Chapter 139 The appointment has come
After thinking it through, Su Mo no longer worried about it. Since she already had it, she should just take good care of it.
As for the work, she would take it one step at a time, as long as the position can be given.
"When do you think those appointments will come?" Su Mo asked Lu Changzheng.
Seeing that his wife's eyes had regained their former agility, Lu Changzheng breathed a sigh of relief, "No matter what, they will come this month."
It was only December 1st, and a month was enough time for the upper management to work.
"Wife, you take a rest first, I'll cook." Lu Changzheng gently put Su Mo on the kang and lit the kerosene lamp for her.
His wife is pregnant now, so she can't work too hard. As for the word "maybe" Su Mo said, he ignored it directly.
Lu Changzheng cut some sausage and steamed it with rice, fried some eggs, and stir-fried some greens with mustard oil.
He had to get more nourishing food. He didn't dare to let his wife eat meat every day, but he still had to make sure she had eggs every day so that the nutrition would be enough.
After dinner, Lu Changzheng began to have troubles again.
There is still a lot of work to be done in the mountains now. He can't come back every day. It would be good if he could come back once every two or three days. Moreover, after the appointment, he will definitely have to go back to the army to hand over the work.
"Wife, why don't you tell my mother. Let her come over to cook in the future?" Lu Changzheng said.
"Don't do that. I'm not sure about this." Although she was sure.
"Even if she is really pregnant, there is no need for others to cook for her. Other women in the brigade have to work in the fields when they are pregnant, but I can cook."
"But you just..." He just saw that his wife was not in a very good condition. He
had heard from a married comrade that when his wife was pregnant, she needed someone to accompany her the most.
"I just thought about it wrongly before. It's okay now that I have figured it out. Don't tell mom." Su Mo warned.
She still wanted to study and read at home. It would be inconvenient if someone came over all the time.
She was used to being independent, so she didn't need someone to cook for her just because she was pregnant. When she got the job, she would have to go to work again.
"I'm afraid you're tired."
Su Mo smiled, "It's just cooking, you won't be tired. If I'm really tired, I'll tell you."
"Okay! Wife, if you feel uncomfortable, you must tell me."
When sleeping at night, Lu Changzheng was very honest, and from time to time he would get up to see if Su Mo's quilt was covered.
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For nearly ten days after that, Su Mo stayed at home and did not go out.
Lu Changzheng also tried to come back once every two or three days, and every time he came back, he would bring some game.
After all, they were working in the deep mountains, and they had a family, so they could get a lot of things. The soldiers stationed there also relied on these prey to satisfy their hunger.
During this period, Su Mo studied and wrote articles at home, and she also took the time to make herself a cotton coat. Originally, she wanted to make one for Lu Changzheng, but Lu Changzheng was afraid that she would be tired, so he didn't let her, saying that the army had issued one.
Occasionally, Li Yue'e would come to Su Mo to chat.
Fu Manhua and his friends also returned to Guangxi Province on the evening of the 8th, and sent a telegram to Su Mo that day to report that they were safe.
On this day, Ma Xiaojuan came to play with Su Mo and told her about some things in the educated youth camp.
She said that the old educated youth Lin Xia's family found a partner for her and asked her to go back for a blind date during the winter. If it was suitable, Lin Xia would probably be able to return to the city through marriage.
She also talked about some conflicts in the youth education center, and lamented that Su Mo made a wise decision to get married and stay away from the youth education center
. "I heard that there will be another batch of youth education next spring. There are already so many conflicts among ten people now. I don't know what will happen if another batch comes in the future." Ma Xiaojuan sighed. "
There are so many people. If your financial conditions allow, you can see if you can apply to build a house near the youth education center. Living alone will make life more comfortable." Su Mo suggested. Ma
Xiaojuan's eyes lit up, "How much does it cost to build a house?"
Su Mo didn't know the exact amount, and gave a rough range: "For an adobe house, it may cost 70 or 80 yuan."
After all, she had nothing, from adobe to wood, she had to find someone to buy everything.
Ma Xiaojuan thought for a moment, "Okay, let's wait until spring comes and see how many people come."
At noon, Su Mo invited Ma Xiaojuan to have lunch. She cooked corn porridge, cut some marinated roe deer meat, and most importantly, fried two kinds of green vegetables.
Ma Xiaojuan was very satisfied with the meal. Usually, I don't think green vegetables are so good, but in this winter when there is no vegetables to eat, green vegetables are considered top-notch delicacies.
Su Mo has been planting these vegetables for a month and a half, and they can be eaten soon.
Su Mo picked some of the better ones and sent them to the Lu family, asking Li Yue'e to distribute them.
On December 12, the reward and appointment documents about the gold mine came down.
Geng Changqing was promoted to secretary of the Qingxi County Party Committee, Lu Changzheng was promoted to head of a certain regiment, and Su Mo was appointed as a special agricultural researcher of Hongqi Commune.
The three appointments officially took effect on January 1, 1972.
In addition to the work of a special researcher, Su Mo's superiors also secured a bonus of 500 yuan for her.
The bonus was specially delivered by the cadres of a certain county committee the day after the appointment was issued.
A commendation meeting was also held in the brigade to praise Su Mo for her selfless spirit of discovering gold and reporting it. Then, they began to brag about what these cadres of a certain committee had done, what results they had achieved, and what achievements they had made.
Su Mo stood on the podium of the brigade in the snow and wind, with a fake smile on her face, listening to the long-winded official talk of the cadre, wishing she could kick him off the podium.
She hoped that after Uncle Geng took office, he would seize power as soon as possible and get rid of all those incompetent members of a certain committee.
Finally, after the cadre had been talking for more than an hour, Su Mo received the money and hurried down.
The members of the Lujia Village Brigade were all excited!
They had never thought that a gold mine would be discovered in their mountain.
This was great news!
With a mine nearby, their lives would probably be even better.
The militia members who had participated in the patrol felt a little uncomfortable. Why didn't they open their eyes a little more at the beginning? Otherwise, the honor, the reward, and the job would all be theirs. After
sending off the county cadres, Lu Baoguo patted Lu Qingan on the shoulder and said, "You old man, you are so secretive that you don't even let out a word."
Lu Qingan smiled and said, "This matter needs to be kept secret. How can you talk nonsense?"
In fact, he was very bitter in his heart. The grandfather and his three grandsons knew about it, but he was the only one who kept it a secret.
On the other side, Aunt Chunfeng was also teasing Li Yue'e, "No wonder you love your youngest daughter-in-law the most, this is really a gold nugget."
Li Yue'e laughed and nodded, "Yes, it is indeed a gold nugget."
She said that Xiaomo was a lucky star, and now even a gold mine has been discovered.
The two of them were talking and laughing, and they happened to meet Li Cuihua who was walking back with her head down.
Li Cuihua glanced at Li Yue'e and walked straight away. She no longer had the energy to compare!