passionate youth

Chapter 204 Lively Wedding

evening.

The living room was re-arranged, with a portrait of a great man hanging on the wall, a table under it, and red candles on it.

From the inside to the outside, there are a row of benches on both sides of the wall.

When it was time to get off work, Jiang Ping'an and Guo Yan went out and went to the intersection to wait for the leaders to arrive.

Director Feng arrived first, the street is close to here, and it only takes a few minutes to walk.

"Ping'an is waiting for your factory leader?" Feng Xuelan asked with a smile from afar.

Jiang Ping stepped forward to greet her and said with a smile, "We are also waiting for Aunt Feng!"

"Hello, Aunt Feng!" Guo Yan stepped forward and shouted crisply.

In the work unit, she called the leader, and she also called aunt in private.

"Okay, okay, I wish you a heart-to-heart relationship and grow old together." Feng Xuelan blessed with a smile.

At the same time, he handed Jiang Pingan a cloth bag containing thirty catties of flour.

Regardless of space, in fact, any gift is not as affordable as food.

Whether it is fine grains or coarse grains, even sweet potatoes have been very precious in recent years.

On the black market, the market price of two or three cents a catty of white flour has risen to four or five yuan a catty, and it is still in short supply.

And thirty catties of white noodles were replaced with stick noodles.

Calculated by exchanging one catty for three catties, it can also be exchanged for ninety catties, which is equivalent to three months of rationed rations for ordinary people.

So even if Jiang Ping'an didn't lack food to eat, but Feng Xuelan was able to send so much flour, it was sent to his heart.

Jiang Pingan and his wife thanked each other, and quickly took the white noodles with both hands.

"Aunt Feng, the factory leader probably won't arrive in a while, so let's take you home first?" Jiang Ping'an said.

Feng Xuelan shook her head and said with a smile, "It's okay, I've been sitting in the office all afternoon, and it's fine to have some exercise."

After a pause, he asked again: "Ping An, you are idle in the factory, you really don't think about coming to the street?"

"To be honest, next year, if the textile factory stops production completely, you will still have to transfer to other units."

Jiang Ping'an smiled slightly, nodded and said, "Thank you, Aunt Feng, for your concern. I know about this matter."

"There are no outsiders here, so I'll tell you the truth. After the new year, I plan to ask for leave and go to the Northwest to find relatives."

"I don't know how long I will go. The shortest is two or three months, and the longest is half a year. Only the textile factory can ask for leave."

Even if the textile factory is completely shut down, it will take the second half of next year. It is easy to ask for a few months off.

Moreover, Jiang Ping'an had reported this matter to Zhao Dabao earlier, and Zhao Dabao agreed.

"Looking for relatives? What kind of relatives are you looking for?" Feng Xuelan asked doubtfully.

Guo Yan then said: "My mother-in-law fled from the Northwest and came to Beijing in previous years. Before she passed away, she left the address of her hometown."

"In fact, Ping An has always wanted to find relatives all these years, but there is no such condition, so it has been delayed until now."

Feng Xuelan suddenly realized, patted Jiang Pingan on the shoulder, and said:

"It's hard for you. If the relatives are still there, it would be better to find them. Who doesn't want to have several relatives?"

Without Jiang Ping'an's elaboration, she could guess that Jiang Ping'an's mother escaped from the war.

This situation was quite common in those days, and even now many people are still racking their brains to find clues to their loved ones.

"By the way, will the swallow go together?"

Jiang Ping'an smiled and said, "I'll look for it first, and if I have a letter, I'll write a letter or send a telegram back."

"When Yanzi asks for leave, Aunt Feng must approve it!"

Feng Xuelan laughed loudly, pointed at him and said:

"My boy, I made a big circle, so I'm waiting for me here!"

"Okay, I will support this matter with both hands, and I will definitely not embarrass Yanzi."

Guo Yan stepped forward to hold her hand, and said delicately, "Aunt Feng, you are so kind!"

Soon, a jeep slowly approached from afar.

In the ice and snow weather, the jeep was not running fast, and Jiang Ping'an waved his arms from a distance.

