Return To 1977 Chapter 462: Drink wedding wine
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In May 1979, the major news in Beijing included the following.
Firstly, on May 16, Beijing TV Station started trial broadcasting.
Secondly, on May 18, the state approved the construction of the "Beijing Botanical Garden" near the "Temple of Reclining Buddha" in Xishan.
Thirdly, after the Beijing Municipal Party Committee’s rural meeting decided that the production team level can implement the production management method of “contracting labor to the working group, paying for joint production, and rewarding for overproduction”, in order to further increase farmers’ labor enthusiasm, on May 25 On the same day, the Beijing Municipal Price Bureau and the Municipal Grain Bureau formulated the city’s specific adjustment opinions in accordance with the national regulations on unified adjustment of purchase prices for grain and oilseeds.
Approved by the Municipal Revolutionary Committee. It is set that the city's grain prices will be increased by an average of 19.58%, the unified purchase price of edible oils and fats per hundred pounds will be increased by 27.18%, and the price of oil crops will be increased by an average of 23.48%. After the unified purchase price is increased, the sales price remains unchanged. The policy losses of the grain sector will be subsidized by the municipal finance.
Finally, on May 28, more than 10,000 soldiers and civilians in the capital gathered at the Capital Gymnasium to welcome the "Combat Heroes and Models Report Group" on the self-defense counterattack on the southern border.
From Hong Yanwu’s personal perspective. Pay the most attention to the first two news items because they are most closely related to people’s livelihood.
It's like having another channel with rich programs on the TV screen. This directly enriches the functionality of TVs and inevitably leads to people’s desire for TVs.
The establishment of the "Beijing Botanical Garden" not only gives people in Beijing another good place to get close to nature. It will also echo and complement each other with "Xiangshan Park", and from then on it will gradually begin to form the most popular tourist attraction in western Beijing.
Although due to the current social system, these two pieces of news cannot allow him to take action immediately and turn them into actual money. But his imagination was completely instinctive. If he practiced it in his mind, he could get some self-satisfaction from it.
The third piece of news that the government will adjust the purchase price of agricultural products is actually one of the signals that Hong Yanwu has been waiting for. This undoubtedly reflects the trend that the upper class is gradually beginning to liberalize the rural economy.
But that's all. His specific plans for his cousin would have to wait.
Because even if Secretary An is more pioneering and enterprising, and even dares to become the first brigade secretary in the suburbs of Beijing to imitate Fengyang Xiaogang Village's "household production quota", the life of the village will not be much easier.
Don’t forget, Longkou Village is located at the foot of Jiulong Mountain, with little cultivated land, and these generations have given birth to many children. Simply relying on increased grain production to make ends meet is definitely not the way out for that village.
As for the last one, Hong Yanwu was the least concerned about it, and even deliberately ignored it.
This is not because he disrespects the returning soldiers or is too indifferent to the war.
On the contrary, in his previous life, he already knew enough about that war through various sources of information. The inside story he knew was far more real, more bloody, and more touching than those official reports.
So he has more compassion and respect for those who died in this war.
But he couldn't do anything about it, couldn't change anything, he could only feel sad. Why bother looking for trouble?
In this way, it is a reasonable choice to focus on your own little life and avoid negative emotions.
It’s just that life is so interesting. If Hong Yanwu could really pay attention to the newspaper's news about the "Combat Heroes and Models Reporting Group", he wouldn't think so.
As long as he looks at it carefully twice, he will not only be greatly surprised by the arrangement of fate, but will even have deeper thoughts about the future, and then take some preventive measures.
Not for anything else, but because the hero who spoke at this "report conference" had an additional name that should not have appeared in it, and that was his old acquaintance-Gao Ming.
Yes, Gao Ming should have found a way to stay in the capital, as Gao Ming had never been on the battlefield in his previous life. In this life, due to the indirect influence of Hong Yanwu, not only was he pushed to the battlefield by his father, but he actually came back reborn after being tempered by the flames of war.
