Chapter 1327 The Right Day
June 27, 1987, Saturday, the second day of the sixth lunar month.
It was a really nice day. The weather was sunny, with white cirrus clouds in the watery blue sky.
Just one thing - hot!
The highest temperature today is thirty-three degrees.
And before nine o'clock in the morning, the temperature soared to 289 degrees.
This kind of weather has clearly entered midsummer, so we shouldn’t hold any happy events.
But if you really check the almanac, it is clearly written on it - it is suitable to get married, move, make a bed, travel, break ground, trade, move into a new house, and meet relatives and friends.
Do you think this is evil or not?
And there are really some people who are not afraid of the hot weather on this day.
No, several doors in Yunyuan have red happy characters posted on them, and the main entrance of Weijia Hutong is also decorated with lanterns and decorations.
Even early this morning, Yunyuan specially sent people to deliver wedding candies to the neighbors in the two alleys door to door. I was afraid that it would cause inconvenience to receive guests today, so I said hello in advance. , said sorry for disturbing you.
In this way, whether it is in front of Weijia Hutong or behind Shijin Garden Hutong, nearby residents know that there will be a lot of excitement today.
So not only the cicadas were chirping here, but also the shouts of the vendors walking in the streets, and the nursery rhymes that have been circulated in the capital for countless generations.
"Little girl, I dreamed that my mother-in-law came to make a decision. Real gold bars, wrapped with gold ingots, pink skirt with golden phoenix. Embroidered shoes, butterfly dream..."
"The eldest girl is older, the second girl is the second, and the younger girl is going out to bring me a message. Build a big tent and post a happy message. Twenty pairs of ox-horn lanterns. Two lanterns for the wife to marry, and two fins for the wife to be married to. Eight bundles of coats. There is a big open window, a four-wheeled carriage with two horses..."
"The moon shines in the east window, which girl is good at dowry, gold leather chest, silver leather trunk, tiger leather chair and ivory bed. Two hundred pieces of powder, incense sticks, cotton rouge..."
Traditional wedding in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China - the marrying wife and the sending-off wife in front of the wedding hall
(In the traditional wedding-the wedding ceremony The team)
The lingering aftertaste of ancient folk customs can be passed down from generation to generation through the mouths of children, relying on such bright, colorful, yet catchy songs.
However, at the entrance of Weijia Hutong, this kind of leisurely atmosphere was not the only thing.
People who are really busy with life have oily heads and angry hearts.
"Excuse me, I'd like to borrow some light. How do I get to No. 18 Courtyard of Weijia Hutong? Ah, yes, it's the place called Yunyuan. Ah, I have to go inside. Okay, thank you. ..."
In front of a vegetable stall at the entrance of the alley, three flatbed tricycles pulling goods stopped for a moment.
After the leader inquired about the direction, the three sweaty coachmen pedaled forward again.
The six legs, which were all dark tendons, continued their mechanical movement unconditionally and slowly.
The speed of several cars is not as fast as normal people walking, which makes people anxious just looking at them.
But to be honest, it’s not that they don’t work hard, the key is that the goods are too heavy and too heavy.
These tricycles are full of rattan baskets, filled with fresh fruits and vegetables.
As long as you see the tires of several three-wheelers being crushed by the cargo and eating a lot, you know that this trip is not easy, and ordinary people can't bear it.
Fortunately, there are shade trees as soon as you enter the alley, and the place is really easy to find.
As soon as we entered the alley, we saw red silk decorations on the south wall. Following this guide, we walked almost half of the alley. When we saw Yunyuan, it was decorated for a wedding. With the flower archway and the gate decorated with "Three Stars High Photo" colored silk, these coachmen knew they were looking for the right place.
But to be honest, I was shocked.
For no other reason than that, they are all in their thirties or forties, and they have never seen such a scene in all their lives.
(The wedding archway and hanging colors in Tianjin during the Republic of China)
As a result, these coachmen struck up a conversation with the two staff members who were standing at the gate of Yunyuan to welcome guests.
When one of them got on a bicycle and was responsible for leading these first-time tricycle drivers to the large iron gate where the tricycle could drive, the leading driver couldn't help but ask about it.
“Hey, brother, what level of place is this?”
“You are kidding, we have no level here, it is just a hotel with a garden, used to receive foreign guests. "The foreign-related hotel."
