Zhang Wenyuan was also a little embarrassed." We're here to get a marriage certificate. Can we do it now?"”
The woman looked at the mother and daughter hiding behind Zhang Wenyuan and asked curiously,""Is this child yours?”
"Cough, this…That's right."
Seeing Zhang Wenyuan's reaction, the woman revealed an expression of realization and then said with a smile.
"There's nothing to be embarrassed about. They were all from the countryside. Men got married at the age of 20. They couldn't get a marriage certificate before they reached that age. Moreover, most mountain people don't get a marriage certificate. You guys are already advanced enough to get one.”
This woman was not bad, and her attitude was not bad. She was just a little talkative. Zhang Wenyuan did not know what to say.
"Did you bring your household register and ID card?”
"I brought it." Zhang Wenyuan handed over their IDs.
The woman took it and checked it again. Then, she asked,"Did the two of you agree to become husband and wife?”
Zhang Wenyuan and the other two nodded.
"Do you have any medical history?"”
Jiang Yazhi didn't know how to answer and looked at Zhang Wenyuan. "I don't have any other medical history," Zhang Wenyuan replied. However, she can't speak, but I don't mind. I'm willing to marry her.”
In fact, they had to go to the hospital for a physical examination before they got married. When they got married, they had to present the medical examination form to the staff. However, there weren't so many rules in the small town. They only needed to verbally confirm it. They didn't insist on the medical examination form.
Seeing Zhang Wenyuan's answer, the woman did not ask any more questions. He put down his ID and said,"I also need three two-inch color photos for each person. Did you bring them?"”
Zhang Wenyuan shook his head. He had only brought his identification card and did not expect to ask for a photo. Even if he did, there was no place to take photos in the small mountain village.
The woman looked at Zhang Wenyuan's expression and knew that there was no photo. She returned the ID to Zhang Wenyuan and said,"There's a photo studio in town. You guys go take photos first and come back after you're done. It was fine as long as he came before midnight in the morning, but he had to come after two in the afternoon.”
Zhang Wenyuan took the household register and ID card, thanked them, and the family of three left the Civil Affairs Bureau. Looking for a place to take photos.
Speaking of taking photos, Zhang Wenyuan had not taken many photos before because of his physical condition. Moreover, he had only taken a few photos reluctantly because he needed photos for things like school files. Jiang Yazhi and Ya Ya had never come into contact with a camera that only existed in legends.
Jiang Yazhi was still able to control her joy despite being reserved, but Yaya was still a child, so she didn't have many scruples and was completely overjoyed. Her little face was as happy as a flower.
Zhang Wenyuan muttered in his heart. It seemed that he had to buy a camera. He found a photo studio. The backgrounds were all landscape paintings, which were a little distorted. However, the conditions were like that, so he couldn't ask for anything.
First, the two adults took two-inch colored half-body photos. This kind of photo would appear on all kinds of documents in the future. It was more formal and required a more serious expression. The effect of the photo was not bad. Zhang Wenyuan directly requested everyone to print out ten photos. These photos might be used in the future, so it was always better to be prepared.
Zhang Wenyuan only took a half-length photo and then stopped entering the camera. He really didn't look good in the photo. After that, it was time for the mother and daughter to take photos.
Jiang Yazhi was still a little reserved when she took the first full-body photo, but after two photos, she gradually relaxed. Ya Ya was purely a child's heart. She posed in all kinds of cute poses and was photographed quite a few times.
Finally, the whole family took a group photo. Jiang Yazhi stood beside her, and Yaya was riding on Zhang Wenyuan's neck. This was the real happy family of three.
Zhang Wenyuan requested that the photos be taken as a snap shot. After the photo was taken, the photos were taken on the spot. There were more than 20 photos in a stack, and the total was 130 yuan. Jiang Yazhi only felt her heart ache when she paid. Looking at her expression, she probably thought that if she had known it would be so expensive, she would not have taken so many photos.
After leaving the photo studio, they went to the Civil Affairs Bureau.
There were already many people, so they could only wait in line. When it came to Zhang Wenyuan and his wife, the woman still remembered them. She saved on the other procedures and procedures. She took the photos, pasted them on, and stamped them. It saved both sides time.
"Give it to me. You're now legally recognized and protected by the country. I hope we can be together for a hundred years and grow old together." The woman handed the red booklet to Zhang Wenyuan and said.
"Thank you for your kind words." Zhang Wenyuan smiled and thanked him.
Looking at the red booklet in his hand, he felt a burning sensation in his heart. The shackles and knots in his heart had finally been untied.
