After extinguishing the kerosene lamp, the two of them just lay upright on the kang, the only sound in the air being quiet was the thumping of their heartbeats.
The two of them were so nervous that they didn't know whether the heartbeat was their own or the other's, and they didn't even dare to turn over.
After a long time, Xu Youyou looked at the moonlight streaming in through the window and asked softly:
"Zhou Yao, are you asleep?"
"Yes. "
Zhou Yao hummed in a sleepy tone and then fell silent.
Are you sleepy?
She slept next door, how could he fall asleep so quickly?
Xu Youyou wondered if she was not attractive to Zhou Yao because she was not good-looking.
But then he comforted himself: Zhou Yao had been doing farm work for a day and had plowed a whole garden when he came back. He must be very tired, and it would not be surprising if he fell asleep.
After some self-comfort, Xu Youyou felt relieved, turned over and fell asleep with her pillow on her palm.
However, the man beside him could not fall asleep. He could not fall asleep for a long time while listening to the slight and rhythmic breathing of the woman next to him.
Suddenly, the woman turned over, hugged his arm with one hand, restlessly placed one foot on his body, still sleeping soundly.
The faint fragrance of the woman went straight into his nose, and her warm breath blew against his ears, tingling and tingling, igniting fire with every breath.
Zhou Yao's whole body seemed to be burned by fire. His body instantly became hot, his breathing became heavier and heavier, as if he was thirsty, and his Adam's apple was slowly rolling.
Xu Youyou felt a sweltering heat, her body was sweating, and she turned over subconsciously.
Zhou Yao was relieved this time, but his whole body was burning hot, and the discomfort in his lower abdomen did not lessen, but became more severe.
The woman he loved was lying next to him, but he did not dare to touch her for fear of making her angry, so he could only go out and take two cold showers before coming back.
When Zhou Yao woke up in the morning, his face turned red and he had to wash his underwear and sheets.
Xu Youyou woke up and found that the sheets on the bed were missing. She thought it was because she had not slept well, so she kicked the quilt to the floor.
But I searched around the ground and couldn't find anything. Finally, I found the quilt I had put on last night on the clothes drying pole outside the yard, with an extra pair of underwear next to it.
Xu Youyou couldn't help but blush, and quickly turned around and went back to the house to change clothes.
When she changed her clothes and came out to wash up, she had already sorted out her emotions. She acted as if she knew nothing and didn't understand anything. She didn't tell or ask.
Zhou Yao made breakfast, and she went over to eat with him. From time to time, she said a few words about what she wanted to do when she left for the town later.
Zhou Yao kept his head down the whole time while eating cereal porridge, not daring to raise his head to look at Xu Youyou.
After having breakfast and bringing everything together, Zhou Yao went to the brigade leader's house to borrow a bicycle, and the two of them rode the bicycle and set off into the town.
The roads in the mountainous countryside were all dirt roads, bumpy and full of potholes, which made Xu Youyou feel a little uncomfortable. Fortunately, Zhou Yao gave her a soft cushion underneath, otherwise her butt would have blossomed at this moment.
Although the road is difficult to walk, there are green grass growing on both sides of the road, and colorful wild flowers are dotted among them. Xu Youyou can't name them, but they just think they look good. There are single-petaled flowers and double-petaled ones. There are dark ones and light ones, just like a colorful oil painting.
Xu Youyou was so excited that she put her hands around Zhou Yao's waist. She was about to ask what the names of those flowers were, but unexpectedly the man straightened up and kicked hard with a grunt.
The bicycle was almost flying due to his pedaling, and Xu Youyou who was behind was knocked speechless.
It took Zhou Yao 50 minutes to get to the town that originally took him an hour and a half.
After getting out of the car, Xu Youyou tidied her hair before following Zhou Yao into the People's Commune of Yong'an Town.
Take the brigade certificate to the commune office to register your marriage.
As usual, the staff asked the two people whether they wanted to get married voluntarily, then checked the brigade certificate, and quickly issued a marriage certificate for the two.
