Yin Yuan drove to the county town to buy a water heater.
There are many customers in other department stores and clothing stores, and everyone is buying New Year's goods.
There are not many people in the electronics store.
He saw a young man and woman, and a middle-aged couple arguing.
"Yanping, why don't I buy this computer and buy a motorcycle later?"
The young man was discussing with the young woman in a low voice.
The middle-aged couple next to them had straight faces and remained silent.
The young woman glared at the young man: "Sun Donglai, if you can't afford a wife, don't marry me. You don't want to buy the things you've already agreed on. Are you treating me like a child? Nowadays, when young people get married, they don't want color TVs, air conditioners, or motorcycles. , computer, are the four major items still bicycles, sewing machines, stereos and refrigerators?”
Yin Yuan recognized them as Sun Donglai and Li Yanping from this village.
The middle-aged couple were Sun Donglai's parents.
The two young men and younger brother Yin Yuan were classmates from elementary school to high school.
Li Donglai's father was the village accountant when he was in the production team, and he was the most trusted person of the old party secretary.
While other people eat porridge and swallow bran, his family has white rice for every meal.
While the boy in the village had a sallow complexion and dull eyes due to lack of food and clothing, his brothers and sisters all had rosy complexions and became white and fat.
So this Sun Donglai was stout and strong, about 1.8 meters tall. He wore a white shirt, a suit, and black leather shoes. Even the young people in the city felt dirty about him.
It is said that he worked as a chef in his uncle's restaurant in the county town and earned more than 500 yuan a month. When he returned to the village, he was as proud as a rooster.
Li Yanping's father turned out to be the production team leader and a popular figure in the village.
She has been doted on by her father who is the team leader since she was little.
When the children of village cadres grow up, they also consider themselves to be superior to other people's children.
Hongmei wrote to him last year and told him something: "My second brother fell in love with Li Yanping. My mother asked a matchmaker to arrange marriage, but her parents scolded her on the spot, saying that it was a toad that wanted to eat swan meat. She wanted to be beautiful." .”
At this time, several people also saw Yin Yuan.
"Hello, Uncle Sun and Aunt Sun, are you also buying electrical appliances?"
Yin Yuan took the initiative to greet them.
Sun Donglai said enthusiastically: "Hello, brother Yin Yuan, has your brother Hongdi come back? He and I are classmates."
"They should be home the day after tomorrow. I came back early because I had something to do."
Li Yanping had a complicated expression and looked embarrassed.
At the end of August, Yin Hongbing took Feng Yizhen to send his parents back to the village, and went to the village committee to issue certificates and the township civil affairs office to issue a marriage certificate.
I met Li Yanping at Fatty Luo's tailoring shop in the town. Because she had come to learn tailoring skills from Fatty Luo before, she went to visit the master.
She opened a tailor shop in the village, but there was no business and she couldn't make much money.
At that time, I saw Yin Hongbing driving a Honda Civic, and the young woman sitting in the passenger seat was equally handsome and beautiful.
She regretted it so much that she wanted to find a hole in the ground to crawl into.
"Yin Hongbing, I can't believe that I haven't seen you for two years and you actually made a fortune working outside."
Although she doesn't know much about cars, the car in front of her must cost 200,000 yuan.
Yin Hongbing introduced Feng Yizhen to her.
"My wife, Feng Yizhen, this car belongs to my brother. He asked me to drive my parents back. Now we are in town to get a marriage certificate."
Li Yanping asked him: "What big business is your brother doing in Guangdong? Your brother has made a fortune, and he still doesn't give you a hand?"
"My brother runs a decoration company and a building materials factory. Now I help him manage the decoration company. It's a hundred times better than working part-time before."
Yin Hongbing drove away.
Li Yanping was stunned on the side of the dusty road while riding her bicycle.
When she saw Yin Yuan at this time, she just nodded slightly and said hello.
Yin Yuan said: "You guys should be busy, I also want to buy some electrical appliances back home."
He knew that some of them were planning to buy wedding gifts.
Yin Yuan went to see the water heater, and a waiter came over to introduce it to him.
Far
Far away, he heard Accountant Sun explaining in a buzzing voice: "The main reason is that the computer costs more than 10,000 yuan, plus a motorcycle, air conditioner and color TV, so 20,000 yuan is not enough. Where can I get so much money?"
Grandmother also sighed and said: "We still need to invite banquets, what about other expenses? Marrying the eldest will empty out the entire family fortune. There is no need to marry the second and third children."
Li Yanping said angrily: "It was clearly written on the gift list, but now I regret it, so I might as well not buy anything..."
She walked out of the store angrily.
Sun Donglai quickly went up to hold her.
