Era: Craftsmen in the Siheyuan

Chapter 205 Dragon Boat Festival (this chapter is rushed, a lot of useless knowledge, don’t order if you don’t want to read it)

Two pairs of sneakers, from Hui alai.

One pair is blue and the other is white. They look similar to the canvas shoes of later generations.

This thing has been popular for decades, but its appearance has not changed much. It has a retro style.

Of course, price and quality are not the same thing.

The price of Huai Li now ranges from eight or nine yuan to more than ten yuan a pair depending on the size and color of the shoes.

The larger the shoe size, the more expensive it is, and the white ones are the most expensive.

A pair of white sneakers is the "trendy" pursuit and dream of young men and women in this era, and it is very enviable and fashionable.

But the price prohibits most people.

In an era when people were barely able to live comfortably, how many people would be willing to spend one-third of the average worker's monthly salary to buy a pair of shoes?

The origin of the Hui Li brand can be traced back to 27 years ago. A small factory called "Yichang Rubber Products Factory" on Tangshan Road in Shanghai produced "Baji Brand" overshoes. .

Later it was renamed "Chint Xinji Rubber Factory".

By 35, Chint Xinji Rubber Factory officially registered the Chinese "Hui Li" and English "Warrior" brands.

"Hui Li" is the transliteration of English, and the trademark is the image of a strong man bending his bow and shooting the sun.

As for its most representative "F hook" red and white shoes, they had to wait until 79 to come out.

Xu Deyong smiled. Both pairs of shoes were in his own size, so he couldn't give them to his wife.

But my wife had money and bought it herself if she wanted.

However, these sneakers are probably not as comfortable as grandma’s mille-layer cloth shoes.

Just throw it in the blind box space first. It doesn’t matter if you wear it for a while or not.

After that, Xu Deyong watered and tidied up the flowers and plants in the yard, and the little Li'er in the house began to "whisper".

He quickly threw down his things and went into the house to serve his little ancestor.

Xu Huizhen was woken up after going to bed early last night. When she heard Xu Deyong changing Xiao Li'er's bed and talking nonchalantly to Xiao Li'er outside, she couldn't help but smile.

It's a feeling of solid dependence.

There were not many men taking care of children like Xu Deyong at this time, and she was very lucky to meet him.

Wherever your mind goes, you will be filled with joy!

Xu Huizhen squinted for a while, then got up, put on clothes and went out to wash up.

I saw the father and daughter sitting next to the fish tank again. One was leaning on the side of the fish tank and "babbling", while the other was responding casually as if he could understand. The "communication" went back and forth.

Xu Deyong saw her coming out and said with a smile: "You woke up very early today, why don't you sleep a little longer?"

Xu Huizhen was in a good mood, her almond-shaped eyes were flowing, and she said with a hint of flirtatiousness: "If you didn't torment me, I could get up so early every day."

Xu Deyong smiled when he heard this and said, "Then let's change it to the morning."

"Spit." Xu Huizhen spat at him and said, "I didn't mean it."

As he spoke, he swayed his waist and went to the sink to brush his teeth.

Xu Deyong looked at her back and found that after these days and his hard work day and night, Xu Huizhen's waist had become slimmer and her whole figure became more beautiful.

Well, could it be because I always support him?

After breakfast, Xu Deyong went to repair the courtyard, and Ma Fei had to be trained. During the lunch at grandma's house in the courtyard, he gave her the cattails and moxa pulled from outside.

Xu Nan also told him: "The Dragon Boat Festival will be in two days. Don't forget to put a mugwort on the door."

Xu Deyong said with a playful smile: "Feudal superstition."

Xu Nanshi glared at him with disgust and said: "Our ancestors have been doing this for hundreds of thousands of years. In the past, wealthy people would still post "Shen Fu Shupan'er" and "Zhang Tianshi's Five Poisons" right above the door. "Here! Wait until noon of the Dragon Boat Festival, and use chicken blood to touch Zhong Kui's eyes, which is called "special sand punishment". It can drive away evil spirits and keep the house safe."

Xu Deyong said with a smile: "It's not that it's useless, just do whatever you want!"

Xu Nanshi said: "If you believe it, you will have it. If you don't believe it, you will have nothing. There is nothing wrong with doing something."

Xu Deyong had no choice but to nod his head and said: "Yes, there will be no way to break the door when I go back."

When he returned home in the afternoon, Xu Deyong first put mugwort on the door and listened to others' advice to eat enough.

After that, while looking after the baby, he started weaving reed curtains again, because he found that his cart still lacked a simple and removable shed, so that when the weather was hot, he would not be able to install it when he was taking his mother and daughter out of the sun.

……

In the blink of an eye, two days passed.

The Dragon Boat Festival is here. The original meaning of the word "Duan" is "zheng", and "Wu" means "zhong".

The Dragon Boat Festival is also called "Zhongzheng". At noon on this day, it is Zhongzheng.

The ancients used the dragon as a totem. When observing the celestial phenomena, the Canglong Qisu soared to the middle of the sky in the south, at the most "middle" position of the year. The Dragon Boat Festival has thus become a festival to worship the dragon. This is also the earliest origin of the Dragon Boat Festival dragon boat race. one.

