They queued for nearly two hours.
Chen Jianbin asked the salesperson to bring a set of clothes over to try on. The size was just right. He handed the money to the salesperson, and Chen Jianbin put the clothes into his bag. Then, he went shopping in the mall. After that, he bought a pair of cloth shoes and went back.
Back at the courtyard house.
He saw Yan Bugui writing a couplet at the door of his house, surrounded by a group of people.
It was almost the new year, and every household needed couplets. Almost everyone in the courtyard asked Yan Bugui to write them.
And Yan Bugui wrote a couplet for five cents.
"Old Yan, just like last year, write me three couplets.”Liu Haizhong said as he took out fifteen cents.
"Alright." Yan Bugui smiled and accepted the money.
Immediately after, he wrote a couplet for Liu Haizhong.
Yan Bugui's calligraphy was very good. He dipped the brush in his hand in ink and waved it, creating a couplet in one go.
Compared to last year, Yan Bugui's calligraphy was even better.
After writing three couplets for Liu Haizhong, another person came over. It was Fang Dasheng from the opposite room.
"Third Uncle, help me write two couplets for my family.”
Every family in the courtyard asked Yan Bugui to write a couplet.
Even Jia Zhangshi asked Yan Bugui to write a couplet.
Xu Daguo even asked for two couplets.
Silly Zhu also wanted two couplets.
As for the couplet for the deaf old lady, it was free.
Yan Bugui didn't actually earn much from selling a couplet for five cents.
He wrote couplets for every family in the courtyard, and Yan Bugui wrote couplets for some people outside.
Yan Bugui had earned a few yuan just by writing couplets for people before the new year.
It wasn't easy to have a good calligraphy brush.
Yan Bugui had practiced calligraphy quite a bit.
"Third Uncle, your calligraphy is really good.”Chen Jian Bin praised sincerely and took out another ten cents and handed it to Yan Bu Gui.”
Although there were still two more days until the new year, it was already the new year.
There were some children throwing firecrackers by the roadside.
The crackling sounds continued.
There were always twenty-three sweet melons during the New Year; Twenty-four to sweep the house, twenty-five to grind tofu; Twenty-six cut off the meat, twenty-seven slaughter the rooster; Twenty-eight handfuls of dough, twenty-nine steamed buns, twenty-nine steamed buns. It was the saying that he had to stay up all night on the 30th.
After taking Yan Bugui's Spring Festival couplets, Chen Jianbin returned home.
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On New Year's Eve, the courtyard was filled with joy. Every family had pasted couplets.
The children were playing with firecrackers in front of the house, in the yard, and by the roadside outside.
Crackling sounds of firecrackers could be heard.
An old man's family, the deaf old lady, and Shazhu gathered together to celebrate the new year. They ate dumplings. Yi Zhonghai produced meat, and Shazhu produced white noodles. The few families chatted and laughed together as they ate New Year's Eve dinner.
Second Uncle and his family of five also cooked two meat dishes and four vegetables at home. The whole family happily ate New Year's Eve dinner.
Third Uncle's family of six also prepared a meat dish and three vegetarian dishes at home. The family gathered together to eat. Seven-year-old Yan Jiekuang and four-year-old Yan Jiedi were dancing happily at the side. Yan Jiecheng and eleven-year-old Yan Jiefang were busy picking up meat from their bowls.
The Jia Zhangshi family of four gathered around the meat dish and three veggies to eat. Beside them, Qin Huairu was coaxing the stick that had been frightened by the firecrackers. Jia Dongxu was telling Jia Zhangshi about the interesting things that had happened in the factory.
Xu Damao's house was a little quieter. There were two meat dishes and three vegetarian dishes on the table. Xu Daguo was drinking at the side and lecturing Xu Damao, saying that he wanted to play instead of playing the movie.
The other families in the courtyard had also prepared meat dishes, and the family gathered around to eat.
After bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new, Chen Jianbin got Li Weiguo to prepare a table of dishes. There were chicken, duck, goose, and pork, four meat dishes, and two vegetarian dishes.
Eating four meat dishes alone was considered good in this era. In this era, only a few capitalists dared to eat like this.
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On the first day of 57 years.
The children in the courtyard played with firecrackers outside the courtyard for the whole day. The adults stayed at home when the weather was cold. Chen Jianbin stayed at home to read and sleep.
On the second day of the new year, Chen Jianbin got up early and wanted to go to the temple fair near Liulichang.
The Changdian Temple Fair was still very active in the Tianqiao Market of the capital in the early 1960s. It mainly featured open-air performances by folk artists, such as acrobatics, folk arts, martial arts performances, and so on. Those who had money or not could stop to watch and applaud.
After leaving the door, Chen Carson placed his left hand on his right hand in his sleeve and rushed to the temple fair.
As they walked on the road, there were more and more people. They even met many neighbors who were heading to the temple fair.
After walking for more than an hour, a shout came from the wind not far away. They should be arriving soon.
?? Sure enough, when they turned the corner, a lively atmosphere greeted them. The shouts of the children, the shouts of the sellers, and the cheers of the crowd watching the performance were all mixed together.
?? Good heavens, there were too many stalls, but there were even more pedestrians. At a glance, it was full of people.
However, the most attractive thing was the one-meter-long candied haws. Although it was not the first time he saw it, Chen Jianbin was still very shocked. Chen Jianbin handed over the money and took a bite. It tasted sour and sweet.
Holding the candied haws in his hand, Chen Carson continued to shop. Along the way, he met many snacks. There were white cut cakes, yellow cut cakes, rolling donkey cakes, and even iron broad beans. One bite was crunchy, but people with bad teeth could not digest them.
Carson walked like this, eating and looking all the way. This was much more interesting than staying at home.
Further ahead was the core area of the temple fair. This area had the most people because the performance was set in this area. People gathered in circles and cheered from time to time.
?? Chen Jianbin slowly squeezed in. When he got inside, he saw that it was a stall for magic tricks and acrobatics.
?? First, an actor in costume demonstrated his fire-breathing skill. He first took a sip of something, then held a small torch in front of him and breathed forward. A fire dragon instantly formed. After the small torch in his hand was moved away, the fire dragon still existed for dozens of seconds before extinguishing. The onlookers were not stingy with their praise. They clapped and cheered continuously.
?? Seeing this scene, the fire-breathing actor, who was originally only going to perform once, added another scene, which also received thunderous applause.
?? The next person was a magician. The actor was wearing a traditional robe and was about 30 years old. One look and one could tell that he was an old artiste. As soon as he came up, he did a hollow somersault without a word. This time, he won a lot of applause.
Then, he fumbled around in his robe and found a brazier. The fire was burning brightly.
?? Seeing this, the audience let out waves of exclamations.
?? However, this was not the most surprising thing. He placed the brazier on the side of the empty space, then dug around in his robe and took out a fish tank. There was still water inside, and two goldfish were swimming freely in the water.
?? "Wow!" Another wave of exclamations followed by applause.
When Chen Jianbin saw this, he was also amazed! This was even more powerful than some of the later magicians.
It was just that some things were not passed down. He remembered that the Changdian Temple Fair seemed to have disappeared in 1964. After watching a few more programs, he saw someone holding a reverse gong and circling the crowd."Everyone, if you have money, support a rich field. If you don't have money, support an individual field!”
After a while, she arrived in front of Chen Carson. Chen Carson took out ten yuan and threw it into the gong.
He went to other places to watch some martial arts performances and some monkey shows.
After watching the performance, it was already afternoon. Chen Jianbin saw that it was about time to go home.
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