Take Arada back to the past

Chapter 770: Distinguishing the Big and Small Kings

Uncle Wang was playing chess with Yang Guangzhi there.

Hearing what Yang Xiaole said, Uncle Wang laughed cheerfully: "Your son got his marriage certificate, and you didn't even go and ask!"

Yang Guangzhi smiled nonchalantly and said, "Why are you asking? We've already got the certificate. Besides, Xiaoying has been brought home several times. Didn't you hear what Xiaole said? He bought all the things for his wedding by himself, so his mother didn't have much to do."

"Haha, you are so lucky. When those two in my family got married, they emptied all my savings. Twice."

Uncle Wang said this with a smile and continued playing chess.

Yang Guangzhi smiled and said, "Xiao Le has risen in rank, and he doesn't spend much money in the army, so he has some savings."

At this moment, he felt very proud.

Before, 90% of the family expenses were paid by this son of his.

When others only had a few pounds of meat a month, they secretly ate meat dumplings at night.

The family already has several thousand yuan in savings.

At least there is no family in the entire compound that can compare to theirs.

It’s just that this matter cannot be talked about.

Before, I was afraid of others being jealous, but now I am afraid of others reporting me.

Now the biggest expense for the family is apparently on clothes. In the entire compound, they are the only family that never lacks new clothes.

This has made many people envious.

There is no way. There are too many people working at home. Now, apart from the adult Wang Qiuju, there are only three little ones left.

……

Yang Xiaole stood there and chatted for a while, then said to his mother: "Then I'll go check on my eldest brother first! Tell him to go out for dinner tonight."

Wang Qiuju hummed: "Okay, got it, go and do your thing!"

Seeing this, Yang Xiaole said hello and left the compound.

If you don't ride a bike, it only takes a few minutes to walk.

After a while, we arrived at the alley behind.

Came to eldest brother's house.

Three little guys are playing in the alley.

"Second uncle!"

Seeing him coming, the three little guys greeted him.

Yang Xiaole looked at the three of them and took out a handful of candy: "Where's your dad? Is he home?"

Xia Tian took the candy and nodded: "Yeah, I'm at home!"

"Okay, go play!"

After saying that, he went straight to the yard.

"Sister-in-law!"

When we arrived at the yard, my sister-in-law Ding Ruolan was sitting there chatting with people in the yard.

Everyone else was picking vegetables, but she was the only one doing nothing.

This is also because my mother Wang Qiuju takes care of all the housework alone, and my sister-in-law has to go to work normally, so we eat together.

Give living expenses every month.

Just need to do some laundry.

Ding Ruolan turned her head and stood up quickly with a smile: "Xiao Le! When did you come back?"

Yang Xiaole smiled and said, "I'm on vacation today. I got married to Qu Ying. We're going to Tongchun Garden to have dinner tonight. We'll be there in a while. Where's Big Brother?"

"Your elder brother is in the room! I'll go call him."

"It's okay, I'll go by myself. I just happened to have something to do with my brother."

"Oh, well, go ahead!"

Yang Xiaole walked into the house after hearing that.

……

"Hey, Ruolan, this is your second child, right?"

When Yang Xiaole entered the room, someone asked him with a smile.

Ding Ruolan looked back and nodded with a smile: "Haven't you been here before? Don't you recognize this place?"

"I know him! We live in the same alley. Everyone knows that there's a soldier in your family who has made many contributions. He looks even more handsome than before! Are you getting married? Whose daughter is so lucky!"

"Qu Ying, now she works at the district government as a section-level cadre!"

"Wow, this is incredible, there are several high-ranking officials in your family!"

Qu Ying moved here because her house collapsed, so she is not particularly familiar with the people here.

I felt envious when I heard that.

Ding Ruolan looked at Yang Xiaole who came in and smiled in her heart.

This brother-in-law is really capable.

She can still clearly distinguish between the big and small kings in the family.

……

Yang Xiaole opened the door and went in, shouting, "Big Brother!"

"Hey, there!"

A voice came from the room.

After Yang Xiaole walked in, he saw his elder brother wearing a vest and holding a palm-leaf fan in his hand.

Sitting at the table looking at the documents.

"When did you come back?"

Seeing him, I naturally asked again.

Yang Xiaole pulled over a chair, sat down and explained with a smile.

"We've got the certificate! It's been so long, it's time to get the certificate. When are we going to hold the wedding banquet?"

"Let's discuss it when the wedding banquet is held, and then go out for dinner tonight."

