Chapter 130 130 Huang Meihua was so excited that she couldn’t sleep. The more she thought about it, the more she woke up…
Last time, Ding Ying asked Ding Dayong to send her a handkerchief. Ding Guo was thinking about giving Ding Ying a return gift, so after some consideration, he finally chose a plastic comb which was slightly more expensive than the handkerchief.
Looking at the big red plastic comb in Ding Guo's hand, Ding Ying felt happy to be cherished, but she also felt that the gift was too heavy and it was not good to just reach out to take it. She waved her hands repeatedly, her dark yellow face flushed red: "Ding Guo, I can't accept it, I really don't mean that..."
Ding Guo grabbed her hand and stuffed the comb into her hand, saying with a smile: "What's the point of being polite? You made me another pair of socks."
This time when Ding Ying came, she gave Ding Guo a pair of cotton socks she made herself.
Ding Guo knew how poor this generation could be. Even though it was just enough cloth to make a pair of socks, Ding Ying didn't know how long it would take her to save enough.
Looking at the patched clothes that Ding Ying was wearing, two of the patches had holes worn out. She had some extra cloth in her hand, but instead of using it to mend the clothes, she made her a pair of socks. Ding Guo was touched, but still kept his distance from the girl in front of him.
Although the original owner had played with Ding Ying in the past, they were not particularly close friends, and they had not seen each other for so many years, so she had no idea about Ding Ying today.
However, she was deeply impressed by the rogue nature of her father Ding Ergou.
She was frightened by the scoundrel's level after hearing just a few pieces of information, and naturally she became wary of Ding Ying.
With the attitude of not owing anyone a favor, Ding Guo resolutely gave the comb away, and pulled Ding Ying to sit down. She broke off half a piece of bread to treat Ding Ying.
Ding Ying looked at the bread in her hand, smelled its sweet aroma, and said cautiously: "Ding Guo, this is too expensive, you should put it back."
Ding Guo said he would treat her with such an expensive item, but she was worried that Peng Guihua would blame Ding Guo. Steamed buns were rare these days, not to mention bread that had so many good things added to it.
Ding Guo smiled and said, "Don't worry, eat this, I made it myself, try it and see how it tastes."
How could something this precious not taste good?
Ding Ying took a bite, savoring the sweetness in her mouth, and was reluctant to swallow it.
She wondered for a moment whether she should take it back for her mother to try, but then she thought of her younger brother. After hesitating for only a few seconds, she gave up the idea. No matter who she gave it to, there would be a risk of being discovered by her father. If her father knew that Ding Guo could give her such a good thing, he would order her to ask Ding Guo for it tomorrow.
Thinking about her father's previous behavior, Ding Ying's face turned red. She no longer hesitated and wolfed down the food in her hand. She held the boiled water that Ding Guo poured for her, drank it while chatting about her childhood, and curiously asked Ding Guo about things in the city.
After talking about this and that, Ding Ying seemed to want to say something several times but stopped herself. Ding Guo pretended not to notice and continued chatting casually.
Finally, Ding Ying took a deep breath and asked Ding Guo: "Ding Guo, my father has been crazy since the last time. He always dreams of finding a powerful family for me." Her face turned red, but she had to hold back her shame and reveal her shame. "I don't know what he is thinking. There are not so many powerful families waiting for me to marry. Why would they have to find me? If he doesn't wake up from this dream, I can worry less. It's better to stay at home than to let him sell me for the bride price. Don't you know the family my sister married..."
Ding Ying's mind flashed back to the wounds on her sister's body and her emaciated face. She couldn't help but choke up and said with difficulty: "When my father stops dreaming, my elder sister's fate will be my fate."
Ding Ying raised her head, looked at Ding Guo seriously, and asked solemnly: "Ding Guo, you have more experience and read more books than me, can you give me some advice, what should I do?"
