Gifts
"You little rabbits, you go to the house to uncover the tiles if you don't fight for a day, but today you have the opportunity to be presumptuous. You are used to today, you usually have to be a little restrained, and you really learn from Master Zhao. The third grandfather still kept a straight face and reprimanded sternly.
At this moment, Liu Yuxin really wanted to know whether this old man was facial paralysis, or because of something else, because since he knew this old man, he hadn't seen his old man, and he had a smile on his face, and he hadn't seen any other expressions if he didn't say that stiff face more accurately.
"Okay, okay, you get out of the way, the bride is already married, what's the matter with yours blocking the door? People still don't worship the church! When the old man saw the bride's donkey coming towards the courtyard, he hurriedly reminded everyone.
"There is a cannon standing at the door, what is this for? One by one, they don't hurry, these children are really hairless and can't do things well, you see such a small thing, if my old man doesn't worry about it, it will become such a mess. The old man was still chattering with a paralyzed face.
"And you dolls are really, don't you see Zhao Yuan coming outside? Don't hurry up and give way, Mrs. Zhao's body is heavy, you have to be considerate. The old man was babbling about directing in front, which really kept him busy.
"Master Zhao, madam, you are also here to attend the children's wedding banquet, please come in, please come in, sit in the house, man, hurry up and say hello, give me a good tea." Old man Zhang shouted at the women in the room. Liu Yuxin and his wife can be said to be the glory of their family, which makes Old Man Zhang very happy, and hurriedly greeted him.
But this made Liu Yuxin a little embarrassed, the bride who came in front of them followed on the back foot, which is a bit of putting the cart before the horse! He had come to watch the ceremony and join in the fun. Why, at this moment, she felt that she was a little troublesome to remember. This made Liu Yuxin a little embarrassed.
I still remember when the old man Zhang came to the house yesterday, the old man's expression was timid, although he was born with a kind invitation, but he also had the timidity of being afraid that he would not be invited, and the tangled and complicated feelings on his face, the whole face full of wrinkles, was completely reflected.
At that time, Old Man Zhang was let into the living room. When Liu Yuxin heard the rumor in the inner house. Originally, she was full of disbelief, but then she hurried to the reception room to find out that there was really such a thing, she didn't expect her family to move in not long ago. But he has already received such attention, and when he learned about Old Man Zhang's intention, he didn't say that he would not come, but he was still a little impatient. Now I sit here and think about my own expression yesterday. I can't help but feel funny, when did I become so childish.
"Old man Zhang. Congratulations, congratulations! You see I don't have anything to prepare for? Don't laugh at me. Zhao Mingxuan smiled and followed Liu Yuxin and arched his hand at Old Man Zhang, the way to deal with people in the countryside was only recently learned by Zhao Mingxuan. After Zhao Mingxuan finished speaking, he casually took out a small purse embroidered with red embroidered branches and flowers from his sleeve and handed it over.
It is a happy event for the guests to come and give the ceremony. Old man Zhang is not hypocritical, although he finally took it after some prevarication, and the outside of the small purse can't see what is inside. However, Lao Zhangtou took it and pinched it gently, and he was still very moved in his heart. Because there is a silver ingot or so there, this is a great gift in this Kuxing Village.
This old Zhang Tou didn't know if he took it, he was shocked, this Zhao Yuanwai also gave too much, he married a daughter-in-law's dowry of only four taels of silver, this Zhao Yuanwai gave at least one or two, it's too big here, it really can't be accepted, Lao Zhangtou thought in his heart.
"Master Zhao, you are too big here, we don't want such a big gift." Lao Zhangtou was a little apprehensive in his heart, although the more gifts that relatives and friends of this happy event came to follow the ceremony, the better, indicating that people value themselves more, but they have an ordinary relationship with people like Zhao Yuanwai, and this time to invite, it is just to think that Liu Yuxin and his wife are very kind to everyone on weekdays, and they want to call out, but who would have thought that it would make people spend so much.
In fact, these two silver ingots, for Liu Yuxin and his wife, it is drizzle! In the water like them, that is, in order to give the old man Zhang a long face, the people in the countryside are more sincere, they can't give too much gifts, too much, on the one hand, it is to give people feel that they slap people's faces and look down on people, as if to oppress people with power, on the other hand, they don't want to make themselves feel different, always in a high momentum, making people feel very uncomfortable, and more importantly, the countryside also has the best that is greedy and cheap. Isn't he a big wrongdoer?
