Chapter 108 Chapter 108 Wedding Date
The woman's name was Liu Laoshi. She looked silly, but in fact she was not silly at all. Not only that, she was also very good at calculating. Almost everyone in Xiaowang Village had suffered at the hands of Liu Laoshi.
But she looked honest and was good at playing the victim, so those who suffered at her hands didn't hold it against her.
Liu Laoshi was picking up chicken feathers in her hands, staring at the main room with a dim gaze. Her heart was pounding, and she couldn't suppress the smile on her lips.
I really didn't expect that Liu Laoshi would have such a good life!
——Li Guifen and Lin Xuanyin in the main room turned the calendar in their hands over and over again, and finally chose the wedding date of Shu Niannian and Ye Jinhong to be ten days later. Lin Xuanyin was so happy that if she hadn't been concerned about the mood of her mother-in-law Li Guifen, she would have laughed out loud.
Lin Xuanyin suppressed the corners of her mouth that were curling up crazily and comforted Li Guifen, "Sister, don't worry, I will definitely treat Nian Nian well when she comes to our house! In fact, I also want Nian Nian to stay with you more at home, but look at this date, there is only this one auspicious day for her to get married before she starts school, and after that, Nian Nian will start school."
This is the truth, and Li Guifen understands it, but why does she feel so sad?
"Don't worry about the betrothal gifts. I will prepare them for our Nian Nian according to the highest standards. I can't say it's a luxurious wedding dress, but Nian Nian will definitely have what others have, and she will also have what others don't have!"
Their family's proposal was too hasty this time. In order to make Li Guifen willingly marry her daughter, Lin Xuanyin came prepared. At that moment, Lin Xuanyin took out a brochure full of circles and said, "Mother-in-law, look, these are the betrothal gifts I chose for Nian Nian. First of all, there are three turns and one ring, a Butterfly sewing machine, a Phoenix bicycle, a Shanghai Meihua watch, and a family radio. Considering that they are young people who like modern things, I also chose a Panda TV, a large-capacity refrigerator, a Little Swan washing machine and an electric fan for them. The other things, such as the chest of drawers, wardrobes and beds, are all hand-made Huanghuali and red sandalwood furniture by a master craftsman in Shanghai when the old man was still in power. It's a complete set. I'll take Nian Nian to see it in a few days. If she doesn't like it, I'll buy her new ones."
What about refrigerator, TV, washing machine?
These are things that Li Guifen has never seen before.
Seeing that Li Guifen didn't understand, Lin Xuanyin took the initiative to explain to her, "The refrigerator is equivalent to a freezer. For example, in summer, we put the leftover food in the refrigerator, and the food will not go bad for three days. Putting fruits and vegetables in the refrigerator is not only safe, but the iced fruit tastes cooler and relieves the heat. The washing machine is a machine for washing clothes. Look, do we usually wash clothes by hand? Rub one piece at a time. It's okay in summer. The water is not cold, so it's okay to wash by hand. But in winter, if you still wash clothes by hand, it will be too painful. After washing a basin of clothes, it will be freezing cold. The river water can freeze people's hands to the point of numbness, but it's different with a washing machine. We just need to throw clothes into the washing machine, put in detergent, pour in water, and turn on the power, and the washing machine will automatically wash our clothes. It doesn't wash clothes one by one. The 6 kg washing machine can wash more than a dozen summer clothes at the same time, and 4-6 winter clothes. Isn't it amazing? Look, there is also this TV. This TV is even more amazing. It is just such a big, square box, but after it is powered on, you can watch TV series, read the news, and listen to operas! "
Li Guifen felt dizzy after hearing this. She had heard of televisions before, but those were things only the wealthy families in the county had. There was not even one television in the dozen or so villages around her.
Speaking of washing machines, she didn’t even know there were such machines for washing clothes in the world? !
She looked down at her hand joints. Her hands had become rough after years of hard work. Year after year of washing clothes in cold water had caused her finger joints to swell and deform. Upon closer inspection, there was no longer any beauty in them.
Having a machine that can wash clothes automatically is something she has never dared to imagine in her life, let alone a refrigerator. This is the first time she has heard of the term refrigerator. Is this Nian Nian's married life?
If so, she would like her Nian Nian to get married as soon as possible.
Before Li Guifen finished her sigh, Lin Xuanyin took out another manual and said, "Look, mother-in-law, these are some sets of jewelry I asked the master of Lao Fengxiang to draw. I plan to have the master make a set of jewelry for Nian Nian by hand. Oh, in this new society, headgear is not popular anymore, but gold bracelets, gold rings, gold earrings and gold necklaces are must-haves! Mother-in-law, do you like this set of flowers in bloom, this set of dragon and phoenix, or this set of heart-to-heart happiness?"
Li Guifen was still feeling dizzy. Just as she was trying hard to pick out the best-looking set of jewelry from among the several sets of golden jewelry, Lin Xuanyin's voice rang in her ears again, "Oh my, mother-in-law, I like all these sets of jewelry. The more I look at them, the more I like them. How about this, let's not pick and choose. I'll ask the master of Lao Fengxiang to make all these headwear and give them all to Nian Nian as a betrothal gift! What do you think?!"
