Seventy Buddha Cannon Fodder

Master Qian was riding a bicycle, carrying his wife and daughter home.

Sitting in front of her mother, Qian Xiaoru couldn't help looking at her again and again, but Qian's mother just didn't speak.

"Mom?" Qian Xiaoru couldn't help it.

Mother Qian smiled secretly in her heart, and asked intentionally, "What's wrong? Did I squeeze you?"

"No..." Qian Xiaoru tugged at the corner of her clothes, "How is it?"

Before Qian's mother could answer, Master Qian said in a loud voice, "What can I do, just mention it to A Dong, and we will have to see what their family does later."

"I said Xiaoru, if Anan doesn't mention this matter again, you must not leak the news, or it won't sound good if it spreads." Mother Qian muttered.

"I didn't say anything." Qian Xiaoru only said, "Besides, I'm not in a hurry to get married. It was you two who urged me to come here."

While talking, Qian Xiaoru became anxious: "Actually, it's okay to be late for a few years. In the future, don't keep talking about us. You have to build the country while you are young."

Unexpectedly, before the words were finished, Gu Mingnan's voice came from behind: "Xiaoru, wait for me."

"It's Brother Anang." Qian Xiaoru quickly grabbed his father's hand, "Dad, stop quickly."

Master Qian slammed on the brakes, and when he turned around, he saw his daughter jumping out of the car and running towards his apprentice like a rabbit.

Seeing such a scene, Master Qian couldn't help feeling overwhelmed: "This daughter is raised for nothing."

Mother Qian glared at him: "Why didn't you say you have an extra son?"

"Brother Anang, why are you here?" Qian Xiaoru asked repeatedly.

Gu Mingnan took a breath, and asked immediately, "Xiaoru, I want to ask if you can wait five years."

"What?!" Qian Xiaoru thought of many things in an instant, such as the man she had always liked had a change of heart, or Gu Mingnan had some unspeakable hidden disease, and her mind was in a mess for a while.

Why wait five years, she will be an old girl in five years!

Does Brother Anang not like me at all?

The more the little girl thought about it, the more she felt it was possible. At the beginning, she was the one chasing the boy, and Brother Anang accepted it passively. Maybe it was because of her father's face. For more than a year, the relationship between the two was good, but Brother Anang never mentioned it. over the matter of marriage.

After thinking about it, Qian Xiaoru began to dig into the horns.Sometimes worrying about gains and losses, the nose is sour.

Qian Xiaoru clenched her fist and bit her lower lip, which started to turn white.

Seeing that her expression was wrong, Gu Mingnan scratched the back of his head, thinking to himself, could it be that the third child has hit the mark, five years is too long?

Calculating the time, there are twelve months in a year, 30 days in a month, and five years is 1825 days, which is indeed a bit long.

Gu Mingnan immediately reflected on himself, and explained: "My salary is not high enough, I'll do the math, if I want to turn three times and ring once, I have to save for four or five years anyway."

At the end, he said again: "But I will work hard. After two years, I will think of other ways. The salary will be higher, so you don't have to wait so long."

Qian Xiaoru was confused, but she understood that Gu Mingnan had absolutely no intention of not getting married.

"What three turns and one sound, my parents mentioned it?"

Qian Xiaoru thought about it, and thought to herself, could it be that today's parents not only mentioned the marriage, but also asked for it three times?

Gu Mingnan hurriedly said: "No, no, Master Qian and Master's wife didn't mention it, it was my own thought."

"You thought about it yourself?" Qian Xiaoru didn't understand. Others wanted to give less dowry when they married a wife, but it was the opposite when it came to Gu Mingnan.

Gu Mingnan said: "Yeah, you never asked for anything, but I thought that you should have what others can have, but I don't have much money saved now, so I just want to postpone the marriage for a while." , so the money is enough."

"Sorry, I should have discussed this with you earlier."

As Qian Xiaoru listened, her eyes turned red and tears began to fall.

She felt that she shouldn't have suspected Gu Mingnan's insincerity just because of one sentence, she should know that with Gu Mingnan's personality, she would never play tricks like that.

"Hey, don't cry, what did I say wrong?" Gu Mingnan was a little dazed.

