Chapter 11: Manuscript approval.
As soon as she got off the bus in the county town, He Susu went to the post office.
In fact, whenever there are letters or parcels, there will be a special postman from the post office to deliver them to your door. If the delivery address is a village or town under the commune, the postman will ride his bicycle to the brigade and broadcast to the recipient to pick it up.
It just takes a little longer to wait.
He Susu couldn't wait any longer, so she came directly to the post office. After the person in front of her sent the package and left, she asked the staff at the window: "Hello, comrade, is there any letter from He Susu from the Qinghe Production Team of Hongqi Commune?"
"Wait a moment, let me check." The staff member rummaged through the letters on the table at the back for a while and pulled out two letters. "These are all your letters."
"Okay, thank you comrade." He Susu happily took it, walked a little to the side of the post office, tore open both letters and read them one by one.
She couldn't help laughing out loud after reading the first two lines of the letter.
Alley People Magazine informed her that two of her articles had been selected for publication and would be published later. Because the publication date was late, the magazine would no longer be mailed, and she was welcome to submit again next time. The two articles would be paid two yuan per thousand words, a total of eight yuan.
Then there was the Youth Magazine, where one of her articles was selected for publication. The editor also carefully commented on the article and welcomed her to submit again next time. This article has been published in the latest magazine, and a copy was sent to her, asking her to check it. The Youth Magazine paid a higher fee, three yuan per thousand words, a total of six yuan.
After reading it, He Susu smiled. She had never expected that she would be so lucky this time. She had submitted so many articles, and three of them were selected for publication. It could be said that she had won two gold medals.
If I had been so good at writing when I was in school, I would have been the talk of the town in school.
After folding the letter and putting it back into the envelope, and holding the remittance notice carefully for fear of losing it, He Susu went back to the post office window to ask if there was her package.
The staff member checked and shook his head: "Not yet."
"Thank you, comrade." He Susu felt a little regretful, and thought that she could show the magazine to her parents after she got it back. Although they were illiterate, they would be very happy to see "Author He Susu" written on the magazine. Since the package had not arrived, she could only come back to pick it up next time she went to the county town, or wait for the postman to deliver it to the brigade.
She went to the bank and received the huge amount of 14 yuan in royalties that she had worked hard to earn with the help of two remittance notices.
With such a huge sum of money in her pocket, He Susu felt an urge to spend it. However, most of the things in the supply and marketing cooperative required tickets to buy, and the things in the department store were too expensive and there was nothing she particularly wanted. She had no choice but to put the fourteen yuan in her pocket and put it away safely. After walking around the county town, she slightly tidied the bamboo basket she was carrying, pretending that it contained the things she had just bought, and then took the bus back to the village.
After getting off the carriage at the village entrance and waiting for everyone to go home, He Susu walked under the shade of a tree to avoid the sun, turned on the light screen and began to check the things she wanted to exchange.
During this period, she had accumulated a total of 16 points of diligence, and the things she could exchange for increased. But He Susu had already made a plan in mind, and used 4 points of diligence to exchange for 5 kilograms of flour, and 4 points of diligence to exchange for 2 kilograms of pork.
White flour was hard to buy, so who wouldn't want to eat white bread? But He Susu knew that not everyone in her family had eaten it. She exchanged five kilograms of flour at a time so that she could steam white flour buns and make white bread at home at any time. Of course, what He Susu wanted to eat most was white flour dumplings, so she exchanged two kilograms of pork.
After that, she hesitated between malted milk and vanishing cream. Finally, He Susu chose to spend 6 diligence points to exchange for two boxes of vanishing cream, one for herself and one for her mother.
My mother's hands are very rough from years of hard work, and they would crack in the cold winter. Now that spring has arrived, they are a little better, but it would always be good to apply some cold cream on them every morning and evening.
He Susu put all the exchanged items into the bamboo basket using her mind and went home satisfied.
As soon as she put down the bamboo basket at home, He's mother came back. Seeing her daughter, she couldn't wait to ask, "How is Susu? Is there any good news?"
"Of course! Your daughter has earned money from her writings!" He Susu was still happy when she mentioned this again.
He's mother immediately burst into laughter: "My daughter is great! Oh, what a great thing. You said that you have been good at studying since you were young, and your articles have been selected by magazines and printed out for everyone to see..."
She kept on talking, all praising He Susu.
Even though He Susu was thick-skinned, she blushed at the compliment. She leaned over and whispered to her mother, "Three of my articles were selected by the magazine this time, and I earned a total of 14 yuan!"
"Really?" He's mother looked incredulous.
He Susu nodded heavily in affirmation: "Really!"
"Oh my goodness, my daughter is amazing!" After sighing a few times, He's mother instructed her daughter, "You must keep this money well. Don't tell anyone else how much money you have earned except me and your father, so that others will not have bad thoughts after hearing it."
This refers to her brother and sister-in-law. He Susu understood and smiled, "I know, don't worry, mother. I got the royalties, so I bought a lot of things to improve everyone's meals. Well, actually, I was greedy."
