How about "overcoming the tribulation and becoming an immortal", we might as well leave it to later.
Because no matter what, on February 13, 1983, the Guihai Spring Festival of the lunar calendar is already far away, and the New Year must be celebrated first.
When it comes to the 1983 New Year's goods, this year's products are naturally richer than last year, and there are many people of all ages.
During the Spring Festival, each person in the capital can buy one pound of glutinous rice, four ounces of peanut oil, two pounds of fish, and three pounds of Fuqiang noodles as usual.
In addition to pork, eggs and japonica rice are also included in the open supply.
As for vegetables, since the vegetable planting area in Beijing has expanded to 19,000 hectares, vegetables from other places are also supplied to the capital in large quantities.
Therefore, in the winter of this year, not only was the supply of Chinese cabbage abundant in the capital, but there was also an increase in fine vegetables.
Things that used to be expensive and rare, such as winter bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, and leeks, can now be afforded by ordinary people.
Fruits are similar to vegetables. Since the apple area in the suburbs of Beijing reaches 172,000 acres this year, before the Spring Festival this year, oranges, apples, hawthorns, and persimmons have already complemented each other.
Not only do people have cheap and high-quality fruits to satisfy their cravings, but they also get rid of the dilemma of monotonous varieties.
As for snacks, although the purchase restrictions on melon seeds and peanuts have not changed, many flavored foods have been restored.
For example, plum blossoms, hawthorns, candied fruits from "Xinyuanzhai" and Qiuli paste from "Tongsanyi", etc.
As for what the Hong family is like specifically, you only need to look at how their family celebrates the Little New Year on February 5th.
According to Lao Ling'er, this day is the day to worship the stove. As the folk proverb goes, on the twenty-third of the twelfth lunar month, sugar melons are dipped in sugar.
So after work that day, Hong Yanzheng bought a bag of "Guandong Candy" and brought it back to celebrate the festival.
After he parked his bicycle and entered his parents' living room, he saw his sons Hong Jun and Hong Yi standing in front of the TV. He happily walked over with a bag of candy.
Unexpectedly, neither of the two sons was interested in sweets. They turned around and called "Dad", and then they all turned back and stared at "The Jungle King" on the screen.
This made Hong Yanzheng very unhappy, and he couldn't help but feel a little angry.
"Hey, is this Japanese cartoon so good? Dad bought you candy! Do you want to eat it? Hey, ignore me?... Ignore me, I'll shut it down for you..."
At this moment, Xu Manli came in from the kitchen carrying vinegared cabbage and braised pork, and she quickly stopped her.
"Hey, it's winter vacation, and Hong Jun ranked third in the class again. What are you doing with your children? Just let them see!"
Hong Yanzheng couldn't help but feel a little resentful.
"You don't know, I mean, why don't these two kids even eat Kanto candy? You see, I bought it specifically for them, but they didn't even look at it. When I was a kid, I would wait for this day just to have fun.
Woolen cloth."
Unexpectedly, Xu Manli fell for the joke.
"Why did you buy it? It's too sticky to the teeth. What's the point of eating it? You used to love it, but it's not good. Now there's no candy? Let me tell you, the third child and Quanzi just brought back five kilograms of chocolate at noon. Five kilograms of chocolate.
"White Rabbit," have these two children eaten enough in the whole afternoon to still care about something as rough as yours?"
"Okay, I dare you to be the third child. Isn't this spoiling my son?"
Only then did Hong Yanzheng find the reason, complained, and turned around to pour water into the basin to wash his hands.
But while he was washing his clothes, he remembered something else. When he saw his wife was about to go out, he quickly called her to stop.
"Hey, wait a minute, don't leave. Our colleagues all said that when the prices of chemical fiber products dropped and the prices of cotton fabrics increased on January 20, the textile counters in this store would go crazy. I'm thinking about tomorrow
Why don't we just take a rest? Why don't we go to the department store and buy some too, so that we can make new clothes for the whole family? Don't go back and sell out everything, we won't lose money?"
Unexpectedly, this statement was met with opposition again.
"No, no, no, no. Didn't the third child already give instructions in advance? He said that the family will not be allowed to buy chemical fiber products and that everyone will wear pure cotton and wool from now on. He also said that this year will cause trouble to the Su family, and he will go to the mall to buy them in two days.
Ready-made clothes. My parents have already agreed on this. You were there at the time, how could you forget?"
Hong Yanzheng curled his lips.
"Hey, you listened to him. I haven't forgotten it, but now the more I think about it, the more something is wrong. Polyester card has always been more expensive than cotton. Now it's finally reversed. Why don't we buy cheap ones instead of expensive ones?
, Stupid or not?”
Unexpectedly, when he was talking about this, Hong Yanru also entered the room carrying a plate of dishes.
When the future fashion designer heard this, he couldn't help but smile and shake his head. He explained to Hong Yanzheng while setting the table.
"Brother, you don't understand. In the past, our clothing fabric industry level and production capacity were low, so this polyester card is indeed good, but it is expensive. In fact, these are chemical products and not valuable. But cotton is different.
They are made of cotton, the production is limited, and they are comfortable and breathable. Therefore, the price should be raised. I think it is quite reasonable. Look, my pants are made of pure cotton."
But Hong Yanru showed off like this, which made Hong Yanzheng even more satisfied.
"Hmph, these pants of yours were given to you by my third brother, right?"
"Well, third brother gave it to me yesterday and said it is the most popular thing in Huacheng right now, called carrot pants."
"Okay, don't flatter you. Why don't you have a long memory? How many times have I told you..."
