1968: Started from breeding

Chapter 231 The bride is here!
night.

There were bursts of cicada chirping in the trees outside the house.

Su Wenchen was carefully stepping on the ladder, placing the antenna on the beam, and then slowly turning the signal receiver that looked like a pot cover.

At this time, those little kids spread the word.

The yard was already filled with members sitting on small stools.

As the signal receiver turned, the originally snow-like screen suddenly lit up.

"Hey, uncle, there's an image, there's an image!"

Then the whole yard suddenly erupted in surprise.

"Oh my god, so this is the TV. It's clearer than the outdoor movies we watched."

"Yeah, it's too clear, but the kid in it is a little small. It would be better if it was as big as in the movie."

"You idiot, this is for your family to see, how can you bring it home when it's so big!"

"You two idiots, stop talking. A female announcer is coming out!"

In an instant, almost everyone in the yard's eyes were drawn to the TV.

Even the original Su family, including Su's father and Su's mother, were no exception.

Obviously, television still has a huge appeal to people of their age.

Su Wenchen came down from the ladder, and Xiao Shitou, who had been holding the ladder for him, was scratching his head anxiously.

Su Wenchen was about to put away the ladder, but when he saw his nephew's expression, he naturally knew how anxious the other person was.

"You little brat, look how anxious I am. Come on, go watch TV!"

After hearing Su Wenchen's words, he immediately rushed excitedly to the small bench in front that he had prepared in advance.

moment.

After Su Wenchen put the ladder away.

Looking at Jiang Li holding an enamel teacup and leaning against the door frame.

She looked at Su Wenchen with a smile on her face, the smile in her eyes faintly visible in the steam rising from the teacup.

Su Wenchen walked over.

"I'm sorry for you!"

Jiang Li smiled and shook her head, looking at the large group of members in the yard who wanted to stick their heads into the TV.

"What's the big deal? Besides, even when we were kids, we all watched it at the house of an uncle who worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the time."

"At that time, his family was the only one in the entire compound, and at night, it was basically blocked."

"I still remember that after school, I would rush my mom to cook, and then go with my sisters to grab seats with the boys."

“Sometimes they even fight over a seat.”

Su Wenchen couldn't believe what he heard.

"You knew how to fight when you were a kid? Could you beat those boys?"

Jiang Li immediately said angrily.

"You actually look down on me!"

"We can't beat them, but we can outsmart them! If we can't beat them, we'll just cry loudly."

"Then adults would come out to help us, and over time those boys would stop competing with us."

uh~
When Su Wenchen heard this, he observed a moment of silence for the boys in the compound when he was a child.

This is too frustrating.

He could even imagine the angry looks of those boys. They were competing fairly with their fists, but as soon as the other party started crying, they turned from winners to losers.

Time passed quickly in the blink of an eye as they were in the tenderness of the two.

ten o'clock.

Su Wenchen watched Jiang Li's little head leaning on his shoulder little by little.

After looking at the watch, Su Wenchen stood up and yawned.

"Okay, it's already ten o'clock, it's getting late, everyone go back to bed! We all have to go to work tomorrow!"

Hearing this, there was a burst of discussion around.

"Ah! It's already ten o'clock? Why do I feel like it's only been a while!"

"Yeah, time goes by so fast, but this TV is better than movies. There are several channels to watch, and you can change channels if you don't like them."

"But it's really late, everyone, help Achen clean up the yard before you leave!"

"Otherwise, don't come here again."

Su Wenchen was quite satisfied as he watched the crowd consciously helping him clean up the yard.

Waiting for the crowd to leave, Su Wenchen was just about to go back to sleep.

Father Su called him.

"Youngest, come with me!"

Then he walked towards his room.

Jiang Li waved her hand sleepily.

"You go ahead! I'll make the bed!"

Su Wenchen followed his father to the old house in the middle.

Su's mother had already opened her tin box and was counting out the big unity bills one by one.

"Mom, what are you doing?"

Father Su waved his hand.

"Although you live better than your elder and second brothers, your family still has to pay for the money you have."

"I was originally going to give it to you, and give fifty dollars like your second brother."

