"This is the quilt for my wedding to your eldest sister.

Little Carrot Tou's quilt is torn. Can your brother-in-law take you to buy a new quilt in the afternoon?" Zhang Yan bent down and pinched Little Carrot Tou's face and said with a smile.

"No, I'm kidding you. If the quilt is torn, just mend it. It's not that it can't be used." Little Luobotou made a face at Zhang Yan.

Zhang Yan smiled, this little clever guy.

Carry all the quilts into Tong Mei's house and put them on the kang for now, and then tidy them up together later.

Zhang Yan took out the wedding candies, as well as the oranges and apples he bought yesterday, and gave them to the eldest sisters who helped. Each of the aunts gave six pieces of candy, one apple and one orange.

It made everyone smile from ear to ear.

If the words are nice, they will be poured out as if they are free of charge.

"Tong Mei has really found a good family!"

"Who says it's not the case? Such a big yard was built as soon as possible, and this quilt is really thick.

This is eight quilts. In the past, when landlords and wealthy men married wives, they did not have eight quilts."

"Everyone, ladies and sisters-in-law, let's be merciful.

My family is not a wealthy landowner or a serious poor farmer.

The money I spent to build my house was the salary advanced by my employer.

The bedding was purchased by my family using the allowances I received from serving in the military over the years, plus retirement pay.

The bicycles are awarded by the factory.

There are also some other things, which are wedding gifts from the old leaders of the army and comrades." Zhang Yan quickly explained.

In just a few words, the landlord and his old wealth were mentioned, and he would not become a capitalist after a while.

"Old Li's family, if you don't know how to speak, just shut up. Are those words allowed to be said randomly?

Tong Mei is the street security director and a person who has made meritorious service to the country.

Xiao Zhang is a doctor and deputy director of the steel rolling mill.

I have saved the lives of countless heroes in the army, and the leader of the army gave me some wedding gifts. What’s wrong?

Look how jealous you are!" Sister Ma scolded.

"Sister Ma, I didn't mean that, I'm stupid..." Sister-in-law Li quickly defended.

She also knew that what she just said was a bit offending.

If you encounter someone serious, you will have to endure the consequences of smashing the windows of her house.

In this day and age, if you say whose family is poor, that’s okay.

The poorer you are, the more glorious you are.

If you say someone is rich, like a landlord, that's called insulting.

"It's okay, it's okay! Sister-in-law of the Li family is also unintentional.

Just talk it out.

I don’t want so many things, it’s too garish.

However, the old leader insisted that marriage is a lifelong event and should not be too shabby.

Otherwise we will lose the face of the old army." Zhang Yan said with a smile to smooth things over.

"Little Carrot Head, you play in the yard obediently, while my brother-in-law goes to pull the things back.

I will take you to eat roast duck at noon." Zhang Yan confessed and said goodbye to several aunts and sisters before leaving the courtyard.

"I understand, brother-in-law, I am five years old this year and am no longer a child.

I know how to take care of myself." The little carrot waved to Zhang Yan and continued to play games with the children in the yard.

Riding a tricycle, Zhang Yan walked a little further this time, and found a deserted alley to take out all his things.

Fortunately, the satin quilt cover is packaged on the outside. It is wrapped in a carton and cannot be seen from the outside.

It's just that the sewing machine is a bit eye-catching.

However, it doesn't matter.

In this day and age, having a sewing machine will only make your neighbors jealous, but it's not a big problem.

What's more, my own sewing machine has formal invoices and receipts.

Keep the watch in the inventory and take it out at night.

Some people may question, why not Shanghai Watch?

Get a foreign product, why?

It is now 1956. Shanghai Watch has just been established and has not yet been officially put into production.

On the contrary, a batch of watches were trial-produced. The first batch of watches was only 18 for trial assembly, and the second batch was for 100. All of them were purely handmade watches.

Unfortunately, these 118 watches are not sold to the outside world at all.

It would not be until next year, in April 1957, that Shanghai Watch's first wristwatch would be officially finalized.

It was not until 1958 that Shanghai Watch was officially put into production and began large-scale production.

Therefore, the system must also consider the actual situation, and premature items cannot appear out of thin air.

Otherwise, it is not a reward, but a source of disaster.

After loading the car, Zhang Yan pedaled the tricycle and returned to No. 36 Courtyard of Qianmao Hutong.

"Hey, this is a sewing machine!

Tong Mei has really found a good man, and all the three turns and one ring are enough."

"How can there be..." The sister-in-law of the Li family was about to retort, but thinking of the wrong thing she said before, she shut her mouth tightly.

"To find a wife as good as Tong Mei, my family will burn a lot of incense.

Not bad, just spend more money.

If you clean up your little house, you can serve the people better in the future, right?" Zhang Yan said with a smile.

With the help of everyone, Zhang Yan carried the sewing machine into the house.

The radio, quilt, etc. were also moved into the house.

After politely sending Sister Ma and others away, Zhang Yan began to clean up the house.

Tong Mei's room is very simple in decoration.

A fire pit, a closet, a table, and a chair.

We eat in another room, which is the room where the boys live.

Opening the closet, there were a lot of clothes inside. It wasn't very full, but it couldn't hold so many quilts.

Finally, Zhang Yan simply gave up cleaning the house and went out to call Little Luobotou, "Little Luobotou, let's go! Brother-in-law will take you to eat roast duck!"

"Eating roast duck? Wait a minute!" Little Carrot Head did not rush towards Zhang Yan, but instead ran out of the yard in a hurry.

Zhang Yan followed him out of the courtyard with some confusion, and saw the little carrot head running into courtyard No. 38.

Zhang Yan waited at the door for a while, and Little Carrot Head ran back with Yanzi and Yingzi.

"Brother-in-law, there are only three of us left at home. Brother Xiangzi and the others have gone to school. Can we pick them up and eat roast duck together?

In my entire life, I have never eaten roast duck!

Last time, you and my eldest sister had roast duck on the duck rack that we brought back. The soup was delicious, and I think the duck meat must be even better." Little Carrot Head ran to Zhang Yan, grabbed his clothes and said loudly.

"Okay! You guys get on the bus first, and I will take you to pick up Brother Xiangzi and Brother Gangzi." Zhang Yan smiled and put the little carrot head on the tricycle.

Then he carried Yanzi and Yingzi onto the tricycle.

When passing by the entrance of the alley, Zhang Yan was stopped by someone.

He is the master of three-wheeled carts.

"Comrade, have you run out of tricycles? I'm still waiting to get the goods!"

"Master, I have to use it for a while, so you can go to No. 36 Hutong at five o'clock in the evening and I will return the car to you.

Don’t worry, the money will definitely be yours. I’ll give you two yuan, which is considered a chartered car.”

Upon hearing the offer of two yuan, the tricycle master immediately lost his opinion.

In the past, he would pedal three times a day, which would make him extremely tired, and he would not necessarily earn two yuan.

As for whether Zhang Yan will take away the tricycle and not replace it, I am not afraid of that.

The brand new bicycle is on deposit with him.

Zhang Yan rode a tricycle to Xinjiekou Primary School, picked up Shuanzi and Gangzi, and then went to the nearby middle school to pick up Xiangzi.

Xiangzi is already in junior high school.
To be continued...