Chapter 63

Cheng Zheng was glared at by his two good brothers. If it weren’t for the fact that the two of them might not be able to beat Cheng Zheng, they would have dragged him to the training ground to compete.

Liang Haisheng and Xu Lang walked side by side after leaving Cheng's house, muttering to each other, with a sense of helplessness in their words.

"Old Cheng wasn't like this before we got married. Why did he change so quickly?" Xu Lang felt complicated.

"He used to be rich, but he had no interest in finding a partner or getting married. Now he's acting so arrogant!" Liang Haisheng felt ashamed of this behavior of betraying his own brother! Very ashamed!

After returning home, Liang Haisheng found that his wife kept staring at him, and even Dunzi noticed something was wrong.

Dunzi ran to his father and shouted in a loud voice, "Dad, did you make my mom angry?"

"Nonsense!" Liang Haisheng covered his son's mouth and gave him a look to let him understand for himself, "I'm fine with your mother."

"Really?" Feng Xiuhui thought of what Captain Cheng had done. It was so beautiful that she couldn't help but feel envious. "Lao Liang, even though you got married earlier, you really need to learn from Captain Cheng. You've only been married for less than two years, and you're already so good at it."

"Hui'er." Liang Haisheng moved to sit next to Feng Xiuhui, "Just wait and see, how long can Cheng Zheng last? He's like this when he's just dating or just got married, he's as excited as a peacock, he'll spread his feathers to everyone he sees, we're an old married couple, they're still new, they can't compare."

"Humph, you're always making excuses." Feng Xiuhui knew her man was good at talking, so she didn't want to listen to him. "I didn't ask you to do anything, so why don't you just take some action?"

Liang Haisheng spread his hands and said, "Okay, I'll pay you twenty-five cents less next month, and I'll go to the county department store to buy you a box of Pechoin's vanishing cream!"

"What? Twenty-five less?!" Feng Xiuhui glared at him and pushed him away. "Don't give me that! You can't pay less! We have to send money home every month. There are so many mouths to feed. Last month, your mother asked someone to contact us and told us that they were going to renovate the house and asked us to send more money back. Dunzi is getting bigger and bigger, and he has a big appetite."

"Look, I said I would buy it for you, but you still didn't want to?" Liang Haisheng hugged his wife, "Then we should have made it clear in advance. It was you who didn't agree."

"Okay, okay, if I really have to spend more than 20 yuan to buy face cream, I won't be able to sleep well." Feng Xiuhui thought about it and decided to give up!

Dunzi was watching from the side. Seeing his dad like that, he was so proud that he couldn't help but offer to help his mom.

"Mom, then ask Dad to cook you a meal and give you a back massage. These are free!"

Feng Xiuhui's eyes lit up, and she was almost led astray by the man! "Yes!"

"You!" Liang Haisheng pointed at the stool and was about to speak when he saw his son running out with his legs upside down. He disappeared in an instant. "You little bastard, you're just destroying my table."

"Political Commissar Liang, you are a good talker and I can't win over you. Just show your appreciation today by giving me a shoulder massage." Feng Xiuhui reacted and realized that there was an action that didn't cost any money!

"Okay!" Liang Haisheng stood behind his wife and started to massage her. "Who told you that you are my wife?"

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On the other side, Xu Lang's house.

Cui Yuhe sat on the sofa, watching her two sons playing. Hengheng took Yuanyuan running around, and she could only mutter something from time to time.

"Be careful not to fall."

Next to him, Xu Lang was mentally complaining about his good brother Cheng Zheng's abominations.

As soon as I got home, my wife started to look unhappy with me!

It’s all Old Cheng’s fault!

"Xu Lang, Chief of Staff Xu~" Cui Yuhe found that the man had been silent since returning home. He lowered his head and muttered something to himself. "What are you doing?"

"Ah?" Xu Lang raised his head and looked over. "Nothing."

"You have nothing, but I have something." Cui Yuhe leaned on the sofa, thinking of Captain Cheng's love for Miss Jian Lu, which really made her envious.

Then I look at my own man, who has no romantic ideas at all and always makes me feel depressed.

"You said that Captain Cheng got married late, but he is a very thoughtful person."

"Wife, stop talking!" Xu Lang knew that the gap was too big, so he made his attitude clear. "All the wages in the family are given to you. You can buy whatever you want. Even expensive ones are fine. We will buy those white crippled things in the county department store too!"

