Shi Zhen had anticipated Shi Xingchao's marriage for a long time, and behaved very calmly, eating his own dinner while talking to Shi Xingchao.
After the weather is cold, the rice can be put away. He cooked rice in the morning and left half of it, and he ate fried rice in the evening.
Stir-fry the meat and cabbage, then add the rice and stir-fry it to eat.
As for the taste, I don't really care about that when I'm hungry.
What makes him more depressed now is that there are many condiments that are simply unavailable.
For example, soy sauce, there is a dazzling array of light soy sauces that are particularly delicious in later generations, but they are not available on the market today.
Otherwise... He can just pour soy sauce directly into the fried rice.
"Azhen, I'm going back, Fang Miyan went home, and should come over in a while." Shi Xingchao said, and gave Shi Zhen a thumbs up: "Azhen, it's worthy of you, hear me The matter of getting married is not surprising at all... how do you say it? What a landslide... "
"Mount Tai collapsed in front of you without chaos?" Shi Zhen asked.
"Yes, that's it, I've seen it on TV," Shi Xingchao said, "My parents don't have as much air as you, alas!"
As soon as Shi Xingchao finished speaking, he saw Shi Dashan and Chen Xiaofen coming in from outside. The two of them looked a little panicked, and they looked like they were in a state of shock. When they met Shi Zhen, they seemed to have met a savior: "Ah Zhen! Something big has happened! You Xing Brother Chao, he is married!"
"I already know." Shi Zhen smiled at them.
Shi Zhen's appearance was very calm, Chen Xiaofen thought he didn't understand, and said again: "Brother Xingchao, he is married."
"Auntie, I already know," Shi Zhen got up and moved a stool for them, "Sit down and talk slowly."
Chen Xiaofen and Shi Dashan glared at Shi Xingchao, who had not left, before they sat down, and then you said one sentence at a time: "Azhen, what is going on with your brother! Such a big event, He did it without a word!"
"We haven't seen that girl yet!"
"It doesn't matter if you haven't seen it, he has obtained the certificate directly, how can this be?"
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According to the custom of their hometown... After a man and a woman see each other, both parties are satisfied, they will go around again, see their parents, and when everything is negotiated, they will be engaged.
Then the husband's family cleans up the new house, arranges new furniture, etc., and then they can get married.
If the man and woman are not young, they usually get married immediately after getting engaged.
If both men and women are still young, it is possible to marry after a few years of engagement.
But no matter what, engagement is definitely necessary, and after getting married, a wedding is also indispensable.
As for getting the certificate, it is basically done before and after the wedding.
Thinking so, Shi Dashan and his wife glared at Shi Xingchao again.
Shi Xingchao said: "Mom and dad, there are many places where bride price is not available anymore. As for the wedding... You can go back to do it during the new year, don't worry, I will definitely do it for you!"
When it comes to the wedding, Shi Xingchao beams with joy.
They have a wedding over there. Although they can receive gifts, the man has to give a lot of money.
Because according to the custom, the man's family has to give half a pig and some money to the woman's family, to hold a banquet for the woman's family, to buy new clothes with the woman, and to give the woman's brother a big red envelope. few.
But if the wedding is omitted and they only hold the wedding in their own home... that can make money!
Shi Zhen probably knew what Shi Xingchao was thinking, after all, he had already experienced it once.
He said to Shi Dashan and Chen Xiaofen: "Uncle, auntie, Brother Xingchao can do everything by himself. It's better than having you worry about everything. Let him handle this matter by himself. The person who married him is called Fang Miyan, who has been cooking at my place before, the people are very nice."
Shi Dashan and Chen Xiaofen didn't have any opinion on each other's Mi Yan, but they felt sorry for them: "Is this little girl being deceived by this stinky boy Xingchao?"
"Nothing, why is she still married?"
"This kid is so stingy!"
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A few years ago, Chen Xiaofen had already started looking for a suitable girl and asked Shi Xingchao to meet each other, but it never came to fruition.
Basically, people look down on her son.
In this case, someone is interested in her son... As long as the girls are neat, she is happy.
