Chapter 243 Dowry
"This is a token of my elder sister's kindness. Let's accept it."
Song Moting spoke.
Jiang Xiaoxiao didn't understand. If someone said that Song Moting was greedy for money, she absolutely didn't believe it.
She absolutely trusts Song Moting's character.
"I think my brother-in-law is the best. Just accept it. Take advantage of this time to get the marriage certificate first, and then go to the department store to see if there is anything you want to buy. If you go too late, you may not be able to buy it.
By the way, I’ve put some candy coupons in the 50 yuan for you. You always need candy coupons to buy fruit candies.
The supply and marketing cooperatives may not have all kinds of peanuts, melon seeds, etc. You can probably go to the market to have a look.
Recently, a small market opened next to our house. Although there are not many people, farmers from the surrounding area come here to sell things. Sometimes I can also see people selling melon seeds, peanuts and other snacks. "
Jiang Yue and the others only asked for an hour's leave. Now they had to go to work quickly and could not waste time talking to the couple here.
The two men left in a hurry.
Jiang Xiaoxiao smiled and shook her head, this is the eldest sister!
Song Moting stuffed the money into Jiang Xiaoxiao's bag.
"You can't see that this is what my elder sister and her husband have discussed. How sad they will be if you refuse. Ever since my elder sister and her husband used your quota to come to the county to work, I guess they are both upset. They always feel that they are taking advantage of you.
Taking advantage of the marriage, the two of them probably wanted to give their sister some compensation. Of course, it was also your elder sister's expression of love for you, so why should you reject her? Now we have accepted the things, and next time, we will find a way to buy something for your elder brother-in-law and return it.
Sometimes you are too clear about the differences. How can a family be so fussy? "
Song Moting took her away.
The way they pulled the handle was quite open and aboveboard.
Not seeing so many people on the street paying attention to them, Jiang Xiaoxiao could only shake her hand away.
There is no such custom in this era. Even couples don’t dare to hold hands like this on the street.
"I know. Sometimes I am wrong. I forget how kind my elder sister and her husband are. They must feel uncomfortable after receiving such a big favor. I know. I know.
I will accept this money, and I feel at ease accepting it. This is the gift money my elder sister gave me. Of course I have to keep it well and use it to buy things. I will spend it all in a while. Comrade Xiao Song, you have to be careful, you will marry a spendthrift daughter-in-law in the future.
Be careful. It's not too late to regret now."
Jiang Xiaoxiao proudly held up the 50 yuan, stuffed it into her schoolbag, and patted the bag with her hand.
Song Moting smiled, with a look of doting beneath his heroic brows.
"How could I regret it? Isn't it possible to marry a wife to help you squander your fortune? Don't worry, you won't squander it all. The ginseng in our forest farm is still waiting for us to share the money. If the two of us join together, we can get a lot. I am benefiting from my wife."
Song Moting was proud. The moment he called her "wife", he seemed to feel that this woman was finally his.
Song Moting patted the back seat while riding his bicycle.
"Come on, wife, come up quickly, let's go!"
The moment Jiang Xiaoxiao jumped into the back seat, both of them remembered a familiar scene at the same time.
Both of them laughed.
Fortunately, they came to the county town a few days in advance to take the photos, otherwise by the time we got the photos after waiting for a few hours, everyone would have gone off work.
Holding this piece of paper, the two people looked at the wedding photo of them standing side by side, and they were both happy. They were married.
Although these wedding photos are in black and white, they represent that the two people have become an official couple.
Song Moting put the marriage certificate into Jiang Xiaoxiao's schoolbag and continued walking with her on his bicycle.
Jiang Xiaoxiao saw that the direction Song Moting was walking in seemed not right. Wasn't this direction leading to the post office?
"Comrade Xiao Song, aren't we going to the department store? If I remember correctly, the train is in the opposite direction. You're riding your bike the wrong way."
"Let's go to the post office to get some things, and then go to the department store to buy some more things."
The two of them quickly arrived at the post office. Song Moting took out a list from his pocket and handed it to the staff. After a while, the staff took out a package and handed it directly to them.
Ask them to sign and stamp on the form. At this time, you have to stamp your own seal when receiving or sending things.
Jiang Xiaoxiao took a look at the address above and it seemed to be sent from Hai City.
She also knew that Song Moting came from a different family, so naturally, he had relatives and friends from all over the world.
Add in the old man and the old lady, how many comrades are there?
They are spread all over the country. I guess someone must have sent gifts because of their wedding.
Song Moting patted the package, looking very proud.
"Wife, this is the betrothal gift I prepared for you. You must take it carefully and take a close look at what I bought for you."
It took a lot of effort for him to buy these things, and his grandfather's comrades-in-arms and his childhood friends helped him.
Nowadays, even the post office has to ask for help. Otherwise, it may take ten days or half a month for these things to be delivered, and they may even be damaged on the way.
Jiang Xiaoxiao was puzzled. Dowry?
"My parents never asked for a betrothal gift."
Fan Xiuying and Jiang Laoshi did not mention the betrothal gift, mainly because it was meaningless to discuss the betrothal gift with a family like theirs.
Their family is not short of this little money. The old lady has already said that the three major items and thirty-six legs will definitely be available. As long as they return to northern Beijing, she will buy them everything.
Who are the old man and the old lady? They don’t need this little money, and they wouldn’t lie about this matter.
"Besides, grandma told me to prepare three big things. I originally said I didn't want them, but she still insisted on preparing them. In fact, watches, bicycles, and sewing machines are not necessary for us now.
I am mainly considering that once we take the college entrance examination, if we are admitted to university, we will leave here in the spring of next year. It would be a waste to prepare these things. Can we move away by then?"
People in this era were very simple when getting married, unlike the later days when the bride price was so high.
Of course, there is also the issue of the bride price, but everyone just discusses it with each other.
After all, no family is rich, and the average family may not be able to afford the three major items. But if they don't have the three major items, they should at least prepare one or two more.
Anyway, it's all negotiable.
These things are normal for outsiders, but for the two of them, they are really unnecessary now, because it is impossible for the two of them to build a lifelong home here.
Instead, these things have become external things to them.
"I also told grandma about these things she prepared. We really don't need them now, but grandma said that not needing them and needing to prepare them are two different things. After all, our family must marry a daughter-in-law formally, otherwise, it would be a bit unfair to her granddaughter-in-law.
That is respect! It is respect for the woman. Grandma said that everything is ready, but it will be placed directly in Jingbei. Jingbei's new house will be tidied up for us, and we can live directly when we go back.
Anyway, that house was originally left to me by my grandmother. So don't worry about those things. These things I got for you are my thoughts and the betrothal gifts I prepared specifically for you."
Jiang Xiaoxiao felt warm in her heart. Women often say one thing and mean another. They say they don't love money, and it doesn't matter if there is no betrothal gift or betrothal gifts, as long as it's for love.
But in reality, who doesn’t want to be respected and cherished by her husband?
(End of this chapter)
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