Getting rich in chronology

Fengnan Province is located in the hinterland of Huaguo. It is neither south nor north. It must be said that it is barely north.

In the first ten days of July, the seedlings have already gone to the ground, and the busiest time of the first half of the year has passed. Although the remaining farm work such as harvesting corn and peanuts, weeding and fertilizing is also hard work, it is much easier than rushing to plant and transplant seedlings in the sun some time ago. .

The work is not so busy, and the family has a large population and a lot of labor, such as the Shen family. There are many people and the work is done quickly. After the busy work in the field, they can rest and catch their breath.

At six or seven in the afternoon, most people in the village have had dinner. Taking advantage of the sun setting and the evening wind blowing, those who have time to spare carry stools and big cattail fans, and either go under the old locust tree at the entrance of the village or go to the gate of Shen’s house.

The old locust tree at the entrance of the village is a place where the old and children in the village are used to enjoying the cool and chatting. The gate of the Shen family is because a concrete place has been leveled with cement outside the small building newly built by the Shen family.

Look, how rich, other people's houses are reluctant to use cement to build a house, but their house is better, they just use cement to level the place.

Some people in the village are sour, but I have to say, this cement field needs to be used!

Farmers need to store grain at home, whether it is drying rice, corn, or dried peppers, radishes, and vegetables. The latter is fine, but the former needs a suitable site.

In the past, everyone used the big rice farm in the village. When the output was not contracted to each household, I didn’t think so. At that time, it was all collective. Now each family exposes its own. The rice farm is only so big. This nonsense.

To dry rice at home, you can only go to the big rice field in the village. Although it has been specially leveled, no matter how you clean it up, it is still muddy and dusty, and it is easy to spread dust when rice is harvested.

It is convenient for Shen's family. They go directly to the door of their house and don't have to compete with anyone for a place.The cement floor had been cleaned and even splashed with water in advance, so it was less dusty than the mud floor.

And it is also convenient to take care of. Once the weather changes and it rains, it is very easy to grab it directly at home.

People who are close to each other will come to Shen's house to borrow venues, but if the relationship is not good, it will not be their turn.

But now many girls and women have gone out of the village to work in the garment factory in Mingzhu City, earning tens of dollars a month, even if half of them are sent back, after half a year, they will still have hundreds of dollars.

Not to mention building a small building like Shen's house, repairing the family's mud house, and building a brick house can still be considered.

There are some people whose families are relatively well-off, coveting the small building of the Shen family and the cement rice field of the Shen family, hoping to save some money and build one at home, that would be beautiful.

But now this wish can't be fulfilled for the time being. The Shen family's house was up and down, and it cost as little as 1000 yuan, who would be willing.

It is not easy for the daughter/daughter-in-law of the family to make money outside, and the family still has to live, so they can’t put all their money in to live in a good house. Brick and tile houses are also very good, much better than mud and thatched houses.

Having said that, the Shen family is now in Shangkanzi Village, and they are well-known in several nearby villages.

My family is rich, and I can pull over my neighbors. Whoever doesn't accept their family's favor, even if there are no workers in the family, is willing to support it. In case there are several times in the future, my family will be able to catch up.

So when the Shen family was enjoying the coolness at the door of their house at night, people naturally came over.

It was dark in summer, and the sky was still bright at six or seven o'clock. Some old men, after eating, put down their bowls and ran to the door of Shen's house.

why?The Shen family has the radio and chess that Chen Yu sent back to his grandfather.

Whether it is listening to the radio or killing two discs, it is a very good entertainment project for old men who are poor in entertainment activities.

Grandma Shen and a few old sisters who have a good relationship sit under the big locust tree and do their homework. In fact, there is not much new, but every night she says a few words like this, and when it gets dark, she will go home, and the day will be considered complete. up.

The old people in the village gather here, and the little dolls follow. I don’t like playing hide-and-seek here. It’s too open, and there is no suitable place to hide.

But it is very suitable for playing games such as "catch the devil" and "wooden man".

Children in the country rarely wear shoes in summer, especially boys, who run barefoot. It is not uncommon for children to run and step on tree branches and stones on muddy ground that has not been cleaned up elsewhere.

The cement yard of the Shen family is different. Their house is cleaned up every day, and if there is dust and debris, anyone who sees it will sweep it up.

The little dolls are playing here, and the grandma is watching, so the parents can feel at ease.

But there is still a market for the old locust trees at the entrance of the village. Some old people don't like to be lively and can't play chess, so they like to stay in the old place, blowing the cool breeze, and chatting slowly.

If a villager comes back from outside, they can see it at a glance, and they will greet each other with a smile, which is very kind.

Even if it is someone they don’t know—this is rarely the case, the old people will greet them enthusiastically, give directions to those who ask for directions, and help inquire about those who are visiting relatives, with a warm heart.

But if it was a car... the old people would be dumbfounded.

"Are you looking for the Shen family?"

They can only think this way, who made the Shen family stand out the most this year.

The old man called two children to Shen's house to call for someone, whether it was from their house or not, there are too many people in front of his house at the moment, so calling a few more will not be a problem.

