Half a month later.
On a sunny afternoon, Xu Lingjun put on a brand new Chinese tunic suit, and his thick beard that had been growing for a long time was shaved clean.
Once he shaved off his beard, Xu Lingjun seemed to look ten years younger.
Xu Lingjun, who had shaved and combed his hair, looked to be in his thirties, standing next to Li Xiuzhi. Although there was still an age gap, he was much better than before.
Similarly, Li Xiuzhi also put on a brand new wedding dress, which she brought from her hometown in Sichuan Province.
This was also the last thing the family provided her.
Looking at the new clothes in the mirror, Li Xiuzhi was both sweet and sad.
"Xiuzhi?"
Noticing the change in Li Xiuzhi's expression, Qin Nan quietly grabbed her little hand and expressed concern.
"Are you homesick?"
Li Xiuzhi nodded lightly. According to custom, on the day of marriage, her mother's family would give her something as a gift, but now she was thousands of miles away from her hometown.
Too far.
In the future, she will definitely not go home that often.
After all, it’s not easy to travel far away these days. Without a valid reason, you can’t even get a letter of introduction.
How can I buy a ticket without a letter of introduction?
What to stay in a hotel for?
In addition, the holidays for visiting relatives are not that long. It takes at least a week to go from Chilechuan to her home and back.
Once I get home and take one look at it, I immediately rush back without stopping.
Leaving in a hurry and returning in a hurry are really unnecessary.
"Actually, when I got married to my husband, my parents were not present."
Qin Nan held Li Xiuzhi's hand and opened up memories.
"That was the third year he and I came here. At that time, he and I lived in an old house, and sometimes he would go out to graze.
Sometimes, he also works part-time as an electrician. "
"Back and forth, so busy that my feet never touch the ground."
"Actually, we wanted our parents to attend the wedding from the beginning, so we just waited and waited."
"After waiting for two years, I still haven't found a suitable opportunity."
"Later, he and I decided to get married first without our parents being around. After all, marriage is a matter between two people."
"As long as two people are together and like each other, it doesn't matter whether their parents are present or not."
"Besides, both our parents know about his affairs and me, and they approve of it."
"Then we went to get the certificate. The banquet and other things were similar to yours. There was no big fuss. We just set up two or three tables and invited some familiar friends."
"correct."
As he said that, Qin Nan suddenly smiled.
"That's right, we also called Lao Xu. As you know, Lao Xu took a long time to get here before he came over."
"He came, gave him a pen, drank a glass of wedding wine, and then ran away without looking back. He can't be chased back."
Listening to Qin Nan's story, Li Xiuzhi seemed to have witnessed that scene with her own eyes. Thinking of the scene where Xu Lingjun fled, Li Xiuzhi couldn't help but smile.
That scene must be interesting.
Seeing Li Xiuzhi laughing, the corners of Qin Nan's mouth also raised slightly.
Nostalgia is not just a small stamp, but also thousands of mountains and rivers.
In fact, Qin Nan occasionally thinks of her hometown and her parents, but she knows how to restrain herself and comfort herself.
"correct."
Then, Qin Nan pointed to the bright red window grilles attached to the window.
"Did you cut that yourself?"
"Um."
Li Xiuzhi nodded slightly.
"Your hands are so skillful."
Qin Nan held her little hand and looked at it carefully.
"The window grilles are so beautifully cut."
"No, it's just an ordinary happy word."
Li Xiuzhi lowered her head in embarrassment. In fact, she also had a bit of inferiority complex. Compared with Qin Nan, she was not as beautiful as others (she thought), nor had she read as many books as others.
Moreover, she is not gentle enough or generous enough.
She felt she was far behind.
Different from the inner room, the small courtyard of the Xu family is now very lively. Guo Mizi, Lao Wang, Gawa's family, etc., everyone who has a good relationship with Xu Lingjun are basically there.
Because there were so many people, the tables and chairs previously arranged were simply not enough.
Fortunately, these days, every household is not very wealthy. Even if Xifeng Village made some money last year, it has only just begun to improve.
After making a little money, who dares to spend it?
Therefore, the vast majority of people get the money and basically save it. Even if they are used to improve their lives, they will only cut off the money every now and then.
Other large-ticket purchases like furniture are absolutely out of the question.
No wonder it was Lao Wang who was the village party secretary. When he saw that there were so many people coming, he immediately waved his hand and organized people to move a few tables and stools.
This is also common practice.
When you get married in Xifeng Village, if you want to invite villagers to dinner, tables and chairs are borrowed from each other.
Not only tables and chairs, but also bowls and chopsticks.
Because of this custom, in order to make it easier to distinguish tables, chairs, bowls and chopsticks, each family will put a mark on their own tables, chairs, bowls and chopsticks.
Or use a brush to write a word or draw a pattern on the bottom.
"Old Xu, I've moved the things here."
Not long after, Li Jie walked into the yard carrying a basket. Seeing that something was wrong, he went home and brought some melons, pulp and eggs.
The meat is dried bacon, and the fruits are not valuables, just longans, melon seeds, peanuts and the like.
These things all have one thing in common, they are durable.
After all, a refrigerator is still a rare item. Even if Li Jie could get it, he didn't want to drag one back.
Too garish.
Strictly speaking, this is still the era of planned economy. Although he has a good mass base in Xifeng Village, people are alienated from him.
What if someone reports him?
There's no need to be in the limelight like that.
Xu Lingjun lifted his hijab and took a look, then looked at Li Jie gratefully.
"Lao Gao, you have been of great help this time."
"Ouch."
"Nothing to help, just some food and drink."
Li Jie waved his hand indifferently: "Besides, these things are not given away for free. I am just a help at most."
"Um."
Xu Lingjun smiled and nodded. He was not the kind of person to boast, and he kept all the good things others did to him in his heart.
In his opinion, it is better to keep it in mind than to say ten thousand words, and it is better to take action once.
"Lao Xu, congratulations!"
At this time, another villager walked into the yard from outside the door. As soon as the other villager entered the door, he immediately held his hands towards Xu Lingjun.
At the same time, he also lifted the dried lamb shank on the handle.
"You are getting married today, and I, Lao Li, don't have anything else, so I will give you a leg of lamb. I will bring it to the stove later, and I will stew it tonight!"
"Brother Li, thank you."
Xu Lingjun stepped forward, first thanked him, and then declined.
"You can just come. I really can't accept the things."
(End of chapter)
