Siheyuan: Rebirth 54 years ago, neighbor is stupid

Jiang Tao and the old lady didn't understand this, but Li Tieguo had heard some of it, so he helped explain, "The telephone is different from the telegraph. You've seen it at Zhenmin's house. It's the machine that lets you make calls anywhere by drawing a number."

The old lady was puzzled and said, "I know, but isn't that only people with status and money can have it? I've seen it at Zhenmin's house, and I heard that it was installed because of Xu Jingshan. Is Zhenmin's future job to install this phone for leaders all over the country?"

Li Tieguo was not sure about this, so he looked at Li Zhenmin.

Li Zhenmin smiled and said, "No, no, the country is becoming more and more developed. Many things that were previously only used by people of status will gradually become popular among ordinary people. It just takes some time."

"Because if you want to use a telephone, you need to use a special telephone line, and to use the telephone line, you need to set up poles. If you want people all over the country to use telephones, it is a very large project, and the country has no policy for this project yet."

"As researchers, what we need to do now is to see if we can simplify the phone to make it more convenient, with more functions and lower cost. We also need to research and improve related equipment such as telephone lines, so as to save money for the country and bring convenience to the people as much as possible."

"Think about it, if the cost of something that used to cost 100 yuan is reduced to 50 or even 30 yuan, and it has more functions and is more practical, isn't that a huge improvement?"

"To achieve this, we, the researchers, need to conduct research and improve technology. This is also the meaning and pursuit of researchers."

“Isn’t the purpose of scientific research to make the country stronger and the people’s lives better?”

"So I will focus all my energy on this. Once the research is done and the country has enough money, it will introduce policies. By then, everyone will have affordable telephones."

"At the same time, if I do this well, I will also get some rewards, my status will be higher, and it will also help Yihuo's career."

Li Zhenmin tried his best to make the old lady understand.

Hearing this, the other three people all roughly understood what was going on, and their understanding of the scientist became deeper. They had only heard about how great the scientist was, but now there was a scientist in the family. How could they not have a profound understanding of him?

The sense of collective honor and patriotism in this era are very strong.

After hearing Li Zhenmin talk about what he was going to do, Li Tieguo and others naturally had more respect for the scientist.

"Good, good, good!"

Li Tieguo said three good words in a row, and didn't know how to express the rest, with his hands shaking slightly.

In the past, everyone knew that Li Zhenmin was involved in some anti-cancer drug research, but the details were not clear. Due to Li Zhenmin’s request, the matter was not reported in the newspapers, and his name was not widely reported, so the expulsion of Li Tieguo and others was not so profound.

But now after listening to Li Zhenmin talk about the specific details of the phone call, they naturally understood it more deeply.

"So...are you participating in this matter, or are you the leader?"

The old lady couldn't help but ask.

Li Zhenmin smiled and said, "I haven't even started yet. I have to wait until next year to apply. How can I know so much?"

The old lady couldn't help asking again, "What about the anti-cancer drug you researched before? I remember we signed a confidentiality agreement. Did you research that thing? Can't you tell anyone about it?"

Li Zhenmin was stunned, thought for a moment, and replied, "Yes, because if it gets out, foreigners will know about it, and then not only me, but also you, will be targeted by spies. So for safety reasons, the country did not report my name, so you have to be careful and don't tell this to anyone else."

Upon hearing this, the old lady became extremely anxious. It was really frustrating not to tell anyone about such a big thing.

Li Zhenmin saw the old lady's intention to show off in front of others, so he patiently said: "Grandma, we don't ask for much. There is no need to be so famous. As long as the country can remember my name, it's enough. And the reward is not small. Don't you find that our family's life is getting better and better? In addition, I have a car now. In addition, if something happens, the country will also redress my grievances. The same goes for you. If you work in a normal steel mill, our family will not have such treatment."

"Now that you have received all the benefits and are enjoying them, why do you still care about so much unnecessary reputation? Besides, I have a good reputation now, so don't worry about it."

After hearing what Li Zhenmin said, the old lady thought about it carefully and it seemed to be true. The living standards have improved too fast in recent years.

Before, he thought that Li Zhenmin was making some money as a leader in the factory, but it turned out that it was not money, but a voluntary benefit given by the state.

Now she is more confident!

But she soon thought of something and said embarrassedly: "That Zhenmin...look at Xiaoyong...what is he good at?"

What he meant was that he also wanted his grandson to become that scientist.

Li Zhenmin understood, so he replied: "Grandma, isn't Xiaoyong preparing for the college entrance examination? When he enters college, he will study professional knowledge. I think he is honest and suitable for scientific research, so I plan to let him work in the communications industry in the future."

Old lady: "Study that telephone?"

Li Zhenmin: "Yes, that's roughly it, but it will become more and more advanced in the future, and may even not require a telephone line, and the phone may be able to be put into a trouser pocket. This requires Xiaoyong to study hard."

The old lady finally felt relieved. With Li Zhenmin's words, she felt much more at ease. At the same time, she couldn't help but look forward to her grandson's future.

"Yes, a man should contribute to the country. It's no use to be desperate for a woman all day long. Xiaoyong really needs to change his bad habits. Taozi is right. Zhenmin, you should teach him more. If he doesn't listen, beat him up and tell him I said so!"

The others were shocked!

Wow, your mentality changes so quickly?

Before, Jiang Tao had tentatively made decisions for her, but she didn't dare to say anything about beating her, for fear that the old lady would feel bad. Now the old lady actually took the initiative to say...

"That's fine, grandma. If you keep this attitude, you will have no problem living to be 120 years old."

Li Zhenmin also began to flatter.

The old lady was laughing so hard that she couldn't stop, and there was no trace of the nervousness she had at the beginning.

Seeing this scene, Li Tieguo and Jiang Tao felt relieved. This matter finally ended without any danger.

.........

the next day.

This weekend, Hu Yong continues to study at Li Zhenmin's home, tutored by Xiaoguang and Li Wanying.

Li Zhenmin found Zhang Huaiyuan as discussed last night. The two of them took a few people and prepared to go to Xiao Caihong's home to try to get Xiao Caihong's confession.

As for Ma Lanlan, she has been unusually honest and well-behaved recently. Today, she even took the initiative to go to Li Zhenmin's house to study with Hu Yong.

Li Zhenmin didn't care about all this. At around ten o'clock in the morning, he and Zhang Huaiyuan brought several plainclothes officers from the National Security Bureau to Xiao Caihong's house.

Xiao Caihong's family lives in the suburbs. This place is not wealthy, especially Xiao Caihong's family. It can be said that the house is bare and leaky. The atmosphere at home is also depressing and dull.

Li Zhenmin and others drove over and stopped in front of Xiao Caihong's house.

There are four people in Xiao Caihong's family. Her eldest brother is an educated youth who is now gaining experience in the countryside. Her father is a worker and her mother is a housewife.

At this time, Xiao Caihong's father Xiao Jianliang was doing handicrafts in the yard, her mother Chen Yun was washing her husband's patched work clothes, and Xiao Caihong was sitting in the yard staring at the sky in a daze.

Seeing a car suddenly stopped at the door, everyone looked over.