Chapter 107 Two in One
"don't want!"
Ding Guo rejected Zhao Jinbao without hesitation. She had the system mall and could buy anything, so why did she have to get involved with someone who was involved with the heroine?
Zhao Jinbao was a little confused. Beef was even more scarce than pork, and the grocery store only sold beef a few times a year. Ding really didn't know how to appreciate it. He snorted coldly, "Forget it!"
She doesn't want it, and I don't want to share it with her.
He slammed the door shut, walked around inside and outside, rolled up his sleeves to clean the house, then turned around and happily went to the guesthouse.
He asked the front desk to call someone down, and impatiently waved a few keys in front of Ding Nianjun: "I have rented Ding Guo's courtyard. You have the final say over that courtyard from now on. Go ahead!"
Ding Nianjun took the key in a panic, with a look of laughter and tears on her face, shock and emotion intertwined. She said in disbelief: "You rented it? Then, what about my eldest sister? What did you tell her? Where does she live? Is she angry?"
Zhao Jinbao raised his chin slightly and said, "Why do you care about such a cold-hearted person? I successfully persuaded the landlord to let her cancel the lease. She can live wherever she wants! I have said it before, that contract agreement is just a piece of waste paper." Then he asked with a flattering smile, "Want to go over and take a look?"
Ding Nianjun nodded gently: "Thank you, Jinbao!"
She followed Zhao Jinbao's steps and whispered, "In addition to your help to me, I want to thank you for your understanding of me." She said in a depressed mood, "You can understand me, but as a sister, she doesn't understand me. What am I doing all this for? Isn't it just to let her get closer to her family..."
As she spoke, her eyes continued to fill with tears that seemed about to fall, and her voice gradually became choked.
Zhao Jinbao said indignantly: "It's not unfair to kick her out. She doesn't know what's good for her. Don't be angry over someone like that."
Ding Nianjun sniffed and said in a defensive tone, "Don't say that. After all, I have her affection for her, so I should..."
Seeing the girl he liked being so wronged and still defending Ding Guo, Zhao Jinbao became more and more dissatisfied with Ding Guo. He thought that it was fortunate that she didn't know what was good for her and didn't want the beef, otherwise it would be a waste for her to make such a profit. He said, "There is no right or wrong. It's not you who made this decision. It's not your fault. She shouldn't vent her anger on you. Now the decision on that yard is yours. You can let whoever you want live there live there, and you can let whoever you don't want live there. When Ding Guo understands it in the future, let her regret it."
Ding Nianjun burst into laughter and said, "Thank you for your comfort. If my parents knew that we had an extra place to live, they would be so happy."
That evening, Ding Nianjun announced the news at the Ding family's dinner table.
Yue Hongmei and Ding Zhigang were overjoyed to hear that she had rented a house. Ding Jianshe was particularly happy. With his brother and sister-in-law moving in, he wouldn't have to sleep in the living room anymore. He kept picking food for Ding Nianjun: "It has to be my sister Nianjun. Dad, Mom, now you know who is really thinking about us, right?"
Yue Hongmei felt that this was one of the few comforting things in recent times.
Ding Zhigang felt both relieved and ashamed.
Ding Jianguo said with a smile on his face: "We will go over and take a look after dinner. Xiaomei and I will move over tomorrow."
But when Ding Tao, who was eating at the table, heard Ding Nianjun report the address of the yard, he froze and felt his heart sink.
Isn’t that Sister Ding Guo’s yard?
Ding Nianjun rented that yard, but where is Sister Ding Guo?
This nest-occupier really wants to carry out the mission of "occupying a nest" for her entire life. She used to occupy Ding Guo's position at home, and now she even wants to occupy the house she rents. Was she a turtledove in her previous life?
After dinner, although no one invited Ding Tao to go and see the yard, Ding Tao still shamelessly squeezed herself into the large group of people visiting the new house. She walked with fear all the way, and when she walked into the yard, her heart finally gave out.
