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Chapter 13 People’s happiness comes from comparison
Deng Shirong saw the hesitation in the eyes of Guan Dewei and his wife, and he said: "Ah Biao, let me tell you the truth, although the husband's family took the initiative to increase his net worth by 400 yuan, compared with the share of land that the young man received, , your family will definitely suffer.

However, if you two become in-laws, you don’t have to worry too much about this. Compared with letting Yongying get the land in her natal family and then marry, I think marrying first is the best way to maximize the benefits.

After all, dividing the land and working alone cannot be done in a short time. If Yongying gets married quickly, she will not only get an extra piece of land from her husband's family, but she may even be able to catch up with the birth of their two children. A train ride also leads us to one or two fields.

As parents, don’t we all hope that our children will live well? Yongying has made great contributions to her husband’s family since she got married, so her life will definitely be good. "

These words moved Guan Dewei and his wife.

Although most of the rural people of this era had a preference for sons over daughters, they did not include Guan Dewei and his wife, who still loved their eldest daughter.

After all, this is their first child, and since the eldest daughter is hard-working, capable, obedient and sensible, they naturally hope that the eldest daughter will have a good life in her husband's family.

For this reason, even if it means sacrificing part of his son's interests, it is not unacceptable.

Of course, there is another important reason, that is, the groom's family is very sincere this time and took the initiative to increase his net worth by 400 yuan. In addition to giving part of this money to the daughter as a dowry, most of it can be kept for his son to marry. For my wife.

Thinking of this, Guan Dewei took a deep breath and said: "Uncle Jiu, you are right. As parents, we all hope that our children can live well. If my Yongying has no objection, then this matter is okay. Negotiable."

Deng Shirong nodded, looked at Guan Yongying, who had been listening, and asked: "Yongying, what do you think? Are you willing to get married as soon as possible?"

Seeing that her parents and the matchmaker were all focused on her, Guan Yongying was really upset, because it all happened too fast for her.

Before yesterday, no matchmaker had ever come to her door. However, just over a day later, marriage was already being discussed.

Guan Yongying, who was helpless, could only respond in a low voice: "I listen to my parents' arrangements."

Deng Shirong knew what he was saying and said to Guan Dewei: "In that case, let's take a look at the house before the production team cuts the crops?"

Seeing that his daughter had no objection, Guan Dewei said, "Okay, then I'll listen to Uncle Jiu's arrangements."

Deng Shirong smiled and said: "Today is nineteen, so how about we schedule a visit to the house on the twenty-second?"

Guan Dewei responded: "Okay!"

After setting a date for viewing the home, the next step is to start planning the candidates for the viewing.

Housekeeping in this era is very different from that in later generations.

In later generations, when a woman goes to the man's house to look after the house, she can take as many people as she wants without having to say hello to the man at all.

But in this era of housekeeping, the woman must make it clear to the matchmaker how many people she will bring with her, and then the matchmaker will convey it to the man’s family.

Because the woman goes to the man's house to look after the house, and the man's family not only sends out red envelopes, but also gives each person a piece of Wuwei (a piece of pork belly) to take back. Therefore, it is necessary to know how many people are coming from the woman, so that she can buy the required pork in advance.

After some discussion, they finally decided on the person to visit the house. Deng Shirong stood up and said goodbye, then walked toward his home under the scorching sun.

By the time he returned to the village, Deng Shirong was already sweating profusely from the sun.It was only then that Deng Shirong realized that being a matchmaker was not that easy.

Especially matchmakers in this era have no means of transportation and rely on two legs to walk. If the matchmaker goes further, just by sending messages back and forth between the man’s family and the woman’s family, you don’t know how many pairs of shoes have to be worn to match a match. Marriage.

Therefore, buying a bicycle is actually an urgent matter.

But now Deng Shirong only has more than 64 yuan in his entire body. He needs to build a new house and buy a bicycle. The funding gap is really not as big as usual.

After going home and resting for a few minutes, drinking a bowl of rice soup to quench his thirst, and smoking a few more cigarettes, Deng Shirong walked towards Deng Yunqiang's house again.

……

noon.

In a dormitory of Songshan High School, Deng Yunheng was eating happily.

On top of his rice, in addition to the oily fried dried radish, there was also a palm-sized piece of pork belly and a few green vegetables. The food was so rich that it almost made his classmates in the same dormitory cry with greed.

In this era, except for a few students who are willing to buy vegetables in the school cafeteria, most students live in poor living conditions at home, and all they eat are dried radishes brought from home.

As for why they are all dried radish, it is because other vegetables cannot be stored well and will go bad after two days of eating in hot weather. Unlike dried radish, which can be eaten for a week and will not go bad.

A classmate with a youthful face came over with a lunch box and asked: "Yunheng, did you pick up any money on your way back last week?"

Deng Yunheng was the smartest among the seven brothers and sisters, so he naturally understood the meaning of his classmates' words. He swallowed the food in his mouth and said with a smile: "I didn't pick up the money. It's just that my brother didn't go to college. My dad So he placed his hopes on me, hoping that his family would have a college student, and in order for me to study hard, he also specially improved my living conditions at school."

Classmate Qingdou Bean heard this and said with envy on his face: "Your dad is so kind to you!"

Deng Yunheng picked up the meat and took a bite. He nodded and said, "Well, my dad is really good to me."

While talking, Deng Yunheng glanced at Qingdou Bean's rice noodles and saw that there was only a layer of dried radish on top. The satisfaction in his heart was really indescribable.

People's happiness is all compared.

Before that, his standard of living at school was similar to that of Qingdou Bean and other classmates in the same dormitory. Everyone ate dried radishes brought from home. Occasionally buying vegetables in the canteen was a luxury. .

Now, his classmates still eat the same as before, but he can not only eat vegetables, but also dare to buy a piece of pork to improve his life. This creates a huge gap.

After the two chatted for a while, Qingdou couldn't bear it anymore and walked out of the dormitory with his lunch box to keep company with other classmates who were eating dried radish.

It was already uncomfortable enough for everyone to eat dried radish for every meal, but it would be even more uncomfortable if they saw others eating meat and ate dried radish themselves. Therefore, in order not to affect their own appetite for food, other students tried to stay away from Deng Yunheng.

Deng Yunheng smiled when he saw this, and then ate it with relish. The pork meat really became more and more delicious the more he ate it. Summer vacation is about to begin, and he would have to have a good chat about this topic with his brothers and sisters when he gets home^ _^
(End of this chapter)