Chapter 130 Good luck? When Zhang Jianshe came back, he was also shocked when he saw the things in the foam box in the room. "Where did you buy the eggs, canned food and rice?" Aunt Zhang still didn't understand. My husband would go out and bring these things back. Zhang Jianshe glanced at Zhou Yimin and saw that Zhou Yimin shook his head calmly. He changed his words just as they were about to come out of his mouth: "Isn't Yimin coming to my house? I'll ask my colleagues for it." Aunt Zhang: “…” She was a little bit unconvinced. It seems that your colleagues are not well fed, right? Otherwise, you wouldn't have to take things out from home all the time. "Ahem! Yan Zi, are you free next Friday?" Zhou Yimin quickly changed the subject to attract attention. Sure enough, everyone turned their eyes to Zhou Yimin.
Zhang Yan: "There are classes on Friday, but you can take a day off." "Will taking leave cause any delay?" Zhou Yimin asked her. Aunt Zhang thought Zhou Yimin had asked her daughter to go out and play, so she said, "It's only a day or two. What can it delay? You can study by yourself when you come back." "Yimin, what's the matter?" Zhang Jianshe analyzed that things were not what his wife thought. There must be something more important, otherwise, with Yimin's personality, he would not ask out during his daughter's class time. Don't we have time on weekends? Why do we have to do it a day in advance? So, it shouldn't be a date. "My grandma's birthday is on Friday. I want to set up a few tables for her. Do you guys have time?" Friday is grandma's birthday. He remembered it and has already started preparing for it. "You must have time. If something urgent happens, your Aunt Zhang can take them to attend." Zhang Jianshe immediately expressed his opinion. He likes Zhou Yimin's attitude towards filial piety to the elderly. Is there any father-in-law who doesn't like such a son-in-law? Aunt Zhang also nodded and asked, "How old is your grandmother's birthday?" She also has to prepare. She can't go empty-handed. That would be so rude! "60" It was his 60th birthday, so Zhou Yimin wanted to hold a grand celebration. The emphasis on numbers by the elderly in the folks is fully reflected in celebrating birthdays. Chinese people are very sensitive to numbers, especially the elderly. No matter what we do, we hope it will have an auspicious ending. However, if the birthday is not an integer, the elderly basically have no desire to celebrate their birthday. Perhaps, integers mean completeness to them, representing the perfection and happiness of family reunion, and also symbolizing that the elderly can have a happy ending in their life. The 60th birthday is something that most Chinese people will celebrate. In the general perception of us Chinese, 6 is a very auspicious number, and every 60 years is the cycle of life. In other words, after the first 60 years, it is equivalent to starting a new life and entering the next cycle.
In his previous life, Zhou Yimin saw some rumors on the Internet saying that one should not celebrate the birthdays of the elderly casually. For example, it is best not to organize a celebration in the year with the number "4", such as 54, 64, 74, etc. The reason is that everyone knows that the pronunciation of the number 4 is the same as "death", which symbolizes a bad meaning. In addition, 73 and 84 are not suitable for hosting the event, which has a deep connection with two scholars in Chinese history. Confucius died at the age of 73, and Mencius died at the age of 84. As we all know, Confucius and Mencius are two saints recognized by the world. But if even the two philosophers could not overcome the age barrier, how could ordinary people possibly overcome it? This is not only a firm belief in feudal traditional ideas, but also a respect for the two old saints. Finally, the elderly over 90 years old should not bother with this either. If they do, they might pass away shortly after their birthday. Wouldn’t that be terrible? "Yimin, don't worry! Our whole family will go when the time comes. By the way, where will it be held?" Aunt Zhang asked again. "Zhoujiazhuang, it's not appropriate to hold the event in a courtyard house in the city." Zhou Yimin said. After all, the above advocates keeping everything simple and avoiding extravagance and waste. Nowadays, people everywhere are living in poverty. Is it appropriate for you to set up a buffet? After the meal, it was already dark, and Zhou Yimin did not stay long. After Zhou Yimin left, Aunt Zhang warned her husband: "Old Zhang, I'm telling you, don't break your promise this time. I didn't bother with you before." In the past, this guy had broken his promises to his three daughters on their birthdays. He never kept his word and had a criminal record. Zhang Jianshe smiled bitterly: "Friday, right? Probably not. I'll coordinate with the unit." There was nothing I could do about breaking my promise before. The research had reached a critical moment and I simply couldn’t leave. "You'd better." Aunt Zhang warned again. After giving the warning, she collected the watermelon rinds, which could be processed and pickled into a dish. Zhou Yimin returned to his courtyard and was surprised to find Zhou Dafu and others there, but what happened to their eyes? They were all swollen. Stung by a bee? Why is it that every time I see you, you’re hurt, and each time you’re hurt in a different way. He was also convinced. "What's going on?" Zhou Yimin asked him. The person next to him said awkwardly: "We are lucky today..." "Good luck?" Zhou Yimin looked at them and thought to himself: Is this what good luck looks like? "I was lucky. I killed five roe deer," said Zhou Dafu. Ugh! Silly roe deer? Zhou Yimin thought, do we need to fight that thing? If we encounter it, we can catch it easily, right? In his previous life, he heard from his friends in Northeast China that when roe deer encounter danger, their first reaction is not to run away immediately, but to first spread the white hair under their tails and then consider whether to run away. When running away, if they find that they cannot escape, they will sometimes stop and even bury their heads in the snow, thinking that the enemy will not be able to see them. In addition, the roe deer is very curious. When they see people, they won't even run away, but will come over to see what's going on. In short, all kinds of stupid operations have made humans useless.
"Are you sure it was a fight?" Zhou Yimin asked them. "Ahem! They came here on their own. We caught three of them, and two of them knocked themselves unconscious." Hearing this, Zhou Yimin nodded. Right! This is the normal behavior of a silly roe deer! It seems that I am lucky indeed. As long as you encounter a silly roe deer, you are lucky, just like picking it up for free. "Then what are you..." One of them couldn't help but glare at Zhou Dafu: "It's this guy again? He provoked a swarm of hornets." Zhou Yimin: “…” After a long silence, he suggested: "I advise you not to work with him." That guy's name sounds "blessed", but judging from the past few times, he is actually a very unlucky guy. Sooner or later, he will be killed by him! Chow Tai Fook chuckled and his face hurt a little. "Hey, hey! They can't do it without me." Zhou Yimin was very surprised: It can’t be done without you? He couldn't even think of what role Chow Tai Fook could play. The other four guys were embarrassed and said depressedly, "It's strange that we can't find any prey when we go up the mountain. If we go with him, we usually won't return empty-handed." They can't figure it out either, but it's just so mysterious. (End of this chapter)