Ye Yaodong rode a bicycle with his children, and the photo studio owner rode a bicycle alone, carrying his equipment and following behind.
It was only after 10 o'clock in the morning when they arrived at the village. Smoke was already rising from the chimneys of some houses, and most of the men were still sitting at the door, basking in the sun and playing cards.
When Ye Yaodong rode his bicycle towards the main road, he stopped at a place where many people gathered and asked his son behind him to shout.
"Someone came to take pictures, someone came to take pictures."
You must do what you promised to publicize.
The villagers looked over curiously and asked, "Is someone coming to take pictures?"
Ye Yaodong said: "Someone came to take pictures. Now they want to take pictures at my house. Folks who want to take pictures will go to my house to invite this big brother later."
The villagers whispered to each other and discussed in whispers.
Ye Yaodong didn't care about these people. After shouting and making an agreement, he took the people home on his bicycle.
The photographer also quickly rode his bicycle to follow.
A bunch of children at home had long known that Ye Yaodong went to the town to invite people to come and take pictures. They watched him coming back on his bicycle from a distance, and they all greeted him excitedly.
"Uncle San is back!"
"Uncle San is back!"
"Uncle Third, can we also take pictures?"
A group of children were so noisy that their faces were red, and they all looked up at him with bright eyes.
Ye Yaodong smiled and said: "Go back and tell your mother to put you into beautiful and clean new clothes. Later, our whole family will take a family photo. We will all take it together and it will be mine. If they want to develop the photo, they will get more."
Wash two sheets."
It’s rare to take photos, so you must wear your best clothes.
"Okay~"
“Great~”
"Great, we're going to take pictures together too~"
"Mom~ Third uncle asked us to take pictures together~"
"Dad~Mom~ we are going to take pictures..."
A group of children immediately dispersed and ran home to call their mothers to put on new clothes.
Lin Xiuqing came out of the house with a smile and kept wiping her hands on her apron, "Come back so soon? I thought I could only invite people back after dinner time."
Well... I was coaxed back by him.
"Come here early and finish the photoshoot early. Maybe the folks around here will also want to take photos. If you come here earlier, maybe you can get a few more jobs and it won't be a waste to travel all the way."
"Indeed, no one in our village ever comes to take pictures. The Chinese New Year is coming soon, so I guess the villagers will be willing to take one or two photos."
"That's it, let's put the food aside and cook it later. You go change your clothes first, dress them nicely, and dress the children nicely. Dress up and be energetic, and the photos will look good."
"Hey, good~"
Lin Xiuqing also happily led her child back to the house to change clothes.
I have saved several photos at home, but there is no group photo. What’s more, there is a new member in the family this year, and Ye Xiaoxi must be added to the family.
Sister-in-law Ye and Sister-in-law Ye also came out of the house to ask questions and inquire about the price.
When they heard that it would cost one yuan to take a photo and develop it, they both hesitated. However, Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua decided directly that they wanted to take the photo too.
"I've never taken photos before, so it's nothing to spend a few dollars on."
"It's Chinese New Year. Let's take two photos to make the whole family happy and keep a souvenir. Our whole family hasn't taken any photos yet."
Ye Yaodong smiled and nodded, "That's the truth. If you take the picture now, you can take it out and take a look when you get older. Otherwise, when you get old, you won't even remember what you looked like when you were young. Anyway, we don't know each other for a few years.
I have to take a picture, so what does it matter if I spend a few dollars?"
Sister-in-law Ye and Sister-in-law Ye also thought it made sense and decided to take some pictures at home.
The two sisters-in-law hurriedly took the child back to the house and put on clean and beautiful new clothes.
Ye Yaodong asked his eldest brother to ride on his bicycle, and asked his father and mother to come over. The whole family took a group photo, and of course they couldn't be left out.
As for why he didn't go...
He was tired from going back and forth to the town, so of course he needed to take a break, and he also had to change clothes, after all, they were filming first.
When the children from the next door neighbor heard that they wanted to take pictures, they also ran home and clamored to take pictures.
As a result, after waiting for a while, the neighbors on the left and right also made reservations to take pictures for a while.
This Coca-Cola has spoiled the photographer, and he has already taken several jobs just after he arrived.
Ye Yaodong raised his eyebrows, "See, I said it right? I told you to come here early. Remember to give me a discount later to make it cheaper."
"Okay, okay~"
Nowadays, photos are still taken in black and white, and there are no color photos yet. If you want color, you have to color it manually, which is a technical job.
It costs more than ten yuan to manually color a color photo, which is equivalent to 1/3 of the average worker's monthly salary.
Thinking that his parents would not come so soon, Ye Yaodong and his family of five changed their clothes and planned to take pictures first.
After taking the photo, I took a personal photo of the old lady alone.
The old lady was reluctant to part with it at first. She felt that she had just taken photos a few months ago and it would be a waste if she took any more photos.
However, she thought that she had just put on the red flower cotton-padded jacket that Ah Qing made last year, and the red scarf that Ye Yaodong bought for her during the Mid-Autumn Festival was tied around her neck.
She also felt that she was particularly energetic and good-looking today, so she half-heartedly stood in front of the bicycle and took a photo.
"Dad, after the photo has been taken, is it time for us again? Can we also take a photo alone?"
Ye Chenghu felt that it was a bit unsatisfying, so he only took one picture just now. He even tied a red scarf around his neck today. He was very happy and felt very good. He wanted to take more pictures to leave his heroic appearance.
