Era: Craftsmen in the Siheyuan

Chapter 234 Festival
On the two-pole Sunset Creek Bridge, half a wisp of light smoke is reflected in the shadow of osmanthus.

The fragrance of osmanthus in August.

You can always smell some vague fragrance in the alley.

At this time, there was a lively scene in the courtyard, and every household was busy making reunion dinner.

Mooncakes are naturally an indispensable item.

In the past, many people would make it at home. If they didn't want to make it, they would go to the "cake shop" to buy it.

Starting from the eighth month of the lunar calendar every year, various "cake shops" begin selling mooncakes, including Zhengming Zhai at the Qianmen Gate, Furong Zhai at the Dongsi Archway, Fangzhai at the North Section of the Dongsi Archway, Yumeizhai at the north of the Xidan Archway, and Guiyingzhai outside the Di'anmen Gate. The moon cakes are the most famous.

What Xu Deyong and Xu Huizhen bought was from Zhengmingzhai.

For this reunion dinner, Xu Deyong used the copper hotpot he opened before, and bought three kilograms of mutton rolls, then rinsed them and served them with sesame sauce, chive flowers and other dipping sauces. Hey, that's authentic!
In addition to all kinds of food, August 15th is also called the "Fruit Festival", and naturally all kinds of fruits are indispensable.

Sha fruits, big duck pears, Beijing white pears, purple grapes, white grapes, apples, pomegranates, peaches, and plums are all in harvest season.

Xu Deyong lit the charcoal fire and set up the copper hot pot. Xiao Li'er sat on the bed and played with a "Rabbit Master".

He Yuzhu grinned and said: "It's nothing, they are all home-cooked dishes, not as good as yours. I saw you brought the copper hot pot before. What's the matter? You want to cook the mutton tonight!"

He Yuyu pursed his lips when he heard this and said, "At worst, I can introduce you to him after I get to work."

Xu Deyong listened with a smile, and Xiao Lier also wrinkled his nose slightly, as if he wanted to poke his head in.

The door of Jia Dongxu's house has not been replaced after all, but it can be seen through the new paint.

"Yes." Xu Deyong nodded and asked casually: "You are in junior high school, so you can keep up with your studies."

Then he picked up "Master Rabbit" and placed it on the cabinet.

This Lord Rabbit has a white face, erect eyebrows, lightly rouged cheeks, wearing a red robe and a golden helmet with two ears protruding diagonally from the helmet.

Xu Deyong took advantage of his grandma not paying attention and patted Xu Huizhen's slightly plump buttocks. Under Xu Huizhen's charming eyes, he carried Li'er out.

He Yuzhu said nonchalantly: "Hey, it's useless for a girl to study too well in movies. Sooner or later, she will get married and become someone else's family. I thought I would give up after finishing junior high school. I would work in a factory for a few years and save some money to buy some dowry. You can get married."

He Yuzhu rolled his eyes and said: "Waiting for your job to introduce me? How old was I at that time? The day lilies are already cold. We have to save some flowers in the future. It is important to marry me a wife first."

He Yuyu said: "It's okay, but it's much more difficult."

He Yuyu immediately pouted unhappily and said: "I don't, I want to take the technical secondary school entrance examination. Brother, you are discriminating against women. The newspapers have said it. Women also have half the sky, okay?"

She only sent some things to her third aunt's house in Lijiazhuang. He Yongqiang and Xu Huizhi were there, and she didn't want to go there.

Seeing this, Xu Nanshi said: "It's none of your business. Don't be a hindrance by walking around in the house. Just go out and play with Xiao Li'er."

Further on, the big persimmons from Mentougou, the big red dates from Langjiayuan, the oil chestnuts from Huairou, the small candied dates from Miyun, etc. all compete to show their faces.

He Yuyu also greeted: "Brother Deyong."

Seeing Xu Deyong like this, Xiao Lier was very happy.

Xu Deyong said: "How about you say you are a cook? You are really accurate."

Xu Deyong thought to himself that when marrying a wife, it is natural that she is tight, but whether it is tight or not depends on her size and endurance...

As the saying goes: "The Toad Palace and the Gui Palace are clean and dust-free, and the paper-cut balls are like full moons. There are also ignorant children who burn incense and worship the Rabbit God." The Rabbit God is the protector of children.

Lewan's little buttocks arched and he wanted to crawl out.

This Rabbit becomes a child's plaything after fifteen years old. If there is still a Rabbit invited last year at home, it will fall down. Inviting a new one means that disaster will be gone and good luck will come.

As the saying goes: "The old rabbit is the old man of the next year."

After doing this, Xu Deyong had nothing to do.

When Xu Deyong heard this, he couldn't help but muttered: "I'm not a child. Why go out to play?"

When Xu Huizhen comes to grandma's place, Xu Deyong usually doesn't let Xu Deyong raise his hands when cooking or other things, and always wants to show how diligent the granddaughter-in-law is.

Xu Deyong had no choice but to pick her up and hold her in his arms.

Among them, He Yuzhu's voice is the loudest, and he is really good at cooking. The taste is better than theirs, and it definitely tastes like meat.

