Chapter 207
The old Song family in the county town was unaware of the turmoil in Chen Fengxia's heart, who was far away in the Yuejin Production Brigade. They lived their lives as usual, each day plain but warm.
After a few months, the sons and daughters-in-law had saved a lot of their wages, and the family was financially well-off. The whole family felt relieved from the bottom of their hearts.
Song Jianye had been very busy at the factory before, and hadn't been home for more than ten days, living directly at the factory. Fortunately, after finishing his work, he could finally relax for a while.
However, his carpentry skills were solid, and Master Song valued him highly. Even if he wanted to take some time off, it wouldn't last long. But this was a good thing, so Song Jianye had no complaints and instead felt very happy.
Song Aiguo occasionally didn't come home during this period of time because he was hauling goods, or sometimes he would come back very late, quickly eat a bowl of noodles and go to bed, and get up very early in the morning. It was only in the past two days when there was less work that I could see him at home.
It just so happened that today was a rare day for the whole family to get together, so Song Jianshe thought about it and said, "Why don't we pick a time sometime to take a photo together?"
"Take a photo?" Everyone was a little surprised when they heard it.
Photography is still a distant thing for them. After all, in the past, all they thought about was how to make money and survive, and they didn't think about these things at all. Now that they have moved to the county town, they don't think about these things anymore.
"Should we just stand in front and snap the picture, and our faces will be in the picture?"
"Yes, taking a photo is not expensive anyway, so we can take a few photos together as a family. We can put them in the house and look at them again in a few years and feel different."
Everyone was moved by Song Jianshe's words. Especially Chen Xiuxiu and Sun Suyun. What woman wouldn't want to keep a photo of herself from her youth? Even the men like Song Aiguo and Song Aimin, though not keen on photography, thought that having a few photos of the whole family together would have a special meaning. So, everyone quickly agreed.
Not to mention the little ones, they all got excited when they heard it: "Taking a photo? Will our faces appear in the photo?"
"Does the photo look exactly like us?"
"Grandma, when are we going?"
"How many photos can we take? I want to take a photo with grandma, my uncle, my aunt, and my second uncle... and also with my parents.
One, and one more..."
“…”
The little ones all started chattering, their joy overflowing. It was the first time Baoya had heard of taking a photo, and she had no idea what it meant. But seeing how happy everyone was, she knew it must be a good thing. Thinking about what Song Jianshe had just said about everyone taking a photo together, Baoya started laughing softly.
"Or let's set it for next Saturday. You can clear that day in advance, and then we can go there together." Song Jianshe said after thinking for a while.
"OK."
"Okay." Everyone else agreed.
After discussing this, everyone was very happy and began to look forward to it. After dinner, Sun Suyun suggested, "I think we should find time to go to the department store together in the next few days and buy a couple of new clothes to wear when we take photos."
After all, it is the first time to take a photo in life, and we are all together as a family, so everyone wants to dress up beautifully, so that the photos will look so beautiful when they come out.
"Okay, let's go take a look together in a couple of days. It would be best if we each buy a new one."
"Okay." Everyone had a smile on their face.
Two days later, Li Qingyan went home early after finishing her classes, and then went shopping with Sun Suyun at the department store. They bought one piece for each of them and picked out one for their husbands. They also showed Feng Guizhi some clothes, but they didn't see anything particularly good. They thought that next time they could bring Feng Guizhi along, so that they could try them on and see if they could get a better impression.
After the two of them had bought everything, Sun Suyun took over Yang Yulan's work for a day, and Chen Xiuxiu adjusted her time with other colleagues. Then the two of them called Feng Guizhi and Tiantian, and the four of them went shopping together again.
"This one looks good. The color is brighter. It makes Mom look especially good in it."
"I think this one looks better too." Yang Yulan also said with a smile.
"Let's buy them together. Come on, let's go show Tiantian some new clothes."
Soon, everyone's clothes were bought, washed when they got home, and then folded neatly and put into the closet. No one was willing to wear them in advance, as they all wanted to wear them on the day of the photo shoot.
The leave issue was quickly negotiated, and the family was just waiting for next Saturday.
Yuanbao counted on his fingers every day: "Five days left, five days left and we can go
Took a picture."
"Another day has passed, and there are still four days left."
"Three days! It's almost there, only three days left."
.......
Soon, the day for the photo shoot arrived. Everyone got up early in the morning, had breakfast, changed into their newly bought clothes, and after everything was ready, the whole family locked the door and went out together, heading towards the photo studio.
It was still early, the sun had just risen, and the weather in October was neither too hot nor too cold. The whole family was walking on the street, and the atmosphere was very harmonious. They walked slowly forward towards the rising sun, and everyone had a bright and sincere smile on their face.
