West of Yuezhong City, Shengli Township

There is a boat on the river in early spring, on both sides of the river is a style of water towns in the south of the Yangtze River, and the farmland is full of farmers busy with spring ploughing.

In 1990, there was still a big difference between urban and rural areas, unlike later generations, when it was no longer possible to distinguish between urban and rural areas.

On the boat, Comrade Guo, Mrs. Guo, Chen Qi, Lan Lijuan, Chen Shu, and Chen Hua were joking with the silly eldest sister:

"Eldest sister, your new daughter-in-law came to the door for the first time and asked you to wear the clothes that your eldest brother bought from Xiangjiang, why don't you listen, how old-fashioned you look in this bragi."

Chen Hua sat on the side, picking on his dissatisfaction.

The silly eldest sister smiled:

"You kid, the eldest sister is the working people, why are the working people dressed so fancily? So how do you work? Besides, the Li family's conditions are not good, and if we go in like overseas Chinese, it will make people misunderstand that we look down on them. ”

Lao Guo was happy when he heard it:

"Yes, it's still Aqin who can see far, this is the first time we've visited the man's house, we have to save face for the man's family, and besides, Aqin is a real person, there's no need to be too fancy, you're still afraid that people won't look down on your eldest sister?"

Chen Qi nodded again and again: "Godfather is right!" ”

Lao Guo was proud: "Yes, Lao Tzu is going to support the scene for you today, it must be right!" ”

Hehehe~~~ Everyone on the boat let out a chuckle.

Today is the day when the Chen family goes to Li Dahai's house to investigate, this inspection is very formal, in case the inspection passes, the next step is to directly discuss the engagement and marriage.

In the 90s, everyone's conditions were better, and all kinds of rules began to appear again, and what kind of bride price, stomach pain money, banquet, and car money had to be said in advance.

If it is ten or twenty years earlier, the bride price generally means, if it is 59 years, then 50 catties of rice can take the eldest girl away.

Li Dahai's home is in Weishan Village, Shengli Township, and the traffic is quite inconvenient, and the car cannot be driven, so he can only take a boat.

The Chen family has no elders in charge, and Xia Ze's second uncle can't be an elder, so Chen Qi specially invited Lao Guo and his wife to support the scene, anyway, both parties are half-truths and half-truths.

Starting from the city, I drove for 2 hours to reach Weishan Village, and I saw Li Dahai waving on the shore from a distance.

The people on the boat also waved at him, whether it was Lan Lijuan or Chen Shu and Chen Hua, they were all quite satisfied with Li Dahai, and everyone's unified impression was:

This is an honest man.

Silly big sister with stupid big guy, perfect match.

The boat was provided by the People's Hospital, and after the driver landed skillfully, he quickly boarded a springboard, and everyone went ashore.

Li Dahai's face was full of excitement: "Dean Chen, you are here, hello Dr. Lan, Chen Shuchen is hello, this old gentleman is ......"

Chen Qi hurriedly introduced: "These two are our godfathers and godmothers, and our godfathers are also the old scholars of our people's hospital, and today he is our elders who came to inspect you." Hehe~~~"

Frightened, Li Dahai hurriedly bowed: "Guo, Guo Shuji is good, Mrs. Guo is good~~~"

"Comrade Li, you're good, hehe."

Who is Lao Guo? That's a thousand-year-old fox, looking at people is called looking at a quasi, even if it's just a face, looking at the other party's movements, demeanor, language, and eyes, Lao Guo can see the other party.

When Li Dahai went to say hello to the stupid eldest sister.

Lao Guo whispered to Chen Qi beside him: "He is an honest man, he doesn't have any fancy intestines, and he can be paired with A Qin." ”

Mrs. Guo also nodded and said: "You see, when he looks at Ah Qin, his eyes are shining, which means that he really likes Ah Qin, not the Chen family, this man can." ”

Li Dahai didn't expect that he had just passed the first level and won unanimous praise from the two judges.

If the judges can't pass the score, then Chen Qi will definitely think twice about this marriage.

At this time, the rural conditions have improved, and all the way to the village, there are already newly built two-story small buildings on the roadside, and there are even many three-room and three-story houses with good conditions.

There is no harm if there is no comparison, and when everyone walked to the Li family, they were still a little lost in their hearts.

Li's house is in the middle of the village, consisting of four bungalows, with a courtyard walled with stones, only half a person high, and some vegetables and chickens and ducks are planted in the yard.

From the perspective of later generations, this is a good idyllic scenery.

But really standing here, smelling the air with a faint smell of chicken manure, no one thinks this scene is beautiful, especially everyone is still a representative of the woman.

This is 1990, and if it were 2023, 10 girls would see 10 of them turn around and leave, and they couldn't pull it.

Chen Qi and the others were shocked but put it in their hearts, and did not show it, the stupid eldest sister did not have any disgusted expression after seeing the conditions of the Li family, but her face blushed first.

Li Dahai pushed open the courtyard door and shouted: "Mother, Guo Shuji, Dean Chen and A Qin, they are here~~~"

At this time, an old woman hurriedly walked out of the house, and she could not describe the old lady, because she did not look that old, but she could not be described as a middle-aged woman, because she was already full of gray hair.

