Chapter 52: The Wedding

July 12, 1977. The fastest update of the apex is beautiful, and it is a sunny day with a slight wind.

In the eyes of ordinary people, maybe this is just an ordinary Wednesday. However, in the eyes of many "sea bumpers", this is not the case. Because this day is the big day for the "General" and Han Ying to hold a wedding banquet in the "Qunying Building".

In this era, getting married in a restaurant is still a unique move with advanced consciousness.

This is different from the common people asking the master to help make a flowing water mat at home, and it is certainly a lot easier to eat and drink. However, there is no precedent for how to hold a wedding ceremony. This is a question that makes people think about it and think about it.

In advance, the "General" and Han Ying had discussed it in private, but because they didn't have any ideas, they went to consult the "Old Knife Fish".

But despite his age and knowledge, he only understands the traditional process of doing happy events in the fishing village, that is, the old rules of "worshipping heaven and earth" and "sending it to the cave house" in the past.

He considered that if he did this, everything would not be in tune with the current situation and conditions, so he had no idea. Fortunately, Hong Yanwu had the courage to do things and dare to be the master, so he took over the power of preparation alone.

Don't say, "No diamonds, no porcelain work". Because Hong Yanwu has a modern consciousness and has seen the world, he is actually in an orderly manner and does not leak.

Those seafood ingredients, Hong Yanwu sent them to the back kitchen a day in advance, and everything that should be processed was processed, and everything that should be frozen was moved.

The wine was brought that day, a box of Moutai and two bottles of fruit wine. This was bought by him through the relationship of Manager Xie of the "Victory Guest House". didn't let this kid help in vain, and left him two bottles as a reward, so he gave him a beautiful fart.

Secondly, the night before, I had to bring someone to set the table in the private room and post the happy word.

High-grade candy, melon seeds, peanuts, cigarette trays, these bits and pieces were all placed, Hong Yanwu first put a big red "" word cut by Han Ying on the back wall of the main seat.

Then he led people to step on chairs and hung a chain of colored stripes made of red and green paper on the ceiling. In the end, after hanging a five-color ball in the air above the word "", the atmosphere came out all at once, which made anyone feel very happy when they saw it.

As for the process and arrangement of the day, it looks very similar to that. Its meticulousness and thoughtfulness not only made everyone present sigh to themselves, but also far exceeded the expectations and imagination of the "general" and Han Ying.

Because there is no wedding car pick-up and drop-off, according to Hong Yanwu's arrangement, the groom and bride are asked to stand at the door together to greet everyone.

At about half past ten in the morning of the same day, almost all the "sea bumpers" arrived. In addition to them, two other guests were invited on this day, that is, the two cousins and brothers who reunited the "General" and Han Ying. The elder sister's name is Xiang Hong, and the younger brother's name is Fan Gang.

But whoever it is, it's quite a surprise when they arrive.

Because the "general" is dressed up quite energetically today, he has changed his rough and heroic untidy appearance in the past. And the bride's beauty is even more striking, her cheeks flushed shyly under the gaze of everyone, but she followed closely behind the groom without a single step. Especially on the chests of the two of them, there is also a red velvet flower with the word "joy", which is very appropriate to show the identity and festive atmosphere of the newcomer.

Such two people with extraordinary demeanor stood at the door of the restaurant and waited for everyone, looking as if the national leader was receiving foreign guests, affectionate and solemn.

The "sea bumpers" who made a fuss and toss all changed their tempers, and like well-mannered intellectuals, everyone said a few words. Xiang Hong and Fan Gang also shook hands with the two newcomers in a fake manner. Invisibly, the personal qualities of this group of "guests" have improved a lot.

And the people who arrived first didn't just stand stupidly and drink the wind after they came. Hong Yanwu had already coordinated with the "Qunying Building" at the cost of two cigarettes, and placed a coffee table and a circle of chairs on the side of the entrance of the restaurant early in the morning. After making tea, there is an ashtray, there is smoke and sugar, and it is specially used for everyone to sit down and rest temporarily.

This is actually the current "teabreak", which translates to "tea break". This thoughtfulness was unique in those years, and it was undoubtedly unanimously praised by everyone.

In this way, when the time reached eleven o'clock, everyone had already arrived, and people also greeted each other for a while. At this time, they were all invited outside by Hong Yanwu. It turned out that two firecrackers with a thousand rings had been hung high at the entrance of the restaurant.

This is a personal congratulation from the "old swordfish". He quietly bought two 1,000-shot firecrackers and congratulated the newlyweds in a veritable "warm" manner in the traditional way of the Chinese people.

But the most amazing thing is that all the processes today were filmed by Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan with cameras.

Dare to be affectionate, Hong Yanwu went to the trust store to "rent" equipment, got two cameras, and bought six films. He and Chen Liquan had a fight, and they took wild pictures, so that passers-by thought that the "Qunying Building" was entertaining some important leaders, and even reporters came.

In short, all these quite novel ways of hospitality today not only make the host and the guests who go to the banquet feel that their faces are bright, and everyone is satisfied. Even the service staff who watched the "Qunying Building" from the sideways felt that they had opened their eyes and gained insight.

After the "crackling" firecrackers sounded, the "outfield" projects were all over, and everyone entered the private room with a couple of newcomers giggling. The process of "infield" has officially begun.

Except for the people who came to arrange with Hong Yanwu yesterday, the rest of the people entered the private room, and they all felt their eyes light up.

Because it can fully reflect the cheerful and enthusiastic decoration of the decoration. I saw that on the large round table covered with a snow-white tablecloth, in addition to all kinds of candy, cigarettes, melon seeds and peanuts, two bottles of Moutai and two bottles of fruit wine, the most amazing thing was that there was a double-layer cake in the center.

