Chapter 204 Two in One
Ding Guo breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately she came back.
"Just collect more than 2,000 kilograms. Stop buying grain in large quantities." Ding Guo warned solemnly.
"What's wrong, sister?" Dayong's expression also became serious.
Ding Guo rolled his eyes at him and said, "You have more than 2,000 kilograms of grain here. It goes without saying that your other colleagues have collected no less than this amount."
And possibly more.
Even if they cannot use it for their own use, some people plan to keep it and sell it when food prices go up, so that they can make a profit.
"Yes, I don't buy the most!" Ding Dayong nodded and continued to listen carefully. He didn't think that his sister complained that he bought too much, but there must be something she didn't expect.
"Many places are experiencing droughts, and the authorities must know what this means better than you do. At this time, the authorities will naturally pay attention to food-related issues. You are buying food from other places on such a large scale, who can ensure that there will be no mistakes and the authorities will not notice it? Even if there are many of you, the law does not punish the majority. Will the authorities not choose one person to make an example of others? Who will be killed then? Naturally, the most conspicuous one."
Ding Dayong touched his nose. Recently he had been exchanging information about droughts in various places with other colleagues and recommending ways to buy grain to each other. He had indeed neglected the situation his sister mentioned.
Ding Guo was worried that Dayong would not take it seriously, so he continued, "I know that all the masters in your fleet should have participated. Everyone is in the water, and no one will report anyone else, but what about the other people in the company? Can you ensure that everyone in the entire transportation company has enough food? If anyone is jealous and feels unfair about this, the one who has stored the most food will become a sitting duck."
There is no guarantee that everyone will have enough food, nor can there be any guarantee that no one will notice.
"It's not like we won't continue to stockpile food. Just stop here and I'll make up for it later. You guys have too much concentrated food here. This concentration is really eye-catching."
She can't control everyone, but she has to make sure Dayong doesn't get too involved.
Ding Dayong listened carefully and realized the seriousness of the matter, so much so that sweat broke out on his back. He held the steering wheel firmly, straightened his back, and said, "Sister, you are right to remind me, I will listen to you!"
When doing things in the future, you should also look at all angles, use your brain more, and consider things more thoroughly.
Ding Guo took out his kettle and drank some water, then asked, "Have you been running the route back home recently?"
Ding Dayong: "I haven't been scheduled there recently, so I wanted to ask Master Xu from Team 2 to help me deliver the food back."
Master Xu is reliable, he bought more than Dayong.
"Master Xu helped you deliver the goods. If someone asks you to help deliver the food later, will you return the favor?"
Ding Guo didn't say that Master Xu was a bad person. She had met Master Xu last time. He was the driver who helped to send Aunt San off.
But buying food is a matter of big or small magnitude. If the group is too concentrated and everyone gets carried away and makes a lot of noise, it will be too easy to be discovered.
By that time, the matter of helping each other deliver food gets mixed up and it will be hard to explain.
Dayong's palms were slightly sweaty as he gripped the steering wheel. He said, "I haven't told Master Xu yet."
Let’s not talk about it for now.
"Do you run the capital's line?"
“There’s one next week!”
Ding Guo said, "It's not good to keep this batch of grain in Zaohua Lane for too long. Keep some for yourselves and send the rest to the capital next week. I rented a house in Chaoyang District of the capital. I'll give you the address and key later. You can deliver the grain there. Pay attention to the time and go there at night. Don't deliver it directly to the Song family. I'll find an opportunity to deliver it in batches slowly."
"Whenever you are ready to go to that route, you can deliver the food to your hometown. Tell Aunt San in advance and have it delivered to your home quietly at night."
She would send two or three hundred kilograms back first.
Besides, the family won’t run out of food so quickly.
In the past, Third Aunt and her family would often send grain to the city. Three or two hundred kilograms was not too eye-catching. After Dayong delivered the grain to the capital, she would replace it with the grain grown in the space and let Dayong send it back himself.
She also plans to replace the grain for the Song family with grain grown in the space.
Ding Dayong didn't think much about it. He just thought that his sister was cautious and rented a house on purpose. She was afraid that Aunt Qiao and others at home would see so much food and it would have a bad influence. He nodded and said, "Okay!"
Ding Guo: "If this batch of grain is not enough, don't worry about it. I will buy it and put it over there, and you can go and get the goods directly. In short, don't follow the people in the team to buy."