At this time, Gao Ming had just recovered from his injuries on the battlefield and was promoted to deputy company commander. And he will also attend the conference as a heroic representative of Beijing-based military personnel, and will have half an hour to speak.
Of course his father was deeply gratified and honored by this. Not only welcome this son home like a hero. He also regards Gao Ming as the hope of the Gao family again.
In short, in this life, even if Hong Yanwu didn't expect or didn't want to, some people and some things would be different from the history he knew.
And it is absolutely certain that these deviations and changes will become larger and larger over time. Perhaps when he realizes this, some of the effects are destined to be irreversible, or will cause serious obstacles to him.
But there is no way around it, because the beauty of life will always make people slower and slower. And he is not a god, he is just a mortal living in the world of mortals, and some things are beyond his control.
Back to concrete life, let’s take a closer look at the things that Hong Yanwu was probably busy with during the past five months in chronological order.
At noon on May Day, except Hong Yanwu, he brought "Tang Xin'er" into his house. There were also two weddings of his acquaintances taking place at the same time.
One is "Little Wife" and "Little Cheese". One is "Xiao Baizi"'s sister Bai Yurong and the technician in the factory.
Here let’s talk about Baijia first.
"Xiao Baizi"'s brother-in-law is from Xi'an and a college student studying in Beijing. After getting married, he had to move from the dormitory to Baijia.
There aren't many relatives in his hometown, and his parents haven't retired yet. He wanted to take time off to attend the wedding, but his boss didn't approve it. So I can only send a message, saying that work is important, don't waste money on both ends, just take your wife home to see her during the Chinese New Year. The wedding banquet was also held here at Baijia.
So in the afternoon of the same day, I put "Auntie Bao" and "Tang Xin'er" in a taxi. Hong Yanwu called Chen Liquan and went directly to "Xiao Baizi"'s home to congratulate "Xiao Baizi" and his family.
Hong Yanwu had already asked this little brother to bring the "share of money" to his family. Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan together paid 666 yuan. This number is both auspicious and well-deserved.
Of course, Hong Yanwu didn't forget to say hello in advance, saying that he had something to do at home and couldn't come to the wedding banquet.
Unexpectedly, when I got here, I found that there was an unused table at the running-water banquet hosted by "Xiao Baizi", and it was just reserved for the two of them.
Well, since hospitality is hard to come by, we can only have another meal one after another.
As for the lively wedding banquet at noon, the entire family was actually busy persuading relatives, friends and colleagues of the bride and groom. I really didn't eat or drink much, and even the groom kept drinking "fake wine" mixed with water to cope with the situation, and he wasn't even the slightest bit tipsy.
It's a good idea to send the other guests away. The "Xiaobaizi" family happened to sit down and have a real wedding banquet with Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan.
Unexpectedly, "Xiaobaizi" and his family brought up old things again out of gratitude, making the conversation more and more heated between them, and they drank until seven o'clock in the evening.
Don’t say that the old man is too drunk. Even the groom, whom they met for the first time, was so sincere that he had to be put on the bed by Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan.
This made Hong Yanwu quite embarrassed. The groom, who had been socializing for a whole day without capsizing, finally let him get drunk. What kind of thing is this!
So before leaving, he said sorry to Bai Yurong. It's just that this kind of thing is not easy to talk about. Saying "blame me, blame me for delaying your good life" made Bai Yurong blush.
Yes! It seemed like he was deliberately making fun of his new wife. It was a sin no matter what! Stop talking nonsense and leave immediately!
As for the "little wife" and "little cheese", it didn't matter that Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan didn't go that day.
Because in fact, the young couple also listened to Hong Yanwu's advice and chose to get married in a low-key manner. Moreover, the table they opened at home on May Day was simply a formality with a special purpose.
The dishes are all made by "Little Cheese" himself. There are chicken, duck and fish. They are affordable but not high-end.
