The wedding was simple but warm. A handful of melon seeds, a handful of peanuts, two fruit candies, and a bowl of coarse tea. The same guests and hosts enjoyed themselves.
In this era, except for a few big cities where people started to rise up, other places were really simple. Getting married almost cost nothing. The clothes only need to be clean and good. There is no entertainment.
, no one will feel shabby even if you give a guest a bowl of water. No one will care or compare. There must be envy, but jealousy is really not a problem.
Sometimes, regardless of the decency, maybe all the clothes are borrowed. At that time, it was not a shame to borrow clothes when going out. Although there were some people who took advantage of them and borrowed the clothes without intending to wear them for two months.
Still. But most people still can't save this face.
Lin Yutong heard about an incident in Paoshantun. A young man went on a blind date and borrowed a pair of Jiefang shoes from someone else. Not many people could wear Jiefang shoes. So, it was easy to wear Jiefang shoes, so you had to hurry up no matter what.
.In order to wear the borrowed shoes for a while longer, he did not take them off when he went to bed at night.
His mother said: "Why don't you take off your shoes when you sleep?"
The young man said in a low voice: "Look what you said, mother, these shoes have to be returned to me tomorrow. If you don't wear them quickly, it will be too late."
When Lin Yutong heard about it, he felt both funny and sad.
The wedding took less than an hour from start to finish. When we returned to the house, guests began to arrive one after another. The porcelain basin, porcelain jar, and kettle were all large items. Company commander, instructor
There are also these things that the regiment leader and political commissar asked people to deliver. In addition, the company gave a picture frame, which can be used to put the marriage certificate and wedding photos. There are other gifts, including a pair of socks and a pair of gloves.
, two feet of cloth, these all belong to people who are close to each other. Those who are a little further away send some of their own homespun cloth, or a few eggs, and a bowl of cornmeal.
Lin Yutong had placed peanuts and melon seeds on the chopping board in the main room in advance, and half of the bags were filled with flour bags. By the time everyone left in the evening, they had already finished eating. The two plates of candy had already been scraped clean by the children.
A few female educated youths left late and helped Lin Yutong clean the outside before leaving.
Originally there were a few boys who were going to make trouble at the wedding, but they didn't know what the fourth master said, so they all ran away with smiles. At this time, making trouble at the wedding was not like some people in later generations who went too far. The most outrageous thing at this time was just to make trouble.
The bride bites the candy with her teeth and asks the groom to bite off the half of the candy exposed in the bride's mouth. In this way, most people feel embarrassed. Especially the young man who has just become the groom's official, he does not dare to touch the bride's lips.
Gently bite some skin off the outside. This is considered a pass. There are more people who are even embarrassed to do this. Everyone pushes and pushes the newlyweds together. The two of them touch their bodies.
Both of them blushed, looked at each other, lowered their heads shyly, and then separated in a flash.
A more normal wedding ceremony is to ask the bride and groom to sing. If they don’t want to sing, that’s easy to do. Ask the groom to carry the bride around the bridal chamber on his back.
This is much more civilized than the behavior of those who took off the newcomers' clothes at every turn.
This is not only a kind of civilization, but also a kind of etiquette and respect.
In fact, there are many beautiful things that should be passed down. They are pure, noble, and free from vulgar taste.
When people regard vulgarity as interesting, they will look back and realize how valuable such simple quality is.
Lin Yutong feels that she likes this generation, which is hard-working and optimistic. It is this experience that makes them the backbone of this country's rapid development in the future.
We should pay tribute to this generation.
After the guests leave, can the newlyweds finally enter the bridal chamber?
As an old married couple, there is no rush.
I've been hungry all day and my stomach is tight.
As soon as Da Hong's wedding dress was taken off, Lin Yutong began to roll up her sleeves. "What would you like to eat?" It seemed that it was not easy to be romantic.
The Fourth Master then took off his new clothes and said, "I'll make a fire for you. I'll make some noodles."
Mix the eggs with the noodles, and fry the meat dumplings smoothly. Each person has a big bowl of dumpling noodles, slurping the noodle soup and sucking it into his mouth. This is the happiness of a wedding night.
"It's time to make some dumplings." After finishing eating, Fourth Master said.
Lin Yutong thought of weddings in the Qing Dynasty and would always ask the bride whether she would give birth to a baby or not. He must have regretted this.
Lin Yutong leaned into his ear and whispered: "Shengshengshengsheng!" After saying that, she looked at him and said, "Okay?"
The Fourth Master hugged the person in his arms and said, "I only said three words."
Three is a lot, dear!
Before family planning was implemented, it was a great achievement for us to be able to give birth to three.
