Chapter 231 (Catching Bugs) 2 in 1
Dayong didn't stay long this time. He only tried a class at the cram school run by Dazhu and his colleagues. This was not a benefit given by Dazhu to his brother. All candidates who wanted to register could try a class and decide whether to join the cram school after the trial.
After staying here for two days, he returned to Fengning with the review points that Dazhu had drawn for him.
On a weekend in late June, Pei Che came back from school. He was about to graduate.
However, after graduation, I will not return to my original unit. I will stay in the capital and join the army here.
This was really not arranged by the old man.
On the contrary, it was the old man who personally sent Pei Che to his previous unit. It was harder and more dangerous there, but it was a good training ground.
Pei Che did not disappoint the old man. He participated in several frontline battles and performed very well in both command and personal ability. He also earned his rank based on his outstanding abilities.
Pei Che now has rich practical experience and has received more professional training in the military academy. Some people in the capital have suggested that Pei Che come back to train the troops.
"Grandpa, do you want you to be transferred back, or continue to go back to the South?"
The couple was lying on the bed talking at night, Ding Guo asked.
Pei Che: "Transferred back! One of my classmates will join my previous unit after graduation..."
Ding Guo stood up and looked at him, not understanding: "What do you mean?"
It seems like there is something else behind his words.
Pei Che curled his lips, his eyes showing an ambiguous expression: "There are many tasks over there, and his family wants to help their younger generation."
Ding Guo: "So you are giving up your seat to that person?"
Pei Che smiled and said, "Yes... and no. I won't stay in the capital forever. Grandpa means that I should join the troops here first, and then find an opportunity to transfer out later."
The old man was well aware of the twists and turns in the army, and since someone had asked someone to pass a message to him, he took the opportunity to do him a favor.
But letting Pei Che stay in the capital is not the best option.
"Things here are a bit complicated. Someone wants to keep me in the capital..." Pei Che turned over and said with a smile, "I will stay in the capital for two years first, spend more time with you and the children, and then see how things go!"
Ding Guo asked in a low voice: "Are they our rivals? Are they related to the Pan family?" She didn't know whether this would involve military secrets, she just wanted to ask whether it was related to the Pan family.
He was worried that the conflict between him and the Pan family would affect the Pei family.
Pei Che: "It's the Su family, who had a good relationship with the Pan family before, but it has nothing to do with the Pan family's affairs."
After the death of Mr. Pan of the Pan family, the power of the Pan family was actually not as strong as before. It was because Mr. Su secretly helped Pan Yuanzheng out of consideration for the deceased Mr. Pan that Pan Yuanzheng was not brought down early.
After all, Pan Yuanzheng’s own strength is not outstanding.
It can only be said that it was human greed that was at work. The man from the Su family was greedy and wanted to grasp the situation of the capital's troops so that he could build up his own power.
But Mr. Pei and the one from the Su family couldn't get along. Naturally, they didn't want the Pei family to develop too well, thus hindering the development of the Su family.
This is an old competitive relationship, and has nothing to do with Mr. Pei's intervention when Pan Yuanzheng was removed from office.
Ding Guo said: "Is there anything I need to do?"
Pei Che smiled and said, "No, you don't have to do anything, just let Grandpa and the others fight."
The Su family is trying to plot against them in this and that way, so isn't it also a means for grandpa to let him stay in the capital temporarily?
Ding Guo lowered his voice again and said, "I often go to the black market to buy things, including the business with Dayong. Do you want to stop doing these things for a while?"
Pei Che lowered his head and kissed his wife on the forehead: "No need to stop, these things are harmless. Those people don't want to see a too perfect granddaughter-in-law of the Pei family."
Ding Guo understood!
It seems that the so-called development of the Pei family, in addition to Pei Che's excellence, now also has her share.
The identity of a student at Huazhong University of Science and Technology is quite impressive.
In July, Ding Dayong came to the capital with his luggage and joined Dazhu's training class.
In the last brief experience, Dayong came and went in a hurry and I didn’t feel anything.
Now he stays in the university for a long time to attend classes. After class, he strolls around the campus and feels the learning atmosphere of college students. The psychological impact is really different, which makes him study harder than last year.