Early the next morning, Ding Tao blocked Ding Guo, who was leaving get off work, at the gate of the food factory.
"Sister, where did you move to? Why did Ding Nianjun rent your house?"
Ding Guo saw that she had a fertilizer bag under her arm and asked in confusion, "What are you doing with the bag?"
Ding Tao: "It's so cloudy, I'm afraid it'll rain when I get off work... Let's not talk about this, were you kicked out? Where do you live now?"
Ding Guo patted the back seat of the car and said, "Get in first. I'll take you to the paper mill. We'll talk on the way."
Because Ding Tao came to show her concern early in the morning, Ding Guo couldn't let her be late.
Ding Tao didn't hesitate and jumped up.
On the way, Ding Guo told Ding Tao a new address, but did not say that he bought it himself. He said, "It's not ready yet. I'm staying in the guesthouse for now. I'll officially move there in a few days. If you have any urgent matters, come to Zaohua Lane to find me."
Ding Tao: "I was so scared. I thought you were sleeping on the street." Then she asked in confusion, "How did she defeat you?"
Ding Guo rolled his eyes: "You are still expecting me to charge into battle and then both of us will suffer losses!"
Ding Tao: "That's not the case. Isn't this just letting a occupier get the upper hand? I feel ashamed for you!"
Ding Guo thought to himself, he had taken nearly 700 yuan, plus the income that Zhao Jinbao provided him with behind the scenes during that period of time, the total amount he received was nearly 800 yuan. It's okay to lose a little bit of face, it's not a big deal.
"It's okay, I'm flexible." Ding Guo thought about it and decided to let Ding Tao have some sense of honor, so that she wouldn't really think she couldn't beat Ding Nianjun. He whispered, "I didn't suffer any loss. The landlord refunded me all the rent for this period of time, which is equivalent to living here for free. But you have to keep this to yourself and don't tell anyone, not even your parents, otherwise it will cause trouble for the landlord."
Although Ding Tao still didn't understand why the landlord would rather refund the previous rent than let Ding Nianjun move in, and didn't understand what kind of magic potion Ding Nianjun had fed the landlord, she still nodded: "You've lived here for so long, you should get a refund of about 20 yuan, right? It's quite cost-effective. If it were me, I would also be willing to move."
After sending Ding Tao to the gate of the paper mill, Ding Guo fiddled with his bag for a while, took out a bright red apple and stuffed it into her pocket: "My colleague gave it to me, you can have it."
Ding Tao's eyes lit up. She hadn't eaten an apple this year. She swallowed her saliva reluctantly, but still said conscientiously, "I'll break it in half and we can each take half?"
Ding Guo waved his hand: "Eat it yourself. I have another one here. I'll share it with Dayong later. Go to work quickly and don't be late."
Looking at Ding Guo's graceful back as he left, Ding Tao felt so moved that her nose felt sore.
Someone gave Ding Guo two apples, but she kept one for herself. From now on, she will keep a close eye on Ding Nianjun to see what other bad things she will do.
Yesterday, Ding Guo sent Ding Dayong's bedding and cooking pots and pans to Zaohua Lane.
Yesterday at noon, worried Ding Dayong rode his bike over and saw his sister. When he saw her, he asked about the move with concern. The siblings went to a nearby state-owned restaurant to eat, and asked Ding Dayong to go back to work and come back for dinner in the evening.
The house in Zaohua Lane was not habitable, but she cleaned up the kitchen and boiled a large pot of water for the craftsmen to drink. In the evening before going to work, she made a large pot of tofu with cabbage and bean flour, and had a simple meal with some steamed buns made from two grains of flour and some pickles.
Ding Guo left some food for Ding Dayong and gave some tofu to the workers who were working overtime. After they finished drinking the hot drinks, everyone continued to work overtime in the evening.
Meals are not included in the work, but a little kindness can make the progress a little earlier than the scheduled time, and the work will be done beautifully.
