The sixth day of the first lunar month was a sunny and bright day. The bright sun hung in the sky, making people feel warm. It had just passed the fifth day of the lunar new year, and the joy of the new year was still hanging on people's eyebrows. People dressed neatly, chatting, laughing, and chatting were everywhere by the ponds and alleys in the village. On the road to Hai Long's alley, there were groups of people here and there. Some of them stood in two rows facing each other, while others formed a small circle. They were laughing and chattering, chatting idly, telling jokes, or discussing the news that they had just heard with interest. There were also people who raised their sticks as they spoke, like a pair of aggressive roosters, arguing with their throats high and low until their faces were red.
On the roadside near the Dragon Gate, there were more than ten people in a circle. In the center of the circle, there were a few white-haired old people sitting on their own small stools or kicking on the ground with their heads lowered. They were staring intently at a chessboard made of white cotton cloth on the ground. Ha! A fierce battle was going on.
The lively and mischievous children chased and played in the corners of the crowd, and the sound of firecrackers was constantly heard.
The political team leader of Team 2, Zhang Qinzhong, was wearing a brand new outfit. He was wearing a "train head" hat and a small black coat with a velvet collar. He was walking toward a group of elderly people with a smile. Before he could get close, everyone made way for him, and when he got close to the circle, everyone immediately surrounded him. The old man knocked his arm with his pipe and asked,""Qin Zhong, I saw that the two rollers of the brigade's oil mill have been pressed. Why are they still there? When can we start pumping oil?"
"I heard that he went to the city to buy an electric motor? When the motor was turned on, the roller could turn.”Qin Zhong replied.
"Aiya, so troublesome! Didn't they say that if the wire was wrapped around the roller, the electricity would make the roller spin?”The one who spoke was Li Dehou. As soon as he stopped speaking, someone immediately burst into laughter. Then, everyone's eyes looked at him and couldn't help but laugh. Old man Li Dehou was wearing a brand-new melon skin hat with a furry fox tail around his neck. The old man's face was red from the laughter of the people. The long fiery red fur on the fox tail was trembling in the breeze.
In order to hide his embarrassment, Li Dehou suddenly asked,""Qin Zhong, that night at the team meeting, I heard the village cadre talk about the new variety of 'Jinza' No. 5. He said that it can produce more than 1000 catties per mu of land?”
"You can still brag! In other people's beach, the water and fertilizer supply was instant, and the yield per mu was more than 1500 catties!”Lai Gui Li Zhiming, who was standing in the outer circle, didn't wait for Old Qin Zhong to speak and hurriedly chimed in.
"Zhiming, don't bully me for not having enough knowledge. If you say that the yield per mu is more than 1500 jin, then how long is a grain of grain? Is that single grain of millet the size of my melon skin hat?”As he said that, he knocked his head with his index finger.
When Old Man De Hou said this, it was as if a large circle of people were laughing uncontrollably. Some of them were facing the sky, while others were bending over from laughter.
He came to Hai Long's courtyard early on National Day. Today, he was the accountant. He and Wang Wenkui, a primary school teacher in the village, sat at a square table. Wang Wenkui collected money and kept accounts for National Day. The National Day bookkeeping was very busy, but the cloth pocket hanging in front of Wang Wenkui's chest was still empty. He did not receive much money. Most of the people gave a New Year painting, while some people bought a glass frame (the locals called it 'hanging pai') or a quilt cover together. There were also people who gave money. Those who were generous gave one yuan, and those who were ordinary gave fifty cents. National Day, Long Fa, Xin Niu, and a few others naturally couldn't be compared to ordinary people. They each gave five yuan.
On National Day, the names of the gifts and all kinds of gifts were recorded in the gift book, and he kept picking up a brush to write the name of the person who sent the painting in the lower right corner of the New Year painting. Then he handed it to a young man and asked him to stick the New Year paintings on the wall of Hai Long and his parents 'house. The wall was stuck to the wall at home, so they found a rope to hang it in the yard.
