The man paid a betrothal gift of fifty yuan, and Qian Shulan let Wang Danna take her away.
He also moved out the thirty-six legs that he had previously made for Wang Danna from the utility room at home.
This is something that their family has kept hidden for many years. Even if you have money, you may not be able to get it now.
After moving it back from the furniture factory, Qian Shulan directly covered it with a torn quilt cover to prevent dust, and waited until this day before taking it out.
Several daughters-in-law in the family helped Wang Danna prepare things.
There are many marriage customs here, especially in the countryside where there are more customs than in the city. Mainly because the regulations in the countryside are less strict than in the city.
Their wedding date is the weekend after next.
At first, Qian Shulan thought that the date was set so quickly that the members would be surprised.
But who would have thought that no one could set a date quickly.
Later, when I was chatting with everyone, I found out that there are people who get married after just three days of blind dating.
Qian Shulan was full of admiration.
One week before the wedding, Qian Shulan gave the pen she bought to Wang Danna.
Here, tokens of love must be exchanged before getting married.
Hong Shunyou gave her a gold lock, and Qian Shulan prepared a fountain pen.
She originally wanted to keep this pen to sell, but since they were in such a hurry to get married, she had no choice but to use it first.
Qian Shulan thought that in a few years, there would be ten years of unrest, so she carefully reminded her, "When you go shopping for clothes tomorrow, remember not to buy anything too fancy. Try to choose something with plain colors. Buy less braid."
Wang Danna is a girl who loves beauty. She was puzzled when she heard her mother say that. "Mom, why?"
Qian Shulan rubbed her brows. She couldn't say anything about this. After all, there were still several years to go. She thought for a moment and said, "You married so well. I'm worried that those who are jealous of you will slander you behind your back. Try to keep a low profile. Don't make any political remarks. Don't say anything if you can."
Wang Danna was very happy to hear her mother say this. She took her mother's arm and said, "Mom, do you like Shunyou very much?"
Qian Shulan patted her arm and said, "As long as he is good to my daughter, I will love him like my own son."
Wang Danna's eyes turned red and she wiped away her tears, "Mom, you are so kind."
Qian Shulan also reminded her to take good care of Mr. Fang, as the old man was the loneliest.
It was only after Qian Shulan asked Hong Shunyou that she found out that Mr. Fang never married or had children. Hong Shunyou, the nephew, was his closest younger generation.
"I know, mother."
Suddenly, Wang Danna slapped her forehead and whispered in Qian Shulan's ear, "Mom, Shunyou asked me to tell you that the Hong family has been dealt with."
Qian Shulan's eyebrows jumped and she stared at her, "How did you solve it?"
Qian Shulan only found out later that it was Hong Shunyou's mother who bought the boat ticket and wanted to take her son away from the mainland, but who would have thought that she would meet Hong Shichang on the way, and the other party killed her for money. It can be said that Hong Shunyou's miserable life in the first half of his life was all caused by the Hong family.
Wang Danna curled her lips and gritted her teeth as she said, "That family was dishonest and stole food from the canteen. They were caught red-handed. The principal offender was shot and the accomplice was sent to a labor camp and sentenced to fifteen years."
Qian Shulan nodded, as long as the family didn't make trouble. But think about it, many people have spent all their savings to survive.
The Hong family had spent all their wealth, so they had to think of another way out, right? They couldn't rob others, so they had to steal, right
I just didn't expect Mr. Fang to be so quick. He solved the case in just a few days. In the past, it would take at least a month to determine the sentence for such a case.
But they caught and sentenced the suspect in just one week, and it was done so quickly. Qian Shulan sometimes felt that power was a good thing. No wonder so many people were crazy about it.
Early the next morning, Wang Danna rode her bicycle to the county town to buy wedding supplies with Hong Shunyou.
Some of the things were prepared by the woman, so Qian Shulan gave her money and let her choose by herself.
After buying it, you don’t have to take it back, just put it directly in their new house in the county town.
They planned to hold the wedding ceremony in the county town and in the countryside.
The county town just invites their respective colleagues.
In the countryside, people invite relatives and friends.
When she came back, Wang Danna brought back new clothes.
All the family members gathered around to take a look. The color was not bright, but rather looked very calm.
Zhou Xuemei touched the Zhongshan suit and said, "Our Dana wants to develop in the direction of female cadres."
Li Chunhua also agreed, "This dress is really beautiful. If Dana wore it, she would look really like her."
So Sun Daqin encouraged Wang Danna to wear it for everyone to see.
Although Wang Danna was a little shy, she still went back to the house to change as everyone requested.
After I put it on and looked out, everyone gave me a thumbs up.
