As early as when the third uncle and third aunt came to the yard that day, while everyone was there, Mu Dong talked about marrying Xiao Xiao. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info family has been urging Mu Dong to marry and get married in the past few years. When Mu Dong said it himself, everyone was still happy.

Marriage is a very formal folk activity in the countryside, and it is a very important happy event for individuals. Status is second only to marriage, and it is more important than having children.

Marriage is the prelude to the marriage of boys and girls, and it is the beginning of the marriage of two families. If the parents of both sides settle down, they are relatives.

According to the rules of the countryside, before the marriage, the man cannot go to the woman to give gifts, and the woman cannot go to the man for the holiday.

After the marriage, it is the in-laws. On important festivals, the man wants to go to the woman to give gifts, and as a new parent, there are many rules for gift-giving, and the gifts are relatively rich.

After the marriage, the man can also invite the woman to the man's house during the festival, such as the Spring Festival. It's basically a family.

Mu Dong and Xiao Xiao have been dating for several years, although they have seen each other's parents and come to each other's doors, and the parents of both sides have acquiesced to this relationship. However, the official engagement has not been held.

Before, Mu Dong had never given gifts to Xiao Xiao's family on holidays. Xiao Xiao has never been to Mu Dong's house during the festival. The point is that the parents of both sides have never met.

So Mu Dong said about the marriage, and Mu Dong's family acted quickly.

Marriage is to hold a big feast and feast guests.

Mu Dad Mu Mom, the second uncle and the second aunt fully withdrew from the affairs of the yard, and the cooking was also handed over to others to be temporarily responsible. The third uncle and three aunts also came to help from time to time, and in the face of family affairs, the cohesion was unprecedentedly strong.

It is necessary to notify relatives from all walks of life, to order restaurants, to order alcohol, and to set cigarettes. To buy all kinds of gifts for the woman, the family is busy with all their might.

Mu Dong took 20,000 yuan and gave it to Mu's father, and he didn't care about the rest. I am busy with various things in the yard every day.

On September 30, the yard issued an announcement again, and the drivers jokingly said that Boss Mu issued Order No. 3.

There are only three Decree No. 3.

1. From now on, cash settlement will be completely cancelled, and transfer and settlement will be cancelled once a day;

Second, the full start of the weekly settlement, the settlement price is 62 yuan per car;

Third, the settlement payment of the previous week will be issued every Monday and transferred to the Agricultural Bank Card.

Some drivers joked with Boss Mu, if I insisted on cash settlement, or insisted on transferring money every day.

Boss Mu's rare toughness: "Then there will be no way to cooperate." ”

Who wouldn't cooperate. Boss Mu's credit, which has accumulated little by little, is trustworthy to everyone. Now Boss Mu has a new rule, and everyone will abide by it. Anyway, the money will be your own sooner or later, and there will be two more dollars per car.

The settlement matter, at this point, is completely straightened out, and the workload of the transfer is much less. Mu Dong also thought about settling it once a month, but finally gave up. It's been almost a month since the sand was hoarded, and it would be over for more than two months at most. The settlement time is too long, which is not conducive to timely grasp the use of funds.

Early in the morning of October 1, Mu Dong went to Lunan City, and he was going to pick up Xiao Xiao.

Xiao Xiao came back by train, and she bought her train ticket in advance.

During Golden Week, taking most public transportation is basically a disaster. Squeezed into the station, squeezed on the train, and even more crowded in the carriage. Get off the bus and squeeze, get out of the station and squeeze anywhere.

Xiao Xiao finally broke out of the encirclement, saw Mu Dong at the exit of the station from a distance, and chuckled. The smile was like a rainbow that decorated Mu Dong's heart at once, and Mu Dong instantly felt that life was so beautiful.

The two hugged each other and separated for a long time.

"Where?" Xiao Xiao asked.

"I'm going to buy you clothes, Mom's assignment. Mu Dongdao.

The two went to the mall hand in hand, and the estrangement that had not been seen for days was slowly eliminated in Nuan Nuan's hands.

The shopping malls on the National Day are very lively, with various discount promotions emerging in endlessly. According to his mother's instructions, Mu Dong bought two sets of clothes for Xiao Xiao from the inside out. Also bought a big red suitcase.

These clothes, Xiao Xiao can't wear them now, they have to come in handy.

The two went back to the county seat, had a simple lunch, and then Mu Dong sent Xiao Xiao to the middle bus in the township, and the marriage was imminent, and Mu Dong was not good to come to the door again, although he wanted to send Xiao Xiao home.

