In spring, everything germinates. Many newcomers will list their top priorities at this time. However, marriage is not only a matter of two couples and two families, but also involves personal communication and the relationship between relatives and friends, so this scene is often getting bigger and bigger. Rich people spend a lot of money to do it, and those who have no money to borrow money should do it. Many newcomers have a heavy financial burden and have hardships. This year, the Ministry of Civil Affairs will comprehensively promote the reform of marriage customs and advocate simple and moderate wedding etiquette. But this marriage is a domestic affair after all. What should we do?

Yuan Zheng of Konglou Village, Huangji Township, Zhecheng County, Henan Province is busy preparing for a wedding. According to the custom in the village, no matter which couple get married, they will invite such a respected old man to preside over the wedding, which is called "Xi Zong" for short.

However, Yuan still has an identity today, that is, the vice president of the Red and White Council appointed by the village committee. The most important thing for the establishment of this association is to help local people change their ideas and the rules of the wedding. He has settled the account of the wedding for the couple's father.

Yuan, the father of the newcomer, said: "Now we have invited 10 table, with more than 70 people, less than 80 people. We used to have to take more than five thousand dollars. Now halving is more than 2,000 yuan. "

Zhecheng County belongs to Shangqiu, Henan Province, with a long history and many traditions, especially in weddings. Just talking about the wedding banquet, there is a flowing banquet. The whole village takes turns to go into battle, and everyone should eat some wax from noon. Everyone wants to talk about ostentation and extravagance, so the price of the wedding banquet is also rising, not counting the cost of cigarettes and wine. A table of banquets can't be stopped by four or five hundred. Dozens of tables will cost tens of thousands.

Yang Fangzhen, the chef of the wedding banquet, said: "In the past, we all talked about ostentation and extravagance. There were many plates, and there were only fifteen or six at the bottom. There were so many pieces of chicken and fish that we could never finish them."

Besides the wedding reception, the bride price is also a big deal. In Henan, it ranges from 66,000 to 88,000, many of which are colorful. Some places even need to prepare hundreds of thousands of bride price money to do this marriage.

The matchmaker Jing Suxia said, "Compare with each other, if all your children are married to 1.2 million, my children will definitely marry to 1.2 million, and my daughter is not bad."

From 2065438 to 2008, the per capita income of farmers in Zhecheng County was only over 10,000 yuan. Compared with rural villagers who are all farmers, Mr. and Mrs. Yuan have been working outside the home in recent years, and they still have an income of 20,000 to 30,000 yuan a year, but it is still a bit difficult for their sons to get married.

Before preparing for his son's wedding, Lao Yuan was really a little angry. If the wedding is small, he is afraid of embarrassment for relatives and friends. If he grows up, the family's financial resources really can't hold up. As a result, Lao Yuan didn't figure out a way, and the county first came up with a way. For the bride's bride price, it is necessary to organize forces led by matchmakers to persuade families to want less. Once the bride is educated, the county party committee and county government will relay on the stage and name it "Honorable Household for Changing Customs".