After lunch, Li Yue'e and Lu Xiaolan first went to the commune supply and marketing cooperative and bought 2 kilograms of cakes, 2 bottles of Daqu wine, and when they saw apples, they bought another 2 kilograms.
The 1-pound Daqu wine at 60° costs 2.39 cents per bottle, and 2 bottles cost 4.78 cents; the apple costs 480 cents per catty, and 2 catties cost 96 cents; the cake costs 96 cents. One pound or two pounds cost one dollar and ninety-two cents.
[Note: The retail prices of commodities in this article are all from the retail prices of commodities in state-owned stores in Changsha City in 1971 in "40 Years of Prices in Hunan". 】
The shopping cost seven yuan and sixty-six cents, which made Li Yue'e feel a little sick. You know, Lu Xiaolan's monthly salary in the commune supply and marketing cooperative is only 24 yuan, which is equivalent to almost one-third of her daughter's salary.
Li Yuee's head hurts when she thinks about having to pretend to be a grandson later.
After Lu Xiaolan asked for leave, mother and daughter went to the commune's office building together, first looking for their uncle Yang Jingming.
When Liu Guangying saw Yang Jingming coming with Li Yue'e and Lu Xiaolan, Li Yue'e was still carrying something in her hand, her heart skipped a beat, but she still had a smile on her face.
"Hey, sister-in-law, why are you here?"
After Yang Jingming brought them over, he quickly ran away. Anyway, he was only the one who held the connection at the beginning. His mother-in-law and Director Liu discussed the matter.
"That's it, Director Liu, I'm really sorry. The meeting probably won't happen." Li Yuee said very embarrassedly.
"Ah? Why? Did the Long March have any other requirements?" Liu Guangying was shocked. Although he had a premonition, he at most thought that there were other conditions to be negotiated, but he didn't expect that it would be done immediately.
"It's like this. On the day we came back from the Long March, we saved an educated youth. As a result, the two of them fell in love and fell in love." Li Yuee said, "Since we both have partners, naturally we can't see each other."
"Is there still such a thing?" Liu Guangying breathed a sigh of relief.
"Well, old sister-in-law, let me solve this matter. What's the name of that educated youth? I'll ask her to talk. Saving people is a good thing, so how can you use it to force a marriage? She is still an educated youth, so her ideological consciousness is not good. "
"Director Liu, you misunderstood. There was no forced marriage. It was just the two young people who saw eye to eye."
Liu Guangying's face immediately darkened, "Sister-in-law, you are not being kind. My niece specially took leave from the art troupe. My brother and the others have prepared their dowry, but you suddenly say goodbye. , what should they do? Isn’t this a regretful marriage? "
Seeing that the golden son-in-law who was about to get his hands was just gone, Liu Guangying was furious.
"Hey, Director Liu, you can't say that. We agreed at the beginning to see each other first. I made it clear to you at that time. Whether it can be done or not depends on the meaning of the Long March. I can't make the decision. We haven't even met each other yet, so how can we say we're regretting the engagement? We can't use this label randomly."
Li Yue'e immediately retorted. If this is a regretful marriage, it is a matter of style. Let alone the third child being an officer, he is an ordinary soldier and cannot be detained.
"Besides, we haven't seen each other yet. Whether it will work or not is another matter. Why are your brothers and the others ready to give a dowry? Could it be that the girl has some hidden illness and is in a hurry to get married?" Li Yue'e is not someone to be trifled with.
Liu Guangying:......
Isn't it just that you are in a hurry to get married?
Her eldest niece Liu Ping is 22 this year, and her second niece Liu Mei is also 20 this year. However, because Liu Ping is not married, Liu Mei has been dating her partner for two years and has been putting off getting married.
This year, the man said that he would wait at most one more year, otherwise they would separate, so as not to drag down their son.
Liu Mei's partner was the son of the director of the county machinery factory. How could such a good in-law be gone? In addition, Liu Mei was shouting loudly, and her eldest brother's hair turned gray due to worry.
