"New Year's goods" is a word with a wide range of meanings. Although it is mainly based on food, it also includes what is used, worn, worn, played, and offered. Specifically, it can be divided into six categories: diet, clothing, daily use, superstition, play, and decoration.

So Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan were not idle that afternoon, they accompanied Hong Lucheng to have lunch, and in order to purchase other things, they deliberately went to Wangfujing again.

Compared with the past 11 years, Wangfujing on the eve of the Spring Festival in 1978 has made a very significant breakthrough and has become full of New Year's flavor. Because this year, in the square in front of the department store, a New Year's goods stall has been set up. This is the first time that the department store has launched a holiday marketing campaign since the "movement" period, attracting unimaginable crowds to buy the latest home furnishings.

Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan's shopping mood was also stirred up by the scene of colorful flags waving and crowds, and they plunged into it, and when they came out again, they had an extra ten-yuan iron submachine gun and three pairs of men's new cotton shoes in their hands. It was a gift they prepared for the other four men in the family, young and old.

After that, they went into the department store and took a turn. A total of two "hero" pens, a knife of red paper, three nylon scarves, a dozen handkerchiefs, a dozen men's socks, a dozen women's socks, three catties of "spring bud silverquill" good tea, as well as two boxes of snacks, two bags of milk substitute powder, two cans of pickled cucumbers exported to domestic sales. It's just that because I don't have a cloth ticket in my hand, I don't have to think about clothes and fabrics.

And just as they were about to step out of the department store, they didn't expect their character to explode again. The radio in the shopping mall suddenly conveyed an latest instruction, widely advertised, saying that each person could buy two and a half catties of high-end candy without a book today.

So they joined the long queue in front of the candy counter just in time. In the end, not only was he very fortunate to be personally received by Zhang Binggui, who is known as the "Ninth View of Yanjing", but also saw his unique skills of "one hand accurate" and "one bite clear" that spread all over the world, and also rarely bought "sorghum syrup", "butter balls", "villain crisp" and "wine chocolate".

It's a pity that the legendary Huhai specialty that three candies can make a cup of milk - "White Rabbit Milk Candy" is still no play.

In the words of Master Zhang, who is 60 years old, "I'm sorry, I haven't had the goods." If you really want to buy it, you can only entrust an acquaintance who went to Shanghai on a business trip to buy it on your behalf. ”

But even so, Hong Yanwu, who was slightly moved by history, was also deeply satisfied. Because in just one day, they have bought far more than he expected at the beginning. To be honest, the only thing that is still lacking is firecrackers.

That's it, after going home and putting down the sundries I bought. Hong Yanwu called his sister-in-law's unit and asked someone to bring a message to Xu Manli, saying that he was going to pick up the child today, and let her go home directly after work.

Then, he and Chen Liquan went to the kindergarten on the mountain of "Wanshou West Palace" together, and specially took Hong Jun with him to buy firecrackers in the South Cherry Orchard.

Back then, firecrackers weren't like now, but now there are so many exclusive sales spots. Except for a few local product shops in the city. Elsewhere, you find other shops on the main street of an area to sell on your behalf.

As for the types of these consignment stores, there are no certain rules, the key is to look at the geographical location. There are non-staple food stores, chemical stores, and five-pound stores.

In terms of storage and fire protection, there are no special measures, just neatly stacked on the shelves behind the counter. Even in a room with a large coal stove, firecrackers can be blatantly left on the counter in close proximity, and no one is worried about catching fire, let alone aware of the great danger involved.

It is strange to say that it was rare to hear of firecrackers igniting and catching fire in the consignment store back then, and I don't know if it was because the quality of the people was too high, or because God blessed it.

The consignment point of South Cherry Orchard is in a large hardware store at the northwest intersection, because the space is not small, and the types of firecrackers here are relatively comprehensive in those years.

In fact, compared with today's popular varieties, the gap is still quite large. The most striking feature is that firecrackers were the main focus in those years, and there were no large-scale ceremonial flowers. All of them add up to only a dozen, and almost all of them are more traditional categories.

Of course, among them, it is also very particular. For example, firecrackers and firecrackers, the small ones are called "whips", and the big ones are called "cannons".

The cheapest type of "whip" is the "small whip" produced in Liuyang, Hunan. Dark red wrapping paper, "whip" is also red, the specifications are divided into 100 heads, 200 heads, 300 heads, 500 heads, 1,000 heads and 1,200 heads, and the price is accumulated in units of two cents and one hundred heads.

Because of its small size and small charge, this cannon is less noisy when fired, and even if you put your fingernails between its buttocks and fire it directly on your hands, it will not hurt anyone. At the same time, because of the cheap price, it was the favorite of children in the capital back then.

