Chapter 162 Everyone is in a dilemma
. Brother Mingfeng also came to visit naturally. He had no female relatives, so he brought his daughter here. He gave a gift of 100 yuan.
This gift is very heavy! So far, only Grandpa Wang gave 100 yuan, Third Brother Wang and his wife gave 60 yuan, and Wang Dexian and Yang Mei gave 40 yuan. Teacher Qiu and Qiu Yin, father and daughter, also gave 40 yuan.
Tongtong and Yanyan went to see Fang Chang in the cradle together. The little guy is already two days old and looks a little better than when he was just born.
Tongtong asked Yanyan in a low voice, "Is it good to be a sister?"
Yanyan looked at the tiny brother in the cradle, "For now, there is nothing wrong." The younger
brother hasn't come home yet, and now there is only her and dad at home. Dad takes care of her as hard as before. She doesn't feel anything wrong for the time being.
As for the fact that the younger brother has taken away mom and grandma, he is young. She should be more tolerant of him. Besides, there were only her and dad at home at the beginning.
Fang Mingfeng asked Fang Mingche, "It will take at least ten days for me to go back. Is it really okay to leave Tongtong at your house?"
He will not be there at that time, and he will not be at ease to leave his daughter, who is like a flower bud, to outsiders. He can only entrust her to his cousin! It just happened that his family had a baby.
In fact, Fang Mingche originally planned to go back a few days ago. But it was not because Fang Chang refused to come out when the due date came, so he postponed it for a few days.
He went back to pick up his pregnant wife. That requires more than three months of pregnancy and a stable fetus. But it is okay to postpone it for a few days. A round trip will delay at least ten days.
Fang Mingche said: "It's okay. It doesn't matter if I let one sheep go or two sheep go. I will treat Tongtong the same way as Yanyan."
The key is that in the capital, his cousin has no other family to entrust. Fortunately, Ayan is from the capital and has her mother's family. And she is the only one in the third generation of the Lin family. Otherwise, he would not dare to entrust Yanyan completely to others. Not to mention that you can't know a person's heart by knowing his face, but he is also afraid that the child will be wronged.
Fang Mingfeng nodded, "Then I'll trouble you. Time is short! Tongtong misses her mother very much. Her mother is more suspicious than before after she got pregnant."
Fang Mingche laughed. Is sister-in-law suspicious? It's obvious that you are indeed in trouble. Besides, it is said that hormone secretion is different when you are pregnant, and it is normal for your temperament to change.
"Just go back with peace of mind, and bring the family together earlier. Anyway, your place is in the suburbs, so no one will report it."
"Well, then I will send people over when Ayan and her son return home."
"Okay, I will drive her to and from school, and it will only take half an hour to go back and forth. The rest of the time, she will stay with Yanyan." At most half a month, he can still hold on.
Many people came to visit these two days, and Yanyan was at home. Fang Mingche didn't go to school directly.
Fang Mingfeng waited for his daughter to get out of school and brought her over together.
When the brothers were talking, the two little girls carefully reached out to touch Fang Chang's hands and feet. Just use your fingers or the back of your hand to touch them.
It was hot at the moment, so the little one simply didn't swaddle her, but wore close-fitting clothes. When the sun was strong before, the nurse even stripped her clothes to get jaundice.
Fang Mingfeng said, "Giving birth in this capital is different from our hometown. Where we are, we have to swaddle our babies for a few days no matter how hot it is. And the legs have to be tied up, because they say they can't be straight without swaddled. And the little feet don't wear socks."
Lin Yan, who was standing next to the wooden stroller, smiled and said, "The nurse said tying up the baby will hinder blood circulation, which is a bad custom. Also, as long as the baby is not cold, you don't have to swaddle or wear socks. But you have to wear a small hat because the forehead hasn't grown yet."
She also asked if she could wash her hair and take a bath during the confinement period. The last time was really painful. Naturally, her mother-in-law asked her to follow all the rules, and she couldn't let the wind blow. She felt like she was rotten.
Fortunately, Yanyan was born in the cool autumn! If it was this season, it would really be impossible.
But she saw in the many English materials that Mingche ordered that foreign women don't swaddle their babies at all. Yes, there are benefits to sitting in confinement after childbirth. If you sit in confinement after childbirth well, you will get fewer diseases. But sometimes, it is too much.
The nurse said that in fact, the main concern for not letting mothers wash their hair and take a bath is to catch a cold. If there are good bathing conditions at home, it is also possible.