After that, I went to my aunt Mu Hong's restaurant.

National Day is the peak period for marriage, and Mu Hong's store is still busy. Mu Dong also rolled up his sleeves and ran back and forth. It wasn't until about 3 p.m. that the guests slowly dispersed. There were also some wine banquets in the evening, and taking advantage of this free time, Mu Dong explained his intentions.

I plan to go to Xiao Xiao's house on October 4 to pay a bride price, and I need a car, so I came to discuss it with Wang Shaoqiang.

Wang Shaoqiang naturally said that there was no problem and arrived on time.

Afterwards, Mu Dong dragged a large suitcase and rushed home with Xiao Xiao's new clothes.

In the following days, Mu Dong was still busy in the yard, occasionally talking to Xiao Xiao on the phone. Xiao Xiao's family is also ready, just waiting for the new son-in-law to come to the door.

Mu Dad and others made all kinds of preparations at home, all kinds of purchases, and all kinds of contact with relatives and friends.

The business volume in the yard has increased a lot in the past few days, and nearly 500 trucks of sand are unloaded every day.

This is basically the maximum amount of sand that can be brought into the yard. Because the night shift is now open, some finishing work can be carried out at night, so the speed of unloading has been accelerated, and the area of unloading is much larger, so the number of entries has increased significantly. Now even tracked tractors are on the night shift, tidying up sand piles at night. Fortunately, it is not an overnight night shift, and the tidying up work can be finished in the first half of the night. The four drivers take turns to rest without getting too tired.

Early in the morning of October 4, Wang Shaoqiang drove Mu Hong to Mu Village. After a busy time, Second Uncle Mu, Third Uncle Mu, Wang Shaoqiang, and Mu Dong embarked on the journey of the bride price.

The car brought a large number of bride prices, and the gift list is as follows:

10,001 yuan in cash, taking one out of ten thousand;

two sets of women's clothes;

two cases of liquor;

four cigarettes;

two live roosters;

two carps;

two hind legs of pigs;

10 pounds of vermicelli;

10 pounds of powder;

10 pounds of various dim sums;

10 kg of dried fruits of various colors;

Two jars of liquor.

In addition to cash and women's clothes, there are a total of ten other gifts, which means perfect.

The last two jars of liquor are the dried sweet potato wine in Mu Dong's house. However, it is not a 10-pound large jar, but a 5-pound small jar, which has been re-packed.

Mu Dong's family does not have much inventory, and now he has taken out 10 catties, and Mu Dad gritted his teeth and made up his mind.

Such gifts and gifts, in 2008, were only ordinary. At least, the three golds don't. The amount of the gift money is only 10,000. Many families have tens of thousands of dollars.

Both sides are ordinary rural families, Xiao Xiao's parents are very kind, and they don't pick this reason, as long as it's about the same.

About an hour later, the car arrived at the door of Xiao Xiao's house.

The weather in October is already slightly cool.

Mu Dong wore brand new clothes today. Long-sleeved shirt, crisp trousers, black leather shoes, and a black belt around the waist. is close to 1.8 meters tall, and is even more upright by this outfit.

The group got out of the car, and several people from Xiao Xiao's family greeted them. It was Xiao Xiao's uncle and several cousins. The new son-in-law came to the door, and when he remembered that a firecracker was hanging, a bunch of people were instantly gathered at the door to watch the excitement.

The firecrackers are short and end quickly.

In the crowd of onlookers, the older women began to evaluate the new son-in-law.

"Pretty tall. ”

"It's white, not like a hard one. ”

"I heard that he and Xiaoqi are classmates. ”

"Oops, I'm blushing!"

Then there was a burst of unbridled laughter.

Mu Dong really blushed, in the countryside, being surrounded by old ladies, big girls and little daughters-in-law is definitely a test of mental maturity and thickness.

The Li family is also an ordinary rural tile house, with a large courtyard and several side rooms.

The gifts were unloaded and placed on a table in the courtyard for everyone to watch, and even the gift money was placed.

The gifts and gifts are ordinary and nothing spectacular.

I heard that the two inconspicuous jars contained liquor that had been cellared for more than 20 years, which caused a burst of exclamation.

Xiao Xiao also walked out of the house with a red face and greeted the villagers in the yard.

Xiao Xiao's family is also a little famous in this village.

The family's fame was not due to wealth, let alone poverty, but because he had seven daughters. And Xiao Xiao is Xiao Qi.

The ancestor of the Li family, in the Republic of China, was still very rich. When it came to Xiao Xiao's grandfather's generation, he gradually fell into despair.