Cui Yuhe: "..."

Look at her, she even knows whether it’s opaque when applied on the face, and she chose a good scent that suits Jian Lu’s taste. But her own man can’t even pronounce his name properly!

Cui Yuhe felt very tired.

Besides, "Do I want to buy it with my own money? Do you know what is meant by a token of affection?"

"Ah?" Xu Lang pondered for a moment, "Oh~ You want me to go buy it? Then you wait, I'll go!"

"Xu Lang!" Seeing her husband rushing out, Cui Yuhe hurriedly called him, "You have quite a bit of money on you. Are you going to buy something worth more than 20 yuan now?"

"Here, I bought it for you." Xu Lang felt that his wife looked much better, so he smiled and took out four big group cards from the cigarette box in his trouser pocket. "Don't worry, I used my own money, my wife doesn't know!"

As soon as he said this, Xu Lang found that the smile on his wife's face became more obvious, but there was something different in her eyes. What did he just say?

Hey, what did you say?

Using private money? My wife doesn’t know?!

Covering his mouth with one hand, Xu Lang stuffed the money and cigarette box behind his back and said, "No, I was wrong just now."

"Let me see it!" Cui Yuhe stretched out her hand.

"No, I really don't have any..." Chief of Staff Xu started to lie with his eyes open. He didn't believe it even if he said it. He could only sigh and walk over, handing over the four big unity notes he had just taken out, and did not forget to explain to himself, "That's all. I really didn't hide more."

"Chief Staff Officer Xu is quite good at hiding things." Cui Yuhe took the four big group tickets and looked at them. She took out three of them and returned one. She looked at Xu Lang and took a breath. She explained, "Xu Lang, look, you were going to buy me more than 20 yuan worth of vanishing cream, right?"

"right."

"Then if you don't buy anything now and just give me the money, does that mean you bought it for me?"

Xu Lang frowned, feeling that this seemed to be the case, but seeing his private money being taken away, his heart still ached a little.

"Wife..."

"Okay, I won't cheat you." Cui Yuhe took out 7 yuan from her pocket and gave it to him. "The vanishing cream is 23, I'll take 30 from you, and I'll give you 7 yuan in change. Did I calculate it correctly?"

Xu Lang nodded with tears in his eyes, "I was right."

Cui Yuhe "received" her husband's private money and went back to her house happily, leaving only the father and his two sons in the living room.

Hengheng witnessed everything, looked at his dejected father, and went over to comfort him.

"Dad, it's okay. You can definitely hide again."

Who would have known that Xu Lang, who had his head down, would smile with relief the moment he looked up. He hugged his son and let out a long sigh, "Fortunately, your father had the foresight to hide the extra private money under the soles of his shoes! Otherwise, your mother would have caught all of it today! Hahahaha."

Heng Heng: “…”

He couldn't understand why someone could still smile after their money was taken away. He was in tears after his money for the New Year was taken away.

Dad is not stupid!

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Cheng Zheng didn't know that giving a birthday present to his wife would cause so much trouble, but no matter what, seeing that his wife liked the vanishing cream, he was happy in his heart.

Jian Lu now uses Pechoin's vanishing cream every night. This vanishing cream has a refreshing texture and does not appear thick when applied on the face. It has a suitable fragrance with a light and fresh scent, which is very much to her liking.

However, looking at Comrade Cheng Zheng's slightly proud eyes, she was not prepared to tell him that he had let the problem slip, and just asked him to continue working hard.

Guessing your wife’s thoughts is a must for a good man!

......

After her birthday, Jian Lu went to inquire about the army women's federation's newspaper submission situation.

Not only Jian Lu heard about it, but everyone in the family compound heard about it. The prizes were pork and eggs, who wouldn't be tempted?

Most of the military dependents in the family compound did not have formal jobs, so it was normal for them to have insufficient food and meat coupons. It would be amazing if they could earn a pound of pork by themselves.

"That's a pound of pork! I'm drooling just thinking about it!"

"I almost forgot what pork tastes like. All I have in my mouth is the taste of fish."

Jian Lu and her mother-in-law Auntie Wang took their children out to play today. When they returned to their old apartment building to chat with everyone, the topic unconsciously came up with the newspaper's call for articles.

"Then I'm going to write too." Mrs. Wu in the yard stood up, looking very confident and ready to do something big.

Mrs. Liu stopped her and said, "Calm down. You can only write three words. How can you write an article?"

