On the afternoon of New Year's Eve, the alleys in Beijing were filled with the sound of sporadic firecrackers.
They are all small whips used by children, and occasionally there are two kicks or mareizi.
Because there is no rhythm or pattern, it sounds noisy, just like the war in the capital back then.
But every household in the Hutong courtyard is still very deserted.
After all, there is no holiday on New Year's Eve this year, and most people still have to stick to their jobs.
There are not many people like Ning Weimin who can give themselves a holiday.
Kang Shude also changed his shift with another janitor because he knew that Ning Weimin had to go to a garden party during the Spring Festival.
In the second and third grades of junior high school, I had to work at work for two consecutive days, which gave me a free day.
However, after three o'clock in the afternoon, Courtyard No. 2 of Shan'er Hutong gradually became lively.
Because the situation in each unit is different, some leaders are more open-minded and let them go early.
For example, Master Luo of the pastry factory has a physical condition and is the director of the workshop. No matter how busy the company is, who cares about him?
In fact, he had dinner with some old buddies who came to the factory at the same time at noon, drank until two o'clock in the afternoon, and then came back.
His son Luo Guangsheng, as the backbone of the pastry factory, had to work hard on the front line for another three hours to produce peach cakes.
The second person to come back was Aunt Bian from the street factory.
Because of her high position and authority, the old lady has now become the goddess of wealth in the street.
All the errands and errands of the neighborhood committee have already been taken care of by the deputy director.
Today, she doesn't have to worry about things like promoting fire prevention and theft prevention, or mediating neighborhood conflicts.
The old lady returned home at three o'clock in the afternoon, and for the first time she was able to be at ease and concentrate on her family's New Year celebrations.
Next, the one who returns home is Bian Jiangong.
"Polar Bear" is a good company, so the workers were asked to work half shift today. Everyone came to the company mainly for lunch.
After eating, we dispersed. The reason why Bian Jiangong didn’t go home until four o’clock to celebrate the New Year was actually for another reason.
It was all because he was waiting for the Mu Yueying he liked to get off work so that they could come home together.
This girl is a childcare worker, so she has to wait for the people in the factory to pick up all the children before she can get off work.
In fact, Ning Weimin estimated that it was almost time in the afternoon and planned to go out to pick up "Zhang Dashao" and Sun Wu.
As luck would have it, I happened to meet these two people.
Ning Weimin was being discharged from the hospital at that time, and this couple was almost at the door of their house.
They are all wearing the "space suits" that have become fashionable this winter.
This kind of puffed cotton fiber clothes is light and warm, but it is bulky and inconvenient to move.
Moreover, they were both childlike and having a snowball fight in the alley.
The girl was throwing snowballs majestically and chasing after him shouting.
Pushing his bicycle and carrying a bag full of food and drink, Bian Jiangong ran away like an army in front.
But if you look at the snowball's slow speed and completely unrealistic accuracy.
It is not difficult to see that Bian Jiangong's embarrassment and fear are purely fake, and he is deliberately creating an exciting sense of chasing to amuse other girls.
Unfortunately, Bian Jiangong ran to the entrance of the courtyard and met Ning Weimin unprepared.
This unexpected encounter made him very embarrassed.
He was so stunned that he didn't stop. As a result, the boy made a "gud-dong" sound, and the car tilted against the wall, and the person slipped out and fell to the ground.
But the more embarrassing thing is yet to come.
Because the girl who was in high spirits didn't know what was going on.
Aunt Bian's heartless "Mu Guiying" thought that Bian Jiangong was really scared and fell down.
Seeing this scene, I actually laughed out loud.
After chasing him, he didn't even have time to talk to Jiangong. The snowball in his left hand hit him on the head.
The snowball in his right hand was even more unkind and stuffed directly into his neck.
Bian Jiangong looked like he was shocked, shouted "Wow", sat up and rubbed his head and neck.
Then he raised his head and shouted, "Oh, it's so cool to me, I can't be like you!"
At this time, the girl turned her head and saw Ning Weimin. In an instant, she knew what it meant to be ashamed.
A look of tenderness and anger froze on his face, and he lowered his head in embarrassment.
Ning Weimin behaved very considerately.
He walked over calmly, stretched out his hand, and pulled Bian Jiangong up like a normal person.
He nodded again as a greeting and then passed them by.
After walking more than ten meters, I heard the two people behind me muttering and complaining to each other shyly.
That's when he really grinned unkindly.
If nothing else, he felt that "Mu Guiying" had really strong hands.
The decisiveness and lack of heartache in attacking this are not a loss to a heroine.
No wonder Aunt Bian is not happy.
The old lady probably knew that if her son married this girl, his married life would not be boring.
All in all, Ning Weimin was very happy when he encountered an incident while going out.
The more embarrassed Bian Jiangong and the girl felt, the happier he felt inside.
He was so happy that he couldn't even walk. He was so shameless that he bent over and leaned on the wall and laughed.
But what does the old saying mean?
Don't just look at other people's jokes, be aware that things are unpredictable.
Just listen to "Weimin, why are you laughing?"
The report of this world is coming as soon as it is said to be coming.
The voice was very familiar, as if I had heard it somewhere.
Ning Weimin raised his head and turned around, and then he saw Huo Xin pushing the bicycle.
Why did Huo Xin appear here?
Ning Weimin could hardly believe his eyes.
After blinking, he asked, "Hey, why is it you? What are you doing here?"
"Of course I'm here to find you..."
"Looking for me?" Ning Weimin opened his eyes in surprise.
"Of course. If I don't look for you, who else can I look for? I only know you here."
Ning Weimin stood up straight and walked less than two meters in front of Huo Xin.
We haven’t seen each other for a long time. Huo Xin wore a fur coat today.
Those were new clothes that Ning Weimin had never seen before. Judging by the quality and style, he could tell that they were imported goods.
Especially the fox fur scarf on the neck is extremely bright, like a burning fire.
In addition, Huo Xin is tall and beautiful.
To be fair, her outfit is a hundred times more beautiful than Mayumi in "Manhunt".
But Ning Weimin said in a calm tone, "What do you want from me?"
This naturally disappointed Huo Xin.
She originally thought that Ning Weimin would be very excited and enthusiastic when he saw her.
But Ning Weimin's attitude was not to mention enthusiastic, even the strangers who saw her on the street could not compare with her.
"It's Chinese New Year, I'm here to see you." Huo Xin said and pointed to something stuffed in the back seat of the car, "I'll also bring you something new to try."
Ning Weimin recognized the imported chocolate at a glance.
Based on this, he also felt Huo Xin's good intentions.
You know, there is another lack of something this year, which also makes this Spring Festival eclipse a lot.
That's children's favorite chocolate.
Due to the shortage of chocolate raw materials in the international market, prices have skyrocketed.
The "Yili" food factory in Beijing is facing a situation where it is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice.
So there is no other way, "Yili" has no choice but to strengthen its technical strength and work hard to perfect the formula research of cocoa butter substitute.
Use this kind of chocolate that is not chocolate to fool the mouths of the children in our republic.
But to be honest, even though this fooling around is only measured in ten years.
However, the manufacturer changed the ingredients of the formula, not for the purpose of making huge profits, but just to make it affordable for the common people.
What's more, contemporary children are very poor, so they would be very satisfied with a piece of plum candy or fruit candy.
Therefore, there is almost no dissatisfaction among the public about this, but they just feel that the taste has changed.
After eating for a long time, some people even develop the habit of eating fake chocolate.
So that thirty years later, there will still be a certain market for this kind of cocoa butter substitute.
It cannot but be said that delicious food is sometimes not simply defined by taste, but by memory and habit.