"Li Zhiqing, I heard your boyfriend is in the army."
"Yes! Is there something wrong, Liu Zhiqing?"
"It's nothing, I was just asking."
"It's best not to ask, after all, she already has a boyfriend."
"you"
Standing behind the educated youth, Shen Bowen hadn't expected Mianmian to marry their third son. He was completely taken aback when he heard they were dating. But no matter what, he and his wife were very satisfied and hoped for it.
Putting everything else aside, Mianmian grew up in their care, so she had no choice in any aspect. Moreover, their son Chenxi has a lot of flaws, so it's already good that they don't mind him.
Standing there, he learned from the other villagers that the brigade leader had arranged for female educated youth to stay at his home a few days ago, but no matter what, it had nothing to do with him now.
Upon hearing that she was getting married, many villagers asked her questions such as, "When are you getting married? How much dowry did the groom give?"
Not only were people in the brigade asking about it, but other comrades in the army were also asking about Shen Xi:
"It's not that I'm being unreasonable, Deputy Company Commander Shen, but all you've done is submit the marriage application without even thinking about the betrothal gifts and dowry."
"Nobody's told me this! Besides, I don't really know either."
"What kind of mess have you made?"
"What should we do then?"
"Tell me how much money you have right now! We don't need to worry about getting all the 'three turns and one sound' (referring to a house, a watch, a radio, and a bicycle), but you should at least have a bicycle."
"That's right, the instructor is correct."
"Deputy Company Commander Shen, do you have a bicycle ticket? If not, if any of us have one, let's lend it to him first."
"Bicycle tickets are available"
"That's good"
"Go back and ask the woman if she needs all three essential items (a house, a bicycle, a sewing machine, a radio, and a smartwatch). If she does, we'll all chip in to cover the cost. If not, you should put that money into the bride price; we can't let her suffer."
"Then, instructor, tell me, how much dowry should Deputy Company Commander Shen give to his bride's family? Should it be based on the rural custom or the urban custom? If it's based on the urban custom, it varies from city to city!"
"Yes! The battalion commander is right."
"The key point is that the woman is from Beijing, so the bride price will definitely be higher."
"You don't need to worry about that. I've saved my salary over the years and haven't spent much. The only problem is that I might not have enough tickets for the banquet."
"That's easy."
When do you plan to get married?
How about the sixth day of the first lunar month?
"Can"
"So how much dowry are you planning to give?"
"How about 500 yuan?"
"I went to so many places."
"It's not much! This is just the betrothal gift; nothing else has been given."
"You can decide for yourself. If you have the ability, give more; if not, just do your best."
Another question is, where do you plan to live after you get married?
"Just stay at Xiangyang Brigade! It's not far from our military region."
"That works too, then we won't have to move. The key point is that your current position doesn't meet the requirement for your family to accompany you while you're in the military."
"It's alright."
Should you tell your family about your upcoming marriage?
"Speak."
Where do you plan to hold your wedding?
"Of course! It'll be in our military region! The woman lives so nearby, it'll be more lively for everyone if we hold it at the military region office!"
"What do you think, Xiao Shen?"
"It will be all right"
"You can't just say anything, the woman hasn't agreed yet."
"The instructor has no problem with that. As you all know, she lives alone and is the daughter of a military officer. Holding a wedding at the military base is better than anywhere else."
"That's fine then. In that case, if you get married in the military, we can see if we can apply to slaughter an extra pig, but you'll have to pay for it yourself."
"no problem"
"Okay, when you're free, quickly ask for leave and ask what the lady needs. If she's short of tickets, we'll try to get them for her as soon as possible. The New Year is just around the corner, we need to hurry up and get them."
"good"
"What, Lao Shen, you mean these two kids are getting married?"
"yes"
"Did Mianmian say that?"
"yes"
"Shouldn't we prepare some things for the child?"
"Logically, this is a wedding for our family, after all, but what are we going to do now?"
You're right.
"Why don't we just give them the money directly?"
How much?
"This is another problem. Putting everything else aside, we have three sons in our family, and the bride price certainly can't be too different. But we don't even know if the eldest son is married or has a girlfriend."
And then there's the fourth child, he's still young, this…
"Give Mianmian 500 yuan first! We'll make up the difference later, after the eldest and fourth sons get married, no matter how much is short."
"OK"
"You can send it over tonight."
"good"
"Uncle Shen, there's really no need. Third Brother has already given it to me."
“He gave it to you, and we, as your parents, are giving it to you, so just accept it. That way, even if it's not around, we can make it up to you later. But since it's right here, there's no reason not to give it to you, understand?”
"knew"
Has Shen Xi said when he's getting married? Where is the wedding being held?
"Yes, I got married here on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, then went to the city to register the marriage, and after that, I went to the military base to hold the wedding ceremony."
"Sure, but I'm sorry to trouble you."
"What are you saying! I think it's great!"
"Remember this: if Shen Xi ever does anything wrong, or bullies or wrongs you in any way, don't hesitate to confront him."
"Uncle Shen, don't you feel sorry for me?"
"What's there to be sorry about, brat? Besides, she's not your second sister."
"Oh well"
"What? You're getting married after the sixth day of the Lunar New Year? If it's not the third son, who are you marrying?"
"Sorry, sorry, I forgot to mention, I'm marrying Mianmian."
"Mianmian! You scared me to death, I thought..."
"What did you think?"
"It's nothing, but since I'm married to Mianmian, I won't say anything. But you have to remember that you can't bully Mianmian, you know? If you let me know, I'll see if I don't beat you back."
"Dare you! There are several people saying they want to beat you up right now."
Who is it?
"Who are you talking about? The old man, the old woman, the second sister, and the fourth brother? How come getting married has made them the enemy of the whole family?"
"Should"
Soon the Spring Festival of 1969 passed. On New Year's Eve, my third brother brought back a lot of things, all of which were for his wedding.
However, I don't need any of the "three turns and one sound" (referring to a bicycle, a radio, and a bicycle). Putting aside everything else, I already have a bicycle and a radio in my space, and I don't need anything else for the time being.
Besides, even if we bought a bicycle, it would take more than three hours to cycle from the production team to the city. It would be better to just go through the mountains! That would save an hour of walking!
However, I plan to wait until spring and take some time to go to the city to get my bicycle and radio. In any case, with a man in the house, I can still bring out some big items.
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