70s Xiao Que Xing

Chapter 312 It's Legal

After eating, the children curiously ran to the vegetable field to listen to the talk of the girl Zhinu, while the adults lit a pile of wormwood in the yard and chatted in the shade.

"Mother, it's been a long time coming back. I'm also old. Tomorrow, Zhongjun and I will go to the commune to get our certificates!" Xie Xiaonian said to Xu's mother.

"Okay, that's a good thing! I'll go with you tomorrow. Although the pancakes are almost two years old, it's going to be ridiculous. I have to buy some wedding candies for my family. It just so happens that Orchid Go back to the hospital tomorrow, let's go together! Old man, what are you doing sitting there, go to the captain's house to borrow a bullock cart!" Mother Xu arranged excitedly.

"No need, dad, Zhongjun has gone to the captain's house to borrow the oxcart in the afternoon, and there is no need to buy wedding candy. We have been married for so long, why should we buy wedding candy!" Xie Xiaonian refused.

"That's not okay, I have to buy it. By the way, Zhongjun is in good health. How can he drive the car? Let your father go with him tomorrow, just to help drive and watch the car." Xu's mother continued.

"Zhongjun can drive the car, don't bother dad!" Xie Xiaonian said shyly.

"What's not necessary, of course I need it. The Zhongjun will dress up in a spirited manner tomorrow, as long as he is ready to get the certificate, and leave these labor-intensive matters to your father!" Xu's mother directly decided.

Xie Xiaonian saw that Xu's mother was so persistent, so she had no choice but to agree, so she said: "Then we plan to take a photo tomorrow as a commemorative photo, so let's take a family photo together!"

"It's so expensive to take pictures, how can so many people go together, and the bullock cart can't fit so many people!" Xu's mother refused.

"The price of a photo is that much, and we won't charge more just because there are more people going. If one ox cart is not enough, we can just borrow another one. Anyway, it is slack now, as long as we feed the cattle enough The fodder will be borrowed from the team." Xie Xiaonian explained.

"Don't lie to me. Although I have never been to a photo studio, I have heard from the captain's wife that if there are too many people, the photos must be enlarged so that everyone can be seen clearly. If they are not enlarged If you don't, you can't tell the difference between your nose and eyes, but it's so big, isn't it expensive!" Mother Xu said unceremoniously.

"It's not that expensive, and our family doesn't have a family portrait yet. Weiguo and the others haven't taken any photos, so it's worth it even if it's a bit more expensive. When the children grow up, they can see what they looked like when they were young. How nice it is." !" Xie Xiaonian continued to persuade.

"That's right, grandma, just go and take a picture, or call my younger siblings over and ask their opinions!" Lan Hua also chimed in.

"Take a photo? I'm going to take a photo. I've never taken a photo when I grow up!" The Wei family, who came back from the vegetable field, immediately shouted happily when they heard what a few people said.

"I want, too!"

"I want, too!"

Others also responded one after another, saying that they were going to take pictures, and even the depression that they hadn't heard the Cowherd and Weaver Girl just now dissipated.

"Okay, we'll go tomorrow, but the third family can't just pay for the photo shoot. Your mother and I still have some money, so we'll pay for it!" Father Xu made a decision directly.

"Great, I'm going to talk to Daniel and the others, and I'm going to take a picture too!" After the Wei family finished speaking, they immediately ran outside to show off to their friends.

"I'm going to find my best clothes!" Tao Hua also said while running into the house.

Several of its children are either busy preparing for tomorrow, or discussing happily in the yard.

Seeing the children so happy, Xu's mother doesn't feel so distressed about the money anymore. She only takes this photo once in so many years, so it should be more expensive!
When we gathered the next day, I saw that everyone was wearing their latest clothes and shoes, and their hair was neatly combed. They were more energetic than they were during the Chinese New Year.

"Hey, I'm going to take pictures now, but it's different, they are all dressed up so vigorously!"

"Today is a good day for you three, congratulations!"

After the children's publicity yesterday, and they borrowed two bullock carts at once, everyone in the village knew that Xie Xiaonian was going to get a license today, and the Xu family was going to take pictures together.

Therefore, when the villagers greeted them along the way, they could not do without these two things.

After arriving at the commune, the whole family went to accompany Xie Xiaonian and the others to get the marriage certificate, because they were very experienced and there were few people who got the certificate, so Xie Xiaonian and the others got the marriage certificate in less than 20 minutes.

At this time, the marriage certificate was like a certificate of merit for later generations. It was boxy, with a head portrait of a Chinese Communist and a national flag on one side printed on the top.The left and right sides are flower belts composed of ears of wheat, cotton, sunflowers, etc., and the bottom is printed with factories, dams and some soldiers, farmers and workers holding red books.

And the content inside is also first written in red fonts, the highest instruction of the Communist Party: "To fight against selfishness and criticize, all members of the revolutionary team must care for each other, love each other, and help each other."

