Chapter 54 Chapter 54 So handsome, so well matched
The period from after the autumn harvest to the New Year has always been the peak period for young people in each village to meet each other and hold weddings. However, these days people pay more attention to the wedding ceremony. For rural people, it does not matter whether they get a marriage certificate or not, the wedding banquet is the most important thing, so there are not many people in the office responsible for issuing marriage certificates in the commune.
Chen Moer and Fu Mingze arrived early in the morning and were the first couple to receive their marriage certificate.
The staff member who handled the marriage registration was a woman in her forties who wrote beautiful handwriting. As she wrote, she joked with her colleague next to her: "Today is a great start. The first couple to be so handsome and well-matched are so good-looking."
The colleague glanced at the two of them and said cheerfully, "That's right. Not to mention today, I haven't seen such a talented couple and such a beautiful couple in the past year."
Even though Chen Moer and Fu Mingze were not shameless, they couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed at this time.
Fu Mingze's ears turned slightly red, but one good thing about him was that he usually had no expression on his face, which made him look quite intimidating at first glance. He seemed calm as he took a handful of candy from his bag and distributed it to several staff members in the office.
The staff originally thought that the young man was handsome but looked a little cold. However, they didn't expect him to be so generous and give them a handful of candy, which were all expensive candies like milk candies. They all thanked him and said a few auspicious words.
After distributing candies to the staff, Fu Mingze also distributed candies to the two couples who were waiting, leaving out everyone present.
The eldest sister of □□ wrote the words on the two marriage certificates, stamped them, and handed them to Shen Moer: "Young people, make progress together and work together for socialist construction."
Shen Moer took it with a smile: "Okay, thank you!"
She took the marriage certificate and looked at it curiously. This was something that Daliang did not have. The proof of marriage between men and women in Daliang was a marriage certificate. Some people were not married in a formal way and did not even have a marriage certificate.
The marriage certificate was two small red books. When opened, one side had "Supreme Instructions" printed on it, and the other side had the names of the newlyweds. At the back it said "… voluntary marriage, after examination it complies with the provisions of the Chinese Marriage Law on marriage, this certificate is issued", and below it was the date of issuance. The seal of the Revolutionary Committee of Liuqiao Commune was stamped on top.
Fu Mingze stood behind her and took a few glances at them. He stretched out his hand and took both certificates. He lowered his eyes to look at them carefully and then carefully put them into his bag.
Shen Moer raised her eyebrows slightly: "One of them is mine."
Fu Mingze looked at her deeply, his handsome face showing an extremely serious expression: "I was afraid you would lose it."
Shen Moer glanced at several staff members in the office and two newlyweds waiting in line for marriage, all of whom looked like they were about to smile or not, and she suddenly felt her face burning.
The eldest sister of □□ even laughed and said jokingly: "Oh, such a pretty daughter-in-law should be taken care of."
Then everyone laughed good-naturedly.
"Mo'er, what a coincidence, you are also here to get a marriage certificate?" Another couple walked in from outside, they were Shen Lingling and Zhang Junliang.
Shen Lingling was obviously dressed up carefully. Even though the weather was already chilly, she wore a blue blouse and a pair of brand new leather shoes. She seemed to have put some powder on her face, making her look much whiter than usual.
Zhang Junliang beside her was wearing a brand new work uniform. The uniform of a technician is different from that of an ordinary worker and looks more impressive. It is a very status-enhancing dress nowadays.
Seeing Shen Moer and Fu Mingze, Zhang Junliang's expression did not look good. He glanced at them and did not look at them again, nor did he speak.
"Well, we did it."
Shen Moer said calmly, just pretend you didn't see Zhang Junliang.
Shen Lingling observed secretly and felt that Zhang Junliang must not want to embarrass Shen Moer, so he pretended not to know him. Shen Moer seemed to be somewhat resentful of Zhang Junliang.
That's right, he didn't like her on the blind date, and then he married her cousin. Shen Lingling felt that if she were in his place, she would also hold a grudge.
Shen Lingling felt that she had been at a disadvantage in all aspects during this period of time. This time, she finally had the upper hand in the marriage and avenged her previous shame. So she pretended not to notice Shen Moer's coldness and alienation, and grabbed Shen Moer's hand: "Then wait for me, it will be our turn soon. When we are done, let's go take pictures together?"
