Go back to the prosperous days and become a layman

Chapter 598 Chapter 597 Can we still play like this?
Looking at the backs of the large group leaving, Tang Zhitong sometimes felt that he thought too much and lacked the simplicity of people of this generation.

Look how direct Xu Hui is. She chats with classmate Xiao Wang about family matters during New Year's Day. At least these cadres in the street can sense something.

Feng Zhi came over at this time, looking at the crowd of people, confused, walked to the gate, and asked Tang Zhitong who was waving: "Brother, are you coming to our house?"

"Well, I'm here to wish you a happy new year. Here, take it." Tang Zhitong handed the tea tray to Fengzhi. With the free Xiao Liben, he could free himself.

"If I had known I would not have gone out to buy firecrackers. I saw our principal inside, and he saw me holding firecrackers." Fengzhi was a little annoyed. She was not annoyed that she did not get to show off in front of the principal, but she regretted letting the principal see her, a little girl, buying firecrackers.

"It's not a big deal. The school said we can't go home?" Tang Zhitong rubbed his sister's head. It was a big deal to a child, but from Tang Zhitong's perspective, it was nothing.

"No, but girls don't let go." Fengzhi tilted her head and said disdainfully, "Brother! You messed up my hair. My mom just tied it for me and I have to go out this afternoon!"

"Hahaha, okay, no more touching my head. Everyone has left, let's go home." The people who came for the reunion visit turned a corner, and Tang Zhitong began to call his family to go into the house. It was very cold outside.

The visiting group made a lot of noise, and the first day of the new year is a day for New Year's greetings, so many neighbors saw this scene.

After Xu Hui left, aunts and grandmas from the neighborhood started to visit in groups. Tang Zhitong didn't have the patience and went back to his room alone.

According to the unwritten rules of the old city, on the first day of the first lunar month, people pay New Year's greetings as a courtesy and then leave. At most, they drink some water and eat some peanuts and melon seeds. They will not stay at other people's homes for dinner.

People who come to pay New Year’s greetings are also very conscious and will never come during meal times.

After a whole morning of noise, the yard finally quieted down around noon.

It was a bit tiring to attend to guests, but Zhang Guifang couldn't hide the smile that came from the heart. After so many years, she had also taken advantage of her son's fame and was able to hold her head high.

After lunch, in addition to lard, Zhang Guifang also collected a few pieces of trough meat, the lymph nodes of which had been removed by her.

The young couple and their two younger sisters packed up, took the things their mother had prepared, and prepared to go out.

Student Xiao Wang specially picked two wooden sticks from the pile of bamboo shoots and asked Tang Zhitong to put them in his bag.

"What are you doing with this?" Tang Zhitong looked at the stick in his hand. Is it for self-defense? It's a bit short and not hard enough, unless you aim at the eyes and poke them directly.

"There's snow stuck under the fender. Use this to poke it out. Wasn't your car stuck yesterday?" Student Xiao Wang was a little surprised.

"I really didn't pay attention. I was just focused on not falling." Tang Zhitong wanted to scratch his head, but his hat blocked his view. On the way back yesterday, he was thinking about what to pull out of the space, so how could he have the mind to take care of the bicycle?
Besides, when the silly boy gets on the highway, he stands up and pedals. How can he be lazy?
"Okay, let's go." Xiao Wang was the first to push the bicycle out, and when Fengzhen came out, he reminded her to be careful on the road.

Tang Zhitong carried Fengzhi, and the group slowly drove towards Chunshu Hutong.

During the Chinese New Year, except for the East and West Chang'an Avenue, there was less snow on other roads than in the small alleys.

This is because Sijiu City will hold a city race the day after tomorrow.

The city race was first held in 1956 and was jointly initiated by seven news organizations including the Sijiucheng Daily. It set a precedent for early large-scale mass long-distance running events in the country. The original intention was to "enhance people's physique, change customs, and celebrate the festival happily."

The race starts from the city gate tower with the words "Long Live Great Unity" written on it near the city gate stele, passes through Xidan, Xisi, Ping'anli, Di'anmen, Tieshishi Hutong, Mishi Street, Dongdan, and finally returns to the starting point. The total distance is 12000 meters.

Every year it attracts workers, farmers, scientific and technological personnel, commanders and fighters, government officials, teachers and students to participate.

The podium is right in front of the city gate tower. It will be a beautiful story to take out the photos when I am old.

It can be seen from the photos that there are sports suits now, and half of the people tuck their tops inside, wearing a shirt under the sportswear. It may look more fashionable, or it may be for keeping warm.

When they arrived downstairs of the Women's Federation dormitory, Jingmin was playing with his friends in the yard with firecrackers and snow. When he saw his eldest sister and brother-in-law, he was a little surprised: "Eldest sister, brother-in-law!"

"Is anyone home?" Tang Zhitong asked knowingly. Several children were playing with lilies.

Lihua refers to picking up unexploded firecrackers, breaking them in the middle to expose the gunpowder inside, and then putting a burning incense stick close to them, and a short burst of fireworks will pop out with a "crackling" sound.

