klisemfg Chapter 1048 Uncle 3 is still you Uncle 3
Chapter 1048 Uncle 3 is still you Uncle 3
January 1, 1960, marked the beginning of a new era for the new country. Early in the morning, the courtyard of No. 95 Nanluoguxiang was bustling with activity. The neighbors in the courtyard all knew that today was the wedding day of Dabao and his girlfriend.
Zuo Mingyue is now very familiar with the neighbors, and the neighbors also like this woman who looks like a foreigner.
As soon as Dabao got up in the morning and washed his face, neighbors kept coming to congratulate him. Almost every neighbor came with something, some brought a pillowcase, some brought a thermos,
Nowadays, giving a thermos as a wedding gift is considered a valuable gift. One thermos requires eight industrial coupons to buy, while a regular worker in a steel rolling mill is only issued one industrial coupon a month. These industrial coupons have a wide range of uses. Kitchen knives, thermoses, and washbasins used at home all have to be bought with industrial coupons.
Old Qin and his wife got up early. Today was the day their eldest grandson got married. The old couple had been looking forward to it for a long time and finally this day came. They came to the courtyard from the village two days in advance.
Qin Qingfu and Qin Qinggui also came last night. For a while, Dajun Daquan and others took Erbao and Banggeng running around in and out of the yard, and the courtyard was suddenly filled with a strong smell of fireworks.
Although Dabao was dismissed from his post, the common people had no idea what was going on. They only knew that even though he was dismissed from his post, he was not someone they could afford to offend.
Most of the people are simple-minded. Of course, there are also shameless people who can't get enough of taking advantage of others. This is of course the old miser, the third uncle Yan Bugui.
Originally, Dabao wanted to treat everyone to a meal and took out pork and mutton. However, Lu Xiu'e came back and solemnly told Dabao that Director Wang had said that extravagant celebrations were forbidden.
Dabao had no choice but to prepare more melon seeds, peanuts and sugar to entertain everyone.
But Yan Bugui didn't know that Yan Bugui's family hadn't eaten dinner since last night. He wrote a couplet. The first line was "Joy fills the house to welcome Yan Er" and the second line was "Marriage is a thread that ties this life together". The horizontal scroll was "A happy marriage for a hundred years".
This red paper was leftover from what others had bought during the Chinese New Year. He wanted to eat and take away all the food with his whole family without spending a penny.
Old Qin and the old lady had no idea that he was like this. When they came out of the bedroom in the morning, they saw a man leaning against the moon gate, looking listless.
The old lady was still wondering, where did this beggar come from? Why did he come to someone else's yard? The old man and the old lady didn't dare to say anything.
When Dabao came out, he saw Yan Bugui's behavior and knew that he had not eaten since last night. Dabao pretended not to know and started to entertain the neighbors who came to congratulate him.
Sha Zhu was wearing new clothes and holding a Hongshuangxi washbasin. He passed by Yan Bugui and patted him. His hand was neither light nor heavy, and almost made Yan Bugui faint.
"Hey, Uncle Third, what's wrong with you? Why do you have to hold on to the wall when walking?"
Yan Bugui glared at him fiercely and cursed.
"You idiot, don't you know how to be gentle?"
Sha Zhu came closer to him and said with a chuckle.
"How many meals have you not eaten?"
Yan Bugui glared,
"I just came here after eating."
Sha Zhu poked his nose with his finger and said,
"Mr. Yan, I can guarantee that you haven't even had a few sips of water since last night, let alone food, right?"
Yan Bugui thought to himself, you guessed it right, but he could never admit it.
"Nonsense! Yesterday I had a steamed bun with two-grain flour and fried an egg."
Sha Zhu laughed so hard that he could hardly stand up straight.
"Uncle, do you believe what you're saying? Have you ever eaten scrambled eggs, except during Chinese New Year?"
Yan Bugui knew that the three of them were no match for Sha Zhu in terms of talking, so he simply stopped talking.
Dabao watched the two people bickering with a smile, and found it very interesting. He had spent the past six months in negative emotions, and when he accidentally heard such a down-to-earth conversation, he felt refreshed.
Sha Zhu walked towards Dabao, but after taking two steps, he suddenly stopped and turned to look at Yan Bugui.
"Third Uncle, there's something I forgot to tell you. Director Lu came back yesterday and said Director Wang from the Subdistrict Office has issued instructions prohibiting extravagant celebrations during difficult times. So, this banquet... is canceled. You should hurry home and eat."
When Yan Bugui heard the news, it was like being struck by lightning. He looked up at Dabao in disbelief.
"Is what Silly Pillar said true?"
Dabao wanted to laugh when he saw Yan Bugui looking like his parents had died. He tried hard to hold it back and nodded, but he couldn't hold it back in the end and burst into laughter with Sha Zhu.
Yan Bugui was so angry that he gritted his teeth. He picked up the couplet he had written, turned around and walked away while holding onto the wall. If he didn't leave now, he would have no strength left and would almost faint from hunger.
There is a lot of joy in the courtyard. People usually play and fight, but no one will be really angry with each other. They are neighbors who see each other every day. It will not benefit anyone if they get angry.
There was a constant flow of people coming and going this morning. Director Wang came here in a hurry, said a few words of blessing and left. The gift she brought was a mirror, which is also a rare thing.
At noon, Xie Ming and Zhao Zhenyu from Gulou Street Police Station came with a group of police officers to congratulate. In a moment, the courtyard was full of police officers. Xie Ming took over as the director of Gulou Street Police Station after Dabao left. He knew that Dabao would never come back, so he held Dabao's hand and shook it continuously.
Dabao can be said to be the greatest benefactor in his life. If it weren't for Dabao, he would still be just a small clerk in the pre-trial department.
There are many other friends that Dabao hasn't told. He is now reflecting on this. If he had told them, it wouldn't matter whether they come or not. It's just a simple wedding, and it doesn't matter whether they come or not. Dabao doesn't care about the gifts either, so he didn't tell them to save himself and others a lot of trouble.
At around two o'clock in the afternoon, Zhao Yuchu walked in with a tired look on his face, and Dabao hurried to greet him.
"Uncle Zhao, why are you here?"
Zhao Yuchu looked at the handsome young man in front of him and couldn't help but feel deeply moved. His life was not easy now. During the Four Cleanups and Five Antis Movement, his history as an underground worker was dug up again.
If you look at anyone through a magnifying glass, you will find that no one is perfect. Zhao Yuchu was an upright and kind person, loyal to the people and the Party. When he was working underground, he had to go against his will to please the enemy in order to complete his mission.
Such things happened quite a lot in those years. Now people are using a magnifying glass to find out word by word and sentence by sentence. How can he explain it clearly?
Zhao Yuchu's work has basically come to a halt. Every day he has to deal with these so-called working group review groups, which makes him extremely annoyed...