Chapter 120 Zhao Sixi gets married
120 Zhao Sixi gets married
It’s the New Year, so of course we won’t talk about bad luck.
Is this unfortunate thing also coming to your door?
Zhao Sixi rode his bicycle to his second uncle's house to announce the good news that he was getting married.
Shen Yiyi was stunned. "When did you start dating someone?"
Zhao Sixi and Zhao Sanmei are twins, and they are two months younger than Qin Hong.
And I've never heard that Zhao Sixi has a partner.
Zhao Sixi said embarrassedly: "Before you and I go to the provincial capital, let Xiaoling wait for me. I will marry her as soon as I come back."
The first thing he did after he came back was to look for his girlfriend Zuo Xiaoling. When she saw him coming back to see her, she burst into tears and threw herself into his arms, thinking that he didn't keep his word!
But Zhao Sixi was heartbroken.
That day, I visited her home with cigarettes in hand and told her about my work as a shopkeeper in the provincial capital. I did not say that I had made a lot of money from dividends, but only that I was a manager and earned 50 yuan a month.
Zhao Sixi is good-looking to begin with, but he is not only good-looking, he is also smart, can talk, and can get things done properly. Otherwise, when he was at the winery, Zuo Xiaoling would not have been so bewitched that she would bring him apples and eggs every day.
I went to the city to hone my skills for a few months this year, and now I am much calmer and more composed than before, both in my speech and in my work.
And the Moutai liquor you brought to my door today, and that good cigarette, these are enough of your kindness.
She is good-looking, good at speaking and doing things, and most importantly, she works in the provincial capital, earning 50 yuan a month.
Even though the Zuo family had good conditions, they could not reject Zhao Sixi, especially since he was their daughter's favorite. Why would the family have any reason to object?
I just feel that the marriage is a bit hasty.
It’s almost Chinese New Year.
But Zuo Xiaoling wanted to get married, and she didn't plan to hold a wedding banquet. She just wanted to set up two tables and invite her family to have fun. There was no need to make it so complicated.
This made Zuo's mother feel particularly helpless, saying that if she was so eager to get married, she should be careful not to be called worthless and abandoned.
Zuo Xiaoling said that she would regret it if she didn't get married, because she was worried that Zhao Sixi would find someone else after going to the provincial capital.
Fortunately, he didn't. He came to see her as soon as he came back. Now that he has a stable job, why shouldn't she marry him?
In one word, marry!
So Zhao Sixi came to announce the good news. The day after tomorrow, on the 28th day of the lunar year, he will marry a wife and go home to celebrate the New Year!
Shen Yiyi was stunned by the speed.
Mother Qin, the second aunt, was particularly happy and asked how the food for the dinner was prepared and whether fish, meat, eggs, etc. were needed.
Zhao Sixi came here not only to announce the good news, but also to make connections.
Because time is tight, it's difficult to prepare the food for the dinner.
Qin's mother brought him to the store that Uncle Tang had come to see. They had chickens and eggs. They also had fish, but they were all sold out.
Zhao Sixi asked for ten chickens, five of which he sent to his father-in-law for the dinner party, and five of which he kept at home for the dinner party.
I also ordered a lot of eggs.
He also came to the Black Market Street to find Zhou Xin, who was introduced to him by Shen Yiyi. Zhou Xin is Lin Dazhi's cousin.
Shen Yiyi got to know Lin Dazhi, the owner of a chicken farm, through her cousin Zhou Xin.
It was only later that I found out that Zhou Xin's family also owns shares in a chicken farm. Now that the farm is doing very well, it can be said that they are making money without doing anything.
Zhao Sixi came to Zhou Xin and bought a lot of pork and ribs.
When Zhou Xin heard that it was Shen Yiyi who introduced him, he of course agreed without hesitation.
The price was originally very expensive, but he helped to lower it a bit.
Because these people are relatives now, of course we have to give them a relative price. Besides, Zhao Sixi wants a lot, he directly asked for half a pig. He is also a big customer, so shouldn’t we give him a lower price?
Half a pig was divided into two portions, one was taken home and the other was sent to the Zuo family to entertain their guests.
The gifts of chickens, eggs, meat and ribs were all for the purpose of making the father-in-law's house look more presentable and not making the dinner party look shabby. The thoughtfulness of the future son-in-law is really beyond words.
Zuo's father had no complaints, and Zuo's mother was becoming more and more satisfied with her son-in-law, because it could be seen from these things that the son-in-law really liked her daughter!
Initially, I was somewhat dissatisfied because the marriage was arranged too hastily, as it made me feel like my daughter would never get married.
But now even that little bit of opinion is gone.
There is no other way. I just came back from vacation, and I can't get married right after the Chinese New Year. February is not suitable either. So generally, I have to get married before the Chinese New Year, otherwise I'll have to wait until March, April or May next year.
Of course, the main reason is that my daughter is eager to get married and her heart has flown away. In this case, let her get married!
The man will give the bride price according to local customs.
The local bride price is generally not high, and many families give around 200 yuan at this time.
This also shows how high the bride price offered by the Shen family was at that time.
Besides, the money three years ago is not the same as the money today.
Three years ago, many people's salaries were only around 20 to 30 yuan. It was only after the salary was raised that it became 30 to 40, or even 40 to 50 yuan.
However, wages are higher, but prices are also higher. What can we eat and spend for free in a year?
It's not that easy to save money.
Therefore, the betrothal money given by Zhao Sixi according to local customs was not considered low.
However, the Zuo family loved their daughter very much. Although they accepted 200 yuan as a betrothal gift, Zuo's mother gave the 200 yuan to Zuo Xiaoling to keep as a savings.
The Zuo family has good conditions and they don't need to make money by marrying off their daughter. As long as their daughter and son-in-law can live a good life, that's enough!
This is also a normal behavior of the mother's family.
For example, when Qin's mother married Qin Ru, she received the betrothal money and finally gave it to Qin Ru herself. If she saw that her daughter was not having a hard time, she would give her some extra money.
The same thing happened when Tang's second uncle married Tang Xue. Lin Dazhi also gave a lot of betrothal money, but Tang's second uncle kept it all for Tang Xue.
Of course, some parents will accept the betrothal money from the man, but it all depends on their own circumstances. Just because the family is in financial difficulty and really needs the betrothal money to get by doesn't mean they don't love their daughter.
Anyway, good parents just hope that their daughter and son-in-law can live a good life and have a happy family. The bride price and other things are secondary.
After attending Zhao Sixi's wedding banquet, Qin's mother also expressed her satisfaction with Zuo Xiaoling after returning: "What a good girl, she is a person who lives a normal life. She looks good, but she is very pragmatic, not the kind of person who is flashy!"
Jiang Xiangyi: “…” She obviously didn’t provoke her mother-in-law, why did she come to blame her as soon as she came back?
"Old family, I'm not talking about you, don't take it personally." Mother Qin explained, she really didn't mean to say anything about the old family.
Jiang Xiangyi: "..." She really didn't want to stay in this house any longer!
But why is life so hard after I came back? Every day goes by so slowly!