Chapter 370 Jingqiu
Since the beginning of autumn, cucumbers and tomatoes in Beijing’s non-staple food stores have begun to be sold in piles.
The pile is big, ranging from a dozen to more than a dozen.
If the pile is small, there are seven or eight cucumbers and five or six tomatoes.
When people buy groceries, they can often hear people in grocery stores shouting from far away, "Rub it! Rub it and sell it!"
Or, "There are a lot of cucumbers and persimmons."
For no other reason than because these two popular summer dishes are out of season and are no longer on the dining table.
Then the price will be much cheaper, and it will become cheaper and cheaper.
You can often buy a bunch of them for just a few cents or a dime.
When it comes time to pull out the rice seedlings at the end, you can even buy them in baskets.
Therefore, many old ladies and their grandchildren carry baskets, bamboo baskets, or push bamboo carts, and they buy a lot of it, which weighs at least dozens of kilograms.
Then go back and make tomato sauce.
In this way, we can have some fresh vegetables as a refreshment in the long cold winter.
In contrast, the seasonal autumn fruits and snacks on the market have begun to be colorful.
Although the level of logistics and refrigeration is still low in this era.
Most of the fruits that can be marketed in the capital are only produced in the outer suburban counties and local products of Hebei, Henan, Shandong and other places.
However, since this is not an era when only economic varieties are planted in large areas, there are many unique local small varieties of fruits.
So it is still a grand exhibition of dazzling fruits.
Maybe there are even more varieties than thirty or forty years later.
The earliest fruit to appear in autumn in Beijing is the "Tiger Pulled Cart", also known as "Tiger Pulled Bin", which is on the market in late summer and early autumn.
The taste of this fruit is somewhere between apple and sand fruit, much like green banana apple, with a light and crisp taste.
But the fragrance is so strong that if you put a plate at home, the room will be filled with fragrance that will last for a long time, so it is also known as the "smell-smelling fruit".
In the past, it has always been the favorite thing of wealthy families.
After the tiger pulls the cart, the green but not yellow pear, the sand fruit as bright as a girl’s cheek, the purple and frosty betel seeds, the round white pears with yellow teeth, the purple and yellow plums, Will be launched one after another.
In addition, there are also ripe crabapples, flat peaches, and peaches.
Immediately afterwards, accompanied by the startling sound of "Grapes, come! Crispy dates!" came the "Shanli Red" known by the people in the capital and "Hongguo" commonly known by the people of Jinmen.
The next step is the second crop of old corn, new taro, and raw sweet potatoes in the fields in early autumn...
So during this period of time, the streets of Beijing were not only full of people, but also shouting everywhere.
Even every household is very busy making tomato sauce.
Because making tomato sauce is not an easy task after all.
First, I have to ask people everywhere to get some glass bottles of glucose from the hospital.
Then the whole family will work together to clean the inside and outside of the bottle, then cut the tomatoes they bought into strips, stuff them into glass bottles, and then put them in a steamer to steam.
After steaming, do not cover the lid, but seal it with a rubber stopper.
If possible, it is best to find a needle to drain the gas out of the bottle, so that the purpose of vacuum preservation can be achieved.
In short, this kind of folk life scene can be described in two words - lively!
Similarly, Ning Weimin's state has become more and more lively during this period.
Because as the leader of the sculpture art exhibition, I often have to hold meetings and discussions with people from the Artists Association, members of the organizing committee, and leaders of the Temple of Heaven Park.
He had to hire a taxi for himself again, and once again lived a non-stop life without home for a long time.
But unfortunately, what takes up most of Ning Weimin's energy are the scenes that require social entertainment.
In fact, the progress of the work is quite slow, and the most urgent thing needs to be solved.
For example, he didn't come up with a good solution for the sales staff bonus system or the hiring of people in the cigarette shop.
So he has long been tired of being on the cusp of being in the limelight and being worth soaring.
In this superficial false prosperity, the happiness felt is getting less and less, while the anxiety and impatience are increasing day by day.
Just like this day on September 24, even if Ning Weimin took a break from his busy schedule and no longer had to run out, he could have a good rest for the day. But lying on the bed in the guest room of Chongwenmen Hotel, he had to keep talking on the phone.
