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

Chapter 323 Promotion? ? ! !
Several middle-aged women in the courtyard looked at Zhang Shenfei, as if they were all ears.

"Want to know???" Zhang Shenfei smiled crookedly, "Aunt Zhang, get on the stool!!"

Jia Zhang quickly stood up and gave him her own stool.

"Auntie, give me a few of those five-spice roasted melon seeds in your hand."

The aunt was not a stingy person, so she immediately gave him the remaining half of the melon seeds in her hand.

"It's true that your family has the best life. Everyone else can't even afford to eat, but you're still eating melon seeds." Zhang Shenfei cracked a melon seed and ate it with relish.

Don't think that melon seeds are ordinary things.

In this era, this is a side dish only provided during festivals. You can't buy it even if you have money.

"Your uncle also worked hard to get one or two taels..." Auntie touched her big belly, a touch of tenderness on her face, "I don't know why I've been craving for melon seeds lately, and I've been scratching my head when I can't eat them... Some people say that this is because the baby in my belly wants to eat them."

The second aunt echoed: "It's just that the child wants to eat it. Have you heard of it? Before liberation, there was a pregnant woman in Gouweiba Hutong who loved to eat some melon seeds when she was pregnant. It's not a big deal.

But her old mother was not a human being. She couldn't bear to see her daughter-in-law living a comfortable life, so she always made up stories and complained in front of her son.

The son was a fool like Shazhu. When his mother provoked him, he beat his wife to death. When they later cut open her stomach, guess what? ? ?

There’s even a melon seed stuck to the baby’s mouth!!!”

The aunties living in the Siheyuan courtyards all used to be daughters-in-law, and few of them have become mothers-in-law.

After putting themselves in the role of the daughter-in-law, everyone immediately became excited and started cursing the mother-in-law for being a bad person.

Only Jia Zhang, who had already become a mother-in-law, curled her lips and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Do you believe this?
If you ask me, both the daughter-in-law and Lao Yi’s wife are greedy... When I was pregnant with our Dongxu and Xiaoer, wasn’t it fine if I didn’t eat melon seeds? ?
Old Yi is the same. He gets more and more arrogant as he gets older. Isn't it just his wife getting pregnant? He spoils her like nothing..."

When I think about all the years I worked with Lao Yi and how we worked so many times, he never bought me some melon seeds for himself.

The worst time was when she used a 2-liang roasted sweet potato to masturbate herself seven times in one night, which made Jia Zhang very angry.

Why? ? ?

Is it true that a wife you marry is a treasure, and a woman you marry is just a weed? ? ? If it is not your own bicycle, can you stand up and pedal it? ? ?
An old lady used to be infertile and always looked ashamed in the courtyard.

But since she got pregnant, her back straightened up suddenly. Seeing Jia Zhang scolding her again, she immediately retorted:

"My husband is so good to me because I am lucky. What we value is a lifelong couple. Unlike some people, who serve two men all their lives, and then when they get married, two men fight for them, and they may be cut into two halves, one for each.

At that time, I don’t know whether Lao Jia and Lao Qin will choose the first half or the second half respectively? ?
If you ask me, they definitely want the lower half, and your upper half is not as popular as the lower half!!!"

hiss! ! !
This middle-aged woman is so awesome that she even dares to confront Jia Zhang. Zhang Shenfei secretly gave her a thumbs up.

It’s just that we are now breaking down feudal superstitions, is it okay to say this? ? ?

Although Jia Zhang was always domineering, she was actually a superstitious person.

At this time, I heard that Lao Jia and Lao Qin wanted to split me in half, and each of them had to choose one part to continue living.

The deepest fear in his heart was touched, and he was immediately frightened out of his wits. His dark face suddenly turned paler than that of Old Jia, who had been dead for several years. How could he dare to fight back?

But she claimed to be a member of the glorious working class, and was used to crushing middle-aged women, so she couldn't show her weakness at this time, and could only swallow her saliva:
"Isn't it about the oil hook of Aunt Yan's family? Dafei, can you tell me why the old Yan family must have replaced that thing this time?"

Her change of topic was quite abrupt. Several middle-aged women in the courtyard covered their mouths and laughed secretly, but they were afraid that if they pushed Jia Zhang too far, she would resort to soul summoning again, so they did not go all the way to beat the fallen man.

Zhang Shenfei picked up the joke for nothing, and now he said seriously:

"If you guys want to know why Aunt Yan and Uncle Yan must change the oil hook this year, just look at me and we will be brothers!!!"

"Aunt Yan, am I right???"

Aunt Yan patted little Yan Jie Di in her arms and smiled: "You are like counting loofahs, you have eyes all over your body. Nothing can be hidden from you."

