The booming era begins with the director of the Propaganda Department!

Chapter 275 Report Letter!!

There are many people coming to the banquet today, and there are even quite a few female workers among them.

Sha Zhu was frying happily with a big spoon in one hand and a wok in the other, and he would smooth his greasy bangs from time to time.

Just as he was wantonly exuding his charm that had nowhere to go, a questioning voice suddenly came from behind him: "Shazhu, your method of stir-frying pork skin is wrong..."

Who? Who dares to question my authority as the God of Cooking in Siheyuan?

Sha Zhu turned his head unhappily, and when he saw who was coming, he couldn't help but narrow his eyes: "Nan Yi??? You actually dare to come?"

This Nanluoguxiang is the dormitory area of ​​their steel mill. A cook from a machine repair factory came here, clearly intending to destroy his place!!!

Seeing that Sha Zhu misunderstood that he was here to mess things up, Nan Yi quickly raised his hands in surrender: "Brother, don't misunderstand me. Although I promised Xu Damao to help, I am just an accountant."

Oh, they are going to destroy Yan Bugui’s place! ! Sha Zhu was happy now, he and Yan Laoxi had always been at odds.

Seeing that Sha Zhu's expression had eased, Nan Yi came over and told him that the key to stir-frying pork skin is to add more garlic, chili peppers and ginger.

“It is best to use single-headed garlic, and the ginger must be old or young, but not half-old or tender.

The peppers must be chili peppers or chili peppers, or at least pickled peppers. "

Only when these strong-flavored seasonings are in place can the fishy smell of the pig skin be suppressed," he emphasized.

Although the ingredients that Shazhu is using now can make stir-fried pork skin, the taste will be much worse.

Sha Zhu glanced at him and said, "What is the current price of garlic, chili pepper, and pickled pepper? Do you know the price?"

“How can the price of cooking be taken into account? Cooking is a very rigorous matter. You have to do it the way it should be done. You can’t cheat people just for the sake of cost.” Nan Yi said seriously.

Sha Zhu was speechless after hearing this.

Isn't pork rind on the menu just because it's cheap?

Use the best single-headed garlic, old ginger, and expensive chili peppers, and it will be like a carrot turned into meat! !
Sha Zhu thought to himself, no wonder few ordinary people asked Nan Yi to help them prepare wedding banquets or funeral banquets.

Who can afford it if they only care about the taste and don't mention the cost?
Nan Yi was speechless after being rebuked. After a long while, he said, "But cooking is like being a person. How can we just make do with it because of some objective reasons???"

Well, that doesn’t make sense.

Sha Zhu sighed and ignored him, tapping the big spoon to take the stir-fried pork skin out of the pan.

Seeing this, Nan Yi left helplessly.

In the front yard, seeing that the auspicious time had arrived, Zhang Shenfei led his group of brothers and set off on time on bicycles decorated with big red flowers.

The brothers went out of the house and did not go towards No. 93 Courtyard, but rode straight towards the outside of Nanluoguxiang.

This was also what they had agreed on before. The courtyard was too close to Tian Xiaozao's home, so after exiting this door, they would enter the next one. There was no suspense at all.

This way, by taking a walk and coming back, everyone can feel excited.

……

In Courtyard No. 93, Tian Xiaozao's boudoir.

Early in the morning, Wen Runruan, Xian Lingling, several women cadres from the street office, Xu Huizhen and others came over and began to help the bride dress up.

The weather was cold, so Tian Xiaozao wore a bright red double-ply cable-knit sweater inside and the most fashionable Lenin suit outside, and small suede-lined wool boots on her feet.

As for the hairstyle, it was not the pigtail or bun commonly used by brides of this era, but a bun made specially at the Silian Barber Shop.

This design immediately stunned the group of women.

"Oh, Xiaozao, your hair is so beautiful. You can't do it at home. You have to go to the barber shop."

"Xiao Zao's clothes are pretty, but these shoes must cost several dozen dollars, right? "

"Zao'er, you are so beautiful, the most beautiful girl in Nanluoguxiang! It is such a blessing for Zhang Shenfei to marry you."

A group of women were chattering non-stop, and Tian Xiaozao was so embarrassed that her face turned red. She didn't know how to respond.

Finally, she turned to look at Xian Lingling who was asking her where she got her hair done, and said embarrassedly, "I had my hair done at Silian Barber Shop. I originally said I didn't want to go and would just let Sister Chunxi do a big bun at home, but Dafei insisted..."

"Da Fei is really worried about you!" Xian Lingling touched Tian Xiaozao's hair with envy: "It's really beautiful. I wonder if I can be as radiant as you when I get married."

"That's true. As long as the bride is beautiful, you will definitely be beautiful too." Tian Xiaozao didn't know what she was thinking about and smiled sweetly.

Xian Lingling heard this, and a hint of loneliness flashed across her eyes: "But... I don't know when I can get married..."

