Daily life in the courtyard

Chapter 119
People in the old capital attach great importance to the New Year.

"Tanggua sacrifices stove, the new year is here, the girl wants flowers, the boy wants guns, the old lady wants a new cloth shirt, and the old man wants a new felt hat."

People in the capital celebrate the New Year, and there is a saying that after Laba is the New Year, and it continues until the Lantern Festival.

The 23rd of the twelfth lunar month is the "Xiao Ling Festival", also known as "Jiao Nian". On this day, a ceremony to sacrifice the stove is held to send the Stove Lord back to the heaven to "report on his duties."

The purpose is to let him go to heaven to say good things, and when he comes back at thirty nights, he will "keep safe in the lower realms".

After sending away Mr. Zao, people will become more "presumptuous" for the New Year.

The 27th of the twelfth lunar month is the busiest day.

27. Kill the New Year Chicken.

27, wash malaria.

27. Shaved finely.

27. Catch the big market...

It's all the arrangements for the day of 27.

Early in the morning, Wei Ping'an and Zhou Wen were "squeezed" by the busy old lady Zhang.

The old lady never used a voice to wake up, she just went in and out of the north room, and slammed the door.

If Wei Pingan and Zhou Wen are still bedridden, she will stay in the house and "clean up".

Ding Dang Dang is busy.

Until the two got up sleepily.

Compared with Wei Ping'an, Zhou Wen is relatively more adaptable. After all, she works from [-] to [-], so waking up an hour earlier is nothing.

And Wei Ping'an is busy day and night, and his biological clock has long been disordered if it were someone else. Although his biological clock is normal, he came back with great difficulty and was very lazy.

Seeing his man's sleepy eyes and a chicken coop on his head, Zhou Wen laughed out loud.

"It's almost 5 o'clock, hurry up and clean up, we have to line up for the market..."

Only then did Mrs. Zhang's voice sound.

Then the cotton curtain was lifted, and he went out again.

The young couple couldn't get tired of being crooked anymore, they got up to wash and get dressed.

Zhou Wen wore a pink thermal underwear from Nanji people. The fleece was taken out by Wei Pingan when the winter came. It was a slim-fitting autumn clothing, which was easy to move around and was deeply loved by Zhou Wen.

Much more comfortable than bloated cotton-padded jackets and trousers.

It may be due to his natural foundation, or it may be due to the nature of Zhou Wen's work. Not only did his figure not lose shape after giving birth, but it was even better than before.

Maybe it has something to do with the times.

With less oil and water and a lot of exercise, going to work every day is like aerobic fitness.

The women carry the hand-held work on their shoulders, and they are not young or old.

"Uh……"

Wei Pingan hugged Zhou Wen from behind, put his chin on her shoulder, sniffed, and kissed her neck.

"Oh, don't make trouble, it's broad daylight."

"Daughter-in-law, you are so charming."

If you said this outside, you would definitely be a hooligan, but at home, Zhou Wen felt like eating honey when he heard it.

"I have to queue up for the market in a while, don't mess with me, last night wasn't enough..."

"It's not enough. When I wake up, I will be alive again."

Wei Pingan quickly ran inside to pee.

This little girl is very angry now, if she really misfires, it won't be over in an hour.

After wasting time, the old lady had no choice but to jump.

When Wei Ping'an came home last night, he caught up with the old lady who was arranging today's procedures.

The old lady attaches great importance to this day, as if how much she achieves today means how comfortable she can live this year, and how happy her life will be throughout the coming year.

The Spring Festival in 1963 was a festival of extraordinary significance.

This year, Changdian was restored, and people's mental outlook was different from before.

A week before the holiday, the Beijing government issued a document to fully restore all kinds of supplies.

On the 27th, the Dongdan Vegetable Market's new year's shopping fair opened.

Today, there are local specialties and fresh fruits and vegetables pulled from all over the country for ordinary people to purchase.

The first thing Mrs. Zhang arranged yesterday was to buy vegetables.

It would be a very happy thing to be able to eat cucumbers with prickly top flowers in winter.

In this panic buying, we must be at the front and pick the freshest ones.

"Have you got everything? The grain book, the non-staple food book..."

Zhou Zimo has a copy, which belongs to the Zhou family, and Wei Pingan and Zhou Wen have the same copy, which belongs to the Wei family.

The two have been mixed together, but the amount that can be purchased is sufficient.

Back home last night, Wei Pingan was also taking a break, and was arrested. Not only did he contribute a lot of bills, but he was also assigned the task of carrying vegetables.

What was it like at 1963:5 in the winter of the twelfth lunar month in Beijing in [-]?

Wei Ping'an can tell you with eight words.