Those were all polite responses to people who had called him.
Some people called Zhai Gong, and some people called the company.
When he was away, someone recorded it for him.
But the phone call is probably of no practical significance.
Because Vanity Fair is so hypocritical, everyone is acting like an actor on the stage.
The information feedback Ning Weimin received was almost all carved from the same mold.
Almost all the people who came to him were unwilling to express their intentions directly and simply said that they wanted to invite him to find a place to "sit" together.
And this sentence "Sit and sit" contains extremely rich content.
Even old friends from the modeling team are doing this.
For example, Gong Haibin, who had already held a model training class outside, also followed Ning Weimin in the same way.
"Wei Min, hey, I've been waiting for your call. Are you free recently? Come out and get together? We haven't seen each other for a long time. Let's come out and have a good sit..."
"No, no, no. No, do we still use this method? Just tell me if you have something to say. To be honest, a lot of people want to sit with me every day because of the sculpture art exhibition. When I hear this, my forehead hurts. Isn't it possible that he was entrusted by someone..."
Miya Haibin was happy on the phone.
"Don't get me wrong. What I'm telling you has nothing to do with it. It's easy for you to come to you for other things. It just so happens that I've been making money recently. How about we have a meal together? ? You choose the place..."
Yes, this kid has become ambitious since he stepped on the catwalk, and he is no longer willing to live a law-abiding life.
So he and two other male models, Geng Ping and Wu Guoqing, worked together and resigned without hesitation.
Recently, I have just faced social recruitment and started a model training class.
It is said that for the registration fee of 50 cents, at least two to three thousand people came and pushed me and broke the iron door of the office.
Speaking of it, they can really be regarded as pioneers in the fashion industry on the road of reform.
Although in Ning Weimin's opinion, Gong Haibin, who had already become the leading actor in a movie, was the least worthy of the three.
He actually had a good job as an actor at Beijing Film Studio, but this was undoubtedly a wrong move.
"Hainbin, your idea doesn't sound bad. But I have been dealing with restaurants recently. You should know that the characteristic of our country is that we always like to discuss business at the dinner table in order to waste public funds for ourselves. Find a good excuse. To be honest, I have been socializing too much recently. My stomach is very uncomfortable, and I just want to drink some hot bean porridge. How about you make me a pot and I will drink it at your house... "
Ning Weimin's idea made Gong Haibin obviously "furious".
"Pull it down, I can't afford to offend you. Let me make you some porridge? What are you thinking about? What time is it, how can I make it in time? Besides, I am so busy now, you It’s not like I don’t know? I can’t get away from teaching students. How can I have this time? Since you have fallen to this level, I won’t spend my time in vain and let you complain again. Let’s just talk about it directly. I want you to get some clothes. I want them to be very fashionable and awesome women’s clothes. It’s best to give them to me at the cost price...”
Ning Weimin was reasonable now.
"Yeah, it would be nice to be so straightforward earlier. It's a waste of phone bills. What's wrong? Is this for that fairy? Have you got a girlfriend?"
"What? Do your friends a favor and make a movie Although I resigned and left, the factory rescued me from the printing and dyeing factory when I could only live by eating steamed buns. "
"What movie?"
“Oh, "Sunset Street""
""Sunset Street"?"
"What? Do you know?"
"Does this movie have Chi Zhiqiang and Chen Peisi?"
"Hey, yes! What's the matter? Do you know Beijing Film Studio? Man? How did you know?"
"Okay, let's not talk nonsense. I'll help you with this matter. You can go to Jianguo Hotel tomorrow afternoon. By the way, didn’t you say that they are short of funds? If you tell the crew, if they are willing to add a credit unit to our company at the end of the film, I can give them some sponsorship money.”
"That's great. Hey, you surprised me so much. I should have come to you earlier. Brother, you're not just here. If you can really show me this face, I really have to treat you well. Just have a drink..."
"What are you doing? You still want to help me? I want you to cook bean porridge for me. This is what you owe me!"
"You kid... OK, I agree." I owe you two meals of red bean porridge and mung bean porridge. You’ve been waiting for it. I’ll make it for you when I get into the regular model training class. You can’t help but drink it!” br>(End of this chapter)