Chapter 116 There is hope

At present, it is equivalent to formally establishing a herb-collecting team in the name of the Red Flag Brigade, with Gu Zhiqiang as the team leader.

He mainly taught everyone some simple methods of identifying medicinal herbs. As for picking them, they just processed them casually and dried them in the sun. After all, the preparation of medicinal materials still requires professional knowledge and some special methods.

The later work was done at the hospital, and the main task of the Red Flag Brigade was to go up the mountain to collect herbs.

This was not the first time the group went to the back mountain, but their families were still very worried and gave them repeated warnings.

Gu Wan secretly stuffed a bag of beef jerky into Gu Zhiqiang's arms, asking him to keep it in the mountains for emergency use.

This is also one of the benefits that Gu Wan brought when she went out to cook for Secretary Zheng. In fact, the beef jerky was a special welfare product that she bought in the red envelope group.

But if she took it out now, her parents would just think that she made some extra when she went to Secretary Zheng's house to cook.

It is normal for a chef to make more of this rare delicacy for his family to enjoy. They also know that their daughter is sensible and will definitely not take advantage of the Zheng family financially.

This is enough.

As a result, not only did Gu Zhiqiang start his entrepreneurial plan, but Gu Wan's side business also needed to be expanded.

Because Secretary Zheng found her at work and said that he might need her to go to the county town to cook a meal for someone in the near future.

"It's my old boss. After eating the food you cooked, he praised it highly. It will be his 70th birthday soon, and I want to ask Comrade Xiao Gu to be the chef."

Gu Wan thought that the old leader was just being polite, but she didn't expect that he really had such thoughts.

In fact, it was mainly because the old leader felt guilty and thought that he had been biased and misled people before, so he did inquire about it.

Comrade Xiao Gu is the official chef of the commune, and his cooking skills are unanimously recognized by everyone in the commune, so they wanted to make an exception and invite Gu Wan to be the chef.

Otherwise, for an old leader of that level, banquets would usually be held in state-owned restaurants, and the chefs invited would be the famous chefs from other restaurants.

After all, going to the county town is not like the commune where everyone knows everything, and the level of people the old leaders know is also different, so the preparations needed are also different.

Gu Wan would not refuse such an opportunity, but she would not accept it immediately. "Well, it might be troublesome to go to the county town. Uncle Zheng, can I go back and discuss it with my family?"

Needless to say, Secretary Zheng agreed immediately, and the two agreed to discuss the matter the next day.

After returning, Gu Wan thought of another problem. If he went to the county town to hold the banquet, he would definitely invite more guests.

In addition to her parents, her aunt can also be asked to help.

Gu Wan knew that Gu Xiang was now working in a supply and marketing cooperative, and he might still be a little scared every day.

After all, although she has been working in the past few years, the focus of her life is still on her family.

Moreover, she was influenced by the Sun family at that time and lacked the courage and experience to communicate with outsiders.

Taking her out to see more things now will only do good and no harm.

Gu Wan's life has basically stabilized. He works during the day, and after returning home, he thinks of ways to collect various mountain products and handicrafts with the characteristics of the times in the village.

Tell them that in fact, people in the city outside are very eager for these things, and she will find a way to sell them to them.

When she was alone in her room at night, before going to bed, Gu Wan basically kept her Guo12 company.

She competed with her hand speed to grab red envelopes in the group, and then designed and edited the product list, selling the various items with the characteristics of the times that she collected every day in the mall according to the prices of later generations. In this way, the various supplies stored in her storage cabinet increased, allowing her and her family to have no worries about food and clothing for a period of time.

The money earned is increasing. In addition to my own financial freedom, I can also bring some extra income to many kind-hearted elders in the village.

Gu Wan was happy to make money, and the old people could also benefit from the smart brain of this eldest girl, so everyone was happy.

Then one day, she had just finished her work in the small kitchen of the commune and was about to ride her bicycle home alone when she saw the female educated youth Qiu Qin whom she had met before.

No one knew what Qi Bin was busy with these days. It seemed like he had some special mission, but he was not at Gu's house.

But when he left, he said that he would leave the bicycle here so that Gu could ride it when he went to work in the evening.

Since it was not their own bicycle, they had to take better care of it. Besides, Huang Chunlan and Zhao Yujing both wanted to return to the Red Flag Brigade.

Gu Wan couldn't carry two people, so she just rode back by herself, and the other two were happy to walk home together.

Compared to the past, life is hard now and I am busy from morning to night.

Unlike Gu Wan, Huang Chunlan and Zhao Yujing still had to go to work after returning home. It was not bad to earn three or four work points in the afternoon.

Although life is hard, there are more hopes. The most important thing is to get a real salary every month.

If it weren't for the huge crowd outside, the only wider road in the commune would have been filled with people on both sides, displaying all kinds of vegetables, crops and homemade gadgets.

Gu Wan almost forgot that today was the day for the market held every two weeks in the commune.

Then Gu Wan saw the female educated youth he had met last time. This time she brought only a child with her, and in front of her were some winter melons and pumpkins grown in her own fields.

She didn't look very good. She was small and thin and not very pretty. She sat there and almost no one paid attention to the things in front of her.

It wasn't that her sympathy was overflowing, but for a moment, Gu Wan did feel a little distressed.

Gu Wan herself didn't notice that she had parked her bicycle aside and was staring at the person blankly.

Originally Qiu Qin had her head down, not knowing what she was thinking, until she saw a shadow in front of her and realized someone was coming, she quickly looked up.

She was stunned when she saw it was Gu Wanshi. She remembered this girl, the new female educated youth who had visited the commune with Ye Meihua last time.

Out of habit, Qiu Qin looked behind Gu Wan, but did not see the familiar figure.

"Hello, comrade. You are the educated youth in the Red Flag Brigade, right?" Qiu Qin's voice was soft, as if she was afraid of being frightened.

I watched this photo carefully Gu Wan. Due to the ravages of time, Qiu Qin's face already showed obvious signs of aging.

But Gu Wan could see that Qiu Qin had very good facial features. No wonder Ye Meihua said that her beauty attracted many people's attention when she first went to the countryside.

It's a pity that beauty is also a double-edged sword, and it can hurt yourself if you're not careful.

"Yes, I originally went to the countryside as an educated youth, but my family is also here. Many people at home need to eat, so just sell all these winter melons and pumpkins to me." Gu Wan said with a smile.

But Qiu Qin shook her head and said, "These melons are not good-looking, so don't buy them."

If those people hadn't scolded her, beaten her, and forced her, Qiu Qin would never have sold these unpalatable things. Isn't this cheating people?
(End of this chapter)