Siheyuan: If I marry Qin Huairu, I will become stronger by showing off.

Chapter 194: A new beginning, everything is renewed, lions fight

New Year's Day was called "Three Yuan" in ancient times, that is, the Yuan of the year, the Yuan of the month, and the Yuan of the hour. It is also called Yuanchun, Yuanri, Yuanzheng, Yuanchen, Yuanshuo, etc.

In 1911, the Revolution of 1 overthrew the Qing government and ended more than two thousand years of feudal monarchy. On January 1 of the following year, Sun Yat-sen was sworn in as interim president, and the government of the Republic of China was established.

On January 1, Sun Yat-sen issued the "Provisional President Change of Calendar and Yuan Dynasty": "The governors of all provinces have learned that the Republic of China will switch to the Gregorian calendar, and November 2, the th year of the Yellow Emperor's Era, will be the New Year's Day of the first year of the Republic of China. .After the resolution of each provincial delegation, it shall be promulgated by this President.”

1月13日又发布《临时大总统关于颁布历书令》，命令内务部编印新历书。政府规定：1月1日至3日，军政部门、司法机关、学校以及地方政府放假3天。

It can be seen that the three-day holiday on New Year's Day has a long history.

Since it is New Year's Day, Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill responded to the call and took a three-day holiday to celebrate the coming of the New Year. The whole capital was very lively today!
  Men, women, old and children in the capital were celebrating the New Year with great joy. Red flags and red lights were hung in the streets and alleys. Some government agencies, factories, and some powerful shops have organized some activities.

There were opera performances, open-air movies, and allegro. There was a lot of noise everywhere, and some half-year-old children gathered around to set off firecrackers.

Holding a stick of incense in his hand, he took apart a fire whip and broke it into small cannons, lit them and threw them away quickly!

The cannon exploded in mid-air before it was thrown to the ground!
  "Snapped!!"

The children burst into laughter and continued playing.

There are also some who are timid and put the cannon on the snow, then hold the incense to light it, and want to run away before lighting it.

After a while, it finally lit up and ran away.

"Pa!~~"

"Haha~"

Looking at the scene in the distance, Wu Youde laughed out loud, feeling a little nostalgic in his heart. He also played like this when he was a child in his previous life.

But at that time, he always looked for intact "cannons that slipped through the net" among the debris in the ground after setting off the fire whip.

A three-thousand-ring fire whip is hung. If you search carefully after firing it, you can probably find seven or eight small cannons, and then you can fire them as you want, and you will be happy.

Later, he also developed a new gameplay, which he called: time bomb!

First place the cannon, place it horizontally, or insert it into a hole; then break off a section of the lit incense.

The unlit end of the broken piece is pressed against the cannon, and the rest can be left to time.

In addition to this kind of gameplay,

Also find a broken bowl, an enamel bowl.

Hold the bowl with one hand, place the cannon in place, and light the incense in the other hand. Light the cannon and twist it, quickly cover the bowl, and retreat quickly at the same time.

then……

"Bang!!"

With a muffled sound, the bowl was blown away, and the enamel on it crackled.

This kind of gameplay has relatively high technical requirements and requires the rapid coordination of hands, eyes, and legs. All three are indispensable.

You were too slow to cover the bowl with your hands, and it exploded without covering it.

Either you just put it on and it exploded before you could run away, leaving you with a huge mess...

……

Wu Youde's thoughts were racing,

It wasn't until Qin Huairu pulled him back that he came back to his senses. He turned around and said with a smile, "What's wrong?"

Qin Huairu smiled and pointed to the front, "Brother Wu, it's so lively with the drums over there! Isn't it a lion dance? Let's go and have a look~"

Wu Youde looked up and saw a large group of people gathered at the street entrance in front of him. Judging from the location, it seemed to be at the entrance of the street neighborhood committee. A burst of gongs and drums could be heard far away.

"Dong, dong, dong, dong, dong, dong, dong, dong, dong, dong, dong, dong!"

"Come on, let's go take a look."

"Good~"

Qin Huairu excitedly pulled him over there. It was about ten o'clock in the morning.

Not long after eating in the morning, Xue Chunmei went out.

Everyone in the Liu family came to the city today, planning to stroll around the city and buy some New Year's goods.

The yard over at Juyun Hutong has all been tidied up. The six people worked on it for twelve days, so Liu Cang and his son made a lot of money. Their daily wages were ten yuan.

A full two hundred and forty yuan!
  But in the end, Liu Cang thought it was too much, so he just said it would be 40 yuan.

Of course Wu Youde couldn't agree. He didn't need this little money now, and Lou Zhenhua alone gave him 825,000 yuan.

This two hundred yuan is really nothing to him.

What's more, this is his father-in-law.

Of course we can’t treat him badly!
  Two hundred and forty yuan was given to Liu Cang.

The Liu family has made a lot of money, so as the Chinese New Year is approaching, they naturally want to go around the city and buy some new year's goods.

However, due to the special relationship between Xue Chunmei and Wu Youde, the Liu family did not go to Wu Youde's house when they arrived in the city. They just waited at the entrance of the alley for Xue Chunmei to come out. Then the family went out shopping and shopping.

