"That silly girl Cheng Qiao wouldn't have spent all the 300 yuan on her dowry, would she?"
"Look at this thick quilt, and the fine grains, thermos, candies and cakes. It's probably more than three hundred yuan. This silly girl, she wouldn't spend all her own money, would she?"
"Didn't the Li family give the betrothal gift? Why are they sending it back?"
"Everyone says Cheng Qiao is naive and innocent, and it really is true. This time, the second-rate guy has found a treasure."
Chai Jianmin stared at the thick quilt in the box, his eyes were bloodshot. He had been looking for cotton coupons to buy some cotton to supplement the already stiff quilt and clothes, but so far he hadn't seen even a single cotton.
But Cheng Qiao got such a thick quilt without making a fuss, which was really too much. If it weren't for the bunch of old women in the village, he would definitely ask Cheng Qiao to give up the quilt.
Shouhou and Li Huan also came. Shouhou set off firecrackers at the gate of the educated youth center, which meant that the dowry was about to be sent out. Aunt Wang quickly asked everyone to help carry the dowry out of the gate of the educated youth center.
Uncle Niu was sitting on the ox cart, his face full of wrinkles but he was smiling so hard that his teeth were showing. Today, the little scoundrel Erliuzi stuffed a pack of cigarettes into his pocket. It was a whole pack of cigarettes.
Seeing the boxes and cages he made with his own hands being lifted onto the ox cart one by one, Uncle Niu laughed even more happily. Qian Longxin hurriedly pulled Zhao Xiaobei onto the ox cart and gave Uncle Niu a small red envelope.
"Uncle Niu, thank you for your hard work today. This is the red envelope the bride asked us to give you."
Uncle Niu touched the red envelope and knew from experience that there must be one dollar in it. He laughed happily and said, "I recognize you. You are Qian Longxin from Xiangqian Village, the sister of Qian Longkun."
Qian Longxin also laughed. They had dealt with each other on the day when Cheng Qiao was pushed out of the car by Chen Chunhua, and he even loudly announced his name.
"Uncle Niu has a really good memory. We are here to help Cheng Qiao deliver her dowry today."
Uncle Niu smiled and nodded. The more sisters who came to see the girl off, the better. After Zhang Yuefang carefully checked that the cabinets in the dormitory were locked, she quickly got on the ox cart. Uncle Niu shouted, and the old ox walked towards Li Huan's home.
There were many children surrounding the ox cart, including Li Le. Qian Longxin, Zhao Xiaobei, Zhang Yuefang and others threw candies and other snacks out of the basin.
"Oh, grab the wedding candy..."
The children cheered happily and turned to run to where the wedding candies were scattered. The sensible children hid the candies in their pockets, while the naughty children immediately peeled off the candy wrappers, put the candies in their mouths, smoothed out the candy wrappers, and carefully hid them in their pockets.
Li Huanxiao looked at the lively scene and was satisfied with Cheng Qiao's generosity. His eyes fell on Cheng Qiao's face and his smile became even brighter.
He stared at Cheng Qiao intently. Cheng Qiao looked so beautiful today. He really wanted to give her a warm hug and a passionate kiss.
Li Huan knew that if he really did this, he would probably be reported by someone and accused of being a hooligan, even if the other person was his fiancée.
"Cheng Qiao, let's go get the certificate first."
"Hmm~"
Cheng Qiao got on the bicycle with a big red bow and rode towards the county town. The two of them got their marriage certificate directly and looked at the marriage certificate which looked like an award certificate and smiled at the same time.
In her previous life, Cheng Qiaoke did not get a marriage certificate with Li Huan. Even though Li Huan told her many times, she always sneered and said, “Dream on about getting a marriage certificate.”
"Wife, you are now my real wife, I am very happy."
Li Huan stood beside Cheng Qiao, looking at the names of Li Huan and Cheng Qiao lined up together on the marriage certificate, and a sense of pride surged in his heart.
"Comrade, please have some candy."
The two were happy for a while before they remembered that they were still in the Civil Affairs Bureau. They quickly took out White Rabbit milk candies from their pockets and distributed them to all the staff members.
Everyone received the wedding candy and happily wished them a long and happy life together and a son soon. With everyone's blessings, the two went to the supply and marketing cooperative, where they could buy cloth and wedding candy with their marriage certificate.
Qiu Min had already put on her best clothes and prepared the things that the newlyweds wanted to buy. When she saw them coming, she directly asked for money and then handed the things to Cheng Qiao.
"I'll ride my bike with you guys today. You guys ride in front and I'll follow behind. Oh, and this is my share of the money. Keep it."
Cheng Qiao took the one yuan share of money that Qiu Min handed to her. One yuan was already a lot, but Cheng Qiao took it without hesitation. They would have many days to deal with each other in the future, so there was no need to worry about these details.
Several children had been squatting at the entrance of the village. When they saw Li Huan coming back on his bicycle from afar, they turned around and ran towards Li's house, shouting as they ran, "The bride is coming."
Skinny Monkey and Aunt Wang's son Wang Dabing pulled out a large bunch of firecrackers and hung them on two big trees. When Li Huan approached, they lit the firecrackers.
Li Huan brought Cheng Qiao to the door of his house quickly. Their new house was still the old house. The main reason was that the new house had not been completely finished yet. In order to make Cheng Qiao live comfortably, they chose to get married in the old house.
Li Huan protected Cheng Qiao with his hands as they entered the house. Having so many firecrackers explode on their heads was no joke. Qiu Min parked her bike and was about to catch up when a double-kick suddenly exploded at Qiu Min's feet.
Qiu Min was so scared that she closed her eyes, but when she opened her eyes, a man opened his arms and protected Qiu Min in front of him like a hen protecting her chicks.
"Skinny monkey."
"Qiu Min, long time no see."
Shouhou had known Qiu Min for a long time and liked this girl very much. However, he was an unemployed vagrant with many brothers and sisters at home, so how could he have the nerve to pursue a formal employee of a supply and marketing cooperative
"Why are you here?"
The two asked the question at the same time. Shouhou thought about it and decided to tell the truth. He was helping Brother Huan build a house. Qiu Min became anxious. As far as she knew, the Brother Huan that Shouhou mentioned was a black market businessman. It seemed that Cheng Qiao's man was Brother Huan.
No wonder the last time Cheng Qiao bought things lavishly, this man not only did not stop her, but also kept asking her to buy more. It turns out he is a man with no shortage of money.
"Cheng Qiao and I are good friends. She's getting married today and I'm here to attend her wedding. Skinny monkey, that Brother Huan is the one you mentioned before who runs the black market."
The skinny monkey nodded and gently pulled the hem of Qiu Min's clothes, signaling her not to tell anyone. Qiu Min sighed. She and Cheng Qiao were good friends, and telling anyone would only harm Cheng Qiao.
"Come on, go in."
As soon as the two left, Miao Qing came out from behind a tree, looked at the skinny monkey's back, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly. "So that's how it is. You second-rate guy, Cheng Qiao, I will give you a big gift."