Chapter 216 Two in One
Ding Jianshe finished his meal in a few bites, then called Ding Jiandang out.
Ding Jiandang looked back in the direction of the house, glanced around, and whispered, "Second brother, why don't we not go there."
"Look at your useless energy!" Ding Jianshe spat in frustration, "You promised to give us the goods, but you gave them to someone else. You can swallow this, but I can't."
"But, but you can't go and steal things." Ding Jiandang looked resistive.
Ding Jianshe: "You stupid fool, how can this be considered stealing? We are here to seek revenge. He cut off our source of income, shouldn't we try to recover some of our losses? How can we let him cheat us for nothing?"
Ding Jiandang was no match for Ding Jianshe, and was silent for a moment, but he continued to persuade him without giving up: "If he doesn't want to sell us the goods, let's find someone else. I'm afraid if something happens..."
"Don't be afraid of anything. Can you have some ambition?" Ding Jianshe pushed Ding Jianshe's head hard. "I am your second brother and I am not the kind of person who will suffer any loss. If you want to follow your second brother, you can't be a softie. Do you hear me?"
Ding Jiandang was scolded so much that he dared not say a word and could only follow suit.
At this moment, he regretted agreeing to follow his second brother, and he also missed Xiangxiang.
Xiangxiang would take him to pick up scraps and would come up with ideas for ways to get money from his parents, but she would never take him out to steal things.
Although he is not as old as his second brother and has not read as many books as his second brother, he also knows that this is not appropriate.
When you go to someone to collect something, and suddenly you meet someone who tries to cut you off and offers you a high price, it is normal for that person to break the appointment, which is not nice. At worst, you can just not go to that store to collect things and go to someone else.
Besides, speculation is not legal in the first place, and if they continue to cause trouble for others and make things worse, they will not be in any good situation.
"Brother, I don't dare..." Ding Jiandang's voice was filled with tears, "Can you please stop doing this?"
Ding Jianshe made an impatient "tsk" sound, stared helplessly at his brother for a long time, and finally waved his hand and said, "Go away, go back, I'll go alone."
Ding Jiandang grabbed his sleeve, but Ding Jianshe pushed him away and walked away.
“Second brother!”
"Get out! If you yell again, I'll kick you!"
Ding Jiandang helplessly watched his second brother's departing back, feeling aggrieved and worried, but his legs felt as if they were filled with lead and he dared not follow him.
He didn't dare go home and kept wandering around his home. It was getting dark and there were no more passers-by on the road. Ding Jiandang stood at the door of his house and squatted down against the wall.
His legs became numb after squatting for so long, so he stood up to stretch his legs, then continued squatting and waiting. He listened to the sounds of his mother coming in and out of the yard behind him, the sounds of her scooping water, and the sounds of the door closing.
I don't know how long I waited. I vaguely saw a dark shadow walking towards me. Ding Jianshe was panicking. He stood up with the help of the wall and said in a trembling voice, "Second brother?"
The shadow was startled and cursed in a low voice: "Fuck, you scared me." Then he asked, "What are you doing at the door?"
Ding Jiandang hung his head and said, "Waiting, waiting for you. I was afraid that mom would ask, so I didn't go home."
Ding Jianshe was stunned for a while, then cursed angrily, "Coward!" Then he whispered, "Go in."
Then he lifted the woven bag in his hand and said with a smile: "Look, isn't this okay?"
Ding Jiandang said nothing and followed Ding Jianshe into the house.
Yue Hongmei, who was still awake, heard the noise, opened the door and shouted, "Jianshe?"
"Mom, it's me. I've closed the door, you should go to sleep."
After saying that, he pinched Ding Jiandang’s neck and went to the west room.
The lights were turned on. Ding Jianshe listened to the noises coming from the main room. Seeing that his mother didn't follow him, he opened the bag, revealing three tied-up chickens. He said with a smile, "Tell him to scare me. He said he would give us 30 eggs but then went back on his word. I brought him a chicken butt bank. I'll make sure they don't even get to see the skin of an egg in the future."
Ding Jiandang was unable to empathize and was filled with worry: "Brother..."
Ding Jianshe looked at him impatiently and said, "Don't be such a sissy. Let's stew one and pluck the other two and sell them on the black market."
Ding Jiandang lowered his head and dared not say another word.
In the capital, a study group gathered at Ding Guo’s home.
In addition to Ding Guo himself, there are Song Yuling, Huang Aifeng and Yu Qian.
Now the gossip was flying everywhere, and the Yu family had also heard about it. Looking at the extra review materials on Yu Qian's desk, they finally began to understand something was going on.