The coachman was very self-righteous and held Yunyuan up high.
"Oh, let me tell you. I dare you to do the same thing as Diaoyutai. Hey, you have such a fancy door at the door to hold a celebration to welcome foreign guests, right? Which country are you from today with such a grand display?"
The staff also know not to be too serious. The more serious they are, the less clear they will be.
“Oh, you are so funny, you didn’t see such a big word “happy”? This is called the Wedding Flower Archway. This was the special way to hold weddings in the past. And in traditional wedding ceremonies, the wedding gate must be decorated with flowers. We are very particular about hanging colorful balls and pasting happy words on them. Even the side entrances on both sides of the flower archway and the walls of the courtyard along the street are decorated with colorful decorations and pasted with happy words.”
Now the driver figured out what to do. I shook the sweat off my head.
"Huh? I really haven't seen it before. To be honest, this is the first time I've opened my eyes like this. Yes, it's really exquisite. If you want to put aside this style, it must be said to be the standard of a prince. But... But isn’t there something wrong at this time? Why doesn’t he find it too hot on this hot day? Who is getting married today..."
"Hey, don't worry about it. People have their own faults. Anyway, as long as the host and the guests don't mind the heat."
Maybe it's because I'm asking for help, although I was slightly disappointed. The words were thrown away.
But the coachman did not dare to express his dissatisfaction. Instead, he complained in a self-deprecating way.
“Hey, that’s right, everything is done at the expense of the poor, and they don’t have to work hard like us. I was blowing an electric fan inside, eating and drinking, and watching the excitement, so naturally I couldn’t Hot. Hey, brother, please bear with me. You have to take us to find a water pipe later. It’s not easy for us brothers to get here from Yongding Gate on this hot day. It will be really hard if we don’t give it a try. No way.”
Unexpectedly, the feedback from the other party was better than the drivers imagined, and much better.
"Why are you still sticking your tail tube out? Don't worry, there is tea in it, enough tube. And it's good tea."
"Really? It's great to have hot tea to drink. In fact, it's good." It doesn't matter, we don't care, Mo Zi is fine." "How can that be done? Our chairman said today that no one should be treated badly, and your hard work will not be in vain. , each person has a piece of wedding candy, and each person also takes a red envelope worth ten yuan. "
"What? There are still ten yuan for the wedding candy! Oh my God, there are such good things in the world! Are you kidding me? "
"No. Why am I deceiving you in this hot day? To scold myself? Then I am simply sick and my heart is too bad.”
"No, no, I don't mean that. I'm not afraid of your jokes, brother. I've never seen anyone treat others so generously. This is too...so embarrassing..."
"There's nothing to be embarrassed about, don't do it. You're welcome, as you said, it's such a hot day. Anyway, our president is kind-hearted. She wants everything to go smoothly and everyone will be happy. Look at us walking down the street. The wedding sheds are not colorful, but they are everywhere inside. When you go to the front and enter the yard, you will see that the wedding sheds inside are much more gorgeous than those outside..."
"Drink, What you say sounds scary. If it is true, it would be terrible. Let me ask, which country is your chairman from? Who is this person getting married to? "
"Are you asking this? Our chairman is from the United States. We are Chinese, but we have an old lady who is very rich. She has no accent at all. It seems that the old lady originally went to the capital overseas. As for the family who got married, Japanese star Matsumoto Qingzi, do you know that this big star has married one of us from Beijing and became his wife? The groom is also one of the major shareholders of our hotel and Pierre Cardon Company. Today, yes. Yes, the Huimin Reading Club was also funded by them.”
“Qingqing, that’s no wonder, there are so many foreigners, but we, the people from the capital, have never been treated like this. It’s benevolent and righteous. Since I can’t see the owner in person, I’ll just say a few nice words behind my back and ask you to congratulate me on your behalf..."
"It's easy to say. I'll also take our chairman to thank you. You guys, thank you for your hard work. Do you see, we're here. We just need to enter the yard in a while. You can take a few more steps to get these goods to the kitchen door for us. , just unload it safely.”
“That’s right, that’s right, don’t worry. Let’s just put it at the door of the kitchen. We’ll put it wherever you want...”
Perhaps the other party promised too much, far exceeding my expectations. Although several coachmen licked their dry lips, they no longer felt thirsty.
Even more than that, since they had already seen the big iron gate and knew that they were about to ride into the garden, several coachmen actually felt vaguely excited to explore what was going on inside.