First, she was indeed worried that it would be too conspicuous for Dayong and his team to buy large quantities of grain from outside; second, they already produced grain at home, so why should they take the risk of getting grain from outside?
Removing a layer of middlemen is equivalent to removing a layer of risk.
"Got it sis!"
"Did the guards follow you to stock up?"
Ding Dayong knew what his sister really wanted to ask, so he nodded and said, "He also participated and asked for more than 700 kilograms. Sister, Xiang Weibing is an okay person. I think he is a steady person. He wants to make money with us and learn technology. He will not ruin his job. If he really does something that harms everyone's interests, no master in the team will accept him, and he will be considered to have cut off his own future. But I will also be careful not to let him know too much about our affairs."
Ding Guo nodded, and Dayong felt relieved that he knew what was going on.
It was already 7:30 when we arrived in Fengning. Taozi and Zhaodi had already gone to work at this time.
Ding Dayong also had to go to work, so he didn't go home. He put Ding Guo at the entrance of Zaohua Lane and said, "Sister, go back and eat something and take a nap. I've been delivering goods around here for nothing today, so I won't be back too late this afternoon." He also reminded her, "Don't buy a ticket from here. I'll be delivering goods for someone else tonight, and I'll drop you off when I pass by Wuxin."
Ding Guo left in the evening and did not plan to stay overnight.
"You don't eat breakfast?"
Ding Dayong: "I'll go to work to eat."
Ding Guo nodded, and after Dayong left, she went home.
First, I went to see the food they had scattered around the house.
There are more than twenty bags in total, and if they are spread out, they won't be that noticeable.
There were also a few bags placed in the corner of the kitchen, blocked by firewood.
Quite cautious.
There was millet porridge and soft lasagna in the pot in the kitchen, with two duck eggs next to them. This was breakfast left for her.
The room where Ding Tao and her sister slept before was relatively clean.
Ding Guo didn't stay in the house, but slipped directly into the space.
Ding Guo hadn't breastfed for a night and was feeling uncomfortable due to swollen breasts, so he bought two new bottles, took the water from the space out to boil, put the bottles in to boil for a few minutes to sterilize them, and then returned to the space.
The milk squeezed into the bottle can be kept in the space and will not go bad. It can be fed to the two babies later.
She took a shower, put her clothes into the washing machine to wash and dry, then went out to the kitchen to scoop a bowl of porridge, and took some pancakes and salted duck eggs to eat. After eating, she strolled in the yard for a while. Her hair was almost dry, so she returned to the bedroom and slipped into her space to catch up on some sleep.
After sleeping for more than six hours in the space, it was just past eleven o'clock outside. Ding Guo changed his clothes and came out of the space. He took two net bags to pack some things and went to the garment factory.
Xiao Hong was very surprised to see her and rushed over happily: "Sister Ding Guo, you are back! Are the two babies back with you?"
Ding Guo smiled and said, "They are still too young, so I didn't bring them with me."
Ding Guo handed over the things she had prepared. Xiao Hong was helpless: "Sister Ding Guo, you only come to see me, why are you taking things?"
"One bag is for you, and the other is for Uncle Xiao. Please help me pass it on."
Xiao Hong didn't hesitate and put two net bags of vegetables, each containing a piece of bacon.
"I'm treating you at noon today. Let's go to the state-owned restaurant. Don't fight with me for it."
Ding Guo smiled and said, "Okay, okay, I won't fight with you!"
Xiao Hong took the things back to the factory, and then the two of them went to a nearby state-owned restaurant.
On the way, Xiao Hong whispered, "Sister Ding Guo, are you here to watch Qi Guangming eat peanuts?"
Ding Guo was shocked: "Qi Guangming hasn't been shot yet?"
At that time, Qi Guangming was used to completely bring down the Pan family. Knowing that Qi Guangming had already received a death sentence and there was no possibility of turning things around, it was only a matter of time before he would die. So Ding Guo stopped paying attention to him and completely forgot about this person.
This time it was Xiao Hong's turn to be surprised: "You're not here for this?"
Ding Guo shook her head. The conflict between her and Qi Guangming had not yet reached the point where she had to rush back to watch him eat peanuts.
"A lot of things were implicated in him, the one you guessed last time. Three people were implicated in Fengning and the neighboring district, and they were all arrested." Xiao Hong whispered, "Pan Yuanzheng, who was reformed in the northwest, and Pan Dingfeng, who was working in the countryside, were also re-interrogated."
Not only the Pan family, but everyone who had contact with Qi Guangming was screened.