Yu Shaofen's sister-in-law also came to Zizhu Bridge with her sister-in-law and brought two pounds of meat and a bag of apples to Ding Guo: "Thank you for thinking of Qianqian."
Yu Shaofen also looked at Ding Guo and smiled.
Ding Guo had probably heard the news a long time ago, but at that time no one could predict the final outcome, so he didn't say it explicitly. But later on, he gradually sent Qianqian a lot of review materials, some of which were hand-copied.
It’s thoughtful too!
Ding Guo simply said, "Let Qianqian come home to review with us later."
Qianqian’s mother agreed and also asked about the resumption of the college entrance examination and wanted to know the examination time.
There are different opinions on the rumors. Some say it will recover this year, while others say it will not happen until next year at the latest.
Qianqian's mother is more inclined to resume it next year. It's a bit rushed this year, so it probably won't be arranged this year.
Ding Guo couldn't say anything too specific, so he just speculated: "Anyway, many people who go to bookstores to buy materials are very anxious. I think we should just prepare according to the pace of this year's recovery. After all, the sooner you review, the sooner you will benefit."
Yu Shaofen also said: "No matter if it's this year or next year, you should read more books in advance and consolidate your knowledge."
Let’s stop worrying about this, learning is a good thing anyway.
As long as you are well prepared, you don’t have to worry about taking the exam at any time.
And everyone didn't have to wait too long. One morning in late October, the news of the resumption of the college entrance examination was officially announced, causing a sensation across the country.
Ding Guo was washing up when he heard cheers erupting in the alley. Like a wave, they swept in from all directions, drowning out the standard broadcast voice coming from the radio next to him.
Ding Guo paused holding the toothbrush, and felt the blood rushing to his body, and goose bumps appeared on his skin.
The radio at home was battery-powered. Aunt Qiao and her family would sometimes take out the radio in the morning to listen to the morning news. However, they didn't turn up the volume very high for fear of disturbing Dabao and Xiaobao. But Aunt Qiao and Wang Chunhua, who were busy in the kitchen, also heard it and rushed out without putting down the vegetables they were picking.
"Guoguo, the radio just said..."
Wang Chunhua smiled and said, "The college entrance examination is really going to be resumed!"
Aunt Qiao's eyes sparkled with tears: "People who go to the countryside can also sign up."
Ding Guo smiled and nodded: "Yes, your son should be able to come back."
Aunt Qiao was extremely excited.
Wang Chunhua's children are still young. Although she is happy about the resumption of the college entrance examination, she is not as excited as Aunt Qiao. She quickly goes back to the kitchen to continue preparing breakfast.
Ding Guo also went to the bookstore earlier than usual.
Although the review materials have not arrived yet, it will not affect people rushing to the bookstore early in the morning.
Sure enough, when Ding Guo rushed to the door of the bookstore like riding a Hot Wheels, there was already a long line in front of the door.
But the review materials haven't been delivered yet.
Li Shumei also arrived early like her. When she saw Ding Guo in the backyard, she was also delighted: "Ding Guo, the college entrance examination has been restored. Hahaha, it has really been restored."
Although her child did not take the college entrance examination this year, the atmosphere is contagious and makes people happy unconsciously.
Ding Guo also smiled and said, "Yes, I have recovered!"
"There are so many people in front, but we don't have any study books to sell."
The decision to resume the college entrance examination was made hastily, and the selection and printing of review materials were also affected by the scarcity of materials at the time, so distribution was not that fast.
The earliest batch of information was sold first in Haishi.
Even if the publishing house works overtime, it can only publish one book at a time, and it is still unable to supply it nationwide at the first time.
The two men had just locked the car and were discussing how to deal with the customers queuing in front of the door when the director and the accountant rushed in, sweating profusely.
Li Shumei hurriedly asked, "Director, did you see the situation ahead?"
Director Liu propped up the cart with his feet and sighed quickly, "How could I not see there were so many people? A batch of goods will arrive today, but we are not sure when it will arrive and how much we will get."
Li Shumei asked anxiously, "How can you not be sure? The head office didn't say anything."
Director Liu: "I don't know how much we can get from the main store. You guys open the door first and explain to everyone. Old Sun and I will go to the main store right away. Even if we get hurt, we will try to get more for us."
The two men turned their handlebars on the spot and rushed out again.
Ding Guo and Li Shumei quickly opened the door and went into the store.
As soon as the people outside saw someone inside, they started knocking on the door.
Li Shumei was a little nervous when she thought about facing so many people. Now someone knocked on the door, and her panic turned into anger. She yelled, "It's not even time yet, why are you in such a hurry?"