She and the fat man became acquainted after a fight, and enemies often meet each other.

But later the two fell in love and had been dating for several years.

There was no such thing as long-term love in that era. Ordinary people would get married after dating for half a year or a year, but the two of them had been working underground all the time.

The reason is simple and can be summed up in two words: “class”.

Although she is not good-looking, she is considered a child of a wealthy family and her parents hold high positions.

And what about Fatty? ? Born in the Eight Great Hutongs, he doesn’t even know who his biological father is…

Over the years, her parents have never given up on introducing someone to Xian Lingling.

Whenever she has the chance, Xian Lingling will tentatively ask her parents whether their views on fat people have changed.

Unfortunately, the answer was never what she wanted.

Are she and Fatty destined to be a pair of star-crossed lovers? Xian Lingling pondered.

Tian Xiao knew that Fatty was in love with Xian Lingling, but he didn't know the pain behind it.

Hearing what Xian Lingling said, she couldn't help but chuckle and said, "Girl, who doesn't know how Fatty feels about you? If you want to get married, then he'll take you home right away?"

"That's right. I think after we finish eating Xiaozao's wedding candy, we have to eat Fatty's right away."

"Xian Lingling, you must serve braised pork when you get married!!!"

Several other familiar girls teased her.

Xian Lingling raised the corners of her mouth and forced a smile: "Forget it, today is Xiaozao's big day, so don't talk about me."

She forced herself to cheer up and looked at Tian Xiaozao:

"Let me interview the respected Director Tian. How do you feel about marrying your childhood sweetheart? What is your mental journey like?"

"That's right, actually I also want to ask, that guy Dafei..." Qin Huairu muttered, but didn't say anything else. But everyone present understood what was going on and looked at Tian Xiaozao.

Who among you present here doesn’t know?
Zhang Shenfei is very handsome and has been a playboy since childhood. He used to be a lazy hustler.

Although this guy is doing very well in his career, it seems that he only has Tian Xiaozao in his relationship...

However, people with a criminal record are always worrying.

Frankly speaking, Xian Lingling's question just now was fine, but it was really inappropriate for Qin Huairu to ask this question now. Several older women present glared at her unhappily.

But Tian Xiaozao didn't seem to care. She blinked her eyes, tilted her head and thought for a while, then said:
"Feelings? How should I put it? Actually, in my heart, Da Fei was just like a younger brother...

Then, around the Spring Festival of 1953, when he stopped fooling around and started to grow up, I don’t know why, but I suddenly started to like him…

Although our relationship has changed now, in my heart, he is still like a younger brother, and I am willing to tolerate and love him.

"Life is a long journey, and there will always be a few wrong steps. You can't deny a person's present because of his past." "No relationship is always smooth sailing. Doesn't it just require mutual tolerance and love..."

"Of course, I can't guarantee that I or he won't make mistakes in the next few decades."

"But I believe that as long as we face everything together, our days will get better and better."

Tian Xiaozao spoke very seriously and honestly. Qin Huairu couldn't help but flash a hint of contemplation in her eyes after hearing this, but she said nothing.

The director of the Women's Federation of the neighborhood committee was listening with great enthusiasm: "That's right, what Director Tian said is really great!!!!

A husband and wife are like tongue and teeth, how can they not touch each other?

If there is a little conflict, people will file for divorce or something like that... then what's the point of living like this?"

In her work at the Women's Federation, she has seen many couples getting divorced, many of them because of trivial matters, and she couldn't help but express her feelings.

Everyone in the room was talking when they heard a noisy sound coming from outside.

"Comrade Zhang Shenfei!!! From childhood to adulthood, you have taken advantage of us a lot... You are just a swindler, not much different from Old Man Yan!!!
If you want to take our Xiaozao away today, you have to bleed a little!!!"

"Tong, why don't you say something??? Don't let me be the only bad guy here."

It was Suo Qian's voice, and the man surnamed Tong he was talking about was undoubtedly Tong Xiaoting.

These two people lived in the same yard as Tian Xiaozao's family, and they treated her as their younger sister since childhood.

Now, seeing the pig trying to take away his cabbage, he felt extremely annoyed and couldn't help but want to take the opportunity to cause some trouble to Zhang Shenfei.

Tong Xiaoting felt a little embarrassed when Suo Qian said this to him in front of everyone, so he also started to bully Zhang Shenfei:

"Da Fei, you came to our yard to pick up the bride, you can't just come empty-handed, right?
Tell me, what kind of gifts have you prepared for us? Take it out and let us see it? ? "

Zhang Shenfei's clear voice rang out: "There is no opening gift, but there are plenty of red envelopes. Do you want them?"

Red envelope? ? ? Suo Qian and Tong Xiaoting, who were blocking the door, suddenly became interested.

