Chapter 90 Received the Manuscript Fee

When Su Mo arrived at the brigade headquarters, she found that the aunties who were chatting at the door looked at her with a strange look in their eyes.

Seeing Su Mo coming, one of the aunties came up and said with a gossipy look on her face: "Su Zhiqing, there is a package for you, a letter and two remittance slips."

Su Mo responded and ran to the postman to sign for it.

The package was sent by Lu Changzheng, and it was quite big. I don’t know what was mailed.

The letter was written by the editor of Haishi Newspaper.

There were two remittance slips, one for 30 yuan, which was collected by Lu Changzheng; the other for 20 yuan, which was collected by Haishi Newspaper.

Su Mo was very happy to receive the remittance from the newspaper. It seemed that her article was selected.

The aunties are always the most curious. When they saw Su Mo signed for the package, they quickly gathered around and asked a lot of questions.

"Su Zhiqing, who sent you these things?"

"Was it your husband?"

"Or did your parents send you money again?"

Su Mo was very happy that her manuscript was selected, and she answered all the questions one by one without any impatience.

"The package and a remittance slip were sent by Changzheng, and the letter and another remittance slip were sent by Haishi Newspaper."

"Newspaper? Is it the place where newspapers are printed? Why are they remitting money to you?"

Su Mo curled her lips and smiled, waiting for this sentence.

"Yes, it's where newspapers are printed. The money they collect for me is my royalties. I'm a non-staff correspondent for Haishi Newspaper. I write articles for the newspaper, and when they are published, I get royalties."

The aunties took a breath of cold air, and their eyes suddenly changed when they looked at Su Mo.

Before, they might have just been envious of Su Mo's frequent income, but now they admire her.

They basically have never been to school, and have only attended a few days of literacy classes. They are born with a kind of admiration for those who can make a living by writing.

Although it is a special period now, many people say that studying is useless, but that is more of the idea of ​​young people. The older generation still admires people who read books.

"Well, how much is the royalties?" asked an auntie.

Su Mo smiled, "Not much, just 20 yuan."

What? The aunties gasped again.

20 yuan is not a lot? How much did he get before that?

This educated youth Su, who seemed quiet, turned out to be a powerful figure.

It was also because of Lu Changzheng's sharp eyes that he picked the best one at a glance.

The aunties were envious, why didn't their own family have such good eyes.

After Su Mo finished pretending, she was ready to go back, "Aunties, I'll go home first."

The aunties saw Su Mo carrying a large package, and quickly made way for Su Mo to pass.

After returning home, Su Mo first opened the letter sent by the editor of the newspaper. In addition to the letter, there was an industrial coupon and 2 kilograms of meat coupons that were valid throughout the country.

Su Mo put the ticket away and unfolded the letter.

The first half of the letter was the editor's high praise for Su Mo for giving up her job in Haishi to support rural construction. As to whether it was sincere, no one knew.

The second half said that their newspaper had recently opened a column for educated youth who went to the countryside. The manuscript Su Mo sent was like timely rain. He asked her to write more about this in the future, and he would try his best to get her a higher remuneration.

The four articles Su Mo had submitted before were all controlled at a little over a thousand words, and she was paid 20 yuan, which is a remuneration of 5 yuan per thousand words. She remembered that the original owner had received a remuneration of 8 yuan per thousand words for one of her articles before. It seemed that she still had room for improvement.

After reading the letter, Su Mo opened the package sent by Lu Changzheng.

There was a brand new military coat inside, and it was a small size. It should be specially changed for her by Lu Changzheng.

Su Mo tried it on. Although it was a little big, it was just right for wearing in the winter when it snowed. Otherwise, she would only have one set of cotton clothes and nothing to change into.

In addition to clothes, there were also canned meat, milk powder and milk candy, all in double portions. Su Mo kept one for herself and gave the other to the old man when the time came.

There was also a thick letter. Su Mo opened it and found five pages of letter paper.

