Return To 1977 Chapter 514: July 7
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After the rain, the sky cleared up, and it was Wednesday, August 29, 1979.
This day looks ordinary on the surface, but it is actually a very special day. Because the lunar calendar of that day is the seventh day of July - "Qixi Festival".
In a story known to boys and girls, on this day every year, the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl will meet together across the bridge built by magpies to comfort themselves from the pain of missing each other in the past year.
In the folk proverbs of the capital, there have always been sayings: "On the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, the sky and the river match, and the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl meet for a while" and "On the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, there are few magpies."
So this day is also called our country's own "Valentine's Day".
In fact, it has a history of more than 2,000 years, which is much longer than Valentine's Day, which originated in ancient Rome in 270 AD. Valentine's Day is celebrated on February 14 every year.
And not only that, on this day, girls also beg the Weaver Girl to teach them skills, hoping that they can be as smart as the Weaver Girl, so as to gain the cultural connotation of a happy marriage and life.
So this day is also called "Qiao Qiao Festival" and "Girls' Day".
The content and form of traditional festivals are quite rich and interesting.
First of all, there is the worship process of "worshiping the double stars". The offerings include not only watermelon carvings, "flower melons", "peaches", "smell-smelling fruits" and other seasonal products. Also put flowers in the vase. They also put cosmetics such as rouge and starch powder on it, saying that they were dedicated to the Weaver Girl.
After the sacrifice, the pollen sacrificed to Weaver Girl is divided into two halves, half is thrown on the house, saying it is for Weaver Girl, and the other half is kept for yourself.
Women in the past all believed that using the cosmetics shared with Weaver Girl could maintain their youthfulness and beauty.
Secondly, after worshiping the double stars, the elders in the family will give each of the girls gathered to worship a needle and a thread, and let the girls thread it in at the same time to see who threads it in quickly and who threads the thread in first. A pinhole is a sign of dexterity and wisdom.
The game "throw the needle" is also popular. Some people set water bowls under the flowers on the evening of the sixth day of the lunar month. At noon on the seventh day of the lunar month, women put the needles they usually use for sewing or embroidery into the bowl, and the needles will float on the water.
If there are shadows of flowers, birds, beasts, clouds, or those that are as thin and straight as a needle under the water, it is a symbol of "qiao". It's called "begging for cleverness".
Because these shadows represent that the Weaver Girl gave her a clever embroidery needle that can weave and embroider beautiful patterns.
But if the shadow of the needle under the water is rough or bent, it means that the woman who lost the needle is a "clumsy woman" because the Weaver Girl gave her a stone pestle. Therefore, it is often seen that "women may sigh, and women may cry."
As for the rest, there are "happy spiders should be clever", "seed begets children", "worships Kuixing", "eats clever fruits" and so on.
Even in the past, the opera world (drama world) would mobilize troops every Chinese Valentine's Day. Every theater must perform "Magpie Bridge Club", "Tianhe Pei" or Kun Opera "Palace of Eternal Life". Some, just to attract attention, can even bring real cows onto the stage, which is called "playing on occasion".
Of course, these customs and activities are similar to the "Dragon Boat Festival". After the founding of the People's Republic of China, they were all named the "Four Olds" and disappeared. Nowadays, only the remaining children squat under the grape trellis on the Chinese Valentine's Day and listen to the cries of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl meeting each other.
But even so, it must be said that at least this day is unusual for the Hong family.
Because as early as ten days ago, the repair work on the Hong Family Courtyard had been completely completed.
When Hong Lucheng and Wang Yunlin inspected the project, they couldn't find any faults at all, and they were so happy that they said the repairs were good.
In order to express their gratitude, the old couple came forward to invite a group of craftsmen to have a meal at "Jinyang Restaurant".
In addition to asking Hong Yanwu to pay everyone's wages during the dinner, he also asked his eldest son Hong Yanzheng to prepare a piece of cigarettes and wine for everyone as an extra thank you gift.
I just didn’t expect that Mr. Shan and Wang Hanping would not refuse tobacco and alcohol, but they still insisted on not taking any money and had to help to the end, which made people feel very sorry.