Fortunately, it was down, and later liberated, when it was time to become a middle peasant.

If this is before the decline, the proper landlord component, the object of the dictatorship.

When it comes to Xiao Xiao's father's generation, the family is an ordinary farmer.

Xiao Xiao's parents, since the second year of marriage, have saved an average of one child every two days or so, all of them are girls. This is strange, such a low probability of things happening so magically.

When the sixth child was born, family planning was already implemented, but it was not strict. The sixth child escaped the fine.

At that time, Li's father and Li Ma also lost their minds, there are so many children, girls are girls, worry-free.

As a result, six or four years after giving birth, Li's mother was pregnant again. Dong Hide XC was born as a girl. Then he was fined 500 yuan by the family planning department.

That was in 1983, and a TV was only 300 yuan. At that time, in many rural areas, the whole village had a black and white TV.

Therefore, Li's mother often said that it didn't cost much to give birth to so many children, and Xiaoqi was bought with money.

Although there are many children, they are all girls, but Li's father and Li mother treat them equally, they love each other the same, and they provide the same supply for school.

The Li family has two college students, the fifth and the seventh.

This is rare in families with a large number of girls.

According to tradition, Xiao Xiao's family only set up one table of banquets.

There are four people from the Mu family, four people from the Li family, and eight people are seated.

There are so many dishes that you can't eat for 20 people. The plates and bowls were stacked on top of each other before they could barely be placed. For such a banquet, there must be many dishes, so much that they can't be eaten at all, so that they can appear hearty and enthusiastic.

opened a jar of wine brought by the Mu family. As soon as it was opened, the Li family was shocked, and it was indeed worthy of its name. Yesterday, I just heard Xiao Xiao say that the Mu family would bring two jars of good wine, but I didn't expect it to be like this. This heavy mellow fragrance is very subtle, quickly spreading in the nasal cavity, slowly penetrating into the heart, and the body seems to warm up at once.

The four members of the Mu family have all drunk this wine. I was still aroused by this smell.

The new son-in-law does not drink according to the rules, and the first time he comes to the door, he must always be reserved.

Wang Shaoqiang discussed with Mu Dong in a low voice: "Xiaodong, you will drive when you go back in a while, I will drink, what's the matter?"

Mu Dong said: "I don't have a driver's license, in case I run into the traffic police, I will be in trouble." ”

Wang Shaoqiang said: "That can be so coincidental?"

Mu Dong said: "My aunt told me when she came, don't let you drink, you have to go back to the county seat in the afternoon." ”

moved out of his wife, Wang Shaoqiang was helpless, and he was straight to the teeth.

Mu Dong whispered: "Uncle, I'll go back and get you half a catty." ”

Wang Shaoqiang's eyes lit up, and he said in a low voice: "One catty." ”

Mu Dong: "Deal!"

Everyone started drinking. Good wine and food, good days and auspicious days. Finally, everyone didn't forget what it was to get together, and they all drank very slowly, and they stopped tasting it. At two o'clock in the afternoon, the banquet ended, and about three catties of liquor were drunk.

After a brief drink of tea, the two sides agreed to go to Mu's house to drink the wedding wine on October 6, and the Mu family returned with a return gift.

A return gift is to bring back some of the gifts that come.

The gift money and the bride's clothes were left behind, as were the two jars of wine, and the two live roosters were also left.

For the other eight gifts, half of each is returned.

Before leaving, Xiao Xiao quietly told Mu Dong: "My mother said that the gift money is for outsiders to see, give it to me tomorrow, and I will bring it to you." ”

Mu Dong smiled: "You take it first." ”

But I thought in my heart that it was still the same as before.

Several people returned to Mu's house and unloaded the return gift. Second Uncle Mu reported the situation to Mu's father and mother, and the group dispersed.

Wang Shaoqiang didn't forget the pound of wine, Mu Dong quietly took a bottle in his father's room and secretly stuffed it for him.

Of course, it is necessary to cut first and then play.

Mu's father and mother cleaned up at home, and Mu Dong went to the yard again. He now lives in the yard office every night.

After looking around, everything was normal, and Mu Dong went back to the office.

After a while, three guests came. Mu Jinqian, Mu Huafeng, Mu Tongqing.

Mu Dong welcomed the three of them into the office and sat down one after another.

Four people, four generations. Mu Tongqing, the youngest in generation, is called Mu Jinqian's grandfather. Hehe, it's also drunk to think about. In fact, the age difference between the two is only about 10 years old.