There was no need to go through so much trouble. Although others could not see anything, they would not be morally condemned. However, Zhang Wenyuan was someone who had gone to university and received legal education. He just couldn't get past her. If he didn't get a marriage certificate and give her an explanation, he would always feel that she was taking advantage of him and that it was shameful. He felt like he was being watched by the heavens at all times.
In fact, people could only live with a clear conscience. Whether it was doing bad things or doing good things, as long as they could find a reason to convince themselves that they had a clear conscience, they could only do it as a matter of course. This was why some people's conscience would always condemn them after doing bad things, but some people could be at ease after doing bad things as if nothing had happened.
Only by convincing himself and giving himself a reasonable explanation, no matter whether the matter itself was good or bad, and no matter whether the explanation was far-fetched, as long as he could make himself feel clear of his guilt, would there be no sequelae in his heart.
Zhang Wenyuan was such a person. Getting a marriage certificate was an explanation to himself and also a responsibility to Jiang Yazhi. The knot in his heart had been untied, so he opened his mouth wide and laughed happily.
Jiang Yazhi didn't understand why Zhang Wenyuan was so happy, nor did she understand the specific meaning of the red booklet. However, she understood what the woman in the office said about " legally recognized and protected by the state ", so her face was also filled with joy.
After leaving the Civil Affairs Bureau, he rushed to the police station. It didn't take much to register Yaya's household register. He only needed to fill in the household register and hand over 500 yuan. It was her first child, and it was a girl. She did not have multiple children or had more than one child. It was still very easy to get a household registration in the countryside.
This was the traditional status quo. Although it had always been emphasized that women were equal, boys and girls were the same. However, in the countryside, the preference for boys over girls was still ingrained in the bones. It could even be reflected in some of the country's poverty relief policies. For example, families with two daughters and families with only one daughter would receive a certain amount of subsidies every year.
In the minds of the villagers, having a son and a daughter was the best outcome. However, having a boy or a girl was not decided by others. There were many people who had two boys. The family burden of two boys was heavy. Whether it was marriage or house in the future, parents had to prepare two sets. When these people went to apply for a household registration for their children, they would not be affected by the policy and would be fined.
In general, people had a kind of sympathy for families that were all girls (this was a thought that had been developed for thousands of years). Because in the tradition of the villagers, it was very important to have someone to send her off when she was old, and when a girl grew up and married, she would be considered to have a different surname. When she scolded him, she said that he was old and there was no one to send him off. Don't look at it as a normal sentence, it was a kind of scolding method to expose his scars.
After finishing all the official business, there were more people on the street. Shopping was bustling. Only when there were people would there be bustle. Only when there was bustle would there be shopping. If the streets were wide open and you were allowed to wander alone, even if all the items in the world were placed for you, you would probably not be interested in wandering around.
At this moment, the market had just arrived, and the businessmen had already set up their stalls. People from afar came and went, so the streets were not crowded.
Generally speaking, there were not many people in the first half of the year for such a large rural market. After autumn, as the weather gradually cooled down, the number of people in each episode increased. When the last few episodes of the year approached the end of the year, it could really reach the point where people were crowded and sweaty. It was even crowded when shopping.
That was when business was at its peak, and often a small portion of the annual income came from those episodes. The local businessmen would block the road to prevent cars from passing through, and the entire street would become a holy land for shopping. It was also the time and place where thieves were most active.
It was only the beginning of autumn, and it was still early to the end of the year. The number of people on the streets would not be too exaggerated even if it was noon.
The mother and son walked on the street, looking around curiously.
Seeing that there was a shop selling cotton candy on the street, Xiao Ya did not say anything and just stood in front of it, swallowing her saliva. She had never gone shopping in her entire life, and she didn't know how to ask her parents for things. In the past, it was already fortunate that he didn't run away when he saw Marshal Zhang. How could he go up and act coquettishly?
Zhang Wenyuan couldn't help but feel pity for her. Other children at this age would act coquettishly in their parents 'arms. They would always pester their parents on the streets for this and that. Yaya, on the other hand, seemed to have lost this skill. She was very sensible and only looked at it without asking for it.
"What do you want? Tell me and I'll buy it for you.”Zhang Wenyuan put Yaya on his neck and went to the car that sold cotton candy.
"How much for one?" Zhang Wenyuan asked the owner of the cotton candy shop.
"One yuan for one piece. How many do you want?"
"Give me three."
The middle-aged man selling cotton candy shook the machine agilely, and in a moment, three balls of white cotton candy were shaken out. Fortunately, the middle-aged man didn't hang it on the iron wire on the car in advance. That way, the wind would not be clean and it would melt easily. Making it on the spot was a little troublesome, but it was good at reassuring people.
Zhang Wenyuan took the three balls of cotton candy and gave one to each person. Children seemed to have a talent for this kind of thing. Once they got it, they could eat it without being taught.
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