After Qian Shulan brought her two children back to the county town, she took Xiao Min back to the countryside.
She rode her bicycle back to the old house, left Xiao Min in the care of Sun Daqin, and returned the bicycle to the team.
When she came back to pick up Xiao Min, Sun Daqin hurriedly took her aside to talk about the three children.
"Mom, they have already received their completion certificates. Our production team will have a health station."
Qian Shulan was a little surprised, "Really? Where are Xiaotao and the others?"
Sun Daqin covered her mouth and laughed, "The three of them went to supervise the construction of the house. The health station is a new building, built next to the threshing ground, very close to the ancient well."
Qian Shulan thought that she would pass by there later, so she said, "Then I'll go take a look!"
Sun Daqin pulled Fengchan and said, "I want to go too."
Xiao Min came over and took Fengchan's hand and walked in front. The two little kids holding hands looked very cute.
Qian Shulan had an urge to take a picture of this scene, it was so heartwarming.
But when I thought about the fact that I didn't have that thing, I immediately felt deflated.
Sun Daqin didn't notice her mother-in-law's depression. Instead, she smiled and said, "I heard that they were going to build a red brick house. I don't know if it's true?"
Red brick and tile houses? In the past few years, there have been 20 to 30 families in the team who have built tile houses one after another, but they are all one or two rooms, because they really don’t have that much money.
If the health station also uses red bricks, then the team should pay for it.
They soon arrived at the threshing ground, and three soldiers from the army were helping with the work.
Xiaotao helped to carry bricks, Xiaolian helped to mix the mud, and Zhengjun followed everyone to learn how to build the wall. Although the speed was slow, he did a good job and was very serious.
These three children have really grown into progressive young people.
Qian Shulan was very satisfied.
When Xiaotao was pushing the cart, she saw her grandma coming. Her eyes lit up and she called out sweetly, "Grandma!"
Qian Shulan came over with a smile, "I heard that the three of you have received your completion certificates?"
Xiao Tao nodded heavily, "Yes!"
Qian Shulan patted her on the back and said, "Do a good job! Bring honor to our Wang family!"
Xiao Tao smiled, "Yeah!"
The other two came over to talk, talking about their studies in the hospital. Qian Shulan was very surprised.
However, because she was very busy building the house, Qian Shulan only chatted with them for a while before going home.
The next day, Qian Shulan took Xiao Min to the chicken farm and looked through the accounts kept by Sun Daqin.
She nodded and smiled, "It's okay to remember, keep up the good work in the future!"
Sun Daqin straightened her back immediately after receiving the compliment and responded loudly with "OK".
When the others saw her like this, they all burst into laughter.
Qian Shulan encouraged everyone to work hard and let everyone go about their own business.
After everyone left, Sun Daqin leaned over to Qian Shulan's ear and whispered, "Mom, Xiaohe came back last night."
Qian Shulan said "oh" and then frowned, "Why is she back? It's not her day off."
Sun Daqin whispered, "He said he found a date in the county and wanted to get married, so he came back to tell his family."
Qian Shulan was startled? So sudden
Why didn't you tell your family when you were dating? Why did you tell them after you got married
Qian Shulan asked curiously, "Do you know what the man's conditions are?"
Who is Sun Daqin? Even if she has calmed down now, she still can't change her habit of gossiping. She showed off proudly, "Of course I know. The man works in the same factory as her, and they are both regular employees."
Qian Shulan nodded, "Then what?"
Sun Daqin waved her hand and said, "That's all I heard. I took advantage of Fengchan sleeping and eavesdropped outside the door."
Only Sun Daqin could be so shameless as to eavesdrop without feeling guilty at all.
Qian Shulan was speechless. "If you want to know, just ask Li Chunhua. Why are you eavesdropping?"
Sun Daqin was speechless. Why should I tell you so that you can scold me? I feel a little wronged.
Qian Shulan was also a little embarrassed. It seemed a little unkind of her to say that. She coughed and waved her hand, "You just watch here first. I'll go ask Chunhua."
Sun Daqin's eyes lit up. She was eager to know the follow-up gossip, so she stopped being angry with her mother-in-law and said hurriedly, "Go quickly. I'm sure Xiao Min will be a good match."
Qian Shulan glanced at Xiaomin who was playing house with Fengchan under the shed and shook her head gently. Forget it. She would continue teaching Xiaomin to recognize words when she came back.
Qian Shulan strolled all the way to the old house.
