60s: I have a store

Chapter 519 Visiting the Park

The early morning sunlight, like golden threads, shines through the gaps in the window and into Zhou Yimin's room.

Zhou Yimin woke up slowly, stretched himself, and felt the peaceful and beautiful morning.

Open the store's flash sale interface and buy all four items in it, including 100 sandwiches, 100 kilograms of braised meat, 100 roasted pig's trotters, and 100 barrels of gasoline.

After seeing these things, Zhou Yimin threw them directly into the store space without paying much attention to them.

He hadn't taken care of the things in the store for some time, so it seemed like he needed time to tidy them up.

After a simple wash, Zhou Yimin went to the yard to enjoy breakfast.

Zhou Yimin's grandmother was sitting on a stone bench in the yard. She looked at her grandson and smiled kindly. She said, "Yimin, you have some free time. Why don't you go play with Zhang Yan?"

Grandma's eyes were full of concern. She knew that her grandson had not brought Zhang Yan home for a long time.

Although his grandson was very outstanding, if Zhou Yimin wanted to marry a wife, the matchmaker would probably be able to break down the door to Zhou Yimin's house.

However, Zhang Yan's conditions were not bad. First of all, she was a college student. College students nowadays are very valuable. As soon as she started working, she would be assigned a cadre position. It could be said that her future was limitless.

It also comes with a job quota. Once you marry into the family, there will be one more job quota. For ordinary people, this is a huge thing.

Moreover, Grandma Zhou Yimin is very satisfied with Zhang Yan, because she has a big butt and is easy to give birth to.

It will definitely help the Zhou family to have more children and raise grandchildren. I should help Zhou Yimin raise his grandchildren now while I can still do so. Otherwise, in a few years, when I can no longer walk, I won’t be able to help even if I want to.

After all, Zhou Yimin's father had run away with someone else and he had no family to help him. Fortunately, Zhou Yimin worked hard.

Zhou Yimin was slightly stunned when he heard his grandmother's words. A trace of embarrassment flashed across his face, and he quickly said, "I'm quite busy these days, so I don't have time."

Grandma Zhou Yimin sighed softly and said, "You are always busy! When I was your age, I already had a son."

During this period, people generally married early and had children early, and my grandmother's words carried the unique concepts of that era.

Zhou Yimin knew that he couldn't win the argument with his grandmother, and if he refuted, she would definitely make things worse, so he could only smile and say, "Okay, today happens to be the weekend, I'll go there in a minute!"

Grandma Zhou Yimin nodded with satisfaction and said, "That's right, hurry up and eat! It's best to bring Zhang Yan back for dinner!"

Zhou Yimin replied: "Okay, I'll try my best!"

After saying that, he hurriedly ate a few mouthfuls of rice and couldn't wait to get on his motorcycle.

As the roar of the motorcycle engine sounded, Zhou Yimin rushed towards the direction of Sijiu City like an arrow.

Along the way, the breeze gently caressed Zhou Yimin's face, and the scenery on the roadside flashed by quickly like a slide.

In the fields, the green crops swayed gently in the breeze, as if waving to him.

After a while, Zhou Yimin arrived at Zhang Yan's home.

At this time, Zhang Yan's family was having breakfast.

Zhang Yan was drinking porridge with her head down. She looked up inadvertently and saw Zhou Yimin appear at the door. Her eyes widened instantly. At first she thought she missed him too much and had hallucinations.

However, Zhang Lu was sharp-eyed. When she saw Zhou Yimin, she quickly greeted him loudly: "Brother-in-law, you are here?"

Zhang Lu was very happy. Every time Zhou Yimin came, he would bring a lot of delicious food. Sometimes, he would even show off to school. The classmates in the class were so envious of her for having such a good brother-in-law.

Only then did Zhang Yan confirm that the Zhou Yimin in front of him was real and not an illusion.

She stood up in surprise, walked quickly forward, and said, "Brother Yimin, why are you here?"

Zhang Yan knew that Zhou Yimin didn't come to see her because he was too busy and couldn't spare the time.

I wonder what Zhou Yimin would think if he knew what Zhang Yan was thinking.

Zhou Yimin looked at Zhang Yan with an embarrassed look on his face, and said, "I've been a little busy lately, and I haven't had time to come and play with you."

Zhang Yan shook her head gently and said softly, "It's okay. A man should put his career first. Have you had breakfast?"

Zhou Yimin was deeply touched. He was glad that he had such a considerate partner. Unlike some girls in later generations, they required men to have both money and time to accompany them.

Zhou Yimin replied: "I've eaten. Shall we go out and play later?"

Zhang Lu's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she quickly said, "Brother-in-law, can I go with you?"