Ding Guo walked to the door and explained, "There is no stock in the store right now. We are not sure when it will arrive. Please wait a moment. We will open the store after we finish cleaning."
The young man outside was a little unhappy: "What time is it and you're still cleaning?"
Ding Guo: "I know you are anxious, but it's no use opening the door. The review materials haven't arrived yet."
"When will you come?"
"Yes, what time will the goods arrive and what kind of study materials are there?"
Ding Guo: “I don’t know yet.”
"Aren't you bookstore clerks? How could you not know?"
"That's right. This is too irresponsible. The news has been announced today, but you told us that there is no stock..."
There was a sudden noise outside.
Li Shumei said to Ding Guo, "You indulge them with these bad habits, let's clean up first." After that, she gathered her Qi in Dantian and suddenly shouted outside, "No goods means no goods, is this something we can decide? If you keep arguing, I won't open the door."
Then it became really quiet outside the door.
Ding Guo: ...
It seems that everyone still prefers Li Shumei's style.
The two of them finished cleaning faster than usual and waited for the floor to dry. Then Li Shumei went over to open the door with a gloomy face.
As soon as the door opened, people outside rushed in, and Li Shumei's panicked face changed instantly.
When Ding Guo saw this, his hands were quicker than his brain. He pushed his hands outward and placed them on the shoulders of a young man in the front, blocking the crowd rushing in with his own strength.
She didn't care about her attitude anymore and shouted, "Don't be impatient, listen to me!"
The people at the back didn't listen at all and kept trying to squeeze in. However, no matter how hard they pushed, it seemed as if there was a mountain in front of them blocking their steps.
The young man at the front changed his expression and his eyes were full of fear.
How could this woman be so strong? His shoulder was about to break!
Suddenly, he could not care about anything else and turned around and said, "Don't fucking push, don't push!"
I can’t squeeze in even if I squeeze!
It was really weird. The force coming from behind him didn't even make this female comrade move a single step!
Li Shumei quickly yelled, "Don't push. There are no books for you to come in."
Ding Guo took the opportunity to yell, "If you want to buy study materials, queue up properly and buy them in order when they arrive. If the queue is messed up, the comrades in front of you will have queued in vain!"
Li Shumei chimed in, "Only a portion of today's study materials will be delivered, and we don't know exactly how much. Comrades in the queue in front, if you don't keep your seats well, don't blame us if you can't get one later."
This made those in the front row who were rushing in start to move back, and those in the back wanted to squeeze in even more, but those in the front didn't want others to take the seats they had worked so hard to get, so how could they let others take over? So there was no need for Ding Guo to block them, they knew how to stop them.
Two people in the middle of the team started fighting and were pushed out by the people in front and behind them.
"If you want to fight, go fight over there. It's not chaotic enough..."
The two people who were pushed out were stunned for a moment, and they screamed and wanted to go back, but the people who squeezed in were so close to them that not even a fly could get in. Seeing that there was no other way, they could only run to the back of the team.
Seeing that everyone finally stopped crowding in, Li Shumei wiped the sweat off her head and whispered to Ding Guo: "This scene is too scary."
Ding Guo: "Today is just the first day."
It will only get scarier from now on.
The city streets are unusually crowded today.
In addition to bookstores, the post office was also busy, with the line of people lining up to make phone calls stretching for several miles.
There are also many people who write and send letters.
Some people also went to the supply and marketing cooperatives to buy books and pens.
Ding Guo and his team waited until almost noon before the director and the accountant came back sweating profusely, bringing with them an expedited printout of the algebra.
"One hundred."
Li Shumei exclaimed, "Only a hundred?"
There are more than a hundred people queuing outside.
Accountant Sun glared: "You're just now? If it weren't for this being the capital, this batch of goods wouldn't have been able to get here." Then he said, "Hurry up and count them."
No matter what, inventory counting is essential.
Ding Guo counted quickly.
The people queuing at the door also heard the number, but because they spoke quietly, only the people at the front of the line heard it, and they were smart enough not to pass it on.
No matter how much, they can buy it as they are the first in line.
The first young man hurriedly said, "I want five."
Ding Guo didn't even apply for it, and said directly: "One person can only buy one copy."
"Why?"
Li Shumei turned around and glared at him, saying unhappily, "No reason. Do you want to buy it or not? If not, give it to the comrade behind you!"
This is the arrogance of the shop assistants of this era. The attitude is not good, but it works.
The young man lost his temper instantly and said quickly: "Buy, buy, buy."
The director and the accountant didn't say anything after hearing Ding Guo's temporary regulations.
Everyone is in a hurry, so we try to let those who queue up early in the morning buy as much as possible, so as to distribute the goods more and forget about purchasing on behalf of others.
