Siheyuan: Traveling through three years to gain the power of a palm

"I say let's not talk here. It's scorching hot in the middle of the day."

Matchmaker Li spoke at the right time to remind everyone.

"Yeah, yeah, that's my brain, bro. Come on, let's go into the restaurant and talk."

Jiang Daniu also realized that something was wrong and quickly took his people into the restaurant.

……

When the meal was almost over, Matchmaker Li saw that both parties were quite satisfied, so she decided to make another effort and settle the matter today, so as not to let Shen Yue down.

At the urging of matchmaker Li, the two families agreed. Three days later, the Jiang family came to propose marriage and set a date, with a betrothal gift of 28 yuan.

Other matters will be discussed in detail on the day of proposal.

After dinner, Jiang Fan stopped Jiang Ping'an who wanted to go home and asked him to send the Chen family home.

Sure enough, after sending the Chen family back home, Chen's mother also asked Chen Qian to send Jiang Pingan off. The two of them spent the entire afternoon happily dating.

After returning home, the two of them were naturally questioned by their families. After some questioning, they learned that they had just gone shopping in the department store. Jiang Ping'an bought a comb for Chen Qian and watched a movie.

Everyone was relieved, and Jiang Ping'an's incident was over.

As for whether it will affect the work of the Street Office in three days, the Street Office cannot stop people from proposing marriage, so get married.

The next day, the street office came to notify us to participate in steel smelting.

Jiang Fan went to see it. The steelmaking furnace was an ordinary, traditional steelmaking furnace, not very tall. The quality of the steel smelted in such a furnace could not be said to be very good.

Most of the time, it cannot meet the needs of industrial production. This is also a common problem in this era. The steel smelted in rural areas and most cities simply cannot meet the conditions.

It can be said to be pig iron and cannot be put into use at all.

But Jiang Fan couldn't do anything. In the current situation, his power alone was really too small, and it was impossible for him to turn the tide.

Today is the day to propose marriage.

The Jiang family was accompanied by Jiang's father, Jiang's mother, and Jiang Ping'an, along with two bicycles, carrying cigarettes, tea, wine, snacks, etc. Led by matchmaker Li, the group entered the courtyard where the Chen family lived.

The people in the courtyard also knew that Chen's daughter was on a blind date. Everyone knew that she was here to propose marriage, so they all came out to watch the fun. The children surrounded Jiang Ping'an, and Jiang Ping'an generously gave the children candy.

Father Chen invited him in and sat down.

Matchmaker Li led the process, saying that the man was a good guy and the woman was a good girl, and that they were a perfect match...

"Brother Chen, I don't know what you mean?"

"I mean? Of course I agree."

Father Chen didn't dwell on this matter, nor did he intend to make things difficult for Jiang Ping'an, so he agreed immediately.

Then the two families began to discuss the marriage.

Today is August 20th, and the time is set for the 27th so that Jiang Fan can also participate. The betrothal gift has also increased from 28 yuan to 58 yuan, and this year is exactly 58 years.

As for the banquet, not many people were booked because there were not many people in the Jiang family. Except for some good friends, people in the courtyard naturally would not be invited.

The Chen family was in a similar situation. During the war, surviving was a real challenge. In the end, they booked six tables for the feast, not in the courtyard, but at a restaurant outside.

Six tables are quite a lot. Except for family members, all the invited guests come by themselves. There will be no phenomenon of bringing their families with them. That would be inappropriate.

As for whether it's capitalism, don't you see what the harvest will be like this year?

On the wedding day, the Jiang family will send five bicycles to pick up the bride, and Jiang's father will also buy them a new bicycle, a girls' one, as a token of his parental love.

The Chen family is similar, they will give a sewing machine and some other things as a dowry.

It can be said that this is a very generous dowry, so Chen Qian will have the confidence to speak in the Jiang family. Moreover, Chen Qian's work will also come to the Jiang family.

Nowadays, marrying off a daughter rarely involves a job. Most of the time, the daughter gets married and keeps her job in her parents' home, or pays some money to the family every month.

After the discussion, they had lunch at Chen's house.

The Chen family’s dishes are also very rich, with chicken, duck, fish and meat. I think they are really prepared with care.

After dinner, Jiang's father and mother went home, and Jiang Ping'an went on a date with Chen Qian again.

This time, at Jiang Ping'an's strong request, Chen Qian went home with a new dress.

