Chapter 491: The First Day of the Lunar New Year
This morning, all the alleys in Sijiu City were full of people coming and going, and there were children running happily with artillery battles everywhere.
The smell of sulfur after the firecrackers go off is really good, due to the different density and openness of the residence, the smell of sulfur here is much stronger than in Shanghe Village, and it gives people a more comfortable feeling.
Because this is the taste of the year, no matter how bitter and tired it is, it will become the past under the influence of this taste, so as to move towards a better tomorrow.
This smell of sulfur can't be smelled for a few years, because in those two years, it was not allowed to post Spring Festival couplets, set off firecrackers, or hold any cultural and entertainment activities. Wait a minute.
As for later generations, many people say that this era is full of happiness, and everyone will have a happy smile on their faces.
Then they must be talking about the period of the New Year, definitely not "that" two years, nor is it an ordinary time, because people nowadays are living a busy life without even annual leave.
More of them are worried about the gap in clothing and eating, and worry about the various bills needed for people's sophistication, marrying a daughter-in-law, and marrying a daughter.
In later generations, there are still people who like to describe the equality of this era, saying that the workers and peasants are the masters of the house, hehe, this is not the case at all, how to say it, the people who say these things are just like those nerds who promoted the Jingtian system of the Zhou Dynasty in the Qing Dynasty.
Because no matter when people at the bottom will always worry about this, unless you can step into another new level, this situation will never change, it is nothing more than the different times, the basis for worry, and the different things.
Han Li first gave Yu Daqiang's family a New Year's greeting, but at this time, he didn't really bumper or say auspicious words such as wishing you prosperity.
The general relationship is "Uncle and aunt have a good New Year." "I wish you new results this year."
Those who have a better relationship generally bow their heads slightly and say a blessing such as "Uncle and aunt have a good Spring Festival, I wish you a life like sesame blossoms this year".
Han Li finished worshipping the New Year at Daqiang's house, and then pulled him together to gather several children who were similar in the alley and began to visit the door.
The whole process of more and more people gathered, they were like marching and fighting, the people in front had finished worshipping the New Year, and there were still people in the back who had not entered the house, and when they turned around and left, they occasionally bumped their heads, causing everyone to laugh and leave together, so it didn't take long to finish all the turns.
Everyone still has a lot of relatives to move around today, so when they are separated, they agreed to get together another day.
Because Han's father is going to pay New Year's greetings to some older colleagues in the unit, Han's mother has to follow the street office to pay New Year's greetings to some five-guarantee households and military families, and even the eldest sister, second sister, and younger sister also have their own tasks.
So when Han Li came back, they hadn't come back yet, but at this time, it happened to be for him to ask the Yun family sisters what was the situation just now?
"Happy New Year, two babies, may our baby be younger and more beautiful, and eternal youth."
"Brother Li, if our youth lasts forever, we won't become monsters."
"Hello youkai, I like you two little youkai, especially the time you tied the fox scarf around your waist."
"What do you mean by me tying it around my waist, it's clear that you forced people to do that."
At this time, he could only get over his mouth, so that he wouldn't be too bored to hold something in his fingers, and he didn't even think about other thoughts, because he didn't know when someone would come to the house, Han Li asked for a while while holding a nonsense with one arm.
"By the way, when I came back with my father, what did you two talk about with my mother?"
The two sisters stretched out their wrists at the same time, and Han Li realized that they both had a gold bracelet with a relatively simple style on their wrists.
"This is a family heirloom given to us by my aunt, and she said it was passed down from my grandmother's generation."
The corners of Han Li's mouth twitched as soon as he heard this, he had only heard the word grandma from his father's mouth a few times, and it was said that he had also been separated during the war, and at that time, grandpa and they had not yet settled in Sijiu City.
And my father and mother met in Sijiu City, how could she get the heirloom given by her grandmother? Could it be that grandpa gave it to his mother before he died? However, the condition of these two gold bracelets seems to be very new, not like they have years, is my mother lying?
But even if his mother lies, he, as a son, can help him hug back at this time.
"Really? I've only heard my mom mention it once, and this is the first time I've seen a real thing, but you have received our family heirlooms, and even if you become a ghost in this life, you can only be my bride alone. ”
The three of them got together to enjoy the countless intimacy they had since then, but the happy times were always short-lived, and the family was waiting to take a family photo, so they all rushed back as soon as possible after finishing their own affairs.
After the family arrived, they checked each other's clothes and chest badges and went out collectively.
Almost all the shops on the road are open, and they are going to the largest and oldest photo studio in Xidan, not far from Cotton Hutong.
Most of the couplets in front of these stores and factories are "Thirty days without fighting, don't say tired of contributing to the country." The first year of junior high school insists on working hard and adding glory to the people. ”.。
In this era, taking pictures is definitely a luxury thing, and most people have to save money for taking pictures for a long time.
