Chapter 111 Ende
If this is not enough, and someone wants to see a life scene with more characteristics of the capital, then I am afraid they have to get into those numerous small alleys.
Because those vendors who disappeared for many years have come back.
It is still carried out in various alleys by carrying burdens, baskets and carts as in the past, and is very popular among ordinary people.
For example, those who shave heads, those who sharpen knives and scissors, those who mend pots, those who repair umbrellas, those who sell food, those who sell toys, those who pop popcorn...
Of course, they still use the sound of goods to attract people's attention and attract customers. This is the unique sound of hawking goods in Beijing.
“Grind your scissors – sharpen your kitchen knife!”
“Grimet rice cakes, honey cakes, and mugworts!”
“Gourds, big candied haws, will be dipped!”
“Hey, roasted sweet potatoes are so hot!”
"Hey, radish is like a pear, if it's spicy, change it to eh!"
No matter if it is a shouting word that matches the rhyme, or the two tuning forks in the hand are picked, and a pile of tin and iron pieces are bumped against each other. The sound of the ringer is a song full of life.
It fell into the ears of the people in the capital, and was extremely kind and pleasant.
Yes, all this is enough to confirm that our country has indeed changed a lot.
Regardless of culture and economy, what should be restored should be restored, and what should be run forward should start running.
Don’t doubt our future at all. This momentum of openness has just begun, and it is inert.
Policies can only become more liberal and open, and life will get better and better.
In 1981, we will still be marching forward on the road of reform and opening up.
If anyone still doubts this, let’s take a final look at the policies introduced in January.
On New Year's Day, the "Degree Regulations" officially came into effect.
The regulations stipulate that my country's academic degrees are divided into three levels: bachelor's degree, master's degree, and doctoral degree.
Our country’s degree system has thus been put on the right track.
On January 7, the air route from Beijing to New York was opened.
This is the first national civil aviation route to North America.
On January 13, the higher authorities approved and forwarded the Ministry of Education’s “Report on the Trial Measures for Self-Study Examinations in Higher Education”.
It was decided to pilot the "Measures" first in Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai and Liaoning.
On January 14, the State Council promulgated the "Interim Regulations on Self-Financed Study Abroad", which completely opened up the path to study abroad.
Not only has there been a craze for going abroad in China, but the TOEFL exam has also heated up.
On January 16, the State Council passed the "Treasury Bill Regulations."
It was decided to start issuing treasury bills to the public from 1981.
No matter what happens, it shows that all of us are moving forward with the country.
Our people have more power to choose and direction of struggle.
Of course, let’s tell the truth.
Having too many choices is not without side effects. At least people will have to spend more and more choice costs.
This includes not only money, energy, and time, sometimes given or given up, but also human emotions and other opportunities.
Therefore, even if they achieve their goals, many people may not gain as much as they lose.
I am even more unsure that what I have made is the most correct choice.
This is probably a kind of helplessness that is completely unsolvable in life.
However, there is really a special case in the world that can survive this kind of trouble, and that is Ning Weimin.
As a unique time-traveling superman, even the "great man" who manages the national destiny cannot compare with him in this aspect.
And precisely because you can see the future evolution, you know what you want to do, what you want, what you can do, and what you should do.
Ning Weimin lived happily without any psychological burden.
I feel comfortable and at ease with my job.
On the one hand, he is elusive and leads the life of a second-rate dealer.
In addition, he also organizes major and minor affairs for his family and neighbors, which is equivalent to enjoying three kinds of life pleasures at the same time.
Although he is so busy, through reasonable planning, he can handle all aspects of life properly.
Not only was there no flaw at all, but there was also good news everywhere.
What? Don’t believe it?
Then let’s see. In the new year, he first helped the Luo family a lot, making the Luo family owe him another favor.
What's going on?
Isn’t it because of the Luo family’s baby bump?
The eldest grandson of the Luo family is named Robin.
This name was decided casually by Ning Weimin when the Luo family consulted the neighbors in the courtyard before registering at the police station.
I bet he thought of Batman's assistant and made a verbal joke.
Unexpectedly, Luo Guangsheng, the eldest son of the Luo family, also thought of Robin Hood.
I said yes as soon as I heard it, not to mention that the name is foreign, heroic, and easy to remember.
In this way, it was unanimously approved by the Luo family.
The baby's nickname is even more amazing now that he has a large size, it's called Pan'er.
Because it was given by Mr. Kangshu Dekang.
The old man said that the compass is the compass of life.
The child is called this name, which means that he has a clear direction in life and will not take the wrong path.
This explanation not only made the Luo family happy to accept it.
Even other people in the courtyard found it interesting, pleasant and meaningful.
It's just a pity that little Pan'er, the future pillar of the country, has a bright reputation, but his fate is slightly unlucky.
Because in the year he was born, the time for the baby to be with his mother was really limited, and the maternity leave was only fifty-six days.
This is all a mother’s rights are.
Miao Yujuan, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Luo family, did not have much opportunity to breastfeed her child.
Coincidentally, it was during this period that the poet Zhao Kai wrote a poem called "The Fifty-seventh Dawn", which vividly described this dilemma of life.
The work is about a female textile worker who went to work at dawn on the fifty-seventh day after taking fifty-six days of maternity leave.
"A mother and a stroller form a moving family."
Since then, this female worker has to push the stroller to get off work every day, and many warm family plans have to be carried out on the windy and snowy road. In this hard life, what the female workers remember is the advice of their husbands who work on ocean-going freighters.
“Materials make people fed and clothed, and spirit makes people firm.”
Needless to say, the content of the poem makes people feel solemn and harsh.
But every household has to be like this. This was the situation at that time, and there was nothing to complain about.
Since you can’t drink breast milk, just order milk for your child.
What the Luo family did not expect was that it was not easy to solve practical problems by ordering milk.
Although infants, young children, the elderly, and patients are required to receive milk supply, the quantity is limited, and each child is allowed a maximum of two bottles of milk.
Moreover, the logistics and transportation methods were backward at that time, and the time could not be guaranteed.
Boys have big appetites, and fresh milk goes bad easily.
Therefore, sometimes when the milk is brought back from the station, it is inevitable that the milk will coagulate and become rancid because the delay is too long on the same day, and because refrigerators are not yet widely available.
Pan'er is hungry and can only drink some rice porridge. Why don't you cry every day? It is also difficult to gain weight.
Although Luo Guangsheng's job has advantages, he can often get some condensed milk for his son from the pastry factory.
My neighbor Aunt Mi can also help me get some limited supply of baby powder from the grocery store.
But this child couldn't digest it after eating it. He either vomited or had diarrhea.
So the Luo family was worried. Even the old couple and the young couple were all facing a lawsuit and were looking gloomy.
Fortunately, Ning Weimin came to help. He got milk powder for the Luo family from the Friendship Store.
Although it is from Sanlu, the quality is still passable these days.
In this way, thanks to his blessing, the Luo family finally no longer has to worry about their children drinking milk.
Pan'er also grew stronger day by day and became one of the happier children these days.
Needless to say, I solved this problem for the Luo family.
Not only were the Luo family father and son grateful to Ning Weimin, Aunt Luo and Miao Yujuan also sealed their mouths from then on.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law never joked about Ning Weimin and Mi Xiaoran in private.
This is also a cannibalism.
(End of this chapter)