National Tide 1980.

Chapter 417

In fact, the reason why people are distressed is not because of emotional distress, but because of insatiable desires.

We must know that not only material things, but also emotion, safety, respect, spirit and career, everything we need is actually desire.

People want too many things, not being satisfied will bring pain and loss, and being satisfied will make people happy.

According to Marlowe's hierarchy of needs theory, the needs that can be satisfied through material things belong to the lowest level.

So often in the stage of pursuing material things, people are the easiest to feel the beauty and nourishment in life.

Just like kids these days.

During the Chinese New Year, there are meat to eat, new clothes to wear, money to get, and firecrackers to set off, so the beauty is bubbling.

I can't wait to look forward to the New Year from the beginning of the year to the end of the year.

Even adults are the same, as long as they have more money this year than last year, they can slightly improve the material conditions at home.

There will be endless joy and satisfaction.

So it can be said that when people 30 years later miss the early 80s, the reason why they think that time is extremely beautiful.

It is because the common people in our entire country have turned from poverty to wealth in the process of reform and opening up, and they have indeed obtained a lot of material wealth.

It is also because the people back then really cared too little.

It is also this New Year's Eve, the first time the world has been opened up.

Sister Tan, who was hired by Ning Weimin for the Tobacco Hotel, made her two sons and daughters who looked like little wolves go away.

A plate of fried peanuts and six sliced ​​marinated eggs were shared among the two children before they could be served.

A large pot of braised octopus came up, and a few pairs of chopsticks were inserted into it, and it disappeared after a while.

A stewed chicken, halfway down.

Wait until two teenage children eat another plate of braised cavity bone.

They were still belching moistly.

Facing the croquettes, tamales, meat slices and snow-white steamed buns that will be served next, he stares reluctantly.

Then tell mom one by one.

"Mom, this year's New Year's Eve dinner is really delicious, and your cooking is really delicious. It's a pity that I can't eat it because my stomach is full..."

"Mom, our family hasn't eaten such oily food for several years. It would be great if every year's New Year's Eve dinner can be this rich..."

Seeing the bright eyes of the two children, Sister Tan couldn't help but hug her own children one by one.

Tears flowed out even more uncontrollably.

"Mom's luck is good. I met a good person and a noble person. Mom must work hard so that you don't have to go hungry and can eat such a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner every year. You also have to study hard, give mom Struggle..."

The situation is very similar to Sister Tan's. As the best tailor in the sewing agency, Su Jin's family has also changed a lot this year.

This year, Su Jin not only paid off her family's debts, but also hosted an equally sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner.

And he also made new clothes for his father, sister and himself.

The significance of this to the Su family was originally more important to other families.

Because it has been unknown how many years, the Su family whose ancestors were tailors, have not worn new clothes.

This year it was all thanks to Ning Weimin that their family broke the curse.

Especially Su Jin's younger sister, Su Xiu, as a girl, made up for the regret of lacking clothes since she was a child.

No matter summer skirts, spring and autumn unlined clothes, or winter cotton clothes, she has new clothes.

So the girl became more and more beautiful, showing the graceful appearance of a young girl even more.

It is no longer the shabby luggage that used to make shirts with pockets and tie handkerchiefs together to make skirts.

She was able to hold her chest up and face strangers, and she was no longer like she used to always dare not raise her head, and always did something wrong.

In this regard, Su Jin's father Su Shenzhen was very pleased.

"Yun Xiang's clothes are beautiful and beautiful. A decent dress doesn't need to cost a lot of money. But it is enough to bring out a person's temperament and state of mind, and increase people's confidence. Do you think it is important or not? Thanks to you, Son, thanks to you as the pillar, our sister finally found confidence. My illness finally has hope. It's just... so many years, you have suffered..."

Su Jin's father's compliment made Su Jin suddenly want to cry.

Tears flowed down unconsciously and flowed into the mouth along the bridge of the nose, salty and bitter.

To be honest, he hadn't tasted this taste for a long time, so he was very surprised.

In the ups and downs and ups and downs of the past few years, he didn't shed many tears.

I thought I was numb to tears.

But now life is full of good things, happy things, there is no need for tears at all.

Why is he still crying?
strangeness……

Compared with Sister Tan and Su Jin, it is obvious that Yin Yue, who is a clothing salesperson of Pierre Caton, earns more.

Since the price increase of Pierre Caton clothing, in order to ensure the stability of service quality.

Even if Ning Weimin added four more people to the Jianguomen franchise store, the number of customers received by each "Meichun Yangmeizi" decreased by one-third compared with the past.

