Upon returning from the hospital, Fang Qiao immediately told Xiao Jing about Lin Youcai's fate.
Xiaojing couldn't believe it: "His arm is really gone?"
"It's absolutely true, I saw it with my own eyes."
Fang Qiao said, "That day we heard from that older woman that his arm was slashed by a vagrant with a knife, and only a little skin was left attached. You could see the bone inside clearly. Under normal circumstances, such a serious injury might have given him a chance to save his arm from amputation. But don't forget, he also carries a double curse of bad luck! With his bad luck, his arm injury is so severe that he definitely can't be saved."
Xiao Jing nodded in agreement: "That's true. Two unlucky charms, most people definitely can't handle that."
But since she had once loved him, a hint of pity flashed in her eyes when she heard about his current miserable state.
Fang Qiao sensed this immediately and grabbed Xiao Jing's hand, reminding her, "Don't pity him, this is his retribution, he deserves it."
"Xiaojing, before you soften your heart, think about the girl in your hometown who died because of him."
"That person's prime years were ruined by him just because they were in a relationship. Compared to him, he only lost an arm, which is lucky enough. At least he's still alive, isn't he?"
"Yes, sister-in-law, you're right."
Xiao Jing reflected on it and realized that the scumbag didn't deserve sympathy, and she really shouldn't have been soft-hearted.
This is a problem that needs to be corrected.
Xiao Jing pondered how to overcome her soft-heartedness. After two days of thinking, she finally came up with a solution: killing.
Take Butcher Chen from the meat department, for example. He's been killing chickens there for ten years, so his heart must be as cold as the knife in his hand.
Live chickens are fed in limited quantities, but fish are unlimited! You can catch as many fish as you want from the nearby river, and nobody cares!
The river was frozen over, and many people were breaking through the ice to cast their nets. Recently, they've been catching fish one net at a time.
On the black market, fish prices have already dropped by half.
So even if you can't buy chicken, you can still buy fish.
If she were to kill fish for several years in a row, her heart would surely become as cold as the knife in her hand!
No matter how miserable the scumbag is, she won't be able to soften her heart.
Xiao Jing acted immediately, and the next day she bought five catties of fish from the black market. She bought small fish that were about an inch long, and five catties contained fifty or sixty fish, enough for her to kill for a whole afternoon.
After killing the fish, we fried it to make crispy fish. It was fragrant and tender, and nothing was wasted.
Upon hearing this, Fang Qiao couldn't help but chuckle.
It's amazing that she could come up with this reason.
If it works, so be it.
On the seventh day of the first lunar month, there was still no sign of the factory resuming work. Instead, a list of the last batch of people to relocate to the new factory was posted on the bulletin board.
This time, Chen Guizhi's family next door was also included.
Chen Guizhi had anticipated this, and after the list was released, she calmly accepted it and began packing her luggage.
Sell off unwanted items at home, and give away anything that can't be sold.
Fang Qiao didn't take advantage of this, but Tian Tian got a bunch of girly toys from Ting Ting, such as shuttlecocks, beanbags, hopscotch ropes, and broken plates and bowls for playing house.
Chen Guizhi complained that these junk items took up too much space and would be difficult to store when moving, so she forbade Tingting from taking them to the new house, promising to make her new ones later.
Sweetie didn't take Tingting's things for nothing; she used her New Year's money to buy two red ribbons for her at the supply and marketing cooperative.
She was very thoughtful; she figured the hair tie could be tied on her head without taking up much space, which is why she chose a red hair tie.
After the last group of people moved out, the residential compound was instantly 90% empty. On the other hand, most of the people in the single dormitories stayed behind.
Then came the redistribution of houses.
Cheng Baidong was indeed assigned a two-story building with a courtyard at the back.
The yard was large, twenty meters long and twenty meters wide, with a path leading to the house in the middle. To the left was a vegetable garden, which was empty because it was winter, with only a few furrows left from growing vegetables. To the right were a cherry tree and a peach tree, and a grape trellis supported by bamboo poles against the wall. The trunks of the grapevines were already as thick as a bowl, suggesting they had been planted for quite some time.
The small building faces south and has four rooms horizontally and two rooms deep. The first floor is very spacious, with a living room and dining room connected together, as well as two bedrooms facing the sun.
In addition, the kitchen, toilet, and shower room are all inside the house. There is also a two-square-meter storage room under the stairs leading to the second floor.
The second floor has six rooms, three facing south and three in the shade, with a large corridor running through the middle, making the most of the space. At the end of the corridor, a small door leads to a small balcony, perfect for drying laundry or relaxing. The only drawback is that there's no bathroom on the second floor; if you live upstairs, you have to go downstairs to use the toilet.
However, it's much better than the old house; at least it's spacious enough and has enough rooms. It'll be enough for the children to each have their own room when they grow up.
After the houses were allocated, the next step was to move.
Before moving, you need to tidy up the house and add some furniture.
No renovation is needed because the previous occupants were very particular; the bathroom and kitchen were tiled and still look brand new.
Furniture needs to be bought. The last apartment we were assigned came with plenty of furniture, so we could just tidy it up and move in. This apartment is basically empty, except for two very old four-poster beds and a similarly old desk.
Even after moving all the furniture from the original house over, the room still felt empty.
There wasn't enough time to find a carpenter to make new ones, so Fang Qiao and Cheng Baidong went to a trust store in the city and bought a set of nearly new second-hand furniture.
Furniture that is 90% new looks almost the same as brand new furniture, but is much cheaper.
The key is that it doesn't have a pungent paint smell, which is more child-friendly.
The day after Fang Qiao's family moved into the small building, people moved into the small building next door.
They were a young couple with their only son.
Sweetie stood at the doorway, saw the boy's face, paused for a moment, then ran towards him with a look of surprise: "Brother Chen Yan? It's you?!"
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