Lin Qingqing has been very busy these days. She wants the army to make a "barren hill and wasteland utilization plan" for the surrounding areas. First of all, she needs to investigate. Investigating the ownership of these barren hills and wastelands, this investigation will not allow her to stay in the army. She first asked the production brigade around the army about the situation of these barren hills and wastelands, and then went to the county government to inquire. After confirming the ownership of the barren hills and wastelands, she started to write this plan.
While Lin Qingqing was busy with her work, the Lin family of Gaoshan'ao Production Brigade were stunned by a piece of news.
"What did you say? Our Qingqing is going to be a female soldier?" Grandma Lin looked at the investigators with her eyes wide open. "How come our Qingqing is going to be a female soldier? Isn't she working in the army cafeteria?" Isn't this too fast? It's only been a month.
The investigator smiled and said, "We don't know about this matter. We are only responsible for investigating your family's political background. Although we investigated it when Comrade Lin Qingqing and Captain Lu got married, according to the procedure, we have to investigate it again."
"Wait a minute... Wait a minute, go to our house, our old man is at home, our family must have a good political background." Grandma Lin was still in the field at this moment, and the investigators came into the village to ask them about the situation, so Grandma Lin naturally knew about it. But now, everyone in the field knew about it, and I believe that in less than half a day, everyone in the production team will know about it.
Grandma Lin took the investigators back home, leaving the people in the field looking at each other in bewilderment.
"No way? Lin Qingqing is going to be a female soldier?"
"Although Doctor Lin is good, Lin Qingqing was very lazy in the past. How can such a lazy person be a female soldier
"Our Qingqing has never eaten your food, so what does her laziness have to do with you?" When Lin's mother heard this, she immediately retorted, "Besides, we only have one girl in our family, so what's wrong with us loving her more?" Her daughter is going to be a female soldier, and this image must not be ruined.
"How is Qingqing lazy?" Aunt Lin said, "Qingqing is working at home, you just can't see it."
"That's right, Qingqing often helps my mother-in-law cook, light the fire, and boil water. Does she have to work in front of you to be considered hardworking?"
"Whether Qingqing is lazy or not, she has never done anything bad."
"That's right. When we feel unwell, we often see her delivering medicine to Doctor Lin."
Lin Qingqing's reputation in the brigade was not good, but not bad either. In short, she was a girl spoiled by the Lin family. In this era when girls were not rare, Lin Qingqing's pampering was a strange thing in Gaoshan'ao Production Brigade. However, everyone could understand it, because the Lin family had only one girl in three generations, and no boys.
However, the Lin family is usually very nice, especially Dr. Lin. He usually doesn't charge for the medicinal herbs he brings from the mountains. Therefore, everyone is grateful to Dr. Lin.
In this regard, Grandpa Lin is very smart.
The Lin family is rich, but it is not easy to take out the money openly, so the Lin family really does not care about the money. A few cents or two of medicinal materials, why would Grandpa Lin care? Wouldn't it be good to use the money to exchange for a good reputation? Moreover, as the only doctor in the team, Grandpa Lin gets the highest score every day, even if he doesn't work. Which old man is as good as him
Grandpa Lin is cooking soup at home to cool down. It is hot in August and farmers are still busy working. If they get heat stroke, it will be troublesome. So he prepared some soup to cool down. He cooked it in the morning and soaked it in well water in the afternoon. The cool feeling is very refreshing.
"Old man... Old man..."
Grandpa Lin heard Grandma Lin's voice, which sounded a little anxious. He was worried that something had happened to Grandma Lin, so he hurried out of the kitchen: "Old lady, what's wrong?" Speaking of which, the old lady's personality has remained the same for decades, always impetuous. Thinking of her having the same personality when she was young, Grandpa Lin's eyebrows were stained with a smile.
He and the old woman had a connection thanks to his father-in-law. At that time, he often rode his father-in-law's rickshaw. Because they rode together so many times, they had a tacit understanding. His father-in-law would often walk around his house. That night, a group of people broke into his house. They were looking for someone, but because they didn't find him, they wanted to kill him. His father-in-law had been pulling rickshaws for many years, so he was very strong and had some skills. When his father-in-law saw some noise in his house, he came in to see what was going on and saved him.
In fact, the other party was looking for a □□ soldier who was injured and carrying a very important piece of information. He did save the other party, but he also hid the other party very well.
The father-in-law saved him and was slightly injured himself. Indirectly, he and the old woman got to know each other. He fell in love with this young, beautiful and independent girl because she was different from the girls he usually saw.
