There was a time in our country when the four olds were broken, and the orange juice was three aunts and six women.
What the three aunts and six mothers refer to, those who have a heart will know if they look it up.
We are talking about the matchmaker among the three aunts and six wives, a profession that continues to exist today.
In the fifties, the three aunts and six mothers-in-law were suppressed, and the matchmakers lost their market in the countryside.
But there is no market but there is demand, and the countryside is not so open, how can there be so much free love.
At that time, my father was only twenty years old, and because of his good composition and advanced thinking, he was arranged to be a small cadre in the production team.
Just catching up with this wave, a group of people scratched their ears and cheeks and thought of a solution, the matchmaker must let people get married if they don't let them get married, and the big girl and the young man don't have a family, so don't they mess up? This matchmaker can't use the profession, so you can only find a non-professional.
Who should do these non-professional things? Then only these cadres of the brigade can do it, and at least they don't need to accept thanks.
It's best for a woman to do this, and the women's director is definitely the most suitable, but the women's director said, I'm just covered in meat and can chop a few taels of dumpling filling? Or is it better for everyone to work together, who said that men can't be matchmakers?
There's no way, a group of old men, you look at me, I look at you, they all have a pain in the back of their heads.
In the end, the old captain spoke, since this is the case, let's assign the task, and everyone will work part-time as a matchmaker.
It's just that the task is assigned but it may not be able to get the effect, there is no one for half a year, the old captain is anxious, saying that the marriage of men and women of the right age is also necessary for the construction of socialism, if you don't get married, you can't have children, you can't build socialism, since you can't wipe your face, then let's assign tasks, everyone has to say that a few are hard indicators, there are difficulties to solve difficulties, no difficulties it would be better, remember that we are for the villagers to share their worries and solve problems.
A task distribution was completed, and my father was divided into four indicators, all of which were unmarried young people in the village.
This makes my dad worried, he is an unmarried young man, how can he protect others from the media!
But the task was filmed, and he had to do it if he didn't do it, so he could only start to find a suitable partner for these four people.
A man is a matchmaker, and it is estimated that several times in the history of Chinese civilization, it is in this period that my father mobilized relatives and friends to start looking for a partner.
The first time I went to someone's woman's house and said, my father's face couldn't be pulled down, so that people thought he was the one who went on a blind date, and after asking about the situation for a long time, my father stumbled and finished speaking.
With the first experience, my father was also relieved a lot, and felt that it was not difficult to talk about matchmaking, after all, people have to get married, right?
He summed up the experience of several days, and sorted out what others wanted to ask, what he wanted to say, what characteristics and what situations he wanted.
I have also chosen the second target, that is, the daughter of my grandmother's cousin's neighbor, and I plan to tell Uncle Zhang He, another school-age young man in the team, who is two years older than my father, and has not yet found a suitable partner after twenty-three years due to family reasons.
My father set his goal and went to Xiaotang Village, the production team where my grandmother's cousin's house was.
My cousin was not ambiguous, and took him to the girl's house, the girl's name is Li Fengxia, spoiler first, this Li Fengxia is my mother, she was only nineteen at the time, and she was a well-known spicy girl in their brigade.
It can't be said to be spicy, it's the kind that is more straightforward, plain and informal, loves to talk and laugh, many people are afraid of her on the lips, because she loves to choke people, and she will always say that people can't get off the stage if she doesn't like it.
My father came to the door as a matchmaker, and Li Fengxia's father, that is, my grandfather, naturally wanted to ask about the situation.
First of all, let's talk about the situation of your production team, how much is the harvest in the field, and how much grain can you share at the end of the year?
My father answered truthfully, at that time, the production team was not the same as the production team, like my father's production team was not very good, the land was relatively silted, and the grain was not much, and each mu of land was only 200 catties to the top.
And Xiaotang Village, where my grandfather is located, is much better, with a yield of 300 catties per mu.
Therefore, the production team of Xiaotang Village looks down on the production team of Da Li Zhuang, where my father is located.
But it doesn't affect the marriage, grandpa asked and began to turn to the object of the conversation.
When I heard that my Uncle Zhang He was from a middle-peasant family, my grandfather was a little unhappy.
At that time, the poor peasants who relied on were the best people, and the middle peasants were only the objects of unity.
Speaking of being united, it does not mean that they are all the way, and the situation of the middle peasants is slightly better than that of the rich peasant landlords.
When I asked Uncle Zhang He about the situation in his family, my grandfather's face was even darker, and there were seven brothers and sisters, the youngest of whom was less than five years old.
My father also saw what my grandfather meant, and said a few good words to Uncle Zhang He, knowing that he planned to leave if he didn't make it.
My mother came back before she went out, and when she saw my father wearing a white shirt that was rarely worn in the countryside at that time, she felt that this person should not be simple.
My father rarely interacted with girls of the same age, and when he saw a young girl like my mother, he immediately blushed, but he still stammered and said that he came from Da Li Zhuang and told the girl in this family.
He patronized and bowed his head, but he didn't notice that my grandfather's face was dark, and it was probably my grandfather who was also worried about having this girl.
My mother giggled with laughter, put the hoe in the corner, and said tell me about the person you are guarding the media!
Dad didn't expect my mother to be so straightforward, but everyone said that he was embarrassed to go out and leave, right?
I could only patiently talk about the situation again, and I blushed and had a thick neck throughout the whole process, and I didn't dare to look at my mother's big eyes.
My mother leaned back and laughed after hearing this, and said that you are quite interesting, since you are a matchmaker, at least you have to tell me about your situation, right?
