The Local Lazy Man System

May 12, today is Xiao Si'er's engagement day.

In Yangping County, there is such a custom. Men and women first get engaged, pay the betrothal gift, and then get married. However, it is simpler now than before. Now, as long as the parents of both parties agree, the engagement and the betrothal gift can be combined in two steps.

Generally, the parents of the husband will find a fortune-teller and choose an auspicious day and auspicious time to receive a betrothal gift.

Two "Engagement Letters", the "Engagement Letters" indicate the betrothed, the witnesses, the names of the parents of the man and the woman, the date of birth of the man and the woman, the birthday, the signatures of the parents of the man and the woman, the date of the engagement, etc. On the day of the engagement, the woman will keep one copy, and the man will keep one copy.

Items include: two red dates, two chestnuts, meaning to stand up early, ten circles of red thread, a needle at each end of the red thread, a packet of noodles, a packet of salt, which means perfect and a thousand miles of marriage, both men and women Give a belt, meaning belt (that is, children).

The most important thing is that the man prepares the money to give to the woman. As for the amount of money, it depends on the man's economic strength. If the economic strength is strong, you can give more, and if the economic strength is not strong, you can give less.

Of course, this also depends on the opinions of the woman's parents. Some of the woman's parents are unreasonable, and they are asking for everything.

Due to the question of the amount of the bride price, there are not a few parents of men and women quarreling, and many men and women are also not married because of the size of the bride price.

As for the woman, after receiving the things from the man sent by the matchmaker, first fill out the "Engagement Letter", and then prepare the gifts to the man in return for the thousands of miles of marriage sent by the man.

As for the money sent by the man, a certain amount must be given back. The amount of the rebate depends on the situation of the woman. Some give 10,000, some give 8,000, and some give 6,000. Of course, some don’t give a cent. All the money will be given back to the man, and it will be reserved for the man to buy a house and get married. This depends on the woman's parents.

Elsewhere, Ye Rongyao didn't know that in Ye Rongyao's hometown, it is not acceptable to give back the dowry, even if you give back a few hundred, but you will be gossiped. If you will not agree, the marriage will not be made.

The engagement banquet was held on both sides, and the woman also set up several tables of banquets, invited the new uncle and the matchmaker, and gave the matchmaker a big red envelope, which was his hard work.

After all, before the marriage banquet is held for both men and women, the parents of both men and women communicate with each other's parents through a matchmaker. Any dissatisfaction or requests are communicated through the matchmaker. There are very few parents of both men and women. communicate directly.

Therefore, the matchmaker is very important in rural areas. Generally, a matchmaker will not end a marriage until the woman married by the man has a child. Before that, the matchmaker still has to coordinate the issues between the man and the woman.

Of course, this is only a ceremony at the woman's house, and the man's house also has a ceremony, but the man's house should hold the engagement ceremony after the woman's ceremony.

Generally, the woman holds a banquet at noon, and the man holds a banquet at night.

The engagement ceremony at the man's house is relatively simple, not so many. The complicated ceremony is to hold a few tables of wine and invite some of the man's relatives, friends, and classmates to drink. Of course, the matchmaker still needs to be invited, and the man also has to give A big red envelope to the matchmaker to express my gratitude.

After the man's engagement drink is finished, it means that the engagement ceremony is completed. From now on, the man and woman are husband and wife and can live together without any scruples. Generally, after the engagement, the woman will live in the man's house, which is considered the man's home. daughter-in-law.

In the eyes of rural people, an engagement ceremony is more symbolic than receiving a "red book" from the government department. If you don't have an engagement or a wedding banquet, you just received a "red book", which means that it is legal for both men and women to sleep together. People in rural areas do not recognize the relationship between husband and wife, and there are many rumors in rural areas.

Yesterday, Xiaosi'er's mother asked Ye Rongyao and wanted to invite Ye Rongrong to accompany Xiaosier to the bride's dowry. This is a continuation of the old tradition. In the past, when a man and a woman were engaged, the man had to have someone to carry the burden. All are engagement items.

The people who carry the burden are the peers of the engaged young man, usually brothers, cousins, cousins, and Ming brothers (that is, very good friends who have grown up together since childhood) to carry the burden.

In the past, the countryside was poor, and people didn't have any private cars. The person who carried the burden was very hard, all the way from the man's house to the woman's house.

But now that the economy is developed, many people have private cars. They drive the car directly to the door of the woman's house, and then carry the burden to the woman's house. They can get two big red envelopes without a few steps. Many people are still very willing. made.

There are quite a few brothers in Xiaosi'er's family, but as soon as Xiaosi's parents are counted together, they ask Ye Rongyao to be the bearer, mainly because Ye Rongrong is a famous person in the nearby ten miles and eight townships and is very prestigious.

