Chapter 25: New Heights

June 5th.

In Shuangwangwei, under the same big banyan tree, Zhang Kangmei and Deng Changmei passed each other several times.

After Deng Changmei and her sister-in-law walked away, Deng Shirong asked, "Xiao Zhang, how is it? Did you see everyone clearly?"

Zhang Kangmei nodded and said, "I see it clearly!"

Deng Shirong: "How do you feel?"

Zhang Kangmei thought about it and said, "It looks good."

Deng Shirong looked at Zhang's father and mother standing next to him and asked, "A cousin, what are your opinions?"

Father Zhang said, "This girl is so tall, has read so many books, and is obviously quite smart. I think she is really good."

Zhang's mother also nodded and said, "I think she's not bad either. She has a big butt and will be easy to raise."

Deng Shirong was not surprised to see that the three members of the Zhang family were satisfied.

After all, Deng Changmei had married into the Zhang family in her previous life. If Zhang's father and mother were not satisfied, their marriage would definitely not have been successful in this era when most marriages are still decided by parents.

Deng Shirong said: "Then I will go and tell the girl to have lunch together?"

Father Zhang nodded and said, "Then I'll trouble Uncle Jiu!"

…

A few minutes later, Deng Shirong came to Deng Changmei and her sister-in-law and asked, "Amei, you should have seen the people clearly. How do you feel?"

Facing her great uncle, Deng Changmei did not hide anything and told him the truth: "Jiu Gong, he looks OK, but he looks a little thin and frail. He doesn't look like he can do heavy work."

Deng Shirong smiled and said, "He is a carpenter. He doesn't have to do heavy work. Now the country allows individuals to do business. He has this skill, and he is smart. If you follow him, your life will definitely be better than many people in the future."

The eldest sister-in-law also knew how beneficial it was to have a relative who was a carpenter, and she also strongly agreed, saying, "Amei, Jiugong is right. He makes a living by his craft, which is much better than those rough men who only know how to use brute force. If you like him, don't hesitate."

Deng Changmei pondered and said, "Jiu Gong, what is his attitude towards me?"

Deng Shirong smiled and said, "He and his parents both like you, so I asked you to have lunch with me. Anyway, I have said almost everything I need to say. In the end, it is you who will live together, so you must be satisfied."

Deng Changmei looked at her sister-in-law again and saw that she gave her an affirmative look. She was already a little moved and no longer hesitated. She nodded heavily and said, "Okay then!"

…

Ten minutes later.

Deng Shirong and his group walked into the state-owned hotel.

Although the consumption in state-owned restaurants is the ceiling of Shuangwangxu, even Deng Changfu's family is willing to treat guests to dinner in the state-owned restaurant, so the Zhang family, who is better off, is naturally no problem.

When ordering food, the Zhang family was very generous and ordered a total of eight dishes, four meat and four vegetarian, namely, boiled chicken, taro dumplings, braised pork, stir-fried pork liver, fried peanuts, green onion tofu, stir-fried sweet potato, and Green Dragon Crossing the River.

And wine is definitely indispensable.

In this day and age, even during festivals, many families do not have such sumptuous meals to eat, not to mention that these meals are prepared by chefs from state-owned restaurants, and the taste is not something that ordinary families can make.

Therefore, everyone was very satisfied with the meal.

Halfway through, at the suggestion of Zhang's father, Zhang's mother went out for a while. About twenty minutes later, she brought back a cardboard box, which naturally contained candies, biscuits and pork.

After dinner, Deng Changmei left with her sister-in-law.

After they left, Zhang's mother brought the box to Deng Shirong and said, "Uncle Jiu, there is a piece of five-flavor cake and two candy cakes in it."

Father Zhang took out twenty yuan from his pocket, two five-yuan notes and one big unity note, and said, "Uncle Jiu, this is your red envelope, this is her sister-in-law's red envelope, and this is the girl's red envelope."

Deng Shirong took the money and said, "A cousin, now is a special period, and all production teams are busy dividing the land. If your family wants to marry someone back home early so that your daughter-in-law can help get a piece of the land, then to be honest, the price of this will definitely not be low.

If the woman is allowed to receive land from her parents' home before marrying into your family, then this price is probably the normal standard. You and your family should discuss how to choose. I'll go out and smoke two cigarettes first."

This was indeed a big matter worth discussing. When Deng Shirong took the hotel's chimney to the door to smoke, Zhang Kangmei and his family of three started discussing it.

Finally, after some discussion, the three members of the Zhang family unanimously decided to wait until the girl had received some land from her parents' home before marrying into the family.

After all, three generations of their family are carpenters, and they don’t value land as much as others do. Instead of spending a high price to marry someone, it is better to let her get land from her parents’ home before marrying. This is good for both parties.

So, Zhang's father called in the matchmaker Deng Shirong and told him the result of the discussion among the three of them.

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Deng Shirong nodded and said, "Okay, I understand. I will deliver the things to the girl's house first, then ask her about her price and requirements, and then go to your house tomorrow to tell you the result."

Father Zhang nodded and said, "Then I'll trouble Uncle Jiu!"

"Of course I will leave now."

"Well, Uncle Jiu, take care."

…

After leaving the state-owned restaurant, Deng Shirong saw five more great unity cards in the system space and couldn't help but smile. He originally had only 136 yuan after his rebirth. After paying 100 yuan for the contract fee to the kiln and 2 yuan for the living expenses of his second son, he was only left with 34 yuan.

When he helped Deng Changfu and Guan Yongying to get together, he received a total of eight yuan in red envelopes for acquaintance and housekeeping. When you add the eighty yuan reward from the "Matchmaker Reward System", his net worth reached one hundred and twenty-two yuan.

However, after deducting the money spent on candies, biscuits, sugar and various seasonings, he was only left with a little over 110 yuan. Now with an additional 55 yuan, his net worth reached a new high of over 170 yuan.

Money is earned to make one's life better, so Deng Shirong would naturally not be reluctant to spend it. He went to the market and spent more than six yuan to buy a piece of fat meat weighing several kilograms, and then rode his bicycle back.

"Dad, you're back!" The one who greeted him was the youngest daughter Deng Yunzhu.

Deng Shirong took down the big piece of fat meat hanging on the handlebars, handed it to her and said, "Take this fat meat back and put it away. Where's your sister?"

Deng Yunzhu took the big piece of fat meat with shining eyes and said, "My sister is going to shell the grains. She should be back soon!"

There was no electricity in the village at that time, so there was no need to think about rice mills. The rice was husked with water rice mills that had been passed down for hundreds of years, and their Naye Village had a water rice mill.

Deng Shirong hummed and said, "Cut the fat first, and ask your sister to fry it when she comes back. I have to go to Yunjin's house to discuss something now."

"Okay, I got it!"

(End of this chapter)