Xie Zheng put the fish on the table aside, then lifted the lid of the pot. The water inside was boiling. Scoop the hot water into a large iron basin. The chickens and ducks inside would easily lose hair. However, after pouring the hot water in, the smell would be emitted. If you are not used to it, you can vomit it out. Fortunately, Xu Ning and Ye Ling are not that kind of cute, and Wang Xiuying and his daughter don’t care even more. Every year during the Chinese New Year, they will clean up their own chickens and ducks.

"In the future, Lemon will first check the other party's character and temperament. If it is good, I won't want the bride price. If it is bad, I will not let it marry. As for the bride price, the young people will discuss it themselves. If the other party says we are selling our daughter, then there is really no need to marry my daughter. She is a priceless treasure in my heart. I dare to buy it, can you afford it?"

"This is absolutely true. Although I don't have a daughter, I agree with you."

Xie Zheng glanced at Zhou Tao, "When your daughter-in-law comes, you won't pay a penny when you go home?"

"Out, of course, I buy all the houses and cars, but what I mean is to let Ziheng make money by himself. When we get married, we still count on me and his mother. Why are we so tired? Raise him and then send him to society, and have to prepare a car and house for him. It will be a headache to think about it."

"It's not a very common thing."

"Why is it very common?" Zhou Tao did not agree with this view, "Your house was bought by yourself, right? Our house was also made by Ye Ling and I, but we did not have the parents of the two families. Why did we have to prepare cars and houses for our next generation of children? If we don't have money, we get married later and get married after making enough money."

Xie Zheng had a calm expression, "The house we live in now was given by his mother-in-law."

"..." Brother Dei, isn't it heartbreaking?

The two of them quickly went out with a large basin.

Regarding the issue of bride gifts, it can be considered a stop here. This kind of thing is the matter of the parties involved and their families. If one person has one, it is natural that different situations must be treated differently.

However, many parents are very proud of their face. This family says that their daughter gets married and the other party gives them 10,000 yuan in bride price. When you hear it, you think that when your daughter gets married, you have to be more than this family.

If you have more, I have more, the price of the bride price is getting higher and higher, so that it has reached a point where many families cannot afford it in the later period.

Of course, people in some poor areas really don’t agree with marrying their daughters. If you keep some of your daughters when they get married, and take them back to them, it may be a thing that both parties are happy about. But many families with many children are used to marry their daughters to marry their sons to marry their daughters. Perhaps some new brides think it’s nothing, but if they are put on Xu Ning, it’s a bit awkward.

Speaking of resentment, it may not be possible. After all, it is a sibling. Parents raise you and send you into a new family. Do you have to watch them work hard for their brother’s marriage?

It is difficult to marry a wife in a poor area. Just think about it. First of all, it is hard to say whether there are girls who like to marry into this place. If there is no money to support it, it is difficult to marry a wife.

However, the marriage of the younger brother is a form based on the marriage of the older sister. Only you know whether the parents-in-law will give you a good face after getting married.

What's more serious is that as long as the man's family gives a lot of money, no matter what the other person's character is or whether the daughter likes it, he will force his daughter to marry for the sake of his son, which is not groundless.

Wang Xiuying looked like a good mother. At least her daughter and her future son-in-law met freely. Through chatting, she also knew that the requests she made with her future in-laws were all for the good of her daughter.

The bride price is only 10,000 or 20,000 yuan. This amount of money is really not enough to marry a daughter-in-law. Maybe it will not be enough for the son to get married, and the money will be spent long ago, provided that they will leave the money behind.

All the food needed for noon was cleaned up, and the three of them started to fry them in the kitchen.

Xie Zheng and Zhou Tao also accelerated their movements, otherwise it would be difficult to catch up.

Ye Ling was preparing to make the fillings for eggplant and pepper boxes later. Wang Xiuying was washing vegetables at the door of the kitchen, Xiang Ping helped Xu Ning to set the fire. Xu Ning himself poured the ribs into the pot, put them in the pot and cooked them. Add seasonings to it while cooking. After it was cooked, it was taken out and stir-fryed in the pot.

Several people cooked quickly, and the meal was ready at about twelve o'clock.

But Xu Guodong hasn't come here yet.

Wang Xiuying asked Xiang Ping to go out and call someone, "His father was called away before dawn in the morning, so help me get a few cars of sand."

Xu Guodong bought a tractor a few years ago. He usually helps the villagers cultivate land, but when he is idle, he helps the people in all villages. He earns a lot of money. In addition to the grain produced in the fields, he can also make some money to save every year, but it is just the money for the arable land. Almost every household in the village owe the debt, just waiting for the end of the year to settle the bill together, which is like this every year.

Not long after Xiangping went out, she returned with Xu Guodong and her two brothers, and soon the family gathered at the dining table.