Xu Deyong hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Oh, my little ancestor, if you want to throw me down, you have to come over fifteen and then throw me down."

Xu Deyong glanced at it, then walked slowly to the window of He Yuzhu's house with Xiao Li'er in his arms, took a look inside and said, "Hey, Zhuzi, what is this delicious food? It's so delicious."

Qin Huairu was mainly busy in the Jia family, and Jia Zhang was the one who took care of him. He didn't see Xiaobanggen, so he probably went to play in the alley with the children in the yard.

This little guy is really heartless and lives without getting tired. He doesn't worry about being the best in the world when things happen!

You can hear the cooking and talking of various families in the courtyard.

However, Xu Deyong and Xu Huizhen didn't have many relatives. The weather turned cold a few days ago and Xu Huizhen felt a little unwell. She even called her uncle but didn't go.

"Definitely." He Yuzhu said while cooking: "Brother, I can't tell you what to do. I'm quite comfortable going to school, but I don't have the money to marry a wife."

The Mid-Autumn Festival is about giving gifts, but pears and plums are not given away. The more delicious and beautiful the plums are, the more people say they were grown in graves!
As the old saying goes: "Peaches nourish people, apricots hurt people, and dead people are buried under plum trees."

Xu Huizhen glanced at him and couldn't help laughing.

At this time, Xiao Lier held "Master Rabbit" and played with it for a while. After the novelty wore off, he felt it was boring, so he hugged it and threw it aside, almost falling off the bed.

The elbow joint and chin can move. "It forms a cavity, and the upper lip is flexibly installed. It is tied with a thread in the middle, and the thread is pulled down, and then the lip will be pounded." It is commonly known as the "croaking mouth".

Even though she is pregnant now, she is still helping her grandma.

He Yuyu said: "Then you can look for it, I'm not stopping you."

"Hey..." He Yuzhu sighed and said, "I figured it out. They say that everyone is equal, and people naturally look for good conditions. When the people who introduced me heard about our situation, they just dismissed and banged the gong - no chance."

He Yuyu said: "I heard from my aunt that you are not happy if someone wants to introduce you to the countryside."

He Yuzhu said angrily: "Pull him down, you will be happy to marry a country man later, unless..."

Xu Deyong took over the conversation and said: "Unless you are good-looking."

"Hey." He Yuzhu smiled and said, "You still have to understand me."

He Yuyu rolled his eyes slightly and said, "I don't know who always talked about Manager Chen before..."

He Yuzhu's old face turned red and said: "Go, go, little girl knows nothing about movies, what is this called... A slender lady gentleman is a good player, don't you want me to talk about it?"

He Yuyu said: "That's called a gentle lady and a gentleman. Brother, you should read more books."

He Yuzhu raised his shovel and said, "Smelly girl, believe it or not, I'll slap you if you say that again."

He Yuyu was not afraid at all. He shook his head, shook his braids, and walked aside.

He Yuzhu said angrily, "Hey, this girl is so rebellious, she's getting smaller and smaller."

Xu Deyong smiled and asked casually: "How about working in the steel rolling mill?"

He Yuzhu said: "That's it. I just cook a lot of food every day. I am an intern apprentice and earn more than ten yuan a month. It takes three years to become a full-time employee."

Xu Deyong narrowed his eyes and said, "You are not lazy at craftsmanship either. Isn't it a pity that you have been working for three years?"

He Yuzhu said: "There is no way, it's just like this."

Xu Deyong smiled and said: "The methods are all made by people. If you have skills, you have to learn to get closer to the leaders. Your leaders always need to entertain."

He Yuzhu curled his lips and said: "There is a master in charge of the cafeteria, it's not my turn."

Xu Deyong said: "If you want to make progress, you can't just sit back and wait. You have to seize the opportunity to take the initiative. You will get tired of eating food cooked by one person all the time. Maybe the leader also wants to change his taste." He Yuzhu hesitated and said: "Then I'm not Have you become a flatterer?"

Xu Deyong said: "You can figure it out yourself. If there are gains, there will be losses."

He Yuzhu was thoughtful, and then said in a low voice: "Hey, Deyong, I want to ask you something, has Manager Chen found a suitable one during this period?"

Xu Deyong glanced at him speechlessly and said, "No."

Seeing that He Yuzhu was about to speak but hesitated, he added another sentence: "You have no chance."

He Yuzhu hummed and said: "Don't look down on people, that is, I am far away. If I were nearby, this matter might be decided."

Xu Deyong rolled his eyelids and thought, this is the reason why you will be eaten to death by Qin Huairu in the future. Once you leave this hospital, you will already have found a wife!
At this time, Jia Dongxu came over with a smile and said: "Hey, what are you two talking about? You are chatting so enthusiastically!"

He Yuzhu didn't want to see him, so he rolled his eyes and said, "It has nothing to do with you, so stop asking."

It was a festival, so he had already accepted these words, otherwise he might have said, "It's none of your business."

The corner of Jia Dongxu's mouth twitched and said: "Silly Zhu, we are from the same hospital and work in the same factory. We meet each other without looking up. Can you be more polite? I am also a second-level worker after all."

