chapter 198
Naturally, bringing back this carload of children caused a sensation in the entire Kaoshan Village.
The Gu family had no time to be happy about Ye Qing and Gu Weidong getting their marriage certificate. It was really too sudden for them to bring home such a group of problem children.
The eight kids all had their own miserable experiences. After getting off the car, they all huddled in a corner, not daring to move. They looked extremely pitiful, and silenced all the residents of Kaoshantun who had come to watch.
Although most people did not go to Hebei to see the scene in person, they had all seen the tragic situation in the disaster area from television and newspapers. They knew that hundreds of thousands of people were affected and countless people were killed and injured. Many people could not help crying after seeing the news. Now, seeing these poor children brought back by Ye Qing and Gu Weidong, everyone's eyes were red and they didn't know what to say for a long time.
"Just take them back. There are so many people living in Kaoshan Village. If each family shares some food, they can be raised successfully."
After a while, Old Man Cui finally spoke to break the silence.
The people in the village also nodded. Although each family has their own little thoughts, selfishness, and pettiness are inevitable, but in the face of such a major disaster of right and wrong, everyone is willing to release their inner compassion and kindness. Even if they have to take a portion of their food out of their mouths, most people will not have any resistance.
But how could Ye Qing really let the people in the village help her raise the child? Since she and Gu Weidong made this decision, they must have carefully weighed and calculated, and only brought the child back after making sure they could afford it.
Gu Zhenxing, as the new captain of Kaoshantun, immediately stood up and expressed his opinion:
"That's not necessary. My Dongzi now receives a monthly allowance of over 100 yuan. Ye Yatou earns both work points and wages at the health station. She also receives welfare subsidies at the feed factory and the farm next door. She can also earn royalties by writing articles. Besides, there are so many adult laborers in my family. Not to mention these eight children, even if we have ten or eight more, we won't have to worry about food and drink!"
This is not Gu Zhenxing's deliberate boasting, the fact is that Ye Qing and Gu Weidong are now among the best figures in Kaoshantun, even in the whole Jiaotan County. Their abilities are there, and their monthly income is probably higher than most two-income families in the city. They have so much money that they can't spend it all. They have adopted a few children, and it is not up to others to worry about them.
After hearing what the captain said, the villagers all agreed with it.
Of course, with so many children brought back, the question of where to house them became a problem.
Now, the yard of Grandma Zou's house, including the residential land in front and back, has been allocated to Ye Qing's name. Ye Qing uses the backyard as a medicine garden, and grows a lot of medicinal herbs, but the front yard is only used as a private plot to grow vegetables, and a large area is left empty.
Ye Qing immediately decided to find someone to continue building the house, and he would follow the construction method of the Sanheyuan that Old Man Cui had. He would extend the house outwards along the east and west side rooms, and add two rooms on each side. Each room did not need to be too big, just about 10 to 20 square meters, enough to accommodate a kang, a bookcase, and a long desk for homework. The room would be large enough for two children to live in.
It was already mid-August, and the busy farming season and harvest time were approaching. Ye Qing quickly sought help from people in the village, and the roof of the house was completed in more than a week. Then it took some time to build the kang and make the furniture, and the house was rebuilt in early September.
At this time, under Ye Qing's careful care and acupuncture treatment, the conditions of several children have gradually improved. The paralyzed one can already get up and take a few steps slowly. The children with autism, aphasia and intellectual disabilities are slowly becoming like normal children. The children who are missing arms and legs have become much more sunny and cheerful, and have begun to face their physical changes bravely and calmly. Under Ye Qing's teaching, they can read books and learn to read, and can even help Ye Qing grind medicinal materials and do what they can.
Then came the annual harvest season in the Great Northern Wilderness, when grain was plentiful. Led by local children, several children went into the fields to pick up rice ears and beans, and soon integrated into the group of their peers.
Because they are children from the earthquake-stricken area, people in the village are kind to them, and even children of the same age take good care of them. Growing up in a kind and warm environment, the inner pain of these children was quickly healed, and they became more and more lively and confident. Everything is on the right track, and everything is getting better in stability.
In November, the Jibei resettlement office even sent people to visit the children in person. After seeing the condition of the children, they realized that Ye Qing’s previous assurances to them were not lies, and she really meant to treat these children well.
In the same month, Jibei held a commendation meeting for earthquake relief and even called to invite Ye Qing to attend the ceremony. Ye Qing found an excuse not to go, but not long after, certificates of honor for her and her apprentices and special medals of honor for the two coyotes were mailed to her.
The more awards Ye Qing received, the less surprised he was. However, there were many volunteers in the village who signed up to participate in the rescue work this time, and they specially awarded a collective certificate of honor. This was very rare for the villagers of Kaoshantun. They framed it and hung it in the most conspicuous place at the entrance of the office of the Sun Valley Field Production Brigade that day.
It was also in this year that Zhao Yuliang introduced high-quality breeds of poultry and livestock from various places, and really began to build up strength for his ambitions in the breeding industry. Ye Qing naturally became the behind-the-scenes strategist, serving as the farm director's right-hand man, and would inevitably rush to the forefront of solving problems when there were any.
It was under such circumstances that at the end of the year, Gu Weidong returned to the village on a family visit leave. The couple, who had already obtained their marriage certificate, finally decided to hold their wedding in the village.
