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Taipingpo Village.

After Deng Shirong said those words sincerely, Liu's father quickly said: "I understand this, but I didn't expect that you are Dashi's uncle. It's really amazing that this child can have an uncle like you who cares about him wholeheartedly. What a blessing to him!"

"I am the children's only uncle, so naturally I hope they all live well."

Speaking of this, Deng Shirong said with a smile: "There is one more thing I want to tell my relatives. My second nephew just bought a truck at the beginning of the month and is doing transportation. Tomorrow he will drive his brother to pick up the bride. You see, let him just pick up the bride. Does the car drive to your home or to the entrance of the village? "

According to the marriage customs of this era, when a woman gets married, her husband will not come to her home to pick her up. Instead, the bride-to-be will be sent out by the bridegroom, and then she will stop halfway and wait while the man will send someone to take the bride back.

In this era, the Shuangwang Realm basically follows this process of getting married.

But Deng Shirong knew the marriage customs of later generations. In later generations, the groom would bring a convoy to the bride's home to pick up the bride. If it was far away, such as across cities or even provinces, then the bride would be picked up in the county or town one day in advance. Stay in the hotel and wait until the wedding day before sending a convoy to pick up the bride.

Now that there is a car to pick her up, Deng Shirong simply asks. If the woman's family agrees, then let the nephew drive directly to the house to pick her up. This can be regarded as a small reform of marriage customs.

Liu's father hesitated when he heard this and said, "Uncle (it's a specialty here to call children after their children), it seems that we don't have this precedent here, right?"

Deng Shirong smiled and said: "My dear, the rules of marriage actually change according to the changes of the times. For example, in the old society, every married girl had to cry for at least twelve days, and she had to sing a crying song to say goodbye when she went out. Parents and brothers.

But after liberation, didn’t this custom gradually change?

If you come to pick her up on foot, it is definitely better to follow the rules, but if you come to pick her up by car, I think it is necessary to pick her up at home, so that A Liumei can get married in a glamorous way. How great is this? "

The relatives and friends sitting next to them originally wanted to come over and let Deng Shirong help introduce a match for their children. After learning that Deng Shirong was not a matchmaker, but the man's uncle, they no longer mentioned being a matchmaker. thing.

Now, when they heard that the groom was driving over to pick up the bride, these relatives and friends couldn't help but start to persuade her.

"Uncle makes sense. The rules of marriage change according to the changes of the times. If there is a car to pick you up, just drive directly to your home. How shameless is this!"

"In the village next door, when someone came to pick up a bride, they rode a few bicycles over and rode directly to the woman's house. Now there are cars coming to pick up the bride. Why don't you agree to such a great thing with a long face?"

"I also think it would be better to drive directly to my house to pick me up. If I pick him up halfway, who can see me?"

"..."

Originally, Father Liu was already moved when he heard what Deng Shirong said. Now that his relatives and friends said this again, he nodded and said, "Okay, then come directly to the house to pick him up!"

Mother Liu and Liu Aihong soon learned about what happened here.

The mother and daughter were equally surprised to learn that Deng Shirong, the matchmaker, was actually Bu Dashi's uncle.

Of course, this is just a small episode and has no impact on the marriage. The only difference is that Deng Shirong's status is more noble!

…

The next day.

The Liu family had prepared several tables of wine and food early. If it was according to the previous rules, the banquet would have started. After the meal, the wedding guests would send the bride off.

But this time everyone has heard that the man will drive his car to pick up the bride at home, so it is not good to start eating directly. No matter what, you have to wait for the man to come and eat together, otherwise it will be too rude.

As for Deng Shirong, he rode his bicycle to the entrance of the village to wait for his nephew's arrival.

At about 9:40 in the morning, my uncle and nephew met at the entrance of the village.

Then, Deng Shirong told what happened in a concise and concise manner, and finally asked: "Dashi, how many red envelopes have you prepared?"

Bu Dashi replied: "I only prepared six red envelopes."

Deng Shirong directly took out dozens of small red envelopes from his left and right pockets, stuffed them all into his nephew and said: "Take these red envelopes, they don't have much money in them, only 18 cents. When you get married later, you will meet someone." Just post it and let everyone be happy.

As for the few red envelopes you brought, just give them to the bride as originally planned. "

Now is not the time to be polite. Bu Dashi took the red envelope handed over by his uncle and nodded: "Okay, I understand!"

"Okay, that's all for now. You can adapt to the situation when the time comes. I will also remind you." After the explanation, Deng Shirong led the way on his bicycle.

Two minutes later, the brand-new truck parked in front of the woman's house.

In this day and age, everyone occasionally sees cars passing by on the road, but few of the guests present have ever had close contact with a car. At this time, a brand new car parked in front of them, and everyone was curious about it. Go over and watch.

