"Even if she doesn't like you, you shouldn't like her. There are many girls better than her." Zou Yan felt particularly uncomfortable watching He Zheng's evasive posture. "She's meddling in your affairs so much before you even marry her. Once you're married, what freedom will you have, Brother He Zheng? You'll be so fed up with her controlling you!"
"Yan'er is right. Women should be generous. My dear grandson, you are marrying a wife, not a housekeeper to control you. Listen to grandma, that girl from the Su family..."
"Milk!"
He Zheng looked at the two of them strangely, his eyes seemed to be saying, "Are you sick?"
"I just like Su Erhe to take care of me. I will feel uncomfortable if she doesn't take care of me."
this……
Zou Yan hugged the cloth and was about to cry.
Could it be that Brother He Zheng doesn't like her because she is too generous and doesn't care about him?
Grandma He was anxious. She stood on tiptoe and stretched out her arm to touch her grandson's forehead. "You don't have a fever, my dear grandson. Are you crazy? I nag you a little more, but your grandfather gets annoyed and doesn't want to talk to me. Did that girl surnamed Su drug you with some kind of magic potion? The girl I brought back from the city is really not simple."
After he finished speaking angrily, he unexpectedly heard a voice coming from outside the yard.
"Auntie He, it's not a good habit for you to criticize others behind their backs."
Aunt He was stunned and looked outside the yard. It was Suerhe who appeared outside, holding an oil-paper bag in her hand.
"You are still haunting us. You even eavesdrop on our conversations. What do you want to do?" Grandma He controlled her grandson like this. Even conversations in her own home were eavesdropped on. She had a bad impression of Su Erhe to begin with. Seeing Su Erhe walking in with a smile on his face as if nothing had happened, she felt even more unhappy.
Su Erhe did not respond. He looked at the three of them and his eyes met Zou Yan. Zou Yan rolled her eyes rudely.
Can't get the love you want, so you can't roar?
Su Erhe didn't want to argue with her, so she walked straight up to He Zheng.
"Here, this bag of dried meat is for you. I gave you some to eat on the road, but you dropped it in the river. I happen to have some more here. Take this and eat it."
He Zheng took it with satisfaction, opened it and took a careful look, "See, how good Su Erhe is to me!"
Knowing that he had dried the meat, they still sent it to him.
Where can I find such a considerate daughter-in-law?
"It's just a bag of dried meat. What's the big deal? I can do it too." Zou Yan originally wanted to show off, but then she thought better of it. She really couldn't do it.
Aunt He?
Aunt He's attention was drawn to the dried meat. She had tasted the meat floss made by Sulhe, which tasted particularly good. Unfortunately, she only tasted a little bit, so she didn't know if the dried meat would taste as good.
"I still have work to do at home, so I'll leave first."
The main purpose of Surhe's trip this time was to deliver dried meat. Now that he had achieved his goal and didn't want to delay any further, he went back first.
As for Zou Yan.
If He Zheng likes Zou Yan, what does she have to do with him?
She still has that much confidence!
He Zheng held the dried meat and watched Su Erhe leave, his mouth almost grinning to his ears.
"Okay, I have to work too!"
"My dear grandson, you just came back, what are you doing? You need to rest, don't ruin your body."
What do you do?
He Zheng looked at his own house and realized that there was a lot of work to be done. Now that he was getting married soon, he planned to build another small house next to the west house, partitioning it in the middle. Half of it would be used as a kitchen, and the other half would be used as a bathroom. He would also need to build a small room at the back for the toilet.
With a separate kitchen, it will be convenient for Suerhe to cook whatever she wants after they get married without having to go to the kitchen at home.
Then, city people like cleanliness, so he wants to get all these things done.
Let her have a place to take a shower and go to the toilet, and they are all clean.
The new house needs to be painted, and a wardrobe needs to be built and a new bed needs to be added.
He Zheng was very busy with all the things listed in his mind.
I don't have time to entertain irrelevant people.
Leaving Aunt He and Zou Yan aside, He Zheng quickly went out to get materials.
My brother He is serious about getting married!
"Aunt He, look at Brother He Zheng..." Zou Yan hugged the cloth and stamped her feet anxiously.
Aunt He smacked her lips and said, "This brat, why didn't he let me taste the dried meat when he had it?"
"Auntie He, what are you talking about?"
I asked you to make the decision for me, and you talked to me about jerky?
