Siheyuan: Xu Damao's New Life

Today is the first day of 1961. It is Sunday and New Year's Day. Everything goes well. It is a rare good day.

Yan Jiecheng, the eldest of the Yan family, got up early in the morning and started to tinker with himself. He even took out the new clothes he bought for the Chinese New Year two years ago and put them on. Today was an important day for his girlfriend to come to visit. A few days ago, he found a temporary job in a textile factory. Although it was not a formal job and the salary was not very high, it was stable and better than doing odd jobs.

Not long after working in the textile factory, Yan Jiecheng met Yu Li, who was also a temporary worker in the textile factory. He was deeply attracted to the beautiful and generous Yu Li, and launched a fierce offensive.

Yan Jiecheng is the eldest son in the family, and his finding a partner and getting married is the top priority of the Yan family. After Yan Bugui found out, he specially approved a special fund of 50 yuan to support his son in finding a partner, and ordered him to be generous and bring his daughter-in-law home.

Yan Jiecheng had some money from odd jobs before, and he saved some money from helping Xu Damao, and later he got a sponsorship of 50 yuan. This time Yan Jiecheng was very generous, and he was not as stingy as before. Besides, he looked pretty good, so he took Yu Li to the movies and dinner, and bought her a new set of clothes and a pair of small leather shoes. Yu Li finally agreed to date him, and made an appointment to come to her house today.

At this time, Yan Jiecheng had also packed up. He carried the things prepared by his mother Yang Ruihua and went straight out of the courtyard to wait for the bus at the intersection. This place was some distance away from Yu Li's home.

Not to mention that Yan Jiecheng, the prospective son-in-law, went to his future mother-in-law's house to pick someone up, the third uncle strolled out after dinner. He had been coveting Xu Damao's bicycle for a long time, and most of his colleagues also had bicycles. This time he also thought about it and planned to buy a new car, which would be just right for his son's blind date and to show off.

Yan Bugui strolled to the supply and marketing cooperative at the street corner and walked in directly to the bicycle selling area. Not to mention that this is the area with the most people in the entire supply and marketing cooperative. For ordinary people, it is good to take a look even if they can't afford it.

A salesman nearby was impatiently saying something and stopping the crowd from touching the bicycles. Yan Bugui, relying on his small stature, squeezed in and asked, "Comrade, can you introduce those two bicycles to me?" He pointed to a Fei Ge and a Yongjiu.

The salesperson glanced at Yan Bugui and asked impatiently when he saw that he was dressed very casually, "Do you have a ticket? If you don't have a ticket, don't ask me. Everyone comes to ask me, can I get it?"

Yan Bugui was choked and felt a little uncomfortable, but he also knew that he should not offend the salesperson easily, so he forced himself to say, "I don't have bicycle tickets, but I have industrial coupons." Then he took out a handful of industrial coupons that he had accumulated for a long time, some of which were exchanged with colleagues.

The salesman's attitude improved when he heard there were coupons. "Both of these bikes are 28-28. This Fei Ge bike costs 165 yuan plus 38 industrial coupons. This Yongjiu has the latest manganese steel full chain set, which costs 195 yuan plus 46 industrial coupons."

When Yan Bugui heard the price, his stingy habit came back, "Then I want that Fei Ge one. Can you give me some gifts?"

"Uncle, there really is no gift here." After saying that, the salesperson called another salesperson to help watch the stall, and she took Yan Bugui to pay the money and get the invoice.

Yan Bugui counted out seventeen big black tens and thirty-eight industrial coupons with a painful look on his face, and then he looked at them several times before reluctantly handing them over to the cashier.

The cashier counted the money quickly, put it away, and then issued a receipt and handed it to Yan Bugui. "Uncle, you must keep this receipt carefully, because you will need it when you go to the police station to register the receipt and stamp it!"

Yan Bugui took the invoice and followed the salesman to pick up the bike. Yan Bugui rode his new bike through the streets and planned to register it first. Looking at the envious eyes of the people around him, the third uncle seemed to have found the feeling of youthful vigor and vitality.

There is a saying that goes, Fei Ge is fast, Yongjiu is durable, and you can fall in love by riding a Phoenix. This saying describes the characteristics of the three major domestic bicycle brands. This Fei Ge bicycle uses slightly less material and is lighter to ride. Yan Bugui rode it very fast and arrived at the police station in a short while.

Yan Bugui took out the invoice, paid two yuan and forty cents, successfully got the stamp and got the bicycle license. Yan Bugui felt so proud that he couldn't wait to go home and show off to everyone in the compound. This was the second bicycle in the compound.

As soon as Yan Bugui arrived at the gate of the courtyard, he found a circle of people gathered outside his house. Could it be that Jie Cheng brought his girlfriend back and everyone was looking at his future daughter-in-law? Then he rang the bell with a hint of boasting, and a crisp ding sound was heard.

When the people at the gate of the Yan family heard the bicycle bell, they all turned their heads. When they saw that it was Yan Bugui riding a new bicycle, they all gathered around and talked a lot.

"This new car is so good. It belongs to Fei Ge, right?"

"A Fei Ge 28 is worth 160 or 170 yuan."

"Could this be bought by Yan Laoxi?"

"Nonsense, are you willing to lend your newly bought car to others?"

"Why didn't Yan Laokou deduct the money this time?"

"Could this be bought specially for your son's wedding?"

"It's really rare for Old Yan to be so generous."

Yan Bugui couldn't help feeling a little proud when listening to what everyone said. He pushed the cart into the yard and said, "I just bought this from the supply and marketing cooperative. I spent 165 yuan plus 38 industrial coupons that I saved for a long time. I'll treat everyone to candy later."

The No. 95 compound does have this rule. If someone has a big new item or a happy event like a wedding or a baby, it is a bit exaggerated to set up several tables for dinner, but basically everyone has to be given some sweet treats to make others jealous.

But when Yan Bugui pushed his cart through the crowd and arrived at his door, he saw a face that looked 80% similar to his own. He was stunned as if struck by lightning. It turned out that the man was not very tall and was blocked by the crowd just now. He was revealed when the crowd dispersed a little.

The man also looked at Yan Bugui steadily and shouted, "Brother, Brother Fugui, I finally found you." This man was none other than Pian'erye, who came to look for his relatives after hearing the news about Xu Damao.

Yan Bugui quickly parked the car, rushed over, and hugged Pian Ye, "Xiao Dingzi, my brother! I thought something happened to you, I didn't expect that we would see each other again in this life!" Pian Ye's surname is Ding, his full name is Ding Yuanshan, and his nickname is Xiao Dingzi.

Yan Bugui burst into tears, and Pian'erye was also so excited that he couldn't control himself. The two brothers hugged each other and cried bitterly.

Yang Ruihua took the second son out to buy groceries, leaving only the third and fourth sons of the Yan family at home. However, the two brothers were a little dumbfounded. They hadn't seen their father cry in many years, and for a moment they were at a loss.

The crowd then realized that the stranger was actually Yan Bugui's relative. Seeing this touching scene of brothers recognizing each other, their eyes became a little sore. However, it would be inappropriate to stay at this time, so everyone dispersed.

Today, the Yan family bought a car and recognized a relative, and the daughter-in-law will come over soon. It seems that the Yan family will be the topic of conversation among everyone for a long time to come.