For breakfast, I ate egg pancakes. Ji Mu's craftsmanship is very good. The fried pancakes are crispy and glutinous, which greatly increases the appetite.
Today happens to be a weekly market. On this day, the market street will gather a lot of small vendors, and the prices will be cheaper than before. It is the time to stock up on new year's goods. Ji Yang is also planning to take Tang Xuan to the city for a stroll take a stroll.
Before the two left, Ji's mother took out a pair of gloves she wove for Tang Xuan, "Put them on quickly, it's getting cold outside and the wind is strong."
"Thank you, Auntie." Tang Xuan took it over, feeling a sudden warmth in her heart.
"When it's cold, you need to wear more, and wear it for a few more days. Don't catch a cold. I would rather be hot than cold. How many years have I suffered?" Ji's mother began to think about it, and stepped forward to help her put the hat on again. Pulling down, looking at Ji Yang, he said, "Take Xuanxuan to buy earmuffs in a while, the thick ones, otherwise your ears will turn red from the cold."
"Mom, you've said it many times, I know." Ji Yang took Tang Xuan's hand, "Let's go first."
"Hey, Mom hasn't given you any money yet." Mother Ji was about to dig out her pockets as she spoke, Tang Xuan stopped her, "We have some."
"There are still towels, buy a wrap, mom won't be in a hurry to knit." Ji's mother said and made a wrap.
"I know, I know, Mom." Ji Yang was helpless, and was about to leave after leaving a sentence.
Tang Xuan looked back at Ji's mother several times, feeling a burst of emotion in her heart.
She has heard many people talk about her mother's nagging, but she has never enjoyed it because her mother passed away very early.
She didn't even know what she looked like. Before she was alive, her grandmother only said that their sisters looked like her mother.
Arrived downtown.
Maybe it's the New Year's Eve, there are more pedestrians on the road, cars come and go, it seems a bit crowded.
Even in the most central place, the floors are not high, and most of them are small restaurants.
"It's too far away from the provincial capital, and it won't be able to develop for a long time. The whole city is not as developed as a small county town, and the population is also losing. There is only one movie theater. Do you want to go see it later?" Ji Yang asked. Walking with her on the road, looking sideways at her.
Tang Xuan was holding a cup of hot milk tea to warm her hands, she shook her head, "No, there aren't any good movies recently."
The economy is underdeveloped and the consumption is naturally low. Milk tea is only five yuan a cup. When I accidentally saw the price of the real estate, I was surprised, "Three thousand and two fine decorations?"
"Jane, let's decorate." He forgot about the past and said it casually.
"So cheap?" Tang Xuan took a sip of the milk tea.
"Here, wages below 2,000 without food and lodging are too common. If you think about it this way, it's not cheap." Ji Yang replied to her.
In all fairness, the Ji family's family conditions are considered good. If Ji's father hadn't had an accident, he would be considered a semi-well-off family, after all, he could build a second floor. Even in today's society, there are still many people living in earth tile houses.
It's not that Tang Xuan has never seen the world. When she was in college, she went to teach in the mountains, and there were too many people in poor conditions.
A family's annual income of several thousand yuan is not less than a zero.
Seeing her silence, Ji Yang looked at her and lowered his eyes unconsciously, "Do you think the development here is too backward? My family is not capable of providing us with good conditions, I'm sorry."
"No, uncles and aunts have worked very hard. They let you go out from here. We will also work hard in the future so that they can live a good life in their later years." She looked at him, her beautiful eyes were clear and bright, and the corners of her mouth were still shining. Laugh, with encouragement.
Ji Yang held her hand tightly, and the curvature of his thin lips couldn't help but rise, "Let's go, I'll take you to see the heater, I'm afraid you will be too cold to sleep tonight."
After finishing the words, he took her to the shopping mall ahead.
He took her to a larger electrical appliance store, which had most household appliances, but there were fewer people inside.
As soon as the two entered, a shopping guide came to receive them, "What do you two need to buy? You can take a look."
"Is there a heater?" Ji Yang asked.
