Chapter 26 Got the Certificate
Deng Yunjin's home.
Deng Shirong took out a bag of candy biscuits from the carton, and then took out five yuan, handed them to Deng Changmei's sister-in-law, and said, "Sister-in-law, this is a gift from the man's family."
The eldest sister-in-law took the five dollars and candy cake with some surprise, and couldn't help but praise: "As expected, three generations of grandparents and grandchildren are all carpenters, this is very generous."
The sister-in-law was well aware of the unspoken rules of acquaintanceship. Normally, if the man liked the woman, those who went with him would receive a bag of candies, but the red envelope would usually be in the amount of one or two yuan.
Now, the Zhang family not only invited them to dine at a state-owned restaurant, but also gave her a red envelope of up to five yuan, which was indeed very generous.
Deng Shirong smiled when he heard this. As a matchmaker, since the man was helpful, he would naturally have face on the woman's side as well. This proved that the person he introduced to the woman was as excellent as he said.
"This is the red envelope the man gave to A-Mei. There is also a bag of candy biscuits and a loaf of five-flavor snacks in the carton." Deng Shirong took out another big unity from his pocket, then patted the carton in front of him and said.
Deng Changmei took the big unity note from Jiugong and was satisfied with the generosity of the man's family. There was probably no other person in the whole Naye Village who could get a red envelope of ten yuan just by making an acquaintance. Therefore, it seemed that the family introduced by Jiugong was indeed a good one.
Deng Yunjin and his wife and their other sons and daughters-in-law were watching from the side, and they were all shocked by the generosity of the Zhang family.
Ten yuan in this day and age is equivalent to two thousand yuan in later generations. You can get the idea by converting the labor price. Take the mud carrier in Deng Shirong's tile factory as an example. He can only earn one yuan and fifty cents by carrying mud from morning to night all day.
There are many people in the village who are eager to do this kind of work.
In the future, doing such hard work, it is not too much to earn 300 yuan a day, right? And 10 yuan, the current mud carrier needs to work hard for more than six days to earn it, in the future, if you work so hard for more than six days, it is not difficult to earn 2,000 yuan.
Think about blind dates in later generations. The red envelope given to the girl on the first meeting is two thousand yuan, and the matchmaker and the people around the girl each give one thousand yuan. This is quite generous in the countryside. How many families can withstand such a test?
So, when Deng Shirong asked Deng Yunjin and his wife for their opinions, they both said that as long as their daughter liked it, they had no objection.
Deng Shirong, who knew what was going on, smiled and said, "Since you all have no objections, let's talk about the value of the money!"
Once they get to know each other, once the woman agrees to have dinner with the man, the next thing to talk about is definitely money, which is something everyone knows.
Therefore, Deng Yunjin did not avoid the question and directly proposed the conditions that he and his wife had already discussed: "As for the value of the body, our family wants 300, and 500 kilograms of grain. My Ah Mei must make several sets of clothes, and my Ah Mei also wants a bicycle. These are basically the requirements."
Deng Shirong nodded after hearing this. This condition was not too high. In the countryside at that time, a body value of two or three hundred yuan was considered standard, and three or five hundred kilograms of grain was also normal. Needless to say, a few sets of clothes were necessary.
As for requests such as sewing machines or bicycles, some families do not mention them, while others do. However, it is worth mentioning that these things are not asked for the woman's family, but are kept for the woman's own use after marriage.
As soon as Deng Yunjin finished speaking, his wife added: "Uncle Jiu, the production team is busy dividing the land now. My daughter Amei must get the land before getting married. We need to make this clear to the man's family first."
"Okay, I understand. I will explain it to the man's family."
Deng Shirong took the hookah and said, "We can register for marriage after Ah Mei gets the land, but we can arrange for the housekeeper first."
Deng Yunjin nodded and said, "As long as the man has no objection, Uncle Jiu can take care of the housekeeping."
Deng Changmei had been listening attentively to her parents discussing her marriage with Jiugong. They had just met this morning, and only half a day had passed, but they had already agreed on the price and were ready to go to the house. The speed was so fast that she was nervous.
Fortunately, her parents wanted her to wait until she got the land before getting married, so there would be a long buffer period and she wouldn't have to get married in a hurry.
Deng Shirong smoked two cigarettes before putting the pipe away and stood up and said, "That's it for now. Tomorrow I will explain your requirements to the man. If the man has no objection, then we can set a date for the house-watching."
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Songshan Commune.
Deng Changfu and Guan Yongying obtained their marriage certificate smoothly.
In this era, the legal age for marriage for men and women is 20 years old for men and 18 years old for women. It was not until the new marriage law was released in September this year that the legal age for marriage became 22 years old for men and 20 years old for women.
After getting the marriage certificate, the two become legal husband and wife.
However, rural people nowadays are still relatively conservative in their thinking. Although Deng Changfu and Guan Yongying are now a legal couple, the way they get along with each other is still similar to before, and they dare not have too many intimate actions.
The main reason is that people in rural areas nowadays don’t value the piece of paper. They all assume that they become husband and wife only after the wedding ceremony.
Therefore, even if the two of them obtained a marriage certificate, Guan Yongying would not live in Deng Changfu's house. They would only live together after the wedding banquet.
"Yongying, I just saw someone selling malt sugar over there. Do you want some?" Deng Changfu asked, taking the marriage certificate with great care.
Maltose is a childhood memory for many people. Guan Yongying was also a little greedy, so he nodded and said, "Then go buy some and try it!"
Next, the two went to buy some malt sugar and then went shopping at Songshan Market together.
Transportation was inconvenient in those days, and it was a rare opportunity to come to Songshan Market, so Deng Changfu and Guan Yongying naturally wanted to take a good look around.
Although Songshan Market is not as big as Longtan Market, the number of people coming to the market during each market period is eight or nine times more than that of Shuangwang Market, so its market area is quite large, and there are more people coming out to do business on market days.
As they were walking around, they smelled a strong aroma of garlic.
Deng Changfu looked over and found someone selling Gai Zao (a dish cooked with a winnowing basket, one of the most famous snacks in Bobai County). This thing tastes really good, but it can probably only be eaten on August 15th of the year. He really missed it after not having it for a long time, so he looked at Guan Yongying beside him.
Just at this moment, Guan Yongying also turned and looked at him.
At this moment, the couple's brain waves were obviously in sync, so they walked towards the stall selling winnowing basket cooking at the same time.
(End of this chapter)
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