There is Room for Rebirth in the 1950’s

Chapter 309: Catch the Temple Fair

On the first day of the new year, the sky was just dawn, and the bugle sounded when getting up. Zhang Guoqing and Zhang Guoqing hugged the child, lay down on the bed and fell asleep. Before I slept for two hours, I was awakened by the deafening sound of firecrackers.

Seeing the constant shouting outside the door, Zhang Guoqing didn't care about washing up, so he opened the door first to let them in, and saw that the gang of guys from last night were already in full swing and ready to set off.

The biggest fun on the first day of the new year is going to the temple fair. Last night, they had already applied for a military truck to the car team, and they made an appointment to drive to the temple fair with their younger siblings at 1:00 pm.

Seeing Zhang Guoqing look at his watch, Fang Fei smiled wryly and pointed to a few radish heads outside. He didn't even have a chance to lie down, and the little guy kept shouting in his ears. These children even inquired about any snacks, and clamored to go to the temple fair to fill their stomachs.

Zhang Guoqing asked a few radish heads to go to the living room to find something to eat. After washing up in a hurry, I invited Mrs. Cheng to take care of the children, and waited for Lin Liying to bring her two little ancestors over. Now that Lin Liying and the old lady are taking care of the children, they can finally set off with peace of mind.

Before departure, children ran out of the compound one after another, and a truck was full of people. Zhang Guoqing looked behind worriedly, and discussed with several people around him how to bring him back safely. With so many children going to the temple fair, he got a headache just thinking about it. He didn't forget that the children in the compound were very wild and used to make their own decisions.

Fang Fei and the others pointed to him and pointed to several chief guards standing not far behind, Zhang Guoqing immediately felt relieved.

After getting into the car, four or five people piled up and crowded together in the cab. There was a girl behind, everyone could only force Fang Fei to increase his size and step on the gas pedal in order to avoid suspicion.

A truck was in front, followed by a small car, driving in the direction of the north.

How much do you know about the city temples in Kyoto? It's the first event in spring. It's about the temple fair in the north. According to legend, since the opening of the market in Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, it is the largest temple fair in the capital, and it has always occupied the first place among all major temple fairs. For old Beijingers, if you don’t go to temple fairs during Chinese New Year, it means you haven’t celebrated Chinese New Year. Every year from the first day to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the temple fair is crowded with people.

The car got out of the Heping Gate and came to the vicinity of the High School Attached to the Normal University, and stopped far away from the book sheds and painting sheds in front of it. Fang Fei and the others started to ask the children to line up to count, and gave them a major task to keep an eye on the little soldiers in front of and behind them. If someone loses it, he is not a good comrade. Not good fighters, don't bring them in the next compound event.

One stick and one candy let the children line up consciously and follow orders.

Zhang Guoqing and his buddies walked in front, and the middle child was followed by the guards. The girls crowded inside earlier. These people passed by in a row, and many of them subconsciously gave way, which reminded Zhang Guoqing of a famous saying from ancient times and felt extremely ashamed. He did not expect that one day he would be included in it.

Going forward is the book shed and walked through the painting sheds. The first thing I saw was the big kite stand. The tall wall beside the road was covered with colorful big kites. The kite stand passed by, and it was a food stall selling Aiwowo, donkey rolling and so on.

Aiwowo, donkey rolling, pea yellow, and bean juice are all famous snacks at the northern temple fair. The food stalls are also surrounded by old and young diners on three floors inside and three floors outside.

As soon as the children came here, there was chaos, and their eyes lit up when they smelled the fragrance in the air. Zhang Guoqing and the others asked them to line up and start ordering food. He paid first, and when he looked behind, he vaguely saw Zhou Jiao appearing in front of the studio. He planned to continue to come over these two days. He saw a lot of ancient books and paintings just now, but he couldn't take a good look at them due to too many children.

After eating snacks, and then following the crowds all the way to the south, on the side of the road are selling children's toys one after another. This is the most crowded place in the entire temple fair.