"Yes, it's all here." The shopping guide pointed in a direction, led the way, and then began to introduce.
Tang Xuan listened seriously, she wanted to buy a better performance one for the two elders of the Ji family, although Ji Yang said they might be willing to use it.
Halfway through speaking, Ji Yang's phone rang, and he went outside to answer the phone.
"Okay, go back by yourself, Mom won't be free for a while."
"Mom still has to go to work. If you're hungry, go to your grandma's for dinner."
…
A woman walked over with a phone. She was wearing overalls, her yellowish curly hair was not tied up, her face was painted with heavy makeup, she lowered her head and kept talking, her tone was a little irritable and restrained.
"Well, let me have a look at the planning plan. I'm not free right now, so you can send it to my mailbox first." Ji Yang put one hand in his pocket, and turned around while talking.
The woman was walking with her head down, replying to a message, and the two almost ran into each other.
"Sorry." Ji Yang hung up the phone, quickly took a step back, apologized politely, and felt a little offended by his behavior.
Hearing this, Xu Lanxin raised her head, her eyes lit up when she saw him at first sight, he was tall and well dressed, his temperament was very different, he had a feeling of "seeing the color".
"It's okay." She softened her voice, still shy, and after looking at him for a few times, a figure popped up in her mind, unsure of what to say, "Ji Yang?"
No matter how big the change is, the contours of the facial features are still there. She heard that he seems to be back.
"You are?" Ji Yang looked confused.
Actually, he knew who she was.
Xu Lanxin was the one he dated in junior high school. First love is always beautiful. Later, the other party fell in love with a gangster in the society. He got married with a son just after graduating from junior high school. He was hit hard, and then he became obsessed with studying.
At that time, she was just good at playing, and he was too angry to be teased by her like an honest stunned young man, and he became a scumbag in the end.
In his previous life, he also came back this year, and the two of them were still together after they met occasionally. She was still a married woman, and she only felt stimulated and satisfied. Walking among low-level men is just for fun.
She also cheated a lot of money from him.
"Xu Lanxin, have you changed like this now?" She smiled and said with a warm tone, and there were small fine lines in the corners of her eyes that couldn't be covered by foundation when she smiled.
Time is a butcher's knife.
"What's wrong with me?" Ji Yang pretended to be puzzled, "Sorry, I didn't recognize you for a while, long time no see."
"Yes, it's been more than ten years." Xu Lanxin smiled and greeted, "You're back? It's not easy to see you."
"Come back for the New Year." Ji Yang nodded, looking polite in the face of her enthusiasm.
As long as you don't reveal a little bit of meaning, it's equivalent to not giving a chance.
Besides, Xu Lanxin gave birth to two children. She used to be a goddess, but now she is out of shape. He was fat before, and the two of them are on par.
"All of you who are studying have gone out to earn a lot of money, and we are here to earn a little money to live a small life." Xu Lanxin sighed as she spoke, feeling extremely helpless.
"I haven't, I'm having a hard time." Ji Yang denied.
In fact, junior high school is already a watershed, especially in such a poor city. It is not a good thing for girls to open up early and know how to dress up. They are seduced by boys, and they are sought after before they are determined. They are immature and think that beauty is everything.
Dropping out of school, marrying and having children early, and then being forced to run a family or make a living, some misfortunes accompany them all their lives, and they live in a daze.
"Are you married? Are you in your twenties?" Xu Lanxin asked, changing the subject.
"Soon."
"Who are you marrying? Remember to ask me to have a wedding banquet." She continued to tease him and seized the opportunity to chat without changing her complexion.
Ji Yang: "Maybe we won't be holding banquets here, but in the provincial capital. My girlfriend is from another province."
"Oh..." Xu Lanxin was about to start teasing him when Tang Xuan's voice came from inside, "Ji Yang, come in and take a look at this."
"Here we come." Ji Yang smiled apologetically.
"I work here. If you want to buy appliances, you can find me. I'll definitely give you a cheap price." Xu Lanxin signed the ticket.
