Li Jianmin always knew that people in the city looked down on people in the countryside, especially Jiujiu. Not only was she beautiful, but she was also cultured. Even his own father sometimes still felt that he was not worthy of Jiujiu. Therefore, Li Jianmin could understand that Jiujiu's parents didn't like him.
However, after seeing the reply from Jiujiu's parents, Li Jianmin's heart was as warm as drinking hot water. His eyes looking at Jiujiu became more gentle.
Li Jianmin felt that it was probably such parents who could raise a good girl like Jiujiu who was well-behaved, sensible, and considerate.
Thinking that such a good girl was his, Li Jianmin's heart warmed even more. Even the rims of his eyes were faintly hot and moist.
After Jiujiu and Li Jianmin read the reply, Li Jianmin suddenly went into the house and came out with a small box.
When Li Jianmin opened the small box, Jiujiu found that there was not only a lot of money but also a lot of notes.
In this era, buying things was not as convenient as it was later. No matter what you bought, you needed notes. Without notes, you couldn't buy what you wanted even if you had money.
Li Jianmin stuffed the small box into Jiujiu's arms and said with a red face, "I wanted to give it to you when we got married, but you have been busy during this time, so …"
After saying this, Li Jianmin raised his head nervously, afraid that Jiujiu would be angry with Jiujiu.
Looking at Li Jianmin looking at her with a nervous face, Jiujiu's heart was both funny and touched.
Jiujiu held Li Jianmin's hand and rubbed the back of Li Jianmin's hand. She smiled and said, "I know you like me. I'm not angry. I'm just happy."
She was happy that Li Jianmin could show all his cards. She was happy that Li Jianmin trusted her wholeheartedly.
Jiujiu sat next to Li Jianmin and slowly shrank into Li Jianmin's arms. She took out all the things in the small box and began to count the money.
There was a saying that one's hands would cramp when counting money. Although Li Jianmin's money didn't make Jiujiu's hands cramp, it was still a pleasant surprise.
Later generations had calculated that one yuan in this era was equivalent to one hundred yuan in the future, not to mention that Li Jianmin had a total of five hundred yuan in savings.
Five hundred yuan might not be a lot, but it could buy a lot of things. Moreover, Li Jianmin had just built a brick house. He had just built a house, but he still had five hundred yuan in savings. It could be seen how capable Li Jianmin was.
Li Jianmin looked at Jiujiu counting the money again and again like a little money grubber. He thought about it and took out one hundred yuan from the box. Then he took out a few cloth coupons. He hugged Jiujiu's shoulders and looked into Jiujiu's eyes. He said, "When I married you, I didn't give a betrothal gift. This one hundred yuan will be the betrothal gift. These cloth coupons will be used to make clothes for father-in-law, mother-in-law, and brother-in-law. What do you think?"
Li Jianmin kept staring at Jiujiu when he said this. He completely respected Jiujiu's choice.
Jiujiu really didn't expect Li Jianmin to think of a betrothal gift. It had to be known that when people in the countryside married a wife, sometimes they would just casually give something as a token of appreciation. She didn't expect Li Jianmin to give one hundred yuan and several cloth coupons.
Jiujiu looked at Li Jianmin, and her eyes instantly became a little red.
Jiujiu leaned on Li Jianmin's arms and whispered, "Jianmin, you're so good."
Hearing Jiujiu say that he was good, Li Jianmin's body stiffened. He pursed his lips and said softly, "You're my wife. If I'm not good to you, who am I good to?"
Hearing Li Jianmin's simple words, Jiujiu couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Jiujiu sat up from Li Jianmin's arms and took fifty of the one hundred yuan that Li Jianmin took out. She said to Li Jianmin, "I know you're capable, but we people in the city can't take out one hundred yuan. If you really give one hundred yuan, I don't know what my parents will think."
After Jiujiu finished speaking, she paused and said, "But it's not easy to get cloth coupons in the city. If you mail these cloth coupons, my parents will definitely be happier than receiving money."
Li Jianmin always felt that if he married such a good wife like Jiujiu, one hundred yuan would be too little. Now that he listened to Jiujiu's analysis, he thought about it carefully and felt that it was true. The purchasing power of money now was good, but the opportunities to make money were really rare. Jiujiu just wrote a letter saying that she built a house. If he gave one hundred yuan as a betrothal gift, who knew what the other party would think of him in their hearts.
Li Jianmin nodded as a sign of agreement.
Li Jianmin and Jiujiu discussed and then began to write the letter.
Jiujiu told her parents that everything was fine with her here. Li Jianmin and her parents-in-law were very good to her, so they didn't have to worry. Also, there were fifty yuan in the letter, which was Li Jianmin's betrothal gift. There were also a few cloth coupons in the letter, which were just enough to buy a few feet of cloth to make new clothes.
After writing down the more important things, Jiujiu wrote a few warm little things about her time with Li Jianmin before she stopped.
Jiujiu leaned in Li Jianmin's arms and carefully read the letter she wrote a few times. After confirming that there were no problems, she put the money and cloth coupons into the letter and prepared to let Li Jianmin send the letter out the next day.
Early the next morning, Li Jianmin went to deliver the letter. Jiujiu couldn't make a fire at home alone, so she went to Li Zhangsheng's house to have dinner together.
Chen Rong and Li Zhangsheng both had a good impression of Jiujiu. When they saw Jiujiu coming, Chen Rong even pulled Jiujiu into the kitchen and asked Jiujiu how to make the Dried Pot Rabbit last time. Chen Rong said that she tried several times but still couldn't make it as good as Jiujiu's.
Chen Rong took the initiative to show her goodwill, so Jiujiu had no reason to refuse. Jiujiu immediately responded obediently.
Jiujiu taught Chen Rong how to make the Dried Pot Rabbit delicious while demonstrating. Chen Rong watched and talked about some interesting things about Li Jianmin when he was young. Jiujiu couldn't stop giggling.
When Li Jianmin came back, he saw his wife and his mother in the kitchen, whispering to each other.
Li Jianmin was naturally happy that his wife and his mother had a good relationship, but the problem was that his mother and wife looked at him strangely. That was not good.
After dinner, Li Jianmin took Jiujiu's hand into his arms. As he walked forward, he lowered his head and whispered in Jiujiu's ear, "What did you say to my mother today? Why did you laugh so strangely?"
Hearing Li Jianmin ask her what she said to Chen Rong, Jiujiu couldn't help laughing again.
Jiujiu laughed again. The strange feeling crept into his heart again. Li Jianmin grabbed Jiujiu's arm and hurriedly asked, "What did you say to each other?"
Jiujiu covered her mouth and giggled for a long time. Then she covered her mouth and said, "My mother-in-law told me that you were eight years old. You felt embarrassed when you peed on the bed. You were afraid of being found out, so you slept on the wet bed for the whole day. You wanted to dry it with your body heat, but you didn't dry it. Instead, you froze and shivered."
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