"That's not enough." Wang Chunying said: "There are so many people coming here for the wedding? It's better to buy more than to run out of time."
What he said made sense, but Li Jinhua felt that these should be enough.
But in the end, they still couldn't bear the intention of the younger siblings, and all the family members went to the commune early the next morning.
Shen Man, Gu Nan and Li Wenting went to take a shower and then went shopping.
Li Jinhua and Wang Chunying went to buy other things. The grocery stores in town didn't have much, but fortunately they still had frozen fish.
Shen Man and the others took a shower and waited for their hair to dry before they came out. Li Jinhua and the others were still waiting at the supply and marketing cooperative, so they went directly there.
"I'm going to buy some things, and you go find aunt and the others." Shen Man thought that he was getting married soon, so he had to buy more things to prepare.
They came back with a lot of food, but no meat. It's not easy to keep such things on the train, so they didn't bring them.
She found a remote place and took out twenty kilograms of pork from the space. It was too much to say, but these were fine.
She brought the meat to gather with everyone, and everyone was shocked when they saw what she brought.
"Where did the meat come from? I went to the butcher shop just now and there was no meat at all." Wang Chunying was very surprised and couldn't understand.
The main reason is that there are no channels to buy it. Everyone is like this. You can’t buy it only if you have money and tickets. You have to have the goods in other stores.
After hearing this, Shen Man smiled and said: "I met someone who came to sell meat. The price was right, so I bought some. There were a few of them. I guess they came from the countryside to sell meat. Each person weighed a few kilograms."
In fact, this phenomenon also exists, most of which are barter for goods. The price of killing pigs during the New Year is cheap. To sell meat in the city, you have to present a ticket, but the members of the brigade do not need it.
Therefore, if you can afford it, buy more. If you want to exchange for other things, you will buy some and come to the commune to exchange.
No one doubted it anymore, but Li Jinhua was quite distressed, "You kid, you said it was enough, why did you buy so much meat?"
In fact, she also knew in her heart that Shen Man was doing it to save face for the Gu family.
After all, the Gu family holds a banquet for the wedding. The banquet looks good and the Gu family has face.
Shen Man smiled and waved his hand: "Auntie, we are all one family. We can't finish the banquet, so let's save it and eat slowly."
Hearing this, Li Jinhua felt emotional and said, "You often mail things to me in the city, so don't waste money in the future. Your uncle and I have food and drink at home, so don't worry."
"You don't need to worry about us now when we are young. There will be plenty of time for you to be filial when we grow old."
Even though I said this, I was still very happy. This proved that they were of the same mind as the Gu family and regarded them as real family members.
Even if you don't mail anything, no one can fault it.
Besides, it's so far away, so I won't say anything if I don't miss it.
"How can that be done?" Shen Man replied: "Be filial now and be filial in the future. You two can just wait and enjoy the blessings."
That's what she was thinking, and she had to say nice things. After all, we would be a family from now on, and she didn't want to cause any unpleasantness with her mother-in-law.
What's more, if a child is born in the future, Li Jinhua may be in trouble. They both work, who can take care of the child?
Nowadays, when hiring a nanny, you need to have certain standards, and their family is not qualified.
Everyone laughed when they heard her words. Shen Man's attitude will also be the basis for the future relationship between the family.
If she doesn't want to, Gu Chen will be in a dilemma.
This situation will be much better. The most important thing is for the family to live in harmony.
Li Jinhua felt extremely warm in her heart, and the smile on her face proved how happy she was.
If you can have a filial daughter-in-law, what else do you want? Just wait and enjoy the blessings.
When they returned home, Gu Yuan and his wife also brought their children back.
Several people said hello, and Li Mei looked a little unhappy.
Everyone can see it, but no one will ask about this kind of thing. Don't find it difficult to celebrate the New Year.
"Xiaoman, isn't the city much bigger than our commune?" Li Mei came to chat with her when she was free.
Looking at Shen Man who was beautifully dressed, she had mixed feelings in her heart.
But she wasn't just jealous, after all, Gu Chen was really capable.
Everyone has their own destiny, so she won't be jealous of her family members.
Hearing this, Shen Man smiled and said, "That can't be compared. The city is two or three times bigger than our Hongqi Township!"
Hongqi Township was only a county-level town in later generations, but now it is not small. It has a mine and a hardware factory and fertilizer factory.
The most important thing is that there is a train station, which makes commuting and doing business more convenient.
Upon hearing that it was bigger than Hongqi Township, Li Mei suddenly had a look of yearning in her eyes.
She has only been to Hongqi Township twice. The prosperity there is much better than that of the commune. She thinks it is a big city.
But she had never been to the city once.
"I must go and see it if I have the opportunity in the future." Li Mei said, setting a goal in her mind.
Shen Man looked at her longing eyes and said, "Sister-in-law, if you have nothing to do, why don't you go to the city to play? There just isn't much to do during this time, so you can go for a walk after we leave."
If you don't take a walk while you're young, where else can you go when you're old? That's what she thought. If she had the chance, she would go somewhere far away and take a look.
Li Mei looked hesitant when she heard this. After a moment, she smiled and said, "Let's forget it. Where can we go to play with our family?"
Shen Man doesn't understand this idea, but he also understands it. Many women in later generations are like this. Their ambitions before marriage have been smoothed away by oil, salt, sauce and vinegar.
Wherever you go, you have to think about the people at home. How can you dare to go out easily?
At this time, Gu Yuan walked in from outside the door and said: "Meizi, you can go if you want. Don't worry at home. My mother can just take care of the children. I'll go to work. What do you have to worry about?"
In the past, his family had no conditions and he couldn't go anywhere he wanted to go, but now it's better. His monthly salary is more than 20 yuan and he doesn't have much expenses, so what does he care about?
My wife can go wherever she wants.
It has to be said that the men of the Gu family dotes on their wives and will give them the best if they can. If not, they can only wait until later.
Seeing what he said, Li Mei's mood improved. She nodded and said, "Okay, I haven't gone out for a walk in these years. This time I have to go out and see the world."
These days, a trip to the city is all you need to see the world, so you can imagine how difficult life is.
After saying this, the smile on Li Mei's face never faded.
A few days later, on the eve of New Year's Eve, the whole family got busy.
Making dumplings and cooking vegetables, everyone is busy doing their own thing.
Even Liu Wenting is not idle. There is nothing we can do. There are many people eating, and there are many dishes to prepare.
It was around eight o'clock in the evening, and everyone was sitting around the table.
If there are too many people, separate the men's and women's tables. The men will all drink, but the women will not drink during the meal.
"This year's Chinese New Year is so lively. I hope we can celebrate the New Year like this in the future." Gu Dacheng held the wine glass, and the smile on his face showed how happy he was.
There are only a few children at home, and Li Jinyuan can't come back every year. It's really not easy to get together!