"Thank you." He said and walked towards Tang Xuan.
Xu Lanxin also followed, mainly to see what his girlfriend looked like, and ended up meeting Tang Xuan.
The other party was bending slightly to look at the heater on the floor. He was wearing a white down jacket, a scarf, and a beige hat.
Turning his head, the first impression he gives is that his facial features are handsome and his temperament is gentle, which is incompatible with the environment here.
As the saying goes, you are like a city dweller.
And she is like a philistine woman who has seen through the vicissitudes of life.
"This is pretty good, that's all." He didn't think much about it, and agreed to speak.
"Look at this again and compare it." Tang Xuan naturally took his arm and pulled him slightly to the side.
"This one is better, it's more resistant to dirt, the design is simpler and more elegant, and it's lighter. We sell very well here." Xu Lanxin stepped forward and introduced with a smile.
"My junior high school classmate." Ji Yang said to Tang Xuan, and then looked at Xu Lanxin, "My fiancée Tang Xuan."
Tang Xuan nodded at her, greeted her with a smile, and behaved generously.
"Congratulations." Xu Lanxin said to Ji Yang, "The fiancée is very beautiful."
The living conditions are good, and the diamond rings on his hands are so dazzling.
"I think it's beautiful too. Thank you for your blessings. I want this one. We want two. Can they be delivered home?" Ji Yang asked.
"I can ask the driver to take you back, not in the afternoon." Xu Lan nodded, emphasizing her role.
"It's troublesome." Tang Xuan was a little embarrassed.
"It's okay, we're all old classmates, we should." Her words were beautiful, and Ji Yang followed her to pay the bill.
Leave the address and go out from the store.
Tang Xuan also said with emotion, "Your classmate is pretty good."
Ji Yang looked at the application for adding friends on WeChat on his mobile phone, put the phone back in his trouser pocket and ignored it, and responded perfunctorily, "It's okay, after all, she also gets a commission if she sells it, it's all sales."
She glanced at him, Ji Yang also glanced at her, took the remaining two sips of milk tea in her hand and drank them all.
Throw it directly, and throw it into the trash can without any mistakes.
She used to laugh and say that she would get fat, but now she won't, and she felt sorry for him, thinking that it must be because of working too hard overtime, she was tired and thin.
There are no entertainment facilities in the city, so you can go back after shopping until you have lunch.
When Ji's mother saw the heater she bought, she asked him to return one, or give them both.
They're used to it anyway.
In the end, Ji Yang had to be tough to stay, and he had to lie to them that he would not give up.
The old man was nagging, but seeing Tang Xuan was there again, he was too embarrassed to say too much, so he just asked him to save money, and don't let Tang Xuan suffer along with him.
In the afternoon, Tang Xuan accompanied Ji's mother to visit the house. The old man also had his own vanity, and everyone would say that she was her daughter-in-law, which made people envious.
Why did they say that Ji Yang wouldn't be able to marry a wife if he didn't marry again
With the heater, the night is not so cold, and the signal here is actually not very good, but there are many movies in Ji Yang's computer, and watching movies together is a different kind of warmth.
After staying for three days, it was New Year's Eve night.
Every household began to prepare for the New Year, young people began to return to their hometowns, and there were more people on the roads, which marked the end of the year.
The snow fell even harder. Tang Xuan was afraid of the cold and wanted to go out to build a snowman, which made Ji Yang extremely helpless.
That night, Ji's father and Ji's mother gave them red envelopes for the New Year's Eve.
As usual, Ji Yang gave two hundred yuan, but Tang Xuan's red envelope was full of brand new red notes.
"Isn't it fair?" he protested.
"What do you think is too little? I'll give you an idea." Father Ji scolded him, squinting at him, as if he thought he was talking too much.
"What do you mean?" Ji Yang glanced at the red envelope again.
"He's almost thirty, what's the point of saying that? Hurry up and put it away, and return it to me if you don't want it. You can buy two cigarettes." Father Ji stretched out his hand as he spoke.
