Chapter 61
Lin Hongna's marriage was settled. She and Sun Jialiang would not get married for the time being. They would have a son when the baby was born.
This was said by Sun's mother. Lin Hongna was not happy but could do nothing about it.
Sun's father was a decent man. He knew that his wife was not doing a good job. He originally said that he would not give the Lin family a dowry. However, thinking that Lin Hongna was pregnant with his own flesh and blood, Sun's father still gave the Lin family a dowry of 88 yuan, two pieces of cloth, and 50 kilograms of cornmeal.
This was a windfall for Li Aifeng. She had originally thought that her daughter would not get a penny when she got married, but she did not expect her father-in-law to be so considerate. When he heard that her daughter would live in the compound of the unit after marriage and would not have to do any housework, he immediately smiled.
Not having a wedding banquet or getting a marriage certificate was not a big deal. These were not as practical as having money in hand. Besides, there were still 50 kilograms of cornmeal!
Now that the commune canteen was disbanded, the villagers could not get food, and there was not much food to buy in the city.
The grandson's family gave 50 kilograms of cornmeal at once!
It was said that the senior cadres were very capable!
Because Lin Hongna had been pregnant for more than two months, if the wedding was delayed until after the New Year, it would not look good if her belly was big.
On the twenty-fifth day of the lunar month, Lin Daguo simply posted a few red wedding cards. Although his daughter did not have the same importance as his son, she was still his own child. Especially since Lin Hongna married into the family of a senior official in the town, she would bring honor to the old Lin family. Li Aifeng expected his daughter to take care of her and take care of her until the end of her life, so she prepared a fairly generous dowry for Lin Hongna.
Two fine cotton quilts, an elm washbasin stand, a jujube flower enamel washbasin, an iron kettle, and some small odds and ends were scattered all over the floor.
Villagers all came to see the excitement. It was very cold in the village and there were few weddings. Lin Daguo and his family also bought the cheapest maltose, which was good. It was the kind of candy that tasted bitter when you put too much saccharin in it. A big bag of it cost fifty cents. The country folk thought it was okay, but it was not good enough for a cadre family like Sun's family. Fortunately,
Sun's mother was very modest and no relatives or friends from the groom's family came to the village. Otherwise, they would have felt dizzy again after seeing such a shabby wedding scene.
Even so, Li Aifeng felt sorry for the candy. A bag of candy cost fifty cents!
She could have gone to the town supply and marketing cooperative to buy a headscarf to wrap her head. Oh, it was so painful.
The women in the village ate melon seeds and chewed bitter candies as they gathered at the gate of the courtyard to look at Lin Hongna's dowry. No matter how wealthy a country girl was, she would not be so generous. They were jealous, but secretly despised the Lin family for selling their daughter for money. Which parents who loved their daughter would allow their children to have affairs outside and get into the scandal of getting pregnant before marriage? The whole family was obsessed with money.
The Sun family gave 88 yuan as a betrothal gift. Look at the candy and melon seeds that the Lin family gave to their daughter. The melon seeds were pumpkin seeds grown by themselves. There were worm eyes, and they were rotten and bitter. She took a handful and put them in her mouth and spat out half of them. Those who didn't know thought that Li Aifeng knew how to live. Those who knew were gossiping behind her back, saying that Lin Daguo's wife was like an iron rooster.
The Lin family didn't have many relatives. Li Aifeng's brothers and sisters from her mother's family came with their families to send their niece off.
They all had cotton shirts, patches and puddings on their clothes, rough faces and black and yellow teeth. They all came empty-handed and greeted each other as soon as they entered the house.
"My niece, you have made great progress and married into a good family. Don't forget your uncle in the future."
"Our Nana is capable, and your second brother is idle at home. Your in-laws are capable. Can you find a stable job for your second brother?"
"Mom, I won't do any job that doesn't require me to work in an office."
"Mom knows. Didn't she tell Nana about this?"
A group of people were making a lot of noise. They didn't mention anything else, just like blood-sucking locusts trying to find benefits on her.
But Li Aifeng was very proud of it. She greeted her relatives from her mother's side with a red face.
