Chapter 942. Three Golds, Betrothal Gift, and Pao Jinghu
Zhao Youcai and Ma Dafu called each other "in-law", and Wang Meilan and Wang Cuihua called each other "in-law". From then on, when they meet again, they no longer need to call each other "eldest brother" or "brother".
When Liu Tiezui saw this, he laughed and turned sideways to get the big red cloth bundle.
She was not in good health to begin with, and it was difficult for her to carry this baggage outside. Now it was even more difficult for her to exert her strength while sitting cross-legged on the kang.
But as soon as Liu Tiezui got on the kang, he put the baggage to his right rear. This was equivalent to a signal, and all the Ma family members automatically and consciously sat on Liu Tiezui's right side.
Although Liu Tiezui could not lift the big baggage at this time, Ma Ling's two uncles were sitting inside with the baggage. They hurriedly stretched out their hands to help Liu Tiezui lift the baggage and put it forward.
On the kang table.
Liu Tiezui smiled at Zhao Youcai and Wang Meilan and said, "Brother Zhao, Sister Zhao, these are new clothes made by his mother-in-law for my uncle."
"Oh!" In fact, it was all a matter of fact, but when Zhao Youcai heard this, he looked at Ma Dafu and Wang Cuihua with surprise and said, "My parents, my mother, this has cost you money."
"What's the expense?" Wang Cuihua smiled and raised her hand, gestured to Zhao Jun who was sitting aside, and said, "Aren't these all her own children?"
Zhao Jun smiled and nodded in response to Wang Cuihua, and bowed slightly forward to express respect.
At this time, Liu Tiezui had already begun to untie the baggage. The Ma family made four sets of clothes for Zhao Jun beyond the specifications, so Liu Tiezui had to show his face for the Ma family.
The four corners of the cloth bag were opened one by one, revealing a set of woolen clothes folded inside.
Two sets of suits, both have long tops, one black and one blue, thick black and blue and thin. Two sets of tunic suits, also one black and one blue, thick black and blue.
Wang Meilan reached out and touched the black tunic suit and said with a smile: "This clothes is really nice."
"Right." Liu Tiezui answered with a smile.
At this time, Zhao Youcai patted Wang Meilan's hand that was touching the clothes with his left hand and asked, "Hey? What are you preparing for your daughter?"
"Put it in my pocket." Wang Meilan took the opportunity to reach into her pocket and took out a red paper bag. When she stood up, she opened it and smiled at Wang Cuihua: "Mother, I have to bring this to our daughter.
superior."
With that said, Wang Meilan took out the more than 20 grams of gold chain that Zhao Jun had newly bought.
When everyone saw the gold chain, they were all shocked.
There is a tradition of three golds in China, but in the past few years, the amount of gold stored among the people has been greatly reduced. There are few gold objects handed down from ancestors, and people want to buy them but have no money, so this tradition has not been very popular in recent years.
Wang Meilan said before that she was giving Ma Ling a silver set, but it was not based on the three-gold rule and was just for her daughter to wear.
But one day when we were chatting about this matter, the old lady told Wang Meilan that although she did not give it according to the custom of three golds, she did not give silver to her daughter-in-law. Furthermore, for Zhao Jun’s marriage, the family had done enough in other aspects.
Well, don't give the villagers anything to say about this matter.
And according to the rules here, even if you give three gold coins, the bride will wear it back. If this thing doesn't leave the Zhao family, why not give Ma Ling a gold one.
The old lady also said that if Wang Meilan didn't raise the money, she would give it to Zhao Jun.
Wang Meilan rejected the old lady's kindness and asked Zhao Jun to buy Ma Ling a gold necklace in the city.
This was different from what was said before, and the Ma family was immediately shocked!
But when Wang Meilan was about to give the gold necklace to Ma Ling, the Ma family's shock turned into surprise.
"Look at this old woman!" Liu Tiezui patted the kang table, raised his hand and praised: "I can't find another one in the forest farm!"
What you said may be a compliment to others, but you can't accept it. Besides, except Liu Tiezui, all the people in the room are outsiders, so no one would pick this argument.
Wang Meilan walked directly to Ma Ling with the necklace. The girl was a little confused at this time, but when she saw the elder in front of her, she subconsciously stood up from the edge of the kang.
