Zhang Liyun has a bright temperament and works resolutely. That night, he and Zhao Daqiu went to Du's house and chatted with Du Youfu and his wife in the house for a long time.
The juniors were not allowed to be present. Jiang Rui sewed a piece of old clothes in her house. Today, she went up to the mountain to collect firewood, but the thorns ripped through a seam in her clothes.
Du Baozhen was crouching in front of the desk, not knowing what to do in a secret way. After a while, he would look back at her movements, as if he was afraid of being seen by her.
Jiang Rui knew that she had been in constant contact with Han Wenke, and most of the time she was writing letters to each other.
After a long time, there was a sound outside, Zhang Liyun and Zhao Daqiu said their goodbyes, Wang Tonghua sent them to the door, and called Jiang Rui after returning to the house.
"Girl, you Uncle Zhao and the others just came and said that Zhao Nan likes you very much, and the Zhao family is also very satisfied with you. You know the conditions of his family, there is no second family in the brigade to match our family, we have climbed high, so I thought about it with your father, there is nothing to be picky about, this marriage is settled, what do you think?"
Jiang Rui lowered her head and said softly, "I have no opinion."
"That's good, that's good." Wang Tonghua said with joy on her face, "There is one more thing, originally your dad and I thought that we didn't have to worry about setting the date, it would be done in three to five months or half a year, but Anan The situation is different from others. When he comes back to visit relatives this time, he will have to wait for a year when he comes back next time. So the Zhao family means that the sooner the better, it is best to arrange the marriage before Anan returns to the army this time. That's right. It's a little tight, but your Aunt Zhang also said that everything that should be prepared will be prepared by their family. There are three major pieces of furniture and beds, and if others get married, you also have them. Although Mom feels a little anxious, But thinking about Anan's age, delaying one more year is just waiting for a year, what do you think?"
The time is indeed a bit rushed. When we met that day, Zhao Nan said that his family leave this time was a month. In other words, if the two decide to get married now, it must be done within a month. You must know that for ordinary people to get married, it takes at least half a year from seeing each other to setting a date, and then to the real wedding.
But Jiang Rui has no intention of delaying, the longer the time, the greater the variable.
Even so, she could not agree immediately, otherwise it would be too urgent in the eyes of people.
She looked up at Wang Tonghua, frowning in embarrassment: "Mom, can I just spend one night?"
"Of course," Wang Tonghua said quickly: "This is a big deal, you have to think about it, don't worry, if you really think it can't be done, Mom will go to Zhao's house and tell people, and let people delay it."
That night, Jiang Ruian slept peacefully, and told Wang Tonghua the next day that she agreed.
The marriage between the Zhao family and the Du family is really mentioned in the open, and the people in the brigade also got the news.
Now that Jiang Rui was walking on the road and was met by people, everyone would make fun of her, but she only lowered her head slightly, with a shy smile on the corner of her mouth.
Seeing that she is well-behaved and shy, and the people around her are not too good, she just talks and laughs, but she is full of emotion, that an old bamboo like Du Youfu can grow such a tender shoot.
Some people say that the Du family and the Zhao family are not compatible just by looking at their family background, but the daughter of the Du family and the son of the Zhao family are very compatible.
There is a local custom. The two families verbally said that after the marriage, the relatives of both parties should accompany each other to visit the other's home.
The people on the woman's side mainly look at the man's house, look at the family, and see if the young man is capable. When the man visits the woman's house, he sees whether the house is clean and tidy, whether the girl is diligent or not, and whether she loves cleanliness.
After both sides have read it, the two young people's characters will be used to count the days. After that, the man will prepare three major items and hire them at the woman's house.
A few days before the Chinese New Year, Jiang Rui, Wang Tonghua, and several aunts and aunts went to the Zhao's house on the Du family's side.
Aunt Du is naturally a loud voice, so she shouted from outside the yard, "Sister Liyun, we've come to your house to ask for tea!"
The Zhao family greeted him almost immediately.
Jiang Rui saw Zhao Nan, who was standing behind Zhang Liyun, wearing a pair of military trousers, a white shirt and a gray sweater, with the cuffs rolled up, revealing a strong forearm.