But the income of the four of them still achieved a substantial increase.

To put it bluntly, it means that the work is easier and the money earned is more.

So this year, her family's situation will be more prosperous.

Not only bought piles of fish for the family, but also bought a big color TV and a washing machine.

I bought new clothes, new schoolbags, and new stationery for each of my two younger brothers.

And also bought a big gold ring for the grandma who brought up their siblings with one hand.

"Grandma, open it and have a look, I bought it for you, it's a good thing..."

When presenting the treasure, Yin Yue was deliberately reserved.

As a result, as soon as it was opened, the golden light flashed, and the old lady with white hair began to praise it.

"Oh, I haven't seen this thing for many years. Oh, it's really gold, why is it so bright. What is it written... What, what k?"

Hey, I really stopped asking this time.

Yin Yue couldn't tell for a long time, so she could only rely on inventions to make up nonsense.

"Grandma, this probably means that it is quite valuable. Isn't the old king the biggest in the playing cards? 18 old kings, how valuable is that."

"Anyway, it's pure gold. It's purer and heavier than the one you sold for the three of us back then."

"How is it? Grandma, do you like it? It's a pity that I can't find the same style as yours back then."

I didn't expect that some very pleasant words would make grandma's old tears "pululu".

After silently wiping her cuffs for a long time, the old lady held her granddaughter's hand and said, "Good boy, grandma didn't love you for nothing... I didn't expect... I didn't expect it to be so long, you still remember..."

Compared with the above-mentioned families, Zhang Shihui's New Year's Eve is also worthy of his status as Ning Weimin's partner.

Because it seems more noisy.

Among other things, he and Liu Weijing actually drove a tricycle together to bring a set of corner sofas to the old man.

It is enough to attract the attention of the neighbors, and almost half of the people in the building will follow to see the excitement.

You know, the Liu family is on the fourth floor.

After all, no one has seen it before. Who else would buy furniture on New Year's Eve and move it to the fourth floor in such a big way.

Fortunately, the sofa is one big and three small, furniture that can be assembled together.

Otherwise, even with the help of a tricycle driver, it would be difficult to complete such a challenging handling task.

To be honest, this job is not only exhausting for the young couple.

Because it was a "sudden attack", Zhang Shihui's father-in-law and mother-in-law were caught off guard.

In short, the whole family was in a hurry to make peace until everyone was sweating profusely and their bodies were transparent.

It is considered to have cleared out a place in the house to make do with this set of big guys.

After the tricycle driver left and everyone was sitting on the sofa to rest, the old couple naturally asked questions angrily.

"Where did the two of you make such a fuss? What the hell, why didn't you send me such a sofa today?"

"That's right, all this trouble, look at the mess at home, it has delayed the New Year's Eve dinner..."

Who knows that Liu Weijing is still full of anger.

It's okay if my parents didn't ask, but when they did, she directly reprimanded Zhang Shihui.

"It's not bad for him...just our good son-in-law, we went to Xidan to line up today...to buy the soy pork knuckle from Tianfu. He said that both of you love it. Tonight...we want to add a hard dish to the New Year's Eve dinner."

"Originally... I was quite happy, and I thought he was quite caring. Then buy it, buy it, and come back after buying it. No...he must be wandering around. During this walk, he went to Xisi Furniture. When I went to the store, I immediately fell in love with this corner sofa.”

"The price tag is 270... At that time, as soon as he touched his pocket, he bought it with money, and hired a tricycle to pull it back. The result is good, where can we put it in our house? No, we can only reload the car and send it to your second elder."

"Co-authoring is only suitable for pulling three rounds. It would be expensive today, and he would go for ten yuan for a job of two or three yuan on weekdays. In addition to this trip, he earned half a month's worth of money in one afternoon. Just put together this set of sofas and make it into a set of three hundred. Oh, don't mention it, I'm so mad..."

Zhang Shihui was quite embarrassed, but she refused to admit her mistake.

"Who's an idiot! Just tell me if this sofa looks good, right? It's a style that just came out this year, just like the one in the foreigner's house. Didn't you like it when I bought it?"

"There is no place to put it back. It's not that I don't know how to buy things. It can only be said that we are unlucky... No, no, it means that my parents are more blessed than us."

"Look, with a sofa like this in my parents' house, I'm willing to sit and lie down in the future. How comfortable! How stylish! By the way, I'll buy a separate glass coffee table for your second elder later on. Here, it will be more decent to entertain guests in the future..."

