It was quite strange when Qiao's mother heard the radio calling for her to answer the phone, after all, Qiao Jiayue had only called once a few days ago.

When she heard the voice on the other end of the phone, she couldn't help but say in surprise: "Xiaoliang, what's wrong?"

Compared with his daughter, his son is not so caring, and he doesn't take the initiative to call or write letters much.

Qiao's mother's first thought when she received the call was that something was wrong.

In fact, what Qiao Hongliang said next also made Qiao's mother angry.

"What are you talking about? Qiao Hongliang, you say it again!" Qiao's mother's suddenly raised voice startled the people in the office of the brigade headquarters, and they couldn't help but look at the phone in Qiao's mother's hand, what's wrong?

"Auntie, I'm going to be a father. The object is my teacher's daughter, and I hope that you and Abba will come to Beijing. ”

Qiao Hongliang seemed to have anticipated Qiao's mother's reaction, he didn't have much emotional change, no matter what happened at the beginning, if the girl was pregnant, he should take responsibility.

Qiao's mother took a deep breath, "You tighten the skin for me, and see how me and your Abba clean you up!"

As soon as she hung up the phone, someone immediately came to inquire about the situation, after all, Qiao's mother has always had a good temper, and if she can make her angry, something big must have happened.

Qiao's mother smiled and coped with a few words, how can this kind of thing be said outside, isn't that a gossip for people?

She thought about it for a while, and used the brigade phone to call Qiao's father in the factory, asking him and Qiao Hongzhi to come home, there was something important to discuss.

Qiao's father felt a little strange, what was the matter?

However, he believed that Qiao's mother would not let him and Qiao Hongzhi go home for no reason, something must have happened.

Qiao Hongzhi had just returned from Guangdong Province and had brought a lot of things, and was planning to divide them into several parts to give away.

He had the same idea as Qiao's father, so he didn't care about anything else immediately, just took some things casually, and found a car to send him and Qiao's father back to the alpine brigade.

Because of the delay on the road, it was already night when they arrived at the brigade.

The car only drove them to the end of the village, and if they drove into the brigade again, the sound would definitely wake up many people.

The father and son didn't want people to know, so they quietly entered the brigade.

Qiao's mother didn't eat much dinner, so she sat down and worried.

Although she didn't know what was going on with Qiao Hongliang and that girl, now that the wood was in the boat, what they had to do as parents was to handle this matter perfectly.

"Auntie, what happened to you calling me and Abba back in a hurry?" Qiao Hongliang hurriedly asked as soon as he pushed open the door.

Qiao's mother couldn't help sighing when the father and son came back, "You haven't eaten either, I'll go and heat up the meal, and we'll talk while eating." ”

Qiao's mother was very fast, and after a while, the three of them each sat at the table with a bowl of porridge.

She took a pair of chopsticks and dried radish, but she was not in the mood to eat it, "During the day, Xiaoliang called back and said that he had made a girl pregnant and asked us to go to Beijing." ”

"Ahem, A-Niang, what are you talking about?" Qiao Hongzhi was taken aback, and the porridge choked out of his nose directly.

He looked at Qiao's mother incredulously: "A-Niang, you're not lying to me!"

Qiao's father on the side put down his chopsticks, and also felt that this thing was very strange, "Xiao Liang doesn't look like a person who would do such a thing." ”

As Qiao Jiayue thought, they all thought that the possibility of Qiao Hongliang finding a daughter-in-law was very small.

"There are other people in the office, so I didn't ask in detail, and we will find out when we go to Beijing. ”

"Fortunately, there is no work in the field now, so please ask the third brother to take care of these poultry at home, and the two of you will also take care of the matter, and we will set off the day after tomorrow at the latest. ”

After all, the longer the time drags on, the greater the variable.

Qiao Hongliang nodded vigorously, "I have no problem here, I just don't have any work at hand." ”

"The twins can help a little bit now, and it doesn't matter if I'm away from the factory for a while. Qiao's father said.

The factory has a complete operation system, and there is no need for Qiao's father to stay in the factory all the time, most of the situations will have measures to deal with, and the factory officials will deal with them according to the situation.

Qiao's mother took two mouthfuls of porridge, thought for a while, and said, "Okay, let's talk about the dowry and dowry later." ”

Qiao's father and Qiao Hongzhi quickly finished the rice in the bowl, put the table away, and the three of them took paper and pen and began to count.

In Qiao's mother's original idea, the first person to marry a daughter-in-law would be Qiao Hongzhi, so everything in his hand is currently prepared for him.

"There are different standards for the bride price in different places, and the Beijing side is different from ours, so it is estimated that it will be higher. ”

"As for the dowry, there must be at least three major pieces. Father Qiao thought for a while and said.

Qiao Hongzhi asked curiously: "Abba, Auntie, how much is the bride price on our side?"

"Ordinary people are only one hundred to two hundred, if they are better, there are four or five hundred, anyway, it depends on the situation. Qiao's mother said.

The price she said was a price in the Alpine Brigade, and if it was another place, it would be different, after all, the economic income of each place is different, and naturally, there are differences in marriage.

"Is the dowry a bicycle, a radio, or a watch?" Qiao Hongzhi asked again, he had vaguely heard others say this, but he was not very sure.

"Depending on the situation, the three major items are generally collected by people in the city, and there are few such requirements on our side. "After all, countrymen, they can't get tickets, let alone the money.

These things, the father and son are not as clear as Qiao's mother, after all, only women pay more attention to such things.

"But it may be different in Beijing, so let's follow the standards of the city. ”

Qiao's mother took a pen and wrote down three things: a radio, a bicycle, and a sewing machine, and she thought about it and added two more pieces of gold jewelry.

Qiao's father leaned over and looked at it twice and said, "It depends on the situation, Xiaoliang should be married in Beijing, let's just bring the money, and the rest will be talked about when we arrive in Beijing." ”

Qiao Hongzhi didn't approve of Qiao's father's words, "Abba, Zhile Radio Factory, the second brother used to work there, and we can get a radio cheaply by virtue of our relationship, and save the money that was spent in Beijing." ”

Qiao's mother couldn't help laughing and said to Qiao's father: "Look, your son still knows how to save money." ”

Father Qiao smiled and didn't speak, and then he thought of another question: "Did Xiaoliang say that his daughter-in-law has been in the belly for a few months?"

Qiao's mother was stunned, "I forgot to ask." "It's not going to give birth soon, is it?

"This child's diapers, swaddling clothes, and small clothes must be prepared, do we have any suitable fabrics for babies at home?"

Although they were unhappy with Qiao Hongliang's behavior of getting on the bus first and then making up the ticket, the grandchildren were still worth looking forward to.

Qiao's mother also thought of this question, she frowned and said, "If I go to ask for Baijiabu, I'm afraid that the whole team will know about it." ”

"It's nothing with or without carafol. "Father Qiao doesn't think this is necessary.

He explained to Qiao's mother and said: "You make a few small clothes first, and then find out our old clothes to make some diapers, I will go to the brigade tomorrow to issue a certificate, and then go to the factory to explain some things, and set off the day after tomorrow." ”

"That's fine. "Qiao's mother has fast hands and feet, and there are a few pieces of fabric at the bottom of the box, which is enough to make baby clothes.

Qiao Hongzhi couldn't interject at all, but he was also thinking about what to send to Qiao Hongliang.

Thanks to the third brother, the pressure on him as the eldest son is much less.