Children, children, don't be greedy, it's the New Year after Laba.

Laba porridge, drink it for a few days, and it will be twenty-three.

Twenty-three, sugar melon sticky.

Twenty-four, write pairs.

Twenty-five, frozen tofu.

Twenty-six, go buy meat.

Twenty-seven, slaughtering chickens.

Twenty-eighth, put the face hair.

Twenty-nine, steamed steamed buns.

Stay up for 30 nights, and twist and twist on the first day of the new year......

This is a Chinese New Year folk song that is familiar to people in the old capital.

But the scenes of hustle and bustle for the New Year depicted in the ballad have actually disappeared since the late 80s

Because if you read it in detail, it's not hard to find.

In this ballad, many of the preparations for the New Year are depicted, in addition to sweeping the house.

The rest, like frozen tofu, stewed pot meat, slaughtering rooster, and steamed steamed buns, are all for the work of preparing food for the New Year.

To put it bluntly, it is different from the era of great material abundance.

In the past, in addition to the expectation of family reunion, there was a yearning for a harmonious family life.

Being able to indulge your appetite and let your family eat for a few days is the main content and real fun of the Chinese New Year.

Yes, it was true that people were looking forward to the New Year more materially.

But it's also human.

After that era, people will never be ashamed to admit this.

Because in that era of lack of clothes and less food, if you can eat stew once, you can eat dumplings once in a generous amount.

For most people, there are probably only a few days of the year.

This is bound to become an eternal expectation.

Based on this principle, then for the people, the achievements of reform and opening up should naturally be the most significant and intuitive embodiment from the supply of New Year's goods.

Like the Spring Festival supply for the residents of Beijing in 1981.

It is evident that there is a greater abundance of materials.

Eggs, liquor and semi-bargaining rapeseed oil are no longer limited, and rice noodles and pork are quite plentiful.

Among the limited supply of food, there are additional items, as well as two taels of flower tea for four to eight yuan a catty.

Two taels of ingredients, yellow flowers, and fungus, twenty catties of Chinese cabbage, one pound of tofu with food stamps, and soy products with one catty of food stamps.

In addition, the "Nanlai Shun" at the entrance of the vegetable market has also added snacks such as "Honey Three Knife" that are not usually served.

This made the majority of Beijing citizens look forward to the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner with an extremely relaxed mood.

As for the No. 2 courtyard of Fan'er Hutong, if you want to talk about the level of this year's New Year's goods, it will far exceed the overall level of the capital.

It can even be said to be the first part of the entire alley.

Why?

Just because these neighbors have their own unique advantages.

And everyone has a good relationship, especially united and friendly.

Those families are communicating with each other, can they still have a bad year?

If you don't believe me, let's take a look at them one by one.

First of all, let's talk about the Mi family.

Aunt Mi is an old man in the grocery store in the tube.

No matter who is in the store, whether it is an employee or a leader, they have to give a few thin noodles.

With this internal response, everyone will not have to worry about the purchase of limited materials.

Although the procurement of New Year's goods is no longer as arduous as it was in the years before the reform, there is no need for anyone to queue up in the early morning.

But after all, you still have to queue up, don't you?

And things are different from things, there must be differences in texture.

There is Aunt Mi to check internally, that is, one person is on duty, and everyone is naked.

Their Fan'er Hutong No. 2 courtyard is different from other places.

Several families handed over the money and books to Aunt Mi in advance, and let her take care of the New Year's goods in a unified manner.

In this way, of course, it is a good choice for things.

Pork is a good part of pork ribs, pork belly, and elbows.

The hairtail fish are all picked and bundled with large ones.

The eggs are also illuminated one by one with light boxes, and they will never be broken.

Dry goods such as vermicelli, yellow flowers and fungus will not be broken.

Soy products are set aside on a single basis, and each household can make a dime more than the ration.

And how to buy it, how to get it back, you don't have to worry about it.

Aunt Mi got her things done, called directly, and asked Bian Jianjun, Luo Guangsheng, Ning Weimin, and the other young men to come to the grocery store together.

Then I borrowed the tricycle from the store to load the things into the car, and just pulled them back.

Wait for the car to get back to the yard, and then get one point per head, which is very convenient.

So don't look at the two daughters of the Mi family, but you don't have to worry about your strength at all.

Mi Xiaoran and Mi Xiaohui, sisters, just need to vacate a place to put things at home.

Secondly, let's talk about the side family.

Today's Bian family, in addition to the boss Bian Jianjun, can provide convenience for everyone to take a pleasant and comfortable clean bath a year ago.

There is also a second son who is like a fish in water in the "polar bear".

Not only did this kid get back several boxes of extremely cheap discounted canned food, but he also asked his neighbors to share them.

And at the factory price, you can get the "polar bear" fist products that are difficult to buy on the market.

Like concentrated orange juice, concentrated bayberry juice, pineapple in sugar water, lychee in sugar water, canned sausages, canned quail eggs, canned duck with plum vegetables, canned duck stew with mushrooms, canned braised pork, canned hot and sour vegetables, he can get them all.

Especially Ning Weimin, he wants to find Bian Jiangong to buy something, which is really easier than going to the Xidan Food Building.

Because it not only saves money and worry, but also can be returned and exchanged if it is not suitable.

Bian Jiangong also provided him with expedited door-to-door service.

A greeting said that the time was up, and he sent it directly to his home.

It all made Ning Weimin feel a little bit of Jingdong.

Then, it's time to talk about the Luo family.

Chef Luo and Luo Guangsheng both work in the pastry factory in the district.

As a food worker, it wouldn't be any good.

Normally, on normal days, there are always some pastries that have been baked in the oven in their factory, and there are some pastry dregs, which will be disposed of at a low price for internal workers.

The Luo family's father and son often get it back, and they benefit from the neighbors.

Don't underestimate these defective things.

In the years of scarcity, these things with oil and sugar are the most nourishing things for people's stomach.

Especially in those three years, if it is serious, it can even save people's lives.

Therefore, any family in the No. 2 courtyard of Fan'er Hutong has received such benefits.

Over the years, I have been glad that I can be a neighbor of the Luo family.

As for the New Year's Festival, Master Luo also has a special heart for the big guys.

That is, with his eldest son, he took the time to use the things in the factory to bake a batch of snacks with enough ingredients.

In addition to the one given to the leader, he will buy the others back at the factory price and give them to the neighbors, relatives and friends of each family.

In Kangshude's words, Master Luo is an authentic "Zhengmingzhai" craft.

In today's era when only mechanized production of pastries is available, in today's era when Jiangmi noodles and walnut cakes can be used as weapons.

Everyone can also have the opportunity to eat such real ingredients, newly baked traditional dumplings.

It is undoubtedly a rare blessing and a unique food enjoyment.