"The one who came today is more refined. There are two taller and stronger ones, with cheerful personalities and love to playful. There are two others who are slightly thinner than this one, but they are all taller than this one, all over 175cm."
"After all that talk, why didn't I hear the other one of the six people?"
"Hey, don't even think about that one. He's the eldest of the six, and the best. He's already my future brother-in-law."
Hearing this, Tang Min pondered inwardly: one of them was already the little girl's future brother-in-law. This so-called second-best one looked pretty good to her, so wouldn't the other four be bad too? Birds of a feather flock together!
My cousins at home all envied me for marrying into the city, and they secretly asked me to find a suitable man for them in the county town, as long as he could support the family and didn't work themselves to death and not have enough to eat.
Every time I could only nod and agree, but I had only been in the county for two years. Not only did I not know many people, but how many city people would be willing to find someone from the countryside?
To buy food in the city, you need food coupons. If you don’t have a city household registration, you can’t get food coupons. Buying high-priced food is too expensive and you can’t afford it.
Therefore, many rural girls want to marry city guys, but city guys are unwilling to marry rural girls unless they have no other choice.
Now, although the few people Zhou Xiang mentioned were also from the countryside, they were doing business in the city! He himself was a little embarrassed to ask for a betrothal gift of 300 yuan, but Zhou Xiang said it so easily, so he must be able to come up with a lot of money, which means that his business is profitable and can at least ensure that he can support his family.
"Okay, I'll keep an eye out and try to recommend someone who's capable and has a good temper."
"Okay, as long as we can talk it out and plan to meet in person, just send a letter to Zhou's family at the food station in Xu Town. It can only be done after the 16th day of the first lunar month. I've been quite busy recently."
Tang Min nodded repeatedly, "Okay, I'll remember that."
The Food Station is also a good place to work! It's more popular than the Water Conservancy Bureau.
Next door, Wu Haotian shouted in the yard: "Sister, go home for dinner."
"Okay! I'll be right back."
As soon as he took a bite of the dish, Zhou Xiang gave Wu Haotian a thumbs-up. "Brother Wu, your cooking skills are excellent. Mrs. Wu will be blessed in the future. Let me tell you, the neighbor just came to me asking about you. I told you, as long as you have a good personality and temper, I have five golden bachelors here!"
Wu Haotian nodded, "We have decided that the other half must be approved by you."
"Okay, as long as you don't blame me in the future."
"If things don't go well in the future, it's because the two of you didn't get along well. It has nothing to do with you."
Wu Haotian had nothing to do in the afternoon, so he went to the city to look for a house.
Looking at the tens of thousands of dollars in cash in the space, Zhou Xiang thought: Feng City is located in the middle of Beijing and Zhucheng. After sending his grandmother there safely, he can go to Beijing for a visit.
There was a news story in the past life about an actor who spent more than 20,000 yuan to buy a courtyard house in the Second Ring Road in the 1980s. Later, his children sued over the courtyard house, causing a big uproar.
Even if he got a bargain, it should have been possible to buy a house near the Third Ring Road for tens of thousands of yuan in 1986, right?
I will have the chance to buy a house in the county town later. At this time, the courtyard house in Beijing is my goal. As long as there is a house available, I will be willing to pay some big bucks.
The next day, I made lunch early and after eating, I rushed to the bank before twelve o'clock.
The manager was already waiting, with two stacks of 100-yuan bills and thirty stacks of 10-yuan bills neatly stacked on the counter.
Zhou Xiang took out his passbook, withdrew 50,000 yuan, and left the remaining 10,000 yuan for emergency use.
Wu Haotian carried the money in a briefcase and had a cold face the whole time, looking like a bodyguard.
The manager sighed, all the profits for this month were gone.
When we returned to Old Lady Liu's yard, she had already packed two packages, one of which was smaller and could be tied behind the back like in ancient times.
The big one contained things prepared for my cousin, including a cotton jacket, cotton pants, and cotton shoes, all made by Lu Rong.
Whatever! I can just bring it myself. Luckily I didn't prepare any bottles or jars.
However, when he saw the cloth bag of dried fermented beans and the cloth bag of dried pickles that Lu Rong brought over, Zhou Xiang decided to stop imagining in his mind. In this situation, he hated the word "dream come true" the most.
Taking the handbag from Wu Haotian, he said, "Please organize it. Put the food in a big bag and put the sesame oil bottle separately."
Wu Haotian began to organize. Zhou Xiang entered the room and threw his money and bag into the space. He then sorted his own luggage and threw what could be thrown into the space.
Then, he came out carrying a large travel bag. Wu Haotian took it and put it on the cart, not caring where Zhou Xiang put so much cash.
A large bag of food, a large bag of children's cotton-padded clothes and trousers, a large travel bag, a cardboard box containing six bottles of sesame oil, and an old lady with bound feet carrying a package.
These will all be the luggage of an eleven-year-old girl.
Zhou Xiang waved his hand weakly, "Let's go!"
Finally, Lu Rong locked the door, picked up the dog, and took the keys away so that he could come and clean early after the New Year.
Because Old Lady Liu had bound feet, it was very difficult for her size 30 feet to support her height of over 1.5 meters and body of over 100 pounds, so she walked slowly and draggingly.
In her previous life, she had taken her to visit her aunt. At that time, her aunt had been transferred to Langshi, between Beijing and Tianjin.
It was the first time that I, at the age of fourteen, traveled far away. There was no direct bus, so I had to go to Tianjin and change to a train or bus.
After much difficulty, he squeezed himself and her into the train. A kind-hearted person gave up his seat to Old Lady Liu, and the passengers praised him for his ability.
A fourteen-year-old girl took an old lady in her sixties on a train to a place they had never been to, and they only looked for someone based on the address on the envelope. Who could see the fear and hesitation hidden in that pretending to be strong body?
I got off the bus in Jinshi and asked a passerby, who kindly told me that taking a bus was cheaper.
Then, I foolishly carried my luggage, pulled Old Lady Liu out of the train station, and took the bus to the bus station.
I had never taken a bus before, but I waved to the old lady Liu halfway and tried to stop the bus.
The bus seemed to be mocking him as it drove quickly past him and Old Lady Liu.
Old Lady Liu was blown sideways by the wind from the fast-passing car. She tried to support herself, and then the two of them fell into a ball, which gave the great people of Jinshi something to laugh about after dinner.
I finally reached the bus stop and got on the bus. After two stops, I arrived at the bus station and got on a bus. I arrived in Langshi in the afternoon. I took the envelope and asked the tricycle driver to take me to Langshi No. 3 Primary School. The kind old man at the message center called my aunt who was on vacation at home.
This unforgettable journey made Zhou Xiang’s cowardly character in his previous life even more cowardly.
Carrying large and small bags again, accompanied by the dragging footsteps of Old Lady Liu, Zhou Xiang's mood was completely different.
Big city, haha, I will buy the courtyard houses that you can't afford and contribute to the construction of your city.
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