Long Fa was the second prime minister today, but he was the commander-in-chief. He had to worry about everything. Prime Minister Guo Zhenshan was just giving a speech in front of people, and then he went around chatting and selling pies. He was nowhere to be seen in the courtyard. Long Fa's busyness for the day was basically over. Everything was ready. Everyone was busy with their own things. They were just waiting for the new daughter-in-law to marry home and receive the guests from her family.
Long Fa came to the desk where the National Day bookkeeping was done and asked,""Guo Wa, have you written the procedures for the wedding ceremony?”
"It's done. Take a look at it again and see if I wrote it correctly. Is it complete? If there are any mistakes, I will immediately write a new one.”As he spoke, he picked up a piece of red paper with black calligraphy on it and unfolded it for Long Fa to see.
Long Fa placed the black calligraphy on a table and began to read it word by word,"
Wedding ceremony procedures
Fire a cannon;
The witnesses, the introducers, the officiators, the bride and groom, and the male and female guests were seated.
Play music ("Full House");
The witness's speech ("Reading the marriage certificate");
the introducers spoke;
The officiator (the parents of both the man and the woman) speaks;
Bride and groom talk (talk about their love story);
The bride and groom exchanged gifts.
Play music ("Husband and wife return home");
The bride and groom bowed three times to the great leader Mao.
The bride and groom bowed to the witnesses, the introducers, and the officiators.
The bride and groom bowed to each other.
Play music ("family portrait"), fire cannons;
Send the bride and groom into the bridal chamber.
The ceremony was completed.
Long Fa finished reading the wedding ceremony program written on National Day and said with a smile,"It's beautifully written. Come, paste it!”He handed the red paper to a young man and pointed to a Pacific bedsheet hanging at the top of the shed. In the middle of the bedsheet hung a large portrait of the head of Mao. On the left and right sides of the portrait of the leader of Mao were red couplets. The first couplet was "The rise of the country depends on the party", the second couplet was "Happiness does not forget the leader of Mao", and the horizontal caption above the portrait of the leader of Mao was "Good for Society".
"Yes, yes, it's pasted on the lower right corner of the Mao head statue!”
It was not until he saw the young man stick the wedding ceremony program neatly that he turned around and sat down at a table with a brand new floral blanket in front of the bedsheet. With a cigarette in his mouth, he crossed his legs and chatted with a few middle-aged men. Although he looked like he was chatting, he was smiling and nodding his head constantly. His eyes swept around from time to time, and he would shout at the people passing by to remind them not to forget what he had instructed them to do.
Xin Niu was still exceptionally busy today. He had already prepared everything for the guests. He was waiting for his new daughter-in-law to enter the house. He would entertain his daughter-in-law's relatives and send them home. Look, he was constantly shuttling back and forth in the house, courtyard, gate, and alley, welcoming and sending off some guests that needed special care from Hai Long.
Hailong's mother was dressed especially fashionably today. She was wearing a bright red embroidered satin cotton jacket and a pair of dark blue velvet trousers. She was wearing a pair of brown leather shoes that she had never worn before. There was a pink scarf around her neck and a brown round hat on her head. She looked like a rich lady in the city. When she passed by Guo Qing, he was so shocked that he couldn't recognize her. Guo Qing could tell that she was obviously anxious and uneasy. In less than a cigarette, she had already walked out of the door five or six times with various excuses. Hai Long's father had long seen through her thoughts. He pursed his lips and complained in his heart, What a silly wife. She couldn't hold her temper at all! Isn't Ding Qingzhi your wife sooner or later? How could he escape? Look at how anxious you are!
The crisp sound of firecrackers came from afar, and the melodious sound of the suona drifted over with the wind. The people started to get busy. The chefs started to work, and the fans started to blow. Flames shot out from the side of the pot. The guests in the house ran out of the door and found a higher spot with a better view to stand down, ready to see the new daughter-in-law's beautiful face. Xin Niu's group of young men had their own duties. Some were busy tidying up tables and chairs, while others were preparing cups and plates. Xin Niu held a red ribbon in his hand and stood on both sides of the door with a tall young man. He was ready to pull up the ribbon in his hand at any time and hang it horizontally above the door to welcome the distinguished guests.
