Chapter 166 How many good things were thrown away

Chapter 166 How many good things were thrown away

Chapter 173 How many good things were thrown away
Jiang Ning was quick and was the first to grab the red envelope.

When I opened it, I saw...

I almost vomited blood, one dollar and thirty cents.

This hand stinks...

I raised the phone twice, but it didn't fall.

Feng Yu beside him was happy: "I got it."

Jiang Ning leaned over and asked, "How much did you steal?"

Feng Yu was extremely happy: "More than a hundred."

Jiang Ning was surprised: "How big was the red envelope my dad gave me?"

Looking back, I found that his father was really generous this time.

It turned out to be a big red envelope of one thousand yuan.

Feng Yu asked him, "How much did you steal?"

Jiang Ning was extremely depressed: "One dollar and three cents."

"Why so little?"

Feng Yu didn't believe it: "Let me see."

Jiang Ning showed it to her.

Feng Yu looked at it and was overjoyed: "Your luck is really bad."

Feng Xue raised his cell phone and she grabbed it.

Jiang Ning asked, "How much did you rob?"

Feng Xue handed over the phone.

Jiang Ning took a look and snatched more than thirty yuan.

It’s okay. Although not as lucky as Feng Yu, it’s much better than him.

The red envelopes are all gone.

Feng Yu was happy again: "I have the best luck."

Jiang Ning also saw that Feng Yu had the best luck and he had the worst luck.

The least snatched.

That unhappy one, send an emoticon: Here comes another one.

Feng Yu was too embarrassed to join in the fun, but was enjoying watching it.

The others had no scruples, among which Jiang Wei and Jiang Ze were the most active.

They all followed suit and started to make a fuss.

I guess Dad Jiang was in a good mood, as he really sent another one.

Jiang Ning was quick and got it first. He was lucky this time and got eight dollars and eight cents.

He turned around and asked Feng Yu: "Did you get it?"

Feng Yu said, "I got it, 15.7 yuan."

Jiang Ning asked Feng Xue again: "Where's my sister?"

Feng Xue showed him his cell phone and also got it, which was more than fifty yuan.

Jiang Ning was immediately upset again: "I am the least paid again, damn it!"

Feng Yu couldn't help laughing: "You have such bad luck!"

Jiang Ning was very unwilling and continued to cheer in the group: One more.

With him taking the lead, others naturally followed suit.

Father Jiang followed public opinion and posted another one.

Jiang Ning was lucky this time and stole more than 40 yuan.

At least my luck isn't the worst, I'm satisfied.

After sending out three red envelopes, Jiang Wei @Jiang Hua again: "Hua Zi is happy to be a father, why don't you send out red envelopes?"

Jiang Hua couldn't pretend anymore and sent a red envelope of two hundred yuan.

Jiang Ning didn't grab it because he had no interest in it anymore.

When we arrived at the hospital, Jiang's mother was the only one in the ward.

After asking, the others went to eat.

Zhang Yulan expressed her concern for Feng Xue for a few words and then focused her attention on her grandson.

Jiang Ning then moved closer to take a look, and was surprised to find that the little guy had opened his eyes. He poked his wrinkled face with a finger and asked, "Didn't they say that it would take several days for a child to open his eyes? How come he opened his eyes so quickly?"

Zhang Yulan said: "It was like that before, but it's different now. People eat much better now, with all kinds of nutritional supplements, and they don't have to go up the mountain or down the field to work. Children are enjoying happiness in the womb, and if they grow well, they will open their eyes when they are born."

Jiang Ning asked again: "Why is the little guy's head a little flat?"

Zhang Yulan glanced at him and said, "You were like this when I gave birth to you."

Jiang Ning: "..."

What does this mean? Why do I feel like there is something else his mother said?

Chen Huiru gave a strange smile.

Feng Yu also looked at the child and asked Chen Huiru.

Chen Huiru looked much better than when she just came out of the delivery room.

Jiang Ning stepped aside, pulled a chair and sat down.

After a few words, there was a commotion outside.

Relatives from the Zhang family also came. My eldest uncle, my younger uncle, my uncle and my aunt came in carrying various nutritional supplements. The originally quiet ward became lively again. Jiang Ning had no place to sit, so he stood up and greeted them for a while, then went outside to talk with my uncle and two uncles.

My uncle smiled and said, "Your sister-in-law gave birth to a son. Your father and mother are very happy now."

