Chapter 196
Song Jingzhou made a cup of tea for Su Qingci and placed it in front of her. "I'll put it here for you. You've eaten a lot of soybeans, which is not easy to digest. Drink some tea to help digest it."
"I'm going to the supply and marketing cooperative with Siqing. Do you have anything you want me to bring?"
Su Qingci has a small problem. She wants to sleep after eating and drinking. She just finished gossiping with Xiao Yuehua and now she feels sleepy.
She yawned without any image and waved at him, "There's nothing to buy. Go ahead, go ahead."
Song Jingzhou and Liu Siqing walked towards the supply and marketing cooperative one after another.
"Siqing, I remember you are 21 too."
"Aunt and uncle should also slowly show you around."
Liu Siqing's expression was a little unnatural. "Haha, I, I'm not in a hurry."
"You still miss her?"
Liu Siqing suddenly raised his voice, "How is that possible? Don't talk nonsense. She's already engaged and will be leaving home next year."
"Cousin, please don't say anything nonsense. If someone hears it and spreads it to the man's family, they'll think there's something wrong with her character!"
Song Jingzhou was silent for a moment, "Why are you so excited?"
"I didn't even mention her name, how do you know who I'm talking about?"
Liu Siqing was speechless, his face slowly turning red.
"If you really like her that much, just go and snatch her away."
"You haven't married yet, you still have a chance."
"Your current situation is not bad, and you have a formal job, no worse than that person."
Liu Siqing smiled awkwardly, "What are you talking about? He's a teacher, a cultured person."
"How can I compare with them? Besides, they don't like me."
"Why would I do something like breaking up someone's marriage?"
"If you haven't tried, how do you know people don't like you?"
Liu Siqing smiled, looked down at the road and said nothing.
There's no need to try. The way she looks at that man is different from the way she looks at others, as if the whole world can only accommodate him.
There is no need to say it, it will only cause trouble to others.
The next day, Su Qingci and Song Jingzhou set off earlier than the other team members and arrived at Gaotang Brigade at around ten o'clock.
The custom here is that the man comes to pick up the bride and has lunch at the woman's home.
Then the closer relatives from the bride's family carried the dowry and sent the bride to the groom's house for dinner.
Of course, not everyone can go with the bride. Generally, only those with a very close relationship with Liu Dazhuo and his wife can be invited.
The number of people will also be controlled, and the man will usually have requirements for this. He will subtly remind the bride in advance how many tables of banquets his family has prepared for the wedding.
When Su Qingci and Song Jingzhou arrived, Liu Siqing was busy working in an apron.
Two temporary stoves were built with stones in the shed outside the house.
Many unfamiliar men and women were coming in and out, probably relatives from other brigades who came to drink.
Song Jingzhou said hello to Liu Dazhu and went into the kitchen to help cut vegetables.
"Xiao Su, the educated youth, is here. Come in and warm yourself by the fire. There's some charcoal burning here."
Song Manhua heard the voices outside and came out, waving at Su Qingci with a loving face.
Su Qingci knew that this was the only relative Song Jingzhou was willing to be close to, so she smiled and called out, "Auntie."
I looked around the scene and didn't see anyone collecting gifts and keeping accounts.
Su Qingci could only hand the small red envelope in her hand to Song Manhua, "Congratulations."
Song Manhua was not polite either. She enthusiastically pulled Su Qingci into the house and sat her down, then poured her some tea.
There were other guests sitting at the tea table, an elderly woman who looked somewhat similar to Song Manhua.
Song Manhua poured tea and explained to Su Qingci, "This is my sister. She married in the next village. To honor our ancestors, you should call her Second Aunt."
"These are my nieces, nephews, and nephews' wives."
Su Qingci smiled and nodded politely at them as a greeting.
Except for the niece-in-law mentioned by Song Manhua who smiled back at Su Qingci, the others all looked at her with curiosity.
The niece mentioned by Song Manhua seemed to be vaguely hostile to Su Qingci.
Su Qingci didn't like this atmosphere. She took a sip of the tea bowl and went into Liu Lanfang's room under the pretext of visiting Sister Lanfang.
Although she and Liu Lanfang were not very familiar with each other, she was even less familiar with those outside.
"Su Zhiqing~"
Liu Lanfang, who was entertaining the young sisters in the room, brightened her eyes and shyly greeted Su Qingci.
She had a red satin tied in her braid, and wore pants made from the curtain Su Qingci gave her. She wore a large flowered cotton jacket that was very popular at that time, which looked quite festive.
"Sister Lan Fang, congratulations."
Su Qingci said as she pulled out two towels from her bag and handed them over.
The farm has a huge backlog of this stuff. Uncle Dasheng originally bought tens of thousands of them from the factory at one dollar each, and distributed them for free to guests of the B&Bs and tourists who came to the farm.
Su Qingci had already cut off the small label with the farm name printed on it.
It is quite suitable for giving as a gift now.
At this time, the guests who attended the banquet generally only contributed 50 cents as a share.
Uncles, aunts, and cousins like Liu Lanfang who opened the meat shop are all close relatives. Generally speaking, they would give two or three yuan, but it is different for the meat shop. Normally, they would give four to five yuan.
Don’t think that these four or five yuan are a lot. Nearly one or two yuan of them are meat bought from the man’s family, which needs to be converted into money and returned.
Moreover, if a family can send two people to escort the bride, they can also receive two more red envelopes.
In addition to those who give red envelopes, some guests also give gifts.
At that time, supplies were scarce, and towels, pillowcases, tooth mugs, basins and noodles were all popular gifts.
Not only does the gift giver feel proud, but the gift receiver is also happy. You should know that many things require tickets for purchase.
Su Qingci had just given Song Manhua a fifty-cent gift, just like the other villagers did.
These two towels were given to Liu Lanfang because of the relationship between Liu Siqing and Song Jingzhou.
Most of the towels on the market now are made of non-absorbent acrylic fabrics, which are thin and become hard when used. However, Su Qingci's soft, delicate and thick towels can be called high-end products.
This gift is already very generous even for blood relatives like aunts.
Sure enough, Liu Lanfang couldn't let go of the pair of towels after she took them.
One is blue and the other is pink, with elegant green bamboo printed on them, just enough for the couple to get one each.
"Su Zhiqing, this is too precious. You are too polite."
"So soft and beautiful."
At that time, the conditions in the countryside were generally poor and people were not so particular about food. Many families shared one towel.
A family like Liu Dazhu's is considered to be well off. Liu Dazhu and his wife share one piece of floor space, Liu Sijiang's family shares one piece of floor space, and Liu Sihe's family uses one piece of floor space. They use the same floor space for washing their faces, bathing, and doing anything else. They are reluctant to throw it away even if it is torn into a fishing net.
When Liu Lanfang was fifteen, Song Manhua bought her a pair, which she has been using ever since. Before that, she had been using the same pair as her parents.
Su Qingci was also happy to see that the gift she gave won the other person's heart.
"As long as you like it."
"I like it very much. Thank you."
A skinny woman next to her saw Su Qingci's generosity, gave her a kind smile, and joked.
"Sister Lan Fang, who is this girl? Why don't you introduce her?"
Liu Lanfang finally responded, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm so rude."
"Let me introduce you. This is my second aunt's cousin, Wu Ping."
"This is my former deskmate when we were studying in town. Her name is Zhong Linfang, and she's also my best friend."
"And this is Su Zhiqing from our team, and also Cousin Song's lover."
As these words fell, the smile on Wu Ping's face faded at a speed visible to the naked eye.
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