A big pot was set up in the courtyard of the village brigade. When the village used to eat big pot rice, the stove was still intact. There were two big pots, one for cooking rice and one for stew.
eucalyptus board,
The pork from half a pig is cut into pieces and stewed into braised pork in a short time. The aroma fills the whole village.
Cut the cabbage kakaka,
Throw in the tofu and vermicelli,
This kind of stewed meat dish is not available to many families even during the Chinese New Year. The villagers gathered around, smelling the aroma of rice and stew wafting from the big pot, and couldn't help but salivate.
In order to cover up the embarrassment, I picked up the pipe and took two puffs.
At the entrance of the brigade department, there were more people than around the big pot of rice. The brigade accountant brought out a sturdy wooden table from the house, placed a black and white TV on it, pulled the wires out of the window, and made an antenna with a bamboo pole.
, someone specially held it.
Swish, brush, brush~!
Swish, brush, brush~!
The brigade accountant tried to find a platform, but no matter how hard he tried, it was just snowflakes.
He cursed at the young man holding the pole next to him, "Tiedan, you damn well lift it, don't keep stretching your head and shaking it."
"Uncle, I can't see."
The location of Tiedan Station is behind the TV.
"Well, you can't even see it," the brigade accountant cursed.
The men, women and children gathered outside all laughed.
After a lot of hard work, the TV finally came out. It was an animal acrobatic show. While the animals were performing, there was also a host giving enthusiastic explanations.
"Look, the little monkey jumped on the goat's back. The goat was preparing to walk on the tightrope. The goat walked very steadily, and the little monkey was still doing somersaults on its back..."
Men, women and children were immediately attracted by the show.
But the TV was too small, only 12 inches. There were hundreds of villagers watching outside, and the people inside were laughing and talking about little monkeys and big grizzly bears. They couldn't see anything in the distance, only a white dot.
It was so noisy that I couldn't even hear the sound clearly.
"Keep your fucking voice down," the brigade accountant shouted into the loudspeaker.
It only stopped for ten seconds and then started to become chaotic again.
Seeing that this was not going to work, the brigade accountant suddenly had an idea and handed the microphone out of the window and placed it next to the TV speaker. The sound from the TV suddenly came out from the village's loudspeaker, and now everyone in the village could hear it.
Originally, the people behind were very dissatisfied because they couldn't see or hear anyone. Now, although they still can't see anyone, there are still sounds, so let's make do with it.
watching tv,
Listen to the sound,
Laughter erupted from time to time in the brigade courtyard.
People's entertainment life at this time was too poor, and just a simple TV program could bring them endless happiness.
The rice is steamed.
Stewed vegetables.
The accountant of the brigade shouted again through the loudspeaker, "Everyone is here for dinner. Today is the first day of the wedding banquet for Lin Yi, a young man from the provincial capital, and the young girl from the Zuo family in our village. Everyone in the village is invited to eat stewed meat, vegetables and rice.
Everyone, come here and get your own bowls. Let’s make a deal first, don’t get the fucking big basin, you can only eat but not take it with you. If anyone is cheating, I won’t give you even a spoonful of it.”
Many people cheered and ran to the big pot to queue up for rice.
In the past few years, the village ate big pot rice and participated in militia training. They had already developed the habit of queuing up to eat and semi-military management. Although the big pot rice is no longer available, the memory engraved in the bones has not been forgotten.
Two big shovels of white rice,
A tablespoon of meat and vegetables,
The big ocean bowl can also hold a bowl.
Find a corner and squat down by yourself, slurping and eating, it tastes really delicious.
A group of children were so addicted to watching TV that they even refused to eat the stewed meat and vegetables. They were afraid that they would lose their place when they came back, and their parents would find them and kick them a few times before they ran off to pack their meals.
What is happiness.
Maybe this is happiness, simple happiness.
...
Zuo Xiaoqing’s family,
Zuo Dahong and his wife brought two bowls of food. In the whole village, they were the only ones who could bring them back because they were the owner of the family.
Originally, the Zuo family wanted to prepare some dishes to entertain Lin Yi, but Lin Yi stopped them.
