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

Chapter 446 Money Ability!
Despite the crowd's encouragement, Zhang Shenfei did not act pretentiously.

He sang and Tian Xiaozao played the harmonica. The couple said they wanted to show off their skills to everyone and add some festive atmosphere to their second nephew Zhang Shunsui's wedding.

"Today, you are also relying on my nephew's help, otherwise, someone of my level, Zhang Shenfei, singing on the overpass, would earn at least three hundred yuan a minute!!" Zhang Shenfei said in a loud and shameless voice.

In addition to Zhang Shenfei's colleagues, there were also many old friends of Tian Xiaozao from the street office. Seeing Zhang Shenfei bragging like that, they immediately became angry.

"If you can be worth 300 yuan per minute, our Director Tian can be worth 800 yuan per minute!!"

"That's right. Who is our Director Tian? He is an advanced worker every year. He can be placed anywhere. He plays the harmonica very well..."

"It's a blessing for you, Zhang Shenfei, to marry our Director Tian."

"Okay, stop talking nonsense to them. I think Director Zhang is just trying to divert everyone's attention and delay the singing. He still doesn't want to sing. Let's applaud and urge them on..."

After another round of applause, Zhang Shenfei waved his hand, signaling everyone to be quiet: "Today is the wedding day of my nephew Comrade Zhang Shunsui and Comrade He Yushui. This is a great day, let us all wish our motherland prosperity and even greater prosperity in the future!"

After he finished singing the high-pitched tune, Tian Xiaozao began to play the harmonica. As a beautiful and familiar melody sounded, Zhang Shenfei began to sing:
The five-star red flag flutters in the wind, and the victory song is so loud...

Sing our beloved motherland, and let it grow stronger and more prosperous...

The red songs of the 1960s, especially those sung at weddings, also have their own rules.

Sailing on the sea depends on the helmsman. The East is Red and the Sun is Rising is usually sung by the newlyweds. After singing, they have to bow three times to the photo of the leader.

Zhang Shenfei couldn't steal the limelight from the young couple, so he chose this song to sing about the motherland.

This is a song that can be sung by everyone in this era, from as young as two or three years old to as old as eighty or ninety years old.

Zhang Shenfei only sang three or four sentences when he immediately caused everyone to sing along.

Across the mountains, across the plains, across the surging Yellow River and Yangtze River...

This vast and beautiful land is our dear hometown.

The word "hometown" had a particularly high tone. Xu Damao, Sha Zhu, Jia Zhangshi and others followed Zhang Shenfei and roared. Veins on their necks bulged. They felt that if Zhang Shenfei raised the tone two more times, their blood vessels would burst.

The other neighbors, relatives and friends who joined in the chorus weren't much better.

Tang Danniu's brothers and sisters were secretly thinking that they didn't expect their sister/elder sister's brother-in-law could sing so well.

If I stop being a factory manager, I can go to the flyover to sing and live a good life.

Yi Zhonghai's face turned pale. He was already fifty years old, and the tone was so high. It seemed like they wanted to kill him.

But who could admit defeat at this time? Jia Zhang and the others stamped their feet, clenched their fists, and shouted at the top of their lungs:
The people of country z have stood up!!! We are united and strong as steel!!!

Phew, the singing is finally over. Everyone breathed in deep gulps of fresh air, feeling like they were finally alive.

When the song ended, Zhang Shenfei looked as if nothing had happened, his expression remained the same, as if he was not the one who led the singing just now.

With the excellent performance of Zhang Shenfei and Tian Xiaozao as an example, Zhang Shunsui and He Yushui also put in their utmost effort when singing "The Sea Sailing Depends on the Helmsman", and their singing was full of emotion and passion.

The young couple was very happy about their wedding, and everyone cheered and sang three songs in a row, attracting people from several surrounding courtyards to stop and watch.

After singing the song and eating the apples, they bowed to the leader's photo and then bowed to Grandma Zhang. The wedding was declared over.

Next comes the most anticipated and much-talked-about part of the banquet.

Due to drought in the past few years, every household had a hard time and the newlyweds could not afford food.

Those who were going to the wedding could not produce their food coupons, and since both sides were short of food, the wedding banquet could not be held.

At that time, weddings were kept simple, and the bride and groom would often give each family a few sour peaches as a token of their appreciation.

The situation has improved this year and wedding banquets are starting to return to their previous style.

Yan Bugui was responsible for registering the gift money. Some people who attended the wedding gave money, while others gave gifts.

There was everything, including cloth, eggs, flour, thermoses, and spittoons.

But no matter what the gift is, the rule of bringing one's own food coupons, which has been set since the planned economy, still exists.

After all, it was his own sister's wedding, so Sha Zhu did not help this time, but instead invited his good friend Nan Yi to come.

The staple food that Nan Yi arranged was mutton noodle soup, and the side dishes were two cold and two hot.

