Lu Changzheng first sent Su Mo back to the educated youth camp, and then returned home.
Li Yue'e was preparing to cook. When she saw him coming back, she asked, "Have you received the certificate? Where have you gone? Why are you back so late?"
"I got it, here it is."
Lu Changzheng unfolded the marriage certificate and showed it to his mother, then folded it up again and put the precious one in his bag.
"I went to the county town to buy some things, so I came back late." After saying that, he handed Li Yue'e the 2 kilograms of pork belly in his net pocket.
"I cut two pounds of meat and cooked it for everyone to eat tonight."
When she reached out, Li Yue'e saw the new watch on his hand and was startled, "You bought a watch too? Where did you get so many tickets?"
When Lu Changzheng asked, she gave him all the tickets in her hand.
Lu Changzheng raised his lips proudly, "My wife bought it for me, Haishi brand 19-diamond all-steel, costing 125 yuan."
"Then you didn't buy it for her?"
"No, she has a watch herself and won't let me buy it. I'll give you the watch ticket later."
Li Yuee was silent, but she was an honest girl.
She originally thought that a gift of 400 yuan was too much, but the girl turned around and bought a watch for her son for more than 100 yuan.
It seemed like she was being stingy.
"Later, you can pull a few more feet of good cloth for her and let her make two sets of clothes." Li Yue'e explained.
"Here, let's see." His wife probably didn't like the materials from the supply and marketing cooperative here.
"What? Are you still reluctant to let go?"
"No, she has a lot of clothes." Lu Changzheng made an excuse and said he would buy them for his wife later when he saw they looked good.
"We went to see Xiaolan when we came back in the afternoon. A lot of things came from the supply and marketing cooperative, and they were taking inventory." Lu Changzheng changed the subject.
When Li Yue'e heard this, she slapped her thigh suddenly: "If you didn't mention it, I almost forgot that I should have prepared everything in your house two days in advance. Otherwise, in two days, everyone will have finished the autumn harvest and won't be able to grab a hair. "
The autumn harvest of each brigade in Hongqi Commune ends at the same time, only two or three days apart at most.
Here, after the autumn harvest, it is considered a peak season for weddings. Don’t look at what everyone is looking for on a daily basis, but when it comes time to actually buy something, it’s quite scary. If the speed is slower, the hair will be gone.
Li Yue'e did a little calculation and found that there were quite a lot of things to prepare, so she immediately said: "Forget it, I'll take a leave tomorrow to prepare everything in your house first, and you will come with me tomorrow."
"I want to go to the city tomorrow to see bicycles and sewing machines. I also want to find connections and get meat for the banquet." Lu Changzheng said, feeling a little confused, "Isn't everything in my house ready? Really? What else should I prepare?"
Li Yue'e rolled her eyes at him, "Your house is just an empty shelf, and there are still many missing things. You don't want firewood, rice, oil, and salt? You don't want the dishes and chopsticks for eating? You don't want those thermos and enamel basins? You don't want kerosene lamps? You're not a householder, so you don't know what a household needs. There are a lot of things.”
After hearing what Li Yue'e said, Lu Changzheng immediately understood that his house was just a house now, lacking the fireworks.
After all these things are added and his wife moves in, it will be his home.
"Okay, then you can buy it. Just put it in the supply and marketing cooperative after you buy it. I will bring it back when I come back. But don't buy too much. My wife bought two iron-shell thermoses, two enamel basins, and two enamel jars. She also bought soap, soap and toothbrushes.”
"She also bought sheets and quilts, and made two quilts." Lu Changzheng recalled what his wife bought that day.
Li Yue'e was a little surprised. She thought that the two quilts were the dowry, but she didn't expect to buy so many. In total, they would cost dozens. I also bought a watch for the third child. This dowry is quite generous.
"Then your wife is quite generous." Li Yuee said.
"My wife is not a stingy person to begin with. She even gave Xiaolan a really good shirt today." Lu Changzheng did not forget to try to win his wife's favor with me.
"What? A really good shirt? Secretary Geng is wearing it, the one mentioned in the newspaper?"
Although Lu Changzheng had never seen the Doliang shirt Secretary Geng was wearing, he believed that all Doliang shirts were similar, so he nodded.
Li Yue'e:......
This is also a waste of money. Indeed, such good clothes can be given away as soon as possible. Although the gift was for her daughter, she was also a little heartbroken.
I have to tell her not to be so generous in the future, but to live a more refined life.
Even when things are going smoothly in life, you still need to save some money so that if something goes wrong, you won't suffer from famine.
Lu Changzheng didn't know that he had gone the wrong way to win his favor. After talking to his mother, he went to his father's room to discuss how to arrange the table appropriately.
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On the other side, after Su Mo went back, no one from the educated youth spot had returned.
Su Mo directly cooked the big lump porridge first, and then boiled a large pot of hot water.
Then he took out seven or eight large potatoes from Space's own inventory, peeled them and cut them into large pieces, and then went to the vegetable garden to pick three Chinese cabbages, which were also cut into large pieces. Cut two pounds of pork belly into large pieces and marinate it with minced garlic, soy sauce and pepper for a while.
After everything was done and the water was hot, Su Mo first put the water in a bucket and carried it to the bathroom.
Then add some oil to stir-fry the pork belly until fragrant, then pour in the potatoes and stir-fry together. Finally, pour in the cabbage, add water and simmer over low heat. She was also tired today, so she could just make some random stew.
While the stew was cooking, Su Mo quickly went to the bathroom to take a shower. It would be difficult to take a shower when the others came back later.
Just as Su Mo finished taking a shower, Zheng Caiping and Lin Xia, who had their turn to cook today, came back.
Zheng Caiping was still outside the educated youth spot when she smelled the strong fragrance and rushed in quickly.
Seeing Su Mo come out of the bathroom, she asked happily: "Su Zhiqing, are we eating meat again tonight?"
"Yes." Su Mo nodded, "I received the certificate this afternoon and cut some meat to have fun with everyone."
Zheng Caiping was stunned. Isn't this too fast? I proposed marriage yesterday and received the certificate today.
"I've already prepared the seasoning for the dishes. Just watch the fire and wait until the potatoes are soft and rotten before serving them," Su Mo explained.
Now that the cook is back, she doesn't have to watch anymore.
Su Mo wiped her hair and passed by the two of them. Lin Xia, who was outside, smelled a charming fragrance wafting by, and she almost broke up with jealousy in her heart.
This little guy knows how to behave in a capitalist way, and is not at all hard and simple. Maybe he was the man who used these methods to seduce.
Taking a shower this early in the morning, maybe she did something shameful with a man.
Zheng Caiping turned around and saw Lin Xia looking at Su Mo's back with a horrifying look, which made her heart skip a beat.
It’s better not to get too close to Lin Xia in the future.
When other educated youths came back and heard that there was meat to eat, they naturally congratulated and thanked Su Mo again. Su Mo accepted it calmly. She couldn't stay here for more than a few days. She didn't have close friendships with educated people, but there was no need to be hostile.
Everyone had a delicious meal, lined up to wash up, and then went back to their rooms.
Su Mo was also in the room, using the flashlight brought by the original owner, reading the newspaper for a while before lying down to rest.
