Affection for Sidaogou during the Famine

Xiao Sanzi's family's wedding banquet was held on the 16th day of the twelfth lunar month, when the weather was freezing cold.

The wedding banquet was originally planned to be held in the courtyard, and the neighbors also joined in the fun.

But the weather was so cold that the ingredients froze hard in the blink of an eye, and it was not practical to set up a big stove in the yard. The Qian family had no choice but to pack up the ingredients and set up six tables in the canteen of the machinery factory.

The old neighbors in the alley didn't get a chance to join the banquet either. Only Qian's father and mother, Qian Boqian and his wife's unit staff could entertain them, let alone the neighbors.

However, Uncle Qian was very thoughtful. He bought several kilograms of fruit candies. On the second day after the wedding, he asked Qian Boqian to take his new wife to deliver the candies to every household.

Han Zhaozhao's family also gave her a gift. It was the first time she saw a bride of that era, and it was an eye-opener for her.

The bride's surname was Xu, and her name was Xu Meiyu. She was not tall, but she looked very delicate. She had fair skin, thick eyebrows, big eyes, a small nose and a small mouth, like a doll. In the words of young people in later generations, she looked very kawaii!

He wore a red woolen Lenin suit on the upper body, black woolen trousers on the lower body, a snow-white woolen coat on the outside, black half-heeled cotton leather boots on his feet, and a bright red wool scarf around his neck.

Wow! How impressive! Just this outfit alone is something that most people can’t afford even if they sell everything they have. It seems that her family is not only an ordinary cadre family, but also has a rich background!

Qian Boqian was wearing a brand new Zhongshan suit with a brand new military coat on the outside. He stood straight, which made the young man look particularly energetic today!

Standing together with his wife, one is tall and the other is petite, at first glance, they look very much a perfect match!

The young couple didn't even drink the water, left a handful of candy, and after sitting for less than five minutes, they got up and left. They had to hurry to the next house.

"My sister-in-law is just a spoiled little girl who can't do any housework. I don't know how they will live in the future.

Oh! My mother said that fortunately they both had good jobs, had separate rooms, and could eat in the cafeteria in the future.

Otherwise, if everyone goes home to eat, she will be exhausted to death! My second brother and I have said that we will not look for such a wife in the future.

She can't even cook. She either asks the old man to cook for her or continues to let my mom be the nanny. If she gets angry, she will definitely kick us out!"

Han Zhaozhao: That's easy to say! You and your second brother are destined to be like that! Can a woman like your eldest sister-in-law be raised by an ordinary family?

If your elder brother wasn't a college graduate, handsome, and worked as a secretary to the director of a cotton mill, do you think Xu Meiyu would fall for him?

She was actually quite envious of Mrs. Qian, who couldn't do anything because someone else did all the work for her.

As if who likes to work! It's all because of life!

If conditions permit, she also wants to lie down and live a life of having food and clothes provided for her. Just thinking about it makes her feel wonderful!

Alas! She doesn't have that fate! If only her father were still alive! With her father, she would have been a cadre's child sooner or later. What a pity...

Jealousy transformed her beyond recognition.

After being depressed for an hour, Han Zhaozhao recovered fully.

The New Year was coming, and she didn't have time to feel sad because there were so many things to do at home! During this period, Xiao Sanzi didn't stay at her house in vain, and took her out to buy New Year's goods several times.

Although the weather was cold and supplies were scarce, the municipal government still allocated a batch of meat, grain, oil and fruit to Beijing for special supply to the capital market.

Han Zhaozhao grabbed two kilograms of oranges and two kilograms of apples. He also grabbed one kilogram of beef, two kilograms of mutton, three kilograms of pork, a chicken, and a carp.

I went to the grain station and snatched two kilograms of flour and two kilograms of rice. I also snatched two kilograms of tofu and a half-kilogram sausage from the grocery store, plus a kilogram of peanut oil and two ounces of sesame oil.

