Although the Jia family is not well received by the residents in the courtyard house.
But Bangge is a child who grew up in a courtyard after all.
Residents can't just stand around and not help.
Especially in this era, the folk customs are simple and simple. When the family often has something to do, everyone will come to help.
No, early in the morning, Yan Jiefang, Yan Jiekuang, and the children of the Zhang family and Wang family next door gathered at the door of Jia's house.
At this time, Bangge had already mounted his bicycle to pick up Huang Yanling.
According to the rules, the children in the compound need to bear the important responsibility of picking up relatives.
The most important step in getting married is to set off firecrackers.
However, the Jia family was slow to bring out the firecrackers, which made Yan Jiefang a little dissatisfied.
He pulled open the door and shouted inside at the top of his lungs: "Where are the firecrackers? Take out the firecrackers quickly!"
Mrs. Jia Zhang was eating in the house because she was worried that she would have a late lunch. When she heard the shouting, she put down her rice bowl and walked out.
"What are you yelling for? I'll get it for you right now."
Mrs. Jia Zhang turned around and entered the back room and opened the box containing the wedding supplies.
In most homes, wedding supplies are kept in the main room for everyone's convenience.
But the Jia family is different.
Jia Zhang was afraid that her neighbors would steal her things, so she specially found the wooden box she bought when she got married and packed all her things in the box.
A large iron lock was specially found to lock the door of the box. There was only one key, which was hung on Jia Zhang's waist.
Jia Zhang opened the box and was stunned.
The box was filled with all kinds of things, but there were no firecrackers.
"Where are the firecrackers? It shouldn't be, everything is in here."
Mrs. Jia Zhang turned over the box while muttering to herself.
As a result, the box was empty.
Jia Zhang's eyes widened and she shouted loudly: "It's really strange. The key is hanging on my waist. How could it be stolen?"
Yan Jiefang frowned and said coldly: "Aunt Jia, your family didn't buy any firecrackers."
As soon as these words came out, Mrs. Jia Zhang suddenly slapped her forehead: "Oh, I really forgot about this matter. I was busy yesterday... busy hiring the cook, and I actually forgot about the firecrackers.
Already."
hiss.
Hiss....
Hissssssssss....
The young men outside all took a deep breath, and the temperature inside Jia's house rose a lot.
Marriage is a major event in life, so how can we not set off firecrackers? Even the poorest families will buy a few firecrackers.
Mrs. Jia Zhang was also panicking at this moment, and she was about to take Huang Yanling back later.
When the girl arrives at the gate, if there are no firecrackers, not to mention Huang Yanling will be angry, and even the onlookers will look down on the Jia family.
Jia Zhang quickly told Qin Huairu about the lack of firecrackers.
Qin Huairu's face changed drastically when she heard this, and she took out five dollars from her pocket: "Mom, don't do anything now. Go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy firecrackers."
"Huairu, it's still dark, how can there be firecrackers for sale in the supply and marketing cooperative?" Mrs. Jia Zhang said, patting her thigh.
She then started to accuse Qin Huairu: "Tell me about you. When you are doing things for your children, why did you even forget to buy firecrackers? Are you such a mother-in-law?"
In the past, when Qin Huairu faced Jia Zhang's scolding, she would just hang her head and remain silent.
However, now Qin Huairu has taken over the job long ago, has become a city citizen, and has obtained a grain book.
Because Jia Zhang made several mistakes in a row, her status in the Jia family suddenly dropped.
As soon as it rose, as soon as it fell, Qin Huairu was not afraid of Jia Zhang at all. He rolled his eyes and said, "Damn old lady, you are a great grandma, why don't you think about buying firecrackers?"
"You...how dare you scold me."
"For all the bad things you have done, I scold you lightly!" Qin Huairu gritted her teeth angrily. If Jia Zhang hadn't been a demon several times in the past few days, the Jia family would not have been in such a state of decline.
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Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Yan Bugui, who had been standing outside, couldn't bear it anymore.
He strode in and separated the two people: "I'm telling you, you two, it's urgent now. You are still quarreling here. There are no firecrackers in the supply and marketing cooperative. You can borrow them from your neighbor's house... No, you should buy them. Who?
There are firecrackers at home, you can buy them. This way, when the bride comes, she won’t be left in the cold."
"Yes, the Chinese New Year is coming soon. Many people will prepare some firecrackers in advance because they are afraid that they will not be able to buy firecrackers by then."
"We can borrow them from them...no, buy some firecrackers."
Qin Huairu and Jia Zhang had good wishes and began to fill the courtyard asking residents to borrow firecrackers.
However, although firecrackers in this era are not expensive, a hundred firecrackers only cost 20 cents, but not everyone is willing to buy them.
