Return To 1977 Chapter 286: Compensation psychology
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April was actually the busiest month for Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan. It is no exaggeration to say that they almost hit the back of the head with their feet.
This is because in addition to collecting stamps, they had already promised to be responsible for the preparations for the wedding of the two teachers. Now, it is naturally time to fulfill the promise.
Of course, this is partly because they are asking for trouble. Because according to Chang Xianzhang and Gu Lingye's wishes, it was enough to get the marriage certificate, and the rest was a simple wedding.
What is a simple wedding?
In fact, this was the most common and extremely simple wedding form at that time.
The process and ceremony of such a wedding is just to invite relatives and friends to eat some sweets, smoke a cigarette, and drink a cup of tea at home. There are almost no things to buy, so I just put two sets of bedding together to get by. For special consumption, at most it is just a photo of two people together.
Someone may have said this when seeing this, but this is wrong. Didn't we pay attention to "thirty-six legs" and "three turns and one sound" at that time? Can you also set up flowing water seats at home?
That's right, but you also need to understand one thing first, that is, there are an absolute minority of families with such conditions.
The social situation in the late 1970s is completely incomparable with today. At that time, the "Engel's coefficient" was very high. In addition to eating, if you wanted to buy something decent, you would have to save for several years.
People's wages have indeed increased a bit, but the average is only about ten yuan, and there is no qualitative change. Most newcomers have not been working for a long time, so they definitely don’t have much money.
In addition, in families with many children, parents cannot support two young people with four old people like today. At that time, ordinary people did not have much money to support their children, and most families had more than one child. They were even more worried about favoring one child over another and causing family conflicts.
In fact, the most true portrayal is that almost all young people simply entertain relatives and friends when they get married, and then slowly buy property. But it is definitely not like now. On the wedding day, cars line up and flowers rain like rain. You must first have all the things you need to live before you register for marriage.
Taking into account the more desolate situation at that time, there were even cases where some people could not even find an unpatched piece of clothing and had to borrow clothes when they got married.
Of course, Chang Xianzhang and Gu Lingye had a thousand yuan given by Hong Yanwu, so they didn't seem to have to worry about such problems. But the sharp problem is that they are all strict self-discipline people at heart, and "don't take possession of anything that is not your own" is their consistent ethics. Now I feel that I owe Hong Yanwu a lot of favors, and I really don't want to spend this money anymore.
What's more, material supplies were tight at that time, and it was difficult to move without tickets. I want to hold a wedding, but I don’t know how many colorful shopping tickets I need to find.
So their idea was to return the thousand yuan to Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan, and not cause them any more trouble. As long as we can form a family, there is nothing wrong with living a miserable life. This actually shows that the relationship between them is above all else.
But this is exactly what Hong Yanwu cannot agree to.
In his opinion, the matter between Chang Xianzhang and Gu Lingye has been delayed too late by the times. It is purely because of his fault back then that the two people who should have been together long ago have been together for eight years. Displaced.
Then not only does the times owe them, he also owes them. Of course, he had to make a big event, otherwise he would not only feel sorry for the two teachers, but also feel bad about himself.
So in order to make Chang Xianzhang and Gu Lingye change their minds, Hong Yanwu tried every means to persuade them.
Not only did he claim that he, Chen Liquan and Lao Chang were already in this position, but not spending their money would mean looking down on them. Moreover, Chang and Gu's parents would definitely like to see them have a glorious wedding.
If it’s just to save a few bucks, don’t do it if you can. Not to mention it will dampen everyone's interest, and I'm afraid they themselves will regret it many years later.
In this way, with sincerity and reasonableness, Chang Xianzhang and Gu Lingye were able to make sense, forcing them to obey the arrangement and follow the command.
Because I have already planned a wedding for "General" in all aspects. When Hong Yanwu took up this kind of thing again, he seemed to be a bit familiar with it.
He analyzed the current situation and considered that Deputy Director Chang and his wife were going home in the middle of the month. So the most urgent thing is to tidy up the Chang family's house first.
So the first thing he did was to help Chang Xianzhang and Gu Lingye pack up the scattered things with Chen Liquan, then push the furniture to the center of the room and cover it with old newspapers. Convenient for painting walls.
After that, he went to the housing management office and used the deputy director's method, and invited seven or eight workers to start construction on the Chang family.
In short, when Chang Xianzhang and Gu Lingye came back a week later, not only were all the walls of the three-bedroom apartment painted white, but all the doors, windows, and heaters were also painted with new paint. The bathroom and kitchen have also been given a new look, and the walls of the kitchen and bathroom have been covered with white tiles. The faucets, sinks and toilets have also been replaced with new ones.
The best thing is the ceiling. Hong Yanwu went to Wangfujing to find some ceiling lamps and installed them. People today would never think that lamps like this, which seem to be the simplest and cheapest now, could present a luxurious look back then.