When men are together, they naturally engage in social activities with Chinese characteristics -- smoking. Soon the office was cloudy.

The three of them came to seal the ceremony. That is, he knew that Mu Dong was about to get married, and he came to give a red envelope.

Marriage is an important life process, and it is necessary to hold a feast and feast guests. Naturally, it is also necessary to receive a large amount of gift money.

There are also some rules for who this gift money will be given to.

It is said that these are the villagers of this village, and Mu Dong has been in the field for a long time in recent years, so this gift money should be handed over to Mu Dad Mu Huashan.

In this way, the favor was formed with Mu Huashan. If someone has something to do in the future, Mu Huashan will return this favor.

If the gift money is given to Mu Huashan, it must be in accordance with the rules between the villagers. According to the specifications around Mu Village around 2008, ordinary villagers, a gift of 100 or 200 yuan, is about the same.

But Mudon's situation is different. Mu Dong has made such a large yard, and the business is lively, as if he has his own unique status in the Mu family.

Moreover, all three of them have such and such cooperative relations with Mu Dong. If you only take out one or two hundred gifts, as a partner, it is too thin.

The three of them combined, and this favor was directly given to Mu Dong.

Mu Jinqian and Mu Tongqing are both bosses, although Mu Huafeng is not the boss, but he belongs to the local administrators, and the reciprocal relationship between the three of them and Mu Huashan is the villagers.

But the reciprocal relationship between the three of them and Mu Dong is that they are capable people to capable people.

As for the amount of gift money, it is 600 yuan per person.

In rural areas, this is a large amount of gift money.

In this way, Mu Huashan will also be happy.

Look at the son and respect the father, the child is out, and Lao Tzu's face is also bright.

Several people greeted each other for a while, took out a red envelope, and handed it to Mu Dong.

Mu Dong politely said as usual: Look, I still let you bother and let you spend money.

Then naturally you have to take it easily, and at the same time tell them: On October 6th, the town restaurant, please drink the wedding wine.

The three of them were spitting clouds and fog here, and there was a commotion outside. Several people hurriedly ran out.

It is the person of the industrial and commercial office in the town.

The people from the industrial and commercial office have recently set their sights on the Mu family's yard.

In fact, it's also to blame Mu Dong for being careless. With such a large yard, there are no formalities to be done. Mu Dong thought about the problem simply, he thought that the storage yard was within the river dam, far away from the village, and it would be over in a few months.

The problem is that Boss Mu is kind-hearted, has a good reputation, and the amount of sand entering the field is very large, Boss Mu wants to keep a low profile, but where do those drivers understand, and they preach Boss Mu's wisdom and martial arts everywhere, so it finally spread to the town industrial and commercial office.

The director of the town's industrial and commercial office is called Wu Juntian, and Director Wu asked around, this is a fat sheep.

So, that afternoon, Director Wu took two people and drove a van into the Mu's yard.

As a result, he ran into Mu Daodao at the door.

Mu Daodao strictly enforces the regulations of wearing safety helmets when entering the venue. Of course, you can enter the venue, change your hat.

Wu Juntian broke out on the spot, we are counting on the uniform and the big cap to look like it, you asked me to change the hat, I am wearing a uniform and wearing a helmet, what does it look like.

So they quarreled.

A few people went out to take a look, Mu Dong scratched his head a little, although he has been in business for more than two years, it is basically a business activity within the circle. He really has no experience in dealing with functional departments.

Mu Jinqian saw Mu Dong's embarrassment and whispered, "I'll come." ”

Mu Jinqian knew Wu Juntian. As a capable person in Wuli Sanxiang, Mu Jinqian has a wide social circle around him, and he has drunk wine with Wu Juntian several times at the wine table.

Mu Jinqian stepped forward, handed a cigarette to Director Wu with a smile, and said, "Director Wu is here, and he is not welcome." ”

Then Lisuo lit the fire for Director Wu, and then said: "Director Wu, I have partnered with a few people in the village to build this yard, the time is tight, and I haven't come to rush through the procedures, so please bear with me." We'll reissue it right away, we'll reissue it right away. ”

Wu Juntian sighed in his heart, when he met this old thing, it's over, don't think about fat.

Mu Jinqian didn't care what Wu Juntian thought, and continued: "This is our shareholder, named Mu Dong. Xiaodong, come, come and meet Director Wu. ”

Mu Jinqian said three sentences in a row, and at once he explained all the problems, attitudes, and ways to deal with them.

Mu Dong thought to himself, Jiang is still old and spicy.