Ding Guo sympathized with Ding Ying, but he didn't think of making close friends with her blindly or becoming a life mentor and giving her any advice. Once things failed and Ding Ying exposed the matter to her father, based on Ding Ergou's character, he would definitely pester her.
If I can't get hold of her, it will only cause trouble for Aunt San's family.
So, she didn't want to get involved, but Ding Ying asked her so directly, and Ding Guo couldn't refuse completely, so she asked Ding Ying first: "Have you thought about how you are going to fight back?"
Ding Ying shook her head and said, "I don't know. If it really doesn't work, I'll just take a rope and hang myself. But I can't let go of my mother..."
She started crying as she spoke.
Ding Guo was shocked, silent for a while, and then handed over his handkerchief.
Ding Ying shook her head, raised her sleeve to wipe her tears, suddenly smiled, and said, "I'm sorry, I really can't find anyone to help me with advice, and I can't find anyone to talk to in the village. People of the same age as us are basically married, and the few who are still left at home to earn work points are all older than me. We didn't have any friendship before, and now my reputation... people don't want to pay attention to me."
When Ding Guo heard Ding Ying mention her own reputation, she didn't think much about it. She thought that she was implicated by the last incident. Just like herself, didn't she also have some instinctive guard against Ding Ying because she had such a rogue father?
But after all, what did Ding Ying do wrong?
Ding Guo thought about it again and again, and asked: "Is your grandma's family large? Is there anyone who can help you?"
Ding Ying was startled, then shook her head blankly and said, "I have four uncles, but because my father is a notorious rogue, my grandmother's family has not had any contact with our family for many years. My mother has a weak personality and cannot control my father, and she is too embarrassed to go back to her parents' home..."
Ding Guo raised his hands and rubbed his face, exhaled heavily, and said: "Ding Ying, I said these words today. No matter who asks me in the future, I will not admit it."
Ding Ying was startled, then her face turned red with shame as if it was about to bleed. She waved her hands repeatedly and said, "Ding Guo, I will never let my father know. I will never tell him even if you kill me. If I tell him, I will be struck by lightning..."
Ding Guo quickly stopped him: "Let's not talk about this, let's get back to the previous topic. My suggestion is that you must find external help. Your grandma's family cut off relations with you because of your dad, not because of you. They don't associate with you. Normally, your mom or other family members should visit often, even if they do it secretly, to maintain the relationship. From now on, you should rebuild the relationship with your grandma's family. If you don't have money to buy things, you can go over and help with the work. Say it in a nice way."
"Even if your father knew about it and came to your house to make trouble, your four uncles can't beat your father?"
Nowadays, it is no nonsense to say that fighting between relatives is not illegal. Since the mother's uncle is the older one, it is right for the uncle to help. Beating Ding Ergou to a disability is a family dispute. A few words of criticism and education will solve the problem without causing any serious consequences.
Ding Ying stared in surprise and murmured, "My uncle wanted to punish my father in the same way a few years ago, but my mother stopped him, saying that my father is the pillar of the family. What if he was beaten to a pulp?"
"Pah, pah, pah." Ding Guo said angrily, "How many work points does your family's main breadwinner earn a year now? If you really beat him up and make him unable to move, you can still save money on wine."
Ding Ying had to figure this out on her own. If she couldn't do it, no amount of advice would be of any use.
Ding Ying was picking at a patch that had been worn out, with a look of deep desire in her eyes.
Think about the eldest sister, think about the mother who works so hard every day to earn money to support the family and is beaten and scolded by his father all day long, think about the father who has ruined his reputation, think about the younger sister who dares not even breathe every day, and the younger brother.
This method would be difficult to implement, but there is really no better way than to ask the uncles for help.
She does have uncles and grandfathers, but their help is always just to give them advice, "How many men don't beat their wives?" They not only advised her mother, but also her eldest sister who came home after being beaten. They never really cared and were just perfunctory, wishing that no matter what happened at home, they would not bother them.
