Take Arada back to the past

Chapter 349, getting married

The food stamps also gave the compound a shot in the arm.

Yang Xiaole didn't pay too much attention. He gave everything and didn't care about it anymore.

Early the next morning, the whole family went to school, and Yang Xiaole naturally started his formal classes.

As for Xizi, they started school half a month ago.

Arriving at the school, a group of students walked towards the school in groups.

Everyone from the high school and junior high school is here.

There are a total of more than thirty classes and more than a thousand people.

It might not be that much in later generations, but at this time, it was already considered a relatively large school.

Today is not like the beginning of the new semester in the past. I just cleaned up, picked up some books and then went back.

After all, these people have been here for a month.

"What are you looking at?"

After Yang Xiaole came in, he saw how lively the room was and asked Feng Aijun with a smile.

Then sat down.

He stretched his head and took a look.

You'll understand what's going on at a glance.

Feng Aijun took the newspaper and said: "I don't know if the reduction of rations has something to do with us. It seems that we and the old man are the only ones who have not been reduced!"

Yang Xiaole glanced at the newspaper.

This was from the newspaper a few days ago.

All I saw was the large page above: instructions on lowering ration standards in rural and urban areas.

At the bottom, it reads: Relevant departments analyzed this year’s summer harvest situation and put forward requirements for lowering rural and urban ration standards.

A long section contains an analysis of agriculture.

But what these people care most about is naturally the city.

After introducing the countryside, the situation in the city is written below.

While lowering rural ration standards, urban supply standards must also be lowered accordingly. Except for employees who work in high temperatures, high altitudes, underground, and perform heavy physical labor, each person must reduce the ration standard by about 2 kilograms per month (commercial grain).

"XX" emphasized that to implement the reduction of urban and rural food supply, we must follow the mass line and do a good job in political governance.

During the last compression, everyone had a shadow.

Last time it was issued by the city, but this time it was different. It was an announcement issued by the higher-ups.

In other words, this reduction in quota will affect students.

It's just that it's been a few days since this announcement came out, but there's still no movement, which makes the students feel very panicked.

I already can’t eat enough, and if I lose another two pounds, I really can’t help myself.

Fortunately, some rumors spread that ordinary residents had been compressed once before, but this time they would not be compressed again.

There are also rumors that large coastal cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Tianjin are not within the scope at this time.

Because it involves international honor.

No one can starve to death here.

As for whether it is true or not, I don’t know. After all, it is all hearsay.

But this made Yang Xiaole think of a place.

Sichuan Province!

It seems that food adjustments have begun there.

At the same time, there is a notice at the bottom, that is, for edema patients in rural and urban areas, each person will be provided with 2 pounds of soybeans per month until the disease is cured.

Yang Xiaole looked at it for a moment and stopped looking at it. He was already numb.

"Hey, Yang Xiaole, it's National Day soon, how come this blackboard newspaper is published?"

While he was thinking, Lu Minqi next to him asked him.

Hearing this, Yang Xiaole rolled his eyes: "You are the art committee member, shouldn't this be your business?"

Lu Minqi responded with the same look.

"You're still the squad leader! How do you write this when you have to decide?"

When Yang Xiaole heard this, he looked at the blackboard behind him, then turned around and said, "You think about it for yourselves, I will do the writing when the time comes. Is this okay?"

My head hurts just thinking about it.

"That's pretty much it."

Lu Minqi responded with an angry expression.

While thinking, Lao Han came over carrying two piles of tied books.

Put things down.

He looked at everyone and said with a smile: "Okay, the military training is over, it's time for everyone to take it easy. Now I'll hand out the books."

It's the same operation as before, and the road is familiar.

Seeing everyone dividing books there, Old Han continued: "We responded to the Education Bureau's Little Autumn Harvest Movement, which is considered a successful conclusion."

"The statistics over there are also out. The total contribution of our class is 62 yuan and 3 cents. Among them, the wild boar is purchased at 59 cents, and the total is 7 yuan, 6 cents. These will be used as class fees. I will keep it under unified custody, and Yang Xiaole remembers to make a bookkeeping account and record every transaction clearly."

The next words were naturally directed at Yang Xiaole.

Everyone was surprised when they heard the money.

More than sixty yuan is the salary for two people.

Yang Xiaole didn't say anything after hearing this, just register.

"There are two more things to do next. One is that the certificates for the outstanding pacesetters in the class have come out. Yang Xiaole, Li Baoguo, and Wang Rong, the three of you come on stage to receive the awards."

This quota was determined before.

We were notified during the meeting, and the certificates were handed out today.

Upon seeing this, Yang Xiaole and the others went up to take the certificate back amid the warm applause of the crowd.

The people below had different expressions. After all, the awards at this time, let alone students, were equally valued by adults.

