Take Arada back to the past

Chapter 306, the battle begins

At the dinner table, several people exchanged greetings with each other for a while, and they became acquainted, and they were here today just for the wedding of their eldest brother.

Chen Dalin looked at a few people and said, "That Director Fang! What do you say? Today I, Old Chen, will lick my face and be a matchmaker for the two children. Then I will be the person to marry them."

As soon as these words came out, the scene became slightly quiet.

Wang Qiuju looked between her man and the other family, and then listened quietly.

As expected of a trade union worker, Mother Ding said with a smile: "Director Chen, look at what you said, it is our family Lanlan's honor to have you as the wedding officiant, and it is very honorable to tell it!" "

Then he looked at Wang Qiuju and said with a smile: "We don't have any requirements. The children can just be willing. Now that we are in a new society, we don't pay attention to that anymore."

After all, Wang Qiuju has been working in the sales position for a year and a half. Although her talkativeness is not as good as others.

But he is no longer timid when speaking like before.

Hearing this, he said with a smile: "That's it, this child still needs his parents to give him guidance on his marriage. We will do the basic etiquette!"

Yang Guangzhi smoked a cigarette and nodded gently.

It's considered to be acknowledgment of her words.

Hearing this, Mother Ding hesitated and looked at her man.

The two looked at each other, and then Mother Ding raised her head and said, "As for the bride price, we don't want anything like three turns and one ring, but it can't be too bad. Just thirty-six legs."

Yang Guangzhi and Wang Qiuju looked at each other, nodded lightly, and did not speak.

Yang Xiaole was listening next to him.

At this time, the "Four One Project" was popular, which was a bed, a washbasin, a spittoon and a hot water kettle.

This is a common situation.

Thirty-six legs have not actually become popular among ordinary people.

Don't underestimate these things. If you can get this new set together, it will be very respectable for ordinary people.

It is estimated that it will become popular in a few years, because the bride price has been slowly increasing.

As for the seventy-two legs, only the families of ordinary cadres can put them together. What we are talking about here are the so-called cadres in the people's mouth, the most basic cadres.

As for Three Turns and One Ring, in the homes of ordinary people, if you can get together one, it is considered powerful. Most of them are still circulated among the cadres and have not yet spread to the level of ordinary people.

The cadres here generally refer to high-ranking cadres such as uncles and mothers.

It will take at least ten years before it reaches ordinary people.

Ding's mother asked for 36 legs, which was not too much.

But Yang Xiaole knew that it wouldn't be that simple, otherwise, he would have agreed long ago.

Sure enough, after a pause, Mother Ding continued: "Our Lanlan has been with us since she was a child and is used to living at home. There are many people there. His father's idea is that if Xiaogang and Lanlan get married in the future, I want them to come and live in our house. We have four houses, so give them two."

After saying that, the embarrassment flashed across his face and he continued: "Because this house belongs to us, and if Xiaogang settles his residence in it, he will never return to the countryside again."

It was made very clear that it was given to them, and that the house belonged to them.

Not rented.

When Yang Guangzhi heard what was said in front of him, his face was already ugly.

Isn’t this his mother-in-law just a door-to-door son-in-law?

How could he agree?
  Bullshit!
  After hearing this, Chen Dalin thought about it and smiled and said: "That Director Ding! We can let Xiaogang go back to the countryside for a while. Your union is responsible for the elimination of organizations in the factory."

The meaning is obvious.

Who dares to put your son-in-law on the drafted list, if you don’t nod?
  Just kidding!
  All I have to add is that I need to sign it!

I mean, don’t talk about it when you go back to the countryside, it’s boring.

Yang Guangchun also said with a smile beside him: "As for the house you mentioned, it's not a big problem. Just rent a house, and then you can divide the rooms into separate rooms. The situation will be fine. As for the thirty-six items you mentioned Legs! Guangzhi, what do you say?"

He looked at his brother for the next words.

