Marrying a daughter
In Rehe , there are three things that can be called great joy: one is to marry, the second is to marry a daughter, and the third is to add children.
Old Man Li has a daughter and a son. His daughter wants to marry him, his son wants to marry him, and he is looking forward to holding his grandson. Everyone says that Old Man Li is a blessed person with both children. Of course, Old Man Li also feels good about himself, and his smile often shines on that vicissitudes of life.
However, Old Man Li has a problem: stingy.
Old Man Li’s woman also has a problem: she will not live a life.
Old Man Li’s stinginess is recognized by the villagers, and he knows it within a radius of dozens of miles.
Some women teach men a lesson and say, "How do you learn from Mr. Li in Rehe? Stingy!"
Old Man Li's woman's prodigality was said by Mr. Li himself, and no one in the village recognized it.
Old man Li was a peddler at first, carrying a basket to sell needles and threads, a small businessman. As the saying goes, there is no traitor for business, and Old Man Li is no exception. Later, when the public-private partnership was jointly operated, he worked in supply and marketing cooperative .
In theory, the employees of the supply and marketing cooperative are also quite decent jobs.
But everyone is not decent at all when they see Old Man Li.
Old Man Li was not decent in dressing, with fat and big clothes, and unkempt, so she was not as neat as the members of the particular team. She walked in a decent manner, and then she looked at her, as if she was looking for something at all times.
In fact, Old Man Li is really looking for something. A firewood stick, a hemp rope head, and even a pair of broken rubber shoes can all enter his magic eyes. Haha, pick up rags?
is true! At that time, there was no such thing as the King of Draw, and people regarded picking up rags as a very lowly behavior. No matter how poor the family is, no one picks up rags. Mr. Li, a dignified supply and marketing cooperative employee, picked up. He himself is in the Local Products Department of the Supply and Marketing Cooperative, and he specially collects junk. Picking up rags made everyone underestimated him, and some of his styles made everyone underestimate him.
Old Man Li is indeed a good person who can live a life. He is thrifty and buys many things for home use, such as cake pans, trolleys, picks, hoes and sickles.
Every time he told the woman, "Remember, you can't lend it out!"
The woman agreed, "No! No!"
But as soon as the old man Li left, someone came to borrow things, and the woman asked, "What are you borrowing?"
The person from
pointed to the cart and said, "Push a few carts of earth-matted pigpen!"
The woman whispered, "Push away, thinking about pushing it back in the afternoon early. If the hole came home, it would be too troublesome!"
The person from
knew that the woman was good-minded, so she returned it on time after using it.
But when Old Man Li came back, he saw that the car was dirty, and asked, "Did you use it?"
The woman said, "I'm useless!"
Old Man Li scolded, "You prodigal son, why do you say hello to me? If you don't let you lend it, you will have to pay more for the wheels!"
The woman knew that she was in the wrong, and did not argue, so she let Old Man Li nag. Do whatever you should do, just be treated as wind blowing in your ears.
Old Man Li said to everyone that women don’t know how to live, and those who throw rice and noodles all day long are prodigal sons.
The villagers laughed secretly.
Old Man Li is not popular.
Women are popular.
: Looking at her, her daughter is grown up. There are many girls in the family, and many families are asking for marriage.
Old Man Li whispered to the woman: "Remember, it cannot be less than 200 yuan in bride price!"
The woman said: "I know!"
The 200 yuan at that time was not a small amount. Generally, employees only earn more than 40 yuan a month, and 200 yuan is equivalent to four months' salary. A laborer only earns 10 points of labor a day, and the combined payment is 40 to 50 cents.
The man is in trouble at home and prepares a 200 yuan bride price. You can imagine how difficult it is!
That day, the matchmaker handed the 200 yuan to the woman. As soon as he stepped out of the door, Old Man Li stretched out his hand to the woman: "Get it!"
The woman was a little reluctant: "I have to buy a dowry for the child!"
Old Man Li's face sank: "What dowry to buy? A married woman, the water you poured out!"
The woman had to hand over the money obediently.
