Return To 1977 Chapter 329: First fall
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"Sanfu" is the collective name for the first, middle and last days, and is the hottest time of the year. Its climate characteristics are high temperature, low air pressure, high humidity and low wind speed.
Beijing will usher in the "first fall" in mid-July. From the beginning of the month, it will naturally become hotter day by day.
On a sunny day, the heat wave is rolling, and the seasonal bird (in dialect, cicada) cries desperately.
People's feet wearing shoes feel hot when they step on the road. Under the strong sunlight, even if my eyes are narrowed to a narrow slit, it still feels stinging.
Going out in this kind of weather is a pain, and it’s too hot to hide in the house and fan.
Unfortunately, food, clothing, housing and transportation are essential for everyone. No matter how hot the weather is, the buses are still crowded during commuting time. The road is also full of people riding bicycles.
Therefore, the "cleaning teams" in various urban areas have become the "cutest people" nowadays.
If it weren't for those "street sweepers" who braved the scorching heat and kept pouring water on the roads, working overtime to clear the domestic garbage from the garbage station in a timely manner. The people in the capital were either heated to death or smoked to death.
It can be said that during the day in the capital, people rely on them to live. It is such a great merit.
It's finally evening, and it's not very comfortable. It has to be at least ninety o'clock before it gets cooler.
Before this, even if people used washbasins, they would take basins of clean water from the water pipes and splash them in their houses. But being steamed by the steam, I couldn't stay there for a long time, and I was still sweating.
Men and children are doing better. They can still go out shirtless to enjoy the cool weather and wander around in the streets.
The older ones may lie on bamboo chairs to relax and chat. Or play chess or cards under the street lamp. The younger ones either listen to the adults telling stories, or go around the adults to "hide their boredom". After all, I have something to distract my energy and have some fun by myself.
But women really suffer. Not only do you still have to pack tightly when going out, but seeing a bunch of shirtless men is really **** your eyes.
If I’m holding back my fan at home, I can wear less clothes. But we also have to be on guard against anyone who is aloof and who has something to do and drops by the door.
So a coat must always be kept in front of you to avoid embarrassment to unexpected people. But just this mental tension is not very pleasant.
In this way, the benefits of having electrical indicators in hand are really shown.
To be honest, even though "Tang Xin'er" and "Cier Mei" have been working until now, they haven't made much cash, and most of the profits are in the goods. And because of Hong Yanwu's warning, they couldn't buy a TV to go home for entertainment.
But they both have the same right to enjoy the coolness brought by modernity.
The two sisters followed Hong Yanwu's example and had already purchased a refrigerator and an electric fan.
After the sun sets, I go inside and lie down, completely isolated from the messy world outside. Listening to Teresa Teng's melodious voice, blowing the gentle breeze that can be obtained without shaking hands. Another popsicle and a bottle of ice-cold soda will make you feel so comfortable.
Compared with others, it is humility to say that you suffer less, and it is definitely the highest enjoyment. It is like living in heaven.
Of course, the Hong family feels the same way.
Hong Jun regards the refrigerator as an inexhaustible treasure trove, and the popsicles and soda in it are his favorites. Occasionally, she can steal one or two "bells" for the Ding family, and exchange them for the "old man Ding's roasted seeds and nuts" in her pocket.
If it weren’t for Hong Yanwu’s fear that this kid’s greed for cold food would ruin his stomach, he would have ordered Hong Yanru to strictly control the frequency of Hong Jun’s use. Hong Jun can worship this third uncle as a **** and Buddha who can save all sentient beings.
Other members of the family feel the benefits personally.
First of all, Hong Yanru went to the grocery store less often for her family, and queued less often, saving her a lot of suffering from being exposed to the scorching sun. In addition, if anyone comes back late, the food will not be ruined.
The most important thing is to keep mung bean soup and watermelon in the refrigerator. It is so refreshing to eat and drink in this weather. It dispels heat and heat, and the noise level of the family is reduced a bit.
It’s nothing like the other three restaurants in the courtyard, who worry about the running water not being cold, and complain that the watermelon and mung bean soup sold in the town are lukewarm.
Not like them, who get grumpy due to the weather. If you raise a few sparks, there will be stumbling blocks within the family, and there will be no harmony.
The boss Hong Yanzheng was completely speechless now.
Now he is the hottest when he comes home from physical work every day, and he cannot do without this "high-end cupboard" more than anyone else. It was just because of his pride that he couldn't admit it consciously.
Therefore, when Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan were present, he would never drink mung bean soup or eat watermelon with them. Even if his son forced it to his mouth, he would not refuse.
Standing in the wind and freezing to death, you will starve to death without bending down. This is called character.
To be honest, these people are not the only ones who benefit from the electrical appliance indicators.
Don't forget, whenever good things happen, Hong Yanwu will never forget his cousin Shou Jingfang.
It was very good for him to use at home. Within a few days, he and Chen Liquan got these two things for Chashi Hutong.
Shou Jingfang is such a free and easy person, and Hong Yanwu does not hide the origin of things from him.
Sure enough, Shou Jingfang said it would be fine as long as it was not stolen or robbed. He stayed without even a polite word. Now Shou's family can have some coolness to cool down the heat.
But the "miracle doctor" is not free. After a thousand yuan, it was slapped on the table.
To put it bluntly, this man is a bit ignorant of the world, and he has a lot of money. He neither asked about the price nor refused, but instead let Hong Yanwu earn a few bucks from him.