"Good girl!" Wang Meilan smiled and said, "Auntie, I'll bring this to you."
Although the elders of the two families refer to each other as in-laws, it is not the time for Zhao Jun and Ma Ling to change their names yet.
The betrothal gift is the betrothal gift, and the money to change the name is the money to change the name. If the money to change the name is not given, Ma Ling cannot call her mother.
Ma Ling wore her braids today, and Wang Cuihua next to her helped lift her braids, allowing Wang Meilan to easily put the gold necklace on Ma Ling.
"Oops!" Wang Cuihua twisted the small pendant under the necklace with her hand, and then returned to hold Wang Meilan's hand.
The two looked at each other and smiled. Wang Meilan stretched her free hand into the pocket of her cotton-padded jacket, took out a red paper bag, stuffed it into Wang Cuihua's hand and said with a smile: "Mom, this is for buying things for the child, we don't know.
Whatever my daughter likes, it’s all your fault!”
Wang Meilan's words sounded nice, but the money was actually a bride price.
It's just that other people gave less, but the Zhao family gave one thousand or one hundred large unity sheets, wrapped in red paper. Wang Cuihua held them in her hands, feeling both happy and emotional.
I am happy that my daughter can find a good home, but I am sad that having such an in-law is quite stressful!
"Hahaha..." Seeing Wang Meilan finish giving the bride price, Liu Tiezui laughed, clapped his hands and looked at Zhao Youcai and Ma Dafu on the left and right, and said: "This time I am waiting for the wedding banquet for the two children!"
Zhao Youcai and Ma Dafu laughed and agreed upon hearing this. At this time, Wang Meilan shouted into the outer room: "Daughter, has the tea been made?"
"Hey, here we come, Mom!" Zhao Chun, who had been waiting for a long time, walked into the house carrying a thermos.
At the same time, Zhao Jun stood up, took the kettle and poured water into the glass on the elm table.
This glass was newly purchased by Wang Meilan when she went to Lingnan before. She cleaned it this morning to welcome her in-laws and show her respect for the Ma family.
After Zhao Jun poured the tea, he personally delivered cups of tea to each guest according to their age.
Then, melon seeds, peanuts, and candies were served, and everyone ate, drank, and laughed. At this point, the ceremony of greetings was over, and then they were waiting to eat.
The Zhao and Ma families are both from the village. They got together to talk about some interesting things in the village and some things from their childhood. The time soon passed twelve o'clock.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! This happy time was short-lived, but while the Ma family was happy, everyone, including Ma Yang, noticed something was wrong.
It was not because of anything else, but because they found that the Zhao family had not prepared any food.
In the past, when Zhao Youcai greeted Ma Dafu for dinner, or Ma Dafu invited Zhao Youcai over for a drink, it was all polite words.
But today, the Zhao family must arrange meals.
This is the rule!
However, the whole Zhao family was sitting in the house. Zhao Chun and Zhao Ling, who were supposed to be cooking, were not moving, and they were all eating melon seeds.
The Ma family was confused. It was not they who served the meal, but the man who served the meal as a courtesy. This was necessary.
If the Zhao family looks down on people, then why would they marry our daughter? And they have gone so far as to be polite!
But the fact is right in front of us. After the ceremony, the Zhao family has not arranged a meal. These days, people eat breakfast early, you can't arrange dinner for these people, right?
Ma Dafu looked at the melon seeds, peanuts and naughty things on the table. The melon seeds and peanuts were very fragrant, and the naughty things were sweet too. But you can’t eat these!
Ma Dafu turned his attention to Liu Tiezui, who also frowned at this time.
Liu Tiezui was also very angry. She glanced at Wang Meilan and saw that Wang Meilan was scooping candy for Wang Cuihua.
Liu Tiezui twitched the corner of his mouth and thought to himself, Wang Meilan, that ten or so people have been eating in your house every day. Today, the two families are celebrating, but you don't arrange a meal? Isn't this crazy?
At this time, the benefits of having a matchmaker became apparent. The Ma family was embarrassed to speak, but Liu Tiezui poked his head towards Zhao Youcai and Wang Meilan and called out: "Brother Zhao, Sister-in-law Zhao."