After leaving the paper mill, Ding Guo did not go back to the guesthouse. She did not live in the guesthouse at all. She went to the garment factory and told Xiao Hong about her move, so that she would not come to her previous place and run into people she should not run into. Then she returned to Zaohua Lane, walked around, found a corner that could shield her body, and crawled into it. She slept soundly for eight hours, and only a little over two hours had passed outside.
Ding Guo glanced outside through the viewing window: "It's still raining!"
I got up, washed, bought a bowl of shredded chicken noodles and millet porridge from the mall, and ate some pickled carrots made by my third aunt. I bought three raincoats from the system mall, and after making sure there was no one outside, I got out, put on my raincoat, and rode my bike back to Zaohua Lane.
The craftsman's surname was Shi, and his name was Shi Guanghui. When he saw Ding Guo coming in, he said, "Xiao Ding, the toilet at home is leaking. I think it's leaking quite badly. Go and take a look."
Ding Guo pushed the car into the kitchen and went to the bathroom.
I looked up and saw that it was really leaking.
It was not noticeable before, but now I found water flowing down in several places. Ding Guo said, "Master Shi, please don't bother two people with one thing. Please help me check it after the rain stops. When the kang and bread oven are finished, please help me fix this roof."
Shi Guanghui said: "Let's check first. If the problem is not serious, we can fix it. If it is troublesome, we can do it one by one."
Ding Guo: "Okay, thank you for your help."
The bathroom next to the toilet is also leaking.
Shi Guanghui called the people working in the room to come over and check the toilet ceiling. Ding Guo went into the room to take a look. Master Shi and his colleagues were quick and efficient and were making good progress.
She looked around and found that there was nothing wrong with the main house and the kitchen, only the toilet was leaking.
After Master Shi and his colleagues finished the inspection, they found a rat hole on the roof near the toilet. The roof was also thin. It should have been built by the previous owner himself. He was not professional and did not do it carefully. In addition to the roof, there were two rat holes at the base of the wall.
Ding Guo went over to take a look and said, "Let's lift the roof and rebuild it, add a thicker layer."
She raised her hand and patted the wall to make sure it was ok. If she only fixed the roof, the workload would not be that big.
Shi Guanghui: "Then we'll dismantle it first, clean it out slowly, and build it last. Finish the fire pit and the big stove first, and then build it. If we do that, we'll have to buy more materials."
Ding Guo: "Please estimate the quantity and I will buy it when the rain stops."
Shi Guanghui: "After the demolition and cleaning, we will see how much material can be used and then estimate whether to add more cement? Fill up the rat holes and apply it along the base of the wall."
Ding Guo: "Add more cement, and apply some on the base of the main house's wall."
I'll go ask people if anyone has kittens, and get a cat to raise to scare away the mice at home.
The rain stopped the next day, but the temperature dropped sharply. Ding Guo added a layer of fleece clothes and pants bought from the mall over his autumn clothes.
In the next few days, Ding Guo worked at night and went out to buy materials during the day. He stayed in Zaohua Lane most of the time. While Master Shi and others were working, Ding Guo cleaned the yard, helped with odd jobs, and cleared out unusable abandoned construction materials.
During this period, a batch of beef arrived from several corners and alleys in Fengning and was snapped up.
A few days ago, in two different brigades under a certain county, a cow was lost one day apart, which alarmed the county government.
At the Ding family, Yue Hongmei kept putting braised beef into Ding Nianjun's bowl and whispered, "Eat more while no one is home. I'll take the lunch box and send it to your brother and sister-in-law. We won't cook beef tonight."
Because the money-losing guy from the second brother's family was at home that night, she was reluctant to let Ding Tao eat such expensive food.
Ding Nianjun bit the beef with a smile in his eyes: "Mom, you are so good to me!"
Yue Hongmei raised her hand and tucked a strand of hair behind her, smiling lovingly: "I'm your mother, if I don't treat you well, who will? Eat quickly!"