The woman prepares her dowry in tears. If you can make do with the family, you can only use the home, but some dowry costs money, such as mirrors, clothes, and bedding. If your wife doesn’t make money, she still has to take it.
Old Man Li had to take out 100 yuan: "It can't exceed this number!"
Other people's daughter cried when she left, but her daughter didn't, she looked very happy.
My daughter hates her father a little.
My daughter once told her best friend that her father was too stingy. She never made new clothes for her or bought new shoes for her over the years. She was kind to her younger brother. She gave her whatever her younger brother wanted, and she didn't give her anything she wanted.
The daughter even said that after her period, she wanted to ask her father for money to buy a roll of toilet paper, but her father didn't give it to her. She had long wanted to leave this home, and this home made her not have much nostalgia.
When my daughter left, my mother cried several times.
Old Man Li said, "Why are you crying? Just open your mouth less, isn't it a good thing?"
The woman cried even harder: "You are such a cruel person! Your daughter is not your biological child? Why are you so inhumane?"
sent her daughter away, and the family was about to thank the helpers and set up a few tables.
Old man Li offended many people in recent years, but many people have left behind in women's popularity.
Neighbors all come to give their daughter a favor, some get one dollar and two dollars. It’s more than anything else, and you can’t be too slow to be treated. You must treat others well and not let them get cold.
Old Man Li stood in the kitchen and pointed.
"Cut less meat!"
"Put less oil!"
"Put less rice!"
"Put less rice!"
The person who helped the chef was impatient: "Or you can do it yourself!"
Old Man Li looked cold-eyed with the chef, and then he reluctantly left the kitchen.
My daughter is back, she is pregnant and has a very yellow face, and she is quite thin.
The mother felt sorry for rolling noodles for her child to make delicious food.
Old Man Li said: "I'm not an outsider, I'll eat whatever I have. Why waste fine grains?"
At that time, an employee ate 30 kilograms of supply per month, 30% of fine grains. The common people can’t eat a meal of white flour all year round.
My wife was anxious: "She is the flesh that fell from my body. My child is like this, how can I not be anxious?"
Old Man Li was speechless for a moment.
Later, when my daughter had a child, the family became more and more nervous. Occasionally, Old Man Li is guarding against his daughter like a thief.
But when the tiger is napping, his wife still secretly brings this and that to his daughter.
Old Man Li sighed: "It's hard to guard against a family thief!"
Marrying
Old Man Li has married his daughter for a few years, and his son has grown up, and he has reached the age to marry.
Son Xiaochen is a talented person, Old Man Li retired, Xiaochen took over, and he has a formal job. Although Old Man Li is famous for his stinginess, his family is in good condition, and there are many people who come to protect the media. He mentioned several girls, but they were rejected by Old Man Li.
A matchmaker said, "That girl didn't choose! Beautiful!"
Old Man Li asked, "Is there a job?"
The matchmaker replied, "No job!"
Old Man Li waved his hand and said, "Then I won't talk!"
Another matchmaker said, "This girl chooses one in a hundred!"
Old Man Li asked, "Is there a job?"
The matchmaker replied, "No!"
Old Man Li waved his hand and said, "Then I won't talk!"
At that time, in the countryside, there were very few girls with work. Old Man Li had to find someone with a job to marry his son, which was a bit difficult. Xiaochen is not in a hurry. He is only 22 years old and is still a child, so he is carefree.
is also fate.
One day, Xiaochen was on duty at the medical wholesale station, and a girl came. She was so ugly, with big black eyes, and two dimples with one smile. After the girl bought the medicine, she smiled at Xiaochen and left.
Who is she? Such a beautiful appearance? The little minister fell in love at first sight. Unfortunately, who is the girl’s surname? have no idea. Where does the girl live? have no idea. Is the girl waiting to be in the boudoir? have no idea. But these things cannot help Xiaoshu. The place was not big at all, and just ask for it and you'll find out everything.
Soon, the message came: the girl’s surname is Chen, her name is Chen Xiaolan, she is 21 years old, she teaches at Goumen Primary School and is a public teacher. What made Xiaochen even more excited was that the girl was not married yet.
is also a very coincidental.