Hey, don't say it, Zhang Shihui really knows how to speak nicely,

Now Liu Weijing's parents are not only angry, but also feel that Bai Luo's sofa is very suitable, and they are also happy.

"Yes, I think this sofa is good. It is suitable for our house..."

"Hey, don't tell me, my son-in-law has good eyesight, he's good at picking things..."

For this reason, Liu Weijing, who lost the Allied Army, was even more angry and gritted his teeth.

"Oh, Dad, Mom, why are you still talking to him? You don't know, he loves to spend money carelessly."

"There are a lot of home appliances at home, that's all. He can sell them. But the bicycle, why do you think he bought several and put them in the house? They are all new bicycles, and they can't be ridden to take up space for nothing. I'm afraid of the rain again."

"There are also watches, men's watches and women's watches, domestic and foreign, mechanical and electronic, and I have bought more than a dozen of different brands. He still buys them. How many hands can he and I have? Can we wear them? "

Now Liu Weijing's parents couldn't disapprove of their daughter's attitude.

As for the elderly, the most important thing is to be diligent and thrifty in housekeeping.

"Shihui, this is your fault. You have to know how to spend to earn money. How much money do you earn? You don't want to be so extravagant in your life. You have to think about the future..."

"That's right, if you have money, you don't let it sit for half a year. How come you forgot the old saying? Did you buy it and use it? Don't keep buying what you don't need. Your money didn't come from the wind..."

Zhang Shihui wiped sweat from his forehead, and finally bowed his head modestly this time.

"Dad, Mom, what you said is true. I accept the criticism, and I promise not to buy bicycles and watches in the future. But since I bought them, of course I can't just throw them at home for nothing. I still have to use them as much as possible. So I plan to After the new year, I will send you some bicycles and watches at home, Dad and Mom, please help me, use them for me..."

Now Liu Weijing's parents were surprised together.

"Yo, you want to send it to us?"

"Ah, who doesn't use it? Anyway, we are a family, and the fat and water don't flow to outsiders..."

"This...is still inappropriate. You should keep your valuables by yourself. How can there be such a way to take children's things in my hometown..."

"Don't, parents, please ask the elders to help me with this. Let me tell you the truth, in fact, I still want to buy a motorcycle. If you don't leave the bicycle, I have no place to put it at home. Then Liu Wei You can't eat me..."

Silver bullet offensive, typical silver bullet offensive.

For the old couple who have been poor for half their lives, who has ever seen such a posture of sending cars and watches?
Then you have to love such a generous son-in-law to your heart.

Absolutely.

As for the daughter?
Anyway, it's my own, so what can I do if I feel wronged?

Don't talk nonsense, let's work hard in the kitchen, the New Year's Eve dinner has to be done.

Of course, there are so many people who have benefited from Ning Weimin, and so many older people whose lives have been changed because of him.

Not everyone is so satisfied and happy.

There is always an exception to everything.

For example, in the backyard of the Tobacco Hotel in Huanghuamen, "Zhang Dashao" is performing three kneeling and nine knocking rituals.

The old man burst into tears, and shouted very sadly, "The unworthy descendant Zhang Mingwu has a negative family education, and kowtowed to the ancestors..."

On the wall in front of him, there are eight wooden signs and two iron signs.

The sacrifices are extremely rich.

In addition to the three main offerings of fish, duck and hot pot.

In addition, there are eight bowls of dishes, and ten sets of chopsticks and wine cups.

If someone of Zhang Shihui's age was here, he would be greatly surprised by this scene.

That's not only because the ancestor worship on New Year's Eve, which has disappeared for many years due to changing customs, has reappeared here again.

It is also because this kind of ancestor worship ceremony is also different from the established ritual practice, and there are many things that are not quite right.

For example, what Zhang Dashao worshiped was neither the picture of the ancestral hall nor the tablet of the wooden master.

It's ten hot-faced characters, a waist card for entering the palace in both Manchu and Chinese.

For another example, although the sacrificial utensils set out by Zhang Dashao are crude and ordinary, the dishes are really fragrant, which is really mouth-watering.

If you look closely, the texture is far beyond anyone's imagination.

Not to mention the chefs all over the capital, even if Puyi's own younger brother is here, he would be shocked.

Because not only chicken, duck and fish, but also sea cucumber and swallow wings are all available.

Even like the furnace meat and clear sauce meat that have been extinct in the capital for many years.

No one can make butter oota, milk skin pastry, they are all here.

There are even a few dishes that even he may not have seen.

It's like moving the New Year's Eve dinner made in the Queen Mother's birthday 100 years ago here with the technology of time travel...

(End of this chapter)