My dad lowered his head and started to introduce himself, how old is it, what are you doing, how is my father and mother, how is my family, anyway, I almost got all the routines of introducing Uncle Zhang He to him, my mother nodded while listening there, and I don't know whether she is satisfied or dissatisfied, anyway, it is quite compatible with my father's performance.
In the end, my father finished speaking, and my mother said that I know all the situation, go back and wait for the letter.
My dad went back confused, and when he left, my grandfather was very angry, and said that you are also a big girl, and you show up every day? Besides, I don't think it's appropriate, why are you still asking what you are doing for so long? You don't really want to get married, do you?
My mother immediately laughed and said that you old man can't do it, the leaders have said that women can hold up half the sky, why do you still look down on us women comrades?
Grandpa was very helpless, and said in a muffled voice, why do you still want to marry that middle peasant?
My mother clapped her hands and stood up, saying that I was not interested in the middle peasant, but I was quite interested in the matchmaker, I went to talk to the eldest mother, and after speaking, I went out to find my cousin regardless of my grandfather's face.
My father went back to the village and told the family about the situation, saying that people might not be willing to open up.
Grandma said that it was normal not to be happy, after all, the situation of his family was a middle peasant, and the girl from a good family must have to think about it, didn't you tell me about the situation of the other two?
My dad slapped his head and said that he had forgotten it, so he asked me to laugh at them.
The next day, my father thought it would be better to run again, so he went to the Xiaotang Village Brigade again.
I happened to meet my mother in the field at the entrance of the village, and my mother took the initiative to greet him and ask him why he came again?
My father said that there are two nice young people here, and I plan to talk to you together, and if you want, you can contact them.
My mother stood there with a hoe and said okay, then you can talk about it, and I will hear what a good young man he is.
My father still kept his head down, and later he said that my mother's eyes were too bright and he looked dizzy, so he didn't dare to look at it.
After listening to him, my mother didn't say anything, but changed the topic and asked my father why he hadn't married yet.
My father stammered and explained, saying that my aunt hadn't married yet, and the family was not in a good place, and he wasn't in a hurry.
Then the dominance of the topic came to my mother, I don't know what to talk about, it's nothing more than an ideal job in life or something, My father is a good farmer, which is recognized by the whole village, and it was already very powerful in that era.
In the end, he didn't know how to go back, and after thinking about it for a long time, he found that they didn't seem to reply anything.
This time, my father also understood, and people didn't like the school-age young people he said at all.
Originally, my father didn't plan to show his face again, so it was a big deal to find someone else.
After such a period of time, my father went to the commune for a meeting on behalf of the team, but he didn't expect to meet my mother again.
My mother greeted him very familiarly, and then sat next to him, not embarrassed at all.
After the meeting, my father was about to leave, but my mother stopped him and said why don't you go to the matchmaker? My father said that you don't even look down on me, what am I going to do? My mother came to a sentence of course, you said that I don't look down on those things, won't you tell me about others? Are you young people in your brigade?
My father didn't know what to say, so he quickly said I'll tell you about the other people, and then said four or five.
My mother nodded while listening, and when my father finished speaking, my mother asked again?
My mother laughed and said there must still be, it seems that you are also an unmarried young man, right? Why don't you tell yourself about it?
My father is thin-skinned, he blushed on the spot, and said that I am not in a hurry, I will solve it for others first and then think of something else, and besides, I have also introduced myself, you don't look down on it, right?
My mother couldn't stand up straight after hearing this, and said why do you like to blush so much?
Dad's face turned even redder, and his brain couldn't command his mouth at all, and he didn't know how to answer.
In the end, my mother said let's go together, there is a companion on the way, and my father will go back with him.
This time I didn't make a stupid mistake, I sent my mother all the way to the Xiaotang Village Brigade, and when we separated, I was stopped by my mother, and I smiled with my father and said that you don't always tell others about matchmaking, I think you are a very good person, how are we everywhere?
My dad was stupid at the time, if my mother hadn't run home after speaking, I guess he wouldn't have known how to pick it up.
I didn't know how many heels I fell along the way, and when I got home, my dad had insomnia, and he was thinking about today's events.
My mother is young, beautiful and lively and cheerful, it is difficult for such a girl not to be attractive, and my father thinks that people are really good even if he is stupid.
It's just the big problem of thin skin that made him dare not take the initiative, and he didn't dare to go to my mother to express it after pondering for several days.
In the end, my cousin came and talked to my grandmother for a long time, and my grandmother knew that there was such a thing.
After calling my father and asking him, he gave him a few slaps and said, Are you stupid? People have said that, what are you waiting for? You are not a man? You don't have to get married? Can you pass on the family lineage by yourself?
After my grandmother finished counting, my father went to the old captain and asked him to be a matchmaker for my father.
As soon as the old captain heard that this was a good thing, he took the women's director and went to my mother's house, things went very smoothly, and my grandfather was very helpless.
In this way, my mother married into our family, and she was soon liked by the whole family.
She has a very attractive temperament, and she quickly made a lot of good friends in the team.
In addition, he was an activist, and it didn't take long for him to officially join the organization and also become a cadre of the brigade.
However, my father stepped aside and gave way, and the family could not have two cadres, and he was still good at agriculture.
When it came to the reform and opening up, my mother became the first branch secretary of Da Li Zhuang, and soon after that, she shouldered it for a few years.
He led the whole village to plant fruit trees and engage in planting, which made it prosperous and accumulated a huge reputation in the village.
Even if she retires later, she will be approached for justice or an idea when there is a big or small matter in the village.
A few years later, the old lady left, and the old man left within two years.
The two of them are really close in their lives, and almost no one can do without each other.
I miss them every time I see a picture of them.
I will also think of this incident when they were young.
Maybe in the next life, I will meet them again!
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