"But thanks to you, our team has become rich in the past two years. Now the team offers 100 yuan for marriage proposals, so our family can't offer too low, otherwise it won't look good."

As she spoke, Su's mother handed over ten big unity notes.

"Take it. Don't complain that it's too little! Your father and I can't get much from the work points we earn now."

Su Wenchen was a little amused and helpless when he saw this.

"Mom, it's really not necessary. I have a good salary here, so I can afford this. Besides, didn't you give me the money when we separated?"

However, Su Wenchen also knew that Pingcun Brigade, as the richest brigade in the area, did offer the highest bride price.

Higher than in the county.

Because now in the city, the price for marriage proposal basically ranges from ten to fifty yuan.

Generally, it is about one to three months’ salary of an individual’s income.

It's generally lower here in the countryside.

Their team is now simply rich, and now they distribute dividends from the collective income every year, with almost every household receiving at least a thousand yuan.

It is not uncommon to see people taking out 100 yuan to propose marriage in their brigade in the past two years. To put it bluntly, everyone has money and they know how to spend it.

Even according to Su Wenchen's understanding.

The highest-paid bet was a family that paid 300 yuan as a dowry, but the woman they found was a female educated youth from the brigade.

The scapegoat was the family of Li Xiangdong, the accountant of the brigade. It can be said that when the bride price was announced, the entire commune was in an uproar.

It can be said that at one point, Li Xiangdong's family was too embarrassed to see anyone except when going to work.

After all, at this time, only a well-off dual-income family in the city can afford a hundred yuan dowry, and the family must have a small number of people.

As for the betrothal gift of 300 yuan, it is basically unavailable even in the city. Of course, there are some that are generally given by families with two cadres, but such families generally will not tell others how much they have given specifically.

In the countryside, even if the conditions in their brigade are better now, this is still an outrageous thing.

In the face of Su Wenchen's refusal, Su's mother still forced the money into Su Wenchen's hands.

"The eldest and second brother also know about this, so you don't have to worry about what they think."

Father Su also nodded.

"Take it! That's all. When will you prepare the rest of the meal?"

Su Wenchen looked at the big unity in his hand and accepted it when he saw that he couldn't refuse.

Anyway, if you need some supplements later, just buy them and send them over.

Besides, the money is in his mother's hands. To be honest, given his mother's personality, she probably wouldn't be willing to spend it.

As for the arrangements for the marriage, Su Wenchen spoke directly.

"I'll go to the field tomorrow to ask for leave and make some arrangements. I have three days of wedding leave later."

"We can arrange it tomorrow and just invite those close to us in the brigade. Don't invite those from the unit. Otherwise, if a bunch of leaders eat and drink together, even if they know it's a wedding, it won't have a good impact at this time."

Father Su also nodded in agreement.

"That's right, then let's hold it in the village! I thought you would hold it in your farm!"

"After all, I often saw group weddings being held in your field some time ago, and I thought you wanted to do the same!"

Su Wenchen said directly.

"Our collective wedding was basically for the purpose of allocating rooms. Many of the employees got married together. There were more than ten couples a day. They all had to apply for the use of the farm's cars, and it was almost affecting the work arrangements of the farm."

"In the end, we had no choice but to hold a group wedding so that everyone could get married together. Otherwise, if everyone got married, there wouldn't be enough people to work in the farm."

"Besides, even if we want to hold a group wedding now, we can't get that many newlyweds. Most of those who are anxious to get married have already done so, and the rest are either already married or not in a hurry."

Moreover, for Su Wenchen, it is better for him to get married by himself, after all, it only happens once in a lifetime.

But Su's mother said directly.

"But isn't it a bit too hasty to start preparing for tomorrow? We haven't bought anything yet!"

Su Wenchen waved his hand.

"The city gave me a lot of meat coupons this time, so I found someone from the meat processing factory and bought ten kilograms of meat. They can't be stored for long in this weather."

"Tomorrow we can buy a rooster from our brigade, and we can also buy a rabbit from the slaughterhouse in the county."

"These three meat dishes are enough!"

"As for the vegetables, we can just pick them from the fields behind the house."

