MTL - Go Back To 1980 and Enjoy It-Chapter 117 The Zhang family’s matchmaking gift

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Chapter 117 The Zhang Family’s Matchmaking Gift

 The morning of the next day.

 After the banquet, Deng Changmei got married under the **** of her relatives and the matchmaker Deng Shirong.

 When saying goodbye to her parents, Deng Changmei also shed tears.

As parents, Deng Yunjin and his wife also had tears in their eyes.

It takes nearly an hour and a half to walk from Naye Village to Changtian Village. Deng Changmei, escorted by matchmakers and bridegrooms, stopped when she reached the fork in Changtian Village and Darongshu Village.

The "scouts" sent by the man's family kept an eye on the woman's itinerary. Seeing that she was stopping here, they rushed back to report the incident to the man's family.

Then, the groom Zhang Kangmei set out with the bride-grooming team, and within ten minutes he saw the bride and her entourage.

Calculated in this way, plus the thirty-eight yuan in cash from the red envelope, it is more than ninety yuan. Even if her calculated price is different, it should not be less than ninety yuan.

 Giving so many gifts to thank the matchmaker seemed incredible to her.

It was already three o'clock in the afternoon when Deng Shirong returned home. About half an hour later, the groom's family sent someone to bring him a matchmaking gift.

“Not bad, I actually have two hundred and eighty-eight dollars in the box. It seems that the bride was quite favored when she was at her parents’ house!”

In addition to being a matchmaker, Deng Shirong can also be regarded as a member of his mother's family. He waited for Deng Changmei's relatives to talk about it before he stepped forward and said: "Amei, this will be your home from now on. Live a good life with your husband. If you are wronged, Just come back and tell Jiu Gong, Jiu Gong will make the decision for you."

Deng Changmei wiped her eyes and said with a smile: "I know Jiu Gong."

She did a rough calculation and found that pork **** and five flavors cost about fourteen yuan, pork belly cost more than twenty yuan, sandworms cost about seven yuan, tobacco, wine and tea also cost a few yuan. Although the rest of the items were not very valuable, But it adds up to ten or eight yuan.

Secondly, when I invited the three generations of the Zhang family to come over to help build furniture, I paid them enough wages, so they are now thanking the matchmaker for the generous gift, and they must have the intention of reciprocating the favor.

 The marriage process is basically the same, so we won’t repeat it again.

Deng Yunzhen interrupted and asked: "Dad, what are the reasons?"

 “Amei…”

Deng Shirong guessed: “First of all, the economic conditions of the Zhang family are relatively good.

  Not counting his son and daughter-in-law, among the three couples that Deng Shirong matched, Zhang Kangmei’s family undoubtedly has the best economic conditions.

Then, a pig **** weighing about twelve pounds, a full twenty pounds of pork belly, a five-flavor bag of about two pounds, two packs of cigarettes, two bottles of wine, two packs of tea, sandworms, candy cakes, sticky rice, Two pounds each of glutinous rice, wheat, noodles, sesame seeds, peanuts, black beans, soybeans, red beans, and mung beans.

“Amei, live a good life here. We will pick you up in three days.”

After the two parties greeted each other, Zhang Kangmei took out the red envelope he had prepared and gave it to Deng Changmei.

 After completing the wedding process, the Zhang family started the party on time before twelve o'clock.

After the gift giver left, Zhang Xiuping couldn't help but ask: "Dad, does the groom's family have to give so many gifts to thank the matchmaker?"

 The red envelope alone gave me a full 38 yuan.

 Therefore, relatives and friends of the Zhang family always praised it while eating.

 “Oh my god, there are so many good cloths.”

 At around one o'clock in the afternoon, except for a few guests who were drinking, the other guests had eaten and drank enough and began to bid farewell to the host's house.

“Amei, it’s getting late, we have to go back!”

Unlike in later generations, leaders or prominent figures are the most distinguished guests at a wedding banquet, and wedding guests and matchmakers have to stand aside.

 “Oh, this woman’s dowry is really quite large!”

 …

This is naturally not comparable to the banquet when Deng Yuntai and Zhang Xiuping got married, but in this era, it is already a very good food and drink.

Deng Shirong smiled and said: "Of course not. According to the current market situation of matchmaking, a gift of half as much as this is already pretty good. I guess there are several reasons why the Zhang family's gift of thanks to the matchmaker is so heavy."

In this regard, Deng Changmei was quite confident, so she opened the dowry box generously and showed the contents one by one to relatives and friends of the Zhang family.

Deng Shirong, as the matchmaker, sat at the same table as the wedding guest.

When Deng Shirong was making furniture before, he specially invited three generations of the Zhang family to come over to help, and paid them enough wages. With this friendship, and the Zhang family was very satisfied with the marriage, the matchmaker gift was given. Naturally, it's a big deal.

 After the other guests had almost left, the wedding guest also came to say goodbye to Deng Changmei.

After the grandpa came back, relatives and friends of the Zhang family gathered around and asked the bride to open the dowry box with a smile to see how many good things were in the box and how much money the bride's parents had given her.

 The second time is to bid farewell to their parents before getting married. At that moment most brides will cry.

 Zhang Xiuping was stunned when she saw so many gifts.

Deng Changmei's eyes slowly turned red following the instructions from her family members.

 In this era, wedding guests and matchmakers are the most distinguished guests at wedding banquets.

   …”

Of course, these are just my personal guesses. Only the Zhang family will know whether this is the case. "

Zhang Xiuping said with deep understanding: "Dad, I think your guess is very reasonable. I guess the Zhang family really thinks so."

After seeing the bride’s dowry and the money in the box, relatives and friends of the Zhang family all praised her, which put a smile on Deng Changmei’s face.

Also, our family is not bad now. The Zhang family probably did this to strengthen their relationship with our family.

Three generations of the Zhang family are carpenters, and their economic conditions are among the best in the countryside. There are eight tables in total, and the dishes at the banquet are also sumptuous. In addition to the three must-have dishes of meatballs, egg rolls, and braised pork, there are also White-cut chicken, pork stir-fried with celery and garlic, bamboo shoot threads, sweet lotus root, peanut candy, sauerkraut and pickled garlic sprouts, stir-fried hot pot vegetables, stir-fried cold potatoes and a pork bone stewed lotus root soup.

 The sum of these factors led to the Zhang family giving such a heavy gift to thank the matchmaker.

 Furthermore, the Zhang family must be very satisfied with this marriage.

 In this era, brides usually shed three tears when they get married: The first time is the night before the wedding. When talking to relatives about the topic of getting married tomorrow, the mood is so high that it is easy to shed tears collectively.

“Amei, from today on, you are my daughter-in-law. You can’t do things as casually as you did in your natal family. You must learn to get along with your parents-in-law, your sister-in-law, and your brother-in-law..."

Subsequently, Deng Shirong and others went to greet the Zhang family one by one, and then drifted away under Deng Changmei's reluctant eyes.

Deng Changmei had no intention of making things difficult for the other party. She took the red envelope according to the rules and continued her journey under the **** of the escort, without even looking at how much money was in the red envelope.

 The third time is when the wedding guests say goodbye...

Deng Yunzhen echoed: "I also think what you said makes sense, Dad."

Deng Shirong smiled and said: "No matter what the reason is, since they have sent me a gift to thank the matchmaker, let's just keep it!"

 (End of this chapter)

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