Seeing his elder brother's gaze, Yang Guangzhi nodded lightly: "Well, this is not a big problem."

This depends on quality.

Lao Zhao works in a furniture factory, and several people have been worried about the boss's future marriage, so they naturally understand the price.

Thirty-six legs, a set of ordinary quality costs [-] yuan.

Good quality ones only cost about [-] yuan.

Of course, this is talking about ordinary furniture, not including foreign sofas and the like.

That thing is too expensive.

Buying a mid-range set costs only more than [-] yuan, which is naturally acceptable.

The family still has more than [-] yuan in savings.

Mother Ding hesitated and looked at Father Ding next to her.

Although I am a cadre in the factory, I still need to discuss family matters with my boss. This is no small matter.

Father Ding hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "Then let the two children watch everywhere."

Because there is nothing we can do now.

Families with good conditions have a lot of good girls to choose from. How can anyone be their son-in-law?

He also looked for a lot of second-rate people and not-so-good people, but he didn't like any of them.

Yang Xiaogang's side is fine.

No matter how old he is, his daughter will become an old maid when she reaches [-], and no one will be her son-in-law.

Mother Ding looked at her man and shook her head speechlessly.

But there is no way, who can prevent himself from giving birth to a son!
  If you can't give birth to a son, you have no say.

The same sentence every time: "It's not you who can't give birth to a son. Otherwise, how could I find a son-in-law?"

Now this result is not bad.

In the future, one child will be named Ding, and then we will have a few more children.

Chen Dalin laughed when he saw this: "Hey, isn't that right!"

Then he looked around and said with a smile: "That's it then? Let's discuss the rest!"

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere relaxed a lot.

A few people started chatting there.

Yang Xiaole sat next to him like a little transparent person, as if he didn't exist.

But Chen Dalin still ordered him.

"Hey, Xiaole, your father is here today. How about we become a godmother?"

Hearing this, Yang Xiaole rolled his eyes: "Uncle Chen, let's forget it. When your son is born, you will have a son! Why do you insist on recognizing me as your godson!"

Lao Chen found out she was pregnant and was extremely excited.

After a while, it was found out that it was a son, and I was even more grateful to her, if it weren't for the inappropriate age and the fact that her uncle was here.

It is estimated that there is a possibility of pulling him into submission.

I have to say I'm pretty lucky.

At this time, through several chats, he also learned the reason why the Ding family only had daughters.

Emotional Old Ding has two sisters on top and two sisters on the bottom. He is the only one among the five of them.

There aren’t many genes for giving birth to boys at all!
  Yang Guangzhi glared at him angrily: "Why are you talking!"

"Hey, it's okay, it's okay! You're just a kid! If you don't want to, just don't."

Chen Dalin smiled and waved his hands there.

Then he smiled and said: "Okay, I'm going to cook. I'll have a nice drink at noon."

Yang Guangzhi didn't play much role today, but he couldn't run away when cooking, so he and Chen Dalin cooked together.

A few people were left chatting there.

Yang Xiaole was waiting there boredly.

The eldest brother didn't come back until lunch.

People at the table were changing glasses.

It wasn't until the afternoon that the eldest brother and Ding Ruolan came back.

If it had been settled according to previous years, the mother-in-law should have given her some greeting gifts, but now that gold and silver are no longer allowed to be bought and sold, naturally this plot is omitted.

But I still gave him ten yuan as a meeting gift.

Then everyone dispersed.

Today we just reached an agreement, but for specific matters in the future, Chen Dalin will need to pass the message through the middle, which is equivalent to a matchmaker.

A group of people walked on the road towards the main road, preparing to take the bus.

While walking on the road, Wang Qiuju told her elder brother about today's conversation.

The eldest brother just listened quietly, with a look of embarrassment on his face from time to time.

"Boss, when you go back later, you go find Director Sun and rent the house in the backyard. In order to avoid being arranged by the street in the future."

