Chapter 22 First Date
The twenty-fourth day of the fifth month of the Gengshen year.
The last collective harvesting of rice by Naye Production Team officially kicked off.
Deng Shirong did not escape. He took his three older children, Yuntai, Yunzhen and Yunheng, and enthusiastically joined the production team's army of harvesters.
Because everyone knew that after the harvest, they would start dividing the fields and working on their own, so this time no one slacked off. Everyone worked very hard, hoping to get a piece of land as soon as possible so that they could work on their own.
With the concerted efforts of all members, it took only one week to harvest all the rice in the production team and thresh all the grains. All that was left was to dry them before distributing them.
Deng Shirong had a very fulfilling week. Although he was tired from working every day, he hadn't seen this kind of collective working scene for decades and he missed it very much.
Rewatching it now, it feels pretty good.
After the harvest, the leadership of each production team, under the leadership of the brigade cadres, began to divide the land.
Land has been the lifeblood of farmers since ancient times. It is impossible to divide the land in a way that satisfies everyone.
What the production team cadres could do was to divide the land as fairly as possible, so that at least there would not appear to be obvious differences.
And this process will definitely take a lot of time.
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Longtan Commune is one of the top three large communes under the jurisdiction of Bobai County.
In June 1961, Shuangwang area was placed under the jurisdiction of Longtan Commune, so the territories of both sides are completely connected.
On this day, Deng Changfu rode a 28-inch bicycle borrowed from the production team and took Guan Yongying to Longtan Market with an excited look on his face.
Originally, Deng Changfu wanted Guan Yongying to sit horizontally on the horizontal bar in front, but this posture was too ambiguous. Even though the two had already visited families and the marriage was basically settled, Guan Yongying was still shy and refused to agree.
It is about twenty kilometers from Shenshuitian Village to Longtan Town. Deng Changfu and Guan Yongying set out at around nine in the morning and arrived at Longtan Town at nearly eleven o'clock.
There are two main reasons why it takes so long:
First, the roads of this era are not easy to travel on, especially the mountain road from Shenshuitian Village to Tanlian, which is steep and winding, so it is naturally difficult to ride a bike fast.
Second, this was the first date between Deng Changfu and Guan Yongying. Deng Changfu was not a fool who just focused on getting on the road. Instead, he chatted with Guan Yongying all the way.
After arriving at Longtan Market, Deng Changfu leaned on his bicycle and said, "Yongying, let's go find a tailor shop first, order some clothes, and then find a place to eat. What do you think?"
Among the requirements put forward by the girl's family, in addition to the price of her body, grain and sewing machine, there was another condition that six sets of clothes should be made for her.
Today, Deng Changfu brought Guan Yongying to Longtan Town to fulfill this condition.
In that era, due to the shortage of food and clothing, when men and women talked about marriage, the conditions proposed by the girl's family would include a certain amount of grain and a certain number of new clothes.
Some women have high demands and even require the man to take her to Changshan Town in Guangdong to make new clothes, because this place is famous for making clothes.
For someone like Guan Yongying who doesn't care about the location of new clothes, it's already very good.
Hearing Deng Changfu's arrangement, Guan Yongying nodded and said, "Well, just make your own arrangements."
Longtan is indeed a big commune. The area of Longtan market is nearly ten times larger than Shuangwang market. Even though today is not a market day, there are still many people doing business.
Soon, Deng Changfu and Guan Yongying found a tailor shop.
There is no need to say much about choosing the cloth and measuring the size. By the time everything was done and the two came out of the tailor shop, it was already noon.
"Yongying, I'm hungry. Let's go eat first. What do you want to eat?" Deng Changfu asked.
Guan Yongying was afraid that he would take her to the state-owned restaurant again, so she quickly said, "Don't spend money recklessly. Let's just cook a bowl of noodles. You will have many other places to spend money later!"
The current situation is different from when they first met. They have already visited each other's homes, and unless there are special circumstances, they will definitely be together, so they will naturally try to save money.
"Yongying, you are really good at managing the household." Deng Changfu first praised her, then said with a smile: "Okay, I'll listen to you, let's go eat noodles."
In later generations, Guangxi was ranked first in the country in terms of rice noodle consumption. This title of first place did not come out of thin air. In this era, rice noodles have become deeply rooted in people's hearts.
There are many noodle stalls in both Shuangwang Market and Longtan Market.
The price of rice noodles in rural towns is the most down-to-earth, both now and in the future.
Moreover, the price of rice noodles is not fixed. Customers can cook rice noodles at any price they want. For example, nowadays, rice noodles that cost two or three cents a bowl can be cooked, and rice noodles that cost for forty or fifty cents a bowl can also be cooked. The only difference is how much meat is put on the noodles.
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It was the first time he went out on a date with his girlfriend, and eating noodles was already very frugal. Deng Changfu naturally could not order rice noodles that cost two or three cents a bowl. Instead, he asked the noodle stall owner to cook two bowls of noodles that cost thirty cents.
A bowl of rice noodles costs only 30 cents, and not only is the portion large, but it is also topped with a lot of pork liver and lean meat. It can be said to be extremely affordable.
After finishing a big bowl of noodles, both of them felt extremely satisfied.
Since today was not a market day, Deng Changfu and Guan Yongying had no intention of going shopping. After eating and taking a short rest, they started to head home.
When returning to Mangtouling, Deng Changfu pushed his bicycle uphill and looked at Guan Yongying, who was following him and looking more and more beautiful. He asked expectantly, "Yongying, now the cadres of each production team have started to busy themselves with the land distribution. Why don't we go and register in a few days?"
After visiting the house, Guan Yongying had actually expected that this day would come, but she didn't expect it to happen so soon. If she had followed the normal marriage process, she would definitely not have agreed so quickly.
However, their marriage was related to the inheritance of land, so Guan Yongying couldn't refuse. She lowered her head shyly and said "hmm" softly.
Deng Changfu was overjoyed when he saw that she agreed. Even though he knew that this girl would be his wife sooner or later, as a strong and energetic young man, he certainly hoped that this day would come sooner.
"Yongying, Songshan Market is the day after tomorrow. How about we go to Songshan Commune to register the day after tomorrow?" Deng Changfu asked, trying to suppress his excitement.
Seeing his excited look, Guan Yongying felt nervous but also secretly happy. She bit her lip and said "hmm" again.
"Very good!"
Deng Changfu was so happy that he patted his bicycle, then grinned at Guan Yongying and said, "Don't worry, Yongying, I will treat you well for the rest of my life."
Looking at his silly look, Guan Yongying couldn't help but burst out laughing.
After getting in the car, I replied to him: "I believe you!"
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