The two of them brought all the things in, and Lin Qingqing pushed the cart into the yard and parked it against the wall.
Xiaomei: "Sister, why did you buy so much meat?"
Lin Qingqing took a sip of water and said, "I'll treat my sister-in-law from the team to dumplings tomorrow. Didn't she help me?"
She put down the cup and said, "You go ahead and do your thing. I'll chop the meat and make the stuffing tomorrow, and you can make the dumpling wrappers later."
When Sister Xiuhong comes in the afternoon, ask her to tell the other sisters-in-law, and she won't have to go upstairs and tell each family one by one.
It saves her from having to come and waste time when her sister-in-law is not around.
"Okay." Xiaomei smiled happily. She liked the lively atmosphere, and the sisters-in-law in the group were all very nice.
We had dumpling soup for lunch that day, and Xiaomei added a tomato to the soup, which made it very sour and fresh.
"I was going to write a letter home when I got to town yesterday, and I thought you should write too. In a few days, when I go to the county to get my subsidy and sell some herbal medicine, you can come with me and we can write the letter together."
Xiaomei was stunned for a moment after hearing this, then she said, "Okay."
Did you see that I was homesick? Is it that obvious?
After dinner, Xiaomei cleaned up the dishes and washed them.
"Qingqing, did you just finish your meal?"
Aunt Wang's voice sounded at the door. When she came over, she saw Xiaomei coming out of the living room carrying dishes and chopsticks.
Lin Qingqing came out and greeted, "Auntie, have you eaten?"
Aunt Wang walked in and smiled, "I've already eaten in the cafeteria. I came to see you because of the herbal medicine thing we talked about the day before yesterday."
She thought about the four problems that must exist at the time, and the question was how to solve them. She was in a dilemma and told her husband about it. Her husband gave her some advice, so she came to find Lin Qingqing.
Lin Qingqing led Aunt Wang to sit down in the shed: "Please sit down and talk slowly."
Aunt Wang smiled cheerfully, "You see, military families are all different, and their learning styles are also different. We'll set a time limit for them from the beginning: three days. If they can't learn it, there's nothing to say in the future."
"Secondly, and thirdly, we'll assign areas for the military families to collect herbs. For example, if a mountain is so large, not just anyone can collect as much as they want. Divide the mountain into plots, just like farming, so each family can only have one plot, regardless of the size of the family. This way, they can manage their own area, and they'll cherish it and not waste it."
"As for the fourth question, someone needs to come inspect the herbs once they're ready, and then the army needs to find someone to collect them and give the army two pounds of the money from the sales. What do you think?"
Lin Qingqing smiled: "Sister-in-law, you have thought it through. I have another suggestion, which is to go up the mountain to collect herbs at the same time every day."
"Sisters-in-law come to the army mainly to take care of the soldiers. We can't put the cart before the horse. Sometimes they have to collect herbs to sell for money, which affects their lives."
"Don't we have a gate behind the mountain? Let the soldiers open and lock the gate on time. They can supervise each other at the same time. Then the sisters-in-law can't make trouble by saying that someone stole herbs from their area."
Aunt Wang thought this was a good suggestion. If she failed to take care of her husband and children just to make money, it would go against the essence of military service.
Lin Qingqing continued, "Also, I also collect some herbs regularly. The iron gate at the back faces the mountain. Can you give me that mountain directly? Then the sisters-in-law from the Eagle Claw group and I can share the mountain, so they don't have to share it separately."
"That's fine." Her husband said, if Lin Qingqing needs anything, she can come to him first.
"Regarding your fourth question, I have an idea. Sister Xiuhong already handles herbs. She has experience and is familiar with the sisters-in-law in the compound. Let her inspect the herbs, weigh them, and bring them to the county to sell. I'd give her a half-pound per pound as a reward. What do you think?"
Aunt Wang thought about it for a while and went over each step again.
Once the sisters-in-law have learned well, they will take charge of the area, give it directly to Xiuhong when it is done, and then wait to get the money.
"That's good. Xiuhong does a good job. I think she can do it." Aunt Wang said with a smile.
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