Chapter 13: Human happiness is all about comparison

Deng Shirong saw the hesitation in Guan Dewei and his wife’s eyes, and he said, “Cousin, let me tell you the truth, although the man’s family took the initiative to increase the value of the man by 400 yuan, compared to the land that was lost, your family is definitely at a disadvantage.

However, if your two families become relatives, you don't have to worry too much about these things. Compared to letting Yongying get land from her parents' home before getting married, I think it is more beneficial for her to marry there first.

After all, it takes time to divide the land and work on your own. If Yongying gets married quickly, she will not only get an extra piece of land from her husband's family, but even when their children are born, they may be able to catch this train and get one or two pieces of land as well.

As parents, don’t we all want our children to live a good life? Yongying has done a great service to her husband’s family by marrying in, so her life will definitely be good.”

These words convinced Guan Dewei and his wife.

Although most rural people of that era had the idea of ​​favoring boys over girls, this did not include Guan Dewei and his wife. They still loved their eldest daughter.

After all, this is their first child. Besides, their eldest daughter is hardworking, capable, obedient and sensible, so they naturally hope that she can live a good life in her husband's family.

For this reason, even sacrificing some of his son's interests is not unacceptable.

Of course, there is another important reason, that is, the man's family is very sincere this time and took the initiative to increase the price by 400 yuan. In addition to giving part of the money to their daughter as a dowry, most of the money can be left for their son to marry.

Thinking of this, Guan Dewei took a deep breath and said, "Uncle Jiu, you are right. As parents, we all hope that our children can live a good life. If my Yongying has no objection, then this matter can be discussed."

Deng Shirong nodded, looked at Guan Yongying who had been listening, and asked, "Yongying, what do you think? Are you willing to marry as soon as possible?"

Seeing that her parents and the matchmaker's eyes were all on her, Guan Yongying was really confused, because all this happened too quickly for her.

Before yesterday, no matchmaker had ever visited her house, but just over a day later, they were already talking about marriage.

Guan Yongying was somewhat at a loss, so he could only whisper, "I'll follow my parents' arrangements."

Deng Shirong had an idea when he heard this, and said to Guan Dewei: "In that case, why don't we go to the front door before the production team starts harvesting rice?"

Seeing that his daughter had no objection, Guan Dewei made the decision, "Okay, then I'll follow your arrangements, Uncle Jiu."

Deng Shirong smiled and said, "Today is the 19th, so how about we schedule the visit on the 22nd?"

Guan Dewei responded: "Yes!"

After deciding on a date for viewing the house, the next step is to consider who will go to view the house.

The way of looking after one's home in this era is very different from that in later generations.

In later generations, when a woman goes to visit a man’s home, she can bring as many people as she wants without having to say hello to the man.

But in this day and age, when visiting the man’s family, the woman must tell the matchmaker clearly how many people she wants to bring with her, and the matchmaker will then convey the information to the man’s family.

Because the woman's family goes to the man's house to look after the household, in addition to giving out red envelopes, the man's family also requires each person to take a piece of pork belly back home, so it is necessary to know how many people are coming with the woman so that the necessary pork can be purchased in advance.

After some discussion, they finally decided on the person to visit the house. Deng Shirong then stood up and said goodbye, then walked towards home under the scorching sun.

When he returned to the village, Deng Shirong was already sweating profusely from the sun.

It was not until this time that Deng Shirong realized that being a matchmaker was not that easy.

Especially for matchmakers of this era, who had no means of transportation and had to rely on walking. If the matchmaking was to be done far away, it would take countless pairs of shoes to pass messages back and forth between the man’s family and the woman’s family to arrange a marriage.

Therefore, buying a bicycle is actually an urgent matter.

But now Deng Shirong only has a little over 64 yuan on him. He has to build a new house and buy a bicycle, so the funding gap is really huge.

After returning home to rest for a few minutes, drinking a bowl of rice soup to quench his thirst, and smoking a few cigarettes, Deng Shirong walked towards Deng Yunqiang's house again.

…

noon.

In a dormitory of Songshan High School, Deng Yunheng was eating with relish.

On his rice, in addition to the greasy fried radish, there was also a palm-sized piece of braised pork and a few green vegetables. The meal was extremely rich, and it almost made his roommate cry with greed.

In those days, except for a few students who were willing to buy vegetables in the school cafeteria, most of the students' families had poor living conditions and all they ate were dried radishes brought from home.

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As for why they are all dried radishes, it is because other vegetables are not durable and will go bad after two days in hot weather. Unlike dried radishes, you can eat them for a week without going bad.

A classmate with acne on his face came over with a lunch box and asked, "Yunheng, did you pick up any money on your way home last week?"

Deng Yunheng was the smartest one among the seven siblings, so he naturally understood what his classmate meant. He swallowed the food in his mouth and laughed, "I didn't find the money, but my brother didn't get into college, so my dad placed his hopes on me, hoping that a college student would come from my family. In order to make me study hard, he even improved my living allowance at school."

Upon hearing this, the student with acne said with envy, "Your dad is so good to you!"

Deng Yunheng picked up the braised pork, took a bite, and nodded, "Well, my dad is really good to me."

While speaking, Deng Yunheng also glanced at the rice noodles of his classmate with acne, and saw that there was only a layer of dry radish on it. The satisfaction in his heart was really indescribable.

Human happiness is created through comparison.

Before this, his living standard in school was similar to that of this acne-prone classmate and other roommates. Everyone ate dried radishes brought from home, and occasionally buying some vegetables in the cafeteria was a luxury.

Now, his classmates still eat the same thing as before, but he can not only eat vegetables, but he also dares to buy a piece of braised pork to improve his life. This has created a huge gap invisibly.

After the two chatted for a few words, the student with acne couldn't bear it anymore, so he walked out of the dormitory with his lunch box and joined the other students who were eating dried radishes.

It was already uncomfortable enough for everyone to eat dried radish for every meal, and it would be even more uncomfortable if they saw others eating meat while they themselves were eating dried radish. So in order not to affect their appetite, the other students tried to stay away from Deng Yunheng as much as possible.

Deng Yunheng smiled when he saw this, and then he started eating with gusto. The more he ate, the more delicious the braised pork tasted. Summer vacation was about to start, and he had to have a good chat with his brothers and sisters about this topic when he got home^_^ (End of this chapter)