Educated Youth in the Countryside: She is the Village's Embroidery Queen!-Chapter 326: She Finally Used Her Brain

"Then go catch a rabbit tomorrow."

Wen Shi nodded in agreement and left the next morning with money and meat tickets.

The rabbits were raised by the soldiers in the cooking squad and were considered collective property.

He could spend money and tickets for a rabbit, but he couldn’t get one for free.

By the time Yi Chichi woke up and got out of bed, there was a processed rabbit at home.

"How much does this rabbit weigh?"

"Got lucky and caught a big one, over five pounds even without skin and fur."

That’s a bit much, "Can the two of us finish it?"

It’s hot weather, and without a fridge, it’s hard to store.

"We can."

Wen Shi was confident in his appetite, "Don’t worry, we definitely won’t waste it."

Yi Chichi acknowledged and sat down for breakfast.

Wen Shi joined her for breakfast, chatting as they ate.

"What’s your plan for today?"

"Embroider a tiger and a leopard."

"...Make sure to rest your eyes."

"I understand, and you should stay safe too."

Their training was tough and took a toll on the body, which reminded her of something, "By the way, was that remedy for rashes effective?"

"It’s effective."

The leaders were figuring out how to mass produce it, and as for the reward for his wife, it should be in a few days.

Also, "The thing you found with the fishermen earlier turned out to be very useful."

Yi Chichi paused, then realized he was talking about the sonar and got excited.

"Has it been tested?"

"Not sure about that."

Even if he knew, he couldn’t say due to confidentiality rules.

"The rewards for the fishermen have been issued."

Yi Chichi immediately understood; if it’s rewarded, it proves the value of the sonar.

"That’s great. In the future, whenever the fishermen spot something unidentified, they’ll try to bring it back, which benefits you all."

She thought of future fishermen who would even make eagles declare the sonar copper-free, yet the fishermen didn’t listen; anything unidentified in our waters could be salvaged.

Once salvaged, it would be handed over.

Rewards were great, but with or without, they didn’t mind.

Our maritime defense owed much to both the navy and the fishermen.

Wen Shi laughed along, "Yes, with a 450 reward, even I’m tempted."

Not to mention the certificates and medals.

Talk about rewriting the family genealogy; it was truly an honor.

"That high of a reward?" Yi Chichi was so surprised, she forgot to bite her bun—in a time when the average worker’s salary was between 25 and 60, a 450 reward was indeed huge.

"The fishermen deserve it."

With a simple, concise sentence, Wen Shi expressed their gratitude to the fishermen.

They learned the news during breakfast, and the rewards were distributed around ten in the morning. In less than two hours, the news about the fishermen’s huge reward, medals, and other prizes for handing over an unknown object swept across the whole island like a tornado.

The fishermen were excited, and the soldiers’ families in the residential area weren’t much calmer.

Yang Qing, who had mostly recovered from a concussion and had returned home, came over to visit as soon as he got off work.

At that time, Yi Chichi was working at the embroidery frame, Ji Jian was making shoes beside her, and Sister-in-law Qi, who was off today, was preparing long beans to dry.

The three were chatting idly when Yang Qing appeared, his first words were—

"Have you heard?"

"Heard what?"

When the three didn’t respond, Yang Qing thought they didn’t know and exclaimed as if discovering a new continent, "A fisherman got an award."

"We already know about that."

Thinking it was something new, Sister-in-law Qi replied calmly while continuing to sort the beans.

Seeing this, Yang Qing took a small stool to sit down and help, "The reward is so high, I’m tempted to go out fishing."

The idea was feasible, but not implementable.

While focusing on her embroidery, Yi Chichi jokingly said, "You can discuss it with Old Huang and have him buy you a boat."

It was a joke, but no one took it seriously.

But Yang Qing had a mischievous nature and chuckled, "I think it’s doable."

Ji Jian laughed, "Doable my foot. First of all, the boats are all communal, and secondly, with Old Huang’s allowance and your salary combined, you couldn’t afford a boat."

Boats were never cheap, and even a small canoe, with all the miscellaneous costs of wood and labor, wasn’t a small amount.

Yang Qing sighed, "I guess I really don’t have a chance to get rich."

"Most people don’t have a chance to get rich."

Sister-in-law Qi spoke fairly and then gave him a suggestion, "Actually, if you want to get rich, it’s quite easy..."

"What’s so easy?"

Yang Qing eagerly asked, looking ready to give it a try.

Sister-in-law Qi pointed at Yi Chichi, "Follow Xiao Yi’s lead in embroidery. She is a specially appointed Grand Embroider at the Friendship Store and can keep you safe."

Yang Qing looked at Yi Chichi, and noticing her gaze, Yi Chichi looked up from the embroidery frame and said with a smile, "Want to learn?"

"No."

The work was too delicate, and she wasn’t cut out for such detailed work.

"I can barely sew a button properly; learning this would drive me mad before I master it."

She seemed to have some self-awareness.

Yi Chichi wasn’t giving up, "Really not learning? The price for a good embroidery at the Friendship Store isn’t low."

"Even if it’s high, I’m not tempted; I’ve got self-awareness. This money isn’t meant for me to earn."

Yang Qing’s refusal was firm, and she was very self-aware, saying, "This money should be earned by Xiao Yi, but speaking of which, the materials you use for embroidery aren’t cheap, are they?"

"Yes."

Not just not cheap, but very expensive.

Silk products have never been cheap since ancient times and even with future advanced technology, the price range for silk threads is between 500-3800.

The silk used for making embroidery fabric is even more costly.

Yang Qing clicked her tongue, "I could tell this wasn’t cheap goods at a glance."

"How could you tell?"

Ji Jian curiously looked up from the shoe pad.

Yang Qing pointed to the nearly transparent silk on the embroidery frame, "Have you ever seen any other fabric where you can see through it? Nothing else but silk, and silk products have never been cheap."

Ji Jian was quite surprised, "Wow, you’ve got a brain today." 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

"Pfft..."

Yi Chichi and Sister-in-law Qi couldn’t help but laugh, while Yang Qing’s face darkened, "You’re making it sound like I’ve never had a brain."

"You had one before, but not much."

Ji Jian was serious when criticizing Yang Qing.

Yang Qing was so annoyed that she wanted to hit someone, but seeing Ji Jian’s big belly, her temper vanished, "If you weren’t pregnant, I would definitely have a go at you."

Sister-in-law Qi didn’t like hearing that and snorted, "Challenging me in front of a women’s activist, do you want to write a self-critique for the bulletin board?"

Yi Chichi gave Yang Qing a look, signaling her to apologize quickly.

Writing self-critiques for Sister-in-law Qi was a tough task, always beginning with a thousand-character count based on the severity of the army family’s conflict.

If it wasn’t serious, it started from two thousand words, moderately serious, five thousand, and the severe ones were at least ten thousand words.

Moreover, women’s activists solved problems twofold, and not only did the family member write a critique, but the spouse had to write one too.

This no-nonsense approach made family members in the residential area restrain themselves for their spouse’s future and dignity.

When they really couldn’t restrain themselves, the couple had to write and face disgrace together.