Chapter 323 Huang Dazhi's Blind Date
After skipping this topic, Huang Dazhi's expression relaxed a lot and he talked to Gao Mingcheng about his blind date during the Chinese New Year.
When Huang Dazhi went home for the Chinese New Year, he told the matchmaker in Junling that he wanted to go on a blind date and get married. He then stated his conditions and his requirements for the woman.
However, Huang Dazhi was in a hurry to get married and did not have too many requirements for the woman. One was that she should not be too young, just one or two years younger than him, and the other was that she should have regular facial features and not be ugly.
Junling is larger than Gaojia Village and has a larger population. There is a matchmaker there. After hearing Huang Dazhi's request, the matchmaker immediately had several candidates. Then on the second and fourth days of the Chinese New Year, he followed the matchmaker to visit the girl.
"I quite like the girl I met on the fourth day of the New Year, but her mother passed away a long time ago, and she has only a father. She is the eldest sister in the family, with five younger brothers and sisters. She basically raised all of them. She is a very kind and hardworking person." Huang Dazhi spoke with a smile in his eyes, and he really seemed to be moved.
Only Gao Mingcheng, who had heard too many legends about Voldemort, felt a little uneasy about it, but he did not say anything unpleasant. Marriage was Huang Dazhi's own business, and as long as he liked it and was willing, there was nothing wrong with it.
"Oh, then how much do you want as a dowry? Are there any other requirements?" Gao Mingcheng asked in a flat tone.
"We haven't talked about this yet. I had planned to go again on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, but I didn't make it because I went to Wangqiao Town to handle a case. I've been busy with this case until now. I plan to take a leave these two days, bring gifts to the other party's house and sit down to discuss the betrothal gift and other things. If it can be done, it will be done sooner." Huang Dazhi has a plan.
The main reason is that he is old and is indeed a little anxious.
Originally, his personal conditions were quite good, but his family had financial responsibilities, so no one in Junling or the nearby villages was willing to marry him.
This time, the village we were visiting was more than 20 miles away.
"Okay then. If it works, just let me know if you need any help," Gao Mingcheng said, giving Huang Dazhi some reassurance.
Huang Dazhi works in the county. Now that he's married, he naturally has to buy a house in the county. The place where he lives now is okay for one person, but it would be a bit inconvenient for a newlywed couple to live there.
"Okay." Huang Dazhi grinned, feeling a lot more at ease.
The two chatted for a few more sentences and then parted ways. Huang Dazhi went back to work, and Gao Mingcheng also had to go back.
On the way back, Gao Mingcheng saw someone selling tofu pudding on a shoulder pole, so he bought a large portion. The tofu pudding seller quickly put it in a plastic bag, then opened the lid of a bucket and scooped two spoonfuls of chili water from it and poured it on the tofu pudding.
This chili water is made from chili powder, green onions and soy sauce. It has a spicy taste and can add flavor to tofu pudding.
Of course, there is also a small jar of white sugar in the bucket, but the vendor will only scoop a small spoonful of white sugar when the customer asks for it.
But people here can eat spicy food, and except for children, few people ask for sugar.
After giving the money, Gao Mingcheng carried the things and walked back quickly, but he was thinking all the way.
Nowadays, more and more people are running small businesses. Although this kind of food seems simple and the profit from selling one serving is not much, when business is good, the money earned in a month is higher than the workers' salary.
Not to mention that in the past two years many factories have fallen into triangular debts and are on the verge of bankruptcy, unable to even pay wages.
Therefore, Gao Mingcheng thought about taking Gao Zhuang to the county to work.
He didn't call Gao Zhuang before because after he and He Xiuman got married, He Xiuman became pregnant soon. At this time, he absolutely couldn't call Gao Zhuang out, otherwise how could he feel at ease leaving an old man and a pregnant woman at home?
Now that the child is born, it’s okay to bring Gao Zhuang to the county to start a small business.
As for what kind of business he wants to do, he plans to do food. Food is the most important thing for people. As long as the food is good, there will be no worries about business. Besides, the investment in this business is not much.
But what to do specifically depends on Gao Zhuang's ideas.
He decided to talk to Gao Zhuang when he returned to the village this time. If Gao Zhuang was willing, he would rent his family's land to others before the spring plowing, which would be enough to pay the public grain tax in a year.
The world outside is vast and there are countless ways to make money. If you stay in the countryside, it will be difficult for several generations to cross classes.
Today, there is still a primary school in Xing'an Mountains that can provide education for children from nearby villages until the third grade. But by the late 1990s, even this primary school will be gone. If you stay in the village, your own children will have no education to attend, or they will have to walk a long way to go to school in the town.
Resources such as education and medical care will gradually be concentrated in cities, so moving to cities is an inevitable trend.
Gao Zhuang is his good brother. He cannot become successful on his own and ignore his brothers. He has to help his brothers when society takes off.
Gao Mingcheng stayed in the county for another two or three days and then decided to return to Gaojia Village.
Due to the high-end positioning of the clothing store, the business is destined not to be very busy. With the addition of Deng Wanwan, Gao Mingcheng can feel at ease even if he is not here.
Everyone in the entire county knows that this clothing store is opened by Director Gao’s nephew, so most people don’t have the courage to come and cause trouble, especially since there is a man named Gao Mingli there at night.
When Gao Mingcheng drove his own tractor back to the village, Huang Dazhi also took a leave, bought a generous gift, and rode the police bicycle to the girl's house.
However, the girl's family lived in a small village in Deng's hometown, so the two did not meet on the road.