Otherwise, Yang Guangzhi would not have received a certificate and was very happy there.

Yu Wenbin looked unhappy.

But there is no way.

Originally full of confidence, he ranked third or fourth in target shooting, throwing, and drills.

But there are boys and girls in the class, and there are two boys. The remaining one, Wang Rong, naturally deserves the title.

After it was done, Old Han was there talking about one last thing.

That is the matter of re-election of the class committee.

After all, a month has passed, and I had already promised to re-select after school starts.

The result naturally remained the same.

You must know that everyone is not very familiar with each other yet, and unless there is a big mistake in the future, or the performance drops sharply, there will not be much change.

The head teacher, Lao Han, teaches mathematics.

After that, the next class will naturally be Chinese.

The teacher is an old scholar in his fifties, Feng Cailun.

The other party is a substitute teacher, so there is not so much nonsense. After the books are distributed, the class will start.

As for the foreign language class once a week, I learned Russian.

After all, Russian had the most learners in the past and had the best relationship with Lao Maozi. Only junior high schools with limited resources could learn English or other foreign languages.

As a key middle school, No. 8 Middle School naturally learned Russian.

However, as a non-exam subject, there is only one class per week.

No one else was interested in this, but Yang Xiaole was very interested.

After learning the basics, it would be good to go for a walk with Lao Maozi in the future.

……

In the next period of time, Yang Xiaole began to relive his youthful junior high school career.

Time passed gradually.

On October 10st, National Day is a holiday celebrated by everyone, and other families are celebrating the holiday there.

It’s just that this year is an ordinary National Day, and the scale is much worse than last year.

Yang Xiaole's family is busy preparing for the eldest brother's wedding tomorrow.

In fact, there is nothing busy.

Everyone knows that there is not enough food to eat now, and this wedding is also in response to the call from above.

Keep everything simple.

Therefore, the banquet that was supposed to be held in the courtyard has been given up now.

If the people in your own family eat at one table, that's it.

But I have to post a double happiness at home.

In the afternoon, Dad took a cigarette and scattered it there.

Tomorrow I have to borrow a bicycle from Uncle Wang and Fang Guoping's family, and then go there to pick up the bride.

As for Yang Xiaole.

His bike was too old, it was a women's bicycle, and he wanted to be accompanied by music, so Yukiko would push the bicycle over when the time came.

The father was not only smoking, but also notifying the young men in the compound, as well as the younger people, to follow him to pick up the bride tomorrow.

The people who go here are all similar to my eldest brother.

Of course, there is still a middleman like Chen Dalin missing.

My mother has never held a wedding before, so she was a little nervous for a while.

He kept asking about the precautions in the yard.

In the evening, Yang Xiaole and Xizi went to their eldest brother's new room to make the bed.

Early the next morning, my father and mother put on the newly bought clothes and wore a small red flower made of cloth on their chests.

As the saying goes, a man relies on his clothes and a horse relies on his saddle.

After putting on new clothes, people feel much more energetic.

As the groom's eldest brother, he is naturally indispensable.

Chen Dalin came here early in the morning.

When Yang Guangzhi saw that the guests had already arrived, he was chatting there: "Why don't you ask your sister-in-law to come with you? Why don't your children come too?"

Chen Dalin took the cigarette and said with a smile: "Forget it, it will be fine if they are at home. When will they leave!"

"Take a break, you old celebrity hasn't eaten the fruit yet! Eat some before you leave."

The rations of candies and pastries are now very small, but at least there is still some.

With Yang Xiaole here, there will naturally be no shortage.

The reason is naturally borrowed or made up.

This situation is very common in the city. There is a fixed amount of things. Once the marriage is confirmed, you either start saving in advance, or you borrow it and pay it back slowly.

Chen Dalin was not polite either.

The candies, fruits, and pastries in the main room have been laid out.

As the veteran on both sides, he had to take it all.

But he only ate a little of each, just for fun.

In the main room, there were people from the courtyard chatting here. After all, this was considered a happy event in the courtyard, and it coincided with the holiday.

Yang Xiaole stayed in the room and watched this scene silently.

Mom and Dad are all worried about this period of time, he just needs to get something.

Once the eldest brother gets married, a major family matter will be settled, and the next one will not get married until at least seven or eight years later.

Because when the eldest sister went to school, she happened to catch up with the red.

It will definitely take a while.

As for himself and Xizi, they won't be able to get married for ten to eight years.

After a few people stayed for a while, there was a lively sound outside.

Yang Xiaole stretched his head and took a look. Grandpas Yang Mancang, Yang Guangping and Yang Guangan were coming over.

There were only three of them, and no one else came.

"Grandpa!! (Second uncle, fourth uncle! Auntie)"

When the younger members of the family see people greeting each other, no matter how good the relationship was before, now that the eldest brother is getting married, they cannot be rude when they come over.

