Era: Craftsmen in the Siheyuan

Chapter 84 The afterglow of the times
Xu Nanshi, who was wearing Chinese New Year clothes, went out happily. For those who didn't know, she thought she was taking Xu Deyong on a blind date.

After they left, Qin Huairu came out of the room with Xiaobanggan. For a moment, she couldn't figure out what medicine Xu Deyong and his grandson were selling in the gourd.

However, the director of the neighborhood committee came to sit at his house, so he was probably fine!

It was business to call her mother-in-law home first. Xu Deyong came back without any problems. If you go out to "make a name for others", isn't this a slap in the face?

The key is to offend Xu Deyong and what if he beats Dongxu?
Hey, Dongxu has become more and more weak recently, and I can't let him be so clueless...!
……

Xu Deyong sent Xu Nan to the neighborhood committee.

Xu Nanshi took a deep breath after getting out of the car, and then walked inside.

"Grandma!" Xu Deyong suddenly called out.

Xu Nanshi stopped and turned around: "What are you doing?"

Xu Deyong grinned and showed his white teeth, raised his hand and clenched his fist and said, "Come on."

After saying that, he pedaled away on three wheels.

Xu Nanshi was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but smile and mutter: "You brat, grandma eats more salt than you eat rice, so grandma is not nervous!"

After saying this, she felt much lighter all over and walked towards the neighborhood committee.

……

During the Laba Festival, the streets are obviously more joyful and lively.

If you have money, it will be easier for you to drift away!

Xu Deyong now has a "huge sum" of more than 20 yuan, and even riding three wheels is a bit erratic!
He began to solicit customers in a somewhat informal manner, hanging around casually when he saw customers, and wandering around casually when he didn't meet them.

The way is:
"Pingzemen, draw your big bow, go past Chaotian Palace.

Chaotian Palace, written in big characters, is the Baita Temple in the past.

White Pagoda Temple, hanging red robes, past is Ma Shiqiao... "

……

This children's song about the geography and history of Sijiu City is very long, and it would take half a chapter to write it out.

But it certainly envelops the city in a playful way.

In the future, with high-rise buildings and pedestrians and vehicles passing by, how many people will remember history?

The only lesson humanity has learned from history is that humanity has learned nothing from history.

Whenever I think of the "Sakura Festival" and the assimilated "Zhuanjia" in later generations, I always feel that they are all bullshit and are just like the traitors of the new era...

In this day and age, no one would dare to do this.

If you dare to do this, you will be killed!

As Xu Deyong walked through the streets, in addition to feeling the joy, he also felt the agitation from all walks of life.

At present, the entire Sijiu City is engaged in a vigorous public-private partnership in the entire industry, and there are celebration activities every day.

And most of the small merchants on the street are still waiting to see (the plot requires it).

Because the Chinese New Year is approaching, there are more and more small businesses and hawkers from the surrounding areas in the alleys. They stay at cheap big car shops at night when they are traveling far away.

This is their last "afterglow".

Most of them played "ringers", and some shouted a few times.

Different vendors use different "rattles". Those who cut hair use "calling heads"; those who sell needlework use "rattles"; the wandering doctors use "tiger sticks"; those who sharpen scissors or sharpening knives use suona or iron sliding chains; those who sell sesame oil. They use "wooden clappers" or iron soundboards; those who use curium and bowls use a small gong; those who collect second-hand goods "play small drums"... Blind people play flutes, flutes and other instruments, and go around the streets to make money by fortune-telling and singing. .

For example, in the old days, the rattle had a nice name "Jinggui", which was also called "calling the sweet lady". The young man shook the wave drum while singing: "Selling combing oil, selling nets - selling cream, selling New Year's shavings - take away Needle thread brain——".

The "year shavings" in the word are similar to today's hair gel, sold to women. It is made by taking a layer of bark film from the elm tree and pounding it with stones.

These industries with the flavor of the times will gradually disappear in this city after this year. Even if they exist, they are mobile salesmen sent by state-owned stores...

The times have eliminated you, and you don’t even say hello!

……

Xu Deyong wandered around like a wandering spirit for a day, earning fifty cents, and spent two cents on a meal at noon.

Hey, I still make three cents!

Enough to buy three taels of good wine.

Stepping on the setting sun, he returned home before the factory got off work.

A group of playful teenagers, greeted by "Brother Deyong", Xu Deyong entered the courtyard and locked the car.It can be said that a group of boys still have fresh memories of Xu Deyong being "arrested" by the police this morning. They thought that Brother Deyong was going to fall into trouble this time, and they could say anything.