Her last guess was… a spy?
It was just a casual guess before, but I didn't expect it to be true.
"Does the Pan family have anything to do with spies?"
Xiao Hong shook her head: "No!"
The three people who were found out were not from the Pan family's circle, and they had no apparent connection with Qi Guangming. The few opportunities they had to meet were at meetings organized by the province or the city. They didn't talk much, and just nodded and greeted each other politely.
So when the list was finalized, the people responsible for investigating these matters were very surprised.
The reason why Qi Guangming did not execute the order so quickly was that he had been digging for some information, so it was delayed until now.
After the investigation some time ago, it was worth it to delay for so long, as three large poisonous insects and several small termites were dug out.
Execution the day after tomorrow.
"He deserves it!"
But even if he knew it, Ding Guo had no intention of staying to watch.
After chatting for a while, Xiao Hong mentioned the drought in several places: "Did Dayong tell you?"
Ding Guo nodded: "I told you, we will make preparations early."
Xiao Honglai informed Ding Dayong that she learned about the situation from her uncle, but Dayong also knew the news at that time, and the two of them shared what they knew with each other.
Xiao Hong said: "My uncle said there is no need to panic. The higher-ups will deal with it and the situation like that in the 1960s will not happen again."
Ding Guo: "I know. My grandfather said so too. We should just prepare enough for our family to eat and not stockpile a lot."
“It’s the same in our family.”
When they arrived at the state-owned restaurant, they stopped talking about food and Qi Guangming. Ding Guo asked Xiao Hong if the wedding date had been set.
Xiao Hong and Yue Kang are both of appropriate age and have decided to get married this year.
Ding Guo had asked Xiao Hong about this when they were communicating, but the date had not been set at that time. Now it was confirmed: "September!"
Ding Guo was surprised: "Didn't you say you planned to get married in the first half of the year? How come it's already September?"
She thought that this time she would come here to hear about a date that was close at hand, but she didn't expect it to be scheduled for September.
Xiao Hong stared at the menu in front of her, curled her lips and said, "It's a nice autumn day! ... Sister Ding Guo, what do you want to eat?"
Ding Guo glanced at her, didn't continue the topic, and started ordering food.
Knowing that Ding Guo liked braised pork, and this restaurant happened to serve it, Xiao Hong ordered a portion of braised pork, two stir-fried dishes, and white rice as the staple food.
The two of them ate and chatted, with Xiao Hong asking most of the questions and Ding Guo answering them.
The main reason was that Xiao Hong was particularly curious about Dabao and Xiaobao, and asked a lot of questions with great interest.
After dinner, Xiao Hong returned to her unit and Ding Guo returned to Zaohua Lane.
When he met Ding Dayong in the afternoon, Ding Guo asked, "Have you contacted Yue Kang?"
She always felt that Xiao Hong's expression was not natural when she talked about the wedding date today.
Ding Dayong: "Yes, I also helped them transport goods to the mine. Oh, by the way..." He scratched his head, "I forgot to say that Brother Yue had a small accident, and Sister Xiao Hong and her husband had originally planned to get married soon, but it was changed to September."
Dayong was distracted by his sister's reminder about storing grain and forgot to mention Xiao Hong.
"What accident?"
"I was in a car accident, broke my arm, and got a few stitches on my head, but luckily my life is not in danger."
Ding Guo was shocked: "Why is there another car accident?"
Ding Dayong: "The car broke down and the brakes failed. In order to stop the car, Brother Yue rushed into the ditch on the side of the road."
Ding Guo was frightened when he heard this, and repeatedly reminded Dayong to check the car before driving.
Ding Dayong was also afraid that his sister would worry, so he quickly agreed.
Knowing that Ding Dayong had been there, Ding Guo said, "Take a detour and come with me to take a look."
Even if there is no relationship with Xiao Hong, there is still Pei Che's side.
Yue Kang had often run errands for Pei Che in the past.
It's reasonable to go and see it.
Xiao Hong didn't mention this today, obviously because she didn't want her to worry.
"good!"
Ding Tao and Ding Zhaodi came back and were very happy to see Ding Guo. They pulled her and chattered, mainly Ding Tao. Ding Zhaodi was not much different from when they saw her during the Chinese New Year. She was about to go to the kitchen to cook, and Ding Dayong suggested going to the state-owned restaurant to eat, and he would treat them.
"Sister, it's rare for you to come back, let's go out and have a good meal." Dayong was very generous.
