Go back to 1980 and enjoy it

That Qing Brigade.

Taipingpo Village.

When Deng Shirong took out tobacco matches and started to burn cigarettes, the aunt asked: "Biao, where are you from?"

Deng Shirong replied: "I am from Naye Village of Bangjie Brigade."

"It turns out that Biao, you are from Naye Village. I heard that the people in your village are very good at making money, especially Uncle Jiu from your village. I heard that he can earn at least more than 10,000 yuan this year. Do not know is not true?"

The aunt asked, and then said with emotion: "That's more than 10,000 yuan. The whole village of Taipingpo combined, we don't know if we can earn more than 10,000 yuan a year. The people in your village This Uncle Jiu is so awesome!”

The Bangjie Brigade and the Naqing Brigade were originally two connected brigades. With Deng Shirong's reputation in the village, it was not surprising that Auntie had heard of him.

Hearing his aunt praise him like this, Deng Shirong didn't know whether he should reveal his identity.

After thinking about it, he avoided the topic and said: "A Biao, you are being humble. Your Taipingpo Village is also full of talented people, and sooner or later they will make a fortune. Just now you said that the girls in your village are all beautiful. Is this true or false? ?”

The aunt smiled and said: "Although it is a bit exaggerated, there are really some good girls in our village."

Deng Shirong held on to the chimney and said, "Ah Biao, who is the girl in your village who has the best personality and the most upright appearance? I have a leader here who has good conditions. If she is suitable, I will match them up."

The aunt blurted out without even thinking: "To say that the girl with the best personality in our village must be the eldest girl from Liu Laosan's family. Not only is this girl good-looking, she is also very hardworking. No matter when I see her, She always had a smile on her face, and whenever the elders in the village asked her to help, she would help without saying a word. She is indeed a girl with a very good character. "

Deng Shirong heard something in his heart and asked, "How old is this girl?"

The aunt said: "She should be 19 years old this year."

Deng Shirong added: "Then you shouldn't be married to your in-laws yet, right?"

The aunt shook her head and said: "I must not have promised my husband's family. If I have promised my husband's family, why should I show it?"

Deng Shirong stopped burning, put the chimney aside, and continued to ask: "How tall is this girl?"

The aunt thought for a while and said: "I don't know how tall she is specifically, but she looks quite tall, she should be about 1.6 meters tall!"

Deng Shirong asked again: "Has she read a book?"

The aunt sighed and said: "I haven't read many books. How many girls in this era can read, but she still knows a lot of words. She can read newspapers or write letters."

Deng Shirong asked again: "How many brothers and sisters does she have in her family?"

The aunt said: "She has five brothers and sisters in her family, three brothers and one sister."

Deng Shirong asked for the nth time: "How is her family's financial condition?"

The aunt took the chimney and said honestly: "The conditions of her family are relatively difficult in the village. When her eldest brother and second brother married their wives, they had already emptied everything out of the house and even owed a lot of debt. Although her family has enough labor, the house at home is no longer enough, and they need to build a new house. In addition, her third brother is also old enough to marry a wife. Together, these expenses will make their family live in a few years. It can’t be slowed down.”

Deng Shirong handed the tobacco and matches to the aunt, nodded and said: "These days, life is not easy for everyone. It is indeed good to have more sons. No one in the village dares to bully them, but when it comes to marrying wives for their sons, most families are full of vitality. The injury will not heal in a few years.”

The aunt took the tobacco and matches and sighed: "Who says it's not true? I struggled for many years to find wives for my three sons. At that time, I really couldn't bear to eat meat even once for several months, until now. It took two years to finally recover.”

Deng Shirong smiled and said: "Just take it easy and wait for the blessings in the future."

The aunt stuffed tobacco into the mouth of the chimney, shook her head and sighed: "Oh, how can people like us have any blessings? I am destined to work hard in my life, and I will probably have to work until I lie in the coffin. ”

The two chatted for a while, and then Deng Shirong asked: "Ah Biao, the Liu Laosan you just mentioned, where is his home?"

The aunt showed me the way, and then said jokingly: "Biao, if this matchmaker is successful, you have to bring me a bag of candy cookies."

Deng Shirong stood up and said with a smile: "If this matchmaker is done, let alone candy cakes, I will give you half of the pork butt."

The aunt didn't take this seriously, she laughed and said, "Okay, then I'll wait for your half pig butt."

…

Deng Shirong followed the road pointed by his aunt and rode his bicycle to an old mud brick house.

On the left front of the mud brick house is a pile of split firewood. Next to the pile of firewood are a large number of woven products. These birds and animals woven from mango bamboo are lifelike and lifelike. , which can not only be used to hold items, but also help to decorate and beautify the room.

Seeing these bamboo weavings, Deng Shirong knew in his mind that the owner of the house should be using their free time to weave and sell these things to add income to the family.

This bamboo woven product has a long history in Bobai. However, before liberation, the output and quality of bamboo woven products were small and had little sense of existence.

