Chapter 133: Visiting Pei's House for New Year's Greetings

Amid the sound of firecrackers, Ding Guo welcomed her first New Year after traveling through the book.

"System, Happy New Year!"

The system seemed to be unresponsive and was stunned for a while before responding to her: "Happy New Year to the host too!"

As a ruler, this was the first time he received such a blessing and he was overwhelmed with emotion.

Just as it surged for a moment, it heard its dog host ask, "System, don't you send out red envelopes during the Chinese New Year?"

system:……

It said that its dog host would not do anything without benefits.

After a moment of silence, the system held its breath and a message appeared in the background: You have gained 1,000 points of internal consumption value from the 'external consumption system'.

He said in a muffled voice: "Host, I sent it to you!"

Ding Guo: ? ?

The system added: "1,000 internal consumption points." It then said, "The overall harvest last night was very good. Others have accumulated more than 2,000 points."

Ding Guo frowned and calculated automatically, which resulted in a deposit of more than 20 yuan.

She checked the backend and saw the system message. The corner of her mouth twitched: "Haozi, you can actually control your own internal consumption value?"

The system remained silent.

The rest of the list is quite rich, and all those people who hate her are on the list.

"What did I do? They are so angry on New Year's Day."

She could understand why her step-parents were very active these past two days. After all, she would rather go back to her hometown to celebrate the New Year than go back to the family compound, which was a slap in their face and she must be unhappy about it.

Ding Jianguo, this filial son, must have heard his parents' complaints and was very dissatisfied with himself for not returning to the family compound and not giving face to his family, right?

After all, this is her first year back in the city.

She could understand Pan Dingfeng's jumping around. After all, this was the first year since he severed ties with his parents. While having a reunion dinner on New Year's Eve, he couldn't help but reminisce about the glorious days. Then she thought about the source of his current situation. She must be involved in it. It was normal for him to feel a little resentful towards herself during the New Year.

As for Ding Nianjun... Well, you can understand that in the first year of marriage, the imagined beautiful scenery is no longer there. She may have to hold hands with her husband and look at him with tears in her eyes while reminiscing about the past, and complain that she did not live up to her expectations. Isn't that contributing to a wave of internal friction?

She was not surprised to see the names of Pan's father and mother appear. After all, her life was turned upside down. Although Pan Yuanzheng had brought it upon himself, others obviously did not think so.

Why did Dante Jianshe give her money?

Ding Guo looked up Ding Jianshe's name in the background and did some mental calculations: "A little over three hundred, not too old or too young. Why is Jianshe so resentful? It's not like I lured him to gamble, why would he be thinking about me during the New Year?"

And Lu Xiaomei...

Ding Guo shook her head. She was still pregnant with the Ding family's descendant, and she was so angry during the New Year.

Forget it, just think of it as a red envelope they sent themselves.

Ding Guo put on his cotton-padded jacket, put on the new clothes he had made before the New Year, and happily got off the kang to wash.

She was the last one to get up. Ding Dalin had already gotten up. He held up a burning incense stick and put two bags of scattered firecrackers in his pockets. He ran out cheering. From outside, he heard the voice of Third Aunt admonishing: "It's dark outside, don't run too far. Set off the firecrackers at the door... Don't light them while holding them... It's time for dinner..."

Ding Dalin: “Got it!”

Soon, sporadic sounds of firecrackers were heard outside the door.

Ding Guo went out to wish two elders a happy new year and received two red envelopes, one of which contained a big unity note.

After the family had a lively breakfast, the sound of people visiting the streets to wish each other a happy new year began outside. Ding Guo and Ding Dayong went to their second uncle's house together and got two red envelopes, each containing one dollar.

Dayong sighed, last year he only gave 20 cents, this year it has increased to 1 yuan. It turns out that people still need to have a promising future.

The money for Dazhu and Dalin is still two cents...

Ding Dayong couldn't help but murmured softly, the distinction between the Second Uncle and the Second Mother was too clear.

Even his parents got involved, because they divided the money clearly. They gave his sister the big red envelope, and only had two yuan in the red envelope for themselves.

Dazhu and Dalin are not as good as me, haha.

Ding Guo didn't care. The red envelope was a token of her thoughtfulness, and she wasn't that close to the second branch of the Ding family. Didn't she also get a trunk of stuff? Giving it to the second aunt was just a token of her appreciation, right?

She followed Ding Dayong to the homes of several older members of the Ding family to pay New Year's greetings and then went back.

Third Aunt said that there were an unusually large number of people coming to their house to pay New Year's greetings this year; there weren't so many people in the past. But they all came to inquire about Dayong's work, and some asked about Ding Tao. Anyway, the implication of their words was that the Ding family members were capable, and they all wanted to help their own children.

Peng Guihua naturally responded with a set of Tai Chi and ignored the conversation.

If it was so easy to work in the city, would my second brother and his wife have to sacrifice their reputation to go to Fengning and make a scene?

Ding Tao hasn't even been converted to a regular employee yet.

After the first day of the new year, Ding Guo prepared to set off.

On the second and third days of the Chinese New Year, his aunt went back to her parents' home. Ding Guo asked Dayong to rent a bicycle in the village and take him to Huiyang early in the morning, and then he would come back to his grandparents' home.

The original owner also knew Dayong's maternal grandparents. They had met each other when they were children. They had a good relationship with some of them, but there were also some that the original owner really disliked.

Because Peng Guihua loves her niece from her husband's side and does not treat her niece from her own side the same way, her own side naturally has many opinions about her third aunt.

