With the sound of four firecrackers, the wedding team arrived at the entrance of Huaxi Village.

Today is a double auspicious day, January 20, 1990, the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month, a great cold day.

There were more than twenty people in the welcoming team, half of whom were carrying bamboo poles of different lengths, chatting, laughing, and playing around. The team was sparsely stretched for two miles.

This group of people are basically all construction workers. I am the only one who works in a factory. The tall and thin Wei Dong, the fat A Bing and the groom Guan Jianjun are all bricklayers, and they play best with me.

The groom, Jianjun, walked at the front, wearing a formal suit, suit and tie, black leather shoes, and a black coat. He looked dignified and handsome.

I, Qian Cheng, took a break from school in my second year of junior high school. My dad was a small leader in a school-run enterprise, so I was directly arranged to join the school-run factory. Since my family was engaged in infrastructure construction, I got to know these people, and we drank, watched movies, and played cards together every three days.

They became brothers.

"The groom goes in first, then carries the dowry, and the two processes require louder voices." Someone shouted in the queue.

Jianjun was stunned, looking at this and that, with a confused look on his face.

"Jianjun, it's true that you didn't hire a matchmaker." A Bing, carrying a bamboo pole on his shoulder, shouted loudly, "They are all inexperienced. Who knows the rules?"

"Invite a matchmaker? The matchmaker wants to give you pig legs, but you don't have enough to eat?" Wei Dong took over the topic and added, "Free love and build an army, right? No need for a matchmaker."

It's no wonder that the groom, Guan Jianjun, has poor family conditions. This wife was half "cheated". The house has one and a half rooms: one bedroom and one kitchen. Since the kitchen stove is separate from his parents' cooking, he can only

Counting half of the room, the floor is still the red bricks that the brothers laid two days ago. The walls of the new house are covered with newspapers. The window glass is broken, but I sponsored the replacement of the glass.

It's not like "Marry with a son, and cook with rice." I don't know how this marriage will end.

The older Baoming said, "Come, come, build an army, choose six people to be the best men."

"A Bing, Wei Dong, Qian Cheng,...just you guys." Jianjun said. Originally, these guys played well and were at the front of the team.

Several people responded.

I smiled and said, "You don't have to carry the dowry when you accompany the groom, right? I can't carry it at all."

Ah Bing chuckled and said: "Yes, if you accompany the groom, you don't have to carry a dowry, just eat and drink with him and be happy!"

I am only 19 years old, four or five years younger than them. They are strong young people. I can only be considered a young man at best. I don’t have much energy. You know, the dowry is made of solid wood. Importantly, I definitely don’t need to accompany the groom in dowry. Of course I am very happy.

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A Bing patted me on the shoulder and said hahaha: "Qian Cheng, don't you know? Jianjun's sister-in-law is beautiful and about the same age as you. If you like her, let Jianjun introduce her to you and make her your wife."

Weidong also joked, "Yes, Qian Cheng, we are not qualified enough, but you can."

Of course I don't believe it. The bride Wu Yu looks ordinary and is a biological sister, not much better.

"How do you know? Are you fooling people?"

Weidong said seriously, "What are you lying to? Don't believe me? Ask Jianjun, who works at the color printing factory of the cultural center next to the theater."

"Jianjun and I often went to the movies without buying tickets, so she took us into the theater." A Bing also looked at Jianjun seriously, turning to look at Jianjun, "Isn't that right? Jianjun."

"Yes, Qian Cheng, let the matchmaker buy the pig legs first." Jianjun nodded and said hehe.

I also joked: "Pork legs, it's trivial, beef legs." I didn't take it seriously, thinking that the bride was an average-looking girl, and her sisters were not much better, so it must be a joke.

A group of people laughed and made noise together again.

After a while, the wedding team arrived at the door of the bride Wu's house. Four red-painted Eight Immortals tables were placed in the hall, which was very festive. The sister-in-law at the door welcomed a group of people into the hall and happily greeted everyone to take their seats. The groom and the groomsmen naturally took their seats.

"Come, drink tea." I heard the voice and looked back. A girl about my own age came over with a tea bowl and a teapot, and first greeted everyone to sit down.

A Bing stood up and responded, "Little sister, we will do it ourselves."

"You are not busy, you have worked hard!" the girl said with a smile.

I looked sideways, and my eyes lit up. The girl was over 1.6 meters tall, with big eyes, short ear-length hair, black boots, black trousers, and a red velvet short dress. She was well-matched and full of joy. She even showed her little fangs when she smiled.

Murong questioned, she must be Jianjun's sister-in-law.

I couldn't help but my heart moved, and I stared at her intently. The girl also noticed me and smiled at me. At this time, I didn't take my eyes away from her face. When our eyes met, I was suddenly shy and looked away like lightning.

The girl turned around and went to the next table to greet her.

A Bing saw that I was staring at the girl, pushed me, and said with a smile, "How is it? Qian Cheng, this is Jianjun's sister-in-law, how beautiful is she? I didn't fool you, did I."

"Yes, yes, you didn't lie to me." I nodded repeatedly, a little embarrassed, and turned to Jianjun and asked, "What's her name?"

Jianjun said proudly: "Wu Qing, how are you? Pretty! I'll introduce it to you."

I was embarrassed to say it, I just smiled innocently and thought to myself, this girl is pretty good! She looks so much better than the one introduced by the grandma next door.

The process of getting married in the countryside is cumbersome, one round after another, but my eyes kept searching for Wu Qing...

According to the wedding process, after the dowry was carried, the groom returned to the groom's house in the evening. Most of the brothers gathered in the next room to play cards and wait for the bride to come through. The bride's brothers served as uncles, but the Wu family only had two sisters, so the second sister Wu Qing did it instead.

uncle.

In the evening, Wu Qing always had a smile on her face and put on light makeup to show her temperament. How could I think about playing cards? All my thoughts were in Wu Qing's smile. 19-year-old is no longer the first love interest. During junior high school, there were also frequent love letters from female classmates.

It was a hazy emotion, but this time my heart skipped a beat, it was my first emotional touch when I entered society.

Relatives and friends have dispersed, but a group of young brothers are still playing cards. It must be another all-nighter.

The bride Wu Yu came over and saw me at the card table and asked, "Qian Cheng, you didn't play!"

"If we can't compete, no one will give in, they can't beat me." I teased Bing, who was sitting on the shoulder playing cards.

The bride Wu Yu and I are also familiar with each other. In the eyes of these little brothers, I am bold and outgoing, and I am definitely everyone's favorite. Naturally, Wu Yu is no exception.

A Bing laughed loudly, turned his head and said to me: "Yes, I can't beat you. You go and drink tea. I'll let you go in the middle of the night."

"I'm going home, you guys can stay up all night." I said, standing up to leave.

Wei Dong, who was sitting on the edge of the bed playing cards, said to Jianjun,

"Can't leave, Jianjun, don't let him go back, it's a rare day."

These few people usually play the best, so naturally they won't let me go back and will drag me to death.

I joked again, "If I don't go home, where will I sleep? Go sleep in a new bed."

"No objection, you thought they were newly married, a new couple with two old machines." A Bing also teased.

The group of people laughed again.

Jianjun said, "You go ahead and fight. I won't accompany you anymore. I have to come back tomorrow."

"Go, go, drive..." A group of people laughed and joked again.
Chapter completed!