"Of course, I'm so smart." Zhang Shenfei was very proud, "With my IQ, I can get two more pounds than the other guys in the courtyard."

The two of them were playing charades here, which made the other spectators anxious.

"No, can you two explain it more clearly? Why are you still dealing with top-secret intelligence?"

"That's right, Dafei, stop playing dumb and tell me what the old Yan family changed the oil hook to an oil skimmer. What does this have to do with Yan Jiecheng???"

"Hey Dafei, you're only saying half of what you said. I'm so anxious that my pants are all sweaty..."

"Your pants are wet, can it be sweat? I don't even hesitate to say you..."

Who are the Yan family? They are the smartest family in the courtyard, and they are the smartest family.

A penny from their family can be broken into eight petals, enough to support the whole family when crossing the river.

How come this family suddenly stopped using oil hooks and started using oil skimmers to cook, and this became the biggest news of 95 in No. 1958 Nanluoguxiang Courtyard and even in the entire Dongcheng District? ?

Seeing that the middle-aged women in the courtyard were extremely anxious, Zhang Shenfei decided not to keep them in suspense:
"How about I say that you all don't have good observation skills? You all live in the front and back yards of the courtyard, but you are not as good as me who lives in school every day and doesn't go home.

Even I know that my brother Jie Cheng has reached the age to find a wife. My Aunt Yan and Uncle Yan find matchmakers nearby to introduce him to a girl every day...

Think about it with your toes, how many families in our city still use oil hooks? If my uncle and aunt Yan don't change to oil picks, the marriage of the Xie brothers will basically fail..."

It is the 1950s now, and marriage no longer requires three turns and one ring, or thirty-six legs or anything like that.

However, it does not mean that the woman has no requirements!

Want to get married?
First of all, of course, the man has to have a job, and then he has to have a house.

Of course, because land is very expensive in Beijing, many families with more than a dozen people live in one room.

Therefore, the requirements for the house are not very high. It would be best if the young couple could have a separate room. If they really don’t have one, they can have a separate bed and a curtain.

Besides work and house,
The most important thing is to eat, after all, food is the first necessity of the people!!!

As the saying goes, a glimpse of the whole picture reveals a small part. When a woman goes to a man’s house for the first time, she will go to the kitchen.

Of course, it was embarrassing to open the rice jar and flour barrel, but the oil hook or oil skimmer hanging on the wall could show the family's food level.

When the aunts heard this, they suddenly understood.

That's right, a big tree has branches, and big branches have separate families.

A child’s marriage is a big deal. If it is delayed because of a small oil hook, it would be a real loss of the big picture for the small.

The aunties always talk about whatever comes to their mind and do whatever they want.

When talking about Yan Jiecheng's marriage, the second aunt immediately brought up the idea that Cai Quanwu wanted to marry into the widow's family as a son-in-law.

"It's about that widow Xiao Liu from Heizhima Hutong. Her mother-in-law had always disapproved of her relationship with Cai Quanwu...

Later, I don’t know how, but last month, her mother-in-law actually found a partner and got married, and then, Cai Quanwu and Xiao Liu’s relationship was settled...” In just two months, the mother-in-law got married and the daughter-in-law got married. This matter can be regarded as a small knife pulling the buttocks, which opened people’s eyes.

"That's right. Cai Quanwu is getting married the day after tomorrow. How much gift are you prepared to give?" Aunt Yan took the opportunity to gather information.

Giving gifts may seem casual, but there are actually many tricks involved.

Take the case of Cai Quanwu marrying into the Song family. Cai Quanwu had no relationship with the people in the Siheyuan. They were all neighbors, and the distance between them was the same.

Therefore, the gifts from every household, whether it is money or things, should be of similar overall value.

If your family follows others more than others, it means you want to be in the spotlight and make people dislike you.

If your family produces less than other families, it would be a disgrace to you and you would be laughed at behind your back. You might even be given the nickname "Old Stingy" or "Old Westerner".

I saw the aunties' topic change from whether to give Cai Quanwu a one-cent or two-cent gift to whether Widow Song had been secretly having an affair with the other party before she remarried.

Zhang Shenfei stopped chatting with them, stood up and walked out of the courtyard.

"Dafei, it's time for dinner, where are you going?" Jia Zhang shouted from behind.

"I'm picking up my wife from get off work."

Jia Zhang hurriedly took a few steps forward and grabbed his arm: "I heard that the street office is going to expand its staffing. Will Director Tian be transferred to the street office?"

When the other aunts heard this, they immediately stopped talking and turned to look at Zhang Shenfei with sharp eyes.

The director of the neighborhood committee is not a state cadre and does not receive a salary or a staff position.