Mrs. Liu's words were not unreasonable. Mrs. Wu stopped talking and sat back down, sighing, "Ah, I didn't go to primary school back then. You can't blame me for this."

"So, let's just listen, there are not many people here who can participate." Mrs. Liu was very clear-headed. Even if one can recognize a few words and write a few words, there is still a big gap between being able to write an article.

After listening to everyone's discussion for a while, Jian Lu went upstairs to Cheng Hehua's home.

Cheng Hehua's child is a few months old, very pretty and cute. The mother and daughter are at home. After Cheng Hehua finished feeding the child, she heard the heated discussion outside and felt very itchy.

"Lotus, are you done feeding?"

Cheng Hehua welcomed Jian Lu into the house and poured her a cup of water. "Yes, look, the baby fell asleep right after eating."

"Your daughter is so cute, what a pretty girl." Jian Lu took a look at the sleeping child, she was so pretty.

Listening to people praising her child, Cheng Hehua's smile never faded. Thinking of what was just discussed outside, she couldn't help but speak, "Lulu, have you heard about the Women's Federation's plan to publish a newspaper?"

Of course Jian Lu heard it, and not only that, she was also very excited!

After all, since the start of the movement, the manuscript fees have been cancelled. When Jian Lu first traveled through time, she had thought of this as the only possible way to make money. But when she found out that all manuscript fees had been cancelled, she could only give up with regret.

Nowadays, the army is soliciting articles. There is no money to be paid, but there are prizes. It is impossible not to participate!

"Do you want to join too?" Jian Lu saw through Cheng Hehua's thoughts at a glance. Her eyes were shining and she was obviously very interested.

"Me?" Cheng Hehua was moved, but she was aware of her own level. Since she followed the army, she had attended literacy classes and recognized more and more words. Later, Jian Lu taught her some learning methods.

Yes, it was the first time she heard that there was a method to learn!

Believe it or not, just like this, learning has become much easier. She can learn pinyin, recognize more characters, write some sentences, and even say idioms. Of course, she sometimes uses them wrongly.

"Yes, you have made great progress. You can definitely give it a try." Jian Lu encouraged her.

"But I can only write a few sentences at best. I have never written any articles."

Oh, Cheng Hehua remembered that she had written a letter, a letter written by herself. Although the handwriting was not very beautiful and the expression was average, it was written by herself after all.

But what is the difference between writing a letter and writing an article?

The more she thought about it, the more scared she became. The restlessness in Cheng Hehua's heart disappeared, leaving only clarity and rationality.

"I can't. I can't write."

"What's the big deal?" Jian Lu thought she was just scaring herself. "Since you can write letters, you can definitely write articles. Just write articles the same way you write letters. Think about it, the Women's Federation's newspaper is for families to read and to encourage everyone to participate. Otherwise, how could they prepare such good prizes? Pork and eggs."

Hearing about pork and eggs, Cheng Hehua pursed her lips, they were really delicious.

"Everyone's average is right here. There's really nothing special about them, right? Look at me too. I didn't go to elementary school either. I just learned to read and write. I just wanted to give it a try! Even if I don't get selected, it's not shameful."

Cheng Hehua listened to Jian Lu's words and the more she thought about it, the more it made sense. After all, there was no loss if she applied and didn't get selected.

What if, by chance, I am a blind cat that meets a dead rat? !

"Okay, I'll go too!"

"You can do it, Lotus!" When Jian Lu traveled through time, the most studious comrade she met was Cheng Hehua. She worked really hard.

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Troops, Women's Federation.

Office of the Director of Women.

"Director Qian, should we limit the number of submissions for this newspaper?" Deputy Director Wei Shufen sat on the chair opposite Qian Honglian.

The two were discussing important matters of the Women's Federation later.

"No need." Qian Honglian wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, and her gentle face was a little serious. When talking about official business, she was particularly serious. "This matter is just to encourage more military families to participate. Limiting the number of places would go against our original intention."

This time, the Women's Federation of the Army specially prepared a monthly family report in order to improve the ideological style of the relatives of the military in the family home, strengthen the cultural level construction, and assist in the development of literacy work.

Nowadays, there are more and more military dependents, and it is difficult to manage so many people. As the director of the women's department, Qian Honglian has a lot to do every day.

Either the east family is quarreling or the west family is fighting. There are even worse ones, such as the vicious stepmother in Wu Feng's family and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law problems in Deputy Captain Wang's family. Everything is difficult to deal with.

