Chapter 194 Two in One
Ding Guo took a day off today, so she went to the post office with Aunt Qiao, packed a big package with the things her grandfather had prepared for her and sent it back to Huiyang. When she got home, she saw that the gate of her house next door was open.
Aunt Qiao knew that the two houses next to each other belonged to Ding Guo's family. When she saw the gate was wide open, her face changed and she said in a lost voice: "Why is the door over there still open? Could a thief have gotten in?"
A few days ago, when she returned home, she found that several houses near her home had been robbed.
At the end of the year, some daring thieves are ready to take action, and stealing and robbing things happen from time to time.
After saying that, he urged Ding Guo, "Go home, I'll go over and take a look..."
Ding Guo held her belly with one hand and patted Aunt Qiao soothingly with the other. She pointed to the roof over there and said with a smile, "There's smoke coming out of the chimney. Which thief would break into the house to steal things and light a stove? My brother has the key here. It should be Dayong who has returned."
Aunt Qiao then noticed the smoke coming out of the chimney in the yard over there. Her nervousness instantly relaxed, and she patted her chest and laughed, "You are really sharp-eyed!"
Ding Guo was right, it was Dayong who returned.
As the two were talking, a head popped out from the door, revealing Ding Dayong's handsome face.
"Sister, Aunt Qiao!"
Dayong has lost a lot of weight compared to when he left.
After he finished shouting, his eyes fell on his sister's belly and he exclaimed, "Sister, why is your belly so big?"
Ding Guo rolled his eyes: "Two, how can it not be big?"
Ding Dayong scratched his head. When he came last time, his sister's belly was also bulging, but it wasn't this... shockingly big. She was just on a business trip, so how could it be so much bigger?
Aunt Qiao couldn't help but laugh and said, "It's still more than two months before the baby is born. Your sister is pregnant with twins, so they can't be big, right?"
Ding Guo: "What time did you arrive?" After saying that, he saw two more noticeable big pimples on Dayong's face, "Is your face frozen?"
"It's okay, it's okay, we'll be fine when the weather gets warmer." Ding Dayong retracted his gaze and waved his hand nonchalantly, "I just got here too!"
When I got home, I felt the house was cold, so I just lit the stove.
Ding Guo teased him: "You don't know how to take care of yourself. If Song Yuling dislikes you, don't come to me and cry."
Ding Dayong laughed and said, "Sister, don't scare me. Yuling is not that kind of person!" He added, "My case is considered mild. You haven't seen my other colleagues. They have relapses of old frostbite, which is much more serious than mine. They even have frozen ears, but my ears are not frozen..."
Ding Guo was speechless: "You are quite proud."
Ding Dayong went back to get the things he bought for his sister, closed the door here, and went next door.
Aunt Qiao knew that the two siblings had something to say. It was also time to make lunch, so she went to the cellar, got a cabbage and two potatoes, and dug out a piece of frozen meat, two ribs, and a frozen fish from the snow pile in front of the house, and went to the kitchen to cook.
Ding Dayong was also very cautious. Although Aunt Qiao was a very nice person, it was better for as few people as possible to know about this kind of thing. He made sure that Aunt Qiao had entered the kitchen before he took out something wrapped in brown paper from his bag and stuffed it into Ding Guo's pocket, lowering his voice and saying, "Sister, after deducting the cost, I've earned you five hundred and forty-two."
Ding Guo sat in the armchair, leaning against the back, and was shocked: "So many?"
Her belly was getting bigger and bigger, and her sitting posture and the height of the stool affected her breathing.
The capital of two hundred yuan turned into more than seven hundred yuan.
Ding Guo himself has also traded rice, flour, grain and oil industrial products in the mall, and the speed of making money is extremely slow compared to trading watches.
Dayong doesn't go on a business trip just to earn extra money, he still has his own job. To suddenly make so much extra profit, you can imagine how hard it must have been for him.
Ding Dayong said: "We dumped the goods more than once."
When I went there, I followed the master and his team to buy some local specialties, constantly selling and purchasing along the way.
Several old masters have run that line several times and have established fixed supply channels and buyers. He had seen it last time, but he was still a green hand at that time and didn't know much.
Only when I officially participated in it this time did I realize that I still have a lot to learn.
In addition to purchasing and selling goods, I also learned how the old masters hide money.
