Evening.

The living room was rearranged, with portraits of great men on the walls, and tables below them, with red candles on them.

From the inside to the outside, there are benches on either side of the wall.

After getting off work, Jiang Ping'an and Guo Yan went out and went to the intersection to wait for the leaders to arrive.

Director Feng arrived first, the street was close to this side, and it only took a few minutes to walk.

"Ping'an, this is waiting for your factory leaders?" Feng Xuelan asked with a smile from afar.

Jiang Ping'an stepped forward to greet him and said with a smile: "I am also waiting for Aunt Feng!" ”

"Hello Aunt Feng!" Guo Yan stepped forward and shouted.

In the unit, she called the leader, and in private, she also called her aunt.

"Okay, well, I wish you all the same heart and grow old together." Feng Xuelan smiled and blessed.

At the same time, Jiang Ping'an was handed a cloth bag, which contained thirty catties of white noodles.

Space aside, in fact, giving any gift is not as affordable as giving food.

Whether it is fine grains or coarse grains, even sweet potatoes, they are particularly expensive in recent years.

On the black market, the market price of white flour is two or three cents a catty, but it has risen to four or five yuan a catty, and it is still very scarce.

And thirty catties of white noodles were replaced with stick noodles.

According to the calculation of one catty for three catties, it can also be exchanged for ninety catties, which is equivalent to three months' rations for ordinary people.

So even if Jiang Ping'an is not short of food to eat, Feng Xuelan can send so much white noodles to his heart.

Jiang Ping'an thanked the two of them together, and hurriedly put down the white noodles with both hands.

"Aunt Feng, the factory leaders are estimated to arrive in a while, let's send you to sit at home first?" Jiang Ping'an said.

Feng Xuelan shook her head and smiled: "It's okay, I've been sitting in the office for an afternoon, and it's okay to blow the wind." ”

After a pause, he asked again: "Ping'an, you are idle in the factory, you really don't think about the street?" ”

"Seriously, next year, if the textile mill completely stops production, you will still have to be diverted to other units."

Jiang Ping'an smiled slightly, nodded and said, "Thank you Aunt Feng for your concern, I know this matter." ”

"There are no outsiders here, I'll tell you the truth, after the new year, I plan to take leave to go to the northwest to find relatives."

"I can't tell how long I will go, it will be two or three months, and it will be half a year, only the textile factory will ask for leave."

Even if the textile mill completely stops production, it will be in the second half of next year, and it will be easy to take a few months off.

Moreover, Jiang Ping'an had already reported this matter to Zhao Dabao, and Zhao Dabao also agreed.

"Looking for relatives? Looking for what relatives? Feng Xuelan wondered.

Guo Yan answered: "My mother-in-law fled from the northwest to Beijing in previous years, and left the address of her hometown before she died. ”

"Ping An has actually wanted to find his relatives all these years, but he didn't have this condition, so he dragged it out until now."

Feng Xuelan suddenly realized, patted Jiang Ping'an's shoulder, and said:

"It's hard for you, if your relatives are still there, it's better to find nature, who doesn't want to have a few relatives?"

Without Jiang Ping'an's details, she could guess that Jiang Ping'an's mother fled during the war years.

This was quite common in those days, and even now many people are racking their brains to find clues about their loved ones.

"By the way, will the swallows go with us?"

Jiang Ping'an smiled and said: "I'll look for it first, and if there is a quasi-letter, I will write a letter or send a telegram back." ”

"When the time comes, Yanzi will ask for leave, Aunt Feng must approve it!"

Feng Xuelan laughed, pointed at him and said:

"Good boy, it's been a big circle, so you're waiting for me here!"

"Okay, I'll raise my hands to support this, and I won't embarrass Yanzi."

Guo Yan stepped forward and took her hand, and said coquettishly: "Aunt Feng, you are so good!" ”

Soon, a jeep slowly approached from a distance.

In the ice and snow weather, the jeep was not running fast, and Jiang Ping'an waved his arms from afar.

