When he got home and entered the house, Ling Zhi took out some money from his pocket and handed it to her without any hesitation.
Song Hongguo was confused for a moment, "Where did this come from?"
Ling Zhi explained, "Grandpa Zhou and Uncle Huo gave it to me and Xiaoyuan, totaling twenty."
Five yuan a piece, four in total, still brand new.
This is no small feat.
According to local customs, when elders meet their juniors for the first time, they usually give greeting gifts, mostly money. The more money you give, the more attention you pay to them.
But usually, it's only one or two yuan, even if it's very respectable. In the countryside, it's even ten cents or two cents, and no one will find fault. Now they take out five yuan...
Song Hongguo took it and asked, "What did they say at that time?"
Ling Zhi repeated what Zhou Changqing and Huo Mingdong said as verbatim as possible, and at the end he said in a very tangled voice, "Xiao Yuan and I didn't want it at all. We were afraid of causing trouble to you. Favor debts are the worst thing." Return it, but Uncle Huo said it was a gift from the elders and should not be declined, and he motioned for us to accept it, so..."
Song Hongguo touched his head and said, "Well, your Uncle Huo is right. Although you don't get rewarded for your merits and have short hands, you can take what your Grandpa Zhou and Uncle Huo gave you. This is the meeting money. If you reject the etiquette, it will hurt their face, and you don’t know etiquette..."
Ling Zhi asked worriedly, "Would that make it difficult for you?"
Song Hongguo smiled and said, "No, there is always a chance to repay this kind of favor. Those who don't will be in trouble."
Hearing this, Ling Zhi felt at ease and reminded, "They gave a little too much..."
"Well, it's quite a lot. This shows that they like you both very much..." Song Hongguo slowly told the two of them some worldly wisdom, "Although it is quite vulgar to use money to measure feelings, giving more may not necessarily represent the best." Deep feelings may be a show of strength, or vanity in consideration of face, but if you don't give or give very little, it is definitely perfunctory and contemptuous. Only if you don't take someone to your heart will you be reluctant to do it for the other person. Spend money..."
Both of them listened very carefully.
Ling Zhi asked curiously, "What if the other party really has no money?"
Song Hongguo said, "If you don't have money, there are ways to do it, such as making something with your own hands as a gift. As long as you have the intention, the recipient will feel the sincerity."
Hearing this, Ling Yuan said with a smile, "Grandpa Zhou and Uncle Huo were very considerate. My brother and I both felt sincerity. They smiled so kindly..."
Ling Zhi looked at Song Hongguo, "They are very satisfied with you, so they love you."
When Song Hongguo heard this, she laughed and joked, "Do you know Aiwu and Wu Na? It seems that I have been reading a lot recently and can use idioms flexibly..."
Ling Zhi faced her teasing gaze and asked, "What about you? Are you satisfied with Uncle Huo's brother and sister-in-law?"
Song Hongguo asked, "Where are you two?"
Ling Zhi considered it, "We think it's okay, but we haven't met many people, and we may not be able to tell if there is a problem. After all, many adults like to pretend, so your opinion is the main one, and we all listen to it." your."
Song Hongguo nodded, "Yes, we can handle it."
This is satisfaction.
Ling Zhi knew something in his mind and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He had always been worried that she and the Huo family would hate each other, so even if they got married in the future, there would be many hidden dangers.
As the old saying goes, buy a pig and keep it in a pen, marry a wife and keep it in a house. Although he doesn't quite understand it, it has been spread for so many years and is still talked about, so there must be some truth to it.
After washing and lying down, the system popped up, "Host, are you not nervous now? Anyone with eyes can tell that the eldest brother and sister-in-law of the male god are extremely satisfied with you, so they just leave you and the male god where they are. get married."
"It's too early for you to be happy. You still don't know what the attitude of the other people in his family is. He has a lot of people in his family..." After saying this, Song Hongguo felt a little headache. A century-old family like the Huo family has luxuriant branches and leaves. Huo Minglou's branch has a large number of people. He has five brothers and sisters. Huo Mingdong is the eldest son. He also has a second brother, Huo Mingcheng, who is also married and works in the imperial capital. He also has an elder sister, Huo Shujin, and a younger sister, Huo Shuxiu. .
If she marries in the future, she will not only have her parents-in-law, but also her sister-in-law and sister-in-law. If one of these people is not easy to get along with, it will cause unrest in the family.
It was said that Huo Minglou's father's generation had more brothers and sisters, which meant that there were countless relatives and endless dealings with them, which she was most afraid of.
The system reassured, "It's okay. You and the male god are not going to the imperial capital. No matter how many Huo family members there are, we won't have much interaction with you in the future. At most, we can deal with it during the New Year and the holidays, and then it will be over with a little patience. ”
Song Hongguo said meaningfully, "That's not necessarily the case."
The system was stunned for a moment, "What do you mean?"
Song Hongguo said, "Huo Minglou and I work here and it is impossible to go to the Imperial Capital, but they can come here. How can I kick them out when they come?"
The system gradually came to its senses, "Are you worried that when the situation becomes turbulent in those few years, someone in the Huo family will be implicated... to join the male god and his eldest brother?"
Song Hongguo said "Yeah", "Many of the Huo family are in some sensitive positions and are at the center of the whirlpool. It will be difficult to escape unscathed in the future."
At this time, the system was also depressed, "What should we do? Warn in advance? I don't know if they believe it or not..."
Song Hongguo didn't have any good solutions for the time being, so she said, "Forget it, it will all happen in five or six years. Let's talk about it then. Maybe our worries are unfounded."
"That's all we can do. Anyway, there must be a way to reach the mountain."
The next day, after Song Hongguo got up, she told her two children and rode her bicycle to the commune.
Last time, she made an appointment with the bracelet seller this morning.
When she arrived at the commune, the road was still deserted. She found a place to change her clothes, put her bicycle into the space, then took the backpack and entered the black market.
The black market at this time was obviously much more lively than at noon. The streets were full of people waiting for transactions. Sellers and buyers gathered together and quietly discussed the price.
Although there was still a bit of secrecy, no one was overly flustered or uneasy.
The overall atmosphere is quite peaceful.
Song Hongguo looked along the road and saw the most people selling wheat. After all, not long after the wheat harvest had passed, some families who needed money or tickets would exchange wheat with workers in the city.
Next are the vegetable sellers, as well as eggs and mountain products, which are basically related to food. As for the transactions of other items, Zeng Ge has almost monopolized them, such as some rare things, bicycle watches, etc., go to him That's right.
As long as you give enough money, it is said that he can find a way to get it for you.
This time, Song Hongguo didn't go to him. Unexpectedly, he sent someone to contact her. When she finished the transaction with the bracelet seller and was about to leave, he blocked the way.