When they arrived at the gate of the courtyard where the Chen family lived, Chen Qian asked Jiang Pingan to wait for her for a while.

After returning home, Chen Qian put her clothes on the bed, took out a pair of cloth shoes from the house, ran to the door, put the cloth shoes in Jiang Ping'an's hands, and ran home quickly.

Chapter 65: Marriage

Jiang's father and mother came from Chen's house and sent matchmaker Li home.

"Sister Li, this is just a small token of my appreciation. Please accept it."

"Big sister, what are you doing? We agreed that Ping An blind date will be left to me, how can I take your money?"

Matchmaker Li saw that Shen Yue was going to pay money, so she refused to agree. She felt guilty for being deceived into arranging an inappropriate marriage for Jiang Pingan last year.

Not to mention that Jiang Ping'an had gone on two blind dates this year but failed, which made her feel even more guilty. How could she bear to accept money again?

"Sister Li, listen to me. There's no matchmaker in this world who doesn't charge for matchmaking. We've seen you running around all the time for Ping An. How could we let you work in vain?"

"No, sister, that was my promise to find him a good wife. I really can't take your money."

Matchmaker Li shook her head repeatedly and refused to accept the red envelope.

"Sister Li, please accept it. We will have to trouble you in the future. My second child is independent and I don't have to worry about him, but I have a daughter and my brother's family has three sons. I will have to trouble you in the future.

Besides, if you don't accept the money, and word gets out, you won't be able to continue your matchmaking career. It's one thing for another."

Jiang Daniu also advised that it was impossible not to pay.

Matchmaker Li thought for a moment, then accepted the red envelope without hesitation. Having been a matchmaker for so many years, she knew how much money was in the red envelope just by feeling it. It must be no less than ten yuan.

"Okay, big sister, big brother, you can trust me. From now on, I will handle all the blind dates for your children. I will look for someone of the right age right now. After observing for a few years, I will definitely find a good one for you."

Hearing Matchmaker Li's bold words, Jiang Daniu and his wife also smiled happily.

After they parted, Jiang Daniu said to his wife, why not just go and buy the bicycle home so that they won’t be out of stock when the time comes.

Shen Yue thought about it and agreed, as it was indeed the case.

This year on May Day, before Director Chen left the factory, Jiang Daniu was once again awarded the title of "Model Worker" and a bicycle ticket.

Director Chen retired in June of this year, and his secretary, Xu Feng, was transferred to the Ministry of Industry, seemingly to gild his reputation. The rolling mill is now headed by Yang Aiguo, formerly the deputy director.

When they arrived at the department store, Jiang Daniu successfully bought a women's bicycle. He first went to the police station to register and stamp it, and then the couple rode one home each.

Back in the yard, a brand new women's bicycle caused another sensation. Because of the incident last year when Mr. Chen's family bought a second-hand bicycle, everyone also knew about the trust store.

So this year, two families in the yard also bought cars, and Yan Bugui was one of them. This shocked everyone for a long time.

But those were all second-hand 28-inch bicycles, and the one Shen Yue rode back now was a new women's bicycle.

How could this not make people in the yard, especially women like Shen Yue, envious?

The Jiang family already lived a good and enviable life, and now they are even more enviable.

As for the report? That wasn't the case. Everyone in the yard knew that Jiang Daniu was this year's model worker and had received a bicycle ticket.

Considering the Jiang family's salary level, buying a car is not difficult.

After chatting with the people in the yard for a while, the two pushed the cart home.

Jiang Fan had already cooked mung bean soup and let it cool. There had been a lot of cases of heatstroke from steelmaking these days, but fortunately, no one had died.

"Dad, Mom, let's have a bowl of mung bean soup. How about it? What's the date?"

"We'll have six tables for the banquet on the 27th. We'll find a restaurant tomorrow and not have it in our yard. It'll save us the trouble. We can just come back and hand out some wedding candy when the time comes."

Jiang Daniu drank a bowl of mung bean soup in one breath and went to get another bowl.

"That's fine. It would be really troublesome to set up the banquet in the yard."

When Jiang Ping'an was on a blind date, Jiang Fan told him not to tell anyone in the courtyard to avoid trouble. Although Matchmaker Li had come to the house many times, everyone had some guesses, but they didn't know the specific date.

Lying in bed at night, Jiang Fan thought about his life in the past six months. Although he didn't come back very often, the yard was quite quiet.

