Queue up, plough fast. Just sprinkle the fertilizer into the ground first, which is the base fertilizer. Plough the ground with oxen as a whole, then sow the wheat seeds, and finally flatten the surface with the dregs. Four acres of land were ploughed in just over three hours. The main reason is that the remaining dead corners that the oxen cannot plow have to be dug with their heads, and the large clods of soil that have not been crushed have to be crushed to one side, which takes a long time.

By the time it was all done, it was dark. When Zhang Taiping went home, there were still many people waiting in line, and they had to plant the land at night. After a real rain, who knows when the next rain will be, if you don't hurry up, you can't plant again when the ground is dry, and if it doesn't rain again in the near future, won't you delay sowing. So I'd rather work hard than farm overnight.

Zhang Taiping: Only then can we understand the hardships and difficulties of the peasants. If you don't experience it firsthand, you'll never have a voice. In the past, I only heard that we should cherish grain and respect the fruits of the labor of the peasant uncle. Now I feel that it is just an empty word, and only by experiencing the specific feelings can I empathize with it and understand the hard-won grain of grain.

After planting in autumn and winter, after a good rest for a few days, Zhang Taiping began to think about the marriage certificate and Yaya's household registration. is also thinking about his surname.

After dinner that night, Zhang Taiping called Cai Yazhi, who was still busy, and said.

"Don't do anything else tomorrow."

Cai Yazhi looked at Zhang Taiping inexplicably.

"Come with me tomorrow to get the marriage certificate."

Cai Yazhi was stunned for a moment and stopped the movements in her hand. In her conception, it doesn't matter whether she has a marriage license or not. In fact, most people in this kind of small mountain village have this concept, although they can also enjoy the policy of political axe under the new society, but after all, the awareness of the law is still not popular, and many things are followed by local customs.

Just like getting a marriage certificate, people also have this vague impression in their minds, but they don't know much about the role of this red book. Moreover, there has never been a game in the village that divorce has become almost fashionable in modern cities, and the villagers do not understand the meaning of this piece of paper at all. According to local customs, it is enough to hold a banquet to witness the villagers, and only in this way are the "legitimate" couples in the eyes of the villagers. If the two of them live together without a banquet, no matchmaker and no one as a witness, then even if you stick a small red notebook on the door, you will not be recognized, and you will be drowned by the villagers pointing at the spine and spitting.

Zhang Taiping had to give his wife a literacy today, and continued to explain.

"Although we are 'legal' husband and wife in the village, this is based on custom and is not recognized by law, that is, our relationship is not recognized in the city outside the mountains"

Before Zhang Taiping finished speaking, Cai Yazhi's face turned white when she heard this.

Zhang Taiping didn't want to scare her, so he hurriedly said what he said.

"You don't have to worry, you are my wife in this life, and no one can change this."

Seeing her face slightly pale, he continued.

"It's just that although we are now husband and wife, we have not yet registered with the national political axe and are not protected by the law. Only after registering in the town and receiving a marriage certificate can they be considered truly legal couples. ”

Cai Yazhi gestured for a while, meaning that no one else had a marriage certificate, as long as the banquet was placed.

"That's not legal. Do you remember the months when I was locked up by the Public Security Bureau two years ago? That's breaking the law. Undocumented marriage, although not that serious, is not legal. ”

mentioned this matter, Cai Yazhi had a clear and definite impression.

The law may not have any direct effect in such a small mountain village, but the public security bureau has a deterrent that cannot be ignored. Just like some idle second-rate people in the countryside, they are often not afraid of legal sanctions but are afraid of arrest by the Public Security Bureau. Zhang Dashuai had two fears before, one was afraid of the old man, and the other was afraid of the police station of the Public Security Bureau.

This may seem like a contradiction, but it is the current situation in many rural areas. Due to the restrictions on cultural products and the lack of publicity, the law is a mysterious but distant thing for most of the villagers, and they should be in awe but not afraid. As a result, the law has almost zero constraints on the villagers, and it is not effective from the police station that often deals with the villagers.

When people have conflicts, the first way is to mediate in the village, and if the mediation fails, report to the police station. Most of the problems can be solved by the police station, so fortunately, if the police station can't solve it, few people will rule through the court, and they are all directly * The guy did it by force. Fathers and sons go into battle, and a dozen are a large group of people.

This is the reason why there are easy groups of fighters in rural areas. In the final analysis, there is still a lack of legal concepts.

Cai Yazhi nodded worriedly and agreed to apply for a marriage certificate tomorrow.

Zhang Taiping couldn't help but laugh when she looked at her worried expression, she still didn't understand the meaning of getting a marriage certificate. comforted: "This is a good thing, you should be happy when we get married tomorrow." Besides, I will also do the household registration for Yaya tomorrow, so it is not a matter of dragging it out, otherwise it will be a lot of trouble to go to school or something. ”

mentioned the matter of Yaya's household registration, and the sadness on Cai Yazhi's face disappeared. The people in the village have no concept of marriage certificates, but they are very concerned about household registration, because it is related to vital interests.