However, they were all minor conflicts. After so many years, the original owner was taken back to Fengning, and those conflicts faded away.

Ding Guo left on the second day of the Chinese New Year. Not only because his schedule was really tight, but he also wanted to avoid this day.

If she went with him, her identity would inevitably be awkward. If she was left alone at home, her third aunt would definitely not agree, so it would be better for her to go to the capital.

On the way, she told Dayong not to take anything with him on the way back, not to let Aunt San pack more food for him, and not to pack up the things Pei Che sent before the New Year and take them back, because what was meant for the family was meant for the family.

"We need to find someone to register the car after the New Year. When the time comes, I'll ask Uncle San to ask the village cadres for help..."

As for Ding Ying's own affairs and the drama of "Huang Meihua vs. Ding Ergou", she didn't care about it and just waited for the news.

After arriving in Huiyang, the earliest train was at around 2:00 p.m. Ding Dayong wanted to stay with Ding Guo, but Ding Guo waved him off and said, "This is your first year back to celebrate the New Year in the city. It would be inappropriate if you didn't go to your grandmother's house. I just happened to be in Huiyang for a stroll. I've passed by a few times, but I've never been there."

She insisted, so Ding Dayong had to give her some advice, asking her to be careful with her bag and pockets, and then ride away on her bike.

After Ding Dayong left, Ding Guo immediately spent a high price to buy a map of Huiyang and began to study it.

The train leaves at around 2:00 p.m., and they left home at 4:00 a.m. It's not even 7:00 yet, so they can go out for a walk.

Of course, she didn't want to go to places like the city's department stores or supply and marketing cooperatives because no one knew if they were open.

I mainly want to see if there is a black market here and try my luck.

"I don't know if there is anyone on the black market today."

And the transportation is very inconvenient.

Ding Guo did find a rickshaw around the station, but she didn't dare to ask, so she just walked around casually.

I wandered around for the whole morning and found nothing.

There is not much description of Huiyang in the book, and there is no mention of places that the heroine has not been to. For Ding Guo, this is a completely unfamiliar environment.

They returned to the station at noon. There were still more than two hours before boarding time. Ding Guo found a secluded place not far from the station and slipped into the space.

I set an alarm with the system, went back to the bedroom to catch up on some sleep, got up and ate something, and after making sure that no one was outside, I slipped out and went to the waiting hall.

Compared to when I went home before the New Year, the train today was not so crowded and the journey was quite comfortable.

The next morning, Ding Guo got off the bus in the capital and returned to the small courtyard in Haidian.

He also glanced at Pei Che. The door was locked, so he definitely wouldn't be able to come back for the New Year.

Pei Che came back last time to help her clean up, but it had snowed a few times before the New Year, and the yard was a mess, with unmelted snow in every corner.

Ding Guo walked into the kitchen. Pei Che had said he had bought her some firewood and charcoal, which were now piled in the corner of the kitchen.

She took some coal to the main room, cleaned the stove and lit it.

Although we don’t sleep outside at night, our house can’t be like an ice cellar where no one can stand.

I lit the stove, boiled water, put out a bunch of things and started cleaning. After two hours of work, the house was brand new inside and out.

Ding Guo added some charcoal into the stove, covered the lid, and slipped into the space to take a shower and wash clothes.

Although there was a stove outside, the house was not particularly warm. The temperature in the space was just right. After taking a shower, she sat in the gazebo in her pajamas waiting for her hair to dry. She ate a steamed bun, and when she choked, she drank some iced black tea. While eating, she opened the mall to shop.

She planned to give each family two boxes of tea, one box of jasmine tea, and one box of black tea, as well as two bottles of Wuliangye and two kilograms of apples.

Before the New Year, she also bought some cakes produced by her own factory, including peach cakes, butterfly cakes, almond cakes, and sandwich biscuits from Fengning Food Factory. She packed a portion of each and tied them up with thin hemp ropes for easy carrying.

I got two more ginsengs from Mr. Pei that I had asked Dayong to buy before.

She would leave for Fengning at the latest tomorrow afternoon, and she wanted to squeeze out some time to visit the capital, so after her hair was dry, Ding Guo changed her clothes, packed her things and went out.

She would go to the military compound first. If Mr. Pei was not at home, she would go to the Huang and Song families, or go to the cannery dormitory to find Aunt Yu.

When they arrived at the military compound, they found the entrance was very busy. Several people were registering, and some were standing at the entrance waiting to be let in. Ding Guo took out his letter of introduction and went to queue up.

The sentry this time was not the same one as last time. When it was her turn, the sentry heard that she was going to visit the Pei family. He couldn't help but look at her curiously, with a hint of sympathy on his face.

The Pei family had received quite a few visitors these past two days, and nine out of ten of them were rejected.

Yesterday was the second day of the Chinese New Year, the old leader’s granddaughter-in-law’s family came to pay New Year’s greetings to the old leader, but they didn’t let anyone in. I’m afraid the girl must be disappointed.

He just unfolded Ding Guo's introduction, and was stunned for a moment when he saw the information on it. Then he opened the notebook next to him and flipped through it. He saluted Ding Guo and said, "Comrade, you can go in!"

The other people waiting asked in confusion: "Comrade, how can she go in directly?"

The sentry said calmly, "The family this comrade wants to visit has already informed us, and we have a registration here."

Ding Guo sweated slightly. Pei Che was too quick to speak.

In other words, he was looking forward to coming over here.

After thanking the sentry, Ding Guo carried his things into the house, walked along the familiar main road to Pei's house, and knocked on the door.