Return to 1981 and start from breaking off the engagement

Chapter 99 Director Xiao was a big help
The courtyard was filled with joy, and big red words "hi" were pasted on the doors and windows, symbolizing happiness and auspiciousness. Yu Liquan's family brought Yao Weijun into the house with smiles on their faces.

"Brother Liquan, sister-in-law, the guards are here to pick up the bride. Are our Xiunan ready, haha..."

Aunt Liu Cui smiled from ear to ear, and after finishing her words, she continued to congratulate her.

"Okay, okay, his aunt is worried. Sit down and drink tea, drink tea!" Yu Liquan greeted him warmly with an excited face.

"Guard, Xiu Nan is in the back room. You can go in alone."

Yu Xiunan's mother wiped the corners of her eyes happily. It was a good thing for her daughter to get married. After that, she would go live with someone else's family. Being a mother was always unpleasant. Fortunately, she didn't get married and go to other villages, and she could often visit her.

Yao Weijun nodded with a smile, said hello politely, opened the door curtain and entered the back room.

At this time, Yu Xiunan was sitting on the Kang, with her hair tied up in a high bun, and her round and pretty face like an oval, fair and rosy. Against the backdrop of the bright red flowers in her hair, she looked even more lively and charming.

She was wearing a bright red thin cotton-padded jacket with big red flowers on her chest. When she saw Yao Weijun coming in, her beautiful eyes were full of tenderness, and she smiled shyly, making all the flowers pale.

"Xiu Nan, we will be a couple from now on. I will take you home!"

Yao Weijun said affectionately.

"Yes!" Yu Xiunan lowered her head slightly and nodded softly.

The two walked hand in hand to the outhouse, and walked out of the yard amidst the blessings and laughter of their family members.

Yao Xianping immediately lit firecrackers outside, and the crowd burst into laughter and rushed to the front to watch the newlyweds. The scene was lively and festive.

Yu Xiunan's close aunt came last night and helped maintain order at this moment, paving the way for Yao Weijun and Yu Xiunan. The two got on their motorcycles and slowly drove out of the alley.

"Weijun, you and Xiunan are in front. Remember to go around the village before going back!"

Yao Xianping took two hurried steps and ordered with a smile.

This is also a kind of customs and etiquette. In the eyes of the villagers, getting married is a life-long happy event. When a girl from another village gets married, she will also arrange the route into the village in advance, try to take more detours in the village, and accept the wishes of the villagers. Blessings so that everyone can witness this moment.

Yao Weijun and Yu Xiunan were from the same village. This situation had happened before, so they would circle around the village to complete the scene.

The motorcycle drove slowly, and firecrackers went off at regular intervals along the way. Most of the people in the whole village came out and stood on the street, greeting each other enthusiastically, which caused bursts of laughter from time to time.

Because Yao Xianping and Aunt Liu Cui were protecting her, the entire wedding process went smoothly.

The morning light spreads, and the glow gradually rises in the east.

Yao Weijun controlled the motorcycle and drove the bride slowly to the entrance of his courtyard.

Another burst of fierce firecrackers sounded, and all the people of the old Yao family, including relatives at home, were waiting at the door.

"Xiu Nan, it's cold in the morning, hurry up and come into the house with me!"

Mother Zhu Mei, her eldest sister-in-law, second sister-in-law and Yao Weifang, immediately came to the front and helped Yu Xiunan off the motorcycle.

"Mom, eldest sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, third sister-in-law!"

Yu Xiunan's face was full of shyness, but she was not as nervous as the last time she came to recognize her family. Today was her big day. She didn't have any stage fright, and she shouted one by one in front of many onlookers.

"Hey!" Zhu Mei smiled from ear to ear. Looking at her extremely handsome daughter-in-law, she was so excited that she didn't know what to do. After saying yes, she wanted to wipe the corners of her eyes again.

"Mom, there are so many people here, let's take the fifth daughter-in-law back to the house first."

The second sister-in-law touched her and said to Yu Xiunan with a smile: "Xiu Nan, let's go. The second sister-in-law will take you back to the house and introduce you to our relatives!"

After saying that, he took Yu Xiunan's hand affectionately and walked towards the courtyard.

When the new daughter-in-law entered the house, there was another burst of hilarity at the entrance of the courtyard. The atmosphere was warm and noisy, with endless laughter and cheers.

Even with the help of his own family members, Yao Weijun spent a lot of effort before he and Yu Xiunan walked into the house.

"My new daughter-in-law is so handsome, better looking than a movie star!"

"Brother Weijun is not bad either. He needs to be tall and good-looking. I have thought about it. When I look for a partner in the future, I will follow Brother Weijun's standards!"

"Excuse me, you really think you have the appearance and figure of Sister Xiunan!"

"..."

Naturally, some of the younger girls in the village would not miss such a lively scene like a wedding. They huddled together and discussed in low voices, with envious smiles on their faces and chattering non-stop.

After taking the new daughter-in-law home, the first part of the wedding was completed, and the old Yao family began to arrange breakfast.

Breakfast is not too elaborate. Men and women are separated, and relatives of the Yao family and people with good connections in the village are entertained separately.

Because relatives and friends from other villages would arrive one after another soon, we ate breakfast very quickly. After finishing cleaning up, some of the villagers who came to help arranged tables, chairs and benches, and some entered the dining shed. Helping to boil water and choose vegetables, everyone got busy in an orderly manner.

Ma Guangsheng is the chef for today's wedding banquet.In the past, whenever any family in the village had a wedding, they would always ask him to cook. Since he had a good relationship with Yao Xiangui, now that Yao Weijun was getting married, he naturally took over the job without hesitation.

