mtlumby2d Chapter 199 Letter of Introduction
Chapter 199 Letter of Introduction
Gu Yizhou's mission had actually been completed, and the finishing work was almost finished, but his superiors were urging him to report back.
But in order to spend more time with Lin Qingyan, he dragged it on, and even his father called him to ask him to go back home for the New Year.
Now that his girlfriend is going home for the New Year, there is no point for him to stay here. It seems like he will have to go back home to celebrate the New Year.
"When are we leaving? Have you bought the tickets?" After sighing, Gu Yizhou could only ask Lin Qingyan if she had finished her preparations.
"The village will slaughter a pig next week. I'll go back after I get some meat."
As the day of returning home approached, Lin Qingyan suddenly felt a little nervous. She hadn't seen her family for a long time, so long that it felt like a lifetime.
She was in a trance. When she came to her senses, she found Gu Yizhou still looking at her, so she smiled and said to him:
"I haven't bought the ticket yet. I'll buy it when I'm ready to go."
Gu Yizhou frowned when he heard this and said, "Don't worry about the tickets. I'll buy them for you when the time comes." But in his mind he was wondering who would be able to buy a sleeper berth.
"No need. Ye Yi is going back too. Her house is just right for her to sit in the same car with me, but she will get off first. I will go buy the ticket with her." Lin Qingyan refused habitually.
"So what can I do for you?"
Gu Yizhou looked at her dimly. His partner wouldn't even let him buy a train ticket, and made too clear a distinction between them, which made him feel uneasy.
When Lin Qingyan was looked at by Gu Yizhou like this, she felt that her rejection was too obvious, so she said to him:
"When I confirm the time to go back, I will trouble you to help me buy the ticket. If you can buy a seat ticket, try to buy one. If you really can't buy one, you can also consider standing."
"I'll see if I can find someone to buy a berth."
Nowadays, sleeper berths can only be purchased by people with certain status. Not only are they expensive, but they are also inaccessible to ordinary people. If Lin Qingyan were to go and buy a sleeper berth ticket by herself, she would definitely not be able to buy one.
Lin Qingyan was tempted for a moment, but when she thought about being with Ye Yi, she refused. Ye Yi would definitely not be willing to buy a sleeper ticket.
In the afternoon, Lin Qingyan and Ye Yi went to see the village chief together. The village chief was at the brigade headquarters at that time. Xishui Village had a new brigade leader. With such a big event, there must be a lot of things to deal with.
When the village chief saw the two of them coming, he raised his hand and rubbed his brows and asked, "Lin Zhiqing, Ye Zhiqing, what are you doing here now?"
What the village chief meant was that I'm busy now, so if you have nothing to do, leave quickly and don't make trouble.
Seeing the tired look on his face, Lin Qingyan quickly stepped forward to explain her purpose:
"Uncle village chief, Ye Yi and I haven't been home since we went to the countryside. Isn't the Chinese New Year coming soon? This year we want to go back and celebrate the New Year. Let's ask for leave from the brigade."
The village chief's expression softened slightly when he heard this. He picked up the water cup in front of him and took a sip.
"Are you two going back home for the New Year?"
"Yes!"
"How many days do you plan to take?"
The educated youth who went to the countryside had their personnel and household registrations moved with them. In theory, they did not need to ask for leave as long as they did not go to work. However, since they were going to be away for more than ten days, they had to apply for leave from the brigade.
They also need a letter of introduction, which is similar to the current ID card or household registration certificate, but more detailed than the ID card and household registration certificate.
"Can we take 10 days off?"
Lin Qingyan and Ye Yi looked at each other. They had discussed this before and decided to calculate the leave based on the previous examples of educated youth asking for leave.
It takes them 3-4 days to travel back and forth, but in fact they only spend a few days at home.
"How many days will it take you to return home?" the village chief continued to ask.
"Ye Yi's house is a little closer, and it will take 3-4 days to get to my house." Lin Qingyan answered truthfully.
"Then I'll give you fifteen days off, to buy?"
Lin Qingyan and Ye Yi were both very surprised. In the past, when educated youth asked for leave to go home for the New Year, they could only get 10 days of leave. Unexpectedly, the village chief gave them 15 days at once. The smiles on their faces were not usually seen.
The village chief sighed in his heart. These were just a group of kids. Without waiting for Lin Qingyan and the others to speak, he took out paper and pen from the drawer, wrote two letters of introduction, stamped them, and handed them to Lin Qingyan and the others after he was done.
"Thank you, village chief!" The two expressed their gratitude to the village chief in unison, and the village chief waved his hand.
After Lin Qingyan and the others left, the village chief quietly looked at their backs and pondered. Today, the people from the commune came and told him clearly that someone from above had instructed to replace Li Genshu. He didn't understand who did this.
Although Li Genshu was no longer suitable to be the team leader, he had thought of finding a way to replace him with someone else, but before he could come up with the idea, someone had already done it for him.
It was like someone handed him a pillow when he was sleepy, but he still felt a little uneasy.
Since I can't figure it out, I won't think about it anymore. The New Year is coming soon, and I need to settle the village's accounts. There are still many things to do.
The village chief rubbed his eyebrows and continued to work.
Lin Qingyan and Ye Yi, who had received the letter of introduction, were discussing the time to go home.
"I didn't expect the village chief to give us half a month's leave. Then we should go back after the village kills the pigs?"
Ye Yi both longs for and fears home. She longs for warmth and family affection, but in the past twenty years, she has not felt much affection from her family. She only hopes that this time when she returns, her family will not let her down too much.
"Okay, we'll go back the next day after we kill the pig. We can go back together. I may be back a little later, so I should calculate the holiday time before coming back." Lin Qingyan agreed on a time with Ye Yi.
"Okay, I'll take care of it myself."
"Don't bring too much cash with you when you go back. If you are unhappy at home, just come back. You don't have to put yourself in a difficult position."
Lin Qingyan thought about it and decided to give Ye Yi a hint.
Ye Yi understood her worries and said to her, "Don't worry, I know what to do."
The two returned to the educated youth center and shared the information about going home for the New Year with everyone there. Sun Qiu Shui was very envious. She also wanted to go home, but her family had not sent her a penny since she went to the countryside. She relied on work points to support herself and had no extra money to buy a train ticket.
Xu Jianshan hesitated for a moment, but decided to look for Lin Qingyan.
"Comrade Lin, I will stay at the educated youth camp during the Chinese New Year. I want to ask you if you can give me some more candy. I want to sell more during the Chinese New Year."
Even if Xu Jianshan didn't ask about this issue, Lin Qingyan would prepare sufficient inventory for them in the next few days.
"Okay, I'll go check it out tomorrow and the day after tomorrow and try to get as many as possible."
Lin Qingyan paused here and said to Xu Jianshan:
"If other people in the educated youth camp also want to run away, you can give them some from your place. They can go to any nearby village, the market, or the county town. But the most important thing is not to get caught for speculation and profiteering."