"Uncle Zhang, do you have any firecrackers at home?"
"No, no, that thing is not for eating or drinking. What do I want with that thing?"
"Uncle Liu, what about you? Do you have any firecrackers at home?"
"Huai Ru, I don't have any children at home, why do you need that thing?"
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After checking several stores, neither Qin Huairu nor Jia Zhang could borrow any firecrackers, so they became a little anxious.
They knew Huang Yanling's temperament. If she couldn't borrow the firecrackers, Huang Yanling would definitely get angry.
Bangge’s marriage might be ruined.
"What can I do? How could I forget such an important thing?"
Just when Qin Huairu was frowning, someone next to him came up with an idea.
"Most of the people in our compound are ordinary workers, and most people are reluctant to buy firecrackers. Even if they buy firecrackers, they will be spoiled by the children."
"Qin Huairu, you might as well go to Li Donglai's house and have a look. Li Donglai is the richest person in our compound, and his two children are relatively young and haven't had time to play with firecrackers yet."
Upon hearing this, Qin Huairu lowered his head in disbelief.
In the courtyard, the person Qin Huairu didn't want to face the most was Li Donglai.
Now Li Donglai is the big leader and the grand master of the courtyard. He wears a woolen Chinese tunic suit and eats Fuqiang powder and Jincheng rice. I heard that the laboratory also provides people with cars, but Li Donglai is worried about the influence of the masses and never drives one.
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This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! And the Jia family... is now in dire straits.
Of course, if I could have persisted in Qinjiagou for two more years, I wouldn't have ended up in this situation.
Qin Huairu felt a little regretful when she thought of this.
But Jia Zhang didn't know this and thought Qin Huairu was afraid of Li Donglai.
She pushed Qin Huairu's arm: "Huairu, hurry up and borrow it."
"I..."
"What am I! Do you want to watch our family's happy event fail?"
Under Jia Zhang's urging, Qin Huairu had no choice but to knock on Li Donglai's door.
In fact, Li Donglai had already woken up at this moment.
After all, it was a mess outside and he couldn't sleep.
When he heard the knock on the door, he thought it was the residents calling him to help. After answering, he stepped forward and opened the door.
Seeing Qin Huairu standing outside the door, Li Donglai looked puzzled: "Comrade Qin Huairu, today is Banggeng's special day. Why are you coming here if you are not busy at home?"
Qin Huairu twisted her clothes with her little hands and said nonchalantly: "Master, I want to borrow some firecrackers for your family..."
Later, Qin Huairu told the story about forgetting to buy guns.
Li Donglai almost laughed out loud. This family is really unreliable. How could they forget such an important thing?
"I do have two firecrackers with one hundred rings at home, which are left over from my little sister's past."
At this time, Li Xiaomei heard the conversation outside and got up.
Hearing that Qin Huairu wanted to borrow firecrackers, Li Xiaomei frowned and said, "Bad woman, you stole my stainless steel pot and haven't returned it to us yet."
Qin Huairu smiled awkwardly.
"Little sister, don't be rude."
Li Donglai also didn't have a good impression of Qin Huairu, but now that he was the eldest son of the courtyard, he couldn't just watch the Jia family fail to hold a wedding because there were no firecrackers.
After pondering for a moment, Li Donglai looked at Qin Huairu and said: "The price of firecrackers in the supply and marketing cooperative is fifty cents, and two sticks are one yuan. Please take the money first."
We can help, but we cannot help in vain.
Qin Huairu frowned slightly: "Sir, the retail price in the supply and marketing cooperative is 2 cents per peg these days. How come it becomes 50 cents per peg when it comes to you?"
Li Donglai chuckled and crossed his arms: "I don't accept the retail price of the supply and marketing cooperative. If you want to buy it at this price, you can go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy it."
Li Donglai didn't mean to hack the Jia family's money. These two firecrackers had been set off for two years. At that time, there were relatively few firecracker factories in the country. Several large firecracker bases like those on the Xiangjiang River had not yet been built, so the price of firecrackers was naturally higher.
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"You..." Of course Qin Huairu was not willing to pay the money. Two firecrackers were an extra dollar, enough to buy ten kilograms of stick noodles.
Mrs. Jia Zhang quickly took Qin Huairu's arm and whispered: "Huairu, let's just buy it. Don't lose big for small things."
The residents watching nearby looked surprised when they heard this.
Jia and Zhang always took advantage in the courtyard house, but this time they took the initiative to suffer the loss.
Maybe only Li Donglai can do it.
In fact, if you think about it carefully, I'm afraid the biggest reason is the awesome memes.
Bangge is the eldest son and grandson of the Jia family, and is responsible for revitalizing the Jia family.
