Chapter 48 Receiving so many awards that your hands are sore
My goodness, no wonder he's a leader, he noticed the clues in just a few words!
Qin Suisui nodded vigorously: "Yes, I've run into some trouble. Could you bring a few people over to help? The sooner the better!"
Commander Jia waved to the guards outside and asked Qin Suisui, "Tell me the address."
Qin Suisui quickly recited the address of the house, hung up the phone, and then sped back on her bicycle. She had to stay there; she couldn't let the "duck" she had almost gotten fly away!
It only takes half an hour to cycle from the military compound to the town. It would be even faster if Division Commander Jia and his men drove. In less than fifteen minutes, they could see Division Commander Jia, dressed in civilian clothes, walking towards them with two other men.
Qin Suisui hurriedly ran over and waved to them, but before she could get close, the two men who were originally walking behind Commander Jia quickly stepped forward and blocked her way, shouting sternly, "What are you doing? Get away from me!"
Qin Suisui was stunned for a moment before realizing that even her own mother probably wouldn't recognize her in her current attire. She quickly took off her headscarf, wiped her face casually with her sleeve, and then spoke to Commander Jia: "Commander, it's me! Qin Suisui!"
It was only then that Commander Jia realized that the sneaky old woman in front of him was actually the fair-skinned little girl. If it weren't for the inappropriate occasion, he would have burst out laughing.
But this wasn't the time for reminiscing. Qin Suisui leaned close to Commander Jia and whispered what she had discovered. Commander Jia's aura turned icy. Those damned spies! They'd actually infiltrated the educated youth and even set their sights on their military region!
He called out to someone behind him, and another group of people rushed over. They followed Qin Suisui into the courtyard. Long before they arrived, Qin Suisui had already timed it perfectly, dragging Zhang Zhiqing out of her spatial dimension and casually tossing her onto the ground in the courtyard.
As soon as Commander Jia entered the room, he saw the man with a broken leg who was unconscious. He was shocked for a moment and looked at Qin Suisui. This little girl with thin arms and legs actually took down a man.
Qin Suisui hurriedly waved her hands: "No, no! This Zhang Zhiqing, oh no, spy, owed the landlord rent and was beaten up by the landlord and his men. I just happened to be passing by and thought he looked a lot like the thief who broke into our house last night, so I followed him to check it out and picked up a bargain..."
Commander Jia was both annoyed and amused: "Young lady, why are you getting involved in this? What if something happens?"
Qin Suisui waved her hand with an embarrassed smile: "No more, no more, isn't this just a coincidence..." As she spoke, she quickly led the group to the kitchen and opened the basement door.
What happened next was beyond her control, so Qin Suisui tactfully took her leave.
After all that fuss, it was almost eleven o'clock, and the glass factory would be closing soon if they didn't get there. Luckily, the glass factory wasn't far from here. Qin Suisui parked the car outside the guardhouse, took out a handful of fruit candies from her spatial storage, handed them to the guard, and said sweetly, "Uncle, take these candies to sweeten your mouth."
The gatekeeper was startled when he saw this dark-skinned girl offering candy right away.
To my surprise, the girl got straight to the point: "I have a question for you. Does your factory have any unwanted broken glass? Can I 'exchange' some?"
Upon hearing this, the gatekeeper relaxed and accepted the candy Qin Suisui offered, smiling broadly. "It's easy. How much do you want? I have some right here." He kicked the bag under his seat. The factory didn't have much of anything, but these scraps and waste materials were plentiful. Occasionally, people would come to buy them, so he would save some up to exchange for some wine.
Qin Suisui's eyes lit up: "Uncle, I'll take as many as you have!"
The security guard chuckled: "Hey, you silly girl, these shards of glass aren't candy, why do you need so many?"
Qin Suisui couldn't help but complain: "Uncle, you don't know, in our rural area, the yard is big, and the child's father is not home all year round. Thieves come to visit from time to time at night. I was thinking of putting more glass shards on the wall to make it safer."
Upon hearing what had happened, the security guard didn't say anything more. He pulled out all the shards and pieces of glass from under the chair and table: "Look, this weighs about ten pounds. Is that enough?"
Qin Suisui nodded hurriedly, "That's enough! Thank you, Uncle!" She took out a bottle of Erguotou (a type of Chinese liquor) that she had previously searched Yang Jiankang's house from her cloth bag, and put a dollar underneath it, and handed it over together, "Uncle, please take this liquor and drink it. If you like it, I'll bring you more next time! Please save any good stuff you have for me!"
This wine isn't expensive, and neither she nor Pei Jiuyan drink, so leaving it there would be a waste. It's best to use it as a gift.
Sure enough, the gatekeeper's eyes lit up when he saw the wine. He quickly bent down and pulled out two pickle jars and two large canning jars from under the table, handing them to Qin Suisui: "These two canning jars are fine, and the two pickle jars only have a small crack on top, which doesn't affect their use at all. If you don't mind, you can take them back and use them."
After saying that, he took the wine and returned the money: "I don't want the money. This wine is enough to cover all these things. Besides, you also gave me candy. I still got a good deal. Next time you come, I'll save all the good stuff for you!"
Qin Suisui no longer declined; most people of this era were simple and pragmatic. She was happy to keep in touch with these people.