But even so, due to the low level of consumption in society as a whole. Children buy this kind of "little whip" and go home, and they rarely set off and hang it whole. Usually, it is often carefully dismantled and set off separately. Even if there is a squib, it will break open and ignite the gunpowder in it, which is called "thorn flower".

There is another kind of "whip" in the capital, which is the locally produced "steel whip", also known as the "check whip".

This kind of "whip" is divided into two kinds of size, the small one can top the Liuyang "small whip", the thickness of the big pencil, it is an earth-colored firecracker, the lead is long, the charge is also more, and the sound produced during the explosion is also large, so the price is also higher. 100 "small whips" are sold for three cents, and "big whips" are sold for four cents, and the regulation and price calculation methods are similar to those of "small whips".

In addition to the above two kinds of "whips", the remaining "big two kicks", "small two kicks" and "hemp thunder" will be divided into the "cannon" category.

Because of their great power, these three things are basically out of the category of children's entertainment and exclusive to adults.

The price of the "sophomore kicker" is five cents a head, and although the size of the junior kicker is smaller than the sophomore kicker, and the sound is not as big as the "sophomore kicker", it is relatively cheap, and the price in the store is seven cents and two ends.

However, the loudest, the largest, and the most expensive one is "Ma Leizi".

This kind of "cannon" costs five cents, ten rings and one "hanging", commonly known as "ten rings and one thunder". Its cartridge uses a lot of hemp fibers to bundle, because of the large amount of charge, so the sound of the fire is also very loud, and you can also see obvious flashes, feel the obvious aftershock echo.

Finally, I have to talk about several kinds of "fireworks", there are no "dripping tendons" this year, but there is one of the most miniature fireworks that is more suitable for girls, called "mouse".

The name is a bit indecent, but it's very vivid and interesting, and the gray grains are really similar to rat. It didn't make a lot of noise when it was fired, and after it was lit, it rolled on the ground a few times, stabbed a few blue sparks, and finally jumped into the air, and disappeared like a firefly.

I don't know if it's because of the difficulty of production, the price is only a penny, and I can't make much money, anyway, as soon as I entered the eighties, this kind of fireworks soon became extinct. The children of the post-70s generation are probably as incredible as Tianbao in the past.

The fate of "rat" is similar, and there is a kind of "drill monkey" with three cents and two. This kind of cheap fireworks is also quite interesting. A small stick was wrapped in a cartridge that, when lit, flew into the sky with a long tail of fire and a shrill whistle.

Perhaps it is precisely because of this that the common people associate it with Sun Dasheng, who is flying through the clouds, and it is so named.

As for the others, they are popular fireworks such as "Cannon Double Lights", "Night Pearl", "Nine Phoenix Chaoyang" and "Box Flowers" on the ground.

These varieties are simple to make and expensive, which should be the main reason why fireworks manufacturers have been keen to produce. Everyone should have set it off, and there really isn't much to introduce.

Needless to say, from Hong Yanwu's point of view, he has long passed the age when he is most interested in setting off firecrackers. Buying a cannon is for an auspicious getaway, and if you really let him put it, I'm afraid of trouble. Then the whole hanging's 1,000 rings of "Dacha Whip" is naturally the first choice, not to mention buying eight hangings first.

In addition, he still has a bit of a nostalgic interest in "rat" and "drill monkey", and he also bought 200 of them.

In the end, it is necessary to take care of the interests of Chen Liquan, his little nephew and the whole family. So, Hong Yanwu bought another 2,000 "little whips" for Hong Jun, and bought 100 five-point "two kicks" for Chen Liquan. I also bought eight of the most expensive "box flowers" for the whole family.

In short, Lao Hong's family exchanged shotguns for guns, and spent eighty-six yuan on buying fireworks for the first time.

At this point, all the contents of the "busy year" are perfectly over, and the two adults with a child are full of arms in their arms. They happily drank a bowl of "lotus root noodles" together in the snack bar next to them, and then went home satisfied.

didn't think about it, just after entering the house, he was beaten down.

Because just when Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan called Hong Yanru, who was out of school, to dump all kinds of New Year's goods to the East Courtyard together, and when Hong Jun was running around the courtyard with a newly bought submachine gun, Hong Yanwu's eldest brother went home from work.

Hong Yanzheng was in a hurry, and when he saw that he had bought so many things, and when he heard that Hong Yanwu paid for it, he was anxious when he stood in the courtyard. Immediately put the bicycle he was pushing aside, and rushed into his east house with Hong Yanwu in a hurry.

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