After saying that, he looked at the fan next to him and laughed, "There's a fan but you don't fan it. Instead, you keep waving it there with a palm leaf fan. Aren't you tired?"

The eldest brother looked at the fan and smiled, "It's not bad! The fan is whirring so loudly that it can't be quieted down."

After that, he asked, "Do you need anything else? I thought you would get married in the next two years, so I approved some tickets for you."

As he spoke, he reached for the box of tickets from the drawer.

Yang Xiaole stretched his head and took a look.

I saw the eldest brother took out an iron box with peeling paint.

After opening it, there was a lot of money inside, but the amount was not much, only two or three hundred. It was obvious that the money had been hidden somewhere else.

"Do you want money?"

The eldest brother asked while holding the box.

"I don't want any money! Just give me any tickets you have."

"Oh, one ticket for a bicycle, one ticket for a watch, one ticket for a radio, and the rest are industrial tickets."

Seeing this, Yang Xiaole took it.

He smiled and said, "I said I would handle it myself! Fine, I'll keep these three tickets, and you can keep the others for yourself!"

I wasn't planning on buying a car.

But Qu Ying had been riding her bicycle for four or five years, so she changed it as well.

In fact, as a section-level cadre, Qu Ying can also get this kind of thing.

But he is a man, so he must prepare these things.

When there are extra tickets, I will give them to my brother.

After taking the things, he packed them up directly and said with a smile: "I've got the things. You don't have to worry about the rest. Mom and Dad will take care of it! I'll sew the tickets myself. I'll ask Uncle Chen or my eldest uncle for them when the time comes."

Now many of his relatives are not of very high status, but compared to ordinary people, they are relatively high.

It's pretty easy to get some tickets.

The eldest brother put away his things after hearing this, handed him a cigarette, and said with a smile: "You kid is finally married, and mother is still waiting to hold her first grandson!"

"Hey, it's still early!" Yang Xiaole said nonchalantly, then looked at the house and asked, "Brother, your house is a little small now! Aren't you going to look for another house?"

This house was originally allocated and only had two rooms. Now it is a bit too many for a family of five to live in.

As the eldest brother, it is time to allocate a house.

Qu Ying was ready to break up, but he refused.

On the one hand, it is convenient for him to get there, and on the other hand, he doesn't like the current building.

A group of people live together and there are a lot of trivial things to do.

The eldest brother smiled when he heard this and said, "Well, the branch is building some dormitory buildings not far from here. I just got one. I'll get the key next month and then we'll move in."

"That's great. How big is it?"

"70 square meters, no bathroom, but a kitchen."

Yang Xiaole nodded slightly when he heard this.

The buildings at that time were all room areas, which were roughly equivalent to the area of ​​a large two-bedroom and one-living room house or a small three-bedroom house in later generations.

It's enough for a family to live in temporarily.

My eldest brother will probably live in this house for many years, and even if he moves up, the house will not be reallocated in the short term.

Unless you are transferred somewhere else.

"That's great. By the way, is there any movement back home?"

Hearing this, the eldest brother took a puff of his cigarette and nodded: "Well, there was some movement. Yang Xiaolong spent money to find someone from the commune to secretly issue a letter of introduction to Guangshi. Fortunately, I informed the people from the commune in advance. He was detained before he left the commune and is now doing labor reform on the farm!"

Hearing this, Yang Xiaole laughed.

It's really unlucky.

To travel far away these days, one needs at least a letter of introduction from a township level or state-owned unit.

Getting a letter of introduction is indeed a good idea. After all, the main way to prove one's identity now is by letters of introduction, and other things are not important.

Then he asked, "How did he receive the information? This is a serious matter!"

"It's not serious. Zhao Jinhua did have a cousin who went to the south. This time he sent a telegram to announce the death. They checked and found that it was true. But the two families haven't been in touch for many years. And some of the people over there have some family problems."

Hearing this, Yang Xiaole clicked his tongue and said, "You are well prepared! If this happens, the people over there will be in trouble."

The eldest brother hummed, "Yes! We must educate him, and because of the phone call we made, they are already investigating."

Yang Xiaole pondered for a while after hearing this.

Said: "The family over there has problems, but they dare to do this. I guess someone promised them a way out, otherwise, they wouldn't dare to do this!"

"Yeah, I guess so. If you hadn't reminded me, they might have gotten away."