Jiang Ning nodded in agreement: "My mother didn't even eat. She didn't want to leave her grandson for a minute."

The three elders all laughed.

My uncle Deng Qiang asked, "How many do you and Feng Yu plan to have?"

Jiang Ning said: "It depends on the situation."

Uncle Zhang Yuedong asked: "What are you looking at?"

Jiang Ning said: "Feng Yu wants to have both a son and a daughter, so she probably has to give birth to two."

Chen Xuefeng agreed: "Of course it's good to have both a son and a daughter. Having only one will make you too lonely in the future."

Jiang Ning agreed and asked his uncle, "How's Zhang Yulong's case going?"

Zhang Yuedong seemed reluctant to say it, but he still said: "The marriage will be decided on October 10th and we will get married on New Year's Day."

Jiang Ning asked, "Is the house ready?"

Zhang Yuedong said: "It's all packed, now we're waiting to buy furniture and appliances."

Jiang Ning asked casually, "How much is the bride price?"

Zhang Yuedong got angry when he heard this: "Two hundred thousand and eighty."

Jiang Ning was surprised: "Why do you need so much?"

Zhang Yuedong didn't want to talk about it, his mood was bad.

Chen Xuefeng said: "People are different. You are lucky to have found a good wife for free."

Jiang Ning agreed with this. He had dated several girls before he met Feng Yu and almost gave up on finding a wife. Now that he had seen Zhang Yulong's example, he knew that he was indeed a good fortune teller. He said, "The Yao family has no sons, only two daughters. Why do they need so much dowry?"

Zhang Yuedong said, "There are problems with the family. The mother is a successor and not Yao Lili's biological mother. The father is a scoundrel. I heard that he owes a lot of debts and is counting on selling the girl to pay off the debts."

Deng Qiang calculated the expenses: "The house cost more than 600,000 yuan, the betrothal gift was 200,000 yuan, and I have to buy her a car, which is 200,000 yuan, which is 1 million yuan. Add the clothes and jewelry, and the wedding expenses, and I can't stop marrying this daughter-in-law at 1.2 million yuan."

Zhang Yuedong looked unhappy.

Jiang Ning smiled and comforted his uncle: "It's okay, we only have one son. Why would you save all the money you earn? Besides, the car and the house are all assets, not given away for free. I spent several million on my wedding!"

Zhang Yuedong said, "How can they be the same? Feng Yu didn't ask you for anything, but you spent hundreds of thousands on your wedding. You could have just done a simple wedding and brought your wife home, and you didn't spend your parents' money. How can Zhang Yulong compare with you? He can't earn a few pennies himself, so I have to spend them all. And he has to set standards for me. The house must have three bedrooms, and the car cannot be less than 200,000. How can they be the same!"

Jiang Ning explained: "It's not hundreds of thousands. I bought two houses in the community. The farm villa is not money!"

Chen Xuefeng said, "That definitely can't be counted. That's your property, how can it be counted as the cost of marriage? Even if you don't get married, you still have to buy a house and build a villa. Zhang Yulong's is directly the cost of marriage. If you don't get married, your uncle doesn't have to spend that money on buying a house or a car. The nature is different."

Jiang Ning felt that it made sense and did not argue about it any further.

After chatting for a while, people who were going to eat arrived.

Jiang Wei, Jiang Ze and their three aunts also came.

The ward was so crowded that there was no room for anyone to stand inside.

The men stood in the corridor, discussing the inheritance of the family line to future generations.

Jiang Ning dealt with it for a while, then left with Feng Yu and Feng Xue.

He has nothing to do here.

When I walked back to the community, it was already dark.

Didn’t go to 301, went to 302 first.

As soon as I entered the door, I heard some noise upstairs, but I didn't know what it was.

Feng Yu was instantly annoyed: "It starts again."

Jiang Ning asked, "Has this family never been quiet?"

Feng Yu said: "No, I am restless all day long."

Jiang Ning said, "Then let's pack up and go back to the farm!"

Feng Yu said, "I haven't lived here for almost a month. I need to clean up and go back tomorrow!"

Jiang Ning had no objection and went over to lie on the sofa.

Feng Yu sat on the single sofa on the left.

Feng Xue leaned on the imperial concubine on the right.

While talking, they held their phones and did their own things.

It’s not surprising that Feng Xue watches short videos of Jiang Ning, but it’s very rare that Feng Yu also watches short videos.

You know, Feng Yu never made short videos before.