Ding Guo and the others noticed Ding Dayong's efforts. Although they felt that explaining the questions to him was more tiring than studying themselves, they endured it and did not speak out in order not to undermine Dayong's self-confidence.
Ding Guo felt that his patience with the two children was not as strong as his patience in tutoring Dayong in his studies.
Dayong was also getting thinner day by day.
Wu Fang was always worried about her son-in-law and even got two pig brains for Dayong to improve his brain.
Ding Guo also killed a chicken to provide him with nutrition.
The big rooster in the space sacrificed his life for this.
Ding Guo also faced his first final exam after entering university.
In preparation for this exam, my roommate and other classmates lost visibly less weight. Several students in the class even wore glasses, which they bought after saving money.
After entering the examination room, Ding Guo took the test paper and scanned it, and she knew that she had passed again.
I concentrated on doing the questions, writing as if inspired by God, and finished them easily. I checked them carefully three times, corrected a few small mistakes, and handed in the paper early and left.
I handed in my exam papers early for several times, which made many of my classmates envious.
After the exam, there is anticipation for the results.
Wang Xinmai was still in a tense mood. When she returned to the dormitory, she began to mutter: "I don't know if I can get the scholarship this time."
As he spoke, he glanced at the other roommates, especially at Ding Guo.
Everyone worked very hard, except Ding Guo.
But what puzzled her was that in the monthly exams before the exam, Ding Guo's scores were always ranked first, and first in the entire department, which made her feel very complicated.
In her eyes, Ding Guo didn't study very hard, at least compared with most of her classmates who studied very hard, she really didn't study that hard.
After turning off the lights, his roommates were still reading by flashlight, but Ding Guo simply dropped his textbook and turned over to fall asleep.
On weekends, no one goes out to play, everyone studies in the library or dormitory. Ding Guo, on the other hand, goes home without fail, and every time she leaves, she is very active, and she never even takes her textbooks back with her.
Even for three meals a day, no one wants to waste any time. Ding Guo also goes to the cafeteria to punch in on time, which is in sharp contrast to their intense study.
But my monthly exam scores are higher than theirs.
I don’t know if Ding Guo will get first place in this final exam.
Just like now, several roommates did not relax after the exams and picked up their books again, while Ding Guo had already started reading a novel.
Gao Yuping flipped a page of the book and said, "I don't know. I think my answer is okay, but my classmates are all excellent. It's really hard to say."
Although Song Yan was also reading, her state was a little different from before the exam. She was looking forward to the school holiday as she missed home and her son.
Xu Erfei said: "I think it's a little bit uncertain about my scholarship, as long as I don't fail the course."
Wang Aihua comforted Wang Xinmai in a caring way: "You have done well in the monthly exams, so there should be no problem."
Wang Xinmai smiled and said, "The best scorer in the monthly exam is still our class monitor. I think the class monitor's scholarship this time is very secure."
I submitted the paper ahead of time.
Ding Guo smiled and said, "Thank you for your blessing. I hope everyone in our dormitory can get a scholarship."
As they were talking, someone knocked on the door. Wang Aihua said "Come in", the door was pushed open, Qi Guiqin poked her head in, looked at Ding Guo, and said, "Class monitor, many students in the class want us to organize an outdoor activity."
Ding Guo jumped off the bed and said, "Okay, let's go climb the Great Wall."
After the exam, if students want to relax, then relax with everyone.
Qi Guiqin smiled and said, "I thought so too. Let's take some food and drinks and go to the Great Wall to play for a day."
But not the whole class went on the trip together, and some of them were not interested.
There are also those who know that they have no hope of getting the scholarship and have already asked their teachers for leave and are preparing to buy tickets to go home early.
Song Yan gritted her teeth and decided to wait until the results were announced, and went to climb the Great Wall with Ding Guo and the others.
When the results came out, Ding Guo was far ahead of others and still ranked the highest in the history department, and received his first scholarship since he enrolled.
Wang Xinmai was feeling a little depressed. Although she also received a scholarship, it was a third-class scholarship, two levels lower than Ding Guo.
However, Song Yan performed better in this final exam than in the previous monthly exams and received a second-class scholarship.