Aunt Zhang saw this and quickly covered Zhang Lu's mouth with her hand, and quickly explained: "Zhang Lu, don't say anything!"

Then he warned quietly: "If you dare to follow me, be careful with your pocket money!"

This is a rare opportunity. After all, it is hard to find such a good son-in-law. Of course, we cannot let our youngest daughter ruin it.

When Zhang Lu heard her mother's words, she felt a little reluctant, but in comparison, the temptation of pocket money was obviously greater.

She could only "surrender" helplessly and shut her mouth obediently.

Aunt Zhang was very satisfied to see that Zhang Lu was so "considerate" and secretly thought that she could give Zhang Lu some more pocket money next month.

If Zhang Lu knew about this, she would probably jump for joy. After all, the family's financial power is in the hands of Aunt Zhang.

In order not to keep Zhou Yimin waiting for too long, Zhang Yan quickly ate a few bites of breakfast and followed Zhou Yimin out.

Zhou Yimin looked at Zhang Yan's anxious look and couldn't help but reach out and gently stroke her head, saying, "Don't be so anxious, I won't run away."

Zhang Yan's cheeks flushed slightly. Although she was a little shy, she still explained, "I'm not hungry anyway. Wait, where are we going to play?"

Zhou Yimin had a headache for a moment. He didn't know where to take Zhang Yan, so he asked, "Is there any place you want to go?"

Zhang Yan thought for a while and said, "How about we go to the Temple of Heaven?"

Although she grew up in Beijing, she spent most of her time around the streets, except when she went to college, when she walked a little further. However, she spent most of her time studying at school and didn't have much time to go out and play.

In 1951, the Temple of Heaven was positioned as a "cultural park" and the Taipei City People's Government established the Temple of Heaven Park Management Office.

The Temple of Heaven, formerly known as the Temple of Heaven and Earth, is located on the east side of Yongdingmen Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing.

It was the place where the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties offered sacrifices to heaven, prayed for good harvests and prayed for rain. It is the largest existing ancient sacrificial building complex in China.

The Temple of Heaven was built in the 18th year of the Yongle reign of the Ming Dynasty and was renamed the "Temple of Heaven" in the 9th year of the Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty. The Temple of Heaven is surrounded by two walls and is divided into the inner and outer altars.

Its main ancient buildings are concentrated in the inner altar. There is an east-west partition wall in the middle of the inner altar, which divides the inner altar into south and north parts. There are doors in the partition walls that connect each other.

The inner altar is composed of three groups of ancient buildings: the Circular Mound, the Altar of Praying for Grain, and the Zhaigong. The Praying for Grain Altar is located in the north of the inner altar, the Circular Mound Altar is located at the south of the inner altar, and the Zhai Palace is located at the west of the inner altar. A 360-meter-long, 28-meter-wide, and 2.5-meter-high Danbi Bridge connects the Circular Mound Altar and the Praying for Grain Altar.

Surrounding the inner altar are the East Heaven Gate, North Heaven Gate, West Heaven Gate, Guangli Gate, Zhaoheng Gate and Taiyuan Gate.

The Temple of Heaven has high historical value, scientific value, unique artistic value, and profound cultural connotation. Zhou Yimin replied: "Okay, then let's go to the Temple of Heaven Park!"

After saying that, he took Zhang Yan back to the courtyard, picked up some things, then got on the motorcycle again and drove towards the Temple of Heaven Park with Zhang Yan.

After arriving at the Temple of Heaven Park, Zhou Yimin found that there were quite a lot of people here.

There are many couples like him and Zhang Yan, walking hand in hand in the park.

In that era when transportation was not well developed, people mainly traveled on foot and had limited places to go, so parks near homes became popular places for couples to date.

As soon as Zhou Yimin's motorcycle stopped, it attracted the attention of people around him.

At that time, motorcycles were a rare commodity and not many people owned one.

Many girls looked at Zhou Yimin with envy in their eyes. They envied Zhang Yan for being able to ride on a motorcycle and enjoy this special treatment.

It would be nice if I could sit on it and take a ride.

Zhou Yimin and Zhang Yan didn't care about other people's eyes. They walked into the Temple of Heaven Park hand in hand.

As soon as she entered the park, Zhang Yan was attracted by the beautiful scenery.

The ancient buildings appear solemn and majestic under the sunlight, with red walls, yellow tiles, flying eaves and brackets, exuding a historical charm everywhere.

The trees in the garden are lush and green, and the branches and leaves rustle in the breeze, as if telling ancient stories.

Zhang Yan excitedly took Zhou Yimin for a walk in the park.

They walked along the winding path, admiring the scenery along the way. The flowers on the roadside were blooming in a variety of colors and emitting bursts of fragrance.

Zhang Yan would stop from time to time to carefully appreciate these beautiful flowers, and would also pull Zhou Yimin over to see them together.