Shen Lingling immediately covered her mouth, as if she had said something wrong. "Oh, I forgot to ask you guys first. Do you want to take photos? Our Junliang said that young people in the commune like to go to the photo studio to take a group photo on their wedding day as a souvenir. Of course, this also depends on everyone's financial situation. If you are short of money, then there is no need to do so. Don't you agree, Fu Zhiqing?"
Shen Moer was not polite at all and pulled her hand back: "Don't touch porcelain if you are not familiar with me."
After saying that, he dragged Fu Mingze away.
Shen Lingling stomped her leather shoes loudly and boasted: "Junliang, look at her. I have good intentions, but my cousin's temper is getting worse and worse."
Zhang Junliang actually felt a little embarrassed. It was just a photo shoot at a photo studio, only costing a dollar or two. There was nothing to brag about.
In particular, he felt that everyone in the office seemed to be secretly looking at them, and he couldn't help feeling a little annoyed.
Just as the two couples in front had finished their marriage, he took out the relevant documents from his briefcase and handed them to the older sister who was processing the marriage certificate.
At this time, a newlywed couple in front of them were handing out wedding candies to everyone. The female comrade cried out, "I forgot to give candies to those two comrades just now. How embarrassing! We are the ones who took advantage of them."
The man laughed and said, "I heard them talking about asking Dad to take a photo with them. Let's go to the photo studio and see if they are still there."
As the man spoke, he also gave two candies to Zhang Junliang and Shen Lingling.
When Shen Lingling saw this, she quickly took out two candies from her bag and returned them, and they congratulated each other.
The female comrade pulled the male comrade, and the two walked out while whispering, "Hey, why did you give them wedding candies? You're so arrogant. It's just a photo, but you're talking like you're going to heaven. The wedding candies they gave out were expensive milk candies, and they were the worst kind of hard candies. You even had the nerve to laugh at them for being poor. What the hell."
"Hey, little aunt, please be gentle. It's a happy day. You don't want to see me fighting with others, do you?!"
The newlyweds gradually walked away, Shen Lingling's face turned pale and blue, and Zhang Junliang's face turned black. The older sister looked at them and handed over the two marriage certificates in a businesslike manner: "Young people should learn together and make progress together."
Forget about building socialism, I'm afraid these two people may not even be able to live their own lives well.
"Next pair."
Shen Moer didn't know what happened in the commune afterwards. She was so happy that she had forgotten about Shen Lingling and Zhang Junliang, the two psychopaths.
They went to the kiln factory first and stood at the door to distribute wedding candies to the two comrades in the security room. The comrades in the security room then went into the factory and called out Shen Shaoyuan.
"Secretary Shen, your daughter is already this big, I really can't tell. Oh, the couple is a perfect match, they are so handsome." The comrade in the security room said with a smile.
Shen Shaoyuan glanced at his daughter and son-in-law standing at the door. Of course his daughter was beautiful, but as for the son-in-law, he would just be okay.
A family of three walked towards the photo studio.
"Dad, why does that comrade call you Director Shen?" Shen Moer asked curiously. The last time she came to the kiln factory, the people called her by that name.
Shen Shaoyuan raised the corner of his lips: "I have been regularized, and the regularization document was just announced this morning."
Shen Moer was immediately surprised and said: "Ah, Dad, you are so awesome!"
Fu Mingze glanced at Shen Moer and thought that she didn't seem so happy when she got the marriage certificate just now. Then his eyes met Shen Shaoyuan inadvertently. Fu Mingze was slightly startled and then said, "Dad, you are so awesome."
Shen Shaoyuan: “…”
They went to the kiln factory and took a detour. When they arrived at the photo studio, the newlyweds were already taking pictures. The old master said, "Newlyweds, smile a little." The female comrade happened to see Shen Moer coming in and they immediately smiled.
"Not bad, your smile is quite natural." The old man commented with a smile, walked to the front of the counter and wrote a receipt, "Come and pick up the photos in five days with the receipt."
The female comrade thanked him, took a few candies from the male comrade’s bag, and walked excitedly to Shen Moer: “Comrade, I just received your wedding candies, but I haven’t given you any yet.”
Shen Moer recognized her as the newlywed who had been waiting in line before, and said with a smile: “Thank you, I wish you a happy marriage.”
The lesbian laughed and said, "Yeah, you too!"
She happily took the man and left.
The photographer looked back and asked, "Are you taking wedding photos too?"
Shen Moer nodded: "Wedding photos, then the two of us and my dad will take a photo together, and I will take another photo with my dad."
