Jiang Wanwan looked at the cloth first.
There are no curtains at home. To be exact, many families in the village don’t have curtains.
In an era when clothes were patched, no one would be willing to use large pieces of cloth to make curtains, but Jiang Wanwan really couldn't get used to it.
Even if I turn off the lights and the room is pitch black and I can't see anything, I still feel insecure if I don't draw the curtains.
She also wanted to buy a piece of cloth to make clothes for Lu Xiao.
When she was cleaning the house, she found that Lu Xiao only had two sets of clothes, and she was worried that he didn't have enough cloth coupons.
It turned out that she seemed to have some misunderstanding about the tickets of this era.
If the coupons in the 1980s were vouchers for purchasing high-end goods, then the significance of the coupons in the 1970s was to ensure basic supply.
The department store they came to had most daily necessities, even fabrics like curtain fabrics. However, because of the low market demand and large backlog of goods, there was no need for cloth coupons.
The background is light blue with a bamboo pattern on it. Jiang Wanwan bought eight feet of it directly, and the rest can be used to make a door curtain.
Jiang Wanwan saw ready-made clothes in the department store, so she simply used the cloth coupons and money to buy Lu Xiao the clothes, the shorts and vest he was wearing at the time, and also bought red paper. Since they were getting married, the word "happiness" was of course indispensable.
She has good hands-on skills, so cutting a few wedding characters is no problem for her. Thinking of the original walls at home, Jiang Wanwan bought some wallpaper.
As it was her newlyweds' room, she didn't want to make do with newspapers. Besides, there weren't that many newspapers available in the countryside.
Plates, bowls, and cups are also needed for the house, but you don’t have to buy them. You can just take them from the two-bedroom apartment when the time comes.
Those things look more exquisite in the countryside, but they are also available in the city. Just say that they were sent from home.
After shopping in the department store, I went to the grocery store to buy flour, oil, some seasonings, and some fruit candies.
She originally wanted to buy some pork to make braised pork for Lu Xiao, but they went too late and the fat was sold out, leaving only the rump meat and some bones.
This will be different from later generations. People are short of oil and water, and fat is the most popular, followed by meat from the hip with less fat and more lean meat. As for ribs, they are not available.
When slaughtering a pig, the bones are removed as cleanly as possible, and the remaining skeleton cannot be sold for much money, mainly because no one buys it.
Jiang Wanwan loves to eat spare ribs and drink bone soup. She doesn’t need tickets for these skeletons, so she picked some thin bones and bought some lean meat.
Since there are no ready-made ribs, she can make some synthetic ones.
Throughout the whole process, Lu Xiao was just like a tool carrying things.
Except for the time when Jiang Wanwan asked him to try on clothes, he seemed quite resistant. At other times, he just took whatever Jiang Wanwan gave him without saying a word the whole time.
At first, Jiang Wanwan was happily shopping and didn't notice it. It was not until she came out of the hardware store that she finally felt the man's emotions.
"Are you unhappy? Did I buy too much?"
Jiang Wanwan had already planned to buy them. In her opinion, these were necessities of life.
Lu Xiao looked into her eyes, his dark pupils seemed to want to imprint her whole body in them, and his tone was incomparably firm and serious.
"Comrade Jiang Wanwan, although I can't give you a betrothal gift of three turns and one ring right now, I will definitely let you live a good life and won't let you regret marrying me."
Jiang Wanwan was frightened by his seriousness. She realized what he was upset about and her heart softened. "I know. I believe you."
What is "three turns and one ring"? It seems easy to say in later generations, but in this era, asking for "three turns and one ring" when getting married is no less than asking the other party in later generations whether he or she has a car and a house. It is easy to say, but very few people can meet this standard.
What's more, given Lu Xiao's current situation, he can't buy it even if he has money.
He doesn't have much now, but he is willing to give her all his belongings. Jiang Wanwan is already very content.
Of course, she didn't just say that to comfort the man, she knew he could do it.
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When they went out at noon, it was lunch time and people were eating or resting at home. When they came back, it happened that people were just getting off work.
Looking at them returning with bags full of goods, everyone stood still and saluted.
Jiang Wanwan could already foresee that she and Lu Xiao would continue to be the topic of conversation among the villagers for some time to come, but she didn't care at all.
No matter what they say, just go your own way and let others talk. As long as she lives a good life, it doesn't matter whether others can tolerate her love or not.
The sun had already set when they got home. Jiang Wanwan was hungry after the trip. Lu Xiao had been carrying her on his bicycle the entire way, and he had consumed more energy than she did.
After putting down his things, he prepared to go into the kitchen. "You light the fire and I'll cook. We're getting married today, how about making some braised pork to celebrate?"
He had just had a big pork stew at noon, and now he was going to have braised pork in the evening. Except for the Chinese New Year when he was a child, Lu Xiao hadn't eaten like this for a long time.
Nowadays, it is a nice thing to have a big stew during the Chinese New Year.
Hearing Jiang Wanwan say that they were celebrating the marriage, Lu Xiao nodded without hesitation and glanced at his clothes, "I'll go change first."
Jiang Wanwan looked at the man with a smile in his eyes. Since he cherished this dress so much, she might as well change into one.
By the time I changed my clothes, the man had already washed the meat and cut it into pieces.
Jiang Wanwan chopped the green onions and ginger, and took out all the seasonings she had bought today.
After the meat is boiled in water, take it out and dry the bottom of the pot. Add oil, put the green onion, ginger and star anise into the pot and stir-fry. Then put the meat pieces into the pot and stir-fry. The aroma will come out after a while.
Lu Xiao watched her busying herself quietly. It was the first time he saw cooking done this way.
When he was a child, he didn’t know how to cook at home. Later, when he moved out, he had to cook by himself. Even if there was meat, he would just boil it in water and add salt and onions at most. He never knew cooking was so troublesome, but it was really delicious.
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