When Grandpa Lin saw Grandma Lin bringing two strange men in, and seeing that she looked very energetic, he guessed that nothing had happened. But who were these two men
"Old man, this is what happened. Qingqing from our family is going to be a female soldier. This is the comrade who came to investigate Qingqing's political background." Grandma Lin said. When her granddaughter married Lu Cheng, there was a political review, but no investigator came to investigate, and no one knew how the relevant personnel conducted the political review.
Grandpa Lin was also very surprised when he heard this. His granddaughter who couldn't even carry a bucket of water actually became a female soldier? However, since the investigators came with supporting documents, Grandpa Lin naturally believed them. "Our family does have a clean political background. In fact, our family also has a handwritten inscription from a senior leader." Grandpa Lin suppressed his excitement and led the investigators into the main hall, then went to the room and took out the treasures he had collected for decades. "Look, this is the inscription from the senior leader to our Lin family. This is a thank-you letter from a certain leader to our Lin family."
When the country was at war, Grandpa Lin and his father donated a lot of medicinal materials to the country's secret archives, and even the □□ leader he secretly rescued wrote a thank-you letter to the Lin family afterwards. Therefore, the Lin family's political background is very clean and can be regarded as a hero.
Three generations ago, Grandpa Lin donated medicinal herbs to the country. Grandpa Lin of the second generation also donated medicinal herbs to the country. Father Lin of the third generation was an honest farmer with a very clean background.
As for Grandma Lin's family, it is even more innocent. Grandma Lin's father was a rickshaw driver. Although he did not contribute to the country, he saved Grandpa Lin that day, which was equivalent to indirectly helping Comrade □□.
The investigators did not expect that Grandpa Lin could take out such a treasure from the bottom of the box, and it was well preserved. No matter how good the time is, it is a calligraphy given to the leader before the founding of the new country. There is also his seal and time.
In fact, even Lin Qingqing didn’t know that the Lin family had these things.
The investigator walked out of the Lin family with a look of shock on his face. At the Lin family, Grandma Lin and Grandpa Lin were also discussing: "Old man, how did Qingqing become a female soldier? What is going on? If you say Qingqing was selected, I don't believe it. Outsiders know that Qingqing was spoiled by us. Not only is she a little lazy, but she definitely wouldn't be selected with her physique."
Grandpa Lin said, "I don't know either. I'll go to town and call my grandson-in-law to ask. Didn't he leave his office phone number?"
Grandma Lin said, "Yes, yes, yes, go make a phone call."
Grandpa Lin carefully put away the calligraphy and said, "If Qingqing really becomes a female soldier, pass these things on to her."
"Ah?" Grandma Lin was stunned. The old man guarded these things like a treasure. To the old man, this was his life, while the old mountain ginseng was just a thing outside his body.
In fact, Grandma Lin understood why Grandpa Lin didn't value old mountain ginseng, because he was a doctor. In the doctor's mind, no matter how precious old mountain ginseng was, it was just medicine, and it was only when the medicine was used on patients that it was truly worth the money. So even if it wasn't for Lin Qingqing's reason, Grandpa Lin was willing to sell the old mountain ginseng to Lu Cheng.
Grandpa Lin said: "Only when you become a female soldier will you understand its significance. Others may just be farmers, but in their eyes, this may not even be worth a meal of meat."
Grandma Lin was amused by his words.
So, Grandpa Lin fixed the fire on the stove and went to town with Grandma Lin.
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Ding-a-ling…
"Hello, this is Lu Cheng." Lu Cheng's phone seldom rings. Usually, the guards will call him because they usually don't leave their posts. Otherwise, the superiors will call him because they have something to do. If it's a military officer, they will come to his office in person.
"Lu Cheng... Is that Lu Cheng's voice?"
Lu Cheng heard a familiar voice coming from the other side. With his ability to distinguish voices, he immediately knew that the person making the voice was Grandma Lin. So Lu Cheng asked, "Is it Grandma?"
"It's really Lu Cheng." Then a male voice came, "Lu Cheng, I'm Qingqing's grandfather, her grandmother is next to us." As he spoke, Grandpa Lin handed the phone to Grandma Lin.
Grandma Lin quickly answered the phone: "Lu Cheng, grandson-in-law, this is grandma, how is Qingqing? We received the things you sent last time, did you receive the things we sent to you?"
"Hello grandma, we have received the things. We have eaten the dry goods you sent several times. Qingqing likes them very much, and the ones she cooks are also very delicious." Lu Cheng said.
Grandma Lin laughed and was very happy: "This girl likes to eat these things, but she never cooks at home. I didn't expect that she would cook after joining the army. Is there any accident in the kitchen?"
