Chapter 122 Visiting Relatives
More than twenty days passed in a flash.
Zhao Yi and Zhang Jing both took leave today. Zhang Jing carried Little Bit on her back and went to Li Fang's house to help. Zhao Yi packed up the gifts that needed to be sent out today and placed the gifts from her brother-in-law's house in the yard. Then he pushed his bicycle out, checked the doors and windows, locked them and left.
When we arrived at the garment factory's staff building, Li Dequan and his colleagues were already busy.
Although the wedding banquet was not held here, he still brought a group of close relatives here to greet each other.
These people are Li Fang, Li Chao’s uncles, aunts and other close relatives.
They all crowded into Li Fang's house and chatted. Looking at Li Fang's dowry, they couldn't help but gasp. They originally thought that Wu Lan was bragging, but they didn't expect it to be true.
Li Fang was wearing clean work clothes, with a small red flower pinned on her chest, and was chatting with everyone.
The bicycle, sewing machine, radio and other items in the room were all tied with red flowers, and the quilt was also pasted with the word "囍".
Not long after, Wang Jianhua's wedding procession arrived downstairs.
After some banging and banging, I arrived at the third floor.
Whenever I see a little kid, I give him a red envelope. The red envelope is not big, with only 1.2 cents in it, which is a lot of money for the little kid.
There was a tractor hired by the Wang family parked downstairs. The wedding party quickly loaded the dowry onto the tractor. Wang Jianhua kowtowed to Li Dequan and Wu Lan, then carried Li Fang downstairs.
Putting Li Fang on the back seat of the bicycle, Wang Jianhua rode a bicycle with a big red flower tied on it to lead the way.
As soon as the firecrackers sounded, everyone started to set off.
Zhao Yi followed behind the tractor, riding a bicycle with Zhang Jing and Xiao Bitian, leading the way for Li Dequan and the others. They were part of the bride's family's farewell team.
After a walk around, I returned to the garment factory’s staff building.
Wang Jianhua's housing was also allocated here. After everyone walked around, they found that the lunch was already prepared.
The house Wang Jianhua was allocated before he got married was the same as Li Fang's, both with two rooms, but on the first floor.
There are many relatives in the Wang family, and many of them have arrived before dinner time.
"Jianhua, I have relatives over there who need to go, so I can't have a good drink with you today. Next time, next time we can have a good gathering."
Zhao Yi came into the room, talked with Wang Jianhua for a few words, then gave his blessings and handed the prepared gift to Wang Jianhua. This time, Zhao Yi gave two gifts to each family.
"Brother Yi, I know your situation. Go ahead and do your work. We'll have a nice drink together tomorrow. I don't have time to greet you today. Go ahead and do your work."
Wang Jianhua knew that Zhao Yi was going back to Shanyang County to visit relatives. Given the relationship between the two families, Wang Jianhua naturally would not try to keep him. They would get together often anyway.
Zhao Yi followed Zhang Jing to pay his respects, and after the banquet, he chatted with a few acquaintances for a while.
Then he rode his bike home, locked it in the utility room, and rushed to the bus station carrying the gifts.
By the time we arrived at the station, it was already time for the workers to get off work in the afternoon, and soon the bus left for Shanyang County.
Shanyang County Department Store.
The full moon party hosted by Zhang Jun was not large in scale. He just entertained his co-workers in the department store and his family members, with only five tables in total.
Seeing Zhao Yi and Zhang Jing coming in, Zhang Jun hurried forward to greet them.
"Xiaoyi, Xiaojing, your sister-in-law looked like she was about to give birth some time ago, so I didn't have the chance to go there in person. Please don't be offended."
Zhang Jun came up to the two of them and whispered.
"How can we be so formal with you, big brother? Your situation is not easy either. Let's go check on your little one first."
Zhao Yi smiled and waved his hand.
The three of them walked into the inner room and saw the little guy from Zhang Jun's family. Although he was already a full month old, he didn't look as strong as the little guy he had carried on his back.
"Xiao Yi is here."
Zhang Fusheng and Wang Kaihui saw Zhao Yi and smiled, then pulled Zhao Yi to the empty table, and then went into the room and invited Zhang Jing over.
Wang Kaihui hugged Zhao Peng.
"Dabao, I haven't seen you for a long time. I miss you so much."
Wang Kaihui looked at the little guy in his arms and said admiringly, "Now the little guy Zhao Peng has become rounder and looks even more adorable."
Everyone in the department store knew Zhao Yi, so when they saw him they naturally came forward to greet him.
"Master Zhao, I haven't seen you for a long time."
"Yes, Master Zhao, he didn't come to see us."
"I've been so busy in the region that I haven't found the time to come visit my old colleague. I deserve a drink as punishment."
Zhao Yi said with a smile.
In fact, he got along well with Zhang Jun. Zhang Jun could also help with the matter of distributing the pork, so whether it was Zhao Yi or Zhang Jun, everyone got along well.
Naturally, everyone was happy to see old friends.
After the eldest sister-in-law Liu Guiling came out with the child and distributed red eggs to everyone, everyone got up and said goodbye.
The full moon food and wine that Zhang Jun arranged for his little one was quite good, including braised loach, steamed shrimp, carrot and white radish stewed in bone soup, and fish.
"I heard that Li Dequan's daughter is getting married today. How was the scene?"
Zhang Fusheng took a sip of wine and looked at Zhao Yi and asked.
“It’s a pretty grand show.”
Zhao Yi responded.
Not everyone in the city has to go through the three turns and one ring when getting married. Some people don’t have the three turns and one ring when getting married, so they borrow these things and return them the next day after the wedding.
A tractor was hired, and half a pig was used as wedding food at the wedding banquet, a scene rarely seen in the city.
“How many tables are set?”
Zhang Fusheng asked curiously.
Li Dequan did not hold a banquet in the village, but took his closest relatives to the city.
"About a dozen tables, two of which are occupied by those who are sending their brides alone."
Zhao Yi nodded and said.
"I heard that Li Chao also found a job in the city."
Wang Kaihui looked at Zhao Yi and asked,
"It's not really a job. I just unload goods for the Ministry of Transport. It doesn't solve the food and housing problems. I'm not a temporary worker. I only make 14 yuan a month.
I still can't catch up with how much my sister-in-law earns making fake collars for the department store here. ”
Zhao Yi said with a smile.
My eldest sister-in-law Liu Guiling helps the department store make fake collars and cloth shoes and can earn 17 or 18 yuan a month.
And you can earn money without going out. It is much better than Li Chao's job. Unloading goods is extremely tiring.
Zhang Xiang didn't care. He now followed his father and occasionally delivered things to the supply and marketing cooperative, made shoes with scraps of cloth, and traded in mountain products. His family raised four piglets (Liu Guiling also had a quota, as there were three households in the Zhang family). His monthly income was more than ten yuan, and if the New Year pig was included, it would be more than twenty yuan a month. His wife could also earn ten yuan a month.
My eldest brother will definitely not return to the village in the future, and all the houses in the family are his own.
This life is much more profitable than working as a temporary worker in the city.
Since Liu Guiling cannot get a city residence permit, he can continue to raise the pigs that are allocated to him.
Just send ten kilograms of pork every Chinese New Year.
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