Chapter 14: Congratulations on your marriage, you have officially become a revolutionary couple. ...
If it were a few decades later, no one would care about kissing in public, let alone pulling up sleeves. But now it is 1969 and even legal couples have to keep a distance from each other.
Yan Xue quickly retracted her hand, "Sorry."
After she said that, she felt that it would seem like she had molested someone, so she changed the subject, "If it really doesn't work, we can talk to the guesthouse."
"Guesthouse?" Qi Fang finally withdrew his gaze from her hand and slowly fell on her face.
"Ask them if they'd let us rent it long-term at a lower price," Yan Xue said. "Although the room is a little small and there's no kitchen, there's someone to heat the kang and water, and we can eat in the cafeteria. We can make do with it for a few months, and when the weather warms up, we can build a house."
This was an angle Qi Fang hadn't considered. "I'll look for it tomorrow. If it doesn't work, I'll do as you say."
There was no need to go to Li Shuwu's house. As they were about to go back, someone suddenly asked, "Are you looking to rent a house?"
Yan Xue looked in the direction of the voice and found that it was Aunt Guo, whom she had met once before, and they happened to be standing near the Guo family.
The man was out to empty the ashes from the stove, not wearing much. Yan Xue quickly helped him to a sheltered spot under the gate. "We're looking to rent a place. Auntie, do you have any recommendations?"
Aunt Guo obviously still remembered her. "You are the girl who came with Fengying that day, right?"
"Are you talking about Aunt Liu?" It is not appropriate for younger generations to address their elders by their names directly. Yan Xue had only heard Grandpa Liu and Liu Daniu call her Fengying a few times.
"Yes, her name is Huang Fengying. I just heard you guys want to rent a house. What do you think of my house?"
Her home?
Doesn't her family have a son getting married? Where does she get the house to rent?
Guessing what Yan Xue was thinking, Aunt Guo smiled bitterly, "My family, Chang'an, is already in this state. How can this marriage be completed?"
Although they didn't say much, it was obvious that the woman must have regretted the engagement.
This made Yan Xue silent.
She thought of her home, or more precisely, her home in her previous life.
Not to mention just being engaged, her parents were married and had her, but after her father had an accident and had his leg amputated, didn't her mother still abandon them both?
Before leaving, I bought her some marshmallows and sent her off to preschool. However, when she ran home at noon, all she saw was a cold stove and her father with red eyes from crying...
In the face of suffering, not everyone has the courage to accompany others through a life destined to be difficult.
Yan Xue could only comfort the other person, "Don't worry, good things are worth waiting for." Then she frowned and said, "I'm really lucky. When I feel sleepy, someone gives me a pillow."
Her teasing clearly showed that she was willing to take a look. Aunt Guo's expression relaxed a little, and then she thought of something and looked at Qi Fang again.
Yan Xue was also looking at Qi Fang, but the man's expression was still calm. "Can I see it now?"
"Okay! Of course!" Aunt Guo hurriedly put the shovel in her hand behind the door and led the two people in.
The Guo family's house originally consisted of three rooms. The east and west rooms housed the elderly couple and the eldest son, Guo Changping, and his family. To accommodate Guo Changan's wedding, they added an extra room and a half to the east side. One room served as a bedroom, and half served as a kitchen, with a separate entrance.
If Guo Changan hadn't gotten into trouble, he would have gotten married in the next few days, so the house was fully equipped with a kang, cabinets, boxes, tables, chairs and even kitchen utensils.
The Guos even wired the new house, with a lightbulb per room, hanging quietly from the ceiling. Aunt Guo pulled the cord to open it, "The walls have just been painted. You don't have to clean up, just wipe off the dust and you can move in."
Time is too tight, and renting a house like this can indeed save Yan Xue and Qi Fang a lot of trouble, but Yan Xue can also see how much the old man is thinking about preparing for his son's wedding.
She asked Aunt Guo, "How much do you want to pay for rent per month?"
Auntie Guo had never rented a place before, and after much hesitation, she tentatively asked, "Is four dollars a month okay?"
Afraid they would find it too expensive, he quickly added, "I have all the pots and pans ready-made. You can just use them directly. No need to buy more."
Yan Xue didn't understand any of this, so she simply looked at Qi Fang.
