60s: I have a store

Chapter 411 Getting married
Zhou Daguo came over at night, and Zhou Yimin was a little surprised, but he still asked: "Daguo, why are you here so late?"

Zhou Dagui was a little embarrassed to speak and was hesitating here.

"Uncle Sixteen, I'm getting married tomorrow, can you give me your bicycle?"

If there is a bicycle when picking up the bride, it will be a great honor.

Zhou Yimin was a little surprised: "Daguo, sure! Why haven't I heard you say that before?"

Although nowadays as long as you like someone and your parents don't object, you can get married, but I haven't heard any rumors about it.

Zhou Daguo explained: "It's not that I'm too old, my parents arranged a blind date for me, and then it worked out."

I remember the day I met Lin Xiulan for the first time on the blind date. She had two thick black braids, bright eyes, and a simple and unsophisticated look.

After the two talked, they found that their ideas were unexpectedly in line with each other. Zhou Daguo gradually developed a good impression of Lin Xiulan, and Lin Xiulan was also satisfied with Zhou Daguo's honesty. After a few times, they decided to get married.

Zhou Yimin nodded: "Okay, do you want it now, or come over tomorrow?"

Now that we have motorcycles, the bicycles that have been lying here gathering dust for a long time can be used to help the village, so it’s not a waste.

Zhou Daguo spoke again: "Uncle Sixteen, I want to buy a dozen feet of cloth, is that ok?"

He thought about making a new set of clothes for Lin Xiulan, but there were not enough tickets at home.

Zhou Yimin thought it was something else, but it turned out to be this kind of trivial matter: "Okay, wait a moment, I'll go in and cut it for you!"

After a while, Zhou Yimin came out with a 20-foot piece of cloth and a bicycle.

“Both the cloth and the bicycle are here.”

After Zhou Daguo received it, he hurriedly thanked him: "Uncle Sixteen, thank you!"

"No need, let's go back quickly!" Zhou Yimin said.

Zhou Daguo rolled up the cloth, put it on the back seat of the bicycle, and then rode home.

After returning, Zhou Daguo's parents saw the bicycle and came forward to take a closer look.

Although I had seen Zhou Yimin riding a bicycle many times in the village, this was the first time I saw and touched it from such a close distance.

"Big country, let me ride!" Zhou Xunian said.

He has never ridden a bicycle in his life. This is a rare opportunity, so he must give it a try.

But at this time, Zhou Daguo's mother Yang Lan stopped him: "Why are you riding it? You don't know how to ride it. Can you afford to pay for the scratches later?"

"Don't you see how much dust there is on the bicycle? Go and wipe it off!"

After hearing this, Zhou Daguo fetched some water and cleaned the dust off the bicycle, then used something to wipe off the water, otherwise in the current weather, the bicycle would be covered with dust again in an instant.

Zhou Xunian felt a little embarrassed by what he said and could only take a few puffs of his pipe in silence to calm himself down.

After seeing this, Yang Lan nodded with satisfaction.

"Go to bed now! You have to get up early tomorrow."

Before daybreak, Zhou Daguo, wearing a neat but somewhat worn cotton coat and with his hair neatly combed, came with a few young men who were equally cheerful.

The bicycle was polished to a shine, gleaming in the morning light. A red silk ribbon was tied to the handlebars, fluttering gently in the wind, adding a festive atmosphere.

The cured fish prepared in advance will also be scraped onto the front of the car.

Zhou Daguo carefully pushed the bicycle out of the yard, stepped on it, and pushed the pedal. The bicycle moved forward steadily. His friends trotted along behind him, and their laughter and shouts echoed in the alley in the early morning. After riding all the way, they finally arrived at the village where the girl's family lived.

The door of the bride's house was already filled with villagers, and everyone was waiting for the arrival of the wedding procession.

When Zhou Daguo appeared in everyone's sight riding a bicycle, there was a slight exclamation from the crowd.

The girl's parents stood at the door, their eyes full of surprise.

As far as they know, Zhou Daguo should not have a bicycle when he came here. Did he borrow one from someone else?

It seems that there must be a powerful relative or friend, and the relationship must be good, otherwise how could such a precious bicycle be given to Zhou Daguo.

In that era, bicycles were rare items. If a family had one, it would be a matter of face in the village.

The girl's father, Lin Dashan, could not help but walk up to the bicycle, walked around it, gently touched the handlebars with his fingers, and muttered: "This bicycle is so beautiful!"

Lin Xiulan's mother held her daughter's hand and whispered, "My daughter, you see Daguo is thoughtful. He came to pick you up on his bike. You will have a good life if you follow him."

Lin Xiulan blushed and nodded slightly, with a hint of longing for her future life in her eyes.

Zhou Daguo walked up to the girl's parents with a smile on his face and said respectfully, "Uncle, aunt, I'm here to pick up Xiulan."

Lin Xiulan's mother said at this time: "Daguo, you still call me uncle and aunt! Do you need to change your way of speaking?"

Zhou Daguo reacted and said quickly: "Dad, Mom, I'm here to pick up Xiulan."

"Dad, this is the betrothal gift."

After saying that, he took down the cured fish hanging on the front of the bicycle and handed it to Lin Dashan.

Everyone around was shocked. You know, life is difficult now, but in the past people might have asked for a dowry, which could have been food or meat.

But after experiencing food shortages, let alone materials, as long as they don’t lose money, it’s fine. If there is one less person in the family, a lot of food can be left over.

It seems that Xiulan married well! And the man also attaches great importance to her, otherwise he would not have given her a whole salted fish.

It weighs at least two or three kilograms, and you’ll drool just by looking at it!

Lin Dashan smiled and patted his shoulder and said, "Okay, okay, Daguo, you must treat Xiulan well in the future."

Zhou Daguo gave a wink, and Zhou Daping immediately received it and took out the wedding candy he had prepared in advance.

Then some was distributed to every household present.

If we want to have some candy for everyone, there will definitely not be enough. And after returning to Zhoujiazhuang, we have to distribute it to the villagers, so we have to be frugal.

Seeing Zhou Daguo being such a spendthrift, Lin Xiulan felt so sad. Why did he buy so many wedding candies? Wouldn't it be better to save the money to buy food?
But today is a happy day, so I definitely can’t tell you.

Everyone who receives the wedding candy is very happy, as they get a piece of wedding candy for no reason.

The people present were very curious about Zhou Daguo's family background. He had a bicycle, a dowry, and could afford to give meat. He was definitely not an ordinary person.

As everyone guessed, Zhou Daguo saw that the time was almost up and prepared to go back, otherwise it would be bad to waste time.

Then, with the blessings and laughter of the crowd, Xiulan was helped onto the back seat of the bicycle. Zhou Daguo rode steadily, taking his bride with him, and drove towards home in a lively atmosphere.

Along the way, Xiulan held on tightly to the corner of Zhou Daguo's clothes, her heart full of shyness and sweetness.

(End of this chapter)