Qian Honglian is going to encourage everyone to participate more in literacy campaigns and learn more so that people can talk more about principles and have fewer conflicts and grudges.

After some discussion, the Women's Federation came up with the idea of ​​publishing a monthly newspaper. If their articles could be published in the newspaper of the Women's Federation of the army, it would not only increase the popularity of the articles, but also enhance everyone's enthusiasm for participation, and secondly, it would increase everyone's interest in learning.

Of course, the most important thing is that there are prizes! Pork and eggs are hard to find, and they are so attractive!

"What about the prizes? Do they really have to be so heavy?" Wei Shufen felt that the first prize of one pound of pork and the second prize of ten eggs were too heavy and totally unnecessary. She just wanted to move the third prize of a bag of brown sugar to the first prize, and the others could be moved up in order.

"Shufen, we can't be so short-sighted. To mobilize the enthusiasm of family members to improve their thinking and work style, we must encourage and educate them more. Verbal and written rewards are one thing, and substantive rewards are also very important."

Qian Honglian and Song Zhao lived together for many years and unknowingly developed the same habits as him and loved to drink a sip of strong tea.

Blowing away the floating tea foam, the fragrant tea aroma rushed into her throat along with a mouthful of tea. Qian Honglian continued, "When the time comes, you will take the lead in collecting and screening the manuscripts and determine the rankings. We have limited space, so we will display the top three articles for submission."

"Okay, Director Qian." Wei Shufen turned around and asked before leaving, "Do you want me to read all the articles?"

Qian Honglian, who was overwhelmed with work, shook her head. "Show me the top three when the time comes."

"OK."

=

For the attractive prize, there are many people who want to participate in the family courtyard. Anyone who can write a few words wants to give it a try. After all, you won’t lose anything by trying. On the contrary, if you are lucky, you can get a piece of meat!

Jian Lu bought a page of manuscript paper from the supply and marketing cooperative and was sitting at the desk thinking.

She was not thinking about how to write to win an award, but how to win an award without exposing herself too much.

It is no exaggeration to say that most of the family members in the family compound have a low level of education, and even fewer have been to school, not to mention junior high school and high school students. Jian Lu knows of several high school students who came from the city to marry and follow the army.

Jian Lu is a comrade who, in everyone's eyes, has never been to school but has a certain level of education thanks to her own efforts in study, so naturally she cannot exceed too much.

It would be fake if you wrote an article that was too brilliant and showed off your knowledge!

After pondering for a while, Jian Lu decided to write in plain language as much as possible, which was in line with her own personality, and it would be better even if she left one or two mistakes in inappropriate wording.

Her focus should be on the original intention of establishing this event. Since the Women's Federation hopes to improve the ideological and work style of military families, it must start from this aspect.

The core idea is well grasped, which is conducive to winning the award. Some errors in word choice and expression are exposed in the article, which is conducive to maintaining the character. Perfect!

......

Cheng Zheng came back from the army and found something was wrong as soon as he entered the family compound.

On weekdays, every sister-in-law would be in the yard picking vegetables, drying vegetables, knitting sweaters, sewing shoe soles, or chatting about what happened in someone's family and what happened today?!

A group of military wives, each holding a piece of paper in their hands, were whispering to each other, but no one knew what they were talking about.

Some people were even holding pens and writing, looking very serious.

He recognized the military wife who was writing. She was the mother of the deputy commander of the Fourth Regiment. It was said that she had never been to school and could not write a single word.

So what are you writing today?

"Captain Cheng, are you back?" Everyone was busy with their work, but they would still greet each other warmly when they saw each other.

"Yes, sister-in-law, what are you writing?"

"Oh, this!" A military wife raised the manuscript in her hand and waved it to Cheng Zheng, "We are going to participate in the newspaper manuscript solicitation activity organized by the Women's Federation. There are prizes there!"

"It's a pound of pork!"

Cheng Zheng suddenly realized, no wonder! Who can resist the attraction of pork?

Of course no one can resist the attraction of pork. When Cheng Zheng returned home, he was not surprised to see his wife writing at her desk. Based on his understanding of his wife, Cheng Zheng knew that she would definitely participate.

“Lulu.”

Jian Lu didn't turn around, but continued writing with her pen in her hand. "You're back?"

"Working hard?" Cheng Zheng went over to take a look. The word "wife" had improved greatly compared to when he first came to the family courtyard and going back to the time when his mother wrote him a letter.

