Years: Salted fish life since going to the countryside.

Chapter 488 The Washing Machine

Aunt Liu looked at Han Li and agreed. She smiled and took an envelope from the jeep.

"This is a thank you and New Year gift for you. I wish you a Happy New Year in advance. Then we will contact you after the New Year."

Han Li didn't object to these at all. It was normal for him to get a reward for his efforts, and if he didn't get it, the other party would be unhappy.

Han Li watched the jeep go away and returned to the courtyard to extinguish the fire. He then opened the small envelope to see what was inside.

But what Han Li didn't expect was that there were actually several receipts inside, including bicycles, radios, watches, washing machines, and some clothing receipts for both men and women.

Han Li could ignore other things, but washing machine tickets were really too rare.

Although our country was in 62, the first washing machine was trial-produced by the Shengjing Daily Electrical Appliances Research Institute.

However, due to various reasons, it has never entered the homes of ordinary people, and washing machines can only be supplied to high-end guest houses and hotels.

It was not until 78 that my country's first fully automatic pulsator washing machine "Little Swan" came out, and ordinary washing machines gradually entered the homes of ordinary people.

And in the 80s, washing machines, televisions, and refrigerators quickly replaced bicycles, radios, sewing machines, and watches, and became the three new essential items for marriage.

Although Han Li has a ticket for the washing machine, it is not easy to buy it. It is definitely not available in ordinary places. He can only go to Dongfeng Market, Department Store, Xidan Shopping Mall, and Yongjun Shopping Mall. Only in these larger places can you buy it. opportunity to buy.

But no matter how difficult it is, Han Li still has to buy this washing machine. Even if he rides his bicycle to all the big shopping malls in the [-]th city, he still has to buy it. If he has a washing machine at home, his sisters will not have to wash clothes and have their hands frozen. into carrots.

And he didn't plan to tell Han's mother before buying the washing machine, otherwise the washing machine would be [-]% impossible to buy.

Han Li looked at the current time and put the bicycle, sewing machine, radio, watch, and men's and women's clothing tickets outside. He put the washing machine tickets into the decomposition space, then locked the door and hummed an unknown ditty and went home. .

As soon as he entered the door, he saw Father Han playing with crows, Mother Han, Sister Han, Little Sister Han and the Yun sisters were busy with dinner. It looked like the second sister hadn't come back yet.

Han Li said hello to his father, walked over with a proud look on his face, put the envelope in front of his mother without saying a word, and Han Li asked subconsciously.

"Son, is this a letter from someone? Why are you leaving it in front of me?"

"Mom, this is not a letter. This is the dowry your son earned for his eldest sister."

"dowry?"

Han Li's words immediately attracted everyone's attention. Mother Han dumped the envelope on the table. As soon as the tickets inside came out, Miss Han immediately exclaimed.

"Here are bicycle tickets, sewing machine tickets, radio tickets, and watch tickets. I just collected the three-turn and one-ring tickets. There are also several men's and women's ready-to-wear tickets. Are the clothes for the eldest sister and future eldest brother-in-law ready? ?”

Little Sister Han's exclamation attracted Han's father, who was playing with the crows outside, and everyone's eyes were turned to Han Li.

"These tickets were given to me by someone who helped me prepare medicine during this period. I thought I could use them to make my eldest sister's dowry in the future, so I accepted them directly."

The next scene can be imagined, with the gratitude of the sisters, the relief and distress of the parents taking place one after another in the small room.

But after dinner, Mother Han took out some red ropes and made a move that made Han Li dumbfounded.

"Son, Jingjing, Yingying, and the three girls, tomorrow is the beginning of spring. In order to prevent you from being hit by spring, each of you will tie one of your red ropes inside the clothes you will wear tomorrow. In this situation, you must not use this red rope. Let others see it.”

"Mom, where did you hear this custom? You also need to tie a red string? Don't our family usually eat spring cakes and noodles during spring? And I see you returned the water carrots today. I have bought vegetables, bean sprouts, and leeks, so why do I need to go through such an extra procedure?

"This red rope is from Zhili. It doesn't hurt if you put it under your clothes. By the way, we all get up early tomorrow. After eating radishes in the morning, we'll have spring cakes and stir-fried vegetables. Let's save the noodles and silkworms until the evening." eat."

Beginning of Spring: It can be said to be a very important festival in Sijiucheng. In the old feudal dynasty, emperors of all dynasties attached great importance to this festival. For this reason, there was a special department responsible for this festival.

First of all, on the first day of the Beginning of Spring, Shuntian Fuyin, the largest parent in Sijiu City, set up a spring market outside Dongzhimen. There was a clay cow (spring cow) covered with red cloth. When the spring cow was transported to the Meridian Gate Square on the day of the Beginning of Spring, Then the emperor, civil and military officials took turns whipping the spring ox with whips. The more broken the spring ox was, the better the weather would be in the coming year.