Fireworks are not only accompanied by thick smoke, but also dazzling light. If too many are set off in a short period of time, your eyes will feel uncomfortable, and you can still see the flames when you close your eyes.

"Well, my mother went to work this morning, so there will be people here." Jingmin looked at his elder sister and brother-in-law, handed the incense in his hand to his little friend, and waved his hand: "Come on, I'll take you upstairs!"

Jingmin did not lie, there were indeed people at home, not only Ye Zhijuan and her daughter, but also people who came to wish Ye Zhijuan a happy new year.

As soon as they saw someone coming to their house, they stood up and were about to leave.

"Thank you for making the trip. I appreciate your kindness, but you cannot keep the things. You can take them back." Ye Zhijuan took the things and walked the people to the door, and naturally there was some pulling and struggling.

"How many waves is this?" Classmate Xiao Wang asked Jingying who had just come out of the bedroom without getting involved.

"It's the third wave. There's a knock on the door every now and then. I can't even read in peace." Jingying said helplessly.

Tang Zhitong did not get involved and took out the lard and pork from his bag. The lard had been cut into pieces by Tang Zhitong, otherwise the bag might not have been able to fit them all.

"Mom, how do you feel?" After Ye Zhijuan entered the room and closed the door, classmate Xiao Wang came forward, put his arm around her, and asked with concern.

"It's been a long time since so many people came to pay New Year's greetings." Ye Zhijuan shook her head with a wry smile. When her husband was around, there were always people waiting downstairs during every Spring Festival.

When a person leaves, the tea gets cold. This situation occurred this year because Ye Zhijuan was promoted and assumed part of the responsibility.

"Today our company has a movie and carnival, and I was thinking of taking Jingying and Jingmin over to play together. How about I take them to the flower market to stay for two days in the evening?" Xiao Wang couldn't help with this kind of thing, but he wanted to reduce the burden on his mother, and at the end he looked at Tang Zhitong.

"Okay! I agree!" Jingmin raised his hand and was the first to jump out and express his opinion.

"Is it convenient?" Ye Zhijuan looked at her eldest daughter and then at Tang Zhitong.

"It's convenient. What's inconvenient about it? It's very quiet over there during the New Year, but it will be more lively with more people." Tang Zhitong said happily.

"Okay, then go over and stay for two days." Ye Zhijuan finally nodded. She herself didn't like the whole thing of welcoming and seeing off guests. Old relationships were still okay, that was called friendship. Some new relationships took the excuse of the New Year and insisted on giving children New Year's money, which was a headache.

With their mother's permission, Jingying and Jingmin happily went to pack their homework. Tang Zhitong talked to his mother-in-law about the lard and the trough meat, and went downstairs to clean the mudguard of the bicycle. In this short while, Tang Zhitong saw another group of people carrying things upstairs, and he didn't know whose house they were going to.

After everything was packed, Tang Zhitong took Jingmin, Xiao Wang took Fengzhi, and the two sisters rode their bicycles. They first headed north, then turned west to the Beijing Library.

The Beijing Library is very busy today, with many people coming here with their families.

A few people went in and found a group of empty seats. For fear that the two children's shouting would disturb others, Tang Zhitong and his wife sat in the middle. Jingying and Fengzhen sat on the sides, while Jingmin and Fengzhi sat next to their two older sisters or brothers.

The blood vessels on both sides are suppressed, there is nothing that can't be solved by a slap, if there is, just give it another slap.

Not long after we sat down, the movie started.

There is no such thing as a New Year's film at the moment. During the New Year, the Beijing Library is showing "I'm Off Today". It happens that everyone is off today, so the name is quite appropriate.

This movie was released in October 1959. Xiao Wang has not seen it, but Tang Zhitong has some impression of it, but not deeply. It seems to tell the story of the hero who missed meeting his blind date again and again because he was enthusiastic about helping the masses solve their difficulties, which made the heroine have a bad impression of him. But in the end, they became revolutionary partners because the hero happened to help the heroine's father.

"Hey, I'm traveling with you." After reading the beginning of the story, classmate Xiao Wang touched Tang Zhitong's arm and said in a low voice.

"Yes, a postman." Tang Zhitong nodded. The heroine Liu Ping is a postman. Although there are female postmen these days, the proportion is still relatively small. They are generally only found in big cities. More women stay at home to take care of their husbands and children.

"Oh, they've been delayed again. Do you think they can make it?" The two little ones haven't made any noise yet, but Classmate Wang is hooked by the plot. His heart follows the story in twists and turns, ups and downs.

"Don't worry, there will definitely be a turning point. Based on all the good things Ma Tianmin has done, if he fails, how can he release them to the people?" Tang Zhitong came a little closer and revealed the secret.

After listening to this, Xiao Wang seemed to be thinking about something and watched the movie much more calmly.

