Chapter 109 Little Sister, Meet Xin'an
Lin Qingqing's life in the family compound gradually stabilized. During the day, she watched Xiaomei and others process the herbs and occasionally helped out. At night, she went into the space and lay in the basic cabin to do data research.
Two days passed in the blink of an eye, and tomorrow I will go to the commune below to promote herbal medicine.
Xiaomei and Hongqi have collected a large bag of winter melon leaves in the past four days, and the winter melon stems have also been dried and filled into a large sack, weighing about 70 or 80 kilograms.
Sister Xiuhong heard that Lin Qingqing was arranged by the state-owned pharmacy to go to the commune to teach the members to identify herbal medicine, and the army would arrange a car to take her to the commune.
The two of them looked at their harvests over the past few days and started to make plans in their minds.
Xiuhong finished her work this morning and, sitting under the awning, she wanted to ask Lin Qingqing if she could stop by the state-owned pharmacy in the county to buy the herbal medicines they had prepared and sell them there.
"Qingqing, do you want to go to the state-owned drugstore in the county first, and then to the commune?"
Lin Qingqing nodded: "I have to go to the state-owned drugstore to get the list of communes first, and then go to the commune according to the order they have listed."
Xiuhong smiled with her eyes narrowed: "Then you can take our herbal medicine to the state-owned drugstore to sell it." It would take her half a day to get there by bicycle, which would delay her from making money.
Lin Qingqing: "Of course, I was just about to ask you."
Xiaomei raised her hand: "I don't have that much, sister, you can help me carry some too." She couldn't wait to exchange the herbs for money, and she would feel at ease only when she had the money in her pocket.
Lin Qingqing smiled and nodded.
Just after lunch, Aunt Wang knocked on the door and came in.
"Qingqing, are you there? Qingqing, I just received a letter in the army and brought it to you when I saw your letter."
Lin Qingqing came out of the room upon hearing the voice. Seeing that it was Aunt Wang, she trotted to the door and took the letter.
"Thank you, Auntie. It's so hot out here. Come in and sit for a while and have a glass of water."
Aunt Wang waved her hand: "No, I didn't want to delay your work, so I brought it here first. Now I have to take a lunch break in the army. I won't have energy in the afternoon if I don't rest." Then she left.
Lin Qingqing had no choice but to take the letter and go back inside. Xiaomei poked her head out from the living room and asked, "Is it a letter from home?"
Looking at the vigorous penmanship on the envelope, she smiled.
"It's a letter from your cousin." Lin Qingqing opened the letter as soon as she walked into the hall.
Xiaomei: "Cousin, do you work at the steel mill in the city now?"
Lin Qingqing nodded and unfolded two pages of letter paper.
"Little sister, meet Xin'an."
"How are you doing in the army? Are you adapting to life there? You have to take care of yourself when you're out there by yourself. You're married now, so you need to be more restrained and not act so willfully. Your brother-in-law is a soldier, and missions are dangerous. As his wife, you need to be considerate of him, so your relationship will only grow stronger. Marriage requires two people to work on it, so you need to be more understanding of each other. If something makes you unhappy, calm down and think about where the problem lies, and whether there's something wrong with you."
Lin Zhiqing wrote a long paragraph of instructions, and the first page of letter paper was almost used up before he told about his situation.
"I work in the steel mill as a billet producer. The work is easy, and I have plenty of time to read in the evenings. With this job, I can learn a lot, my friends are all great, and the food here is good, and everything is fine."
Lin Qingqing turned the page. The second page mainly introduced the situation at home.
"I went home a couple of days ago and brought next week's rations. Things have changed a lot at home—the old house on the homestead has been demolished, and construction is underway on a new one. My parents and family have rented a yard in Aunt Zhang's house. Xiaomei has joined the army with you. You two should be careful about your words and actions in the army and don't offend anyone. Let her go after a few months. Second Aunt has a lot of work to do."
"Please don't worry. I wish you good health and everything goes well."
Lin Qingqing felt warm in her heart after reading it. She suddenly remembered that she had read historical records in the space. A hundred years ago, talents were selected through examinations. In September 1977, the college entrance examination, which had been suspended for a long time, would be resumed.
My brother is a promising student. He has loved reading since he was a child and has a good personality.
She still remembered that when her brother graduated from junior high school, he said he didn't want to continue going to school. The school principal even came to the house to persuade Lin's parents to let him continue to go to school, but her brother was unwilling to go to school no matter what.
It must be because his family is poor and he can't go to college, so he wants to work at home to earn money.
Lin Qingqing had a photographic memory. She remembered clearly that after the college entrance examination was resumed, the examination date was December 10th of that year.
Because the country gave too little time for preparation, very few people were admitted to universities that year, and many were rejected just because they were three months away from the entrance exam.
It is now July 1976, and there is still a year and a half left. I will find a chance to talk to my brother and ask him to prepare first.
This matter cannot be discussed on the phone or in a letter.
If someone reports you, it will be hard to explain. To avoid unnecessary complications, let's talk about it next time we meet.
After reading the letter, Lin Qingqing went into the house for a nap. Xiaomei was already processing the herbs under the pergola.
Just now, Lin Qingqing saw that Xiaomei's eyes were misty. She had never left home since she was a child, and now she had just left home, she must be homesick.
She had to deal with this matter by herself. Lin Qingqing didn't say anything and went into the house to take a nap.
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