Fang Mingche was there at the time, and he said that after waiting for ten days, if she was in good spirits, he would take her to Beijing
Hotel in a car, wrapped tightly, to take a shower, and then immediately blow dry her head with a hair dryer. Their travel agency can book a room at Beijing Hotel, so she can book it and enjoy it herself. The more expensive the better!
Lin Yan is now counting on being able to hide it from her mother or convince her mother to go there.
Last time during confinement, her mother-in-law insisted that Lin Yan wrap her head with the cloth she gave her. This time, she chose a hat herself to wear, which was also beautiful. There is really no need to be so rigid in following the so-called old rules, as long as the same effect can be achieved. It is much easier to communicate with her own mother!
Fang Mingche took his cousin and two girls out for dinner, and then drove them back. The food for his mother-in-law was delivered to him by the restaurant staff while it was still hot. Fang Mingche paid for it and had it delivered three times a day.
When he got back to his own home, Fang Mingche took four cans of yellow peaches he had brought back, as well as malted milk and milk powder, and took Yan Yanyi to visit Zhu Wenjuan.
She was sent to the hospital yesterday, and came back to recuperate this morning after her condition stabilized. She also took a leave of absence from class.
Fang Mingche sent his daughter out to study early in the morning, and asked about Gu Zhiguang who had returned. He was happy for them when he learned about this. It's good that nothing happened!
He looked at Grandpa Gu's expression last night. If the thief hadn't run away, he might have wanted to kill someone.
Aunt Yuan sent someone to the hospital last night, and was picked up by her son. This morning, he accompanied Gu Zhiguang to the police station to report the case.
After the police station filed the case, they agreed with their plan to send someone to stand guard at night. He also said that several nearby slums had encountered similar problems recently, and suggested that they work together. The police would also patrol this area more often at night.
On the nights when Fang Mingche was on duty, Zhu Dahai, Hu Yong and the other five took turns. With so many people in the slum, it would not be easy to take five turns. Now, everyone in this area hopes to find the thief as soon as possible! Or more than one.
Yanyan followed her father's legs and glanced at the net bag her father was carrying. This was brought by others when they came to give gifts, and she used it directly.
Many people came to see her mother in the past two days, and they all gave her gifts and these. Her family's canned yellow peaches will probably take a long time to eat. Dad asked her fourth uncle to bring some back so that they can eat on the train. Mom also asked grandpa, uncle, and aunt to take a few cans back to eat yesterday.
Yanyan said, "Dad, did we eat canned yellow peaches on the train?"
"No, it was hard to get them at the time. The key is that they are heavy and fragile. I didn't buy them! If you want to eat them, Dad will open a can for you later."
The manufacturer of canned yellow peaches has done a good job in marketing. Shengsheng has made canned yellow peaches the first choice for patients and weak people. So his family has really received a lot in the past two days.
"I'm not sick or old, so keep it for mom."
"You can eat it even if you're not sick. So many cans, your mom can't eat them all. Besides, eating too much is not good."
He has seen the meals that the specialist hospital's small kitchen gives to Ayan. Six meals a day, balanced and light nutrition, controlling the intake of sugar and fat. It's quite scientific!
It's a pity that they can only stay for a few days. Even if they pay, they won't agree to let them stay there for confinement. The wards are tight! They are not a confinement center. These enjoyments that are very convenient for those with money in the future are not possible now.
Yanyan thought for a while, "What if I can't finish a can after it's opened?"
She heard that the can was sealed and could not be sealed again after it was opened.
"Give the rest to Dad. Or if you want to share it with Niu Niu, you must share it before eating. Share it with the kids. Dad doesn't really like to eat things that are too sweet. Dad will open the can for you then."
Although he didn't mind what his daughter had left, the canned yellow peaches were indeed too sweet! If there were better choices, he still didn't want to eat it.
"Okay!"
After they went over, the neighbors in the slum greeted the father and daughter one after another. They also knew that they were here to see Zhu Wenjuan.
In fact, the neighbors in the slum also went in groups of three or five today, but the things they bought were not so good. However, do what you can! They also went to see Lin Yan according to their means.
Gu Zhiguang came out to pour water and saw the father and daughter. "Hey, you are so polite! Just come, why do you need to bring things? Come in and sit down."
Fang Mingche said, "They were all sent by others."