Fu Mingze said, "You and your father take the photo first."
"Okay, let's shoot first."
Shen Moer and Shen Shaoyuan stood in front of the camera. The old master thought for a moment and said, "One of you stands while the other sits."
The father looks too young, and sitting together they look like they are taking a wedding photo.
Shen Shaoyuan was unusually nervous, and he subconsciously adjusted his cuffs while sitting on the stool. Shen Moer was also a little nervous. This was the first time in their lives that both father and daughter had taken a photo. She took a deep breath quietly and put her hand on her father's shoulder.
"Smile."
Click, the picture freezes.
In the same posture, Fu Mingze entered the picture and stood beside Shen Moer. Shen Moer turned her head and smiled at him, and a smile appeared in Fu Mingze's dark eyes.
"Look at the camera and smile."
Click, the picture freezes again.
The last one is a photo of the couple.
"You three are all good-looking. I've been taking photos for so long, but this is the first time I've seen a couple so handsome. The photos will definitely look good." The old master chatted with Shen Shaoyuan, who was standing next to him and looking at the camera curiously.
Then he raised his voice to remind: "Come a little closer, um, smile a little."
Click.
"Good, very good."
The old man walked to the counter with a smile and wrote the order. There were many people who took photos to commemorate their wedding, but usually they only took one photo. It was very rare for people to bring their fathers along to take three photos at once. After all, it cost one dollar to take a photo, and there was an extra charge for printing more photos.
But of course he would like the customers to take more photos. With more customers like this, a roll of film can be finished sooner and the photos can be developed sooner.
Watching the film develop into clear photos is the greatest pleasure for him in taking photos.
"Uncle Qi, you are here too?"
There was no doubt that the people who came in were Shen Lingling and Zhang Junliang.
Shen Lingling heard what the newlyweds said before, so she was actually mentally prepared to meet Shen Moli in the photo studio.
Of course, she actually didn't want to run into Chen Moer, and she even dragged Zhang Junliang to hang out in the supply and marketing cooperative for a while, but she didn't expect that she would bump into her when she got there.
Shen Shaoyuan glanced at her and nodded lightly: “Yeah.”
As an elder, he naturally wouldn't argue with the younger ones.
Shen Lingling introduced him dryly: "This is my boyfriend Zhang Junliang."
This time Shen Shaoyuan didn't even raise his eyebrows, he just nodded to indicate that he understood.
In the past, Shen Lingling would not care about her seventh uncle, an honest old farmer who only knew how to dig the ground. But now it is different. He is the only worker in their Shen family. It is said that he is quite prestigious in the kiln factory. With such a close uncle, Shen Lingling feels that she will feel more confident in her husband's family.
In fact, the husband of my eldest aunt Shen Xianghong was also a temporary worker in the textile factory, but he worked in the workshop and had no face in the factory. Moreover, in the eyes of outsiders, there was always a layer of distance between him and his uncle. How could he be as close as his uncle?
At this time, Shen Lingling had selectively forgotten the fact that Zhang Junliang and Shen Moer had met, and just wanted to talk to Shen Shaoyuan: "Seventh Uncle, you love Moer too much. They took a photo and you came to watch..."
It happened that the old master had written the list and handed it to Shen Shaoyuan. Hearing this, he interrupted: "They are a family of three here to take a group photo. You are taking wedding photos, right? Come over."
Shen Lingling's face suddenly turned red, and Zhang Junliang's already unhappy expression became even uglier.
Chen Moer and the others took the list and left. Zhang Junliang stood there looking at Chen Moer's back, his eyes revealing a bit of shame, annoyance and resentment. What was so good about that educated youth? I heard that he was extremely poor and the only thing he had that was presentable was his face.
Zhang Junliang really didn’t understand why Shen Moer would fall for such a good-for-nothing pretty boy.
He turned around and looked at Shen Lingling, who was looking at him tenderly with an apologetic expression, and his expression eased a little. Although Shen Lingling was a little petty, she was at least gentle and self-disciplined. She was still a high school student, and she would have every chance to be admitted to a state-owned factory as a formal worker or even a cadre in the future.
Unlike Shen Moli, a junior high school student, she might not even be able to meet the recruitment threshold.
Thinking of this, Zhang Junliang felt a lot more comfortable.
After Chen Moer and the others came out of the photo studio, they simply went to the supply and marketing cooperative to have a look and bought some odds and ends. When time was almost up, they went to the state-owned restaurant together.
