Without a table saw, there was no way to work. Lin Ying had no choice but to redraw the blueprint and make another one tomorrow, but she would need to buy a new saw.
It seems that the supply and marketing cooperative at the military dependents' compound also sells saws; these days, everyone needs to saw firewood.
Lin Ying wasn't upset about the old commander taking the table saw with him. To put it bluntly, it was about the timber. Although she hadn't been to the forest farm, she had heard from Zhao Qinghuai and Li Yue'e that things weren't easy there.
Moreover, if this saw can help the forest farm, at least since she made it, Grandpa will have an easier time over there.
Lin Ying also discovered that, in reality, the military leaders valued national development more than the issue of sending people to the countryside for criticism and struggle sessions. Those who caused trouble were mostly ordinary people led by radical elements.
The table saw can reduce everyone's labor, so people will naturally remember the person who invented the table saw, and thus treat Grandpa Lin Ying better.
In Lin Ying's view, her grandfather is in a situation where anyone can take advantage of him. This little bit of kindness is enough as long as they don't cause trouble for him all the time.
Lin Ying didn't expect that the next day, early in the morning, the army's trucks delivered a truckload of timber to her, along with two saws.
Not only that, Zhang Shanlin also took the opportunity when the military wives in the surrounding family compounds were all looking in their direction to give the certificate of honor to Lin Ying.
It is said that Lin Ying supports the construction of the forest farm and the development of the motherland. As a military wife, she makes such a great contribution without causing trouble for the troops, and she is a role model for military wives.
The purpose of issuing this certificate is to warn those who engage in underhanded tactics to stop doing such pointless things.
Who is the old leader? Lin Ying has only been here a short time and has never left the compound. How could those people know about the situation in this family compound?
And to say that they live a bourgeois life in such a serious manner, that must be because the military wives here are jealous of them.
If anyone can successfully report a crime in the future, the military won't need to do anything but adjudicate cases.
So, it's also a warning to the military wives: they don't expect you to be of any help, just don't cause trouble.
The medals were awarded, the words were spoken, and seeing that the military wives were all as obedient as quails, Zhang Shanlin was satisfied.
He also has a wife in the family compound, and she knows exactly what those women say and do. They're all just looking for trouble.
After Zhang Shanlin left, Li Yue'e excitedly walked up to Lin Ying and said, "Girl, this is great! Now you have a certificate of honor. Let's see who looks down on you now!"
You really make us military wives proud!
You said you spend all your time at home tinkering and tinkering, I never imagined you'd actually achieve something like this. That's what makes educated people capable—they can do anything.
Lin Ying looked at Li Yue'e with some apology: "Sister-in-law, don't you resent me for lying to you?"
Li Yue'e didn't react at first, but after a moment she realized what she meant: "Oh, what's there to complain about? Didn't you ruin your voice because of the poison? Of course you have to talk less. I just don't know if your poison can ever be cured?"
Seeing that Li Yue'e was genuinely not angry, Lin Ying couldn't help but smile: "She can get better, but during the poisoning period, she not only gained weight and her voice changed, but she also couldn't have children, for fear that the toxins would pass on to the child, which would be troublesome later."
Li Yue'e immediately felt sorry for Lin Ying: "Sigh, you can't do anything foolish again. No matter how hard or tiring it is, there is hope as long as you live!"
Lin Ying nodded vigorously: "Yes, sister-in-law, I won't do it again."
Just as Lin Ying was chatting with Li Yue'e, a group of military wives walked towards them. In front of them was Cheng Jiaojiao supporting Song Jianmin's wife, who was pale and bloodless.
Seeing such a sickly person in front of her, Lin Ying couldn't help but frown subconsciously.
The woman opposite her looked at her and asked in a questioning tone, "You know medicine?"
Lin Ying didn't speak, but the woman opposite her asked in despair, "Did you see something when you were staring at my stomach that day? You could have told me, I could have..."
The woman didn't finish her sentence; all that remained was a wail.
As women themselves, seeing Song Jianmin's wife in such a miserable state, everyone couldn't help but point at Lin Ying and say, "Yeah, a doctor indeed! What kind of doctor is it to turn a blind eye to a patient?"
"Exactly! Even ordinary people shouldn't stand by and watch someone die, let alone doctors. And what's with the honorary certificate? Pshaw, he's just a suck-up who knows how to flatter the boss."
"People like you should leave our residential compound as soon as possible. You're a disgrace to us family members!"
Seeing everyone chatting amongst themselves, and Cheng Jiaojiao standing at the back with a smile, Lin Ying gave a sarcastic smile:
"Suyun, let me tell you, this woman has a problematic political background. She might be taken away any day. If you get close to her, she might question you as well."
“Suyun, let’s stay away from her. We are the glorious proletariat, honorable military wives, and we are not the same kind of people as her capitalists. If we get involved with the lifestyle of capitalist roaders, we will be the ones who suffer in the future.”
"You have no idea, the other day when we all went to town, even though Jiaojiao gets carsick, she absolutely refused to give up her seat. People like that have no sense of community at all, she just treats that bus like her own home. She's so selfish."
"That's right. These days, everyone's struggling to make ends meet. But her family is a different story. They buy oil and flour in huge quantities, and they go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy food every few days. Where does all that money come from? Isn't it from exploiting us ordinary people? Just you wait and see, people like that will be arrested and criticized, and sent to the countryside sooner or later."
After speaking, Lin Ying looked at everyone and asked, "Do I need to repeat what I said that day?"
Li Yue'e, who was originally worried about Lin Ying, stood there without saying a word. In fact, Li Yue'e thought Lin Ying's voice was quite nice. You know, she didn't have a daughter at home, so she liked to listen to that soft and sweet voice.
But at this moment, the cold voice saying these words made Li Yue'e feel that it was indeed a bit out of place.
Lin Ying was unaware that Li Yue'e's thoughts had already wandered off.
After she finished speaking, those who had been criticizing Lin Ying in front of her fell silent.
Lin Ying looked at Su Yun, Song Jianmin's wife, and said, "As a pregnant woman, you knew you weren't feeling well, yet you still went up the mountain with them. Your conversation was too intense. Didn't you realize that your baby had already stopped developing? Even if I had reminded you, it would have been too late. You failed to protect your own child."
After Lin Ying finished speaking, Su Yun's face turned even paler, and she even began to sway precariously.
Seeing this, Cheng Jiaojiao couldn't help but retort, "But if you had told Sister Suyun, she could have gone to the hospital earlier. Even if the baby is lost, they can still have children in the future. The doctor said that it was because it was too late that Sister Suyun lost her right to be a mother!"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
