Return to 1980 and be a matchmaker

As soon as Deng Shirong returned home, someone gave him a matchmaking gift.

In this era, the gifts to thank the matchmaker are very particular. The first is a red envelope to thank the matchmaker, usually giving 30 to [-] yuan.

Then, a pig butt is only about four to five kilograms for a family that cannot afford it or a stingy family. For a family with good and generous family conditions, a pig butt weighs more than ten kilograms.

A pork butt must be paired with a piece of pork. The size of the piece of pork is random, usually about one or two pounds.

Then there is the indispensable five flavors and one pork.

A piece of pork belly is made from a whole fan of pork belly. There are also large and small ones. The big pork belly is more than ten or twenty kilograms, and the small pork belly is only a few kilograms.

Then there are tobacco, alcohol and candy cookies, which are also essential items.

In addition, there are rice, sesame seeds, peanuts, various beans, etc. These miscellaneous things also need to be matched.

Deng Yunqiang, his cousin, is quite generous with his gifts. The matchmaker gift given to Deng Shirong included a red envelope of 30 yuan, about ten kilograms of pork buttocks, fifteen kilograms of pork belly, two kilograms of pork and five flavors, two packs of cigarettes, and two bottles of wine. bottle, two pounds of candy cakes, two pounds each of rice, sesame seeds, peanuts, black beans, soybeans, red beans, and mung beans.

Seeing so many gifts to thank the matchmaker, Deng Shirong smiled so much that his eyes almost narrowed into slits, because after receiving ten times the reward from the "Matchmaker Reward System", he had gained weight this time.

After the system rewards arrived, Deng Shirong began to give gifts in return.

About half of the five-dollar red envelope, a piece of pork, candy biscuits, rice, sesame seeds, peanuts and various beans were also touched. This was Deng Shirong's return gift to the other party.

After the visitor returned with a return gift, except for Deng Yuntai, who worked in the cylinder tile factory, the other children gathered around with expressions of wonder.

In this era of scarcity, it is still very shocking to receive so much meat at once.

Deng Shirong kept the pork butt, pork belly and the five-flavor strip, and asked his eldest daughter to put away the other things. Then he cut the pork butt with a kitchen knife. Except for the pork bone, the rest of the meat was cut into three parts. , each portion is about two and a half pounds.

Then, cut the braised pork into four parts, one of which weighs five or six pounds, and the remaining three parts weigh about three pounds.

Deng Shirong picked up the bamboo stick and cut the three portions of pork butt meat and three portions of pork belly into three parts, and said to his second son Deng Yunheng: "Yunheng, this is for your two uncles and your third aunt. You can ride now." Take it to them and tell them that our family is going to dig the foundation to build a new house this month and ask them to come and help if they are free."

Deng Yunheng was shocked and said: "Dad, our family is going to build a new house this month?"

The other brothers and sisters also looked at their father with wide eyes, obviously shocked by the sudden news.

Deng Shirong said with a smile: "Our house is barely enough to live in now, and your eldest brother is already 20 years old this year, and it's time to marry a wife. If we don't build a new house, even if we marry your eldest sister-in-law, you Where will they live? So, I plan to build a house this year first, and after the house is built, I will find a satisfactory partner for your eldest brother next year."

Deng Yunheng and other siblings couldn't help but nod when they heard this.

In marriages of this era, although the woman is not as particular about things like a house and a car as in later generations, if she marries someone who doesn't even have a place to live, then the marriage will most likely not be successful.

So when Deng Shirong said this, all the children felt that it was time to build a new house at home.

Deng Yunheng asked expectantly: "Dad, what do you plan to build the new house like? Can we have our own room?"

Deng Shirong said with a smile on his face: "You seven brothers and sisters will all have your own rooms in the new house. As for how it will be built, you will know when the house is built. It's getting late now. Hurry up and give me the pork and pork." Two uncles and three aunts sent it."

Deng Yunheng then took the carton and put the pork and pork in it, then tied the carton to the back of his bicycle with a hemp rope, and rode his bicycle towards his uncle's house.

……

02:30 in the afternoon.

In Xiaojiang Village of Zhouwang Brigade, Chen Dacong sat in front of his house, holding on to a hookah and smoking.

Now the first batch of fields for their production team has been allocated to each household, with an average of [-] acres per person. Chen Dacong and his wife, plus their four children, have been allocated a total of [-] acres of land. With so much land for their family to cultivate, as long as there is no natural disaster It’s a man-made disaster, so eating every day after a good harvest should be no problem.

After my life started to change, my whole spirit and spirit changed.

Sitting opposite Chen Dacong is his wife Li Ying.

Because there were still a few days before transplanting the rice seedlings, Li Ying, who had nothing to do, sat at the door of her house to collect her shoes.

In this era, the shoes worn by rural people are basically made by themselves, and most people are not willing to spend money to buy shoes from supply and marketing cooperatives.

Chen Dacong smoked a few pipes of cigarettes, then leaned the pipe against the wall. He looked up and saw Deng Yunheng, his nephew, riding a bicycle in a hurry towards their house.

"Second uncle, second aunt." Deng Yunheng got off the bicycle and greeted with sweating profusely.

"Yun Heng, why are you here?" Chen Dacong came up and asked.

Li Ying also put down the soles in her hands, stood up and asked: "Yunheng, have you had lunch? There is white porridge and sweet potatoes at home."

"Second aunt, I've eaten."

Deng Yunheng replied to his second uncle first, then untied the cardboard box tied to the back seat, took out a bunch of meat from it, handed it to his second uncle with a smile and said, "Second uncle, this is for you."

Seeing the pork and pork belly handed over by his nephew, which weighed at least five or six kilograms by visual inspection, Chen Dacong widened his eyes and asked: "Yunheng, where did your family get so much pork and pork belly? I remember that your family only raises pigs. It’s been a few months, and it won’t be suitable to kill and eat until at least the end of the year.”

Li Ying was also shocked when he saw this. In this era, except for the New Year and festivals, he rarely eats meat at other times. Even if he occasionally buys meat for toothpaste, it is only a matter of a pound or a few taels. Not many people are willing to buy a few pounds at a time. Come back and eat the meat.

Deng Yunheng smiled and said: "Second uncle, second aunt, my family didn't kill any pigs. This is a matchmaker gift given to my dad."

Chen Dacong took the pork and said in surprise: "When did your dad help others as a matchmaker?"

"That's all about the month."

With that said, Deng Yunheng briefly introduced his father's matchmaking experience to his second uncle and second aunt, and then said: "My dad said that our family is expected to build a new house this month. By then, second uncle and second aunt, if you When you have time, come over and help with the work.”

Chen Dacong nodded and said: "It is indeed time for your family to build a new house. After all, your eldest brother has reached the age of marrying a wife. I will plant rice seedlings in a few days. I will be free after planting rice seedlings. I will give it to you then." Family help.”

Deng Yunheng hummed and said, "Okay, that's what my dad said. I don't know the exact day when the house construction will start. I'll come over and tell you when it starts."

Chen Dacong said: "No problem."

Deng Yunheng said: "I want to send pork to my third uncle and my third aunt, so I'll leave first!"

Li Ying said quickly: "Yunheng, wait a minute. Your dad likes to drink some wine. I will bring you some peanuts to take back."