It was dark outside, and since Yan Bugui had his back to the window and his face covered in shadow, Qin Huairu couldn't see Yan Bugui's face clearly.
Otherwise, she would definitely be amazed that there are such wonderful expressions in this world.
"..." Yan Bugui was silent.
Qin Huairu thought Yan Bugui didn't understand, so she repeated: "Third Master, since the old Wangtou is so rich, can you let him pay more as a gift?"
"Ahem, cough..." Yan Bugui finally reacted, took two deep breaths, and said: "Comrade Qin Huairu, Jia Zhang is already fifty-one years old, and you also know Jia Zhang's temperament. If someone else
Knowing her true identity, no one would dare to marry her, let alone asking for a bride price. Even if you give her a bride price, no one would dare to marry her."
Wishful thinking, what is wishful thinking, Qin Huairu is like this, it’s not like she doesn’t know about Jia Zhang’s situation, she would be thankful to God if she can marry Jia Zhang, but now she actually wants more gifts!
Qin Huairu also knew that her request was a bit too much, but she just had the idea of playing three poles with or without dates.
Seeing that Yan Bugui disagreed, she could only pretend to be aggrieved.
"Well, third uncle, you also know the situation in my family. Bangge is so old and not married yet... You and our old man are brothers, so please help me."
"Okay, okay, I will try my best. By the way, clean up Jia Zhang's house. Don't let her look like that frighten people."
After Yan Bugui finished explaining, he left with his hands behind his back.
"Bah!" Qin Huairu looked at his back, spat fiercely, and muttered in a low voice: "I just asked you to help with the matchmaking, just to see how arrogant you are!"
.......
Early the next morning.
Yan Bugui rode his bicycle to Lao Wangtou's home. When he saw it was Yan Bugui, the matchmaker, Lao Wangtou quickly let him into the house and poured him tea.
"Lao Yan, does Zhang Erhua agree?"
"Well, it's almost done." Yan Bugui nodded while drinking tea.
"Almost? What do you mean almost? I borrowed all these things, but I have to return them to others quickly..." Old Wangtou suddenly became anxious when he heard this, and blurted out the words, but mid-sentence, he suddenly realized
Something was wrong, so I quickly closed my mouth.
Yan Bugui looked at the tables, chairs and benches in the room and thought to himself: It turns out these are all borrowed.
But he didn't care, he was just a matchmaker, and as long as Jia Zhang married, it had nothing to do with him.
Yan Bugui drank several sips of water, then pretended to be embarrassed, looked at Old Wangtou and said: "Old Wangtou, I praised you so much that Zhang Erhua was very satisfied, but her family still wanted
Some betrothal gifts. It doesn’t need to be much, just what you want is enough.”
"Betrothal gift? Zhang Erhua's home?" Lao Wang was stunned for a moment and asked loudly: "Hey, Lao Yan, are you deceiving me? Didn't you say that Zhang Erhua's parents are long gone?"
"Her parents are gone, but she still has a daughter-in-law!" Yan Bugui explained slowly: "Actually, it was her daughter-in-law's idea that Zhang Erhua got married this time."
After saying this, Yan Bugui paused and then said: "By the way, Zhang Erhua also has a grandson and two granddaughters who are almost adults. If you marry Zhang Erhua, it will be like picking up a grandson for nothing.
A granddaughter, even if you don’t have children of your own, someone will take care of you until you die. Brother, you’ve made a lot of money this time.”
"yes....."
Old Wangtou was overjoyed when he heard this. He picked up a grandson and two granddaughters without any effort. Where can he find such a good thing?
"Okay, let's just give it a betrothal gift, but you also know my situation. My family has no money at all, and I can't give much."
Yan Bugui breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then you can take five yuan. This money cannot be counted as a matchmaking gift!"
"Don't worry, I, the old Wangtou, keep my word. As long as I marry Zhang Erhua, you will definitely be indispensable for your matchmaking gift."
Lao Wangtou patted his chest and assured him. He sighed in his heart, it seemed that he had to borrow money again.
Forget it, you don’t have to worry about having too many debts anyway.
Opportunities like this don't come along very often, so you have to seize it.
When Yan Bugui saw that the matter was done, he didn't sit down for long. He returned to the courtyard with his hands behind his back and told Qin Huairu about the five-dollar gift.
When Qin Huairu saw that she had the money, she was naturally very happy. She started to discuss the matter of Luo Jia Zhang's visit to Laowangtou. Not only did she take Jia Zhang to the bathhouse to take a bath, but she also found a set of clean clothes for her.
Mrs. Jia Zhang arranged herself beautifully, smeared cream on her face and put wintersweet flowers on her hair. She looked like an older, older girl.
Mrs. Jia Zhang sat at the door with a happy mood, which immediately attracted the attention of the residents.