Then there are three big characters on the black marriage certificate, and the batch number of the marriage certificate is written below it. Xu Zhongjun and Xie Xiaonian married voluntarily. The date and the seal of the Commune Revolutionary Committee are all there is to a marriage certificate.

The whole marriage certificate is full of strong 70s features.

Looking at this thin piece of paper, Xie Xiaonian, who was deeply educated in the rule of law, felt that she was finally legal!

"Mom, show me what the marriage certificate looks like!" Pancake said anxiously, grabbing Xie Xiaonian's leg.

"Okay, come on, show us the pancakes, and when you get married in the future, you will know what the marriage certificate looks like!" Xu's mother took the marriage certificate from Xiao Nian and said with a smile.

"I don't want to marry a daughter-in-law, I want to be with my mother!" Pancake looked at the colorful marriage certificate in her hand seriously, and said with a pout.

"Our pancakes are really filial. When the photo is taken later, I will let you stand in the middle!" Li Suxin said with a big laugh.

When it comes to taking pictures, a group of people are not busy looking at the marriage certificate, they are busy walking outside, ready to take pictures.

At that time, the photo studio was relatively simple, with a sign on the wall and a few black and white photos for display on the only glass window, and the light bulbs were used for lighting, which was very simple.

But even so, the others didn't appreciate the novelty, and after entering the house, they only dared to look and dare not touch, for fear of breaking something and not being able to pay for it!

"Criticism against selfishness, comrade, how much will it cost us to take a family portrait?" Xu's father, a big man, still cares about face. After entering the room, he didn't look around like others, and asked directly.

"To serve the people, there are so many people who need to wash at least 6 inches. One photo is 7 yuan, and two photos are washed, and one more photo is washed, and an extra 2 yuan!" There are very few people in the commune who can take pictures, so the waiter The attitude of the company is also more polite, much better than the people in the supply and marketing cooperative.

According to the quotation given by the waiter, if they took a family portrait and added a picture, it would be 9 yuan. With that much money, they could buy more than 20 catties of coarse grains in the black market.

Although Xu's father felt a little pain in his flesh, seeing that everyone else was beaming, he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, let's take a photo, and then wash another one!"

"9 yuan, 4 days later, that is, on July 7th, you can pick up the photos with the fee slip!" The waiter said while issuing the ticket.

"Two elderly people sit on the stool in the middle with the two young ones in their arms. The children stand on both sides in turn, the tall adults stand behind, and the men and women behind stand separately!" the photographer arranged while moving the camera and the stand.

Xie Xiaonian thought of the family portrait in the window, men and women were standing separately, so she gave up the idea of ​​standing with Xu Zhongjun, now the general environment will be like this, it's better not to be too different, when she buys a camera herself in the future, what do you think Just take the photo.

"Okay, just stand still and don't move, just smile, and don't blink if I don't say yes!" said the photographer while adjusting the camera.

When everyone's eyes were about to get sore, they finally heard the cameraman say "Okay!"

After coming out of the photo studio, Xu's mother said with emotion: "It's only 9 yuan for just this one. It's really expensive. There's no end to their fortune in this photo studio!"

"That's right, I earned so much in just a few minutes, and I didn't let me blink. My eyes are almost dry, and I don't know why the master is so ink-stained." Fan Min also echoed.

"It's not the master's ink marks, it's him adjusting the focus or something. The film is so expensive, if you blink, you will waste a film, and the photos will not look good." Lan Hua explained.

"Yes, and it's not as simple as what you said. You can see that we have been in for a long time and no one else has come in, so we know their business is not very good." Xu's father also continued.

"That's right, who would come to take pictures every day if it's so expensive!"

Although taking pictures is a bit more expensive and the experience is not very good, everyone is still very excited. They have not stopped discussing since they left the photo studio.

"Mother, today is such a good day, I invite you to have dinner at the state-run restaurant." After everyone's enthusiasm for discussion subsided a little, Xie Xiaonian said.

"Which state-run restaurant are you going to? Taking pictures is so expensive today, how can you spend any more money!" Mother Xu objected.
"It's my father's money to take pictures, but not mine. Today is the day when Zhongjun and I get our licenses, so I want to treat you to a delicious meal."

"That's right, mother, it's not that I'm going every day, but just this once. After all, everyone came together, so let's just spend a little extravagant time." Xu Zhongjun also said.

"No, I won't do it if I say no. It's so expensive. I don't know how much meat and vegetables I can buy with that money. It's not like our family doesn't have meat and vegetables. If you want to celebrate, let's go home and make table dishes together , wouldn’t it be enough to have a reunion dinner? There’s no need to go to a state-run restaurant!” Xu’s mother firmly disagreed.

"Okay then, otherwise, I'll go to the supply and marketing agency to buy some meat, and we'll go back to make dumplings at noon." Xie Xiaonian took a step back and said.

Although Xiao Nian knew that dumplings were very special to Zhongjun, but with so many people, it would be the easiest way to make dumplings, so she suggested.

But after finishing speaking, Xie Xiaonian quickly glanced at Xu Zhongjun, afraid that he would feel sad.

(End of this chapter)