Chapter 17 Liu Guangying, Director of the Women's Federation
After lunch, Li Yue'e went to the commune supply and marketing cooperative with Lu Xiaolan and bought 2 jin of cake and 2 bottles of Daqu wine. Seeing that there were apples, she bought another 2 jin.
A 60° Daqu wine of 1 jin costs 2.39 yuan per bottle with a ticket, and 2 bottles cost 4.78 yuan; apples cost 4.8 yuan per jin, and 2 jin cost 9.6 yuan; cakes cost 9.6 yuan per jin, and 2 jin cost 1.92 yuan.
[Note: The retail prices of goods in this article are all from the retail prices of goods in state-owned stores in Changsha in 1971 in "Hunan Prices for 40 Years". ] It
cost 7.66 yuan to buy things, which made Li Yue'e feel a little painful. You know, Lu Xiaolan's monthly salary in the commune supply and marketing cooperative was only 24 yuan, which was equivalent to spending almost one-third of her salary as a lady.
Li Yue'e felt a headache when she thought about pretending to be a grandson.
After Lu Xiaolan asked for leave, the mother and daughter went to the office building of the commune together and went to find her aunt Yang Jingming first.
When Liu Guangying saw Yang Jingming bringing Li Yue'e and Lu Xiaolan over, Li Yue'e was still holding something in her hands. Her heart skipped a beat, but she still had a smile on her face.
"Hey, sister-in-law, why are you here?"
After Yang Jingming brought them over, he ran away quickly. Anyway, he only played a role as a link at the beginning, and everything was discussed by his mother-in-law and Director Liu.
"It's like this, Director Liu, I'm really sorry, I guess the meeting can't be successful." Li Yue'e said very embarrassedly.
"Ah? Why? Did Changzheng have other requirements?" Liu Guangying was shocked. Although he had a hunch, he thought there were some conditions to be negotiated, but he didn't expect it to be cancelled.
"It's like this. On the day Changzheng came back, he saved an educated youth. As a result, the two of them fell in love and became a couple." Li Yue'e said, "Since both of them have partners, they naturally can't see each other anymore."
"There is such a thing?" Liu Guangying breathed a sigh of relief.
"Well, sister-in-law, I will take care of this matter. What's the name of that educated youth? I will ask her out for a talk. Saving people is a good deed, how can you use it to force a marriage? Unfortunately, she is an educated youth, and her ideological awareness is not good enough."
"Director Liu, you misunderstood. There was no forced marriage. The two young people just fell in love with each other."
Liu Guangying's face immediately sank, "Sister-in-law, this is not very kind of you. My niece took leave from the art troupe and came back. My brother and his family have prepared their dowry. Now you suddenly say you don't want to see each other anymore. What should they do? This is not breaking off an engagement."
Liu Guangying was furious to see that the perfect son-in-law who was about to be in her hands was gone.
"Oh, Director Liu, you can't say that. We agreed to meet each other first. I told you clearly at the time that whether it can be successful depends on Changzheng's opinion, and I can't make the decision. We haven't even met each other yet, how can it be considered a regret of the engagement? You can't accuse me of that."
Li Yue'e immediately retorted. If this is a regret of the engagement, it would be a problem of style. Not to mention that the third brother is a military officer, even if he is an ordinary soldier, he can't be accused of that.
"Besides, we haven't met each other yet, whether it can be successful or not is another matter. Why are your brothers preparing to put on the wedding dowry? Is it possible that the girl has some hidden illness and is in a hurry to get married?" Li Yue'e is not someone to be trifled with.
Liu Guangying: ...
Aren't they in a hurry to get married?
Her eldest niece Liu Ping is 22 this year, and her second niece Liu Mei is 20 this year, but because Liu Ping is not married, Liu Mei has been dating for two years and has not married.
This year the man said that they would have to wait for one more year at most, otherwise they would separate and not drag down their son.
