Chapter 108 The Moon Over the Past
As the weather grew colder and the Spring Festival approached, Xie Ning took some free time and brought Erniu out to buy New Year's goods, with two bodyguards following behind them.
She also has a courtyard allocated to her in the city, and it's quite large. It can accommodate Xiao Yang and his entire guard squad. Of course, most of the factory's leaders also live in this area.
Because of the peace and tranquility in the Northwest, the population has increased significantly, mostly from people fleeing to this area. As a result, the market is bustling, and the prosperity of the population always drives the local economy.
Erniu looked around and said thankfully, "Luckily, I stored a lot of eggs. I thought it was just our chickens in the yard that didn't lay eggs. I didn't expect that other people's chickens don't lay eggs in winter either, and they're just as skinny."
Brother Yang's omelet-wrapped meat is so delicious! If there were no eggs, wouldn't the New Year's dinner table be missing a great delicacy?
Xie Ning shook her head, led her people to the meat stall, and bought three large pork knuckles, ten catties of mutton, and spare ribs. She preferred spare ribs, and Xiao Yang's steamed spare ribs seemed pretty good too!
"Sister, want to buy chestnuts? They're all so shiny and clean, look!"
The little girl raised her cheeks, which were red from the cold, and smiled ingratiatingly. Her hands, which were covered in chilblains, were holding the cloth bag. Xie Ning bent down and placed two silver dollars in the little girl's hands, and then gestured for Erniu to carry the half-bag of chestnuts.
"Judging from the child's accent, he doesn't seem to be a local. He must have fled here from another war zone?"
The guard carrying the items said, "I know, they're from Shandong. There was an earthquake in Shandong this year, and I heard tens of thousands of people died."
"Is it from Heze?"
"It seems so."
Natural disasters and wars have caused countless people to be displaced.
Some people shivered on New Year's Eve, staring at the pot of plain white porridge, while others gathered to sing and dance, with all sorts of delicacies laid out on the long table.
Xie Ning had to rush around on New Year's Eve. The factory didn't hold a party, but it did distribute a lot of benefits. However, the upper management of the ordnance factory did have a party, which was a dance, and it was hard to refuse.
Xie Ning glanced at the time. "I'll be back around nine o'clock. You guys sit down first."
She took Erniu with her when she went out. When they arrived at the party, Erniu's eyes lit up. Wow, there's so much delicious food!
When Yan An was there, her workplace also had gatherings, but she said it was just pork stew with vermicelli, plus some cabbage and radish. That was already the best food. If you wanted something even better? You could have a spiritual feast!
She went there a few times, and each time she came back drooling.
The table was covered with a row of delicious food, all of it meat! Erniu only had eyes for the meat, completely ignoring the desserts and cakes.
Even though she was craving it, she never left Xie Ning's side.
Xie Ning, holding a wine glass, weaved through the crowd, declining many men's invitations to dance. After exchanging a few words with a few people she had to greet, she left with Erniu. No matter how delicious the food here was, it couldn't compare to the warmth of home cooking.
However, seeing the cakes on the table, Xie Ning still asked the waiter to pack a few to take back for Erniu and the group of boys to have a taste of something new.
Xu Ji watched Xie Ning leave without hesitation and teased the man in the suit next to him, "Dr. Shen, this Deputy Factory Director Xie is a high-and-mighty flower. Look, so many people have gone up to her but haven't gotten a good look. I think you should just give up!"
Shen Quezhi smiled without speaking, turned his gaze away from Xie Ning, and lowered his head to talk to Xu Ji, "Director Xu, what do you think of my previous suggestion?"
At this point, Xu Ji paused in his hand, which was swirling his wine glass. It wasn't that he didn't want to do it, but this matter wasn't so easy to succeed. If he were discovered, he would lose his head.
But people are willing to die for money. The situation in China isn't good right now, and he might get bombed by a plane any day. But if he had money, he could go to the United States.
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