On a happy occasion like getting a marriage certificate, it is natural to go out to a restaurant to celebrate.
Although they are poor.
The three of them were not thrifty by nature. You ordered braised pork and I ordered braised fish, so we ordered five dishes in total. The waiter saw that everyone in the family looked pretty and kindly reminded us, "Three dishes are enough for the three of you."
State-owned restaurants charge high fees these days, but the food is substantial and the portions are large. For three people, let alone three dishes, two dishes are actually enough. If you are a bit stingy, you may order only one dish.
"Then let's have three dishes, braised pork, braised fish, stir-fried vegetables, and five steamed buns." Shen Moer said as she took out meat coupons, grain coupons, and money from her pocket.
Fu Mingze also hurriedly took out the money from his pocket: "I'll pay, I brought the money."
Shen Moer looked at him suspiciously: "Where did you get the money?"
Fu Mingze has bought a lot of things recently. Shen Moer guessed that it should be the wife's money that his family had given him as he mentioned before. But how could this wife's money be used up?
Fu Mingze choked, hesitated for half a second, and said, "I borrowed some from Brother Bao."
Shen Moer immediately said: "Then you can return it to him later!"
Fu Mingze's expression froze for a moment, then he said helplessly, "Okay."
He hurriedly said, "Then why don't we just have two dishes, braised pork and green vegetables. You and dad have spent a lot of money recently, let's save some money first."
Shen Moer's hand stiffened slightly as she handed over the money, and she exchanged glances with her father without leaving any trace. Shen Shaoyuan cleared his throat and said, "It's okay. I've been promoted to a regular employee. I can pay back the money I earned from the famine soon."
"That's right, I'll listen to Dad." Shen Moer quickly stuffed the bill into the waiter's hand.
The waiter collected the money and handed the corresponding bamboo sticks to Shen Moer. He glanced at the three of them secretly and wondered why this family of three was so strange.
After dinner, Shen Shaoyuan came out of the state-owned restaurant and went back to work. Shen Moer and Fu Mingze asked for a day off and prepared to go to the dormitory of the textile factory to find Bao Ge.
Chen Moer thought that since they were all in the commune, it would be better to pay back the money that Fu Mingze and Bao Ge had borrowed today. After all, they had bought most of the things they needed, and had enough money left for the banquet, so they would not need any more money later.
Fu·Poor·Mingze could only nod and agree helplessly.
However, they probably had some bad fate with Shen Lingling and Zhang Junliang today, because as soon as they came out of the state-owned restaurant, they ran into Zhang Junliang pushing a bicycle, Shen Lingling walking beside him with her head lowered, and Zhang's mother carrying a bamboo basket with a somewhat proud expression.
"It's only our Junliang who is so kind, otherwise who would be so kind as to ride a bicycle to take you back to the village. Tsk, luckily your brigade is the closest to the commune, otherwise we wouldn't have enough bicycles to go back and forth."
As Zhang's mother was talking, she looked up and saw Shen Moer and the other two not far ahead. She immediately said, "Oh my, it's bad luck to go out and see poor people!"
Shen Lingling suddenly felt a little embarrassed. After all, she was her relative. It was really awkward for Zhang's mother to scold her in front of her.
Zhang Junliang also frowned: "Mom, don't talk nonsense outside. After all, she is Lingling's relative."
Mother Zhang curled her lips and muttered, "I told the truth."
Shen Moer and the others didn't hear what Zhang's mother said, as they were still some distance away. In addition, a colleague from Shen Shaoyuan's kiln factory happened to come over and greeted them enthusiastically: "Secretary Shen, you have a double blessing. I heard from Old Yu in the security office that your daughter and son-in-law got their marriage certificate today. These two are right? They are a perfect match!"
"Director Shen, I just happened to meet you because I have something to bother you with. I heard that you drew a New Year doll for Lao Qian in the warehouse. His daughter posted the picture on the door and looked at it every day. Two days ago, she gave birth to a big fat boy who looks like the New Year doll. My daughter is pregnant recently, so I was wondering if I could...?"
Shen Shaoyuan: "Old Qian's grandson is good-looking, that's because his son-in-law is good-looking, it has nothing to do with painting. Besides, that painting was not drawn by me, it was drawn by my daughter and her students."
To be precise, it is just an ordinary practice piece.
