Yi Xiaoqiu understood everything, but she didn't care about it as long as it didn't involve her.
Liu Guixiang and Wang Chunping started arguing in the Yi family's yard.
"It's going to make a lot of noise!"
Seeing this, Yi's mother became impatient.
She put one hand on her waist and pointed outside the yard gate with the other.
Seeing this, Yi Dongting stood at the door, ready to leave quickly.
The two of them could not make out any more and could only leave the Yi family yard in shame.
Now, everyone understood. It turned out that Liu Guixiang ran over in a hurry just to get a place!
Unfortunately, she couldn't take advantage of her uncle's family. It was not so easy to take advantage of that old woman Wang Chunping. It was estimated that there would be more excitement in the alley.
When the onlookers saw Liu Guixiang pulling Wang Chunping away, a group of people also followed and left.
The Yi family yard suddenly became quiet.
Yi Guodong closed the gate and shook his head helplessly.
"This old lady is becoming less and less like me. She's demanding compensation without even asking. She's obsessed with money, and my husband doesn't care."
Yi Ma rolled her eyes at him.
"How can I manage it? My husband and she are just the same person. Isn't there an old saying? You can't have two different people sleeping in the same bed."
Yi Xiaoqiu didn't know whether Liu Guixiang received any compensation. After what happened, she didn't want to go out and be seen as a troublemaker again.
I stay at home every day and leave any errands to Yi Dongting.
Yi Xiaomei had a miscarriage and didn't go out during this period. Zhou Jianjun often hung around Yi Xiaoqiu's house.
Yi Dongting came to see her a few times from outside and then came to tell Yi Xiaoqiu.
Yi Xiaoqiu didn't want to cause trouble again, so he never showed up.
Time flies and it has been three days since Yi Xiaoqiu came.
Only then did she answer the call from the man.
The old man answered the phone.
To paraphrase, the man came to pick her up a week later, and took Yi Xiaoqiu directly to the army, where they held the wedding ceremony.
Following the phone call, there was a remittance of 500 yuan.
After receiving the call, Yi's mother was extremely anxious.
The man came to pick her up a week later, and she hadn't made any preparations yet!
Yi Xiaoqiu didn't expect that she would be in such a hurry. If it weren't for the mission, she wouldn't want to get married in such a hurry.
Yi's mother hurriedly prepared Yi Xiaoqiu's dowry.
As for the 500 yuan betrothal gift brought by the man, Yi's mother gave it to Yi Xiaoqiu privately. This was only known to her family, and she didn't even tell her uncle's family.
In the 1970s, a betrothal gift of 500 yuan would make others jealous.
Yi Xiaoqiu doesn't want it.
She has a lot of money and is really not short of it.
What's more, once she gets married, she will be living in Beijing, thousands of miles away. It will not be easy for her to come back in the future, so this money should be left for Yi's father and mother to use for self-defense.
But Yi's mother refused to accept it.
I won’t talk about the eldest brother getting married.
When my uncle Yi Xiaqi got married, her family prepared a dowry of one hundred yuan.
The same is true for Yi Xiaoqiu.
Yi Xiaoqiu thought about it and finally accepted the five hundred yuan.
He secretly planned to leave some money for his family before leaving.
Yi Xiaoqiu married far away, so it was inconvenient to bring large items with her, but she still had to buy some commonly used items.
On this Wednesday, Yi's mother took half a day off and took Yi Xiaoqiu to the department store to buy a dowry.
The dowry at that time was simple, and it was indeed simple compared to later generations.
It is complicated because in this era of material scarcity, it is not easy to prepare a decent dowry in a short time.
Fortunately, Yi Ma has been asking people to exchange tickets for things like shopping recently.
In addition, my sister is a salesperson in a department store, so it is convenient for her to buy things, and she can also keep some popular goods.
"Mom, these are enough. I won't take any more." Yi Xiaoqiu followed behind Yi's mother, watching her take things from the counter, with helplessness on his face.
We bought a lot of things, and Yi Ma put them all on Sister Pa's counter.
"How can we say it's too much? We can't carry the big stuff. We have to prepare all these small daily necessities. Compared with Beijing, we are like the city and the countryside. We can't let them look down on us."
Yi's mother didn't even glance at Yi Xiaoqiu. Her eyes kept scanning the counter, wondering if there was anything missing.
"Mom, just buy whatever you need over there. If you buy so much, I won't know how to carry it all!"
In this day and age, getting married close by is better, but getting married far away is really inconvenient, so it’s better to bring enough money for practical purposes.
"What do you know? That's Beijing. Isn't everything more expensive than in our poor country? We've bought everything. We don't have to spend any money there."
As Yi's mother spoke, she pulled Yi Xiaoqiu to the fabric area.
What else can Yi Xiaoqiu say?
People these days live frugally, and she really couldn't refute it.
She bought a lot of things. She had a farm and could store as much as she wanted. But all the dowry was always placed on the table. People were coming and going, and she didn't know what was going on. It was really inconvenient for her to do anything.
In the end, Yi Xiaoqiu had no choice but to follow Yi Ma around the department store.
Thermos bottles, military kettles, cloth (not just for making clothes), two of those bright red satin quilt covers, mirrors, combs, pots and pans, Double Happiness enamel basins, enamel pots, spittoons, radios...
Everything that Yi Xiaoqiu would need after marriage was prepared by Yi's mother and sister.
The Hongshuangxi spittoon and enamel pot were bought by my sister as a wedding gift for Yi Xiaoqiu.
As for the bicycle and sewing machine, Yi's mother didn't take Yi Xiaoqiu to see them because she was afraid that she wouldn't be able to take them in time.
"If you need these things, you should buy them over there. I'll save the tickets for you!"
Yi Xiaoqiu really felt that the things were no longer old.
These dowries would make people jealous.
But Yi Ma still felt it was not enough.
My daughter has suffered so much in the countryside, and now she is getting married after only a few days.
She felt that no matter how much she prepared, it would never be enough.
Yi Ma pulled Yi Xiaoqiu to the watch counter.
Yi Xiaoqiu discovered Yi Ma's intention and quickly grabbed her.
"Mom, I already have a watch, so there's no need to buy one."
She quickly took out the Plum Blossom watch from her wrist.
Yi's mother glanced at the watches on her children's hands and saw that there were still six new ones, so she gave up the idea.
Finally, Yi Ma bought a pound of fruit candy and a pound of White Rabbit snacks before she was ready to go to the village.
The mother and daughter took the bus home with bags full of things.
As soon as they entered the alley, they met Yu Xiaolan, the aunt who spoke for Yi Xiaoqiu that day.
"Wow! Why did you buy so many things? This is..." Yu Xiaolan's eyes were full of gossip.
This Double Happiness spittoon and enamel basin make people think more.
Yi's mother felt that since her daughter was going to go out soon, there was nothing to hide, so she might as well use her daughter's mouth to publicize the news of her daughter's marriage.
"Hey! It's nothing special. My little daughter is getting married soon, so I'm going to prepare a dowry for her."
Yu Xiaolan was shocked. "What! Marriage?"
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