There were meat, vegetables, and white flour noodles, which was considered a very high standard during the recovery period three years later.

In such a cold day, after gulping down a bowl of steaming mutton noodle soup, everyone felt warm from their internal organs to their whole bodies.

at night,

The bride and groom were sent to the bridal chamber, and the wedding came to a perfect end.

Zhang Shenfei finally had time to go to Yunju Hutong in Daqianmen.

As soon as he entered the door, he took out a handful of candies from his pocket and stuffed them into the pockets of Xu Jingli who had come to open the door for him: "Here, have some."

"Uncle Zhang, where did you get so many candies?" Xu Jingli couldn't wait to peel one and put it in his mouth, still speechless with the candy wrapped around it.

Zhang Shenfei picked her up and said, "Uncle Zhang's nephew is getting married. This is wedding candy. I brought some for our Li'er. I'm giving it to you to eat and share some of the good luck."

Xu Xu Jingli didn't know what it meant to be blessed with good fortune. She only knew that the candies Uncle Zhang gave her tasted especially sweet in her mouth.

Zhang Shenfei was carrying Xu Jingli into the yard. As soon as he reached the pool, he met Xu Huizhen who was walking towards him with his hands on her waist.

"Da Fei, why are you giving candy to Li'er again? This child's teeth are about to break, it's all because of you..."

In the era of material scarcity, sugar was an absolute luxury.

How could a child eat candy and damage his teeth? Xu Huizhen was helpless. It was Zhang Shenfei who caused Xu Jingli to become like this.

Ah, this... Remembering that he bought candies for Xu Jingli when he had nothing to do, Zhang Shenfei touched his nose, feeling a little guilty, and didn't know how to start a conversation.

Xu Jingli was a little smart, but she rolled her eyes and said, "Mom, don't you know that the candy Uncle Zhang brought today is wedding candy? Eating it will bring you good luck."

It was not enough to just say it, he quickly took out a candy from his pocket, peeled it and put it into Xu Suzhen's mouth: "Mom will eat it, you can also share in the joy."

Xu Huizhen couldn't do anything about this clever girl, so she had no choice but to open her mouth and put the candy in it.

Seeing that she also ate the candy, Xu Jingli smiled sweetly.

She had already figured out the trick to deal with her mother. As long as her mother did it herself, she had no right to criticize her...

Xu Jingli doesn’t know now that she will continue to use this method for the next ten years.

And in a crisis, he used this trick to turn danger into safety.

Of course, this is all a matter of the past. In Xu Huizhen's eyes, Xu Jingli is still just her daughter whom she has raised since childhood and whom she loves dearly.

Zhang Shenfei walked into the house holding Xu Jingli in one hand and Xu Huizhen in the other.

"Huizhen, have you packed everything you need? If something is inconvenient, just don't take it with you. I'll find a way to buy it for you when we get there." He came here specifically to take Xu Huizhen and her daughter to Niulanshan.

Xu Huizhen has been pregnant for several months. Although she has a small frame and is not fat, her pregnancy is not very obvious yet.

According to Xu Huizhen herself, she wanted to wait another month before returning to her parents' home.

But it is better to be cautious than to take precautions, so Zhang Shenfei decided to leave early and feel at ease.

It's better to go there early, even if you stay a little longer, than to stay in the crowded Qianmen Street.

The two had already agreed that after Xu Huizhen gave birth to the child in Niulanshan, she would leave the child to her parents and she would return to Sijiucheng first.

When the child is older, he will be sent to school in the city in the name of Xu Huizhen's younger brother's child.

This is more troublesome, but safer.

When they entered the room, Zhang Shenfei saw that Xu Huizhen had already packed two bags, which contained clothes for her and Xu Jingli.

"I have a lot of daily necessities at my mother's house. Li'er and I can use them directly after we go back. You don't have to make another trip to deliver things..." Xu Huizhen said.

"Okay, then I'll leave some money for my father-in-law and mother-in-law. If you really need to buy something, let them help you." When Zhang Shenfei mentioned the words father-in-law and mother-in-law, his expression was very calm.

As early as last year, he had returned to Niulanshan with Xu Huizhen to familiarize themselves with the area.

The scene at that time was funny to talk about.

Xu Huizhen was extremely nervous along the way. After all, she knew that Zhang Shenfei already had a legal wife and there was no way he could marry her.

If I take him back and make it clear that I want him to be my mistress, I'm afraid my parents will be so angry that they will beat me half to death.

However, she really wanted a child with Zhang Shenfei.

If you want to have a child, you have to go through the parents' test.

Even if there are mountains of swords and seas of fire in front of us, we have to rush for the sake of the child! ! This was the thought in Xu Huizhen's mind at that time.