Behind him were a few excited boys and girls.

"Guo Shuji, Mrs. Guo, Dean Chen, Doctor Lan, Chen Shuchen Hua, A Qin, this is my mother, this is my eldest brother, eldest sister, second brother, third brother, and younger sister."

Chen Qi counted, oh, good guy, Aunt Li gave birth to 5 in one go.

But fortunately, although the 5 younger brothers and sisters have a little vegetable face, they are all full of energy, and none of them are as angry as young people in society

Wu Yueying saw the guests coming to the house, and hurriedly laughed: "Welcome, welcome, welcome a few leaders, you children, call people quickly." cough cough cough cough ~~~"

"Uncle is good, aunt is good, brother is good, sister is good, brother is good, sister is good, and, sister-in-law is good~~~"

The four children of the Li family called one by one, and when they called Chen Qin, they all called their sister-in-law, and then laughed together.

The eldest sister was so ashamed that her whole face was as red as if she had drunk half a catty of bad soju.

A few people politely walked into the hall of the bungalow, Lao Guo and Chen Qi looked around, of course they were not looking at the conditions, this family condition was no longer hopeful.

The two main leaders of the hospital were looking at the environment at home, and then nodded with satisfaction.

Although the Li family is poor, the hall (living room and dining room) has almost no imaginary ornaments, and the furniture is all made decades ago, but the home is cleaned up and almost spotless.

Moreover, although the clothes of the Li family are very old, they are definitely not tattered, and there are no dirty things common to rural people in the nails on their faces.

There are 9 plates of fruit pastries on the table of eight immortals in the middle of the hall, which is the highest etiquette for entertaining guests in Vietnam, and the fruits and pastries on the plates look like high-end goods bought in the city, not the kind of knockoffs that are not available in manufacturers.

Lao Guo and Chen Qi glanced at each other, and both of them were very satisfied with the Li family's attitude.

Regardless of whether they are poor or not, at least they are very warm and thoughtful in their hospitality, which is also the importance of the first-time woman.

After a few people sat down, the sugar water was immediately brought up by the two little sisters, and before everyone drank the water, the longan date soup was also served.

Wu Yueying didn't dare to sit down, stood aside and said embarrassedly:

"Guo Shuji, Dean Chen, and a few brothers and sisters, you have worked hard, and we rural people have nothing to entertain, please forgive me, cough cough ......"

Lao Guo sat in the first seat and said with a smile:

"Sister Li family, we are here to be guests today, don't call me Dean Shuji, you can call me Lao Guo, this Chen Qi is a junior today, what dean is not a dean, if this family affair is done, your son is his brother-in-law, and the brother-in-law has to listen to his brother-in-law."

Chen Qi also smiled: "That's it, Aunt Wu, you are polite, sit down along, I see that you are always coughing, is this a cold?" ”

Although Wu Yueying was already enduring it, the cough still couldn't stop, and Chen Qi, as a doctor, committed this occupational disease.

"Let you laugh, I, I'm an old problem, I went to the People's Hospital for examination before, saying that I have bronchiectasis, this disease is not curable, I have to take medicine every year, alas, it is the sea of my family."

Bronchiectasis is caused by chronic purulent inflammation and fibrosis of the bronchi and its surrounding lung tissue, which destroys the muscles and elastic tissues of the bronchial wall, resulting in deformation and long-lasting dilation of the bronchi.

Typical symptoms are chronic cough, profuse sputum production, and recurrent hemoptysis.

Having this disease is almost the loss of labor, especially after the death of Li Dahai's father, the family's economic conditions have become even worse, and Li Dahai is still a bachelor at the age of 31.

If another woman hears that the man's mother has this chronic disease, it is estimated that it will be a deduction of points.

But Chen Qi ate this bowl of rice, but he was relieved.

Although bronchiectasis is troublesome, it can still be treated, if it is lung cancer, stroke, incontinence, and feeding three meals, then it will be really hard to be the daughter-in-law of this family.

"In this way, Aunt Wu, wait tomorrow for Brother Li to take you to the People's Hospital, find me, I will personally take you to have an examination and evaluate the condition, although it is troublesome, if the symptoms are mild, it can be treated by surgery, I and my godfather are experts in this regard, and it is not a big problem."

When Wu Yueying heard that there was such a good thing, she was overjoyed:

"That, that's a lot of trouble for you, how much does it cost, this, this ......"

"Aunt Wu, our family is in the hospital, and the examination fee doesn't cost money, don't worry, even if you need surgery, don't you have me and our godfather." You, taking care of your body is the most important thing, you are well, if my eldest sister becomes your daughter-in-law, she will not be easy, right? ”

Wu Yueying was ashamed and worried:

"Chen, Chen Qi, don't you dislike my family for being poor? Don't dislike me, an old woman, dragging down the children? ”

Lao Guo laughed when he heard it:

"The sisters of the Li family, Ah Qin and Chen Qi are also from the countryside and are from the countryside, how can they dislike your family's sea? For us, as long as the people of the sea are good, your Li family treats Aqin well, and everything else is secondary, we don't value this! ”