The marriage certificate now looks like a certificate issued by the school when I was studying. Directly above it are six five-star red flags, which means that the couple is a revolutionary youth who has grown up in the new era. It is also decorated with flowers and Patterns such as wheat ears represent a happy marriage.
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In the middle, it is written who and whom are voluntarily married at what age. After being reviewed and found to comply with the regulations on marriage, this certificate and other related content will be issued.
Below is the issuing authority and date.
Zhou Yao looked at the marriage certificate in his hand, feeling like he was dreaming, and pinched his thigh quietly. It hurt, and then it felt real.
Xu Youyou had a clear view of his movements.
"Now, keep mine together so that I don't lose them." Xu Youyou handed him the marriage certificate.
Zhou Yao couldn't help but quietly raised the corners of his mouth, and quickly put away their marriage certificates.
The two were about to go to the supply and marketing cooperative. When they passed by a photo studio, they saw a family happily coming out of the photo studio. The staff inside reminded them to pick up the photos next week.
Seeing this scene, Zhou Yao could no longer walk. He parked his bicycle in front of the photo studio and stared straight at it.
"Why don't you leave? The supply and marketing cooperative hasn't arrived yet?" Xu Youyou asked after looking around but not seeing the supply and marketing cooperative.
"Yuyou, let's go take a picture."
"Take a picture?" Xu Youyou looked at the right side, and sure enough there was oneA photo studio.
Although she was not good-looking in her previous life and did not even have a boyfriend, she also knew that marriage registration required photos of the two of them, but the marriage certificate at that time did not have a photo.
Besides, taking pictures is not cheap. It costs one yuan to take a picture. If it is a family portrait, you have to charge per person.
Xu Youyou felt that it would be okay to get married without wedding photos, but headshots were still necessary. After all, she had not experienced black and white photos in this era.
In fact, there were color photos in the 1970s, also called hand-colored photos. Because they needed to be colored by hand, they were only available in large photo studios and were more expensive than black-and-white photos.
"Okay."
The two of them came into the photo studio together. The comrade who took the photo looked at the two handsome men and women. It is rare to see such eye-catching gays and lesbians. He hurriedly and enthusiastically came forward to say hello.
"Two gay people have just gotten married and are here to take a group photo?"
I have seen many photographers. Usually men and women come together. Basically, they are just married or preparing to get married. They want to come. Taken as a souvenir photo.
"Yes." Zhou Yao and Xu Youyou nodded.
"Lesbians bring their heads closer to the gay men, yes, yes, that's good!" the photographer reminded.
"And gay men, don't be nervous, smile, yes, yes, smile happily on the big day."
It's not that Zhou Yao doesn't know how to smile, it's true I was a little nervous, and I almost forgot how to laugh for a moment.
Xu Youyou wore two long and big black braids and approached Zhou Yao, who was wearing a green military uniform. Zhou Yao tried his best to overcome his nervousness and maintain a bright smile.
At the photographer's command, a white light flashed, and the special and unforgettable moment between the two was frozen.
After paying the money and getting a slip of paper that looked like a receipt, the comrade who took the photo reminded them to come back next week to pick up the photos.
After leaving the photo studio, Xu Youyou remembered that the wall on the kang at home was a little dusty, so she thought about going to the scrap station to buy some old newspapers and paste them on them.
There is an old man guarding the door of the scrap station, and the words "Public Waste Collection Station" are written on the wall on one side.
The uncle looked up and asked the two of them their purpose before letting them in.
This is the only scrap station in town. It mainly recycles scrap metal, broken glass, large bones, old clothes, plastic paper and other waste items that can be processed and recycled.
Xu Youyou and Zhou Yao put their bicycles outside the door and went in to take a look. They were no different from a modern scrapyard. There were three wooden houses on the east side of the yard. The doors were open and there were some Waste paper, scrap copper and other valuable waste products.
Other less valuable items were piled in the middle of the yard.
At this time, there were still three or five people selling scraps at the scrap station. After weighing and reporting the price, they followed the staff’s requirements and sold the scraps themselves.Dump the waste to a specific location.