Miss Chen and Xiaochen’s uncle are also related to some relatives.
Uncle protects media, Xiaochen falls in love with Xiaolan, and Xiaolan also falls in love with Xiaochen.
Choose a good day and get engaged to your child. In Rehe, when men and women get married, they are engaged first, and they use a form to fix the marriage, but they have no legal effect. Engagement is usually very grand, and parents and the closest people are basically present. The third uncle and fourth uncle, the seven aunts and eight aunts were placed on several large tables.
Old Man Li wanted to do it himself, but his wife quit: "Just stay there and don't participate in anything!"
Old Man Li's neck was thwarted: "Why? I am the head of the family! Who will participate if I don't participate?"
The wife advised: "If he is responsible for his arrangement, you can save your worries!"
The wife was afraid that Old Man Li would do the wrong things and messed up the matter.
The more you are afraid of something, the more you love something. Originally ordered, eight dishes and eight bowls of at the banquet. This is not low in rural areas, and the best banquet is eight plates and eight bowls.
Old Man Li couldn't bear to let it go. He said, "Eight people at a table, and one person eats a plate and a bowl, which is a bit wasteful."
But his brother was responsible for handling it and he disdained his words at all.
Old Man Li was very angry.
. There are not so many bowls and chopsticks to hold a banquet in the countryside, so I can only go out to borrow it. Old Man Li retired from the supply and marketing cooperative and was familiar with the people in the supply and marketing cooperative, so he volunteered to borrow bowls, plates and chopsticks.
More than 20 people were engaged to the woman, and she sat in three tables, and each table was arranged to accompany her. When preparing to serve the dishes, I found that the bowls and plates that Mr. Li borrowed were one size smaller than the ones planned. Although the tables were filled, they still didn't look generous enough.
Xiaolan's mother is a big and thick woman, and she keeps her face as soon as she comes. She had long heard that Old Man Li was famously stingy and did not want to have this marriage, and was worried that his daughter would get angry when she got married. But she couldn't stand the other people in the family agreeing, and she couldn't turn the overall situation around alone. I had to feel wronged, the boss was not thinking.
The one who accompanied Xiaolan's mother at this table was Mr. Li's in-laws. This woman has also seen the world. Her man is the secretary of a commune. The woman was very real. When she saw that the dishes on the plate were eaten up, she brought the dish in front of her to Xiaolan’s mother.
This action actually made Xiaolan's mother furious. She stood up and asked sternly: "Your family is eating with food? Let's go, I won't eat this food!" After that, she got off the ground.
This is very lively.
The woman didn't know what she had done wrong, and was at a loss.
Later, it was Xiaolan's father, so he pulled his wife back. The atmosphere behind him was not so harmonious, and the banquet ended in a bad mood.
The woman who accompanied the guest was very injured. She was cowardly for a long time because of this incident and died of depression two years later.
Old Man Li became the culprit! Everyone unanimously attacked him and narrowed the dishes by one size privately, resulting in insufficient dishes, which made people choose!
In fact, everyone knows in their hearts that Xiaolan’s mother is also picking on the bones and finding faults if she has nothing to do.
Old Man Li gave her the right to choose.
However, Xiaolan's mother couldn't resist her thighs, and in the end she obediently sent her daughter to the Li family.
Because of the lessons learned from the past, Xiaochen’s marriage is fully handled by the old man, and Old Man Li is definitely not allowed to intervene!
Xiaochen said, "Dad, I beg you, don't make any more trouble?"
Old Man Li had to be timid: "Okay! I will turn a blind eye, okay?"
Xiaochen said, "No! Close your eyes all! Don't open it!"
Old Man Li said, "Okay! Close your son very much."
Old Man Li really loves his son. Xiaochen is the pearl in his hand. He is afraid of melting when he holds it in his mouth, and is afraid of being frightened when he presses it on his head. He didn't listen to other people's words, but Xiaochen said it, and he listened very much.
Early in the morning, Old Man Li was dressed so well that he cleaned the inside and outside the courtyard. Seeing everyone busy, he smiled very well.