He felt annoyed when others cried, but when he saw Qian Xiaoru, who was always sensible and gentle, crying, he felt flustered and reached out to wipe her tears, but with too much strength, Qian Xiaoru's face turned red.

Qian Xiaoru laughed while crying, and blew a big bubble from her nose, which made her cover her face in fright.

However, Gu Mingnan also said: "It's okay, I've seen your ugly face before."

Qian Xiaoru's face froze.

"No, no, no, I don't mean you are ugly, I mean you look ugly, and I don't mean you look ugly, in fact, you are quite cute when you cry..."

The more he said, the more mistakes he made, Gu Mingnan felt a little dejected: "Although it's cute, you should stop crying. Once you cry, I will only know how to say stupid things."

Qian Xiaoru couldn't help laughing: "I just love to hear you say silly things."

She should have known earlier that Gu Mingnan, whom she likes, lacks a single muscle in a certain aspect, but he is a very real person, but she has her own thoughts and hides them, instead letting Gu Mingnan guess.

Qian Xiaoru secretly made up her mind to tell her sweetheart what she thinks in the future, but she doesn't know that because of this, when the two get married and have children in the future, although their personalities are very different, they will become more harmonious and beautiful.

Seeing that she finally smiled, Gu Mingnan also became happy: "If you want to listen to me, just talk more, just don't get annoyed."

Qian Xiaoru hummed, then restrained her shyness and said, "I won't feel bored listening to it for the rest of my life."

The two of you looked at me, and I looked at you. The affection in their eyes made the Qian family couple on the other end couldn't help laughing.

After a long time, Gu Mingnan asked again: "Actually, I originally planned to save for five years, and then I suddenly told you that I would give you a huge surprise. My sister said that women like this kind of romance."

"But it doesn't look like that now..."

The regret in Gu Mingnan's heart, secretly thought that Gu Sanmei had never had a date at all, how could she know what women like when talking about a date, it's not just nonsense.

If Gu Sanmei was here and heard her second brother's slander, she might vomit a mouthful of blood.

When Qian Xiaoru heard this, she quickly understood what was going on.

After all, before that, Gu Sanmei said that girls like flowers, so Gu Mingnan brought her a bundle of azaleas. She likes to eat meat buns. Once Gu Mingnan bought ten of them, saying that she would eat as much as she could, which made her full. Hiccups after walking home.

There are countless things like that.

Looking back now, Qian Xiaoru only has sweetness in her heart.

She raised her head and said, "Brother Anang, in fact, as long as I'm with you, I'm willing to eat bran and swallow vegetables."

Who knew that Gu Mingnan didn't understand the meaning of these words, so he patted his chest and said, "How can this be, even if I can't eat big fish and meat, I can't let my daughter-in-law eat chaff and vegetables, otherwise I would rather not marry."

Qian Xiaoru looked at him with some resentment: "Then do you really want me to wait five years?"

"In the past five years, we can't meet every day, and we can't eat together, go to work together, or do other things together."

In five years, the one who moves quickly will have two children. Qian Xiaoru feels that Gu Mingnan must not listen to this matter.

As she spoke, she stretched out her hand and gave him a hammer: "You idiot, don't you understand what I mean?"

This little punch gave Gu Mingnan's brain a flash of inspiration, and he immediately reacted: "You mean, let's get married first, with three rings and one ring and one slow down?"

Qian Xiaoru snorted coldly: "When did I mention that I want these? You have a bicycle, I have a watch, I don't know how to make clothes, and I don't need a sewing machine. The radio is rare, but it's not worth it."

"Actually, I think that when two people get married and live a life, they should pay attention to benefits. Those vain ones are useless."

Gu Mingnan was very moved by what he said, and he said in his heart: "Would you be wronged too much?"

Living in Shanghe Village since he was a child, Gu Mingnan has seen many families break up because of the dowry, and it is usually the natal lion who speaks loudly.

Sometimes a girl who doesn't want a bride price to marry will suffer a loss and be said to be a loser.

Most importantly, Gu Mingnan felt in his heart that Qian Xiaoru was worth it, he didn't want to give it blindly but couldn't do it, but he calculated the time carefully.

For countless nights, when Qian Xiaoru was thinking about him sweetly, Gu Mingnan was scratching at his little book, calculating how much money he had to save to marry a wife.