"I know, I know, I'm not allowed to wear fancy clothes anymore, which will attract unscrupulous people. But these pants are not tight, they are so loose at the top. In fact, I have paid attention to it now, and my parents didn't say anything when they saw it. You can't let me
Just like you, do you go out wearing a work cloth every day?"
"Hehe, look at what you said. What happened to the labor cloth? Have you forgotten what hardship and simplicity are? It's only been a few days since you took off your patched clothes. If you look at it, you also let the third child lead you to ruin.
She has become a completely bourgeois lady!”
Yes, these few words made Hong Yanru blush.
But Xu Manli looked outrageous, fearing that her sister-in-law would be wronged, so she also scolded her husband.
"What are you doing? How can you catch someone who is angry today? What's wrong with Xiaoru? You don't even think about it. She is a big girl. How can she wear it if she doesn't want to wear it now? What's more, she is studying
Clothing, this is also a requirement for people's profession. You've almost got it, why are you so upset about non-recruitment during the New Year? Let me tell you, you should eat one of these sugar melons, and stick it to your mouth first
.”
Saying this not only made Hong Yanru laugh, but even Hong Yanzheng felt a little embarrassed.
He grinned and then fell silent.
Unfortunately, at this time, Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan came back together.
As a result, walking in made Hong Yanzheng angry again.
To my surprise, they brought back a lot of things. Each of them had a big sack, and there were five or six pheasants and seven or eight rabbits hanging on their backs, as if they had gone hunting.
Now, not only did Xu Manli and Hong Yanru help put away the things, but the two little ones also threw down the TV and came to join in the fun.
After asking, I found out that Bincheng had sent "Sanjizi" and "Xiapaizi" to deliver New Year's goods.
In addition to seafood, there are also pheasants and mountain rabbits bought from Changchun this time. It is said that the local non-staple food store specially went to Daxinganling to get them.
Yang Weifan's place happened to be vacant, so he left the two Bincheng buddies there.
Then I made a phone call to ask Hong Yanwu and the others to chat for a while, and by the way, they brought the things back.
But after putting these aside, it was not over yet. Hong Yanwu took out his pocket and found something good.
First, two colorful squares were stuffed into the two little ones.
"Oh, Rubik's Cube."
"Hey, ok, what's up? Have you played with it?"
"I've never played it. Our classmates have one, and I'm still thinking about buying one before the Chinese New Year."
"Don't buy it, I won't get it back for you. Just figure it out for yourself, you're an idiot if you don't know how to do it."
On the other side, Chen Liquan also took out two large bottles with green caps and round heads, and handed them to Xu Manli and Hong Yanru respectively.
The eyes of the two women were immediately dazzled by the exquisite packaging.
"Yo, what is this?"
"That's right, it smells so good?"
But when faced with questions, Chen Liquan shook his head in embarrassment and had to rely on Hong Yanwu to explain in the end.
"Sister-in-law, sister, didn't you see it? It says Wellabo Shampoo. This is a new product jointly produced by Germany's Wella and us. To put it bluntly, it is for washing hair. Don't use soap anymore, use this.
Wash your hair and condition it at the same time. After use, it will be smooth and not frizzy. It works great."
"Yeah? Is it that good?"
"Thank you, brother."
It's just that, although we all got together affectionately and warmly, we unintentionally alienated another person.
Don't forget, Hong Yanzheng is still there. He sees his wife, children and sister, all so affectionate and hanging around Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan. It's completely different from when he first came back.
Okay, I can't help but feel sour again.
Naturally, it didn't sound good when he opened his mouth.
"Hey, you little kid, why didn't you call me "big brother" when you came in and pretended not to see me? I'm telling you, don't mess around outside. Otherwise, sooner or later, something will happen to you. I don't understand.
God has to let you make a fortune through opportunism. What kind of wealth do you think you can bring by hoarding stamps, buying them and selling them to the society?"
It's really embarrassing to say this. It's a pity that Hong Yanzheng is also a villain.
Because Hong Yanwu didn't forget about him either. When he took out the sack, two bottles of beer were also inside.
"Brother, brother, calm down the fire. Look, I haven't seen you in a while, right? I brought it back just for you."
Hong Yanzheng was speechless, while Xu Manli and Hong Yanru couldn't help but laugh.
A deliberate boast.
"This is a new thing. The third child still thinks of your elder brother, and he loves this."
Another also liked it.
"Third brother, you are really capable. You can't even find this kind of goods in big stores outside."
Even Hong Jun made noises.
"Dad, please don't compete with my third uncle. Why do you dislike everyone today? My third uncle is very interesting to you."
Unexpectedly, Hong Yanzheng was still holding on.
"What are you showing off? I think real beer is good. I am an ordinary person who breaks a penny in half and spends it. Seeing you doing this makes me dizzy."
Hong Yanwu couldn't help but shake his head in joy at his elder brother's stubbornness.
"Come on, you still have loose beer? They don't produce it at all now. You are called a backward era. Do you understand? Are you still dizzy? In fact, what does this mean? Foreigners don't even use bottles anymore.
I drink it from a can."
Hong Yanzheng was immediately stunned by the new words he had never heard before.
"What kind of can? You said it's gas, right? When will you get rid of the problem of your mouth being full of tongue?"
Unexpectedly, Chen Liquan also helped with the proof.
"Brother, Xiao Wu is not talking nonsense. I've also drank it. It's true. It's available in Jianguo Hotel. You can drink it with just one pull. That's why it's called...it's called a can."
Hong Jun next to him jumped up immediately after hearing this.
"I understand this time. Isn't this just a grenade?"