After the opening of the factory, Yang Liufang led the workers to quickly devote themselves to the production of furniture. According to his estimates, he can lay out ten desks at a time, and then dig mortise and tenon joints and chop wedges. Once the technical joinery was complete, he took two workers with him to begin assembling the stool and the tabletop, which was fast-paced as the stool surface and table top were fixed with nails.

The newly planted willow trees have flourished under everyone's careful care. In particular, the willow trees outside the courtyard walls of the factory are growing well. The workers watered the saplings with their own water for washing their faces and baths after work, jokingly saying, "These trees grew up drinking our blood and sweat." ”

The village chief led the villagers to water the willow trees on the side of the road once a day, but after all, they did not water as often as the factory people. In addition to pulling water three times a day, he sometimes went to the factory to help earn a day's wages. From time to time, he and Wang Shan took turns to catch up with the donkey cart and take Li Tongfu to the countryside to sell goods and deliver goods.

The villagers have gradually become more prosperous because of their work in the Yangliufang factory, and they have not yet had the strength to renovate their houses, but their lives have changed a lot. For example, most people began to buy toothpaste, toothbrushes and soap from Li Tongfu, and their meals changed from three meals a day to two meals, while the other meal was replaced by white flour and rice.

One day in April, Qin Jiajun, under the leadership of Zhang Feng, came in a truck, and in addition to the vegetables that the vegetable farmer uncle asked him to carry, there were also a few pieces of wood on the truck.

"Brother Qin, why do you have time to come to me?"

"Oh, brother, I'm here to ask you for help."

"What's wrong?"

"I built a dormitory in the logistics department of the army, and you have to make me a set of furniture."

"Our chief's wedding mile." Zhang Feng added next to him.

"Ha, big brother, congratulations, you're getting married. Where's the bride? ”

"You know, brother, it's Wang Yanhua, the salesman of the supply and marketing cooperative, you have met. It's just that it's too early to congratulate. ”

"Hey, you got such a big beauty, and you still don't want to congratulate?" Yang Liufang quipped.

"Brother, I only have a week in that dormitory, and if I don't occupy it in the name of marriage within a week, the head will be transferred to someone else. If you don't have a house, who wants to be a big soldier like me. ”

"Oh. I see, big brother, what furniture do you want? ”

"I don't have extravagant hopes for thirty-two legs, and I can't put them down, so I discussed with Yanhua to make a double bed, a writing desk, and a chopping board. By the way, the kitchen, the kitchen, you know, I want to build one out of asbestos tiles in the open space next to it, and you'll have to get me a door. ”

"For a week, the mortise and tenon structure is too late. I'll nail it for you. ”

"Okay, it's good to be strong and durable. How much does it cost? ”

"What kind of money are we talking about, brothers!"

"That's not good, you run a factory, and you don't work privately, and there are this group of workers. You have to charge as much as you want. In this way, I still have an allowance of 1,000 yuan here, I will keep 500 for marriage, and you can make furniture for the remaining 500, if the materials are not enough, you can add it for me, and I will give it to you when I have money. ”

"That's it, Brother Qin, in that case, I will accept this money, except for what you want, I will make you a small square table, four stools, and you keep it for daily eating. If the materials are lacking, I am responsible for purchasing them myself. ”

"Okay, then please. Time a week ha. Today is April 13th, and I came to pull furniture on the 20th. How big should I leave the kitchen door? ”

"180*90 bar. I'll even make the door frame for you, you pull it back and install it directly. ”

"Thank you so much brother. Okay, that's it, you're busy, I'm on leave for a short time, and I have to go back to Xizhou now. ”

"Okay, Brother Qin, when we're free, let's have dinner together."

Qin Jiajun met Yanhua at Wang Shan's wedding because of the marriage trouble, and the two began to contact. Especially Qin Jiajun is thick-skinned, and from time to time he goes to the supply and marketing cooperatives to find Yanhua, and the two have established a relationship after coming and going. I met my parents at the beginning of March, Principal Wang was reasonable, and Qin Jiajun was the platoon commander of the army, so he agreed to be together.