Liu Mei's boyfriend is the son of the director of the county machinery factory. How could she lose such a good in-law? In addition, Liu Mei kept begging for mercy, and her eldest brother's hair turned white with worry.
Unfortunately, after Liu Ping was admitted to the art troupe, she became very picky and didn't like any of the guys introduced by her family. She didn't find a partner in the art troupe either, and she was still single at the age of 22.
Liu's eldest brother had to give his eldest daughter an ultimatum, asking her to get married this year, otherwise he would sever the father-daughter relationship.
Liu Ping finally agreed and said that she had fallen in love with an officer in the army. When elder brother Liu asked around, he found out that the man was not only a deputy battalion-level officer, but also from the same county's Hongqi Commune.
Elder brother Liu was overjoyed. Isn't this a match made in heaven? It doesn't matter if the man doesn't express anything. In this day and age, the woman can take the initiative. It just so happened that his younger sister Liu Guangying worked in Hongqi Commune, so elder brother Liu asked her to make some connections.
Liu Guangying felt sorry for her elder brother, so she shamelessly went to the man's house, intending to discuss the marriage directly. But the man's family didn't agree, and only agreed to meet first.
Liu Guangying thought that Liu Ping was very good in both appearance and work, and should be a sure thing, but she didn't expect something unexpected to happen.
"Sister-in-law, look at what you said, what hidden disease can the child have? It's just that because of the busy work in the army, there is no time, and my brother and sister-in-law are anxious, so they prepared the dowry early. Your son is also in the army, and you know how busy they are at work." Liu Guangying didn't dare to show her face.
Qingxi County is not big. If the rumor that Liu Ping has a hidden disease and is eager to get married spreads again, then Liu Ping will not be able to find a good match in Qingxi County in the future.
"They are busy with work, and so is my Changzheng. It's been delayed until now. His eldest brother has two children at his age, and I am worried about it." Li Yue'e agreed.
As long as the other party doesn't hold on, Li Yue'e is still willing to lower her posture. After all, if things can be solved amicably, who wants to tear each other apart?
"Yes, the children are all debts. My eldest brother is also worried about the two girls at home." Liu Guangying sighed. "
Hey, we are also very embarrassed. Look, my wife asked me to buy two bottles of wine and asked you to take them to apologize to Brother Liu."
"It's mainly fate. We can't control it. The two children are attracted to each other, and we can't do anything. The Chairman has said that marriage should be autonomous. We, as parents, can't arrange marriages. Don't you think so?"
Liu Guangying choked. Can she say no? If she said no, wouldn't it mean that her ideological awareness is not as good as that of a peasant woman?
"Of course, nowadays, love is free and marriage is autonomous. Since the children have partners, this encounter doesn't count." Liu Guangying forced a smile, and her brother was afraid that he would be worried again.
"Then I'll have to trouble Director Liu to pass it on. I'm really sorry." Li Yue'e pulled Lu Xiaolan up and prepared to leave.
"Hey, sister-in-law, you take the things. We don't take a single needle or thread from the people." Liu Guangying hurriedly stopped them. "
Oh, Director Liu, you misunderstood. I know your discipline. My husband is also the brigade secretary. This thing is for Brother Liu. After all, this matter is not our fault. I have to trouble Director Liu to pass it on to him." After saying that, Li Yue'e pulled Lu Xiaolan and left.
Anyway, she bought two copies of the things, so they can divide them however they want.
After leaving the commune, Lu Xiaolan was still a little dazed.
"Is the matter so easily resolved?" Lu Xiaolan asked her mother.
"What else?" Li Yue'e was speechless.
The third brother was at the deputy battalion level, the same level as the commune secretary. What could Liu Guangying, the director of the Women's Federation, do to the third brother?
In addition, dating is a matter of mutual consent. It is normal that one party is unwilling to meet the other.
They are just being kind, so they came to apologize with gifts. If they were not particular about it, it would just be a matter of letting the middleman say something.