The Zhao family invited the guests to sit down in the main room and brought two large trays of peanuts, melon seeds and fruits.
Jiang Rui was originally standing behind her elders, but she was suddenly pushed to the front by her aunt. Her aunt laughed and said, "We brought Baoqin to show you. Where is Anan?"
So Zhao Nan was also pushed out, and the two stood face to face. Jiang Rui was blushing and didn't dare to look up, while Zhao Nan was standing there.
The elders around saw it and laughed even more cheerfully.
In the end, it was Zhang Liyun who got rid of the siege. In the final analysis today, it was a confrontation between two relatives. There was nothing to do with them. She asked Zhao Nan to take Jiang Rui out for a walk.
After leaving the main room, Jiang Rui raised her head and looked at Zhao Nan: "Let's go to the dam to have a look?"
Zhao Nan was thinking about where to take her, and when he heard the proposal, he agreed immediately.
"Wait a minute." Seeing that he was about to go out, Jiang Rui said again, "Would you like to put on your coat? It's windy outside, so don't catch a cold."
"Okay, wait a moment." Zhao Nan strode back to the house, took his coat, remembered something before leaving, and walked back again.
The Zhao family was on the reservoir, and went out and walked down a gentle slope to the dam. In summer, the dam is a good place for people to enjoy the shade, but there are few people in this season.
The two walked side by side, with an arm's length in the middle, and walked halfway across the dam without speaking.
The cold wind was blowing on her face and it was a little cold, Jiang Rui suddenly stopped.
Although Zhao Nan was staring straight ahead, Yu Guang kept paying attention to her movements. Seeing her stop, he immediately stopped and turned to look at her.
The height difference between the two was a head. Jiang Rui had to raise his head slightly when he looked at him, while Zhao Nan had to bow his head.
He glanced at her, his eyes wandered away unnaturally, then swam back in the next moment, and when he found that she was still looking at him, he immediately moved away.
Jiang Rui curled her lips and smiled softly.
Zhao Nan pursed his lips tightly, and the corners of his mouth almost became a straight line. People who didn't know thought he was angry, but if you looked closely, you could see that his auricles were all red.
"When are you going to take me all the way? Don't you have a word to say to me?" Jiang Rui asked him softly.
Zhao Nan's throat slid up and down, and he spat out a word like gold, "Yes."
The left hand that had been in the pocket stretched out and spread out in front of Jiang Rui, with a handful of toffee that had been pinched a little out of shape by him.
"Would you like some sugar?" he asked.
Jiang Rui was stunned for a moment: "You didn't speak just now, just thinking about asking me to eat candy?"
Zhao Nan answered the question, "Qianqian said it was delicious." The two packets of candy were kept, I don't know where to put them. He just went to Zhao Qianqian to get them.
He thought about it for a while, and then said, "Mom took the scarf and candy. I'll buy it next time."
So he kept silent, because the gift he was going to give her was confiscated, and he felt a little awkward? Maybe because you lost your trust in her, you still feel a little shameless
Jiang Rui picked up a candy with a smile, peeled off the outer wrapping paper, and there was still a layer of glutinous rice paper inside. She put the glutinous rice paper and white toffee into her mouth, and the sweetness spread in her mouth. Fragrant milk.
"Sweet, it's delicious." Jiang Rui said with her eyes bent, her cheeks puffed out by the candy.
Zhao Nan didn't speak, stared at her blushing face for a while, then suddenly started, peeled off the wrapping paper of all the toffee in his hand, and handed it to Jiang Rui.
There are seven or eight of them. If you eat them in one go, they will be too sweet and salty.
Jiang Rui stood on tiptoe, stretched out a thin white finger, dipped a few times in his palm, divided the sugar into two, looked up at him and said, "We are half of each."
Zhao Nan didn't like to eat, but under her gaze, she just nodded.
The two of them are you and me, the Zhao family not far away, and Zhao Qianqian, who was hiding from the guests and went back to her room to secretly eat candy, stretched out her hand to touch under the pillow, and she was stunned, "Where's my candy?! "