Chapter 164: Unexpected Windfall
Lu Qiaoge just laughed.
Was this considered a tacit understanding between them?
She knew he would know she wanted to inquire about someone just by asking like that?
“Help me inquire about a doctor named Sun Ziliang, but he might not be a doctor now, though he’s from Beidu, born in 1910, has a master surnamed Jiang, in 1935, Sun Ziliang followed his master here to Jiangcheng, and his master has a nickname Divine Doctor Jiang.”
Qin Hengzhi listened carefully and told Lu Qiaoge he remembered, and he would make a telephone call later to have friends in Beidu help check it out.
But this would take a little time.
Lu Qiaoge said she wasn’t in a hurry.
The two entered the workshop together, and it was still Team Leader Zhong who received Lu Qiaoge last time.
Team Leader Zhong seemed much more cheerful than last time, smiling at Qin Hengzhi: “Representative Qin, go ahead with your business, I’ll take good care of Comrade Lu.”
Qin Hengzhi looked at Lu Qiaoge with gentle eyes and said softly to her: “You saved someone, such a good deed will definitely be propagandized, just wait to receive commendation.”
The matter of saving Ding Jianshe had not yet been publicized.
It was something Lu Qiaoge had told Qin Hengzhi on the way.
Qin Hengzhi had always known Lu Qiaoge was strong and quick to react, but he hadn’t expected her to be so decisive.
If Lu Qiaoge had hesitated for one second back then, she wouldn’t have been able to save Ding Jianshe.
Qin Hengzhi seriously checked Lu Qiaoge’s arm.
There was no hint of romance, only seriousness and focus.
He was worried Lu Qiaoge might have a muscle strain without realizing it.
Fortunately, nothing was wrong.
In his heart, he praised that Lu Qiaoge was truly a brave young woman.
If she joined the army, she would absolutely be an even more outstanding soldier than him.
At this moment in the workshop, Lu Qiaoge smiled and waved to him, and after Qin Hengzhi walked far away, Team Leader Zhong said to Lu Qiaoge: “Your wheelchair design drawing is very good, our revenue generation workshop made three of them, I’ve already reported your name and work unit to the factory department’s technical department, they will issue you a technological innovation reward according to the rules and regulations.”
Lu Qiaoge really hadn’t expected such a pleasant surprise.
But she still had things to do, so after thanking Team Leader Zhong, she left on her own first.
But Lu Qiaoge had agreed with Team Leader Zhong, also to pick it up in a week.
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In the afternoon, Lu Qiaoge took Meng Qingshan from the food factory and Hu Ze to the grain bureau to pick up grain,
Director Hu got another batch for them, but the quantity wasn’t much.
It was just enough for about a week.
Now the department store side had supply exceeding demand, especially for corn cakes, which had the greatest demand, many people bought them at noon to use as their main lunch staple.
So Lu Qiaoge decided to focus on cornmeal, best if they could develop other corn foods, but to be honest, the best tasting seemed to still be corn cakes.
Or refined cornbread buns?
But people now weren’t interested in cornbread buns, because no matter how refined or delicious, they were still cornbread buns.
Thus, the main food at Xiangyang Food Factory became corn cakes, supplied in large quantities every day, all made and sold the same day.
Lu Qiaoge just mentioned it to Meng Qingshan and Hu Ze, letting them arrange the factory’s work themselves.
After all, things were basically on track now.
What Lu Qiaoge was preparing now was to restart the night school.
In two years, the night school might prove very useful.
It was already July now, and even if taking the college entrance examination the year after next, they would need corresponding high school knowledge.
Now that her sister-in-law and younger sister’s jobs were settled, and with her overseeing Xiangyang Food Factory, as long as Meng Qingshan and the others didn’t court disaster, the food factory would get better and better, and they would transition from collective workers to national formal workers or even get promoted.
Surely, they would cherish it.
Lu Qiaoge planned to have a good talk with the director about this, but unexpectedly Elder Sister Su called and told her that Chairman Zhen was setting off for Nancheng tomorrow.
The reception office and provincial foreign trade bureau’s comrades wanted to hold a farewell party, and although the foreign trade section was a district unit, they performed very well in receiving Chairman Zhen and his group this time, so Director Zhou from the foreign trade section was in charge, and this time they signed two orders, for timber and grain.
Our country was now also using grain to exchange for foreign exchange.
Hearing this, Lu Qiaoge’s heart stirred.
According to the history she knew, it was indeed so, because of weak industrial foundations, the main sources for exchanging foreign exchange were minerals, textiles, grain, and such.
Lu Qiaoge felt that if she could intercept a portion, that would be good.
That would alleviate Xiangyang Food Factory’s raw material shortage situation.
Elder Sister Su on that side said enthusiastically: “Qiao Ge, the district is preparing to invite you to participate, you can come with Director Hu from your neighborhood committee.”
Lu Qiaoge thought about it and happily agreed.
After she hung up the telephone, Director Hu, who had gone out for a meeting, also returned.
Then the neighborhood committee’s all cadres held a meeting, and the theme of this meeting was that the factory department was going to hold joint training.
That is, according to regulations, each unit selects young worker representatives to participate in this joint training.
The purposes of the joint training were, first, to select elite soldiers and strong generals, second, to improve young workers’ physical fitness and vigilance, third, to work well and defend the military factory.
And even more to strengthen the cohesion among young workers.
Lu Qiaoge naturally had to participate in this, and it was said the training location might be selected at the 516 training base, which although hadn’t been used for several years, the training venue was not much different from back then.
Old Hu said this time it was to sign up first then select, and finally the factory department would select the top three, who would get not only award certificates but also prizes.
The first place prize was a bicycle.
This was just like rewarding a car in the future.
Shao Le naturally also signed up and was eager to try.
Director Hu emphasized: “Same as before, men and women train separately, rewards are the same.”
The meeting ended, Old Hu called out to Lu Qiaoge: “In a bit, someone from the factory’s propaganda department will come to interview you about your act bravely for a just cause, get ready.”
Lu Qiaoge nodded, the neighborhood committee naturally was the first to know about this.
And it had been recorded and reported upward.
Lu Qiaoge naturally pretended to be modest for a bit, then humbly asked Director Hu what to say and what not to say.
Old Hu actually didn’t have much experience, because he hadn’t been interviewed before.
But that didn’t stop him from telling Lu Qiaoge a whole bunch, and Lu Qiaoge nodded seriously saying she remembered.
While the propaganda department people hadn’t arrived yet, Lu Qiaoge straightforwardly asked Old Hu: “Director Hu, can our neighborhood committee’s night school be restarted?”
Director Hu was stunned for a moment, then glared at Lu Qiaoge: “What, say it again.”
Lu Qiaoge obediently repeated it once.
Old Hu frowned and said: “Today at the meeting, I also heard a piece of gossip that might not be accurate, saying the factory is preparing new regulations to build staff buildings, our night school area might get requisitioned, for example, the bricks and tiles from demolition can be used to build houses, but don’t tell others about this, lest it doesn’t happen and people laugh.”
Lu Qiaoge pondered inwardly, could it be that the suggestion she wrote was adopted?
But that was too fast, right?
But thinking about it, this was 516, their longstanding style was no muddling, emphasizing speed is of the essence.
However, the night school couldn’t be demolished, if demolished, wouldn’t they have to set up the night school somewhere else?
Moreover, all those tables, chairs, and benches were valuable assets.
