Siheyuan: When I became the control group of Qin Huairu

The next day, it was not only Yang Hehua's family that went to the temple fair. After knowing Yang Hehua and her family's intention to go, the second uncle Yan Bugui called his eldest son and asked the Liu brothers and Zhang brothers in the backyard to follow Yang Hehua and her family to go to the temple fair together.

After all, if you want to get closer to Xiao Qian from Yang Hehua's family, you have to have a reason.

Otherwise, if you approach them for no reason, you may be treated as a hooligan.

Moreover, Xiao Qian usually takes care of her three children, nephews and nieces at home and seldom goes out, so this time is a good opportunity.

Yan Bugui even took out five dollars and gave it to Yan Jiecheng, asking him to think faster so that he could get closer to the girl.

After the He family from the Central Courtyard found out, Su Qinmi insisted on going to the temple fair as well, so the three of them went as well.

Jia Dongxu, who was bored at home, heard it and asked Qin Huairu to go. However, Qin Huairu did not agree because of the baby in her belly and the crowds at the temple fair.

Jia Dongxu didn't try to persuade him. He put on thick clothes, took a lot of money and tickets, and left in a very casual manner.

Visiting temple fairs is a traditional custom that has been followed by the people of Beijing for many years. It can be traced back to the Liao Dynasty and flourished in the Ming Dynasty.

Temple fairs were called "temple markets" in ancient times. Initially, they were a form of market that accompanied religious activities and was located in temples.

According to statistics, there were at least 60 temple fairs in the old city. During the temple fairs, "all kinds of goods were gathered and all kinds of performances were performed."

Before liberation, the most prosperous temple fairs in Sijiucheng were Longfu Temple, Huguo Temple, Baita Temple, Tudi Temple and Flower Market, which were known as the "Five Major Temple Fairs".

Moreover, the characteristics of these five temple fairs are slightly different.

There are not many shops near the land temple, and it is rather deserted when there is no temple fair. Most of the people who come here are farmers from the southwestern suburbs, who mainly sell farm tools, clothes, and mountain products.

There is no temple in the flower market, and there are no needles, scissors, locks or pens for sale. There is no amusement ride. It is mainly famous for its bamboo, willow and mountain products. Even when there is no temple fair, there are fixed shops. Many farmers come here from the southeast suburbs.

Baita Temple and Huguo Temple are temple fairs catering to urban residents. Although there are mountain products, they are not many. They mainly sell some daily necessities and small furniture.

Longfu Temple is famous for its antiques and jades. It has many wealthy people and vendors coming and going. It is a large temple with a large number of household daily necessities and clothing items.

However, after liberation, these regular temple fairs and festival temple fairs have undergone various changes.

After the government implemented public-private partnership, the vendors at regular temple fairs were incorporated into the main channels of state-owned commerce.

Temple fairs that are mainly for entertainment will continue to be held in the form of festival mass cultural activities. Among them, the Changdian Temple Fair during the Spring Festival is well-known in the city for its unique charm of "combining culture and commerce, combining elegance and vulgarity, and integrating commerce and entertainment."

However, starting from the past two years, many temple fairs have been cancelled.

The temple fair that Yang Hehua took Xiao Qian and others to this time was the Baita Temple Fair.

It would take at least an hour to walk from their courtyard, but taking the bus would be faster.

There were still snowflakes floating in the sky today, but not heavily. Yang Hehua was carrying Xiaobao, who was wearing thick clothes and a red woolen hat, on her back in a sling, and holding Xiuxiu in her arms. She was walking in front with big strides. Xiao Qian was following behind, carrying a backpack with Manman in it, who was talking to her sister Xiuxiu in front.

After getting off the bus and walking a short distance, you can see the lively scene of the small square in front of the gate of Baita Temple from afar.

"Mom - they have candied haws for sale!!!" Xiuxiu broke free from Yang Hehua's arms, stood on the ground and shouted towards the front.

In fact, the small square in front of the gate of Baita Temple is not only selling candied haws, but also selling rice cakes and old tofu. There are also people selling tea on the east and west sides of the gate.

But as a little child, Xiuxiu could see from afar the strings of bright red candied haws stuck on the straw bales.

"Ah - Aunt, I want to come down!" Manman said anxiously.

When Yang Hehua saw this, she smiled and told Xiuxiu not to worry, then she took Manman down from Xiao Qian's backpack.

The two little girls happily ran forward holding hands, and now Xiaobao on Yang Hehua's back also began to get excited.

Yang Hehua hurriedly followed, and Xiao Qian followed closely behind.

There were quite a lot of people coming to the temple fair this time. There were dozens of people surrounding the stall selling candied haws. Fortunately, he was not the only one selling candied haws.

The front of the White Pagoda Temple gate was bustling with people and was very lively.

Listening to the noisy sounds and seeing the happy smiles on the faces of the people who came to the temple fair, Yang Hehua suggested going to the other side to line up for the candied haws. Xiuxiu simply shook her head and refused: "Mom, we don't want to. There are so many people lining up, which means that the candied haws made by this old man must be delicious!"

"Yeah!" Manman also nodded: "Yes, that's what Sister Zhou Qi told us."

"All right!"

Yang Hehua laughed out loud at what she heard.

It does make sense.

Xiao Qian was also amused.

It took almost a quarter of an hour for Xiuxiu and Manman to get the two strings of candied haws.

As soon as they got them, Xiuxiu and Manman handed the candied haws in their hands to Yang Hehua and Xiao Qian.

The two of them happily bit off a candied haws wrapped in maltose and slowly tasted it in their mouths.

“Ah…ah…yes!”

The neglected Xiaobao on the back cried out all of a sudden. Xiuxiu followed Yang Hehua's instructions, licked Xiaobao, and then started eating the food in small bites.

In fact, several people had already had breakfast at home in the morning. Knowing that they would attend the temple fair today, they did not eat much, only about 60% full.

As there were too many people entering the White Pagoda Temple, Yang Hehua was afraid that Xiuxiu and Manman would get lost, so she and Xiao Qian each held one of them and squeezed into the White Pagoda Temple.

Yang Hehua is in front and Xiao Qian is behind.

Once you squeeze through the mountain gate, you will see the bell tower and drum tower as you enter the courtyard.

The two square doors on the east and west sides of the bell tower and drum tower face the two passages inside the temple. There are stalls on both sides of the passages, extending northward to the courtyard wall of the White Pagoda Temple.

During the temple fair, it is not suitable to set up stalls on the central axis of Baita Temple and the platforms and corridors in front of and behind the hall. Therefore, the stalls in the temple are basically divided into three parts: the east and west roads and the west side of the pagoda courtyard.

Xiuxiu and Manman were holding candied haws in their hands and were held in the arms of Yang Hehua and Xiao Qian. Due to their posture, the two of them were not eating the candied haws, but instead looked at the lively scene in front of them.

If you listen carefully, you will find that the noise here is actually a mixture of many other sounds, including the hawkers' cries, opera singing, storytelling, etc.

It was the first time for the two children to come to the temple fair, and the anticipation and excitement on their faces were very obvious.

There was warmth in Xiao Qian's eyes and face.

Not to mention Yang Hehua, she felt the festive atmosphere was very strong.

The atmosphere is full of the worldly touch.

In my spare time, I bring my family to the temple fair, which is a scene that I couldn't realize in my previous life.

Hot tears suddenly welled up in my eyes.

(When I looked up information about the Baita Temple Fair, it said it was discontinued in 1958. Well... never mind that, because of the butterfly factor, it was not discontinued in my article!)