Framed at the beginning: Female educated youth forced to marry disabled military officer

It would be better to get the certificate early. When the branch secretary opened the letter of introduction in the morning, he was asked to get the certificate today. Otherwise, when work starts today and word spreads, the two of them will immediately become the center of gossip in the entire brigade. It would be fine if he didn't go to work and stayed at home, but Meng Zhiqing would definitely be made to hold his head up by the rumors.

Xiao Xiangdong was born in the countryside, but he knew the power of rural rumors.

"The letter of introduction hasn't been opened yet." Meng Xiaoman had just arrived at the courtyard and hadn't found the branch secretary yet.

You need a letter of introduction for everything you do these days, including getting married.

"I've opened it." Xiao Xiangdong patted his pocket, and fearing that he didn't make it clear, he added, "Even yours."

"Okay, thank you."

"You're welcome."

After saying polite words, the two of them were relatively speechless. Although they were about to get married, yesterday was the first time they met, and they were almost like strangers.

Fortunately, Lao Chentou spoke up in time and asked the two of them to get in the car quickly, which relieved the embarrassment.

The bullock carts at the brigade headquarters are owned by the public and can only be used when doing household chores. Oxen are important assets of the collective, and they are all relied on for farming, harvesting, and transporting grain.

It is not an exaggeration to think of cows as the eyes of rural people.

If it hadn't been for the party secretary's words last night, the two of them wouldn't have been able to get on the bullock cart.

Generally, villagers pay two cents to take the village mule cart to go to the commune.

Meng Xiaoman put her satchel on the car and helped Xiao Xiangdong get into the car. Before she even touched him, the man said, "No."

He leaned his back on the car board, put his hands on it, and sat on the car board. After placing the crutches standing on the side on the car, he used his hands to move his legs up one by one.

The whole movement is smooth and neat.

Seeing his refusal, Meng Xiaoman didn't force herself. After he sat down, she found a place a little far away from him and sat down.

The Qinghe brigade is two or three hours away from the commune on foot, and about an hour by bullock cart. The main reason is that the cattle are precious, and Lao Chentou is reluctant to use them. Moreover, Xiao Xiangdong has bad legs, so he drives the cart slowly.

After more than an hour of staggering, we arrived at Nanyang Commune.

The place where the Qinghe Brigade was located had more mountains than plains. Many roads were dug out by blasting mountains. The road conditions were very bad, with potholes everywhere. Meng Xiaoman felt dizzy and wanted to vomit, and her face turned pale.

Seeing her pale face, Xiao Xiangdong couldn't help but frown. Her health was too bad. She must have lost too much blood due to injuries yesterday.

"Are you okay? Do you want to go to the health center?" The commune has a health center with much better doctors and facilities than the brigade's health center.

"It's okay, I'll just take it easy." When I went to bandage it yesterday, the barefoot doctor saw that the wound was not deep, but it just looked scary.

Seeing that one of them was lame and the other injured, Mr. Chen considerately drove the car to the door of the marriage office before letting them get out of the car.

Perhaps because the expressions of the two were calm and there was no joy of newlyweds on their faces, the staff asked them twice if they were getting married voluntarily.

Meng Xiaoman, in particular, took her aside and secretly asked her if her family had an arranged marriage, saying that marriage was free now and that if she didn't want to, she could go to the commune to report it.

Meng Xiaoman repeatedly affirmed that she was voluntary. The staff looked at Xiao Xiangdong's legs and shook their heads silently. Then they stamped the two of them with a look of regret, and each of them issued a marriage certificate like a "certificate" with a teacher's quotation on it. .

I didn't find a boyfriend in my last life until I died, but I didn't expect that I got married just two days after arriving in this life.

Folding the marriage certificate that was unique to this era, he put it in his bag. Looking at Xiao Xiangdong who was also calm next to him, Meng Xiaoman stretched out his right hand and said, "Comrade Xiao, please give me your advice in the future!".

Xiao Xiangdong glanced at her slender white fingers, hesitated for a moment, then held them, "Comrade Meng, please give me your advice in the future!"

Xiao Xiangdong's hands were wide and warm, and the palms were rough, especially the tiger's mouth, which was calloused. It was very different from a woman's hands, but it made her feel reliable inexplicably.

Xiao Xiangdong had never held a woman's hand before. The tender, smooth and cool touch made the hairs on his arms stand up and his palms were numb.

"Ahem, let's go to the supply and marketing cooperative." Meng Xiaoman reminded. Only then did Xiao Xiangdong realize that he was still holding his hand. He quickly let go and moved to the crutch, only to hold on to the crutch tighter.

The commune is not big, but the two main streets are more lively. On one street are supply and marketing cooperatives, state-owned restaurants, grain stores, bookstores, etc., all state-owned; on the other street are commune units, health centers, purchasing stations, and bus stations. wait.

The office was not far from the supply and marketing cooperative, so the two of them didn't ask Old Chen in the carport to deliver it.

Xiao Xiangdong couldn't use his legs. Thanks to his strong arms due to his many years in the military, he could walk with crutches.

It is said to be walking, but in fact it is just dragging the legs to move by relying on the strength of the upper limbs.

After walking for a while, his shoes and trousers were covered with dust.

Xiao Xiangdong had a good face, and passers-by looked at him with either curiosity or sympathy, but he didn't care at all and still moved forward step by step and firmly.

Meng Xiaoman hesitated, but ultimately did not help him. He had his own pride and persistence, but subconsciously slowed down and kept the same pace as him.

The two of them arrived late, and there were not many customers in the supply and marketing cooperative. Two salesmen were sitting behind the counter chatting about knitting. When someone came over, one just raised his eyelids without speaking, lowered his head and continued knitting, while the other with a round face put down his things. Stand up and stare at the two of them.

Meng Xiaoman felt uncomfortable with her anti-thief gaze, and quickly took out the money slip, "Hello, I want to buy half a catty of brown sugar and a catty of eggs."

Brown sugar eggs are a good nutritional supplement these days, and usually only mothers and sick children can eat them. Meng Xiaoman was reluctant to buy it because she smashed her head yesterday and bled a lot and wanted to make up for it.

This body is too weak, and because I have been working since I was a child, I have a heavy mind and am strong on the outside but weak on the inside. If I don't take good care of it, I will definitely suffer a lot when I get old.

After seeing Meng Xiaoman buy her own things, Xiao Xiangdong asked the salesperson to take down the brightly colored cloths from the cabinet and asked her to choose, "Which one do you like?"

The round-faced saleswoman took the cloth off with an unhappy look and put it on the counter. The cloth had just arrived. She told several close people that she would keep it for them, but she didn't expect that these two people caught her by surprise. , "You can only look at it, but you can't touch it. If it breaks, you have to buy it!"

Country people's hands are rough. Good fabrics can be brushed by your touch without being seen, and they will leave black fingerprints, so she has to be careful.

Meng Xiaoman knew that salespersons were very popular these days, and it was normal to have a bad attitude, so she didn't care.

And she didn't plan to buy it, "No need to buy it, I have clothes to wear."

Seeing that she really didn't want it, Xiao Xiangdong patiently explained, "It's a tradition here for us to get the certificate today and get you new clothes. All brides have to do it."