"No, she is a good cook. You are the chef at home, so she doesn't cook. But maybe because she has seen you cook so many times, she refers to the ingredients you use and tries to cook it herself. She cooks quite delicious dishes. I guess she has a good talent and inherited it from you." Grandma Lin is willing to use a lot of ingredients when she cooks. Because the Lin family was well-off when she was young, Grandma Lin was willing to use a lot of ingredients at that time. Although the conditions and situations are different now, she is not as willing to use as before, but for her who has eaten good food before, she still knows how to use ingredients to make it delicious.
"She has this talent?" Grandma Lin couldn't help but feel proud. "But when I was cooking, she liked to stand by the stove and watch. I didn't expect that she learned my cooking skills." She always thought that her granddaughter liked to stand by the stove when she was cooking because she wanted to eat, and she often stuffed food into her granddaughter's mouth. Now it seems that her granddaughter really wants to eat, but it is also true that she has learned her cooking skills. Fortunately, she didn't drive her granddaughter out of the kitchen all these years. Originally, she wanted to cook for her granddaughter secretly. Now that her granddaughter has made progress, who dares to say that they spoiled their granddaughter into a lazy girl
Lu Cheng smiled over there. In fact, it was right for her to tell him her origins. At least he could cover up his lies to the Lin family. "So I am lucky to have such a good meal."
"You kid... Lu Cheng, your grandpa has something to ask you. I'll give your grandpa the phone." Seeing the old man urging her, Grandma Lin just gave him the phone.
Grandpa Lin answered the phone and said, "Lu Cheng, this is Grandpa. We called you this time mainly to ask about Qingqing's service as a female soldier. An investigator came to our house today to investigate the situation. What's going on?"
In fact, Lu Cheng also expected that with the personalities of Grandpa Lin and Grandma Lin, if the army sent people to the Lin family to conduct a political investigation, they would definitely call him. "Here's the thing, you don't have to worry..." He repeated what happened to Lin Qingqing.
Grandpa Lin really didn't expect such a thing to happen: "This child has always loved eating, and now she has turned eating into a job." He didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he also had to sigh that after getting married, his granddaughter has become sensible and grown up.
Grandpa Lin chatted with Lu Cheng for a while and then hung up. Although they could afford the phone bill, there were people waiting to make a call, and Lu Cheng was an officer, so he must be busy, so Grandpa Lin was embarrassed to continue the call.
Grandpa Lin and Grandma Lin came out of the post office, both of them breathed a sigh of relief. It was true that their granddaughter was a female soldier. According to Lu Cheng, her granddaughter had already reported, but she was still walking in the process.
"I never thought that someone in our family would become a soldier." Grandma Lin pulled Grandpa Lin and said, "Do you think our family is now a military family?"
Grandpa Lin hadn't thought of this yet: "You're really quick-witted."
Grandma Lin said, "Of course I'll tell you."
When they returned to the brigade, it was already noon, just when everyone was off work. So when the villagers saw Grandpa Lin and Grandma Lin, they couldn't help asking, "Doctor Lin, did your daughter Qingqing really become a female soldier?"
"Doctor Lin, how did your Qingqing become a female soldier? Is the army still recruiting female soldiers?"
"Doctor Lin..."
"Fellow villagers, this matter has not been finalized yet." Grandpa Lin said, "It's just an investigation now, and the specific situation depends on the results of the investigation. So, when the results of the investigation come out and Qingqing writes to tell us, I will tell the villagers."
Grandma Lin looked at him talking nonsense in a serious manner, and she was really laughing in her heart. Her grandson-in-law clearly said that the matter had been settled, and there was definitely no problem with their family's political review, but the old man still wanted to lie.
But this is also correct. After all, the granddaughter went to report first, and the process is still going on, so let's wait until the process is finished before talking about it. Even when facing family members, the old couple said the same thing. There are many people in the family, so they don't let anything slip.
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Lin Qingqing knew about the call from the two elders at noon. She was very touched by this, and it also made her more determined to do this job well.
After being moved, Lin Qingqing worked even harder.
Lin Qingqing not only has to investigate and write a plan, but also has to do her job. She is not responsible for the canteen's meals this month, she will be responsible from next month, but the meal arrangements for next month also need to be made.
Lin Qingqing didn't know the price of each dish, so she arranged a one-month menu for each cooking class. As an old food anchor, she knew the amount of each bowl of food very well. Although there were 45 cooking classes, it was actually no different from one cooking class, because the food in each cooking class was the same.
