Chapter 13

The two walked to the mule cart!

Wang An saw Mu Xueqing's mother peeking at the two pieces of roe deer meat left! A feeling of sadness arose spontaneously!

When he heard Mu's mother scolding Mu Xueqing before, Wang An learned that Mu Xueqing's family's living conditions were very bad!

Wang An had been trying hard to recall every bit of his school days, but he couldn't remember much. He remembered that once when the school was counting family members, Mu Xueqing's father was named Mu Hua, her mother was named Liu Ruxin, she had a younger brother named Mu Xueli, and a younger sister named Mu Xueting! He remembered that Wang An also asked Mu Xueting at that time, saying who named the three of you? Mu Xueqing said it was her father! Then Wang An joked, your father dislikes snow so much, the three of you are fighting with snow! Then Mu Xueqing didn't talk to him for many days! No matter how he tried to please her, she wouldn't talk to him!

It's still a collective system now, and grain and goods are distributed based on work points every year!

Mu Hua's health is not very good, he can't do much work, so he definitely doesn't have many work points. Mu Xueqing was still studying before graduating from middle school, so she definitely didn't have work points. Wang An knew Mu Xueli was also studying, and Mu Xueting was still young and didn't count!

In this family, only Liu Ruxin can earn work points, and if a male laborer is 10 points, a female laborer is normally 8 points. This life! Well, I chose it!

After thinking about this, Wang An said to Liu Ruxin with a smile: "Auntie, have you been waiting for a long time?"

Liu Ruxin also smiled: "It's okay, son-in-law, are things done?"

"Yeah, done! Should we send the money to that Zheng guy directly? Or should we find the matchmaker first? Auntie."

"Find the matchmaker! We haven't met the Zheng family yet! Xueqing always refuses, I have no choice, I came today to find out what Zheng Fei is like! But son-in-law, you can't blame Auntie! You said this... our Xueqing has been waiting for you for a year and a half! Auntie really had no choice!" She said she was about to shed tears.

"Oh, Auntie, don't think so, I, Wang An, am not that kind of person, besides, this matter is all my fault, alright! Put your heart in your stomach, with your son-in-law here, it's all settled!" Wang An said half-comfortingly and half-guaranteeing.

Hearing this, Liu Ruxin immediately lost the tears she had just now, and smiled so brightly!!

Her eyes began to look at the pile of things Wang An and Mu Xueqing bought just now intentionally or unintentionally!! Wang An's mouth twitched, the mother-in-law is not an ordinary person!

Wang An just wanted to take out the money and give it to Liu Ruxin, habitually looked left and right, and found that there were many people. Suddenly he thought that Mu Xueqing's house was not far from Yangshu Village, only five or six li away, and passing by his house on the way to her house!

Better to send them back directly! Safer! Besides, looking at it, Liu Ruxin and Mu Xueqing should have walked to the county town, and this distance is quite far!

Thinking of this, Wang An said: "Auntie, just happen to go to your house to recognize the door, I'll send you back directly! What do you think, Auntie?"

At this time, Wang An cannot invite Liu Ruxin and the others to Wang An's house, because the procedure is that Wang An goes to Mu Xueqing's house first, agrees to stay for a meal, if not, he doesn't stay for a meal! This is called matchmaking. Then if Mu Xueqing's family agrees, Mu Xueqing's whole family goes to Wang An's house with Wang An, this is called looking at the family style (that is, looking at the man's family situation). If both families agree, they get engaged on the spot, this is called giving the bride price! The woman's family all goes home, Wang An leads a group of people to marry the bride, Wang An takes Mu Xueqing home by himself, this is called holding a wedding! Then it's all done! If there is a matchmaker, it's just adding the matchmaker to every link!

Of course, this is just the procedure that most people in this place know, but at this time in the Northeast, there are many people from inside the pass, such as the land reclaimers who came from all over the country, the people who broke into the Northeast, the people who supported the construction when the logging camps were first built, as well as the educated youth, and the part of the people mentioned in the jingle, etc., etc., so it is no exaggeration to say that the Northeast at this time is a great fusion of customs and folkways from all over the country! Influencing each other, assimilating each other, uniting each other!!

Of course, such handling is not allowed now!! The policy doesn't allow it!! The living conditions of each family don't allow it either. It's difficult to eat enough, and no ordinary family can bear the cost of such handling! So marriage is also extremely simple!

"That's too good, just set the matter of you two today! Xueqing is already 21, about to become an old girl!" Liu Ruxin said very happily.

Mu Xueqing had no reaction to Liu Ruxin's words. Wang An secretly glanced at Mu Xueqing and said with a smile: "That works, sit tight, let's go."

The three returned, and they had to pass through that small market. In the small market, there were people selling buns. Wang An looked at the sun and it was noon. He should have gone to a restaurant to eat, but there were no private restaurants at this time! The state-run restaurant was not expensive, but he was short of money and grain coupons!! However, people who can eat meat buns in this era are considered rich!

Pulling the reins to stop the mule, he bought 50 big meat buns with a flour bag. One meat bun was 2 liang. With grain coupons, a meat bun was 5 cents, without grain coupons, it was 8 cents!

Seeing Wang An buy so many buns, whether it was the people next to him or the bun shop owner, they were all used to it, without any surprise or shock. All there was was envy! In this era, people are hungry!!

Parking the cart in a sheltered place, the three of them started eating the buns. There were no vegetables, no porridge, not even a drop of water! But the three of them were full of satisfaction! In this era, being able to eat buns until full is so fragrant!

Liu Ruxin ate 5 buns, just wanted to reach out and take another one, looked at the bun bag, swallowed, and retracted her hand!

Wang An noticed it, and Mu Xueqing noticed it too!

Wang An said casually: "We have to finish these buns, otherwise it will spread that I, Wang An, am stingy and don't let my wife and mother-in-law eat their fill, then how shameful would I be, right? Xueqing, right? Auntie."

Immediately after, he said: "Xueqing, eat more! Auntie, eat quickly, it won't be fragrant if it gets cold later!"

Hearing this, Liu Ruxin hesitated before reaching out the hand she had just retracted, and a satisfied smile appeared on her face! I don't know if she was satisfied with the buns, or satisfied with Wang An, the son-in-law! Maybe, both are very satisfied!

Soon, everyone finished eating. Wang An didn't know if he ate 15 or 16! Anyway, there were 14 buns left in the bag! The three of them should be full!

"These buns are delicious, let's bring some back for our younger brothers and sisters, okay?" Mu Xueqing discussed with Wang An.

Hearing this, Wang An secretly felt ashamed, he still thought too little and not very thoughtfully! In this era, as long as it's food related to white flour, as long as it's related to meat, it's a delicacy! Not to mention buns!

"That's not a problem, wait a moment! I'll go buy some."

Taking a cloth bag with several patches from Mu Xueqing, and holding the remaining cloth bag intended for rice and flour, Wang An ran to the bun shop again!

This time, Wang An bought all the buns in the bun shop, 106 in total. Thinking about it, he packed 56 in Mu Xueqing's cloth bag. His family didn't lack meat for the time being, and he had to go into the mountains! He always felt that the life of Mu Xueqing's family seemed very, very poor! If you have the ability, help more!

Carrying two big bags of buns, he walked to the mule cart, and poured the remaining 14 buns into Mu Xueqing's cloth bag. In this era, no one would dislike it or feel shameful!

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