Chapter 320 Red
The Li family is now one of the wealthier families in the village, but they handle interpersonal relationships very well. They greet people they meet with a smile along the way, and there are many young people who help them.
As you walk into the red brick house, you will see people busy at work.
Today is the day when Uncle Li Baohua comes to hang red scrolls. Zhao Yi saw his mother chatting with his second aunt.
There was a brand new sewing machine with a big red flower tied to it in the main room, and there was also a new bicycle with a big red flower tied to it.
"There is no electricity in the village, so I didn't buy a TV or a radio. I will buy one when electricity is available in the future."
Second uncle Li Dalin said to Zhao Yi with a smile.
“It’s useless to buy it without electricity.”
Zhao Yi nodded.
My second uncle's family has been buying and selling eggs for a long time, and now they raise pigs in the village. Their annual income is not low, so there is no pressure for them to buy some home appliances.
Thirty-six legs are not yet popular for marriage, and land has not yet been registered. The level of income is related to one's own mind.
Nowadays, the villages close to the city dare to do small business, that is, they carry vegetables from their own private plots to sell on the streets, and mountain products and other things will also appear on the streets.
There is no longer much game in restaurants nowadays. Places like Qixingao and Xiongjiacun all bring their own game to set up stalls in the streets.
Now the restaurant's meat is basically supplied by his uncle's family, Liu Qi, Zhao Laowu and others.
Zhao Laowu met his uncle several times when he delivered meat, and now they know each other.
Just as I thought of this, I saw Zhao Laowu and Liu Qi rushing over.
"Brother Yi, Uncle Li."
Zhao Laowu smiled and handed a cigarette to Zhao Yi. Now Zhao Laowu is a celebrity in the surrounding villages. Although his fame does not spread to Lijia Village, he and Liu Qi are more famous in Linkou Commune than the commune secretary.
He bought himself a tractor, which was even rarer than someone buying a car in later generations. A tractor, even a second-hand one, would cost nearly a thousand yuan.
Now when they deliver things to the city, two people drive a tractor. It takes about the same time to drive the tractor from Wangou Village to the city as it did to walk on the mountain road, which is nearly four hours. However, the time it takes to deliver things by the tractor cannot be compared with the time it took for four people to carry things into the city together.
For example, if we pull a tractor to carry fish to the city, it would carry at least several hundred kilograms of fish. Four people cannot transport several hundred kilograms of fish to the city.
Now Zhao Laowu and Liu Qi can live a very comfortable life even if they don't send pork to the city, but the friendship they had in the past is still there, so they are willing to supply Zhao Yi's restaurant for a long time even if it costs a little more oil.
"Now I have to call you Brother Zhao."
Zhao Yi joked.
"If it weren't for Brother Yi, you wouldn't be the Zhao Laowu you are today. No matter what time, you are my Brother Yi."
Zhao Laowu said with a smile.
In the beginning, he wished Zhao Yi had taught him how to do business personally. Now, no matter who wants to cooperate with him, Zhao Laowu, he will not agree. It's not that people who want to open a restaurant have never approached him, Zhao Laowu, but that he and Liu Qi simply don't care about them.
"Stop talking nonsense, I'm going to get you two drunk tonight."
Zhao Yi said with a smile.
"I'll stick with you till the end."
When the two heard what Zhao Yi said, they burst into laughter.
Ever since Zhao Yi started the TV business, the two of them haven't had a good drink together for a long time. Today, they finally had the chance and they didn't want to miss it, otherwise they wouldn't have planned to come. After all, they only knew Li Dalin and were not very familiar with him.
The two handed the gifts in their hands to the person who was receiving the gifts from Li Baohua's family. After seeing their names written on them, they walked towards Zhao Yi again.
Nowadays, receiving gifts is also a physical job.
It’s not just about putting a table in front and having one person collect money while the other writes.
Instead, several people were responsible for receiving the gifts. First, they had to buy red paper. The dexterous maid in the family cut the paper into the size of a book and then used thin hemp rope to fix it into a book. A lot of small red paper strips also had to be prepared.
People who come to give gifts do not necessarily bring money, most of them bring food. For example, if someone gives ten kilograms of food, you have to stick the name of the person giving the gift on the cloth bag. It is more troublesome to give eggs, as you have to prepare a larger jar and put a layer of rice husks at the bottom. Then, after each layer of eggs, you have to cover it with a layer of rice husks.
These are the tasks of the gift recipient.
Everyone gathered together to chat, time passed quickly, and in the evening the red hanging banquet began.
Zhao Yi was arranged to sit at the same table with Zhao Laowu and his family. All of them were Zhao Yi's relatives, including his second aunt and her husband, his youngest aunt and her husband, Zhao Yi, Zhao Laowu, Liu Qi, and Zhao Dahai.
As for the main table tonight, it is prepared for Li Baohua's uncle and his family. Uncle is the most important person in the world.
When Li Baohua's maternal uncle's family arrived, Zhao Yi looked over and saw that the whole family was made up of honest farmers, with their clothes having some patches on them. It seemed that his second aunt didn't care much about her family.
You know, the Li family is living better than most workers nowadays.
Jobs like collecting mountain products at Zhao Yi's house could be introduced to them, but it was obvious that my second aunt didn't do that.
Li Baohua was busy taking care of his uncle's relatives and didn't seem to be distant. As for why, Zhao Yi couldn't figure it out for the time being.
"Brother Yi, it's been a while since we had a drink together. Today I finally have the chance. There are also some elders whose names I don't even know. Let me toast to you all first."
Liu Qi and Zhao Laowu stood up and said with a smile.
"You three drink your own drinks and don't worry about us old guys. The most important thing today is to have fun."
Second uncle Lu Shaowen waved his hand, knowing that the two men were coming for Zhao Yi.
After three rounds of wine and five dishes, everyone had drunk enough. Liu Qi and Zhao Laowu were arranged to rest in the guest room of their uncle's house, while Zhao Yi and others had to participate in the red-hanging ceremony.
In the living room, several of Li Baohua's uncles made the prepared red cloth into big red flowers and put them on Li Baohua, saying auspicious words as he put them on.
After the red ceremony, Li Baohua took a tray and offered wine and tea to his uncle and aunt.
After everyone has drunk the wine, the red banquet is officially completed.
"Second uncle."
Zhao Yi called his second uncle softly and walked towards the backyard. His second uncle immediately understood that Zhao Yi had something to say to him privately, so he stood up, greeted everyone and walked towards Zhao Yi.
"What's the matter, Xiaoyi?"
Second uncle Li Dalin looked at Zhao Yi with some confusion and asked.
"It's about the restaurant buying mountain products. Didn't you tell Baohua's uncle about this?"
Zhao Yi asked the question that was in his mind. Although mountain products were not very valuable, he could still earn more than ten or even twenty yuan a season, so that his family would not be left without a decent piece of clothing.
"Hey! I've mentioned it to them more than once about collecting eggs, but they didn't dare to do it. They said they were afraid of being accused of speculation. How could your aunt and I not help if we could?"
Li Dalin shook his head. No matter how much help your relatives give you, they only ask you to lend them some money. If they ask you for something good, what can you do if they talk to you in a fancy way and you just don’t seem to be interested?
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