Dreaming of 1988, I have the ability to see ghosts and ghosts

In this era, before getting married, one must first invite the closest relatives in the family to hold an engagement banquet to indicate that the marriage is confirmed, and then the wedding ceremony will be held later.

"Okay, okay, then I'll give you the betrothal gift on the day of engagement in front of your relatives and friends!" said Huang's mother, raising the heavy 2 yuan in cash in her hand.

She felt very uncomfortable. How could she feel comfortable when so much money was just given to the Qiao family for nothing? She would feel better if she could hold him for one more day.

"That's no problem. Let's get engaged in the next few days before the New Year."

Mother Qiao seemed a little impatient, her eyes fixed on the cloth bag in Mother Huang's hand.

"That's it! Let's first compare the two children's horoscopes and calculate the date. By the way, my dear in-laws, my Xiaofeng's wedding may not be until the second half of next year. Once Xiaofeng's matter is settled, we can then arrange Xiaoling and Huang Bo's matter."

Mr. Qiao thought that he had to use the money to build a house first. Even if he started construction in the early spring of next year, it would still take several months to complete.

Once the building was completed, the busy farming season would begin, so the wedding could not be held. They had to wait until the second half of the year, when all the work in the fields was finished, before they could start arranging Qiao Xiaofeng's wedding.

"That's okay. Let's wait until Xiaofeng's matter is settled, and then we'll handle Xiaoling and Huang Bo's in a month." Huang's father also nodded in agreement.

Ten days later, the Huang family invited their closest relatives to hold a lively engagement party for Huang Bo and Qiao Xiaoling.

On the same day, the money was also handed over to the Qiao family.

After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Qiao Xiaoling, despite opposition from her family and Huang Bo, insisted on following the villagers to work south.

The reason she gave to Huang Bo was that she wanted to go out and earn money to pay off her debts as soon as possible.

As for Huang Bo, even though he was reluctant, he had no choice but to send her to the train station. Looking at the train going away, he felt an inexplicable sense of loss.

However, he was always busy with the business in the store afterwards. After Qiao Xiaoling left, his life was not that difficult because he worked hard during the day and fell asleep immediately at night.

He also took the time to write many letters to Qiao Xiaoling to express his longing for her.

However, he only received one reply letter from Qiao Xiaoling, which said that the garment factory was very busy and she had to get up at 6 o'clock every day and work until eleven or twelve o'clock at night. She had no time to write and could talk to her when she came back.

Huang Bo also heard from villagers who went out to work in the past few years that life in the garment factory was indeed like this, so he no longer worried about it.

And so the days passed slowly.

After getting the money, the Qiao family hired someone to build a house after the Spring Festival. A few months later, the house was completed.

In the tenth month of the lunar calendar, Qiao Xiaofeng finally married his beautiful wife. Their small Western-style building became a hot topic among the villagers, with some expressing envy and some expressing jealousy.

The news spread very quickly in the village. When they learned that this small Western-style building was built with the betrothal gift from the Huang family, they all expressed disbelief.

On the day of Qiao Xiaofeng's wedding, Huang Bo went with his parents. Looking at the small Western-style building built with his family's money, Huang's father and mother felt sad.

The Huang family borrowed money to build a building for the Qiao family. They still live in the red brick and tile house built a few years ago. Huang's mother, in particular, didn't know what she felt.

The night before, Mr. and Mrs. Huang went home without eating much. After returning home, Mrs. Huang cried, and Mr. Huang tried to comfort her for a long time.

The next day, Huang Bo went alone. Huang's father and mother refused to go for dinner no matter what. When they saw the small Western-style building, they felt so aggrieved that they couldn't eat.

As for Qiao Xiaoling, she did not come back for her brother's wedding, so Qiao Xiaofeng sent her a telegram, asking her to come back to attend the wedding and then prepare for her own wedding.

But Qiao Xiaoling said she didn't want to go back because the travel expenses were too expensive and she wanted to earn more money before coming back.

After Qiao Xiaofeng's wedding, Huang's mother urged Huang's father to go to Qiao's house to discuss the wedding and set the date for the winter month of the lunar calendar.

But no matter how long they waited, Qiao Xiaoling didn't come back. In the end, they had no choice but to postpone the wedding date to the twelfth month of the lunar calendar.

Unable to resist the telegrams from the Qiao family, Huang Bo went to the post office and called the garment factory where Qiao Xiaoling worked many times. Finally, a week before the wedding, she came back.

After coming back, Qiao Xiaoling had a sullen face the whole day and was never in a good mood when she saw Huang Bo. Huang Bo thought she was tired from work and didn't bother with her.

Three days before the wedding, the two went to the Civil Affairs Bureau to apply for a marriage certificate.

Only Qiao Xiaoling knows what she is thinking.

It turned out that as soon as she went to the city to work, she regretted agreeing to marry Huang Bo.

After careful consideration, she felt that she did not love Huang Bo at all. She had always been used to Huang Bo's care like a brother. That was just family affection, not love.

Then there were many people of her age working in the city. They were full of energy and enthusiasm for life. There were also some very handsome boys who launched a fierce offensive against her, but due to the fact that she was already engaged to Huang Bo, she politely declined.

The Qiao family had already used that land to build a house and help her brother marry his wife, so it was impossible to cancel the engagement. She had always been reluctant to come back and wanted to hide, but she couldn't hide, so she had no choice but to come back.

When she came back and saw Huang Bo, she disliked him less and less. He was short, fat and dark, and did not have the youthful vigor, sunshine and handsomeness at all.

She was very tired. This marriage was a mistake, a huge mistake. She tried to reconcile with herself and thought about how good Huang Bo was to her.

But no matter how she thought about it, she couldn't be happy. She had locked herself in the room these days and didn't want to talk to anyone. Huang Bo was also very busy these days and had no idea about this.

The wedding was the next day, and the Huang family was going to come to the Qiao family with drums and gongs to pick them up. That night, the more Qiao Xiaoling thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt. She wanted to escape and didn't want to get married anymore.

The Qiao family was also very lively that day, as they were going to happily marry off their eldest daughter.

Qiao Xiaoling sneaked out when her family wasn't paying attention. No one knew what she was thinking except her sister Qiao Xiaolan.

Qiao Xiaolan has also grown up. She knows that her sister does not want to marry Huang Bo, but her parents have already received money from the Huang family. If they cancel the engagement, they will have to pay the money back, and the Qiao family cannot afford a single cent of this money now.

She advised her sister that after she got married, Huang Bo and the Huang family would treat her well. She knew what kind of person Huang Bo was, and she knew very well how good Huang Bo had been to her sister over the years.

When Qiao Xiaoling slipped out, she was the only one who noticed her. She followed her and saw Qiao Xiaoling enter the home of a younger sister.

The next morning, seeing that the Huang family's wedding procession was about to arrive, Qiao's father and mother couldn't find Qiao Xiaoling anywhere and were as anxious as ants on a hot pan.

Qiao Xiaolan couldn't bear it any longer, so she told Qiao Xiaofeng what happened to Qiao Xiaoling at her little sister's house. Qiao Xiaofeng was furious and rushed over to drag Qiao Xiaoling back.

"Xiaoling, what are you doing?" Qiao Xiaofeng yelled angrily.

"I don't want to get married. I don't want to marry Huang Bo. It's all because of you!" Qiao Xiaoling burst into tears.

"You, what are you talking about? It was you who agreed to this marriage in the first place, why are you blaming me?" Qiao Xiaofeng said angrily.

Hearing this, Qiao Xiaoling was speechless. Yes, it was she who took the initiative to find Huang Bo and talk about this matter. She really couldn't blame anyone else.