It looked pretty good, and Cheng Zheng was happy for his wife.

"The Women's Federation of the 625th Army held an anti-illness class, organized an ideological education class, and even showed open-air movies for everyone. The ideological style of us military dependents has been greatly improved... For example, I, an ordinary military dependent, was deeply touched. Since I attended the anti-illness class, I have learned to read..."

Cheng Zheng read a few sentences from his wife's article and found that her writing was quite good. Although some of the written language was not very appropriate, the meaning was expressed well.

"How is it?" Jian Lu raised her head and looked at him, with a little pride in her eyes, "Not bad?"

"Very good! There is just a typo here. The word 'organization' is written incorrectly." Cheng Zheng dragged a chair to sit next to his wife and praised her seriously. He thought from the bottom of his heart that his wife was amazing, and some minor mistakes were harmless. "Lulu, do you remember what I said before?"

"What?"

"I've said before that if you had gone to school since you were young, you would have done well." Cheng Zheng felt that his wife was really smart, especially her strong learning ability. She could basically understand everything at once. Now she has no problem writing so many words. At least she is much better than he was before.

Jian Lu blushed a little when Cheng Zheng praised her. She had already accumulated this feeling before but just couldn't say it out loud.

"Okay, stop praising me." Jian Lu waved her hand and sent the man away. "Go away, or I will be too proud."

Cheng Zheng: "..."

Why are you exaggerating so much that you drive yourself away?

"Okay, then write well and try to win a prize."

"Just wait." Jian Lu looked up from the manuscript and glanced at him, full of confidence, "I will definitely treat you to pork!"

"Okay." Cheng Zheng gave her a brilliant smile in return, "I'll wait."

......

Jian Lu finished writing the article and submitted it to the Women's Federation Office. When she returned to her family compound, she found that Comrade Cheng Hehua was still worried.

"Lulu, I've already wasted three pages of manuscript paper." Cheng Hehua was worried. Every time she wrote just two sentences, she got stuck and didn't know how to continue.

"Let me see." Jian Lu picked up Cheng Hehua's scrap manuscript and took a look.

This handwriting is really much better than before, I can recognize its shape now.

"Dear leader, I am Cheng Hehua from the Family Courtyard. This time I wrote about the good activities of our Women's Federation. Specifically, what is good about it is..."

Jian Lu took a quick look and found it to be written in a very dry way. In fact, Cheng Hehua was a girl who spoke very pleasantly and could tell any interesting story in a very detailed and concise way. However, she became nervous when she thought about writing an article.

"Hehua, don't write so formally." Jian Lu thought about it and felt that this style was not suitable for her. "How about this, why don't you just write about your personal experience?"

"Ah? About me?" Cheng Hehua was surprised. "Isn't this about the Women's Federation? How can it be about me?"

"Why not?"

There is no restriction on the topic for this call for papers, so feel free to write freely. Of course, Qian Honglian also thought that everyone's education level is limited, and if the topic is restricted, it will be more difficult to write.

"If there is no theme, you can write about anything. Besides, you can also show the success of the Women's Federation's literacy campaign. You can write about how you came here to attend the literacy campaign and what you learned. Oh, and also write about the idioms you practiced, so that everyone can see your progress."

Let everyone see your progress?

Cheng Hehua's almond-shaped eyes sparkled, "Really?"

"Yes!" Jian Lu encouraged her. "Just think of it as writing a letter to the director of the Women's Federation, telling her about your learning and progress, and then you will be able to write it."

"Okay! I'll give it a try!" Cheng Hehua was confident. She knew how to write a letter, so she could just say whatever came to her mind.

=

One after another, the families in the family home who were able to write something submitted their manuscripts to the Women's Federation and waited for selection.

Everyone is rubbing their hands in anticipation, hoping to get lucky and win a pound of pork, the meat is so delicious!

At this moment, the door of Jian Lu's house was closed and the family was roasting a rabbit in the yard.

To prevent the aroma of the roasted rabbit from wafting far, Aunt Wang also smoked some wormwood nearby, which would cover up the aroma. Otherwise, everyone would know that there was the smell of roasted rabbit here, and although Cheng Zheng's going up the mountain was not a big problem, it was better not to give people a reason to talk about it.

The roasted rabbit is crispy and fragrant, the outside is crispy, and the rabbit meat is firm. The sprinkled chili powder and salt are roasted into the rabbit meat to add flavor. For those who have not lived in the 1970s, it tastes so good to eat meat. have no idea.

