The market at the end of the year is extremely lively, especially when there is an opera show, and there are really people on the three floors inside and outside. Instead of like in the past, there were a few elderly people sitting here and there under the stage, and there wasn't even an audience under the stage. The opera singers sang in front of the open space all morning.
The Yang family's wholesale department has been out of business for several years, and every year at the end of the year, Yang's mother always complains about how wasteful it is. The location of my store on the street is excellent, but if I don’t do business, what’s not a waste?
Yang Dongxu got up early and went to the pig farm to help, even though it was already past the 24th. But there are still many people who choose a fat pig to kill for weddings or other reasons.
Some families don’t have a pig butcher, so they find someone on the street to kill them and then take them back. Wrap a red envelope to the pig butcher or treat some pigs as wages.
Being busy usually makes people feel tired. When they are free, they don’t want to eat and just want to sleep. But the busyness at the end of the year makes people not feel tired, especially after seeing the New Year's goods all over the house, I still think about whether to go to the street again, but I always feel that something is missing.
At the end of the year, Xiaomei's farmhouse is very busy. After all, many people want to have a good meal after making money. After the three friends got together and had a farmhouse, the small restaurants on the street felt a bit inferior.
So they all went to the farmhouse to have a good meal. After all, tortoises are not common in wild rivers now. But there were some wild ones on the other side of the reservoir.
My brother-in-law, Xiao Cheng, has a good mind. When he took down the reservoir at the beginning of the year, he used fishing nets to circle a water area and threw some half-sized soft-shelled turtles in to raise them.
Coupled with the big roosters raised in rural areas, let’s not talk about the taste. If you can put a piece of ginseng on top, which is actually as nutritious as a radish, it will feel very exciting. It is a must-order dish when going to a farmhouse.
So my little sister came late when she came to give New Year gifts, just in time for lunch. Then I didn't let my brother-in-law drink at noon. After all, there were many people booking the table at night, so he was always worried when he got drunk.
"Would you like to take a bath? The water in the bathhouse has just been changed and is probably ready to be heated." Xiao Wu strolled over from nowhere, holding his baby in his arms.
Whether it is to kill pigs or go to the market, rural markets are usually busy in the morning, and basically no one starts to stop the market after 12 noon. So Yang Dongxu had nothing to do in the afternoon.
Solar power has not yet become popular in rural areas. Although water heaters are getting better and better, men still feel less comfortable than taking a dip in a bathhouse. There is actually a bathtub in Yang Dongxu's courtyard, but I don't know if it's an illusion. Taking a bath in the bathtub doesn't feel as real as soaking in a bathhouse.
However, Yang Dongxu would definitely not go to take a shower in the morning, unless he got up early at four or five o'clock and was among the first to go in. Otherwise, the bath water in the pool is simply indescribable. Basically, one episode only burns a lot of water.
But at the end of the year, when there are many people, two pools will be burned. However, this needs to be done by timing, because there is no guarantee that the water in the second pool will not be burned.
"Give me my son, and I'll get you some toiletries." Zhou Ya took over her son who was a little dishonest and twisted in Yang Dongxu's arms.
Although she agreed with her husband's free-range care plan for her son, Xiao Wenchen was still young after all, so she was a little worried about taking a bath with a group of gentlemen.
Not just her, if Yang's mother and father knew that Yang Dongxu took their grandson to take a bath, they would probably give him a scolding.
"I'll get it. I'll handle the seafood when I come back later." Yang Dongxu pinched his son's little face, and the little guy waved his little hands and stared at his father with a cute look on his face.
"It's okay, I'll get it done in a moment. Mom will probably be back soon after finishing her work at the pig farm."
"When I go back, I'll ask my mother-in-law to help." Xiao Wu said.
Treating guests to meals in rural areas is not so particular. If the host is busy, it is common for him to help out in the kitchen.
Zhou Ya and Xiao Wu's wives are also familiar. When they first got married, the women in the village always felt a little depressed in front of Zhou Ya because of their aura.
But as time goes by, especially after becoming a mother, the topic of conversation always cannot avoid talking about your own children. Zhou Ya is also a person who has endured hardship and is not aloof or arrogant, so she gets along well with the people in the village.
Everyone who met her said that Yang Ma had found a good daughter-in-law, who must be presentable and filial. Every day, Yang Ma was so happy that she couldn't find Bei. From time to time, she looked a little displeased at her own son. I always feel like my son was just lucky enough to marry such a good wife.
To sum it up in rural dialect, it's "smoke is rising from the ancestral graves."
"Xu Zi is back?"
"Uncle Wu is back."
"You're back, Xuzi, where is your mother?"
"Still at the pig farm, I'll be back in a while. Are you looking for me? Sanniang?"
"Nothing, I just wanted to ask if there is any lard from the pig slaughter this morning. I can buy a piece of it."
"Then go to the pig farm and take a look. I really didn't pay attention to this."