This is the best that Hong Yanwu spent 20 yuan to pick from the non-staple food store, but unfortunately due to the lack of service that year, he couldn't leave a word on it. And this year is also fake cream, to be honest, it is not delicious. However, the curly double-layered cream flower is particularly conspicuous, and it can still achieve a shocking lifting effect.

The "general" and Han Ying were also concealed by Hong Yanwu in advance, and they were very upset when they saw the cake at this time, thinking that it was inappropriate for Hong Yanwu to be busy and spend money to give such a heavy gift.

Hong Yanwu said that it was not in the way, he brought the plates and knives prepared earlier and asked the "general" and Han Ying to share the cake with everyone, and said, "This is the way Westerners celebrate their marriage, and today we will also have a combination of Chinese and Western." It's just that everyone can taste it, but don't eat too much, you will lose money if you don't have the stomach to eat big dishes for a while. ”

Everyone laughed when they heard this, and they all said that it was good to remind them. But it's one thing to understand, it's hard not to scramble and not joke. Before he could eat a few bites of the cake of the "Flying Crab", he was snatched away by the "Three Warriors" and their gangs, and they were so angry that they stared at it.

After the cake was divided, Hong Yanwu stood beside the bride and groom again, and immediately announced the start of the wedding ceremony.

Today, the procedure he arranged was actually very simple, neither bowing to the leader, nor bowing to both parents, and even the "old rules" of husband and wife worshipping were waived. He just read out the marriage certificate in public, and congratulated the couple on behalf of everyone.

The congratulatory message is also quite characteristic of the times, there is no empty words at all, only listen to Hong Yanwu reciting loudly.

"The red sun rises in the east, the glow is shining, the spring thunder is rolling, and the war drums are rumbling. In this great revolutionary situation, a revolutionary couple got married......"

All the people present immediately cheered. They consciously raised their glasses to celebrate the bride and groom as lifelong partners. After a burst of "clanging" clinking glasses, the kid "Sanjiazi" completely lit the flames.

"Come on, we cheer, we sing, let everything be unfair and unreasonable, tremble in the dark corners......"

Everyone did sing loudly. Singing "Pick up the pen to make knives and guns" and singing "Fight and fight, kill and kill!" Later, some people were dizzy and even sang the exclusive song of "Hai Bangzi".

"We are all poor eggs, we don't have a penny in our pockets, we are all broad uncles, sea cucumber and abalone as dry rice......"

There are many mouths, singing mushy and majestic, on a whim, even "The Sun Shines on the Eyes" was sung, and the two female compatriots blushed for a while.

However, the door of the room was closed, and it was not so clear from the outside. Even if you hear a half-sentence "poor bastard", it's nothing. I guess I thought it was singing revolutionary songs inside. In the end, it wasn't until everyone sang a song "On the Water Side" together that it was fun.

Of course, this song is the first time for Xiang Hong and Fan Gang to listen to it, and they have the same reaction as the "sea bumpers" when they first heard this song, and they all feel that the tune is melodious and very beautiful. If it weren't for the wedding, they would probably have grabbed someone who could sing and asked for advice carefully, and they would have to learn the song.

Seeing that the lively atmosphere of the wedding was just right, Hong Yanwu hurriedly took the time to announce, "In the last link, the groom and bride will give speeches. ”

On this occasion, in fact, as usual, that is to say, to say the scene, to express gratitude to everyone for participating in the wedding. In particular, the "general" is not good at words, even if he has a stomach full of heart, it is difficult to really express it thoroughly.

But Han Ying's thoughts are different. She thought that her life's work would never be hopeless, and she lived in disappointment and self-harm and narcissism for months. Now she naturally understands in her heart that it was all thanks to Hong Yanwu's help that she was able to turn around, and she was happy. Therefore, I have long wanted to thank him happily, and since there is such a great opportunity today, how can I miss it?

For this reason, when the "general" stammered and just finished his "let everyone eat and drink well today", Han Ying thanked Hong Yanwu excitedly in front of many people.

"Thank you...... You made our dream come true, helped us form a family, gave us a nice place to live and had such a decent wedding......"

When she said this, emotion came from her heart, and a tear slowly flowed from the corner of her eye. She couldn't say any more, so she pulled the "general" to bow to Hong Yanwusan.

No one thought that Han Ying would say such a thing at the wedding, the "general" didn't expect it, and even Hong Yanwu didn't expect it.

This time, Hong Yanwu was naturally at a loss. He didn't avoid it, nor did he block it, so he had to call out vigorously, "'General', sister-in-law, what are you doing here." Okay, no one will worship me today, why did you finally worship me? This is not appropriate......

"Click", "click", the "shrimp crawler" on the side actually raised Hong Yanwu's camera, and the flash turned on a few times, taking a shot of Hong Yanwu's embarrassment and the newcomer bowing again and again.

The "sea bumpers" all reacted at this time, and applauded half-coaxing and half-moving. The "three warriors" also jumped on the stool while the iron was hot, raising their arms and shouting.

"Xiao Wuzi, you kid has the ability, and this treatment is also unique. But now, don't sell cheaply! Why don't you move your nest quickly and urge the outside to serve food! Don't delay our eldest brother and sister-in-law to have a glass of wine!"

As soon as he shouted, the rest of the people also opened their throats and screamed loudly. Some even whistled.

And in Hong Yanwu's crying and laughing, the wedding, which has been serious, lively, grand and smooth, has also reached the highest "high (tide)" with the "general" and Han Ying's toast.