After the car stopped, Jiang Pingan and Guo Yan stepped forward to open the door, and deputy factory director Qian and Zhao Dabao got out of the car.

"That's right, people are in good spirits on happy occasions, you look very energetic today!"

Deputy Factory Manager Qian held Jiang Ping'an's hand, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile.

Then he took a net bag and a paper bag from the secretary.

There are two bottles of Moutai in the net bag, and two Huazi in the paper bag.

"Thank you, the factory manager, for letting the factory manager spend money!"

Jiang Pingan thanked Lian Lian, took the gift with both hands, handed it to Guo Yan, and went forward to shake hands with Zhao Dabao.

"Leader, I really want to see through!"

Zhao Dabao also brought two bottles of wine and two cigarettes. The wine was Xifeng Wine and the cigarette was Peony Smoke.

"Haha, you boy, do I have to bring gifts instead of me?"

Jiang Pingan laughed straight, saying that there was nothing to do, so he was afraid that the leader would come over.

After exchanging pleasantries, Deputy Director Qian and Zhao Dabao shook hands with Feng Xuelan again.

They deal with each other more, but they have a lot to say.

Because it is not far from home, there are only a few steps, so they all walked there.

When they arrived, Jiang Pingan led Deputy Factory Manager Qian and Zhao Dabao to sit in the living room.

Feng Xuelan was taken to the bedroom by Guo Yan, and talked with Chen Xiuzhen and the other female relatives.

It was dark early in winter, and it was snowing heavily, so the lights in the house were turned on early.

The guests sat and drank tea and chatted without saying a word, and many neighbors came to watch the ceremony outside the door.

Noisy, beaming, very lively.

After sitting for a while, Zhao Dabao raised his hand to look at his watch, and said to Jiang Ping'an:
"Almost, let's start!"

Jiang Pingan responded, left the living room, came to the door of the bedroom, and said with a smile:
"Swallow, the wedding has begun!"

Guo Yan hurried out, took a small red flower and pinned it to Jiang Ping'an's chest.

The female relatives also followed behind, and then went to the living room together.

When Miao Hexiang came over, she put a plate of toffee on the plate.

Later, Jiang Ping'an and his wife will send it to those who are watching the ceremony.

Guests, both male and female, sit on the benches on the left and right.

Guo Yan's mother sat on one side of the square table above, and on the other sat Jiang Dahai, who represented Jiang Ping'an's elders.

The wedding was presided over by Deputy Factory Manager Qian.

This year pays attention to keeping everything simple, and there are no fancy ceremonies.

On the open space in the middle, Jiang Ping'an and Guo Yan stood side by side facing the statue of the great man.

Deputy Factory Manager Qian brought a newspaper over, handed it to the two of them, and said:

"I've circled the passage I want to read, and you can just follow along later, the voice must be loud."

Then he returned unhurriedly to the Sifang table, stood a little on the seaside of the river, and shouted loudly:

"The ceremony begins. The bride and groom are invited to sing "Dongfanghong" together."

Jiang Ping'an and Guo Yan looked at each other and sang loudly.

"The east is red, the sun is rising..."

As soon as he sang a few lines, the people in the living room started to sing along, and then the people watching outside also sang along.

Both adults and children sang, and the voices became louder and louder, and the singing was loud and clear, spreading far and far.

After singing the song, and then learning the highest instruction of the great man...

After reading according to the content of the newspaper, there was thunderous applause, which lasted for a long time!
After a while, when the applause slowly faded away, Deputy Director Qian happily said loudly:

"The groom and the bride bow three times to the great man!"

"The groom and the bride bow three times to their parents!"

"The groom and the bride bow to each other three times!"

"The groom and the bride salute the guests and distribute wedding candies..."

After the simple ceremony was over, there was an uproar inside and outside the house.

Guo Yan took the plate containing the toffee from Miao Hexiang, and Jiang Pingan grabbed a handful, giving out two to each of them.

After the people around finished distributing, the two didn't stop, and took another small bag to the neighbor's house to distribute.

Of course, there are too many people nearby, it is impossible for every household to distribute, but to selectively distribute to acquaintances.

(End of this chapter)