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Chapter 30 “Mastering” is ready

He originally wanted to use a photo of the shepherdess character from "Shaolin Temple" for the cover of the tape to get some popularity, but it looks like he won't be able to get the song "Shepherdess".

The plan was changed and the cover was changed to one of Liu Wen Zheng or Teresa Teng, one of whom was handsome and the other sweet, and both had strong appeal.

The lyrics also had to be engraved on a piece of paper, and small icons for side A and side B of the tape had to be designed. The requirements for these were not high in that era, as long as they could understand which songs were on each side of the tape.

The specific quantity depends on the printing factory and how much can be printed. After all, printing itself has its own expenses, and the quantity determines the unit price.

After he made a preliminary plan, he started doing his homework.

Not long after he finished his homework, Chen Suniang brought his third aunt in, and he tactfully carried his schoolbag and left.

After finishing their homework, the younger and older sisters secretly gave the leftover pig's trotter bones to the puppy. When they came back, they were so excited that they danced with their hands and described to Qiu Huoming how cute the puppy was.

The presence of a dog in the compound was a great attraction for these children, especially since it was a puppy.

I chatted with my two sisters for a while.

After washing up, Qiu Huoming reluctantly returned to his parents' bedroom. Fortunately, Qiu Jianshe had not entered the room yet. He was alone in the living room reading some documents.

Qiu Huoming folded his coat first, especially the lining pockets which could not be exposed. He wrapped all his belongings there with oil paper.

After finishing all these, he turned around and looked at the wooden bed. He gritted his teeth and lay down at the end of the bed with his pillow in his arms. He didn't want to sleep on the same side with Qiu Jianshe because his snoring would kill him.

After thinking about it and feeling uneasy, he pulled out two pieces of cotton from the cotton pad under him, rolled them up and stuffed them into his ears. He lay on the bed and watched the creatures for a while, and fell asleep unknowingly.

The next morning, Third Aunt and Chen Suniang were busy in the kitchen. The milk had arrived, and Qiu Huoming finished the bottle in one gulp. This was not the time to be polite, as his body really needed nutrition.

The other bottle was shared by the older sister and the younger sister.

When I make money in the future, I will order a few more bottles so that my parents can drink it too.

Because we had guests at home, each person was given two eggs beaten with sugar for breakfast. The sugar was so sweet that my sister even licked the remaining sugar residue at the bottom of the bowl.

The older sister was more gentle. She used her fingers to pick up the sugar at the bottom of the bowl and put it into her mouth, looking elegant.

Towards the end of the month, it rained more frequently and the weather became gloomy, so Qiu Huoming also took a long-handled umbrella and tucked it under his armpit.

As soon as he arrived at the class, Gu Xiaoran was already there, holding a paper bag and handing it to Qiu Huoming. He put down his umbrella and opened the bag to see that it was the tape he had been dreaming of. There were other people in the class, so he resisted the urge to take it out.

"Thank you, that's a great help." Qiu Huoming stuffed the paper bag into his schoolbag.

"You're welcome. When you're done, remember to give me one too."

"No problem!"

Qiu Huoming had just finished speaking when he saw Ding Yu jogging in the corridor. The moment he stepped into the classroom, the morning bell rang. He sat down excitedly, "Look at my luck!"

Outside the window, clouds rolled in the sky, lightning flashed faintly, and a loud thunder came from the distance.

After a while, heavy rain fell, accompanied by lightning and thunder, which was particularly terrifying.

Qiu Huoming leaned forward and closed the window, and the noise became much quieter.

He took out the test paper given by Gu Xiaoran and started writing.

Ding Yu was reciting English words quietly, glancing at the empty seat in the second row from time to time. Chen Yong had not arrived yet. His deskmate Zhang Jian looked a little listless, half leaning on the table in the back row, staring at the door in a daze.

At the beginning of the first class, he rushed into the classroom wearing a raincoat, his hair was wet, and there were scratches on his face with medicine applied on it. He looked quite funny.

School life has gotten back on track, and Qiu Huoming's popularity has improved a lot. Before, after class, there was no one in front of his desk, but now even Li Ming would come over to discuss some difficult questions with him.

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Time flies...

Early Thursday morning, Chen Suniang went to the Nanmen Bus Station with Qiu Jianshe and took the early bus back to the countryside.

In the evening, Qiu Huoming finally finished his first "master tape". The Sanyo recorder that Ding Yu lent him had surprisingly good sound quality. He recorded repeatedly and counted the time... After a few hours, he had become a skilled worker.

