Rebirth 1979: Marrying a poor girl at the beginning

"Dad, Mom, and Big Sister Hongying, these are all gifts from my grandparents."

"And our presents?"

The family looked at each other in surprise.

As the saying goes, one must bow his head to marry a wife. People in rural areas are very humble when marrying a wife. All kinds of gifts are sent to the new bride's family. How can the bride's family give gifts to the husband's family?

The behavior of city people is different from that of country people. They are worthy of being from a scholarly family, they are so generous!

"Mom, this jacket is for you, try it on..."

Zhang Shuqin waved her hands and said, "I can't wear this, you wear it!"

"Oh, mom, these are styles for middle-aged and elderly people, they are not suitable for me to wear!" Tang Xiaofu put them on Zhang Shuqin personally.

“It fits!”

Lin Hongying clapped her hands and smiled: "It's warm and beautiful. You look ten years younger when you wear it!"

"Oh, the style is too new, not suitable for a country woman like me..."

Zhang Shuqin said this, but she couldn't hide the smile on her face.

At this time, another woman in the crowd joked, "Shuqin, it's a waste for you to wear this dress!"

Hearing this, Zhang Shuqin replied, "It's my business if it's white. If you have the ability, ask your daughter-in-law to buy it for you!"

The man was speechless.

Everyone burst into laughter again, chatting non-stop.

"How generous! Just these clothes, food and drinks cost hundreds of dollars! In the surrounding area, who has ever seen a mother's family buy gifts for her husband's family?"

"She's really considerate. She's a great intellectual and she's very polite. The dowry and the ring are for Zhengjun's small family, but she also didn't leave out the big family!"

"Before, everyone in the village looked down on Tang Xiaofu because she was of poor background and couldn't work. Now, look at her, she is so short-sighted! Before liberation, she would have been a rich lady!"

"Oh my, there's smoke coming out of the Lin family's ancestral graves. They've climbed up the social ladder!"

"You can't say you're marrying into a rich family! He's a regular soldier who has come to the capital to meet the emperor. In ancient times, that would be the number one scholar. It's called being well matched!"

There was a lot of joy inside the house and discussions outside, and the Lin family courtyard was very lively.

The villagers gradually dispersed after watching the excitement.

Then, Lin Sanhuai and his wife curiously asked about Lin Zhengjun's participation in the Writers' Congress.

Lin Zhengjun directly took out many group photos and photographs taken during the Congress of Writers and Artists, allowing them to vividly experience the grand occasion of the Congress.

"Wow, isn't this Liu Xiaoqing? You two took a photo with her. I can brag about it everywhere tomorrow..." Lin Hongying said excitedly.

"That's nothing. The fact that she can take a photo with us is something worth bragging about!" Lin Zhengjun said with a proud smile.

Then, Lin Zhengjun told them that "The Shepherd" was sold for 4,000 yuan, and the scripts of "Tai Chi Master" and "Orphan" were also sold to Great Wall Company.

Everyone had mixed reactions.

"Oh, brother, you are so awesome. You can even do business with Hong Kong people and earn Hong Kong dollars!" Lin Hongying looked admiring.

Lin Hongmei was also very happy.

"Forty thousand Hong Kong dollars, how much is it equivalent to?" Lin Sanhuai asked, cigarette in hand. This was truly beyond his comprehension. He never imagined that his son could earn Hong Kong dollars!

“About 20,000.

Zhang Shuqin was full of worries: "Hong Kong? Isn't it a place occupied by capitalist countries? It's full of capitalists. If you sell your script there, will the country allow it? Will you make a mistake?"

"Mom, don't worry, it won't happen."

Lin Zhengjun said: "Great Wall Films is based on the mainland and has been persecuted by the Hong Kong British government. Now, under the instruction of the central government, it has assumed the role of a cultural ambassador, using film as a bridge to increase contact with the outside world and change the world's view of us!"

Zhang Shuqin's worries were immediately gone, and she became overjoyed: "Our son is working for the central leader, it's really amazing!"

"I'm just a small executor, I can't say that!"

Lin Zhengjun changed the subject and asked, "By the way, have the private plots been redistributed? Where is our private plot?"