The village is generally well developed and not very poor. It is rich in chestnuts. Once you enter the village, you can see chestnut trees everywhere.
The leaves of the chestnut tree have not grown out yet, and it looks bare and not very beautiful.
Last time he was accompanied by a matchmaker, but this time he came alone, and Huang Dazhi was still a little nervous.
The girl's family lives at the foot of a small bamboo mountain. The terrain here is pretty good, because there is a naturally formed spring well at the foot of the mountain, and the excess well water gathers into a small pool nearby. When there is a lot of rain in spring and summer, the water in this small pool is full, so you can wash clothes and take a bath here, which saves a lot of trouble.
Many of the families here do not have walls, and the family Huang Dazhi wanted to see naturally did not have a wall either. His house could be vaguely seen through a bamboo mountain.
The house is located at the foot of the bamboo mountain, which has its advantages but also its disadvantages. It is very cool in the summer, but very cold in the winter.
When Huang Dazhi came over, the girl he was dating was sitting in front of the door mending clothes. There were several pieces of clothes and some scraps of cloth in a round winnowing basket.
She selected suitable scraps of cloth according to the color and style of the clothes, and then sewed them carefully.
As the saying goes, three years new, three years old, and three years of mending.
In the era of material scarcity, there were few people who had not worn patched clothes.
Especially in families with many brothers and sisters, the eldest child may be able to wear new clothes, but the younger brothers and sisters will not have new clothes to wear and can only wear the old clothes of the eldest.
Swish!
Suddenly, perhaps because she used too much force, the fabric underneath made a slight sound and split. It turned out that the fabric had rotted and could no longer be worn.
Alas, she sighed, her face full of helplessness.
Her mother died in 1984, so she happened to catch up with the distribution of land to households. Their family has many people and naturally a lot of land, but there are many children and few laborers, so life is not easy. In addition, last year's dry weather led to a decrease in grain production, so the family has even less money now.
My younger brothers and sisters haven’t had new clothes for several years.
Suddenly, a person on a bicycle appeared before her eyes. She was stunned, then she recognized who it was and her cheeks flushed slightly.
But she was used to doing farm work and her skin was dark, so the blush was not obvious.
Huang Dazhi was also a little nervous and shy, but everyone was still very straightforward in doing things at this time, so he directly stated his purpose.
"Uh, my dad is in the field. I'll go call him back." Her face turned red, she hurriedly put down the things in her hands, and walked away quickly.
Huang Dazhi was left here and felt even more embarrassed for a moment.
He didn't dare to go into other people's houses rashly, and just stood outside and looked around.
Their house is very ordinary, similar to Huang Dazhi's, but Huang Dazhi plans to give his parents some money after buying a house in the county so that they can renovate the house.
After five or six minutes, hurried footsteps were heard. Huang Dazhi looked in the direction of the sound and saw two half-grown boys, the older one was twelve years old and the younger one was ten years old.
Huang Dazhi recognized them and smiled at them.
The older boy was more sensible and ran to the kitchen to pour a cup of tea for Huang Dazhi.
This tea is not freshly brewed, but the tea leaves are put directly into the kettle so that you can drink hot tea at any time. However, the taste of this kind of tea is not that good, and the tea leaves are homemade, so they have a bitter taste.
Huang Dazhi didn't despise it. He said thank you and then politely took two sips.
He had been riding all the way here and was indeed thirsty.
"Are you interested in my elder sister? Where will you live in the future? If I miss my elder sister, can I go to find her?" At this time, the younger boy asked, and the older boy also looked at Huang Dazhi with shining eyes, obviously wanting to know the answer too.
Huang Dazhi was a little embarrassed, but still said: "I work in the county police station. If I get married in the future, I will also live in the county."
"Ah, you are lying! How could you be interested in my elder sister when you are so well-off? Aunt Zhao in the village said that it is impossible for a man with good conditions to be interested in my elder sister, saying that my elder sister has many burdens." The little boy said with distrust.
Huang Dazhi smiled awkwardly. Although the other party was a little boy, he still explained: "I do work in the police station, but I am an auxiliary police officer and have not yet been promoted to a regular police officer. Also, I have a younger brother at home who has polio and has lost his ability to work. I will take care of him all my life."
"The matchmaker last time also talked about your brother's matter. As long as you like Luo Li and don't mind our family, it will be fine." At this time, a steady voice sounded. It was Huang Dazhi's future father-in-law.
He is a silent and honest middle-aged man, neither tall nor short, thin and dark. When he doesn't speak, he has little presence.
But as soon as he spoke, Huang Dazhi knew that he was a very easy person to talk to. It seemed that it would be easy to negotiate the bride price today.
This realization made Huang Dazhi feel a little relieved.
Sure enough, when discussing the betrothal gift, the other party said, "I don't care what you want to prepare for Luo Li. Just follow your own wishes. You don't have to give me the betrothal gift. But you know the situation of my family, so there is no dowry for Luo Li."
No dowry!
This was like pie in the sky! Huang Dazhi was stunned.
He was stunned for a moment, and said instinctively: "It's not good to not have a gift..."
"There's nothing wrong with it. Luo Li has been a burden to the family for so long. It's time for her to get married and live an easy life." The middle-aged man said with a sincere look on his face, without a trace of reluctance.
He is a person who loves children, but he is used to silence and will not say words like "I love you" from time to time.
In order to take care of her younger brothers and sisters at home, Luo Li has already dragged on until she is 22 years old. In the countryside, she would be an old maid. Finally, someone is interested in her, and Luo Li herself is not dissatisfied, so he hopes that Luo Li can get married early and live a relaxed life.
(End of this chapter)
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