My 1979

When they arrived at the door of Old Zhu's house, Li He threw ten yuan to the driver and said, "Master, can you wait here for me? I'll pick someone up and come out."

Anyway, if you memorize the license plate number, you won't have to worry about people running away.

The taxi cost only 50 cents per kilometer. The driver was naturally happy to get 10 yuan, and he was not afraid of people running away. There was no way he would be unhappy waiting for an empty taxi. "You go ahead, don't be in a hurry."

Then I found a parking lot on the roadside, got out of the car, lit a cigarette, and waited for Li He leisurely. Taxi drivers are considered high-income earners, and they can be very picky when it comes to finding a wife.

Li He went in along a small alley and finally found the door of Old Man Zhu's house. He had only been here once.

"Master Zhu, please open the door." Li He took off his gloves and started knocking on the door.

When Li He heard the movement inside, he stopped knocking on the door.

"Who?".

After Li He finished smoking a cigarette, Old Man Zhu came out with his coat and said, "It's you, kid. You can't come here empty-handed to wish me New Year's greetings on the first day of the Lunar New Year."

Li He said, "Master Zhu, Uncle Yu has passed away."

"What? When did this happen?" Old man Zhu was stunned for a long time before asking hurriedly.

"At two or three o'clock in the morning, I will notify you immediately."

Old Man Zhu sighed, looking indescribably lonely, "Why did you burp in front of me? The first one was fine."

"Master Zhu, I'll leave first. I have to inform Master Bo."

Old man Zhu waved his hand and said, "No need to notify, I just need to give him a call. I have to call not just him, but many people. You can go back first. I won't let you have breakfast."

Li He was happy to see that he was saved a errand, so he went back to the taxi and headed home.

He went home first, but found that the door was locked. He didn't know where Fu Xia had gone. He didn't bring the key, so he went to the Yu family to help set up the mourning hall.

There were many people from the neighbors coming to help, and because the old lady had hired someone to be in charge, everything was in order.

Fu Xia came over, and Li He asked, "Where have you been? I didn't see you."

"I'll call the Shoushan family. They should come back too."

Li He slapped his head and forgot about this. It seemed that everyone still hadn't informed everyone. He called Xiao Wei and asked him to inform Su Ming and Er Biao. After all, they and Yu Dehua worked together in the south. No matter what the situation is, human relationships cannot be discarded.

At noon, people began to send wreaths one after another, and they lined up from the yard to the door. Li He usually thought of the old man as a frustrated little old man. Only now did he realize that the relationship between the Yu family There were still a lot of people, and waves of people came in, all greeted by Old Man Zhu and Monk Bo.

As for Yu Dehua, he didn't know anyone, so he had to kneel in the position of a filial son and grandson and return the favor one by one.

When Shoushan and his daughter Zhou Ping hurried back, the task of being the chef was naturally handed over to him.

The Yu family stayed in mourning for three days in accordance with the rules, and more and more people came to pay their respects. Even Yu Dehua himself was shocked. The entire alley was filled with wreaths.

The moment Li He watched Old Man Yu enter the cremation furnace, he thought of everything he had done with Old Man Yu, and suddenly burst into tears uncontrollably.

After the Yu family's funeral was done, Li He was resting because he didn't know how to comfort the Yu family. The pain often takes time to heal.

Old Man Zhu and Monk Bo are here again, so Shoushan naturally wants to show off his cooking skills.

A few people started drinking after a few drinks, and unconsciously started chatting with old man Yu. Monk Bo said, "I feel like the world is tasteless. It's not as dusty as the night platform, deserted, and a place where sorrow is buried."

Old Zhu drank a glass of wine by himself and said, "You, the monk, are dragging your hands again. We will also have a day when we burp and pull out the cold, and we can still live for a few years."

Shoushan said hurriedly, "Don't count me out. I haven't lived enough yet. I would be happy to live one more day."

Monk Bo shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I just lament that I will never meet such a master of calligraphy again. It's just one less close friend."

Old Man Zhu affirmed, "That's true. It's a pity that I didn't let him write two more words while he was still alive. I originally wanted to let him work on his skills for a few more years, but I didn't expect that he would be gone so soon."

After saying that, he took another look at the couplet on the door of Li He's house.

Li He didn't understand what he meant, so he asked, "You mean Uncle Yu is a calligrapher?"

Old Man Zhu sneered, "Do you think the only calligrapher named Yu is Yu Youren? Old Yu Tou's ancestor had a great family. This man was wild and uninhibited when he was young, so he was naturally considered a playboy, but his calligraphy is indeed unique. I think When the Japanese invaders entered Beiping City and wanted Old Man Yu to be the president of the Guild Maintenance, the knife was held to his neck, but Old Man Yu held his neck and refused to agree.

Shoushan could not listen to the Japanese people all his life, as if the Japanese people had ruined his youth, "None of the Japanese people are good. Last year, there were several little Japanese people who came to the restaurant to eat. If it weren't for the people from the municipal party committee, Now, I will kick him out immediately."

Shoushan is still aggrieved.

Zhou Ping, who had been eating nearby and said nothing, couldn't help but interjected, "Dad, I feel that those people are quite polite and kind. They bowed and thanked you. Why don't you compete? It's not like they are all Japanese people are all bad people, we open our doors to do business, and everyone who comes is a customer."

Seeing that his daughter was arguing with him, Shoushan angrily slapped his chopsticks on the table, "You know nothing, little Riben is wilted. Japs have always been polite and immoral, but when they met a dog or a beggar, they He can also bow. Before killing you, he will also bow to you."

Old man Zhu suddenly burst out laughing, "Shoushan, it's not easy. As you get older, you understand. Before the Japanese invaders entered Peiping, many people said that these Japanese soldiers were polite to every man and woman and asked for shopping. Say thank you, step on your toes, say thank you, and give out candies when seeing children. Everyone said that the Japanese people are civilized people, and we don’t have to run away when the Japanese people come. But when the Japanese people come, , everyone discovered that today, when Ben people are robbing things, they will also say "Sorry for causing trouble to you." When killing people, they will also say "Sorry for causing you trouble."

Monk Bo had a glass of wine with Li He and said, "The Ben people didn't learn anything serious from us today. They only learned one 'ritual', the three cardinal guides, the five constant virtues, the four dimensions and the eight virtues, but they learned the six etiquette and six rituals." Xu Li has learned everything. Emphasis on etiquette, observance of rules, orderliness between elders and younger ones, collective killing, all lined up, and before beheading you, I will bend you 90 degrees and bow. So, today, The Ben people's virtues have not been learned from the past. They are the opposite of the Chinese. The Chinese talk about character, while the Japanese talk about etiquette."

Li He actually agreed with what they said. The Japanese people's emphasis on etiquette is really amazing. It often makes Chinese people have the illusion of how much they respect you.

In fact, this is an expression of Japanese rituals. This sense of ritual is even a little perverted. Making a pot of tea can be turned into a tea ceremony, flower arrangement can be turned into ikebana, martial arts can be turned into karate, and even making sushi can be turned into sushi. God comes out.

But this kind of thing about Japanese Ben people can mislead people. Look at how solemn and sentimental they are. It really meets some small and fortunate needs. A group of people help to praise and praise Japanese Ben people to the sky. And they made the Chinese people worthless.