After listening to this carefully crafted "master tape", he discovered that the capacity of the blank tape was 3-5 minutes more than the original soundtrack.

You can add another song as a selling point.

He thought about it and decided to leave it alone for now as he still had a glimmer of hope for "Shepherd's Song".

Now that the master tape has been made, the next step is to organize the lyrics. Qiu Huoming carefully transcribed the lyrics in order, and the specific layout depends on the printing factory.

He chose two pictures for the cover. One was of Liu Wen Zheng with slightly curly hair and side bangs. He had a handsome face and a smile, looking like a housewife killer.

The other photo is of Teresa Teng. She has long hair, a serene face, and is wearing a red dress. She looks very elegant.

The order of the song titles should be marked on both sides of the tape.

At present, if we ignore the electricity cost, the cost is 2.4 yuan for the tape, and the rest of the cost depends on the quotation from the printing factory.

With a hint of enthusiasm, he put away everything on the table.

I glanced at the alarm clock and it was already eight o'clock in the evening.

His parents had not come back yet, so he locked the door of his little room, said hello to his two younger sisters, and then went out. The weather had been average in the past few days, and the rain had just stopped today, so the air was still humid.

He walked to the iron gate. The puppy was still tied there. Someone had built a kennel for it. When it saw Qiu Huoming approaching, it immediately wagged its tail vigorously. The iron gate at the entrance of the courtyard was closed, leaving only a small door next to it.

Qiu Huoming had no intention of teasing it, so he walked out of the yard and onto the street.

After waiting for more than ten minutes, the lights in the store next door went out. He then turned around and walked back. Before he reached the downhill in front of the door, he heard the "thump thump" sound of a tricycle behind him. He turned his head to look over.

The tricycle stopped at the gate of the compound, and two people jumped out. They were Qiu Jianshe and Chen Suniang. She was holding two tied chickens in her hands, and Qiu Jianshe was holding a bamboo basket with two layers of eggs in it.

Qiu Huoming went to meet him, turned the tricycle around and went back.

"Dad, Mom!" Qiu Huoming shouted.

"Hey, Huo Ming is here. You must be waiting anxiously. Your dad and I were delayed and couldn't buy the tickets, so we called a tricycle." Chen Suniang, with disheveled hair and a dusty look, immediately smiled when she saw her son.

"Let's go home. It's cold outside." She walked towards the courtyard in a hurry.

Judging from their expressions, they seem to be in high spirits and it seems that there should be no problems during their return trip home.

After entering the house, he first put the chicken into the firewood room next to the small room, spread the discarded carbon slag on the ground, then washed his hands, poured a glass of water and entered the house.

Qiu Huoming was curious about what happened, so he followed.

"Huo Ming, it's all thanks to you this time, otherwise our family would have suffered a great loss!" Chen Suniang took a sip of water and said with a smile.

Qiu Jianshe rarely sang a different tune. He took off his shoes and soaked his feet. "Your uncle is so powerful. He can beat three people at once!"

"Puchi, your second uncle has a very ugly expression on his face." Chen Suniang laughed for a while and finally got to the point.

"Fortunately, we went back. Your grandfather almost exchanged the homestead with the second uncle. We asked someone in the commune, and guess what happened?"

Before Qiu Huoming could reply, she couldn't wait to say, "According to the plan, a road was to be built from Xiaozhang Village on the other side of the mountain. It was not originally going to pass through our Jianbei Village. As luck would have it, they said they wanted to protect a certain building, so they changed the plan and it happened to be demolished to our house. In our village, our house is the only one that needs to be demolished."

Qiu Jianshe continued, "No one wanted the land at the village entrance. Your second uncle had just fallen ill, and they thought he was a burden to the family, so they wanted to divide the family property."

"Your grandfather didn't say a word. He took your grandmother, one of them carried me, and the other carried your uncle to the village and built the house bit by bit."

Qiu Huo knew that the grandmother he was talking about was the biological mother of his father and second uncle. His biological grandmother probably felt guilty for not taking good care of his second uncle, which led to his illness. In addition, after moving, she heard too much gossip and was overly worried. She died of illness not long after moving to the new home.

"Your grandfather usually has to earn work points and is very busy. In order to take care of your second uncle, he asked someone to find your third aunt's mother, who is your grandmother..."

Qiu Huoming waited for a while, but seeing that they hadn't gotten to the point yet, he quickly interrupted his reminiscence and asked, "How did the eldest uncle's family get the beard?"

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