Wang Qiuju explained there.

Although the few people chatting just now didn't say anything specific, the wedding date is probably set for this year's National Day.

Because the eldest brother will not reach legal age until June.

Although I have to pay a few more months of rent, at least I am in the same courtyard with everyone, which is convenient.

After all, my son never left my side.

The eldest brother naturally agreed: "Well, when I get back, I'll talk to Director Sun and see how she arranges it."

The houses are all coordinated by the street, not him who has the final say.     But generally it’s not a big problem.

Wang Qiuju suddenly muttered: "If I had known, I would have rented Qu Ying's house."

Then he thought of something and said, "Hey, why don't you ask her to change it to the one in the backyard?"

Yang Xiaole rolled his eyes: "Mom, I live well here, but you ask people to move out, do you have the nerve to say that?"

"That's right! I just said it casually!"

Wang Qiuju clicked her tongue, feeling bad.

Where is the east wing in the backyard?

After finishing speaking, he looked at a closed restaurant on the side of the street and said, "A lot of them are closed here too! More and more are closing now."

Several people followed his gaze.

All I saw was a restaurant with a locked door, and it wasn't the kind where the streets were renovated with flip-side houses. It looked like a shop along the street that used to be a restaurant.

Yang Guangzhi smoked a cigarette and nodded: "There are more and more people. Isn't it all to stop eating double portions of food?"

At this time, more and more small restaurants in the city are closing, and only a few larger ones still exist.

But the number is still quite large, after all, there were too many before.

Yang Xiaole sent several people to the bus stop and left on his bicycle.

When I got home, there was a middle-aged man sitting in the main room, and a child standing next to him.

It was Song Xiaobao.

The eldest sister and the others sat on the edge curiously.

"This is……"

Yang Xiaole came in curious and asked the eldest sister.

But he had already guessed it.

It should be Song Xiaobao's father.

Because the other party is also dark and thin, and there are some similarities between his eyebrows and Song Xiaobao.

Sure enough, the eldest sister said: "This is Xiaobao's father. He came here to find our father. Uncle, this is my younger brother, Yang Xiaole."

"Uncle, hello!"

Yang Xiaole smiled and greeted.

The other party had already stood up: "Hello, are your parents back?"

"In the back, they should be there in a moment. Uncle, do you have anything to do with them?"

"Well, something."

"Oh, they will be here in a minute. Just wait a moment! Sister, give me some water. It's so cold today. Drink something hot to keep warm."

Yang Xiaole said something, then took off his hat and put it aside.

Seeing this, the eldest sister went over and added some hot water.

After it was done, she came over and asked in a low voice: "What do you say when you go!"

"almost!"

Yang Xiaole said casually, and then said: "We will talk about it later."

After hearing this, the eldest sister was curious, but she didn't ask any more questions and waited there quietly.

Didn't wait too long.

Ten minutes later, the father and his eldest brother came back from outside.

As soon as he came in, Yang Guangzhi was stunned for a moment.

When he saw Song Xiaobao next to him who lowered his head and dared not speak, he reacted: "You... you are Song Xiaobao's father, right?"

Song's father had already stood up and said with a smile: "Hey, yes, I am Xiaobao's father. You must be Xizi's father."

"Well, I am! Sit down, you're welcome. Is something wrong?"

Yang Guangzhi gestured.

Then he handed him a cigarette.

The other party saw this and took it over.

After the cigarette was lit, the other party said: "This is a Chinese New Year. I shouldn't have come to my door, but I think I'd better come over!"

"Ah? What's wrong?"

Yang Guangzhi was confused for a moment.

Then he glanced at his wife, and instantly remembered the beating of Xizi yesterday.

It should be about food.

Sure enough, Father Song said: "One time Xiaobao brought some food back and said he bought it on the black market while I was not at home. It turned out that he got some more years ago, and I felt something was wrong."