After hearing Su Wenchen's arrangement, Su's father thought it was a good idea. After all, pork was hard to buy and it was not a good time to store it.

"That's fine, but Li Yatou is getting married over there. Although there are also wives here who marry directly from their husband's family, they are basically wives from other places who are fleeing famine.

"Wouldn't that be too unfair to her?"

Su Wenchen thought about it.

"I'll ask her then! If she wants, it's fine from the commune or from Uncle He in the county."

Then came back from the old house.

Su Wenchen looked at Jiang Li who was still waiting for him. Even though he was very sleepy, he still propped up his little head and dozed off little by little.

My heart suddenly felt warm, and I was ready to go over and carry the other person to the kang.

However, as soon as Su Wenchen touched the other person, Jiang Li woke up immediately. After seeing Su Wenchen, she spoke a little dazedly.

"You're back. Put me down. I still need to wash my face. By the way, is there anything important in the old house?"

Su Wenchen shook his head.

"Nothing, I just gave you an extra hundred yuan for your betrothal gift."

Jiang Li nodded, then suddenly reacted.

"When did I ask for a betrothal gift? Besides, it's not easy for Auntie Lan to save some money, so how can you still ask for it!"

"We both have high salaries, what do you want this money for?"

"Give it back later!"

After Su Wenchen put Jiang Li down from his arms, he spoke directly.

"If we return it, the old couple won't want it. We can just buy some supplements from time to time later."

"Otherwise they themselves would not be willing to buy these things."

After hearing Su Wenchen's plan, Jiang Li felt that it made sense.

"Okay, but don't buy anything else!"

"We have everything we need at home now, so buying more would be a waste of money."

Su Wenchen also nodded, looking at the house that was already full of things.

"Okay, you're the mistress, I'll listen to you."

"By the way, Ali, let's go to work tomorrow to ask for wedding leave, and then have the wedding banquet!"

Hearing Su Wenchen's words, Jiang Li was stunned at first, and then a look of anticipation appeared in her eyes.

"Well, I listen to you!"

After all, the certificate has been obtained, and Jiang Li also feels that although she doesn't care that much, she should indeed hold a wedding banquet.

At the very least, they should declare their sovereignty to the people nearby, otherwise some female educated youth would always have some ideas.

Su Wenchen said with a little regret.

"I'm sorry to have wronged you, for being so hasty."

"You don't even have a place to get married here. Why don't you go to the commune dormitory? Or go to Uncle He's place, and I will pick you up there when the time comes?"

Jiang Li shook her head.

"What's there to feel wronged about? Besides, we are not ordinary members. We both have a lot of things to take care of."

"Especially now is an important time to apply for foreign exchange earnings. We never know when an accident will end our vacation!" "While we enjoy the salary and benefits given by the state, we naturally have to pay more in other aspects. How can we get all the benefits?"

"If I go through the commune to get married, I guess a lot of people from the entire commune will follow me. It's not good to mobilize too many people."

"It's even more inconvenient to go to Uncle He's place. He has been living in the county dormitory."

"When the time comes, you can just take me for a ride on your bike along the main line. Isn't that what all the wives from other places here do? Don't treat me like some precious person!"

Su Wenchen thought for a moment and said.

"How about I drive you to the county and we can take wedding photos!"

"Even if you don't want to go back to Beijing, you can still send the photo back. After all, he is your father and you have to meet him."

"It's a big event in life. If we keep photos like this, we can take them out from time to time to reminisce when we are old."

Hearing Su Wenchen say this, Jiang Li's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Ah Chen, this is a good idea, but why don't you invite Auntie Lan along? Let's take a family photo."

Su Wenchen smiled and joked.

"You're still calling me Auntie Lan even though you've already got the marriage certificate!"

"But my mother definitely won't go, because she always thinks taking photos is a waste of money."

"Plus, she probably has to entertain the members tomorrow, so she probably won't be free."

"When there are kids behind us, we can take pictures with her!"

Hearing Su Wenchen's joke, Jiang Li responded directly.

"I haven't gotten used to it yet!"

The next day, they both got up.