After greeting familiar people along the way, Yang Dongxu and Xiaowu entered the bathing hall.
"Xu Zi is here, the water has just been boiled."
"What a coincidence." Yang Dongxu smiled and reached into his pocket to get the money.
"How can I get you to pay for asking you to take a shower?" Xiao Wu quickly slapped the one hundred yuan over.
"No need to give it, no need to give it, just go up." The owner of the bathhouse smiled and waved his hand away.
"We are going to have to take a bath soon. We can't let the master work in vain, right? If you don't charge us, we will definitely be embarrassed to come next time. You can't let us drive to the town to take a bath, right?" Xiao Wu said again Money pushed through.
"Why are you so embarrassed? Why don't I give you a discount?" The boss said a little embarrassed. He was not being polite, but he really didn't intend to charge money.
After all, when setting up a bathhouse at Yangjiacun Market, who wouldn't know Yang Dongxu and Xiao Wu? It's not that they are afraid of them, after all, Xiaowu and the others are not street bullies, they just want to make friends.
"Don't be so polite. If you're too polite, I really won't dare to come next time. We'll make up for it in a while." Xiao Wu waved his hand and several people walked upstairs.
The men's bathing hall is on the second floor.
When I went up to the second floor and opened the thick curtain, a wave of heat hit my face.
However, the air conditioning is not turned on inside. Nowadays, rural bathhouses that can use air conditioning are all high-end places. Generally, bathhouses use heaters for water heating. It’s almost the same principle as the floor heating in the Northeast in winter.
There are no cabinets in the house to store clothes, and there is no lock for you. There are only rows of lounge chairs. Just take off the empty clothes and pile them on top.
So sometimes when you encounter someone who is not angry, the money in your pocket will definitely be taken away. Therefore, when you come to take a bath in a bathhouse, you usually bring enough money to take a bath, and nothing else. As for mobile phones and other things, throw them away at home in advance.
Of course, if you foresee something even worse, there is really nothing you can do about wearing your clothes and shoes. After all, you can’t take a shower with your butt naked in the middle of winter.
However, the more people there are, the less likely this kind of thing will happen. After all, the person who steals cannot tell whether the person who has finished washing and is getting dressed knows the person he wants to steal.
Only when there are few people, you will make sure that the person is taking a bath and there are no people around. After all, there is no monitoring these days. Even if there is monitoring, it is impossible to click here.
When a few people came in, there were not many people inside, so they found a row of lounge chairs, found a pair of slip-on shoes, sat on them and started to take off their clothes.
"Master, please keep an eye on it," he said to the master who was taking a shower next to him after finishing his bathing.
"There are still people stealing your things in Yangjiacun, don't you want to spend the New Year at home?" The bath master obviously knew Xiao Wu and several others, so he said with a smile.
After taking off their clothes, a few people took their own towels and walked to another room, where the bathing pool was.
In fact, today's bathhouses are equipped with towels, so you can take a bath even if you don't bring a towel, as long as you don't feel dirty.
But I don’t know when, but it was only a few years later that people’s lives obviously got better and they became more hygienic. Many people bring their own towels for bathing, but for some reason the towels in the bathing hall are getting less and less day by day, and I don’t know who took them away.
So gradually there was nothing left except slippers, and other bathhouses could save on bringing their own towels. This phenomenon always makes people feel that their quality of life has improved, but their personal quality has declined.
First, I went to the shower to rinse myself off, and then started to get into the pool. The freshly boiled water looks comfortable, and after taking a shower in the bathhouse and testing the water temperature with your feet, don't hesitate to just squat down.
Otherwise, the more you hesitate, the more entangled you will be, and the less you dare to squat down, which will make you feel uncomfortable. Take one step directly to the next level, and then let out a long, perfect breath.
"How did you go to give New Year's gifts yesterday? Have you discussed setting a date for the wedding?" There are only a few people in the bathhouse, and only a few people are squatting in the water and leaning on the edge of the pool.
"Still choosing a date." The general looked a little embarrassed.
Although he is the youngest person present, he travels all over the country and drives a big car after all. This man obviously has good eyesight when it comes to accidents. Naturally, he also knew the attitude of the brothers present towards his unmarried daughter-in-law's natal family.
In fact, the general was also very angry, but he really liked Zhang Jing so much. And Zhang Jingren is really good, and she also likes him and treats him well. That's why I kept putting up with it.
"What kind of conditions are there for monsters and monsters?" Xiao Wu asked.
"That's not true. It means that we just got engaged not long ago and we are in a hurry." The general said with some embarrassment.
"If it can be done, do it early. After all, you have identified the other person, and Zhang Jing also wants to marry you. Don't cause more trouble if the time goes on. I gave you a thought yesterday, and I talked about it carefully while drinking in the evening. Yang Dongxu said.
But at this time, two more people came in and he didn't say much.
The reason for urging the general is not to let his younger brother cut through the mess quickly. But next year will not be a year of peace, so it is better to organize happy events as early as possible.