It's like taking Dali Pills, it's a sudden increase in strength.
It seemed that suddenly, even the load of a cart became lighter.
It won’t be a problem to unload the goods for a while without even taking a breath.
In fact, what is particularity?
Isn’t this just about being particular?
In the past, whether it was a mansion or a house in the capital, when there was a wedding or a party, the whole family would celebrate together.
Not only the neighbors take the initiative to congratulate, but often some poor people on the ground also come to follow the gift in different forms, so as to ask for a title from the family and ask for rewards.
As the head of a truly wealthy family, he never had any ulterior motives and always agreed happily.
It’s all about making happy events go smoothly and everyone is happy.
And the most important of these are the four types of people who usually deliver water to your home, dump dirt, clean toilets, and watch the street at the door. You must not treat them lightly.
For no other reason, their workload will inevitably increase during weddings.
Just like this time, can the tricycle drivers, who were already so tired that they were cursing in their hearts, feel good in their hearts?
The more you compare, the more you want to curse. Now with the lottery, not only the resentment is gone, but also changed into auspicious words.
Not only did he promise that it was nothing, he promised that the work would be done neatly, but he also recognized the benevolence and righteousness of the host.
So, the emphasis in the past was not on how expensive or complicated the procedures were.
What is truly commendable is reflected in the word "comprehensive".
Everyone is happy and always maintains the word "property", showing harmony and respect to everyone.
It may not be completely guaranteed that she will not be hated or envied by others, but she can make most people think well of her. Yunyuan has indeed achieved this.
This is great, everyone is comfortable.
Isn’t this the ideal plan for a happy event, right?
Otherwise, the more ostentatious you are and the more you spend money, the more people will hate you, which is called being rich and unkind.
What he earned was not fame, but notoriety.
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I have to say that on this day, the most different thing about Yun Garden is that it has lost the tranquility of the past with the singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers. A busy and busy scene.
In fact, just when the tricycle entered the big iron gate, many chefs were also busy in Yunyuan's kitchen.
Cut onions when it’s time to chop them, smash garlic when it’s time to smash it, cut meat when it’s time to cut it, make soup when it’s time to make soup...
Dozens of people were making preparations in an orderly manner.
Just by the soaked hand towels around their necks, you can tell that their feelings are not much better than those of a few tricycle drivers.
But the higher treatment is reflected in the fact that not only is there enough tea, the red envelope is fifty yuan of foreign exchange coupons per person, but there are also several large ice basins filled with ice to make sour plum soup and mung bean soup for everyone.
Even happy cigarettes are prepared with several sticks, but they have to be smoked outside.
Who made them all disciples of Tan Palace!
And he is also the main force that can make this wedding banquet outstanding today!
The treatment is naturally outstanding.
However, there must be brave men under heavy rewards. At this time, it is said that no ordinary chef in the kitchen is lazy.
Everyone inside and outside is wiping sweat while working hard.
They are the two chefs in charge of today's wedding banquet.
Master Pang, who was born in Kouzi Kitchen, and Master Li, who retired from Fengzeyuan, were meticulously taking inventory of the things they would use today and checking whether the semi-finished products prepared last night were suitable for use.
Because they were fat, both of them had big cattail fans in their hands. They were waving their fans in the yard and talking at the same time.
Master Pang finished ordering the main ingredients such as meat, eggs, fresh water, and was the first to say with a smile, "Master Li, it's not me. In other words, we would rather manager Lu Ziye, otherwise, there would really be no room for some ingredients. Let's go. Let's talk about the palace yellow chicken and Jingxi rice. He found them from the Agricultural University and just came here the night before. How could anyone else get such a good thing? The mushrooms are also good. When I was trying the dishes last night, I fried a plate and it was really delicious. I was worried that most of the dishes at our four-fourth table were made of ordinary ingredients. It won’t be too exciting, I’m a little sure now.”
“Well, what you are saying is that these things were hard to find in the past, let alone this chestnut mushroom. Dried mushrooms are the best. Fresh mushrooms are easy to cause accidents. Even if they are wild, they often contain a small amount of hallucinogenic ingredients. But dried mushrooms are definitely fine and absolutely safe.”
(The wedding photo of the daughter of Wang Rongbao, a celebrity from the Republic of China, was taken in a garden-like place)