Then everyone in the city ate radish. This radish was usually green radish, but those who had the conditions would choose red radish. In the Ming Dynasty, there was a special record, "At the beginning of spring, no matter whether you are high or low, you chew radish. It's called 'biting spring'."

In the Braided Dynasty, there was a different explanation, because they believed that watery carrots on this day could not only relieve spring sleepiness, but also increase women's fertility. Therefore, the radishes eaten on this day were also called offspring radishes.

As for spring cakes and stir-fried vegetables, they are also must-eats in Sijiucheng on the day of the Beginning of Spring. Spring cakes are thin flatbreads, similar to the kind used to roll roast duck.As for stir-fried vegetables, it is called "spring plate" on this day. It is stir-fried with leeks, shredded pork, vermicelli, bean sprouts and spinach.

After the vegetables are fried, they are rolled in spring pancakes and eaten. This is also called "biting spring".

But at this time, if you add an egg pancake to it, it is called "Hecai Daimaoer", or more elegantly, it is called "Gold and Silver Full House".

As for silkworms, it is also a custom passed down from the past, because our country has been a big agricultural and mulberry country since ancient times.

Emperors of the past dynasties attached great importance to the sericulture industry, and for this purpose, they even built a sericulture altar in Sijiu City.

The emperors and dignitaries ate fresh fried silkworm chrysalises on this day, but the common people couldn't afford this kind of thing. They could only make flour silkworms instead. If there was no oil at home, they could only boil them in water. This may be why everyone often eats them. The predecessor of "Pimple Soup".

However, these are not important to Han Li. What is important is that as the date approaches, the day when he will go to Master Li's house this year is also coming soon. This is the day when he must go during the three festivals and two birthdays every year. Thinking of this, Han Li looked at the old man Dad asked.

"Dad, what is going on over there with my master? I haven't bothered to go over there and take a look for a while."

"I haven't seen him recently. After asking others, I heard that he took a long vacation some time ago. No one knows where he went and what he was doing. So I really don't know about Master Li's situation."

"Is that so? Then I'll go over and take a look tomorrow. If I stay home for two days, I can send this year's greetings."

The next day, when Han Li came back from walking his dog, practicing boxing, and feeding birds, Mother Han and others had almost spread out the spring cakes.

After Han Li finished washing up, the stir-fried vegetables were just coming out of the pot. The family sat together and had breakfast before going to work.

Han Li saw off his family and went out on his bicycle. His first stop was Master Li's side.

General Tie was guarding the door of his house. Han Li asked his neighbors and they didn't know what Master Li was doing.

Han Li could only come back another day. He then went to Xidan Shopping Mall and Dongfeng Market. There was no sign of the washing machine.

Finally, I found a single-cylinder washing machine in the department store. This washing machine was placed on a high table. It was like a treasure of the store.

When Han Li stepped forward to ask about the washing machine, he originally thought that he would encounter a plot where he looked down on others and pretended not to slap others, because many novels were written like this, and he had already thought about what he would do if he encountered such a situation. How to fight back in the most powerful and handsome way.

It's a pity that this good-looking person is given preferential treatment everywhere. When the female salesperson in front of him heard Han Li asking about the washing machine, she first looked at him seriously, and then explained the whole process patiently and in detail.

Han Li looked at the overly enthusiastic salesperson and the growing crowd around him, and quickly took out the washing machine ticket and 120 yuan to settle the bill.

In the end, he declined the other party's offer to help deliver the goods, put the washing machine on his shoulders and left.

After Han Li left, many salesmen still gathered together and murmured quietly, bursting into laughter from time to time.

After all, those who can buy three turns and one ring these days may have good family conditions, but the family conditions of the people working here are very good, and they have seen too many such people.

But there are absolutely very few people who can get a ticket for a washing machine and can afford to buy a washing machine. Many people have never even heard of the word washing machine, let alone what a washing machine does.

The most important thing is that Han Li is tall, good-looking, and well-connected. This is the focus of these salesmen's discussion.

Han Li carried a washing machine and rode with one hand, which attracted many people's onlookers and inquiries. He thought that this was not possible. He was still like this among strangers on the street. What would he do if he returned to Mianmian Hutong and was seen by the neighbors? have to?It was nothing for him to be stopped and questioned by neighbors. The key was that people from the entire alley would gather at his house to watch this new object. This would take at least four or five days.

Thinking of this, Han Li shook his head. The Chinese New Year was coming soon, and he had a lot of things to do at home. How could he accompany his neighbors to look after the washing machines all day long.

Han Li asked Crow to find an uninhabited alley. After he rode in, he put the washing machine directly into the decomposition space.

By the time Han Li appeared on the street again, he was already feeling relaxed. When he arrived at the door of his house, he took out the washing machine under the cover of the street door.

Not to mention how much of a shock the washing machine Han Li bought back would bring to his family, the master he couldn't find was now facing a life-and-death crisis.

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