Rebirth 1977 Great Era

Chapter 684 Find a bodyguard for Hu Daohu and name Dajin's son (Monthly ticket plus more)
Fangyan counted the guests who came to pay New Year's greetings today, and there were thirteen adults and children in total.

Add to that the more than a dozen people in the family, and if it were any other ordinary family, not to mention the living room, people would have to be arranged to enter the bedroom.

Otherwise I couldn't sit down at all.

Fortunately, the main hall of this courtyard is quite large, otherwise it would be difficult for so many people to squeeze into the house like they are sitting in a row in a car.

It's already lunch time and Fangyan's family is preparing lunch.

In some parts of the north, there is a tradition of not cooking on New Year's Day and eating the leftovers from New Year's Eve, which means there will be surplus every year.

But the more clear statement from the capital is that no surgery will be carried out after midnight.

That is, after eating the New Year’s Eve dinner on New Year’s Eve, people start chopping stuffing and making dumplings, and they are not allowed to use the knife after midnight.

There is also a custom that you cannot eat meat on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

The rule is that the dumplings eaten on the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year must be purely vegetarian, with fillings such as black fungus, mushrooms, vermicelli, etc., and ginger can also be added, but onions, garlic and leeks are not allowed, because although these are not meat, they are considered "meat".

In this regard, people hope to keep their body and mind "clean" in the new year and stay away from disease and misfortune.

In fact, this is a custom that has been passed down for many years. It has been simplified a lot now. In some places, being able to eat meat is good enough, and they don’t care about the first or fifteenth day of the lunar month.

For example, in the old society, the old custom was that New Year's greetings on the first day of the first lunar month were limited to men, and women had to wait until the sixth day of the first lunar month to go out to pay New Year's greetings.

Even in the past, if you went to someone's house to wish them a happy new year, and saw a woman in the family opening the door to welcome the guests, the guests would consider it unlucky.

There is also a folk tradition of planting cypress leaves on doorways, inserting sesame straw on eaves, and cutting gold paper into butterflies to wear on children's heads, all for the sake of good luck.

Then the firecrackers that were set off last night left red confetti all over the ground without being cleaned up. This is so that one can step on them like red flowers when going out to wish a happy new year to relatives and friends.

In addition, do not say unlucky words, do not call other people's names to wake them up, do not eat porridge and bitter vegetables, be cautious when using medicine, avoid washing clothes or hanging clothes, avoid breaking things, avoid quarreling and fighting, avoid sleeping in, and even avoid others picking your pockets.

……

In order to cater to everyone's taste, today's lunch has both meat and vegetarian dishes. Those who like vegetarian food can eat vegetarian food and don't care about so many rules. Those who want to eat meat can also eat meat.

Male compatriots usually love meat. They don’t care about so many rules. Since they don’t believe in Buddhism, why eat vegetarian food when they can have meat?

Dumplings stuffed with pork and cabbage, meatballs fried before the New Year, and several braised dishes specially made in the dialect, including dried tofu, lotus root, kelp, and meat.

Everyone enjoyed the meal.

The meals at Fangyan’s home are always so impressive.

Anton and Sophia, two little Russian girls, came to pay New Year's greetings today and brought a bunch of gifts. Among so many people, they received the most gifts.

Sophia was also pulled over by car, with a big cardboard box, as if delivering goods to the supermarket. There were so many things that Fangyan couldn't keep them all at home, so he asked them:

"Do you have anything else to do this afternoon?"

Anton and Sophia were eating. They looked up and chewed while responding vaguely:
"No."

"Master, is there something wrong?"

Fang Yan said to them:

"I'll drive to your master's house this afternoon to wish him a happy new year. He'll be leaving for Sichuan to film a movie in a few days."

"Okay!" The two nodded immediately and agreed.

Fang Yan thought about it and said to Zhao Zhengyi beside him:

"Justice will go there this afternoon, too."

"Yeah!" Zhao Zhengyi nodded repeatedly. His master was still quite close to him.

Fang Yan turned to look at Hu Daohu who was eating the stewed food, and asked him:
"By the way, Junior Brother, are there too many guests visiting Master's house today?"

