70s Xiao Que Xing

Chapter 119 The Dowry
After some discussion, Zhang Hao was assigned to the side room where he lived before, Lin Xiaodan still lived in the master bedroom, and Chen Jianshe lived in the half of the main room that was allocated to them at the beginning, but Zhang Hao and Lin Xiaodan wanted to give him 10 catties each. Wheat, as compensation.

As for other things, they are divided into three equally, and the kitchen and toilet are shared.

In this way, Zhang Hao and Li Zhi lived together directly, even if they were married.

What Li Zhi didn't know was that, with Zhang Hao, who had no family background or prospects, her hard life was still to come.

But no matter what happens to Zhang Hao and the others, it will not affect the good mood of Xie Xiaonian and the others. At this moment, they are looking at the prey in the trap excitedly.

"Xiao Nian, great, we finally caught the big guy." Li Zhenzhu looked at the prey in the trap, jumping and jumping excitedly.

Because the place they went to was not as deep as when Xie Xiaonian went to the east, so they usually encountered small things, and this was the first time they encountered prey weighing more than 10 catties. No wonder Li Zhenzhu was so happy.

"Xiao Nian, what is this? I don't even know it. Is it a deer?" Liu Yifan looked at the white spots on the animal and asked uncertainly.

"It's not a deer, it's a deer." Xie Xiaonian saw the deer for the first time, but luckily the original owner had.

"Deer? What is it, can it be eaten?" Li Zhenzhu didn't care what kind of animal it was. For her, whether it could be eaten was the most important thing.

"Of course you can eat it. It's not common. If you sell it, you can sell it for a lot of money. If it's a male, it will be even more valuable." Xie Xiaonian and Liu Yifan brought the deer out of the trap. , while saying.

"Why are male ones more valuable?" Li Zhenzhu carried forward her studious spirit and asked if she didn't understand.

"Musk has heard of it, it is obtained from the male roe deer."

"Really, let's see if this one is male." Li Zhenzhu urged.

"We are lucky today, it is male." Xie Xiaonian was not shy, and said directly after observing.

"Then let's not eat it, let's sell it for money, we have enough pheasants and hares." Li Zhenzhu and the others built the kitchen and toilet last time, plus buying various things, they have already brought the money they brought from home, It was almost spent, so after hearing that it could be sold for money, I immediately thought about selling it.

"But we did it secretly, and we don't have a certificate issued by the brigade, and the supply and marketing cooperative won't accept it." Liu Yifan thought more than Li Zhenzhu.

"If you agree to sell it, I can find someone to help me sell it privately. It's the old rule, how about the three of us sharing equally?" Xie Xiaonian said.

"Okay, but you won't be caught?" Li Zhenzhu said worriedly.

"Don't worry, it's all right. I know it well. If you agree, put the deer in my back basket. I'll carry it on my back now. It's hot today, so don't let it go bad."

"Okay, we'll sell it, but can you move your back? Do you want me to go with you?" Liu Yifan said.

"No, the less people involved in this kind of thing, the better. You can do whatever you want on this mountain, and I can do it myself." Xie Xiaonian said.

It's not that Xie Xiaonian doesn't trust them, it's that Xie Xiaonian is going to take this thing to his uncle's house and ask his cousin to help him sell it to his classmates. The less people know about this kind of thing, the less risk it will have.

Big cousin's classmates specialize in this kind of business, and usually the prey that big cousin catches will be secretly sold to him, so Xie Xiaonian is still very relieved, at least he won't suffer a loss, and it is relatively safe.

Since he was going to his uncle's house, he couldn't go empty-handed, so Xie Xiaonian was going to bring 2 catties of preserved fruit and a catty of sun-dried raisins with him, and he would just say that he bought them at the supply and marketing agency.

Then Xie Xiaonian caught another pheasant and a hare, packed 50 eggs, went home and secretly brought out the bicycle, and went to his uncle's house.

When he arrived at his uncle's house, Xie Xiaonian saw from a distance that the eldest concubine, the second concubine and the four cousins ​​were all making quilts at the door of the eldest concubine's house.

And several people also saw Xie Xiaonian, put down the needles and threads in their hands one after another, stood up, and several children even ran to this side in a swarm.

Seeing that Xie Xiaonian was carrying two backpacks on the back of the bicycle, the eldest sister knew that Xie Xiaonian must have brought something again, so she hurriedly let Xie Xiaonian into the yard and brought the backpacks into the house for fear of being seen by others.

"Big concubine, a roe fell out of the trap we dug today. I thought it was valuable, so I took it and asked my cousin to sell it for me." Xie Xiaonian said directly after entering the room.

"Okay, boss, you hurry up and call the boss back." The eldest sister-in-law said immediately after hearing Xie Xiaonian's words.

Then seeing Xie Xiaonian's other things in the back basket, he couldn't help nagging Xie Xiaonian, telling her not to bring any more things, there is nothing missing at home.