The spacious empty field in front of Neptune Village and the Fire Temple. Those who sell windmills, those who play handlebars, those who play monkeys, those who walk on stilts, those who sing Beijing opera - there are always a sea of ​​people, the crowd is surging, the sound of diabolos, windmills, gongs and drums on stilts, and people's laughter and laughter Collect one piece.

In addition to impromptu performances, there are also clay figurines, small paper mice, drums, small gongs, small cymbals, firecrackers, puffs, dough figurines, facial makeup, bamboo and wood knives, wooden horses, silk flowers, and Chinese knots.

The most eye-catching thing is the crowded crowd, holding a bunch of big candied haws more than three feet long in their hands, and a small colorful flag stuck on the top of the candied haws, the atmosphere of the New Year is full.

The children were dazzled by seeing it early, and they didn't know which one was good, so they wished they could all go home and hug them. The children took out the New Year's money in their pockets and clamored for rings to buy toys.

Several people including Zhang Guoqing and the orderly soldiers had already surrounded these children together. This will know that apart from the snacks, this part of the whole temple fair is the most attractive to children. Following the children's wishes, several people lead the children separately and buy their favorite toys.

Big candied haws, big windmills, diabolos, not to mention children like them, even Zhang Guoqing bought them himself, and he felt like he didn’t go to the temple fair without big candied haws in his hand.

He took the two little cousins ​​of Lin Liying's family who he was in charge of and followed them to buy it. As the name suggests, he bought it for his son, which made the two little wits very happy. They knew that the cousin's husband was always generous.

From a distance, Zhou Jiao saw Zhang Guoqing holding a three-foot long candied haws and a bamboo basket full of handicrafts hanging on his chest. Seeing that she was full of ancient books, if the girls around her were not clamoring to leave, she would really be reluctant to leave the old bookstall. Taking advantage of the slack in the situation now, she must come again a few times. Seeing his posture of insisting on being round, and being unable to move when seeing children's toys, she secretly laughed.

The group gathered together again. They didn't leave even now, and the antique stalls and second-hand book stalls were no longer worth visiting for them.

It has been more than two hours since the children watched enough fun and bought a lot, and their stomachs are growling after eating a snack in the morning. Everyone detoured and came to the food stall.

To say that the most attractive temple fair is the snacks. A big gathering of all kinds of delicacies, informal people, ordinary people can satisfy all kinds of preferences.

Aiwowo, donkey rolling, pea yellow, rice cakes, and sausages, all of which are full of color, fragrance, and shape, are steaming hot and full of fragrance, colorful and full of New Year's joy. Tired from walking, a little hungry and panicked, smell the aroma, eat and drink. Being in the busy city in winter feels the joy of the New Year even more.

Each person in a car has a long gourd, a big windmill, and various gadgets in their hands. It is crowded with people when driving over, and it is even more difficult to sit down when driving back.

Zhou Jiao and her group of lesbians asked to find another carriage, watched them leave, and shouted loudly. Gay men and children were there, and they were embarrassed to propose to go to the temple fair, so they could finally go back empty-handed to find their favorite items.

Zhou Jiao followed them into the book shed, and made an appointment with them to meet here.

This time no one is around, she doesn't need to hide and hide, let go a lot. She found a place to squeeze in and began to search carefully. This time back to Beijing, Zhou Xiaozheng and she repeatedly studied the university majors that they might apply for in the future. From her own advantages, the foreign language department and the military medical school are the ultimate goals. In the long run, it is ideal to pursue an official career after learning a foreign language, and it is safest to choose a military doctor based on family background. He gave Zhou Jiao an opinion and asked her to think carefully about choosing one in the past two years.

Out of many concerns, Zhou Jiao has not yet determined her target. In order to learn more and get more refined, she plans to collect foreign literature works, foreign language magazines and pictorials, as well as materials on Chinese and Western medicine as soon as possible.