However, Dayong did not follow them to stuff the money into a corner of the car. He just kept it on his body. He felt that it was safer to carry it close to his body than to put it anywhere else.
Ding Dayong's own capital is almost the same as his sister's, and the profit from this trip is also comparable, so he can have a great year.
Ding Guo wanted to give Dayong a cut, but Dayong refused. His face, which had two more chilblains, was full of seriousness: "Sister, please be polite! You don't let me mention how good you are to me anymore, so don't ask me whether there will be a cut or not in the future. But give me one hundred yuan, and keep it with me as capital. If there is a chance after the New Year when I go on a business trip again, we can continue to make money together."
Ding Guo gave him two hundred and said, "I won't get involved in short-term business. If there's a chance to make money like this long-term business, I'll make some money with you. If there's no chance, just help me buy things." He also reminded, "Although reselling goods makes money quickly, driving is your main job. Don't put the cart before the horse. I still say that if the situation is not right, you can give up both the goods and the money. Don't confuse the priorities."
"Don't worry, sister. I'll remember it!"
Ding Dayong did not compete with his sister about short-term and long-term investments. After all, the capital was with him and he could arrange it himself.
If it weren't for his sister's support, he would still be working with his parents in his hometown, not to mention having the opportunity to learn how to drive.
Before, he was a newcomer and couldn’t help his sister much. Now that he has some ability, he naturally wants to repay his sister.
After paying the bill, Ding Dayong knew that his sister was not feeling well, so he took the package, opened it quickly, and handed the items to his sister one by one.
Ginseng, deer antler, fungus, pine nuts, red sausage...
He also bought a roe deer leg for his sister.
"This thing is good!" Ding Guo was surprised. She knew this thing. It was the silly roe deer from Northeast China. It was still edible now, but in a few years it would be eaten and become a protected animal.
"I also want a roe deer leg and a piece of roe deer meat. I'll send the leg to Yuling's house later. I'll keep a pound of roe deer meat and bring it back for Taozi and Zhaodi to taste. I'll send the rest back to my mother."
Ding Guo: "I just went out to mail a package to Aunt San. If you come back an hour earlier, we can go together."
Ding Dayong didn't expect it to be such a coincidence, but he hurriedly asked: "Sister, what are you sending back home again?"
"The New Year gifts were arranged by your Grandpa Pei. I'm not feeling well right now, so I won't be going back home for the New Year this year. I sent some things back."
Ding Dayong felt that there was no need for the family to be so polite, but the things had already been sent, so he took advantage of the fact that Aunt Qiao had not yet prepared lunch and went back next door to get a ginseng and two bottles of wine produced in the three northeastern provinces, and asked his sister to bring them to him when she returned to the compound as a token of her gratitude.
Ding Guo said with a smile: "You gave this to me, and you still have something to honor your father-in-law?" She pushed it back and said, "Take it from me, in your name."
Ding Dayong refused to give in. He expressed his feelings and asked what was wrong with using his sister's things.
Ding Guo rolled his eyes. The brat was quite stubborn.
After looking at the things Dayong brought back, Ding Guo asked him about his journey.
Security is not absolutely safe.
Dayong knew that his sister was well aware of these things and did not hide them.
Whether going or coming back, he encountered robbers on the way, but the Dayong now is no longer the Dayong last time.
Not only was his fighting skills more proficient and he was more skilled in using a gun, he was also exceptionally strong. He put in a lot of effort this time and came back safe and sound, which earned him the attention of several old masters who taught him a lot of things afterwards.
Ding Guo nodded, and she made another cup of tea for Dayong, mixed a half-millet-sized Da Li pill into it, and watched him drink it.
Since we had red sausage, we temporarily replaced the stir-fried cabbage with meat with stir-fried cabbage with red sausage.
The rest was stewed pork ribs with potatoes, braised fish, a pot of rice, and some corn cakes.
After eating and drinking, Ding Dayong borrowed his sister's bicycle and went to Song Yuling's unit. In the evening, he went directly to Song's house for dinner. When he came back, he did not disturb Ding Guo and went to rest next door. He returned to Fengning the next day.
Ding Guo packed up some of the things he bought, divided the meat from the roe deer leg into several portions, and asked Aunt Qiao to run to the compound and deliver two portions, one to the old man and one to the eldest sister-in-law, and also to deliver Ding Dayong's gift.
Yu Shaofen was asked to take the other copy back when she came.