"Huh?" Zhao Youcai and Wang Meilan were both startled. Wang Meilan hurriedly grabbed a piece of candy on the table, handed it to Liu Tiezui and said, "Sister, you eat this candy."
"Ah..." Liu Tiezui took the candy in his hand and said to Zhao Youcai and Wang Meilan: "Brother Zhao, Sister Zhao, you see everyone is here, do we have to open our mouths?"
Zhao Youcai was stunned by Liu Tiezui's question, and then smiled and said: "Then we must make a living!"
With that said, Zhao Youcai spread his hands to Ma Dafu, smiled and said to Liu Tiezui: "My in-laws are here, I must entertain them well!"
"No!" Wang Meilan asked next to her. She waved her hand forward and said, "It must be good wine and good food!"
Seeing Wang Meilan's movements and demeanor at this time, Wang Zhongjie, Wang Cuihua, brother and sister were all startled. On Wang Meilan's body, they saw the shadow of Wang's slap.
But after hearing what the couple said, Liu Tiezui disagreed. The Zhao family's outhouse was clean. But clean means that nothing was prepared. It was already twelve o'clock, and there were about twenty people in the house.
You can't cook noodles, right?
So, Liu Tiezui held the kang table with both hands, sat up and said with a smile: "Brother Zhao, I will help you with your work, work."
"What are you busy with?" Zhao Youcai reached out and pressed Liu Tiezui's elbow, then pointed out the window and said, "Someone is cooking for us."
"Huh?" After hearing this, everyone in the Ma family stretched their necks and looked out the window. At this time, in the Zhao family's yard, two large stoves were steaming white, and Li Dayong, Li Baoyu and Lin Xiangshun stood in front of the pot.
When everyone was surprised, Wang Meilan smiled and said to the Ma family: "We don't cook by ourselves, what's the smoke and rattle, right? We just sit around chatting quietly in the house, and when they finish the food, we go straight to it."
It’s time to eat.”
This rich man's behavior shocked the Ma family and had nothing to say. Although Liu Tiezui was well-informed, he could only laugh dryly and said: "That's good."
"Sister, I know you can drink two taels." Zhao Youcai handed Liu Tiezui a cigarette and said with a smile, "Brother will give you a toast later."
"I have to drink this wine!" Liu Tiezui held the cigarette in his hand, waiting for Zhao Youcai to light the cigarette. He took the opportunity to claim credit and said, "I have always put my children's affairs first."
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"I feel like Liu Tiezui's words were just ordinary!" At this time, in the Li family room in the west courtyard of the Zhao family, Li Ruhai was uttering wild words in front of everyone.
"Don't talk nonsense!" Jin Xiaomei's face changed drastically when she heard this. She raised her hand and slapped Li Ruhai and said, "Your brother is still pointing at others!"
After saying this, Jin Xiaomei gave Li Ruhai another look and said in a serious tone: "You have to point at others!"
Except for Zhao Jun, no one knows what will happen in the future. Everyone thinks that this kind of blind date between young men and women will continue forever, so no one dares to offend the matchmaker.
If Li Ruhai's words spread, it would be strange if Liu Tiezui didn't fall out with the Li family.
Li Ruhai rubbed his arm and didn't dare to say a word. At this time, Xu Chunyan, who was kneading the steamed buns next to her, smiled and smoothed things over by saying, "It will take several years for Ruhai to find a partner."
"How many years has it been?" Jin Xiaomei retorted with a smile: "He will be fifteen during the Chinese New Year, so how many more years are left?"
"Oh, that's not good!" Jin Xiaomei said, and Xu Chunyan realized that Li Ruhai was also a young man. But she glanced at Li Ruhai secretly and felt that it would take some effort for this kid to find a wife. Most people don't have a daughter-in-law.
For him.
As soon as Xu Chunyan finished speaking, the door of Li's house was pulled open from the outside. Li Baoyu came in with a feeder and said to Jin Xiaomei: "Mom, do you see who is back?"
Jin Xiaomei was startled and looked up behind Li Baoyu, but she only saw a feeder, but no one.
As the tall Li Baoyu stepped aside, Zhang Yuanmin was revealed behind him.
