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Gu Qiu had already moved to Jiang Tao's house a few days ago.

A few days after the Lantern Festival, Lin Yuer came and discussed with Lin Dashan about getting married.The date of getting married has been fixed. March [-]th is a good day for auspiciousness and marriage. Although there is a little rush in time, the opportunity cannot be missed, and the date is fixed like this.

Gu Qiu has no relatives now except Gu Dong, who originally lived in Lin Dashan's house.It won't look good when it comes to marriage.

The three of them were worried, but Li Jinyun, Jiang Tao and his wife stood up, "There is no need to worry, Gu Qiu is just like my younger brother, since tomorrow, Gu Qiu and Gu Dong have moved into our house, we I will recognize you and Xiaodong'er as younger brothers, and when we get married, Dashan will greet us from our house."

The words of Jiang Tao and his wife solved the problem of the three of them, and moved Gu Qiu very much.Jiang Tao and Brother Jin Yun are really kind-hearted people, and I will really regard them as my brothers from now on.

From that day on, Gu Qiu and Gu Dong moved to Jiang Tao's house.

"Dashan, do you have any ideas on how to arrange things at home?" Lin Yu'er asked while helping Lin Dashan pack up the house.

Lin Dashan kept working on his hands, and replied with his head buried in his head: "I want to repair the house at home, and then ask someone to help build a pigsty and a latrine. Well, as for the dowry, although it is not much, but Courtesy is still required, so that Gu Qiu will be honored in the village in the future."

Lin Yu'er nodded in relief after hearing this: "You're right, we can't treat our brother badly. The betrothal gift is the clothes of the four seasons, some fabrics, and some jewelry. It's almost enough, otherwise Gu Qiu There is not much dowry, and people in the village will make irresponsible remarks, the important thing is that you treat them well in the future and make this life a prosperous one."

After hearing Lin Yu'er's words, Lin Dashan put down the work in his hand, smiled innocently and said, "I know, brother."

"There is also a banquet, what do you plan to do. I have already planned for you before. The people in our village are different from those in the city, and the guests who come here are just honest, and don't pay attention to any bells and whistles, so the dishes are generous. Sufficient oil and water are the most important thing. Counting the number of people, six tables are enough in the village. The big dishes include a piece of fish, half a chicken, couscous, and another dish of oily braised pork. Everyone in the village praises it. As for the vegetarian dishes? , there are not many vegetables in the winter, and there should be a lot of sweet potatoes at home when we come to vinegar shredded potatoes, spicy cabbage, and candied sweet potatoes. This dish is auspicious. What do you think of this arrangement?" Lin Yuer said to herself The only younger brother's marriage is more important than anything else. Lin Yu'er expected that Lin Dashan would be difficult to handle these detailed matters, so she figured this out after thinking about it for a few days.

Lin Dashan nodded after hearing this, the arrangement was really in line with Lin Dashan's wishes, the portion was sufficient, and there was material, this banquet was definitely one of the best in the village.Lin Dashan also wanted to let Gu Qiu come in gracefully. "A year ago, I ordered a pig of about [-] catties with Carpenter Lin. By then, we should have all the pork we need for the banquet."

"Hey, two hundred catties. This pig is really big. I think there will be some left over after the banquet. Well, you should be more thoughtful about this matter. It's just Chinese New Year, and pork is relatively scarce. Speaking of Carpenter Lin , you haven't forgotten to order some furniture, have you?

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"No, I made an agreement with Carpenter Lin a few years ago."

Lin Yu'er smiled, "You, you really care about Gu Qiu."

"He's my brother, of course I have to take care of him."

After hearing Lin Dashan's blunt words, Lin Yu'er said angrily: "It's broad daylight, and you don't have a word on your mouth, so you're not ashamed. Well, your brother-in-law and I will come to help you with the wedding, Take care of other things yourself."

"Understood, brother. It's getting late today, you should go back first, it's not safe at night."

"Eh, okay."

Early the next morning, Lin Dashan took some bacon at home to two familiar families in the village.It takes a lot of manpower to renovate your own house.Anyway, the men in the village were idle during the first month of the lunar year, so Lin Dashan wanted to find a few people from the village to help with the work, and pay them the wages when they finished their work.Rural people are honest, they work hard, and they don't know how to cheat and play tricks, and this can be regarded as finding a job for the men in the village, benefiting others and themselves.

After walking for ten minutes, several dilapidated adobe houses appeared in front of Lin Dashan.Lin Dashan came from the Lu family.

Lin Dashan came to Lu's house for a reason.The two brothers Lu Yang and Lu Jian from the Lu family are the most difficult to live in the village.The two brothers lost their father when they were very young. It was their father who worked hard to raise the two children, and life was very difficult.It wasn't until the two sons grew up that the life of the family got better. The father of the Lu family contracted a serious disease. After a year, the two brothers sold the family's two acres of land and it was not healed.The old man couldn't bear to drag the two children down again, so he secretly stopped the medicine and settled it by himself.The brothers of the Lu family were sad and desperate. In addition, a lot of land in the family had been sold. Life has been very difficult. The second child is in his twenties and has not yet married his elder brother.

Lin Dashan still has some friendship with the Lu family brothers. He sees the filial piety and sincerity of the Lu family brothers. He came to the Lu family brothers for help. .

