Chapter 707: Labor in Exchange for Food
Lin Qingqing thought that Lin's father had passed away for several days. She was busy these days and did not ask about it.
He asked Lin Baojun: "Brother, Dad should have been away from home for a few days, right? Has he called?"
Lin Baojun shook his head.
"I was planning to call home tomorrow to ask how Dad is doing at home."
Lin Qingqing: "Call and ask to confirm your return time."
Lin Baojun nodded and went to play with Daqi.
Xiaomei also came over at this time. The children at home were asleep. She heard laughter and joy in the courtyard and came over to check on them.
This month of confinement was really suffocating for her.
After the confinement period, I have been busy again and haven't been in public much recently. Now that I have time, I want to chat with my sisters-in-law.
"Xiaomei, sit here."
Xiuhong waved at her.
Xiaomei didn't come empty-handed either, she was carrying half a bag of melon seeds.
"Come, eat some melon seeds, they taste like plums."
Xiaomei opened the bag, looked around, and finally sat down in the empty seat next to Xiuhong.
Xiuhong asked in surprise: "Xiaomei, why have you lost so much weight?"
Xiaomei gained a lot of weight during her pregnancy. During the confinement period, Lin Qingqing asked her to pay attention to her diet, and she lost a little weight.
After the confinement period, I have been busy running around in the pharmaceutical factory. The work pressure is high and I have lost a lot of weight.
Xiaomei touched her face.
"Maybe I've been busy lately, but it's good to be thinner. I don't look good if I'm too fat."
Granny Honghua said with concern, "Xiaomei, you just gave birth and you can't lose weight. This is a lifelong thing, you can't skip meals to lose weight."
Xiaomei laughed, "The food in the pharmaceutical factory cafeteria is so delicious, I can't help but eat it. I must be so busy that I've lost weight."
Zhang Xiaoli was interested in the food. Her eyes sparkled as she said, "I've heard that there's no shortage of meat, including beef, fish, and shrimp."
When it comes to matters concerning the pharmaceutical factory cafeteria, the Lin family's daughters-in-law have the most say.
Li Zhaodi said, "As the old saying goes, a good cook cannot cook without rice. These ingredients are all donated by kind-hearted people. I've never seen some of the meat before, and the meat tastes much better than what you get at the grocery store."
Lin Li nodded: "I feel that meat tastes better."
Lin Qingqing listened quietly at the side. The vegetables, melons and meat in her space were all carefully grown and raised by the country.
In order to ensure that researchers eat well and nutritiously, the country has put a lot of effort into this.
Thinking of buying so many ingredients, Lin Qingqing asked: "Sister-in-law, can we finish all the ingredients by sending two trucks to the canteen every day?"
Li Zhaodi shook her head.
She was just about to bring up this matter, but her sister-in-law had been busy these days and they hadn't been able to see anyone, let alone express their ideas.
"Chunhua has written it all down."
Among these sisters-in-law, only Chunhua graduated from junior high school. She has some literary skills and can explain things clearly.
Wang Chunhua immediately pulled out a piece of paper from her pocket and said, "I've written down the vegetables and meat that I can't finish. The rice won't go bad anyway, so that's okay. But it would be a shame if the other ingredients went bad if I couldn't finish them all."
Lin Qingqing unfolded it and saw that there were more onions and potatoes, more green leafy vegetables, more pork, and some eggs left over.
However, if the transport soldiers were asked to choose the food to be transported according to the needs of the canteen, it would be even more troublesome and would increase the workload.
She handed the list to Xiaomei.
"Xiaomei, there's extra food in the pharmaceutical factory cafeteria. You should mark it up at the 20% discount from the supply and marketing cooperative and supply it to the factory staff. The slogan is 'labor in exchange for food.' There's no limit on the amount of vegetables you can have, but each person can only exchange one pound of meat per day. No tickets will be issued, and the money will be deducted from their monthly salary."
"After receiving the food, military dependents must sign in person and submit it to the finance department for verification at the end of each month."
These ingredients were taken out of the space for free and provided to the military families at a lower price, which can be regarded as a kind of welfare for the soldiers.
The army logistics staff who buy vegetables will often bring vegetables to the military families, but they need meat coupons to buy meat.
She will also report this matter to Mr. Zhang. Some people in the province say that the pharmaceutical factory is engaged in speculation and profiteering.
Xiuhong asked happily, "Xiaomei, can we ask you to help carry meat from now on?"
You don’t need to pay for meat coupons to buy meat, and you can still get it at a 20% discount. It’s so delicious.
They planted vegetables behind their yards, and they also planted vegetables in their own yards.
Xiaomei looked at Lin Qingqing. There were so many people and she couldn't handle them. The rules didn't specify whether she could help bring food.
Lin Qingqing laughed: "Look at what I'm doing. As long as you're a pharmaceutical factory worker, you're eligible to exchange your labor for food. As for whether you give it to others or eat it yourself, I can't control that."
"Okay." Xiaomei replied with a smile.
We chatted for a while and then went home to rest.
The next day, Xiaomei arranged for labor in the pharmaceutical factory cafeteria to be exchanged for food.
When these military families working in the pharmaceutical factory heard that all food ingredients were 20% off, no tickets were required, and they could line up to exchange them after get off work at 6 o'clock every day, they were so happy.
Now not only can I eat pork, but the men and children in my family can also eat meat.
What kind of magical job have they found?
The military families praised Lin Qingqing highly.
This incident also caused quite a stir in the military compound.
I heard that you don’t need a ticket for meat anymore, and it’s 20% off, so you can save 20 cents for this dollar.
I'm so envious of the military dependents working in pharmaceutical factories. They eat for free, and now they don't have to pay, and they can even get money in advance to exchange for meat and vegetables.
I feel so jealous.
However, the pharmaceutical factory cafeteria had to provide more ingredients, and the quantity was uncertain every day. Sometimes only the first few people in the queue could exchange for meat.
Some people even got into fights over queue order.
Xiao Mei took the ruthless move.
Anyone who starts a fight or quarrels over this matter should not work in the pharmaceutical factory.
In addition, the person who feeds you can change the meat for three consecutive days, but you are not allowed to change the meat within three days.
She treated these military dependents very well.
After this minor incident, the pharmaceutical factory produced the first batch of fast-acting heart-saving pills.
Lin Qingqing and several other people including Mr. Lin personally checked and found that the quality of the medicines was fine.
Boxes of well-packaged quick-acting heart-saving pills were also shipped to state-owned pharmacies and put on sale.
It was the first time for the Lin brothers to connect with a Chinese pharmacy. Nothing went wrong, and their tense nerves relaxed a little.
Lin Baojun came back at noon the next day and called his hometown commune. He found out that his father was living well at home these days.
After finishing the tomb sutra reading, I will stay in my hometown for a few days to have dinner with relatives and then come back.
The return date is set for August 29th.
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