At this time, all the ten stoves set up in a corner of the yard caught fire, some boiled meat and some fried croquettes, and the fragrance was everywhere. The chef who is in charge is Uncle Zhang, and Uncle Zhang and Old Man Li grew up naked.
Uncle Zhang is a kind person. He does his best to help others. He saves money for his boss and will never waste it. He has a very good reputation and asks him for help in any family.
I don’t know when, Old Man Li came to Uncle Zhang and secretly pulled the corner of Uncle Zhang’s clothes: “Come here, I’ll say something to you!”
Uncle Zhang didn’t know what the boss was going to do, so he beat him up.
Old Man Li said, "Put more salt! Remember to add more salt!"
Uncle Zhang was stunned for a moment, then nodded, said nothing, turned around and went to work hard again.
All this was seen by the minister.
Old Man Li walked over with his hands behind his back, and the minister asked, "Second, what did you say just now?"
Old Man Li denied, "Nothing said!"
Old Man Li warned, "I tell you, second, you have to remember this matter today, don't be stingy, don't be stingy anymore!"
Old Man Li nodded and walked out of the yard.
The young minister asked Uncle Zhang quietly: "What's wrong? What's wrong with the second child?"
Uncle Zhang smiled: "Nothing! I know what to do!"
The wedding banquet was very lively and the dishes were delicious.
Everyone wiped their shiny lips and said, "I ate this banquet today, salty and light and tasted pure. Haha, Old Man Li was so generous."
Old Man Li felt very uncomfortable after hearing this. I thought to myself, Uncle Zhang didn’t listen to me, and ate all the succulent . If it was salty, it would definitely save a lot! Thinking of this, he shook his head in pain.
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Rehe people are used to calling having children a child imported, giving birth to a child is a child, and giving birth to a daughter is a child.
Seeing that his daughter-in-law Xiaolan dragged her big belly in and out every day, Old Man Li was really happy.
can finally become a grandfather.
Since Xiaolan entered the door, he and the woman regarded her as their own daughter. They loved her in every way, and they were heartbroken.
People often say, "You respect me one foot, I respect you one foot." If you treat me as your daughter, I will treat you as your biological mother.
Xiaolan is a sensible child. She is busy teaching classes during the day, doing everything when she goes home, rushing to cook in the fire, and feeding chickens and pigs. The old man Li and his wife were naturally satisfied. They told everyone that they burned incense in their previous life and had such a good daughter-in-law, who was both filial and diligent.
However, Old Man Li is Old Man Li after all, and his stinginess cannot be concealed.
My daughter came back to live and saw that her brother and wife were so good, so she took Xiaolan's hand and said, "Thanks to your hard work at home, I am so happy to have a good girl like you!"
Xiaolan also felt that this sister-in-law was stable and virtuous, unlike other people's sister-in-law, who always wanted to go home and make decisions.
Xiaolan also knew that her sister-in-law's family was in a difficult situation. When her sister-in-law left, she gave her 20 yuan. At that time, Xiaolan earned more than 40 yuan a month, and she was willing to take out half of it at once, which was generous enough.
The eldest sister-in-law refused to accept it, Xiaolan wanted to give it to her, but was seen by Old Man Li during the argument.
Old man Li said, "Xiaolan, don't give it to her! The married man is now!"
The sister-in-law suddenly looked ugly.
Xiaolan's face is also ugly.
The eldest sister-in-law is because of her father's ruthlessness.
Xiaolan is because of her father-in-law's prejudice.
When my sister-in-law left, Xiaolan went to see her off. On the way, my sister-in-law told Xiaolan how stingy her father was. She stayed at home until she was 21 years old, never wore a new piece of clothing, never wore a pair of shoes, and never had a penny in her pocket.
Once she went up the mountain to dig medicine and earned two yuan, and wanted to make a flower jacket, but when her father found out, he didn't let her spend the two yuan, so she took it out of her pocket. She was so angry that she burst into tears.
Another time, she secretly went to the reed field to reed leaves and went to the supply and marketing cooperative to sell it. It happened that her father was on duty and took the reed leaves, but he didn't give her money, so his father intercepted the money.
The eldest sister-in-law walked along the way and cried all the way, making Xiaolan cry miserably.