Yang Xiaole went over and said hello.

Looking at Yang Mancang, he smiled and said, "Grandpa, how are you doing lately? It's time for you to come over for a check-up, right?"

Yang Mancang's son handed over the cigarette and said with a smile, "There's nothing wrong with it! What else should I check?"

Yang Xiaole also disagreed: "That won't work! We have to check it out no matter what, let's do it in a few days! It's a holiday now, come back in a few days, and I'll take you to check it out."

"Okay, okay, we'll talk about it later."

The old man agreed with a smile.

As for whether he will come or not, I don’t know.

Yang Xiaole didn't say anything when he saw this. He would just bring it over and check it out when the time comes. As for Yang Guangping and others, after saying hello, they ignored them.

As long as nothing happens today.

After a while, the house became lively again, and uncles Yang Guangchun and Qian Hongying came over with Yang Ziqiang.

Everyone exchanged pleasantries again.

The room was filled with puffs of smoke.

After chatting for a while and seeing that the time was almost up, Chen Dalin stood up and said, "Okay, let's go, it's almost time."

Wang Qiuju is busy at other homes.

Because I have to eat at home today and I can’t cook it at home, I can only listen to Aunt Wang’s opinion.

Just like in the previous compound, one family would cook a few dishes and just get together when the time comes.

Upon seeing this, Yang Guangzhi began to make arrangements.

Invite people in the compound to come together to pick up the bride.

Chen Dalin had his own car, while Yang Guangchun's car was pushed by Liu Jiefang in the compound.

In total, there are four taels of bicycles.

This scene is enough.

Under Chen Dalin's greeting, all the boys of similar age in the compound passed by.

Naturally, it is not necessary for parents or uncles to go over to pick up a relative. It is best to have brothers and equals.

Now that no one else is here, naturally there are people from the compound.

It doesn’t matter how old he is or how young he is.

They all went out together.

"Ding dong dong dong..."

After coming out, Yang Xiaole started playing music.

Wang Xuewu also came here today, and when he heard the sound, he started humming along.

"The affection between brother and sister is long.

It's like the running water sounds day and night

The water will run out sometimes, but my brother will always be by my side

The affection between brother and sister is deep

It's like a banana root.

............"

Others also hummed, and it became a chorus.

There is no suona.

Yang Xiaole could only play other songs.

This song was the theme song of a movie "Lusheng Love Song" a few years ago, and it is almost a household name.

Because there are very few movies about love in this era.

The tickets were basically sold out as soon as they came out, and they were watched over and over again.

This song "Vow to Marry" is quite appropriate.

Chen Dalin gave the car to the person next to him, while he held a plate with candies, peanuts and other things in it.

Because there is a custom of blocking marriages at this time.

It can be considered lively.

Most of them are children.

Once someone comes around, you have to rely on people to deal with it, and you can't hurt the harmony, otherwise it will be too bad luck.

Chen Dalin walked for a while and watched as more and more children gradually gathered around him.

He smiled and grabbed a handful of candies and peanuts on the plate, and shouted to the crowd: "Eat wedding candies, grab them yourself!"

After saying that, he threw it directly to the left.

I looked at them and grabbed a handful, but only a few came out.

But it still provoked robbing from the children.

One on the left and one on the right.

There's nothing I can do about it, things are so rare these days. If I just walk all the way and scatter them, there won't be enough to scatter.

On the way, I met a man who blocked my way and handed me a cigarette, which was considered a gesture of sympathy.

The distance is not very far either.

After walking for about half an hour, the group arrived at Ding Ruolan's home.

This is no ordinary courtyard house.

It is a rare large courtyard with four entrances, covering a very large area, and it is not like the moon gate on the side when they go to the backyard.

This is a courtyard with a hallway.

After the group followed the eldest brother in, it was very lively inside.

Because there are two families marrying their daughters in the compound today.

Many relatives and friends came.

After arriving at the place, Yang Xiaole's music became even more cheerful.

After passing through the hanging flower door of the inverted building, we passed through the front yard and finally came to the middle yard.

"I'm coming!"

Seeing them coming, there was a lot of excitement here, and the firecrackers were immediately lit.

When the firecrackers stopped, Yang Xiaole also stopped the music.

"Director Chen, why do you bother to come here in person?"

Father Ding looked at Chen Dalin and said hello with a smile.

When Chen Dalin saw this, he smiled and said: "How could I, an old celebrity, not come? Here is the bride! We are here to pick her up."

After saying that, he pushed the elder brother.

The eldest brother came over shyly when he saw this: "Dad, Mom, I'm here to pick up Lan."

Hearing this, Mother Ding also sighed.

Before he could speak, he heard a young woman laughing and saying: "How can it be so easy to pick up the bride? Don't you think so?"