"As long as you treat me well, I won't feel wronged." Qian Xiaoru thought to herself, she was just trying to figure him out.

Gu Mingnan patted his chest and said, "I promise to treat you well for the rest of my life."

"A man is a real man, but a gentleman is hard to chase after a word."

This accent made Qian Xiaoru laugh again.

On the other end, Master Qian turned his head and asked his wife: "Look at Xiaoru crying and laughing, what are these two children talking about?"

Mother Qian smiled and said, "I'll find out later by asking."

The young couple talked for a while before Qian Xiaoru ran back with a smile on her face.

"Master, Master, I will visit you another day." Gu Mingnan shouted loudly.

Master Qian stepped on his bicycle and asked in a low voice, "Xiaoru, what did you two talk about?"

Qian Xiaoru was very happy at the moment, with a smile that couldn't be hidden in his eyes: "Dad, Mom, Brother Anang said, I will ask his elder brother to come to propose marriage in a few days."

"Really?" Qian's mother patted her thigh and said, "This kid is finally enlightened."

Qian Xiaoru snorted and said, "Actually, he wanted to marry me a long time ago, but he was afraid of wronging me."

At the end, he said Gu Mingnan's thoughts again: "It's not that he didn't mention marriage on purpose, so don't blame him."

"What did I say about him? Girls are extroverts. They were crying just now, but now they're talking about Brother Anang." Master Qian said a little sourly.

Qian Xiaoru pursed her lips and smiled, not arguing with him.

On the contrary, when Mother Qian heard this, she immediately felt relieved: "Anan is a good man, but how expensive it is to turn three times and one sound, we don't have many in Xiyuan Town, what conditions are needed to be able to buy these."

"He just loves me."

Seeing her daughter's smiling face, Qian's mother was also happy from the bottom of her heart.

When I got home, Mother Qian took Master Qian and said, "I used to be afraid that our family Xiaoru would be too hot to shave her hair. I liked Anan so much, and I would be wronged when I married her. Now look, Anan is also very fond of our Xiaoru. Heart."

Master Qian said: "You will just think about it, Anan is honest, if he doesn't like Xiaoru, he won't agree to this matter."

Mother Qian glanced at him, thinking to herself how could a man understand a woman's mind.

It's not necessarily a good thing for this girl to like her future man too much before marriage.

Now that the matter is settled, the Qian family and his wife are relieved.

Gu Mingnan wanted to wait five years when he held back his big move, but now that it's settled, he can't wait to get married tomorrow.

But even if he wanted to, he couldn't get married so quickly.

This was Gu Mingdong's first time planning a marriage. He really didn't understand these things, so he simply asked Gu Xiuxiu and Third Aunt Gu for help. Having them two as elders came forward, which saved him a lot of trouble.

The Qian family was reasonable, the gift money and requirements were not high, even Master Qian said on the spot that the dowry will be brought back with them when the time comes, they will not keep a penny, and will make up a dowry for their daughter.

They don't want it, but the Gu family can't help it.

Gu Mingdong also took part of the money, and most of it was handed in by Gu Mingnan after he went to work. He was not short of money, so naturally he didn't want his brother's marriage to be too shabby.

Gu Xiuxiu was originally worried that the foundation of the old Gu's family was too weak, and that Gu Mingnan would lose face when the time came, so she thought in her heart that she would add some to it.

Who knows, it's reassuring to see it.

There were comings and goings, the marriage went much smoother than Gu Mingdong expected, but the wedding date was set at the end of the year.

It's nothing else, but Gu Mingnan is married, and it's always inconvenient to live together again. After all, there are not only uncles and aunts in the family, but also a group of nephews and nieces. After a long time, friction is inevitable.

Besides, it is impossible for Gu Mingnan not to have children when he is married, and if he has children, the house will not be enough.

Qian Xiaoru said that he didn't care, but Gu Mingdong had to think about the future. Instead of waiting for a conflict to break up, it's better to make a plan early.

Gu Mingdong considered again and again, and insisted on building another house, not far from the new house, where he could hear each other's shouts and maintain relative privacy.

It's not that he doesn't want to buy a house in the town, but that private sales of houses are not allowed yet.

Gu Mingnan also said that when the two of them get married, they will be working as dual workers. It will be more cost-effective than buying a house if they can apply for a dormitory for two.