Yu Shaofen made a pair of loose cotton pants for Ding Guo. They were high-waisted and large enough to perfectly wrap Ding Guo's bulging belly.
The bookstore placed another order, and Zhou Dong delivered it to them the day before the Chinese New Year.
This time, Ding Guo reported the set of "Shashiyu", but only two sets were allocated to them. After registering and putting them into storage, Ding Guo naturally kept one set and handed the money for this set of books to Li Shumei, asking her to record it in the account.
This was the first time that Ding Guo used his work convenience to open a back door for himself, and it felt a bit strange.
In my previous life, I read a period novel that mentioned that the sales clerks in the supply and marketing cooperatives would use the convenience of their jobs to save space for themselves and leave supplies for their relatives.
Although what she had was not material goods, the model was the same, and Ding Guo also got a small experience out of it.
Li Shumei's type of handicraft has changed again. She is making a pair of men's cotton boots.
There were not many books delivered this time, so Ding Guo didn't let Li Shumei reach out for them. She took them herself and put them on the bookshelf.
"Can you do it alone?" Li Shumei looked at Ding Guo's bulging belly and felt a little worried.
"Okay, what's wrong with just six or seven books and a comic book?" Ding Guo said with a smile, "I feel bored after sitting for a while, so I'd better stand up and take a breath."
Ding Guo even went to complain to Haozi about this, saying that the pregnancy protection pills did not provide comprehensive protection.
In addition to the stuffiness caused by sitting for a long time, I also experienced swollen legs and feet, and frequent urination. Fortunately, they were not particularly serious and were within my tolerable range.
The mouse rolled its eyes speechlessly, not wanting to pay any attention to its dog host. It just silently harvested the wheat it had planted not long ago, sowed new seeds, and then diligently monitored the black soil, knowing when to harvest and when to plant. It no longer needed the host's urging, as it had become a self-aware mouse.
If you argue with the host at this time, you will not only be scolded, but the host may also get angry. If the host is angry, it is easy for you to take advantage of him.
Compared to wool, what's a little work?
Ding Guo took two steps holding the book and stopped where he was.
Li Shumei smiled and said, "The child is moving again?"
Ding Guo shook his head: "More than just moving, they are practicing against each other inside."
After the fight in his stomach was over, Ding Guo continued to move forward and went to the bookshelf that needed to be restocked.
The door of the bookstore was pushed open, and a figure wrapped in the cold wind walked in.
Li Shumei had already sat back down to continue her handicraft. Without even raising her head, she blurted out the following words skillfully: "Find the books you want yourself. Don't make too much noise when reading. If you damage any book, you will be charged the price..."
The visitor stopped in front of the table and said, "Hello, may I ask if Ding Guo works here?"
Seeing that the person was looking for Xiao Ding, Li Shumei looked up at the person and her eyes suddenly brightened.
Hey, where's this handsome guy?
"It's here, Ding Guo - someone's looking for you." Li Shumei called inside, then looked at the person who came and smiled, "Who are you, young man?"
"I am Ding Guo's husband."
Li Shumei raised her eyebrows in surprise.
Xiao Ding is pretty, and I didn’t expect her partner is also so pretty.
This young man is so handsome, with a fair face and tall stature. How did they get together?
Oh my goodness, they are such a good-looking couple, how good-looking will their children be when they are born?
Ding Guo also heard Pei Che's voice inside, and she smiled and responded, "I'm here."
Pei Che nodded to Li Shumei, strode inside, walked around two bookshelves, and saw the face he had been thinking about day and night. Just as he was about to step forward, his eyes moved downwards, his expression changed slightly, and he subconsciously stopped there.
He knew that the belly of a pregnant woman with twins would be bigger than that of an average pregnant woman, but he was still shocked by his wife's bulging belly.
"Wife!" Pei Che suppressed his panic and walked over. "You, your stomach... are you okay? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
He was somewhat incoherent, his heart was pounding, and he felt panicky for some reason.
Ding Guo rolled his eyes at him and said, "Why are you panicking? It's not you who gave birth to my child."
Pei Che said hoarsely: "I panicked because you gave birth to me."
If it were him, he wouldn't be so panicked.
But he doesn't have this function.
With such a big belly, will it be dangerous when giving birth?
Pei Che's sweat dripped from his temples.