The director and the accountant didn't go back either. The four of them divided the work and collected the money, gave change, and took the books to chase people away.
The person who bought the books in front walked to the back of the line and showed off: "There are only 100 books left. You guys have no chance."
After saying that, he turned and ran.
There was a commotion at the back of the team.
Some people asked what information the person in front bought, and some people asked to transfer it at a high price.
Who would transfer the books that I bought with great difficulty?
A man successfully bought a book and was showing off proudly, but suddenly a man with a scarf covering most of his face rushed out from the queue, snatched the book and ran away.
The man who was showing off was stunned for a moment, then he raised his foot and ran after him, shouting.
After this incident, those who bought the books became obedient. Some people even stuffed the books into their clothes and ran away without even paying attention to the questions from others at the back of the line.
The one hundred algebra books were sold out very quickly, but the people at the back still refused to leave. They simply didn't believe what the bookstore manager said, saying that no more books would be delivered today. After a long period of persuasion, the line gradually dispersed.
But later on, new people came to ask, and left disappointed after finding out that the product was out of stock.
Some people even come from other branches to try their luck here.
Li Shumei sighed: "It's all for the college entrance examination."
Ding Guo: "Yes, I hope there will be more goods tomorrow."
Director Sun said, "There will be another batch arriving at night. Old Sun and I will go to the main store in the middle of the night."
But it is still unclear how much it can reach.
When I got home in the evening, Aunt Qiao told me that there were robbers on the street today.
Ding Guo caught Dabao and Xiaobao who rushed over and asked Aunt Qiao: "Steal the book?"
Aunt Qiao nodded: "That's right, it's hard to buy."
Ding Guo: "It's hard to buy. There are three or four hundred people lining up today, and this is just our store. But there are a hundred algebra books, which are in the handwritten copy I gave you before."
Knowing that the college entrance examination might be resumed, Aunt Qiao saw Ding Guo and his friends studying and thought of her son who was working in the countryside. She asked Ding Guo to borrow some information and wanted the third and fourth sons in the family to help copy a copy and send it to their brother in the countryside. Ding Guo gave Aunt Qiao a copy.
Copied on carbon paper.
"Guoguo, thank you so much!"
Ding Guo gave her a set of study materials and asked her to tell her second child to buy some notebooks, pens, pencils, erasers, etc. in advance.
Aunt Qiao knew about the book-snatching incident on the street today because she couldn't contain her excitement and took a walk around the street. After the walk, she realized how valuable the study materials and suggestions provided by Ding Guo were.
Bang!
At the door, Song Yuling was holding the handlebars and walking in, followed by Yu Qian.
"Sister, sister, sister--" Song Yuling stopped the car, rushed towards Ding Guo, and hugged Ding Guo excitedly.
The announcement of the news also officially means the victory of those who insist on supporting the restoration of the college entrance examination.
If Song Yuling hadn't known that Ding Guo would go to work today, she would have come here early in the morning.
"My mother cried all day at home today."
Ding Guo smiled and said, "Finally you are not worried anymore, right?"
"Yes, the big stone in my heart has finally fallen to the ground."
Although the signs of the situation gradually became apparent later, it was difficult for Wu Fang to be completely relieved until the last moment.
Now it's ok, I feel completely relieved.
Soon Huang Aifeng also came, and Pei Yu.
Pei Yu didn't take the college entrance examination, but that didn't stop her from coming over.
She knew Ding Guo was preparing for the college entrance examination.
Asking Ding Guo about the study materials she got in the bookstore today, she said, "I heard about it in the army, and when I heard it, it wasn't as complete as what you guys collected before."
Moreover, Ding Guo and his team had already started reviewing in advance.
There's nothing to worry about.
After staying for a while, when Huang Aifeng came over, Pei Yu got up and left. Before leaving, he smiled and reminded them to study hard and try to get into a good university.
After dinner, Ding Guo and his friends went to the West Courtyard to study quietly for the exam.
The next night, Song Yuling came over an hour and a half later than usual.
"My arms are almost broken from sending out all the packages. We are all working overtime today."
A week later, Song Yuling's work reached its peak.
Countless letters came in from all over the country, and we had to work overtime to deliver them.
Didn't come again at night.
The situation at the bookstore is okay. Even if they want to work overtime, they don't have that much information to sell.
Instead, every day was chaotic, and I had to endure several waves of helpless anger, all questioning why they didn't have enough review materials.
Li Shumei fights with others several times a day with her hands on her waist, and her voice has become a little hoarse in the past two days.
Even so, the busiest time passed, but it did not stop her from making cotton boots.