"That's okay. Then you three brothers and sisters can take a photo together. One photo for each of you is too luxurious."
"Okay, okay~"
As long as he can take photos, he doesn't mind at all if several people take photos together.
The three brothers and sisters stood from high to low. Ye Xiaoxi could only stand in the standing cage, looking cutely in front of him, with a pink hat on his head, looking extremely cute and soft.
The couple also took a photo together, standing in front of their home, which felt quite meaningful.
After the photo was taken, Ye Yaodong also urged Lin Xiuqing to take another personal photo alone.
Lin Xiuqing smiled and said: "I have already taken enough photos. I don't need to take another separate photo. It is quite expensive. It costs one yuan to take a photo..."
"It's okay. We can afford it. What woman doesn't like taking pictures? We've already taken pictures at the door, why not go inside? Just sit in front of your sewing machine and take another picture."
At this time, the photography backgrounds chosen by people were relatively monotonous. They were either standing next to televisions, tape recorders and other home appliances, holding a bicycle or holding a handful of fake flowers.
After all, these appliances are big items in the home, so they deserve to be shown on camera.
When they were taking pictures just now, the bicycle also showed up, now it's the sewing machine's turn!
This is important evidence to record their family’s living standards in the 1980s. Of course it must be included in the photo. Otherwise, how will future generations know that he was so successful decades later?
No! I forgot to show the radio just now!
It doesn't matter. When we take a group photo later, let the old lady sit. Then put a stool next to it and put a radio on the stool!
Perfect!
Ye Yaodong happily pushed Lin Xiuqing into the house, and the children also ran into the house making noises.
There was a lot of laughter and laughter, and the whole family looked at it happily. The neighbors on the left and right were very envious. They didn't even bother to eat, and they all followed in to watch, looking forward to when it would be their turn.
Father Ye and Mother Ye also put on new clothes and arrived happily belatedly.
Mother Ye looked at Lin Xiuqing sitting in front of the sewing machine, smiling softly and feeling unbearable. After she finished taking the photo, she actively asked to sit in front of the sewing machine and take one too.
The whole family watched happily, even Sister-in-law Ye and Second Sister-in-law Ye were very excited, but it was a pity that they did not have a sewing machine at home.
I always feel a little uncomfortable borrowing my grandma's sewing machine to take pictures, since it is not my own after all, and they are also a little reluctant to spend the one dollar to take pictures of themselves alone.
After Ye Mu finished taking the photos, they were going to take a group photo at the door.
After all, Ye Yaodong paid for this photo, so of course the venue was chosen in front of their courtyard!
"Ahh~ we're finally here!"
“It’s finally time for us to take pictures~”
"I want to stand here~
"Then I will stand here~"
"Ah~ don't stand in front of me..."
"I want to ride on the bicycle..."
"Ah? I also want to ride on the bicycle..."
Finally it was the turn of a group of children to come on stage. They were all very excited, squeezing and noisily trying to find their own place.
As a result, we were standing blindly, one in the east and one in the west, with two bikes climbing on top of them. The people watching were dumbfounded...
In the end, it was the photographer who arranged for them to stand, so that they reluctantly gave up their personal wishes and obeyed the arrangement.
Ye Yaodong also deliberately took out the radio and put it on the stool, and asked the old lady to sit on the armchair and placed it next to her. There was nothing to decorate anyway, so the only thing missing from the house was the radio!
The photographer also thought it was a great arrangement.
"Everyone is standing! Standing in order..."
"Wait... wait... there's Da Heizi, and my dogs..." Ye Chenghu suddenly jumped up, "Dad... Da Heizi and the others also want to film together!"
Everyone was instantly covered in black lines!
Lin Xiuqing glared at Ye Chenghu, "What does it have to do with those dogs for us adults to take pictures? Stop messing around and stand still for me. There are many people waiting to take pictures."
"But they are also part of our family, so we can't forget them! I want Da Heizi to take pictures with them too!"
A group of dogs seemed to know that they were talking about them, and they walked forward wagging their tails excitedly and rubbed against their feet.
"Would you like the chickens and ducks to come over and take pictures together?" Lin Xiuqing said angrily.
"Ah? Do you want to shoot the chicken and duck together?"
Everyone burst into laughter instantly.
Lin Xiuqing scolded her eldest son, "Don't be ridiculous!"
Ye Yaodong also felt that what his eldest son said made sense. These dogs were quite smart and cute. After raising them for so long, they were certainly part of their family.
"Then let's take a photo of them too. Anyway, both humans and dogs are in the same photo..."
Lin Xiuqing's head is covered with black lines. She is a human or a dog. Is this how the word is used?
Ye Chenghu was instantly happy and quickly ordered the dogs to squat down in front of him.
"You have to laugh too, you know?"
"Card!"
The photographer thought it was quite interesting that Ye Chenghu was directing the puppy like this, so he took a picture and treated it as a gift to them.
Then they all stood up straight and took a group photo in an orderly manner.
In the picture, there are several puppies appearing in front of the children. They are different from the regular photos, and they feel quite loving.
"It's good. Your house is quite lively."
There is another one that will be a little later, so don’t wait.
I stayed up until two o'clock and couldn't finish writing. I went to bed and will finish it tomorrow. I've been updating more and more lately and it's a bit intense. Can I ask for a monthly pass~
Chapter completed!