Both of them planned to keep a low profile and did not care much about the ceremony. They just planned to slaughter a pig and hold a casual banquet in the village as a formality.
But what the two did not expect was that, although no one had notified anyone, on the day of the wedding, many leaders from the county, province and army came, including Hang Tingfang and Old Yang. Colonel Zhang specially got several military vehicles for Gu Weidong to support the event, and the Northwest Base even sent several boxes of fireworks that were said to be homemade by the researchers at the base. In short, although the entire wedding did not follow any procedures, it was still joyful and lively all day long.
After getting married, there was no change in the way Ye Qing and Gu Weidong got along with each other. Gu Weidong took a vacation for half a month and then went back to the army. Ye Qing still stayed in Kaoshantun. Her in-laws' home was next door and her workplace was only fifty meters away. When there was something at Qingshan Farm, a car would come to pick her up. Occasionally, the feed factory would come to her for a meeting to test the quality of the finished feed. Under the guidance of Ye Qing, several female apprentices gradually became able to get started in many jobs. In addition to seeing eighty patients every day at the health station, Ye Qing took a group of children to run wild in Changbai Mountain. Her life was busy but fulfilling.
In the spring of the following year, the country began to vigorously introduce new papermaking technologies and new production line equipment. The output of printed materials increased significantly, and publications began to enter a golden age.
It just so happened that the Barefoot Veterinarian's Guide to Training was successfully finalized. Within two months, she received a message from Dr. Yang, telling her that the first print run of the new book was 20,000 copies, and that he had also sent her ten sample copies.
As a result, on the day Ye Qing received the sample book, she received a phone call announcing the good news. Ten thousand copies of the book were sold out in less than three days. Moreover, many county agricultural and animal husbandry bureaus thought that the quality of the book was very high. Technicians from the agricultural technology stations in the communes below were also interested in the book and asked the publishing house to print more copies. Mr. Yang's phone was flooded with calls.
The publishing house has decided to reprint Ye Qing's book, and they will reprint 50,000 copies at a time. If it is not enough after the subsequent sales, they will reprint it for the third and fourth time. In short, it is a foregone conclusion that Ye Qing's book will become a bestseller.
In the same month, the "Women's Newspaper" once again published a news report about Ye Qing's book. In recent years, the influence of the "Women's Newspaper" has been growing, and it has many loyal subscribers. But what Hang Tingfang did not expect was that it was this news report about Ye Qing that directly made the "Women's Newspaper" reach its peak sales, with daily sales exceeding 100,000 copies. Hang Tingfang was so excited that she couldn't wait to call Ye Qing that night to report the good news.
Not long after, the director of Jicheng Film Studio suddenly came to visit Kaoshantun, in order to acquire the film and television rights of Ye Qing's debut work "Li Qiu" and bring Li Qiu's story to the big screen.
Ye Qing was a little surprised, but not that surprised.
Fearing that Ye Qing would disagree, the film studio director was sincere and insisted on paying Ye Qing.
But Ye Qing doesn't care about the remuneration. She cares more about whether the filming of the movie will make her Li Qiu unrecognizable.
So she talked to the factory manager in detail about her mental journey in writing the book, including the core ideas and original intentions of writing the book, as well as her views and understanding of the character Li Qiu.
The factory manager was also a clever guy. He quickly understood what Ye Qing was worried about and immediately said that he would respect the character setting created by Ye Qing and strive to make the character more sublime and three-dimensional while restoring the original work. He would definitely not make any changes.
After getting this guarantee, Ye Qing felt at ease to hand over his book to him for filming.
At the end of July of the same year, the Jicheng Education Department called Ye Qing personally and invited her to go to Jicheng to attend the Science and Education Conference. Ye Qing's heart skipped a beat and she instantly realized something. Sure enough, this science and education symposium was divided into two venues, one for scientific research development and the other for educational reconstruction. Many scientific researchers, old professors and senior predecessors from the education world were invited from all over the country, as well as many famous scholars who are currently active in the public eye to speak freely.
The symposium lasted for a full half month and basically set the main tone: the current situation in the country is too critical, we lag far behind other countries, and if we don't catch up, we may not be able to catch up. Therefore, we must give young intellectuals the opportunity to realize their dreams and display their talents, and we must also give them the opportunity to dare to fight and change their destiny.
On the last day of the symposium, Ye Qing received a notice from the Ministry of Education, inviting her to stay in Jicheng to participate in the compilation of textbooks for medical schools of universities.
Ye Qing walked out of the venue with the invitation letter. Outside the venue, he happened to meet Qiao Youqing, who had been transferred back to Jicheng, and Han Yabo, who had become the leader of the research institute in Shencheng. The two of them were also holding the same invitation letter in their hands. After meeting, the three of them couldn't help but smile at each other, and their faces revealed unprecedented expectations and joy.
Yes, how can we not be happy and look forward to it? The college entrance examination will be resumed! The dawn is just ahead, the dragon is about to awaken, and the prosperous times are coming. So let’s move forward boldly, not forgetting the hardship we have gone through, and bravely step forward to start over. There is light and flowers blooming ahead, so there is no need to look back, just move forward bravely!
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