Three adults ate a wild rabbit cleanly, but poor little Shuangshuang could only watch from the side. The child was very anxious. She has grown 5 teeth now, and is getting better and better at eating. Naturally, her reaction to seeing food is also very strong.

When Jian Lu went back to wash her hands and held the child, her eyes looked a little sad. She leaned over and kissed her daughter, "When you grow up, mom will give you lots of delicious food!"

"Ah~" Shuangshuang seemed to understand what her mother said and danced with excitement.

After eating the rabbit meat, more than half a month has passed. Jian Lu has begun to look forward to the prize for writing the article. It would be great if she could get a pound of pork. Pork is delicious!

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Military Women's Federation

Office of the Director of Women

Deputy Director Wei Shufen reported the results of the newspaper solicitation to Qian Honglian, "Director Qian, this time the family members were very enthusiastic and the participation was very high. We received a total of 103 articles."

"So much?" Qian Honglian was very surprised by this number. After all, many families were reluctant to attend the previous literacy classes, thinking that it would waste time and they would be better off doing more housework or mending clothes at home. "It seems that the prizes are attractive enough."

"Yes, you are very thoughtful. You are here just for the prize."

"How is everyone's writing going?" Qian Honglian continued to ask.

"More than half of them failed. We required more than 150 words. Many of them only had two or three sentences. Some of the words were unclear, as if they were drawings. There were also a few articles with good handwriting, but we found out that they couldn't read a single word. When we went to ask, we found out that they had asked their husbands to write for them. All of them were eliminated and did not pass the preliminary selection."

"Well, well done." Qian Honglian discussed with Wei Shufen in advance how to select. Apart from anything else, pragmatism is the first principle. Others can give you some reference suggestions, but in the end you have to write it yourself. It is even more undesirable to have someone else write for you.

"Finally, we selected 10 articles that were generally qualified and all of them will receive prizes. We also selected three articles that can be published in newspapers. These are the top three articles. Director Qian, please take a look. The first place is at the top."

Qian Honglian took over the three manuscripts and read them quickly. In order to be fair, the names were even covered when the rankings were selected.

After reading the three articles, Qian Honglian took out the second place originally selected by Wei Shufen and put it on the top, "Change the ranking and take it back for publication."

"Ah?" Wei Shufen remembered that the second one was okay, but there were some minor mistakes. The first one was very well written, almost standard...

"The first place you picked does look good. It's well-written and standard. It must have been written by a middle school or high school student."

"Yes." Wei Shufen was puzzled. "Director Qian, why is it moved to the second place?"

"First, it's too vague. Although we didn't set a theme, the whole article was just showing off her knowledge and culture. I couldn't tell what she was trying to say in the 300-plus words. It was all empty talk. Second, it's out of touch with the audience of our newspaper. This newspaper is for the military families in the family housing. This style of article only shows that the author has been to school for a few years and has a certain level of culture, but for most families, it's hard to understand."

"Ah, now that you mention it, it is indeed the case." Wei Shufen took another look at the first place. It was more than 300 words long and full of seemingly standard words, but in fact it was all repetitive. If she didn't mention the military families, she would feel dizzy just reading it. However, the second article, which talked about a series of activities of the Women's Federation and her own learning and progress after coming to the family home, combined the two very well.

The only drawback is that it is more colloquial and contains some minor errors.

But this kind of vernacular is more suitable for reading.

"Director Qian, I will change the ranking then."

"Okay, go ahead and edit it." Qian Honglian was busy writing the report. When she saw Wei Shufen leaving, she asked her again, "By the way, which family member wrote the first place?"

"Let me see." Wei Shufen tore off the cloth covering the name and saw two words on it, "Jian Lu."

Jane Lu?

Qian Honglian nodded, "Okay, I understand, you can go out now."

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On the day when the Army Women's Federation newspaper was published, Mrs. Liu from the yard came back with a few newspapers. The newspapers, which exuded the fragrance of ink, danced in Mrs. Liu's hands, making a rustling sound.

“Come and see!”

Mrs. Liu called everyone over with a shout. The family members surrounded her and asked questions one by one, "What happened? Who reported it?"

"Am I?"

"Second Sister Feng, can the article you wrote be called an article? It's just a bunch of dog-crawling, ghostly scribbles, who can recognize it?"

"Maybe the treasury director knows what's good!"

