Yang Jianli and many other female compatriots did not have much interest in the work on the island. They all stared at the dowries that were brought out, and exclaimed "Wow" with envy every time a piece of dowry was brought out.
Speaking of the twelve quilts of different thicknesses, mattresses, wardrobe boxes and cages that the woman bought, basically all married girls have them, so there is nothing to envy.
What I was envious of was the brand-new furniture with 72 legs and large electrical appliances such as color TVs, refrigerators, and washing machines that were then lifted out.
Moreover, the refrigerator has double doors, the color TV is the latest model, and the washing machine has two tanks...
"I heard that the new house even has an air conditioner installed. A large rectangular box is hung in the room. It can dissipate air conditioning in the summer. It is said that it is not too hot even if it is covered with a thick quilt..."
"Really? Really good?"
"Tie Jun's daughter married into a good family!"
"Isn't it! The man's family is from Kyoto, and they even came to the woman's place to buy a wedding room, and there was a lively wedding ceremony, wedding reception, and wedding reception. Such considerate in-laws are hard to find even with a lantern."
Comparing this, Yang Jianli felt that it was a huge loss to marry Chen Yuanyuan who went to the Northeast - the man thought it was a long journey and said he didn't want the woman to accompany her with the dowry, and then he said to himself that he would also save the bride price. It was equivalent to Chen Yuanyuan asking for a dowry.
Bao Bo (a change of clothes) got married, and it was still before liberation. I have never seen such a stingy husband!
"Look, before marriage, after marriage, after marriage... Chen Yuanyuan has tricked herself to death. With such good conditions, she finally chose such a crooked date. I really don't know what she wants from her.
It doesn’t matter if he’s not as good-looking as Xu Suizhu. After all, the whole town can’t pick out one who is so handsome, but it’s rare to find someone so stingy..."
Yang Jianli met Chen Yuanyuan's husband, and in the first month after their marriage, she accompanied Chen Yuanyuan back to her parents' home to visit relatives, carrying two cigarettes, two bottles of wine, and nothing else.
Look at Xu Suizhu again... Comparing people to each other can really make people angry - if Chen Yuanyuan were here.
"I have met Xu Suizhu's in-laws, and I have lost confidence in other in-laws!" Yang Jianli sighed, and was elbowed by two female classmates, one on the left and the other on the right.
"What are you talking about! People like Xu Suizhu are in the minority after all. Look at us and remember, this is the one you are comparing to."
"I don't want-" Yang Jianli screamed like a slaughtering pig.
Others laughed.
Xu Suizhu was at home with her aunt and sister-in-law, preparing for the wedding banquet later.
Some of the guests have not arrived yet. Most of those who came today are close friends and most of them are rushing to help.
At a rough calculation, including the enthusiastic young men who carried the dowry, there were a total of fifty people.
A tent was set up in the yard and it was not a problem to set up five tables.
We have to go out tomorrow.
No, Wu Meili led a few women who helped, and sprinkled water on the village road outside the courtyard and cleaned it several times. It would be easy to set up a dozen or twenty tables tomorrow.
Xu Suizhu, her aunt and other helpers were busy making snacks in the kitchen.
The fish balls, shrimp dumplings, crab sticks, shrimp siomai and other semi-finished products or snacks needed for the twenty-eight tables must be prepared before today. Because tomorrow will be a busier day.
Fortunately, there is a cold storage on the ship, including fish balls, shrimp dumplings, crab sticks, etc. Xu Xiuyuan started preparing them a few days ago and frozen them in the cold storage.
Today’s task is to steam two sweet and salty snacks, namely sweet-scented osmanthus bean paste buns and shrimp siomai. The bean paste buns should also be dipped in red and printed with Double Happiness. In addition to leaving one basket for the guests who are helping today, the remaining
Freeze it and steam it in the pan tomorrow to serve, which is convenient and fast. If you make it a day in advance, the taste will not be much different.
"Sui Sui, you are getting married tomorrow, are you happy?" the woman who helped with the work joked about Xu Suizhu.
"You don't have unmarried girls, why don't you just ask them?" Wu Meili favored her cousin and replied eloquently.
"Haha! Meili, you left the countryside to set up a factory, and you are more eloquent than before?" The woman was not angry, and changed the subject with a smile, "I heard that you are helping Suisui cultivate pearls? How are the benefits?"
People in the village did not know that Wu Meili was helping Xu Suizhu raise mother-of-pearl, or that it was Mrs. Lu. When Mrs. Lin visited the island as a guest in August, she asked Xu Suizhu to order pearls, and the workers working on the island overheard. Details
Although the situation was unclear, it did not prevent them from using it as a basis for discussion. The news of cultured pearls spread like this.
After the villagers heard about it, their reactions varied: some envied Lin Guodong and his wife for having such a capable and promising niece; others sneered and thought that pearl farming would never be successful...
When Xu Suizhu learned about it, she couldn't laugh or cry: The first batch of pearl oysters hadn't even come out yet, so the advertisement was printed out for her first.
Well, when pearl cultivation becomes popular in the future and businessmen from other places flock to purchase goods, there is no need to deliberately publicize your own address. If you ask at the entrance of the town, everyone will know that pearls are produced in Fuju Island.
"Pearls are so easy to raise! The first batch hasn't even come out yet!" Wu Meili said, "But I believe Sui Sui, college students can do things reliably! I haven't seen our family's life getting better day by day.
You’re right to listen to Sui Sui!”
"That's true!"
Others heard this and said:
"Back then, your father-in-law made the first decision to own the fishery without saying a word. I heard it was a random idea? It's great to have a college student in the family!"
So now every family is paying more attention to their children's studies. The children know they are about to cry: they only know how to pay attention to our studies, and they have the ability to start a business like Teacher Xu!
"Your Jianbing listened to Sui Sui's words and went to learn to drive, get a driver's license, and now he has bought a truck. If you have some free time in the future, doing transportation will be an advantage..."
Xu Xiuyuan suddenly became unhappy when a certain woman said this.
What does "free time" and "nothing to do" mean? Can you talk? It sounds like you are cursing your own fishery for being slow in business and shutting it down?
If I didn't know the basics and knew that this person just couldn't speak, I would have picked up the broom and swept her out.
He immediately said: "Even if our family Jianbing doesn't go fishing with his father, he won't be idle enough to do transportation. He is busy! You all know the Platinum Coast, right? It's the real estate with the big stalls in the town. That real estate
The boss of our house is coming to our house for a wedding banquet tomorrow. He and Jian Bing jointly opened a company that specializes in producing juicers. They are small machines that can squeeze fruits into juice with just a hand shake.
It’s so convenient for children to drink juice…”
"Oh, my wife, Guodong, you are so lucky! My niece is so smart, and my son is also a talented person, unlike us..."
"Axiu has always been a lucky person. Her family, Lao Lin, is so hard-working! I don't mention it when I'm out on the boat. When I'm at home, is there a day when I don't take care of myself inside and out? It's not like our family..."
"..."
That’s pretty much it!
Xu Xiuyuan felt relieved, and when she pinched the Shaomai, she felt very happy.