Just eat the stewed meat.
After dinner,
The family was chatting. After all, Zuo Xiaowang was a child and liked liveliness. He wanted to visit the brigade and brag and spank with his former friends.
Lin Yi said: "You've eaten too much, Xiaoqing, why don't we go out for a walk?"
"Okay." Zuo Xiaoqing agreed happily.
Lin Yi and Zuo Xiaoqing followed Xiao Wang to the village brigade compound. It was said that the compound actually didn’t even have walls. Zuo Xiaowang went in to play with his friends, but Lin Yi and Zuo Xiaoqing did not go with him. They just stood outside and watched.
look.
Everyone, children and adults, is cheering.
So lively,
"Let's not go in. Let's take a walk around the venue." Lin Yi said.
Zuo Xiaoqing nodded.
There is a collective threshing floor in the village, just beside the village. It is large and flat, with many rice and haystacks placed around it.
The moon is full tonight, either fourteen or fifteen, and even without a light, the road can be seen clearly. Lin Yi leaned on Zuo Xiaoqing's hand and walked in the moonlight, smelling the fragrance of straw.
Lin Yi suddenly thought of something,
He asked with a smile:
"Xiaoqing, do you think if the two of us met here and grew up together as childhood sweethearts, would we fall into the haystack?"
Zuo Xiaoqing glanced at Lin Yi,
"Who is going to get into the haystack with you?"
At that time, going through haystacks was synonymous with having an affair.
Something suddenly occurred to her.
He burst into laughter.
"What are you laughing at?"
Lin Yi asked curiously.
"I remembered an interesting thing in our village." Zuo Xiaoqing said with a smile.
"tell me the story."
"Did you hear the voice just now that said you are not allowed to take a basin with you when eating?"
"heard it."
"That's the brigade accountant of our village. His surname is Zhao. According to the village's naming convention, I should call him Second Uncle. Second Uncle Zhao has an interesting story about drilling into haystacks. I heard adults talking about it when I was a child."
"The second aunt is also from our village, her surname is Zhang. When she was young, maybe only five years ago, the second uncle graduated from junior high school and returned to the village to become a primary school teacher. At that time, the second aunt was still an older girl. The second aunt's family had good conditions since she was a child.
She is relatively fat, she has been growing up since she was chubby. In fact, the second aunt is not ugly, she has big eyes, double eyelids, and very regular facial features."
"The second aunt and the second uncle went to school together.
The second aunt likes the second uncle.
The second uncle has no feelings for the second aunt.
The second aunt always goes to the second uncle, and the second uncle doesn't pay much attention to her.
Once there was a movie show in the village, it was in this barn,
The second uncle is considered a cultural person, so the village asked him to help the projectionist with the project.
It was past ten o'clock in the evening after watching the movie. Everyone in the village went back to sleep. The second uncle helped the projectionist put away the machine. The brigade cadres took the projectionist to bed. The second uncle was also about to go back. Suddenly someone jumped out from the haystack.
I dragged my second uncle in."
"Your second aunt?" Lin Yi asked.
Zuo Xiaoqing smiled and nodded, "Yes, that's the second aunt."
"Then they were in the haystack... Anyway, the next day, the Zhao family went to the second aunt's house to propose marriage. Later, the matter spread in the village. Do you know what the second uncle said?"
"How to say?"
"The second uncle said that he originally refused to obey, but the second aunt was fat and strong, and he was thin and weak at that time. The two were tossing in the haystack, and he was no match for the second aunt. In the end, he had to obey the second aunt."
After saying that, he chuckled.
Lin Yi also laughed.
In fact, as for men and women,
pierced,
It will become much simpler.
The two continued to walk forward holding hands. Zuo Xiaoqing said: "The second aunt has a very good character and loves the second uncle very much. The second aunt does all the work in the house. The second uncle comes with clothes, reaches for food and opens his mouth. Some people say that the second uncle enjoys happiness."
The second aunt's life is to work hard, but the second aunt is happy, she said she is happy to serve her own man."
At this point, Zuo Xiaoqing raised his head and looked at Lin Yi, "Brother, I will serve you like this from now on."
