The two villages are separated by a few miles, and it takes half an hour to go back and forth.

So Wang Lianshun didn't take up his work time, and went to Shuangshui Village with his things after dinner in the evening.

As for Wang Manyin, he was a little anxious waiting at home.

knew that there should be nothing wrong with his marriage to Orchid, but when it came to the end, he was still a little cautious.

It wasn't until he heard shouts outside that he hurriedly opened the door.

"Uncle Lian Shun, come into the house and sit." Wang Manyin warmly welcomed Wang Lianshun, the matchmaker, into the house and offered cigarettes. I poured another glass of boiling water and added two spoonfuls of malt milk essence to it.

"You coward, you've accumulated great virtue in your last life." Wang Lianshun didn't buy Guanzi, took a sip of hot water and replied: "Sun Yuhou and his family are honest farmers, and they say that the new society doesn't need any bride price." As long as you and Orchid live a good life in the future. ”

Wang Manyin was a little moved after hearing this, and then shook his head and said: "Then what's the matter, the bride price should be given or given, I can't let people say it afterwards." Uncle Lian Shun, how much do you think is appropriate? ”

Wang Lianshun also agreed: "Indeed, it is easy to fall into disagreement if you don't give a bride price. Two days ago, I heard that a woman in Ishikawa Village got married and asked for a bride price of 50 yuan. But if you are full of silver, you will have to buy things for your wedding, and you will have to buy a banquet. Do you have enough money on hand? ”

If you are an ordinary person, with the help of the elderly, Wang Lianshun doesn't have to think so much about it as a matchmaker.

The key Wang Manyin family is only him, and there is no one who can take charge of things.

Wang Manyin smiled a little embarrassedly: "Uncle Lian Shun, I was about to tell you." I have more than 30 yuan on hand now, and getting married is definitely not enough. So I want to ask our production team to borrow 300 yuan, and by the way, we can also get the door and window matter done......"

"Poof...... Ahem," Wang Lianshun choked on a mouthful of hot water.

After following the way, he pointed at Wang Manyin and said: "You rotten coward, no wonder Sun Yuhou said that you have nothing to do and like to hang poorly." I thought you'd make some money by wandering around all these years. Feelings: You have the idea of borrowing money from the production team, do you think the production team will open a bank, or will they make their own money, and borrow as much as they want? ”

"Our brigade has regulations that the captain of the production team can approve the loan of less than 50 yuan, and if it exceeds 50 yuan, it must be reported to the brigade, and the brigade accountant and branch secretary will approve it. You'd better just find a full stockpile......"

"Forget it, ask the brigade to borrow money, and the commotion is too big. Just ask our production team to borrow fifty, and find other people in the village for the rest, if it doesn't work, I'll go to the supply and marketing cooperatives to ask for a friend......"

Wang Manyin said speechlessly.

He didn't expect it to be so troublesome to ask the production team to borrow money.

Of course, my real purpose is not to borrow money.

Now he has more than 100 in his pocket, and when he sells the remaining fish in the pond in two days, he will have at least 150 yuan in his account.

After all, the marriage money is more than enough.

The reason why I did this was naturally to cry poor.

Wang Manyin still understands the truth that wealth is not exposed. Opening a sales agency by yourself has made the people in the village a little red-eyed, and if you spend a few hundred yuan on marriage, you may not be able to make some trouble.

What's more, borrowing money for marriage, there is no shame in saying it.

Whether you can borrow two words, the key is to let people know.

"You coward, I really don't have anything to say...... I'm out of my pocket to be a matchmaker for you. Xie Wenli hasn't eaten yet, but wants to put money inside. In this way, the production team will lend you fifty yuan, and my family will get you another fifty. For the rest, you'll have to ask someone else to make it up. ”

The reason why Wang Lianshun took the initiative to borrow money was, of course, because he watched Wang Manyin take his heart. On the other hand, this kid is still open a consignment point, and he is not afraid of not being able to pay it back.

