The train driver in the courtyard

Chapter 280 Li Aiguo receives the certificate and Liu Guangqi holds a replacement wedding banquet

Leave the Civil Affairs Bureau.

Li Aiguo borrowed another camera from the equipment department of the locomotive depot.

I took Chen Xueru to People's Park and took seven or eight photos.

There are single photos and double photos. After they are developed, the photos are placed in the frame.

When the children grow up, they can also see the grace of their parents back then.

Li Aiguo originally planned to let Chen Xueru wear a cheongsam.

Here are some photos of Nanyang style.

As a result, the little girl was shy and had no choice but to give up.

After all this busy work, it was almost noon.

Riding his bike on the way back to the courtyard, Li Aiguo remembered that he hadn't bought the wedding sheets yet.

Although Chen Xueru is a tailor, she can also make wedding sheets.

But I am a woman, so it is against the rules to buy these things.

I turned the handlebar and rode to the department store.

At this time, there were not many people in the department store.

After locking the car, Li Aiguo took Chen Xueru open the curtain and entered the store.

I went to the counter selling ready-made quilt covers and bought two sets of bright red wedding quilt covers.

One set is embroidered with mandarin ducks playing in the water.

One set has flowers and wealth embroidered on it.

After taking the order from the salesperson, Li Aiguo went to the cashier's office next door.

The comrade who collected the money was already getting ready to get off work.

Seeing that there are still customers coming, his face suddenly looks bad, but after all, it is a big shopping mall, so there is nothing dirty in his mouth.

Li Aiguo looked calm, first handed over the order, and then handed over 20 yuan and a [-]-foot piece of cloth.

When the comrade who collected the money saw that Li Aiguo didn't respond, he could only accept the money, picked up his seal, and stamped a few stamps on the bill.

Li Aiguo has long been accustomed to it.

At this time, if you find these men to say good things to.

They'll definitely have to give you a scolding.

I used you as a punching bag and vented my anger before doing things for you.

If it really comes to a head-to-head confrontation, they will be unreasonable and have a guilty conscience.

After taking the bill, Li Aiguo didn't even look at him. He came to the counter and took out the packed wedding sheets.

After buying wedding sheets, I went to the non-staple food counter on the first floor and weighed two kilograms of candies and three kilograms of melon seeds.

I am going to give some wedding candies to all the residents of the courtyard in the afternoon.

Regarding the wedding banquet, Li Aiguo and Chen Fangxuan had completely opposite opinions.

According to Chen Fangxuan's wishes, it should be done in a big way.

Book a dozen tables in a large restaurant in the capital and invite all your relatives and friends together.

This way you can save more face and receive a lot of gifts.

Li Aiguo planned to follow the rules of the locomotive depot and just treat his colleagues to a meal in the canteen, without accepting any gifts.

As for the neighbors in the courtyard, just sending some wedding candies and melon seeds will take care of it.

Neither of them convinced the other.

In the end, it was Chen Xueru who made the decision: listen to Li Aiguo.

The old man Chen Fangxuan could only squat beside him and said aggrievedly: The little cotton-padded jacket was leaking.

There is no wedding banquet. After all, it is a happy event, so you still have to give some wedding candy.

Entered the gate.

I happened to see Yan Jiefang squatting at the door and grinding an electric wheel, acting as a human generator.

From time to time, Yan Bugui's shouts came from inside the house: "Yan Jiefang, hurry up. How can I write lesson plans if the light can't light up?"

Yan Jiecheng curled his lips and was about to cry.

At this time, the Yan family asked the power supply bureau to cut off the power lines. The family's electricity depended entirely on the power generated by the Yan family's children.

Every week, [-] is for Yan Jiecheng, [-] is for Yan Jiefang, and Sunday is for Yan Jiekuang.

A grinding wheel is similar to a bicycle. Although it is not strenuous to pedal, you have to pedal for two or three hours continuously every day.
Yan Jiekuang feels his calves shaking every day.

And the third aunt was hanging clothes in the corridor.

It was a Chinese tunic suit. After hanging it, she carefully stretched it with her hands so that it would be smoother after drying.

Li Aiguo tied his bicycle next to him and walked over with Chen Xueru.