"Ding Guo, thank you, I know what to do now." Ding Ying thanked gratefully and stood up to say goodbye.
Ding Guo followed her to see her off.
Walking into the yard, Ding Ying heard Ding Dalin's cheers and looked to the side.
When she came in, she saw Ding Dayong squatting on the ground busying himself, but she didn't pay attention to what he was busy with. Only now did she realize that Ding Dayong was repairing a bicycle.
No, Uncle Ding’s family bought a bicycle?
Ding Ying was shocked and confused. Why did this new car look so old?
She still remembered that the brigade bought the first bicycle in the village. Almost everyone in the village ran to see it, and she went to see it too. The brand new bike had a bright red flower tied to the handlebars. It was parked majestically in the open space in the middle of the brigade headquarters. The brigade cadres were staring at it eagerly, and everyone was only allowed to look but not touch it.
That scene was one of the few major events in her memory. It was very shocking and still fresh in her memory. It was very different from the car that Ding Dayong was fiddling with.
But no matter how old it was, it was a big item that her family could not afford, and such a big item symbolized that their life was prosperous.
She doesn't ask for such prosperity, but she wants a stable life, not to be worried every day and not to be pointed at by others when she goes out.
Ding Ying clenched her fists, took a deep breath, and walked out the door, looking back every few steps. She said to Ding Guo, "No need to see me off. I'll come and play with you when I have time."
Ding Guo nodded with a smile.
Peng Guihua came over to talk to Ding Guo: "That's a miserable child. He had such a father. He turned a good child into a joke in the village."
Ding Guo knew it was because of what happened before, and she was also upset: "It's all Yue Hongmei and Second Aunt's fault."
Peng Guihua said, "Your mother and your second aunt did make mistakes, but it's over now. I've never seen a father who would keep harping on this matter, daydreaming, forgetting that he is a human being after drinking two ounces of horse urine, getting drunk and staggering around, asking people to introduce him to a relative who is an official, and even going to the commune to publicize how his daughter almost married into a family of a high-ranking official in the capital. Don't you think he doesn't feel ashamed at all and doesn't care about his daughter's reputation?"
Ding Guo stared in shock: "Why is he like this?"
No wonder Ding Ying had thoughts of committing suicide.
“The village doesn’t care?”
Peng Guihua rolled her eyes and said, "Why don't you care? I've taught him a lesson several times. What effect will it have?" Then she added, "Your second aunt is also known for her fierceness. When she faces such a scoundrel, she wants to avoid Ding Ergou now."
So this kind of person either doesn't take action, or if he does, he will just beat the person to death.
Ding Guo frowned slightly and said, "I'm going to my second aunt's house."
Peng Guihua didn't know what she was going to do at Lao Er's house, but even if she didn't do anything, she would be able to see her uncle and aunt, so she hurriedly said, "Don't go empty-handed."
Ding Guo thought of the sweet potatoes that her second aunt brought, so she grabbed some vermicelli, took a piece of toast, and went to Ding Zhige's house.
Seeing her come in, Ding Zhaodi, who was washing clothes in the yard and looked somewhat similar to Ding Tao, stood up and called out hesitantly, "Sister Guo?"
Ding Guo nodded with a smile: "It must be Zhaodi, she has grown so tall."
Huang Meihua came out from the house, smiling so much that her eyebrows were not visible: "Ding Guo, come in quickly."
Ding Guo's smiling face suddenly darkened, which made Huang Meihua's heart skip a beat. She thought to herself, everything was fine just now, why did he offend his niece again?
Ding Zhige also poked his head out of the house and greeted Ding Guo.
Ding Guo called out "Second Uncle" and walked in with the things.
Not seeing the third child at home, he asked, "Is Shanshan not at home?"
"I don't know where she went to have fun. Don't worry about her. Just sit down and talk."
