Zhou Hongjun and Wen Yunong went to get their marriage certificate the next day.
After coming out of the commune, Wen Yunong took Zhou Hongjun to the supply and marketing cooperative.
Although she didn't have much money, since she was getting married, she naturally had to buy some dowry.
The salesperson saw them coming in and asked enthusiastically what they wanted to buy.
Wen Yunong looked at the things on the counter and said, "Comrade, do you have any quilt covers?"
"Sister, we don't have ready-made quilt covers. We buy them ourselves. I sewed the quilt cover and cotton fabric myself. Wait a moment and I’ll get them for you.”
The salesperson turned around and took out two quilt covers. Spread it out for them to see.
"This quilt has a nice surface. It's a new style, but it's a bit more expensive. It costs ten yuan and ten cents plus a five-foot cloth ticket."
"This style is cheaper than ordinary ones. These are seven yuan and fifty-two cents with a ticket."
Wen Yunong touched the thirty yuan and several tickets in his pocket, and finally chose the one with more than seven yuan.
"Comrade, how do you sell that cotton cloth?"
The salesperson hurriedly found the cotton cloth and showed it to her, "This kind of white cotton cloth costs 281 cents per foot. You want this quilt?" For noodles, it's probably about one foot and five feet."
Wen Yunong calculated in his mind that it was 28 cents per foot. If it was one foot and five feet, it would cost more than four yuan. This would add up to one quilt cover. It's more than eleven yuan.
It’s one-third of her savings.
But there is no way. Things are not as good as before. If you want to get married, you can't get married without anything.
The cash-strapped Wen Yunong gritted his teeth and asked for it.
The salesperson responded and went to cut the cotton fabric for her.
Zhou Hongjun noticed her embarrassment, approached Wen Yunong and whispered: "Daughter-in-law, just buy it, I have the money."
Wen Yunong smiled awkwardly, "That's okay , I bought it as a dowry."
"Why not, you are my wife now, and my money is yours."
Wen Yunong couldn't convince him, but still persisted. Give yourself money.
"Sister, the total here is eleven yuan and seventy-two cents. Do you need anything else?" the salesperson asked as she helped her wrap the cloth with oilcloth.
Wen Yunong paused, thinking about what else he could buy with more than seventeen yuan left.
The salesperson had keen eyesight and saw that the two of them were newly married. He thought that they didn’t know what they wanted to buy, so he smiled and said: "Sister, are you here to buy things for the wedding?"
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Seeing the two of them nodding happily, the salesperson understood and told them what they needed to buy for their wedding.
What enamel jars, enamel basins, iron thermos bottles, double printed sheets, men's vests and so on.
“We just keep it simple and don’t need to buy so much. "Wen Yunong said.
Then she calculated the price in her mind and ordered an enamel jar, an enamel basin, an iron-shell thermos, and two men's vests.
She heard the educated youth point it out. The old educated youth said that when getting married here, the woman has to buy two vests for the man.
The total cost of several items is 11 yuan and 30 cents, and the remaining money is not enough to buy bed sheets for two people. The printed bedsheets cost eight dollars and forty-five cents.
Not to mention that she didn’t have enough money, even the cloth coupons were not enough.
She didn’t dare to spend the remaining few dollars. After all, this was her last bit of wealth.
Zhou Hongjun rushed to ask for money, but Wen Yunong seriously refused.
The two of them took the things. After leaving the supply and marketing cooperative.
Zhou Hongjun felt happy. The fact that Wen Yunong came to the supply and marketing cooperative to prepare the dowry so seriously showed that she attached great importance to marrying him.
And she also bought it for him. He bought two vests, which shows that she went back to inquire with others.
Although her wife just refused to give him money, it didn’t matter. After they got married, he and Brother Yao would do it. Just leave the money to your daughter-in-law.
Just after leaving the house, Zhou Hongjun thought of something and asked Wen Yunong to wait for him at the door, then turned and entered the supply and marketing cooperative again.
I bought two pounds of chicken cakes and one pound of fruit candies wrapped in cellophane.
"What did you buy these for?" "Wen Yunong asked.
"Of course it's to celebrate that we received the marriage certificate today. You can have a piece. "
Zhou Hongjun said as he stuffed a piece of chicken cake into Wen Yunong's mouth.
It was soft and soft, and the sweet taste spread in his mouth. Wen Yunong had been eating it since he went to the countryside. I have never eaten something as expensive as chicken cake.
Now I took a bite and found it delicious.
After finishing one piece, Zhou Hongjun fed her another piece. .