I never thought that Xu Deyong's shit would come out and he would do whatever he was supposed to do. A group of boys who didn't know why had a sense of admiration and awe for Xu Deyong.

Brother Deyong is so awesome that even the police "can't do anything" about him.

Yan Jiekuang rolled his eyes and complained: "Brother Deyong, Liu Guangtian said bad things about you this morning, saying that you will probably be sent to a prison cell!"

Liu Guangtian immediately jumped to his feet and said: "Don't talk nonsense, I didn't, it's not me. Are you looking for death? See if I don't beat you to death."

Yan Jiekuang sneaked up behind Xu Deyong and said, "Brother Deyong, look, he is in a hurry!"

Liu Guangtian chased after him and wanted to beat Yan Jiekuang.

Xu Deyong stretched out his hand to stop him, narrowed his eyes and said, "You said it wasn't you, then who said that?"

Liu Guangtian immediately hesitated and said: "No... no one..."

Xu Deyong patted his shoulder and said with a smile: "It's okay. It doesn't matter if I just said it. Didn't I come back well? I won't lose a piece of flesh if I say a few words. However, you can't bully Jie Kuang because of this. You You don’t want to be bullied by me either.”

Liu Guangtian breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this and said, "Well, for Brother Deyong's sake, I won't beat him."

Xu Deyong turned around and touched Yan Jiekuang's head and said, "You did a good job."

Then he took out a candy and stuffed it into his pocket, and walked towards the courtyard.

Yan Jiekuang suddenly grinned happily, as witty as me.

Then he proudly stuck out his tongue at Liu Guangtian and others, and smeared his feet and went home before he was beaten!

This made others feel a little annoyed. Why didn't they think of Yan Jiekuang's true essence?

Liu Guangfu held the top in his hand and looked at his brother thoughtfully...

"Deyong is back!"

"Hey, Aunt Li is washing vegetables."

……

Xu Deyong greeted him all the way and entered the middle courtyard.

"Auntie is busy!" Xu Deyong greeted.

The aunt who was sweeping the floor in the courtyard looked up and said with a smile: "Hey, it's Deyong. Is everything okay about that thing in the morning?"

Xu Deyong said: "Hey, it's okay. The police will tell you the facts and present the evidence. What can happen to me who is not stealing or robbing and is just and aboveboard?"

"It's okay!" The eldest mother nodded, and then asked: "Why haven't you seen your grandma much today?"

Xu Deyong smiled and said: "I have to sell this out first, after all, things are not guaranteed."

"What's going on? It's still mysterious." The eldest mother said with a smile.

"We'll talk about it later, you're busy."

After Xu Deyong finished speaking, he entered the house, first took the kettle and looked at the stove, replaced it with a new piece of briquettes, and opened the door to let the fire start.

Mrs. Jia and Zhang saw this scene through the window at home, and said a little irritably: "It's true that good people don't live long, and disasters last for thousands of years."

Qin Huairu, who was cutting vegetables and cooking, said: "Mom, you better think about what will happen if Xu Deyong knows that you have ruined his reputation!"

Jia Zhang said angrily: "I don't need to ruin it. His reputation is already bad. Does he know what's wrong? How dare he hit me!"

Qin Huairu said: "I'm just afraid that he will spread the flames on Dongxu. He has a tricycle. He will put a sack on Dongxu and beat him on his way back. Who knows."

Jia Zhang blinked her eyes quickly and said, "When Dongxu comes back, tell him to go to get off work with Yi Zhonghai these days and not to be alone."

Qin Huairu said: "You can talk about this yourself."

"Just say it, my own son..." Mrs. Jia Zhang muttered.

At this time, Xu Nanshi, Director Zhou and Chen Gongan came to the courtyard in the morning.

At the door, I met Yi Zhonghai and others who were off work.

Yi Zhonghai said with a smile: "Director Zhou, Public Security Chen, are you here to guide the work in our hospital?"

Director Zhou and Officer Chen looked at each other, and Mr. Chen said: "We are here mainly to explain and clarify the situation of taking Comrade Xu Deyong away in the morning, and to convey the meaning of commendation and encouragement."

Everyone was stunned for a moment after hearing this. This "explanation and clarification" is easier to say, but where does "reward and encouragement" start?
"Comrade Yi Zhonghai, please summon the people in the courtyard and waste everyone's time for 10 minutes." Chen Gongan said formally.

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(End of this chapter)