"Yeah." Ding Nianjun nodded and ate the rice in the bowl with the fragrant braised beef.
"I'll pickle the remaining piece with salt and keep it for later consumption." Yue Hongmei regretted that it was still early for the Chinese New Year. Although it was cold today, it had not yet frozen, so the piece of meat would not last until the Chinese New Year. If it was pickled with salt, it could be kept for a few more days so that she could eat it twice more before Nianjun returned to the capital.
When her Junjun returned to the capital, she didn't know whether the old pious woman of the Pan family would be willing to prepare such a delicious meal for her daughter.
After eating and drinking, Ding Nianjun went to the rental house and put a box of braised beef on the table. She looked at the time, locked the door and left to meet Zhao Jinbao.
When she arrived at the designated location, Zhao Jinbao was already waiting for her.
Ding Nianjun originally wanted to just pay the money and not get involved, but as it was her first time investing such a large sum of money, she was still a little uneasy. After thinking it over, she decided to go with Zhao Jinbao to receive the goods. After receiving the goods, she felt at ease after looking at them. Later, she let Zhao Jinbao handle the secret shipment of the goods from door to door, and she would not get involved.
"Actually, you don't have to follow me. I'm just going to pick up the goods. I won't spend money until I see the goods. Why are you worried?" Zhao Jinbao was also concerned about Ding Nianjun's health. If he took her with him, it would be easier for him to go alone in case something happened.
Ding Nianjun whispered, "We have worked together so many times, and I have seen how much hardship you have endured. Why should I worry about you? It's mainly because my parents are worried. Originally, they wanted my eldest brother to go with you, but I didn't let my brother come because I was afraid you would think too much."
Zhao Jinbao felt warm at heart after hearing this and said, "I won't think too much about it. It's such a large sum of money, and I understand that uncle and aunt are worried. Let's go to the bus stop."
Ding Nianjun: "Is it far?"
She wanted to ask why they didn't just ride a bicycle over there, as it would be faster if something happened.
Zhao Jinbao explained to her: "If you really encounter a situation and don't have time to get on a bicycle, it's better to run. It's convenient and flexible, and you can get around. Riding a bicycle is not that convenient."
He is running away very quickly now.
The two took a bus and walked for nearly twenty minutes before they saw a man wearing a blue coat and a blue wide-brimmed hat standing on the side of the road ahead.
Ding Nianjun looked around and said nervously, "It's a bit empty here..."
Zhao Jinbao: "It's better to have an open space so that it's easier to observe."
Ding Nianjun thought about it and agreed.
After approaching, Zhao Jinbao introduced the two people. Qian Youde seemed a little dissatisfied with Zhao Jinbao for suddenly bringing someone here. He looked at Ding Nianjun with vigilance. Zhao Jinbao smiled and said, "Brother Youde, this is my partner. Ding Nianjun has participated in the previous few times. We are on the same boat, don't worry."
Qian Youde nodded and handed over the bag in his hand: "I'll keep watch, you guys quickly count."
The weight of the bag made Zhao Jinbao very happy. He opened the bag and looked down, his eyes shining. He said to Ding Nianjun in a suppressed and excited voice: "Nianjun, you count it."
Ding Nianjun looked at the brand new watch in her bag, her heart pounding. The uneasiness she had felt in the past few days disappeared at this moment.
Even though she claimed to have married into the capital and had seen the world, her fingertips trembled slightly with excitement and nervousness as she took the items and began to count them one by one.
Zhao Jinbao handed Qian Youde a cigarette and whispered, "Brother Yu is gone?"
Qian Youde: "If you had come twenty minutes earlier, you would have been able to see me."
As he spoke, he took out an unopened pack of Daqianmen cigarettes from his arms and quickly stuffed it into Zhao Jinbao's hand, winking at him.
Zhao Jinbao thought of what Qian Youde said two days ago, and his heart began to beat fast. He said in a low voice, "The batch at the end of the year... is this it?"