After the car stopped, Jiang Ping'an and Guo Yan stepped forward to open the door, and Deputy Director Qian and Zhao Dabao got out of the car.

"Yes, people are in good spirits on happy occasions, and they look very energetic today!"

Deputy Director Qian held Jiang Ping'an's hand, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile.

Then he took a net bag and a paper bag from the secretary's hand.

There were two bottles of Moutai in the net pocket, and two Huazi in the paper bag.

"Thank you, the factory director, let the factory director break the bank!"

Jiang Ping'an thanked again and again, and after receiving the gift with both hands, he handed it to Guo Yan to carry, and then stepped forward to shake hands with Zhao Dabao.

"Leader, I'm looking forward to it!"

Zhao Dabao also brought two bottles of wine and two cigarettes, the wine was Xifeng wine, and the cigarette was peony smoke.

"Haha, you kid, can I not come, the gift must be brought?"

Jiang Ping'an smiled, and said that if there was nothing to do, he would rarely come over.

After a few words of greeting, Deputy Director Qian and Zhao Dabao shook hands with Feng Xuelan again.

They deal with each other a lot, but they have a lot to say.

Because it was not far from home, there were not many steps, so they all walked over.

After arriving, Jiang Ping'an led Deputy Director Qian and Zhao Dabao to the living room to sit.

Feng Xuelan was taken to the bedroom by Guo Yan and talked to Chen Xiuzhen and her female dependents.

In winter, it was dark early and it was snowing heavily, and the lights in the house were turned on early.

The guests sat and drank tea and chatted without a word, and many neighbors outside the door watched the ceremony.

Noisy, jubilant, very lively.

After sitting for a while, Zhao Dabao raised his hand and looked at the table below, and said to Jiang Ping'an:

"Almost, let's get started!"

Jiang Ping'an answered, walked out of the living room, came to the door of the bedroom, and said with a smile:

"Swallow, the wedding has begun!"

Guo Yan hurriedly came out and pinned a small red flower to Jiang Ping'an's chest.

The ladies followed behind, and then went to the living room together.

When Miao Hexiang came over, she filled a plate with a plate of toffee.

Later, Jiang Ping'an and his family will send it to the people watching the ceremony.

Men and women are seated on the benches on the left and right.

Guo Yan's mother sat on one side of the square table above, and Jiang Dahai sat on the other, representing Jiang Ping'an's elders.

The wedding was presided over by Deputy Director Qian.

This year, everything is simple, and there are no bells and whistles.

In the middle of the open space, Jiang Ping'an and Guo Yan stood side by side facing the great statue.

Deputy Director Qian took a newspaper over, handed it to the two of them, and advised:

"I've circled the part I want to read, just read it later, and the voice must be loud."

Then he returned to the square table unhurriedly, stood a little on the edge of the river and the sea, and shouted loudly:

"At the beginning of the ceremony, the groom and bride are invited to sing "Dongfang Hong" together."

Jiang Ping'an and Guo Yan glanced at each other and sang loudly.

"The East is red, the sun rises ......"

As soon as he sang a few words, the people in the living room sang along, and then the onlookers outside also sang along.

Adults and children all sang it, and the voices became louder and louder, and it spread far and wide.

After singing the song, we went on to study the supreme instructions of the great man......

After reciting according to the contents of the newspaper, thunderous applause rang out, which lasted for a long time!

After a while, when the applause slowly subsided, Deputy Director Qian said happily:

"The bride and groom bow three times to the statue of the great man!"

"The bride and groom bow three times to the parents!"

"The bride and groom bow to each other three times!"

"The bride and groom salute the guests and distribute candy ......"

After the simple ceremony, there was a commotion inside and outside the house.

Guo Yan took the plate containing the toffee from Miao Hexiang's hand, Jiang Ping'an grabbed a handful, and each person gave two pieces.

After the people around them finished sending it, the two of them didn't stop, and they took a small bag to the neighbor's house to distribute it.

Of course, there are too many people nearby, and it is impossible to send them to every household, but there are options to distribute them with acquaintances.

(End of chapter)