Wang Hailong rode a bicycle to welcome the bride. His mother had insisted on riding, saying,"This is the only time in my baby's life. Do you want to be grand or ride a horse to celebrate?”
However, Guo Zhenshan, the secretary of the brigade, firmly disagreed. He said,"Now that the village is getting rid of the Four Olds', what if someone mentions that riding a horse is the Four Olds'?”
Of course, Hai Long and his father could not let the secretary make things difficult for them. They still rode the bicycle according to the secretary's request. Hai Long's father said," The secretary didn't limit the number of tables we can sit at. We've already placed one yard. What else do you want?"”
Hai Longjue felt that riding a bicycle was not bad. At least he had something to hold on to and something to lean on. Otherwise, with so many people surrounding him, he would really not know how to walk. However, he was still thinking too well. He could ride his bike on the road. As soon as he entered the village, the groom and bride's car was picked up by someone. He had to hold his head high and face the people seriously. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, he walked forward step by step. He was really anxious and blushed. It was not until he entered his house that he felt completely liberated.
Ding Qingzhi had lived in her small mountain village for more than ten years and had rarely seen the outside world. When she was young, she had only studied in the primary school in the village for a few years. She had not even been to the county town a few times. When had she seen so many people surrounding her? However, she had already thrown caution to the wind and decided to just let them see it. What could they do? Therefore, she walked in the alley that was surrounded by people who were watching the show, looking very natural and graceful. Seeing her tall figure, handsome eyebrows, and especially those big, watery eyes, people couldn't help but praise her," Hai Long had married a handsome wife!
Ding Qingzhi finally finished walking through the narrow and long alley. She finally sat on a bench with a flower mattress beside the sea dragon duo. She let out a long sigh, feeling that the day she had been waiting for had finally arrived. There were many nights when she lay alone in the dark pit of her cave dwelling after the lights were turned off, looking forward to a beautiful future. She longed to leave this small mountain village as soon as possible, to leave her repressed family, and to leave her petty, selfish, and greedy father. Especially after she was engaged to Hai Long, this feeling became even stronger. She hoped that Hai Long would come and marry her to her in-laws as soon as possible. When that time came, she wanted to be a good couple with her Hai Long like in the movies. They were as loving and intimate as they were. When she heard that her father wanted the Hailong family to get half more betrothal gifts and increase the price, she hated him to the core. At the moment, she hoped that all the complicated rituals would be completed as soon as possible, and the guests would go home as soon as possible. She would leave him and the sea dragon alone, saying what they wanted to say and doing what they wanted to do. Thinking of all this, she couldn't help but feel a little shy. She quickly lowered her head. At this moment, the brigade secretary, as the witness of the marriage, had already read the "marriage certificate" and was giving a passionate speech."The man is 20 years old and the woman is 18 years old. Their marriage is really legal.”He waved their marriage certificate in his hand and continued,"Wang Hailong and Ding Qingzhi have gotten their marriage certificate, so they are considered a legal couple. Today, at their wedding ceremony, I have a few requests for them: 1. In the team, you must be a pair of model members, grasp the revolution and promote production, fight against heaven and earth, and change the poor and backward appearance of your hometown; 2. At home, be a good couple who respects their parents and is thrifty. However, Ding Qingzhi did not listen to a single word of what Guo Zhenshan said. She only heard the buzzing noise in her ears and only had one thought in her mind: Let's end this quickly. She was really tired from waiting. She couldn't wait any longer.
There was a small commotion when the guests from her family were invited to the banquet. According to the matchmaker's agreement, on the day of the wedding, the guests from her family would not exceed fifteen tables. However, today, those fifteen tables were all filled, and the guests from her family were still not full. Xin Niu was anxious. He quickly whispered a few words to Long Fa and his wife, and immediately let the five tables in the shed, which were already filled with male guests, out first. Only then did he settle all the guests from his maiden family. After settling the guests, Xin Niu let out a long sigh. He glared at Wang Hailong's father-in-law with some anger. Dingwood had also noticed Wang Xinniu's burning gaze, but his face was straight and he pretended that nothing had happened.