"Shunzi, have you seen the makeshift stove in the yard? Go and move these marinated meats over and start the fire to steam them in advance!"

Ma Guangsheng ordered Shunzi, who came to help, with a smile full of emotion.

It was the first time that he had met someone as wealthy as Yao Weijun, who had been helping out with wedding planners for so many years.

According to the old rules in the village, in addition to stir-fried vegetables, every banquet table of the old Yao family will also serve four major dishes: white water pork, Sixi meatballs, braised carp, and braised chicken with soy sauce. These four items alone are more expensive than Other households’ wedding banquets for the whole table cost too much.

This does not include the expenses for six hot dishes, four cold dishes, tobacco, wine, sugar and tea.

"Hey, I bought all the four big things. I had to say that I couldn't afford it at first, but that's right. The third girl from the old Yu family is so outstanding. It's all my fault that I was short-sighted and didn't see the power of the People's Guards. What a skill!"

Ma Guangsheng looked at the radios, sewing machines, bicycles and motorcycles parked by the wall in the courtyard, and couldn't help laughing to himself.

"Commander Yao, please put the radio on for a while. Have you bought the batteries?"

While Shunzi was busy outside, he saw Yao Weijun passing by and said with a smile.

"There is a battery, it's inside!"

Yao Weijun handed over a cigarette and gestured back.

"Okay, then you're busy, I'll give it to you all!" Shunzi quickly went over and played with the radio. The volume was amplified, and cheerful music sounded in the yard, which immediately added a lot of festive atmosphere. .

Throughout the morning, Yao Weijun was busy dealing with the blessings and congratulations from relatives and friends.

Xu Wenyuan, Zhou Liqiang and You Damin arrived respectively, expressed their sincere congratulations and were temporarily arranged to drink tea in the main room.

Near noon, Yao Weijun went to the Yu family in the village with Aunt Liu Cui and Uncle Xian Ping. They invited Yu Xiunan's parents, relatives and friends, and then greeted all the people who came to eat to take their seats according to the seats they had planned.

The sun was shining brightly, reflecting everyone's happy and smiling faces. A total of twelve wedding banquet tables were set up in the front and back yards. Because they were running water banquets, there was a lot of people everywhere, and laughter and laughter continued.

Seeing that it was almost twelve o'clock, Director Xiao of the commune and Officer Yu Dahai, accompanied by the village party secretary Li Qiming and the production brigade captain Chen Shoushan, entered the door together.

"Congratulations! Weijun, Director Xiao made a special trip to attend your wedding banquet today and brought you a gift. You will definitely need it in the future!"

Li Qiming took the lead and said with a smile.

"Director Xiao, Uncle Ming, the wedding banquet is about to begin. Please take your seats!"

Yao Weijun arranged for several leaders to sit down with Xu Wenyuan and the three of them. He and Yu Xiunan personally accompanied them.

After a few pleasantries, the auspicious moment arrived. Village party secretary Li Qiming, as the officiant, took the lead in raising a toast and stood up.

He said some words of congratulations and blessings, and announced the official start of the wedding banquet. Everyone immediately raised their glasses, and the atmosphere reached its peak at this moment.

Then Yao Xiangui, as the head of the family, also stood up and toasted everyone with a glass of wine. Finally, Yu Liquan, when his daughter got married, also said a few words in public, toasted and thanked everyone.

After the first three glasses of wine, the occasion was no longer so particular. Everyone drank and ate, and the whole courtyard was enveloped in laughter.

"Wei Jun, Xiu Nan, congratulations on your wedding. May your husband and wife be happy together for a hundred years and have a lifetime of love!"

Director Xiao raised her glass to congratulate her. After finishing her drink, she put the glass down. She motioned to Yu Dahai beside her to take out a sealed document from the black leather bag.

Yao Weijun secretly speculated that this must be the so-called special gift, but he has not yet seen the specific content on it.

So he smiled lightly and waited for Director Xiao to speak.

"Nowadays, every village has been allocated land, and the commune is also undergoing administrative reorganization. As the deputy director of the commune, I will still be responsible for economic development in the future. I am very optimistic about you Yao Weijun, so this is the first one I have issued. It’s just for you.”

Director Xiao said, handed the stamped document to Yao Weijun, and explained: "This is our commune's first self-employed recommendation letter. It is my support for you in terms of policy. I hope you will not disappoint me!" "

Yao Weijun was greatly moved when he heard this. He was actually quite surprised. He didn't expect that Director Xiao would help him so much. With this document, future transactions will be smoother and safer.

Perhaps noticing his expression, Director Xiao asked Yu Dahai to take out a piece of red-headed letter paper from the black leather bag, and said with a smile:

"The commune is facing reorganization, and the same is true for the diversified business offices in the county. In the future, maybe it should be called the Industrial and Commercial Comprehensive Office. Here is the application paper I got for you. With the recommendation letter stamped by the commune, you I’ll go to the county in a few days and submit the materials to the General Industrial and Commercial Office, and try to get the self-employed license as soon as possible!”

"..."

Yao Weijun was stunned again, showing a slightly puzzled expression.

Self-employed license?Are you sure this is true?
"Do you think it's impossible?" Director Xiao smiled. She also looked at the stunned Xu Wenyuan and the three of them. After looking around, she calmly explained.

“In fact, the country has already issued policies to encourage self-employment. It was first selected in 79 as a pilot project in Wenzhou City in the south. At that time, individuals were already encouraged to apply.

By the end of the 80s, that is, last year, the development of self-employment there was in full swing, and the local economy had greatly improved. With such a good policy, can we not catch up in the suburbs of Beijing? "

(End of this chapter)