Lao Hu is nineteen years older than Fangyan. Fangyan calls him junior brother. Not only Fangyan himself feels it is strange, but others also feel it is a little strange, although in fact he is not wrong.

But Hu Daohu didn't think it was a big deal. He put down his chopsticks and said:
"It's not just a little bit too many, it's extremely many. I was relatively early when I got there, and the house was almost full. He originally wanted me to stay there for dinner, but when I saw that there was no room, I quickly said goodbye and went back."

"You can go there in the afternoon. I think there will be more people."

Fang Yan nodded and said:
"It's okay, I'll just say hello and leave."

At this time Fang Yan asked Jia Dapeng:
"By the way, Dapeng, how is Tongrentang doing recently?"

When Jia Dapeng heard Fang Yan asking him, he quickly put down his chopsticks and said:

"Well, it's very quiet. It's not as lively as it was when you were here. Now there are only a few people coming all day long. Even those who come are here to buy medicine, not to see a doctor. After the Chinese New Year, the two old gentlemen they see are planning to quit."

"They said that there was no one in the store every day, and they felt bored just guarding the store and getting paid."

"Even Lao Cui and Lao Li are said to have applied for transfer."

When Fang Yan heard that Li Chuanwu and Cui Changshou also wanted to apply to leave, he asked:

"What happened to them?"

"They say the store is quite safe now and there's nothing much to defend," said Jia Dapeng.

He is in a very frustrated situation now. He originally thought that everything would be fine once he became a store manager, but he did not expect that being a store manager now is meaningless at all.

It would have been better to follow the dialect at that time.

Fangyan was thinking about something else.

After thinking for a while, he turned to Hu Daohu and said:
"These two are quite skilled. How about... Junior Brother Hu, go and apply for them to be your bodyguards?"

"Huh? Who?" Hu Daohu was stunned, not quite understanding.

Fang Yan said to him:
"The people who were in charge of security at Tong Ren Tang were quite skilled. One was a successor of Tianjin's Bajiquan, and the other was a successor of Shandong's Tai Chi Mantis."

After hearing this, Hu Daohu put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth, and after thinking carefully, he made a fist gesture:

"They can be like you..."

What I mean is that the dialect demonstrated that kind of destructive power that day.

The dialect said:

"It should be no problem. They are all masters who have practiced since childhood."

"Okay!" Hu Daohu's eyes lit up.

He turned around and looked at Jia Dapeng, saying, "Manager Jia..."

Jia Dapeng also knew that the person in front of him was an overseas Chinese businessman, so he hurriedly said:
"Brother Hu...you can just call me Xiao Jia or Da Peng."

Hu Daohu was not polite and said:

"Then Dapeng, please ask those two people. If they are willing to come and stay with me for ten months, I will go to the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office to apply and have them transferred over. I will tell them that... in addition to what their superiors gave them, I will give each of them a portion privately."

"The amount... will definitely satisfy them."

Jia Dapeng was willing to act as a middleman and give Hu Daohu some face, so he immediately agreed:

"Okay! I'll contact them this afternoon."

At this time, Chen Kaige smelled the gossip and immediately asked:

"Brother Hu, you are here with us, do you still need a bodyguard?"

Hu Daohu looked at Chen Kaige. He knew that he was a half-relative of Fang Yan's family, and his father was a famous director in China. He did not take his question as an offense and said with a smile:

"It's just for insurance. We finally got pregnant, so it's not wrong to be careful."

Chen Kaige nodded:

"understand……"

At this time, Chen Kaige looked at Fang Yan and said to him:
"By the way, Brother Fang, Xiao Li and his friends went out on New Year's Day. When will they be back?"

At this time, the eldest brother-in-law who had not spoken a word also said:

"That's right, I haven't seen him for a long time."

The last time Xiao Li made so much pocket money for him, he still remembers it clearly. Xiao Li went abroad to play in a competition on New Year's Day, and he hasn't come back yet.

Now my brother-in-law has begun to miss Xiao Li, who made a lot of money for him.

After hearing their questions, Fang Yan shook his head and said:

"You really stumped me with this question. When he left, he didn't say when he would be back. I'll go to Master's place this afternoon to see if I can run into my senior brother. If I do, I'll ask for you guys."

