When no one was around, Sister Chen arrived and reported to her in detail what was going on at home.
"Grandma, I gave everything in the medicine field to Chen Erlang's wife and asked her to help take care of it. I locked up the front yard and the main room at home, only the side room is still open. This is all the money I collected, and it has been transferred to the bank. Zhuang changed the banknote."
An Ran took the banknote handed over by Sister Chen, which contained more than one thousand taels.
It can be said that An Ran earned all this money by himself. Thinking about it this way, he has made a lot of money in the past few years. This is a lot of wealth in the countryside.
An Ran put the banknote away in a good mood, "Is there anything else?"
"As Grandma said, I told a few veterans to keep all the grain they collected and not sell it." ?.?????.???
An Ran has always had this habit of selling old grain and storing new grain just in case. In this turbulent time, I still have food and feel most at ease.
"Thank you for your hard work. We have nothing else in the countryside. This time I have to leave your hometown with you."
Sister Chen smiled and said, "What did Grandma say? If it weren't for Grandma, I wouldn't be alive right now. I can live so well now because of Grandma's blessing. How many people live their whole lives?" I haven’t been to Fucheng yet, but look, I will go to the capital with his eldest grandma soon."
An Ran smiled and said, "I'm not the same, I have never been to the capital. However, the situation in the capital is more complicated, and you have to be more careful with your words and deeds."
Over the years, Sister Chen has been trained by Mrs. Ding to be very discerning. "Don't worry, grandma, we haven't been fooling around for so many years. I can't say how much help we can do. At least we can't cause trouble."
The next morning, An Ran packed up and saw Ding Changsong and Ding Changchuan coming over.
"I've met my sister-in-law."
"Second brother, third brother, don't be too polite. Let's serve tea in early summer."
After the two brothers sat down, Ding Changsong smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, I just rushed back in the morning, just to see my sister-in-law off in the afternoon, and to trouble my sister-in-law to take the things I prepared at home to the capital."
Ding Changchuan said, "I originally planned to go to Beijing at the end of the year. Everyone will be more lively during the New Year, but I haven't decided yet, so I will take my wife with me first."
"Second brother, I'm interested."
Ding Changsong smiled and said, "These are some items prepared at home to give to my parents. If we don't fulfill our filial piety here, we will have to work for my sister-in-law in the future."
An Ran smiled and said, "It should be."
Ding Changchuan also said, "This time my eldest brother has been promoted, our Ding family is no longer the same as before. Those who had no relationship with us in the past few days have been picked up again."
An Ran smiled and said, "It is human nature to step down and climb up. Third brother, there is no need to be angry about this matter. It's better to calm down."
Ding Changchuan smiled and said, "Sister-in-law is right. Ups and downs are common in our Ding family. My sister-in-law is leaving tomorrow and I don't have time to see her off, so I'll let my second brother give her a ride."
Ding Changsong said, "It's not your fault, I have to go back to the station anyway."
An Ran said hurriedly, "Your elder brother has sent a guard. If you are pressed for time, there is no need to see him off."
Ding Changsong said, "There is still some time, but the third brother happens to have something to do tomorrow. I will see my sister-in-law for a while. Anyway, I want to go back on the way."
After seeing off Ding Changsong and Ding Changchuan, Sister Chen whispered to An Ran, "When I come back this time, I feel that the attitude of the house towards us is different. Even the second grandma and the third grandma are much more respectful than before."
An Ran smiled faintly, "This is not the dignity earned by men. Do you think they will behave like this if I completely come down? If I don't step on you, it will be considered a courtesy."
Lunch was delivered early. After eating and taking a short rest, An Ran took Heng'er to the car.
Grandma Sun selected four more girls to take to the capital. This time, along with the things prepared by Ding Changsong and Ding Changchuan, four more carriages were added.
An Ran took Ding Ziheng and Sister Chen in a custom-made carriage, Granny Sun and Chu Xia Dongmei took one, followed by four girls in another, and there were two cars for carrying belongings.
The group of people set off on the road in a mighty manner, and Ding Lin behind them could not hide the envy in their eyes. The eldest sister-in-law is a country girl who is really lucky.
When he arrived at the next town in the evening, Ding Changsong said goodbye to An Ran and led the guards to the station.
Traveling on the road was extremely boring, so An Ran and Sister Chen chose fabrics and did some needlework at their convenience. The modified carriage was wider and lessened the bumps.
An Ran later learned from Dashan that the carriage had an iron sheet sandwiched between two layers of wooden boards, so even if it was in danger, it would be safe inside the carriage.
They go to the store early every night to give An Ran and Ding Ziheng enough rest time.
An Ran used the evening time, and Sister Chen's help, to drive out four sets of clothes before entering Beijing and gave them to Ding Shengkang and Ding Han respectively.
Anyway, we haven't seen each other for so many years, and we are elders. No matter what happened in the past, we must not neglect the due etiquette.
Since they were all women, the journey was not fast and it took nearly twenty days to reach the outside of Beijing.
Dashan asked the guards to inform the uncle and the mansion in advance. Unexpectedly, before entering the city gate, the uncle came to greet him.
Ding Ziheng has been very tired these days. It is too uncomfortable to ride in a carriage, and he can only ride a horse for a while. When he was bored, he saw his father and immediately greeted him with cheers and open arms.
Ding Changhe also pursed his lips and smiled softly, and got into the carriage first with his son in his arms.
Sister Chen quickly got out of the car and got into a car behind her.
Ding Changhe smoothed the broken hair around An Ran's ears with his hand.
