"Brother Chen, congratulations on marrying your new wife today. Come on, let's set off firecrackers to celebrate. By the way, you can take your wife to get a certificate first, and then it's not too late to set off firecrackers when you come back."
Chen Dazhu was stunned. After receiving the certificate, um, why did he forget such an important thing:
"Brother Li Huan, why don't you lend me your bicycle? Otherwise, I don't have a bicycle when I go to the county. I'm afraid I won't be able to make it in time."
"Borrowing a bicycle is a trivial matter. But Brother Chen, you don't seem to know how to ride a bicycle, let alone bring someone with you. Breaking a bicycle is a small matter, but breaking a person is a big deal."
Li Huan said with a smile, and also gave him the letter of introduction he needed to go to the village committee to help Chen Dazhu and others get the certificate. He was very enthusiastic, so you're welcome.
Chen Dazhu also smiled awkwardly. He had been eyeing Li Huan's bicycle for so long that he forgot that he didn't even know how to ride a bicycle.
"Haha, Brother Dazhu is so happy that he forgot that he can't ride a bicycle. Then go and get the certificate tomorrow. We country people only need to sleep together. It doesn't matter whether we get the certificate or not."
"Yes, yes, what certificate do you need? Let's go to the bridal chamber."
After hearing this, Xu Laidi liked it in his heart. It would be best if he didn't get a certificate, which would save him the step of divorce in the future.
"Uncle Niu, please take them to the county to get the certificate. We can't bully Xu Zhiqing, whose natal family has no one, and they won't even get a certificate when they get married."
"That's right, Uncle Niu, thank you for taking the trip."
Uncle Niu gave Li Huan a fierce look. If Li Huan hadn't secretly stuffed him a pack of cigarettes, he wouldn't have joined in the fun. I really don't understand why this second-rate guy is so excited.
When Han Chunmei and others saw Cheng Qiao, they all came over happily, pulling Cheng Qiao to look left and right, up and down: "Cheng Qiao, it seems that you are living a good life, your face is round.
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"Really? My mother-in-law and Li Huan treat me well. I feel happy and eat more."
"That's good. We educated youths are lonely and helpless. If our husband's family can treat us better, then life will be much easier."
Han Chunmei also nodded in agreement, and then smiled and urged everyone to go and see Xu Laidi's new house. She had visited it when the beam was installed. Although the house was new, it was so simple that she couldn't believe it.
Cheng Qiao nodded quickly and followed the educated youths to Chen Dazhu's home. What he saw was a large courtyard that had not yet closed the gate in time. The courtyard was empty, and even the place where firewood was stored was just a shed built with bamboo and straw.
Walking through the courtyard, there is a living room, a room, and a kitchen. In the living room, there is a table and two benches made by Chen Dazhu himself out of wood, and nothing else.
Pushing open the door of the room, there is a big Kang in the room, which takes up more than half of the room. There is nothing on the big Kang, which is waiting for the bride to lay down her dowry.
"Oh my God, there's not even a kangqin, let alone a cabinet, so how can they put things there?"
"Just put it on the kang. Such a big kang is enough to sleep six or seven people, not to mention putting things on it."
"Yes, Xu Laidi and the others have already prepared a place for the children to sleep, hahaha."
"Why are you talking? You're still a girl, so you can't talk like this."
"I'm not telling the truth, haha."
"Let's go to the kitchen and have a look."
"There's no need to go. The kitchen only has a stove and a broken cabinet that I found somewhere. There's not even a clay pot."
"Yes, look at that."
"That's a water tank, idiot."
"A water vat is also a vat, and a clay vat is also a vat. They are not used in the same way."
Xiaofang pouted and said, Xiaoqin gently pinched Xiaofang's cheek, "You are the only one who is naughty."
"Let's go back. It's such a shabby place, and it doesn't have as many things as our educated youth spots. I guess they won't be planning to hold a banquet today."
"Did you give me some money as a gift?"
"I don't have it. I want to wait until they open the banquet before giving it away."
"Me too."
"Cheng Qiao, don't give it to me. They didn't give it to you when you got married."
Cheng Qiao smiled. She and Li Huan were not here to give away money, but to collect debts.
She didn't know how long she waited, but Uncle Niu came back with the cart with an unhappy look on his face. Xu Laidi also got off the cart with an unhappy look on his face. She had never known that Chen Dazhu could be so stingy.
Today was a good day for the two of them to get their marriage certificates. They could go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy free candies and some non-staple foods with their marriage certificates, but Chen Dazhu said he had no money in his pockets.
Xu Laidi quickly closed his pocket. The fifty yuan was her betrothal gift money. There was no reason for her to use it to buy sweets. He didn't even give Uncle Niu the four cent round trip fare, saying he would have money next time.
Then add it.
Cheng Qiao walked up and dug into his pockets. Chen Dazhu's eyes lit up. Cheng Qiao had said that when Xu Laidi got married, she would take one hundred yuan as part of her share.
But when Cheng Qiao took out the IOU, Chen Dazhu's face darkened. Before he could speak, Li Huan loudly urged Xu Laidi to pay back the money:
"Xu Laidi, you still owe my wife thirteen dollars and twenty cents. Now that you are married, why don't you pay back the money?"
"Two, no, brother Li Huan, don't I have no money?"
"Why do you have no money? Didn't you just receive a gift of fifty yuan? And didn't you go build a river channel? That's twelve centimeters a day. If you don't pay it back, I'll go to the village chief and ask for it.
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"No, I'll give it."
Xu Laidi still had some use for keeping the money, so he walked into the inner room, closed the door, and took out twenty yuan from a pocket on his trousers. There was nothing he could do, the fifty yuan betrothal gift was ten yuan.
One yuan a piece.
"No, you still want me six dollars and eighty cents."
Cheng Qiao took the twenty yuan, and Li Huan quickly took out six yuan and eighty cents from his pocket and handed it to Chen Dazhu. Chen Dazhu collected the money and put it into his pocket.
"you……"
Xu Laidi was furious, but now was not the time to fall out. It was better to wait until after the wedding before asking Chen Dazhu for money. The two bowed three times in front of the great man's photo, and then nothing happened, not even a candy.
Everyone curled their lips and thought that it was a good thing that they didn't give the money to the bride, otherwise the money would be just a piece of meat and a dog, and it would never come back. Chen Dazhu was surprised. He didn't receive a penny of the money from the wedding this time.
Chen Weidang was not so stingy originally. He gave money to Li Huan and Cheng Qiao when they got married, but he didn't like Xu Laidi, and he wasn't optimistic about the marriage, so he didn't even attend the wedding.
The village chief didn't attend, and everyone else was watching. It was because Chen Dazhu's service was too poor. No one had any expectations for him in this wedding.
If Chen Dazhu can put up a decent banquet, then let it be casual. After all, we are all from the same village, and we can't see each other when we look up.