Xie Zheng hasn't been sitting on the kang for many years and cross-legged can't hurt her. However, Xu Ning is really uncomfortable, and the whole body is uncomfortable after a meal.

At the dinner table, everyone talked about the changes in the village over the years. Although the village is still the same village, every household now has spare money and there are many opportunities to work outside. As long as they are not lazy, they are guaranteed to be hungry. When they were young, who would have thought that there would be a good life today?

"At that time, let alone eating these dishes, there were one or two meat dishes during the holidays, which was a good life. I remember that at that time, you two had the best conditions in the village. Uncle Xu worked in the town government, not to mention Xie Zheng, you are the village chief at that time, and there was a supply and marketing cooperative at home. Life was also good. But no matter how good it was, there was absolutely no such treatment during the Chinese New Year."

Everyone present was liberated from the big pot rice and knew that era. As soon as Xu Guodong started, they also had a deep feeling.

"You two looked good when they were young. Sometimes when you went to my supply and marketing cooperative, there were young girls and young men from the village wandering around there at the door just to see you two."

Xu Ning raised his eyebrows slightly, "There is still this? Why don't I remember it at all?"

"You don't know!" Xu Guodong laughed, "Although there were also slogans of free love at that time, a few of us from all over the country were free love and married, not blind dates, let alone doing something on the street. We can't wait to be two meters away when we go in love. If someone really greets you, they will become monkeys and be watched by people."

"Xie Zheng had set his sights on Xu Ning a long time ago. Xu Ning was famous for being beautiful in the school. The boys who liked her learned from middle school to high school. Half of the boys in the school liked her. Fortunately, the atmosphere was not as open as it is now. Otherwise, there would be Xie Zheng's affairs. I don't know who would have pursued her."

Xie Zheng curled his lips, "You really dare to say it."

"What, did Old Zhou like Xu Ning before?" Ye Ling had a gossip.

"Oh, I'm really not afraid of going back and kneeling on the washboard. At that time, I also liked Xu Ning in my heart. Unfortunately, Xie Zheng and I have been classmates for several years, and even had the same classmate when we went to high school. I remember telling Xie Zheng that I like Xu Ning, but Xie Zheng directly told me that Xu Ning and I were not suitable. Now I know, and I might be scolding me in my heart at that time."

Since Zhou Tao dared to say so bluntly, Ye Ling naturally would not take it to his heart.

"Actually, in my opinion, even if you don't have Xie Zheng, you will be useless!"

"Well, I found it!" Zhou Tao nodded seriously, "Ordinary men really can't afford Xu Ning."

"Is it that exaggerated?" Xu Ning laughed in silence.

"But Xie Zheng is not simple either. There are many female classmates who like him. At that time, I remember that there was a female classmate with a very high hairline. She blocked you at one time after school, right? The next day, Xie Zheng knew, so he asked me to go to that class to squeeze the other party and made him cry. Now it's all black history."

Xu Ning turned his head to look at Xie Zheng beside him, and saw that his expression had not changed at all, "Is there anything wrong with this?"

While eating, several children listened to their elders talking about their childhood. Zhou Ziheng learned that his father had liked Aunt Xu when he was in school. He muttered in his heart that he almost couldn't be born in this world. His biological mother was definitely a great hero.

The cool breeze is trustworthy, and the autumn moon is boundless!

The countryside in the night seemed particularly quiet, and there was no sound of corporate engines that resounded throughout the night, and there were insects everywhere.

Xu Ning lay on Xie Zheng in sweat. The madness just now made her seem to open a door, leaving all shame and shackles aside.

Her palms were groping on her sweaty back, and Xie Zheng's breath was also a little confused.

"You're great tonight!" he praised.

Xu Ning kissed him on the face, "I feel that I'm still floating now, it's really inconvenient to take a bath here!"

My whole body is sticky and wet, and I will not be able to sleep well without taking a shower.

Xie Zheng turned over and put his wife on the bed. He took off the bathrobe beside the kang and put it on, "Wait, I'll take you water and take a bath."

"Oh, thank you dear!"

After staying here for three days, Xie Zheng and his wife said goodbye to Xu Guodong and his family, and left this small village that was infinitely missed.

Like does not have to have it, nor does it have to keep it in front of you all the time. Like can be a kind of nostalgia or a memory.

Just like Xiangshan Village, there are memories of the two people starting from childhood, with beautiful memories, pain, regrets, and reunion.

They like this place, after all, this place is the root, but they don’t have to stay in this small mountain village at all times. No matter where they go, this land is always stored in the deepest part of their hearts.

The village gradually drifted away, and soon disappeared behind him, and turned back and disappeared.