Therefore, the Dragon Boat Festival is also known as "Tianzhong Festival", "Dragon Boat Festival", etc.

In Taoism, there are five types of wax every year, namely Tianla, Dila, Daodela, Minsuila, and Wanghou La. The fifth day of May is "Di La", so there is also a saying of offering sacrifices to Di La during the Dragon Boat Festival.

Of course, the thing to eat in the morning is rice dumplings.

It is "two-meter rice dumplings" made of glutinous rice, yellow rice and jujube.

Of course, the south is mostly salty, with chestnut rice dumplings, meat rice dumplings, etc. In fact, in addition to commemorating Qu Yuan, there are also commemorations of Wu Zixu, Jie Zitui, Cao E, etc.

Xu Deyong's simple reed curtain hood has been made. The wooden bracket can be folded, open the sockets made at the four corners of the cart, and then put the reed curtain on it.

It’s just that this thing can’t stand strong winds.

Xu Deyong laid a mat on the car and carried Xiao Li'er on it. The little guy looked at the 'new car' curiously with a wide grin.

Xu Deyong pushed the cart around, and Xiao Lier shook slightly and grinned with joy. He also pointed outside and said: "Ah, ah, ah..."

Hey, I already know that if you take the bike out for fun, you may not be able to keep it shut after a few months.

"Puai! Puai!"

At this time, a concise and powerful voice came from the alley. It was people from rural areas in the suburbs selling the calamus and mugwort leaves they had cut themselves.

After the public-private partnership, the original shouting in the streets and alleys has almost disappeared.

In previous years, at this time, there would be vendors who would shout when they get up in the morning: "What are you offering to the Buddha? Black and white mulberries, big cherries!"

It was followed by another voice: "Jiangmi, Xiaozaoer, big rice dumplings!"

At this time, Xu Huizhen came in from the outside in a handsome manner, holding a bamboo basket in her hand with purchased cherries, mulberries and other fruits.

People in the old capital call it "May Fresh Food".

Xu Huizhen saw that the float had a canopy and said with a smile: "Well, it looks good. If you put flowers on it, it will be the old float."

Xu Deyong smiled and saluted: "Princess, please get in the car, and let me go back and pick some wild flowers to insert."

"Fuck you." Xu Huizhen rolled her eyes at him with a smile: "I'm not a princess, just an ordinary little woman."

Xu Deyong stepped forward with a smile and said: "Come on, come on, let me check it and see where it is. I will rub it more in the future."

Xu Huizhen glared at him and ignored him: "Wash the cherries and eat mulberries."

"Ahhhh, well..."

Xiao Li'er was sitting in the car and saw what Xu Huizhen was holding. She was so anxious that she flashed her arms. The little guy already knew how to grab the food and eat it.

Xu Deyong smiled and picked her up casually, tapped her little nose and said, "Little greedy cat."

Xiao Lier shook his little head and chirped.

Xu Huizhen read while washing: "Cherry, mulberry and calamus, and even bought a pot of realgar wine. There is a yellow paper sticker hanging high outside the door, but I suspect that the creditor is afraid of the talisman."

Xu Deyong suddenly exaggerated and said: "Good poem, good poem. My wife is really talented in writing good poems. I admire her husband." Xu Huizhen smiled and rolled her eyes and said: "I didn't write it, so why do you admire me so much? , eat yours.”

As he said that, he picked up a cherry and stuffed it into Xu Deyong's mouth.

Xiao Li'er was anxious, turned around and wanted to bite, like a little puppy.

Good guy, hold your face and bite it!

Xu Deyong couldn't laugh or cry and bit off half of it. He quickly let the little guy chew it, otherwise he would think he wanted to eat himself.

Xu Huizhen also watched with laughter.

"Bang bang bang."

At this time, there was a knock on the door outside.

Xu Huizhen smiled and said: "Who is it? Please come in."

"It's me." Cai Quanwu opened the door and walked in.

Xu Deyong said: "It's Brother Quanwu, please come in quickly."

Xu Huizhen said: "Manager Cai, eat some cherries first, and I'll pour you tea."

Cai Quanwu said quickly: "Don't bother me, I'll leave as soon as I finish."

Xu Deyong smiled and said, "Is it about you and Yumei?"

Cai Quanwu rubbed his hands and grinned, "Yeah."

Xu Deyong said: "Now is a new society, and there are not as many red tapes as before. The two families can just sit together and discuss things."

"However, since we are young after all, this matter may seem a bit unstable. I think when the time comes to call Master Niu, with Master Niu's reputation in this area, this matter will definitely be close to 100%."

Cai Quanwu nodded and said: "That's better, I definitely have no objection."

Xu Deyong said: "It's better to choose a day than to hit it. Let's go and talk to Mr. Niu together."

"Give me the child." Seeing that he was busy, Xu Huizhen reached out and took Xiao Li'er.

Xiao Lier's mouth was wrapped with a cherry, and she took a look at it. The handover went smoothly.

Xu Deyong and Cai Quanwu walked to Master Niu's house.