Lin Zhengjun had thought that the land would be divided sooner or later, and he had talked with Lin Sanhuai about it. The private plot must be allocated around the new house, especially around the hot springs.

This is one of the few ways to occupy the hot spring area.

"I did as you said!"

Lin Sanhuai said, "I have talked to Lin Bingde about dividing Xiaofu's land with us. There are four people in my family, plus Tang Xiaofu, that's five people, a total of five plots of land, right in front of and behind our house..."

"Great, great, that means we have three hundred more square meters!" Lin Zhengjun was delighted.

Including the cooperative's land and the new house, most of the land around the hot spring has been occupied by myself.

If we go back and develop the hot springs, the compensation will be very valuable, and there is no risk, so we can make money without any effort!

Lin Sanhuai was speechless and thought, what is there to be happy about? It's like I've made a huge profit.

This area is affected by hot springs and is all saline-alkali land, making it impossible to grow vegetables. From now on, we can only buy vegetables from other villagers.

But now that his son has made a lot of money and done great things, he is too embarrassed to blame his son anymore. He can only suppress his unhappiness and say nothing.

Lin Zhengjun didn't notice his father's forbearance, and turned to ask: "Mom, do you think the date will be good? Xiaofu and I plan to get married as soon as possible..."

Tang Xiaofu's face turned red.

Lin Hongying asked curiously, "Brother, don't you believe in feudal superstition? We didn't even look at the date when we built the new house, so how can we look at the date when we get married?"

"This matter is more serious than building a house, so we still have to take a look!" Lin Zhengjun said with a wry smile.

Zhang Shuqin said, "I asked someone to look it up. November 11th in the Gregorian calendar and October 26th in the lunar calendar are a good day. Everything will go smoothly and it's a good day for getting married!"

"Okay, let's set this date!"

Lin Zhengjun smiled and said, "I will go to the commune tomorrow and call to inform Professor Zhou and the others!"

"Besides, we have to borrow a car to pick up the bride."

"Borrow a car? Don't we have a bicycle at home?" Tang Xiaofu was puzzled.

"Well, we naturally can't go to Yanjing to pick you up. Let's keep it simple and pick you up from the county town. Before the wedding, you and your grandfather will stay in the county town guesthouse. I'll borrow a few cars to use as wedding cars to pick you up and hold a grand wedding." Lin Zhengjun said with a smile.

In her previous life, when Tang Xiaofu married Lin Zhengjun, her family didn't even have a bicycle. It was Lin Zhengjun who borrowed the brigade's mule cart to bring the little girl home from the educated youth site.

The wedding room was just three shabby thatched houses.

As for the wedding banquet, it was extremely shabby. There was not a single meat dish, only a few vegetarian dishes such as artificial meat, fried tofu and peanuts.

The only wine they had was a jar of local wine brewed by Wei Hongbing. Later, it wasn't enough, so they even added some water...

Because of that shabby wedding, Tang Xiaofu had to endure countless ridicules and mockery.

But she never complained. She was always smiling and full of fighting spirit. She worked in the fields, cut grass for pigs, did housework, and took care of the elderly. She just wanted to live a good life...

In this life, I am lucky enough to have another chance to live again. I will definitely give her a perfect wedding with great fanfare!

I must make her the happiest bride that every young girl and wife in Huaibian County will envy, the kind that people will still talk about and reminisce about even after ten years!

However, when Lin Zhengjun said this, everyone was stunned.

Nowadays, welcoming a new bride in the countryside is very simple.

The groom's family, if they were better off, would use a bicycle or borrow a tractor from the brigade to pick up the new bride. Those with less financial resources would use a mule cart or horse carriage, or even walk.

"Will they be willing to lend it?" Zhang Shuqin asked worriedly.

"No problem, Bai Zhiyuan's car will definitely be fine. Add to that He Jian's police car and the car from the Supply and Marketing Cooperative, three will be enough!" Lin Zhengjun said with a smile.

Which girl doesn’t want to have a grand wedding? Tang Xiaofu is no exception.

She was filled with joy, but still a little worried: "Using three cars as wedding cars is a bit too ostentatious. Even in the city, it's rare. Will someone accuse us of being extravagant?"