Qi Fang didn't say whether it was okay or not, but his eyes fell on the pots and pans, "How much did you buy these?"
Aunt Guo was stunned.
Yan Xue vaguely understood something, and as expected, the man said in a calm voice, "Name a price, and we'll take it."
This is what it means to be willing to rent. Not only willing to rent, but also willing to take her things. Aunt Guo finally reacted, "Then, then wait for me to calculate."
Qi Fang said nothing more and walked into the inner room again. "Are you planning to move these furniture away or..."
This time, Aunt Guo hesitated for a moment, but she still made up her mind, "If you want it, I'll sell it to you at a discounted price."
Now that Chang'an's marriage is called off, it's unclear when he'll be able to find a wife. Things will just get old if left alone, so it's better to sell them. With some money in hand, you can make more plans.
Thinking of her son, even though Qi Fang and Yan Xue paid the money and made the reservation on the spot, the old lady couldn't help but sigh in her heart.
However, after Qi Fang left the house, he said to Yan Xue as he walked: "Her house is nice and the things are new. It's worth more than that price."
He still had that emotionless tone, but he was a man of few words, and rarely commented on anything. Yan Xue quickly realized that he was explaining why he bought things from the Guo family, and smiled, "I think it's pretty good, too."
She was not so picky as to argue and calculate everything, or to haggle with others when they needed money. Besides, she had experienced a similar situation before.
However, although the other party said this, it should not be just because the product is cost-effective. This does not seem to be a genetic mutation.
When Liu Daniu's wife, Huang Fengying, heard that they had finally rented the Guo family's house, she was also very sad. "Her family had nice things, all made of fine redwood. They spent a lot of money on them. It's a pity that they ran into such a thing."
Then he shook his head, "That girl too. They've been together for half a year and were about to get married. But since the incident with Old Guo Chang'an, she hasn't even shown up. She just asked her brother to come and cancel the engagement."
Emotionally speaking, this is indeed difficult to understand and even seems heartless.
But rationally speaking, since the decision was made to cut the loss in time, it means that the feelings of both parties were not taken into consideration. It would make no difference whether they met or not. If they met, it would be easy to get entangled.
Yan Xue had seen this before and didn't want to comment. She just stared at the quilt spread out on the kang and asked, "Is it ready?"
"We're still missing a sheet." Huang Fengying chatted, but her hands didn't slow down at all. She sewed the sheet in a few seconds and cut the thread. "Take a look."
"Auntie, you have such a skillful hand. I didn't expect that you could make it so quickly and do it so well." Yan Xue touched the quilt and spoke in amazement.
Huang Fengying felt so comfortable being praised that she forgot her previous regrets. "Is your Xiao Qi busy? I'll help you deliver it."
Qi Fang was indeed very busy. Whether it was fifty years ago or fifty years from now, decorating a new house and preparing for a wedding were things that could drive people crazy. Even if they rented a house, found ready-made furniture, and kept the wedding as simple as possible, the house still had to be cleaned, and the wedding wine, candy, and banquet still had to be prepared.
I heard that Qi Fang had gone to work to apply for marriage and stopped by the store to buy some candy, cigarettes, and alcohol. Huang Fengying put down the quilt on the kang and asked, "You still need a lot of food for the wedding day, right?"
When talking about wedding dishes, Yan Xue thought of the fishing trip that day and couldn't help laughing: "Yes, there is still a lot missing. I only bought more than 20 kilograms of wild boar meat and some eggs."
"That's perfect. Your Grandpa Liu has gone up the mountain to set traps. I'll bring you some pheasants and rabbits later."
"Really?" Yan Xue didn't hide her surprise. "'Qi Fang' is really good at finding a place to stay. He found such a nice family and helped with the luggage and the food."
Huang Fengying was amused by her, "I think he is the best at finding a wife, and he found someone as sweet-talking as you."
Qi Fang, who is very good at finding a wife, was still wearing the uniform of the forest farm on February 14th, but he changed into a dark blue sweater with a light blue shirt inside, which made him look gentle and upright.
Liu Chuncai, who had not been seen for a few days, came over early in the morning to help block the door. He only said a few symbolic words of embarrassment and let the person in.