Su Wenchen was wearing his cadre Zhongshan suit, while Jiang Li washed up and put on the Dacron shirt that Su Wenchen bought for her in Shanghai.

As for accessories, at that time, revolutionary weddings were emphasized and people basically would not wear fancy accessories.

So both of them pinned a red badge representing the organization on each other's chest.

Walk into the yard.

At this time, a large group of people from the Su family were busy.

And Su's father walked in from the door with a brand new leadership portrait.

"Dad, don't I have one in my room? Why did you buy another one?"

Father Su waved his hand.

"We're getting married, so we have to get a new one!"

"Okay, go get busy!"

"By the way, when you go to the county, just tell your sister and come over after work."

"We are not allowed to hold big banquets now, so we can just have a meal together as a family."

When Su Wenchen heard what his father said, he also nodded.

"Okay then, I'll leave Dad's house to you. I'll be leaving first!"

Jiang Li also hesitated for a moment and said.

"Dad, we'll leave first."

After hearing this, Father Su nodded immediately.

"Eh!"

"Go ahead! Ride slowly on the road!"

He said this with a grin on his face and gave the instructions happily.

As a result, when Su's mother just walked out of the house carrying the vegetable basin, she saw Su's father like this.

Just don't look at it.

"You're just grinning and not working. You're like eating magpie shit. Why are you grinning so wide?"

After hearing this, Su's father immediately replied unhappily.

"What can I say on such a great day? I'm just happy!"

Su's mother placed the vegetable basin directly next to the water pressure well.

"You have to work even if you are happy. Go and paste it."

Su Wenchen shook his head and said to Su's mother.

"Mom, let's go!"

Jiang Li also shouted.

"Mom, Achen and I are going to the county first."

When Su's mother heard this, she nodded happily.

"Hurry up! The temperature will rise soon! Go slowly on the road."

When Father Su saw Mother Su's expression, he couldn't help but look at her.

"You're still talking about me, you don't look much better than me."

Su's mother immediately put her hands on her hips and said.

"I'm glad you care about me! Go back to work. I'm annoyed when I see you!"

Su Wenchen and Jiang Li looked at each other and immediately smiled at each other.

Afterwards, Su Wenchen rode his bicycle to the Blue Water Field and distributed some candies.

I went to the commune and distributed some candies.

After hearing that Su Wenchen was not planning to hold a wedding banquet and just have a meal with the family, Secretary He felt a little regretful.

But I also understand their choices, because being too much in the spotlight at this time is really not a good thing.

Lanshui County Photo Studio.

Accompanied by a "click!"

A young man and woman, shoulder to shoulder, took the second photo together in this era.

"Director Su, Director Jiang, the shooting is done!"

"Are you in a hurry? If you are, I will wash them for you in advance and you can come and get them tomorrow. If you are not in a hurry, you can come and get them next week."

Su Wenchen thought about it.

"Master Liu, please help us wash it first!"

"Ali's father is in Beijing, and we want to mail it to him as soon as possible."

Hearing what Su Wenchen said, the old master in the photo studio nodded.

"It's no big deal. Director Su, our photo studio's business is really thanks to you guys taking care of it."

"After I took the photo with your team."

"Your team has had an easier time in the past two years. Many young people have brought their partners here to take pictures."

"And don't worry, Director Su, in our photo studio, wedding photos and work ID photos can be expedited. We are not providing this service to you."

"It's just that if you need it expedited, you need to pay an extra 50 cents for the expedited fee. This is also the museum's rule."

Su Wenchen nodded.

"I know, just hurry it up."

The two then went to the county hospital again.

Office of the Director of Personnel Department.

Su Wenying looked at the two people in front of her in shock.

"No, you are holding the banquet today?"

"Why are you in such a hurry? Without any prior notice? I haven't prepared anything!"

Su Wenchen leaned back casually in the chair.

"Sister, there's nothing to prepare. You can just go over there and have dinner tonight."

"Do you still think you'll get married like you did back then, with a big banquet for your folks and relatives and friends? Now, revolutionary weddings are about keeping things simple."

Hearing Su Wenchen say this, Su Wenying also nodded.