There was also a complaint from a customer who came to buy information but couldn't get it, but the director took their side, came out to explain and comfort them, and the matter was dropped.
Li Shumei was so angry that she changed to socks the next day because they were easier to hide than boots.
In November, street officials came to Ding Guo's home.
It was said that several streets were going to jointly run night schools to help those who wanted to take the college entrance examination. Knowing that Ding Guo worked in a bookstore, he wanted to ask her about study materials to see if she could help.
Ding Guo took out a stack of used test papers and also contributed several handwritten review materials.
She can't help everyone, but since this collective activity is organized by the street, Ding Guo is happy to do her part.
The people from the street office left happily and turned around to bring over some small gifts representing their honor, including a teacup, a towel and soap.
Near mid-November, I received letters from Taozi and Dazhu.
The letter actually arrived in the capital a few days ago, but because the post office was busy and short-staffed, it was delivered a few days late.
Dazhu wrote to tell Ding Guo that he used the materials sent back by his elder sister to set up a study class in the village, where he studied with all the young people and educated youth in the village who were taking the college entrance examination, and he also hired a teacher to explain the questions to them.
Everyone thanked Ding Dazhu for the information he provided. As a result, Aunt San's family received many gifts from villagers and educated youth, including a few eggs from one family, a cabbage from another, and biscuits and snacks.
There are also people who go to my house every day to help fetch water and chop firewood...
Dazhu said in the letter that he had told everyone that the information was sent back by his sister, and asked everyone to give his sister a copy as well.
Ding Guo laughed, this kid.
But he was slightly stunned. After the college entrance examination, he wrote a letter to Dazhu to ask him whether the idea of the study class was his own or suggested by others.
If it was Dazhu who thought of it himself, putting aside his character, this is a pretty good idea.
Dingxiang is also studying hard, preparing to return to Fengning before the registration deadline.
The letter was sent at the beginning of the month. Judging from the time, Dingxiang should have returned to the city by now.
Ding Tao's letter also expressed her lament and shock about the resumption of the college entrance examination.
Zhaodi quit her job at the paper mill and prepared to return to her hometown to register and stay there to concentrate on reviewing.
There was no way out. Zhaodi could only make one choice at this time. If she still wanted to be a temporary worker, she could not go back to her hometown to sign up for college entrance exams. If she chose to give it a try, she would have to give up her temporary job in the city.
Dayong and Taozi both suggested that Zhaodi give up her temporary job and try for the college entrance examination.
Zhaodi also wanted to give it a try.
I guess he has returned to his hometown by now.
After the college entrance examination news was announced, Ding Jiandang went to find Ding Tao, wanting Ding Tao to help him find out whether Ding Xiangshen would take the college entrance examination.
Ding Tao took the opportunity to ask Ding Jiandang about Ding Nianjun's news.
Ding Nianjun had applied, but the street office did not approve her. She was not convinced, thinking that the end of the labor reform meant that the previous mistakes were over, and the street office should not have blocked her quota, but the street office only said that they would study it further and had not given a definite answer.
Pan Dingfeng also failed to register. He did register, but withdrew after being reported by someone, saying that he married a bad guy. It seemed that the person who reported him was a relative of Ding Nianjun's father.
Ding Jiandang didn't know who it was exactly, he only knew a general idea.
For this reason, Yue Hongmei, who had always refused to return to the countryside, went to Dazhangzhuang and had a quarrel with someone.
It doesn’t matter that Ka Junjun from the city got a place, but why did the village get the place to Kapan Dingfeng? What a great opportunity to improve your career.
But after all, it was the first year that the college entrance examination was resumed, and some rules were not so sound. Someone reported it, and the team did not dare to pass Pan Dingfeng. They said they had to submit an application and wait for approval from the commune.
Ding Guo's mouth twitched. Even at this time, Ding Tao was still dedicated to collecting information about Ding Nianjun.
In addition to the news about Ding Nianjun, there was also news about Lu Xiaomei. The investigation into her case has been concluded because there was no substantial evidence and she refused to admit it. In addition, Ding Jianguo spent a lot of money to help smooth things over, so she was not punished.
The couple also signed up for the college entrance examination.
After reading the letter, Ding Guo went to the office and called Ding Tao to ask about her and Dayong's learning progress. Ding Tao was not confident enough and hesitated for a long time but couldn't explain clearly.
Ding Guo told her not to worry about Ding Nianjun for the time being and to concentrate on her studies.
After hanging up the phone, Ding Guo signed up for himself.
The boss is busy recently, and she is busy too, so she hasn't registered yet.
While the director was idle and smoking there, Ding Guo quickly applied.
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