"Thank you so much, Uncle Lian Shun, when the time comes, I will definitely get you a fat gift." Wang Manyin patted his chest and promised.

The so-called thank you matchmaker is the thank you gift that the matchmaker gets after managing a marriage.

In later generations, it is generally necessary to seal a big red envelope, but now it is very convenient, just a big meat gift.

"Okay, I'll wait to eat then."

Wang Lianshun saw that the time was not early, and left with a few more words.

Wang Manyin originally thought that it would be difficult for him to borrow money, but he didn't expect it to be surprisingly smooth. I went to three families and borrowed another eighty yuan.

When Wang Qiusheng got the news, he took the initiative to send twenty yuan over. said that there is only so much at home, and if the fat pig is sold, he can borrow dozens more.

Wang Manyin really felt the convenience that opening a consignment point brought to him.

Before the change, borrowing money will definitely not go so smoothly.

However, regardless of his heart, no matter what, he should have a grateful heart.

***

Before dawn, Wang Manyin set off with rhubarb.

At about the same time as last time, he had already rushed outside Mijia Town.

As usual, I went to the pigeon market to look around, and soon found a woman selling cotton wool.

"Big brother, how much do you want to buy cotton wool?" The other party pulled Wang Manyin to the mouth of an alley and asked in a low voice.

"Two beds, 10 pounds, is there any?" Wang Manyin is not short of money now, and the more demand for cotton wool, the better.

The woman hesitated for a moment and nodded: "Yes, let's talk about it first, two yuan a catty." 10 pounds and twenty yuan, let me see the money. ”

Two yuan a catty, the price of cotton wool is several times more expensive than pork. However, Wang Manyin had already learned from the memory of his predecessor that cotton tickets were more tense than cloth tickets in recent years.

Earlier, each person in the village was given 2 taels of cotton tickets per year, but now it has been changed to 4 taels. A family of six people is not more than two pounds of cotton tickets a year.

So the price that the women shouted out is really not expensive.

As for the other party wanting to see the money, Wang Manyin did not hesitate, and directly took out dozens of yuan from his pocket.

Then the woman relieved herself and whispered, "You go to the end of the alley for me, I have a brother who guards the cotton wool there,"

With rhubarb following, Wang Manyin was naturally not afraid of the other party's black and black, so he followed directly.

The two twisted and turned in the alley one after the other.

When she walked to a door, the woman suddenly stopped, stretched out her hand and knocked on the door of a courtyard next to her: "Third child, it's me, someone has come to buy cotton wool." ”

Soon, a thief-headed young man opened the door.

What Wang Manyin was worried about did not happen, the two sides paid the money and called the cotton wool, and everything went very smoothly.

Not long after he came out of the alley, he quietly put the cotton wool into the space.

Then, he took Rhubarb to the coal mine procurement point to find Li Ping.

"Brother Wang, you are here, I have been looking for you in the market these days." Seeing Wang Manyin, Li Ping immediately enthusiastically handed over cigarettes.

Immediately, he asked, "Brother Wang, where are the fish?" ”

"My friend is watching, mainly afraid that you will not be here today, so let's explore the way first." Wang Manyin replied with a smile.

"Okay, you can get it quickly."

A few minutes later, Wang Manyin carried two tightly covered wattle baskets into the procurement point.

It's still fresh live fish, and it looks beautiful.

Moreover, this time the carp is larger than the previous one, and the weight is also a little beyond Wang Manyin's imagination.

More than 30 carp weighed almost 200 catties, plus those miscellaneous crucian carp, a total income of more than 230 yuan.

Li Ping still gave two hundred whole yuan, and the rest was exchanged for various tickets.

At the end, the other party asked him if he could send another batch of fish before the year.

Wang Manyin said that he couldn't get it for the time being, and if he sent it again, it was estimated that it would be after the year.

Although there is no risk in trading with Li Ping, he still understands the truth of going too far.