Siheyuan starts from a better life

Chapter 217, inside the tavern 2
"Woke, you are old and auspicious." Master Niu walked quickly to grandma and stood with his hands down, bowing his head and singing.

(oke) Woke is the name for aunt and aunt in Manchu.

And the ceremony performed by Niu Ye is the standard Manchu salutation ceremony, also known as please Xiaoan.

After the Revolution of [-], the Manchus were renamed Manchus.Manchu people respect their elders and pay attention to etiquette. When meeting elders on the road, they should bow sideways and bow their hands in salute, and wait for the elders to pass by; Greetings.When relatives and friends meet each other, in addition to shaking hands and greeting each other with mutual respect, some also greet each other with hugs on the waist.Kowtow ceremony is common in subordinates to superiors, and younger generations to elders.To express respect, service, and pleading, or to pay New Year's greetings during the Spring Festival, all kowtows are performed.When saluting, take off your hat first, kneel on the left knee, then kneel on the right knee, flick the horseshoe sleeve, put your hands on the ground, and kowtow three times.This custom has existed since the time of Jianzhou Jurchen.

There are three kinds of etiquette for men: "greeting", "beating a thousand sons", and "kowtow".Women also have "squatting ceremony" and "lala ceremony".

Grandma Niu was taken aback when she saw Master Niu going to ask Anli, and then looked at Master Niu.

After a while, grandma tentatively said, "You are a calf."

Master Niu also became a little excited when he heard his grandma call him "Little Niu".

He grabbed grandma's hand and said excitedly: "Auntie, I'm Maverick."

"We haven't seen each other for how many years." Jiang Yan asked Master Niu to his grandmother's side.

"We haven't seen each other for 43 years since 13."

Grandma was also filled with emotion when she heard Master Niu's words.

"I haven't seen you for 13 years. It's been a long time."

"Auntie, in 43, I heard that the Chengqing brothers joined the government army to play a small life. I was afraid that something would happen, so I went to visit you. I didn't expect your house to be deserted."

"Hi! It's not that Chengqing and Yanzi both joined the government army. They were afraid that Xiaotian in Sijiu City would retaliate against me, so they arranged for me to go to another place. I returned to my home after Xiaotian surrendered. home."

Master Niu stopped at Grandma's words, slapped his thigh, and parted his mouth in annoyance, "I thought something bad happened to you too, and you have been sad for a long time! Auntie Chengqing and Yanzi!"

Hearing Master Niu asking about his two children, grandma's mood became depressed.

"In 44, he died in the battles of Zhongtiao Mountain and Changsha respectively."

Master Niu also became silent when he heard grandma's words.

At that time, I often played with my uncle, and sometimes my uncle would bring Chengqing and Yanzi with me, and the relationship between them was quite good.

Now that he closes his eyes, he can still recall the faces of the two people, and he still can't bear to hear that the two died in the breakup in the childhood.

"It's a damn little day."

Seeing Master Niu like this, grandma patted Master Niu's hand.

"Okay, it's all over. Both of them are heroes. I'm proud of him. A family is a country, and a country has a family."

Hearing what Grandma said, Master Niu gave her a thumbs up.

"Auntie's realm is still higher. But Auntie, what I don't understand is how Cai Quanwu and Xu Huizhen became relatives of our family."

After Master Niu praised grandma, he asked grandma with questions.

Seeing Master Niu's puzzled look, grandma laughed when she saw him.

After laughing, he said, "Do you remember the cook in our family before?"

"Remember! The Lu cuisine and Sichuan cuisine he cooks are quite good, and some of his Tan family dishes, just thinking about it makes my mouth water."

"He is the son of the cook from before. His father and Cai Quanwu are brothers." Grandma pointed to He Yuzhu and opened her mouth.

Then he pointed to Jiang Yan who was sitting next to him.

"He is the grandson I know. His name is Jiang Yan. He is now an engineer in a rolling mill and has studied in SL."

When grandma said this, her face was full of pride, as if she was showing off her good things.

After introducing Jiang Yan, grandma pointed to He Yuzhu and Xu Damao who were sitting at another table and said, "They also call me grandma, and I also recognize them as my grandchildren. They all work in rolling mills and automobile factories. Work."

When grandma said this, Master Niu also understood.

"I said, feelings are really a thing!"

However, Master Niu is also a person who often hangs around in Sijiu City, and he can tell from where he sits that there are differences between this grandson and his grandson. I am afraid that Jiang Yan, who is sitting here, is the most important thing for my aunt.

Sitting there, Jiang Yan looked at Master Niu and felt incredible. The world is really small. After turning around, he found that they were all relatives!

However, Jiang Yan didn't have any malice towards Master Niu. Before Jiang Yan watched the TV series "The Little Woman Under the Zhengyang Gate", he had a good impression of Master Niu.

Apart from drinking a little wine, Master Niu spends his days walking birds and fighting crickets, a typical Eight Banners style.But he is a very particular person for the sake of face, and he is also very loyal. He is a typical old-fashioned person from the four or nine cities, unlike Mr. Xu and Fan Jinyou who make mistakes everywhere and do immoral things.

"Master Niu, I respect you." After Jiang Yan said this, he picked up the jug and poured a glass for Master Niu.

"No, man, I have it myself." Master Niu said hello to He Yumei who was on the counter, and He Yumei brought over what he had ordered earlier.

Seeing what Master Niu ordered earlier, the old lady was slightly angry.

"What's the matter, you don't like my wine! My grandson is not worthy to pour you wine!"

Stopping at grandma's words, Master Niu smiled and said, "Auntie, no, I didn't mean that. It's too late for our children to toast me and go away happy! It's not a waste if you order it before and don't drink it."

"Okay, okay, Mavericks said something wrong, go and punish yourself."

When Jiang Yan heard Master Niu's words, he quickly clinked a glass for him, drank it with him, and then filled the wine glass that Master Niu put down with a wink.

"Men, we are all on our own. According to my aunt, we are really relatives. We can't be called masters or uncles in the future. Do you understand?"

"Understood, Uncle Niu, I respect you." Jiang Yan raised his wine glass to touch Master Niu as he spoke.

After Jiang Yan put down the wine glass, Master Niu asked Jiang Yan.

"I heard from my aunt that you are an engineer in a rolling mill. I don't know which rolling mill you are from."

"It's the third rolling mill outside Dongzhimen, also called the Red Star Rolling Mill."

"Oh! It's amazing! I heard that there are probably less than 1 workers in the Red Star Rolling Mill! I heard that he is still recruiting people a while ago! Many children in our alley have signed up Yes, but not many can get in. The assessment is very strict. It is a great thing for you to be an engineer in such a big factory. My children are half as promising as you, and I will wake up with a smile in my dreams."

Jiang Yan stopped when Master Niu was talking, his mind moved, and he asked, "Uncle Niu, I don't know where my two elder brothers work in your house."

Just now when Master Niu was chatting with grandma, Jiang Yan heard that there are two boys in Master Niu's family, both of whom are older than Jiang Yan.

You can tell from Master Niu's work that he has a good tutor, as you can see from the later TV dramas. If the two of them don't have good jobs, Jiang Yan doesn't mind helping them out.

Master Niu is quite good at antiques, and if he has a good relationship with him, it will definitely be useful in the future.

(End of this chapter)