At the beginning of the month, a cadre of the logistics department of the army vacated a single dormitory because he bought a house outside, and when he was found by Qin Jiajun when he moved, he pestered the leader to keep the house for himself. The leader said: "Xiao Qin, what kind of dormitory do you want for a bachelor, there are so many troops who are anxious and waiting to get married, and there is no room yet." ”

Qin Jiajun was anxious and said, "Chief, you see that I am thirty years old this year, and my daughter-in-law is in a hurry, and I am going to get married soon." ”

"You didn't lie to me, did you? I haven't seen you fall in love, blind date or something, when did you have a daughter-in-law? ”

"Chief, I talked about it before the Spring Festival, the salesman of our Chengbei Supply and Marketing Cooperative."

"Okay, then, if you get married in a week, I will leave you the house, and if it is more than a week, I can only divide it with the person who is in a hurry to get married."

"Yes, chief, in a week, I promise to marry you my daughter-in-law."

"Hey, little rabbit, it's for you to marry back, and I don't dare to ask for it."

When Qin Jiajun went out on a mission in the afternoon, he set off an hour early, turned to the hardware department of the Chengbei Supply and Marketing Cooperative, where Wang Yanhua worked, and told him about the relevant situation. Yanhua's face was full of shyness after hearing this, but in the face of such a big thing as a house, she was unequivocal, not to mention a house located in a military compound like the city center. He immediately promised to hold a wedding in a week, and took out all his savings to let Qin Jiajun buy furniture for their small home.

Qin Jiajun has been busy with his marriage, and he originally wanted to do it like Wang Shan, but Yanhua hates that kind of red tape and marriage troubles. The two went to consult Yanhua's mother, the principal of the middle school, and Principal Wang didn't want them to make a big deal, since he was a rural educated youth from Shanghai, he didn't have any relatives here, and it was difficult to find people who picked up and dropped off relatives. Second, they held a wedding in Xizhou City, and even if their colleagues were willing to participate, they would have to travel so far, so they could simply do it.

Qin Jiajun felt very sorry for Yanhua, after all, a grand wedding is the most important bloom in every girl's life. In the end, the two decided to invite only the leaders of the logistics department of the army, President Wang, Zhang Feng and other of their own soldiers, as well as Yang Liufang, to participate.

Yang Liufang arrived the night before by Zhang Feng's truck, which was transporting furniture, and he was worried that the double bed would not be able to enter the room, so he directly assembled the installation on the spot. He looked at the humble kitchen again and helped him install the new kitchen door. The dormitory and kitchen as a whole are very simple, all the doors and windows are not even pasted with big red happy words, the only thing that is a little festive is a big red happy word thermos sent by Zhang Feng, and a tea tray sent by Yang Liufang.

The wedding was held in a small box in the army canteen, and in addition to the logistics leaders, there was also the head of the regiment where the Qin family army belonged. After everyone sat down, the regiment commander spoke, the logistics leaders witnessed the marriage, and Principal Wang, as a parent, thanked the leaders of the army for their care and care. Zhang Feng and Yang Liufang, as brothers, toasted their brother and sister-in-law, and a simple and warm marriage ceremony was held.

After marriage, Qin Jiajun took Yanhua Guangzhou and Shenzhen for a walk, and went to Yang Liufang's hometown Wenzhou, where they were shocked by the market economy in front of them for the first time, the streets were full of electronic products, young people wore floral shirts with big sunglasses, long hair, and flared jeans that mopped the floor, fashionable and funny. It was mid-to-late April, when the Loess Plateau in the northwest was still cold and windy, the coastal cities of Guangzhou and Shenzhen, as well as Wenzhou in Zhejiang, were already extremely hot.

They stayed in a hotel with air conditioning, and when they turned it on, they found that the air conditioner did not have a dust cover, and it was okay during the day, the traffic outside the window could drown out the noise, and the creaking noise in the dead of night disturbed people to sleep. But when I turned off the air conditioner, I felt very hot, so I could only endure until dawn.

On the car back to Hangzhou, Qin Jiajun bought a newspaper, and when he saw that the newspaper said that the ticket was very cheap, he and Yanhua had never taken a plane, so he wanted to experience it. Anyway, there are still 1,000 yuan on each person, and if you follow the ticket advertised in the newspaper, you will have more than enough.

When they arrived in Hangzhou and went straight to the airport, they saw that the air tickets were more than 700, and such a price finally discouraged them from being shy in their pockets. I had to take a taxi back to Hangzhou Railway Station, but fortunately I bought a sleeper ticket. The couple's newlywed trip ended in sweetness and awkwardness.