1983Fishing and Farming between Mountains and Seas

Chapter 80: Formal Proposal! (Updated)

Liang Ziqiang followed him into his parents' room.

"Didn't I go to Lin Liangsheng last time? He gave us the date for the proposal on the spot, but he was more cautious about the wedding date. He looked at your birth dates carefully and later told me a few dates for our two families to choose."

"Which days?" Liang Ziqiang couldn't help but be concerned about his wedding date, so he asked immediately.

"Three dates. The earliest date is the eighth day of the eighth lunar month, which is September 9th in the Gregorian calendar, thirteen days from now."

"The second date is also good, the 20th day of the eighth lunar month, which is after the Mid-Autumn Festival. Liangsheng even specifically said that the Mid-Autumn Festival is not a good day for marriage."

"The third good day is right next to the other. It's August 9st in the lunar calendar, and September 27th in the Gregorian calendar. He wrote it on the red paper. You can see for yourself."

After reading from a piece of red paper in his hand, Liang's father handed it to Liang Ziqiang.

Liang Ziqiang took a closer look:
"Did he say which of these three days is the best?"

"I said that the best date would be the nearest one, August 8th. But your mother and I are a little hesitant. Getting married is a big expense after all. We just bought a boat and gave the betrothal gifts. I was thinking of saving up some money for another twenty days, so the two dates after the Mid-Autumn Festival would be perfect.

But now it’s different. We’ve made so much money from the new ship today, so we shouldn’t be short of money. You two have been talking about this for over a year, so let’s do it as early as possible, August 8th will do the job!”

Hearing his father say this, Liang Ziqiang began to think.

He will never forget the "water wedding" he mentioned to his father on the night he was reborn.

He also couldn't forget that in his previous life, Chen Xiangbei didn't ask for anything and didn't seek anything, but just followed him. At that time, he had just been released, and he was extremely poor. His family had also experienced a great disaster, so he couldn't afford and couldn't hold a grand wedding, so he and Chen Xiangbei didn't do anything to prepare for it.

In addition to going to the Civil Affairs Office in the town to get a certificate.

Not to mention the fishermen’s wedding ceremony called “water wedding”.

This time, he wanted to marry her openly, and the "water wedding" should be held without any carelessness.

Now we have a new boat. Except that it is not as big as Zhong Yongrui's boat, it can be regarded as the newest and brightest boat in the whole village.

He had thought about it countless times before. He wanted to buy red cloth, lanterns, and flowers to decorate the entire boat beautifully. He also wanted to buy a beautiful wedding dress for Chen Xiangbei and let her ride on this brand new gondola to marry in Changwang Village.

However, this whole package will definitely cost a lot of money...

He took this opportunity to tell his parents about his thoughts.

Liang's father and mother looked at each other, and Liang's father spoke first:

"Aqiang, when it comes to living, your mother and I are usually a little tight on money. But that doesn't mean that we are the kind of parents who only care about money and are unreasonable.

It’s true that today’s catch was caught by the four of us in the family, but what about the new fishing boat? Wasn’t it all earned by you alone?

I won't use the money today for anything else except your wedding. Three hundred dollars or so, it shouldn't be much of a difference to buy the things you mentioned, right? As for the new bed and new drawers, you don't have to worry about it. I've asked Carpenter Liu to make them, and they'll be ready soon."

Liang's mother peeked out through the crack in the door, then continued Liang's father's words and lowered her voice:

"If your sister-in-law says anything, you don't have to pay any attention to her! There's nothing to compare. Her situation back then was different from yours now. You earned the money, and your father and I run the family. There's no need for her to get involved!"

Liang Ziqiang felt relieved to hear that his parents' opinions were so surprisingly consistent. At the same time, he also realized that no matter how much his parents nagged him at other times, they still knew what to do at critical moments and were more or less biased towards him, the son who had contributed the most.

As for my sister-in-law, let her think whatever she wants. If we follow her ideas, the wedding will not go through.

He even planned that if his parents were reluctant to spend money to give him a grand wedding, he would just postpone the date.

After a few days, when Manager Du had digested all the conches and abalone, he would go to the nameless island again to get a new batch, and send them to Yuehai Restaurant in exchange for a few hundred yuan, which he would keep for his wedding expenses.

Anyway, no matter what, he wanted to make this "water wedding" what he had longed for, and let Chen Xiangbei come to him in a dignified manner just like in his dreams. This matter would not change because of anyone.

Also, every time he went to the nameless wild island, he would definitely keep the money he got for himself.

As for how to spend the money, how much to use for himself and Chen Xiangbei, and how much to help the entire family, the decision can only be made in his hands.

As for other things, we can only talk about them when we split up.

"Look, do you want to take the money now, or do you want your mom to keep it for now and come back to take it when you want to spend it?"

Father Liang looked at his second son and asked.

Liang Ziqiang thought about it and realized that there was no good place to keep the money in his room: "I'll put it here with mom first. I'll come get it when I need it!"

After agreeing on the matter, Liang Ziqiang came out of his parents' room and walked to the door, and immediately felt something was wrong.

He heard the barking of a puppy, and the barking did not seem to come from the direction of the woodshed.

