Forced to marry a disabled man in the countryside? I'll repay you tenfold!

Jiang Zhiping was somewhat agitated and got straight to the point, "I heard about it from Xiao Liu yesterday. I won't say much else, but if it weren't for your letter, we wouldn't have been able to prevent this disaster in advance, let alone save so many people."

Li Aiguo chimed in at the opportune moment: "Yes, Xiao Su, you might not know, but because of this incident, Leader Jiang is now the top official in Ili Prefecture, and he even received a special commendation from above. Despite such a massive disaster in Ili Prefecture, the casualties were almost negligible, and everything proceeded smoothly..."

He paused enviously, but what he didn't say was that in less than a year, Leader Jiang could be promoted again. Of course, he himself would be promoted as well.

Li Aiguo continued, "Xiao Su, you've done a great job this time. The leadership has decided to hire you as a senior consultant at the Ili Prefecture Agricultural Technology Extension Station, with the benefits of a deputy director level position. We'll also provide you with a house in the prefecture, a company car, a bonus of 5,000 yuan, and a 'Ili Prefecture Model Worker' medal."

He paused for a moment, then said, "The leader doesn't mean you have to stay here indefinitely, but rather for another year. Wouldn't it be better to return to the city with this status than to be a military dependent? And there are better career prospects back in the city."

Su Wanqing never expected that Jiang Zhiping would try to keep her in this way.

And it's only for another year. This is already the best offer Jiang Zhiping can make.

She sighed, "I'm sorry, Leader Jiang, I'm very grateful for your high regard for me. But today..." She took out the letter of appointment from the Central Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

The two looked at the date and saw that it was today.

Jiang Zhiping gave a wry smile and shook his head: "I didn't expect to be a step too late. Oh well, Xiao Su, I knew from the beginning that you didn't belong here, and this place can't hold you back. I know I can't offer you such high and good treatment. But your letter really helped me a lot."

Knowing he couldn't retain the staff, Jiang Zhiping stopped worrying and took out the letter and commendation he had prepared beforehand.

Li Aiguo explained one by one: "This is the award given to you by the organization—the honorary title of 'Advanced Individual in Disaster Relief in Ili Prefecture,' a bonus of three thousand yuan, and a medal. In addition, the prefecture also recognized your contributions to agricultural technology promotion."

Su Wanqing accepted them one by one.

You can never have too many of these honors; they are all protective symbols of one's identity.

Li Aiguo then cleared his throat and asked in a low voice, "Xiao Su, after you left, what happened to your friend's contact information...?"

Su Wanqing said with some regret, "They only trust me, so I'm afraid we can't stay here to continue our transactions."

I'm sorry, her friend is herself. Now that she's gone, the transaction can't proceed.

Li Aiguo was very disappointed.

Su Wanqing's friends are reliable and can get good stuff. Although we have reform and opening up now, the channels and connections are limited, and there are still many things that cannot be obtained here.

Su Wanqing added, "Don't worry, my friend can find a way to solve any problems we're lacking here. Even if I leave, I can leave something behind."

She shared some ideas, such as storing the items here for resale, settling accounts every six months, and then coming back to settle the accounts at that time.

Upon hearing this, Li Aiguo immediately understood. Since no further transactions could be made after Su Wanqing left, they should take advantage of her presence to complete as many deals as possible.

"Xiao Su, you've been a great help here. The roads are open a bit now, but many places are still blocked, and the coal mines are closed. We need more coal and food. I wonder about your friend..."

Su Wanqing's eyes lit up—she happened to have it in her space!

He nodded immediately: "What a coincidence! My friend harvested a batch of rice and flour in the fall, and since the roads are bad now, he's decided to sell it here as well, at the same price as the fall harvest, without raising the price."

Li Aiguo was a little embarrassed: "Isn't this inappropriate? Your friend also incurs costs, wouldn't this...?"

Su Wanqing smiled and did some calculations for herself.

Selling at market price, she could only earn a few hundred or a thousand yuan more per ton, but she might end up selling fewer tons.

She doesn't lack money now; what she lacks is merit and rewards from the space.

Selling a few tons less can save many more lives? At least several hundred. Exchanging a few thousand dollars for hundreds of good deeds is an absolute steal. So, selling at cost price is enough to save as many lives as possible.

She declared with unwavering resolve, "My friend knew I was returning to the city soon, so he specifically instructed that this last batch be sold at cost price. He won't lose money, and you can stock up more. During this period, everything will be sold at cost price!"

Jiang Zhiping and Li Aiguo's eyes lit up when they heard this. Buying at cost price would not only allow them to stockpile more, but also save them a lot of money.

Jiang Zhiping pondered for a moment and said, "This snow came more than two months early. I'm afraid it's really as you said, Xiao Su, that it won't completely melt until March or April. Our Yili Prefecture only has one small road leading out, so large items can't be transported in. We have enough supplies now, but who knows what will happen in another month or two. We'd like to stock up on more coarse rice..."

Polished rice is too expensive to afford, but brown rice is cheaper, costing tens or hundreds of yuan per ton. Buying it and storing it, plus the potential for further processing, makes it worthwhile. The same goes for wheat; unmilled wheat stores even better.

The group immediately discussed the matter and ordered another batch of rice and wheat.

With Zhou Yanshen absent this time, Su Wanqing simply brought up a big deal. She wanted cash and gold—with the reform and opening up, they needed to have more money on hand.

Just as Su Wanqing was discussing the final "crazy deal"—

On the other side, Wucheng Railway Station.

Su Lingshan squeezed out of the crowd and disgustedly patted the dust off her clothes.

She secretly calculated: according to the timeline, Xinjiang is currently experiencing a natural disaster, and when she wrote the story, she set it up as a major disaster in Ili Prefecture. Now is the perfect time to go find Su Wanqing and retrieve the Rubik's Cube space. Zhou's mother should be dead by now, and everything is in chaos, making it ideal to fish in troubled waters.

She stayed in Shenzhen for several months and had saved 50,000 yuan as start-up capital. Finally, the reform and opening up had arrived, and she no longer had to live like a rat, hiding from the elements.

"Fifty thousand yuan is still too little."

She narrowed her eyes. "Su Wanqing, you've been using the Rubik's Cube space for so long, you must have accumulated quite a bit of stuff, right? Your space is great, it should be mine now. And thank you for storing all that stuff for me for so long."

She was going to find a dozen or so young and strong men.

Locals definitely wouldn't work—she had set up a scenario in her story where there was a wanted criminal from a gang in Wucheng who would do anything for money.

These are the people she's looking for.

Just then, chaos broke out at the exit.

"Make way! Make way!"

"An elderly woman has had a relapse!"

People were shouting. An elderly woman had just gotten off the bus when she fell ill; she couldn't breathe and her face turned purple. Some people were calling for a doctor, while others were evacuating the crowd.

Commander Li, dressed in civilian clothes, his eyes bloodshot, gripped his mother's hand tightly.

"Mom, hang in there a little longer, we'll be there soon! After we get off the train, we'll take another bus, and after another six hours, we'll find the miracle doctor! Now, let's go to the nearby clinic for a while!"