If there is no hukou in the village, it means that there is no such person, and there is no land for arable land, and there is no right to use the house. The most fundamental wealth of the peasants is the few acres of land in the village, so they can empathize with this problem, understand it more profoundly, and realize the important surname.

"If you open an account for Yaya tomorrow, you can't call Yaya, you have to have a big name, Yaya is just a nickname."

Cai Yazhi thought about it for a while, and she was right, but she couldn't think of a good name, and the child's name was still the child's father. Fathers always have this privilege. He motioned to Zhang Taiping to take an idea.

"Yutong, Zhang Yutong." Zhang Taiping had already thought of Yaya's name, "'Yu' represents beautiful jade, which is connected with Tong, which means gorgeous beautiful jade." It can not only describe the inner beauty like jade, but also indicate that the outside has a temperament and is beautiful. ”

Cai Yazhi didn't understand so much, but it sounded good, so she didn't have any opinions, Yaya's belated name was decided-Zhang Yutong.

Before the break, Zhang Taiping said to Cai Yazhi.

"Tomorrow I will change into something better. I have already told Wang Gui that we will go on his three-wheeled motorcycle early tomorrow morning. After finishing things early, you can also go to a large market for a while. ”

Cai Yazhi smelled that she could go to the big market, and a heartfelt smile appeared on her face.

In the past few years, she has been working hard for this family, and she has not had a few opportunities to go out of the mountain, let alone go to the town to visit the big market. Of course, I was glad to hear that I could visit the big market.

Whether it is a woman in the city or a woman in the country, there is always no difference between the surname of the person who loves shopping. It's just that women in the city go to commercial streets and big shopping malls, and people in the countryside go to big markets.

Cai Yazhi is only in her early twenties, and of course she has a woman's hobbies. It's just that I have been suppressed all these years due to the hard and heavy life, and I can't enjoy the fun that is common for my peers.

Looking at the joy flashing in her eyes, Zhang Taiping felt distressed.

In the early morning of the next day, Cai Yazhi wore the only new dress in plaid flowers, which she bought when she got married at that time, and she was reluctant to wear it. Zhang Taiping specially told him last night before taking it out of the cabinet.

When Zhang Taiping saw it, his eyes couldn't help but light up, although it was a popular style ten years ago, but when he wore it on the beautiful Cai Yazhi, he couldn't see any signs of being married to a woman.

For Zhang Taiping's fiery eyes, although he was a little uncomfortable, he could barely cope with it, and he no longer lowered his head or turned his head, but he didn't see it. Zhang Taiping retracted his gaze, his heart was hot, after today, such a beautiful woman is his own.

The little girl also changed into a new dress. It's not entirely true that it's new clothes, it's just a few inexplicable pockets less than other clothes, it's just cleaner.

When he went out, Zhang Taiping also brought his household registration book and the ID cards of the two people. These two things are necessary documents, and as for the other things, I don't know what else is needed. After all, although Zhang Taiping was thirty years old in his previous life, he was still cumin and had no worries, and he didn't understand the process of registering a marriage certificate and what he needed. I can only bring these two documents first, and then talk about the rest of the things when they arrive.

A family of three sat on Wang Gui's motorcycle tricycle, and Wang Gui saw the new clothes that the whole family was wearing, so he asked. Zhang Taiping just said that he was going to catch up with the big set, and Wang Gui didn't ask any more.

Cai Yazhi hasn't been in a big set for several years, and the little girl is out of the mountain for the first time, and the two of them are a little excited when they sit in the car, especially the little girl who asked this and that seemed to be extremely happy.

It was only eight o'clock when I arrived in the town, and the town's civil affairs bureau had not yet gone to work. Zhang Taiping took the two mothers and daughters to wander around the street at will.

In the morning, the big market has not come up, and there are not many people rushing to the market on the street, all of them are some stalls who come early to prepare their stalls. The store has just opened, and the owner is still putting on makeup or eating breakfast. Even in such a deserted neighborhood, the two mothers and daughters watched it with relish, especially the little girl, who was curious about everything and always had to stop and watch for a while.

The three of them came to the breakfast area, Zhang Taiping asked for Youtiao and soy milk for himself and Cai Yazhi, and a japonica cake for Yaya, children are always more keen on sweets.

After eating breakfast, it was past nine o'clock. The family came to the Civil Affairs Bureau.

There was only a woman in her thirties in the office, who was boiling water with a water heater next to the desk, and when she saw Zhang Taiping and the two leading a child in, she politely asked, "Is there something wrong?" ”