She had already prepared herself to be beaten and scolded, but who would have thought that after they arrived at the place, Zhang Shenfei gave her a bicycle, a sewing machine, and a radio, and promised to help her brother get a job at the peeler factory. Her parents immediately smiled so hard that their teeth were showing.

She did not show any dissatisfaction at all about his decision to let his daughter become a concubine, and when she spoke to Zhang Shenfei, she even called him "son-in-law".

Her mother even held her hand and asked her to live a good life with Zhang Shenfei, and it would be best if they could have more children to tie this man down.

"Two people together can't rely on anything. Only children can tie two people together as a family...

You and Xin Gu don't have a marriage certificate, which makes it even more unsafe. Huizhen, listen to your mother and have more children, preferably two in three years.

Don’t worry, if you can’t raise the child, when the child is born, you can leave it with us and put it in the name of your brother... We will help you raise it!!!”

Xu's mother spoke in a very generous manner. When they were talking in the room just now, Zhang Shenfei had promised that if they took care of the child, he would give them 20 yuan a month for living expenses.

In addition, whoever the child’s household registration is in will be given another 100 yuan.

Xu Huizhen's brothers and sisters were racking their brains for this, and Xu's father and mother were also happy.

They have been farming all their lives.

In the past, I farmed during the busy farming season and helped with brewing during the slack season, so I always had some income.

But later on, I became a worker in the winery and helped with the wine-making work, for which I could only earn a few cents. After working hard for a year, when the final accounts were settled, I only earned five or six dollars a year.

By helping their daughter raise her children, they can earn 20 yuan a month, which is 240 yuan a year. How can they not be overjoyed?

When Xu Huizhen saw her parents' reactions, she opened her mouth in surprise, but Zhang Shenfei was not surprised at all.

As for the ability to spend money, that's normal.

Ever since Zhang Shenfei found his way, Xu's mother would urge Xu Huizhen to get pregnant and have a baby whenever she had the chance to see her.

Xu Huizhen was helpless and even a little sad at first, although she already knew what kind of people her parents were when they forced her to go on a blind date with He Yongqiang.

But now the way I eat is a bit too ugly...

Zhang Shenfei noticed that she was in a bad mood and tried to counsel her once.

Tell her not to care too much about what others think, as long as she can achieve her goal, that's enough.

After Xu Huizhen calmed down, she began to prepare for pregnancy with peace of mind.

In a blink of an eye, a year has passed.

It can be said that the child in Xu Huizhen's belly is a treasure pot in the eyes of Xu's father and mother.

The three of them left the courtyard in Yunju Hutong, and Zhang Shenfei locked the door.

The yard may be empty for the next few months.

Zhang Shenfei personally drove the Volga sedan, taking Xu Huizhen and Xu Jingli, mother and daughter, to Niulanshan.

Today, Niulanshan is just a small mountain village, not as big as it will be in later generations.

There are only a dozen households in the village, and they live very scattered. Everyone in the village has the surname Xu, and they are all Xu Huizhen's relatives.

But to be on the safe side, Xu Huizhen's parents still built two more small houses in the most remote place, of course, with the money provided by Zhang Shenfei.

Everything in the hut had been tidied up, Xu Huizhen's mother had prepared new bedding, and the kitchen was fully stocked.

Zhang Shenfei had already discussed with her that she would be the one taking care of Xu Huizhen during her pregnancy.

There are not many good things in the countryside, so Zhang Shenfei would deliver meat, eggs, milk and fish on fixed days to ensure the health and nutrition of the mother and daughter.

After settling Xu Jingli and her daughter, Zhang Shenfei wanted to leave, but Xu Huizhen's father and his older brother insisted that he stay for dinner, and even killed an old hen specially for him.

It would be disrespectful to refuse, so Zhang Shenfei stayed and sat on the kang in Xu's house with his long legs, eating meat and drinking happily.

During the meal, he happened to hear a little thing.

“Fortunately, Huizhen did not marry He Yongqiang.

Brother-in-law, you don’t know? Huizhi got into bad luck after marrying He Yongqiang. That guy is brainless, stubborn, and even beats his wife…”

Xu Huizhen put down the chicken drumstick in her hand and looked at her elder brother curiously: "What's going on?"

Seeing that his sister and brother-in-law liked to listen, the eldest brother of the Xu family began: "When the company was jointly operated, He Yongqiang insisted on being a troublemaker and was unwilling to cooperate no matter what.

In the end, all the businesses that did not cooperate closed down, and their tavern was no exception.

Without the tavern, they received an offer to arrange a job for He Yongqiang, but that man didn't know how to deal with people, and was not welcomed wherever he worked. He offended his superiors and colleagues, and was fired and sent home after a joint protest by everyone.

In the city, you have to buy food to eat, and we don’t have land like in the countryside... He Yongqiang has no way to make money. When Huizhi said a few words to him, he actually raised his fist and hit her! ! "

(End of this chapter)