A layman in the courtyard

Chapter 78 Marriage
1959/8/16

This is a day worth remembering. Cao Zhihua and Lou Xiao'e took their household registration books and certificates and came to the street office early in the morning to register their marriage.

After leaving the door, Cao Zhihua looked at Lou Xiao'e who kept giggling while holding a certificate. He couldn't stand it anymore, so he pulled her over and said:
"Si'ezi, hurry up, we have to take wedding photos."

Lou Xiao'e reacted in a daze,
"Oh, oh, oh, yes, let's go take pictures quickly."

When they came to the photo studio, Cao Zhihua and Lou Xiao'e took a headshot of the two of them together and a full-length photo of the two holding each other. Then they rented a wedding dress and suit from the photo studio and took a wedding photo.

Then the two of them took the bus back to Lou Xiao'e's house with the grand prize certificate, and discussed with Lou Bancheng what day they would welcome the bride and hold a banquet.

Back at Lou's house, Lou Bancheng and Lou Tan were waiting at home.

As soon as Cao Zhihua walked in, his little mouth was very sweet and he immediately changed his title:
"Dad, Mom, I took Ezi to get the certificate just now. I kept you waiting for a long time."

Lou Bancheng looked at the two people holding the marriage certificate and smiled with satisfaction.
"Okay, okay, you two grew up together, and now you have achieved success. I hope you two will love each other, live in harmony and support each other, your life will be long, and I hope you can spend time together in the future."

Cao Zhihua said with assurance:
"Dad, Mom, you should know what kind of person I am. I will love and protect Ezi all my life, and make her happy for the rest of her life. And I don't have parents. You two are my parents-in-law. They are also my biological parents. From now on, I will take care of you until you die and throw a brazier."

Lou Tan said happily:
"Your father and I have liked your cleverness and filial piety since we were young. Now that we have become a family again, you must live a good life in the future."

"Mom, don't worry, we will live a good life. I have sworn to let Ezi live a happy life in the future."

After Lou Bancheng nodded, he started to chase people away:
"Okay, you've finished getting the certificates today. I guess those in your courtyard are still waiting for good news. Take Xiao'e and leave early. Just remember to come back often to see your mother and me."

Cao Zhihua was dumbfounded and didn't know how to ask:

"Dad, don't you want to choose a day to take Ezi home when I come to welcome the bride?"

Lou Bancheng laughed:
"Now there is a famine in the country. Everything should be kept simple. It is not good if it gets too big. It will easily attract jealousy and cause trouble. Just get the certificate. The marriage recognized by the state has been done. You go back and buy some wedding candies to send to the neighbors to tell the good news. That’s it.”

Does Cao Zhihua:

"Dad, but my uncle and uncle from my hometown are still waiting to eat my wedding wine. What should I do?"

Lou Bancheng said:

"You must not hold a wedding banquet at this point. Keep it low-key. Send a telegram to your uncle and uncle, saying that the bride's family does not agree to hold a wedding banquet. Keep everything simple and just get the certificate."

Cao Zhihua didn't know what Lou Bancheng had been through in the past few years. Why did he suddenly become so cautious in his dealings with others? He felt like a different person. However, with the arrangement of his elders, it was hard for him to contradict himself, so he could only agree:
"Okay, Dad, I will send a telegram to my hometown later. The banquet is not held, so I can take Ezi home first?"

Lou Bancheng and Lou Tan said with full smiles:
"Hurry up and go back. Let the young couple live a good life."

"Okay, parents, I will definitely take good care of Ezi. Let's go first."

"Well, I believe you will make our Ezi happy. Let's go back."

Cao Zhihua got up from the sofa, took Lou Xiao'e's hand, and slowly left Lou's house.

Cao Zhihua looked at Lou Xiao'e's happy face and asked curiously:

"Ezi, when I see other people getting married, the woman doesn't cry and shout when she goes out, with a look of reluctance. How come we are getting married? It's not uncomfortable for you to be married at all." The happiness on Lou Xiao'e's face did not diminish, but she looked arrogant. road:
"People's daughters who are married off are like water thrown away. I am the only daughter in our family now. I can go home at any time. I will definitely not be sad. Hey, silly Zhihua, now you know how powerful you are. In the future, you If you treat me badly, I will run back to my parents’ home and you won’t find me.”

Cao Zhihua looked into Lou Xiao'e's eyes lovingly and said sweetly:
"How can I bear to treat you badly? You are my treasure. I hold it in my hand for fear of falling, and hold it in my mouth for fear of melting. You are so precious."

When Lou Xiao'e heard this, she felt drunk. She looked at Cao Zhihua's shoulder and murmured:

"You are also our treasure, I love you so much."

That's the bad thing about it at this time. Cao Zhihua didn't dare to hug Lou Xiao'e in public, otherwise he would definitely be criticized all the way.

After Cao Zhihua sent the telegram to his uncle, he took Lou Xiaoe to the department store. He took his marriage certificate and bought a washbasin with the word "happy" on it, a thermos bottle, and 5 pounds of fruit candies. There was a toilet at home, so he didn't buy a spittoon.

Then he saw that there was nothing left to buy, so he took Lou Xiaoe back to the courtyard.

When they arrived at the courtyard, the third uncle's sharp eyes immediately saw Cao Zhihua bringing Lou Xiao'e and the items he bought just for the wedding, so he asked:
"Zhihua, are you ready to get married?"

"Yes, Third Master, Lou Xiao'e and I have also achieved Zhengguo today, and we received the certificate today."

The third uncle instantly laughed happily,

"It's a good thing, a great thing. How many tables are you planning to host?"

Cao Zhihua replied helplessly:
"Third uncle, there's going to be a famine now. Where can we hold a banquet? I can't survive this day?"

When the third uncle heard this, he was a little embarrassed, and he laughed and continued:

"That's right. Now I'm still saying that it's better to keep everything simple, and I still have to live a good life."

"Yes, third uncle, Xiao'e and I will go and put things away, and I will send you wedding candies later to identify the door."

"Okay, you go to work first."

Cao Zhihua returned to the house. The hot bed in the room was replaced with new cotton batting, quilts, and sheets inside and outside. He put the things away, led Lou Xiao'e out, and went door to door delivering candies.

Although he couldn't hold a banquet, Cao Zhihua deliberately bought more candies. After all, getting married was a major event in life, and he didn't want to give a wedding candy and keep it in check.

So when delivering sweets from door to door, they asked one person from each household to put one hand into the bag and grab a handful, and as many as they grabbed.

When I arrived at Shazhu's house in the Zhongyuan, I saw that Cao Zhihua, who was younger than me, actually found such a pretty girl, and she looked like she had a registered permanent residence in the city. She got married earlier than me, and I felt sour in my mouth.

Cao Zhihua was in a good mood today. He didn't want to be angry or cause any complications to his wedding, so he didn't bother to talk to this fool.

Went to the backyard, handed out the wedding candies, and went straight home to hug my wife.

You can apply for three days of wedding leave when you get married. Cao Zhihua will not waste a day and directly asks Man An to rest peacefully for a few days.

(End of this chapter)