The eldest brother finished speaking and smiled, "Okay, the people over there will continue to investigate, and we don't know what the result will be. Anyway, it's impossible for Yang Guangping and his family to get out. And the commune now knows who Yang Guangping's biological father is, so it won't affect us too much."

Yang Xiaole hummed and said, "Okay, never mind. Just be careful."

He didn't want anyone to kill these people, it was enough for him to just live an ordinary life.

The two chatted for a while, and then he said, "Well, it's getting late, and I have to go back to the army tonight. I'll go to the restaurant to order food first, and then you can bring your family over. Tongchunyuan, don't forget it."

"Okay, I understand. You go first!"

Yang Xiaole left after seeing this.

After returning home and telling the restaurant’s location, he left the compound directly.

I rode my bike to the vicinity of Xidan Department Store.

Tongchunyuan was one of the eight major spring gardens back then. After the Japanese occupation, the other seven went bankrupt and this was the only one that survived.

It is also the only authentic Huaiyang cuisine restaurant in the city.

Nowadays, ordinary people in Beijing no longer need meat coupons to eat out, let alone in restaurants.

Food stamps are still needed.

But food coupons are no longer needed in restaurants.

During this period, if your financial situation is good, it is okay to eat out often.

Of course, this is theoretically.

There is still a shortage of supplies now.

The economy is also limited. Even though meat in the city does not require a ticket, the average person consumes only 7.5 kilograms of meat per year, or a little over one kilogram per month.

After all, the price is still quite expensive.

(Meat tickets will be collected again in the future, and only a few cities in the country do not require meat tickets, while most other cities still require tickets.)
After giving the money, he left and rode his bike to the district party committee compound.

After waiting for a while, Qu Ying got off work on time.

"I'm going to go back and change my clothes first!"

Yang Xiaole smiled when he saw this: "Why change? You look good enough! You look good in this outfit."

Qu Ying is 29 years old this year.

However, due to long-term consumption of space well water, the person has almost maintained his age of about 18 years old. Now he is wearing a Lenin suit, which can cover it a little.

This made Qu Ying roll her eyes: "No!"

Yang Xiaole smiled and agreed, and the two rode back.

Anyway, the place where I live is only a little more than one kilometer away from Xidan.

After returning home, Qu Ying changed into a plaid shirt.

"Luckily you're not wearing anything tight!"

Yang Xiaole looked at the other person's clothes and clicked his tongue.

Qu Ying looked down, rolled her eyes at him unhappily, and continued to put on her clothes quietly.

After changing their clothes, they left home directly.

When I went back, the person hadn't arrived yet.

At this time, several dishes have been served. Since it is summer, there is no need to worry about them getting cold.

Sitting there, Yang Xiaole said directly: "By the way, when we get married, I won't live at home. I'll live at your place during the holidays!"

Hearing this, Qu Ying was stunned for a moment.

"Live at my place! What will people say?"

"It's okay. It's quiet here. If you leave, this house will no longer be yours. It will be really difficult to find such a quiet house again."

Now the property deeds have been submitted.

It has not been issued yet.

If he leaves, the housing authority will reallocate the house to someone else.

These days, there aren't many small courtyards where a family can live alone.

How comfortable it is to live here!

Just do whatever you want!

Qu Ying smiled and said, "Okay, you can do it yourself! Just get your parents' consent."

"Hey, don't worry."

Then he asked, "By the way, do we want to have a child? Don't worry, Mom will take care of him when the time comes."

He has been taking measures all along.

Now that we have obtained the certificate, there is naturally no need to take any further measures.

Qu Ying blushed: "Let's talk about this later! My period just ended!"

"Oh! What a pity! All right then. By the way, I have to go out on a mission for a while and may not be back until the end of this year or early next year. Let's hold the wedding this month."

Qu Ying was worried when she heard this: "Is there any danger?"

Yang Xiaole received several certificates for his meritorious service, but it is not easy to be rewarded with merit.

How could she not worry?

"Don't worry! I value my life more than anyone else! There is no one who can kill me yet!"

Qu Ying rolled her eyes at her and said, "You're the only one who can do this! Fine! You can do whatever you want! There are so many people at home waiting for you!"

Yang Xiaole smiled and nodded: "I know, don't worry. In two years, I'll see if I can be transferred to a local position."

Working in a confidential unit is not a good idea.

Of course, there are also benefits, such as the opportunity to travel around!
So he is still hesitating in his heart!
But if you have children, it’s not a big deal to be away from home all the time.

(End of this chapter)