Lin Hongna gave a look to Lin Hongwu, who was leaning against the door frame smoking. Lin Hongwu smiled crookedly and took out a few cigarettes from his pocket. He distributed them to his uncles, aunts, cousins, and cousins. Lin Hongna felt much better. At
11:00 in the morning, twenty or so red firecrackers were set off at the door of the old Lin family. These firecrackers were also defective goods. Only a dozen of the twenty-four firecrackers went off. The sparse sound made people unhappy.
At 11:30, Sun Jialiang, wearing a gray-blue Zhongshan suit and thick black-framed glasses, rode a bicycle to pick up the bride. He was dressed very straight and did not smile at all. Behind him was an old man driving an old ox cart that walked slowly. He was not as excited as the groom.
The villagers of Linjia Village talked about it. Some looked at the 28-inch bicycle that Sun Jialiang rode with envy, and some laughed at the fact that such a big official of the Sun family found an old donkey cart to come to the Lin family to pick up the dowry. It was obvious that he did not take Lin Hongna, the daughter-in-law, seriously.
Lin Hongna lived two lives, and married for the second time. She chose her ideal husband herself. She was shy when she went out. When Lin Hongwu went out behind her back, she secretly looked up at Sun Jialiang who came to pick her up. Lin Hongna's heart immediately turned cold.
She dressed up beautifully today, with a bridal hairstyle, eyebrows painted, powdered, lipstick painted, and a brand new red cotton jacket. The village girls were all gray, but Lin Hongna was bright and attractive.
Sun Jialiang saw her dressed like this, and a little smile appeared on his face. When
the daughter of Linjia Village went out, the son-in-law had to bow to his father-in-law and mother-in-law.
Sun Jialiang was reluctant, but reluctantly bowed to Lin Daguo and Li Aifeng.
Lin Hongwu saw that Sun Jialiang was not sincere, and a cold light flashed in his small eyes. When Sun Jialiang was leaving the house, he quietly pushed him. Sun Jialiang staggered and almost fell.
Sun Jialiang gritted his teeth and made a note of Lin Hongwu in his heart.
A gentleman's revenge is never too late, just wait and see.
Lin Daguo and his wife happily sent Lin Hongna out, but they didn't expect that their precious son and the golden turtle son-in-law would have a grudge as soon as they met.
Lin Hongna went out, and she called home three days later to say that Sun's family was busy with work and she was tired during the New Year, so she would not come back.
Lin Daguo didn't care at all and wandered outside every day.
Lin Hongwu followed suit. He lost his temporary job, and Li Aifeng gave him money to spend when she had it, so he lived a carefree life.
The father and son were not at home during the Chinese New Year. Li Aifeng would occasionally curse at him and then show off the flowered headscarf and cheap perfume she bought.
Nowadays, the supply and marketing cooperatives also sell lipsticks from big cities, but they are very expensive. Even with the three walnuts and two dates in Li Aifeng's hand, she couldn't afford them. She could only buy a few cheap perfumes on the black market.
Li Aifeng painted her eyebrows and eyes all day long, and wore colorful clothes like a brothel owner. She twisted her hips when she walked.
The women in the village said all kinds of things behind her back.
On the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, Lin Daguo finally knew to go home. He hummed a little tune and staggered home. As soon as he arrived at the village entrance, he heard a group of old women in the village gossiping.
"What's wrong with Lin Daguo's wife recently? She dresses up like a fairy every day and laughs at the old men. She is so shameless at her age."
"I've heard about this too. Li Aifeng is almost fifty years old and still wants to hook up with others."
"No wonder there's an old saying that goes, like girl, like mother."
'Do you think Lin Daguo is cuckolded? "
Who knows ..."
The birth of a Buddha of Lin Da's national energy was born. He was a man who could find widows outside and talked, which did not mean that Li Aifeng could wear a green hat in the village, as a green hat turtle egg!
This is the bad root of a man.
Li Aifeng took her back and took a few steps back. Li Aifeng was unknown, so she did not mean that she was waiting to be beaten, and immediately rushed to grab Lin Daguo to bite
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Gujiaao, the old house of the Gu family.