Qian Youde nodded and immediately changed the subject: "You made a lot of money from that batch of beef a few days ago, didn't you?"
Zhao Jinbao knew that he didn't want to talk more at this time, so he tactfully stopped asking questions and said with a chuckle, "I have to thank Brother Youde."
The two squatted on the side of the road and talked. Ding Nianjun suppressed his excitement and counted twice before saying, "Jinbao, that's enough, thirty-three pieces!"
Zhao Jinbao took out the money he had collected from his pocket and handed it over. Qian Youde lowered his eyes to count the money, but he was still able to distract himself and talk: "You are lucky, your arrival time is just perfect with Brother Yu's. Why don't you buy a few more pieces of beef when you sell it?"
Zhao Jinbao also felt that he was lucky. He had originally wanted to invest the money from selling beef and buy a few more watches, but after taking out seven hundred yuan two days ago, he felt it necessary to keep some money for a comeback just in case.
"One must be content with what one has." Zhao Jinbao laughed, "I'll take in less, brother, you can sell more and earn more."
Qian Youde said nothing more and concentrated on counting the money.
Two people squatted on the side of the road, one counting the money and the other watching the other count the money. Ding Nianjun stood nearby, holding a heavy bag, his nose sweating with excitement. No one noticed anyone approaching.
When Ding Nianjun thought of something and was about to look around, his scalp exploded.
"Jin, Jinbao, there's someone..." Ding Nianjun saw three or four people wearing red armbands running towards them from the direction they came from. When they realized that Ding Nianjun saw them, they stopped hiding and shouted, "What are you doing?"
Zhao Jinbao's face changed and he stood up suddenly.
Qian Youde on the other side also gathered the unchecked money and cursed, "Fuck, did you guys come with a tail? Run!"
He turned quickly and ran the other way.
Zhao Jinbao also reached out and grabbed the frightened Ding Nianjun and followed Qian Youde's pace.
The three men ran forward, and the man with the red armbands behind them chased them closely and shouted loudly.
"Brother Youde, you have to think of a solution quickly. Nianjun is pregnant..." Zhao Jinbao took the bag from Ding Nianjun's hand and said anxiously.
"You are so brave. There is no step in our business that is risk-free. You dare to bring a pregnant woman here... Run over here." Qian Youde said as he ran, "Hold the bag in front of you, don't let the people behind you see it. Find a place to hide the things and money first. If we are caught, we will be caught. At worst, we can deny it and come back to get it after the incident is over."
Qian Youde led the two of them around a corner and saw a pile of firewood that had been there for who knows how long. He looked back and whispered, "Give it to me, quickly."
Without saying anything, he grabbed Zhao Jinbao's bag and stuffed the money in it. He looked back as he ran and saw that the people behind him had not caught up yet. He went around the firewood pile and stuffed the money in it. He quickly returned to the side of the road and told the two men to keep running: "Come back and get it later."
Ding Nianjun had a feeling that something was wrong. She was worried about leaving such a valuable item casually on the roadside. She wanted to stop it and even wanted to go over and take the bag out. She would never leave it behind.
But firstly, she saw Qian Youde put the money into the bag, which was an attitude of everyone sharing the same fate; secondly, it was too late, the people behind caught up with her.
"run!"
The people chasing each other gradually disappeared. A bicycle slowly came over, drove nearby, looked around and saw that there was no one in front or behind. Then he got off the bicycle, took out the bag, hung it on his body, and turned around and left.
Zhao Jinbao and the other two finally had to stop because Ding Nianjun had abdominal pain. They were caught by several persistent people wearing red armbands and began to be interrogated.
Today is Ding Guo's last night shift. When he came out of the factory in the morning, he saw Ding Tao with his hands folded behind his back, his neck hunched, his nose red from the cold, but his eyes shining.
"Sister, some people are just not destined to be rich, do you believe it?"
Ding Guo perked up and patted the back seat: "Get in the car and tell me more."
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