"What you said makes sense. When the son of the director of the county grain depot on the street next to us got married, he invited colleagues from the grain depot and a large group of people to celebrate, but he ended up being sued."

"In the end, not only did the young man lose his job, but his father was also transferred to the grain depot of the commune below."

"Ordinary people wouldn't care about this, but if someone has bad intentions, it's not easy to deal with. It's right for you to be cautious."

Su Wenchen nodded. He had heard about this from He Zhenbang because it was he who handled it.

Originally, the county would not have cared if no one had reported the matter, but since someone had reported it, the county had no choice but to turn a blind eye.

Of course, the deputy director of the grain warehouse also made great contributions. After all, the director has been occupying the position, and it is unclear when he will become the new director.

Although human hearts are not necessarily all bad, it is still better to be cautious about such matters.

Then Su Wenying looked at the youngest brother in front of her, who was also the most promising one, with a complicated expression.

"I really didn't expect you two to be together. I remember I told you not to be too proud."

"Now it seems that I may have made a mistake at that time."

Su Wenchen nodded immediately.

"It's not possible. You must have made a mistake. I'm obviously a potential stock. Ali saw me at first sight. I have a great talent hidden under my handsome appearance."

"Right! Ali."

Jiang Li rolled her eyes helplessly when she heard Su Wenchen's shameless boasting.

"I was obviously deceived by your shameless and thick skin!"

Thinking back to the second time she met Su Wenchen at the commune, the other party started to make all kinds of promises and tried to get her to join him in raising chickens.

At that time, the other party didn't even know her specific background, but they kept promising her a rosy picture and trying to get her to join them.

But perhaps it was he who possessed the kind of confidence that other young people in the county did not possess.

She will be attracted to him!
After all, other young people in the county approached her at that time, but they were always timid and did not dare to ask directly to her face. They kept asking about her family situation in private.

Compared with a confident man like Su Wenchen, this kind of person is undoubtedly much more attractive to her.

After leaving the county hospital.

Su Wenchen took Jiang Li to the county to visit He Zhenbang again.

Finally, with the other party's blessings, he rode all the way to the group.

At the entrance of the village, Su Wenchen had just ridden over when he saw a large group of half-grown children shouting.

"The bride is here!"

"The bride is here!"

Then they immediately swarmed over, each one staring at him with eager eyes and shouting.

"Uncle Achen! Aunt Jiang! Candy!"

Su Wenchen looked at the little kids surrounding him and could only stop his bike and roll his eyes.

"Who told you to call me uncle? You're old enough to call me uncle and you still want to eat my candy!"

"no way!"

Jiang Li also got out of the back seat at this time, and when she heard Su Wenchen's words, she immediately laughed.

"Come over here, Auntie, there's candy!"

As he said this, he grabbed a handful of the remaining candy in the bag and distributed it to a group of children.

"Aunt Jiang, you are so kind. You will definitely give birth to a bunch of children in the future."

"Yes, I can give birth to a lot of boys! My mom says I have the best mouth, and everything I say comes true!"

Apparently in the country this is a very wonderful blessing.

However, Su Wenchen was very upset after hearing this. If I give birth to a bunch of boys, wouldn’t that be a death sentence for me?

Directly said unhappily.

"You little brat, what do you know about having a baby? Just take the candy and go play with yourself!"

Hearing Su Wenchen say this, the little kid was a little confused.

Didn’t his grandma say that Uncle Chen would definitely be happy if he said that?

Can you give him a few more candies? It doesn't seem to have any effect!

However, after distributing the candies, the group of children immediately dispersed.

Jiang Li sat back in the back seat, thinking about what Su Wenchen had just said.

"You really don't like boys!"

Su Wenchen rode his bicycle.

"As long as it's ours, I like them all! Besides, I don't have a throne to inherit, so why should I care whether it's a boy or a girl?"

When Jiang Li heard this, she also hugged Su Wenchen's waist from behind.

"You are so nice. Meeting you is the luckiest thing in my life."

Then the two returned home, under the watchful eyes of their relatives and friends.

In front of the leader's portrait, the two men read out their revolutionary oath to fight for the whole life to build socialism together.

(End of this chapter)