Ji Yang reluctantly put it in his pocket, like a child who failed to argue with his parents, slightly mischievous.
Tang Xuan was a little gloating on the sidelines, but she was a little envious when she saw the way the family got along.
Firearm salutes are banned in big cities, but there is no one in a small county like this. Starting at nine o'clock, the sound of cannons came one after another, and the air was filled with the smell of cannon fire.
"Bang bang bang."
The fireworks bloomed in the sky, deafening.
Ji's mother and Ji's father went to other people's houses to watch the Spring Festival Gala. The reason why there is no TV at home is that they don't like to watch at home, and they like to chat and stroll.
Ji Yang took Tang Xuan's hand and walked outside, watching the beautiful fireworks from time to time, chatting about the future.
At twelve o'clock.
The sound of cannons came from all directions, and every household had to set off a firecracker, making the taste of the year even stronger.
the other side.
Fang Xin had a big quarrel with her family, slammed the door into the room and refused to eat, swiped her phone on the bed, and complained to Dai Zini.
My elder brother married his sister-in-law and gave birth to a nephew. The family has complicated relationships, and they have to give red envelopes during the Chinese New Year. Money is tight, so naturally they can't give much.
My sister-in-law thinks that she is so stingy with famous brands all over her body, so she has some opinions on this. My parents think that there should be a plan. People in their twenties should not be so downcast.
The New Year's Eve was full of quarrels.
After secretly complaining, he opened Moments and scrolled down, and suddenly stopped on Ji Yang's latest Moments.
He has never posted photos about Tang Xuan, nor will he show affection in Moments, this is the first time.
The text is a very common sentence: "In the new year, Ms. Tang is smiling happily."
The accompanying picture shows Tang Xuan facing the camera, smiling with crooked eyebrows and a little indulgence, his figure is reflected in his eyes, the photo is like a snapshot, like a real life record.
There are no edited pictures and no poses, so Tang Xuan looks very attractive.
There are many people who like it, and several male colleagues in the company who have a good time with him will even tease, "When is the wedding?"
"The money is still prepared."
"See the rhythm of the parents."
…
She thought Ji Yang's private life was messy, so she deliberately hid Tang Xuan, but now he replied generously: "This matter has to be discussed with the family leader, I will try to hurry up!"
During the speech, Tang Xuan was praised very highly, causing a lot of envious and jealous voices.
From the second day of the Lunar New Year, you can pay New Year greetings.
Ji Yang is the only one in this generation who is not married. This year, he brought back his fiancée, and the family members are curious.
There are many people coming to Ji's family to pay New Year's greetings this year.
The eldest aunt's house, the second aunt's house, and the uncle's house, all the married cousins came over, more than a dozen of them came, and they had to prepare a large table of meals. Ji's mother couldn't do it alone, so Tang Xuan went inside to help.
Ji's father asked Ji Yang to buy wine, took the New Year's peanuts and started chatting with a few men. Looking at Ji Yang, he let go of a big worry in his heart.
"Your girlfriend has a high salary?" The eldest cousin asked Ji Yang bluntly, "How much is that a month?"
"At least there are six or seven thousand, and sometimes tens of thousands, and the city earns more." Ji's father couldn't help but drift off after two sips of wine.
He had an accident and didn't make any money, so there are always people who look down on him. Now that Ji Yang is promising, and the girlfriend he brought back is also excellent, I feel that he can feel a little prouder.
"So tall, what do you do?" The eldest cousin's words implied deep meaning, and her tone couldn't help being sour.
"There are so many ways to make money." The second aunt's cousin reminded her, "That's because you don't know."
"Why don't I know?" The eldest cousin still refused to admit defeat and stared.
"I do high-end furniture design, because she studied design in college and sits in the office to draw." Ji Yang pretended not to understand what she implied, and explained.
There are many relatives, and there are all kinds of ghosts and monsters.
"It's a white-collar worker." The cousin of the second aunt's family emphasized.
The eldest cousin rested her thoughts for a while, her tone was still a little proud, "Learn design, I also wanted to learn English before."