However, although Xie Xiaonian accepted it humbly, she decided not to change it in the future, and the concubine would have nothing to do.

Xie Xiaonian looked at a group of children at the door, all looked at him eagerly, held back a smile and took out preserved fruits and raisins from the basket for them to eat.

When a group of children saw the preserved fruits and raisins, they were almost crazy with joy, and several skin boys jumped up happily.

The eldest concubine saw that there were preserved fruits and raisins, and immediately said, "You child, why did you buy such expensive things, and why do you still bring them here? Why don't you keep them for yourself to eat."

After speaking, he took the preserved fruit and raisins from Xie Xiaonian's hand and prepared to put them away.

Xie Xiaonian quickly stopped and said, "Don't, this is originally for the children to eat, so what are you doing with it?"

Saying that, Xie Xiaonian took the things back and divided them among the children.

After finishing the assignment, Xie Xiaonian quickly changed the subject and asked, "What about my uncle and cousins, why aren't they at home? It's such a hot day, so they must be going to work."

When they heard this, they all laughed at Xie Xiaonian, and then Er Jinzi said with a smile: "They are all at my house, making dowry for you."

"Ah, dowry?" Xie Xiaonian said in surprise.

"Isn't it just the dowry? You child, you don't even remember your own affairs. It's late July now. Just take advantage of the slack season, so hurry up and make the dowry for you, or the fields will be busy after a while. I don't have time to do it." The second concubine continued with a smile.

Xie Xiaonian blushed when she heard this, and then she was moved for a while.

At this time, the furniture had to be made on the spot, and there were almost no finished products for sale. Therefore, those whose families were going to marry their daughters would make the furniture in advance. Dry it in the shade at home, and then make it at home during the slack season.

If no one in the family knows how to be a carpenter, they will also prepare the wood in advance, and then invite the carpenter to come to the house to help make the furniture, and then give some money for the work.

And Xie Xiaonian knew that his third cousin had learned carpentry before, so it was normal to do it by himself.

But the uncle and the uncle are so old, and they still help a few cousins ​​to make furniture for themselves in hot weather, can Xie Xiaonian not be moved.

The most popular thing here is "36 legs". The so-called "36 legs" refers to a decent set of furniture, including a square table, four chairs, a double bed, a large wardrobe, a writing desk, There is a kitchen cupboard, and Xie Xiaonian knows that according to the kindness of her uncle's family and the fact that the Xu family has separated, they will definitely not prepare less than "36 legs".

These things should have been prepared by Xie's father, but now that the farming is slack, Xie's father goes out to play cards and chat every day. He never thought of making furniture for himself and preparing dowry.

If her uncle's family didn't prepare, then Xie Xiaonian would not have any dowry except for the dowry from Xu's family, and she would definitely be laughed at.

Even the poorest family in the village will make two boxes when they marry their daughters, but Father Xie is not prepared for anything.

Xie Xiaonian's attitude really hurt Xie Xiaonian. Originally, Xie Xiaonian felt that Xie's father treated her a lot better recently. He thought that after so many things, Xie's father had changed. Unexpectedly, it was only superficially good. In fact, Xie's father Never really thought about it for myself.

Xie Xiaonian's affection for Father Xie, which was born recently, has been completely wiped out at this moment. I am afraid that no matter what Father Xie does in the future, Xie Xiaonian will not be shaken in any way.

Then Xie Xiaonian thought of the red quilt that was being made on the ground outside the door, and said, "The quilt made outside is not for me, is it?"

"That's right, I have prepared 6 pairs of quilts for you in total. You can see if you like them later. This is the most popular quilt in the city." The second cousin said.

"Of course I like it, thank you, if you didn't help me prepare, I don't know what I would do then." Xie Xiaonian said moved.

"Family, why should I thank you? These are all prepared for you. Don't you always send them here when you have something delicious?" The elder sister-in-law continued.

"Yes, yes." Several other people also echoed.

At this time, Xie Xiaonian didn't know what to say other than being moved, and she didn't know how much the uncle's family would spend to prepare these things.

But if he gave money, it would definitely hurt their hearts, so Xie Xiaonian decided that he would get more things in the future to repay his uncle's family.

Then I heard the elder sister continue to say: "Some time ago, Xu Zhongjun's eldest sister came to the house and gave him 50 yuan, saying that he was afraid that your family would not give you small things, so he asked me to buy you some odds and ends for the wedding. This is what Xu Zhongjun sent a letter to arrange for her. This little kid from the Xu family, I really read him right. You will not be afraid of suffering when you marry in the future. And their family has prepared 6 pairs of quilts, so that even if you have one in the future Child, it is enough to cover."

"That's right, I also think the kid from Xu's family is pretty good, and his family has also separated, and his mother is also a good match. This kind of relationship can't be wrong." The second concubine also said with satisfaction.

"That's right, that's right." Several cousins ​​also echoed and joked with Xie Xiaonian.

(End of this chapter)