Quick travel: The poor little thing in the period novel strikes back

Today was really a day of bleeding. Not only did I lose a lot of blood, but the two of us also spent a lot of money on going to the hospital for treatment and getting medicine.

Just considering that his young wife was injured because of him, Sun Hao didn't want to calculate today's loss at all. He just planned to take his young wife to rest for a day instead of going to work.

However, since they both came out, Sun Hao still told Xiao Liu to take a detour and pass by the construction site. He happened to catch the lunch boxes being delivered at the construction site, so he went to take some extra so that he could save any that he couldn't finish until the evening.

"Brother Hao, what do you think I should do with my feet? I'm already clumsy enough. I can't even control the hot and cold water when taking a shower. Now I can't get my feet wet. I don't know which side to take care of."

The car was still taking a detour to the construction site when Shi Yan suddenly said this.

"Wife, why don't you just bear with it for the next few days? When your feet are better, I'll take you to the bathhouse to give them a good scrub."

Although Sun Hao looks like a decent man in a suit and tie, he is actually very rough in nature. Going to the bathhouse to get a bath is already a form of extra consumption that he can accept.

However, Sun Hao’s answer was not the answer Shi Yan wanted. The reason why she asked this question in the car was not because she was waiting for Sun Hao’s answer.

"I don't really like places with too many people. What's more, if I enter the bathhouse in my condition, I'm afraid I won't know where to go to get a bath. Brother Hao, please don't make fun of me."

The woman's voice was still soft and gentle, with a smile on her face, but the two people in the car could clearly feel Shi Yan's loneliness and helplessness.

"Madam, actually, this bathing issue is easy to solve."

"Although my parents are ordinary workers, my family lives in the staff quarters of the TV factory. I used to drive and run errands for the leaders of the TV factory."

"I've seen that factory manager install a water heater at home. The water heater can heat water by plugging it into an electric socket, and there is a faucet to adjust the water temperature. It's very convenient. There's no need to manually mix hot and cold water."

"And the water heater has a shower head. You don't need to scoop water on yourself. You can just stand under the shower head and the water will come out by itself."

Xiao Liu spoke very excitedly. After all, he had never seen this electric water heater used in other households. It was a rare gadget.

"Oh my god, is there really such a thing? How come I have never seen it, nor heard of it before?"

Obviously, Sun Hao had never heard of such a thing, so he turned his gaze in the direction of Xiao Liu, and happened to meet Xiao Liu's eyes in the rearview mirror.

Xiao Liu shuddered for a moment and came to his senses immediately. How could he forget that his boss was a miser? The water heater was such a valuable item, the boss probably wouldn't be willing to buy it. Now he said it out in excitement and offended two people at once.

But Shi Yan had already asked, so Xiao Liu had to answer, so he had to shift his gaze to avoid the gaze of his boss.

"Yes, but our country's water heaters are still under research. The water heater in the TV factory leader's home was specially brought back from abroad by someone else. It cost a lot of money. Ordinary families still can't afford such things."

"But I believe that once our country has developed it, it will be popularized in every household, just like the televisions we have now. When I was young, I would go to my neighbor's house to watch TV, but now almost everyone has a TV at home."

It is now 1992. The country has long been open, and more and more people are going into business. Ordinary people have more and more ways to make money. The improvement of the economic level has prompted everyone to increase their consumption level. According to the past standards, an average family would not be able to afford a TV worth a few hundred yuan in their lifetime.

But now, as long as the family labor force is willing to work, the average monthly salary of 150 yuan and three months of savings are enough to buy a TV.

"I see. I thought many people could use water heaters now. I wonder when they will become popular."

Shi Yan didn't say that she wanted it, nor did she continue to ask how much the water heater cost to buy it from abroad. She just sighed and leaned against the car window without saying anything else. For a moment, the car returned to its initial silence.

Xiao Liu thought to himself that something was not right and secretly glanced at his boss through the rearview mirror. Sure enough, he saw that his boss was frowning and had a serious face. He began to feel uneasy, and at the same time he blamed himself for being too talkative and arousing his wife's interest, but he was talking about things that his boss was unwilling to do.

When the car finally arrived at the entrance of the construction site, Xiao Liu breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he could take some fresh air while getting his meal. However, he did not expect that after he got off the car, Sun Hao also got off and followed Xiao Liu, frowning and saying nothing, as if he had encountered some difficult problem that was difficult to solve.

"Boss, do you have something to ask me?"

Xiao Liu couldn't stand Sun Hao's low pressure and asked cautiously.

"That water heater you're talking about, can it really only be bought abroad?"

Xiao Liu quickly shook his head and tried to make amends.

"Boss, there is actually another type of gas water heater that is also used by many families now, but that type of water heater is not very safe. I have heard of gas leaks and explosions that killed people before, so I didn't mention it to my wife."

"After all, my wife's situation is special. If something really happens, I will harm my wife."

Xiao Liu was telling the truth. Gas water heaters have actually become popular in many families with a little wealth, but they cannot compare with the electric water heaters he saw in his leader's home.

First of all, the fuel for gas water heaters is gas. If you want to boil water, you have to use gas. If the gas runs out, you have to go to the gas station to buy more, which is very troublesome.

Secondly, gas itself is not a safe thing. Ventilation must be kept at all times when it is in use. When a gas water heater is using hot water, the water heater must be kept in use all the time, so the house must be ventilated all the time.

It's fine when the weather is hot, but it's still not very convenient when the weather gets cold.

The next thing is to control the water temperature. The gas water heater adjusts the water temperature by adjusting the gas valve, which is too dangerous for Shi Yan, a blind person. If she turns the gas valve carelessly or turns it in the wrong direction, getting burned can be a serious matter.

Xiao Liu told Sun Hao everything he knew. After hearing these questions, Sun Hao gave up the idea of ​​temporarily buying a gas water heater for his young wife to use.

"Do you know how much it costs to get an electric water heater?"

When Sun Hao asked this question, his heart was bleeding. In fact, after he got off the car with Xiao Liu, he had already decided to buy this thing.

After all, my wife's health is also very important. The winter in the capital is very cold. If she were to go through so much trouble like she did yesterday, she would definitely get sick.

It would be better to spend the money on the water heater to ensure that my wife will not harm her health by taking a bath again.