Qin Suisui's eyes lit up at the sight of the two pickle jars. She was really looking for pickle jars; the cucumbers in her space were growing in batches, and the cucumbers in her yard were starting to ripen too. She was craving pickled cucumbers! She'd buy some and ask Aunt Tang to help her pickle a jar! She'd also figured out what to do with the other jar! She'd go to the market and buy a few grass carp to make fermented fish. She hadn't had it in ages; this kind of fish goes well with rice and keeps well, making it convenient for Pei Jiuyan and the others to take to sea!
There are two more canning jars, perfect for taking to Grandma Mai to ask her to help make oyster sauce!
After everything was arranged, Qin Suisui asked the gatekeeper to help her divide the ten-odd pounds of glass shards into two portions and tie them to both sides of her bicycle. She also put two pickle jars and a glass jar into a snakeskin bag, tied it to the back seat, and then said goodbye to the gatekeeper and rode her bicycle straight to the state-run restaurant.
It was a little past eleven, just lunchtime, when Qin Suisui hurriedly grabbed the small bamboo basket she had brought that morning and rushed to the window: "Waiter, please give me three of each of these dishes: braised pork, braised fish, Wenchang chicken, stir-fried pork with pickled bamboo shoots, and spicy crab! To go!"
The waiter was the same one from this morning. Seeing Qin Suisui buying so much stuff again, he couldn't help but twitch his lips: "Your relatives who've been freeloading haven't left yet?"
Qin Suisui shook her head with a wry smile. The waiter gave her a sympathetic look, took her money, and went inside to place her order.
After receiving the food, Qin Suisui found a secluded spot, put the pickle jars and canning bottles into her spatial storage, and then hurriedly rode her bike back home, finally arriving before 12 o'clock.
Uncle Lin was leading three people to finish work when he saw Qin Suisui return covered in sweat. He jokingly asked, "Why are you in such a hurry? Did a dog chase you? Did you buy any glass shards?"
Qin Suisui took out the meal she had taken out of her spatial storage beforehand from the bamboo basket, along with a carton of soda, and said with a smile, "I was worried that you uncles would be hungry. As the host, I'm not home to help with the work, so I have to provide food, right? I bought the glass shards, a whole ten pounds of them!"
Uncle Lin nodded and waved to his old buddies: "Let's eat quickly, and once we finish eating, we can put the glass shards back together and the job will be done!"
Qin Suisui then noticed that her family's wall, which was originally less than two meters high, had now probably been raised to three meters. If it were covered with broken glass shards, the security would be greatly improved.
Uncle Lin was very efficient. After the group finished eating, he quickly helped Qin Suisui reattach the broken glass to the wall. Uncle Lin also helped repair the window that Zhang Zhiqing had broken the day before.
The next morning, Qin Suisui took Zanzan to the daycare and planned to go to the village to check on things. But as soon as she stepped out the door, she was stopped and taken to the division commander's office.
Qin Suisui was a little nervous at first, but as soon as she entered the door, she saw Commander Jia smiling at her with a kind face. He didn't seem to be about to interrogate her, and his tone was exceptionally amiable: "Comrade Suisui, come here quickly!"
Qin Suisui walked over nervously, only to see Commander Jia hand her an envelope: "This is the payment for the Canton Fair materials you helped translate. It's a total of 1,362 yuan. Count it!"
Qin Suisui was taken aback and blurted out, "So many?"
Commander Jia snorted coldly, intending to badmouth him: "That kid Ayan was afraid you'd get tired, so he chose shorter materials. Otherwise, you could have earned even more!"
Qin Suisui remembered that Pei Jiuyan had indeed told her that the other party would pay her 10-100 yuan for those materials, and since most of the content she translated was of medium length, the amount would be about the same.
Qin Suisui happily accepted the gift without even counting it, and stuffed it directly into her small cloth bag: "Thank you, Commander Jia. If there's nothing else, I'll be going now!" Perhaps because of what happened yesterday, Qin Suisui was no longer so reserved in front of Commander Jia, and her tone of voice was much more relaxed than before.
"Oh, you little rascal, why are you so impatient? Just like your grandfather!" After saying that, he bent down and took out a certificate of honor and a banner from the bottom drawer and handed them to Qin Suisui: "This is an award for your contribution to the Japanese encephalitis epidemic."
Qin Suisui opened it and saw her name prominently displayed on the certificate of honor, along with the words "Glorious Military Family Member" and an official seal. The banner read "Model of Supporting the Military, Glorious Family Member" in large characters, with her name in the lower right corner.
Qin Suisui laughed so hard her eyes were almost closed. In this era, having these two things was equivalent to having a "get-out-of-jail-free card," and she no longer had to worry about people talking about her identity.
"And these too, all rewards!" Commander Jia pulled out a thermos, an enamel mug, a military green cloth bag printed with "Serve the People," a Little Red Book, a ten-jin grain coupon, and a five-foot cloth coupon from the cabinet.
Qin Suisui was completely dizzy. To be honest, she didn't lack these things, but they were all rewards! They were also recognition! She had never received so many rewards even when she ranked first in her school exams! She was really receiving so many prizes that her hands were sore!
Seeing the little girl dazed from the surprise, Commander Jia dropped another bombshell: "Oh, right! There's something else. In recognition of your contributions to the Canton Fair, the organizers have invited you to Guangzhou to attend the fair. If you agree, you'll be leaving in three days."
Does Qin Suisui want to go? Of course she wants to go, and who would want to miss such a good opportunity? It's just that Pei Jiuyan isn't home right now. If she leaves, who will take care of Zanzan?
She didn't hesitate for long, because Pei Jiuyan came back that evening. As soon as he got back, without saying a word, he picked up Qin Suisui and spun her around several times.
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