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"Yunong, let's go to the state-owned hotel for lunch. Don't worry, I will never be with you in the future." I won't let you suffer anymore. "
"State-owned hotel? It’s too expensive. Let’s go back and eat. "Wen Yunong was not used to spending money like this for a while.
I have bought a lot of things today.
"I have money, don't worry, let's go. "Zhou Hongjun carried something in one hand and held Wen Yunong in the other and went straight to the state-owned hotel.
Zhou Hongjun's mother is also preparing things for her son's wedding. She also prepared some before. Now she will take stock of them. See if there is anything missing.
The basic furniture in the new house is ready, as well as quilts and so on.
The next step is to propose marriage and make preparations. That’s all for the wedding banquet
The marriage proposal is scheduled for tomorrow, and Zhou Hongjun’s mother went to see Zhou specially.The captain's wife, the brigade's female director and a few others went together.
The female head teacher acts as a matchmaker.
The rest is the question of the banquet, how many tables to set and which dishes to order.
In this era, it is generally not a big event. An ordinary family can set up four or five tables and just invite some relatives and friends.
The couple discussed the dishes and made a rough idea, waiting for Zhou Hongjun to come back before making a final decision.
The whole family attaches great importance to the marriage of their youngest son, and tries to give Wen Yunong as much dignity as possible.
Xu Youyou and Zhou Chen gathered firewood for two days, but they still haven't finished it, because the winter here is extremely cold, and firewood is used up quickly.
As long as you have enough firewood, you can live peacefully this winter.
The three of them gathered firewood during the day, and in the evening, after everyone else had gone back.
Xu Youyou quietly went up the mountain and caught three big wild boars with good luck, and then asked Zhou Chen and Zhou Li to pull the cart up to the town to take action.
I have been selling wild boars every evening for the past two days.
Sure enough, selling wild boars makes money quickly.
The three of them plan to take advantage of the fact that winter has not yet come, to sell a few more times and make more money back.
After all, the closer to winter, the stronger people’s desire to buy pork. Many people who have some money in their pockets want to buy more meat to make bacon and bacon, and save it for winter.
When the weather gets cold, meat can be stored easily and will not go bad easily. Everyone is willing to save more meat for the New Year.
The three of them held firewood for five days. During these five days, they sold wild boars and made a total of 1,685 yuan and 69 cents.
Xu Youyou split 674 yuan and 27 cents, while Zhou Chen and Zhou Li each earned more than 505 yuan and 70 cents.
The two brothers looked at the money they made in these five days, which was more than they had made in a year of hard work in the fields.
"Second sister-in-law, let's do it a few more times while it hasn't snowed yet. How about doing it every few days?"
Xu Youyou raised her eyebrows and asked: " Can you bear it?"
"Of course, it's not as easy as working in the fields." Zhou Chen affirmed.
Zhou Li also said: "I can do it too."
The two looked at Xu Youyou expectantly.
Xu Youyou thought for a while, and it was not impossible to sell wild boars a few more times to make up for what was lost in the autumn harvest.
Seeing that Xu Youyou didn't respond for a while, Zhou Yao said: "Second sister-in-law, you don't know that the people who asked us for wild boars said that as long as there are wild boars, just look for them. After the winter, everyone will think of ways to store them. The demand for meat is higher than usual."
"Okay, that's it. I'll go to the mountain more recently. You guys will let me know."
Xu Youyou. Thinking about the quota for the medicinal materials market this time, the Zhou Chen brothers are very likely to get it. If they go to the medicinal materials market in the future, thenShe was left alone to do it again, and the wild boar business was probably on hold again.
Then take advantage of this time to do a good job.
Zhou Chen and Zhou Li have absolute trust in Xu Youyou, just like they trust Zhou Yao.
The cooperation between the three people during this period of time, although it is a trap set by Zhou Yao, but how can so many wild boars fall into the same trap every day?
The two of them noticed something was wrong, but they didn't ask any more questions, let alone think about it.
Xu Youyou's arrival has brought good luck to the Zhou family, but it is not bad luck. Just make good use of it, there is no need to go into details.
There are so many magical things in this world, but they cannot be figured out by just thinking about them.
Even if you figure it out, what can you do?
Zhou Hongjun’s marriage was scheduled for ten days, deliberately delayed to wait for Zhou Yao’s return.
That night, as soon as Xu Youyou lay down, she heard someone opening the door in the garden outside, and woke up to check.
"You're back? Why are you back so late?" Xu Youyou came out wearing a coat.
I saw Zhou Yao pushing his bicycle in. He looked dusty and haggard. He probably hadn't slept for several nights, and he still looked untidy.