The little daughter-in-law of the Zhang family was jumping up and down with her hands behind her back, preparing to go to the vegetable market to buy vegetables. When she was passing by the middle courtyard, she saw Mrs. Jia Zhang.
Hey~ There seems to be something going on.
The Zhang family's daughter-in-law's eyes shone brightly, she ran to Jia Zhang and asked loudly: "Aunt Jia, you are dressed so beautifully, are you getting married?"
"Hey, you really guessed it right!" Mrs. Jia Zhang slapped her thigh suddenly and said excitedly: "Lao Yan introduced me to a partner. We can go see each other tomorrow. You have to come and drink with me then.
Wedding wine."
The Zhang family's daughter-in-law was just guessing randomly, but she guessed it right. She was so frightened that she took a breath.
"My dear mother, the Jia family's aunt is getting married. It's a big event!"
The Zhang family's daughter-in-law didn't care about Jia Zhang's congratulations, so she started to spread the news throughout the courtyard.
She ran to Liu's house in the backyard and knocked on the door.
"Uncle Liu, Aunt Jia's wife is getting married!"
"What!" The rice bowl in Liu Haizhong's hand almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and held it with both hands. Even so, the hot rice splashed out and burned his hands.
However, Liu Haizhong didn't care to cry out in pain, and looked at the Zhang family's young daughter-in-law and asked: "Did you hear that right? Isn't Mrs. Jia Zhang in her fifties?"
"Oh, Jia Zhang admitted it herself, how can I be wrong? Believe it or not." The Zhang family's daughter-in-law ran away in a flash.
Standing in the cold wind with his bangs, it took him a long time to confirm that there was nothing wrong with his ears. He turned around and ran into the house and said to the second aunt: "Daughter-in-law, Mr. Jia and Zhang are getting married!"
"What!" The second aunt's calves went weak and she almost fell to the ground.
"My dear, Jia Zhang is so old and wants to get married. I'm really not ashamed."
...
The Zhang family's young daughter-in-law came to Yi Zhonghai's house.
"Aunt Yi, the Jia family's aunt is getting married. Now Uncle Yi is locked up in a fence and may never come out again. How about you remarry too?"
After the Zhang family's daughter-in-law finished speaking, she saw Aunt Yi blushing and ran away quickly.
Aunt Yi sat down on the chair, looking a little weird.
"Jia and Zhang can get married... maybe I can too..."
Yi Zhonghai's sentence has been handed down. In view of the fact that he provided cover for the deaf old lady several times and the nature of the crime was quite serious, the superiors decided to deal with it strictly and sentenced him to eighteen years.
Yi Zhonghai is fifty-two years old this year and will be seventy years old in eighteen years.
Most people can live to such an old age, but Aunt Yi visited Yi Zhonghai a while ago. Her eye sockets were sunken, her body was so thin that her flesh was almost invisible, her arms were skinny and shriveled, and she looked like Yan Bugui's fish hanging upside down under the eaves.
Dry.
It is impossible for a dried fish to live to be seventy years old.
After Yi Zhonghai was sentenced, all his wages and so on were stopped. Aunt Yi had been relying on Yi Zhonghai all her life. Now she has lost her source of livelihood and can only live on her meager savings and help from the street office.
If I can be like Jia Zhang and find a good person to marry, I will have someone to take care of me even if I am unable to move in the future.
As for whether she can get married, Aunt Yi is not worried. After all, in her opinion, if someone like Jia Zhang is married, she is much better than Jia Zhang. At least she can cook...
Aunt Yi stood at the door, with sparks of hope bursting out of her eyes.
...
The Zhang family's daughter-in-law publicized the fact that Jia and Zhang were getting married, and everyone in the compound knew about it.
While everyone marveled at Jia Zhang's old-hearted people, they really couldn't blame Jia Zhang.
After all, marriage is free now. If Jia and Zhang don’t have a wife, why can’t they get married?
Aren’t you just a little older?
So everyone came to Jia's house to congratulate him.
Jia Zhang hadn't received compliments from others for a while, and she was so excited that she couldn't close her mouth.
When Li Donglai came back from get off work at noon, he was stopped by Shazhu as soon as he walked to the middle courtyard.
"Brother Donglai, did you know? Jia Zhang is getting married." Silly Zhu pulled Li Donglai aside mysteriously and whispered.
"I heard it from the third aunt, what's the matter? You have nothing to do with Jia Zhang." Li Donglai didn't expect that things would progress so fast. Didn't Yan Bugui just go to match up? Why are they getting married?
Silly Zhu pursed his lips and said in a low voice: "I heard that Qin Huairu said that all the neighbors in our compound have to attend Jia Zhang's wedding."