He took out a handful of candies from his canvas pocket and handed them over.

"Third aunt, Chen Xueru and I are getting married this weekend."

"Hey, this is a happy event!"

The third aunt stretched out her hand to take it, and said with a smile: "Where are we going to hold a wedding banquet? If you ask me, the restaurants outside are not affordable. It is better to set up a few big pots in our compound and hire a cook, which can save a lot of money."

Look, this is a family that knows how to live, and adheres to the central idea of ​​saving money everywhere.

Li Aiguo smiled and said: "Nowadays, diligence and frugality are advocated on the streets and in the locomotive depot, so wedding banquets are no longer held."

"What, no more?"

The third aunt's reaction was greater than Li Aiguo thought.

"What's wrong? Isn't it okay?" Li Aiguo was curious.

The third aunt waved her hand: "No, no"

The third aunt put the candy in her pocket and entered the house in a panic, which was a bit strange.

Li Aiguo and Chen Xueru looked at each other, confused, and without delay, pushed their bicycles towards the courtyard.

"Aunt Zhang, Xueru and I are getting married this weekend. Please have wedding candy."

"Uncle Liu, eat the wedding candy."

"Steel pillar, grab more and bring some to the child."

Along the way, Li Aiguo reported the good news to his neighbors one by one.

It's just that their attitude is similar to that of the third aunt. They all looked weird when they heard that Li Aiguo would not hold a wedding banquet.

Li Aiguo continued to ask questions, but they were hesitant and seemed to have something to hide.

Finally, even Chen Xueru saw it.

When they arrived at the door of Xu Damao's house, Chen Xueru pulled Li Aiguo's arm and asked in a low voice: "Brother Aiguo, do you have to hold a wedding banquet for every wedding in your compound?"

"I've never heard of this rule. Three years ago, the second son of the Zhang family got married, so I got a piece of candy."

Li Aiguo saw her worried look and gently rubbed her brow: "It's okay. I'll go to Aunt Liu and ask her in the afternoon and it will be clear."

While the two were chatting, the door of Xu's house opened, and Xu Damao came out.

Damao's eyes fell on the candy and he immediately smiled: "Aiguo, you are ready to get married. When will it be?"

"It's this weekend."

Li Aiguo handed him the wedding candy and said in passing: "There will be no wedding banquet."

"what"

Xu Damao's expression also became strange.

"It can't be done. It's a pity." As he spoke, he turned around and prepared to enter the house.

But he was caught by Li Aiguo. "Da Mao, what's going on? Why did everyone in the compound feel as if they had lost their souls when they heard that I was not holding a wedding banquet."

Xu Damao looked around, but did not answer. Instead, he invited the two people into the house.

Don't forget to close the door.

The mysterious look made him look like a spy.

Li Aiguo's curiosity was also aroused.

Seeing Xu Damao, he still thought about other things.

Li Aiguo said coldly:

"Da Mao, you don't want Liu Lan to know those things, right?"

"Oh, patriotic brother, patriotic uncle, I can't do it."

Xu Damao became anxious, took Li Aiguo's arm and said, "Liu Guangqi got married a while ago, did you know that?"

"I know, it's with a girl from Baoding." Li Aiguo nodded.

After Liu Guangqi graduated this year, he did not find a suitable job in Beijing.

Liu Hai relied on his connections and assigned Liu Guangqi to a factory in Baoding.

Liu Haizhong originally planned to wait a few years until Liu Guangqi had achieved success in Baoding and then find a way to transfer him back.

But Liu Guangqi met a girl named Huang in the factory.

In less than a month, he married the girl named Huang and lived in his father-in-law's home.

It's no different than opening a door upside down.

The residents in the compound all laughed at Liu Haizhong for being so smart.

As a result, a son was lost.

Liu Haizhong lost face and was angry with Liu Guangqi because he did not help them hold the wedding in the capital.

Xu Damao curled his lips and said, "A few days ago, Liu Haizhong went from door to door to inform the residents that he would hold a make-up wedding banquet for Liu Guangqi this weekend for all the residents to attend."

"You had just dealt with Jia Dongxu, and Liu Haizhong didn't dare to tell you."

