Return To 1977 Chapter 654: 正日
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On May 1, 1981, Friday, the twenty-seventh day of the third month of the lunar calendar, the day of great joy for the Hong family finally arrived.
At five o'clock in the morning, in the Hong family's old house, after Hong Lucheng and Wang Yunlin finished washing, the old couple opened the door, dressed in decent new clothes, and walked into the courtyard shrouded in faint skylight. This very special day for the Hong family has officially begun.
Strictly speaking, life is a bit imperfect today. Because this day is an odd number regardless of the lunar calendar or the solar calendar, it is a bit inconsistent with the even-numbered days that people in the capital ideally want.
But there's nothing we can do about it, because the holidays are limited these days. If it's not Labor Day, May 1st, it's Sunday, May 3rd, all the same.
Of course it would be best to do it on May 2, but others don’t have the seven-day wedding leave for the bride and groom. In years with single holidays, everyone has to go to work this Saturday, so how can we let relatives and friends come to wish them happiness? So I can only make do with it.
Fortunately, the Hong family members are more open-minded. No one wants to take things seriously that they cannot control, and try to make themselves uncomfortable by changing their ways. Therefore, the discomfort caused by this little bit of superstition is still easily ignored by everyone.
On the other hand, no one can sleep peacefully with such joy. Therefore, except for the children, everyone in the Hong family, including Li Fu and the three "Hai Bangzi", got up from the bed at almost five o'clock.
Whether they are yawning or full of energy, each of them is consciously busy according to the tasks assigned yesterday.
For example, Li Fu was responsible for setting up tea stoves, kettles, and water stores. The three "Hai Bangzi" are sorting the dishes in the kitchen.
Hong Yanzheng, Xu Manli, Hong Yanwen, and Hong Yanru arranged the dried fruits, fresh fruits, wedding candies, wedding cigarettes, and snacks on the plates in sequence.
The Hong family couple also had to arrange the ceremony table. And wrap cigarettes and candies in red paper as a return gift to the guests.
As for Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan, they went to "Tianxingju" in "Xianyukou" to get breakfast.
Of course, "Tianxingju" is not open at this time. But they were no better than others and had already said hello. Just to do things for the Hong family, Master Si worked for half an hour this morning. This makes it easier to work with an acquaintance.
So before six o'clock, the two people brought back two steel pots of fried liver and twenty kilograms of steamed buns.
That's not much. Because it is not only food for the Hong family, but also the kitchen masters have to come to set up the stove at six o'clock sharp. Those who came to help agreed to come at seven o'clock.
It was so early in the morning, no one had time to eat. It is outrageous to ask everyone to work hungry, it is a reasonable duty.
As expected, people from the kitchen and helpers arrived on time. As soon as they saw a table full of fried liver buns, everyone was very happy and said that the Hong family had thought carefully.
And eating hot things can undoubtedly arouse people's emotions. After everyone has eaten and drank enough, everyone can settle down. The Hong family immediately showed an atmosphere of joy and excitement.
Today's wedding car was theoretically financed by Hong Yanwu.
Why is it called a theory? Because he is actually quite worry-free. Except for the "No. 40" bus that was responsible for picking up the neighbors in Furuli, he allocated all the other buses to Yang Weifan in the form of unequal treaties on the pretext of doing nothing for two things.
So Yang Weifan is the veritable manager on this day. Yang Zi really lived up to his good friends. In addition to Yang Yaohua's own "Red Flag", the vehicles he obtained for the Hong family also included three other cars from the "Navy Courtyard" and a bus from the "Coastal Defense Song and Dance Ensemble" to pick up and drop off actors.
They were all driven by army drivers and arrived at the gate of the Hong family's old house on time at eight o'clock.
So the residents of "Meishi Street" who got up early were shocked as soon as they went out today.
They have never seen so many cars on this street, and the road is almost closed.
No one knew what happened. They thought some big leaders were coming to inspect. Only when someone with sharp eyes finally saw the word "囍" written on two sets of red papers on both sides of the Hong family courtyard wall did they seem to understand.
Okay, no matter whether you need to buy breakfast or use the toilet, there is no need to rush. We gather together in front of Hong's house and discuss while looking around. There is only one theme of the content, which is to discuss why people are so grand and able to mobilize so many cars.
To say that things in the world are so interesting.
An old resident said that this house belonged to the Hong family, one of the original "Eight Great Houses", and it seemed that they had heard that the street had vacated the house to them. Looking at the word "囍", it should mean that their family is marrying a daughter-in-law. Otherwise, marrying a daughter should be a simple "happiness".
But no one believes the real answer. On the contrary, there is a huge market for the rumors that some young people talk nonsense.
Their basis is that it is so easy for the public to make room for private individuals, not to mention that even if you have money, you cannot buy a car. It is unlikely that the capitalists are back.
And because I saw people moving tables, chairs, benches, and household items in and out here in the first few days, the things brought in were all "old-fashioned." They feel even less like a normal family. Otherwise, why don’t you even have a refrigerator, color TV, or ash furniture?
Hmm, maybe this place has turned into a big restaurant, right? From now on, it will be specially used to receive national leaders and foreign guests...
While these people were talking about it, another taxi drove to the door of Hong's house.
Hong Yanwen, who had been waiting outside the door, saw the people getting out of the car, and the first person to blurt out "Director Chang" actually provided "real" basis for those conjectures.
I bet these first guests were none other than Chang Xianzhang’s family who were brought there by Bian Jiangong’s car.
But it must be said that those people watching the excitement at the door went to grandma's house by mistake.
This is not only because they misunderstood just by calling each other, but also because among these five people, the one with the most distinguished status today is Gu Lingye. Waiting for her was what Hong Yanwen was anxious and looking forward to.
Because according to custom, there must be a marrying wife in the team going to the capital to pick up a bride. This role not only has a valuable status, but also has the meaning of seeking good luck and blessing the newlyweds. It must be a harmonious person with parents, spouse, and children.
Then the Hong family thought about it beforehand and felt that only the dignified and decent Gu Lingye, the Chang family's daughter-in-law, was the most suitable.
So when Wang Yunlin personally came to invite her, Gu Lingye could not refuse due to the close relationship between the two families, so she had to agree, so that today the Chang family would cooperate with her and arrive early for her important mission.
When the Chang family entered the courtyard, the first thing they did was to congratulate the Hong family. Their family's gift was a thermos with automatic water pressure and a gift of fifty yuan. This is a very important gift, and it shows the irreversible relationship between the two families.
Hong Lucheng and Wang Yunlin each received the gifts and expressed their gratitude. They looked at the bright and stretching blue sky above their heads, at the red characters "囍" that could be seen everywhere in the yard, and at the five members of the Chang family who kept saying auspicious words, and they felt a lot of emotion in their hearts.
Wang Yunlin, in particular, looked at her handsome son standing aside happily, her nose suddenly sore and tears came out.
Mrs. Chang was the one who could best understand this feeling, and she accompanied Wang Yunlin with red eyes.
She was busy trying to persuade her that when she first saw her son get married, she also found it really difficult. But think about it again, isn’t this the day you want to be a parent? Fortunately, I only have a son, and it is enough to feel sad once. You, you have to do it again later.
After saying this, everyone laughed.
At the same time, the early morning sunlight also shone into the Hong family's house at this time, making the environment brighter and warmer. It seems that even the hydrangeas on both sides of the hanging flower door and the red silk under the eaves have become more gorgeous and dazzling.