nostalgic era

Chapter 172 The Strongest Best Man Group
"Then trouble you to play the role of matchmaker for me!" Jiang Deming said with a smile.

In China's wedding customs, no matter whether there is a matchmaker or not, there must be such a role when getting married.

Tian Yu also mentioned it to Jiang Deming before, but Jiang Deming didn't know who to turn to. Those leading wives probably didn't have the time to help him.

Forget about the people in the rolling mill compound, let those beasts help, maybe something will happen.

Now that Han Mu is willing to take over this burden, it is naturally better.

"You're welcome, we're all from my family, let Chunsong and Chunsheng help you then!"

"Ah, don't you need this?"

"You are friends, he should help you, and you are his boss now, shouldn't you help you?"

Makes sense!Jiang Deming felt that he was persuaded by Han Mu.

Originally, I was somewhat embarrassed to speak up, but now that Mother Han has said that, why is he being polite?

"Chunsong, are you okay?" Jiang Deming turned to Han Chunsong and asked.

Han Chunsong joked, "You are my leader now, can I say no?"

"Then this matter is finalized like this! Auntie, I will trouble you for the rest!"

"To be polite again, they are all from my own family, so don't bother if there is any trouble!" Mother Han scolded.

Han Chunsong has already told her about sending Han Chunming to study with Jiang Deming next year.

She has always been very worried about the future of her youngest son. Now that the environment is different, it is not so difficult to find a suitable job.

Han Chunming's older brothers and sisters were assigned to work because they were born a few years earlier and the environment was not so harsh, but there is no such good thing for Han Chunming.

Fortunately, Han Chunsong met Jiang Deming and was willing to give him a hand.

Seeing that the eldest son's personality has become more and more cheerful recently, Mother Han knows that he has done a good job in Jingdong.

And the rice cooker that Han Chunming took home was used by her, so even if she only works as a worker, it will definitely not be bad.

And if you stay with Jiang Deming, maybe you will be better than Han Chunsong in the future.

Han's mother saw early on that Jiang Deming admired Han Chunming. The whole family opposed Han Chunming's collection of junk, and only Jiang Deming, an outsider, supported him.

Now who dares to talk about Han Chunming about this matter, he will definitely move Jiang Deming out. Even the leader of the eldest brother agrees with me to do this. How can you be more discerning than him?
Once this is said, who dares to object?

Anyway, he didn't use the family's money, so he just let him torment.

Jiang Deming and Bai Ruoxue were talking to the Han family about the wedding banquet. Han Chunming was a little bored listening to it, so he stood up.

"I went to the backyard to find the old man!"

After shouting, Han Chunming walked out.

Hearing this, Jiang Deming's heart moved. He had been wanting to interview Mr. Guan for no other reason than the antiques he had preserved.

According to the plot of "Under the Zhengyang Gate", Mr. Guan's antiques probably began to be collected before the founding of the People's Republic of China.

There will be no money to do this.

As long as the room full of antiques is placed in later generations, it is no problem to open a museum directly.

Jiang Deming is not interested in investing in antiques, but he also wants to contribute to the protection of Chinese cultural relics.

The reason why antiques are expensive is that apart from their own artistry, they also have the background endowed by history.

And it can also serve as a witness to the history of China.

Some countries have a history of only 300-[-] years, probably due to their inferiority complex, they always feel that other people’s history is also fabricated, and they question it from time to time.

Some antiques can just be used to slap these people in the face. Of course, if the other party is a little shameless, they will also call the antiques fake.

"Wait a minute, Chunming, I'll go with you!" Jiang Deming called to Han Chunming and said.

"Ah? Oh!" Han Chunming was taken aback for a moment before agreeing.

He knew that Jiang Deming was as interested in old things as he was, and Mr. Guan didn't have many other things, but old things.

If it was proposed by others, Han Chunming would probably refuse, but Jiang Deming knew it, and he would definitely not do anything to Mr. Guan.

After talking to Bai Ruoxue, Jiang Deming followed Han Chunming to the backyard.

Bai Ruoxue also wanted to go, but she had to stay and discuss the marriage with Mother Han.

Mr. Guan is an old man who lives alone. His children left the country early, leaving him alone in the capital.

Except for the older generation, people like Han Chunming's generation thought that Mr. Guan had no children.