Several other roommates were left out.
Wang Xinmai couldn't help but ask Ding Guo: "Class monitor, how do you study in your daily life? Do you have any good study methods to share with us?"
Ding Guo was packing her things. It was summer vacation, and she planned to take the bedding back home to wash it. She was stunned when she heard this and said, "Ah? There is no special way. I just have a good memory."
She didn't lie, she just had a good memory and could remember everything she saw. But she was not arrogant and she listened carefully in class. After all, memorizing is one thing and understanding is another.
But her memory is not only reflected in recitation, but also in her memory of the content of the lectures. She can still recount the first lesson the teacher taught at the beginning of the school year word for word.
The props produced by the system are not exaggerated, they really work!
Wang Xinmai was obviously a little unconvinced.
Ding Guo also noticed her distrust, but didn't care.
This semester, I got along well with my roommates overall, but there were some conflicts.
But they are all minor inconsistencies.
For example, sometimes when she came back from home, she found that the hot water she had prepared before leaving had been used by someone else.
It was used by Wang Aihua, and later she also helped Ding Guo fetch water.
But she didn't tell him in advance. When Ding Guo found that there was no water, Wang Aihua was packing up nearby. She didn't say that she had used Ding Guo's hot water. It was only a few days ago that she remembered that she had used Ding Guo's hot water and forgot to refill it, so she hurriedly picked up the thermos and went out to help get it.
If you are angry, they will make up for it. If you are not angry, you will still feel a little uncomfortable.
Then there was the duty roster. At first everyone carried it out strictly, but later some people started to procrastinate and do things perfunctorily, so Song Yan stepped forward to remind them.
Song Yan was dissatisfied with her roommate's lax enforcement of the rules, and the roommate who was reminded was also a little unhappy, but it was no big deal.
There are also monthly exams. Every time the results come out, Wang Xinmai sighs in the dormitory and always needs everyone to comfort him.
This was not the first time that Wang Xinmai had asked about study methods in the dormitory. Other roommates had also shared their experiences, but Ding Guo had never heard Wang Xinmai share his study experience with others.
Well, they were all minor frictions, no big quarrels.
For example, although Wang Xinmai's face was full of disbelief, she didn't say anything else and turned around to pack her luggage.
Wang Chunhua had no plans to go home. She stayed in school for the summer vacation. Xu Erfei also had no plans to go back.
Ding Guo packed up his things and said goodbye to his roommates: "See you at the beginning of school!"
Song Yan and the others also smiled and said, "See you at the beginning of school!"
Ding Guo wanted to slip away quickly, but Qi Guiqin stopped him just as he walked out of the dormitory door: "The class teacher asked us to go to his office for a meeting to discuss the welcoming work before the start of the school year."
Ding Guo: ...
All right, she turned back to the dormitory: "I'll tell you guys later when school starts."
Gao Yuping and others were in the dormitory, so they naturally heard the voices at the door and laughed uncontrollably.
Ding Guo put down his things and went to the teacher's office with Qi Guiqin. When they arrived, several other class leaders had also arrived.
The content of the meeting was to set a time for them to return to school early, and then organize the students who remained in school to carry out the new student orientation work and discuss work arrangements with the class leaders of other departments.
When I returned to the dormitory after the meeting, Wang Xinmai had already left and Song Yan was just about to go out.
Ding Guo said goodbye to his roommates again, packed his things and went home.
Not long after I got home, Mosquito came to me and asked when I would go south.
Ding Guo said, "In two days, Dazhu's cram school won't be over yet, and I still have to tutor Dayong. He's taking the college entrance exam this year. We'll set off after that."
As she spoke, she looked outside the door and whispered, "Please keep an eye on them for me. I'll get you something."
These are the batch of hair ornaments and clothes that Dayong brought back from the south last year, and they have not been processed yet.
Ding Guo handed Dabao and Xiaobao to Mosquito. She went into the inner room to hide and took out the batch of goods to show Mosquito: "This is also the goods from the south. If you can't sit still, go out and test the water, or sell it to someone else. I'll tell you the bottom price, and you can decide how much to sell it for. Let's split the profit 40% to 60%, 60% for me and 40% for you."