Xiao He had already returned to the county town in the morning. Li Chunhua was making clothes in the main room.
It's just that she was a little absent-minded today, and the thread kept breaking, so she let it go.
When Qian Shulan came in, Li Chunhua was in a daze. She stretched out her hand and waved it in front of Li Chunhua.
Li Chunhua woke up in a hurry. When she saw that it was her mother-in-law, she jumped up from the stool in fright, "Mom, why are you here?"
Qian Shulan lowered her head to look at the sleeves on which she had only sewed a little bit.
Perhaps because she was caught slacking off by her mother-in-law, Li Chunhua felt a little embarrassed and explained awkwardly, "Mom, I wasn't being lazy just now, I was thinking."
Qian Shulan found a stool and sat down, following her train of thought and asked, "What are you thinking about?"
Li Chunhua also sat down, "Mom, Xiaohe already has a boyfriend."
Qian Shulan nodded, "Then what?"
So calm? Li Chunhua was anxious, "She told me yesterday that she was going to get married. This damn girl didn't even tell her family before she started dating. She only told us now that she couldn't hide it anymore!"
Qian Shulan was not angry at all. As long as she didn't do anything immoral, it was fine. "Just get married. She's already 21 years old, so she's really old enough. By the way, when will she bring her boyfriend back to show us?"
Li Chunhua was a little unhappy. "He said he would come back on the weekend. The guy is quite good, and his family is from the county town. But he has no parents and only has an older brother!"
No parents? Have a job and a house. Oh, the only thing missing is a bike, but as a regular employee, the guy should be able to afford one. This condition is perfect!
She glanced at Li Chunhua and saw that she was angry. She was a little puzzled. "This boy is very good. What else are you dissatisfied with?"
Li Chunhua sighed, "Mom, Xiaohe has no father or mother. Who will take care of her child when she gives birth in the future?"
Qian Shulan was stunned for a moment, staring at her strangely, "You are not a human!"
Li Chunhua was surprised. "I bring it to her? I..." She thought for a moment. Eh? It seems so. She can bring it.
Shuanzi is only twelve years old. He should have been in the first grade of junior high school, but because the middle school was closed, he started working after graduating from elementary school. He still has several years to get married!
Li Chunhua slapped her thigh and was extremely happy, "Sure!" But then she frowned, "But their house is so small, there's no place for me to live. And will his elder brother and sister-in-law have any objections?"
Qian Shulan curled her lips and said, "Why don't you just be like Daqin and leave the child at home? When you are busy, Daqin and Xuemei can help you take care of the child, and it won't interfere with your earning money. When you go to the county town, you have to pay for everything, and you will only cause trouble for them if you go there."
Li Chunhua thought about it and said, "Mom, you are really thoughtful."
Two days later, it's the weekend.
Xiao He came to the countryside with her boyfriend and his brother and sister-in-law.
When they were on the road, the two looked down upon the country dirt roads, the dirty children on the roadside, and the mud houses that could be seen everywhere.
But when they entered Wangjia Village and saw that several families had built brick and tile houses, their expressions became better.
When we arrived at Lao Wang's house, except for the men who were still in the county town, almost all the women were at home.
Li Chunhua stepped forward to greet them, "Are you tired from the journey? Come in!"
The three of them came in pushing their bicycles. They were a little surprised to see that Lao Wang also had a bicycle.
After sending all the kids who were watching the fun out to play, Li Chunhua began to introduce people.
Zhou Xuemei and Sun Daqin were both called over by Li Chunhua to check the situation.
On the man's side, Xiao He also helped to introduce them, "This is my boyfriend, Xu Hongliang, his brother Xu Hongshan, and his sister-in-law Zhao Yuzhu."
Xu Hongliang is twenty-one years old this year, about the same age as Xiaohe. He is a very handsome young man with the most popular male appearance nowadays, with a square face, thick eyebrows and big eyes. The only shortcoming is probably that he is a little short, only 1.65 meters tall.
Xu Hongshan is about thirty-four or thirty-five years old, and is about 70% similar to Xu Hongliang, but he is taller, about 1.8 meters. It would be nice if the two brothers were equal in height.
Zhao Yuzhu was younger, about 33 or 34 years old, pretty, and gentle, with a faint smile on her face. But her eyes vaguely revealed a sense of superiority that was unique to city dwellers, which made people feel uncomfortable at a glance.
Xiao He poured some hot water for the three of them. Sun Daqin glanced outside and muttered, "Why hasn't our mother come yet?"