What can Li Guifen say? !
What else can she say? !
She could only say dryly: Isn't this a bit too expensive?
"What's the big deal? No big deal. The betrothal gift only comes once in a lifetime, so I must prepare everything I can think of!"
After Lin Xuanyin and Li Guifen finalized some details, Lin Xuanyin hurried to leave, "Mother-in-law, dear sister, please don't pick on my gift. The wedding date is really too tight, I have to go back and prepare!"
Li Guifen was still dizzy until Lin Xuanyin left in a flash. She wanted to stay sober and calm. She also wanted to act like a mother-in-law, but she couldn't. There was no other way. Her in-laws had given her too many things to do!
When Lin Xuanyin left, she took Ye Jinhong, who had been following Shu Niannian, with her. Ye Jinhong didn't want to leave, but he didn't object. He just stayed not far from Shu Niannian and helped chop wood.
Lin Xuanyin frowned and lectured, "You little bastard, after the wedding date is set, the man and woman cannot see each other until the wedding day. It's unlucky!"
Ye Jinhong paused while chopping wood and asked in confusion, "Is this true?"
Lin Xuanyin was so angry that she stamped her feet, "Why would I lie to you?!"
Ye Jinhong put the axe in his hand on the ground, stood up straight, clapped his hands, and then went to say goodbye to Shu Niannian.
Although it was midsummer, there were trees planted inside and outside the yard. The treetops extended, and the shade covered most of the yard. The jumping spots of light fell on Ye Jinhong, making him look less serious and more lively. Shu Niannian felt that Ye Jinhong was very handsome and lively at this moment.
"We can't meet again before we get married. I'm leaving first. You wait for me to pick you up."
Shu Niannian was confused, but she followed Ye Jinhong's words and said, "Okay."
Li Guifen spent the whole day in a daze. By the time the guests left and the courtyard was cleaned, it was already evening. The dishes had been distributed to the villagers, and Li Guifen made a simple dinner with the remaining vegetables and a few pieces of braised pork. It was not until she mentioned the wedding date she and Lin Xuanyin had set that Shu Niannian suddenly realized why Ye Jinhong suddenly wanted to say goodbye to her.
It turned out that the wedding date had been set, and they would be getting married in ten days. No, if you calculate the time, after today, there will only be nine days left.
Shu Niannian was not too surprised because the two families had already decided to get them married during this summer vacation.
Shu Guodong was not happy. "Getting married in 10 days is too hasty," he complained. "How could you set the date so tight without even discussing such a big thing with me?"
Li Guifen lowered her head and ate the steamed bun with a guilty conscience. After she finished the whole bun, she told Shu Guodong the list of betrothal gifts given by Lin Xuanyin.
After hearing this, Shu Guodong was so surprised that he forgot to chew the bun in his mouth. Li Guifen saw her man's stupid look and suddenly felt relieved.
Haha, as expected, she was not the only one who was stunned by the lavish list of betrothal gifts.
Shu Guodong stuttered for a long time before he found his voice and said, "Why, why are you giving so much?"
There's no need to mention the "three turns and one ring". He couldn't even think of things like a refrigerator, a TV, and a washing machine, let alone three sets of gold jewelry?
Shu Wenhui and Shu Wenqiang were also stunned, especially Shu Wenqiang, who usually liked to chat with young people in the workshop and was also familiar with the weddings and funerals of city dwellers.
"People in the city don't give so much either. Wang Jiandang's cousin from the next village lives in Haicheng. Last month, his cousin married his daughter-in-law. I heard that he only gave the woman three gongs and one gong plus a gold ring. The gold ring was not big, very thin and light. With just such a small amount, Wang Jiandang's cousin felt very distressed. Wang Jiandang said that the betrothal gifts in Haicheng are not high either. They just buy a few new clothes, or buy branded goods with three gongs and one gong. This already shows that the man values the woman very much."
Shu Guodong & Li Guifen: …
Shu Wenhui and Shu Wenqiang had no experience and just thought that the high betrothal gift given by the Ye family was a good thing. However, Shu Guodong and Li Guifen thought more. Although it was a matter of honor for their daughter to marry, it was a good thing for the man to be rich, but it was not good for him to be too rich. The counterpart of the betrothal gift is the dowry. The Ye family gave a sky-high betrothal gift, so how should they add to the dowry for their daughter?
In the countryside, although their family was okay, they could only make do with food and clothing, and they had almost no savings.
Even if they took out all their family assets, it would still be totally not enough compared to the Ye family's betrothal gift!
After the initial shock and excitement, Li Guifen also regretted it. She said angrily, "I should have refused at that time!"
Shu Guodong sighed, "How can you refuse? The Ye family values Nian Nian and insists on giving such a large betrothal gift. How can you refuse? Are you going to tell them that we can't afford the dowry, so we ask them not to give such a large betrothal gift? If you say that, it will be a joke."
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