She first took out the two boxes of vanishing cream from the bamboo basket: "This is the vanishing cream I bought at the supply and marketing cooperative. I'll give you one box. Mom, your hands are prone to cracking and pain in winter. I didn't have the money back then, but now that I have money, I want to buy you a box of vanishing cream. Even if it's spring and the weather is warm, you still have to rub your hands twice a day. Let's work hard to make your hands smoother!"
"Mom is old, why would she need this vanishing cream?" He's mother refused, but she was smiling. Looking at the box of vanishing cream that her daughter had forced into her hands, she sighed with emotion. She never thought that one day she would be able to use this vanishing cream thanks to her daughter.
I never dared to think about it before.
He's mother wanted to stuff the box of vanishing cream back to her daughter: "You are too free, child. You actually bought two boxes of vanishing cream at once. You should keep them all. When you finish one box, you can still use another one. I don't need these."
He Susu simply frowned and said, "Mom, I promised to buy this vanishing cream for you. If you reject my kindness again, I will be unhappy!"
He's mother had no choice but to accept it reluctantly: "Okay, thank you. It's worth it to be able to experience what it feels like to apply vanishing cream in this lifetime!"
He Susu recalled that when she had acted like a spoiled brat a few times, her mother had cruelly used the money to buy her cold cream. Now she was so happy to receive the cold cream that she just wanted her mother to be nicer to her.
Just after they had distributed the vanishing cream, the He family members who had gone to work came back, and their five children followed them.
He's mother stuffed the vanishing cream into her trouser pocket and announced happily: "I have good news to tell you. The three articles written by Susu were all selected by the magazine, and she earned the royalties!"
After hearing this, Mr. He's dark face smiled, his eyes brightened, and he said "OK" several times in a row.
The eldest and second brothers looked proud: "My little sister is really capable!"
Zhao Miling and Qian Chunhe also praised her. They said that the little aunt could make money, which meant that she was no longer lazy and had to rely on the whole family to support her. This was a good thing. And with the little aunt's generosity, maybe she could buy some meat again?
The five children looked at their aunt with envy, knowing that this was a very amazing thing.
After hearing their grandmother teach them: "You guys should study hard and learn from your aunt. When you are educated, you can write articles and make money, don't you know?"
Everyone responded in crisp voices: "I know! We should learn from our aunt!"
He Susu took out the five catties of flour and two catties of pork from the bamboo basket: "I earned a few dollars from my writing this time, so I went to a classmate who has connections and bought two catties of pork. I happened to have flour so I bought five catties. We can make dumplings later to celebrate! We can also make meat buns and steamed buns with the remaining flour."
Zhao Miling: "Two pounds of pork!"
Qian Chunhe: "Five pounds of flour!"
The He family was surprised and happy. Flour was hard to come by, but Susu bought five pounds of it at once, along with two pounds of pork. Thinking of the fragrant white flour dumplings, everyone became even hungrier.
The five children's eyes were wide open, and they couldn't wait to eat dumplings. Hehe, they can also eat meat buns and white flour buns in the future!
The He family was happy, but they calculated that Susu had bought two kilograms of pork and five kilograms of flour, and the royalties must have been at least five or six yuan, which they probably spent almost all. They finally made some money, and Susu was so generous that she bought food for the whole family, which touched them deeply.
Although Mother He felt bad for her daughter spending money like rain, she was also happy to buy five kilograms of flour. As for Susu's request to eat white flour dumplings to celebrate, she naturally agreed: "Okay, lunch is ready today. You don't want to eat such a good dinner. I will take a leave early tomorrow and come back to make dumplings for you!"
Everyone should naturally agree.
Without He Susu saying anything, the two sisters-in-law hurried over to take the five pounds of flour and two pounds of pork and put them away, then went to the kitchen to serve the dishes and get the bowls.
Although the He family had an ordinary lunch, they were thinking about the white flour dumplings they would eat tomorrow, and the food in their mouths tasted a little better.
During the meal, He's father suddenly remembered: "Susu, do you have any magazines that have published your articles? If so, keep them for me. This is a matter of honor."
He Susu said, "Dad, one magazine will publish my article a few issues later. Another magazine has already published my article, but it's still on the way. I'll give it to you when I receive it."
Father He calmed down and said, "That's fine."
The He family members looked at each other and thought that dad must be very happy that the article written by his younger sister was selected by the magazine. Didn’t he specially keep the magazine?
At night, after washing up, He Susu lay on the bed and turned on the light screen to check the items in the shopping system. She accidentally glanced and unexpectedly found that the diligence value was wrong.
She originally had 16 points of diligence value, and she exchanged 14 points of diligence value in the morning. Logically, she should have 2 points of diligence value left, but now she has 5 points of diligence value.
Fortunately, the system allows one to view the details of how diligence points are obtained and used. He Susu used her mind to click on the details and discovered that the three extra points of diligence were a reward for her having three of her articles selected by magazines and earning her royalties.
He Susu originally wrote the article to find a suitable reason to bring back the things exchanged from the system. Now she can also earn diligence points at the same time. She is very happy.
This diligence value is like picking it up for free.
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