Lu Changzheng only briefly said at the beginning that he went to carry out the mission after returning to the army and returned to the army half a month later. The next four and a half pages were all about his longing for Su Mo, all kinds of sweet words, which made Su Mo's mouth twitch but also rise high.

Finally, he did not forget to remind Su Mo to write to him more often.

Su Mo thought about sending out her recent manuscript tomorrow, so she took out a piece of letter paper and wrote a letter to Lu Changzheng, telling him about recent events, especially the fact that Lu Boying's health had improved. After thinking for a while, she added "I miss you too" at the end.

While Su Mo was writing the letter, Liu Yuzhi, who had just returned from helping someone pick cabbage, saw Li Yue'e washing things by the well, so she went over to her.

"Mom, I heard that my third brother's wife received the manuscript fee from the newspaper, 20 yuan." There was nothing exciting in the countryside, so any new news would spread quickly.

"What?" Li Yue'e had been at home cleaning up this morning and had not gone out, so she didn't know.

"Just say that the third brother's wife is a reporter for a newspaper, submitted an article to the newspaper, it was published, and she was paid 20 yuan for the article." Those aunties didn't know what "extra-staff correspondent" meant, so they just said reporter.

"Is there such a thing?" Li Yue'e stood up and said with a smile, "Xiaomo is a smart child, this is also possible."

The old daughter-in-law likes her more and more. At home, she can make money by writing articles. When she goes up the mountain, she either encounters Coptis chinensis or digs wild ginseng. She

is really a lucky star!

Seeing Li Yue'e so happy, Liu Yuzhi felt a little uncomfortable. When there were two daughters-in-law before, Li Yue'e liked her more.

"I heard that the third brother also saved money and sent a package back." Liu Yuzhi supplemented.

Li Yue'e waved her hands, not caring much, "That's as it should be. His wife is at home, so she should send some money and things back."

Liu Yuzhi didn't say anything, but she was actually surprised. If it were her, her son would only care about sending things to his wife, and his parents didn't care at all, and she would feel uncomfortable.

It seems that this third sister-in-law is still capable. She has been married for only a month, but her status in her mother-in-law's heart is so high.

Liu Yuzhi suddenly felt a sense of crisis. It seems that she still needs to think more about the old man, otherwise her status as the eldest daughter-in-law will probably be lost.

After Su Mo finished writing the letter, she cooked a piece of bread, went to the vegetable garden to pick a few spinach, and had lunch with the wild boar meat left over from yesterday.

After lunch, Su Mo saw that the spinach in the vegetable garden had grown mature, so she prepared to harvest it. She kept some for herself and sent the rest to Lu's house.

After all, this thing is not durable, and she couldn't fill the space with all of it.

Moreover, when they got married, they dug up all the vegetable garden, and the first and second wives still have to exchange vegetables with the villagers. Although Li Yue'e later planted some for them, there were not many roots.

The spinach field was not big, and Su Mo pulled it all out in ten minutes. She kept about three or four meals for herself, and put the rest in a backpack, took the things that Lu Changzheng sent, and went to Lu's house.

When Su Mo passed by, Li Yue'e was drying the bedding in the sunny day.

"Mom, the spinach in my house has grown. I brought some over. You can share some with my eldest and second sisters-in-law."

Li Yue'e hurried over and helped Su Mo take down the basket. Seeing the full basket of spinach, she disagreed: "We've taken it all over. What are you going to eat?"

"I still have some at home. This stuff doesn't last long. When we got married, we dug up the vegetable garden and no one had much to eat. These can be shared among everyone. It's good for a few meals."

Li Yue'e smiled, "You are generous. Okay, then mom will help you divide it and I'll send the basket back to you later."

Su Mo handed over the cloth bag full of things, "These things were sent by Chang Zheng. Please keep them."

"Do you have more?"

"Yes, they are all in double portions." Su Mo said.

In this way, Li Yue'e also accepted it.