It was the Spring Festival of 1961, the first day of the first lunar month, early in the morning.
Today is the wedding day of Lin Sanqi and Pan Ye.
In Lin's house in East Mianmian Hutong, her mother Jin Caifeng and her godmother Wang Huiqin have been packing Lin Sanqi's new clothes. These new clothes are the new year's welfare cotton coats and trousers issued by the work unit.
This winter, few families across the country have bought new clothes, so the new cotton-padded clothes and trousers issued by the work unit will of course become wedding dresses.
Lin Sanqi really couldn't laugh or cry. She was getting married for the first time in two generations, and she was actually wearing a dark blue cotton coat that looked like an old farmer?
"Grandma, godmother, I have a coat from Xiangjiang in my cabinet, as well as a suit and trousers from Armani. Why don't I wear something nice when I get married?"
Wang Huiqin gave her a light slap:
"You idiot, what time is it now? Look at the New Year's Day morning, are there any pedestrians on the road paying New Year's greetings? Are there any firecrackers? Are there any temple fairs? This doesn't look like a Chinese New Year?
People all over the country are in such difficulty, are you the only one special? Your godfather has said that the more low-key your wedding, the better. This is also the reason why you are not allowed to treat guests. The more high-profile you are now, the more people will report you. You are already the deputy dean, so you have to pay attention to the impact. ”
From God's perspective, Lin Sanqi knew that 1961 was the last year of natural disasters. After this year, the food crisis would ease next year.
But others don’t have a God’s perspective. It has been going on for two years, but when I saw that there was still no snow or rain in the winter of 1961, I knew that the harvest this year would not be good.
Everyone is afraid that the natural disaster in front of us will be like the Little Glacier in the late Ming Dynasty. It will last for decades until war breaks out and the people can no longer survive.
Desperate.
So this Spring Festival, let alone the four or nine cities, the whole country is lifeless, and the people can't even laugh.
It happened that Lin Sanqi was getting married at this time. If she didn't get married, the parents of both parties were afraid that one of them would eat the forbidden fruit. What if they got pregnant?
A scholarly member of the Pan family, he values detection (chastity) very much;
The second son of the Lin family has already had this kind of feud, but he doesn't dare to do it a second time.
Therefore, the parents of both parties have a strong desire to get married as soon as possible. After getting married, the two of them can do whatever they want and have as many children as they want.
But how to get married?
The advice given by Dean Shen was to keep a low profile, as low-key as possible. No guests were allowed to have dinner, no big banquets, no firecrackers, and even Lin Sanqi was not allowed to borrow a car to pick up the bride.
This is just like a propositional composition. The outline is very restrictive, and Lin Sanqi has no room to express himself.
In the yard, it turned out that Chef Zhao and his two apprentices from the Red Star Hotel were busy cooking.
Although Dean Shen requested that the banquet not be held in public, it is always appropriate for his family to have a meal, not to mention that it is a private courtyard and he is not afraid of being seen.
Sister-in-law Fu Muxiang and second sister-in-law Pei Xuehua helped wash the meat and pick vegetables.
Lin Jiageng and Lin Zhenzhen were running around the yard, full of freshness about everything in the yard, and having a great time.
When no one was paying attention, Pei Xuehua would stuff a croquette into her mouth from time to time, then lower her head and start chewing secretly.
Dr. Lin Sophora was at the gate at this time. Next to the red couplet, he posted a big happy character, which was to tell the neighbors that there was a wedding here.
Sure enough, many neighbors in the alley gathered around:
"Hey, isn't this Dr. Lin from the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital? Dr. Lin, wish you a happy New Year. What are you..."
Famous doctors have a wide network of contacts, and they know people wherever they go.
"Hi, today is my youngest son's wedding. We don't advocate big things now, so I don't invite you to have a cup of wedding wine. Please forgive me."
People in Sijiucheng want to save face. When they heard famous doctors say this, they all expressed their understanding:
"Who dares to serve wine these days when they get married? The whole family gathers together to have a meal, and then the department distributes some candies and the whole thing is done."