As soon as Lin Dashan came in and told them about the matter, the two agreed immediately, but they refused to accept the bacon brought by Lin Dashan.

With a dark complexion, the honest Boss Lu refused: "Dashan, although I said I was helping you, you actually helped us. We absolutely cannot accept this bacon."

Lin Dashan stuffed the things in his hand into the arms of Lu Lao Er who was standing aside and said: "I brought the things, so there is no reason to take them back. You can keep these pieces of bacon. You don't want to take them away." , I have no choice but to stay at your house and not leave."

When Lin Dashan said this, the two brothers had no choice but to accept the things, but they volunteered to help Lin Dashan when he got married, which was exactly what Lin Dashan wanted.

Lin Dashan, Jiang Tao, and the two brothers from the Lu family are all men of great strength. In a few days, Lin Dashan's house was renovated, and even the pigsty and latrine were built.

After finishing these tasks, Lin Dashan asked the Lu family brothers to help him buy fish, chicken and vegetables for the wedding banquet in the village, and he drove the ox cart he borrowed from Lizheng's family to the county town.

After depositing the ox cart, Lin Dashan rushed to the market.There are a lot of things to prepare for a wedding, and it is best to buy everything today.Thinking of this, Lin Dashan quickened his pace again.

Lin Dashan first went to the jewelry shop. According to the customs of Yuncheng, when a man marries a brother, the bride price must be gold, silver jewelry and brocade. Even the poorest family must prepare some silver pendants and some fabrics. That's a big deal, of course.

Lin Dashan arrived at the shop and ordered a pair of silver bracelets and a silver hairpin from the shopkeeper, which were decorated with crabapple flowers.Lin Dashan thinks that Gu Qiu goes well with crabapple flowers.

Then Lin Dashan rushed to the cloth shop again, and picked out a piece of high-quality red cloth, which was used as a wedding dress. Gu Qiu must not be wronged. Pieces of floral cloth, one is blue with white flowers, very plain, the other is purple, in addition to Huabulin Dashan, I also picked four plain cloths, all of which are blue, gray and other dark colors, resistant to dirt, Suitable for farmers to wear.

It was not easy to bring those things, so Lin Dashan first stored them in the store, and then went to buy all the things such as Xizi, red candles, salt oil, various seasonings, etc., and then took back the fabric and walked to the village.

The county seat was far away, and this trip wasted a lot of time, and it was already past noon when Lin Dashan returned home.Gu Qiu and Gu Dong moved to Jiang Tao's house, and Lin Dashan didn't have the heart to cook by himself, so he bought two biscuits on the way and planned to have a casual meal with water.

"Dashan, have you eaten yet?"

Lin Dashan heard the voice and looked up, it was Li Jinyun

"Not yet, I bought sesame seed cakes on the way, and I'm planning to eat them."

Hearing this, Li Jinyun looked at the dry biscuits in Lin Dashan's hands, and said teasingly: "I mean, this family can't do without a brother. The cold pot and the cold stove don't have any hot food to eat. It's still Gu Qiu. Missing you, let me come and see you."

When Lin Dashan heard that Gu Qiu was thinking about it, he felt warm in his heart, and even had a smile on his face.

Li Jinyun looked at it and said with a smile: "You wait, I made dumplings in the morning, which are stuffed with pork and cabbage that you like, and I'll bring them to you." After Li Jinyun finished speaking, he turned to leave, but Lin Dashan hurriedly stopped him, "Wait, take this back to Qiu'er." Lin Dashan handed the red silk satin that he just bought this morning to Li Jinyun, "This is for wedding dresses."

Li Jinyun knew that Gu Qiu originally planned to prepare the wedding dress by himself, but Lin Dashan did not expect to prepare it again, but he didn't say anything, took the things and went home.Touching the silky fabric, Li Jinyun thought to himself that Gu Qiu is a lucky person. To meet such a good man as Lin Dashan, the two of them will surely have better encounters in the future.

Half a month later, with the help of Lin Yu'er, Jiang Tao's husband, and the Lu family brothers, Lin Dashan's wedding was finally planned, and he was going to get married in two days.

Soon to be married, Gu Qiu naturally had difficulty falling asleep tonight.Sitting on the kang, Gu Qiu looked at the dancing lanterns, his mind was in a mess, he thought of his father and father who had left him, thought of Lin Dashan, and thought about tomorrow.

"Are you asleep?" Gu Qiu was interrupted by a light knock on the door.

"Not yet, Brother Jin Yun, come in."

Li Jinyun pushed the door open and entered, "I just thought you were still up. I was the same way back then. My heart was in a mess. I was both happy and worried."

Gu Qiu looked up, then lowered his head, and said, "I used to live with Big Brother Lin, and when I got married, I just moved back. Why are you so flustered?"

Li Jinyun laughed when he heard Gu Qiu's words, "Fool, this is getting married. Two people just make a lifelong vow, love each other, have children, and live together for a lifetime. It's not as simple as two people living together. What's more, getting married The later "living together" is not the same as the previous "living together".Seeing the confused look on Gu Qiu's face, Li Jinyun didn't say much: "Okay, you've been overwhelmed with wild thoughts, and you'll look good tomorrow after a good night's sleep."