Thanks to the generous arrangement of Hai Long's father, all the relatives and friends who came to attend the wedding that day were seated on time. There was no overflow of seats that made Hai Long's father very worried, and there was no difficulty for the people who helped to do things. However, after the guests left, only Long Fa, Guo Qing, and Xin Niu were left to eat. Xin Niu pouted and muttered,"Hailong, who is your father-in-law? He clearly arranged for five more tables of guests, but he didn't inform them in advance. He almost caused an embarrassing situation.”
"Brother Xin Niu, you still don't know?" Hai Long smiled helplessly. He's just like that."
Long Fa continued," He's so wicked, yet he still has the nerve to call himself the 'Five Virtues'. I don't think he has any virtue at all. He should be called' No Virtues'."”
Hai Long felt that the day was especially long. After sending away all the guests, he could have heaved a sigh of relief, but he knew that the day's procedures were not over. His mother and a few other women were busy in the kitchen, preparing "longevity noodles" for their new daughter-in-law. It meant that the young couple could eat longevity noodles and live happily ever after. Before the " longevity noodles " were served, the new daughter-in-law's bed was already crowded with people. There were old and young men and women. Some wanted to see the new daughter-in-law's beautiful face, some wanted to hear the new daughter-in-law sing, and some wanted the new daughter-in-law to show everyone her skills, such as telling a joke or singing a model opera. If she didn't know anything, she could learn to bark like a donkey. There were also bold, thick-faced, sharp-eyed, and quick-witted young men who took the opportunity to take off their daughter-in-law's shoes when she went to the kang and wanted to change it to a pancake to eat. Someone noticed that Sea Dragon had not arrived yet and shouted,""What's going on? Why doesn't Hai Long dare to show up?”Someone replied,"Hai Long went to the latrine, he dared not come!"”
As he spoke, Hai Long came back with a red face. Everyone pushed him to the pit and made him sit next to his wife. Hai Long was a little embarrassed. Immediately, someone hit him with a broom handle, and his butt moved closer to his wife.
Guo Qing followed Long Fa and Xin Niu in. When they arrived at the brick bed of the new house, most of the onlookers had already left. The rest were all young men. These people were all prepared to do it for real. In Green Pine Ridge, this was called " teaching the daughter-in-law." To put it simply, it was to teach the daughter-in-law how to overcome shyness, how to be intimate with the son-in-law, and how to sleep with the son-in-law. Speaking of this today, some people might not believe it. Did he need someone to teach him these things? However, this custom had been passed down through history. In the past, the marriage of a man and a woman was decided by their parents and the matchmaker. Many couples only met each other on the day of their wedding. They could only see each other's face and appearance when they lifted the red veil. In addition, men and women got married too early. It was said that some men and women got married at the age of fourteen or fifteen. It was said that some men and women had been married for a long time and did not know why men and women got married. There was a newlywed couple who had been married for two years, but they were not pregnant. When the doctor checked, he found that the woman's hymen had not ruptured. How could she be pregnant? In the end, after being taught by others, the two young people grasped the true meaning. Only then did they know that there was such a thing between men and women, and soon they became pregnant. Therefore, there was a custom in Green Pine Ridge. On the night of their son's wedding, there must be very good friends and experienced people who came to the bridal chamber to " teach the daughter-in-law ". When the newlyweds blew out the lights and went to sleep, there must be someone under the window to " listen in ". This was to find problems and give immediate guidance. If no one came to make a scene and teach their daughter-in-law that night, the parents would feel that they were not popular. Instead, they would secretly invite people to make a scene and teach their daughter-in-law.
