The Story of the Northeast Village

Three years have passed in a blink of an eye, and the Zhang family has some savings. In the summer of 1982, Boss Zhang was introduced and got engaged to a girl from another village.After the autumn harvest this year, I started to talk about getting married.They checked the horoscopes of the two people's birthdays and chose an auspicious day - December 200th of the lunar calendar.According to the customs in the countryside, a big gift must be given before marriage. Old man Zhang gave [-] yuan to his in-laws once, which was quite a lot at the time, but old man Zhang was still very happy.

The day of the wedding finally came. Early in the morning, Zhang's family was full of joy, and everyone in the village followed suit. Adults and children all took out their new clothes for the New Year, and came to Zhang's house to join in the fun. The men gathered together Playing cards, the women helped to cook and chop vegetables, and the children took the opportunity to get together and play freely.At this time, what you see is the warmth of a big family. At this time, you fully realize the enthusiasm and simplicity of the rural people. No matter how many conflicts they usually have, on this day, on this occasion, they all seem very close. .Anyone who is not happy today will be spurned by all the villagers.The kindness in their bones told themselves that it would be a sin to spoil this celebration.There were crowds of people inside and outside the house, and the groom, the boss Zhang, was 1.8 meters tall, wearing a new set of polyester card clothes, which made him look extraordinarily energetic.Everyone teases him whenever they find a chance. Today's boss Zhang is a bit shy and has lost the boldness of the past.Yes, people in their thirties only marry a wife, and I feel a little at a loss.

After a while, the big carriage of the natal family brought the bride. When everyone heard that the bride was coming, they all stopped their work and rushed outside to see.Boss Zhang was even more excited and nervous.The leading figure is the bride's uncle.This is popular in rural areas, parents cannot come, and the closest relative to the natal family is the uncle, who is the plenipotentiary representative. If the in-laws cannot satisfy the natal uncle, the marriage may be in crisis.So the old man Zhang hurriedly greeted him with a smile: "Uncle, he is here, it's cold, come into the house to warm up." He also hurriedly found someone who could be in charge of the village who had been arranged in advance to accompany his natal uncle.On the other side, the children shouted loudly: The new wife is here, the new wife is here.The bride shyly entered the room surrounded by some mothers-in-law and daughter-in-law, and sat on the new quilt on the kang. At this time, the old lady Zhang came over with a smile on her face, and a middle-aged woman who was in charge hurriedly told the new daughter-in-law: "It's time to wear flowers for my mother-in-law, call me mom."The bride put flowers on her mother-in-law and called her mother instead. The happy old lady hurriedly took out a red envelope and gave it to her daughter-in-law.Next to him, he jokingly said: "How much? Is it one in a hundred?" "It must be, look at this figure, this appearance, not to mention one in a hundred, but one in a thousand." "Haha——" After finishing talking, everyone All laughed.Boss Zhang, who was at the side, had the opportunity to take a closer look at the bride: she was dressed in red, with her head crossed, her face became thinner and fairer, and her slender waist was even more charming under the red makeup.Objectively speaking, this woman looks mediocre, but in the eyes of Boss Zhang, although she can’t be ashamed, she is as beautiful as a flower, especially with the conditions like Boss Zhang, it is really rare to be able to marry such a daughter-in-law .The fly in the ointment is that the new daughter-in-law is a bit small, just 1.5 meters. If they walk together with Zhang Boss, the two of them look like an adult leading a child, and this daughter-in-law looks even smaller. I don’t know who gave it the nickname "little daughter-in-law". Everyone called her "little daughter-in-law".As for herself, she also acquiesced.

Boss Zhang thought: life will be easier after having a daughter-in-law.Yes, this should be a happy start.