Ding Guo agreed with a smile: "Let's go, let's go eat at a rich man's house."
The four siblings went to a nearby state-owned restaurant and ordered a sweet and sour fish, braised pork, and two stir-fried vegetables.
While waiting for the food to be served, two people came running in from the door, chasing each other and laughing.
Ding Tao, who was talking to Ding Guo, hurriedly pulled Zhaodi next to her. Zhaodi lowered her head, and Ding Tao bent down and pretended to pick up something from the ground.
Ding Guo followed the sound and looked towards the door, where he saw two boys, one tall and one short.
The shorter one ran out of breath and rushed to the waiter as soon as he entered the door, shouting, "Give me two meat buns."
The taller one took the money and the ticket, and the two brothers each took a meat bun, lowered their heads and bit it while walking out the door.
"Gone?" Ding Tao stood up and breathed a sigh of relief.
Ding Guo: "Know him?"
Ding Zhaodi whispered, "The two sons that Auntie brought with her!"
Ding Guo's mouth formed an 'O' shape, what a coincidence!
"You look quite energetic!"
Ding Dayong didn't look back and said, "I've seen them buying food outside several times."
During the Chinese New Year, Ding Dayong came back to pay New Year's greetings to Ding Zhigang. He met the two brothers and he also knew them.
Ding Tao pouted: "Look at how cunning the mother and her two daughters are. They pretend to eat coarse food together at home, but cook their own meals in private. The old man's salary is in the hands of the old lady, and she spends it on her son, not on Ding Xiang and Ding Jiandang."
Ding Dayong: "It's rare to see people like our uncle and aunt Yue who don't love their own children but love other people's children."
After a few simple words, Ding Tao stopped talking about this topic and asked about her nephew and niece: "Dayong said they are beautiful. I will take a detour to see them when I go back to my hometown during the Chinese New Year."
Ding Guo smiled and said, "Go ahead. If you can get leave from the factory, you can stay for two more days."
The waiter called them to serve the dishes.
The dishes were served and everyone ate and chatted.
After dinner, Ding Guo didn’t stay long. He said goodbye to Ding Tao and her sister, got into Dayong’s car, went to the department store to buy some things, and then set off again, going to the next district to see Yue Kang.
Ding Dayong did not have an escort follow him on this short trip. He would stay at the receiving unit for half the night and return tomorrow morning.
As soon as he got in the car, Ding Guo gave him a handful of mints to wake him up.
She ate one herself.
Yue Kang has been discharged from the hospital and is recuperating in the dormitory.
Ding Dayong drove the car directly to the front of the dormitory and shouted twice.
Yue Kang came out and was a little surprised to know that Ding Guo came to visit him. He also felt very sorry: "Sister-in-law, you have to run all the way for just a minor injury."
Ding Guo glanced at his hanging arm and the gauze wrapped around his head and said, "Is a broken arm still considered a minor injury?"
Because of the head injury, Yue Kang's face looked a little swollen. He touched the back of his head with his other uninjured hand and smiled, "It will be fine after some rest."
After staying with Yue Kang for a while, putting down the things they bought, and telling him to take good care of his injuries, Ding Guo and Dayong left.
After arriving at Wuxin, Ding Guo did not let Dayong stay here: "Hurry up and deliver the goods. After that, take a good sleep and rest."
I went to pick her up at midnight yesterday, and she had worked another day today. Ding Guo was afraid that Dayong would get sleepy on the way if he was dragged along, which would be unsafe.
Ding Dayong had no choice but to give some instructions and drive away.
After returning to the capital early the next morning, Ding Guo found a corner after getting off the train, took a shower, changed his clothes that had a smell, and then went home.
As soon as I entered the door, the two little guys were awake and they pouted when they saw Ding Guo.
Aunt Qiao smiled and said, "I've been looking for you everywhere since last night."
Ding Guo smiled and said, "Is it a big commotion?"
Aunt Qiao: "He cried for a while, and when he woke up he looked for someone, but he wasn't too noisy."
The two kids have never been separated from their mother for such a long time, so aren't they feeling aggrieved now?
Ding Guo hurried over, picked up the two little ones and comforted them.
After feeding the two babies, Wang Chunhua also prepared breakfast.
"Are you going to work today?" Aunt Qiao asked Ding Guo.
Ding Guo shook his head: "Rest at home for another day today, and go to work tomorrow. I'll be out for a while."
She took two days off.