"Okay, don't worry, I'm fine." Ding Guo saw that the man's face had changed. His skin was originally white, and now it was even whiter. She ignored the people around her and couldn't help but raised her hand to touch his face and smiled, "The child is healthy, and I'm in good condition too."
Pei Che held her hand and said, "Wife, we only want this one baby, and we won't have any more after that!"
That unqualified mother-in-law gave birth to three children, two of which were twins. The last time he heard Guoguo talk about genetic issues, he went back to find his brother and sister-in-law to find out that twins are really related to genetics, and he was afraid that his wife would inherit Yue Hongmei's chance of having twins.
Ding Guo saw that he was very worried, so he smiled and said, "Okay!"
The books had been arranged, so Pei Che held her hand and walked slowly between the bookshelves.
When passing by Li Shumei, Li Shumei couldn't help but look at him several times.
It’s so right!
She had never asked Ding Guo about her boyfriend's appearance before, thinking that even if he was good-looking, he would just have regular facial features. Unexpectedly, he was not just regular, but exquisite.
Good-looking and caring.
She has given birth to several children, but that idiot of hers has never been so caring to her.
Suddenly, I didn't want to make the pair of cotton boots I was making anymore.
Pei Che also took care of all the things that needed to be packed after get off work.
"My sister-in-law made four sets of small clothes for the children, two small quilts, two small capes, and also took a few clothes that Yangyang and his friends wore when they were young. My sister-in-law said that those clothes were not handed over from others, but were made by Yangyang's grandmother. They were not worn many times and were very clean after being starched and washed."
Pei Che's brother and sister-in-law have two sons, the elder one is Pei Zhaolu and the younger one is Pei Zhaoyang.
Ding Guo: "I'm sorry to trouble you, sister-in-law!"
My brother and sister-in-law also asked Pei Che to bring money and New Year's goods to the old man.
Pei Che said to Ding Guo, "After my elder brother and elder sister got married, they gave grandpa 200 yuan every New Year. Now that we're getting married, we should show some appreciation."
Two hundred yuan is not a lot of money, and the old man usually invests more than that in his younger generations.
Brother Pei Che wanted to give more at the time, but the old man disagreed and set the amount himself.
Ding Guo nodded: "Of course, what about my parents?"
Pei Che: "You don't need to give money to my parents yet. They said we will give them pension money after they turn 60."
Pei Che came back, and the Chinese New Year was approaching, so Ding Guo gave Aunt Qiao a holiday and asked her to go back to prepare for the New Year.
Although she did not work full time this month, because Aunt Qiao took good care of her and helped make a lot of children's clothes and quilts, Ding Guo calculated Aunt Qiao's full month's salary and gave her an extra red envelope of five yuan, some vegetables, fruits, dried goods, a piece of bacon, and a frozen fish, and asked Aunt Qiao to come back to work on the tenth day of the New Year.
Pei Che reported to the military academy after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
Aunt Qiao was worried that Pei Che had no experience in taking care of pregnant women, so she told Pei Che some precautions and the time of the next prenatal check-up. After making dinner, she packed her things and left.
Ding Guo invited her to dinner but she didn't eat, probably because she was worried about the man and children at home.
You can still catch the bus in this time.
Pei Che sent the man to the bus stop and came back to have dinner with his wife.
After dinner, Pei Che cleaned up the kitchen, added water for his wife to wash up, and then took a footbath and added water for Ding Guo to soak his feet.
Ding Guo sat on a chair, soaking her feet while carefully applying facial oil on her face.
Pei Che watched her tenderly from the side, measuring her belly with his eyes, and found that no matter how he measured, he could not hug his wife from the front. He walked around to the side, bent down, hugged her in his arms, and lowered his head to kiss her wet face.
"Wife, thank you for your hard work!"
Ding Guo pushed his arm in a dismay: "Man, you are pressing down on my big white rabbit."
Not only her belly grew, but also her bust.
But now the clothes I wear are thick, so they can cover my bust a bit, so it’s not so noticeable. But I can’t cover my belly, no matter what I do.
Pei Che: ...
He took his hand back and was about to say something, but Ding Guo took a deep breath and raised his hand to press his belly gently: "Don't get excited, your granary is not damaged."
Pei Che's mouth twitched, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.
Seeing his silly look, Pei Che chuckled, grabbed his hand and put it on his stomach. Pei Che's eyes widened instantly and his heart was beating hard.