On National Day, he did not plan to go home. Firstly, he was Hailong's good friend, so he had the obligation to join in the fun. Secondly, he was already 19 years old, and he was not far from getting married. He needed to watch and learn in advance how Hailong dealt with these people who taught his daughters-in-law so that he could learn some experience early. He must not embarrass himself when the time came. However, Guo Qing quietly sat in a corner where the lights could not shine. He only listened and watched. He did not go to the front line and made noise with everyone. He would not give Hai Long a question. Besides, he really could not say anything about those tricks. Even if he knew in his heart, he could not say it out loud.
Long Fa was an expert in this area. He had many tricks up his sleeve and would say that he could make his wife cry and make her laugh.
Xin Niu was a thug. He held a broom handle in his hand and was ready to attack at any time. As long as Hai Long did not do as everyone suggested, he would immediately go up and hit the broom handle. Under such high pressure, Hai Long would take the opportunity to hold his wife down and force a kiss on her lips. Or he would take advantage of the situation to press his wife under his body and make a standard posture.
That night, everyone worked hard and taught their wives for a long time before they parted ways. No matter if Hai Long and his wife had grasped something substantial or not, they had already broken the shy situation between the two sides. When it was past 12 o'clock and everyone had left, Ding Qingzhi and Wang Hailong were already like a pair of friends who had known each other for a long time. They were exchanging glances and were unusually intimate. They had already entered the zone.
After Hai Long closed the door of his cave, he and his wife were about to go to bed. Long Fa, Xin Niu, and Guo Qing immediately slipped down from the bed of Hai Long's parents and crept to Hai Long's window. They held their breaths and opened their ears to listen carefully and judge what was going to happen inside. At this moment, a " kabeng " sound was heard. It was unknown who had stepped on a tile. The new daughter-in-law in the cave immediately pulled the sea dragon into her clothes and ran out of the cave door. Long Fa and the others immediately retreated to the outhouse, but they were afraid that their new daughter-in-law would go to the outhouse to look for her. With a gesture from Long Fa, they immediately slipped into the sweet potato cellar that was more than ten feet deep in Hai Long's house. After a while, they heard Ding Qingzhi, accompanied by Hai Long, looking around the courtyard with a flashlight. When they could not find her in the outhouse, they heard Hai Long say,"There's no one, right? Everyone's been tired all day and went home early. The weather is so cold, who else will come to listen to our windows?”
Ding Qingzhi said," Of course there are. Before I went to bed, I secretly placed a few thin tiles under our window sill. As long as someone comes, they will definitely step on it. I heard the sound of the tiles being crushed just now.”
Hearing this, Xin Niu whispered,"No wonder the sea dragon's wife is so cunning!" We've all fallen into her trap."
However, at this moment, she heard Hai Long say," Maybe someone threw something into the courtyard from outside the wall. They deliberately didn't want us to sleep well. Hurry up and go back!"”
Then, she heard the sound of the cave door closing. The three of them immediately dashed out of the sweet potato cellar and came to the window of Hai Long's house. At this moment, Ding Qingzhi said," You're so stupid. You can't even find that place. It's above, above, below, below."”Then, he heard a "pa" sound. Sea Dragon muttered,"Go! Why did you hit me?"
After a while, Ding Qingzhi's moans came one after another, mixed with soft sobs. At this time, the sea dragon seemed to be a little flustered and asked,"What's wrong? Does your stomach hurt?"
"Yes, it's fine," Ding Qingzhi replied casually.”
Even though his wife said that it was fine, Hai Long did not dare to be careless. He got up, put on a coat, and shouted,"Mom, where are the positive side effects pills?"
At this moment, Ding Qingzhi was both anxious and amused. She shouted,"Stop screaming. It doesn't hurt anymore, stupid guy!”
Dragon Hair, who was outside the window, stomped his feet anxiously and cursed in a low voice,"Hey! Sea Dragon was really a stupid guy. He had taught her all night but she still hadn't taught him anything! It's not that she can't find the place, but that her stomach hurts!”
Before Long Fa could finish, everyone laughed and dispersed.
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