The Gu family has moved to the countryside for a few days now, and the family has been busy these days.
It is almost the New Year, and Lin Yao and Zhang Cuilan are steaming buns and making pancakes at home. The family also has two laying hens, which Gu Shian and Lin Yao bought from their fellow villagers.
Laying hens are treasures these days, and they are very important. Not only was Grandpa Gu an old revolutionary, but Gu Shian was also a retired soldier. The price he offered was very fair, and the old woman in the country was reluctant to sell it.
The old woman raised a nest of old hens, and the eggs they laid were all big.
Lin Yao was envious and asked the old woman for advice. The old woman saw that she was beautiful and sweet, so she told her to feed the hens more grains. Any insects, bugs or earthworms will do.
The eldest grandson of the old lady goes to the forest with fallen leaves and the canal to dig for bugs and earthworms every day.
Lin Yao thanked the old lady and sent Gu Shidong and the little orange cat to dig for earthworms in the canal when he got home.
The little orange cat is now a hero of the old Gu family.
Lin Yao was busy in the kitchen in front, and a mouse head sneaked out in the corner. Lin Yao's head buzzed at that time, and he ran to the yard screaming.
It happened that Zhang Cuilan and her husband took Dongzi back to the city to visit their daughter, and Gu Shian was at home. She jumped on Deputy Director Gu and wouldn't get down.
Gu Shian held her with one hand and wanted to go to the kitchen to catch mice. Lin Yao screamed when he moved.
It happened that the little orange cat came back from the back mountain, and the brave little guy ran In the past, it took only two or three moves to get the mouse out. It seemed to know that the mistress was afraid, so it threw the mouse outside and came back staggering on its short legs.
Gu Shian dug a hole to bury the dead mouse.
In order to thank the little orange cat, Lin Yao specially cooked a bowl of dried fish for it.
There is a small river behind Gujiaao Mountain. In winter, the river is frozen. Dongzi wanted to eat fish and called his brother to go fishing together. The two brothers dug a hole in the ice and made a fishing rod with a burned and bent pin. They fished there every day. It’s true that they could catch two or three fish a day. The small fish and shrimps were either released or kept for the little orange cat.
The little orange cat meowed at the bowl of dried fish and changed his attitude towards Lin Yao 180 degrees. Wan, took a bath every day and jumped on the bed, and sometimes even competed with Deputy Director Gu for his wife.
When the Gu family went to the countryside, Gu Shi'an had to go to work far away. He used to leave home at seven o'clock, but now he has to leave before dawn.
As the Chinese New Year approaches, the Public Security Bureau has a holiday.
Gu Shi'an spared some time and pushed carts of soft pebbles back from the back hill. He used a hoe to knock out a gravel path in the yard. The others were spread in the yard to make it look much smoother and cleaner.
At least when it rains or snows, you don't have to walk in mud.
Lin Yao couldn't get used to the latrine in the Gu family's old house. Zhang Cuilan also said that she was used to it in the city, but her feet were sore when she returned to the countryside and squatted in the dirt. There were only two shaky wooden boards, and she was afraid of falling off when she stepped on them.
Our Deputy Director Gu is so considerate. He invited several strong men from the village to build the toilet with neat stones, and filled the remaining gaps with yellow mud. He also added a roof and installed a water tank. When the rope is pulled, water comes out.
Lin Yao tried it specially at night, and it was really the same as the toilet in the city.
She was so happy that she came back after washing her hands and gave Deputy Director Gu a kiss as a reward.
Lin Yao wanted to run away after the kiss, but it would be strange if she could run away.
Gu Shian smiled, holding her head with his palm, and lowered his head slightly. Lin Yao's hands unconsciously rested on his chest. As they breathed together, the little orange cat outside the wooden door was meowing and knocking on the door again.
This little guy was going to sleep in again.
Lin Yao exclaimed, pushed Gu Shian away, "Hurry up, put the big orange cat in, it's cold outside, don't freeze it."
Gu Shian: "..."
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