In order to protect the little fur ball from being harmed by the two bastards at home, he had been keeping it in the woodshed for the past two days. When he opened the door of the woodshed, he saw that the small bowl for drinking water and eating was still there, but the puppy was gone.

Following the sound towards the side of the house, I heard the voices of Lizhi and Xiaohai talking from a place blocked by a half-broken wall. At the same time, I also heard the sound of a puppy barking miserably, as if it was being abused and couldn't stop...

No matter how careful I was, I still couldn't prevent the little fur ball from falling into the hands of those two guys?

He bent his fingers, ready to explode on the spot, and walked quickly towards the broken wall.

"Lychee Xiaohai, I'm not going to knock on you..."

When he reached the other side of the broken wall, he was stunned and stopped talking. The puppy was indeed barking miserably...

But it was by no means abuse.

I don’t know what the imaginations of these two people were, but I only saw the turtle crawling forward tremblingly on the flat ground.

The little fur ball stood on the turtle's shell, looking around as if he was taking a trip in a convertible.

It's pretty cool! The problem is that the little fur ball is probably quite nervous and excited when he sees this strange creature that is much bigger than him moving forward.

So it barked the whole time, looking very aggrieved, as if it was not riding the turtle, but the turtle riding it.

Seeing him coming, Liang Xiaohai did not feel guilty at all, but shouted to him happily:

"Look, Uncle, we've made the turtle and the puppy best friends!"

Liang Ziqiang: ???

Whether it is the turtle or the puppy, both of them look trembling. How can you tell that they have become good friends?

Litchi turned the tables and blamed him:

"Brother, you actually hid the puppy and played with it by yourself, and didn't let us play with it!"

Liang Ziqiang held back a mouthful of blood and said patiently:
"Who is this for? I raised it so that it can help me go fishing and go out to sea. What can I do with it if it becomes useless?"

When the little fur ball saw him, he was no longer afraid and quickly jumped off the turtle. He used the same trick as soon as he got on and hugged his thigh.

For some reason, from the first sight, this little guy was really attached to him.

At this point, it was impossible to lock the little fur ball back in the woodshed. Liang Ziqiang had no choice but to remind Lizhi to remember to feed the puppy water and food every day and not to play with it too hard.

The next day Liang Ziqiang got up very early, thinking that he had to go to Huagu Village to propose marriage immediately, so he had to prepare to leave early.

It was still dark, and he rubbed his eyes and walked towards the gate. Halfway through, he saw a man standing at the door in the dim morning light.

It was as if he was holding two meteor hammers in his hands, standing there majestically.

I blinked and looked carefully again, and found that it was my father. He had returned from Dayu Village so early. He was holding a pig's foot in one hand, looking indescribably handsome.

"Why are you standing here in a daze? You should change your clothes. You are so young and you don't even shave. Also, wash your face and tell me!"

The mother was walking forward to take the pig's trotter from the father's hand, and at the same time she took the opportunity to order Liang Ziqiang over.

Liang Ziqiang also followed his mother's advice and immediately turned around to change his clothes and shave. The only thing that made it difficult for him to obey was that his face had been tanned recently, and he didn't have the skills to whiten it...

When he came out again, his parents had already changed into clean and tidy clothes, and their hair was obviously combed.

It's rare that the old couple is willing to clean up thoroughly...

Several people were eating breakfast while waiting for Lu Hongyu. Because Lu Hongyu was the matchmaker who introduced the two parties together, the Liang family had already made an appointment with her in advance to go to Huagu Village together today.

After a while, Lu Hongyu also arrived.

The group took the betrothal money, cigarettes, alcohol, wedding cakes and the pair of mighty and majestic pig feet, and set out on the journey to propose marriage.

When they arrived at Huagu Village, before they even entered the door, Chen Dagang and his wife saw them from afar and came out of the house to greet them.

As both parties walked into the house, they laughed and exchanged polite words.

Chen Xiangbei also ran out of the door. Today she was wearing another floral dress, with two black braids on her shoulders, exuding the breath of youth. When a person stands there, he is full of youth.

Her eyes and brows naturally glanced towards Liang Ziqiang. After their gazes met, she hurriedly looked away, but a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth and she ran into the house.

"Just come over, why are you carrying so many things?"

Li Jinju took the things that the Liang family brought and found cigarettes, alcohol, red dates, candies, wedding cakes, and a pair of pig's feet, so she smiled.

"Yes, yes!" Liang Defu responded with a chuckle.

The two parties, along with the matchmaker Lu Hongyu, sat together at the table and started chatting. Chen Xiangbei's brother and sister-in-law were also there today, busy with their work, and would occasionally come over to listen.

After chatting for a while, Lu Hongyu mainly praised Liang Ziqiang for being capable and motivated, and Xiang Bei for being pretty and well-behaved, and both parents were happy to agree with her.

The opening remarks are almost over, and now comes the main point.

Liang's father stood up and took out a big red envelope. The red envelope was bulging and seemed to contain quite a lot of money.

Under the gaze of relatives from both sides, Liang's father took the betrothal money in both hands and handed it to Chen Dagang.

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