Siheyuan: Survival Guide for Courtyard No. 95

Yi Zhonghai realized that the old lady was indirectly asking him to take care of Sha Zhu.

But when I thought about it, although I didn't think much of that stupid guy, his fighting power was really amazing.

This can also be considered as investing in a backup plan for the elderly. If Jia Dongxu is disobedient in the future, he can always find another one.

"Old lady, you are so kind to Sha Zhu. OK, since you have said so, I will definitely do as you say. From now on, Sha Zhu will be under my protection."

Yi Zhonghai got the old lady's advice and started to implement it. He did charity work in the yard for more than half a month. Today he gave away potatoes and sweet potatoes, and tomorrow he gave away corn flour. Although they were not valuable things, people were grateful for what they received, so many people in the yard gradually stood on Old Yi's side.

As for conquering Sha Zhu, it is even simpler. All he needs to do is give Qin Huairu some money and ask her to say good things about the old man in front of this fool every day, saying things like respecting the elderly and loving the young, and uniting the neighbors. After a long time, Yi Zhonghai won't even have to do anything, Sha Zhu will kneel down on his own.

Qin Huairu just wanted to get more of this kind of work, and she also wanted to make some money to buy food and send it back to Qinjiatun.

Zhao Shanhe didn't pay much attention to the intrigues in the yard because he was about to participate in the National Games.

On the afternoon of September 59, 9, the first National Games was grandly opened at the newly completed Workers' Stadium in Sijiucheng.

More than 30 people from more than 8000 units participated in the opening ceremony. This was the largest sporting event since the founding of New China, and it was unprecedented.

In fact, there are some things that everyone does not know about this National Games. That is, this National Games is not only held to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, but also to respond to the leader's call to strengthen sports and enhance the people's physical fitness.

Zhao Shanhe followed the athletes into the stadium and only then did he learn from the broadcast that there were a total of 29 male and female athletes from 7707 provinces, cities and the People's Liberation Army delegation in this National Games. In the stadium, it was clear that New China was not as feudal as everyone imagined. Many female athletes entered the stadium wearing shorts and bare legs.

Zhao Shanhe also saw Lao Zhong among the athletes wearing the "Beijing Medical University" team uniform. At that time, he was still a young man in his prime, and did not look at all old as he had seen on TV before traveling through time. Unfortunately, just as he was about to go over to say hello, he was taken away by the team leader.

After the opening ceremony, Zhao Shanhe had some free time. His 100m and 200m races were held in the last two days of the National Games. He took this opportunity to bring Chen Xueru and Hou Kui to watch the games. The tickets were given by the delegation, which could be considered a benefit for the Sijiucheng delegation.

When the 100-meter race started, Zhao Shanhe, who already had three pillars of strength, easily won the championship. The same was true for the 200-meter race. The only regret is that the results this time were all recorded by hand, which is probably only useful in China and will not be recognized internationally at all.

Time passed slowly as I watched the games and participated in the National Day parade, and 20 days went by in the blink of an eye.

On October 10, the closing ceremony of the first National Games was held, and the event came to an end. Zhao Shanhe helped the Sijiucheng delegation win two gold medals in the 3m and 100m events, and he retired with honor. Even when the national team tried to recruit him, he refused.

October 59, 10, happened to be Sunday.

Zhao Shanhe put on the white Mao suit again and went to the silk shop early in the morning. Today he and Chen Xueru were going to get the marriage certificate. They had originally promised her that they would get married on November 11, but now it has been delayed for several days.

Getting married in this era was much more complicated than in later generations. First, Zhao Shanhe had to write an application and submit it to the factory, reporting to the organization who he was going to marry. Only after the factory passed the review could it issue a letter of introduction. After that, he had to go to the hospital for a physical examination, and then take the letter of introduction and physical examination form to the Civil Affairs Bureau to apply for a marriage application. After the staff of the Civil Affairs Bureau filled out the consent to get married, he could get a marriage certificate that was the same as a vertical award certificate.

Zhao Shanhe had already completed the previous procedures. He and Chen Xueru just came to get a certificate. After they came out of the Civil Affairs Bureau, they smiled at each other, and Zhao Shanhe spoke first.

"Xue Ru, please give me your guidance for the rest of my life."

Chen Xueru specially changed into a Lenin suit today, looking like a strong woman. Thinking that she was finally together with the person she loved, a look of joy from the bottom of her heart appeared on her face.

"Let's take wedding photos. I heard this is very popular now."

Zhao Shanhe had this plan a long time ago, but he didn't expect Chen Xueru to bring it up first. If it were an ordinary woman, she would never have thought of this. This is what he likes about Chen Xueru, she is always at the forefront of fashion.

The two of them rode their bikes to the Red Star Photo Studio near Daqianmen, which is also the largest photo studio nearby. Wedding dresses have existed since the Republic of China. People could only wear white shirts, work clothes, or military uniforms for photos, but that was during windy periods. At this time, you can still wear whatever you want.

However, wedding photos are very expensive. Even renting a wedding dress and taking photos costs more than ten yuan. Ordinary people would definitely not be willing to spend that much. But who is Chen Xueru? She is richer than Zhao Shanhe.

After changing into more than a dozen wedding dresses in one go, Zhao Shanhe finally served the female boss. He looked at his watch and told Chen Xueru that it was almost time. Then the two of them went back to the silk shop to pick up Hou Kui and went to the Sijiucheng Hotel together.

Zhao Shanhe had never thought of setting up a banquet in the yard. It was indeed not very convenient at this time. People in the countryside had already started to eat only one meal a day. You were still eating lavishly. Do you still want to be a Communist Party member? Don't forget that Zhao Shanhe was still an activist.

Zhao Shanhe would definitely not be able to book a seat in the private room of the Sijiucheng Hotel, because the guests here were basically either foreign guests or high-ranking officials, so he specifically asked Li Huaide for help. As the son-in-law of a vice-ministerial official, it was very easy for him to get a private room here.

Peony Hall, it seems that any famous hotel has such a private room. The guests Zhao Shanhe invited this time were all good acquaintances, including Yao Decai, Li Huaide, Zhang Xueyi and his wife, and Director Wang from the Street Office.

As one of the best restaurants in the city, the dishes are certainly not ordinary, including two-color prawns, sunflower duck, fried chicken rolls, squid in a pocket, silk stew, braised shark's fin, braised soft-boiled abalone, braised black cucumber...

Not only had Zhao Shanhe eaten these dishes, but even Zhang Xueyi and Li Huaide had never seen many of them.

Zhang Xueyi frowned as he looked at the table full of food, then looked up at Zhao Shanhe and asked.

"Shanhe, isn't this... a bit too much? The higher-ups are asking us to be frugal and not wasteful."

Without waiting for Zhao Shanhe to speak, Chen Xueru took over the conversation.

"Uncle Zhang, I requested this meal today. I have no other intentions. I just want to thank you for helping and taking care of my wife.

Uncles and aunts, you all know that I run a silk shop. Money is really nothing to me. Moreover, today's meal is a wedding banquet. It is neither a bribe nor corruption. I'm sure no one will make a big deal out of it, right?"