Only then did Li Aiguo remember that Liu Haizhong's expression was really strange when he gave the money.

It seems there are benefits to being a villain.

"Then it doesn't matter if you don't hold a wedding banquet with me." Li Aiguo didn't understand.

Xu Damao stood up and wanted to say something, but when he looked at Chen Xueru, he seemed embarrassed to say it.

"It's okay. This is your sister-in-law. If you have anything to say, just say it."

Xu Damao then continued: "Liu Haizhong is the second uncle in the compound, and his behavior has always been domineering.

If he was holding a wedding banquet, it would be fine if he didn't go to the banquet, and he would just throw away the thirty-two cents.

If you go to eat banquet noodles, you have to pay at least two yuan. "

Li Aiguo suddenly couldn't laugh or cry.

It took me a long time, just because of these.

Do these residents need to be mysterious?

But if you think about it carefully, you will understand.

No one wants to be the first bird.

If Liu Haizhong finds out, he will definitely hold a grudge.

The golden mean has penetrated deeply into the hearts of Chinese people.

After knowing the reason.

When Chen Xueru returned home, she still felt a little confused.

"Brother Patriot, isn't it voluntary to hand over the money now?"

"If you have money, give more, and if you don't have money, give less. No one will care."

Li Aiguo drank tea and said with a smile: "If everyone could be reasonable, there wouldn't be so many disputes in the world."

"Liu Haizhong will not explicitly force residents to pay two yuan."

"If you dare to do that, the street office and the steel rolling mill will have to deal with him tomorrow."

"As long as he lets the second aunt out, she belongs to the same compound. Who has the nerve to refute his second uncle's face?"

Thinking of what happened in the compound two days ago, Chen Xueru nodded silently.

At that time, Yi Zhonghai was the grand master of the courtyard, and in order to retaliate, he dared to frame her background.

In contrast.

Liu Haizhong used a soft knife to force the residents to attend his wedding banquet, which is considered childish.

"This has nothing to do with us. Let's cook quickly. In the afternoon we have to ask everyone in the compound to sew a quilt."

Li Aiguo took a short rest.

He stood up and took Chen Xueru into the kitchen to start working.

at this time.

The fact that Li Aiguo did not hold a wedding banquet has spread throughout the courtyard.

The home of bangs.

After hearing the news, Liu Haizhong asked his second aunt to fry a plate of peanuts and unscrew a bottle of Laofen wine.

Pick up the wine cup and drink it all in one gulp.

He clicked his tongue twice, pinched another peanut, and stuffed it into his mouth.

Crack it and your mouth will be full of fragrance.

Liu Haizhong said proudly: "Only weekends this month are good days to hold weddings. What I'm most afraid of is that Li Aiguo will also do things. All the residents will go to his house to have banquets. How much money will we lose!"

"Now it seems that that boy Li Aiguo is quite knowledgeable."

The second aunt sat down holding the table and asked worriedly: "Haizhong, is the gift of two yuan per family too much?"

"what do you know!"

Liu Haizhong waved his hands with a dark face: "We have spent so much money over the years, it's time to make it back."

Seeing that the second aunt was still frowning, her bangs spread out and she said: "We are not going to the restaurant to hold a banquet.

Hire a cook, set up a few tables, and buy some cheap vegetables like cabbage and radishes.

A table of dishes is estimated to cost three yuan.

One table can seat four families and earn five yuan.

There are more than 20 families in the compound, and we can earn at least 20 yuan. "

"20 yuan."

There was a flash of emotion in the eyes of the second aunt, and she nodded repeatedly: "I will go to those houses in the afternoon, in case they don't come by then."

"That's right! Who in the courtyard can play with my bangs!"

With a sense of triumph in his bangs, he picked up the wine glass and drank another glass.

Liu Guangfu was greedy and stared at the peanuts on the plate eagerly: "Dad, I want to eat it too."

Liu Haizhong turned his head, took out the copper buckle belt from his waist, and pointed to the corner.

"I'm in a good mood today, five belts!"

Liu Guangfu shrank his neck.

Walk to the corner and stick your butt up.

(End of this chapter)