In the small room of the guesthouse, Yan Xue sat quietly on the kang, with no makeup on her face. She only had a pair of red silk tied around the rubber band of her hair, which made her pretty face look particularly white.
Just as Qi Fang was about to look for his shoes, she had already glanced at the neatly stacked luggage at the head of the kang.
When Liu Weiguo, who had come outside to pick up the bride, saw this, he immediately shouted, "Hey, you guys are cheating! How can a bride help a groom cheat?"
Yan Xue just smiled, lowering her eyes and letting her thick eyelashes droop slightly, like a quiet and beautiful picture.
Qi Fang ignored everyone's teasing, took out his shoes from under his luggage, and returned to the kang, but hesitated for a moment.
Yan Xue noticed it, raised her head to look at him, and was about to reach out her hand when the man leaned over, held one of her feet, and put the shoe on.
His fingers were long and slender, making her feet, wrapped in new socks, look small in contrast. He could easily hold them in his palm. But with just a light touch, he put on the shoe, and then the other one.
Liu Weiguo came in from outside and started rolling up his sleeves. "Today I will be your wife's family member. From now on, you must respect me as your brother-in-law."
This was agreed upon in advance. Yan Xue had no family from her mother's family, so he and Liu Chuncai would temporarily take her place. Liu Chuncai would come to block the door, and he would come to carry the bride.
Before Keren could get close to the kang, Qi Fang blocked her way by moving sideways.
"What's the matter? Do you regret it?" Liu Weiguo laughed at him.
Qi Fang's action was just subconscious. After hearing this, he paused, and finally turned around and carried Yan Xue on his back himself.
Whistles and cheers were immediately heard inside and outside the house, along with the deafening sound of firecrackers outside, which urged the newlyweds out of the guesthouse.
So light.
Qi Fang only had this vague feeling.
So high.
Yan Xue lay on the man's back and felt that the sight was different from before.
However, they didn't feel it for too long before they arrived at the field office, where they had to take the oath and get their marriage certificate today.
Because it is far from the town, the marriage certificates at the forest farm are all issued by the unit, and the wedding is hosted by the forest farm's secretary Lang Zhongting. A large portrait of a leader is also hung on the wall in front.
Secretary Lang, who was in his forties, put on his reading glasses and verified the two men's household registration papers and letters of introduction with them before taking the oath. "Qi Fang, male, Han ethnicity, born on November 11, 1948, registered residence: Jinchuan Forest Farm, Chengshui Town, Changshan County, Jiangcheng City, XX Province..."
Yan Xue silently calculated in her mind that he was two years and two months older than her current self. Of course, compared with her in her previous life, he was still a little brother who had only been in college for a few years.
After verifying everything, Secretary Lang picked up Yan Xue's document and said, "Yan Xue, female, Han nationality, born on January 18, 1951, registered residence: XX Province..."
Qi Fang turned and looked over when he was halfway through reading. His peach blossom eyes seemed to show surprise and scrutiny.
Yan Xue looked back in confusion. She didn't think there was anything wrong with her household registration. It couldn't be that her birth date was bad, right?
Qi Fang certainly didn't think that her birth date was unlucky. In fact, he didn't pay much attention to Yan Xue's birthday, but he found out that Yan Xue's registered residence was not in Yanjing.
This made many thoughts flash through his mind. Was it changed specifically to fulfill the engagement, or was it changed long ago because something happened before?
It couldn't be that this Yan Xue wasn't the Yan Xue he had a childhood engagement with.
Even if there are people with the same name in the world, it is impossible for them to meet by chance, and it is even more impossible for both of them to mistake each other. How can there be so many perfect coincidences?
Before Yan Xue could become more confused, he had already withdrawn his gaze, as if it was just a casual glance.
Yan Xue put the matter aside for the time being. She helped Secretary Lang take the oath, then watched as Secretary Lang stamped the official seal on a piece of colored paper that looked like a certificate and handed it to them. "Congratulations, you've officially become a revolutionary couple."
The first marriage certificate in two lives was so freshly issued. To be honest, it was much simpler than the little red book that came later.
However, since it was the first and only one at the moment, Yan Xue still took it and took a look at it. Then, she was stunned.
Qi Fang, your last name is Qi?
Isn’t her blind date’s last name Qi?
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