The colleague was surprised: "It's okay, it's okay. I just thought that posting a picture would make her feel better, right? It turned out that it was drawn by my niece. Well, Director Shen is so capable, and a tiger father will have a dog daughter. I wonder if my niece can...?"
He looked at Shen Moer.
Shen Moer thought for a moment and said, "If time is not urgent, it's okay." Last time, someone gave her several eggs for the painting, and she gave them to Maomao and Zhou Zhaodi. I believe that the painting can be exchanged for eggs, which is also an encouragement to them.
My colleague hurriedly said, "Don't worry, don't worry. You still have to hold a bar later. I know. You will be busy for a while. You can draw it when you have free time." Fortunately, his daughter was still young, so it would be okay to wait until she was a little older.
"Okay, Secretary Shen, you guys take your time. I'll go first." The colleague was very happy to get the definite answer, and he said nice things, "Secretary Shen, congratulations on your early promotion. Niece, congratulations on your happy marriage!"
Shen Moer quickly pushed Fu Mingze, and Fu Mingze reacted, caught up a few steps and stuffed two wedding candies into the man's pocket. The man smiled and said, "Oh, thank you, nephew-in-law!"
Fu Mingze: “…”
This is really a very familiar person.
But when he looked back at his "niece" with a beautiful smile on her face, he couldn't help laughing again.
The three of them walked forward happily. Shen Moer and Fu Mingze sent Shen Shaoyuan back to the kiln factory before riding their bicycles to go to Qiaojie's side.
They actually saw Shen Lingling and the other two, but they all felt that there was no need to say hello and simply ignored them.
This immediately made Zhang's mother, who was acting like a relative and thought these poor guys would come over and say hello, very angry.
While she was furious, Zhang's mother was also confused: "Why did I hear that person say something about early promotion or something? Who was promoted early?"
Zhang Junliang had some guesses in his heart, but he still shook his head: "I don't know."
Shen Lingling's expression was not very good. On the one hand, Shen Moer and the others did not give her face. On the other hand, she suddenly realized that her mother-in-law did not seem to be as reasonable and amiable as she first appeared to be when she first met her. On the contrary, she seemed to be very difficult to get along with.
She couldn't help but secretly feel fortunate that they lived in Yangliu Brigade after they got married. If she had lived in Zhang's house, her life would have been difficult.
The three people had different expressions and thoughts. Zhang's mother didn't notice the expressions of her son and daughter-in-law. After urging them to go back, she turned around and went to the kiln factory's family compound. She found a relative who had a good relationship with Xu Weiguo's wife to inquire about the situation. Then she heard a piece of news that made her regretful and heartbroken: Shen Shaoyuan had been converted to a regular employee ahead of schedule.
A formal worker, Shen Shaoyuan actually became a formal worker, no, he was in the Propaganda Department, he had the status of a cadre, he really became a cadre!
Originally, this Shen Shaoyuan should be the father-in-law of their Junliang, and this cadre job originally belonged to their Zhang family!
Zhang's mother let out a loud cry and sat on the floor of her relative's house and started crying.
Shen Moer didn't know that Zhang's mother almost cried to death because of her father's promotion, but even if she knew, she would only say that Zhang's mother was overthinking it. She never liked Zhang Junliang from the beginning to the end, so how could her father become Zhang Junliang's father-in-law?
Chen Moer and Fu Mingze had already arrived at the dormitory of the textile factory. Bao Ge was there too, so Chen Moer returned the one pound of meat coupons, two pounds of grain coupons and ten yuan that Fu Mingze had handed over to Bao Ge: "Thank you, Bao Ge. I will return it to you now since I don't need it for the time being. I will borrow from you later when I am short of money."
Brother Bao, with a full beard, looked at Fu Mingze in confusion and bewilderment: What's going on?
Fu Mingze looked at him, his face full of insincere gratitude: "My wife said she still has some money, we have bought everything we need for our wedding, so we don't need this money anymore, so I'm giving it back to you first."
With a blank expression, he handed the bag of oranges in his hand to Brother Bao: "Thank you for your generosity. You and Sister Qiao can keep these oranges for yourself."
Brother Bao: “………………”
OK, Fu Mingze, you are really good.
Bao Ge had no expression on his face. Oh, even if he had an expression, you couldn't tell because it was hidden behind his beard. Anyway, he took the orange very stiffly and said very stiffly, "We are all brothers, there is no need to be so polite. Feel free to come to me if you need anything later."
Shen Moer looked at this and then at that.
No, why do you look weird?
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