The truck stopped at the entrance of the village, and a young man jumped out from the rear compartment. His face was pale, his skin was tender, he was very handsome, and he was very respectful to the old people.

"Excuse me, old man, how do I get to Shen's house?" Chen Yuke asked politely, a little bit embarrassed, since he was also from this village, he had to ask the way back to his own home.

The memory left by the original owner contained some information about Shangkanzi Village, but he was young when he left the village, so his memory was not very deep.

Over the years, the village has changed quite a lot. It is better to open your mouth and ask people if you are blindfolded.

Several old people looked at each other, hey, after talking, they really came to look for old Shen's family.

"Walking along this road, I saw the house under construction turning to the right..." The old man pointed to Chen Yu in detail in his local accent.

After hearing this, Chen Yu thanked him, and was about to get back into the car, when the old man stopped him: "Boy, the road inside is narrow, you can't drive in this car!"

"Ah?" Chen Yu was stunned, and the man who hadn't come down from the rear compartment asked with his head: "What should I do? I'll move the TV down first for you?"

"Move it down, sorry for your trouble." As they said, they went up to help, and the two of them lifted a large box from the rear compartment together.

The old man couldn't read and didn't know that it said TV, but they heard it!

In fact, not all of them know what a TV is. They have never seen it at all. Some of them have faintly heard that it is sold in the county and how much it costs. They only know that it is scary expensive and requires a ticket.

Coincidentally, the child they sent to call someone came with a group of people, not only the Shen family, but also those who followed to watch the excitement.

After dinner, they are idle and have nothing to do. Of course, this kind of excitement must be joined together.

The young man has good eyes. He was a cousin of Chen Yu's second grandfather who had been to Xingcheng back then. When he saw Chen Yu's particularly conspicuous face from afar, he immediately shouted: "Second grandfather, it's a cat! The cat is back! Already!"

"What? My cat is back?" Grandma Shen was waving her cattail fan and walking slowly behind, but when she heard that Chen Yu had returned, she ran very fast.

"Grandma, slow down!" Chen Yu was frightened, and quickly went up to her and helped her.

"Hey, it's really my cat." The old lady held Chen Yu and did not let go, and she happily closed her mouth from ear to ear: "It's good to be back, it's good to be back..."

Seeing that this was actually the legendary Shen Maoer, the old people under the old locust tree praised one after another.

"Second Shen, what a blessing, my grandson is so promising, I will be blessed in the future..."

"This baby looks really handsome, just like a painting."

"Big sister, your cat bought a big TV!"

What?television? !

The villagers were dumbfounded, and someone said in a daze, "How much did Dawei sell for that TV set that Dawei said he saw in the county?"

"Nine hundred and ninety-nine!"

"God, what a small building!"

"First the tape recorder and then the TV set. The Shen family is really enjoying themselves..."

In the past few months, the women in the village have gone out to earn money, and the men thought that they could not just rely on their wives and children to support their families. They went out to do odd jobs during the slack, and they were much richer than before.

But no matter how rich you are, it is too extravagant to spend thousands of yuan on something that you don't know what it is.

But it didn't seem so strange to put this price on Shen Yu.

Obviously, when Chen Yu came here, he didn't dress up specially, and just picked up short-sleeved trousers and sneakers that are convenient for going out, but the divine demeanor made him look different.

Hearing that he spent 1000 yuan to buy a TV set, he just felt rich and envied that the Shen family was lucky and had such a promising child.

If you want to change it to another house in the village, you have to clean up after buying things. How can there be such a waste of money!

It’s okay not to talk about it, but when she said it, Mrs. Shen’s heart ached: “Come back when you come back, what are you doing buying such expensive things, there is no shortage of food and clothing at home, life is easy.”

She looked around: "Where is the TV? Is it this?"

Seeing the box at Chen Yu's feet, the old lady's heart ached even more.

Just such a thing?She seemed to have seen a TV set in a department store in the provincial capital, and the things sold there were expensive, so she didn't dare to look at it carefully, and forgot what it looked like.

"1000 yuan! It's not worth it." Mrs. Shen pulled Chen Yu and asked hurriedly, "Can I get it back? We haven't dismantled it yet."

"Old lady, this thing is not easy to buy. My grandson respects you, so you just keep it." The man who came down with Chen Yu said with a smile: "Besides, our TV set..."

Chen Yu stopped his next words with a look, the man got stuck, and said vaguely: "It's not bad."

I don't know how popular the 21-inch color TV is, nine hundred and ninety-eight?One thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight can't be bought.

There were only a few units in this batch in their store, and the leader specially asked to keep one.

They thought it was reserved for relatives or related leaders, but today such a young man came and took the TV away with a note.

I don't know what to show their leaders, but also specially asked them to drive and send TVs to the countryside, which is outrageous.

He and his colleague who drove over still couldn't figure out what this young man came from.

Although I haven't met much, Chen Yu has a good way of dealing with his grandma, and immediately frowned and said: "Grandma, I can refund this TV, but I only refund the money and not the coupon. I bought the coupon for 100 yuan." .”

