Siheyuan: I stand for Xu Damao because he is my brother

Liu Yueru herself had no objection, and neither did Liu Huangbai and the introducer Xu Jiang, so the marriage was officially finalized.

Xu Fugui said sincerely: "After I go back, I will send a telegram to Dacan's parents and ask them to quickly discuss the rules. When the date is right, I will invite them all to come to our place, so that we can meet and have a meal together. Then it will be the big day!"

Liu Huangbo not only did not object, but was also quite reasonable: "You have made very thorough arrangements, let's do it this way."

After everything was discussed, Liu Huangbai said softly to Liu Yueru: "Go and get it out."

Liu Yueru then went back to the room and came out with a piece of clothing after a while.

Liu Huangbai pointed to the clothes in her hand and said, "This is our return gift."

Before the others understood what this meant, Xu Fugui had already thanked him on behalf of Xu Dacan with an excited look on his face: "Oh! You are indeed a family of great doctors and scholars. Not many families care about this nowadays."

This is no wonder. When the man proposes marriage, he gives six gifts. If the woman agrees to the marriage, she will give a piece of clothing in return...

These are the old almanacs that were followed before liberation.

Nowadays, with new people, new things and a new country, many customs are no longer as complicated as they used to be.

Even if both parties to a marriage are working class and the two families are considered to be well matched, all that matters is setting up a few tables and getting together a few Phoenix brand bicycles to pick up the bride. Who cares about these things!

"..."

After the matter was settled, Xu Fugui pulled Xu Jiang together, and after everyone discussed it, they finally chose Quanjude.

This is called thanking the matchmaker, and this opportunity usually happens after the engagement.

Nowadays, there is no need to talk about whether to get engaged or not. We just need to wait for Xu Dacan’s parents to come and set the date, so today’s meal is just right.

Quanjude sells roast duck and stir-fried dishes. As Xu Fugui was in a good mood today, he ordered eight dishes, four cold and four hot.

Everyone was toasting, and Xu Damao took the opportunity to let himself go. After eight glasses of wine, he hugged his father and shouted, "Cheers, buddy!"

Xu Taoshi and Lou Xiaoe both looked disgusted; Xu Dacan finally realized who his brother took his style from, it turned out to be the People's Education Press edition...

During this period, Xu Tao would occasionally pull Lou Xiao'e aside to talk in private. She felt very guilty for having misunderstood her daughter-in-law for so many years.

When talking about how Sha Zhu had bullied Xu Damao over the years, she became so angry that she wiped away her tears.

Lou Xiao'e had no choice but to bring up Xu Dacan: "Mom, now that Dacan is here, Shazhu won't dare to bully our family anymore!"

Xu Tao gritted her teeth in hatred: "Just staying in the factory for observation is too light a punishment! He should be fired!"

"..."

The meal lasted for almost two hours, and by the time the bill was paid, three of the people were already drunk and unconscious.

Seeing this, Xu Dacan could only sigh: "Auntie, you and my sister-in-law wait in the restaurant first, I will go and call two more people, otherwise how can we do it with three people?"

After everything was arranged, he went to Dongsi Hutong to call Tan Hu and Tan Bao over.

Xu Dacan told the two of them to send his uncle and elder brother back home, while he carried Xu Jiang on his back, and everyone went their separate ways.

When I returned to the yard, I found that Qin Hu and Qin Bao had not left yet.

Xu Dacan followed them outside, and Qin Hu said, "Brother, I have something to tell you."

Xu Dacan took out a cigarette and lit it for them: "Don't be in a hurry, talk slowly."

Qin Hu nodded: "It's Yang Weimin, he's been busy lately."

"Ma Ren" means "to shake someone" in Northeastern dialect. Xu Dacan asked him, "Who is he talking to?"

Tan Hu chuckled: "It's your courtyard, that silly guy!"

Tan Bao burst out laughing, and said gloatingly, "That silly guy is really fearless. He really dares to go on a blind date with Yu Haitang. I have inquired about it. This Yu Haitang is indeed the woman Yang Weimin picked before the Spring Festival. And this time she is for real. She is so precious!"

This doesn't make sense: "Then why is she still going on a blind date with Sha Zhu?"

"They used him as a raft. That woman had a quarrel with Yang Weimin, so she deliberately went on a blind date with this guy to disgust Yang Weimin!"

Even Qin Bao understood this, but Sha Zhu didn't see it and was still complacent. Yu Haitang is prettier than Qin Jingru and Ran Qiuye. She's also the most beautiful girl in the factory. How cool is that!

Xu Dacan stamped out his cigarette and said, "So Yang Weimin is going to attack Sha Zhu?"

Qin Hu confirmed this: "He even asked us two brothers to help, so we pushed it away."

"..."

Shazhu, you're bringing trouble upon yourself. You've been having a miserable time lately, but instead of reflecting on yourself, you dare to mess with any woman.

The next day, Xu Dacan took a special leave, sent Xu Fugui and Xu Tao to the station, and rushed to buy tickets for them.

Xu Fugui patted him on the head happily and said, "Forget it this time, but never again!"

Xu Dacan returned to the factory, drank two cups of tea, read a newspaper, and it was time to get off work at noon.

As a result, just after returning home, before I could even sit down, Yan Bugui ran to the backyard in a panic and shouted at the door: "Xu Dacan, Xu Dacan, come out quickly, something bad has happened!"

Xu Dacan came out of his house with a confused mind: "What's wrong? Teacher Yan?"

Yan Bugui patted his thigh and said, "Oh no! Come with me! Someone is coming to our yard to cause trouble!"

Xu Dacan was unmoved and asked him, "Who is he? Why didn't you report it to the police station?"

Yan Bugui said to him, "It's already late. Shazhu has been blocked by 7-8 people. The leader said he wanted to bleed him!"

Yang Weimin is here, so everything is fine...

Xu Dacan shook his head: "Then why did you call me? I'm not familiar with Sha Zhu. You should go find Yi Zhonghai for this matter."

Yan Bugui was so anxious that he didn't know what to do. His body language was so rich that he could dance ballet. "Xu Dacan, you are also a member of our hospital. People have bullied you at home. If you don't step up, who will? If this matter gets out, it will be embarrassing for you!"

Yan Bugui’s last sentence hits the nail on the head. There’s nothing we can do about it. This is the relationship between people at this time.

We must unite when we should unite, and we must unite against the outside world when we should be united against the outside world.

Take today's incident for example, if the person being blocked was Xu Damao, Yan Bugui would go to find Sha Zhu, even though he was a hundred percent unwilling, he would have to bite the bullet and help Xu Damao. After all, they were from the same courtyard!

Yan Bugui's voice was so loud that Lou Xiao'e also heard the noise and came out.

Even the deaf old lady came out of the house: "I heard that Shazhu is in trouble?"

When Yan Bugui saw her, he acted as if he had seen a savior: "Oh my god, how could I have forgotten about you? Come with me to save Sha Zhu!"