But during the Chinese New Year, it still can't stop everyone's enthusiasm, most of them are young people who are talking to people who want to get married, and there are families like the Han family, who have children in the family who go down to join the queue to be educated youths.
At present, the largest photos produced by photo studios at this time period are only 6 inches, and they are all black and white photos, and there are no color photos.
Some people will think that in the 60s, 60s, 70s, color photos in China have been popularized? Not really.
If you look closely, you'll notice that these color photographs are weird, they are either monotonous, or lack of variety, or overcolored, or stiff, and so on.
In fact, most of these color photos from the "photo studio" are hand-colored, but this kind of coloring is not something that any photo studio can do.
Be sure to visit the big photo studios, because that's the only place where you can have a professional photocolorist.
But even if you are unlucky in these large photo studios, it will be in vain, because this is a very rigorous technical job, and since it is a technical job, there is a distinction between good and bad craftsmanship, and if you meet those who are not good at your work, your photos will look strange.
The photo studio that Han's mother said is the Cathay Pacific photo studio in Xidan, this photo studio has a long history, and the masters in it are very skilled.
The most important thing is that it is located in the jurisdiction of Han Ma's street office, and it is for this reason that she knows both the photography master and the coloring master, and there will never be that kind of photo weirdness when she comes here to take pictures.
(In the late 70s and early 80s, color photographs gradually entered the daily life of ordinary people.) )
As soon as I entered the photo studio, the salesman here chatted with Han's mother, and when he learned that their whole family came to take pictures, he was directly arranged to the front, and there was no need to wait at all.
Today, Han's mother also gave up her blood, first came a family photo of everyone in the Han family, and then a family photo with the Yun family sisters, followed by Han Li and his father, mother, Yun sisters, and his own sisters, the three Han sisters and the Yun family sisters, Han Dad, Han Ma and the Yun family sisters.
Han's mother waved her big hand to make the photo very happy, and when it came to the checkout, the corners of her mouth twitched uncontrollably several times.
When choosing whether to inscribe the inscription of the great man on the photo, everyone unanimously decided to inscribe on the family photos, and the other photos were not inscribed, and after discussing for a while, they chose to send spring back to the wind and rain, the snow greets the spring, and the flowers fall to read the Chinese chapter, and the red flag sweeps the west wind.
In the end, the salesman told Han's mother that it would take a week before the photos came out, and she would send them to the street office by herself, but Han's mother smiled and said that she would come to pick them up in person.
After the family came out of the photo studio, Han's mother stuffed a handful of money tickets into the hands of those who didn't know which cloud and said.
"In the past two years, the temple fairs on the street have recovered a little bit, and there are a lot of good things on the street during this time. Go around and don't stay at home all day and get bored. Son, you don't have to worry about your master's side, just let your dad clean up when you get home, and your eldest sister and they will go over to cook at noon, and you can just have fun outside. ”
In this way, Han Li was expelled by his family for the third time today.
As for visiting the Four Nine Cities, neither Han Li nor the Yun family sisters were very interested, because they had lived here since they were children.
It's like the people who bought a house near the park in later generations, and always thought that I would go to the park every day before moving in, but when they actually moved in, they didn't set foot in the park many times a year.
But since they came out, they had to have fun, and the three of them didn't ride bicycles, so they squeezed the bus when they were far away, and walked slowly when they were close.
Han Li bought each of them a big windmill and a long string of sugar gourds, and near the Fire God Temple, they watched big-headed dolls and rowing boats, and most of the images were characters from model dramas.
As for the lion dance and dragon lanterns, there is no one with a little mythological overtones, because these are all strictly forbidden things.
On the overpass, listening to cross talk, watching juggling, and running to the Tian** Square to set off firecrackers, the three of them had a lot of fun.
Of course, the current characteristics are indispensable, those alley skewers and the educated youth who returned to the city to fight.
Since they all come out in groups during the Chinese New Year, as long as there is a fight, it must be a group fight.
At this time, the children in those compounds basically did not participate, because they could generally earn a regimental farm, and those who were now on salary, plus they were older, they would not easily conflict with the children in the alley as before.
Han Li, who encountered a fight, took the sisters to watch from the side, anyway, how to play is also playing, and watching what is lively is also to watch, if someone wants to come over to find something, they must first see if Han Li's size is okay or not.
In the afternoon, they rented three pairs of skates by the sea, and the three of them played here all afternoon until it was dark.
At this time, Hao Hongmin, who was far away in Lu City, was really not doing well this year, one was her family's own fixed frame problem, and the other was that she was once again disgusted by her mother.
And in today's Shanghe Village, He Mi, Qi Zhaodi, Hou Yuhua, Zhang Shulan, and Meng Zaihong all gathered together for the New Year.
However, when chatting, Meng Zaihong's tone was full of dislike for those male intellectuals in the Academy, and this problem came from when he killed and divided pigs a year ago.
(End of chapter)