Bu Dashi, the groom, was not idle and began to go through the process under the leadership of his uncle.

Bu Zhongshi had nothing to do, so he stayed where he was to answer various questions about the car raised by the woman's relatives and friends, which greatly satisfied their curiosity.

Soon, Bu Dashi went through various procedures under the leadership of his uncle, sat down and had something to eat, and then distributed a wave of red envelopes. After earning enough face, he picked up the bride and the wedding guests, together with the woman's dowry. Together, go home happily.

As for Deng Shirong, he did not choose to take a car, but followed the car back on his bicycle.

Anyway, the uneven dirt road is not easy to walk on now, and the car doesn't go very fast, so he can keep up on a bicycle.

Watching their daughter leave, Father Liu and Mother Liu were happy and a little sad at the same time. They were happy because their daughter got married in a grand manner today, and their son-in-law also earned them a lot of face. But they were sad because after their daughter got married, she became someone else's family. Being a parent is still a bit difficult to accept for a while.

…

Baoshan Village.

After the bride and groom went to the Azu Palace to pay homage to their ancestors, a group of relatives, friends and villagers started to make a fuss and asked the bride to unpack.

These days, every bride will have a dowry box when she gets married. If the family's conditions are good, the dowry box will be very high-end. If the family's conditions are not good, the dowry box will be relatively simple.

Liu Aihong's dowry box can be regarded as a handy one. Although it is not a high-end box, it was specially made by a carpenter, not a simple thing that was made by her father and brother at will.

Because she married well, her parents wanted to gain face for her in her husband's family. The dowry items and the money to press the box were all visible to others, so when everyone was teasing her to have a wedding ceremony, she generously handed over the box Open it and reveal the fabric and the money inside the box.

Watching the bride unboxing is a very interesting part. Almost all the guests will come to watch. As long as the bride agrees to unpack, someone will help to clearly count the fabrics and money inside.

Liu Aihong's dowry totaled dozens of feet of fabric, including nearly twenty feet of high-end fabric, which was quite good.

As for the money to press the box, her parents also had a lot of money and gave her 288 yuan, which is considered very respectable in this era.

The next steps are all very similar, so there is no need to say more.

…

Taipingpo Village.

An aunt was sitting at the door sewing clothes while chatting with her grandmother who came to visit her.

The hottest topic in the village today was naturally Liu Aihong's marriage, so after the two chatted for a few moments, the topic naturally turned to Liu Aihong.

Grandma said with emotion: "A Hongmei is really lucky. She is the first in our village to marry in such a glorious way. The man she married is in good condition. I heard that he is a chef in a big hotel in the county. Every day I get a monthly salary of dozens of dollars!”

The aunt said with a smile: "You may not believe it, but I owe a lot of the credit for A Hong's marriage to be so good!"

Grandma was surprised when she heard this: "Really or not? And what's your credit?"

The aunt stopped what she was doing and said with a smile: "Of course it's true. When the matchmaker came to our village for the first time, I chatted with him for a while. He asked if there was anyone in our village who was pretty and had a good personality. Girl, I said yes, and then I praised Hongmei with all my heart.

When he left, he jokingly told me that if the matchmaker succeeds, he will give me half of the pig butt!

I didn't expect that not long after, the matchmaker actually made it happen. I was quite surprised. "

Grandma did not expect such a story, and said: "In this way, A Hongmei is able to marry such a good boss, it is really your contribution. Today is their wedding day, and I don't know if this half Can you eat pork butt?”

The aunt smiled and said: "I was just joking casually, but you still take it seriously?"

Grandma laughed and said: "That's true, but I have to talk to Aihong's mother about this and let her remember you."

The aunt smiled and shook her head: "There is no need to tell Aihong's mother this. I was just telling the truth at the time. In our Taipingpo Village, there is really only Ahongmei who is beautiful and has a good personality. She can marry Well that’s what it should be.”

Grandma heard this and said in agreement: "That's true. Ahongmei is really a good child. We are all very happy to see her getting married in a glorious manner."

While the two were talking, the brand new car with a 囍 on the front drove into Taipingpo Village again and stopped next to them.

Then, people jumped out of the cart one by one. It was the wedding guests who were sending Ahongmei off to her wedding. Each of them was holding a stick of five flavors in their hands and with smiles on their faces.

In the cab, a man also jumped out of the car. He was holding half a pork butt and a pack of candy cookies. He walked quickly to the aunt and said with a smile on his face: "Relative, I said before However, if the matchmaker succeeds, I will give you half of the pork butt. I am here to fulfill my promise, I hope you won’t be too little!”

