I am many years in the courtyard

Chapter 62, Marriage Proposal (for further reading and monthly pass)

Being made such a fuss by Jia Zhang, Zhou Hongmei's good mood also dissipated a lot.

"Xiaomei, come here, third brother will tell you a joke."

Seeing this for many years, she waved Xu Wumei over, buy one get three free, Xu Xiaoqian and the others don't need to add, they all came here in a hurry.

"Third Uncle, what joke are you going to tell?"

Glancing at Xu Weidong, out of the corner of his eye, he saw Zhou Hongmei was also paying attention here, so he said:
"One day, grandpa, dad, and grandson went fishing. Grandson saw grandpa in a daze and said to dad: 'Look, your dad is like an idiot.' Only to see dad slap on the face and say: 'Your dad is an idiot.'"

It was a cold joke, except for Xu Weidong, Xu Wumei and the others quickly realized it.

With a croak of laughter, Xu Weidong, who reacted a little slower, also smiled, probably he still didn't understand the meaning of the joke.

Zhou Hongmei also grinned happily, and said to Many Nian: "I'm still chatting, hurry up and go out."

"Okay, here we come." Many years got up, patted on his clothes, and walked outside with his luggage.

There are two baskets in total, one basket contains eight catties of flour and two packages of Daqianmen, and the other basket contains wedding candy, combs, money at the bottom of the box, and so on.

In fact, most of the wedding customs in the 50s followed the habits of the Republic of China and the former dynasty, and they paid attention to face-saving projects.

However, not all families can have such exquisiteness.

In fact, according to what Lao Xu and Zhou Hongmei meant, flour, wedding candy, melon seeds and peanuts are enough to eat, and there is no need to give tobacco, wine and tea.

Keep it simple.

However, for many years, he was quite concerned about his marriage.

I won't talk about it in my previous life, and I will only get married once in this life. Although the current conditions do not allow it, he will definitely not be stingy if he can do it.

Two packs of Daqianmen totaled [-] cents, two small bags of tea cost [-] cents, and two bottles of Jingzhi Baigan cost [-] cents.

In short, the sum of the gifts in the two baskets did not exceed ten yuan.

That's all, it's very face-saving to take it out, not to mention that the Qinjiagou is in the suburbs, so it will be even more face-saving.

"Third Uncle, Third Uncle, wait for me."

Seeing that Zhou Hongmei and Many Nian had gone out, Xu Xiaoman and the others chased after them.

The former stared back, "Go back and stay for me, remember to help your mother cook at noon, do you hear me?"

Now only the eldest sister-in-law Hu Meifeng and the second sister-in-law Fan Zhaodi help cook for the workers. Of course, 13-year-old Xu Wumei and nine-year-old Xu Xiaoqian can also help a lot.

The little ones had no choice but to watch their grandma and third uncle's backs gradually disappearing.

Beside the bus stop, Zhou Hongmei turned on the chanting mode again:

"A lot of money is burning your hands, right? You don't know your last name if you have a few dollars, right? It's only a few steps away, and you have to take the bus."

From Nanluoguxiang to Qinjiagou, it is not a few steps, but a journey of nearly two hours.

If spring and autumn are the two cool seasons, I would still be willing to use my feet to measure this distance for many years.

But now it's scorching hot, and the heat wave is coming. You can't go to the woman's house to propose marriage with your whole body drenched, right?

"Mom, I've only gotten married once in my life, and this is the only time I've spent a lot of money. Can you say a few words less about me?"

"No, I often tell you, let you save a little, let me and your father save a little, have you done it?"

After many years of helplessness, he didn't dare to say to Zhou Hongmei: I don't listen to me, I don't listen to it, chant the scriptures bastardly!
Since you can't refute it, then accept it.

Fortunately, the bus came soon, and he could finally get rid of his old mother's nagging.

After getting on the bus, I spent [-] cents to buy two tickets for many years, and then I dragged Zhou Hongmei, who wanted to complain that the fare was too expensive, to the back of the bus.

After sitting down, many young people said:

"Mom, do you know that people must maintain an optimistic and positive attitude, so that they can live a long life."

"Look at me, I'm lazy. When the time comes, my child, my child's child, will have to be taken care of by you."

One sentence amused Zhou Hongmei, "Just be lazy, you. If you are married and don't help with housework, I will definitely take care of you for Xiaoqin. I am over 50, who knows how long I can live? I will also help you with the housework." As for the grandson, you think it’s very beautiful.”

Although she laughed and scolded, the tenderness and longing in her eyes couldn't be stopped.

Thinking about it carefully, she is still very strong, and when she is seventy or eighty, she can help take care of her great-grandson even if she is in a wheelchair.

The mother and son talked and laughed, and time flew by, and they soon came to Qinjiagou.

As soon as I got out of the car, I saw Qin Huairu from a distance.

In fact, it stands to reason that if the man came to propose marriage, even if the woman sent someone to pick her up, it would not be Qin Huairu who came in person.

But she has known each other for many years and there is no matchmaker, so she can only come by herself.

Marriage customs are often adapted to local conditions, so how can they be so particular.

Especially in this era, where supplies are extremely scarce, and everyone is living with tight belts, naturally there will not be so many poor people.

Today's Qin Huairu is extraordinarily beautiful, and she deliberately changed into very clean clothes, she is really more beautiful than a flower.

"I'll get it."

For many years, I used my elbows to block it, and Qin Huairu didn't let Qin Huairu take over the basket, "You don't need to work hard, just take care of Meimei today."

Swish!
Qin Huairu's pretty face twitched, like a red apple, she lowered her head shyly.

Zhou Hongmei pulled Qin Huairu and asked the latter's family members in a low voice about the situation.

The three of them walked towards the house talking and laughing, and met many little kids on the way, and they followed behind.

Today, there is a happy event in Qin Jian's country, and the whole Qinjiagou knows about it.

Qin Jianguo and his wife, who were busy working in the vegetable garden, were notified by a kid from the same village. They quickly dropped their hoe and rushed to meet them.

"Jianguo, your Huairu's blind date is here. I saw him just now. He is a tall and thin young man, very handsome."

I also met some neighbors on the road, Qin Jianguo and his wife, secretly happy in their hearts, but smiling and modest on their faces.

Not long after, I finally met them for many years.

Zhou Hongmei was the first to speak, calling her parents-in-law and mother-in-law, which made Qin Huairu shy and confused Qin Jianguo and his wife.

However, he quickly reacted, and quickly invited them to sit at home for many years.

After all, chatting outside, what is it like?

There are still a lot of onlookers eating melons. A happy event like marriage should be so lively.

After many years, he suddenly discovered that beside Qin Huairu, there was another girl who was about the same age as his sister, and she was whispering to Qin Huairu at this moment.

Having met the eyes of many years, the little girl avoided shyly in an instant.

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