Yanyan looked at her father and Uncle Gu. In the past two days, her father has been talking to people who come to see her mother in this way. She asked, and her father said that these were necessary politeness.
When she went in, she saw Uncle Gu. His pregnant daughter-in-law was fine, and his face looked much better now.
"Xiao Fang is here."
Fang Mingche nodded, "Starting from last night, there will be two young men on duty from 10 o'clock to 6 o'clock in the morning. No one will be able to climb over the wall easily in the future."
Last night, he got up at night and looked at the crack of the half-moon door. Gao Xiang and Song Chi, who had no classes in the morning, were sitting under the eaves eating peanuts and chatting.
There must be two people, and they must be together. You can't say you are in the first half of the night and I am in the second half of the night. If there is only one person, he might fall asleep.
Fang Mingche suspected that the thief had someone to meet him outside, at least he had to use cushions to make it easier for people to climb in.
He didn't have any weapons. Last time someone came to steal something, Zhu Dahai and I made do with the wooden stick used to prop up the window. This time, we plan to use this one too.
There is an old man, a pregnant woman, and three young children at home. He is the only young and strong man, and he will be under a lot of pressure in the future. Even if he is really caught and has no place to stay in the dormitory at night, this is the only thing he can do.
Grandpa Gu said, "This is not a long-term solution. We still have to improve public security so that no one dares to do such a thing."
"Then everyone must be able to live and work in peace and contentment. Fortunately, it is very popular to be a self-employed person nowadays, and there are more ways out. However, I heard that antiques can't be sold at a high price."
Gu Zhiguang said, "It's just relatively low price. Didn't I hear that someone's Ming Dynasty vase was sold for 600 yuan a few days ago? I guess that's where the trouble started. I think it's not safe to lock only one wheel of your pickup truck."
He was in a hurry to check on his wife's condition at the time, and the thief took the opportunity to run away.
Fang Mingche said, "Then I'll lock all four wheels. It will take him more time to cut the four big chains."
Fortunately, they were parked outside the house, so he just had to be alert when he slept. Otherwise, if they were parked in the alley like before, they might have been stolen without him knowing.
As for the two commercial vehicles, Xiao Jin and the others drove back to the Overseas Chinese Apartment after dinner. The monthly property management fee there is eight yuan, and the security guards are all retired soldiers, which is safer than here.
Moreover, nowadays, overseas Chinese and Chinese are eager to come back to invest. The police are also strengthening patrols, and it is impossible for anything to happen there.
Grandpa Gu said, "The world still can't get better all at once." Fang
Mingche said, "It will take a process."
After a few words, Gu Zhiguang led them father and daughter into the bedroom, where Zhu Wenjuan was resting in bed.
She was really scared last night. Gu Zhiguang also blamed himself and felt that he should accompany her when she got up. However, Zhu Wenjuan looked okay at the moment.
Fang Mingche said, "It's good that you're fine. The counselor and classmates told you to rest assured and take care
of yourself, and said they would come to see you on Sunday." This morning, I met Gu Zhiguang coming back from the hospital, and asked him to call for leave. Fang Mingche called the travel agency to help Gu Zhiguang to take leave.
Zhu Wenjuan said, "I don't want to alarm so many people."
"You must ask for leave! Brother Gu, which day is your turn to be on duty?"
Gu Zhiguang said, "I'm in the back. Aunt Yuan asked me to take good care of Wenjuan in the past few days."
Yanyan also sat over and greeted Aunt Zhu.
Zhu Wenjuan felt that she was really a thoughtful and sensible child, and couldn't help but touch her head.
On Thursday evening, Lin Yan was picked up by Fang Mingche in a car. She had a natural birth, and it was painful when she gave birth, but she recovered quickly. She walked to the east room of the main house by herself.
Mother Lin held her grandson, while Fang Mingche and Lin Yi took things. Han Mei was responsible for holding Yanyan. When riding in the car, Yanyan also sat on her aunt's lap. She insisted on joining the activity of picking up her mother and brother.
The car was a bit crowded, so Lin's father came over to wait. He was watching TV in the west room.
When Lin's mother came back and saw him, she asked him, "Aren't you afraid of being alone?"
At this time, no one in the neighborhood was turning on the TV, and no one brought a stool to watch.
Lin's father said, "The working class is upright, what are they afraid of?"
He was very satisfied with the conditions for his daughter's confinement. The room was more than a dozen square meters, spacious and bright. It would make people feel much better. There was also a radio to listen to the news, music, and various programs.