When it is inconvenient, I will live in the town, and I will go home when it is convenient.

He was about to marry a wife, and Gu Mingnan was full of energy every day, and his mental outlook at work was different.

The transportation team knew that Gu Mingnan would soon be Master Qian's son-in-law. Seeing his enthusiasm for work, he couldn't help but joked, "A'nan, your salary is already high enough. What's the matter, your future father-in-law asked for a lot of gifts?"

"Anan, if Master Qian dares to speak loudly, ask the captain to discuss it with him."

"Master Qian loves his daughter very much. How could it be possible for the lion to open his mouth. I think that Anan people are in good spirits when they have happy events, and they don't feel tired when they work."

Gu Mingnan was not angry either: "Go, go, I will have to support my wife and children in the future, so of course I will earn more."

"Isn't your high salary enough?" Some people wondered.

Gu Mingnan said: "There are many places to spend money, who would think too much salary?"

Everyone thought so, anyway, their captain was very happy to see Gu Mingnan.

A group of people chatted and laughed, and the temporary workers at the other end were also full of envy. They all came in at the same time. Gu Mingnan is now getting a salary of 31 yuan, but they are still temporary workers.

It is really rare to get a regular job, but Gu Mingnan's performance is too good, the first-level worker still went to the Daishan City General Factory to pass the exam, not only did not occupy other people's slots, but vacated a position.

The temporary workers were envious from the bottom of their hearts, but they didn't have any objections to Gu Mingnan.

Only Yin Taotao looked at the high-spirited Gu Mingnan, and then thought about the bad things in his family, saying that he had talked about marrying a wife for several years, but in the end, either others looked down on him, or his family didn't like girls.

Yin Taotao lowered his head dully, and once again blamed his sisters in his heart.

Gu Mingnan said that his salary was not spent, not because he was extravagant and wasted, but because there were too many places to spend money at home.

Even if Qian Xiaoru doesn't want anything, it's impossible for Gu Mingnan not to give anything. He still tries his best to give Qian Xiaoru the best.

Furthermore, it costs money to build a new house at home.

The old Gu's family only bought a bicycle last year, built a new house, and started building again just after paying off their debts, which attracted criticism to some extent.

Most of the money in Gu Mingdong's hands cannot be explained. Fortunately, the salary of his younger siblings and Gu Xiuxiu's family are there, so it can barely be explained.

It was useless for the two elder brothers to speak, Gu Sanmei took out the money she had saved: "Brother, you should use this to marry the second brother first, anyway, I don't even have a date now, and I will pay it back when he earns money. "

Gu Mingnan hurriedly said: "How can I use your money when I get married, take it back and take it back, I will save it for myself."

"The house is being built slowly. I also said to Xiaoru that I will wait a few months for the wages to be paid. I will make an integer of 100 yuan as a dowry, and I will not give anything else."

After Gu Xiuxiu and the others came to propose marriage, the elders of both sides sat down and discussed.

In fact, 100 yuan is not too little, at least it is rare in the countryside, even in the town.

But Gu Mingxi said: "I have money in my hand, why do our family go out to borrow money, anyway, you and Sister Xiaoru both have jobs, so could it be possible that you can covet my money and not pay it back?"

"Hmph, I'm just borrowing from you. You get married once in your life. Of course, you have to do it well. You only know how to count the house and the bride price. You don't need money for dinner?"

Gu Mingnan was moved when he heard this, and stretched out his hand to strangle his sister's neck: "Xiaoxi, you are really my own sister, you will come in handy at a critical moment!"

Gu Mingxi was so teased by him that he was so angry that he pinched his arm hard: "Gu Er Er, let me go, and if you don't let me go, see if I don't deal with you, go away, go away, go away."

Gu Mingnan's touch was dispelled: "Why are you still swearing, I just want to thank you."

Gu Mingxi gave him a hard look: "You'd better do the same when sister Xiaoru comes in, and see if she can spend a few days with you."

"Hmph, Xiaoru and I are more in love with each other than Jin Jian." Second Brother Gu said hastily.

Seeing his younger siblings making noise, Gu Mingdong smiled and said, "Xiaoxi, take the money back."