Ye Rongyao accompanies Xiaosi'er to the wife's house. She has the face and can suppress the scene, so that the wife's family dare not look down on her side.

At nine o'clock in the morning, Ye Rongyao drove the Audi Q7 to Xiaosi'er's house. Today, he was going to drive the Audi Q7 to the wife's house to deliver the bride price.

In Yangping County, whether it is an engagement or a marriage, everyone has a good face. The better you drive to the woman's house, the more face the woman's family feels.

The woman's family is not afraid of the man's family showing off, but they are afraid that the man's family will not show off.

As for whether the car is the man's own, the woman doesn't really mind. Since they all agreed to get engaged, it means accepting the man's family situation.

"Glory, I worked hard for you today."

As soon as Ye Rongyao got out of the car, Xiaosi'er's mother came over and said to Ye Rongrong.

"Aunt, you're too polite. Xiaosi'er got engaged today. It's a good thing. You asked me to accompany Xiaosi'er there. I have a big red envelope to get it. I would like to thank you."

Ye Rongrong said with a smile.

"When you come back, my aunt will definitely give you a big red envelope."

Xiao Si'er's mother smiled.

"Brother Glory, you are here."

Hearing Ye Rongyao's voice, Xiao Si'er came out of the room and said to Ye Rongrong.

"Xiao Si'er dressed well today, very handsome."

Ye Rongrong glanced at Xiao Si'er in a black suit and said. This was the first time Ye Rongyao saw Xiao Si'er wearing a suit, and he thought it was pretty good and handsome.

"Really, I always feel a little out of habit."

Xiao Si'er said. On weekdays, Xiao Si'er basically doesn't wear suits, but when she wears suits at this time, she always feels that something is wrong.

"I got used to it gradually. When I first got married, like you, I was not used to wearing a suit. Now it's much better."

Ye Rongrong said. Before getting married, Ye Rongrong never wore suits, but after getting married, he slowly got used to wearing suits.

"The glory is here, you have worked hard for you today."

Xiao Si'er's father also came out of the house at this time and said to Ye Rongrong.

"Uncle, don't be polite to me, when can you leave?"

Ye Rongrong asked. After all, it's nine o'clock now, and the engagement should go to the woman's house early. After all, many of the woman's relatives have never seen this new uncle, so there must be a lot to ask.

"It's almost time to leave now," said Xiao Si'er's mother.

Together, a few people quickly put all the dowry in the trunk of the Audi Q7, and of course, there are some that can't be put in the back seat.

"Glory, help Auntie to pay attention to the birthday noodles in the red bag on the basket, and the money for the bride price is in the red bag inside."

When everything was loaded into the car, Xiao Si'er's mother secretly pulled Ye Rongyao aside and explained in a low voice. After all, the 70,000-80,000-dollar gift money is in it, don't worry.

"Okay, I will pay attention." Ye Yaoyao nodded and said.

The betrothal money for the engagement was basically given on the day of the engagement. It was given by the matchmaker when the new uncle came to the door for the first time. It was placed in the birthday noodles in a red bag.

When people in Wenzhou give gifts, they always like to bring longevity noodles, because the longevity noodles are very long, which means longevity in the eyes of people.

This gift of birthday noodles means a long life, and the gift of birthday noodles for engagement means that the marriage will last for a long time in the future.

"Aunt, don't worry, I know."

Ye Rongrong said. After all, you really need to be careful about this money. It is really not easy for the old man to save this money for half his life, and some even borrow it from others.

"With you by my side, I can rest assured."

Xiao Si'er's mother said. Who would have thought that Ye Rongrong, who was looked down upon by the villagers, would now become one of the few people in the village.

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The woman's home is located in the northwest corner of the town, and it takes about ten minutes to drive there. After all, she is driving on the provincial road, so she can't get up fast if she wants to.

"Your name is Ye Rongyao, is this car yours?"

The matchmaker, Auntie Wang, who was sitting in the back seat, looked at Ye Rongrong curiously and asked. As a well-known matchmaker in the town, Aunt Wang is not an old woman without knowledge, she can still read luxury cars.

But Aunt Wang knew that even in the county seat, few big bosses could drive such an expensive luxury car.

In the eyes of the matchmaker, Aunt Wang, Ye Rongyao is definitely a strong stock, and it is worth learning more about it.

You must know why you are the best matchmaker among so many colleagues, and you are the most famous matchmaker in the whole town. In the end, it is your usual hard work. You often go to the homes of young men and women who are ready for marriage and take care of their marriages. Understand their needs and designate a suitable blind date.

Having been a matchmaker for more than ten years, Aunt Wang knows very well that basically all women want to marry rich men. If they are older, they may have been divorced. If their family background is good, many girls are willing to marry.

More importantly, this rich family, as long as the marriage is successful, the red envelope will definitely not be small, so as a matchmaker, my favorite is to be a matchmaker for rich people.

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