I saw the matchmaker leading Li Bowen’s grandfather and grandson to the door.
Chen Changshui grinned almost to the back of his head, "Her aunt is here, sit down in the room quickly, Grandma Li, please take a seat, this is the blog post, the young man is really energetic."
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Everyone in the room stared at the three people who came in. Chen Changshui and his eldest son stared at the things Li Bowen brought in. The daughter-in-law's eyes stayed more on Li Bowen's face. The youngest boy in the family snuggled close to Chen Qiao, watching curiously.
Chen Qiao lowered her head, feeling really happy. She had just agreed yesterday to come over to propose marriage today, which was so fast.
Li Bowen just said hello and stood aside and stopped talking. At this time, he had no role to speak. He just looked at Chen Qiao from time to time. When the two made eye contact, Chen Qiao hurriedly hurriedly Li Bowen thought it was quite amusing to avoid him, so he kept scanning around, making Chen Qiao not even know where to put his hands.
After the old lady here sat down, Chen Wang's wife began to say: "Brother Changshui, we are the same family, so I won't beat around the bush and say those polite words. The old lady fell in love with Chen Qiao. I have a granddaughter-in-law, and the two children also like each other. I think this is a good thing, and I also want to promote this marriage. What do you think?”
“It’s good, I also read this blog post. The child likes it, but it’s not easy to raise a girl these days, and she can earn a few more work points at home!”
This is just talking about the bride price, and it’s hard to mention it openly.
After he finished speaking, Chen Wang’s wife continued: “These old Lis have thought of it. The old Lis are willing to pay ten yuan and fifty kilograms of grain as a gift. This can be done in our village. This is the first one,
Anyway, we are from the same village, so there is no need to hide it. Your eldest daughter is a widow, and the three brothers of Lao Li's family only have a blog like this. , we can’t let all three families lose their connection, so after Chen Qiao gets married, he will be assigned to the second eldest son of his family, that is, Bowen’s father. The wedding banquet and other things are all arranged according to the eldest girl who has left the palace, which is just a lie. It’s no big deal,
Brother Changshui, do you agree?”
“I agree, as long as the children are happy, I have no objection!” Such a large amount of gifts has exceeded Chen Changshui’s expectations.
He didn’t expect that a cheap girl like himself would receive such a high gift for her second marriage. As for whether she would be laughed at by the villagers, he had already forgotten about it, and the joke was not enough. , besides, it’s not that this kind of situation has never happened in the village before, it’s just that this is the first case in his family in recent years.
"Okay, since everyone is happy, I won't talk nonsense. Old lady, please give the gift money to Brother Changshui first, and ask Bowen to send the food later, and then you can choose It’s time to have a banquet!” Chen Wang’s wife nodded and looked at the old lady.
"Hey, okay, I like this girl Chen Qiao. I've been watching her since she was a child!" The old lady saidHe took out the neatly folded handkerchiefs from the inner pocket of his clothes, opened them layer by layer, took out two large fire drills and handed them to Chen Wang's wife.
Chen Wang's wife handed it to Chen Changshui, then stood up and patted her butt: "Okay, it's done. The old lady also told me before about the banquet day. Do you think it would be okay if they get married next Sunday?
"No problem, there are still about ten days left, and I will prepare a dowry for Chen Qiao!" "Actually, there is no dowry. I just need to put away Chen Qiao's clothes and items.
"Okay, that's it. I'll leave first if I have something to do at home! "
Chen Changshui happily put the money into his pocket, stood up and said politely: "No, the family has prepared a meal, why do you have to have a meal here before leaving! "
"No, no, my family is not rich now, and I am the head of the family, so there is no need to do this! They just need to live a good life from now on! ”
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Chen Wang’s wife and Li Bowen’s grandson walked out together. After coming out, Chen Wang’s wife said to the old lady: "Auntie, the matter is done for you. Please hurry up and ask Bowen to deliver the remaining food. Chen Qiao is a filial child. You can enjoy the blessings in the future! "
"Hahaha, thank you for your hard work. From the Chen Wang family, I have to treat you well when we have a banquet! "
When he got home, Li Bowen still couldn't believe that he had a wife: "Grandma, how can you talk about marriage so quickly? ”
“Then what else do you want?” For a year and a half? Your father and I had never met each other when we got married. I didn't see what he looked like until he was brought in! "
"Then you are not afraid of marrying a crooked person! "Li Bowen asked with a smile.
"Why don't you be afraid? But what's the use of being afraid? It's all decided by parents. The blind and lame have to accept their fate. Marry a chicken and a dog as you wish! ”
Marriage in that era really had advantages and disadvantages. The advantage was that you didn’t have to spend so much time and energy. You got married first and then fell in love, or even in love. Unless there were very special circumstances, it was generally not possible. If you don't get divorced, you can live like this for the rest of your life.
The disadvantage is that blind marriage is like opening a blind box. You don't know whether it is a swan or a toad.
Generally speaking, Li Bowen feels that marriage is much better than that of later generations, where countless time and money were spent and the wallets of two generations were emptied. In the end, it is very likely that one of them would get divorced within two years of marriage. , resulting in a loss of people and money.
After deciding on a date, Lao Li’s family began to prepare the things needed for the banquet.
Li Bowen’s tricycle, tobacco, wine and candies happened to be there. Yes, he rode a tricycle and purchased goods from all over the county.After I came back, I waited until the day before to buy the remaining fish and meat. The weather is hot now. If I buy it now, it will smell bad by then.
Taking advantage of these few days, Li Bowen can still deliver supplies to the factory. Although these days are a blind date and busy going to the county to purchase things needed for the wedding, there is no need to collect the things. He didn't fall behind either.
Third uncle Li Dahe and some young men in the village go to the reservoir to cast a few nets every day, no matter how much or how little, and they can always get some fish. The small ones are eaten in the village, and the big ones are eaten. Now they are all kept in a big tank in the yard, and you can just fish them out.
The third aunt and three younger sisters were busy going around to collect eggs and other things. They cost five cents each. They didn’t have to go to the supply and marketing society and just traded in cash. The four mothers collected three hundred in a few days. There were several, and I made a big basket with a layer of wheat straw and a layer of eggs.
After everyone loaded onto the tricycle, Li Bowen pushed the tricycle out of the village with great effort. When he reached the main road, he got on the tricycle and started pedaling. When he saw no one around, he parked the tricycle. Under the shade of a tree on the roadside, I reached out and touched the large basket of eggs and said, "Put it away!"
The basket of eggs disappeared and then appeared in the space.
He followed the same pattern and took in the fish, then pedaled the empty bike and hummed a tune to the city.
When I returned to the city, it was almost time to get off work. I found a place to take out everything again. I got soybean oil, salted duck eggs and various dry goods from my stall. Anyway, it was full. The full tricycle quickly speeds up and rushes to the factory.