Sure enough, there was a dramatic twist at the end. Just when the negotiation was about to break down, the heroine's father recognized the young man in front of him as the policeman who had helped him find the piglet. The misunderstanding was resolved and everyone was happy.

Many of the viewers were very engaged in the film and applauded after the screening.

Some people even use this to educate their children, telling them to hand over any wallet they find to the police.

Tang Zhitong felt that it would be absolutely perfect to pair it with the song "One Cent" at this time!

After leaving the auditorium, Jingmin expressed his feelings to everyone, saying that when he finds a wallet again, he will definitely hand it over to the police to make his red scarf more colorful!

That’s right, Jingmin joined the team this year.

Tang Zhitong was thinking, should he copy the nursery rhyme again? To give Xiao Wang some extra pocket money?
This song has a historical background. It was a song that was commissioned by the Central People's Broadcasting Station's "Little Trumpet" program to sing to Mr. Pan in 63 in response to the call to learn from someone and do good deeds. It is definitely not available now.

"What are you thinking about? Hold the child's hand, so that he won't get lost in the crowd." Classmate Xiao Wang reminded.

"Oh, oh, I haven't participated in a carnival yet. I was wondering what fun there would be." Tang Zhitong quickly pulled his thoughts back and held Jingmin, determined not to embarrass him.

Jingmin had no sense of embarrassment, and wished he could pull Tang Zhitong's hand and go in first, muttering, "Brother-in-law, hurry up, brother-in-law, hurry up, or else the good stuff will be taken away by others."

"What is it? Wait for your sister, or she will beat you up." Tang Zhitong was of course pulling Jingmin, not wanting to be separated from his family. After Jingmin got married and started a family, he might feel the same way as himself.

When Jingmin heard the name of the big devil, his interest immediately dropped by half, and he could only stop and wait for his sisters helplessly.

When everyone gathered and squeezed into the reading room which was converted into the carnival venue, Tang Zhitong finally understood what his brother-in-law meant by "set".

Since this is an activity organized by the Beijing Library, everyone who enters the door will be given five circles.

As for ring tossing, it was very popular for a while after the rise of street stall economy and night market economy. You could get 100 rings for 20 yuan, and you would get whatever you caught. Even if you caught nothing, you would still get a consolation prize.

Tang Zhitong had often seen children crying and wiping tears because of being so anxious.

This thing requires a skill. If someone studies hard and practices hard, he can drive the owner of the ring-tossing stall crazy.

For those who don't want to practice, there is actually a simplest way. Don't do it one at a time, as you won't be able to hit it accurately anyway. Just throw a handful at one target at a time, and do it in a saturated manner. You will always gain something.

"Want to try it?" Tang Zhitong asked as he saw Jingmin was eager to try.

"Yes! I can definitely fit it!" Jingmin assured, patting his chest.

"Have you practiced it before?" Tang Zhitong talked to Jingmin while dividing his share, giving one to each person and not taking any for himself. The prizes were quite childish.

"I've been lucky enough to win at a carnival before!" Jingmin vowed.

"Come on!" Tang Zhitong gave one to his brother-in-law, and then gave the rest to Xiao Wang, a classmate behind him, asking her to divide it equally.

Although they were all from the Beijing Library, there were quite a few people coming to the amusement fair as they all brought their families with them. Space was limited, so Tang Zhitong stood next to Jingmin, trying not to be squeezed out of the way. He planned to let his sisters replace Jingmin later so that they could all have fun at least once.

While Jingmin was aiming at the ring, Tang Zhitong glanced at the people around him.

Many people bring their children here to play. Most of the people standing in the first row are children, with adults behind them teaching them the techniques of how to hit the target.

"Brother-in-law." Jingmin quickly threw all six and caught a big duck egg.

"There are too many people here. I'll buy you whatever you want later. Let your sister come over to play for a while first." Tang Zhitong rubbed his brother-in-law's head. Even though he looked dejected, he didn't plan to continue recharging his money. This thing was just like gambling. If you don't have the accuracy, it's better to just buy it directly.

"Do you believe me?" Jingmin stepped out and Fengzhi came up. However, Fengzhi had never played this before, so Tang Zhitong began to teach her his unreliable experience.

"Hmm!" Feng Zhi looked around and gave her brother a look. If you don't believe me, how can you believe others? Let him experience it for himself.

"Jingmin, he never hit the target every time he tried this before. I think it will be difficult if you throw them one by one. So, just throw them out. If you can hit the target, then do it. If you can't, go home and practice. You can try again next year after you have practiced well." Tang Zhitong bent over with difficulty and whispered in Fengzhi's ear.

Fengzhi just watched others try to catch fish through the gap, but she couldn't catch one after a long time, and Jingmin also went out with empty hands.

After hearing what her brother said sounded like the truth, Fengzhi simply nodded, gathered the bamboo rings in her hand, aimed at the beautiful toy she was looking at, and threw them all out at once!
No one in the entire carnival had ever played like this before. They wanted to aim for a long time before throwing it out. Even the staff were stunned after seeing it. Is it possible to play like this? ?
(End of this chapter)