Without waiting for Gu Mingxi to speak, he said again: "I still have it here. If the second child doesn't have enough money, I will pay it first. Anyway, he will pay it back when the time comes."

He didn't intend to take all the bride price and dowry from his younger siblings, after all, they were all working and paid people.

But the eldest brother is the father, Gu Mingdong still said: "The money for the house comes from me. If your parents are still alive, they will also build a new house for you. If Xiaoxi and Xiaobei get married in the future, they will also have the money."

Having said that, the Gu family's parents left early, and the money they left behind had already been spent.

The eldest brother not only raised them up, but also took care of them marrying wives and having children. Gu Mingnan sniffed, called out to his brother, and walked over to hug him.

Gu Mingdong quickly stopped: "Don't come to this nasty thing."

Gu Sanmei sneered: "Except for sister Xiaoru, no one in our family takes this kind of thing."

Gu Mingnan snorted and said, "You're just jealous of me."

After discussing this matter, Gu Mingdong confessed again: "Xiaoxi, you keep the money, but to the outside world, you still say that you gave all the money to let the second child get married, otherwise people will guess."

Everyone in the old Gu family knew that their eldest brother had a way to get money, but he was not so open and above board.

Gu Mingxi nodded immediately: "Okay, let me say that all the wages I have saved in the past few years have been paid out, and I haven't kept a cent."

When Gu Mingnan heard this, he immediately had a bitter face: "It's over, the outside world must say that my brother knows how to suck my sister's blood."

"Then when Xiaoxi is going to get married in the future, you can also tell the outside world that you have given out all your salary for several years to buy a dowry for your younger sister." Gu Mingdong joked.

Gu Mingnan's worry soon became true. The old Gu's family let the news out, and the production team immediately believed it.

After all, the girl's family is not yet married these days, so it's normal to hand over the wages she earns.

And there are sons and daughters in the family, and there are many people who use the daughter's bride price as a betrothal gift for their sons.

So when Gu Mingxi went out, three aunts and six wives came to talk, and what they said was nothing more than to make her think more about herself.

Gu Mingxi smiled without saying a word, thinking in his heart what do you guys know.

Most people are fairly knowledgeable, but some people can't read their expressions.

Aunt Liu stood in front of Gu Mingxi and said, "Xiaoxi, what do you think you are doing to go to work every day? Didn't you give all the wages you earned to your brother? It was cheaper and others wronged yourself."

Gu Mingxi didn't like to deal with her, so he turned around and wanted to leave.

But Third Aunt Liu chased after her and said, "It's useless for a girl to be strong, she still has to marry a good man, that's the real benefit."

"Look at my big girl, her son has already been born, and now she is going to Beijing with her son-in-law to enjoy the blessings."

"You, don't be too stubborn. Your family stops you from getting married. After a few years of age, you won't be able to get married."

"A Dong didn't urge you, but he thought that his family had a big burden, and hoped that you would get a few more years of salary from the family, and then raise the next few children for him."

"Are you stupid? Those are your nephews and nieces. The nieces still picked them up. Is it worth spending money on them?"

Gu Mingxi doesn't care what others say about him, but he doesn't like them maliciously slandering his elder brother.

"Aunt Liu, I know how my elder brother treats me."

"What do you know, don't be fooled by him." Third Aunt Liu sneered.

Gu Mingxi glared at her, and suddenly laughed: "Third Aunt, my elder brother said that he will also give the dowry when I marry someone in the future, but when your big sister went out, I heard that she almost didn't even have the bedroll. take away?"

Third Aunt Liu's face froze: "It's not that the family is too difficult... That's why I said that Dani has good eyesight. My son-in-law doesn't mind, but I love her dearly."

"It's been half a month since they left, why haven't they come back yet?" Gu Mingxi rebelled.

"The other educated youths have already returned. If they don't come back, they have absconded without permission, and they will have to report to the police."

Putting those words aside, Gu Mingxi snorted coldly and left.

Third Aunt Liu's face turned green and then pale, and finally she spat: "A dog bites Lu Dongbin, and he doesn't know a good heart."

But I couldn't help worrying from the bottom of my heart. My daughter went to Beijing with her son-in-law, and logically she should have come back, but there was no news at all.

Only then did Third Aunt Liu suddenly realize that their family knew nothing about Qian Zhiyi except that he was from Beijing.