Chapter 1919 (revised, with some new content) A letter from home...
The young sister-in-law who was in charge of registering and purchasing and selling scrap quickly glanced out the window and whispered, "Sister, do you really want to find a house?"
Ding Guo knew there was a way, his eyes lit up, and he nodded quickly: "Sister-in-law, this can't be fake!"
"My name is Xu Guihong, what's your name, sister?"
"Ding Guo!"
Xu Guihong whispered, "My mother just vacated two rooms with a small yard. There is a cooking shed and a toilet in the yard. They are ready to rent it out. Because it has a yard, it costs six yuan a month."
The book briefly described the situation of the house that Ding Jianguo rented, and it was clear that it was a small courtyard with a private entrance, but the rent seemed to be five yuan a month.
"Sister-in-law, when can we go and see the house?" Ding Guo asked hurriedly.
"Right now. I came here by bike. I'll take you over to have a look."
Xu Guihong is very enthusiastic.
These days, you can’t rent a house openly. You can only inquire secretly and avoid people, otherwise you will be in trouble if you are reported by a black-hearted person.
So if you meet someone who asks you about it, it is really a blessing from heaven.
Xu Guihong was afraid that Ding Guo would run away, so she quickly took the key and went out. She said hello to the guard and took Ding Guo to the small courtyard where her mother lived on her bike.
After looking through the whole thing, Ding Guo was very satisfied and started bargaining.
Xu Guihong felt that five yuan was too low, as it was a dollar short.
But Ding Guo said that she would pay one year's rent at a time. Xu Guihong thought about it and nodded with a painful feeling.
Ding Guo was afraid that there might be some twists and turns in the process, so he drafted two copies of the rental contract on the spot.
Xu Guihong looked at him in surprise, especially when she saw that the party who broke the contract before the lease expired had to pay ten times the compensation. She couldn't help but laugh and said, "Are you afraid that I won't rent to you? Just relax. My mother won't be back within three years. If she comes back, she'll live in my brother's house. If things don't work out, I'm still here. How can I kick you out halfway?"
Of course, Ding Guo was not on guard against Xu Guihong, but the Pan family's connections here.
No one knows what the relationship is between Xu Guihong and the Pan family's connections here. What if the other party, in order to curry favor with the Pan family or not offend the Pan family, begs Xu Guihong to kick her out and vacate the house so that she can give an explanation to the Pan family?
It is safer to sign a contract to be on the safe side.
Xu Guihong thought it was funny, but after reading it carefully twice, she found that this contract was a disguised way of protecting her rights and interests. After all, if Ding Guo terminated the lease midway, Ding Guo would have to compensate her.
Even if the lease is terminated midway, she would not make a big fuss to avoid trouble, but the girl was so worried about her that she might as well sign it.
After the contract was signed, Ding Guo paid one year's rent. Xu Guihong handed over the keys, told him about the nearby water supply and the surrounding environment, and then hurried back to the unit.
Ding Guo closed the door, put the set of keys and locks Xu Guihong gave her into the space, and bought a new set from the mall.
Then I walked around inside and out again, and the more I looked, the more satisfied I became.
Now that I have found a house, the next step is to find a job.
She doesn't really like working, she's looking for a job in order to move her household registration out.
The original owner's torn bed sheet was placed in Ding Guo's space. She took it out and tore it into several pieces to use as rags. She also bought a washbasin rack, washbasin, broom, dustpan, bucket and other things from the mall. She fetched water from the space and started cleaning.
I was busy until after three o'clock, then I locked the door and took the bus.
This place is a bit far from the steel plant dormitory, and the public transportation at that time was not as convenient as it is in later times. When she got home, it was already past 4:30 in the afternoon.
At this time, the people who were enjoying the cool air on the dirt road had already gone home to prepare dinner, so it was unusually quiet.
When she passed by the message room, the old man inside called her.
"You are the eldest daughter of the old Ding family, right? What is your full name?"
Ding Guo smiled and said, "Uncle, my name is Ding Guo, you can just call me Ding Guo."
"It's really your letter..."
The old man took an envelope from the side, confirmed that the recipient was Ding Guo, and handed it to her: "It's from Huiyang."
Huiyang?
Ding Guo's heart moved.
The original owner’s hometown was Yangjiawo Brigade under Hongxing Commune, Huiyang County.
"Thank you, sir!" Ding Guo thanked him politely and left with the letter.
After getting home sweating all over, Ding Guo locked the door, went into the space to take a shower and change clothes, then sat on the recliner in the pavilion of the space to take out the letter and read it.
The recipient is 'Ding Guo'.
But this Ding fruit is no longer that Ding fruit.
Ding Guo could roughly guess who sent it.
It should be the original owner’s third uncle’s family.
The original owner's third uncle's family treated the original owner very well, caring and loving her very much, but the original owner's relationship with her second uncle's family was average.
When she scolded the Ding family before, she mentioned that the original owner's second uncle and third uncle had gone to the city to send food in the past.
Ding Guo, who has read the original book, knows that his second uncle sent food to Ding Zhigang and others in order to curry favor with Ding Zhigang, the eldest brother, hoping that he would be able to bring his son and daughter to the city to work as workers.
But how easy is it to be a worker these days?
Before, Ding Zhigang was influenced by the halo of the heroine Ding Nianjun, and his energy suddenly increased. He arranged jobs for his children who met the age requirements except Ding Guo.