"How many years ago was that? Why are you still bringing this up?" the second cousin of the second aunt's family said with a smile.
"I wanted to go to school before, but my mother wouldn't let me go? Let me go out to work? I got full marks in the primary school English test. If I finished junior high school, what would happen now?" When this was mentioned, the eldest cousin turned black.
"Okay, how many years ago did this happen? You were playful yourself, and now you're pushing it all on me?" Auntie also felt ashamed.
Tang Xuan came out, and Ji Yang pulled her to sit beside her.
"But now I heard that white-collar workers don't earn much, and my friend can sell furniture for thousands of dollars a month." Seeing Tang Xuan sitting down, the eldest cousin opened her mouth intentionally or unintentionally.
Hearing this, Tang Xuan raised her eyebrows and looked at Ji Yang, who said in a low voice, "Don't listen to her farting."
"..."
She fell silent.
However, even if she was silent, someone would ask her, and the eldest cousin looked at the ring on her hand, "Ji Yang bought all the diamond rings? How much is this thing?"
Diamond rings in small places are still rare.
"How much money is there? Xuanxuan and Xiaoyang are going to get married next year. They all wear them like this, so of course they have to buy it." Ji's mother interrupted with a smile.
"It's not cheap, is it ten or twenty thousand?" asked the eldest cousin.
Before Ji's father had an accident, Ji's family was doing well, but after the accident, Ji's family was poor. Not all relatives saw you well.
"Xiaoyang, just tell her as much as you want, maybe she likes it and wants to go back and ask her husband to buy one." The second cousin took the conversation with a smile.
"Fifty-two thousand."
When Ji Yang said a number, Tang Xuan was stunned and looked at him in surprise, as if asking, "Is it true?"
She thought twenty thousand was more than that.
"Diamonds depreciate as soon as they are bought. If you spend tens of thousands of dollars to buy a stone, Ji Yang, are you stupid for studying?" The eldest cousin couldn't help but tease.
"I only buy one wedding ring in my life, and I only get married once in this life. I still have to buy a better one within my ability." Ji Yang was not annoyed, and said tepidly.
"Okay, don't talk about others, as far as your matter is concerned, sister, you have to take care of it. I have been pregnant for several months and my husband doesn't know." The second aunt refused to let the eldest cousin continue talking, and looked towards the eldest aunt.
The aunt's face was embarrassed for a while.
The eldest cousin also stopped talking, with an embarrassed expression on her face.
Tang Xuan knew that her eldest uncle drove an excavator, brought her cousin with her, and the family also had assets, but the second aunt's family was not able to do so, and all depended on odd jobs.
As for this big cousin...
What does it mean when you are a few months pregnant and your husband doesn't know
Looking at her puzzled little eyes, Ji Yang quietly explained, "She didn't finish her first year of junior high school, and her married husband looked down on her, disliked her for not studying, and wouldn't let her have a second child."
So it was secretly conceived
I've been pregnant for a few months and my husband doesn't know
After the eldest cousin was told by the second aunt, she might have hit a sore spot. She was quite honest, but a bit ridiculous.
She hated that she didn't study much, didn't have a good education, and her husband looked down on her, but she boasted that studying was useless, as if she was eager to prove that Tang Xuan was nothing special.
Even so, even the second aunt's family felt that it was rare, they liked Tang Xuan very much, and boasted that she was beautiful and sensible.
After dinner, the eldest aunt took her pregnant cousin and left first, while the second aunt's family stayed for a while.
The second aunt gave Tang Xuan a thin gold necklace, and told her to accept it. It didn't cost much, just to make a fortune.
The second cousin was also married and was still holding the little daughter, Tang Xuan wrapped a red envelope for the little guy.
"Thank you." The little guy is only three years old, but he knows that red envelopes are a good thing, so he said sweetly.
"Thank you who?" Ji Yang squatted down to tease her.
"Thank you, auntie." She hesitated for a moment, her soft voice sounded, and she looked at Tang Xuan very shyly.