Yi Zhonghai felt relieved after receiving Jia Dongxu's promise to provide for his retirement. Jia Zhangshi, having had a big fight with Jia Dongxu, did not dare to cause any more trouble.

Normally she only dared to speak ill of others behind their backs, but she seemed to have figured something out and was staring at Yi Zhonghai's house all day long.

These past two days, Jia Zhang had heard about life in the countryside and seemed to want to go to the countryside to take advantage of the situation and eat good food.

The deaf old lady in the backyard lost her previous good life because of a salary reduction due to Yi Zhonghai's job adjustment. The living expenses of five yuan a month were barely enough to keep her from starving to death.

It is unlikely that she would be able to eat something good to replenish her body. In just half a year, an exquisite old lady seemed to have become much more haggard.

Sha Zhu still looks for a date based on his own standards, so naturally he won't be successful. Xu Damao has been trying to set a trap for Sha Zhu, but Jiang Fan hasn't seen him act yet.

Now Jiang Fan just felt that this was normal courtyard life, without so many monsters and demons. As long as Yi Zhonghai and Jia Zhangshi didn't cause trouble, life would still be very good.

And all of this seems to be because of one person - Jia Dongxu.

Jiang Fan was also wondering if Jia Dongxu hadn't died, there wouldn't be so much shit in the yard.

Moreover, after getting along with each other for several years, I found that Jia Dongxu is indeed a nice person.

But the problem is, he doesn't know when Jia Dongxu died. He was hung on the wall at the beginning of the plot, and it was only said that he died in the line of duty. How can he save him?

"Jia Dongxu, it all depends on your fate."

……

The sun was high in the sky, steelmaking was in full swing, and the whole world seemed to be heating up.

Jiang Fan didn't know how long it would take to refine the steel, but it shouldn't be too long, because more serious problems would soon arise.

August 27th soon arrived, which was Jiang Ping'an's wedding day.

In the morning, the five brothers Jiang Pingan, Jiang Fan, Jiang Dalei, Jiang Yang and Jiang Yue each had a bicycle. Jiang Pingan was riding a newly bought bike, which was a little small compared to his body shape, but it was not a big problem.

Jiang Fan rode his bike with matchmaker Li, and the group went to pick up the bride in a lively manner.

Chen Qian from the Chen family also put on her new clothes. When she thought about getting married and leaving home in the future, she couldn't help but shed tears.

This made Chen Dong, as the older brother, very distressed. The family discussed Chen Qian's marriage twice, and he was not present both times. He had not yet met Jiang Ping'an, but he knew that the family was very satisfied. Even his son had changed sides.

This made him very depressed. Seeing Chen Qian crying, he felt like his brain was going crazy and said, "Why don't you just not get married?"

Chen Li's face darkened when he heard this. His sorrowful mood was interrupted by this rebellious son. He kicked Chen Dong on the butt and said, "Get out! Don't let me beat you on your wedding day!"

Chen Dong patted his butt. These were his new clothes.

Chapter 66: Marriage (Part 2)

Soon, Jiang Ping'an and his group arrived at the alley where the Chen family lived.

Matchmaker Li got out of the car and dealt with the crowd in the alley. Jiang Ping'an and the others were spreading candy. It wasn't any expensive candy, just the hard candy commonly used at weddings.

Arrive at Chen’s house.

Chen Dong looked at Jiang Ping'an and felt that his nose was not a nose and his eyes were not eyes.

Since Jiang Fan had already captured the little guy Chen Shengli, he also knew that this person was Chen Qian's elder brother.

"Brother, this is Chen Dong, my sister-in-law's eldest brother."

Jiang Pingan nodded and took out a box of Zhonghua from his pocket. "Hello, brother-in-law, I'm here to pick up Chen Qian."

"You, boy, want to marry my sister. Let me tell you..."

"Get lost! You're already grown up, and you're still making a scene here, ruining your sister's life."

Before Chen Dong could finish, his father kicked him aside. Everyone burst into laughter.

But Chen Dong didn't feel embarrassed at all. He ran to Chen's father and said, "Dad, please give me some face. There are so many people here."

Father Chen ignored him and looked at Jiang Ping'an for a while before coming to Jiang Ping'an.

"Ping An, you are a good boy. From now on, my girl will be handed over to you. Please don't let her suffer any injustice."

"Uncle Chen, don't worry. I will never let Qian'er suffer any injustice."

Jiang Pingan quickly assured.