Qian Shulan sat at the table and took a look. She sat with her back to Wang Danna. From behind, she couldn't recognize that she was a woman. How could she be pretty
But when I think about the fact that there were only so many styles of clothing in that era, I can only think about it in my mind.
She felt a moment of melancholy when she saw how beautiful Wang Danna was, but she could only wear these loose clothes that could not distinguish between men's and women's.
Soon, it was Wang Danna’s wedding day.
The specific process is similar to the previous incident with Jiang Yuying.
But it would be more lively in the countryside, with all the members coming together to watch. Adults and children would all run to the bridal chamber to see the bride and say auspicious words.
The bride can then hand out sweets to them.
Although supplies are a bit scarce now, Qian Shulan still prepared some peanuts and longans.
It was dyed magenta and placed on the wedding box for everyone to see.
Everyone was extremely envious when they saw the thirty-six legs.
A childhood friend of Wang Danna who was close to her also came over and whispered, "Your mother prepared so much dowry for you, so she must have given you a lot as a treasure, right?"
Wang Danna smiled and nodded, but she didn't say how much money it cost. She just said, "Not bad!"
The daughter-in-law wanted to ask more questions, but Wang Danna just answered them with a laugh.
Her mother is right. It’s better not to attract too much attention and just live a happy life.
She sat upright on the bed, which was covered with a sheets with an illustration of a big red lantern hanging high printed on it.
Behind her were two cotton quilts weighing eight kilograms.
Her total savings amounted to 530 yuan. There was 200 yuan from her mother, 50 from her eldest brother and his wife, 30 from her second sister, 50 from her third brother and his wife, 50 from her fourth brother and his wife, 80 from her fifth brother, and her own savings. This amount of money was enough for her to stand up straight.
When night falls, it is time to enter the bridal chamber.
It is not popular to make a fuss in the bridal chamber these days, and many people left.
In the Wang family, except for Wang Shouzhi and Zhengkang who were responsible for registering the gift book, everyone else was responsible for entertaining guests.
Although the Wang family did not prepare a banquet, they still provided some snacks.
That is, glutinous rice noodles, melon seeds, candies, peanuts and the like, in small quantities, just for the sake of presentation.
Everyone was happy to get a handful of these foods.
The next morning, after Qian Shulan got up and washed up, Sun Daqin had already cooked the meal. Her cooking skills were much better than before.
Everyone was waiting for the newlyweds to come.
Zhengguo was still growing and ate four or five meals a day. After a while, he held his stomach and shouted, "When is it coming? I'm starving."
He rolled his eyes and said to Zhengjun, "Zhengjun, go call your aunt. There are still a lot of longans in her room."
When he mentioned longan, Zhengjun's saliva was about to flow, this thing is so delicious.
That is, on the day they were bought, her grandmother let him taste one, and then put all of them in her sister-in-law's room, saying that she would give them to him after the wedding.
Now that it's over, can he eat it
But he was nine years old after all, not as easy to fool as a five or six year old. After jogging a few steps, he turned back to look at his grandmother.
Qian Shulan nodded to him, and he ran towards his aunt's room.
Soon there was the sound of Zhengjun banging on the door, followed by the screams of Hong Shunyou and Wang Danna.
Apparently, last night was so intense that the two of them slept so soundly that they even forgot about time.
Zheng ran in first with Gui Yuan in his military coat, "My aunt and uncle will be here soon."
In less than five minutes, Hong Shunyou and Wang Danna finished washing up and ran over.
Hong Shunyou's face turned red with embarrassment, and he kept apologizing after he came in.
Mr. Fang returned to the county town after attending a wedding yesterday.
So at this moment, Hong Shunyou is actually the only newcomer.
Qian Shulan smiled at him and said, "Just be more careful next time. Don't be so reserved."
Hong Shunyou wiped the sweat from his forehead and sat down.
It was Qian Shulan who started to distribute the food again.
"Today's meal is full, everyone, eat as much as you can." He handed a piece of chicken to Hong Shunyou and said, "Try it, this is the chicken raised by our production team."
Hong Shunyou took it flattered and found it tasted really good.
The whole family was eating with gusto.
But after tasting a piece, Zhengjun said to Sun Daqin, "Mom, your cooking skills are still a little worse than yours."
Sun Daqin raised her eyelids and said unhappily, "How old are you and how old am I? You really know how to compare."
Zhengjun curled his lips and said, "But you don't know how to make clothes like Third Aunt?"
Sun Daqin was furious. "That's enough. I got up early in the morning to cook for you, and you're not grateful enough, but you're insulting me. Stop being so disrespectful all day long."
Zhengjun grumbled a few words in dissatisfaction.
The whole family watched Zhengjun and Sun Daqin bickering with laughter.