"There is no candy this year. The street used to give 1 pound of candy stamps for weddings, but this year they have canceled them."
"Doctor Lin, why does your little son live in this hospital? No one has lived in this hospital for many years."
Lin Sophora knew this was a good opportunity to explain, so she pointed at the door and said:
"My youngest son is the vice president of the Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine and enjoys the treatment of the main hall. Isn't this an organized room allocation? After being assigned to this place, everyone will be neighbors and help each other from now on."
"In the main hall, he is a mid-level cadre, so he can be assigned rooms."
Hearing this, people around started talking, and some thoughtful neighbors gave up after hearing this.
If this is an ordinary public housing, if one family is allowed to live in a separate courtyard, the neighbors will not accept it and have to go to the street to report it, otherwise they will clamor to turn the courtyard into a large courtyard.
But if the house is allocated to senior cadres, ordinary people will not be able to make up their mind.
People in Sijiucheng are straightforward, but they are not stupid enough to compete with cadres for houses.
Dr. Lin Kushen had no choice. He did not dare to say that the house was private property and was bought by his youngest son.
If he really dares to say that, every higher-level department will receive one report letter after another tomorrow, which will definitely cause big trouble.
While everyone was still chatting, Lin Sanqi had already pushed the bicycle out, followed by the eldest brother and the second brother, each with a bicycle.
Jin Caifeng and Wang Huiqin followed behind and warned:
"Boss, when the girl comes, you will get the cigarettes; the second brother, you will get the candies. Just sit here for half an hour at most, and we will bring the bride back in half an hour. Don't make any trouble on the way."
"I know, I know!"
Lin Sanqi thought to herself that even though she had a small jeep, she had to ride her own bicycle to pick up the bride. She borrowed this bicycle from someone at work.
Forget it, there is no banquet, the wedding is so shabby, it is like walking at night in brocade clothes, feeling exhausted all over.
How does this look like a motorcade picking up the bride? It was clearly like a group of brothers going out to watch a movie.
The three of them walked east along the street and arrived at Pan's house in less than 10 minutes.
There was also no wedding celebration here in the Pan family, but the courtyard was crowded with neighbors, even the neighbors from the next courtyard.
Everyone knows that a woman in the Pan family is getting married, and my uncle is an open-minded person, and he never comes empty-handed.
Sure enough, as soon as the three Lin brothers entered the courtyard, a group of neighbors immediately gathered around them and said congratulations and polite words.
"The new uncle is here~~"
"Hello Dean Lin, congratulations to Dean Lin on your happy wedding~~~"
"A happy marriage for a hundred years, and we will be married forever~~" Lin Licao, as the eldest brother, quickly took out his cigarette case and distributed the cigarettes to the neighbors. Because there were so many people, all the cigarettes were gone after a while.
Many people took a look at the cigarettes and exclaimed: "Oh~~Daqianmen, this new uncle's family is so popular."
Lin Duzhong was even more exaggerated. Half a sack of candies was almost finished. There were so many women and children at the scene, two candies per person, and some even came to receive them repeatedly.
Of course, Lin Duzhong also had many young and old people in his underwear and coat pockets. This couple was a wild goose plucking type.
Lin Sanqi entered the house alone. All the relatives of the Pan family were in the house. The place was small, so it was really crowded.
Pan's father and Pan's mother were extremely satisfied with their son-in-law, so they quickly introduced Lin Sanqi to some uncles in their family.
Lin Sanqi was not short of money. Each of his male relatives received a pack of cigarettes, and each of his female relatives received a piece of chocolate. He was so happy that Pan's relatives were full of blessings and said them as if they didn't need any money.
"Uncle Lin does things with dignity, good!"
"Xiao Yezi is still discerning. My eldest sister will be blessed in the future!"
Although there was no wedding, there was still at least a sense of ceremony. No, Lin Sanqi wanted to enter the bride's boudoir, but was stopped by the children.
Pan Ren and three or four children stopped at the door, and then they all shouted:
"If the groom wants to get in, he won't be able to get through without a red envelope."
