It is possible to get a marriage certificate in the county town, but Gu Xiangbei wanted to take Jiang Xiaoqiao to the provincial capital for a trip, so Gu Jinhua and Gu Weimin also agreed.
For this purpose, Gu Xiangbei also applied to the transport team and asked them to lend him the truck for a day.
On the fourth day of April, Jiang Xiaoqiao got dressed and went with Gu Xiangbei to find Gu Weiguo to get a letter of introduction. The two of them headed towards the provincial capital.
This was Jiang Xiaoqiao's first time riding in a truck, and she was quite excited.
Moreover, Gu Xiangbei went to the state-owned restaurant in the county town in advance to pack breakfast, including fresh meat dumplings and fried dough sticks.
While Jiang Xiaoqiao was eating, she secretly fed Gu Xiangbei two bites.
When they arrived in the provincial capital, the first thing they did was to get a marriage certificate.
Gu Xiangbei took Jiang Xiaoqiao and turned left and right until they arrived in front of a grand office building.
Jiang Xiaoqiao asked doubtfully, "Are we here to get a marriage certificate?"
Why does it feel a little wrong?
Gu Xiangbei said: "Well, because I'm a veteran, the marriage procedures and processes are different from everyone else's, so I can get an extra subsidy."
Jiang Xiaoqiao felt a little strange, but he didn't quite understand.
After seeing two freshly issued marriage certificates that looked like the award certificates, Jiang Xiaoqiao felt a little convinced.
Maybe they are really different, but the marriage certificate has the official seal, which proves that they really got the marriage certificate. It just seems that they submitted more materials than others.
Before Jiang Xiaoqiao came to get the marriage certificate, she asked Mr. Zhou, and the old man said that all she needed was the household registration booklet and a letter of introduction.
Now it seems that maybe Mr. Zhou is not very reliable, after all, he is an elderly bachelor.
After receiving the marriage certificate, Gu Xiangbei grabbed a handful of candies from the bag he carried with him and handed them to the clerk.
The staff smiled and said, "I wish you two a happy and long life together, and may you have a son soon!"
"You two are a match made in heaven, obviously!"
Gu Xiangbei's smile became even brighter, and he grabbed another handful of candy and gave it to the two staff members.
"Comrade, this is a wedding gift for you. You can check it carefully when you get back."
The clerk handed a small red bag to Gu Xiangbei. Jiang Xiaoqiao's eyes were a little curious, but when she saw the teasing in the eyes of the two clerks, her face turned red.
She seemed to know what it was.
After leaving the office building, Gu Xiangbei looked at Jiang Xiaoqiao holding the marriage certificate and asked nervously, "Xiaoqiao, how about leaving the marriage certificate with me for safekeeping?"
"OK."
Jiang Xiaoqiao didn't think much of this. She saw Gu Xiangbei carefully take it, stack the two marriage certificates together, put them in a cloth bag he had stuffed in his pocket, and then put it safely on the truck.
Looking at Gu Xiangbei's series of actions, Jiang Xiaoqiao suddenly felt that her behavior just now was a little too careless.
After getting their marriage certificate, the two of them visited the provincial zoo and the department store.
Gu Xiangbei bought Jiang Xiaoqiao two more skirts and vanishing cream. After having lunch in the provincial capital, the two returned to the brigade.
Tomorrow is the day of their wedding banquet, so they need to be in good mental and physical condition to face it well.
Gu Xiangbei returned home. It was rare for his children and mother to be at home in the afternoon.
It is no exaggeration to say that the eyes of Gu Jinhua and others lit up when they saw Gu Xiangbei coming back.
"How is it? Did you get the certificate smoothly?" Gu Jinhua asked.
Gu Lei was so nervous that he held his breath and looked at Gu Xiangbei. The two brothers Gu Pingyang and Gu Pingguang also stared at him.
Looking at their bright eyes, Gu Xiangbei grinned and said, "Xiao Qiao and I have obtained our marriage certificate."
Legally speaking, his and her marriage is protected by the state.
"Where's the certificate? Let me see it."
Gu Xiangbei carefully took it out and said, "Don't touch it, don't touch it. I'm just holding it like this. You all see it, right?"
Gu Lei stood on tiptoe and looked at it with wide eyes.
He couldn't recognize all the characters, but Gu Lei still recognized the two characters "Gu" and "Jiang".
Looking at the two marriage certificates, Gu Lei's mouth corners also rose.
Hehehe, Aunt Jiang is going to be his new mother!
Gu Lei felt that Aunt Jiang would definitely be a very good mother.
Gu Xiangbei only showed it to Gu Jinhua and the others for a moment, then quickly put the marriage certificate away.
These two pieces of light paper are too important. Gu Xiangbei thought that he would make a wooden frame and buy a large piece of glass to preserve the two marriage certificates.
After returning to the room, Gu Xiangbei first carefully put the marriage certificate in the cabinet. Seeing the small red bag on the cabinet, he thought of the clerk's words.
Gu Xiangbei opened it and took a look. The next second, his face turned red, and even his neck and ears turned red.
Jiang Xiaoqiao, who was talking with Zhou Yan and others at the educated youth point, suddenly received a wave of fierce ding ding ding sounds from Comrade Gu Xiangbei.
The time came to the next day, April 5th.
Today is the wedding of Jiang Xiaoqiao and Gu Xiangbei, but no one in the team asked for leave and did not go to work.
This can be considered a feature of this era. The bride is picked up in the evening after work, and the banquet is also in the evening.
This way everyone can be present and farm work won’t be delayed.
In fact, in ancient times, weddings were also called wedding ceremonies and were held in the evening.
However, in modern times, people are not so particular about it. Some are held during the day, some in the evening, and some in the early morning or at night...
In other cases, during difficult times, there wasn't even a wedding banquet. A small bag of soybeans could be exchanged for a wife, and a grown-up girl would live with the man and work at his home. This was considered a marriage...
As the bride, Jiang Xiaoqiao of course took a leave of absence from work today.
The four people at the educated youth site also asked for leave early and left work. Just as the educated youth site was being decorated, Gu Xiangbei came on a bicycle leading a large group of young men towards the site.
"Here they come, here they come!"
Zhou Yan and Zheng Shengnan were accompanying Jiang Xiaoqiao in the room, while He Huaijun and Fan Jiabao were in the yard to greet and intercept Gu Xiangbei and the others.
Compared with the huge group of people behind Gu Xiangbei, He Huaijun and Fan Jiabao seemed a little weak.
However, He Huaijun and the other man were very imposing, and Gu Xiangbei also treated them with respect and courtesy.
After asking a few questions, He Huaijun politely let him go.
In the room, Zhou Yan and Zheng Shengnan received a few red envelopes and then opened the door sensibly.
"Xiao Qiao, I'm here to pick you up!"
When Gu Xiangbei entered the room, he was stunned to see Jiang Xiaoqiao sitting on the bed in her new military uniform.
The young men at the back started to make noises: "The bride is so beautiful, Xiangbei is stunned!"
"Sister-in-law is so beautiful!"
"I think Brother Xiangbei will definitely be outshined by his sister-in-law in the future!"
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Jiang Xiaoqiao blushed as she looked at Gu Xiangbei. Zhou Yan and the others reminded him, "Comrade Gu, the most important thing now is to find shoes!"
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