Therefore, she arranged a menu for a cooking class for a month. After she arranged it, she calculated the amount of each dish needed for a month, and then added some extra, and then gave it to Wang Lele. Wang Lele was responsible for calculating the price.
If the price exceeds the budget provided by the Finance Department, Wang Lele will send the recipe back. If it does not exceed or there is still a surplus, Lin Qingqing can add some other food. For example... the mung bean soup and soy milk that other comrades in the company want.
For Wang Lele, this job is much easier than before. In the past, each kitchen team would hand in a month's worth of food, and because each kitchen team purchased its own food, their food was different. Therefore, Wang Lele needed to count the expenses of each kitchen team one by one, which means she had to count the expenses of 45 kitchen teams. Now, it is enough to count only one kitchen team.
If Lin Qingqing said this, it would mean that Wang Lele was not smart enough. As the canteen officer in the logistics department, she could completely arrange for the kitchen staff to have uniform food to facilitate her work. After all, she had been with Qi Shao and the others before, and she knew that for Qi Shao and the others, monthly purchases were also a headache. If someone could arrange the purchases for them, they would be very happy.
This is probably why gay men throughout history have disliked taking care of the kitchen.
"Here, this is the kitchen team's menu for September. Below is the total cost of each supply." Lin Qingqing handed the list to Wang Lele.
Wang Lele took a look and said, "Only one? Only one set of supplies for a kitchen team?"
Lin pointed to the last page gently: "Multiply one copy by 45. Because the recipes for each kitchen team are the same, you can just multiply it by 45 after the materials are settled."
Wang Lele's eyes lit up. "Is that possible? Then I just need to calculate the cost of one batch of materials and multiply it by 45. Oh my god, Comrade Lin, why didn't you come earlier? I used to have to calculate 45 cents every month, and it was a headache."
Lin smiled gently.
Hong Jun was listening to their conversation on the side and nodded with satisfaction. Comrade Lin was very smart.
"Oh, there are a lot of eggs, fish, shrimp, pig intestines and pig bones here. Why don't you add pork?" Wang Lele asked.
Lin Qingqing said: "Pig intestines are cheap and can supplement the nutrients provided by pork. Pig bones can be used to make soup. For comrades who train all year round, bone soup can supplement calcium, which is very useful for their bodies.
Look at the vegetables here, I prefer to order vegetables that are good for them, such as spinach, etc. Moreover, if you save money on pork, you can buy more eggs, and a pound of eggs is much more delicious than a pound of meat.
Of course, pork needs to be bought occasionally, but there is no rush, we can arrange it next time."
Wang Lele smiled and said, "You understand these things, so just arrange them. I don't understand. This is called... Every profession has its own specialty."
Mr. Hong shook his head after hearing this. He said that if he didn't understand something, he could learn it. But this comrade had no ambition.
Lin Qingqing said: "That's right, I don't know as much as you about the price."
Wang Lele said: "I didn't understand it before, but after doing it more, I remembered it. The price changes throughout the year. By the way, apples are on the market. I'm going to buy apples this week. Do you want to go?" Wang Lele has been working in this position for a long time. Sometimes when the kitchen squad reports supplies, she needs to investigate and contact them, so she also knows a lot of people in this field, and naturally knows where to buy good things.
"Yes, we rarely buy apples in our area. Usually, once apples arrive, they are snatched up by people near the supply and marketing cooperative, so there is no chance for us to get them." Lin Qingqing also wanted to eat apples, mainly because there were too few snacks to eat in this era. Eating ice cream could no longer satisfy her happiness.
"Then it's a deal, I'll come to see you on the weekend." Those of them who work in offices all rest on weekends.
"Okay." Lin Qingqing thought, should I ask Hong Jun? Logically, she should ask, but Wang Lele brought up this matter, and Wang Lele didn't ask. If she asked, wouldn't it make people think that Wang Lele was impolite
Lin Qingqing thought about it, wrote a note on the seat and handed it to Wang Lele: "Secretary Wang, can you help me check, is the quantity of this dish okay?"
Wang Lele took the paper and looked at it. It said: We were talking about buying apples in the office, and Director Hong also heard it. Should we ask her
Wang Lele was not ignorant of worldly affairs. She wrote as she said, "That's fine. Just this number." On the paper was written: I asked Director Hong before, and she said she didn't like apples. I asked her a few times but she didn't. And she's the leader, so it's not good to ask her too much. People will gossip about it.
After seeing Wang Lele’s answer, Lin Qingqing didn’t continue the topic.
Lin Qingqing prepared the menu for September today and also summarized the last point of the plan for the utilization of barren hills and wastelands. After finishing writing, she got up and went to find Hong Jun.