After saying hello, Ding Zhaodi went back to the yard to wash clothes. Ding Guo took the teacup handed over by Second Aunt, held it in his hands to warm his hands, and did not drink it. He said, "Second Aunt, now I know that Ding Ergou's family is still competing with our family?"
Huang Meihua couldn't help but snort when she heard her mention Ding Ergou. She suddenly thought of the grievances and tortures she had endured in the past six months. She couldn't help but feel a little sad. She said, "I am so unlucky to have met such a thing." She added harshly, "It's not too much to ask your parents to help me raise Ding Tao. As a daughter, you should..."
Ding Zhige coughed beside her, interrupting Huang Meihua's words and instantly waking her up. She remembered that the current Ding Guo was not the same as before, and she might have to rely on this niece in the future, so she must not offend her. She quickly stopped talking and said, "You have been trying to do something, but it's just a dog-skin plaster, which can't be torn off once it sticks."
Ding Guo pretended not to hear what she had just said and said with a smile: "Didn't I tell you before that Ding Nianjun's parents-in-law have made mistakes and have been demoted. Anyone who still cares about their family is approaching bad elements and will be investigated. If he acts like a scoundrel again, you can make a scene. Go directly to the village and say that he has ideological problems. Then tell the village about the current situation of the Pan family and see if the village will do anything about it."
When Huang Meihua heard Ding Guo talk about the fate of the Pan family, she felt happy and even cursed them several times, but she never thought that she would apply the same thing to Ding Ergou.
But now that Ding Guo had pointed it out, she was able to draw inferences from one instance to another, and said hesitantly, "Will it have an impact on us?"
Ding Guo rolled his eyes. "It won't affect anything. Ding Nianjun and Pan Dingfeng have already published an announcement in the newspaper to sever ties with Pan's parents. Besides, if there is any impact, it will only affect my parents. You are an uncle, not a niece or niece-in-law by blood. How can it affect you?"
Huang Meihua slapped her thigh and said, "Yes!"
She stood up suddenly and was about to go find Ding Ergou to settle the score, but Ding Guo held her down and said, "He's not provoking you right now, and he hasn't said those things before, so it's not appropriate for you to go find him like this. Second Aunt, you should be patient for now, and when he says something naughty again, throw this news in his face. Then, hold back your energy and make a scene all at once, preferably in front of everyone, the bigger the better. You can let out your anger, and it's guaranteed that Ding Ergou won't dare to bother you again in the future."
Let's wait and see what happens with Ding Ying. If the other party stops, Huang Meihua will just let her vent her anger.
If Ding Ying had not been slow, progressed smoothly and cooperated well with Huang Meihua, she could have been considered an assist, which would have somewhat made up for her mistake of being an accomplice.
As for Yue Hongmei’s sins, haha, it depends on whether Huang Meihua is helpful or not.
That night, Huang Meihua couldn't sleep because she was too excited.
Before, whenever she stepped out of the house, she was worried about running into Ding Ergou, the drunkard and scoundrel in the village. Now, she felt as if she was holding the imperial sword, and she wished she could go over and kill the man first.
Dante said that it lacks momentum to come to the door on your own initiative. You are not in the right in this matter. If you were not greedy, would you have the retribution you have now?
So you should wait for Ding Ergou to make a fuss on his own. When he makes a fuss, you can fight back and argue naturally. Then when you go to the village, you can speak in a more righteous way. It would be best if you can speak up for all the children in the village.
There is such a scoundrel in the village, and he even went to the commune to talk nonsense. If this gets out, will the girls in our village still have a reputation?
If everyone outside knew that there was a scoundrel like this in the village, would the young men in the village still be able to find wives?
Huang Meihua was so excited that she couldn't sleep. The more she thought about it, the more she felt that Ding Guo's method was effective.
The key point is that the Pan family collapsed too well, and this collapse really became her imperial sword.
Huang Meihua is sharpening his sword, just waiting for an opportunity.
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