They went to the south and came back to try it themselves, letting the mosquitoes find out the truth first.
Although she provided the goods and capital, Mosquito went out to sell the goods at risk, and she just sat back and did nothing. It is unacceptable to say that the profit was low.
When Mosquito saw the pile of stuff, his eyes lit up immediately and he said, "Sister, these are good stuff. They are definitely easy to sell."
Ding Guo couldn't help but remind her: "Don't get too complacent even if you go out, and be careful."
"I know, I know!" Mosquito had already started rubbing his hands excitedly, and added, "Don't be so 46, sister, let's say 30-70. I'll take 30 and you'll take 70. The capital and goods are all yours."
"You are taking risks when selling goods, so let's just make it 40% to 60%. We can discuss the profits later if we continue to cooperate."
Ding Guo took a piece of paper, wrote the lowest price for this batch of goods, and asked her to make the arrangements.
"Okay!" Mosquito stopped pulling and said with a smile, "Sister, do you trust me so much?"
We only gave her the lowest price, without setting any profit margin for her, and we were not afraid that she would conceal or make false reports.
Ding Guo was writing with his head down, and said casually, "You trust me, too. Going to the south is not an easy thing. You are willing to go with me without even thinking about it. Isn't that a kind of trust in me?"
At least in this world, she has no experience of going to the South.
Mosquito was willing to explore this path with her, naturally because he trusted her.
Besides, if you trust the people you employ, don't employ them if you don't trust them. When doing business, you can't do everything yourself. You'll be exhausted to death. You always have to find help.
Now it’s the mosquito, and there will be others in the future.
Mosquito was somewhat happy and said, "Sister, I can't guarantee anything else, but if you give the goods to me, I will definitely live up to your trust in me."
After writing the quotation, the two checked the types and quantities of the goods, and Mosquito picked up his bag and left.
Ding Guo continued to stay at home to look after the children and give Dayong tutoring.
When my parents-in-law were resting, we went to the compound to have a meal together, and I told my grandfather and them that I wanted to go to the south.
"I have a classmate from the south. He received a letter from home saying that the policies there are changing and are more relaxed than here. I want to go over and take a look. Dazhu and another friend of mine will come with us, the three of us."
The old man said, "Your classmate's family is right. The wind direction over there has changed a bit."
This will also change, but it is still under discussion.
Just like the resumption of the college entrance examination, some opposing voices emerged.
The result is unclear, but just like the resumption of the college entrance examination, it is more inclined towards openness.
The old man participated in several meetings, but he didn't mention it at home.
With this as a prelude, the old man strongly supported Ding Guo's trip to the south, but there was a condition: he would find someone to protect Ding Guo and the others' safety.
Ding Guo was stunned for a moment, and just when she was about to refuse, Shao Xunping gently tugged at her sleeve and said, "We can rest assured if someone follows us."
Ding Guo felt a little embarrassed. What they were going to do seemed a little irregular now. It was obvious that it would be inconvenient to let the old man's people follow them.
The old man seemed to see what his granddaughter-in-law was thinking, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, as long as you don't kill or set fire, that comrade will not interfere in your affairs."
Shao Xunping gave Ding Guo a look, and Ding Guo immediately thought of something.
Finding someone to join them may not necessarily be entirely for them. The old man may have some tasks for people to do.
So she didn't refuse anymore and agreed.
The batch of goods that Ding Guo gave to Mosquito didn't last long, as Mosquito came to pay for it.
"Sister, do you have any more goods?"
Ding Guo asked her whether she was selling in bulk or selling at a stall. He was a little surprised to learn that it was the latter. He spread his hands and said, "No more! You stay at home and prepare. We will leave in a day or two."
"Okay!" Mosquito settled the bill, paid the capital to Ding Guo, divided the profits, stayed at home for a meal, and discussed what to prepare for this trip before leaving.
After seeing Dayong off, Dazhu and the others’ cram school also ended.
Dazhu is very interested in going to the South. He has already written home saying that he will not go back during the summer vacation.
However, neither of them mentioned this to Dayong, for fear of distracting him.
However, after Song Yuling found out, she wanted to go along and take a look, so Song Yuling was added to the small team going to the south.