The aunt was shocked when she saw this and hurriedly declined: "Biao, I can't accept this. I was just joking with you. You really gave me pork butt."

Deng Shirong stuffed the half pig butt and candy biscuit into the aunt's hand, and said with a smile: "Relative, don't refuse, just accept it quickly. I am actually the man's uncle. Without what you said at that time, I don’t even know when I can help my nephew find such a good partner. You are worthy of eating this half of the pork butt.”

The aunt pushed politely a few times. Seeing that Deng Shirong was sincere in giving, she accepted it with a smile on her face.

She really didn't expect that just by saying a few sincere words, she actually brought a couple together, indirectly became half a matchmaker, and even accepted half a pig butt. This magical experience also provided her with a wonderful life. Added a rare memory.

After Deng Shirong gave away the things, he said some polite words before getting in the car and going back with his nephew.

…

That night.

Baoshan Village.

Bu Dashi played a short friendly match with Liu Aihong.

During the intermission, the two people, who were still strangers, started to exchange feelings.

After chatting casually for a while, Liu Aihong asked: "Dashi, how many days off do you have this time? When will you return to the county town to work?"

Bu Dashi said with a smile: "Uncle gave me a week's leave. I will stay at home for a few days. When you come back, I will take you to Bobai."

Liu Aihong said in surprise: "Uncle, will you give me a holiday?"

Bu Dashi chuckled and said, "I forgot to tell you, that restaurant in the county town is actually owned by my uncle."

"ah?"

When Liu Aihong heard this, her eyes widened and she was immediately confused.

She had seen how big the restaurant in the county seat was when she and Bu Dashi were on a blind date. They were shocked at the time. They didn't expect that the hotel in the county seat was so much bigger than Shuangwang's restaurant, so they both mother and daughter opened it. Broaden your horizons.

Because they knew this was a private hotel, the mother and daughter speculated at the time whether a big boss from Hong Kong would open this hotel.

But they never expected that such a big restaurant would be opened for their uncle who was a matchmaker. This is really unbelievable.

"Dashi, are you kidding me? That restaurant in the county town is really owned by my uncle?"

Seeing that his wife was so shocked that her eyes almost popped out of her head, Bu Dashi said proudly: "Of course it's true. How can you joke about this kind of thing? If this restaurant wasn't opened by my uncle, do you think I'm a talented person?" A newcomer who has only been working for a few months is really that capable of helping you arrange work? "

Liu Aihong suddenly realized when she heard this. No wonder why her uncle was so confident when he came to their house for the first time to talk about matchmaking and mentioned that he could arrange for her to work in a hotel. It turned out that her uncle was the owner of the hotel, so asking her to work in the hotel was naturally a matter of one sentence.

Although she understood, Liu Aihong still found it unbelievable and asked: "Dashi, the restaurant that my uncle opened in the county should cost a lot of money, right?"

Bu Dashi nodded and said: "Of course, my uncle invested more than 300,000 yuan in this hotel."

Although she knew that the amount of money invested in such a large hotel must be an astronomical figure, Liu Aihong was still shocked when she heard her husband say this. In fact, this figure is too scary. In an era when a monthly income of more than 30 is enviable, , I invested more than 300,000 yuan to open a restaurant. What is the concept of this?

That’s ten thousand times! ! !

"Dashi, what does uncle do? Why is he so rich?"

Bu Dashi admired his uncle very much. When his wife asked about it, he naturally wanted to brag: "My uncle is a very capable man. He used to be the vat master of the vat kiln in Bangjie Brigade. He formed a partnership with someone two years ago. I contracted out the brigade's vat kiln, and the business was pretty good. I could easily earn several thousand yuan a year.

In addition, my uncle also cultivated orchards to grow lychees and watermelons. This year, he sold lychees and watermelons for more than 6,000 yuan!

Of course, with this income, it is definitely impossible to open such a large restaurant in the county town, but my uncle's courage is not comparable to ordinary people. The money to open the restaurant was actually obtained from a loan from a credit union. "

Hearing this, Liu Aihong admired from the bottom of her heart: "Uncle is so awesome!"

Bu Dashi was deeply convinced and said: "That's right, there is no one more powerful than my uncle in these ten miles and eight villages. You are the person that my uncle likes. From now on, as long as the two of us help my uncle to work honestly, he will He will definitely not treat us badly.”

Liu Aihong responded repeatedly, and she was also a little excited. With such a powerful uncle helping her, their life as a couple would definitely be the same.

The recovery ability of young people's bodies is really impressive. After the couple chatted for a while, Bu Dashi regained his prominence, and the two played the second friendly match tonight.

Compared with the weak performance in the first game, Bu Dashi made great progress in the second friendly match.