Not even the software installed.

Jiang Ning asked, "Why are you watching short videos too?"

Feng Yu said without even looking up: "I was so busy before, with so many things to worry about, how could I have time to watch short videos? This semester I only taught a class on morality and rule of law, and I don't teach classes anymore. I have nothing to do, so I just watch short videos."

Jiang Ning asked casually, "Is that thing difficult to teach?"

“It’s not hard to teach!”

Feng Yu said something, looked up at him, and said, "I don't want to teach this anymore."

Jiang Ning asked: "Why?"

Feng Yu was a little unhappy: "Reality is completely different from what is in the books. I always feel guilty about teaching students about morality and the rule of law. I also have to assign online homework to parents. I recently watched a lot of short videos and saw many people complaining about this. It's too ridiculous. It's better to teach math and just teach knowledge. There's no need to think about these messed up things."

Jiang Ning gave some advice: "Just think of it as a monk chanting sutras, just say it without thinking."

Feng Yu said: "What are you thinking? How can education be compared to monks chanting in temples? You have to be responsible. Just because teachers are irresponsible, students like you will become successful without visiting your teachers!"

Jiang Ning: "..."

Feng Xue pursed her lips, but couldn't help but let a smile appear on the corner of her mouth. "You figure out a way."

Jiang Ning didn't want to bother with this and just checked the group message on his phone.

I was looking at the community owners’ group, it was quite lively.

An owner of Building No. 7 was cursing: Who dared to touch my electric bike, you jerk? My electric bike is blocking your way to reincarnation or your way to eating shit, if you have nothing to do, push it down.

An owner of the second floor of Unit 2, Building 4 was also cursing: Can you people on the second and third floors have some manners? It's the middle of the day like the Japanese invaders have arrived. Not to mention the howling children, the adults are also as restless as donkeys.

The person on the fourth floor said, my child didn’t cry.

The person on the third floor retorted: What's wrong with crying? My child is crying in his own home and didn't run to your house to cry. If you think it's noisy, just follow the example of the owner of Xianling Farm and buy a piece of land and build a single-family villa. I can't even make a little noise in my own home? You keep complaining every day.

Jiang Ning was caught in the crossfire for no reason, so he said to Feng Yu and Feng Xue: "Look at the community owners' group."

Feng Yu asked: "What happened to the owner group?"

Jiang Ning said: "They are arguing."

Feng Yu is used to it: "There are quarrels every day. Today, the car of the east family is parked in front of the west family, and tomorrow the dog of the west family poops in front of the east family. In short, there are endless lawsuits. Every day, it's like a vegetable market."

But when they saw that their own family was implicated, they could no longer remain calm.

Feng Yu asked: "How did this person know that we have a villa on our farm?"

Jiang Ning was not surprised at all: "Beian is so small, it's no secret that I built a villa on the farm. Who knows, it might be a relative of a farm worker, maybe everyone in Bei'an knows about it!"

Feng Yu was quite worried: "Is everything going to be alright?"

"It's okay!"

Jiang Ning didn't care at all: "Compared to those who broke the law, building a villa on the farm is nothing. Lu Jingwei is such a principled person, he didn't ask me to tear it down. Don't worry, nothing will happen."

Feng Yu felt relieved, and then he remembered something: "Did Yang Qiuyan call you?"

Jiang Ning asked, "Yes, what's wrong?"

Feng Yu had a strange expression on her face. "She went to the city to open a store. She kept sending me WeChat messages for no reason. She wanted to trick me into investing in her. Now I get a headache every time I see her sending me messages."

Jiang Ning asked: "How much investment does she want?"

Feng Yu said: "I didn't ask, so I don't know."

Jiang Ning said: "Ask her. If the money is not much, just give her some."

Feng Yu was surprised: "What's your family like? Our family doesn't need to do venture capital, right?"

Jiang Ning explained to her: "It's just an idle move. Next year, the farm won't sell grass. We'll build a second farm to make a pasture. After the National Day holiday, we'll plant fruit trees on the pasture. We have to find a market for the fruit. If Yang Qiuyan can make a comeback, she'll be a big customer."

Feng Yu knew this and said, "I always felt that she was a bit irritating and unreliable."

Jiang Ning disagreed, "An honest person can't make a career. Getting rich through hard work is a joke. Although those who like to make trouble may not be able to make a career, none of those who get rich are honest people. They are all like Yang Qiuyan. If you invest money in her in your name and she can make a name for herself, that's great. Even if it goes down the drain, it's okay."