Red men and dolls, crowds of people.

At a glance, they were all heads.

There is a large area of ​​darkness, there are whispering buzzing, and occasionally laughing through the clouds. In short, queuing up here, closing your eyes and sniffing with your nose, you can also smell a happy new year.

Dabao was sitting in the sleigh, wrapped in an army green coat, like a green snowman.

Wei Dabao was still sleeping.

Inside the military overcoat was a big padded jacket that Wei Pingan didn't wear very much. It was the one he used for the first time on a sled.

Inside is Dabao's own cotton jacket and trousers.

It can be regarded as three floors inside and three floors outside.

In my grandma's cognition, don't be afraid of being hot and never be cold.

Wei Dabao was so wrapped up that he couldn't move, and even slept with his eyes closed, he didn't move at all.

Laifu sat there sticking out his tongue, if it wasn't for the mist, he would have looked like a fake dog.

Next to Laifu lay Jixiang.

Today is a double-wheel cart, because if there are too many things to buy in a while, I will ask Dabao to help pull some.

This is what the old lady thought.

Wei Dabao felt that he was very happy to be able to participate, otherwise how could it be possible to be dressed by his grandma after 5 o'clock and not make a fuss.

The vegetable market opens at 6 o'clock, and it may be because of the enthusiasm of the people that they want to extend the day a little longer.

But even so, by the time Wei Ping'an's family entered, it was already past seven o'clock.

The old lady next to her kept nagging that she got up late, it should be after four o'clock, and she would come here at five o'clock.

She is afraid of not having too fresh vegetables.

But obviously she underestimated the government's emphasis on this year.

There are really many types of dishes, and the quantity is large, so it is not a problem to sell them all morning.

"Old Wei, old Wei..."

Wei Pingan was bending over to "grab" mushrooms by the booth, when a faint voice came from afar.

Looking up, he saw a man waving his hands frantically at the door of the butcher shop.

"You line up here, I'll go to Lao Lin's side to have a look."

Lin Dong's shop is in the vegetable market, with a unique location, calling Wei Ping'an at this time must be "tricky".

Someone outside was watching the chopping board selling meat, and Lao Lin dragged Wei Pingan into the backyard.

"Hey, how many pigs did you get in today?"

"Today, no matter how much you buy, you can sell it all. I don't think so much. Guess your family has to come today. What are you going to order? Fresh cucumbers and tomatoes? Do you want Jinhua ham? And Goubangzi roast chicken, Come two?"

"What's the matter?"

Wei Pingan took out a cigarette and lit it, and Lao Lin lit it too.

"Let's smoke one with a filter too."

"Here, I'll give you all this bag, take it back to show off during the Chinese New Year..."

"There are a lot of fruits, vegetables and local specialties outside. If you want, I will take you there."

Lin Dong pointed to the northwest corner and said.

"What's going on here? You still have the back door?"

"Such old things can't be sold out in one day. Many units and on-duty units that can't spare time to buy new year's goods should not be reserved in advance, but how much to prepare, then hehe..."

"True."

Wei Ping'an suddenly understood.

The supply and marketing cooperative has some best-selling products that outsiders can't buy all the year round, and only can be bought from inside, isn't it for this reason.

It's just that one is long-term, and the other is that it is only convenient to "operate" during the Chinese New Year.

"Then let's go here?"

"Go."

Wei Pingan has a letter of introduction from 356 institutes. According to his level and the nature of his job, he can issue a letter of introduction to people in his team.

That is to say, it depends on Wei Ping'an's preference whether he is an individual or represents a certain research group of the unit.

As long as the tickets and money are in place.

Is Wei Pingan short of tickets and money?

It's kind of funny to ask this question.

Wei Pingan said hello to the old lady and daughter-in-law, and left the whole family behind.

There are still two men at home accompanying the two young and old women.

One is Zhou Zimo, who is fully armed and wears a sack as a belt. Now he has already filled a small half of the bag, and he is buying from stall to stall.

The family has money and votes, and the old lady is willing to spend lavishly.

In the past few years, she has seen that her grandson-in-law is so capable, she dare not ask how much her salary is now.

I was afraid that I would float when I heard it.

The other man was Wei Dabao. Although he was wrapped so thickly that he couldn't even wave his hands to his father, the two dogs that couldn't support the sled were strong enough to pull a lot of fresh vegetables with ease.

The key is that fresh vegetables can also be covered by the corners of the coat, so they are not afraid of being frozen through.

Simply perfect.

Wei Pingan followed Lin Dong out from the back of his shop, and after turning around in a small alley, he came to a large warehouse full of goods.