He Yuzhu said: "No, you called me Silly Zhu too."

"Everyone calls it that!"

"I don't want to hear it, so how about I call you stupid Xu from now on."

Jia Dongxu: "..."

Yes, you shouldn't talk to this grandson.

What the hell, when I was cooking in the factory before, I was told to cook more without giving any face, you bad cook!

He reluctantly smiled at Xu Deyong and said, "Deyong, why don't you go to my place for a drink later."

He Yuzhu curled his lips disdainfully upon hearing this.

Qin Huairu also glanced at them from home.

Xiao Li'er stared at them with round eyes and opened her small mouth happily as she watched them talk.

Xu Deyong smiled faintly and said, "No, you're welcome. I've already done it at home."

Naturally, Jia Dongxu was just being polite.

At this time, Yi Zhonghai helped the deaf old lady over from the backyard.

Several people said hello.

Jia Dongxu hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Master, old lady, why don't you go to my place to eat tonight? There are so many people."

The deaf old lady squinted her eyes and said with a smile: "I can't eat much as an old lady. If you guys didn't insist on me coming over, I would have made do at home."

Yi Zhonghai smiled and said: "Dongxu is interested. You can eat. I will take the old lady home to eat. After dinner, we will go to the courtyard to enjoy the moon together."

"That's a good relationship." Jia Dongxu said with a smile, then said goodbye and went home.

The deaf old lady then looked at Xu Deyong and He Yuzhu with a smile and said, "What are you two grandsons talking about?"

Xu Deyong smiled and said, "Zhuzi cooked some good food and said he would be filial to you."

He Yuzhu heard this and said subconsciously: "I didn't say..."

Yi Zhonghai glared at him and said, "It won't hurt you if I feed it to the old lady. Look at the way you protect the food."

He Yuzhu smiled coquettishly and deflected the fire: "My food is average, but the Yong family's food is good, and they also have mutton-boiled meat."

Xu Deyong said generously: "Yes, there is boiled mutton. Why don't the old lady come to my house to eat."

Hearing this, Yi Zhonghai glanced at He Yuzhu again, saying, "Look at me."

He Yuzhu rolled his eyes secretly, how can his family compare with Xu Deyong's family? I would be so generous.

The deaf old lady looked at the two of them and said with a smile: "I am old, my teeth are not good, yours are too hard, you can eat it by yourself."

Then he looked at the two of them again, teased Xiao Li'er, and slowly went to his house with Yi Zhonghai.

When the two of them entered the house, He Yuzhu said: "Hey, you are such a thief, why are you talking about me?"

Xu Deyong said: "I am creating an opportunity for you. The old lady in our courtyard is a Dinghai magic needle, and she has no offspring. It will be good for you to get along well with her."

He Yuzhu said angrily: "Then why are you not here?"

Xu Deyong said: "I have a wife."

He Yuzhu: "..."

Damn, you are quite a nice person.

He suddenly didn't want to talk to this guy anymore.

He Yuyu grinned inside the room.

"Get ready to eat."

At this time, Xu Huizhen came out.

Xu Deyong said: "My wife asked me to have dinner, see you later."

He Yuzhu rolled his eyes fiercely, took out the fried vegetables, and smashed the pot with a clang when he put the shovel in it.

Damn, having a wife is amazing!
……

The heat of the copper hot pot was rising, and Xu Deyong's family was eating enthusiastically. With Xiao Li'er as a pistachio, laughter could be heard from time to time.

The neighbors are the brother and sister He Yuzhu and three "old helpers" Yi Zhonghai, the deaf old lady, and the aunt. I can only feel envious when I hear this.

The deaf old lady glanced at Yi Zhonghai and his wife, hesitated to speak, and finally could only sigh in her heart.

After dinner, the autumn breeze was slightly cool and the moonlight was like water.

Basically every household comes out to enjoy the moon, and the four-nine cities are called "Wan the Moon".

Moon play focuses on aesthetic feelings. Therefore, in the old days, people in the capital paid great attention to the location of moon play, and many famous moon viewing places and landscapes were formed, among which the Summer Palace, Beihai, Shichahai, Marco Polo Bridge and other places were the most famous.

There are two types of moon play, one is called Wen Wan, which means admiring the moon, writing poems, painting and guessing lantern riddles.

Another kind of martial arts is to go to the lake and watch the moonlight cast into the water. I lived in a courtyard house, and there was a vat in the courtyard filled with water. I felt it was not satisfying, so I picked up pebbles and threw them into the water, causing ripples everywhere.

Children also like to chase the moon in the alley, which is called "chasing the moon".

On festival nights, the happiest people are the children.

Some eat and some play, not to mention how happy they are, running around in groups.

Laughter and nursery rhymes echoed in the alley:
Purple or not, sea eggplant?
In August, Lord Rabbit is offered.

Zi Lai Red, Zi Lai White, (Mooncake)
During the moonlight code offering,
The edamame branches are dry and dry,
Cockscomb flowers are red inside
The watermelon under the full moon has green skin,
Mr. Moon laughed as he ate,

The light is extremely bright tonight.

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(End of this chapter)