Wandering around the book sheds and art studios, Zhou Jiao pulled herself out of the pile of books, tapped her back twice, only to realize that more than an hour had passed. She didn't see them coming back, so she had to ask the shopkeeper to help spread the word that if those girls came to her, she would let them go home directly. Because Zhou Jiao bought a lot of books, the other party readily agreed.

Walking out of the store, Zhou Jiao moved a pile of books and thought for a while, then decided to stroll along the street slowly, maybe it would save time if she happened to meet. If she couldn't meet her, she could go to another old bookstall and go straight back.

As the crowd moved forward, she looked around for bamboo baskets for books. With the help of the bamboo basket she just bought, she walked for a while, bought some handicrafts to put on it, and secretly collected some books.

With no sense of burden, Zhou Jiao was in a good mood and walked all the way. After passing the last stop, she headed towards Zhuhua jewelry store. Not far away, they saw a group of them gathered around the front.

She was wondering why she was delayed for more than an hour just because of this? What are these piercing pearl earrings for? Even if you buy it, you may not have the opportunity to wear it. Unable to stop her curiosity, Zhou Jiao stepped forward to pat Lin Xuezhen, and leaned behind her to ask a few words in a low voice.

Don't look at the unpatched clothes of pedestrians visiting temple fairs. In fact, only those with good living conditions will have spare money to go shopping. Her aunt told her that, except for the people in the compound and the stores after public-private partnerships, the common people in Sijiu City just had enough to eat, and their clothes had to be mended again. Rags are used as decorations.

Lin Xuezhen complained about her beauty silently, leaving Zhou Jiao even more speechless. Taking a closer look, it is not an antique pearl hairpin at all, and there are obvious stitching techniques on it. Seeing that Lin Xuelin bought it, she didn't step forward to point it out. This eldest cousin is not a very good person, she can't forget her godfather's mistaken confession, until now she hasn't seen the other party express any apologies. She intentionally talked about her godfather Zhao Chuanguang, but he didn't change his face, and she didn't even get angry.

Out of the corner of Zhou Jiao's eyes, she inadvertently glanced at one place. After a pause, he walked to the wooden tray covered with a layer of dust in the corner, and there was a pile of old wooden hairpins on the tray. The store has not been maintained and the surface is dull. She dialed the wooden hairpin, which is indeed a craft of Ming and Qing Dynasties. She raised her head and pretended not to ask the shopkeeper, why are there still broken wooden hairpins for sale?

The other party also casually said that the goods will be added, and she was overjoyed. She has no shortage of jade articles, but she really doesn't have any precious wooden hairpins. She pointed to her long hair and smiled and asked the store to sell her this box of scrap products, which happened to be used for her hair.

Seeing that the other party only cost two yuan for a box of twenty wooden hairpins, she pretended to hesitate for a while, and immediately put the plates in the bamboo basket after paying, fearing that they would fall out, so she specially wrapped the hairpins with a cowhide rope.

The little sisters were not interested in wooden hairpins. Only the youngest Lin Xuezhen cleverly compared the score to her, and she nodded happily. Her pleasure lies in Taobao, it doesn't matter if there is one more or one less.

Lin Xuelin bought her favorite earrings for 20 yuan, her interest soared, and she kept squeezing into the shop. The little sisters in the courtyard at the back got nothing except Zhou Jiao and Lin Xuezhen, and bought more or less necklaces and earrings. Zhou Jiao is thinking about buying a waste, and Lin Xuezhen is a suitor of beautiful clothes.

Back to the compound, each went home. The follower Lin Xuezhen said happily that she was going to Zhou's house to find her eldest aunt, and parted ways with the two sisters of the Lin family.

Preliminary setting: The heroine's first return to Beijing also involves some things. The follow-up of the heroine, father and daughter and Gu Jialin's family will change after the second return to Beijing to worship the ancestors in the south of the Yangtze River, so I won't spoil it.

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