Xiaolan put the 20 yuan into her sister-in-law's hand.
Xiaolan sent her sister-in-law back, and Old Man Li asked, "What are you doing?"
Xiaolan: "Send my sister to you!"
Old Man Li: "Don't give her money in the future, her family will be a hole that cannot be filled in one bite!"
Xiaolan suddenly looked at him carefully and thought to herself: This person looks quite kind and kind, why are he so cold to his own daughter?
Xiaolan has a lot of appetite because of pregnancy and eats more than her mother-in-law and father-in-law.
Old Man Li was happy in his eyes. He secretly said to the woman, "Hehe, Xiaolan is eating for our eldest grandson! Eat it! The more the better, and eat a big fat boy!"
To be honest, Old Man Li is not afraid of eating, and he is willing to give up for his grandson. In the past, he never spent money to buy meat. Since Xiaolan became pregnant, he often went to the market to buy ribs and stewed pork ribs for Xiaolan and stewed pork ribs for Xiaolan . He didn't move, and the woman didn't move.
Xiaolan couldn't get into the mouth, so she put the ribs into their bowls: "If you don't eat them, how can I eat them?"
That day, Old Man Li picked a bunch of beans in the yard, which were both striped and tender. The three of them sat in front of the table and spoke while picking the beans.
is also idle and has nothing to do. Old Man Li just counts beans one by one, and counts them all, and there are a total of 90.
Old Man Li had nothing to say: "We have three people, and one bite is exactly 30 beans!"
Xiaolan smiled pursed her lips and said: "Dad, how much do I have to eat?"
Old Man Li: "30!"
Xiaolan said: "30 can't do it, right? I'm two people!"
Old Man Li blushed: "Then you eat 50, your mother and I eat 40, this time it's okay?"
Xiaolan said: "Actually, I can't eat that much, there's no need to count it, right?"
The woman glared at Old Man Li: "I think you're so idle!"
Old Man Li said: "I'm afraid you'll be wasted too much!"
Old Man Li said: "I'm afraid you'll be wasted too much!"
Old Man Li said: "I'm afraid you'll be wasted too much!"
Old Man Li said: "I'm afraid you'll be stewed too much!"
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The woman robbed the white: "A few rotten beans, what's there to waste? Besides, feed the pig!"
Old Man Li was angry: "You prodigal girl, why don't you know how to live a good life!"
Xiaolan has been married for more than a year, and she could still hold on at first, but later, she really couldn't hold on anymore, so she said to her husband Xiaochen: "No, I can't stand my father's sting and nagging, let's rent a house!"
Xiaochen looked at Xiaolan's big belly and asked, "Who should I look at the child when I gave birth to a child?"
Xiaolian: "Pick mom to our house to live."
Xiaochen asked, "What should I do if Dad?"
Xiaolian frowned and said nothing.
Xiaochen advised: "Let's deal with it, wait a few more years to see."
Make dumplings during the Chinese New Year, and make mutton stuffed with it. Everyone talked and laughed, some rolled the dough and some wrapped it. Xiaolan sat next to her and arranged dumplings.
Old Man Li said, "Xiaolan, how many, please count."
Xiaolan was unhappy: "I can't count, I don't know how to count!"
Xiaochen hurriedly took over the conversation: "What do you count? Why do you have to eat enough if you count again?"
Old Man Li counted it quietly and secretly told the woman: "Well, there are 128 in total, and there are 42 in one person on average, which is enough!"
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The grandson has a hundred days, and Old Man Li gave his grandson a big surprise.
This surprise even made Xiaolan a little excited.
Old Man Li prepared a small golden lock of yellow Cancan, pure gold, with 88 grams, and personally tied it to his grandson around his neck.
Those who came to have a wedding banquet were shocked: Unexpectedly, Old Man Li was so nauseous that he could actually save such a valuable thing! Great!
Although my grandson was wearing such a precious little golden lock, Old Man Li still looked around and looked around when he walked, and he could pick up any junk. A wooden stick and a piece of rope were held in your hand, looking very happy. (Author Meng Xianqi)
