Chapter 158

Another year

Under the expectations, condemnations, and angry accusations of the masses, the tenants cursed the bad luck and moved out one after another.

Only Qiao Hui's family refused to move.

Think about it, just a few scoldings, what's the big deal? The house is in her hands, so Qiao Hui is not afraid of anything.

However, the power of the crowd is far stronger than she imagined.

Mr. Qiu got up in the morning to sell dough sticks. There were long dough sticks being fried in the dough stick shop. He insisted that they were sold out. He also asked him when he would move. When he said he didn't want to move, the owner of the dough stick shop gave him a direct suggestion: "You are just an old man who is greedy, afraid of death and has no sleep!"

He went to buy soy milk again in a rage.

Douzhi'er's family clearly showed that the tofu pudding, bean curd and fried dough sticks were all bubbling in the pot, but they directly refused to sell them to him, and even said, "Mr. Qiu, you have a house. Is it really okay for you to occupy someone else's house while collecting rent for nothing?"

Old Master Qiu was so angry that he walked back with the empty jar. When he reached the gate, he saw two boys, one strong and one thin, drinking tofu pudding and eating crispy fried dough rings.

When someone passed by, they comforted them, "Don't worry, don't worry, our goods are really cold, we are on the way, and will arrive in Beijing soon. We have several large train cars, and we guarantee that everyone will have goods."

Old Man Qiu was so angry that he tilted his head back. If the person behind him hadn't supported him, he would have fallen and had a stroke.

The whole family helped the old man in, and everyone agreed that they would not move.

However, the power of the masses is growing stronger, and their resentment is also growing deeper. Qiu Tianhai is just a speculator. He got some smuggled Marlboro from somewhere two days ago and is secretly selling them on the street.

Good guy, he reported the incident to the police station directly.

Besides, the crowd was good at reporting. Some people were watching him, some were leaking information, and some were misleading him. When the police came and handcuffed him, he realized that he was finally caught, and it was at the hands of his old neighbors.

He has a long list of cases, from fraud to impersonating a soldier, forging a soldier's pass, to impersonating a police officer.

In short, he was sentenced for multiple crimes and was transferred directly from the police station to the Public Security Bureau within a few days.

Well, on this day half a month later, Qiao Hui's family moved away in despair.

But before leaving, he made the house extremely dirty and messy, with mountains of garbage.

Of course, Nie Weimin and Erdan were not exaggerating, and soon He Min led the workers and a large amount of cloth into Beijing. Since Beijing restricted the entry of large vehicles, trucks carrying cloth could not enter, so they had to use tricycles and yellow buses to transport the cloth.

The capital's people's enthusiasm for the cool weather has not subsided just because it is winter. Many people go directly to Beijing West Railway Station and wait, waiting to get their hands on the food like wolves snatching meat.

Basically, all the cloth was snatched up before it even reached Dazhalan.

Brother Nie Weimin really helped a lot. They were responsible for moving and unloading goods, taking care of wholesale, and cleaning the yard.

They have been busy for nearly a month, and everyone in Dazhalan knows these two brothers.

When everyone sees this, they give a thumbs up and say, "After all, it's better to have a son. Look how strong he is."

That day, Chen Lina didn't go home after school. She chatted with Hu Su for a few minutes and then prepared to go home.

"Chen Lina, there are fifteen of us classmates, and you are the only one who doesn't live in the dormitory. Why do you go home so early every day? Is your husband so important that you have to go home so early to cook?"

Several male classmates gathered around.

Hu Su also said, "Lina, don't go back tonight. It's almost a holiday, let's get together. It's not like Bozhao can't cook. Just make something simple and the kids will eat it."

"Yes, aren't you our class monitor? I was late today and you asked for leave from the teacher for me. I haven't thanked you yet." Deng Dongya sat directly on Chen Lina's desk.

"The squad leader has to go to the party. Chen Lina must stay today." Ji Huaishan also made the final decision, perfectly blocking the other exit.

In fact, the youngest student who could attend the Party School, who was about the same age as Nie Gong, was Hu Su, who was one in a million. And a female classmate like Chen Lina, who was young, beautiful, elegant, well-built, capable, and talkative, was truly the class darling.

But the gay man treated the class favorite by copying her homework and forcing her to do the duty for him. In short, his behavior always aroused Miss Chen's disgust.

Chen Lina was still anxious to go home to see her daughter, so she waved her hands and said, "It's really not possible. You have families, and so do I. My daughter, at six o'clock every night, her eyes don't move, she just stares at the door. When will I go home?

She only turned her eyes away. Otherwise, if I didn’t let her watch the door, she would cry. If I came home late, she wouldn’t eat or drink. It really wouldn’t work.”

"Give us two hours, let's sit for a while and have a drink. I promise I won't knock you over, okay? Let's just chat, old classmate. Are we so ugly that you don't even want to sit with us?" Ji Huaishan said.

