Siheyuan: Starting to work in the street office

Walking on the way home, although it was a little late, the moon was very bright tonight and there was a layer of white snow on the ground, so the sky was not dark.

Zhongshan tightened his coat, put his hands into his sleeves, shrunk his neck, and walked on the street. On the night of New Year's Eve, every family was filled with laughter. Although there were no televisions, computers, or mobile phones in this era, people were particularly easy to satisfy. Children on the roadside were setting off firecrackers, running, and making noises.

After returning home, Zhongshan lit the stove, boiled a pot of hot water, and regardless of the cold air outside, he opened the door and placed a small table at the door with a small stool next to it. There were snacks and tea on the table. Zhongshan sat at the door, looking at the last sky of 1965 and the stars. At this moment, Zhongshan was lonely.

It has been just over three months since he came to this era. Although he has gained a lot in these three months, including enough wealth for him to last for several lifetimes, a courtyard house that he could never have dreamed of in his previous life, so many antiques in the space, and he is about to get married, he is still lonely. Zhong Shan looked back at the room. The bed that was in the room when he traveled through time is no longer there, and there is no trace of the past in the room, as if everything started all over again after Zhong Shan traveled through time.

Suddenly feeling like drinking, Zhong Shan went back to the house and got a bottle of wine, and also took a plate of peanuts and a plate of braised beef and put them on the table. After taking a sip of wine, Zhong Shan looked outside coldly, without a trace of expression on his face, as if he was out of tune with this world. No one knew what he was thinking, and there was nothing to think about!

I just sat there, sipping wine and eating peanuts, from 65 to 66.

The next morning, Zhong Shan was awakened by a knock on the door. When he opened the door, he saw He Yuzhu and his three children at the door. Zhong Shan, who had just woken up, was a little confused when he saw them, and then he remembered that this was the plot in the original play where He Yuzhu and his three children visited every household to wish a happy new year.

While Zhong Shan was still thinking, the three children knelt on the ground:

"Uncle Zhong, we wish you a happy new year!"

Zhongshan didn't wait for them to say any auspicious words, he gave each of them 2 cents. Once they finished saying the auspicious words, the 2 cents could not be stopped.

After giving the money, Zhongshan looked at He Yuzhu and said, "Zhuzi, you are amazing. You are here with the child so early in the morning!"

He Yuzhu didn't care after hearing this: "Shanzi, you can continue to sleep. Let's go to the next one!"

Zhong Shan didn't care. He had a pretty good relationship with the pension group, so he didn't care about a few cents on New Year's Day. After being woken up, he didn't sleep anymore. He got up, packed up, had breakfast, and walked to the middle courtyard. Today was the first day of the New Year, and there was a family gathering in the courtyard, where all the neighbors got together to say hello and have some fun.

When Zhongshan arrived at the middle courtyard, quite a few people had already arrived, including people from several uncles' families. From the first uncle's family, the Jia family, He Yuzhu brought his three children, from the second uncle's family there was Liu Haizhong, the second aunt, and two sons Liu Guangfu and Liu Guangtian, from the third uncle's family there was Yan Bugui, the third aunt, son Yan Jiecheng, daughter-in-law Yu Li, as well as Yan Jiefang, Yan Jiedie, and Yan Jiekuang. Should I say it or not, only the third uncle's family can give birth?

After a while, people came to the yard one after another, except for the family who bought Xu Damao's house in the backyard.

Uncle Yi Zhonghai looked around and asked, "Are all the people here?"

Liu Haizhong looked at the people around him and said, "No one from the old Han family who bought Xu Damao's house in the backyard has come. It's broad daylight. Go and call them."

After a while, Liu Guangtian appeared with a man in his 40s who looked honest. It was Han Dachuner from the old Han family.

There are three people in the old Han family. The male owner, Han Dachun, is timid and submissive. The female owner, Han Zheng, is called Han Zheng. Because she wants to compare with Jia Zhang. People who don’t know would think they are sisters. They both have fat faces. The son, Han Yang, has a nice name, but he is not a good person. He was a scoundrel before, doing all kinds of bad things and never doing good things. Later, I don’t know what kind of connections he had, but he got a job in the steel rolling mill and bought the house of Xu family.

The uncle saw that someone had come to the Han family, and since it was New Year's Day, it was not appropriate to say anything, so he started the family gathering.

The second uncle Liu Haizhong said to the first uncle Yi Zhonghai: "You are the first uncle, you speak first."

"Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year in 1966. On the first day of the New Year, the three of us uncles discussed holding a family gathering. This format is very good. It avoids the unpleasant things that happened during the previous Spring Festival. In the past, the rich could give money to the children as New Year's money, but some really couldn't!

Since everyone agrees with the form of group visits, I think that from now on, we can form a system and hold group visits every year.

The second uncle asked me to wish everyone a happy new year first, so I will say it first. I wish all the neighbors in our courtyard happiness, health and safety. I wish everyone a happy new year! "

The people around also applauded: "Great! Happy New Year to the old man!"

"Happy New Year!"

After Yi Zhonghai finished speaking, he said to Liu Haizhong: "Second uncle, please come in too!"

Liu Haizhong stood up, and then the old man said to everyone: "Happy New Year to everyone, I'll say something literary, okay, this,

New Year, new atmosphere, welcome the spring snow in the new year! "

He Yuzhu led the applause from below: "Well, you are so literary!"

The second uncle said happily: "The second couplet is this

Talk about the situation, talk about policies, and pay attention to bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new! "

He Yuzhu continued, "Second Uncle, the first part of your sentence is fine, it's a new word, but the second part doesn't sound the same, it's still feudal superstition!"

The second uncle said angrily: "Silly Zhu, shut your stinky mouth!"

The third uncle also said, "Shazhu, this is outrageous. It was just dawn this morning, and Shazhu brought the three children of the Jia family to our door. He knelt down as soon as he opened the door and wished us a happy new year. First uncle, second uncle, tell me, how can I give you money? You kneel down and won't get up. You won't leave unless you give me money!"

The neighbors also said, "Uncle San, it happened to me too. We were still in bed early in the morning, but these three kids knelt down as soon as they entered the room. This must have been instigated by Shazhu!"

The second uncle looked at He Yuzhu and said, "Silly Zhu, is what the third uncle said to the neighbors true?"

He Yuzhu did not deny it: "It's true!"

The second uncle saw that he actually admitted it: "Why?"

He Yuzhu shook his head and said, "No reason, I just missed them during the New Year!"

The second uncle was speechless, and turned to the first uncle and said, "Uncle, you said this idiot has no respect for his elders and no rules, what do you say we should do?"

The third uncle said, "What else can we do? Let him pay for it. He has to give up the money. There will be no order without rules. Otherwise, we three uncles will have no prestige. There is no such thing as him. He just wishes you a happy new year and kowtows when he kneels down. He even knocks on the bowl and says some nonsense like a beggar. It's the first day of the new year. This year is unlucky."

The neighbors also said, "Give the money back. Shazhu didn't take the money, but the three kids must have. Give the money back!"

Jia Zhang saw that things were not going well and turned around to leave. Someone with sharp eyes saw Jia Zhang was about to leave and shouted, "Jia Zhang, why are you leaving?"

Seeing that someone had seen it, Jia Zhang said, "I have to ask the child, maybe he didn't take it."

After saying this, he turned around and left without paying any attention to anyone. There was no way he could get the money that had gone into my Jia family's pocket back.