Well, and her mother wouldn't be too tired. She only needed to cook confinement meals for Yan, and there was a washing machine for washing clothes. It was just a bit troublesome to wash films for her grandson. With such conditions, it was no wonder that Han Mei grumbled after seeing it.
The key was that whatever Yan wanted to eat or needed to eat, as long as it could be obtained on the black market, Ming Che was willing to spend money. Even if it couldn't be obtained on the black market, he could ask his friends to get it for him. Of course, it wouldn't work out of season.
Marry a man and marry a man, to have clothes and food. As a father, he was so relieved that his daughter could live such a good life.
Mother Lin couldn't help curling her lips when she heard what he said. Don't mention Han Mei, I was envious and jealous. You only know how to praise your son-in-law, why don't you reflect on the conditions you provided me back then?
Hearing that Fang Mingfeng's daughter would be sent here tomorrow, Father Lin asked, "Can you take care of it? Otherwise, let Han Mei come to help?"
Han Mei happened to lead Yan Yan in. After hearing this, she hurriedly said, "Okay, sister, brother-in-law. Anyway, I will go to work at the travel agency in a while, so it doesn't matter if I don't do the job of selling eggs."
There will be better arrangements in the future, so there is no need to worry about not going there for a while and losing customers.
There is not enough room here, so she can ride a bicycle to go out early and come back late. There is really not much work here, and it is more comfortable than at home. Moreover, my brother-in-law is such a generous person, if she really comes to help, will she suffer? My
mother-in-law has earned a lot of money in the past few months, and my brother-in-law has stuffed it into her in various ways. The clothes are four sets per season!
Fang Mingche thought for a while, "Then you come to help for ten days and half a month, and then go to the travel agency."
As long as you are paid and can work well, there will be no problem. In this life, Han Mei has really put a lot of thought into coaxing Yan Yan.
"Oh, okay, thank you brother-in-law!" Han Mei said with a smile.
As they were talking, some neighbors who had not visited the hospital before also came. Most of them brought supplements, at least eggs.
Han Mei enthusiastically went out to carry stools and serve tea.
Grandma Qiu and Teacher Qiu also came. In fact, Qiu Yin had been there before with her colleagues, so when Teacher Qiu wanted to give a red envelope, Fang Mingche waved his hand to refuse. It's not possible to accept two gifts from someone's family.
Teacher Qiu said, "Her things are hers, and mine are mine."
Grandma Qiu also kept saying, "Take it, take it. Stop pushing it back and forth!"
She has always liked Fang Mingche. Before Qiu Yin and her daughter moved to this small courtyard, she lived alone in a single room in the tube building assigned by the school. Fang Mingche went to school and went to see her every day. He also fetched water and honeycomb coal for her.
So when she heard that she moved out and lived in the same alley with this young man, she was very happy. From time to time, she came to chat with Fang's mother and Lin's mother.
Living with acquaintances, you don't have to worry about being bullied!
At this moment, the old lady went in to take a look at the parturient and the newborn. "Well, not bad, she looks blessed."
Lin Yan hurriedly said, "You're flattering!"
She heard from Fang Mingche that Teacher Qiu had studied in the UK before liberation, and Grandma Qiu must have been a lady from a noble family during the Republic of China period. Indeed, her temperament is extraordinary, and her conversation is also different from that of ordinary people.
Teacher Qiu told Fang Mingche something, "The Investment Promotion Office knows that I studied in the UK before liberation, and wants me to visit my old friends. See if I can persuade some people to invest in China. At least, it will lay a foreshadowing." Fang
Mingche's eyes lit up, "Let Qiu Yin follow you in the name of taking care of you, and go out to get familiar with the uncles and aunts."
It's just right to go out and see what's going on outside, which will be beneficial for going abroad at the end of the year.
Teacher Qiu is old, and he suffered a lot earlier. He said to take his daughter to take care of her.
He said, "I'm afraid I have to pay for it myself. If it's public, I guess someone will poke my spine, and it will be difficult for the leader to deal with it."
This trip will cost a lot.
Fang Mingche nodded, "I understand. I'll find a way. The main thing is that it's easier to get a visa if I follow you out like this." At that time, the government department will directly handle it, which is much more convenient than the travel agency to apply for a family visit visa for Qiu Yin.
As for the cost, the 30,000 yuan mortgage loan for the business car will be paid soon.