Song Jianshe had contacted the people from the photo studio in advance. After the family arrived, the people from the photo studio briefly taught everyone how to relax and how to stand, while pulling down the background curtain behind them.
However, there were a lot of people in the old Song family, nearly twenty people, big and small, which was also the largest number of people who had come to the photo studio since it opened, so it took a lot of time just to get their positions.
Finally, Feng Guizhi sat in the middle position. Behind her, Song Aiguo, Chen Xiuxiu, Song Aimin, Sun Suyun and others stood in a row. On both sides of her stood Bowen Boyu and several other boys. Baoya and Yunduo squatted beside her legs, holding Tiantian in their arms.
After the position was determined, the photographer stood behind the camera, looking at the old Song family in front of him through the lens, and gestured with his hands: "One, two, three, eggplant."
Everyone in the Song family was very nervous, after all, it was their first time, but they still listened to the cameraman and forced smiles on their faces at his command.
With a "click", the picture froze.
"Alright." Only after the photographer said this did the Song family members breathe a sigh of relief and relax. When they were taking the photo just now, they were so nervous that they dared not breathe.
"I don't know if I closed my eyes when I was filming just now."
"My hands were shaking just now, and I felt like I was laughing. I don't know how it will turn out in the video."
"I'm not used to facing that camera. It feels like my face isn't really my face anymore."
“…”
After taking a family photo, each family took a photo one by one. First, Song Aiguo, Chen Xiuxiu, Bowen, Boyu, Yunduo from the first room, then Song Aimin, Sun Suyun, Wenjie, Wenzhi from the second room, and then Song Jianye,
Yang Yulan, Baoya Tianen, and finally Yuanbao Tiantian's family.
"Mom, please take a photo with us." Chen Xiuxiu said, pulling Feng Guizhi.
Feng Guizhi waved her hand and refused: "Your family should take the photo together, I won't go."
"Come on, mom. With you, we are a family." In the end, Feng Guizhi was pulled over by Chen Xiuxiu.
She and Song Aiguo sat on either side of Feng Guizhi, with Bowen, Boyu and Yunduo standing behind them. The six of them looked at the camera and slowly laughed.
When it was Baoya's turn, she and Tianen stood next to Feng Guizhi, while Yang Yulan and Song Jianye stood behind them. Baoya's eyes widened nervously, and when the cameraman said "eggplant," she smiled sweetly, revealing her small teeth.
After the four children finished taking the photos, the younger ones were still very excited and kept saying whether they had done the right poses or whether they had closed their eyes. Feng Guizhi saw how happy they were, thought for a moment and said:
"Take another picture for a few smaller ones."
Taking photos is very expensive. The money spent on one photo is enough to buy two meals of pork. But Feng Guizhi thought that it was a rare opportunity to take photos, and it would also leave beautiful memories for the future, so she didn't care about the money.
Then the children stood in two rows and took another photo. With a click, all the images were frozen on the film.
After agreeing with the cameraman when to pick up the photos, the Song family left. The excitement still remained on everyone's face, especially the children, who were all grinning and talking about their feelings while taking the photos.
......
Meanwhile, Chen Fengxia had been like a possessed person for the past few days, unable to eat or drink, her mind consumed by regret. Furthermore, it was the busy autumn harvest season, but she hadn't the slightest thought. After much thought, she bent down and pulled out the iron box from under the bed, then took out two large unity bills. Without even saying a word to Liu Youcang, she woke up early and left, taking the money with her to the county town.
After arriving in the county town, Chen Fengxia looked at the vast city and felt her vision go dark. She had come here, but where should she find Baoya? It was such a huge place, she had no idea where to go.
However, having come here, Chen Fengxia gritted her teeth and refused to go back, so she started looking aimlessly in the county town. She did not stop for the whole day, and her heart was filled with anxiety.
There is always a breath in the head.
She found a place to stay that night and continued her search the next day. However, her luck was really bad. She lost the two Great Unity tickets she brought with her.
"Where's the money? Where's my money? Has any of you seen my money?"
Chen Fengxia wailed, her eyes red. She searched along the road for a long time, stopping people to ask if they had found her money, but there was no way she could find her lost money. Now, she couldn't even afford to eat.
Chen Fengxia was vomiting blood, and for a moment she didn't know what to do. Without money, she couldn't eat, and she couldn't even go home. Then she thought about finding Baoya...
Chen Fengxia sat down on the ground, looking extremely dejected. At this moment, the Song family and Baoya, who had just finished taking photos, appeared across the street...
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