Shen Annian took the designed drawings to Director Fang and asked him to help negotiate with the rubber factory to produce the soles she needed.
Director Fang looked at the soles and heels she had drawn and thought that the production would be very troublesome. He wondered whether the rubber factory was willing to take the order.
Shen Annian: “Let’s order more, they will definitely be willing to take the order.”
"How big an order are you planning to place?"
"According to the sizes, there must be 20,000 or 30,000 pairs of shoes."
Director Fang looked at her with wide eyes, wondering if she was being too bold.
"You really want to bring down so many soles, why don't we hold back and test the water first?"
“But didn’t you say the order was too small and they didn’t want to do it?
You don't have to worry about not being able to sell it. In addition to exporting to the Soviet Union, we can also sell it to the north and northwest.
I guess there are a lot of people willing to buy a pair of shoes that cost only a few dollars.
Just trust me and place your order with confidence."
"Then I'll listen to you."
Director Fang took out an envelope from the drawer of his office and said, "This is a reward from the higher-ups."
"What is it?"
"If you provide a method for making down jackets, the higher-ups will give you a bonus."
Shen Annian took the envelope and felt it was quite thick. He wondered how much bonus would be inside.
"Have the down jackets been distributed?"
"I heard that Commander Ye sent the down jackets over. They started making them two days ago. I guess they've already been sent to the border defense troops."
Shen Anyian was relieved.
"Did you buy the nylon cloth I told you about two days ago?"
"How could I be vague about what you told me? I took a little more from them."
Director Fang handed her the nylon cloth and a bag of duck down. "Why did you buy so much cloth?"
"I plan to make down jackets for my parents and send them to them."
Director Fang knew something about her parents' affairs. Given their status, their lives were probably not easy.
"I've handed the things over to you."
"Thank you."
Shen Anyian took the cloth and duck down back. After returning to her room, she took out the envelope and took a look. It was filled with great unity.
She counted it and it was three hundred yuan in total, which was equivalent to her three months' salary.
Although the money was not much for her, she was still very happy.
It's not just money, it represents the army's recognition of her.
Mother Qin brought in the diapers and saw her cheerful face. She jokingly asked, "Why are you so happy? Did you pick up some money?"
"Not really, but almost."
"How come it's almost done?"
"I gave the recipe for making down jackets to Director Fang, and Commander Ye sent it to a military factory in the northwest. They produced a batch of military down jackets, and the people above rewarded me with 300 yuan."
"Oh, that's really good."
This is a reward from the army and it is of extraordinary significance.
Shen An Nian put the money away, patted it on his hand, and said, "I want to use this money for something more meaningful."
What else can you do with money besides spending it?
Mother Qin: "What's a more meaningful place?"
Shen An thought for a moment and said, "Why don't I save this money and use it to support the children of any martyr in the army whose family is in financial difficulty to study.
What do you think, Mom?
Mother Qin nodded. "That's a good idea, but isn't three hundred yuan a little too little?"
It's not that she has high standards now and looks down on three hundred yuan.
During her time in the army, from what she heard and saw, she learned that there were quite a few martyrs.
Especially in the border forces, many soldiers die every year.
These families are very poor. If we really want to do something like this, three hundred yuan is not enough.
Shen Anyian put the money into the envelope and said, "This is our start-up capital. I believe I will be able to make more money in the future."
"Okay, then do as you say."
General Ye passed by the room and overheard their words, feeling very relieved.
I really don’t know how Chenyushan and his wife raised their child to be so smart and sensible.
Northwest border defense.
It was snowing heavily and the snow was more than one meter deep. The 136th Unit received a batch of supplies, which was fifty down jackets.
In accordance with the instructions from his superiors, the director of the Quartermaster Department distributed these fifty coats to the soldiers who were on night patrol and guard duty.
The young soldier blew a breath into his hands and rubbed them vigorously.
It was freezing cold, and even military coats were of little use. When I was on guard duty, the wind felt like it could blow through my bones.
The young soldier took the thick coat and thought it would be very heavy, but he didn't expect it to be much lighter than he imagined.
He put on his thick coat and immediately felt much warmer.
"Why is this coat different from the ones we usually wear?"
"It's much lighter."
"It's not tight at all, and it's quite flexible."
The soldiers wearing down coats were very satisfied. The young soldiers who didn't get any supplies stretched their necks and asked, "That's it?"
"Director, are there only a few? We don't have any yet."
Director: "Why are you so anxious? This is an emergency document sent to us by the higher-ups.
Doesn't it take time to make clothes? How can there be enough time to supply so many people? Whoever is on guard can wear them first.
I will distribute it to everyone when the supplies arrive later."
After he said that, no one had any objections.
Shen Anyian finished making the down coat and cotton slippers and sent them to Shen's father and mother.
The fabric was too hard to find, so she couldn't make too many down jackets. So she made three pairs of cotton slippers and sent them to Chen Zhenzhen.
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