Fortunately, everyone unanimously tried to persuade me, and finally Hong Yanwu said, "You two have to charge some carriage fare. Otherwise, it will be difficult to ask you two for the matters in the main courtyard later."
In this way, Mr. Shan and Wang Hanping reluctantly accepted fifty yuan each.
Of course, this means that they have accepted the new task by default and begun to plan the repair budget for the "Four Entrance Courtyard" on Shangzheng Road for the Hong family.
As for why he decided to continue building a house on his own initiative, and where the money for the subsequent house repairs would come from, Hong Yanwu had already thought of an excuse to explain to his family. When he returned home, he took out dozens of stamps and gave them to his parents and family. Brother, look.
Hong Yanwu half-truthfully claimed that as early as the beginning of 1978, he had met He Jiefu and discovered that the transfer price of "The Drunken Concubine" with a face value of three yuan was as high as three hundred yuan, and he realized that stamps could greatly appreciate in value. potential.
Furthermore, he also discovered that stamps are not restricted by the state. This kind of transfer is similar to the trade of handicrafts. It has existed for a long time and cannot be regarded as speculation. Especially at that time, because the "Movement" had just passed, stamps from before the Republic of China were considered "hot" by everyone, and the transaction prices were very low.
So he considered that most of these stamps were destroyed during the "Movement", so he started to collect these old stamps from before the Republic of China with the idea of praising scarcity.
I didn’t expect that I actually bought the right one.
Last July, the stamp company reopened to the general public after twelve years of closure. Last year and this year, there were two official-led stamp price increases, which were equivalent to giving the "postal market" a shot of stimulant, directly causing the stamp transaction price to rise sharply.
Generally speaking, in just one and a half years, the entire market price has at least doubled. But what surprises most people is that the prices of these old tickets from before the Republic of China, which no one wanted in the past, have risen the most.
The tickets in his hand have turned over several times. When I bought it, the average price was probably 231 yuan, but now it's 100 yuan or 200 yuan. Therefore, as long as he sells the tickets in his hand, he can afford the money to repair the house later.
After listening to Hong Yanwu’s explanation, Hong Lucheng, Wang Yunlin and Hong Yanzheng felt as if they had heard a story about a poor boy who fell down and picked up a gold ingot. No one expected that Hong Yanwu would make such a huge fortune without running away.
Hong Yanzheng was the first to say, "I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it. You kid is so lucky. You can pick up money just wandering around like this every day! I think you, the 'thief from home', just don't have a job. In this life, I won’t starve to death. God loves blind birds. I take good care of you..."
Wang Yunlin also said, "You child, your temperament and behavior are really confusing. How come you have learned the skill of 'playing a small drum' without a teacher! For someone as weird as you, The Hong family and Wanyan family have never seen such seedlings grow..."
Only Hong Lucheng remained silent for a long time, but gave full affirmation.
"Don't say that. It's not easy for the third child to earn this kind of money. He doesn't just rely on luck and a little cleverness. Think about it, there are many people who know this, but how many people can do it? How many people really dare to take action? What’s more, the price is rising gradually, and it’s even more difficult for the third child to not sell it in advance.”
Okay, I really didn’t expect my father to give such a high evaluation.
Hong Yanwu was just like a child who cheated to get 100%. He was beaming with joy and talking nonsense.
He actually said, "My parents are the ones who gave birth to me, and the one who knows me is Lao Hong..."
As a result, the shocking words caused great joy and sorrow, causing "Old Hong" to immediately change his face, and the elder brother even gave him a slap on the neck on the spot. In addition, my mother scolded me, but when I showed up, I became embarrassed again...
But having said that, after all, this calmed the doubts in the minds of parents and relatives, and it was a great thing that was the icing on the cake.
So Hong Lucheng and Wang Yunlin were very happy, in order to celebrate the successful completion of the "first phase project" of the Hong family's old house, and the children at home were still thinking about the old house.
They made a decision. Let's just choose July 7th and come to the old house to celebrate. If the children are willing, they can simply stay until school starts.
At the same time, they naturally wanted their old friends to watch the old house restored to its former glory, so they also extended an invitation to Shou Jingfang.
In this way, early in the morning, the Hong family's old house became lively again.