The father and son will definitely fly to Paris first, and then take a train from Paris to London. This direct flight will take at least 13 hours, but only economy class can be booked for Qiu Yin. Business class is really unaffordable, not to mention first class.
He estimated that the Investment Promotion Office did not have the money to book a business class ticket for Mr. Qiu, as they were now extremely poor. When they went out, they would definitely have to save and save on foreign exchange.
This year, 1980, he saw in his previous life that China's foreign exchange reserves were -1.296 billion US dollars. That's right, it was negative! That's why he remembered it for so many years, it was so special.
It was probably because General Liu and Minister Geng visited the United States in May and bought a lot of weapons and tools needed for production. They spent all the 840 million foreign exchange reserves in the treasury and even owed a debt. The United States now wants to carry out peaceful evolution on us, but it's still easy to talk to. Nowadays, when it comes to weapons, many people say that it's better to buy than to make, and it 's better to rent than to buy.
How important foreign exchange is to China now is known to everyone. If it weren't for this, he wouldn't dare to expand the scale of the travel agency so "rampantly".
The mother and son of the Qiu family went back soon. After a while, Lingzi's parents came in with supplements.
Han Mei came in and called Fang Mingche, "Brother-in-law, Lingzi's parents are here. They brought two cans of pure honey and a Tongrentang rock sugar bird's nest gift box." This gift is a bit excessive.
Fang Mingche frowned, he knew what Lao Zhou was thinking: he wanted to exchange US dollars with him.
There are no US dollars in the treasury at the moment, and ordinary people can't exchange them from the central bank at all, so they can only go to the black market.
The black market is risky, and the police will definitely be very strict in this case! And the proportion of the
black market will definitely be greatly increased. But he had said it to Lingzi before that they also had to arrange for people to go abroad, and foreign exchange, especially US dollars, was also in short supply.
At that time, he was considering exchanging some for Lao Zhou. After all, they rented a phone and borrowed 8,000 from the travel agency. It was a shot of prevention for him in advance, don't expect to exchange too much.
But Teacher Qiu just said this, so he can't exchange more. It is definitely much more convenient to take out US dollars and exchange them for pounds than RMB.
So Fang Mingche hurried out to greet them, "Uncle Zhou, Aunt Zhou, you are so polite! This gift is too heavy, I really can't accept it."
Old Zhou said, "Accept it, accept it. You gave Lingzi a good job, and now you let Yingzi go to the travel agency to learn English for free. I don't know how to thank you."
Fang Mingche said, "Lingzi is doing her job happily, and your family has helped the travel agency a lot. As for Yingzi, she worked for free in exchange for the opportunity. No, Uncle Zhou, let me be frank with you. Qiu Yin is going to London in July."
Old Zhou said, "Isn't it the end of the year? Wu Mingju is going to Tokyo next month, and Qiu Yin is going to London or Paris at the end of the year."
"Wang Dexian's unit asked Teacher Qiu to go to London to see if he can use his old connections to persuade some overseas Chinese and Chinese to come back to invest. I asked Qiu Yin to take a ride so that she can get a visa. Besides, I really don't have that much US dollars. We mainly receive European groups."
Old Zhou frowned, "No, you can exchange some for me. When Yingzi goes to the United States and settles down, let her exchange it for you, okay?"
"It's really not much."
Aunt Zhou said, "You two can talk slowly. I'll go in to see Lin Yan and the baby." As she said that, she took the net bag that Old Zhou was carrying and went straight in.
Well, this gift has to be accepted even if you don't want to. As for the US dollars, you still have to exchange some. But let alone eight thousand, there is not even one thousand.
Fang Mingche sighed, "I hand over the bulk of it to the central bank every month."
Old Zhou said, "I know the rules, and it must be higher than the ratio of the central bank. I'll give you 8:3, how much can you exchange for me?"
"You also specifically want US dollars. The most scarce foreign exchange is US dollars. It's a hard currency like gold!" Fang Mingche looked embarrassed.
"Help me, Xiao Fang."
"Can't you let your uncle change it? I'll return the 8,000 to you, and you can ask your uncle to change it."
Old Zhou's expression was a little subtle. He can't let his uncle know that his family is so profitable! If he knows, will he still get subsidies in the future? Now that he cries about being poor, he can still cry a little.
Fang Mingche listened to him and made a "tsk". After talking about all the difficulties, he began to speak the truth, "I can exchange 300 US dollars for you at most."