After finishing speaking, he said with some embarrassment: "I'm not afraid of your jokes. There are many children at home and there is not enough food to eat. The first time I thought I was getting a bargain, but going to the black market was too dangerous, so I told him not to go.

Some time ago, he brought back some food, and I felt something was wrong. It was so cheap once, and it was a coincidence. It was so cheap twice, and I was worried that he had stolen it.

I interrogated him, but he refused to tell me whether he was alive or dead.

No, I feel it has something to do with your family's happy child. I originally thought it would be difficult to come over during the Chinese New Year, but after thinking about it, I couldn't let anything happen to my child because of our family's affairs, so I came over. "

After hearing this, Yang Guangzhi pondered for a moment.

Already understood.

He looked around, but didn't see Xizi, so he said to him: "Come in with me, and I'll tell you something."

Hearing this, Song's father was confused for a moment and followed him in.

Yang Xiaole saw this and entered the back room.

Looking at the angry Xizi, he was confused for a moment: "What are you doing! Hiding here, can you escape?"

Xizi sat there and said nothing.

Seeing his expression, Yang Xiaole asked doubtfully: "How were you exposed? Did Xiaobao tell his father?"

Hearing this, Xizi shook his head and said blankly: "I don't know! Xiaobao will definitely not betray me!"

Yang Xiaole thought for a moment when he saw this, and he must have said something to make Song Xiaobao's father guess something.

But Jian Xizi didn’t know the reason.

I probably can't ask anything.

After a while, I heard Song's father's ashamed voice coming from outside: "I'm really sorry. I will return this food to you as soon as possible."

"Don't be polite. Your family is severely short of food, so forget it."

"That won't work!"

Father Song said something and then said: "We will go back first. I am really embarrassed to come here during the Chinese New Year."

When Yang Xiaole came out, he saw Song Xiaobao following Father Song out.

Watching the two people leave, he asked curiously: "Dad, how did he know it was Xizi who got the food?"

Yang Guangzhi looked at Xizi who had just come out angrily and said, "During the Chinese New Year, didn't Xizi go to pay New Year's greetings? Xiaobao's father just said it."

Xizi was confused now: "What are you talking about?"

"He asked you, Xiaobao got such cheap food, did he want it for our family? Xizi said he asked and said I don't want it."

Hearing what her father said, Xizi was troubled.

Yang Xiaole shook his head, didn't this just mean that he didn't bring it upon himself, it meant that he knew about it!

No need to be sure, just doubt.

That's why Song's father was worried about something and came to inquire about it.

However, people who are celebrating the Chinese New Year don't like to spank children, and they spanked them yesterday, so Xizi avoided a physical torture.

Now that the relatives are gone, there isn’t much to do.

It’s time to play during the winter vacation.

The winter vacation is gradually passing.

After the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, school started as planned.

……

Time has gradually arrived in early March, the weather has warmed up, and the frozen soil has begun to thaw.

Although it's still very cold, it's time to open up wasteland.

This afternoon, Yang Xiaole and a group of people were reclaiming vegetable plots and planting Chinese cabbage in the farmland in the suburbs.

During the break, Fang Guoping read the newspaper to everyone according to his past habits and conveyed the spiritual instructions above.

"... The 37 bureaus, factories, colleges and schools in the petroleum system, led by the main leaders, organized elite soldiers and generals, brought their own equipment, and went to Daqing to prepare for a massive petroleum battle. It is bound to take off their clothes. , our poor hat allows imperialism..."

Yang Xiaole was listening there with a dung scoop in his hand.

But his mind was thinking about his father, and he probably had to go again this time.

The last time it was equivalent to expanding the scope of exploration, it was considered reconnaissance.

This time it was an oil production battle. Hundreds of thousands of people were going to go there, including [-] veterans.

Sure enough, when I went back in the evening, I got the news.

Because of his last experience, Dad was "honorably" selected to join the ranks of this competition and became an honorable member of the team that supports national construction.

(End of this chapter)