Deng Dongya also said, "That's right. A young and beautiful woman like Lina, who is also the most outstanding cadre in the Umayyad Mine, shouldn't be tied to the kitchen and the stove. We will force you to go to the shower room today even if we have to."

"Okay, you guys, when your families come to visit you, I will report all your nighttime nighttime bathing and daytime slacking in classes." Chen Lina pointed at them one by one.

In the end, she was able to escape, ran out of the door, and hurried home.

Well, the male students put their hands in their trouser pockets, looking at Miss Chen's long wavy hair and beautiful figure going away, what's that called, sighing in despair.

The Chinese New Year is just around the corner, and the Party School will not be closed until December 30th. But even if we rent a house for the New Year, we still have to prepare New Year's goods.

Beijing is a place with a large Han population. The beef and mutton here are not as delicious as those in the mining areas, but the pork is very good.

All of them were big fat pigs that were at least one finger thick. They were freshly brought in from the meat processing factory because they sold quickly. Half a big fat pig was thrown on the chopping board, and it was still cold in the middle of winter.

Chen Lina found half a top-quality live pig and asked about the price. She was told 82 cents per pound, which was about 100 pounds in total, so she came to 80 yuan.

Oh, that’s her half month’s salary.

But thinking that Xiao Nie and Er Dan had been working very hard recently, and that the monthly rent for renting the yard they had earned themselves to the woolen textile factory was more than fifty yuan, he just waved his hand and took the small half of the pig.

Of course she couldn't carry it back alone.

However, since I bought so much meat, the boss will definitely be responsible for delivering it to my door.

I carried the meat home, but no one was home.

Nian Gong, Sandan and his sisters, who were supposed to be waiting for him at home, were not there.

Chen Lina went upstairs and found Sandan at Mr. Wang's house. He was holding his sister, and the two of them were watching TV with great interest.

Television is a rare thing nowadays. Even in Beijing, not every household has one.

Besides, most of the programs broadcast on TV are very monotonous. They are basically all kinds of news, such as soldiers fighting disasters and saving lives in certain places.

When the younger sister saw her mother coming, she saw it first and spread her legs in Sandan's arms.

I picked up my sister and kissed her. The little girl was so warm and kept calling "uaua" from her mouth.

To be honest, it's no wonder that Nie Gong and her brothers were so angry when they saw her. She cried and made a fuss, but her voice was always small. Chen Lina had never heard her cry loudly since she was born.

So, after returning home, Chen Lina first cut out some fresh meat, and stir-fried two large plates of it with scallions, ginger, and garlic sprouts. She then picked out some pork belly, cut it into pieces, and stewed it into red-braised pork, which she put on the stove. After that, she started to stir-fry the pickled cabbage and stir-fried chrysanthemum that Nie Weimin liked.

As for the remaining meat, since there is no refrigerator now, it is also hung outside the window.

"Oh, it's really cold today." As the worker walked in, he started breathing out white air.

"Didn't I tell you that your task this month is to concentrate on writing your thesis? Where have you been and why are you back so late?" Chen Lina asked.

The worker said, "I'm not a prisoner, so what if I just go out for a walk? Can't I have my own business?"

"You took a long vacation of your own accord to accompany me. Why are you so angry? Right now, you are not as useful as your three sons. To be honest, they are enough for me. With you as an additional person, I have to cook for you. You can't see how busy I am, but you come back with such a tone."

When people are tired, they naturally get bad tempered. The house is a mess and hasn't been cleaned up yet. Chen Lina is even more angry.

The laborer started to clean up in a bad mood. He first picked up the things and then mopped the floor.

I also had to wash my sister's bottles and wash her diapers in the toilet.

Well, that's the good thing about the maid, she never feels ashamed for men to do housework, and she will try her best to help Miss Chen finish all the work as long as she can.

There is a large corridor across the small living room, and a small coffee table is placed in the master bedroom, which is the place for dining.

Half a pot of fragrant braised pork, two large plates of twice-cooked meat, and two plates of vegetarian dishes, and that was enough to fill the four sons of the Nie family.

"Erdan, it's your turn to wash the dishes today. I've been moving goods all day and I can't wash them anymore." Nie Weimin said.

Erdan stretched out his arms and said, "Do you think I'm good? I carry more than you do, and I can't wash the dishes either."

Of course they didn't dare to order the laborers, so they looked at Chen Lina with pleading eyes.

Sandan is one of those who is not afraid of his father, because some time ago, Edward wrote a letter from the United States and sent him a lot of educational toys, including a handheld calculator. Although it is small, it is much faster than an abacus in doing arithmetic.

Moreover, Edward said that he would probably come to the Republic again in the next two years. By then, he would officially accept Xiao Dandan as his adopted son.

Little Dandan now has a backup father, and he is very confident, "It's Dad's turn to wash the pot today."