Qian Shulan was busy at the chicken farm. No one knew what was going on. Xu Wenhou came over early in the morning even though he should have come in the afternoon.
Qian Shulan didn't want to let people down, so she just asked everyone to bring the eggs over.
After she finished weighing and collected the money, he hurried over.
When she arrived at the old house and saw several bicycles parked in the yard, Qian Shulan straightened her clothes and walked in.
Seeing her come in, everyone stood up.
Qian Shulan smiled and looked at the three people. She glanced at Xu Hongliang's face calmly and said with a smile, "Hurry up and sit down."
Xiao He hurriedly introduced the three people, "This is my grandma."
After Qian Shulan sat down, she asked about the situation of the Xu family.
It was better than she had imagined.
Although Xiaohe is not as pretty as Xiaomei and Xiaolian, she has one thing in common: she is tall, 1.72 meters!
Qian Shulan knew Xiao He a little bit. This child loved to eat when she was young. When she grew up, she developed another bad habit: she liked people who looked good.
Qian Shulan didn't think this was a big problem, as the young man's other qualities were not bad anyway.
I guess the other party was attracted by her height, just like Xiao He must have been attracted by the boy's face. Both of them got what they wanted.
The two parties have already fallen in love with each other, and the next step is to discuss marriage.
Zhao Yuzhu said straight to the point, "My brother-in-law is getting married, and as his brother and sister-in-law, we will definitely contribute to his marriage, but after the marriage, we will definitely separate. As for the house at home, it was left by my parents-in-law, and we have been supporting my brother for so many years, so we will keep the house for ourselves to live in."
The Wang family is a little dissatisfied. This is too much of a bully!
Qian Shulan looked sideways at Xu Hongliang expressionlessly, "What do you say?"
Xu Hongliang nodded, "These are what our father said before he died. My brother raised me, and the house belongs to him."
Since it had been divided long ago, Qian Shulan naturally had no objection, "Okay!"
Zhao Yuzhu continued, "But you don't have to worry. After you get married, you can apply for a wedding house from the factory. Although it may not be approved immediately, you will definitely get one after a few years."
Qian Shulan took a sip of water, put down the bowl, and said something shocking, "Why not buy it directly in the county town? Don't cause trouble for the factory leaders."
Everyone looked shocked.
Qian Shulan turned her head to look at Xiao He, "How much money have you saved in the past few years?"
Xiao He was stunned for a moment. Since she started working, she handed over half of it to Li Chunhua, and she still had 19 yuan. This year, she increased it to 21 yuan.
After two years, plus the previous savings, Xiao He gave a conservative figure, "More than 400!"
The Xu family members were all stunned. They obviously didn't expect that this family would let the girl save money on her own.
"This much money is enough for you to buy a house." In short, don't think that you want to suppress Xiaohe just because she is a country girl.
Zhao Yuzhu's head, which had just been held high, suddenly lowered half an inch. Even though her family loved their daughter very much, they didn't give her much when she got married.
Qian Shulan added, "There are still two hundred yuan left, which is the dowry money our elders saved for our children. By the time we make thirty-six legs, there should be some left."
The Xu family suddenly couldn't sit still. There are still two hundred yuan
This family is so awesome, they love their children so much.
Qian Shulan said sternly, "Although we are a farming family, we don't favor boys over girls, otherwise we wouldn't have allowed Xiao He to go to technical secondary school. After Xiao He started working, we only paid half of her salary. We are not the kind of people who sell our daughter. If you treat our Xiao He badly, I will be the first to disagree."
Xiao He was so moved that tears were about to flow.
Xu Hongliang hurriedly said, "Grandma, don't worry, I will definitely treat Xiaohe well."
Qian Shulan glanced at Xu Hongshan and Zhao Yuzhu.
Perhaps because her aura was too strong, the two of them subconsciously replied, "We will also be nice to Xiao He."
After they finished speaking, they were stunned.
Qian Shulan seemed not to notice the embarrassment on their faces and continued to discuss with them the things that the two parties should buy for the wedding.
The bride price given by the man is one hundred.
This amount of money is not low even in the county town. Mainly because Xu Hongshan heard that the bride's dowry was so large, he was afraid that his brother would be accused of being a gigolo, so he raised the amount to 100 yuan.
Qian Shulan did not expose his little thoughts.
After the two sides reached an agreement, the three of them stayed here for a sumptuous meal, and then rode their bicycles back.
The author has something to say: Okay, I will speed up the process later