The leader knew that it was Lu Ting who contacted him, so he gave Lu Ting a receipt. After the supplies were unloaded, he drove back.
Su Yan also prepared a lot of food for him, including noodles, ten cured chickens and ducks, one hundred boiled salted duck eggs and one hundred boiled chicken eggs, as well as ten watermelons and a basket of pears.
Of course, she also took a bag of salted duck eggs, a bag of pears, and a can of chili sauce for herself.
By the time I lay down, it was already 1:30, and I was woken up by He Li at 5:30. Poor her, she only slept for four hours last night.
He Li said excitedly, "I heard that Comrade Su San donated a lot of supplies, and it was your husband who brought them here. Comrade Su Yan, are there any watermelons among the supplies?"
"Um."
"That's great! Our medical team should be able to get one or two of them. It's so damn hot out here, eating some watermelon will help cool you down."
He Li had a good idea, thinking there would be watermelons to share, but who knew there was no portion for their medical team. They cooked everything they could, and the victims lined up to receive them. Each person at the front of the line even received a piece of watermelon.
When Su Yan saw He Li coming back with a depressed look on her face, she gave her a pear and took advantage of the break between meals to give all the remaining salted duck eggs and pears to her father Su Qingshan.
Her father is old and is busy performing surgery on the injured all day long. He has become obviously thinner and more haggard in recent days.
Su Yan brought him food and secretly showed the two receipts to his father. Su Qingshan smiled and said, "Yan Yan, you did a good job. You and Ting'er have worked hard. I heard Ting'er say that he took the lead in donating three months' salary. I am also planning to donate three months' salary. I wonder if your mother will blame me."
"Dad, Mom isn't that kind of person. Maybe she's donated money and supplies in the city. She'll definitely donate the clothes she's still wearing."
"Well, your mother is a kind person. Just donate it. We are much happier than the people in the disaster area."
Su Yan agreed with this statement very much. Being alive is happiness. The two of them chatted for a while, and then Su Qingshan went back to his work. Su Yan also walked back.
Su Yan stayed in the disaster area for forty-two days and returned with the first group of volunteers. Her father Su Qingshan and Lu Ting did not return.
When Su Yan came back, the triplets had already started school for more than ten days. Fortunately, Lu Yiming was older and he could take his younger siblings to register and pay tuition.
When he got home, Lu Yiming was the only one at home. The triplets had gone to school. When Lu Yiming saw Su Yan coming back, he quickly got up to help her with her luggage.
"Mom, you're finally back."
"Well, I'm back. Your dad might not be back for the next month or two. Did you guys get into trouble at home?"
"No, my brothers and sisters are all obedient. Mom, the higher-ups are organizing donations of money and supplies, and my brothers and sisters and I donated our New Year's money together."
“How much did you donate?”
Lu Yiming held up three fingers and said, "My younger brother and sister each donated thirty, and I donated fifty. We donated it in the name of our family. When we were making the donation, we discussed it with grandma. She initially disagreed, saying that we could just donate one yuan each."
You said we could manage our own money, but I thought about all the orphans who had no place to live, no food to eat, and no education to go to, so I made up my mind to give away my New Year's money."
Su Yan smiled and said, "You did a great job. When the national disaster struck, the victims suffered. We should help if we can. If we can't donate money, we can donate old clothes."
Lu Yiming glanced at Su Yan sheepishly, "Mom, I packed up all the clothes and shoes that my younger siblings couldn't wear. I also took a few clothes from your closet, and I donated your red woolen coat that you rarely wear."
"What? Why did you donate that one too? That was the first coat your dad bought me."
Lu Yiming touched his nose and said with a guilty conscience, "I saw that you hadn't worn that coat for several years, and my brother also said he didn't like the color red, so I donated it."
"You are such a good son to me. You didn't donate the coat I made for you, did you?"
"No, I didn't donate my clothes. I left them for my younger brother. I donated all the clothes that my younger brothers and sisters couldn't wear anymore."
Su Yan went back to her room and looked through the closet. Her son was really a leaky cotton-padded jacket. Not only did he donate his red coat, he also donated two flowery cotton-padded jackets that he rarely wore. Three sweaters were missing, and even two of his summer skirts were missing.
When she went back to the children's room, she saw that one-third of the wardrobe was empty. It seemed that a lot of clothes had been donated. But she thought, let them be donated. She couldn't possibly ask someone to return them.
After checking the wardrobe, Su Yan returned to the living room and sat down. Lu Yiming brought a teacup of water and placed it in front of her.
"Mom, are you angry?"
"No, you're doing great. Your dad has a job and your mom has savings. You have food to eat, education to attend, and a place to live. The disaster victims have nothing. They have no home and may lose their family members. They have it much harder than us."
Why bother about so much when the clothes have been donated? Just spend money to exchange for some cloth coupons, and buy more cloth to make clothes yourself in winter. She has practiced slowly over the years, and practice makes perfect. Her sewing skills are very good.
"Mom, can I also sign up to go to the disaster area and help them rebuild their homes?"
"You'd better stay at home. The courtyard house hasn't been renovated yet. Mom is back, you can go and help keep an eye on it."
Lu Yiming thought that since her mother had returned, he would be able to sign up as a volunteer. "Mom, I go back to the city every few days to keep an eye on it. It's almost done, but the workers haven't been paid for last month yet."
"Then I'll go back to the city tomorrow to pay them their salaries and check on their renovations."
"Mom, why did you ask someone to build such a big glass greenhouse? Are we going to grow flowers in the glass greenhouse?"
"Well, I grow flowers and sell them for money."
"Mom, I've noticed that more and more people are selling their produce at home in the market, and no one's arresting them."
"It means the situation has changed and everything is moving in a good direction."
Lu Yiming's eyes lit up. "Mom, can I go to the countryside to collect agricultural and sideline products and sell them in the city? I can earn one yuan a day, which means I can earn thirty yuan a month."
Su Yan thought his idea was good. This way, she could secretly give the eggs, duck eggs, fish and vegetables in the space to his son to sell.
But before that, you have to buy a tricycle, which will make it convenient to transport and sell goods.
"Son, that's a good idea, but you have to wait a couple of months until your dad comes back."
"Why?"
Why? Of course, it was because at the end of October, the country officially declared the unrest over.
Su Yan smiled and explained, "Son, you have to respect your father. If there is anything important at home, you must tell him. Shouldn't you and your son communicate well?
Well, you've worked hard taking care of your younger siblings at home. Go play with your friends instead of just staying home watching TV."
"I spent the whole afternoon reading, and the TV was only on for half an hour."
Su Yan didn't say anything else and started to clean the house, inside and out. Seeing that his mother really didn't need her help, Lu Yiming went out to chat with friends.
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