"Wash, Dad will wash. You guys, hurry up and go to bed. Go to sleep early. Tomorrow is the New Year. Tomorrow morning, Dad will take you to visit the temple fair."

"Dad, is there any food at the temple fair?"

"It is said that they have everything from dragon meat to donkey meat."

"Dad, forget about dragon meat. I wouldn't dare eat it even if you gave it to me. But I want to eat fried chicken legs, the kind my mom fries." Erdan said, his saliva flowing down his cheeks.

"Yes, of course there is. Go to bed quickly." said the worker.

As soon as Chen Lina lay down on the bed, her eyelids started to droop.

My younger sister can crawl now. She was lying on the bed playing, but when she saw mom coming, she started snore and crawled onto her.

Well, I've been doing nothing during this holiday except writing my thesis. I'm washing dishes, then I have to mop the floor, then I have to wash all my sister's diapers.

"Lina, are you asleep?" The worker shook Miss Chen gently and woke her up.

Miss Chen sighed softly and said, "Old Nie, I just had a dream."

"Tell me, what did you dream about?" asked the worker.

Chen Lina said, "I dreamed that I was wearing the most beautiful dress, the prettiest lipstick, and was in a particularly romantic bar, drinking, chatting, and talking about life with my classmates."

"Yes, you could have gone tonight, but you didn't make it, so you're still thinking about it, right?"

"No, I dreamed that I was drinking halfway when I suddenly remembered that my sister was still waiting for me at home, so I hurried home. When I opened the door, several children were sitting at the door, staring at the door eagerly." Chen Lina said, picked up her daughter and gently kissed her sweaty forehead. "At that time, I figured it out. Children make me happier than beautiful clothes and wine."

"Stand up, I'll show you something," said the laborer.

"What is this? High heels. You bought this again. Don't you know that we've been spending a lot lately and are short of money?"

…

"Wool skirt, what brand is this? Oh my god, three hundred yuan, Nie Bozhao, are you crazy?" Chen Lina looked at it one by one, but it turned out that Nie Gong went out today to buy clothes for her.

A woolen coat cost 998 yuan. Although Nie Gong repeatedly said that the price of the coat had been negotiated, Chen Lina still slapped him twice. How could a coat cost more than 900 yuan be cheaper by negotiating?

These clothes are not from mainland brands. They are foreign trade clothing specially sent to the Huafeng Hotel by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for exhibition and sale inside. They are all international brands that Chen Lina likes.

In this case, you must have internal coupons before you can enter the market to buy.

She lay on the bed for a long time, holding her clothes in her arms, and sighed, "You've spent our six-month salary this time. Don't tell me that from now on, you have to live by selling yellow croaker."

"We have obtained a patent for our shallow oil extraction technology. I bought this for you with the patent bonus I received." Nie Gong thought for a moment and said with a smile, "Also, many of my patent invention bonuses were approved with the leadership's intervention. I thought there was nothing that could make Miss Chen happy, so I simply bought you some clothes. If I had known I would be beaten for buying clothes, I would not have bought them."

"Then what are you going to do with the money? Keep a mistress or a lover?"

"What's this new term?"

"I won't tell you. Go to bed quickly." Miss Chen said, and turned off the light with a click.

Well, she was very passionate tonight, just like a ball of fire.

It's just that this bed is not very good. It creaks when I move.

There is a thin door between the bedroom and the living room. Erdan's snoring would stop whenever the bed made a sound, and his sister also looked like she was about to wake up at any time.

There was no other choice, so Miss Chen and the worker had to hide in the narrow bathroom and stand to get the job done.

Look, the New Year is over in the blink of an eye.

Didn't Nie Gong have another yard, which was a little remote, in the coastal area, and was still considered a suburban area. It was also occupied by Qiao Hui's family.

Miss Chen used the same trick again and painted the wall white without writing the words "This dealer is really cool" on it. When Qiao Hui heard this, she obediently handed over the key.

Miss Chen took the key and sold the house. Of course, the house was still rented to the woolen textile factory, so it became a fabric distribution station again.

After the Chinese New Year, when the children were about to go back to school, the worker took his three sons back to the mining area to go to school.

As for Chen Lina, she stayed in Beijing with her sister.

During the day, she left her sister in the care of Grandpa Wang and Aunt Wang upstairs, and brought her back at night. She read books and took care of the baby at the same time, without interrupting her study and life.

I have to say, my sister was born at a very coincidence. In the blink of an eye, it is already the summer of 1978.

As for my younger sister, she was wearing a little skirt and had a little braid. She could already call "Mom" and was wobbling and learning to walk.

He Min came to deliver the cloth. As soon as she entered the room, she said, "Lina, Yuan Hua is crazy!"

"What's wrong?" Chen Lina was confused. Did Yuan Hua really get sick or something?

As a result, He Min then said, "You know, she, the shameless one, actually wants to marry Gao Dayong."