Feng Yu said: "I am a public official, how can I do such things?"

Jiang Ning scratched his head and said, "Didn't I hear that working people are allowed to have side jobs?"

Feng Yu said, "Nonsense. How can a public official have a side job? That would be a mess. What you are talking about is a document issued two years ago, which encourages professional and technical personnel in some technical units to innovate and start their own businesses. It has nothing to do with us."

Jiang Ning said: "Then vote for her in my sister's name."

Feng Xue quickly shook his head, indicating that he did not want to be a shareholder.

Jiang Ning said: "It's just a name, it has nothing to do with you."

Feng Xue was still not happy.

Jiang Ning ignored her objection and ordered Feng Yu while crossing his legs: "Wife, pour me a glass of water."

Feng Yu glanced at him, put down his phone and prepared to get up.

Feng Xue gestured and asked Feng Yu to sit down, and she stood up to pour some water.

They sat there until nine o'clock, then went to sleep at the house opposite.

Talk about the trip to the plateau in detail.

Jiang Ning talked about Feng Xue wetting her pants.

Of course, I also mentioned that he changed my pants.

Feng Yu was surprised: "Why didn't you tell me on the phone?"

Jiang Ning rubbed her belly and said, "How can I talk about this over the phone? I didn't want to tell you at first. It's embarrassing, but I feel like I have to tell you. Don't let me know and you say I didn't tell you."

Feng Yu didn't say anything, she was mentally prepared.

This is inevitable when living together.

Just some sighs.

A lifetime is too long.

I feel worried when I think about my sister's second half of life.

The following day was Wednesday.

Feng Yu slept until seven o'clock and didn't get up.

Jiang Ning got up early and went for a walk. He ate a basket of meat buns at the bun shop at the entrance of the community and packed two breakfasts. When he came back and saw Feng Yu still sleeping, he was surprised: "It's already seven o'clock, why aren't you up yet?"

Feng Yu yawned, "Classes don't start until 8:30. I'm not the homeroom teacher now, and I'm not teaching the main subjects. Don't ask me to handle messy matters. Just get to school before 8 o'clock."

Jiang Ning said, "It's not early anymore. I'll spend half an hour washing my face and half an hour eating. If I sleep any longer, I'll be late."

"It's not as exaggerated as you said."

Feng Xue sniffed, yawned, and got up to put on her clothes.

"I'm leaving first!"

"Ah."

Jiang Ning didn't go to the opposite door, but went downstairs after leaving the bedroom.

I went to the farm to work first, and worked as a signing robot for the whole morning.

Around ten o'clock, Lao Yang also came to the farm.

Jiang Ning signed while chatting with him.

We held a food competition and the results were quite significant.

After all, game is scarce, and wild rabbits are very popular. After the news spread, many middlemen in the city and surrounding counties saw the business opportunity and came to buy rabbits. Now thousands of rabbits can be sold a day.

The monthly revenue is nearly two million.

Even if you don't fish in winter and spring, you can still generate tens of millions in revenue by fishing for just half a year.

The trouble is, the number of rabbits has not decreased.

On the contrary, there are more and more of them, and the speed of increase in number is visibly getting faster and faster.

Jiang Ning asked, "How are the construction of those processing plants going?"

Old Yang was a little dissatisfied: "They are all boastful big shots, boasting loudly, but actually they don't have much money. It's a waste of time to build a small factory with two or three million yuan, and they even asked the county to help them with loans. If they had money, they would have built it long ago."

Jiang Ning made an objective assessment: "Not many real estate companies have cash flow. We are a special case. However, accounts receivable have increased rapidly recently. Is it time to collect foreign debt?"

Lao Yang said: "Those are newly added accounts. Recently, several board processing companies and furniture companies in the park have started production. The wood shipment volume has increased several times, so there are more accounts. I will ask for money when the account period arrives."

Jiang Ning signed and nodded, "That's fine, but we need to get the money back as soon as possible. Next year, we won't sell grass, and we won't do this business anymore. We can't delay it until next year, or it will be hard to get it back if we wait too long."

Old Yang was also having a headache: "The most difficult thing in the world is to collect debts. The others are easy to deal with, but there are two families who owe too much. I asked them to stop hauling grass, and they ran away several times but they didn't have money. Damn, I think the boss wants to default on the debt."