The guests we entertained include an older sister and two younger brothers who moved in with "Little Cheese". The rest were invited from the neighborhood office, ethnic committee, and police station.
The young couple has only one purpose in doing this, which is to "exposure" themselves. I want these people to see their situation and relieve their curiosity. In the future, I can take care of them when things happen, and I won't always keep an eye on them.
It should be said that the effect is very good. It is also necessary.
Because despite the fact that the young couple did not buy any new furniture at all, they only brought all the old furniture from "Little Cheese"'s house. But they have a black and white TV set and two bicycles at home. This was completely inconsistent with their jobless situation and had long aroused suspicion among the neighbors.
Thanks to the "little wife" who used this meal to "reveal her bottom" to a few honorable guests, this hidden danger was eliminated.
He followed Hong Yanwu's trick of perfunctory, saying that they occasionally did odd jobs, and then helped others find ways to buy good cigarettes and alcohol to earn some money for running errands.
After that, he boasted that the TV he bought was cheap, and took out the low-price invoice to "show off" to these people on the spot. Everything is explained.
When they finally left, the young couple did not forget to bring some cigarettes, wine, and candy to the "witnesses."
In this way, those people get free benefits. It's pitiful that this family is so lonely, they don't even have any elderly relatives, so they have to rely on them to make ends meet. Even if they knew that their method of getting money was a small crime, they turned a blind eye and no one really complained about them.
On the contrary, they all thought that if they needed to buy these things in the future, there would be a relatively convenient way.
So the young couple's performance was a complete success, which played a role in preventing problems before they occur and saving money and eliminating disasters.
In addition, it is not necessary to say that the scene between the young couple is a bit regrettable. Because the real wedding banquet was actually held on the next day.
At noon on May 2, the couple "Little Wife" and "Little Cheese" and their brothers went out of business for the day.
Together with Hong Yanwu, Chen Liquan, and the old brothers "Chopper", "Shunzi", and "Sanbengzi" who took out, everyone gathered in the restaurant on the second floor of the east building of "Jingcheng Hotel".
The young couple "burned" more than 300 yuan and ordered two large swallow-wing banquets.
During this meal, all the wine was filled with Wuliangye. Each person was given a peony.
Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan did the same and gave the young couple a congratulatory gift of 666 yuan. And "Chopper", "Shunzi", and "Sanbengzi" each followed the two hundred members.
I am afraid that for many of the children of high-ranking officials, their wedding banquets cannot meet such high standards.
What is particularly commendable is that the "little wife" knows how to feel sorry for her brothers, and she really acts like a big brother.
Not only did he thank and decline all the people under him, he also said that it was not easy for the brothers to make money. From now on, he would be the only one who would join the brothers, and he would never go the other way and take their hard-earned money.
This made Hong Yanwu feel that this kid had really gotten away with it.
This is not just a matter of having money in hand but not changing your character. What's rare is that the "little wife's" mind and vision have also grown a lot, and she actually knows how to win people's hearts. Such people are certainly worthy of reuse.
Of course, after the banquet begins, the young couple wants to toast, and the first one has to toast Hong Yanwu.
This is not simply based on status, but because they are filled with emotions just like the "Little Baizi" family.
Don't forget, if it weren't for Hong Yanwu, they would never be where they are today, and I'm afraid they would have been forced to death by debt extortion.
The idea that they would get married after saving up 5,000 yuan was more like a joke now. Now even 20,000 yuan has been earned long ago.
How could they not be grateful? How could you not be happy? How could you not be excited?
Everything is in the cup.
The young couple, each wearing a red silk flower on their chests, bowed to Hong Yanwu as a sign of respect, and then drank three glasses of wine in a row, sparking the first burst of cheers in the lively wedding banquet.
This happy atmosphere not only attracted the envious eyes of the waiters, but several tables of foreigners were also attracted by their group of happy young people with great interest.
Yes, happiness is always contagious.