But thinking that Zhang Shenfei had always been a rude person, Suo Qian asked cautiously: "How much is the amount in your red envelope? Open one and let me see it!!"

If it were smaller, they wouldn't open the door.

"That's right, don't just put a penny in it to fool us." Tong Xiaoting followed up.

He was a famous Peking Opera actor and his family was quite wealthy, so he didn't care about these trivial matters.

It's just a wedding, blocking the door, just for fun and excitement.

"Am I, Zhang Shenfei, such a stingy person?" Zhang Shenfei sneered and stretched out his hand. Immediately, a fat man who was very good at reading people's expressions handed him a red envelope. "Third brother, fourth brother, you must look carefully through the crack in the door to see how much money is in this red envelope!!"

After saying that, he tore open the red envelope, and inside was a one-dollar bill.

hiss! ! ! !

In this era when the average monthly salary is less than 30 yuan, a red envelope of one yuan is definitely a huge sum of money.

What's more, the fat man was holding the remaining red envelopes, and it looked like there were more than a dozen of them!!!

Suo Qian and Tong Xiaoting were immediately tempted: "Oh my god? Even a stingy person will have to be plucked one day?"

Zhang Shenfei smiled: "If you are not generous when you marry a wife, when will you be generous??? Really

Do you think that when I married Sister Chunxi like Third Brother did, the red envelope I put in it was only one cent? "

Suo Qian was inexplicably despised by Zhang Shenfei and was about to stop him again, but he didn't expect that Tong Xiaoting had already opened the door impatiently.

"Quick! Brat, give us all the red envelopes, and then go in and get Xiaozao."

If you have money but don't take it, wouldn't you be a bastard?
Zhang Shenfei quickly squeezed in through the crack of the door, and his brothers followed closely behind.

The fat man was at the bottom of the list. After he entered, he gave all the remaining red envelopes to Tong Xiaoting. "Oh, thank you, Fourth Brother!!"

Suo Qianer saw that Tong Xiaoting was lagging behind, and he was so angry that he blew his beard and glared at him. He stepped forward and started to snatch the red envelope from him: "Give me half!!"

“No!!” Tong Xiaoting turned around and ran away, opening a red envelope as he ran…

……

Zhang Shenfei led a group of people into Courtyard No. 93 with a menacing look, walking without recognizing anyone and entering the cross-courtyard without even looking around.

After entering the gate, the female soldiers blocking Tian Xiaozao's bedroom door were no longer a threat.

"One, two, three, crash!!!" The fat man gave an order and everyone rushed forward, and the door was slammed open.

"Hey, why are you guys barging in here?!"

"Don't push, don't push!!!"

"Liu Xiangqian, you bastard, you stepped on my foot!!!"

"Are you bandits? How can you pick up a bride like this???"

"If you don't kiss like this, how do you kiss like this? Be honest and don't force a man to use force!!!"

After the groomsmen pushed the door open with brute force, the scene suddenly became a mess like rice porridge.

Those young girls and wives tried their best to distance these men from their brides, but they were no match for these big and strong men.

Even Li Youbing and Fatty saw that something was not right, so they winked at each other and simply assisted, pushing Zhang Shenfei hard towards Tian Xiaozao.

Seeing that the two were about to fall head over heels, Zhang Shenfei turned around in mid-air while holding Tian Xiaozao, and the two of them fell onto the kang together.

It just so happened that Zhang Shenfei was on the top and Tian Xiaozao was on the bottom.

The scene suddenly erupted in laughter, accompanied by warm applause. Wen Runrun laughed so hard that he punched Siyan'er several times.

Zhang Shenfei stood up with the support of his arms, straightened his collar, and looked like a gentleman.

"Who did it? Who did it??? You guys... you really think vulgarity is funny."

"We are all young people of the new era. How can you do such a thing?"

His words sounded righteous, but those present were either his childhood friends or neighbors, who already knew what kind of person he was.

"You are such a good pretender, eh..."

"Zhang Shenfei, do you have any shame? Have you forgotten what you did to me before?"

"It's just that you are the groom today, so I'll give you some face. I don't even want to say anything about you... When I got married, you were..."

"What did you do when I got married? In the middle of summer, you tied a cucumber to..."

"Zhang Shenfei, you bastard! There's only one cent in your red envelope!!!" Suo Qian'er and Tong Xiaoting rushed in, roaring while holding a handful of one cent.

So this guy only put one dollar in the first red envelope!!!
Zhang Shenfei chuckled: "I didn't say there were only one dollar in it."

"You kid, you are so cruel!!!" Suo Qian'er held the five cents in his hand, his teeth itching with hatred.

When others saw Zhang Shenfei's bold move, they started talking about it again.

Different from the laughter and joy in Courtyard No. 93,
In the steel mill security department, Section Chief Qiao held an anonymous letter in his hand, his face solemn, "When was this letter discovered?"

(End of this chapter)