"I haven't read it yet! I just came back with the newspaper." Mrs. Liu held a page of newspaper, looked around, and saw the article in the lower right middle position at a glance - "Daily Study after Joining the Army", written by Jian Lu.

This is the largest page, apart from the articles written by the Women's Federation itself.

"Oh, there's Comrade Jian Lu!"

"Wow~"

A group of sisters-in-law expressed their envy in unison. They all looked at Jian Lu and congratulated her. This was a prize!

"And..." Mrs. Liu was still looking, "There are two more who live in the building next door, Cui Jingfang and Dong Qiuhua."

"I know them. One graduated from junior high school and the other graduated from high school."

"It seems that Comrade Jian Lu is really amazing! She never went to school before, but attended the blind elimination class."

"That's incredible! It brings honor to our family building!"

"Second Sister Feng, Comrade Jian Lu has moved to that small building over there. Isn't that a credit to us?"

"Of course it counts! After all, I lived here before, right? Sister Jian Lu!"

Jian Lu nodded with a smile, listening to everyone's congratulations, it was as if she saw a pound of pork in front of her eyes.

"Here, there is a small box announcing the top ten. The first place is Jian Lu! The prize is a pound of pork!"

When the military families heard that Jian Lu had taken the pork, they became even more upset and thought that Comrade Jian Lu was too powerful.

"No, I have to learn to read and study hard. I want to have some pork, too!"

Jian Lu, who showed no change of expression about her first place, was pulled aside by several military wives and asked to help them learn how to study.

"Okay, I'll help you think of a solution when I have time. It's a good thing that you want to learn and learn to read."

But at this moment, she just wants to get the award as soon as possible!

Mrs. Liu then announced, "The second place is Cui Jingfang, the prize is ten eggs, the third place is Dong Qiuhua, the prize is five eggs, the fourth place is Wu Qingqing, the prize is two eggs... The ninth place is Xie Zhaodi, the prize is..."

Cheng Hehua was very happy for Jian Lu. She had always thought that Jian Lu was very capable and a good student. She grabbed her hand and said excitedly, "Lulu, you got the pork!"

It's really amazing that he can win the award and eat pork by himself.

Cheng Hehua, with a smile on her face, only felt the noise all around her. Suddenly, she heard someone calling her name. She was about to look up to see who was calling her when she saw the other military wives looking at her.

"Hehua, you are amazing. You actually won a prize!"

"I can't tell."

"Ah?" Cheng Hehua was stunned. "Me?"

"Yes, Lotus." Mrs. Liu waved the newspaper at her, "You are the tenth place, and the prize is a box of matches!"

"Ahhhhhhhh!" Cheng Hehua howled excitedly. Actually, her writing level was limited and many sentences were written haltingly. But the comments in the newspaper said that the article was sincere and heartfelt, and it expressed the author's learning process well, and also allowed people to clearly feel the author's progress.

Sincerity is an eternal weapon.

Cheng Hehua and Jian Lu went to the Women's Federation hand in hand to receive their prizes, which were given to them by Wei Shufen. One of them carried a pound of pork and the other carried a box of matches.

The one holding the matches was so excited that his face turned red, while the one holding the pork had a dull expression, only a faint smile. Wei Shufen was confused for a moment, and always felt that the matches seemed to be the first prize.

"Deputy Director Wei, can we get a copy of the newspaper?" It was the first time that Cheng Hehua's name appeared in the newspaper, and it was an award-winning name. She must get a copy of the newspaper and keep it as a family heirloom.

"Of course you can." Wei Shufen handed over two newspapers and encouraged them again, "I hope you will continue to do well."

"Lulu, thank you!" Cheng Hehua felt that if Jian Lu hadn't given her advice, she would definitely not know what to write, let alone win the prize. She decided to thank Jian Lu, "I'll give you half of my prize."

Jian Lu looked at the matchbox in her hand and said with a smile, "No need, just use it well. I appreciate it."

Holding a pound of pork in her left hand and a newspaper in her right hand, Jian Lu was in a good mood. It was great to have meat to eat!

Along the way, many military dependents coveted the meat in her hands, but everyone knew that it was a prize won in a writing competition, so they could only envy it.

When she reached the door of her house, Jian Lu saw Cheng Zheng rushing in from the other end, and the two met at the door.

"Captain Cheng~" Jian Lu raised the pork in her hand and smiled, "I'll treat you to meat tonight!"