When the third friendly match was played in the middle of the night, the two were finally able to play back and forth, and they were getting better.

…

a week later.

Suifeng Hotel.

Bu Dashi and his wife distributed wedding candies to other hotel employees. The employees who received the wedding candy naturally sent a few blessings.

While eating, Zhang Xiuping smiled and said to Liu Aihong: "Cousin, September is coming to an end soon. You should take a rest in the past two days and let Dashi accompany you to take a look around the county. You can also go to see Let’s look at the house you bought. How about you officially go to work on the first day of next month?”

Liu Aihong thanked her happily. Although she had been looking forward to coming to work in the county town for a long time, she still wanted to get familiar with the environment before starting work.

…

The weather in Guangxi is really confusing in many cases. The weather changes as fast as women can fall out. It was obviously summer weather yesterday, but everyone was wearing shorts and singlets and vests, but today it has suddenly dropped. It's more than ten degrees Celsius, going directly from summer to winter.

When Deng Shirong saw the sudden drop in temperature, he knew that the low-temperature weather that had not been seen in decades was coming. The most terrible thing was that the weather did not warm up in the middle and would not end until next spring. The length of time span was also very rare.

Fortunately, he had already warned the villagers in advance. More than half of the people in Naye Village were willing to believe him. Others were dubious and had basically taken antifreeze measures in advance. Only a small number of people did not believe it at all. That’s all.

Over the past month and a half, under the care of his niece and nephew's son-in-law, the thousand lychee trees in Deng Shirong's orchard have taken several anti-freezing measures. There will definitely be no problem in safely surviving this year's extreme weather.

Six pm.

After dinner, the villagers came over to watch TV as usual. The cooling weather did not affect everyone's enthusiasm for watching TV.

Deng Yunjun sat on the bench holding the chimney, and said with some joy in his heart: "Uncle Jiu, it seems that what our ancestors left behind is true. In previous years, the temperature did not drop so early, at least it only started after winter. The temperature has dropped, but it’s only the end of September and the temperature has dropped suddenly, which is really unusual!”

Deng Shirong said: "The book says that there must be a monster when something goes wrong. Anyway, the weather this year will definitely be different from previous years."

Deng Yuncai continued: "It is indeed rare for the temperature to drop at the end of September. I don't know whether it will just be cold for a few days and then warm up, or whether it will continue to be cold."

Deng Yunqiang's lychees have also taken anti-freezing measures. At this time, he said with a relaxed face: "Whether it warms up after a few days of cold, or it continues to be cold, it should not have much impact on the people in our village."

Deng Yunfeng also built cowsheds for his more than ten cows that could protect them from wind and rain. He was also not too worried and echoed: "Indeed, with Uncle Jiu's reminder, we have already done everything. Anti-freeze preparations, whether the weather stays cold or warms up, will not affect us. "

People who had made preparations for freezing in advance looked relaxed when talking about the change in weather, but the few people who didn't take it to heart were feeling a little uneasy at this time.

Fortunately, they only put in some effort and planted sweet potatoes as in previous years. Even if this thing really froze to death, there wouldn't be much loss.

Therefore, they are still in the mood to watch TV.

A night of silence.

It rained the next day and the weather cooled down further, with the lowest temperature dropping to 4 degrees.

On the third day, the lowest temperature dropped to 2 degrees.

In just three days, I went from wearing a sweatshirt and vest to wearing a thick cotton jacket. The change was so fast that it was hard to react.

After the weather dropped to 2 degrees, the idle villagers basically stopped going out and stayed at home to warm themselves by the fire. Even if they went out, they would go to neighbors' houses to warm themselves by the fire. No one would hang out outside.

As for the people who work, they will not stop working as long as it doesn't rain, and the cold weather won't stop them from going out to work.

Of course, at night, as long as it doesn't rain, many people will brave the cold weather and come to Deng Shirong's house to watch TV.

Although the TV set was placed under the wooden shed outside by Deng Shirong, a gust of wind would make people shiver with cold, but if there are many people crowded together, not only the people on the outermost edge will feel the cold, but everyone in the crowd will also feel cold. It's quite warm.

After a few days of cooling, with the appearance of frost, large tracts of sweet potatoes began to freeze to death throughout Bobai territory.

As the low temperature weather continues, in addition to sweet potatoes being frozen to death in large areas, tobacco leaves grown in various places have also begun to be frozen to death in large areas.

Immediately afterwards, the two county-run pepper farms, Longtan Pepper Farm and Wendi Pepper Farm, due to employees relaxing management and not paying enough attention to this year's low temperature weather, more than 1,000 acres of pepper trees in the two farms were frostbitten or even died. Caused huge economic losses.

In addition, cattle throughout the county also began to freeze to death one after another.