"Oh, aid the people!" Jin Xiaomei said in surprise: "Why are you back?"
Zhang Yuanmin smiled when he heard this, and walked in while carrying the fed Luo, and said with a smile: "Lengchang is closed today and there is nothing to do. I will go to the mountains to dig some fish and bring them back."
Although he didn't say it clearly, everyone knew that he came back for Zhao Jun.
"Ouch!" Xu Chunyan looked at Li Baoyu and Zhang Yuanmin each carrying one to feed Luo, and said in surprise: "Isn't this a lot of trouble?"
"Hahaha..." Zhang Yuanmin laughed and said, "Those working in the field have nothing to do. I led a bunch of them there. There are more people and more strength!"
Xu Chunyan took the feedlot from Li Baoyu and covered it with withered grass, revealing the river fish inside.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! There are various river fish mixed together, but the outdoor temperature is low, and the fish are all covered with ice.
"Look, there are toads here!" Jin Xiaomei took the feeder from Li Baoyu's hand, took a look at it, and after muttering something, suddenly remembered something and asked Zhang Yuanmin quickly: "Yuanmin, how did you come back?
"
"I drove them back with their sledges." Zhang Yuanmin responded, and then asked: "Is that girl in my house doing it?"
At this time, in the Li family, the old lady was helping Zhao Chun take care of the children. Originally, Xiao Zhouxuan, Zhao Hong, and Zhao Na were all at the Zhao family. After all, today was a ceremony between the two families, so they were allowed to show their faces. Then,
Zhao Chun sent them to Li's house and asked the old lady to help them watch over them.
Apart from the old lady taking care of the children, only the Li family and Xu Chunyan and Lin Xiangshun were there, but Yang Yufeng and the Hehe family's mother and son were not there.
"My sister-in-law and others have all gone home to help cook!" Li Baoyu heard this, smiled and gestured outside, saying: "Our three stoves are not enough!"
"Ah?" Zhang Yuanmin said in surprise: "Three stoves are not enough?"
"Not enough..." Xu Chunyan said in a long voice: "How many dishes do we have to cook? They are all hard vegetables."
"Ah..." Zhang Yuanmin clicked his eyes and asked again: "When you're done, then you can start tossing around. Won't it make you feel cold even if you walk all the way?"
"You're not afraid!" Li Baoyu smiled and patted Zhang Yuanmin on the shoulder, saying, "Brother, have you forgotten? Don't we have a car?"
"Ah, haha." Zhang Yuanmin understood as soon as he heard this. He had brought the food to his home and had it stewed at the old lady's house. After it was stewed, Jiechen drove over.
At this moment, Li Dayong and Lin Xiangshun, who were watching the pots in the courtyard next door, climbed over the wall.
After entering the house, Li Dayong glanced at Zhang Yuanmin, frowned and said: "Yuanmin, you are so brave, you are not afraid of touching the big claws when you come down?"
"Don't be afraid!" Zhang Yuanmin laughed and said, "I'll walk all the way and make double noises, even those with big claws will scare them away!"
"Uncle Li." After hearing Zhang Yuanmin's words, Lin Xiangshun said to Li Dayong: "Look, this old boy has more tricks!"
"Then look!" Zhang Yuanmin shook his head and said with a smile: "When I led them to pick out fish, I even used a double jingle to stop them!"
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45 Linban Gaojianzi Peak.
A group of four people were walking through the mountains and forests. The person in the front was carrying a 56-bar tree, the two people behind each were carrying a 56-and-a-half tree, and the last person was carrying an 81-bar tree.
The guns are different, but the four men all wear white hats on their heads, and they all wear white coats outside their cotton-padded clothes.
Wearing this kind of clothes can hide your figure as much as possible when moving in the ice and snow.
It was already noon. The man walking at the front raised his hand and made a gesture, and the four of them gathered under a big red pine tree.
I don't know how long they have been running around, but the eyebrows and beards on the lips of the four people are covered with white frost.
"Now it's troublesome!" One person frowned and said: "The front part is not hit, no matter how choking it is, it can be hit."
As soon as this person finished speaking, he heard someone next to him say angrily: "Oh, I'm from CTM! Who forced the adopted son to fire the cannons? If they weren't all fired?"