Before leaving, Xu Guodong packed a lot of things for them, all of them were eaten. Although they couldn't afford it for home use, if they refused, they would feel uncomfortable. Of course, they would not waste it when they brought it back. There were also some peanuts, which were full in size, probably given to them by picking up the good ones.

Xu Ning gave Xu Xiangping a red envelope. She definitely couldn't come back when she got married. The red envelope was not much or less, more than 6,000 yuan. However, when she gave the red envelope, the two sides made a joke.

At that time, the couple gave the red envelopes to Xu Xiangping together. The girl stood shyly behind her mother, but she refused to reach out to take them.

Seeing this, Xu Guodong pushed the red envelope back, "What red envelope should I give? My family has good conditions now and I have extra money, so I don't need to give it."

"Then if you don't accept red envelopes, we don't want your stuff either!" Xie Zheng said half-jokingly.

When Xu Guodong heard this, he was stunned for three seconds, and then he prepared to take out the things from the trunk.

"Tell me, if you don't accept it, you don't want things. Our things are only worth a few dollars. If you give such a thick red envelope, how can we accept it? If you don't want it, we will take it back."

Xie Zheng was rarely stunned by Xu Guodong's actions. This guy was completely unreasonable.

He stepped forward and held his hand and stuffed the red envelope into his hand. "After all, I am an elder. We had a good relationship when we were young. My niece was about to get married. We are likely to not come back then. I will give my children a good fortune and joy. You refuse. When I was a child, I saw that your personality was not like this, so why did you become more straighter as you grow older!"

"What a straight person? You give me a three or five hundred yuan. See if I accept it. Look at this red envelope. It took several days to say that we didn't do anything. If you give so much, who dares to accept it?"

Xu Ning saw that the two of them were having a fight and smiled and said, "In recent years, your family has helped us take care of the house and can live directly after a few years. This is not a friendship. This house has a great significance to our family. We are grateful to us. Moreover, this is for Xiangping, not for you. You two cannot be ignorant."

After hearing what Xu Ning said, the couple was really embarrassed to refuse again, so as not to make a red face if they continued to talk. Xie Zheng and his wife were leaving today, so don’t leave a bad impression.

"Then I will accept it, Xiangping, don't thank your uncle and aunt yet."

Xu Xiangping came forward and thanked the two of them with a blushing face.

I came to my senses and saw that the journey had passed the county town and I would soon enter the expressway from here.

"I planned to visit the high school teachers in the town when I came back." Xu Ning said softly.

Ye Ling looked at her, "Why didn't you go? If you want to go, you can go over and take a look. The distance is not far anyway, and it takes less than half an hour to drive."

"The teacher in my graduation class passed away a few years ago and has advanced lung cancer."

"I'm not young yet?"

"Well, I was over 80 years old when I passed away. I learned from a classmate that I had never talked about the high school graduation teacher before. I accidentally said that I wanted to come back to visit, but I was no longer there."

"Your graduating class teacher sounds like a good one, otherwise you would be worried about it."

"It's pretty good for me. After all, I was a top student at that time, and I was the best in every exam!" Xu Ning smiled modestly, "It's hard to teach the graduation class. The teachers in that era were all thinking about students. If you can pass the exam, your life will undergo earth-shaking changes. Now some teachers are only competing for performance. How many good students will be tested will have a great impact on their evaluation or bonuses."

"No matter how much bonus I have, I didn't think about teaching high school graduating classes. It's really hard to bring!" Ye Ling unscrewed the mineral water bottle and took a sip of water. "I stayed at school to teach after graduating from a doctorate. It's relatively easier for a university lecturer, close to home and convenient to go back and forth."

"With Zhou Tao's profession, you will be away from home for a few days when you encounter situations. If you are busy all the time, Ziheng will be really lonely."

"He didn't know what loneliness is, so he entered the third year of high school and was much more at peace because of his nervous academic performance. He used to not stay at home, so I was the loneliest one." Ye Ling accused.

Zhou Tao looked at his wife through the rearview mirror, "I need it for work!"

"I know, I didn't stop you." Ye Ling understood her husband's work. The reason why she fell in love with Zhou Tao was just after she met her. She often heard Zhou Tao talk about some archaeological things. She was very interested in ancient Chinese history. When she was in college, she often spent time reading records of the historian and historical books of various dynasties. However, although she read a lot, she did not know much as Zhou Tao. After more times, she was also impressed and attracted by Zhou Tao, and then married him.

Occasionally, I would complain a few words, but Zhou Tao would not bother me. After all, she would often drag Zhou Tao to discuss the affairs of emperors of various dynasties and dynasties together. Zhou Tao was also happy to talk about this to his wife. The two have a lot of common topics and have been talking about them for almost twenty years, so they are not bothered.
To be continued...