National Tide 1980.

Chapter 79

There is no doubt that the day of the work was the busiest day in the No. 2 courtyard of Shan'er Hutong.

It was only five o'clock in the morning when the whole family got up.

After the family of three solemnly tore off the calendar on the month card.

They didn't even bother to sit down and eat breakfast, so they started their own busy work.

Uncle Bian will arrange dried fruit, fresh fruit, happy candy, happy cigarette, and tea snacks in turn.

And wrap cigarettes and sugar in red paper as a return gift to the guests.

Then go to the fire, boil water, store water, and divide tea bags to prepare for hospitality.

Aunt Bian went to check the various raw materials and semi-finished products prepared yesterday.

Wash and cut cabbage, rapeseed, peas, carrots, black fungus, yellow flowers, dried bamboo shoots and red shrimp that have been made overnight, as well as wrapped and fried yellow croaker, and meatballs in various heats... …

Seeing that it's all right, I told my old man a few more words, don't let the cat bite the dog, how to communicate with the chef.

She had to leave the stall at home and go to work outside.

Don't forget, the old lady has a "public office".

As a dignified director, every word and deed can be seen by the masses.

Therefore, even on such an important day, she can still lead by example and cannot abandon the public for private reasons.

He also had to lead the aunts under his command who were qualified to scatter flowers for the "Kidney Deficiency Son", check the fire prevention and theft, and then supervise the courtyards in the hutong to hang the national flag.

Only then can I go back and concentrate on my own home affairs.

As for Bian Jianjun, he is a very busy person, and he can't even take care of cleaning up his new house.

He got up and folded the quilt in a hasty manner. After washing up, he ran to the barber shop attached to the "Tsinghua Pool" where he worked.

A hairdresser who had been promised a long time ago was waiting in the store to "clean up" him.

On days like this, why do you have to blow your hair and shave your face?

Even Bian Jiangong, who came over from the factory early on a bicycle to help, didn't even sit and catch his breath.

He put down the two boxes of soda in the back seat of the car, and filled it with cold water from a few big iron buckets, so he had to keep an eye on the scene.

In addition to entertaining the hired taxi drivers, drinking tea and smoking, they also had to take care of the three chefs who came to practice.

So many other chores are actually done by a few neighbors.

Like Master Luo and his son, in addition to storing the bicycles of each family in the adjacent courtyard, they are also responsible for gathering the tables, chairs and benches of each family in the hospital.

Master Mi and Kang Shude separately vacated their spacious room as an extra banquet hall for their relatives and friends.

Ning Weimin went to collect the tea utensils and tableware from each family, and then they had to clean them and put them together to use.

Mijia sisters are also responsible for the decoration of the new house.

The two cut the window grilles that the magpie kissed, polished the glass and mirrors, swept the floor, and wiped the tables and chairs.

Finally, a tablecloth was placed on the folding table, and plastic flowers and tobacco, candy and fruit were also placed, so that the whole room was filled with the scent of green treasures.

Let alone a pair of spring sofas, a new large wardrobe, a double bed, a Czech-style wine cabinet, and a pair of enlarged group photos of the newlyweds on the wall.

This new house looks like the model photo of the "well-off house" that was popular in magazines during this period. It really looks like that.

The most lively when posting happy words is when everyone moves their hands together.

Work together to post the two houses in the courtyard and the side house.

It is worth mentioning that Ning Weimin made a big joke in public.

According to his aesthetics, Ganqing felt that the word "Double Happiness" with black characters on a red background was too monotonous and not very good-looking.

It is recommended to add some decoration, or cut out a yellow paper with the word Double Happiness and stick it on red paper.

Unexpectedly, this year's attention was very different from his cognition, and a sentence actually aroused the unanimous ridicule of the elders.

Master Luo spoke, "Hey, your idea is not very clever..."

Master Mi also said, "It's not that I'm not clever or I really don't understand, I'm a stick."

Although the old couple of the Bian family smiled and said nothing, they also shook their heads.

In the end, Kang Shude couldn't see Ning Weimin making a fool of himself, so he pulled him aside and told him privately.

Only then did this kid finally figure out what was going on.

Although the co-authored hi character is a traditional auspicious pattern, it is not something that can be randomly posted.

According to traditional etiquette and customs, the double happiness character is used for marriage, and the single happy character is used for marrying a daughter.

It is usually written on red paper about a foot and a half square with an ink pen.

Only those who are very particular will use glue to write, and then sprinkle with gold powder to become red paper with golden happy characters.

Under normal circumstances, it is absolutely not allowed to use yellow paper or pink paper as the base to write the red hi characters.

This is because the uncle, the son-in-law, is used in this way.

In the words of Mr. Kang, this is called demon-shaped malformation.

For example, it is like the Monkey King in Peking Opera "Water Curtain Cave" and Cheng Yaojin in "Locking Five Dragons".

Obviously all male characters wear female yellow pythons, why?

First, for the convenience of fighting, and secondly, it also shows that they are not serious emperors.

In the same way, paper-cuts and stickers are absolutely necessary.

That means that the stepson is getting married, which means that the happy event is attached to it.

So, the idea that Ning Weimin came up with was simply heartless.

People these days are all about old rules.

So out of order, let others see what it looks like?

You have to laugh out loud.

This is ignorance, will reveal the cowardice.

Ning Weimin was convinced, and couldn't refute a word, so he had no choice but to stand on the sidelines.

His mood at this time is a bit like the name of the domestic cartoon - "Mindless and Unhappy".

But after this twist, Aunt Bian came back.

And the guests of the side family began to come one after another.

There are relatives of the Bian family, old friends of Uncle Bian, and classmates of Jianjun Bian, the leaders and colleagues of his Tsinghua bathhouse, and the familiar neighbors in other courtyards in Shan'er Hutong.

With the constant congratulations and polite words, it was a lively event.

In the entire No. 2 courtyard, except for the Luo family, who could not entertain the newborns, almost all the other rooms were full of people.

What kind of scene is that in the courtyard at this time?

It was really affectionate, prosperous, and very lively.

If there is a camera at this time to make a documentary, the close-up must first point to the toon tree in the courtyard.

Because a square table under the tree is covered with tablecloths and presents gifts from everyone.

Master Luo's dragon and phoenix cake is the most powerful.

Fifty kilograms, stacked on top of each other, look heavier than the Western Milk Cake.

The second is a pair of warm pots sent by Mijia.

Two pieces of red paper were attached to the bright red paint, which was slightly blown by the wind.

One "Bian Jianjun" and one "Li Xiuzhi" are the names of the bride and groom.

The things sent by Kang Shude and Ning Weimin also stood out among the gifts.

The old man's gift is a big round mirror with a flowery moon circle pattern.

Ning Weimin gave him a thick blanket.

The rest were handkerchiefs, socks, and soaps from other people, as well as teapots, bowls, sheets and quilts.

(End of this chapter)