"I can exchange the money Yingzi sends back for you in the future!"
Fang Mingche said with a smile: "Yingzi flew so far, and you still want to confiscate 80% of her income like you did to Lingzi?"
At that time, you will be begging Yingzi to help you go there, and Yingzi will have to rely on you. Even Lingzi is probably thinking of resisting now.
Lao Zhou's face changed slightly. He really thought so before.
In the end, Fang Mingche exchanged 450 US dollars for Lao Zhou after much persuasion. It was agreed that the money would be exchanged back to him in the future at the same exchange rate. The other 6,800 will be given to Yingzi before she leaves.
However, Yingzi's visa was processed very quickly, without any delay. It is estimated that she can leave in the middle or late next month.
As for her English, she mainly learned some daily expressions. During the day, she studied with Qiu Yin at the travel agency, and Lingzi would definitely teach her sister some when she got home from work. Yingzi borrowed a lot of information from the travel agency to read. There were also English movies, and she never missed any.
But these practices could only prevent her from going there without understanding anything, and she only had some basic knowledge.
When Lao Zhou left Fang's house, he went straight to Boss Cui. He also said that he could exchange the money back to Boss Cui when Yingzi came over.
Boss Cui was also smart and asked directly: "How much did Fang Mingche exchange for you? Don't fool me, I know how much he still has."
They have been neighbors for so many years, it would be unreasonable not to exchange at all. But he didn't want to exchange it either! And he didn't have much to begin with. He just thought that Yingzi would be able to earn US dollars when she went out. Otherwise, he really didn't want to agree.
Lao Zhou counted four and then five.
"450, then he is quite generous to you. Then I will ask him for help in the future. But brother, I only take some tips occasionally, maybe in foreign currency, and most of the time people still give RMB."
After talking and talking, Boss Cui finally exchanged 50 US dollars for Lao Zhou at the same exchange rate. He didn't owe Lao Zhou a favor, so this was already a lot. The two families have only known each other for decades!
When the Fang family found out about this, Lin's mother couldn't help but ask, "Can you go to New York with just 500 US dollars?"
Fang Mingche said, "It's about a month's income from working illegally there. Just in case her uncle is unreliable, it's enough for her to get a foothold temporarily. Boss Cui and I have done our best. He will definitely not be able to get this exchange rate on the black market."
Later, I heard that Lao Zhou had indeed changed his appearance and changed another 500 US dollars on the black market. It is said that the ratio is about 3.something. Then, he asked his uncle to change 500 US dollars.
Han Mei also looked over at this time, "Why didn't Uncle Zhou let his son go?"
Going to the United States is a great thing, how could he bear to give the opportunity to his daughter and not his son?
Fang Mingche said: "Because he knows that he has to serve others, and it may be thankless and he will have to endure the humiliation. Besides, his son is indeed the youngest."
Fang Tong has moved in and lives in a small room with Yanyan. With someone living together, Yanyan is not afraid of the small dark room. Moreover, sister Tongtong can live by herself, and it is a bit embarrassing for her to sleep with her father.
At this moment, the two sisters are playing checkers in the courtyard with Niuniu, Song Chi and other children. Fang Mingche bought the chess for Yanyan, and up to six people can play together.
Fang Mingche has also resumed school, and he drives his niece to and from school in the morning and evening. But because it would take half an hour, he still chose to drive to school. However, he did not drive to the school, but parked at a familiar small vendor's house one kilometer outside the school gate.
The car was still locked, and the four wheels were also locked with iron chains. He paid 50 cents a day for parking, and the other party had to watch and not let anyone scratch it.
This Saturday night, the people from the travel agency wanted to watch a domestic movie. In the past two or three months, there was a foreign language movie every week. It was a bit rare for domestic movies.
Fang Mingche satisfied them and went to the school hospital to rent a movie that was released on New Year's Day this year. It was a very popular movie reflecting on the enemy spies in those ten years, "The Handcuffed Passenger".
At the current ticket price of 20 cents, this movie has a box office of over 100 million! If calculated based on the 35 yuan per movie ticket in later generations, ugh, 20 billion!
In fact, many people have seen it. It was really a hot movie on New Year's Day. But classic movies can withstand repeated viewing.
