Upon hearing this, Yao's father disapproved and said, "Whether your family is lacking is your business, but what we give you is our heartfelt gift."
Yao's mother agreed, "Chu Tian, don't worry. We brought a lot of dry goods. When the time comes, we will give half to the future in-laws, some to the friendly masters, and the rest will be for you..."
"Dad, Mom, are you here to see each other?"
When Chu Tian heard Yao's mother talk about future in-laws, he was shocked for a moment, and immediately realized why the three of them came.
Yao's mother responded, "Yes..."
When the four of them returned home, they first greeted each other warmly with Old Mrs. Chu, and then sat together to chat after dinner.
When Mrs. Chu saw Yao Xiuli bringing the water, she spoke, "Xiujuan's mother, you haven't seen that girl. She has a very good temper and is a good child. She is a perfect match for the friendly forces."
Mother Yao smiled and said, "Aunt, we heard about it from Chu Tian on the way."
After a pause, he hesitated and said, "It's just that we are worried that our family's conditions are not good enough for the girl..."
Old Mrs. Chu waved her hands. "Oh, no, no, the parents are willing for their daughter to come to our house with the friendly forces to play, which means they don't look down on this statement. As long as we all follow the rules and don't make them feel embarrassed, they will definitely agree..."
Father Yao smiled and said, "We feel much more at ease with what Auntie said."
"Don't worry, our allies are good kids too. What they value is their character."
Old Mrs. Chu smiled, thought for a moment, and stood up again, saying, "Okay, you guys can chat. I'm old, and I get dizzy if I don't take a nap at noon..."
Yao's father and mother quickly stood up and said, "Auntie, please take a rest. We will chat with you when you wake up!"
Chu Tian also stood up and said with a smile, "Mom and Dad, you guys chat with Xiujuan and Xiuli for a while, I have to go to the brigade."
"Hey, hey, go and get busy."
Both Yao's father and mother knew that Old Lady Chu and Chu Tian were just making excuses for them to talk about private matters!
Father Yao looked at Yao Xiujuan and Yao Xiuli and said, "We plan to go visit that girl's parents tomorrow..."
Yao Xiujuan was surprised. "Tomorrow? Have you agreed on a time?"
Yao Youjun, "Sister, when I borrowed the company phone to call here yesterday, I also called our second workshop office and told her father about meeting tomorrow."
"He said that everyone should take tomorrow off so they can meet together."
Yao Xiujuan nodded and said, "Just tell me..."
Yao's mother asked, "Xiujuan, if the marriage is successful, what is the appropriate amount of betrothal gift for our family?"
Yao Xiujuan smiled when she heard this and said, "Mom, you asked me what the appropriate amount of betrothal gift is, but I really don't know."
"But I learned from Brother Tian that the term 'three turns and one ring' is popular in the regiment now!"
Yao Xiuli blinked, "Sister, what does 'three turns and one ring' mean?"
Yao Xiujuan explained with a smile, "Bicycle, sewing machine, watch and radio."
"The first three all spin, and the last one makes a sound, so everyone calls these four objects 'Three Spins and One Sound'."
Yao Youjun frowned, "If I buy all of these, not only will it be hard to get tickets, but the things alone will cost a lot of money..."
Yao Xiujuan nodded. "That's a lot of money, isn't it? The bicycle is 180 yuan, the radio is 150 yuan, the watch is almost 100 yuan, and the sewing machine is about 200 yuan. All together, it's 500 to 600 yuan. Who can afford that?"
"so much?"
As soon as Yao Xiujuan finished speaking, her mother gasped.
Seeing that they were all shocked by this, Yao Xiujuan quickly waved her hands and explained, "It's just a popular saying, but few people actually buy all four. At least Brother Tian has been working at the regiment for two years, and I've only heard of one family buying all four."
Yao's mother felt sympathetic, "Even if you only buy one or two things, it's not a small amount... I heard that someone in our team only asked for ten yuan for a bride price when they got married a while ago..."
Yao's father frowned upon hearing this. "How can that be the same? What kind of wife did he marry? She's illiterate and has been working in the fields all her life!"
"And the person you're dating has only been to high school, has a comfortable office job, and earns thirty or forty bucks a month!"
After saying that, Father Yao looked at Yao Youjun and said, "Youjun, you've saved a few hundred yuan in the past two years. Let's ask the girl's parents tomorrow what they think. If they want a betrothal gift, we'll give it to them. At worst, your parents can borrow some money from the brigade and pay it back slowly in the future..."
Yao Youjun opened his mouth when he heard this, then nodded silently after a moment. In his mind, he wondered, if Liu Jiali's family really asked for too much, what would he do? Would he really let his parents shoulder the entire debt? Was that really a good idea?
Chu Tian was not joking when he said he was going to see Captain Sun, he really had something to do. When he arrived at the brigade headquarters, Captain Sun happened to be there too.
"Captain, are you busy?"
Captain Sun asked Chu Tian to sit down, "I'm not busy, what's the matter?"
Chu Tian thought for a moment and said, "Captain, has our team never thought of doing any side business?"
Captain Sun was stunned for a moment, then asked Chu Tian, "What's wrong? Did you hear any rumors?"
Chu Tian raised the corner of his lips, "There is a little rumor, but it depends..."
Captain Sun glared at him, "Chu Tian, just say what you want to say. Who did you learn this habit of speaking halfway?"
Chu Tian laughed, thinking, "Are you so anxious?" But he didn't continue. Instead, he said directly, "When we were chatting after the meeting today, our director said that the company where his wife's family works has a side business. It's estimated that each family will get a few dozen more by the end of the year!"
Captain Sun was shocked. "What kind of sideline business can earn a family dozens of extra dollars a year?"
Chu Tian, "As for the peach orchard in the Sixth Company, the peaches are very good this year. I estimate that there will be a bumper harvest in the fall..."
Captain Sun was stunned. "So it's the peach orchard of the Sixth Company, but... that one has been planted for several years but has no harvest..."
Chu Tian smiled, "I didn't say we should plant peach trees too. What I meant was that we can also do some side jobs!"
Captain Sun thought for a moment and said, "I know the company has chickens..."
"The second company has..."
"Three consecutive..."
"Four··"
"They've basically done all the side jobs they can, so what can we do?"
Chu Tian thought for a moment and said, "The driver of our transport team just came back from Shihezi and found that there is a regiment farm there that has raised a large number of rabbits. They only started organizing everyone to raise rabbits this year. Although they have been raising them for less than half a year, they have already bred a large number of rabbits. They calculated that after winter, after deducting the rabbits that were handed in for the task, if the remaining rabbits are sold, each household can get a few dozen yuan..."
"Although rabbit meat isn't fat and doesn't taste good, it doesn't require much food to feed and it reproduces very quickly. Although its meat isn't as fragrant as chicken, duck, pig, or goat, it's still meat!"
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