Niu Ye was born in the Banner people, and his ancestors were richer than he is now. Naturally, Xu Huizhen's home was more spacious, with a large house gate and a courtyard that were more grand than Pian Ye's three-in-one courtyard.

The two of them knocked on the door. Mr. Niu was at home tending flowers, birds, fish and insects, and he opened the door when he heard the noise.

When Mr. Niu saw the two of them, he said with a smile: "Hey, what kind of wind brings you two here?"

Cai Quanwu smiled and said: "As the saying goes, no matter what, you don't go to the Three Treasures Palace. I just want to ask you for a favor."

Mr. Niu smiled and teased: "You are now the manager of the public company. How can you help me, a plain-headed commoner?"

Cai Quanwu said: "You're embarrassing me. You, Mr. Niu, are much better than me in this area."

Xu Deyong chuckled and said: "Come on, Mr. Niu, don't take advantage of us for fun. This is a lifelong matter for Brother Quanwu."

Mr. Niu said without much surprise: "Cai Quanwu, you really took down the waiter in the tavern first-come-first-served!"

Cai Quanwu said: "Thanks to you."

"Hey." Mr. Niu said, "This is a good thing and a happy event. Why, you want to ask me to be a matchmaker."

Xu Deyong said with a smile: "No, Brother Quanwu asked me and Huizhen to be the matchmakers before. When I thought about it, we are too young, and you still need to come. With you here, it is basically stable."

Mr. Niu said with a smile: "Don't give me a high hat, you kid. But now the new society is also simple. Let's do it this way. The eighth day of the Lunar New Year is a good day. I will invite the parents to the nest... the whole family has a look, and we can discuss it by the way." .”

Cai Quanwu also said: "Thank you, Mr. Niu."

Mr. Niu chuckled and said, "You're welcome. You two see eye to eye, so I'm just going through the motions. However, I still have to pay for the wedding."

Cai Quanwu said: "I can't let you ride with me."

Mr. Niu said: "You are joking, Mr. Niu, I am the one you want to meet. You have completely turned over."

At this time, Aunt Niu came out of the house and said, "You really don't want guests to come in to drink tea."

Xu Deyong smiled and said: "Auntie, you're welcome, we won't sit down if we have something else to do."

Mr. Niu didn't care and said, "Just rest, these two boys are not guests."

"You, don't always rely on your reputation." Aunt Niu glared at him and said.

When Mr. Niu heard this, he became impatient and said, "What do women know? Why do you care so much about men's affairs?"

Aunt Niu ignored him and slowly returned to the house.

Xu Deyong and Cai Quanwu stayed to chat for a while, then they said goodbye and left.

Mr. Niu sighed and said, "Hey, the eldest brother should be getting married in two years. I don't know if this family's wealth is enough."

Aunt Niu heard it in the room and said angrily: "Stop making such a mess and drink less."

Mr. Niu said: "Hey, why am I still alive? I'll just die."

……

On the way back, Xu Deyong picked up a job, separated from Cai Quanwu, and went home to work on a cart.

After finishing his work, he passed by the commission store at Caishikou. Seeing that there was still some time before lunch, he touched his bulging pocket, stopped and walked in.

"What do you need, Comrade?" the salesperson asked when he came in.

Xu Deyong smiled and said, "I'll just take a look."

The salesperson heard this and didn't bother him again.

Xu Deyong looked around, landed on a delicate-looking copper kettle, and asked, "What is this?"

The salesperson said: "This is a copper hand pot."

"Hand pot?" Xu Deyong blinked.

The salesperson smiled and said: "It's something that dignitaries used to warm their hands in winter, with hot water or charcoal inside."

Xu Deyong smiled and said: "Hey, this thing seems to be useful. How much does it cost?"

The salesperson smiled and said: "This is for sale on someone else's behalf. It is said to be something that came out of the palace in the past. It is not cheap. It costs ten yuan."

"Ten yuan!" Xu Deyong felt a little too expensive when he heard the price.

The salesperson said: "It is indeed a bit expensive, but our estimates are based on evidence..."

When he was about to introduce it in detail, Xu Deyong waved his hand and said: "Forget it, I don't understand even if you tell me, I don't want this."

At this time, he saw something that interested him, which was an old stamp preserved by someone...

stamp?

What's the date today? June 6th.

He suddenly remembered that later generations had seen the stamp message "Tiananmen shines".

It seems that a special set of "Capital Scenic Spots" special stamps was issued on June 6. There are five stamps in the set, each with the designs of the Summer Palace, Beihai, Tiananmen, Temple of Heaven, and the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Among them, the Tiananmen picture stamp artwork shows the scene of Tiananmen in the morning. The rising sun is shining in the east, but the printed effect of the stamp is not as good as the "Tiananmen shines" stamp. The auspicious clouds above Tiananmen form direct light.

This dazzling light was extremely uncomfortable. Some people raised objections before the issuance. The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications decided to stop issuing this stamp and withdraw the stamp. However, some places had already sold it in advance.

As a result, this extremely precious wrong stamp was created!

……

(End of this chapter)