Zou Yan looked at Aunt He in disbelief. Aunt He swallowed her saliva and said, "Yan'er, you saw it too. I like you very much, but my grandson... well, you have to figure it out yourself. I won't stop you. If you have the guts to snatch my grandson from Miss Su, then I will recognize you as my grandson's wife."
After saying this, Aunt He put her hands behind her back.
Left.
Zou Yan stood in the He family's yard holding the cloth. The main door to the He family's house was locked, and there was nothing in the yard.
No one entertained her.
She was like a thief, so shameless that she couldn't just stand there and walk away. She stomped her feet, covered her face, and ran away.
…
He Zheng was busy preparing to get married.
Village chief He and Wang Xiu saw this and knew that the time had come, so they specially visited the Su family. The parents of the two families sat together and quickly discussed the details. The He family gave the gifts first, a betrothal gift of 500 yuan, plus three items for the children: a bicycle, a watch, and a sewing machine.
"Isn't this a bit too much?" Su's mother also has a son. If their family were to marry a daughter-in-law, they would definitely not be able to afford so much.
Not to mention their family, no family in the nearby villages would give so many things when marrying a daughter-in-law.
That is a treatment only available to well-off urban families.
Su Erhe sat next to him without saying a word.
It would be inappropriate for her to bring up this matter herself, so she should let the elders decide.
Instead, He Zheng was anxious. "Mom and Dad, this is too little. Think of a way to get us a TV."
Wang Xiu's eyelids twitched twice.
You little bastard, do you think it's easy for your dad and mom to save some money?
TV, do you think buying a TV is so easy?
"No, no need. We really don't need so much. With you guys doing this... we are under a lot of pressure." Su's mother had saved a few hundred yuan. If she shared it equally among the three children, it would only be two hundred yuan at most. Two hundred yuan was a lot for her daughter as a dowry. Many families would just give some grain, rice, beans, etc. as a dowry.
But the gift given by the He family was so expensive that their dowry seemed insignificant.
"Uncle, aunt," Village Chief He and Wang Xiu didn't say anything, so He Zheng spoke first, "You don't have to give a dowry. I'm very happy that you're willing to marry Su Erhe to me. You don't have to spend money on a dowry. Mom and Dad, our family's betrothal gift will be as we agreed before. I'll pay for an additional TV, and you can find a way to buy it."
Su Erhe was looking at He Zheng at this time.
It's not that she is materialistic.
But it feels really good to see a man willing to spend money on you.
If a man is so stingy even to his own wife, is he worthy of your trust?
"Uncle He, Aunt Wang, the amount of betrothal gifts you give is the will of your elders. I've also made it clear that I don't want any dowry from my parents. In the past 18 years, I haven't made any contribution to this family, nor have I worked or paid any money, so I won't take their money this time. However, I do have some money on hand, and I will use it to buy a dowry. I hope you don't think it's too little."
"No, you can't do that. You are our daughter. How can your father and I not give you a dowry? I don't agree." When Su's mother heard her daughter say that she didn't want their dowry, she became anxious.
Father Su also said: "Your mother is right. When a girl gets married, her parents will give her a dowry. If she is well-off, she will give more dowry. If she is not well-off, she will give less. This is the intention of your mother and me. We can't give it up."
"Mom," Su Erhe had also made up her mind, "I really don't need your help. Although I've only been back for a few months, you've taken good care of me. You didn't make me work in the fields, and I'm not the only one doing the housework. I never showed filial piety to you before, let alone paid money home. Just keep the money you save. I know you're good to me, and it's all in your heart."
Su's mother refused to agree to this matter no matter what. After all, when marrying off a daughter, one must include a dowry. Su's mother could not do this, so she gritted her teeth and refused to give in.
Village Chief He and Wang Xiu looked at each other. "Just now, He Zheng said that we don't care about the amount of your dowry. You can discuss it among yourselves. In short, as long as they live a good life in the future, don't you agree? Now that the matter has been agreed, I will find someone to choose a date and hold the wedding as soon as possible. What do you think?"
"become."
Su's father and mother were very satisfied with this marriage.
The He family's conditions were already good.
Village Chief He took over the position of village chief from the old village chief of the He family. The He family had some savings since his grandfather's generation. Village Chief He must have some savings after serving as the village chief for so many years. Wang Xiu also got a job in the team and had a salary. The eldest son of the He family was serving in the army outside and sent his monthly allowance back home.
The savings of several generations over the years, hundreds of dollars, can still be easily taken out.
Of course, no one outside knows how much money Village Chief He and his wife have in their hands, and it is all just speculation.
