Siheyuan: Five mouths waiting for food at the beginning

I have to say that people in my hometown can drink. Zhao Shanhe, who joined in the second half, got drunk. The six of them drank ten bottles of wine.

The main force was still Uncle San and a few elderly people. They drank so much, but they acted like nothing happened after finishing the drinking. Since they came early in the afternoon, it was only a little after nine o'clock when they finished drinking.

The people were arranged to stay on the first floor, two people in one room, for a total of three rooms. Banggeng had been drinking, so Zhao Shanhe didn't dare let him drive back.

At five in the morning, everyone got up and went to Tiananmen Square. Of course, they could not miss the flag-raising ceremony. At 5:30 in the morning, the group set off on time in four cars.

When we arrived at Tiananmen Square, it was not yet six o'clock and the sky was not yet bright. However, the flag-raising ceremony in the 80s was about half an hour earlier than in later generations.

The brightly lit Tiananmen Square, with a huge portrait, and people standing in the square, quietly waiting for the flag-raising ceremony to begin.

Soon the armed police came out with the national flag. Now the flag-raising ceremony is carried out by the armed police. The sky gradually brightened and more and more people gathered around.

Finally, the armed police marched in uniform steps to the flagpole, the solemn national anthem sounded, and the five-star red flag slowly rose.

At this solemn moment, everyone's eyes are focused on the national flag, which is sacred, and everyone's face is filled with pride and excitement.

Zhao Shanhe gazed at the bright national flag, feeling filled with emotion.

After the flag-raising ceremony, several elderly people next to Zhao Shanhe were already in tears and extremely excited.

The old man pointed at the huge portrait and said excitedly, "It was he who helped us peasants turn our lives around and made us masters of our own homes. We will always miss him."

"Today I can see Tiananmen Square and the flag-raising ceremony. I can die with my eyes closed."

The mood of several elderly people could not calm down for a long time. Many people around them had passed away, but the elderly were reluctant to leave. An Feng and the others were still young and had not experienced that era. They did not understand what these meant to the older generation.

For the elderly, although they are poor, they are rich in spirit and have faith and belief in their hearts.

It was not until the sky was completely bright, around eight o'clock, that the old people prepared to leave, looking back every few steps, and said to Zhao Shanhe embarrassedly, "Shanhe, I am old and have a lot of feelings. I am sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time."

"Uncles, please don't say that. I understand. I'm just worried that you're old and the weather is so cold now, and you're freezing."

When we got to the parking lot, Bang Geng greeted him, "Uncle, is there anything else I can do for you?"

"It's okay. Today is the weekend. Go back and have some rest. I guess your family must be worried if you don't go home all night."

Banggeng went straight home, and Zhao Shanhe and his group also drove back.

After returning home, Xiao Guo had already prepared breakfast and was waiting for him. After everyone finished breakfast, he relaxed again. The old man was physically exhausted from standing for a long time in the morning.

At ten o'clock, Zhao Shanhe and his uncle took a few elderly people to start touring the city. They first went to the Palace Museum, and it was almost noon when they finished touring the Palace Museum.

Zhao Shanhe had reserved a table at the restaurant in advance. Seeing that it was not the way back to the house, the old man said, "Just eat something at home. It's too expensive."

Zhao Shanhe said, "You have come from afar, so we must treat you well. This restaurant is our own, and the food is just like at home, and it is more convenient."

Zhao Shanhe came over, and it was Sha Zhu and several chefs who were in charge of the cooking, using high-end ingredients.

When the old man came to this luxuriously decorated hotel, he was a little uncomfortable with the young, beautiful and enthusiastic waitresses, so Zhao Shanhe arranged him in a private room.

Looking at the delicious food, the old man said, "The landlord only eats meat every few days. The emperors in ancient times also ate like this. Today we are also emperors."

The old man's words made everyone laugh. After dinner, the weather was just right, so Zhao Shanhe took everyone to famous attractions such as the Summer Palace.

After coming out of the Summer Palace, Zhao Shanhe brought a few elderly people to the shopping mall.

"Shanhe, what are you doing here?"

"I'm here for all the uncles to come over and have a look, and change into some winter clothes."

The main thing was that Zhao Shanhe discovered that although the elderly people were wearing clean clothes on the outside, the cotton-padded jackets inside were full of patches, and it was obvious that they had been wearing them for many years. After wearing warm clothes for so many years, they no longer had any temper.

The village chief said, "Shanhe, you can go shopping, we can see the world, but you are not allowed to buy anything, otherwise we will leave."

Zhao Shanhe took the old man for a walk in the mall. The old man was a little shocked by the various strange things he saw. He couldn't help but sighed, "The world has changed so much. I have never seen many things before, especially that little thing just now, which cost more than 20,000 yuan. My goodness."

"Uncle, that's a mobile phone. It's like a telephone. You can make calls. It's convenient to make calls when you're out and about."

Zhao Shanhe finally took the old man to a clothing store and found Huameng Clothing. He had not been to the mall many times, mainly because he was not familiar with the place.

"Shanhe, I said we weren't going to buy anything, so why did you bring us here?"

"Uncles, village chief, listen to me. It's New Year's Day soon, and we need to wear new clothes. It's just the right time to come. You all listen to me and take a few sets each."

"That won't work. We have clothes to wear, and the things here are too expensive."

Uncle San smiled and said, "You said it's too expensive. Isn't that an insult to Shanhe? This clothing belongs to Shanhe Company."

"Shanhe, I'm sorry, we don't know."

"Uncles, these clothes are from my company. The mobile phones, TVs, refrigerators, and washing machines you saw just now are all from my company. This shopping mall is also ours, so there is no need for you to be polite."

"Shanhe, my God, your business is so big."

Seeing that the elderly were indifferent, Zhao Shanhe directly said to the waiter, "Give each of the elderly a few sets of clothes, both inside and outside."

The waiter immediately took action and arranged thermal underwear, sweaters, and cotton-padded clothes. Then he said to the elderly, "Please change your clothes inside."

Several elderly people said they would not go no matter what, mainly because they had hardly taken a bath and were dirty. It would be embarrassing to get such good clothes dirty. Also, they didn't want anything.

After repeated persuasion from Zhao Shanhe and his uncle, he finally only tried on the cotton coat, and then picked out the appropriate size for the inner clothes.

"This dress looks light and airy, but it's warmer than our cotton coats."

After choosing the clothes, Zhao Shanhe paid for them. The old man got anxious and said, "Shanhe, didn't you say it was your company's? Why are you still paying for it? We haven't worn them yet, let's return them quickly."

"It's really my own. If you don't believe me, I'll take you to the factory to see. I paid because they also have to keep accounts. The money finally went back to my own pocket, it's the same."