Fang Miyan is the girl here. Although they haven't seen anyone, Shi Daniu and the others said yes, it must be good.
Shi Zhen comforted Shi Dashan and his wife for a while.
He looked at it, as if he didn't take Shi Xingchao's silent run to get the certificate seriously, which made Shi Dashan and his wife think that they were... a little bit of a fuss
Are people like this now
Is it because they are old and came out of the mountains, so they can't keep up with the times
Shi Zhen took out two bowls, grabbed some tea leaves, brewed tea for Shi Dashan and his wife, and then said to Shi Xingchao, "Brother Xingchao, go look at the shop first."
Shi Xingchao left, and Shi Zhen began to ask Shi Dashan and his wife how their business was going recently.
Shi Dashan and his wife said: "It's cold, so we didn't go to the town to set up a stall at night, but we can earn fifty yuan a day, and the stars are not bad, there are twenty or thirty a day."
They were changed by Shi Zhen, talking about doing business, and also talking about Zhao Dongjuan's in-laws, the couple surnamed Wang.
The two of them have been selling fried skewers, but their business is far inferior to that of Shi Dashan and his wife. When the weather was hot, they were once called to make trouble for selling broken chicken wings.
But they can earn more than ten or twenty a day, that is... I heard that if they earn money and take it home, it will be taken by the son and daughter-in-law, and even the passbook of their retirement salary will be taken by the son and daughter-in-law.
Many people in the town sympathized with them and had to make fun of them behind their backs.
"We met Dongjuan in town. She was well dressed. The gold chain around her neck was too thick... Alas, your brother Xingchao is getting married, should we also prepare some gold?" Chen Xiaofen asked.
Shi Zhen said: "If you guys are ready, Brother Xingchao will definitely be happy, it's nothing if you don't prepare."
"It's not good if you don't prepare? In fact, you should buy a bicycle for other girls." Chen Xiaofen felt that there was nothing to do, and she couldn't make it through.
"For a bicycle, Fang Miyan should be able to use it." Shi Zhen said.
On their side, many elderly people feel that it is their responsibility to marry their sons.
When the sons have finished marrying their wives, they have completed their tasks and can retire.
His aunt still has this old idea.
"That's it." Chen Xiaofen pondered, if the bride price is not given, she can buy something for the woman.
Of course, they are so generous, mainly because they have recently become rich.
They told Shi Zhen that at least fifty a day, in fact... even if they don't do evening business now, they can earn two thousand yuan a month.
After ordinary people are rich, they will become generous, Shi Xingchao, he is not an ordinary person!
While Shi Zhen was chatting with Shi Dashan and the others, on the other side, Fang Miyan went home to pack up and left quietly.
Her mother cried at home every day recently, her father drank more than usual recently, and scolded people after drinking. As for her brother... He didn't come out of his room all day, and he asked her mother to bring food.
That's fine. After they knew she could make money, they asked her to pay 300 yuan to her home every month.
Shi Zhen's salary for her is only 200 a month. If she was asked to do the housework, she would not have time to embroider sweaters... Where did she get so much money to pay at home
Not to mention, her father also put his mind on her marriage, thinking of finding a man who could give her a high bride price and marrying her off.
Fang Miyan knew her own affairs.
She looks ordinary and has nothing outstanding. It is impossible for people with good conditions to like her.
That being the case, the one who is willing to offer a high dowry to marry her... What could that be like
Anyway, it is definitely not as good as Shi Xingchao.
Shi Xingchao is not as handsome as Shi Zhen, but he is also a tall, fair-skinned young man. Compared with her, Shi Xingchao earns more money, doesn't waste money, doesn't drink, doesn't smoke... This is definitely a good marriage partner. .
Shi Zhen thought that Fang Miyan decided to get married so quickly this time because her parents had taken all her belongings, but it really wasn't.
She was mainly afraid that there would be no shop in this village.
Fang Miyan's things are really few.
Her parents have been doing farm work at home and never went out to work. Their thoughts were still more than ten years ago. They always felt that everything outside was expensive and the price of everything was going up, so they were unwilling to buy anything.
