Chapter 12: Being in the Middle
In the city, there is a way that is "nine inside and four outside the seven imperial cities, nine gates and eight o'clock in one hour".
From Qianmen Street to Wangfujing is the most prosperous, with shops on both sides of the street and plaques hanging high!
Xinhua bookstores, photo studios, and so on are all here.
The more famous food shops, roast duck restaurant, Wufangzhai, and Donglaishun are still famous in later generations.
The cinema was crowded, and the entrance to the Peking Opera poster was relatively deserted.
Compared with the price of five cents and two cents for a movie ticket, it is much more expensive to watch a Peking Opera performance.
In particular, the four top brands of Beijing Peking Opera in the 'corner' cost two pieces of five, a single person also needs one piece of two, and a small group costs eight cents, which is not something that ordinary people can afford!
Xu Deyong didn't stop, riding a tricycle as if he was out of the way, looking at the flowers, there was a feeling of watching old films!
When he came to the vicinity of the overpass, the bustle and life in the market came to his face.
"Rob with a red heart, Robie with a green heart, Gaba is crispy!"
"Grinding ...... Scissor shavings...... Kitchen knife....... ”
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The authentic Beijing accent is full of vitality.
In the market, there are street performers, Peking Opera, Hebei Bangzi, puppet shows, cross talk, shirtless old people playing sticks, small children turning heels, monkeys, and ...... selling medicine.
Countless people make up this picture full of the characteristics of the times.
Xu Deyong was in it, feeling extremely small!
Under the rolling torrent of the times, even if he is a traverser, he can only go with the flow and warm the people around him at most.
No matter how much it is, it will be smashed by the torrent!
"Tricycle, tricycle ......!"
The greeting of passers-by seemed to pull him from outside the painting into the painting, and Xu Deyong responded with a loud voice, 'Come on', and pedaled over.
Like a drop of water merging into a river.
It turned out that he was already in it!
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Xu Deyong stepped back to the alley in the night.
Today I left the car late, came back early, and wandered around on the road, but there were more guests than usual, and I earned eight cents and seven.
"Deyong is back!"
"It's early to come back."
"Brother Deyong......."
"Brother Yong......!"
……
The neighbors who didn't usually greet him much in the past all laughed.
Xu Deyong's pupils moved slightly, and he responded to the past with a smile.
When you are strong, it seems that the whole world is pleasant!
When he came to the door of the courtyard where he lived, a group of half-grown children may have been waiting for him, and when they saw him coming back, they immediately hugged him.
"Brother Deyong, I'll carry the car for you."
"Brother Deyong, you have been pedaling for a day, rest, I'll carry it."
……
A group of boys directly snatched the tricycle from him, and those who didn't know thought it was a robbery!
Xu Deyong smiled, also happy and relaxed, walked to the place where the car was placed, took out the key, and said while locking it: "The so-called courtesy must be asked for by others, what are you doing here?" ”
Everyone glanced at each other, all scratching their heads and giggling.
Xu Deyong got up and said, "If you don't say it, then I'll go home for dinner." ”
Yan Xie Cheng couldn't hold back, and hurriedly said, "Brother Deyong, we want to learn how to repair the radio with you." ”
"Xu Damao said that you will do it yourself, and we also want to learn!"
……
As soon as the conversation box opened, everyone began to gossip.
Xu Deyong was not in a hurry, and when they finished speaking, he said lightly: "Learning can be ......." ”
Everyone was happy, and before the smiles dissipated, they heard Xu Deyong continue: "Do you know the basic knowledge about radio? ”
"Do you have the money to buy tools?"
"Do you have the money to buy components?"
A triple hit, the big and half big guys all had expressions frozen on their faces.
Asking for money...... No!
Xu Deyong was afraid of hitting them, so he said: "There is a golden house in the book, and there is Yan Ruyu in the book, as long as you are a good student, it is not a problem to buy an external radio with a lamp after work." ”
The concept of "three good students" was put forward in these two years.
This year, "good health, good homework, good conduct" has been officially written into the student code, and students strive to be good students will become the slogan in everyone's mouth.
"Ah, that's going to be a long time!"
"I'm not good at studying!"
"I'm not good at studying either!"
……
Yes, they are all a group of iron melon eggs, except for Liu Guangqi, the boss of the Liu family, who was admitted to the secondary school after the New Year, none of them are promising.
Xu Deyong didn't bother to say it again, he was just a 'brother', not a father!
"Alright, let's all disperse!" Xu Deyong waved his hand and left.
The young men looked at each other, and someone suddenly said, "I remember that Brother Yong didn't read much, right?" ”
"It seems to be!"