"Oh, this isn't a discussion. I think my parents are right. Think about it, what's the use of buying a desktop computer at home? We young people don't know much about this stuff. Besides, didn't you say it last time? After the New Year, we also went to Guangdong to work, and the computer we bought for so much money couldn’t be taken with us. It would be a waste to keep it at home. Do you think you are right? Even my younger brother and my younger sister went to play with it and broke it..."
Li Yanping probably thought he was right, so she thought for a moment and said, "It's okay not to buy a computer, but you have to buy a motorcycle worth 7,000 to 8,000 yuan. Then you can ride to Guangdong, and you have to give me another 2,000 yuan. Otherwise, This matter is just delayed..."
Accountant Li was also very calculating, and he quickly said: "Okay, I'll do as you say. I've purchased these big items today, and tomorrow I'll go to the township civil affairs office to get the marriage certificate issued, and remember to apply for the birth certificate." "
He feels that girls nowadays are very calculating and know how to exploit their parents.
My wife is right. After marrying them two years ago, they will be allowed to separate their families after the new year, and they will have to work to repay the money they borrowed during the wedding.
Yin Yuan bought a rice cooker, a water heater, a gas stove and a gas bottle.
After paying, ask the store employees to move a few items to the trolley.
After Yin Yuan drove away, Sun Donglai's old mother was still whispering to Accountant Li: "Oh, Donglai has no ability. It would be great if he could make money like Mr. Yin's son. He can afford a car worth hundreds of thousands." , let alone buy a computer.”
Sun Donglai heard this and said to his mother: "Don't look at him driving a small car and looking like a big boss. Yesterday, Brother Fuyuan went to borrow money from him and found out that when he opened a company or a factory, he took loans from others, and it took him a year to pay back the interest. It’s not easy to get hundreds of thousands.”
Li Yanping said: "No wonder, it turns out that my family has no foundation and it is impossible to make a fortune in a short time."
It turned out that it was a company opened with a loan, a building materials factory. In that case, she felt much more balanced inside.
She felt that Yin Hongbing was not doing very well. If his brother's company failed to operate at a loss, he would still be a wage earner.
When Yin Yuan took the things he bought home, his mother said he shouldn't buy a gas stove.
Yin Yuan said: "After the Chinese New Year, I charged up two bottles of gas and put them at home. You and your dad are at home, just for cooking. Two bottles of gas will be enough for you for more than half a year."
A rice cooker is used to cook rice, a water heater is used to boil hot water, and just cooking does not use much gas.
He saw that Sun Zaohua and others had opened the sewage pipes and built two walls.
At this time, Uncle San's voice came from outside.
"Is Xiaoyuan at home?"
Yin Yuan went out and saw Yin Benchang standing at the door of the courtyard.
He was holding an old hen in his right hand and a bag of taro in his left hand.
Looking at himself with a smile on his face.
"I didn't know you were back. I only found out when I heard them say it. The Red Soldiers and the others haven't come back yet?"
Yin Yuan opened the door and let him in.
"I went to Qishan Mine to change my household registration, so I came back a few days early. The Red Soldiers and others will be home the day after tomorrow. Third Uncle, what are you doing?"
Although I didn't like him very much, I didn't reach out to hit the gift giver. Besides, he was still the third uncle.
"The taro and the old hen are both from our own family. The old hen can hardly lay eggs, so it is useless to keep them. Isn't your wife pregnant, so I used it to make soup for her. Now our Yin family will have grandchildren soon. We Several of them are very happy. Just accept it, it’s not worth much, it’s just a small thing.”
Yin Yuan saw that he was speaking sincerely, so
Take the thing from his hand.
"Neither your second uncle nor I went to your wedding with Hong Bing. We all felt guilty..."
Yin Yuan said: "It's so far away. If you didn't go, the Red Soldiers and I wouldn't say anything about you. Besides, you asked your fourth uncle to bring red envelopes. The Red Soldiers will also arrive home the day after tomorrow. I'm considering putting some more at home." Let’s have a banquet and let relatives and friends at home have a glass of wine.”
Yin Benchang nodded and said, "You are right. You two brothers are doing well outside, but in terms of etiquette, you still cannot let others gossip."
At this time, Yin Benfan came home from the school opposite.
When I saw him, I invited him into the living room to drink tea, eat snacks and chat.
"Brother, isn't school on vacation? Why are you still going to school?"
"The school also has several carpenters who repair tables and chairs. I live nearby, so Principal Li arranged for me to handle this matter. Besides, I don't have anything else to do at home."
Seeing him coming home with chicken and taro, Yin Benfan said, "Would you like to stay for dinner tonight?"