The two of them nodded.

Then we talked about other things.

Everyone was chatting animatedly at the dinner table, except Da Jin and his wife, who seemed a little out of tune. The main reason was that Da Jin had a low starting point, and now that he had come back from a trip outside, his mentality had changed a bit, especially after he discovered that Fang Yan could catch Hua She with just one sentence.

Dajin also felt that making money through illegal means was not a big deal and he might be dealt with at any time.

Besides, his younger brothers were all doing well with his other brother, so he didn't want to do it after he came back. In addition, his wife gave birth to a son for him, and his younger brother Yan Hua was admitted to university.

Da Jin wants to mend his ways, so he came to pay New Year's greetings today, and he also wants to ask Fangyan for some advice.

It's just that they haven't seen each other for a long time, and Fang Yan, this noble man, is now even more noble and imposing, which makes him feel a little uneasy, afraid of making Fang Yan unhappy.

However, Fang Yan took the initiative to speak to Da Jin at this time and asked him:

"Da Jin, has the naming of your child not been finalized yet?"

After hearing this, Da Jin hurriedly said:

"Brother Fang, this... is waiting for you to give it a name. You saved this child's life. He and you are destined to be together."

Fangyan heard this and said with a smile:

"It's almost four months old, right?"

Dajin's wife said:
"Yes, you have a good memory. This child will be four months old in a few days."

Fangyan thought for a moment, looked at the baby in the cradle, and said to Dajin and his wife:
"I didn't want to agree to this before, because I thought Da Jin didn't choose a name himself, so it wouldn't matter if I did. But now that Da Jin is back, he's willing to let me help him pick a name, so I'll help him come up with one. But whether you accept it or not is up to you guys."

Hearing the words in dialect, Da Jin said:
"Well, we are waiting for you to get the child. It will be fine as long as you get it."

His wife also nodded repeatedly.

Fangyan thought for a moment and then said:
"How about calling me Jingting?"

The younger brother at the side took over the conversation and asked:

"From Li Bai's poem "Sitting Alone on Jingting Mountain" "The only mountain I never tire of looking at is Jingting Mountain"?"

Fang Yan nodded at him and said:

"Yes, the word 'jing' here means respect and reverence, reflecting a humble attitude; 'ting' means upright and towering, and can also symbolize upright character. These two characters imply that the boy is respectful and polite, has upright character, and has firm beliefs and an unyielding spirit."

After hearing what Fangyan said, Dajin and his wife, who only knew elementary school English, were naturally a little confused.

They murmured:

"Jingting... Yan Jingting, it sounds pretty nice..."

Seeing this, the younger brother began to analyze:

"This name is quite good. 'Yan' is a Yangping tone, 'Jing' is a Qusheng tone, and 'Ting' is a Yangping tone. The alternation of Ping and Ze tones makes it easy to pronounce and has a sense of rhythm. The ups and downs of the tone are natural and smooth. Whether it is used in daily calls or mentioned in formal occasions, it can leave a clear and deep impression on people."

"In addition, from the perspective of character shape, the character "严" is concise and elegant, the character "敬" has a regular structure, and the character "亭" has a beautiful shape. The three characters are matched together with proper density, and the writing is beautiful and coordinated, giving people a sense of visual comfort and showing a unique formal beauty."

"Finally, "Yan" as a surname gives people a sense of calmness and solemnity. It complements the word "Jingting" and gives people a sense of elegance and connotation, as if depicting an image of an extraordinary temperament, noble character, and inner peace. Just hearing the name makes people feel good..."

I have been writing a lot recently, and I have written a lot of short poems.

After hearing what he said, the others nodded in agreement:
"Yan Jingting is indeed very nice to listen to!"

"Not bad, not bad. This name is taken from an ancient poem, and it has a nice flavor when combined with the surname Yan."

“It sounds like a good name.”

After hearing what everyone said, Da Jin and his wife had nothing else to say. They immediately nodded and said:

"Then call me Yan Jingting!"

PS: I got 100 more monthly tickets, and after finishing this chapter, I still owe you 88000 words.

There will be more in the afternoon
(End of this chapter)