Jiang Ning put down his pen and said with a gleaming look in his eyes, "You can't deny your debts. You can't deny mine. If you can't, I'll ask the county to ask for compensation. We can't let them just take the benefits without working. If you really don't have money, you can just bring the cattle and sheep back to pay the debts."

Old Yang agreed: "It would be best if the county could come forward. Those scoundrels are not afraid of us, but it's different for the government. It's best to let the Public Security Bureau go. If they don't pay, they can take away the cattle and sheep. If there are not enough cattle and sheep, they can use the factory to pay off the debt."

Jiang Ning nodded repeatedly and agreed to do so.

For those who want to default on their debts, no means are excessive.

We discussed big things and then talked about small things.

Jiang Ning asked, "I won't be at home during the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the National Day holiday is coming soon. What kind of benefits should I give out?"

Lao Yang said: "It's not a good idea to give out the rice, flour, grain and oil from the farm during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Let's give out 500 yuan!"

Jiang Ning asked: "National Day is a big holiday, is 500 a little or not?"

Old Yang said, "It's quite a lot. There are so many holidays, including Qingming Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, National Day, Spring Festival, Women's Day, May Day, etc. There are seven or eight holidays. The money I get is almost as much as a month's salary."

Jiang Ning thought for a moment and said, "Give them 1,000 yuan, and then increase it. I can't spend all the money the farm makes in a year. It's just a string of numbers in the account. Give the workers more money so that everyone can live a less tight life."

Lao Yang asked him, "You bought a farm outside for free?"

Jiang Ning laughed: "I have other assets outside, and the money at home will not go out."

The old man didn't ask any more questions.

Jiang Ning asked him, "How much did you spend on tickets last month?"

Lao Yang said, "More than three million."

Jiang Ning asked again: "How much money does the county owe us now?"

The old comrade patted the armrest and said, "Another 50 million yuan, I don't know how the county will pay it back."

Jiang Ning joked, "If it doesn't work, talk to Boss Lu and ask the county to find a new place for the office. Then give us that building. It's well built. It will definitely be good if we turn it into a hotel business."

The old man smiled and said, "Then go back and ask Boss Lu if he will give it to you."

There are many things here that cannot be discussed in detail.

In short, the county owed the farm a lot of money again.

Previously, an adjutant joked with Jiang Ning that since they had no money to pay back the money, they might as well mortgage the office building to the farm. Of course, this was just a joke, and Jiang Ning would not take it seriously. Even if the county really gave it to him, he would not accept it.

I was busy until almost twelve o'clock, and it was time for dinner in the canteen.

Jiang Ning and Lao Yang went to the cafeteria to eat.

Each person took a plate and lined up with the workers.

There are several elders in front of me in the line, I’m sorry to cut in line!

When I got there, I saw some cold noodles.

Jiang Ning was quite curious: "Is this cold noodle made by the canteen itself? Why is it yellow?"

His aunt said: "This is hand-washed. Nowadays, cold noodles are all made by machines. They look like rice noodles. This is what cold noodles were hand-washed like before. They were still there when you were three or four years old. When you were in elementary school, no one washed them anymore."

Jiang Ning had nothing to say, his young age was a fatal flaw.

There are many things he has never seen.

Lao Yang suggested: "This cold noodle is good, you should try it. In the 1990s, the whole Beida Street was full of cold noodles. At that time, people could eat a bowl of cold noodles for one yuan, and the whole street would be full of people. I don't know what happened to the cold noodles later. They have no taste at all, so no one eats them anymore."

Jiang Ning readily followed the advice and asked his aunt to make him a portion.

There are seven or eight kinds of seasonings alone.

I took the plate, found a table, sat down, and tasted it.

Not bad.

Try again.

Really fragrant.

The cold noodles are good, but the ingredients are even better.

While eating, Jiang Ning said, "Why is there mustard in the seasoning of the cold noodle? This seasoning is really good. It tastes better and better with the cold noodle. Why didn't such a good thing come out earlier?"

Lao Yang said: "It's troublesome to make this thing, otherwise why are all the products made by machines now? Not only is it troublesome, but no one knows how to make it. There was a person in the cafeteria who sold cold noodles in the 1990s. Recently, there are more people in the cafeteria and he has some free time to make some. Moreover, this thing is very picky about the flour. The flour made from today's flour is not delicious. It is better to make it with the old wheat."

Jiang Ning sighed: "We have thrown away so many good things!"

(End of this chapter)