National Tide 1980.

Chapter 15 Yang Beard

Spring in the capital always starts from the moment when "Yang Beard" grows.

What is "Yang Beard"?

"Yang Beard" is the name given to the tidbits of poplar trees in the early spring.

In the south, this kind of thing is also called "Yanghua".

The reason why the people in the capital will call it "Yang Beard".

It is entirely because of the flowers that poplar trees grow, which are fluffy and green, in clusters, like an old man's beard.

And obviously, just through the different appellations of the two places, it can reflect the distinct perceptions and attitudes of the north and the south.

Southerners are more romantic.

The emphasis is on the poetry of this thing, and I like the beauty of Yangxu flying like snow.

Beijing people are more pragmatic.

Emotionally, they mostly hate the white hair that this thing gives birth to, and it will fly around in a pervasive and simple way.

This is not surprising, as spring in Beijing is windy and windy.

It can scrape flying sand and stones, making people hair like grass and unable to open their eyes.

So when the time comes, you can see, the streets and alleys of the capital, the sky and the ground, drying clothes, bedding, vegetables in the water... There will be Yang Xu everywhere.

This thing will block people's vision, making people look mottled and dazzled in front of them.

This stuff can get into people's nostrils, making people itchy and sneezing.

When it is inhaled into the throat, it will cause continuous coughing, damage the lungs and the respiratory tract.

Once it flies into the collar or sleeve, people's flesh will have no stable and comfortable place, and they can only tickle frequently.

But this is not the end. The most important point is that this thing still has the risk of a fire.

If someone is willing to check the annual records of the Beijing Fire Protection, it will definitely be a shocking feeling!

In a word, Yang Xu, the abominable guy "Yang Beard", who spread the wind with the help of wind, was like a rogue.

Can't be beaten, can't be scolded, can't run, sticky, greasy and crooked.

It has brought too much unhappiness and inconvenience to the life and work of the people in Beijing.

However, what is more interesting is that from March to May 1980, the social situation in this capital, which was in trouble with "Yang Beard", turned out to be the same seasonally.

It's really like Yang Xu is all over the sky, there is a bit of romance, but also confusion and confusion.

Romance is mostly found on college campuses, or among groups of young people.

College students and young people in the society have two characteristics in this period.

First, both body and mind are in the midst of a trend of rapidly changing concepts, and they begin to have diversified thoughts and desires for life and the future.

Second, many people delay time because of historical reasons, and now they are facing the need to start a family and start a business.

So for them, in addition to the poetry craze, literature craze, foreign language craze, movie craze, dance craze, and Teresa Teng craze that have become commonplace.

Naturally, it became hot, and there was also the matter of falling in love.

As a result, interested people began to discover that institutions of higher learning are no longer a serious place for pure study of knowledge, and there are more and more cases of a man and a woman in the corner of the park.

Among young people, not only a new word to describe people was born - "very open".

Between the young men and women who have a good impression of each other, the originally distant and estranged boundaries are beginning to be drawn in by means of a more euphemistic approach to intimacy.

You must know that the people who were engaged at the time were very conservative, but they did not dare to blatantly hold hands and hug in public.

But when they walked side by side, their arms tended to be close together and their backs were all pulled back.

In doing so, the greatest degree of intimacy can be achieved, reflecting the extraordinary relationship between the two.

This should also be regarded as an innovative application of folk wisdom.

Just completely different from young people who are hungry for change.

During this period, other groups are almost all anxious because of the great changes that are happening around them, or are about to happen.

Also, since the "great man" spoke during this time, it was announced that it was possible to buy a house in instalments.

And "foreign exchange notes", as a second currency with detached purchasing power, began to be officially circulated in our country.

It has also caused some classes who have long had an advantage in the housing distribution welfare policy and material rationing system to feel the confusion and at a loss as never before.

There are also ideological disputes in the literary and art circles, which are also intensifying.

At this time, Li Guyi was criticized and questioned by the industry because he sang the theme song "Hometown Love" of "The Legend of the Three Gorges".

At work, state-owned large and medium-sized enterprises seem to be faltering and hard to heal.

Do more, do less, and do better.

Not only does it make people who are eager to restore their former glory and work hard, their hearts become increasingly cold.

It also makes state-owned enterprises overstaffed and loses their vitality more and more.

There is no doubt that the skyrocketing urban population is the inevitable result of the educated youth returning to the city.

In the three years from 1978 to 1980, the capital accommodated these young adults returning home from other places at a rate of tens of thousands per year.

Almost every family in Beijing has children who belong to this group, so no one can complain.

Take Yard No. 2 in Shan'er Hutong, for example.

After Ning Weimin, Bian Jiangong, the second son of the Bian family, and Mi Xiaoran, the eldest daughter of the Mi family.

They all returned home this spring and moved their household registrations back to the capital.

As a result, not only the job gap is getting bigger and bigger, but the returned educated youth has the nickname of "unemployed youth".

The city's municipal system and service industry are also mired in overload.

Whether taking the bus, shopping on the street, taking a bath in the bathroom, getting a haircut in the shampoo shop, taking pictures in the photo studio, or eating in a restaurant.

These basic needs of people have all become difficult matters.

Judging from Ning Weimin's doorstep, whether it is Qianmen Street, Dashilar, Xianyukou, or the polishing factory.

As the downtown area of ​​Beijing, it is crowded almost from morning to night.

(End of this chapter)