Through the long johns, thick cotton pants, and outer pants, Pei Che could still clearly feel his wife's belly chrysalis.
"Guo Guo, they..."
"Maybe they know their father is back, so they are fighting happily inside?"
Pei Che frowned: "Does their stomach hurt when they move like this?"
Ding Guo shook her head. She didn't feel any pain, and she didn't know whether fetal movement should be painful or not.
If there are really symptoms of pain, the pregnancy protection pills should be given out as well!
When her stomach was no longer chrysanthemum-filled, Pei Che touched it gently again, withdrew his hand, bent down and kissed his wife on the face again, squatted down to test the water temperature, slowly rubbed Ding Guo's feet, took the foot towel to wipe them clean, helped her put on thick socks, and put on cotton boots.
Seeing Ding Guo leaning back with his arms on both sides, he asked hurriedly, "Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
"I feel bored after sitting for so long. It's okay. Go wash up and I'll get up and walk around."
"I'll accompany you. It won't be too late to wash up later."
The two held hands and slowly walked around the room.
After walking for more than ten minutes, Ding Guo wanted to go to the toilet. Pei Che directly brought in a spittoon, looked at the height of the spittoon, and frowned.
Ding Guo looked at the spittoon, then at Pei Che who had no intention of leaving. After thinking for a while, he decided not to chase him away. He started to unbutton his pants, and Pei Che came over to help.
Embarrassed?
Just now, it was a little bit, but her train of thought suddenly became clear, and she suddenly thought that when Pei Che got old and lay in bed and needed someone to take care of him, she would also hold his penis and help him pee.
If you put yourself in this perspective, it wouldn't be so embarrassing to let Pei Che help her go to the toilet.
Two people who want to spend their whole lives together must always witness all sides of each other, beautiful, ugly, dirty and clean. No one can maintain complete decency in front of their other half for a lifetime.
Pei Che had no idea that his wife's brain had turned so much. He helped Ding Guo finish her work, tidied her clothes, and asked, "Wife, is the old chair that was replaced at home next door?"
Ding Guo tried to keep a straight face and nodded.
She couldn't get rid of the image of helping Pei Che pee in the future in her mind.
After packing for her, Pei Che took the key and went next door.
Ding Guo: “Hahahaha!”
That night, Pei Che dug a hole in the middle of an old chair.
Ding Guo: "The height difference between the spittoon and the chair is too big, and urine will splash out when you pee."
Pei Che walked around the house, took out an empty plastic bucket, filled it with a layer of furnace ash, and said, "Use this bucket to go to the toilet from now on."
The bucket probably didn't expect that it was used for washing vegetables during the day, but would change its identity and become a urine bucket at night.
Pei Che: "Just use this chair for now. I'll ask someone to make a special one tomorrow. Adjust the height of the chair down so it will be more comfortable to sit on."
Ding Guo went over to try it out. It wasn't as comfortable as a toilet, but it was definitely better than squatting.
This man is so beautiful and thoughtful, he is so nice.
Lying on the bed at night, Ding Guo held the man's face and kissed him a few times.
Pei Che was eager to move but didn't dare to. He only dared to respond above the neck, lips and teeth intertwined.
He didn't even dare to touch his wife's bulging bust.
It’s not that I’m afraid of damaging the child’s granary, but I’m afraid that he will feel worse after touching it.
Ding Guo: "Manual transmission?"
Pei Che took a deep breath: "No, you will be tired."
Ding Guo: "No, I mean show me how to drive a manual transmission."
Pei Che: ...
Ding Guo: “Hahahaha!”
"Ding Guo!" Pei Che gritted his teeth and bit her earlobe lightly.
Ding Guo stopped teasing him, fearing that he might make him sick and affect the quality of future use.
Xiaonian Bookstore does not have a holiday, and Ding Guo goes to work as usual.
But she didn't bring any lunch. Pei Che brought her here in the morning, helped clean up and went back. At noon, he rode his bike to bring her lunch, ate with Ding Guo, held her hand and strolled around the bookstore for a few laps, left, and came back to pick her up in the afternoon.
Li Shumei couldn't help but sigh: "It's true that if you compare yourself with others, you will die, and if you compare goods, you will throw them away."
Ding Guo's boyfriend is not only extremely handsome, but also loves his wife in a way that she has never seen before.
They don't just take care of you for one day, but every day until the New Year's Eve holiday.
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