It was the first time for the villagers to see someone bringing so many things as a betrothal gift, and they all gathered around.
Fortunately, the educated youth point was right at the entrance of the village, so Li Fuqiang and others didn’t have to walk too far with their things.
The third uncle of the Li family walked in front, Xu Zeqing followed behind pushing his bicycle, and Li Fuqiang, Wang Li and others walked at the end holding things, and the villagers gathered around to watch the fun.
The third uncle of the Li family is the boss of the Li family and is a highly respected person in Beishan Village. Xu Zeqing asked him to be a matchmaker and offer betrothal gifts, which shows that he really values Liu Ruyue.
The gate of the educated youth camp opened, and a pile of things were sent in. Uncle Li solemnly said auspicious words...
Some families in the village who had daughters could not help but regret in their hearts: if they had known that the Xu family could offer such a generous betrothal gift, they should have married their daughters there long ago.
What's the big deal about not being able to have children? The betrothal gift is enough!
Unfortunately, they found out too late. The young man from the Xu family had already proposed marriage, and the wedding date was set for tomorrow.
They are angry and they regret.
After being angry and regretful, she cursed in her heart: What's the use of having money? The Xu family boy can't have children, and Liu Ruyue has a bad fate. Can these two unlucky people live a good life just by getting married?
They didn't know whether they could live a good life. Now they saw Xu Zeqing chasing Liu Ruyue like a dog.
After paying the betrothal gifts, Xu Zeqing also carefully considered the safety issue and asked two sisters-in-law from the Li family who were close to him to stay at the educated youth site to accompany Liu Ruyue tonight.
He wanted to get into Liu Ruyue's bed at night, but he had to go back and take care of tomorrow's wedding, so he had to give up.
"Boss, aren't you a little impatient? You announced your intention to marry Liu Zhiqing in the early morning, came back in the evening to give the betrothal gifts, and want to hold the wedding ceremony tomorrow?"
Li Fuqiang looked at Xu Zeqing who was happily rushing home and couldn't help but ask.
Just a few days ago, we were all going up the mountain to hunt game and down the river to fish, so how come we are getting married in the blink of an eye?
Not only Li Fuqiang couldn't accept it, but Wang Li and several other young people who were playing with him also found it a little sudden.
In response to his companions' confusion, Xu Zeqing simply replied, "What do you know? This is called speed. Do you think I'm as blind as Zhao Weiqiang?"
I finally have the chance to marry Sister Yue'er. If I don't seize the opportunity, what if she regrets it or gets snatched away by someone else? "
“…”
Li Fuqiang and the others couldn't understand their brother's feelings and could only ask the question in their hearts: "Hey, Boss, you usually play with us. When did you start thinking about women? Why haven't we started thinking about women yet?"
Xu Zeqing felt a little embarrassed when he heard his good brother's question. He couldn't say that he had been thinking about it since last night, right?
Pretending to be a mature and steady elder brother, he lectured Li Fuqiang and the others earnestly: "Everyone your age in the village is engaged, and even I, your eldest brother, am getting married soon. You haven't even started thinking about women yet. Isn't that a little abnormal?"
As soon as these words came out, Li Fuqiang and the others began to wonder if they were abnormal...
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At the educated youth point, the things Xu Zeqing sent as a betrothal gift were piled up in the room where Liu Ruyue slept.
Li's eldest and second sisters-in-law stayed to accompany Liu Ruyue overnight.
Since dinner had not yet begun at this time, Liu Ruyue took out the lard that her original body had treasured, cut some potatoes and green garlic and dried chili peppers, fried a potato, and ate it with the pickled radish that her original body had left behind.
Even though it's just fried potatoes with lard, it's already a pretty good way to entertain guests.
After all, supplies were scarce in those days, and meat and fish like lard were reserved for busy farming seasons that required heavy physical exertion.
Beishan Village produces corn and potatoes. The villagers of Beishan Village have long been accustomed to eating potatoes for every meal (you can watch some rural anchors in Weining and Zhaotong on Tik Tok and WeChat, they eat potatoes for every meal). In winter, they stay at home and just boil and roast potatoes, and rarely eat fried potatoes.
So, Liu Ruyue entertained the guests with potatoes fried with lard and pickled radish, without any neglect, and the two sisters-in-law enjoyed the meal very much.
Liu Ruyue, on the other hand, began to sympathize with the people of this generation: people in the future wouldn't eat lard for fear of high cholesterol, and would focus on a light diet. However, people of this generation were incredibly happy to have meat once a week, and they used lard sparingly, just like their predecessors, using a little with chopsticks to smear the bottom of the pan when cooking. They wouldn't stir-fry like Liu Ruyue, using a large spoonful, making the potatoes smell like meat.
Fortunately, it is already the 1980s and things will get better.
And Xu Zeqing is a man who loves his wife, so she shouldn't suffer any hardship. At least he won't treat her badly when it comes to food...
“…”
The system duck in the sea of consciousness saw the two sisters-in-law of the Li family eating with great satisfaction, as if they were enjoying some kind of delicacy. However, its own host actually found the food not good. It was speechless in its heart:
"Host, although people in this era may not have abundant material life, their spiritual life is very rich. You must improve your ideological awareness and be willing to endure hardships and make dedicated contributions. Don't just think about eating, drinking and having fun. That is the decadent capitalist style and will corrode your soul..."
System Duck has been following period novels recently, and he is very good at reasoning.
However, its host just replied with resentment: "I don't smoke, drink, gamble or take drugs. Now even visiting prostitutes is a problem for me. What's wrong with me just wanting to eat?
If I am deprived of even this little hobby, what is the point of living?
Liu Ruyue's heart was roaring, but the system duck's reaction was very calm: "Host, have you forgotten that you are dead? You died suddenly because you were too excited to find the duck!!"
“Dead duck!!!”
The shame of life was brought up again by the system duck, and Liu Ruyue was furious: "A dead person is not worthy of pursuing?"
"You're a dead duck, a product of a machine, how can you understand the emotions that are unique to us living humans?"
After cursing the System Duck, Liu Ruyue immediately redeemed a mute item in the mall and threw it at the System Duck: Cursing and then running away, how exciting! !
Hehe, when Liu Ruyue was preparing for her postgraduate and doctoral exams, she would go online to find weird people to curse at whenever she felt stressed. Every time she cursed at someone, she would block them. Even after she felt good, she was still worried that the other person’s curses would be too harsh and hurt her fragile heart.
Relying on this unique way of relieving stress, Liu Ruyue's professional knowledge has become more and more solid...
At this moment, after cursing the system, Liu Ruyue found that familiar pleasure again. After simply packing up her things, she went to bed with the two sisters-in-law of the Li family.
If she guessed correctly, after the banquet tomorrow, Xu Zeqing, that little wolfdog, would definitely pester her for more and more tomorrow night...
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