amaotonovel Chapter 128 The Year's 3 Turns and 1 Sound
Chapter 128 The Year's 3 Turns and 1 Sound
He didn't have enough money to begin with, and now Zhao Sulan wanted more money for the bride price?
What can I give her?
Seeing that Zhao Sulan's expression was off, Lu Xingguang forced himself to explain.
“When I went to the countryside, my family didn’t give me much money so that I could be trained. If I gave you a dowry at that time, we wouldn’t have money to buy a house and household items.”
Hearing this, Zhao Sulan still felt very uncomfortable.
"How about this, I'll give you twenty yuan, according to the village's bride price?" Lu Xingguang conceded a step.
Although this amount of money was far from what Zhao Sulan had in mind, she knew that Lu Xingguang didn't have much money on hand right now.
If we keep arguing about this, the two of us might become discordant right after getting married.
But something is better than nothing, it's twenty yuan!
Finally, Zhao Sulan gritted her teeth and nodded.
Helpless, Lu Xingguang could only take twenty yuan from his own pocket and give it to Zhao Sulan.
The two of them ate the meal with their own thoughts on it, but they left nothing behind and ate it all up.
Zhao Sulan had never eaten so much meat at once.
This made her look forward to better days to come even more.
After finishing their meal, the two went to the supply and marketing cooperative. Although Lu Xingguang didn't have much money now, he had developed a habit of spending money lavishly when he was with his parents, so he was very generous when buying things.
Of course, what I bought were some wedding candies and cigarettes.
As for providing Zhao Sulan with something, Lu Xingguang brushed it off once again.
"After the house is finished, we'll buy you things for your wedding." Lu Xingguang would send letters home asking for money, and she would also ask Huang Yingying for money.
Once the money arrives, there will naturally be enough to buy Zhao Sulan something as a token of appreciation.
After all, he still has to live in Kaoshan Village for a while, and there are some things he needs to use himself.
After the two of them bought the gifts, Lu Xingguang took the wedding cigarettes and candy and went to the post office with Zhao Sulan to mail a letter.
After everything was settled, Lu Xingguang and Zhao Sulan returned to the oxcart, waiting to ride back to the village together at 2 p.m.
On the other side, Gu Nan, Li Ergou, and a younger brother went to two supply and marketing cooperatives together before they finally bought everything Gu Nan wanted.
"Three turns and one sound" is the ultimate wedding package in this era. I've never heard of any family in Kaoshan Village having all three for a wedding.
Bicycle, radio, watch, sewing machine.
Gu Nan had already bought the bicycle before, and Su Niannian bought the watch.
The sewing machine is okay, but it costs 260 yuan if you have a receipt. The first supply and marketing cooperative has it in stock.
But radios weren't so easy to buy back then.
Gu Nan wanted a two-slot sewing machine that could record audio, but the supply and marketing cooperative where he bought the sewing machine didn't have one like that.
Gu Nan and Li Ergou went to another supply and marketing cooperative to buy it.
It cost 380 yuan, plus a ticket with recording functionality.
Li Ergou and his friends felt a pang of sympathy upon seeing this.
"Tsk tsk tsk, that's three hundred and eighty yuan! Brother Nan is really willing to spend money on his wife."
The one speaking was Liu Zhuangzhuang, who was good friends with Li Ergou.
The name Liu Zhuangzhuang sounds like it sounds very strong, but the truth is quite the opposite.
Liu Zhuangzhuang was a premature baby, weighing just over four pounds at birth. His family was afraid they wouldn't be able to raise him, so they called him Gou Dan (Dog Egg) for two years.
Later, he felt it didn't sound good, so he changed his name to Liu Zhuangzhuang.
People hope their children will grow up strong and healthy; however, in this day and age, it is difficult to make up for the weakness that is present in the womb.
Because every household didn't have anything nutritious to eat, it was good enough if they could just eat their fill.
Therefore, Liu Zhuangzhuang is only a little over 1.7 meters tall and weighs a little over 100 kilograms.
I'm really worried that even a strong wind could blow him away.
Although Liu Zhuangzhuang was a bit thin, he was used to working in the fields and was quite strong. He was also a very nice person.
So when Li Ergou said he wanted to bring him over to broaden his horizons, Gu Nan didn't refuse.
"Of course! My brother Nan treats his wife very well," Li Ergou said with a touch of smugness.
And so, the radio and the sewing machine were placed on Li Ergou's donkey cart.
Gu Nan got on his bicycle, and the three of them went to the supply and marketing cooperative again.
Gu Nan also bought wedding candy, cigarettes, wine, and everything else needed for the wedding.
Since we can't get a marriage certificate right now, we should have a bigger and more spacious wedding.
He wanted everyone in the village to know that Gu Nan and Su Niannian had gotten married.
From now on, we're family. If anyone has designs on Su Niannian, they should think twice before acting.
This also keeps some people who have designs on Gu Nan at a distance.
After everything was ready, Liu Zhuangzhuang and Gu Nan made several trips to load all the things onto Li Ergou's donkey cart.
Li Ergou's main job was to watch over the goods by the donkey cart.
Many people who walked by couldn't help but gasp when they saw what was on Li Ergou's donkey cart.
"Is this guy getting married? All that 'three turns and one sound' (referring to a set of three watches and one radio)?"
"It looks like it. Here's a bicycle, a sewing machine, and a radio."
"Wow, this radio can even pick up and record audio! It must be expensive, right? Probably three or four hundred yuan!"
"That's two years' wages for a worker, and they just bought it like that?"
"And that sewing machine, it's obviously a Butterfly brand. I wonder which girl is so lucky to marry into such a good family."
"Look, that man is so handsome, and he's carrying things. Is this his wedding?" said a young girl.
Gu Nan's height, physique, and appearance are truly outstanding.
A presence that stands out at a glance in a crowd.
Therefore, Gu Nan's appearance, the moment he appears carrying things, immediately attracts attention.
The number of onlookers outside is gradually increasing.
After Gu Nan and Liu Zhuangzhuang finished moving the things, Liu Zhuangzhuang sat on the back of the donkey cart, supporting some of the heavier items.
Gu Nan's bicycle was decorated with many red wedding ornaments.
The three of them packed their things and headed back to Kaoshantun.
Along the way, passersby couldn't help but take a second look.
He was either looking at Gu Nan or at this pile of stuff.
The "three turns and one sound" (referring to a series of three turns, one turn, and one sound) were not fully popularized until the late 1980s.
At that time in 1976, only a very small number of people could afford to buy [something] for their weddings.
It would cost at least a thousand yuan to gather everything.
For workers of that era, this was equivalent to several years' wages.
Rural farmers probably wouldn't have the financial means to buy these things to get married.
“Su Zhiqing would be very happy to see this,” Liu Zhuangzhuang said, sitting on the donkey cart.
Let alone women, even a grown man like him is happy to see this.
"Of course, it's all Nan-ge's affection for her." Li Ergou said with a bright smile.
I felt that many people looked at me with envy as I made the trip to the county town.
Although the items didn't belong to Li Ergou, he was still happy.