There is a Garbage Recycling Station In My Mind

"Dad, then tomorrow Xiaojiu and I will ask Brother Xiaocai and his mother to be matchmakers, and I will go to Aunt Hongmei's house for you to make a kiss, and try to arrange the wedding ceremony before the Chinese New Year!"

After a few days, the two siblings, Luo Jinyan and Luo Jiu, finally let their father relax. During this process, Luo Jiu always suspected that his father was discussing with Aunt Hongmei.

Because just yesterday, when Luo Jiu went shopping at Hongmei Wholesale Department, she met Aunt Hongmei who used to make fun of Luo Jiu. After meeting Luo Jiu, she seemed a little embarrassed, especially when she said He became soft-spoken when he spoke, which actually made Luo Jiu feel a little uncomfortable.

But the hard work of a few days was not in vain, Luo Bang finally agreed, and asked the siblings to find a matchmaker to go to Aunt Hongmei's house to say goodbye.

Unlike many young people nowadays, as long as they have the right eyes, they can go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to register with their ID cards and household registration books the next day, and then they can change their books within a few days.

Of course, these are a minority, and most of them have various conditions. Getting married will make most of the man’s family shed a few layers of skin, but these are mostly economic issues.

It's just that Luo Bang and his generation's thinking is very different from that of today's young people. When it comes to marriage, one should pay attention to a medium marriage. Even if it is a second marriage, the etiquette that should be included is still indispensable.

In fact, in Luo Jiu's opinion, not only are dad and Aunt Hongmei right, but they are only short of a marriage certificate from a formal couple, so they can go directly to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get two free red ones. Books, and then invite relatives and friends, and put on a good show.

But as soon as Luo Jiu's idea came out, he was unanimously opposed by both his father and sister.

"Although Dad and Aunt Hongmei are both married for the second time, the proper etiquette is still indispensable."

Luo Jiu just finished talking about her thoughts, and before her father could express her opinion, the elder sister immediately spoke against Luo Jiu's opinion, and judging from her father's expression, she probably also disapproved of Luo Jiu's opinion.

"So we should first find a matchmaker to go to Aunt Hongmei's house to talk about marriage, and then agree on a day to come to discuss the marriage, agree on a date for the wedding, and then start preparations." Although Luo Jinyan is just a person who often stays in the school Teacher, but when it comes to this kind of thing, it's actually a routine.

At that time, Luo Jinyan and Wu Qingguang's marriage was almost in accordance with the old customs. The matchmaker came to the door to talk about the marriage, the two parties and their relatives met to discuss the time of engagement, engagement ceremony, engagement, and marriage. It took a whole set of procedures. more than a year.

From the time the family members of the two parties met, every subsequent step was shown by a fortune teller. However, there are also many people who will not go to the fortune teller to read this, and just discuss the matter with the two families for a day, and then deal with the matter directly.

Especially for second marriages, many of them go directly to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get two notebooks. Those who are blessed by the family will have a wedding with their in-laws, and some even don’t even have a simple wedding.

Of course, there are also more direct ones. Some of them got it right, and they just moved in together without applying for a certificate. After waiting for a while, I felt that we couldn't get together, and one of them just packed up and left without any trouble.

In fact, this is the same as most young people fall in love nowadays. They go to bed within a few days, and the breakup is also clean.

In the eyes of those people, falling in love and going to bed may be as simple as eating and drinking, the difference is only that they share a table with whom to eat.

Sometimes Luo Jiu thinks about herself and finds that she is a bit too traditional in terms of men and women. In her heart, she absolutely cannot accept that her future wife has slept with others.

However, the older generation is more traditional than the younger generation in terms of the relationship between men and women, and they often have to talk about etiquette.

this etiquette,

Gifts are only a small part of it, and it is mainly the process of each link in it, and the relatives and friends who need to be present in each process.

However, the second marriage is not so strict, and many things can be speeded up.

Luo Jinyan quickly expressed the next plan that had been discussed a long time ago: "However, we are all old neighbors who have known each other for decades, so although etiquette is indispensable, the speed of handling things can be accelerated One point. Today is the twelfth day of the twelfth lunar month, and there are less than 20 days before the New Year. We try our best to get things done before the end of the year. Otherwise, after the end of the year, everyone has more things to do. Thanks After the end of the year, those who go out go out, those who go to work go to work, people will not be able to get together."

At the end of the year, it can be said that it is the time when relatives and friends get together the most, and most people who go out have returned home, so this time is also the most suitable time for holding various ceremonies, such as wedding wine and new house wine It is also the two most banquets at the end of the year.

Since the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, the number of red envelopes sent out by Luo Bang has gradually increased, and there is a trend of more and more every day. Now even Luo Jiu has begun to receive invitations from classmates to get married and hold drinks.

Over the years, Luo Bang didn’t know how many wedding red envelopes he gave out. The minimum price was 200 yuan each time, 600 yuan for those with a better relationship, 800 or 1000 yuan for those with better relationships, and 2000 yuan for relatives.

In the notebook at home, this kind of account has been kept more than 20 years ago, and I don’t know how many pages have been written over the years. As for the banquets held by Luo Jiu's family over the years, there were two banquets held in the red brick house where the recycling station was built more than ten years ago and the current house, and one banquet held by her sister Luo Jinyan when she got married.

Such banquets for weddings, big birthdays, and completion of new houses, as long as there are people who have a relationship, they will usually be there. Sometimes people can't come, and people will bring gift money.

As for things like the full moon, engagement, moving house, etc., those who appear are all close friends and relatives. Relationships such as fellow villagers, colleagues and friends will generally not appear on the stage, and neither will those who hold banquets, nor will others. Come.

Of course, the kind of people who borrow banquets to collect red envelopes cannot be compared with most people.

"Although etiquette cannot be broken, don't make too much of a fuss. When the time comes, don't talk about setting up any wine. When the time comes, just set up a few tables for relatives and friends on both sides."

However, Luo Jinyan didn't intend to listen to her father's opinion: "Dad, you don't care what you say now, but what to do and how many tables will be arranged at that time, you have to listen to Aunt Hongmei."