In recent days, Song Tanglan and Su Tao often heard about Sun Xiaoliang and Xu Hongjun in the brigade. The two were about to get married, but after getting married they would move out of the educated youth compound.
But they didn't have a house, and every time they came, they would ask Su Tao how much it cost to build their house.
When they heard the specific number, they both felt embarrassed.
Xu Hongjun felt that this amount of money was within his affordability, but the final decision was made by Sun Xiaoliang.
Sun Xiaoliang felt that there was no need to spend such a large sum of money. Maybe they would be able to return to the city soon, and then the money spent on borrowing the house would be wasted.
Finally, the two of them discussed it and decided to rent a house in the brigade.
Anyway, there are still a few empty houses in the brigade. It doesn't cost so much money to choose a relatively intact one.
The two men negotiated with the team leader, and when the team leader saw their decision, he decided to rent the house to them.
This family moved to the city a few years ago, and since they no longer needed the house, they handed it over to the production team for their use.
The house has not been lived in for many years. It is a bit damaged. The roof tiles need to be replaced, the weeds in the yard need to be cleared, and the doors, windows, etc. need to be replaced.
The kitchen is in such a dilapidated state that it needs to be demolished and rebuilt, and a new woodshed and toilet also need to be built.
These were minor issues, and with the help of someone, they were completely fixed in 10 days. All that was left was to buy some household items.
There are not so many requirements for getting married in the countryside. The couple decided to clean up the house and then invite relatives and friends to a banquet. The wedding is then complete.
Some people who are more particular will even get a marriage certificate.
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"Xiao Song Zhiqing, Su Zhiqing, please come to my wedding and attend the wedding!" Ever since Sun Xiaoliang and Xu Hongjun publicly announced that they were about to get married, the smiles on their faces have never disappeared.
However, Song Tanglan didn't expect that she, who had little dealings with her, would be invited. The other party was very sincere, and the two of them quickly agreed.
After all, the educated youth are a group. They can have some small fights from time to time, but they cannot be scattered.
"Okay, we will definitely go. When will the wedding be held?" Su Tao happily asked about the specific date.
"Three days later, that day is just right." Sun Xiaoliang said shyly when he thought of the scheduled date.
"Okay, we will definitely go and share in the joyous occasion."
The three of them chatted for a while, and then Sun Xiaoliang left. She still needed to go back to clean up her new home, and the house was not clean yet, so she checked the stove to see if it was blocked.
In addition, they set a tight deadline, so these days they wished they could split the house into two halves and use them one by one, always wanting to tidy up their new home as soon as possible.
Their residence is quite far from the well, so it is not very convenient to draw water every day. Not every household is like Cheng Fangyuan, whose well is just a few steps away from home and who can afford to buy two large water tanks.
These are all considerable expenses, and the two educated youth have no help from their families, so they can only save as much as they can. After so many years in the countryside, their families have long since ignored them. If they hadn't supported each other, they might not have made it this far.
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"Lanlan, what wedding gifts are you planning to give to Xu Zhiqing and his family? We only have two days to prepare, and we don't have time to go to the commune to buy anything! We can only go to town to see if there's anything suitable."
Song Tanglan thought about it and remembered that she had found a lot of things suitable for weddings before, such as a set of pillowcases.
"I bought a set of red pillowcases a while ago, but I've never used them. I'm planning to give this as a gift. What about you?"
When Su Tao heard this, she began to think about what other belongings she had. She had a lot of food, so would it be inappropriate to just give food as a gift?
Suddenly, she remembered that before she left for the countryside, her mother had brought her several towels, including a red one. Her eyes lit up and she said, "If you give me a pillowcase, I'll give you a towel. It just so happened that when I left for the countryside, my mother got several towels from somewhere, so now's the perfect gift."
"Okay, just come if you decide."
Three days later, the two came to the house with prepared gifts for a drink. Sun Xiaoliang was getting married, and the banquet was not a big one. He invited the educated youth, the team leader, accountant Zhang, and some familiar villagers.
Even so, the two prepared five tables of banquets and bought a lot of wedding candies to share with the children passing by.
Today, the two newlyweds specially put on new clothes. The clothes were army green, very much like military uniforms. They were well-dressed and looked very presentable.
The four of them waited until the two newlyweds had finished entertaining them before they came forward with the gifts and handed them all to them.
Song Tangcheng, as an educated youth, was also on the invitation list, but she was about to give birth, so the young couple did not come to drink, and the gift was delivered by Song Tanglan.
The food on the table was also extremely sumptuous, with six dishes on each table, including one meat dish. Compared with the banquets in the big team, it was pretty good.
In addition, several bottles of wine were prepared.
The two newlyweds made their declarations to the chairman and asked Captain Cheng and Aunt Li to preside over the ceremony for them. Soon the ceremony ended.
Several people gathered around a table, looking at the newlyweds in front of them with bright smiles, and couldn't help but whisper to each other.
"Lanlan, I didn't expect that the two of them got married quietly. They are usually very frugal, but I didn't expect them to be so generous in setting up the wedding banquet and even prepare meat dishes." Su Tao sighed while eating the braised pork.
Before Song Tanglan could reply, Yu He beside her interrupted, "Xu Zhiqing is only frugal with himself. Sun Zhiqing is usually very generous. Every time he finds pheasant eggs in the mountains, he can't bear to eat them himself, and from time to time he cooks one for Sun Zhiqing as a snack."
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