Her eldest sister, the eldest daughter in the family, can't wear clothes without clothes, so she can still wear new clothes since she was a child, but when she comes to her second sister, she can only wear her eldest sister's old clothes.
Her eldest sister only has a few pieces of clothes. She wears them differently. By the time she can't put them on for her second sister, it's already very torn. When her second sister is finished wearing them, it's in her hands... It's almost impossible to wear them!
But her parents were unwilling to make clothes for her.
When her eldest sister and second sister get married, she will have no clothes to wear... That is, in the past two years, her brother has grown up and is taller than her, so that she can wear her brother's old clothes.
When Fang Miyan came to Guanjia Village, she carried a small burden.
"You're here! Come in," Shi Xingchao waved at her and asked her again, "Have you eaten yet?"
Fang Miyan said, "Not yet."
Shi Xingchao said: "I have left you with rice, you can eat it." He said, and brought out a large bowl, which was full of rice, covered with braised deep-fried dried tofu, stir-fried vegetables, and There is a large piece of boiled pork dipped in soy sauce.
It's what he got from dinner at their house.
The food was already cold, but Fang Miyan didn't dislike it at all. She ate it with a big mouth, but after eating it, she couldn't eat it anymore.
"I'll eat it." Shi Xingchao took it and ate the leftovers.
Fang Miyan asked, "Where do I live today?"
Shi Xingchao said: "You sleep with my sister. Her bed was newly bought by my parents. It is 1.5 meters long. You two sleep together and keep it safe... I have already told her that she is willing." He told him The younger sister sold miserably, saying how pitiful Fang Miyan is, and his sister is sympathizing with Fang Miyan!
"Yeah." Fang Miyan agreed.
"Now that we are married, we will become a family in the future. We have to work together to save money for this family, you know?" Shi Xingchao said again.
"Yes." Fang Miyan thought so too.
Shi Xingchao said: "Let's agree, the money can't be spent indiscriminately. If you save 1000, you can save it in a passbook. If you save it for five years, the interest rate is high!"
"Okay!" Fang Miyan still had no objection, but she also said, "You can save your money, but you have to keep the passbook with me."
"Okay! By the way, I will also look at your passbook. We can look at it every night."
"Okay!" Fang Miyan likes to count money.
They are all married, so they are not afraid of Fang Miyan running away, plus the passbook is his name and password... Shi Xingchao gave his passbook to Fang Miyan: "You take it!"
Shi Xingchao has been working with Shi Zhen for over a year.
Earlier, he earned a little bit, but recently he has earned a lot, and he doesn't spend a penny... He has seven or eight passbooks, adding up to a total of 15,000!
Fang Miyan was always expressionless, but she couldn't help but smile at this time.
She had never seen a newly married couple with so much savings.
"You will cook at Shi Zhen's place during the day and embroider sweaters with me at night, and you will earn a lot." Shi Xingchao encouraged her.
Fang Miyan nodded in agreement.
After the two talked, Shi Xingchao told Fang Miyan about the character of his family members, so he took Fang Miyan back home.
After Shi Dashan and his wife chatted with Shi Zhen, they had already accepted the reality. They were very enthusiastic when they saw Fang Miyan, and said, "Xiao Fang, although you have obtained the certificate, I can't give you nothing... Wait for me tomorrow. Take you to town and buy you some clothes, a gold ring, and a bike."
Buying all three golds is a bit expensive, but buying a gold ring and then buying a bicycle is no problem.
Smaller women's bicycles can be bought for more than 200 yuan, and Shi Xingxing bought one.
"Mom, what about me, do I have one?" Shi Xingchao asked.
"You didn't!" Chen Xiaofen said angrily, her son has money! What did she give him
Fang Miyan said seriously, "Auntie, if it doesn't rain tomorrow, I will cook."
"That?"
"Can we go again when it rains?" Fang Miyan asked.
Really diligent... Chen Xiaofen said: "Yes! Hey! You can't call me auntie, call me mom!"
As she said that, she gave Fang Miyan a red envelope.
Chen Xiaofen was very satisfied with Mi Yan.
What a good girl, she didn't even want a betrothal gift... I don't know what's going on, but I fell in love with her stingy son.