Qian Shulan narrowed her eyes, her gaze a little heavy. Zhengjun is getting more and more talkative as he grows older. I don't know where he learned this from, but he doesn't know how to show mercy to others.
But the child is still young, and he is kind-hearted, just a little sharp-tongued, which would not be considered a shortcoming in later times. But not in this era.
The Ten-Year Movement was not triggered overnight. The Four Cleanups Movement gradually evolved into the Cultural Revolution. Many people fell into this trap because they did not speak out.
In this age of lack of freedom of speech, an unintentional word may become a handle for others to kill you.
Qian Shulan couldn't directly stop Zhengjun from speaking or doing anything, she could only take precautions. She didn't want to wait until something happened before trying to find connections to remedy the situation, as it would be too late by then.
She thought for a moment and said, "Zhengjun, since you said your mother's cooking is not tasty, then you should learn from your grandmother at noon."
Zhengjun straightened his neck, his eyes lit up, "Okay, I will definitely learn better than mother."
The whole family was happy.
Wang Shouren glared at him and said, "How dare a grown man enter the kitchen!"
Qian Shulan frowned and rolled her eyes at him, "You light the fire for us at noon. I think you just don't do enough housework, so you've been spoiled!"
Wang Shouren's face flushed red.
Qian Shulan was not relenting, "Look at you, you eat more than your fifth brother and his two brothers in a month. If you could learn how to cook, you wouldn't be so wasteful."
When this matter was mentioned, Wang Shouren immediately lowered his head and remained silent.
Qian Shulan also said to Wang Shouyi, "Look at the two of you. One gets thirty and the other gets forty-five. But you have to spend fifteen dollars just on food. If you keep eating like this, can you still support your family? You spend all the money you earn on your own stomach."
Both of them have become regular employees, so they are now receiving regular employee wages. Wang Shouyi can only receive 45 because his level as a driver is not high enough.
The two men lowered their heads and accepted the training obediently.
Qian Shulan immediately gave the order, "From now on, you must cook for yourselves. Living expenses are only eight yuan a month, no more."
Both of them had a bitter look on their faces.
Qian Shulan glanced at Wang Shouli. He didn't have to worry about anything. He had two sons to support, and they were still so young, so he had set up a stove in the single dormitory early on.
After breakfast, everyone in the family went to work in the fields.
Hong Shunyou followed Wang Danna back to the house.
They have to go to the county town to hold another wedding tomorrow, so they have to leave after lunch.
Seeing Wang Danna bending over to pack her things, Hong Shunyou felt a little uneasy. "Do you think my mother is scolding me?"
Wang Danna was a little amused, "You just found out."
Hong Shunyou went forward and hugged her, sitting on the bed, "I will cook, you don't have to worry."
Wang Danna hugged her neck and said, "Then you have to behave well."
"good!"
Wang Shouren cooked lunch while Zhengjun cooked on a small stool. Qian Shulan stood by to give instructions.
I had chicken in the morning and fish at noon.
The first step in making braised fish is to fry it until it turns golden brown.
Zhengjun had never cooked before. When he put the fish into the pot, the hot oil splashed directly onto the back of his hand, making him scream in pain.
Wang Shouren jumped up immediately with heartache and pulled his hand to check his injury.
Qian Shulan reminded him expressionlessly, "The fish is going to be burnt."
Zhengjun didn't care about the pain anymore and started stir-frying immediately.
After the meal, the father and son were sweating profusely.
There was a burning pain on my hand and face.
When the dish was served, everyone was dumbfounded at the sight of the fish that was burnt half black and half white.
Zhengjun burst into tears, "Mom, I will never say your cooking is bad again."
Sun Daqin subconsciously looked at her mother-in-law, and when she nodded, she said quickly, "A good child is one who corrects his mistakes as soon as he knows them."
Qian Shulan sighed, "Zhengjun, you are already nine years old, a big kid. When you criticize your mother without any respect, have you ever thought about how hard your mother works? You should give others face when doing things, and don't embarrass others. Otherwise, it is easy to offend others and bring disaster to your family."
Zhengjun blushed with shame and wiped away his tears, "Grandma, I know I was wrong, I will definitely correct it in the future."
Qian Shulan was a little worried again, and reminded him, "Think about what you said three times in your mind, and make sure it won't hurt others before you say it." After a pause, she added, "If others bully you, that's another matter."
Zhengjun’s little body trembled and said, “Okay.”
Qian Shulan also glanced at everyone and said, "The same applies to you when you go out to work. You must stay away from people with bad character."
Everyone looked at each other and nodded in agreement.
Although the meal was not tasty, it gave the men a vivid educational lesson.