"That's right, I'll give you another big red envelope." Ji Yang took out the red envelope and stretched it out in front of him.
"Thank you uncle." She took it happily and looked at her mother.
This cute look made everyone present happy.
After staying for a while, the aunt's house also left.
While Tang Xuan went upstairs to get her cell phone, Ji's mother looked at Ji Yang, her words were a little worried, "Son, let's say how much the diamond ring costs, don't exaggerate."
Before he could speak, Ji's father also took a puff of cigarette, "Your temperament is still the same, you just like to talk big!"
Ji Yang: "???"
"Mom borrowed 50,000 yuan from the second aunt's family yesterday, plus the money from your father and I, and put together 68,000 yuan, which is the gift money for Xuanxuan. If you say that, people will think that we went there on purpose. Borrowing money." Ji's mother spoke earnestly, "Your second aunt also kindly lent us, so don't make people think too much."
What is the concept of buying a diamond ring for fifty-two thousand? They thought that was impossible.
"What are you borrowing money for?" Ji Yang raised his forehead.
"Although Xuanxuan doesn't mention the bride price, but if you want to give it, how can you not give it? What if people say that we don't pay attention to it? Your father and I want to come over, and the money will be given to Xuanxuan. You need money, your dad and I will pay back slowly, we don’t need money, and your second aunt said it’s not in a hurry, your marriage is important.” Ji’s mother told him, but also told, “Don’t let Xuanxuan know, before You used all the money saved by your dad and me to buy a car, and our family can’t afford it.”
Season father defaults.
"It's better to get married early. If you are busy, you can get the marriage certificate first. The wedding will be done after you are free. You are not young. I tried Xuanxuan, and she didn't object. Is it your problem?" Ji When my mother said this, her face became serious.
"He is blind for a while, but not all the time." Ji's father repaired the gun.
"..." Ji Yang's mouth twitched, "Dad, did you say that about your son? What is blindness?"
"You are my son, I don't know what you are like? Don't give me any trouble and break your legs!" Father Ji said in a deep voice.
Ji Yang took a deep breath, "Mom, I have no problem with you giving the money to Xuanxuan. I will return the money from the second aunt's house privately, and I won't tell her."
He knew what the two of them were worried about. It was nothing more than the fear that Tang Xuan would dislike their family, feel too poor, and be unhappy.
"No, your dad and I..."
"How old are you all? When will you be able to pay me back? If so, I won't end this marriage, and I won't feel at ease if it ends, and Xuanxuan won't feel at ease if she keeps the money." Ji Yang had a tough attitude.
Ji's mother felt that he had grown up, his eyes were a little moist, and he wanted to be brave, "Parents, of course, are for the good of their children."
"I can earn money now, 30,000 to 40,000 a month, and 70,000 to 80,000 for two months' salary, parents, can you do it? How long do you have to save desperately? Xuanxuan also thinks that the bride price is a formality, and you think it must be given, I I don't object, I will give it to you in private, you will give it to her, and the money will have to go back to us in the end." Ji Yang persuaded them.
In fact, his apparent monthly salary is so high, so in order not to worry his parents, he said too much. To put it bluntly, he was just trying to show off. These words made everyone feel comfortable.
The two elders were persuaded.
On the last day of leaving Ji's house, Ji's mother and Tang Xuan talked about the bride price, the other party's first reaction was to refuse, this number was too much for them.
Mother Ji took her hand, her words were lonely, "Is there anyone who doesn't want to accept it? People here have to accept bride price when they marry a daughter-in-law, or do you mean you don't want to marry my Ji Yang? Don't you want to be my daughter-in-law?"
"No..." Speaking of this, Tang Xuan had to accept it.
However, as soon as she accepted it, she wanted to pay it back to Ji Yang, but the other party didn't want it, so she asked him to pay back part of the debt.
"How poor am I to use your gift money to pay off the debt? The marriage is not over yet, do you mean to pay it back to me? Are you going to slip away?" He said it seriously, and stared at her very seriously.
Tang Xuan was amused by him, and walked over to hug him, "Then I'll save it for now."