Moreover, when they heard that it was a movie starring Mr. Yu Yang, Aunt Yuan, Sister Cui, Grandma Qiu and other middle-aged and elderly women also actively said they wanted to watch it. Well, Mr. Qiu and Grandpa Gu also said they wanted to watch it. They were much more active and proactive than when foreign films were shown.
Grandpa Gu didn’t watch it when it was shown in the cinema before, because he had just moved and was preparing for his son’s wedding. He was so busy that he collapsed and rested at home for a while.
Today was his first time watching it. When he saw Mr. Yu Yang appear at the beginning, Grandpa Gu couldn’t help but sighed: "Investigation Section Chief Zeng Tai has also grown old!"
Aunt Yuan said: "Heroic Courage was a movie in 1958, and Yu Yang was only 28 years old. This movie was just finished last year, and he is 49 years old. How can we compare? But the spirit is still there."
Fang Mingche watched the movie "Heroic Courage" when he was a child. The scene where Alan, the female spy played by Wang Xiaotang, danced the rumba and rushed towards Zeng Tai, played by Yu Yang, like a snake, has been remembered for many years!
Grandpa Gu watched it for a while. He nodded, and the spirit was indeed still there.
When the less exciting scenes were shown in the middle, he teased Aunt Yuan softly, "Is this your favorite actor when you were young?"
"Yes, he was one of the 22 stars of New China proposed by the Premier in 1961. When "Heroic Courage" was shown in socialist brother countries, female comrades in East Germany, Bulgaria and other countries also wrote letters to Yu Yang."
Grandma Qiu looked over, "You two, keep your voice down."
"Oh, okay." Grandpa Gu closed his mouth and watched the movie seriously.
This movie is indeed different from other scars of the decade. There are scars, but it is not trapped in sentimentality.
At the end, Grandpa Gu saw that Mr. Yu Yang, who arrested the enemy spy, was still handcuffed and escorted to the plane by the police. The theme of "Handcuffed Passengers" was pointed out. His eyes widened! At
this time, the classic "Camel Bell" sounded: Sending off comrades and embarking on the journey, the same separation and two feelings.
Teacher Qiu said: "Once the handcuffs are put on, the meaning of the movie is sublimated."
Not only the elderly like this movie, but the young people in the travel agency also like it. On the way back, there was endless discussion.
Fang Mingche felt that it was worth it to be able to live like Teacher Yu Yang. He had a specialty in his career and won the love of so many fans. In life, he died at the age of 95. He and his 97-year-old wife were together for 72 years and passed away one after the other. This is also a happy life. As a fan, he only had one sentence: Rest in peace!
On May 31, my cousin and his wife arrived in BJ. It is estimated that they came back to accompany Fang Tong to celebrate Children's Day on June 1.
Fang Mingche drove to the train station to pick them up. It is indeed very convenient to have a car. No one in the neighborhood asked him to borrow a car, because they all knew that gasoline tickets were not something that could be obtained casually.
People nowadays are still very sensible. They will not go to other people's homes for meals, because meal tickets are expensive; they will not take a ride, and gasoline tickets are also expensive.
Moreover, there is a master He in the alley who drives for others, and the fee is not expensive.
He waited for a while in the parking lot, and the train was delayed. After hearing the broadcast that the train had arrived, he got off the train and waited at the exit. Fortunately, he didn't miss the day to pick up Fang Tong from school.
When his cousin came out, he couldn't help laughing. His cousin was carrying a large box in each hand, and there was a bag hanging around his neck. His cousin's wife was empty-handed. Who would dare to let a pregnant woman who was less than four months pregnant carry things?
Fang Mingche hurried forward to share a large box with his cousin, and then said, "Brother Mingfeng, sister-in-law, Tongtong is still in school. I didn't bring her with me. Let's go to my place to wash off the dust on the way, and I will send you three back after dinner."
His cousin's wife nodded, "Mingche, fortunately you are still in the capital!"
After getting on the car, she smiled and told Fang Mingche, "Your Changchang was delayed for a few days before coming out. Your parents are waiting for news at home all day, and they look for my dad at the entrance of the village every day."
Fang Mingche said, "Yes, there is no phone in the village. Fortunately, my second uncle still goes to and from the county every day."
His second uncle is also in good spirits. He is over fifty years old and can still ride a bicycle to and from the county every day. That distance is about the same as when he rides a bike to Beijing Normal University.
"I heard that the baby was born and wrapped well, weighing 6.2 jin, and the mother is safe. They are relieved. My trip was relatively easy. Thanks to the sleeper ticket you got!"