This left Wu Youde and Qin Huairu. After Xue Chunmei left, they also changed their clothes, locked the door and walked around the street.

……

"Wow! It's really a lion dance!

Brother Wu, look, look, hahaha... Two lions are fighting, it's so fun! "

"Have you ever seen a lion dance before?"

"I've seen it before. There used to be a member of our commune called Zhang Yuanwai. His family had a lion dance when his wife got married. It was really cool!"

Wu Youde smiled and looked at the lively scene in front of him. It was really organized by the neighborhood committee. The gate of the neighborhood committee was decorated with lights and red flags fluttering.

One yellow, one red, the two lions come and go, the fight is so lively,
  From time to time, bursts of warm applause and cheers erupted from the crowd, with bright smiles on everyone's faces.

The two watched for a while. As the two lions held up a hydrangea at the same time, the performance ended. The crowd burst into thunderous applause again, like a long-lasting wave.

Wu Youde was about to tell Qin Huairu to leave when suddenly the loudspeaker on the wall sounded, loud singing, melodious melody...

Qin Huairu's eyes lit up and she shouted in surprise: "Brother Wu, your song! This is your song!"

Wu Youde pinched her nose and nodded: "Yes, I know."

What was sung in the loudspeaker was: A big river~The waves are wide~~
  It is "My Motherland".

Along with the singing, someone started talking inside...

“Dear comrades, fellow compatriots, my blessings are riding on the auspicious snow in winter, carrying the scenery of the four seasons, bathing in the warm sunshine, and crossing thousands of mountains and rivers...

Happy New Year! "

"..."

"Now, let me tell you some good news!"

"Comrade Lou Zhenhua, an outstanding citizen and patriot of our city..."

……

"Brother Wu, your factory manager is being played on the radio again. Your factory manager Lou is so generous and kind-hearted. One million is enough..."

Wow! I feel dizzy just thinking about it. That would be a mountain of money, right? "

As she walked out, Qin Huairu talked nonchalantly, her face full of surprise. In fact, she had said these words many times in the past few days.

Since three days ago, the radio has been broadcasting the news that the patriotic Comrade Lou Zhenhua donated cotton-padded clothes, cotton shoes, hats, medicines, food and other materials worth one million yuan to the northern battlefield for free!
  As soon as the news came out, the whole country was in an uproar!

In Guangjing City, since the news was broadcast on the radio, a large number of people went to the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill every day. Some came to send letters of praise, some came specifically to see Boss Lou’s factory, and some came to ask questions. Ask, is the factory still recruiting workers?
  Anyway, Lou Zhenhua and Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill are quite popular and are now well known in the capital!
  Even the workers of the Red Star Rolling Mill will be noticed and envied by others when they go out and mention that they are from the Red Star Rolling Mill. Then people will come around and ask you, Director Lou, how you are doing...

What's going on with your Red Star Steel Rolling Mill...

Cattle!
  Your factory director is so awesome! This is such a manly thing to do!

Similar words made all the workers at the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill almost tingling with pain. Now when the workers in the factory go out, they walk with their heads held high and their chests high, feeling proud.

As soon as the news was broadcast over the loudspeaker, everyone present immediately started discussing the matter. Wu Youde slowed down and wanted to hear the opinions of people outside.

"Forty thousand sets of cotton-padded clothes and shoes? My dear mother! She can even wear enough for 40,000 people, and there is so much food... She is rich and powerful!!"

"It's true that they are wealthy. The key is that they are willing to give it up. Haven't you heard? A total of one million!
  In our capital city, are there still few wealthy people? I’m not bragging. The number of people who can afford this million cannot be counted with two hands. Do you believe it?
  But look, only Lou Zhenhua took it out! What's this?
  This is integrity! High-spirited and bright! We sacrifice our small family for everyone, we abandon our family and career to repay the country, and let the soldiers win this battle!
  I, Niu Erdan, have never seen this kind of character in my life, I admire you, I really admire you!
  If Lou Zhenhua was in person, I would kowtow to him three times, and for no other reason than to thank him on behalf of the soldiers on the battlefield! ! "

"Pah, pah, pah, pah... ok, well said!"

"Lou Zhenhua didn't embarrass us men in the capital. He's doing a good job! If only those rich people were as selfless as him, that would be great..."

"Don't think about that good thing. No one's money can be blown by the strong wind. It's already great to have Lou Zhenhua. I'll donate 10 cents tomorrow to show my appreciation."

……

Wu Youde nodded secretly, and the reputation had spread.

As for the supplies that were clearly worth 820,000 yuan, why the radio said they were worth 1 million, he didn't know. He thought maybe Lou Zhenhua had slightly raised the price.

It may also be that the yamen chose a round number for publicity purposes to highlight a positive image. In either case, it is considered a good thing.

In fact, the radio was not just talking about Lou Zhenhua, but besides him there were also the Sun family who ran a flour mill, and seven or eight wealthy businessmen doing other businesses.

But now it seems that Lou Zhenhua is the only one that people remember and are most interested in. Who asked him to donate the most?

There are clothes, shoes, rice and flour, and scarce things like beef and biscuits.

All I can say is that you have to strive for first place in everything!

Only the first one can be remembered by people, and he will get the biggest cake afterwards!

……

(End of this chapter)