Before leaving, Ding Guo went to the cannery and said goodbye to Aunt Yu.
There was a surprise in the end. An educated youth Yu Shaofen met in the northwest was from there. He took the college entrance examination and returned to his hometown. He said, "His name is Lu Wenming. He's a few years older than you and a nice guy. I'll send him a telegram and ask him to be your guide. This will save you from getting lost in the unfamiliar place and being like a headless fly."
There were some classmates from that place among Ding Guo’s university classmates, but she went there for a lazy day and didn’t want her classmates to know. Now that she has some familiar friends from Aunt Yu’s place, that’s great.
The South in the 1970s was very different from the South in later generations, so Ding Guo did not dare to be arrogant.
Ding Guo agreed, told them their approximate arrival time, asked about the educated youth's appearance, took a few cans of food from Aunt Yu, and turned to leave.
Pei Che had been busy with the entry procedures for his new unit during this period of time. As soon as he finished, his wife was about to fly away.
He didn't even have the chance to help buy the tickets, as the old man had already done it for Ding Guo and the others.
Pei Che had served in the army there and had also gone to the city to purchase supplies, so he knew a lot about the place. He briefly told Ding Guo what he knew and finally asked, "Do you want Liu Hongjun to lead the way for you?"
He was not worried about her safety, as her skills and strength were not for show.
Besides, the old man’s men are following us.
All we need is a guide.
Ding Guo said hurriedly, "No, no, Aunt Yu has arranged for her local friend to pick us up at the station, and she will take us around then."
She kissed the man on the face and said, "Just focus on your work and adapt to your new working environment. Don't worry about anything else."
Pei Che smiled and touched the place where his wife had kissed him, and corrected him rather proudly: "It's others who adapt to me."
He came up with a new training plan, and those guys in the army had to adapt to it.
Pei Che did not fail to make any contribution. He boiled two bottles of chili sauce overnight and fried some pickled vegetables that would not spoil easily on the road for Ding Guo and the others to take with them.
Dazhu was helping out on the side.
Aunt Qiao and Wang Chunhua toasted some steamed bread slices and made a few loaves of bread.
Ding Guo was playing with Dabao and Xiaobao nearby.
This trip will take a little longer. Fortunately, the two kids have already gotten used to their mom not being at home often. But Pei Che now has more free time than when he was in school, so he can take time to come back and spend time with the two kids.
Without mom to accompany me, it would be good if dad can accompany me more.
Ding Guo and his friends took the 10:55 p.m. train, which went directly from the capital to Guangzhou.
Song Yuling and Mosquito came home with their luggage to meet up with Ding Guo and the others, and went to the station together.
On the way, Ding Guo whispered to Mosquito that he had an entourage and that someone would pick him up at the station when he arrived in the south.
And said: "It doesn't interfere with our business."
Mosquito didn't care. She cared more about whether Ding Guo had enough money and whether it was hidden well enough.
I tried out the batch of goods two days ago, and the result was very encouraging. I will definitely bring back more goods this time.
Ding Guo smiled and said, "Don't worry, it's well hidden."
Song Yuling didn't plan to purchase any goods, but she knew that she would be unable to resist buying rare items when she saw them in the south, so she only brought more than two hundred yuan.
She hasn't told Dayong yet, but her mother knows, so she asked her mother to tell Dayong later.
I met the person arranged by the old man at the station. His surname was Chen, and his name was Chen Dongfang.
Chen Dongfang was not wearing a military uniform. He was wearing a simple cotton sweatshirt, washed gray pants, and a pair of faded rubber shoes.
He was about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, thin but not tall, with dark skin. He wore a blue-brimmed hat that was ubiquitous in that era, and carried a bulging woven bag in his hand.
He was dressed very casually, the kind that would be completely inconspicuous if thrown into a crowd of people.
Seeing Pei Che coming to see him off in military uniform, Chen Dongfang did not salute but nodded to Pei Che.
Pei Che also nodded as a greeting.
After getting in the car, Chen Dongfang was not in the same compartment as them. Pei Che looked around, helped his wife put her things away, went to the next room to say hello to Chen Dongfang, and got out of the car and left.
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