The Fourth Master smiled, reached into his cotton-padded coat, unbuttoned the buttons inside with a very skillful hand, and said in her ear, "...you should think about it too."
We are an old married couple, there is nothing to be shy about. Lin Yutong nodded very honestly, "...Hurry up..."
A brand new body brought different excitement and warmth. The initial discomfort made her feel that it was good to be young for once.
The young body, coupled with the skills of an experienced driver, and the tacit understanding between each other, it feels great.
Hugging each other, listening to the howling cold wind and the sound of the wind blowing the snow on the window lattice, I felt extremely at ease.
"...Are you...disappointed with me?" Fourth Master's voice rang in his ears.
Lin Yutong shook his head in confusion, "Great."
Immediately afterwards, I heard the Fourth Master sigh slightly, and then chuckle.
After a long time, until Lin Yutong felt that he must have fallen asleep, he suddenly understood what Fourth Master meant by asking this question.
He wanted to ask, has he disappointed himself now?
I have become a completely ordinary person, living an ordinary life. I am no longer the same as before. I can no longer be like before, where I can make people hold up all the things I like in front of me in one sentence.
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He was asking, has such an ordinary person let him down?
Lin Yutong's heart ached with pain. Her arms wrapped around his waist, "Have you not heard a word?"
The fourth master said ‘hmm’, with a hint of inquiry.
"Follow the official to be a wife, and follow the butcher to turn the intestines." Lin Yutong laughed softly, "This is called the husband singing and the wife following."
The fourth master hugged her to his body and said softly, "Hmm" again. This time, it was peaceful with a hint of smile.
Lin Yutong closed her eyes and thought to herself, this "husband sings and the wife follows suit" will probably be criticized by others. She feels that women rely on men and do not have the self-reliance and self-reliance that modern women should have.
In fact, "husband sings, wife sings" and "wife sings husband follows" have little to do with each other. A man and a woman get married, have children, and form a small family. Then the two people are like swallows building a nest with mud in their mouths, all the hard work, all the hardships
The hard work is all for this small family. In order to live a beautiful life. No matter who it is, they are busy and hard for this family. To live life, do you have to compete to see who is better than who? The reason why home is warm,
It's because at home, we will give in because of it, tolerate because of it, and choose to sacrifice and fulfill because of it.
We all have a mother like this in our family. And we may become women like our mother who persevere and sacrifice for our children.
She thought that even if they were like the most ordinary and ordinary couple in the world, she would be happy with it.
I slept very deeply. When I opened my eyes, the curtains had already been opened a corner. A bit of cold air rushed in through the window. The fire in the stove was burning brightly, so the fourth master must have gotten up to add more firewood.
"I can't go out, the snow is too heavy." The fourth master leaned on the kang and pulled the quilt tighter for Lin Yutong.
It turned out that it was still early, and the bright light outside was the light reflected from the snow.
Lin Yutong suddenly woke up, "Is our house okay?"
"Sleep peacefully." Fourth Master pressed her to get up, "Even Uncle Geng's stable is very strong. Everyone knows what the winter here is like. When building the house, they all took it into consideration.
Besides, this house is new and only a few years old. Is it sturdy?"
Too!
It is said that auspicious snow heralds a good harvest, and this seems to be a good harvest year. A few days later, the fourth master was at the company headquarters and received a call from Uncle Wang in the county. On the phone, he whispered something to the fourth master in a low voice.
, that’s because there was news from the labor camp that Mr. Xu could obtain certain freedoms within a certain scope.
Although this freedom comes with a long list of incomprehensible restrictions, it is the best news I have ever heard.
There seems to be a glimmer of light on the horizon.
"This is good news." Fourth Master muttered.
If Mr. Xu's problem makes progress, then Yin Changtian's problem is only a matter of time.
The young people in the company gathered around the tape recorder and listened to the news. Sometimes they were whispering together, and sometimes they were discussing something intensely with each other.
However, Fourth Master dug out the entire set of textbooks he brought back from Lin Yuting when he returned to Beijing last time.
Lin Yutong was a little scared, "...is this...?"
"Didn't you listen to the radio?" Fourth Master knocked on the tape recorder, "...the education work also needs to be rectified... This is a seed of hope. Once planted, it will take root and sprout... No matter what kind of difficulties we go through, we can't stop it.
Keep up this momentum. There is a talent gap... In addition, 10 million educated youth have moved to the countryside... This is a powerful torrent that no one can resist... Maybe it won't be too far away for us to go back...
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Yes! Many discerning people have sensed a different opportunity from D's comeback.
Like a seed buried deep in the soil, it is finally watered by a sweet spring. It is accumulating strength and will eventually break out of the soil one day... (. )