Early the next morning, the friends went about their business.

Yang Mumu and Gu Xingzhou packed themselves up, put on new clothes, and took their one-inch photos to the town to get their marriage certificate.

When they arrived, the store had just opened. They were the first ones in, which was very lucky.

When stamping the documents, both of them looked at the clerk with excitement. At the moment the seal was put down, they felt a pulling sensation.

From then on, the two of them became a couple recognized by the state. They supported each other, shared honor and disgrace, and became a community with a shared destiny.

"Here are your marriage certificates." The officer handed them two certificates that looked like awards. "Congratulations on becoming husband and wife. I wish you a happy marriage."

"Thank you, thank you."

Yang Mumu took both books in her hands, and Gu Xingzhou took out a handful of wedding candies from his pocket and handed them over with a smile on his face.

"Comrade, please have some wedding candy."

"Oh, thank you." The secretary showed a pleasant smile on his face. Seeing the handful of candy, he continued to say nice things, "I wish you a happy marriage and a lifetime of happiness."

Gu Xingzhou was delighted to hear this, and he grabbed another handful of peanuts and handed them over, making the clerk so happy that his mouth almost stretched to his ears.

The first person I met when I opened the door was such a generous comrade. I was in a very good mood and said auspicious words as if they were free. Other staff members also followed suit and said a few nice words.

Not to mention that the two of them could become husband and wife, Yang Mumu felt more and more comfortable hearing these blessings, so he simply grabbed some candy and gave it to all the staff at the marriage registration office.

All the officials in the commune knew that they were married.

The two of them left the commune contentedly.

Gu Xingzhou hadn't seen the marriage certificate yet, and he wanted to take a look at it at this moment. He looked at Yang Mumu expectantly: "Mumu, show me the marriage certificates, both of them."

Yang Mumu took out two books from her bag, stacked them together and handed them to him, "Here, here you go."

After getting the two marriage certificates, looking at the words "Marriage Certificate" on the top, looking at their photos pasted together, seeing the seal of the commune committee registration office, and seeing the words "This certificate is issued based on the voluntary marriage and compliance with the Marriage Law", he finally felt at ease.

He held the marriage certificate in one hand and reached out with the other to hold Yang Mumu's hand, his eyes filled with tears, full of emotion and satisfaction.

"Mu Mu, thank you for trusting me and choosing me as your life partner."

As he spoke, Gu Xingzhou could no longer hold back the tears in his eyes, and he actually cried out in a sobbing voice.

"Woo woo, we are finally getting married. I have been thinking about our marriage since the first time I saw you. I will treat you well for the rest of my life. Mu Mu, you have to continue to believe in me. I will do what I say."

"Hey, why are you still crying like a little child? If you are good to me, of course I will trust you and choose you. I can feel that you are good to me, so I will always trust you."

Yang Mumu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She took out her handkerchief and wiped the tears from his face, coaxing him softly as if he was a child.

"Okay, okay, stop crying. Today is our big day. You should smile. Come on, smile."

Gu Xingzhou was crying and laughing, feeling happy in his heart. He wiped his tears with a handkerchief and smiled happily.

Yang Mumu took back the two marriage certificates and put them in her bag. She stretched her hand in front of Gu Xingzhou and looked at him with a smile: "Let's go. We have to hold a wedding banquet tomorrow. Let's go buy meat and vegetables."

"good."

Gu Xingzhou stepped forward, held Yang Mumu's hand tightly, and walked towards the supply and marketing cooperative next door. He only let go of her hand when they reached the cooperative.

Next comes the big purchase.

I started taking out the menu, money and tickets to buy pork, bones, mutton and all the things I needed.

But they didn't buy the three turns and one ring, or seventy-two legs, that are often mentioned at weddings.

Firstly, some of the things they already owned, and secondly, they were going back to the city soon, and it would be difficult to take the things they bought with them. The two of them agreed to save the money and buy the things they needed after arriving in Beijing, so that they could decorate their own courtyard house.

So when Yang Mumu and Gu Xingzhou passed by the electrical appliance counter, they just took a look and left.

Gu Xingzhou ran to the area selling vegetables and meat, while Yang Mumu went straight to the area selling candy, melon seeds and pastries.

There were not enough candies in the room, so Yang Mumu weighed out eight kilograms of fruit candies, twelve boxes of pastries, and ten kilograms of melon seeds.

The five tables of people invited were their good friends among the members of the brigade, as well as the brigade leaders and the educated youth from the educated youth institutes, all of whom were the ones who had taken care of and helped them to varying degrees over the years.

When I return to the city, I have to find the team leaders to issue relevant documents.

So Yang Mumu is very concerned about the banquet. It doesn’t have to be too grand, but it can’t be too bad either.

After buying all the goods, Yang Mumu and Gu Xingzhou each carried two large sacks and left the supply and marketing cooperative.

Yang Mumu was waiting at the door of the supply and marketing cooperative. Gu Xingzhou pushed two bicycles over. The two tied their things on the bicycles and quickly rode back to the team.

It was only nine o'clock in the morning when I returned to the team.

After they came back and put their things away, they split up. Gu Xingzhou took the bow and arrow and went to the mountain to find Shen Xingci, while Yang Mumu went to the beach.

She did not go to join Liu Qingwan and the others, but acted alone. She took out her own fishing tools and bait, found an uninhabited sea area to fish, and successfully brought back many fish and shrimps.

He took out a sack and left out twelve fish, enough large shrimps and abalone for two meals for five tables, and kept the rest in the space. Then he took the sack back and put it away.

Only then did she go to find Liu Qingwan and the others.

They caught a lot of small fish and shrimps from the sea, and they can make a fried seafood platter.

As soon as we came back, everyone started helping to prepare the food.

It was almost noon when Gu Xingzhou and Shen Xingci returned. They had not failed and returned with a full load, having hunted a nest of rabbits and a few chickens. They could add spicy diced rabbit and braised chicken to tomorrow's dishes.

In the afternoon, Aunt Yang brought her sisters to get busy preparing for tomorrow's banquet. The dishes that needed to be braised were braised, the dishes that needed to be boiled were cooked, and the food that needed to be cut was cut.

Yang Mumu, Gu Xingzhou and several good friends were all busy and had no time to spare.

We were busy until ten o'clock in the evening to finish all the preparations. Everyone had a relaxed smile on their faces, waiting for the wedding banquet tomorrow.

The next day.

All the people in the Youth League Home came to help decorate the main venue for the most important wedding ceremony.

Everyone was busy in the yard.

The groom, Gu Xingzhou, also cooked seafood himself. As Aunt Yang lacked some experience in cooking seafood, in order not to waste good ingredients, Gu Xingzhou temporarily took over the cooking and cooked garlic abalone, spicy shrimps, and steamed fish.

The bride Yang Mumu was putting on makeup in the house and happily used a camera to record her wedding makeup and venue.

On the other side, Xu Hongxia, who had just got off the train, looked at the scenery outside with full of anticipation. She turned around and talked happily to Gu Xingzhou's stepmother Gou Lijuan.

"Auntie, do we need to take another bus to get to Red Star Commune? Will we be able to see Brother Gu soon? I'm so excited. My heart is pounding."

"Yes, let's take the bus from the city to Red Star Commune now. It shouldn't take long to get to Red Star Commune. I'll ask the conductor when I buy the ticket."

Gou Lijuan covered Xu Hongxia's hand and smiled ambiguously.

"Don't worry, Hongxia. As soon as we get there, I'll ask Brother Gu to take you to get the marriage certificate and get married. I'll make sure you two have your wedding night tomorrow night."