After all, the He family is well off, otherwise, why would so many girls be thinking about He Zheng.
After the matter was settled, Village Chief He and Wang Xiu left first.
Seeing He Zheng hesitating, Wang Xiu reached out and pulled him, "Alright, sooner or later, I'll be your wife, no one will worry about me."
After leaving the Su family's yard, the family of three quickly returned home and entered their own yard.
Wang Xiu looked at her disappointing youngest son and said, "Look, if we want to buy a TV in the future, let's do it in a low-key manner. Why are you being so ostentatious? Are you afraid that others won't know about our family's financial situation?"
He Zheng lowered his head. "I earned the money. It has nothing to do with our family's wealth. Besides, look at all the villages and village heads. Which one of them doesn't have more money than us? Other families have bought TVs long ago, but we haven't. This is a good opportunity to buy one before we get married. I've saved enough money!"
"you,"
Wang Xiu really didn't know what to say when looking at her son.
Their family naturally had some money, but it was certainly not comparable to the village chiefs and captains of other villages, because their family's old man, He Shicheng, was very honest.
But it seems that this sincerity will be destroyed by this youngest son.
"Anyway, keep a low profile."
He Zheng said: "Marriage is a lifelong event. I will only get married once in my life, and Su Erhe will only marry me once. I don't want to let her down."
Wang Xiu: “…”
If she were to stand from a woman's perspective, she would agree with this statement immensely.
Can be He Zheng’s biological mother.
Her mood...
Who can understand?
"You, you, forget it. I'm annoyed by you now. Get out of my way! Stop hanging around in front of me!"
"Alright, it's just a few hundred dollars. It won't cause any trouble for me. This is the savings of several generations of our family. Besides, there's also the allowance from our eldest son. He Zheng is right. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. But after this marriage, we have to tighten our belts and save money for our eldest son to get married."
Village Chief He sat at the table and spoke calmly.
"Dad, you are so nice! Don't worry, I will find a way to pay my brother back for the money he borrowed first." He Zheng said immediately.
He is also an ambitious man and will not be content to stay in this small village for the rest of his life.
Since even Village Chief He said so, Wang Xiu naturally had nothing to say.
In fact, she also had an idea in her mind. At the beginning of the year, the village chief of the neighboring village married off his son, and the scene was even more exaggerated. It was said that the betrothal gift was only one thousand or two thousand.
Tsk tsk tsk!
…
On the Su family's side.
Su Erhe was serious when he said he didn't want Su's father and mother to give him a dowry.
Since she had made up her mind, no matter how Su's father and mother tried to persuade her, she just didn't want to do it.
Su's father and mother were at a loss as to what to do with her. They thought that since she didn't want the things, they could just put the money in her dowry.
Just as both families were preparing, the date of their wedding came out.
The fifth day after the New Year.
It is an auspicious day, especially suitable for getting married.
As the date came up, the marriage preparations of the two families were officially put on the agenda.
The main thing is that there are less than two months left until their wedding, so everything needs to be prepared.
Su Erhe also planned to make a wedding dress for herself. It didn't need to be too complicated, just a dress made of red material.
After all, it's a big deal to get married.
It was also the first time she had a wedding in her two lifetimes.
Although the conditions are not enough in all aspects, we can only make do with it.
On Sundays, she would still go to Aunt Nie's house in the county town to bring her some eggs, meat floss and the like.
After this time, Chen Yuqin was discharged from the hospital and recuperated at home.
Not only that, she will be returning to the provincial capital soon. Originally, she came back to visit her relatives and had stayed there long enough. It was because of her injury that she took extra leave, otherwise she should have returned to the provincial capital long ago.
If you have any other wishes?
"Miss Su, you and He Zheng are getting married soon. Since I like you so much, how about giving you a gift?"
"No, Auntie, how can I have the nerve to accept your gift." Su Erhe didn't like to owe others too much.
She always felt that she would have to pay it back in the future, and the conditions of the two families were so different, how could she afford it?
"Don't be so quick to refuse. Just consider it as a token of my appreciation."
Thoughts?
Su Erhe thought it would be a gift worth a few dollars or something like that.
But when Chen Yuqin took out a jade bracelet wrapped in a handkerchief.
Su Erhe was confused.
"Auntie, this is too expensive. I can't accept it."
Chen Yuqin smiled and said, "Don't be nervous. This is not worth much. It's just an ordinary bracelet, an imitation jade bracelet. Don't worry about accepting it. Don't feel burdened."
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