bookbashuk Chapter 24 Cotton Coupons for Buying Quilts
Chapter 24 Cotton Coupons for Buying Quilts
After packing my things and putting the money in my small army green satchel, I realized it was almost time.
Xu Sui then left the dormitory.
I just stepped out of the dormitory.
Looking up, Qin Yunzhou was standing under a tree not far away, with a military jeep beside him.
He had fair skin, a high nose bridge, and deep-set eyes. He exuded a faint scholarly air and was handsome and refined. If it weren't for his crisp green military uniform, people might believe he was a recent college graduate.
Xu Sui subconsciously adjusted her small crossbody bag and walked to Qin Yunzhou's side.
"Let's go."
Qin Yunzhou's gaze swept over her before returning to his own. Even though they were now engaged and about to get married, he remained very polite to the person beside him. His gaze and behavior were just right, without the ambiguous feelings that often accompany a young couple about to get married.
"I borrowed a car from the military, get in."
Xu Sui nodded, turned around, and skillfully sat in the passenger seat.
Qin Yunzhou glanced at her practiced movements as she opened the car door, then got in as well, casually asking, "Have you ridden in a car like this before?"
These days, even a two-wheeled 28-inch motorcycle is considered a rare luxury car, let alone a four-wheeled military jeep.
He remembers.
Xu Sui probably never rode in a military jeep after joining the army.
Previously, when she traveled from her hometown to the train station, Gu Shu borrowed a 28-inch motorcycle to pick her up.
Xu Sui's heart tightened slightly. She had forgotten that, given the original owner's identity, it was impossible for her to be very skilled at riding in such a jeep for the first time.
"No, but I saw someone else sit here before."
Qin Yunzhou seemed to have asked casually, and didn't pursue the matter further, instead moving on to other things.
He paused, sounding somewhat awkward, "You need cotton coupons to buy quilts, and I don't have many here. I can barely afford one cotton quilt."
Xu Sui was stunned for a moment, not understanding what he meant.
She blinked. "There's only one bed and one blanket at home, is that enough? Do we need two?"
Cotton is a plant; it is grown.
In years of famine, when people were starving to death, how could cotton possibly be grown?
Cotton coupons were already rare, but they've become even rarer in recent years. Each person only receives a small amount of cotton coupons each year. For a young couple getting married, buying a cotton quilt is practically impossible. Most of the time, they have to borrow from others, and they have to borrow from everyone they can to barely save enough cotton coupons to buy a wedding quilt.
Qin Yunzhou turned his head to look at her, and his eyes met the woman's clear, autumn-water-like eyes. He was slightly taken aback and quickly looked away.
"I didn't plan to get married anytime soon, so I didn't save up for tickets, but I still have enough money."
"I'll give you a bride price of six hundred yuan, plus a radio voucher. What do you think?"
They weren't familiar with each other, and even though they were going to be husband and wife, sleeping under the same blanket was still a bit too intimate.
I was worried she wouldn't be able to accept it, but judging from her expression, she probably didn't realize what a single blanket meant.
Xu Sui was stunned. So many?
In my hometown, a small county town, the bride price is around 70 or 80 yuan, which is considered the bride price for working-class families. For those families that are poorer, it is mostly 50 or 60 yuan.
A few days ago, a female soldier from the cultural troupe married a military officer. I heard that her husband's family liked her very much. In addition, her husband's family was well-off, and she was marrying an only son, so they gave her a dowry of two hundred yuan, which aroused the envy of a large group of unmarried girls.
She suddenly remembered the standard dowry of six hundred yuan, which seemed to be the amount that the original owner and Gu Shu had agreed upon when they were getting married.
Qin Yunzhou noticed Xu Sui's surprise and explained, "No matter why we got married, now that we're married, we're husband and wife. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, we'll spend our lives together, and I'll do my best to give you everything you need."
"This wedding was too rushed, and we didn't prepare anything, so we can only give you more in the bride price."
He spends most of his time in the army, and his food and clothing are provided by the army. His family doesn't need him to contribute money. He has saved almost all the money he earned while serving in the army. Although six hundred yuan is a lot, it's still a lot.
But for him, coming up with the money to get married wasn't difficult.
Although he felt disgusted and disliked by what Xu Sui had done, the two were getting married after all, and the wedding could not be too shabby.
Xu Sui pursed her lips. "No need for so much, just give me the normal amount."
If they were to proceed with the marriage according to normal procedures, then receiving any amount of dowry would be a matter of mutual consent.
However, her relationship with Qin Yunzhou began because of the original owner's scheming, which innocently implicated him, ruined his reputation, and caused him to break up with his best friend with whom he had shared a life-or-death bond.
Qin Yunzhou shook his head, "There are many things to prepare for a wedding, and I don't have that many tickets. This 600 yuan is to make the wedding less shabby."
If it were before, he could have borrowed from his comrades.
But now, his former comrades who were close to him in the army have all distanced themselves from him.
Yesterday, he looked around and asked many people, but only Liu Zhang, who lived in the same dormitory, lent him some cotton coupons, as well as industrial coupons and cloth coupons.
These tickets were saved by Liu Zhang for his wedding next year.
But now all these things have been lent to him for his urgent needs, and for a long time to come, he will need to save up tickets to repay Liu Zhang, so he probably won't have many tickets left at home.
Upon hearing this, Xu Sui thought for a moment and then didn't say anything more.
Anyway, they'll be husband and wife in the future, and he'll be the father of the child in her belly. There's no need for couples to worry too much about each other.
It has been about ten days since they had sex.
According to the plot, she should already be pregnant by now.
In the book, when the original owner went for an abortion, she was already quite far along, five or six months pregnant.
The doctor found out she was pregnant with twins, the babies were healthy, and she was quite far along in her pregnancy. The doctor advised her to discuss the future of the babies with her family and explained the potential risks of abortion.
During times of famine, most families had few or no healthy fetuses, which shows how much care the family took for the pregnant woman, allowing both the fetus and the mother to be in such good condition.
However, the original owner was determined to abort the pregnancy, wanting to completely sever ties with the now impoverished and disabled Qin Yunzhou, and disregarded everything, aborting the two children in her womb.
In the end, an unexpected incident occurred. The child was successfully aborted, but the original owner's body was completely ruined. Not only could she no longer conceive, but she also became a sickly person.
Xu Sui lowered her head and subconsciously touched her stomach, remaining silent for a long time.
Qin Yunzhou, who was driving, noticed her movement and frowned slightly. "Are you not feeling well?"
"There's a commune clinic nearby; I'll take you there first."
Xu Sui quickly snapped out of her daze, shook her head, and said, "No need, I'm fine."