Lin Sanqi had already prepared for this, "Okay, you can give me red envelopes if you want, but you all have to change your story. Whoever changes your story can get it."
After saying that, Lin Sanqi took out a thick red envelope and waved it:
When Pan Ren saw this, he was the first to surrender: "Hello, brother-in-law. I wish my sister-in-law a happy wedding and a baby soon."
Lin Sanqi stuffed the red envelope and said: "Well said, there will be a reward, take it to buy candies."
The adults around were all smiling. Pan Ren happily took the red envelope and was about to stuff it into his pocket. When he got married, he noticed that the red envelope seemed a little different, so he quickly opened it and took a look.
I don’t know what I saw, I was shocked when I saw it:
"Wow, this red envelope is so big."
"How big is it?" Several children became excited when they heard it, and they gathered around to count.
"One, two, three... ten, wow, my brother-in-law gave me a 100 yuan red envelope. My brother-in-law is great, long live my brother-in-law, please come in~~~"
Pan Ren got the big red envelope and decisively sold his sister.
Pan's mother became anxious when she heard this. When no one was paying attention, she snatched the red envelope from her son's hand: "What if you lose so much money all at once? Mom will keep it for you."
Pan Ren didn't make any fuss, he knew that if it was only 10 or 20 cents, the money was his. If it was one hundred or two hundred, then he had passed the money.
The other children in the Pan family were dissatisfied: "No, no, we haven't received the red envelope yet, so we can't enter."
Lin Sanqi laughed loudly after hearing this: "Okay, okay, everyone has a share, come on, say something nice and get a red envelope~~"
"Hello, brother-in-law~~~"
100 yuan red envelope
"Hello, uncle~~~"
100 yuan red envelope
"Hello, uncle~~~"
100 yuan red envelope
After fussing for a long time, Lin Sanqi walked into Pan Ye's boudoir and saw that the bride was wearing a red cotton coat with a rare red flower in her hair.
Seeing the groom coming in, Pan Cen asked with a smile: "Brother-in-law, is my sister beautiful?"
Lin Sanqi looked at the beauty in front of her, and her heart almost melted:
"Beautiful, so beautiful. Your sister is the most beautiful bride I have ever seen in this era. Fortunately, she is my bride, otherwise I would definitely die of envy."
Hahaha~~~ The relatives of the Pan family heard this outside the door and burst into laughter again.
Pan Cen took his sister's hand and handed it to Lin Sanqi:
"Brother-in-law, I will leave my sister to you. I wish you two children in three years and three children in five years, and make more contributions to the country."
Lin Sanqi held the bride's little hand, looked at the smiling Pan Ye, and happily stuffed more than ten red envelopes into her sister-in-law's hands.
"Take it and buy some candy."
Pan Ye was still a little bit blaming: "Why do you give her so much?"
Lin Sanqi whispered in Pan Ye's ear:
"Ah, you haven't even settled yet, but you already feel sorry for your husband's money? Hehe, this is a bride price. If your parents don't accept it, I will give it to you in the form of a red envelope."
Lin Sanqi is really not short of money. He already has tens of thousands in cash lying around. To buy new year's goods this time, his employer gave him another 60,000 yuan. He can't spend it all. He is a noble person who doesn't like money.
Pan Ye's uncle looked at his watch and then urged:
"It's almost time, mother-in-law, hurry up and cry a few times to get married."
Traditionally, when marrying off a daughter, the mother will burst into tears to show her reluctance to part with her daughter. The louder the cry, the higher the status of the daughter in her natal family, and the hope that the son-in-law will pay more attention to his wife.
Pan's mother was also inexperienced in marrying a daughter for the first time, so she deliberately wanted to howl a few times to express her reluctance to let her daughter get married.
But after brewing for a long time, I thought about all the sad things in my life, but I still couldn't cry. In the end, I made me laugh:
"I, I can't cry. With such a wonderful son-in-law, I can't even laugh. I'm sorry. I'm sorry."
Hahaha~~~
Everyone in the room laughed with joy. (End of chapter)