Chapter 2
"Auntie, why is this happening? Didn't you agree to get married on the eighth day of the lunar month and come to give the bride price today?"
Chen Furong's voice sounded like she was crying.
Can you stop crying?
Zhao Guoqing is 1.78 meters tall, has a good figure with an ape's back and a wasp's waist, sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes and a high nose bridge. With his handsome appearance, you really can't find anyone else in the neighborhood.
Otherwise, no matter what others say, even Chen Furong, who is holding an iron rice bowl, is desperate to marry him!
This Zhao Guoqing is the one Chen Furong likes.
It's called free love, but I don't mind that he is a farmer in the countryside.
"You're not your mother yet. She says you are carrying a golden rice bowl, and you have to turn around and ring with thirty-two legs..."
The person who conveyed the news was Aunt Liu who lived next door to Chen Furong. When she spoke, she was a little gloating about her misfortune. She was obedient, and the thirty-two legs could not be missed!
This Chen Furong is really valuable!
"My mother is crazy..."
Three revolutions and one beep refers to bicycles, sewing machines and watches. These four items these days require industrial prices, and the key point is that they are extremely expensive.
The four-tube semiconductor radio is 32 yuan, the Shanghai brand all-steel watch is 120 yuan, the Phoenix brand 18-type bicycle is 168.50 yuan, the Butterfly brand sewing machine is 175.40 yuan, and the thirty-two legs.
That means that a bed has four legs, a table has four legs, and the miscellaneous ones add up to thirty-two legs. If you buy these things, you can get a lot of money.
When Chen Furong heard these words, her eyes darkened and she almost fainted.
Rural people dig in the soil for food, and some production teams are wealthy. It is difficult for a strong laborer to earn a hundred yuan a year, and he still has to eat, drink, and eat to feed his family.
Your mother's thirty-two legs turn three times and snap once she opens her mouth. Don't hit her just because you don't know what she is doing?
Isn't it just because I have twenty-eight yuan a month, and if I don't get married, I can save this money to find a wife for my brother?
However, I am three years older than Zhao Guoqing. The key is, can I keep this belly?
Confused...
Chen Furong was so anxious that she dropped the soles in her hands and ran home!
Aunt Liu and Aunt Chen Furong were left with surprised faces. After they looked at each other, Aunt Liu sighed.
"Oh, it's really like the rumors outside. This Lotus fell in love with the handsome boy from the Zhao family and wanted to marry him..."
"No, my sister-in-law is also confused. She can't keep her when she's older. If she stays, she will become a enemy!"
Zhao Guoqing didn't care that Chen Furong was quarreling with her mother at home and insisted on making the marriage happen.
He rode a 28 bicycle towards the village.
Zhao Guoqing lives in Chaoyang Brigade, which is only ten miles away from the town and forty or fifty miles away from the county seat.
Usually when people go to the market, they go to the supply and marketing cooperative in the town.
I rarely go to the county town. After all, it is a long way away. There is only one tractor in the village, so I only go to the city unless there is collective work.
Usually when everyone goes into the city, they take the donkey cart.
Of course, if someone has a bicycle, it is convenient to go to the city, but these days, if someone has a bicycle, it is a very honorable thing, and they will not lend it to others easily!
I'm afraid that if someone breaks it, I won't be able to pay for it!
Like Zhao Guoqing's family, this was also for his marriage. The Zhao family spent nearly 170 yuan to buy a permanent men's bicycle.
This can be regarded as the most valuable thing in Zhao Guoqing's family.
Originally, I planned to use this bicycle as a betrothal gift and send it to Chen Furong's home, but who knew that something like this would happen.
Zhao Guoqing naturally rode back. Along the way, he was a little excited but quickly calmed down.
Get off the car and walk back slowly.
As I walked, I was thinking about what I would do to my parents when I got back.
Zhao Guoqing's grandparents are still there, and his father and three brothers live in the same courtyard. There is an earthen fence surrounding the courtyard, and half of the fence has collapsed.
The Zhao family is a household name in Chaoyang Village because the old man has two grandsons.
The eldest grandson, Zhao Daqing, was admitted to a university in Jiangcheng in the first year of the resumption of the college entrance examination last year and became a glorious college student. This was the first in Chaoyang Village!
The second grandson, Zhao Guoqing, was born on National Day. He has looked like the boy under the seat of Guanyin Bodhisattva in the painting since he was a child.
It was even worse when he grew up. Wherever he went, all the young girls and young wives in the village would look at him. From all over the country, they would talk about Zhao Guoqing of the old Zhao family.
The women are all smiling, but the men are frowning frequently because this guy is so handsome!
Fortunately, Zhao Guoqing is handsome and has a sweet mouth, but he is a decent person, but a bit stubborn.
No, after Zhao Daqing was admitted to college, a member of the art troupe in the county happened to take a fancy to Zhao Guoqing. The leader of the troupe made several trips to get Zhao Guoqing into the art troupe.
But the family refused, and the Zhao family was in a state of turmoil over this matter. They asked why?
Zhao Guoqing just said that he didn't want to go, which almost made old Zhao and his father angry to death.
His mother and his grandmother tried countless ways to get Zhao Guoqing to come to the city, but he still said, he didn’t want to go!
Without explaining anything, he just wiped away his tears and cursed him for being a stubborn person. From then on, his reputation as a stubborn person spread.
As for the marriage between Zhao Guoqing and Chen Furong, the Chen family initially proposed that the Zhao family buy a permanent bicycle, plus thirty yuan as a gift, and the marriage would be completed.
Originally, the uncle's family did not agree and felt that the request was too high.
But Zhao Guoqing's mother knelt down and cried, saying that her uncle's family had spent a lot of money in the past few years when he was studying in Daqing, which amounted to more than three hundred yuan, and now his family had a daughter-in-law.
The family has to come up with some money for whatever they say. You must know that Chen Furong is a local announcer and a good girl who eats the national meal!
What's rare is that Zhao Guoqing is also willing to marry.
This marriage must be done according to the girl's instructions. If it doesn't work, we can only borrow it and pay it back slowly.
Zhao Guoqing's mother's name is Liu Zhenfang. She is really good at work. Not only does she get advanced positions in the production team every year, but she also owns all the cooking, vegetables and chickens at home.
Although uncle Zhao Fu is a strong laborer, he is very lazy. The work points earned by a man cannot keep up with Liu Zhenfang. Not to mention, the busier the year, the more he lies down with headaches and fever.
The eldest aunt likes to visit everywhere, brag and chat about things at home, and her work is even worse than Zhao Fu.
Her family relied on Liu Zhenfang to even make shoes for her son. As for cooking, she would go into the kitchen to help with the dishes after the meal was ready.
This person is lazy and greedy, but her son strives for success. He was admitted to college last year and was the first in Chaoyang Village. No matter who gossips or brags, he can't beat her!
Zhao Guoqing's father, Zhao Gui, is okay at work, but he likes to drink. When drunk, he likes to go crazy. He doesn't dare to be aggressive outside. He just scolds his wife and daughter at home, or falls asleep.
Zhao Guoqing's third uncle Zhao Quan's family, because the third aunt only has one daughter, she is an honest and humble master who only knows how to work with her head down.
Because Zhao Quan had no son, he treated his two nephews as if they were eyeballs, treating them very dearly and doting on them.
As soon as Zhao Guoqing came home, his aunt's sharp eyes saw the undelivered pork on the back of the bicycle.
Chapter completed!