However, after liberation, Bobai's bamboo weaving has developed greatly. Especially since the 1970s, the technology has improved, the products are exquisite, and farmers' weaving experts have innovative samples. They are sent to the Guangzhou Trade Fair every year for display, which attracts foreign businessmen's praise and requests. Ordering in large quantities can be said to be in short supply.

This woven handicraft product has low investment, quick results, and can be operated by hand. The farmers in Bobai County are good at weaving, so it has developed very quickly.

By 1979, 13 communes in the county had set up 90 bamboo weaving factories, employing more than 5,000 people.

In 1980, there were 177 Mangzhu weaving factories, with a total acquisition value of 4.986 million yuan.

The total purchase value in 1983 was 10.65 million yuan, accounting for 43.9% of the total purchase value of agricultural and sideline products of the supply and marketing cooperative that year.

In 1986, the supply and marketing cooperative purchased Mangzhu weaving for a total value of 14.44 million yuan, accounting for 67.17% of the total value of agricultural and sideline products purchased that year. There were as many as 130,000 professional and part-time weavers in the county. The development speed is really amazing.

Bobai County's bamboo woven products were exported to more than 30 countries and regions including the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, France, and Canada. From 1987 to 1989, the total export volume of bamboo woven products alone was more than 30 million yuan each year, leaping into the It ranks among the counties with the highest export revenue from bamboo weaving in the country.

Even the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade of the People's Republic of China issued "Certificates of Honor" for "excellent quality" to Bobai's mango weaving and bamboo weaving products, and Hong Kong Changjiang Industrial Co., Ltd. also presented a gold cup with the words "superior quality" as a gift.

The China Arts and Crafts Import and Export Corporation also sent a video team to shoot a special video of "Bobai Mangbian" and screened it in international trade venues such as the International Expo and the Guangzhou Trade Fair, making Bobai's Mangzhu weaving products shine all over the world.

Therefore, Deng Shirong was not surprised at all when he saw these bamboo weaving products piled next to the firewood pile. He even looked at the family a little higher. After all, it was a very good skill to be able to weave bamboo products so beautifully. of.

There are two long bamboo poles in the right front of the mud brick house. The bamboo poles are covered with clothes. These clothes are basically patched, and even the patches on some of the clothes look thicker than the original fabric. too much.

Seeing this scene, Deng Shirong was not surprised. As the saying goes, "Three years for the new, three years for the old, and another three years for mending." Most rural people in this era usually wear patched clothes, only during the New Year and holidays. Or when attending some important occasions, you will wear clothes that you usually don't want to wear.

This is a long story. In fact, it only took a few seconds for Deng Shirong to arrive here on his bicycle and look around a few times.

The people inside heard the commotion and came out and asked, "Biao, who are you looking for?"

Deng Shirong asked: "Is this Liu Laosan's house?"

Liu Laosan said in surprise: "I am Liu Laosan, Biao, who are you? What do you want from me?"

Deng Shirong smiled and said: "I am from the Bangjie Brigade. My surname is Deng. Others call me Uncle Jiu. I heard that your eldest daughter is not only upright in appearance, but also has a good personality. It just so happens that I have a boss here with good conditions, so I thought Come and see if they are suitable, and if so, I will help match them up.”

Hearing this, Liu Laosan suddenly realized that it was a matchmaker who came to the door. He quickly greeted politely: "It turns out to be Uncle Deng Jiu. The sun is too hot here. Come in and sit down."

Deng Shirong was not polite, parked his bicycle, and followed Liu Laosan into the hall of his home.

The mud-brick house of Liu Laosan's family is the most common one in this era. Entering from the main door is the hall, with a room on each side of the hall. Going in is the patio, with kitchens on both sides of the patio. Going up the patio is the main house. Inside the main house I don't know how many rooms there are.

At this time, there were three people sitting in the hall.

A woman about the same age as Deng Shirong, a young woman in her twenties, and a girl of eighteen or nineteen.

In front of the three people, there was a half-finished bamboo weaving.

Liu Laosan called Deng Shirong in, and then shouted to the eighteen or nineteen-year-old girl: "Third sister, bring the chimney to Uncle Deng Jiu."

The third sister responded, then picked up the chimney next to her and came to Deng Shirong, saying, "Uncle Deng Jiu, burn the chimney first."

"Thanks!"

Deng Shirong took the chimney. He guessed that the girl in front of him was most likely Liu Laosan's eldest daughter, so he couldn't help but take a second look.

The aunt before was right. This girl is indeed not short. She should be about 1.6 meters tall by visual inspection. This height can be regarded as a standard height even in Guangxi in later generations, let alone Guangxi today. .

Because she was exposed to the sun and wind while working in the countryside, her skin color was not white enough and was a relatively healthy skin color. Her facial features were regular and she had a smile on her face. Overall, she looked like an ordinary rural girl.

But Deng Shirong understood that this was because the other party was not dressed up and wore ill-fitting and patched clothes, which inevitably lowered her appearance. If she dressed up a little and put on a set of well-fitting clothes, her appearance would be reduced. It can definitely be improved a lot.

In terms of appearance alone, it can be said to be more than enough for his eldest nephew.