"Then how could he have so much?"
"You ask me, who am I going to ask?"
Gotta go home for dinner!
A group of friends broke up in frustration.
Xu Deyong returned home, but unexpectedly found that there were still people at home.
When Xu Nanshi saw him coming back, he introduced: "Deyong, this is your aunt Wang, she also has an old-fashioned grandfather clock at home, I want to ask you if you can fix it?" ”
Xu Deyong said with a smile: "Aunt Wang, can you take things over and take them apart to see before you can draw conclusions, so I just said in vain, I want to directly say that I can repair it, isn't that coaxing you!" ”
Aunt Wang smiled and said: "What Deyong said is reasonable, then I'll go back and pick up the things and bring them over tomorrow, if it can be repaired, my aunt won't let you do it in vain, and you can spend as much as you want." ”
"That's done, but I don't dare to pack the ticket if it can be repaired." Xu Deyong said.
"This is natural." Aunt Wang said: "Auntie is not a person who can't understand anything. ”
"And." Xu Deyong's heart moved: "There is a sentence I want to talk about the front, if it is repaired, this is just mutual assistance between neighbors, not a transaction, I will help, you give a little 'thanks'." ”
He accentuated the words 'thanks'.
"Isn't it all the same?" Aunt Wang didn't care.
Xu Deyong said: "The result is the same, but the statement is different, the nature is different, you don't have to say much to the outside world, if others ask you to say so, otherwise I won't repair your clock." ”
"Okay, do as you say, I don't even say how much money I am asked for!" Aunt Wang thought that Xu Deyong had other careful thoughts, so she readily agreed.
After chatting with Xu Nanshi for a few more words, Aunt Wang said goodbye and left.
Xu Nanshi tasted it and said: "Xiaoyong, you are repairing things for others, will you still be said to be speculative?" ”
Xu Deyong said: "Who knows, in short, it's not a big mistake to be careful." ”
Xu Nanshi nodded and said, "Indeed, when I look back, I will talk about it when I see Aunt Wang." ”
"Then how much should we charge in the future?" Xu Nanshi said again: "I'm afraid that the neighbors won't be able to get over if I collect too much!" ”
Xu Deyong smiled and said: "You don't have to worry about this matter all the time, in short, I am cheaper than them to repair outside." ”
Xu Nanshi was a little unwilling and said: "We can't be busy in vain, we can't be too much." ”
Xu Deyong said: "Okay, don't worry about it, my grandson and I are hungry." ”
Xu Nanshi hurriedly said: "Oh, I've been gossiping with your Aunt Wang, and I forgot to stir-fry, tonight pork and cabbage." ”
Xu Deyong sighed when he heard this: "Put more lard!" ”
Vegetables cost a few cents a pound, grandma is reluctant to buy, plus there are few vegetables in winter, cabbage is a 'winter storage vegetable', every household has to prepare a lot, but you can't eat it every day.
It's not like later generations, where there were greenhouses everywhere.
After eating, Xu Nanshi finally has an entertainment project: listen to the drama box!
Xu Nanshi also asked Xu Deyong if he wanted to listen for a while.
Xu Deyong has heard everything he should have heard and not heard, how can he still take up the old lady's entertainment time!
So the old lady smiled and went back to the cubicle to listen, and there was a Peking Opera broadcast at night.
Not to mention, the old lady wears "vintage" headphones on her head, which has a bit of a trendy old disco taste.
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The old yellow calendar has been turned over another page!
Xu Deyong opened his eyes in the dark, stunned as usual, and heard the "ticking" sound of the table clock in his ears, and almost fell asleep again listening to this sound.
Xu Nanshi still didn't know when he had gotten up, as if he had something to do.
It was too painful to get up in winter, Xu Deyong cheered himself up, lifted the quilt violently, got up and dressed, and stood out as a "fast" man.
As long as he is fast enough, the temperature on his body will not be dissipated!
Seeing this, Xu Nanshi couldn't help but smile and said, "How old are you, why are you still like a hairy monkey." ”
Xu Deyong "hissed" and said: "It's not that this stove is too small, next winter you will change the height to a bigger one, and the house will be warm." ”
Xu Nanshi glanced at him, and said angrily: "The stove is too big to burn more coal, people are cold and not frozen, you just can't live at all." ”
"Yes, you have a reason to say anything." Xu Deyong put on his shoes and said.
Xu Nanshi looked like he should be like this and said, "It makes sense. ”
Xu Deyong came to the door, stretched his body, punched and kicked his legs, and was full of tigers.
In the process of playing, he opened today's blind box with a thought.
"Smack."
A long bar falls in the blind box space.