"If I can get it, I will definitely get it for you." Fang Mingche felt that his cousin's wife was good at giving people emotional value and it was comfortable to get along with her.
At this moment, Lin Yan is still in confinement and cannot come out. Lin's mother and Han Mei came out to greet her warmly.
Fang Mingfeng introduced, "This is Lin Yan's mother and sister-in-law Han Mei."
The cousin's wife smiled and greeted, "Auntie, Xiao Han, hello. My son Tongtong is here, and it must be thanks to your care."
Mother Lin said, "No, Tongtong is very well behaved."
She mainly takes care of the mother and the newborn, and the two little girls are taken care of by Han Mei. After dinner in the evening, she gave them a bath and rode her bicycle home.
But it was very relaxing not to have to cook three meals a day. Little girls are indeed easier to take care of than little boys, and their clothes can be kept clean.
At this moment, she went to bring out hot water with a washbasin, and the cousin and cousin's wife washed their faces with their own towels.
This feeling is really much more comfortable!
Fang Mingche settled his cousin's wife here to rest, and took his cousin to pick up Fang Tong from school.
These days, Yanyan has been a little emotional.
"Mom is around my brother all day, and Dad, you use the car to pick up Sister Tongtong to go to school and go home every day. I'm the only one!"
Fang Mingche smiled and borrowed a unicycle, "Come on, get on, Dad will take you to school with a unicycle."
Yanyan laughed at the time and didn't mutter these words anymore.
"I know, my brother is still young, and Sister Tongtong is a guest at our house. I won't say anything more!"
Now that they got in the car, Fang Mingfeng said, "Mingche, if there are any second-hand cars like this, tell me. You're not in a hurry to buy a second one, are you?"
It's so convenient to have a car of your own. Deliver goods in one day, and use them for six days.
"No hurry, I can deliver goods in a week with a pickup truck now."
Nowadays, the industry is not very developed, and there are very few industrial wastes. It will take a few more years before the spring of waste collection. There were many garbage kings who made millions a year in the 1980s! Now we are just laying the foundation, and each store makes about 3,000 a month.
It's not enough. Nowadays, buying a car not only requires having a car to sell and money, but also the key is the registration.
Fang Mingfeng then asked, "Will it be convenient to register the car with yours later?"
"It should be no problem. But I'm not sure about the gas ticket."
Fang Mingfeng paused. Yes, I forgot about this. I can't let my cousin do it for another half a year. This is a long-term thing!
"Well, I'll think about it."
Fang Mingche said nothing. It was not until 1986 that the country allowed the purchase of private cars, including agricultural vehicles. At that time, you didn't need a ticket to refuel.
Nowadays, this kind of convenience is indeed not something that ordinary people can enjoy. Even if you have money!
After a while, when his cousin accepted the reality, Fang Mingche spoke again: "When you need it, just come to me to borrow it."
Fang Mingfeng nodded. Having said that, he must pay. Otherwise, how can he have the nerve to borrow it for a long time? He hopes to borrow it on the day of delivery.
The little girl was very happy to pick up Fang Tong. Uncle Jiu treated her very well, but her own home was definitely better. Besides, she missed her mother so much! She hadn't seen her for three or four months.
Fang Mingche asked the father and daughter to sit in the back and drove back by himself.
Tonight, he must welcome his cousin's wife. He had already told Han Mei and asked her to tell Boss Cui. After returning, wait for Fang Tong to be intimate with her mother, and then prepare to go over for dinner.
But just as he got off the car, Han Mei came over, "Tongtong is done with school. Brother-
in-law, I asked you to go into the east room for a while." Fang Mingche was a little puzzled as to why Lin Yan wanted to see him so urgently. He asked, "Who came this afternoon?"
Han Mei said, "Brother Hu Yong and the other four, and Zhu Dahai will be here soon."
Fang Mingche knew what was going on. He said to his cousin, "You all are welcome to do whatever you want. I'll be right out."
Walking into the east room, he said, "How big was the red envelope they gave?"
Lin Yan said, "Hu Yong and the other four, 200 each; Zhu Dahai, 100."
Fang Mingche said, "Just accept it if you've given it."
Lin Yan thought about it, "That's true. Compared to my loss, it's nothing."
She was thinking that if she wanted to return it, she had to ask Fang Mingche to return it quickly; if she didn't, there would be no rush.
(End of this chapter)
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