He is also the most respected in this yard, but unlike the deaf old lady in the rolling mill compound who likes to rely on the old to sell the old, Mr. Guan is respected because he never meddles in other people's business, and when he encounters difficulties, he will Help.

Of course, this kind of help definitely does not include such things as delivering food to the little widow in the middle of the night.

When they came to the backyard, Old Man Guan was sitting under the eaves with another old man of similar age, playing chess while basking in the sun.

As soon as Han Chunming saw Mr. Guan, he greeted him sharply, "Master, have you eaten yet?"

Mr. Guan raised his head and glanced at Han Chunming, followed by his gaze staying on Jiang Deming for a few seconds. After humming, he continued to play his own chess.

Han Chunming didn't care either. After saying hello to another old man, he squatted down to watch them play chess.

Jiang Deming followed suit and stood behind Mr. Guan, watching him play chess.

There were several times when Jiang Deming wanted to 'point out' Mr. Guan's chess moves, but after thinking about it, he endured it.

Watching chess without talking about a real gentleman, regardless of whether what you say is right or not, will only arouse the disgust of others in the end.

Mr. Guan's chess playing skills are obviously not very good. In just a short while, he has already lost three games in a row, but he still wants to continue with great interest. A typical person is addicted to vegetables.

On the other hand, the old man who played chess with him probably thought it was too easy to win. In the fourth game, he stood up, shirked his business, rejected the old man Guan's invitation, and ran away in a hurry.

It's really not a good thing to play chess with a stinky chess basket. If you abuse the dishes too much, you will get tired of it.

After packing up the chess pieces, Mr. Guan looked at Han Chunming and asked, "What do you want from me, kid?"

Han Chunming chuckled, rubbed his hands together and said, "I want to borrow that book from you last time, but I still haven't read half of it!"

With Han Chunming's appearance, he looked very much like the kind of adolescent boy begging for prohibited publications.

Only those who are familiar with him know that most of what Han Chunming wants are books related to history or cultural relics.

If he really had that desire, Su Meng would have been taken care of by him long ago, and he wouldn't have to be a licking dog for more than 20 or [-] years.

After Han Chunming finished speaking, he remembered Jiang Deming who came with him, and hurriedly introduced: "Old man, this is my elder brother Jiang, and he is my elder brother's leader."

Hearing this, Mr. Guan couldn't help but look at Jiang Deming more.

This old man seems to be just an ordinary old man in many courtyards in the capital, but in fact he has very strong connections.

Otherwise, on his own, it would not be easy to complete the feigned death.

Moreover, his surname is Guan, so Jiang Deming guessed that he might be a real Eight Banners disciple.

Jiang Deming just had a problem with the Manchu dog Tartar emperors and the traitors who licked their stinky feet.

I still have a good impression of Mr. Guan, who regards himself as a member of the Chinese nation and is committed to protecting cultural relics.

I have no choice about my background, but no one is forcing me to do what I will do in the future.

He had heard of Jiang Deming, mainly about his encounters in the rolling mill compound.

I really don't know much about the units where Jiang Deming and Han Chunsong work. I only know that they made a rice cooker and an air fryer that was exported abroad.

Just because Jiang Deming can earn money from foreign devils, Mr. Guan really likes this young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes.

So when Jiang Deming greeted him, he showed a rare smile.

It's just that with his paralyzed face, it's better not to smile when he smiles!
Jiang Deming is an adult and would not talk about it, but Han Chunming has no such scruples.

"Old man, you better stop laughing, it's weird!"

Then he was beaten

Unceremoniously, Mr. Guan gave Han Chunming a shudder.

After a crisp sound, Han Chunming hurriedly covered his head and begged for mercy.

"Come on, follow me into the house!"

After Mr. Guan finished speaking, he turned and entered the house.

Jiang Deming and Han Chunming hurriedly followed.

As soon as he entered the room, Jiang Deming smelled a unique fragrance of wood, which is the kind of old and special wood.

The inside of the house was cleaned, and even the wooden frames were wiped clean. It didn't look like a place where an old man who lived alone lived for a long time.

And Jiang Deming can also see that there are tables, chairs and benches in this room, all of which are old objects for some years.

Maybe with these alone, they can change to a small two-bedroom house in the capital in the future.

Mr. Guan walked to the innermost room, opened a box, and took out an old book that was slightly yellowed.