"Haha, aren't you afraid of turning me into a lazy person?"
"Don't be afraid, I am happy with it."
Lin Yi smiled and said: "Okay, then I will ask you to wash, cook, and nurse the baby during the day, and sleep with me at night. You must be obedient no matter what position you are in. If you dare to make me angry if you are disobedient, I will ask you to do it again."
Give you two punches."
Zuo Xiaoqing nodded firmly.
Lin Yi was stunned.
Depend on,
What a silly woman.
Lin Yi leaned close to Zuo Xiaoqing's ear, "Then let's get into the haystack now."
Zuo Xiaoqing was stunned,
Immediately shook his head.
Then he turned around and ran away, with Lin Yi chasing after him with a smile.
...
The next day,
The day of the banquet.
Zuo Xiaoqing put on the newly bought red dress and looked beautiful with the help of her sister-in-law.
get up in the morning,
Another big truck came,
The master chef from Huangshi No. 2 Garment Factory came here with his two apprentices and some household condiments for cooking.
The villagers helped set the table,
Zuo's yard is not too small. There are six tables in his house and six tables in the neighbor's yard next to him. In this way, 12 tables can be entertained at one time.
doorway,
wall,
The red characters "Happy" are plastered on the street corners.
In the two large pots at the brigade, one is stewing chicken and the other is stewing duck. When the chicken and duck are stewed, braised pork and rice will be stewed.
Fortunately, there is no need to pick up the bride,
So Lin Yi was very relaxed and just chatted with relatives and friends.
Nine o'clock.
Suddenly a car horn sounded outside.
Not long after, someone came into the room, "Brother Yi, Brother Yi, we are here."
It turned out to be Jiang Wu and Li Xiangqian.
"Why are you here?" Lin Yi stood up happily.
Jiang Wu laughed and said: "Brother Yi, your wedding is such a big event, how can we be absent? Several other guys are also clamoring to come. I said that Brother Yi will have a banquet in Jiangcheng later. We need it at home."
They watched, but they didn’t follow.”
"How did you get here?"
"We came with Factory Director Lu. Xiang Xiang and I arrived in Huangshi yesterday and contacted Factory Director Lu and came with him."
"Then Factory Director Lu is here too?"
"Here we are, chatting with the county magistrate of the county here, as well as their town secretary, village party secretary and others. By the way, several factory directors are also here."
Lin Yi looked at Xiao Qing next to him, "Xiao Qing, some friends are here. Do you want to come with me to meet them?"
Zuo Xiaoqing nodded sensibly and followed Lin Yi out.
Out of the gate,
I saw several 212 Jeeps parked far down the street.
on the street,
A group of very stylish people stood in the middle, smiling and chatting with each other. Some of them were familiar to Lin Yi, and some were unfamiliar to them.
Many villagers around looked at them from a distance. They knew that these people who came in small cars looked like big shots. The village chief didn't notice and could only squeeze in beside him with a smile on his face. He couldn't even speak.
Lin Yi took Zuo Xiaoqing over.
"Brother Lu, Brother Liu, Director Zhou..." Lin Yi greeted everyone he knew. There were factory directors who cooperated with him in selling things, and there were also people who got foreign exchange orders from Lin Yi.
There are eight or nine factory directors in total.
Director Lu smiled and said: "Lin Yi, let me introduce to you, my good brother Li Xueqin, who is also the county magistrate."
"Hello, County Magistrate Li." Lin Yi immediately smiled and stretched out his hand.
County Magistrate Li shook hands with Lin Yi, glanced at Zuo Xiaoqing, and said with a smile: "Congratulations to Manager Lin on your wedding."
"Last time, I troubled County Magistrate Li about this matter at home. I always wanted to thank him in person, but I couldn't find a suitable opportunity." Lin Yi was naturally talking about the incident at Zuo Xiaoqing's family.
"Really want to thank you?" County Magistrate Li said with a smile.
Lin Yi was stunned,
I was just being polite. I didn't expect County Magistrate Li to be in trouble and wanted fertilizer. But now that he had said it, Lin Yi would never give up.