But those who work in the subdistrict office are serious cadres, with salaries and ranks!!!
If Tian Xiaozao really went to work in the sub-district office, it would be the Jiaodaokou Sub-district Office!!!
It is said that the county magistrate is not as good as the current manager, so shouldn’t these neighbors get the upper hand? ? ? ?

Zhang Shenfei kept walking and waved his hands behind him, pretending not to hear what they said.

Their daughter-in-law is a career-oriented woman who is eager to move forward. As a family member, he has to support her fully while also keeping his mouth shut and not causing trouble for her.

After picking up Tian Xiaozao, the couple returned home and saw that the old lady had already put sesame leaf noodles on the table.

Other than that,

There are also cabbage stewed with dried shrimp skins, radish vermicelli stewed with lard, tofu dregs, and a large box of steamed buns made with two kinds of flour.

The food was not very good in the first few years, but it is quite good given the market conditions this year.

In front of the dinner table,
Except for Zhang Pingan who was a soldier, the other eight Vajras had already sat down and were ready to eat.

When he saw their second uncle coming in, he immediately stood up at the call of his second brother Zhang Shunsui, bowed 90 degrees, and shouted loudly: "Hello, second uncle!!!"

Zhang Shenfei took out a handful of candies from his pocket and slammed them on the table.

The Eight Vajra immediately rushed forward and snatched everything away, then bowed 90 degrees and roared even louder: "Thank you, Second Uncle!!!"

After yelling,

Zhang Shunsui, Lao Wu, and Lao Jiu turned around and ran out the door.

Yi Zhonghai, who happened to be passing by the door, heard the sound of the ground shaking under his feet. He shuddered with fear at first, and then patted his chest.

I'm also going to have a child soon, so I don't envy you eight Vajras.

I haven't finished thinking about it yet.

Then I saw Zhang Ximei, the ninth daughter of the Zhang family, coming out of the Zhang family’s door with her fists clenched.

Seeing Yi Zhonghai, Zhang Ximei, whose hair was yellow, suddenly brightened up: "Grandpa Yi, why hasn't my little sister come out yet? I'm still waiting for her to be born as my wife."

Don’t look at his small size, but he stares at his grandmother’s belly everyday!!!

Damn it! ! !
Yellow hair!!!

Yi Zhonghai suddenly felt that familiar feeling. The feeling like a myocardial infarction appeared again when he saw the Eight Vajra drinking honey water together.

Looking at the fierce eyes of Zhang Ximei, who is only 1.2 meters tall.

At this moment, he once again hoped that the baby in his wife's belly would be a boy.

It's not that I favor boys over girls, but it's really not a good feeling for a girl to be remembered by others!!!

Zhang Ximei was still young and didn’t understand how excited Yi Zhonghai was at the moment.

After greeting his future father-in-law, he chased after the figure of Zhang Zhaomei, the fifth brother, and shouted, "Fifth brother, fifth brother, where are you going? Wait for me."

Zhang Zhaomei had already trotted all the way to the moon gate in the middle courtyard. She turned around and shouted to her brother:

"Don't come looking for me. Go home and eat. I'll go look for Xiao Dang."

Second uncle came back just now and gave everyone a few candies. He had to give one to Xiaodang.

Since childhood,
His mother Tang Danniu taught them that boys must know how to love the girls they like!!!
In addition, seeing that his second brother was particularly good to He Yushui and shared everything with her, he also learned to do the same.

Whenever he had a bite of food, he would remember to spit out half of it to Xiaodang.

Although that bastard Jia Dongxu is not happy to see him now, he doesn’t care!!!

As long as I can be with Xiaodang, these difficulties are temporary!!!

I just don’t know when Xiaodang and I will be able to kiss each other like my second brother and He Yushui???

……

Ever since Zhang Shenfei became busy with school and rarely went home,
The family hasn't been together for a long time. Now they are eating together and sharing each other's lives.

When the old lady talked about the letters sent by her two daughters outside the Great Wall, her face was as smiling as a chrysanthemum.

The area outside the Great Wall is vast and rich in resources, industrial cities are developing rapidly, and the black soil can produce oil.

It is no exaggeration to say that it is now one of the best places to live in the country, and the living standards of ordinary people may be higher than those in the old city.

Now that her daughter's life has improved, she can send some food to Beijing from time to time to help take care of her two grandsons. The old lady thinks this is pretty good.

Tang Danniu is about to give birth, but she still insists on working.

She said that their collective processing factory is now seeing more and more business, helping the housewives in the neighborhood committee increase their income.

"Now, when the housewives and their families on the street mention our collective processing plant, they all give it a thumbs up.

This is our Zao'er's political achievement. I guess our Zao'er will definitely have a share in the promotion of the street office this time."

(End of this chapter)