It doesn't matter whether he eats or not, Yin Benchang is mainly here to explain to Yin Yuan the matter of demolishing the old house.
However, if the two father and son entertained guests enthusiastically, it would be something he could only wish for.
Zhou Yafei and Wanting were very happy to see the three of them chatting harmoniously when they came back from the vegetable garden.
Use a rice cooker to cook rice and a gas stove to cook. There is no need to burn firewood to boil water even if there is a water heater.
Sun Zaohua and a few other workers, because the labor and materials were all covered, there was no need for them to eat.
Yin Yuan went to the county town and bought some bottles of good wine and some good cigarettes.
After Yin Benchang drank two glasses of wine, he said apologetically to Yin Yuan: "Xiao Yuan, I demolished the two rooms in your old house. Last time I said I would pay some compensation, but your father refused to take it. Originally This matter should be discussed with your two brothers, but..."
Yin Yuan said, "My dad is at home, so you can just discuss it with him. We won't argue with you if I give you the little bit of land in my old house. It's not worth a lot of money. The key is attitude."
Yin Benchang said repeatedly: "I did something wrong before, and I will never do it again in the future. Alas, after thinking about it, Hongcai is a fool. He has that strange disease again and can't speak clearly. He won't be able to get a wife in the future. When I get old, I won't have to rely on you nephews to take care of me. I used to treat my brothers like that. I was really blinded by lard, and I was a bastard."
Yin Yuan held a cup and drank with him.
"I heard that Xiao Yuan has opened a company and a factory in Jiangming. Can you bring Hong Cai there with you? Even if you are asked to guard the gate, it would be nice to let him see the world."
Yin Benchang still expressed the thoughts buried in his heart.
Yin Yuan said with a straight face: "Third uncle, what do you think? Hong Cai is like a five or six-year-old child. He can't take care of himself. How can he still go to work? Besides, his epilepsy can attack at any time. In There must be adults at home to take care of him at all times, you want me to take him to Guangdong to work?"
What are you worried about?
Today, it’s not because you came to the door with gifts, I told you to get out on the spot.
Yin Benchang said repeatedly: "Oh, my uncle has not thought carefully again. It is true that this fool can't go anywhere and can only stay at home."
After a full meal and half drunk, Yin Benchang went back.
Yin Yuan said to his father: "Uncle San is still a person with evil intentions. When dealing with him in the future, you must always be wary of him and don't let him take advantage of him."
Mom said: "Your dad is too honest. He has always suffered from the third child since he was a child. He used to be more arrogant and blatantly bullied me and me. You dealt with him last time, and he seemed to have calmed down. . I don’t know what he thinks, letting the sick and stupid Hongcai go to Guangdong with you?"
She said angrily: "Yesterday I went to Sun Laizi's grocery store to buy soy sauce. At the door, I heard Sun Fugui saying to a few card players: You two brothers are both successful and married. Your economic conditions are better than those in the village. He is also the best, so he should help Hongcai cure his illness and pay for Hongcai to get a wife. As soon as he saw me coming in, he immediately shut up."
Yin Yuan said, "Why? What does his family's affairs have to do with us?"
Dad said
"You don't have to be familiar with him. They don't dare to be as arrogant as before."
Yin Yuan discussed with his parents: "The Red Soldier and I both invited banquets in Jiangming. These acquaintances in the village, as well as relatives and friends, are we going to have a few banquets to invite everyone to get together?"
Mom said: "It stands to reason that we have had a lot of wedding wine at other people's houses before. If you two are holding a wedding event and don't invite people to drink, people will gossip behind their backs. It's just a bit harder..."
Yin Yuan said: "Don't do it yourself. Pay for a chef and even buy the food for him. We won't do it ourselves."
As long as you pay, no one will do anything else.
Both parents and Wanting agreed.
I called Hongbing's house and told him about it.
He and Yi Jin both agree.
He told his brother about the company and the building materials factory, as well as the construction site and building materials store, as well as the arrangements of the construction company.
He said he would drive back in a van early the day after tomorrow, and the Red Army would go back with them.
Not long after the fourth uncle and fourth aunt told him, they stopped coming back during the Chinese New Year.
Discuss who should be hired to cook?
Mom said: "That Sun Donglai is a cook at his uncle's house in the county town. Can you ask him?"
Yin Yuan told them about meeting them in the electrical appliance store today to buy electrical appliances.
"Maybe he wanted to get married years ago, maybe he is not free."
Dad thought of another person and said, "Ask Du Rongjun. He has a relative who works as a chef in a hotel in Pingxiang City. He came to the village a few days ago. His cooking skills must be better than Sun Donglai's. The price may be higher." "
Yin Yuan said: "It's okay to have more money, there is no shortage of money."
