Chapter 128 Three Turns and One Ring in 1976
The money I have is not enough to begin with, and now Zhao Sulan wants a betrothal gift?
What can I give her?
Seeing that Zhao Sulan's face looked strange, Lu Xingguang suppressed his annoyance and explained.
"When I went to the countryside, my family didn't bring me much money in order to train me. If I give you a dowry at this time, we will have no money to buy a house and daily necessities."
Hearing this, Zhao Sulan still felt very uncomfortable.
"How about this, then I'll give you twenty yuan based on the village's dowry price?" Lu Xingguang took a step back.
Although this amount of money was far from what Zhao Sulan had in mind, Zhao Sulan knew that Lu Xingguang did not have much money in his hands now.
If we keep fussing about this matter, I'm afraid the two of us will become disharmonious right after getting married.
But it’s better to have it than nothing, it’s twenty dollars.
In the end, Zhao Sulan gritted her teeth and nodded.
Lu Xingguang had no choice but to take out twenty yuan from his pocket and give it to Zhao Sulan.
The two of them ate the meal in their own way, but nothing was left over and they finished everything.
Zhao Sulan had never eaten so much meat at one time.
This also made her look forward to the good days in the future even more.
After finishing their meal, the two went to the supply and marketing cooperative. Although Lu Xingguang didn't have much money now, he had developed a habit of spending money lavishly when he was with his parents, so he was also very generous when buying things.
Of course, what we bought were some wedding candies and cigarettes.
As for buying things for Zhao Sulan, Lu Xingguang once again evaded the question.
"After the house is ready, I will buy you things for your wedding." Lu Xingguang would send letters to his family asking for money, and also ask Huang Yingying for money.
When the money arrives, I will naturally have enough to buy something for Zhao Sulan as a token of my appreciation.
After all, he still has to live in Kaoshan Village for a while, and he needs to use some things himself.
After the two of them bought some goodies, Lu Xingguang took the wedding cigarettes and candies and took Zhao Sulan to the post office to mail a letter.
After everything was done, Lu Xingguang and Zhao Sulan returned to the ox cart and waited for two o'clock in the afternoon to ride the ox cart back to the village together.
On the other side, Gu Nan, Li Ergou, and a little brother went to two supply and marketing cooperatives together and finally bought everything Gu Nan wanted.
Three turns and one ring are the highest standard for a marriage in this era. I have never heard of anyone in Kaoshan Village getting married with three turns and one ring.
Bicycle, radio, watch, sewing machine.
Gu Nan had bought the bicycle before, and the watch was bought by Su Niannian.
The sewing machine is okay, it costs two hundred and sixty yuan if you have a ticket. The first supply and marketing cooperative had ready stock.
But at that time, radios were not so easy to buy.
Gu Nan wanted the kind with two slots for radio and recording, but the supply and marketing cooperative where he bought the sewing machine didn't have this kind.
Gu Nan and Li Ergou went to another supply and marketing cooperative to buy it.
It cost three hundred and eighty dollars, and I also needed a plane ticket for the recording.
Li Ergou and his friends felt heartbroken when they saw this.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, this is three hundred and eighty yuan. Brother Nan is really willing to spend money on his sister-in-law."
The person who spoke was Liu Zhuangzhuang, who got along well with Li Ergou.
The name Liu Zhuangzhuang sounds very strong, but the fact is just the opposite.
Liu Zhuangzhuang was a premature baby, weighing only four pounds when he was born. His family was afraid that they couldn't keep him alive, so they called him Goudan for two years.
Later, he felt that the name didn't sound nice, so he changed it to Liu Zhuangzhuang.
I hope my child can grow up strong, however, in this day and age, it is difficult to make up for the weakness that the mother has in the womb.
Because there was nothing nutritious to eat in every household, it was good enough to be able to eat enough.
So, Liu Zhuangzhuang is now only about 1.7 meters tall and weighs about 100 kilograms.
I'm really worried that a strong wind might blow him away.
Although Liu Zhuangzhuang is a little thin, he still has quite a lot of strength because he is used to working in the fields. He is a nice person.
So, when Li Ergou said he wanted to bring him here to take a look around and see the world, Gu Nan did not refuse.
"That's not true. My brother Nan treats my sister-in-law very well." Li Ergou said somewhat arrogantly.
In this way, the radio and sewing machine were placed on Li Ergou's donkey cart.
Gu Nan rode his bicycle, and the three of them went to the supply and marketing cooperative again.
Gu Nan also bought wedding candies, cigarettes, wedding wine, and everything that could be used in the wedding.
Since we can’t get a marriage certificate now, the wedding should be bigger and more spacious.
Let everyone in the village know that Gu Nan and Su Niannian are married.
We are a family from now on. If anyone misses Su Niannian, please think carefully about yourself.
Also let those who are concerned about Gu Nan stay away.
After everything was ready, Liu Zhuangzhuang and Gu Nan moved the things several times before they put them all on Li Ergou's donkey cart.
Li Ergou’s main job is to watch over things on the donkey cart.
Many people walked past this side and couldn't help but gasp when they saw the things on Li Ergou's donkey cart.
"This guy, is this a marriage? Three turns and one ring??"
"It looks like this. The bicycle, sewing machine, and radio are all here."
"Oh, it's a radio that can receive and record music. It's not cheap, is it? It's about three or four hundred yuan!"
"Two years' salary of a worker, and you just bought it like that?"
"And that sewing machine, it's obviously a Butterfly brand. I don't know which girl is so lucky to marry into such a good family."
"Look, that man is so handsome, and he's moving things. This should be him getting married, right?" The speaker was a young girl.
Gu Nan's height, physique and appearance are really outstanding.
A presence that can be spotted at a glance in the crowd.
Therefore, once Gu Nan's figure moving things appears, he will attract people's attention.
The number of people watching outside is gradually increasing.
After Gu Nan and Liu Zhuangzhuang finished moving the things, Liu Zhuangzhuang sat on the tail of the donkey cart and held on to some heavy things.
There were also a lot of red wedding decorations on Gu Nan’s bicycle.
The three of them packed their things and returned to Kaoshantun.
Along the way, people passing by couldn't help but take a look.
He was either looking at Gu Nan or looking at this pile of things.
The three-turn and one-ring method was not fully popularized until the late 1980s.
At that time in 1976, only a small number of people could afford it when getting married.
To collect all the money, it would cost at least one thousand yuan.
For workers of this generation, this is already several years' salary.
I’m afraid that farmers in rural areas don’t have the financial resources to buy these things and marry a wife.
"I'm sure Su Zhiqing will be very happy to see these." Liu Zhuangzhuang said as he sat on the donkey cart.
Not to mention women, even he, a grown man, would be happy just looking at it.
"Of course, it's all Brother Nan's love for her." Li Ergou said with a bright smile.
I was able to take this trip to the county town, and I felt that many people looked at me with envy.
Although the things were not Li Ergou's, he still felt happy.
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