Attending a wedding... How could Qin Huairu be so kind? It seems that she was planning to use the money from the wedding to earn a share of the residents.
Li Donglai understood Sha Zhu's worries, frowned and said: "I know about this matter, don't worry, I will handle it."
Silly Zhu immediately felt relieved. He went abroad with Yu Juhua. Although he reimbursed most of it, the wedding gift he bought for He Yuyu cost a lot of money. If he contributed more to the Jia family, it would indeed be a big deal.
It's a bit difficult. Besides, with Jia Zhang's virtue, even if Silly Zhu threw the money into the water, he would not give it to the Jia family.
Silly Zhu now understands that the Jia family is just a bunch of white-eyed wolves.
It stands to reason that although he is not married to Qin Huairu, he has treated the Jia family very well in the past few years. He has helped handle all the big and small matters of the Jia family.
Banggen, Xiaodang and Xiaohuaihua often received his help.
However, when they see Si Zhu now, they don't even call him uncle, they just call Si Zhu "Si Zhu" and often roll their eyes.
Even if you are an ordinary neighbor, you can't do this!
When Li Donglai returned home, Ding Qiunan had already prepared lunch, and Li Xiaomei was also back.
Li Donglai did not eat first, but checked Li Xiaomei's exam paper.
"Well, one hundred points, not bad, not bad." Li Donglai saw the bright red score above and nodded with satisfaction.
If this score is normal in the examination from primary school to junior high school, you will definitely be able to enter a key junior high school.
Of course, there is no such thing as a key junior high school in this era, but there are some middle schools that have better teachers, a long history, and have produced some well-known figures, so they are favored by parents, and the corresponding admission scores are higher.
For example, Beijing No. 4 Middle School was founded in 1907 and was originally named Shuntian Middle School. In 1912, it was renamed Jingshi Public No. 4 Middle School; in 1928, it was renamed Peking Municipal No. 4 Middle School; in 1949, it was renamed Jingcheng No. 4 Middle School.
It has produced many outstanding students.
Li Ao, Feng Zhi in the literary world...,
In the scientific community, experimental physicist Yu Fuchun, space physicist Tu Chuanyi, exploration engineering expert Liu Guangzhi, radar technology expert Mao Erke...
By the way, the famous mathematician Chen Jingrun seems to be working as a teacher at Beijing No. 4 Middle School.
In addition to Beijing No. 4 Middle School, other famous schools include Beijing Normal University Affiliated Middle School founded in 1917, Beijing No. 8 Middle School founded in 1921, and Beijing No. 5 Middle School founded in May 1928...
Taking stock of all this, Li Donglai suddenly felt like he had become like the parents of later generations who were worried about finding a good school for their children.
Fortunately, in this era, there is no such thing as housing in a school district. As long as the grades are passed, you can enroll.
Li Donglai was not worried about Li Xiaomei's grades. After all, he had his father-in-law, Ding Boren, an old professor who taught him carefully.
"Well, that's right, little sister, what gift do you want as a reward?" Li Donglai shook the paper and asked with a smile.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Li Xiaomei raised her little face with expectation: "Is everything okay?"
"......certainly."
"I want a plane." Li Xiaomei said excitedly: "One that can launch missiles and soar in the sky."
"...Ahem, this is not allowed." Li Donglai pinched his eyebrows.
"Then I don't want anything now. You must give me a plane in the future." Li Xiaomei picked up her schoolbag and went into the room to do her homework.
Seeing the wooden door closed, Li Donglai waved to Ding Qiunan, who was taking care of Wei Dong and Wei Guo.
"What's wrong?" Ding Qiunan walked over and asked with a smile.
Li Donglai recounted what had just happened and said with a puzzled look on his face: "Tell me, how could a girl want a fighter jet?"
"You, brother, are really unqualified." Ding Qiunan said angrily: "Do you know what my little sister's wish is?"
My little sister’s wish? To see me get married, and then Ding Qiunan get pregnant, and continue the Li family’s lineage?
Li Donglai thought for a moment and suddenly burst into laughter. Since entering the laboratory, he has been busy with scientific research projects all day long. In his free time, he has to take care of chores in the courtyard. He really doesn't care enough about his little sister.
For example, at the beginning of this semester, Li Donglai thought that Li Xiaomei was just in the third grade, so he sent Li Xiaomei to the door of the third grade classroom. When he came back, Li Xiaomei told Ding Qiunan about this, and the two of them laughed at Li Donglai.
"...Well, isn't it just to go to college and find a good job?" Li Donglai stiffened his neck and said.
Ding Qiunan laughed out loud, glared and said, "Look, you don't know yet you are here pretending to know. If my little sister sees it, I will blame you again."
"...If you tell me, wouldn't I know?" Li Dong glared back and forth.
Ding Qiunan whispered something into Li Donglai's ear.