Liu Ping, a partial student, has always had her eyes set on others since she was admitted to the art troupe. She didn't like anyone introduced by her family, and she didn't find a partner in the art troupe. At the age of 22, she was still alone.
Brother Liu had no choice but to give his eldest daughter an ultimatum, telling her to get married this year, otherwise the father-daughter relationship would be severed.
Liu Ping then relented and said that she had fallen in love with an officer in the army. When Brother Liu asked, he found that the other party was not only an officer at the deputy battalion level, but also from the Hongqi Commune in the same county.
Brother Liu was overjoyed, isn't this a match made in heaven? It doesn't matter if the other party doesn't express anything. In this day and age, the woman can take the initiative. It happened that his younger sister Liu Guangying worked in Hongqi Commune, so Brother Liu asked her to lead the way.
Liu Guangying felt sorry for her elder brother, so she licked her face and went to the groom's house. She originally wanted to talk about the marriage directly. But the groom's family did not agree and only agreed to see each other first.
Liu Guangying originally thought that Liu Ping was very good, both in appearance and work, and should be a sure success, but something unexpected happened.
"Old sister-in-law, look at what you said, what kind of hidden disease can the child have? It's just because I'm busy with work in the army and don't have much time. My brother and sister-in-law were anxious, so they prepared the dowry early. Your son is also in the army, and he knows that they have a lot of work. You're so busy." Liu Guangying didn't dare to show off.
Qingxi County is not a big place. If there are rumors that Liu Ping has a hidden illness and hates marrying, then Liu Ping will not be able to find a good partner in Qingxi County in the future.
"They are busy with work, and I am also pregnant. This has not been postponed until now. His eldest brother has two children at his age, and I am also worried." Li Yuee agreed.
As long as the other party doesn't hold her back, Li Yue'e is still willing to lower her profile. After all, she can resolve the matter amicably, so who wants to quarrel with her.
"Yes, children are debts. My eldest brother is also worried about the two girls in the family." Liu Guangying said with deep emotion.
"Hey, we are also very embarrassed. No, my family asked me to buy two bottles of wine and asked you to take it to Brother Liu to make amends."
"It's mainly due to fate. We can't control it. The two children are in love, and there's nothing we can do about it. The chairman has said that marriage should be independent. It's not good for us parents to still arrange marriages, don't you think? "
Liu Guangying choked, could she say no? If she said no, wouldn't it mean that her ideological consciousness is not as good as that of a peasant woman farming?
"Of course, now we are free to fall in love and have independent marriage. Since the children already have a partner, the love affair doesn't count." Liu Guangying forced a smile, fearing that her brother would have worries about success again.
"Then thank you, Director Liu, for telling me. I'm really sorry." Li Yue'e pulled Lu Xiaolan to stand up and prepare to leave.
"Hey, sister-in-law, take your things with you, we won't take anything away from the people." Liu Guangying hurriedly stopped them.
"Oh, Director Liu, you misunderstood. I know your discipline. My husband is also the team secretary. This thing is for Brother Liu. After all, this matter is ours. I have to trouble you, Director Liu." Pass it to him." After saying that, Li Yue'e pulled Lu Xiaolan and left.
Anyway, she bought two copies of everything, so they could divide it however they wanted.
After walking out of the commune, Lu Xiaolan was still a little dizzy.
"Is the matter solved so easily?" Lu Xiaolan asked her mother.
"What if not?" Li Yue'e was speechless.
The third child is at the deputy battalion level, the same level as the commune secretary. Liu Guangying is the director of the Women's Federation, what else can he do to the third child?
In addition, seeing each other is something that both parties are willing to do. Now that one party is unwilling to see each other, that is also normal.
They were just being kind and came to apologize with gifts in hand. If you are not particular about it, it is just a matter of asking the middleman to tell you.