Coincidentally, it rained the next day.
Chen Xiaofen took Fang Miyan to the town to buy clothes and bicycles, and also hit a gold ring.
Fang Miyan always wore her brother's clothes, and finally changed into a girl's clothes. She looked much better. When Chen Xiaofen took her to get a neat short haircut, she asked the barber to trim her eyebrows along the way. It has improved a lot.
It's that Shi Xingchao didn't feel anything, and he still felt distressed in private: "Is it a lot of money?"
Fang Miyan said, "It's not our money."
Also... Shi Xingchao was relieved.
On the other hand, Chen Xiaofen felt that this daughter-in-law was too good.
When they marry a daughter-in-law there, people often ask for a lot, such as the size of the gold ring.
She deliberately said less, waiting for Fang Miyan to ask her for something else, such as a sewing machine gold necklace... In the end, Fang Miyan didn't ask for anything at all!
They have saved a lot of money, preparing to marry a daughter-in-law for their son, and also prepared that the dowry gift will not be returned if they go out. Now... the money is spent on their own.
Fang Miyan's cooking skills are not bad. Today their dishes are made by Fang Miyan. It's delicious!
Speaking of Fang Miyan's cooking skills, we must talk about Fang Miyan's grandfather. Fang Miyan's grandfather was a cook.
In the early years, when someone in their village had funerals or anything, they were looking for her grandfather.
When Fang Miyan was a child, he used to run around with his grandfather.
But eight years ago, Grandpa Fang woke up one morning and suddenly fell down, saying it was a cerebral hemorrhage.
It didn't rain the next day, so Fang Miyan went to the construction site early in the morning to cook breakfast for Shi Daniu and the others, and then she rode her bike to the town to buy vegetables.
Having a bicycle is really convenient for her.
Shi Daniu and the others had breakfast on the construction site, and they were still a little dazed when they ate.
Shi Daniu couldn't help but ask Shi Zhen, "Ah Zhen, why did Fang Miyan suddenly marry Shi Xingchao?"
He also wanted to talk about reconciling Fang Miyan and Liang Dawen.
As for Shi Xingchao, Shi Xingchao's conditions were very good, he thought that people would look down on Fang Miyan.
"They have been talking for several months." Shi Zhen said.
"We've been talking for a few months? They've done a good job of keeping secrets!" Shi Daniu couldn't help but sigh, but he didn't doubt anything.
Fang Miyan had always had embroidered sweaters before, and she must have known Shi Xingchao long ago.
It can only be said that these two people are hiding too tightly.
On the other side, Fang Miyan bought vegetables and rode a bicycle to the construction site.
Shi Daniu and the others were very interested in pig heads, which were cheap, so she bought a pig head, plus saury and a few seasonal vegetables, and went to the construction site.
Before arriving at the construction site, Fang Miyan saw her father and younger brother. Her younger brother was carrying her father on a bicycle and was riding to the construction site "hummingly".
Fang Miyan stopped the car and looked at the two of them.
"Fang Miyan!" Fang's father was very angry when he saw his daughter: "Where have you been in the past two days? You are an unmarried little girl who doesn't live at home. Do you want to be ashamed?"
Fang Miyan said, "I'm married."
"What?" Father Fang was dumbfounded.
Fang Miyan added: "I'm married to our boss, his cousin... Our boss is very powerful. We know a lot of people in the town. You'd better not make trouble. If you make trouble, he will definitely call the police and arrest you."
Fang's father shuddered when he thought of Shi Zhen who could pick him up, but he still said, "How could you suddenly get married? They didn't bring anything, how could you marry? What about the betrothal gift?"
"I took it back as a dowry." Fang Miyan said.
"you… "
Fang Miyan said again: "Dad, if you are skilled, just keep an eye on your little brother, be careful he runs out to gamble again!"
"Your brother didn't gamble! He was deceived!"
"You can do what you say." Fang Miyan said, her brother has always been gambling with people, but he used to play with friends, winning and losing within ten yuan. Her brother's mind is active, and he wins more and loses less.
Sometimes his brother won the money and went home, and her father even praised her brother for being smart!