In addition to this, there are also two jars of prepared pickled plum juice as gifts.
Shou Jingfang said that Hong Yanwu’s father loved to drink the sour plum soup he made. It just so happened that this year, the “People’s Drugstore” bought a batch of top-grade Guangdong black plums. He also bought a lot of Hangzhou osmanthus and “ "Rolled ice" (i.e. polycrystalline sugar. Also known as old rock sugar, earth rock sugar, cube rock sugar, etc.) is an irregular crystal-shaped rock sugar produced using traditional techniques. It has certain medicinal properties of moistening the lungs, relieving cough, clearing phlegm, and removing internal heat. Use the effect.) I have just made a few jars, and I am waiting for Hong Yanwu to come and take them home.
As soon as he heard that it was so particular, Hong Yanwu knew it was a good thing. I thanked him profusely and took him home.
Don't tell me, just put the things in the refrigerator for a while. In the evening, when everyone got together, they took out a jar and opened the lid, feeling something extraordinary.
The scent of sweet-scented osmanthus is so strong that it instantly fills the room, which is really pleasant.
When I poured out a bowl, the color was different from usual, black, red, transparent, and thick like ink.
Hong Lucheng will introduce it to everyone at this time. He said that Shou Jingfang's sour plum soup is actually better than that of "Xin Yuan Zhai", a time-honored brand in Beijing.
Because both are secret palace recipes. But "Xinyuanzhai" is after all for profit, mass production and sales to the public.
Their cousin is different. He comes from a family of royal doctors, and he likes to enjoy himself. He is much more sophisticated in cutting materials.
Not only will he order heat-repelling herbs according to the season, but he will also prepare flavors according to changes in weather and temperature.
It’s fashionable to be sweet when it’s cool, and it’s sour when it’s hot. There is no torture when making it, but it is slowly soaked in boiling water. Then it is really called "The Black Plum Soup Made by the Imperial Treasures of the Qing Palace"...
Unexpectedly, when Hong Lucheng said this, Hong Jun was already so greedy.
The boy picked up the bowl impatiently and took a bite, but his teeth were almost sore. Then he bared his teeth and said that this "exotic treasure" was too spicy and not good to drink.
Everyone was immediately surprised. Unexpectedly, Wang Yunlin smiled and quickly poured boiled water for her grandson to drink. A complaint from his mouth directly revealed the truth.
"You little thing, why are you so impatient? That is the sour plum brine made by your Grandpa Shou. You have to cash it in with water before you can drink it."
It suddenly dawned on everyone.
Following Hong Yanwu, he followed his mother's instructions and went to the refrigerator to get a large teapot of iced water that had been put in earlier.
As soon as the water in the pot is mixed with the sour plum brine, it magically turns golden and bright.
If you taste it again at this time, just put aside the popsicles, soda, watermelon, and mung bean soup. That's called a fragrance overflowing, that's called a cool and refreshing.
After a while, everyone shared the pot of sour plum soup. But this is still not enough.
Hong Jun protested, saying that he should clear out all the things in the house that hold water, make this jar of sour plum soup, and put it in the refrigerator.
This silly remark made the adults laugh again, and everyone laughed at him for being greedy.
But a joke is a joke, but it also shows how delicious this thing is. So that night Hong Yanwu found two empty canned fruit bottles, washed them and filled them with sour plum marinade.
No need to ask, this is of course for that person.
In addition to relatives Shou's family, another indirect beneficiary is the Hong family's neighbors.
Didn’t Hong Yanwu see that his sister-in-law is pregnant? Besides, the elderly and children in the family need nutrition.
Another one, he saw that the child raised by the Shui family couldn't get milk, so he had to feed it with cake powder and glutinous rice every day, and he was always hungry and crying at night. It’s also a bit unbearable.
He is happy to buy milk powder for others, but who is willing to accept gifts for nothing? What's more, it's easy to cause gossip behind your back.
In this case, when he thought about it, he would have to order milk sooner or later, so he might as well try to find a way now.
Although in 1978, the dairy industry in Beijing was restored and developed again. Milk production reached 5,419 kilograms, and the number of milk subscription households reached 249,000. The market supply of yogurt and dairy products has also increased. In all aspects, it has surpassed 1965 before the movement. However, the problem of "difficulty in feeding" is still prominent.
The price of milk at that time was not expensive. A large one-pound bottle of milk cost 24 cents. If there were girls at home, ordering a bottle was enough. It's just that except for nurseries and hospitals, milk companies have strict rules on ordering by individual users.
Only patients, young and old, have the right to order milk. Ordering milk for your child requires the baby's birth certificate and is limited to 12 months. Patients must have a certificate from a hospital at or above the district level, and the time limit is 6 months. Elderly people over 70 years old need to obtain a household registration book, while those under 70 years old are not provided with it.
It should be said that ordering milk, a trivial matter that seems easy now, was a difficult and difficult matter for the people back then. If you are not qualified enough, no matter how rich you are, they will not book it for you.
As a result, precisely because Hong Yanwu had the target, the matter was resolved smoothly.
After Hong Yanwu found out the address of the person in charge of the nearby milk station, he bought some things in private and paid a visit.
I didn’t expect that I hadn’t said a few words when I first entered this house. The owner's son was wronged because he went to someone else's house to watch TV. When he came back, he started crying and quarreling with his father. He rolled around on the floor and insisted on buying one for his own family.
Isn’t this just God’s help? Precisely because of this spoiled coward, the problem is no longer a problem.