She sniffed a pink rose gently and said intoxicatedly: "Brother Yimin, this flower smells so good, please smell it."

Zhou Yimin came closer, sniffed it gently, smiled and nodded: "It is indeed fragrant, but not as fragrant as you."

Zhang Yan's cheeks flushed, and she gently punched Zhou Yimin's arm: "You just tease me."

Before she knew it, Zhang Yan felt a little tired from walking around.

Seeing Zhang Yan's slightly flushed cheeks and slightly tired eyes, Zhou Yimin suggested: "Why don't we find a place to rest first."

Zhang Yan did not refuse, and the two found a beautiful meadow.

Zhou Yimin took out the things he had brought back from the courtyard. He first spread a clean cloth on the grass, and then carefully took out the prepared food one by one.

There are sandwiches, with golden slices of bread filled with tender ham and fresh vegetables, which look very tempting; there are also bright red braised meats that exude a rich aroma, and fat but not greasy roasted pig's trotters that make people salivate just by looking at them.

The aroma of the food drifted with the breeze, and people around smelled it and cast envious glances at me.

They looked at the steamed buns in their hands and suddenly felt that they were not fragrant anymore.

Everyone was very curious about Zhou Yimin's identity. Not only did he have a motorcycle, but he could also eat such sumptuous food. Could he be the son of some high-ranking official?
However, although everyone was full of curiosity, no one dared to step forward and ask. After all, they didn't know each other, and it was impolite to ask about other people's family situation.

Zhou Yimin and Zhang Yan began to eat by themselves.

While eating a sandwich, Zhang Yan asked curiously, "Brother Yimin, what are you busy with recently?"

Zhou Yimin did not hide anything and told Zhang Yan everything that happened in the village: "There have been a lot of things happening in the village recently. The village has been repairing roads and building a set of furniture..."

Zhang Yan listened to Zhou Yimin's story with admiration in her heart.

She didn't expect that Zhou Yimin had done so many things in such a short time.

She looked at Zhou Yimin, her eyes sparkling with admiration, and said, "Brother Yimin, I didn't expect you to be so amazing."

Zhou Yimin didn't expect Zhang Yan to say that. He smiled a little embarrassedly and said, "It's not that serious. It's just a small matter."

Afterwards, the two of them ate and chatted happily.

They talked about interesting things in the village. Zhang Yan listened with great interest and laughed happily from time to time. They also talked about future plans. Zhou Yimin talked about his ideas for the development of the village, and Zhang Yan listened carefully and offered her own suggestions from time to time.

The sunshine shines on them, outlining a warm and beautiful picture.

After eating, Zhou Yimin and Zhang Yan lay on the grass and looked up at the sky.

In the blue sky, there are a few white clouds floating, they are like cotton candy, changing into various shapes.

Zhang Yan pointed at the clouds in the sky and said, "Brother Yimin, look at that cloud. Does it look like a little rabbit?"

Zhou Yimin looked in the direction of Zhang Yan's finger and said with a smile, "It really does look like one. Look at the one next to it. Doesn't it look like a dragon?"

Zhang Yan sat up and gestured excitedly: "That dragon seems to be chasing the little rabbit. Brother Yimin, do you think the little rabbit can run away?"

Zhou Yimin also sat up and looked at Zhang Yan lovingly: "I think the little rabbit is so smart, it will definitely run away."

The two of them chatted with each other, enjoying this peaceful and beautiful time.

The people around them looked at them with envy in their hearts, envying the pure and beautiful feelings between them.

After resting for a while, Zhang Yan regained her spirits. She stood up, pulled Zhou Yimin and said, "Brother Yimin, let's go shopping again."

Zhou Yimin agreed with a smile.

They continued strolling in the Temple of Heaven Park, visiting famous attractions such as the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests and the Circular Mound.

Zhang Yan was full of curiosity about these ancient buildings and kept asking Zhou Yimin about their history and uses.

Although Zhou Yimin didn't know much about history, he tried his best to tell Zhang Yan what he knew.

Walking to the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, Zhang Yan gently stroked the ancient stone pillars and asked, "Brother Yimin, what is this Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests used for?"

Zhou Yimin thought for a moment and said, "It seems to be the place where the emperors in ancient times offered sacrifices to the heavens and prayed for good weather and a good harvest in the coming year."

Zhang Yan's eyes were full of curiosity: "Will the emperor's prayers here really come true?"

Zhou Yimin smiled and scratched Zhang Yan's nose: "These are all the good wishes of the ancients, but it also shows their expectations for life."

Zhang Yan's face suddenly turned red, and then she walked ahead by herself.

Zhou Yimin had no choice but to jog to catch up.

(End of this chapter)