It has to be as high as two or three floors, and in the tens of meters deep warehouse, two-thirds of the area is piled up, and the items are also stacked high.

There were already a dozen people inside, and it was obvious that someone had brought them here.

These people have a common feature, that is, they are well-dressed, and they don't seem to be either rich or expensive, and they are all masters with a little power or good "supply".

Looking at the scene in front of him, if it weren't for the fact that these people were dressed with the characteristics of the times, Wei Pingan would have thought that he had arrived at a large warehouse of "temporary food" that piled up like a mountain during the epidemic.

Wei Ping'an turned his head and looked at Lin Dong playfully.

Lin Dong was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses, and scratched the back of his head in embarrassment.

"Old Wei, look at the purchase. It doesn't matter if you buy more or less. The pig's trotters and offloads are all ready for you, and I will give you two pig's heads."

This is simply a trick of the market management department.

Some people lead it, sell some of it privately, and then people in a small area get some benefits...

Those who lead people here can also get a share.

"Okay, Lao Lin, I'm hiding it with me too, you should have said otherwise..."

Lin Dong brought the main household. From the beginning, Lin Dong and a laborer followed, and then four or five laborers followed, and they were ordered around by Wei Pingan.

"Six boxes of apples of these varieties usually come, and two more boxes of green bananas..."

"How much bacon can you give me?...Okay, then use the maximum amount..."

"Southern fruits can't be kept, so just bring a box of the same ones, and more cantaloupe and watermelon, especially watermelon. Lao Lin knows that I love this..."

"All the sugar cane should be red-skinned... just two bundles of green-skinned ones..."

Wei Pingan purchased new year goods under the banner of supporting the 356 metallurgical research teams.

Wherever you go, you point there.

Lin Dong felt that Wei Ping'an was fine, so he brought him here as a major householder. He thought that he would buy a lot of things, but he never thought that he would buy so much.

"Pile them at the back door. After the market closes at night, I will arrange for a truck to come and pull them."

"Okay, Master Wei, don't worry, I'll find someone to watch over it for you. If there's any shortage of goods, I'll take off my clothes and go for a run on the street..."

A white special Zhonghua got the person in charge of this warehouse.

Thin, not short, a young man with a mole on his right eyebrow and a hair on the mole.

The only thing that made Wei Ping'an unhappy was that Jinhua ham was bought too little.

Only six were given.

It wasn't that Wei Ping'an was reluctant to buy, but that the other party really didn't dare to sell anymore, and the pressure would be great after shipping too much.

In other words, Jinhua ham is a luxury product, and not many people buy it, or two hams are the limit.

However, the quantity is actually good.

Each one is longer and thicker than Wei Pingan's arm.

They are all sold as retail in the store.

"Old Wei, you are really good. With this purchase volume, the unit must have a lot of people."

"Shhh, confidentiality unit, don't ask, and don't tell me if you ask. Anyway, it's fine if you don't lose face. Let's go to your house to get the pig's head."

……

Wei Pingan was waiting outside Dongdan Vegetable Market with a sack in his hand.The two bicycles are parked here, and it is also the place where the big guys make an appointment.

Inside the sack was a bag of pig's trotters and a pig's head, and the rest of Wei Ping'an were stored in the space.

In fact, there are a lot of things in Wei Pingan's space, but his mentality of being prepared for danger in times of peace is still the same.

In another four or five years, we will encounter another situation where we are even more nervous about eating and drinking than we are now.

Because no matter how difficult it was in the first three years, "ghost markets" are still there, and there is hope that you can find what you need.

At that stage after four or five years, the "ghost market" will be forced to "close business."

There are also those who will be ransacked and criticized.

Wei Pingan not only eats for himself, but in his plan, he has to support many people.

In the distance, the crowd diverted a small path, and Jixiang and Laifu trotted out with their heads held high.

With the sled behind, Wei Dabao was able to wave his hands, because the outermost military coat was spread on the sled, and he successfully reduced the weight on his body.

"Dad, Daddy..."

Behind the sled were Zhou Wen and the old lady, both of whom were full of shopping.

The last is Zhou Zimo.

Holding the mouth of the sack on his right shoulder with both hands, he followed step by step. The sack looked bulging and then sank. Zhou Zimo's entire upper body was stretched forward, and it was obviously a bit difficult to carry it.

"After the new year, start exercising. It's okay for the young man to be bored."

"Yes, brother-in-law."

Zhou Zimo's eyes widened when he saw Wei Pingan take the sack with one hand.

At this moment, his admiration and admiration for his brother-in-law subconsciously rose to another level.

　As long as the monthly pass is placed here, the two chapters of the daily update will not be discounted...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)