After breakfast, Ding Guo went to Chaowai Street, rolled up his sleeves and got to work, clearing the weeds in the yard and cleaning the house.
On the way back, I found a place to pick up three bags of wheat and went to the post office to send them back home.
Ding Dayong arrived at night. He first went to Chaowai Street to put the food he brought there, and then came to Zizhu Bridge.
Ding Guo and his family had already moved back to the East Courtyard, and Ding Dayong went directly to the West Courtyard.
After hearing his sister talk about the changes at home, I wasn't too surprised.
The next morning, Aunt Qiao was a little surprised to see Dayong coming from next door. She smiled and asked, "When did you come?"
"Arrived in the late night."
Ding Dayong just came to hang out and washed up for the guard. After he had breakfast and left, Ding Guo went to the next door to put out a pile of grain and stacked it up. Then he went back and said to Aunt Qiao, "Dayong sent some grain over. I'll go to the mill to grind some more flour."
Aunt Qiao didn't suspect anything and didn't go over to take a look. She just agreed.
After get off work in the evening, Ding Guo first rode his bike to Chaowai Street, put all the food that Dayong had sent him into the space, locked the door and left.
It's not as safe as keeping it with her anywhere else.
Next, Ding Guo began to use the evening time to deliver the 500 kilograms of grain to the Song family in batches.
The Song family knew about this, and they didn't want to take the money for nothing. They wanted to give it to Ding Guo, but Ding Guo refused to take it. Wu Fang asked Song Yuling to mail it to Dayong's unit at the market price.
Dayong can just help them buy the things, but he can’t be asked to pay for the money.
Ding Guo sent two large bags of grain to the Yu family and told the old man and the old lady that Aunt Yu asked her to send them. Then she sent two more bags to Yu Shaofen's unit.
Aunt Yu Dingguo didn't want the money, so Yu Shaofen grabbed her handlebars and said unhappily, "Are you going to live like this?"
Ding Guo had no choice but to say that these were her token of appreciation, and if Aunt Yu asked for them again in the future, she would give them to her at the market price.
In fact, Ding Guo didn't want Yu Shaofen's money for the subsequent supply.
She later mentioned the thousand yuan that Aunt Yu gave her. Aunt Yu told her frankly that it was given to her and there was no reason to take it back, and asked her not to mention it again in the future.
Ding Guo knew that Aunt Yu wanted to make compensation, but she really didn't need it, and Yu Shaofen didn't owe her anything.
Ding Guo was firm in her attitude, so Yu Shaofen accepted her kindness, thinking that it was just these two bags. However, when she returned home with the food, she found out that Ding Guo had sent two more bags.
Yu Shaofen sighed, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: "Oh, this silly child!"
Ding Guo sent 300 kilograms to the compound and explained to the old man: "The rest is with me. Send it here as you eat it. Don't keep too much here."
She also told the old man not to ask anyone to stock up on food, as she had some.
"There's also a share for elder sister. When elder sister comes home, ask her and her husband to find a chance to get it from me."
The old man nodded repeatedly and asked about Dayong's situation: "Don't let him advance recklessly, just make sure there is enough food."
"Don't worry, Grandpa. He knows what's going on."
The old man would make arrangements on Aunt Zhang's side, but Aunt Qiao and the others couldn't hide it. Ding Guo didn't intend to hide it either. Besides, she was keeping a close eye on the amount of grain stored at home. After Pei Yu went to take away 300 kilograms, Ding Guo gave 200 kilograms each to Aunt Qiao and Wang Chunhua.
There are probably about 500 kilograms at most in the house. This weight seems to be quite heavy, but there are only a few large bags piled against the wall, which does not look exaggerated.
She did not touch the food at home when sending it to the Song family, the Yu family and the compound, and took it directly from the space.
For such a thing, several companies would not come together to share what they have.
Even when we sit together, we don't even talk about this topic.
Ding Guo took advantage of this loophole.
Ding Guo would not mention this to Li Shumei, but when they were chatting he lamented that it hadn't rained for such a long time and the air was a bit dry.
Li Shumei didn't think too deeply about it. She was mending a summer jacket in her hand. She turned her head to look at the sky outside and said, "It can be said that the drought this year has lasted for a long time."
Ding Guo: "Yes, the road to and from get off work is so dusty that I can't even open my eyes. Let it rain soon to wet the road."
Li Shumei nodded and sighed, "Oh, I don't know what's going on today. My youngest son's nose was bleeding yesterday morning. It was caused by dry."
Ding Guo: ...
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