Looking at the rolled up pages, it is obvious that they are frequently flipped through.

When he noticed the title of the book, Jiang Deming couldn't help but gasp.

"What's the matter? Brother Jiang." Han Chunming turned his head and asked in puzzlement.

Jiang Deming shook his head and said, "Nothing!"

The old man Guan who was on the side guessed that Jiang Deming's reaction just now must have seen something.

After thinking about it, he groped for a while in the box with the books just now, and finally found a string of beads, which he threw to Jiang Deming.

"Young man, play with this thing!"

"what?"

Jiang Deming was stunned for a while, but when he saw the beads in his hand, he was taken aback, and hurriedly refused: "Master, this thing is too expensive, you can't use it!"

"If there is anything precious or not, it's just a string of beads, just take it with you, mother-in-law!" said Mr. Guan.

Han Chunming on the side also chimed in and said, "Yes, Brother Jiang, the old man gave it to you, just take it!"

Then he turned to Mr. Guan, and said with gusto, "Mr., I've known you since I was a child. Why don't you string beads for me when I don't see you? It's been a long time since I even asked you to borrow a book!"

"One day you want to be as successful as your big brother Jiang, you can pick whatever you want in my house!" Mr. Guan said flatly.

After Han Chunming heard it, he didn't look excited at all. He muttered a few words in a low voice, and then continued to read his book.

Only Jiang Deming gave the two young and old a meaningful look.

Mr. Guan really had a preference for Han Chunming, and before leaving, he left all his antiques to Han Chunming.

This is why Han Chunming is honest, so he will return the things to Mr. Guan's children.

Seeing that Han Chunming was engrossed in reading, Mr. Guan approached Jiang Deming at some point.

"You came to see me, old man, you should have something to tell me, right?"

Jiang Deming shook his head and said, "Ah, I really haven't. I just want to come and see your old man."

Mr. Guan was immediately confused. He had met many people in his life, but people like Han Chunming who had the heart of a child were a minority after all.

He didn't think Jiang Deming, who was a techie, would be interested in his antiques. He only thought that he came to him for something, but he didn't expect to hear such a reply.

He gave the bead to Jiang Deming earlier because he wanted to form a good relationship with him. Han Chunming had already heard about Han Chunming going to learn from Jiang Deming.

Mother Han didn't go to any school herself, so whenever she encountered something, she would come to ask Mr. Guan for advice.

It was for this reason that he knew about it.

"It seems that I misunderstood." Looking back at Han Chunming, who was already immersed in the book, Mr. Guan said, "Do you want to go out and have a chat?"

"Okay!" Jiang Deming immediately nodded in agreement.

He just remembered that he wanted to ask Mr. Guan about something.

In terms of understanding of traditional culture, except for those professors in the school, I am afraid that few people know better than the one in front of me.

If Jiang Deming wanted to have a traditional Chinese wedding, he naturally had to find someone who knew about it for advice.

When he asked about this, Mr. Guan didn't hide it, and directly told Jiang Deming about the wedding customs of different dynasties and generations.

While listening to these, a thought suddenly came to Jiang Deming's mind.

This era has severely suppressed traditional culture, and there was even a saying that the old culture should be swept into the garbage dump.

But this is not advisable. Although there are dross in traditional culture, there are also many good things. It just depends on how the learners understand it.

Maybe I can take this opportunity to remind the people above.

If we don't pay attention to it ourselves, in more than ten years, the stick and the chicken in the pot will be used unceremoniously, and even try to take it for ourselves.

Whether successful or not, this kind of behavior is very disgusting.

Since meeting the bosses last time, Jiang Deming has become more and more courageous.

"Old man, which one do you think is the most suitable for me to have a Chinese wedding?"

Mr. Guan was stunned for a moment. Nowadays, when people get married, they basically get a certificate, set up a few tables of wine, and everyone eats and drinks together.

After thinking for a while, he asked back, "What do you want?"

"It can't be too gorgeous, but it must reflect the beautiful side of our traditional Chinese culture. Oh, let's forget about the Manchu and Qing dynasties. We mainly choose from the four dynasties of Han, Tang, Song, and Ming." Jiang Deming said.

After hearing this, Mr. Guan shook his head and said, "If you want to keep things simple, you can't choose Tang and Song. You can only choose between Han and Ming."

(End of this chapter)