Among the three jobs, only Ding Nianjun's was good. Ding Jianguo and Ding Jianshe's jobs were not satisfactory. He always wanted to change or move them, but he never succeeded. It was only later with the help of Xiao Hong and the Pan family that there was a change.
There were two new relationships in the family, but Ding Zhigang did not help his nephews and nieces who were still in the countryside. It was not until Ding Nianjun and Pan Dingfeng started their business that he gave the descendants of the original owner's second uncle's family in the countryside a chance and brought them out.
Before this, because their efforts had not been rewarded, the original owner's second uncle and his family stopped sending food to the city.
Uncle San's family is different. They send food here just for Ding Guo.
Worried that the original owner, a poor little thing who was not loved by her father and mother, would not be welcomed when she returned, she sent some food over, hoping that Ding Zhigang and his wife would be nicer to the original owner.
Later, the original owner went to the countryside, and the third uncle's family was very dissatisfied with Ding Zhigang, the eldest brother, and no longer sent grain to the city.
The original owner had always been in contact with his uncle's family and had been exchanging letters for several years.
The third uncle's family had sent money and things to the original owner, but the original owner was too stupid, or she wanted to please Ding Zhigang and others too much, so she eventually exchanged the money and things for food and sent them to Fengning, which ended up feeding a bunch of ungrateful people.
Before the original owner was about to return to the city, she was worried that her uncle and his friends would write to her again in the countryside, so she sent a telegram a few days before her departure to inform them. Unexpectedly, she received a letter from Huiyang just two or three days after she returned.
The postal service at that time was not that fast, which means that they wrote a letter to Fengning as soon as they received the telegram.
Ding Guo tore open the envelope, took out the letter inside and unfolded it. He was immediately shocked by the words written all over the paper that looked like dog crawling.
Fortunately, the original owner had the memory of reading letters and could recognize the clumsy handwriting. With this memory, Ding Guo managed to finish reading the content.
The author is Ding Dayong, the eldest son of my third uncle.
Ding Dayong not only has poor handwriting but also poor writing skills, but he exudes a kind of simple cuteness.
The most common words at the beginning of each sentence in his letters are 'my mother said', 'my mother asked me to ask you', 'my mother said again, let you...', and occasionally 'my father also said'.
It should be that Third Aunt dictated it and he wrote it down.
From the beginning to the end, the general meaning is that the original owner's parents finally remembered to act like parents and arranged for her to return to the city.
I am sincerely happy for her.
She also asked how her family treated her after she returned to the city, and told her to stand up straight, saying that she was the Ding family's own flesh and blood, and they should not treat her like an adopted child.
I also told her to be smarter and not to give so foolishly anymore.
He also asked her if she had found a job, and asked her to write back and let her family know when everything was arranged... At the end, he also talked about some random things in the village, such as the wheat harvest this year.
Ding Guo couldn't help but feel lucky for the original owner. When he was treated coldly by his parents, brothers and sisters, he still had his third uncle and aunt's family who cared for him.
But later, the fact that the original owner married a fool was known to her uncle and aunt, and they were very disappointed with her. In addition, the capital was farther away from Huiyang, so they gradually stopped communicating with her.
The original owner later sent money to his uncle's family, but it was returned by his aunt. She felt that the original owner had disappointed them too much and was beyond help!
Ding Guo agreed with this statement. Isn't it hopeless? He has devoted his whole life to this.
It was also for this reason that when Ding Nianjun wanted to promote someone from the Ding family, she was mocked by her uncle and aunt, saying that she had sold the flesh and blood of the old Ding family in exchange for today's happiness...
Ding Nianjun was very sensitive about this statement and was very angry, so he did not support that family.
Uncle San's family also became villains of varying degrees in the book.
In the book, those who go against the heroine basically never have a good ending, and this family is no exception.
The third uncle eventually broke his leg, the third aunt suffered a stroke in her old age, and Ding Dayong and his two younger brothers also had no great achievements in their lives. They stayed in the Yang family nest, facing the loess and back to the sky, and were complained by their own sons and daughters for not being able to adapt. Even their grandparents complained about them...
Indeed, compared with the cousins from his second uncle's family who were benefited by Ding Nianjun, Ding Dayong and his two brothers lived a very poor life.
However, when Ding Guo was reading the book, he felt that the original owner's third uncle's family were rare normal people in the book, and he liked this family very much.
Ding Guo put the letter aside, recalling the original owner's writing style in his mind, conceiving and imitating it.
But she must change this style slowly, including showing her personality in her letters.
Take it slow and give them time to adjust so as not to scare them in the future.
Such a kind family deserves her gentle treatment, and she cannot treat them as harshly as she did to the Ding family.
In addition to the style, the original owner's handwriting must also be continued.
Fortunately, the original owner's handwriting was pretty good, and somewhat similar to hers. With the muscle memory of this body, as long as she didn't write too fast, there wouldn't be any problem.
Ding Guo bought a notebook from the mall, tore off a few pages of paper and began to write the letter slowly.
The original owner had been using paper torn from a notebook, so let’s continue with this detail.
In the letter, Ding Guo first wrote a few paragraphs in the previous style, and then slowly began to say indignantly that her parents asked her to return to the city to pave the way for Ding Nianjun and let her marry a fool.
In order to show that she was really angry, she deliberately wrote a few wrong words to express her anger in her heart.
At the same time, he did not cover up for Ding Zhigang in the end and wrote in the letter that there was a grassland above his head.
After writing the letter, Ding Guo read it over several times, and only after making sure that it was not much different from the original owner's style did he fold it with confidence and wait to go to the post office to mail it out tomorrow!
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