As a result, not only the construction workers all looked proud. Chang Xianzhang and Gu Lingye were overjoyed to see it. Even Chang Xianzhang's parents were shocked when they returned to Beijing and entered their home.
They never believed that this was the home they had been away from for many years. It is a very exaggerated claim that my family is almost as good as the "Beijing Hotel".
In fact, this effect is almost the same as the effect when "Swapping Space" played by today's TV stations enters the final stage. In this era when there was no sense of home improvement, Hong Yanwulu's little hand, although in his own opinion, was not worth mentioning and even had many flaws, it had indeed achieved the effect of leading the trend.
After solving the house problem, the next more important thing is the groom’s and bride’s outfits, and their wedding photos. This is because doing both of these things requires plenty of time.
As for taking a group photo, it is easier to say that you just need to take the money and go to "Huaxia" or "Dabei" to pay directly. There were still twenty days before May Day, so there was plenty of time.
The key is the wardrobe issue which is more embarrassing. Because the types of ready-made clothes available at that time were so common, and the fabrics were good, but good tailors were hard to find.
As for the most famous clothing store in Beijing, the number one one is of course "Hongdu". (Originally known as "Bowei Clothing Store", it was renamed "Hongdu" in "Movement". From 1967 to 1997, in the process of gradually restoring the time-honored brand, the store name of "Bowei Clothing Store" was restored, and the name "Hongdu" was not changed. The name of the store. Because like the "Bowei Clothing Store" before the 1970s, the development of the past thirty years has made "Hongdu" itself a golden sign)
It is not only the only remaining clothing store among the 21 clothing stores that moved from Shanghai to Beijing after the founding of the People's Republic of China. And since 1957, it has been responsible for making clothes for national leaders.
However, the threshold for becoming a "red capital" is too high. The limited human resources only serve leading cadres and foreign guests, and ordinary people will not receive them.
Secondly, even if we can find a way, the waiting time will be too long due to busy business. It will take at least two months for the clothes to be finished, so I really don’t want to rush it.
But it doesn't matter. Don't forget that there is Su Shenzhen from the Guangchu Si of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the east courtyard of Guanyin Yuan.
If we really talk about craftsmanship, compared to "Tailor Su" who could make one suit of clothes for a month, the tailor in "Red Capital" also had to kowtow to be called master. Of course it would be no problem for him to make two new sets of clothes like this. .
So Hong Yanwu took Chang Xianzhang and Gu Lingye to pick out the fabrics, and then they went directly to "Tailor Su's" house.
Lao Su didn't hesitate. After taking the measurements on the spot, he gave me a week to pick up the clothes. As for the price, Lao Su laughed and made a joke.
He said it was because Chang Xianzhang had disciplined Hong Yanwu and allowed all the children in the hospital to live a peaceful life for two years, so he owed him a share. Now that he was thanking him, naturally he couldn't ask for money. What's more, he himself hasn't made serious clothes for a long time, and he is really itchy.
Well, as soon as these words were said, Chang Xianzhang and Gu Lingye both laughed on the spot, but Hong Yanwu's face was full of embarrassment.
Now that the urgent matters have been taken care of, the remaining purchasing tasks will become much easier.
Hong Yanwu, Chang Xianzhang and Gu Lingye took this matter together.
The first thing is the furniture, because the Chang family does not lack anything. When two people apply for a marriage certificate, the special wedding ticket they receive is enough.
This is a unique benefit in the 1970s. With the ticket, you can buy a large wardrobe, a round table, a double bed, two folding chairs and a stainless steel pot.
The popular furniture color at that time was floor yellow, and the styles of furniture were all similar, so there was no need to worry about choosing anything. But buying them all requires more than 200 yuan, and not everyone dares to ask.
The most troublesome thing is that no one will deliver the goods, so I have to find a car to move it myself, and I have to assemble the bed myself when I get home.
But Hong Yanwu was most lacking in manpower. He didn't even take action himself. Chen Liquan and a few of his "hands-on" men got the matter done.
Of course, transportation relies on three-wheelers. Furuli's "Heizi" inherited his father's glorious tradition and became a "banner master". Through this guy, we hailed a total of four tricycles at the "Crane Club". Each person privately paid five yuan for a pack of cigarettes, and everything was brought back in one trip.
And because they were given a lot of money, these "banners" also took the initiative to help carry things. Even though the Chang family was on the third floor, everyone worked together without taking a breath, and got all the furniture up in one trip.
Many old neighbors in the building were quite surprised when they saw these dozen young men swinging their arms and having **** in full swing. Privately, they even mistakenly thought that Deputy Director Chang had been reinstated. Chang Xianzhang felt much more polite when he saw him again and took the initiative to say hello.
Because if this were not the case, how could there be so many people listening to the Chang family's orders?