That's why Jia and Zhang bought Li's firecrackers even though they knew they were at a loss.
Qin Huairu reluctantly took out a dollar from her bag and handed it to Li Donglai. After taking the firecrackers, she asked: "What should I do if these two firecrackers don't go off?"
"What can I do? If it doesn't ring, just let it go. Don't tell me that this is not a supply and marketing cooperative. Even if it is a supply and marketing cooperative, it does not provide return service." Li Donglai made a serious face.
Qin Huairu thought about it carefully and felt that she was making trouble unreasonably, so she didn't say anything more and left the Li family with firecrackers.
At this time, the sky was gradually getting brighter. Banggeng was expected to bring Huang Yanling back soon, and the residents gathered around the gate.
Li Donglai was no longer sleepy at this time. Ding Qiunan got up to make breakfast, so there was nothing to do without him.
So Li Donglai came to the entrance of the courtyard with his hands behind his back.
At this time, the gate was already crowded with people. Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiekuang were in charge of setting off firecrackers.
A faint morning mist often rises in Beijing in the early morning, and today is no exception.
There was a clear mist on the road, and everyone stretched their heads to look into the distance, glaring at the sticks that brought Huang Yanling back.
Suddenly there was a sound of bicycle wheels scraping the ground in the distance.
I don’t know who shouted: “Banggeng is back, hurry up and set off the firecrackers.”
In a courtyard, setting off cannons is an honorable task, and is usually performed by powerful people in the courtyard.
In the past, Sha Zhu often set off the cannons, but this time Sha Zhu had a quarrel with the Jia family and was unwilling to help, so the task of setting off the cannons fell on Yan Jiecheng.
Yan Jiecheng felt honored, excited and felt a sacred sense of mission.
Hearing the shouts, he struck a match without hesitation and lit the firecrackers tied to the bamboo poles.
Amidst the crackling sound of firecrackers, Yan Jiecheng stood upright, feeling honored that he had completed his task.
But the next second, his eyes widened and he almost dropped to the ground.
I saw Liu Guangqi from the Liu family rushing out of the mist on a bicycle, carrying his wife.
When Liu Guangqi saw people crowding around the entrance to the courtyard, and then looked at the burning firecrackers, he also looked confused.
He scratched his head: "Is it possible that today is my wedding day?"
"Snapped"
As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Guangqi was slapped hard on the head by his wife Zhang Guihua.
Zhang Guihua pinched Liu Guangqi's ears: "Tell me honestly, have you married another younger one?"
"Osmanthus, Osmanthus, listen to my explanation, it's not like this." Liu Guangqi felt that he couldn't explain clearly.
At this time, Liu Haizhong rushed out of the crowd, ran to Liu Guangqi, and asked with a smile: "Guangqi, why are you two back?"
Liu Guangqi grabbed Zhang Guihua's hand and looked at Liu Haizhong: "Dad, please explain to my wife quickly."
Liu Haizhong said: "Osmanthus, you misunderstood. Today is Banggen's wedding day. Yan Jiecheng misunderstood and mistook you for Banggen and Huang Yanling."
Liu Haizhong and Liu Guangqi were talking here.
The entrance to the courtyard became lively.
When Jia Zhang saw Yan Jiecheng setting off firecrackers in advance, she was so angry that she gritted her teeth.
"Yan Jiecheng, are you blind?"
"Aunt Jia, you can't blame me. I only set off the firecrackers when I heard someone shouting that BangGeng is coming." Yan Jiecheng looked helpless.
Mrs. Jia Zhang waved her hands and said angrily: "I don't care, our Jia family spent a lot of money to buy these firecrackers. You have to pay for it."
"How much?" Yan Jiecheng also felt guilty. After all, he was the one who set off the firecrackers anyway.
"Two pieces!"
"What the hell? When I sold it to you, it was only fifty cents per firecracker. Now you want two yuan from me, do you think I'm the one who took advantage of me?" Yan Jiecheng's eyes widened.
"I don't accept the price set by Mr. Jia Zhang!" Mrs. Jia Zhang crossed her arms.
"You want to eat shit? If you dare to be unreasonable, I will invite my father over."
"Your father is here and he has to pay for it!"
"My father is stingy."
"Even a stingy person has to pay for it!"
Yan Jiecheng: "..."
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The residents were bored waiting at the door, but when they heard the quarrel between the two, they gathered around.
Just when Jia Zhang and Yan Jiecheng were arguing, a shout came from the distance.
"Stop arguing, Banggeng is back. Let's start shooting now."
Yan Jiecheng was in a panic and wanted to set off the cannon, but was stopped by Jia Zhang.
"Don't worry, there is only one cannon left. We have to see clearly this time."