If we say we are robbing, we really are robbing!

That scene was much more brutal than the old men and women fighting over eggs in the supermarket in later generations.

He tore Han Zhaozhao's gown and stepped on her two little toes, causing them to become swollen.

These supplies are temporary holiday specials and are not listed in the supply book. Whoever arrives early and grabs them first gets them.

Although you also need to look at the household registration booklet, as long as you have a Beijing household registration you can buy it on a household basis, but if you go too late you won’t be able to buy anything!

If she didn't have to find a provenance for the materials in the space, she would rather die than suffer this punishment.

She had never been so crazy in her two lifetimes. It was a new experience for her to squeeze with a large group of people to buy goods.

Lying on the kang at night, she recalled the scene of being submerged in the crowd at the supply and marketing cooperative during the day, which reminded her of the doomsday crisis movies of later generations.

It’s too dangerous and scary!

At that time, Han Zhaozhao heard many people screaming and crying because they were being trampled. If the supply and marketing cooperative had not urgently gathered all the employees to maintain order, there might have been a stampede.

She had always thought that the common people in Beijing were very particular, and that they would always remain calm and steady no matter what the situation. However, when it came to the various scarce supplies of food and daily necessities, the citizens no longer cared about their manners, and were no different from old farmers. They almost collapsed the counter.

Han Zhaozhao walked with her heels on the ground and her toes raised high, trying out the walking posture of an old lady with bound feet. It took her half the time than usual to finally move back home slowly, grimacing.

"I won't rob anymore, not even for the gold supply. If I go again, my legs will be crippled!

Oh my God, my grandmother never had to suffer the pain of foot binding, but I almost had to go through the same pain when buying some New Year’s goods.

There is no food to eat during the Chinese New Year, so I won’t go. Whoever wants to go can go. Anyway, I have learned my lesson and I will not go to the supply and marketing cooperative before the New Year no matter what. "

Xiao Sanzi laughed loudly, "I told you you're stupid, but you still don't admit it? We were squeezed in the same crowd, so why didn't I get stepped on like this?"

Han Zhaozhao curled her lips and looked down on him, "How can I be as shameless as you? You're a boy, how did you shout that your mother was pregnant and the baby would fall out if you squeezed it?"

"Hahaha, let's not talk about shame or not, just tell me how effective my shout was."

Han Zhaozhao spat at him, but what effect did it have? He was so ashamed to say that others were so scared that they stayed away from him and the women around him, fearing that someone would die!

"You are so brave! Aren't you afraid of being exposed in public and causing public outrage? Will they beat you to death?"

Xiao Sanzi was very proud, "At least I didn't get stepped on and even got to the front of the line.

Zhao Zhao, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but don't you claim to be quite powerful? How come you can't even compete with those old ladies?

I think you are just a stubborn person, but you have no ability when it comes to real things!"

Han Zhaozhao was so depressed, "You also said, there are several old ladies around me, do I dare to use my strength?

If something goes wrong, will I be able to survive this year? If things go wrong, I will have to take care of several old ladies in the hospital, and I will be blackmailed to the point of having nothing left!

I am not as shameless as you. How can I say that I am pregnant? Even if I say it, no one will believe me. Besides, I still have some dignity!"

Xiao Sanzi was so amused by Han Zhaozhao that he couldn't even straighten his back. The more he thought about it, the funnier it got. "Oh my god, what am I talking about? When you're driving pigs in the alley, you just go straight!

Can't you say it another way? If you shout who dropped the money on the ground, believe it or not, it will definitely shock everyone! "

Han Zhaozhao was annoyed. Oh, yeah! How come she didn't even think of this tried-and-true method? Was she really stupid?

No, no, it was Xiao Sanzi who misled her!

For many years in later generations, people have not had the habit of using cash, and she is an old lady who hardly uses Alipay and WeChat Pay. How could she think of the reason of losing money?