That's because of such a thing, which makes people feel that they are the fat sheep to be slaughtered, and feel that they are the wronged head, which is not beautiful, and for the sake of consciously being kind to others, it is better to pretend that they don't know each other and don't interact with each other, so as not to add blockage to their hearts when they get it.
In fact, when you said that you wanted to give a gift to Old Man Zhang at the beginning, Zhao Mingxuan didn't feel anything, just think about taking something at home, compared with those people in the capital, these people are in the relative market, so he also thinks that it is okay to give a gift casually, fortunately, Liu Yuxin reminded Zhao Mingxuan that Liu Yuxin has dealt with many more situations in the countryside than Zhao Mingxuan, and has experienced more and seen more.
Although Liu Yuxin and they also want to help these neighbors, but what they want to do is not obvious, and the most important thing is that it is better to teach people to fish than to teach people to fish, and more importantly, with Liu Yuxin's understanding of Old Man Zhang, the old man may not accept this too heavy gift, within the scope of his own estimate, one or two pieces of silver is probably the limit that their family can accept.
In such a poor mountain village, if you want to give a big gift of more than one or two silver, I am afraid that you have to set up love for relatives and friends, so that you can be arbitrary, if it is just a general neighbor relationship, you are like this, I am afraid that it will usher in other people's speculation. When the time comes, it will not be good for both parties, and it will not be beautiful for things.
Zhao Mingxuan, the old Zhang Tou's table, also saw it in his heart, in his eyes. This made him sigh with emotion, these neighbors who met in Pingshui were able to care so sincerely about themselves, and if they gave only one or two pieces of silver, it made the family feel panicked, why did the people in that place? will always be like a rich wolf, tiger and leopard, eager to force their husband and wife to death. This man is really angry compared to people.
Looking at these honest and honest neighbors, Zhao Mingxuan felt that his choice to leave that quagmire was correct, although there were his closest relatives in that place, but who knows how many dirty thoughts and calculations there are under the surface of those hypocrisy?
Compared with these honest and honest correspondingly, Zhao Mingxuan still felt that his choice was correct, and he felt a deep sadness in his heart, emanating from the depths of his heart, but in that sadness, there was a deep warm current, thin, gentle, touching his heart, warming her soul, so that he could start living his new life again.
Thinking about it at this moment, if he hadn't met Liu Yuxin back then, he really didn't know what kind of demon he would become, and whether he would have wanted to be as hateful as those people who entered it, he really didn't dare to completely guarantee it.
"Old man Zhang, don't be polite to me, if you refuse like this, I won't be happy." Zhao Mingxuan and the old man excused each other, his eyes were full of sincere smiles, but the threat in his words was obvious, I am the old man Zhang Tou postponed him and led his wife home.
Lao Zhangtou heard Zhao Mingxuan say this, but he was also a little hesitant, and finally thought about it, and handed the purse in his hand to the full-time staff behind him who specialized in managing the registration and receipt of gifts, not that Lao Zhang Tong was reluctant to give the gift of this tael of silver, the key is that he insisted on inviting the guests sincerely, because if his own careful thoughts were driven away, it would not be good for both parties.
Besides, this is the main family for today's happy event, and the other party did not insult or otherwise just sent a congratulatory gift, for this, Lao Zhangtou still believes in his own eyesight, it is not a big deal, not because of his own selfishness, and drove people away, it is not worth the loss.
Those who know will say that they are loyal and honest, and those who don't know will say that they don't understand the world, and more importantly, they are offended, Zhao Yuanwai and his wife, for them, this is the biggest loss.
"Okay, since Master Zhao said so, then I'm not hypocritical, Xiao Lao'er will be cheeky to accept this gift today." Lao Zhangtou saw that the matter had come to this point, so he readily accepted it. After all, multiple friends are better than multiple enemies, not to mention multiple friends and multiple paths, especially such capable friends, everyone is eager to make friends with each other. Although the old man has known him, he is not without eyesight, and some things can be seen very clearly.
The most important point is that he also understands Liu Yuxin's family, they are not the kind of people who are like needles and noses, both of them are open-minded people, how can they care about these trivial things with others, of course, this so-called trivial matter is only for Liu Yuxin and his family.
Lao Zhangtou sighed in his heart, Zhao Mingxuan here is also not calm in his heart, dealing with these honest fishermen, he has only been a few months, but unconsciously, his living habits and words have gradually revealed the characteristics of these fishermen. (To be continued)