"that is!"

The children nearby, from the younger generation, responded with smiles.

Yang Xiaole looked on with a smile. He knew that Chen Dalin had to handle this matter, otherwise, he would have to force it.

At this time, he still felt like a good person.

It would be really lively if the uncle's family had several brothers of the same generation.

Yang Xiaohu and Yang Xiaolong are not counted.

Even in the village, peers will join in the fun, and there are always a few who can liven up the atmosphere.

Chen Dalin came over with a smile and took the fruit plate, and went over to deal with them one by one.

Now it's not as big of a fuss as it was in later generations.

Get some candies and cigarettes, that's about it.

After waiting for a while, Chen Dalin took his eldest brother to recognize his seven aunts, eight aunts, this uncle, and that uncle.

This is all done.

Speaking of which, there are really a lot of relatives here.

You have to be in a hurry to pick up your bride, and it is unlucky to go back late.

Chen Dalin took his eldest brother inside and took out Ding Ruolan, who was wearing a new red dress.

In the living room, everyone fell silent.

The eldest brother blushed and said to Father Ding and Mother Ding: "Mom, Dad, I took Lan Lan away. I will treat her well in the future."

As soon as these words came out, Ding's mother wiped her tears and just nodded.

Then he took Ding Ruolan's hand and said, "Remember what mom said, go and live a good life, do you hear that?"

Ding Ruolan's eyes were also red at this time.

nodded.

"I know mom!!"

Seeing this, Mother Ding sighed: "Okay, let's go."

Yang Xiaole watched there, thinking that if we were to get married in a red era, it would not mean saying goodbye to our parents.

Instead, you have to promise to the portrait of the old man.

Parents are no longer important.

"Here, a few people come over and take this thing."

When Chen Dalin saw this, he greeted the people outside.

Several people came over immediately.

They all went out with their dowries.

The big item is a big red box, which contains a few clothes and quilts, and the others are small items such as washbasins, thermos bottles, and spittoons.

Ding Ruolan came outside and got on the bicycle with big red flowers tied on it.

Looking at the people behind him, he wiped his tears; "Mom, Dad, let's go!"

And the eldest brother also repeated it.

Seeing this, Mother Ding wiped her tears and waved her hands: "Okay, let's go quickly, don't let the time pass, remember to live a good life."

When Chen Dalin saw this, he shouted: "Play music."

Seeing this, Yang Xiaole quickly played the music.

Followed the group out.

As for the relatives here, the woman will naturally entertain them.

There was also a newlywed couple, Tao Min, in the compound. Looking at the firecrackers set off at the door, they knew they must have received them.

The group of people rushed home laughing.

It was not even eleven o'clock when I got home.

Before we got home, firecrackers were set off at the entrance of the compound, and it started to get lively.

They crowded into the house.

The incense candles on the incense table have been lit. Wang Qiuju and Yang Guangzhi are sitting at the top, wearing small red flowers.

Didn't stand up.

After the people arrived, the two stood up.

Looking at the two people with smiles on their faces.

"Dad, Mom!!"

Surrounded by everyone, the two came to the main room, looked at the two people in front of them, and shouted at the same time.

"Hey, good!"

Wang Qiuju smiled so hard that she couldn't even close her mouth.

He held a red envelope folded with red door-to-door paper and handed it over. Dad naturally also received a red envelope.

The wedding at this time was very simple. Once the couple received the wedding, the wedding was almost done.

The eldest brother took his wife to call all the relatives, and then went to his room.

The rest of the people started to get excited.

There, Wang Qiuju began to give candies, snacks, etc. to the people who were picking up the bride, and each person also gave 50 cents as wedding money.

On the table in the main room,

He said he couldn't do it, but several people came, including people from the compound to help.

What was supposed to be one table has now become two tables.

Because all the heads of each family were called over.

As the oldest person in the compound, Mrs. Yang naturally invited her over.

Tables, bowls and chopsticks are all brought together by each family, similar to those in rural areas, and are returned after eating.

The meat dishes are naturally the pheasants, rabbits, bacon, salted fish, pheasant eggs that Yang Xiaole made before...

A lot of inventory was taken out at once.

Although I can't control enough cigarettes, each person can still get a few. Although I have to pay for the wine, I will naturally get some when I get married.

Saying it won't be done is almost as good as doing it.

Each family still gave a gift of one dollar.

It is natural for elder brothers and sisters to come over to toast.

Naturally, Yang Xiaole and the others were always busy nearby, helping with things.

It wasn't until after they finished eating in the afternoon that everyone dispersed, and Yang Xiaole and his party had time to start eating.

After dinner.

The eldest sister and Xiaomai followed my mother and aunt to clean up the mess.

A group of people were left chatting.

Yang Xiaole returned to his room.

(End of this chapter)