The man in the department store behind him had a choked expression.

A color TV of this specification, not to mention an increase of one hundred, two hundred and three hundred, can be sold after resale. Those who can afford this color TV will not lose these hundreds of dollars.

But he didn't dare to offend this young man of unknown origin. Talking on the road, he found that his words were good, and he didn't dare to ignore them.

Sure enough, when Grandma Shen heard that she would lose 100 yuan to refund the TV, she immediately changed her attitude: "No refund, no refund!"

Grandpa Shen came over and saw his grandson smiling, he was very angry and funny.

But thinking about grandchildren, it is not easy to buy something to honor them, and even coax them.

"grandfather."

Chen Yu called someone, Grandpa Shen nodded and asked, "Who is this?"

"Oh, this is Brother He, an employee of the department store in the city, please help us install the TV." Chen Yu explained.

Back home, Chen Yu thought about driving back, but Shen Qiao was worried, it was too unsafe to drive alone.

The vicious car bandit Luba killed someone and threw him into a ravine. The family didn't even know what happened, so where to look for him.

Even if Da Lan's performance is good, Chen Yu can hide in the car for a while and for a lifetime?The base station has not been built yet, and there is no way to call for help!

Shen Qiao spoke, either he would deliver it, or he arranged for someone to deliver it, it was impossible for Chen Yu to drive back alone.

Chen Yu: "I'll go back by train!"

If he takes the train, he can get a sleeper ticket, which is actually good, but he has to transfer in the city, take the shuttle bus to the county, and then find a way to go to the countryside, usually walking back on his legs.

No, Chen Yu, if he came back by car, he was going to buy a TV in Xingcheng and bring it with him.

It was not so convenient to take the train, so I asked someone to open a note, left a TV in Boryeong City, and went to pick up the goods after getting off the train.

He was carrying Shen Qiao's work card, and as soon as he took it out, the manager of the city department store got him a car to deliver the TV set, and brought him back by the way.

After saying hello, it's not unreasonable to be stuck at the entrance of the village. Chen Yu and his cousins ​​rushed up, carrying the TV back.

The car parked here, the driver had to watch the car, Brother He and Chen Yu went to Shen's house to install the TV.

The luggage that Chen Yu brought was snatched away the moment he took it off the carriage.

In fact, there are only a few changes of clothes in it, a set of personal hygiene products, and some odds and ends, which are not heavy at all.

But everyone took it for granted, they surrounded Chen Yu and the Shen family, and walked back together.

He had prepared gifts for the rest of the Shen family, but it was so silly to carry them all the way back in the summer, Chen Yu sent a postal package, and he didn't know when it would arrive.

Chen Yu could already stand people's eyes, but all the men, women, young and old who followed in the village all had scorching eyes, and they didn't even look away.

Why do you want to move, Shen Maoer is so handsome!

It's really strange that their village can have such a handsome child, and he is so promising, the Shen family is really smoked from the ancestral grave.

Although Chen Yu didn't come back, the legend of him has been circulating in the village, and the villagers have a lot of imagination about him.

Now that I saw it with my own eyes, I was not disappointed, and it was better than they imagined. It turned out that the old couple of the Shen family were telling the truth when they boasted about their grandson!

All the way to Shen's house, even the villagers who didn't come out to enjoy the cool air gathered here, TV!This is a new gadget that I have never seen before. I heard that it costs more than 1000 yuan!

What a baby bump, you can't beat gold, it's so expensive.

The TV was carried to the house and asked where to put it.

"Put it in the cat's room!" Grandma Shen said immediately.

Although a new house has been built, it is still a small building, but the Shen family has a large population, and it is impossible for one person to live in one room.

Moreover, the old house has only been repaired for a few years, so it is a waste to be empty.

Later, it was discussed that in the small building, Grandpa Chen Yu's uncles, his father and stepmother lived, and the younger cousins ​​lived in the old house.

Ordinary people will give their children a newly built good house to live in. The elders feel that they are too old to live in. The children are going to get married and have children. The newly built house is strong and spacious.

But this small building was designated by Chen Yu to honor his grandparents, of course grandpa and grandma Shen had to live in, the remaining rooms are not many, and the juniors are not enough.

Moreover, Chen Yu had to pay for the house to be built by his father. His father lived in it, and it was not good for his brothers to live in the old house.

In the end, Mr. Shen made a decision that the elders live in the new building and the younger generation live in the old house. If anyone is not convinced, he can earn money to build a new house!

There is nothing unconvinced, it is close anyway, and it takes less than 1 minute to walk there. This way, the juniors live in a spacious place.

Especially for those who are married and have children, they can finally let their children live alone instead of sharing a bed with their parents.

On the side of the small building, a room was specially reserved for Chen Yu. Grandma Shen chose it. The second floor faces the best room. It is spacious and bright. It is well cleaned up. No one is allowed to live in it, so it must be kept. Give her a house cat.

Now that I have bought such an expensive TV, it is also suitable to put it in her cat's house, so as not to be damaged outside.

Chen Yu was startled: "No need, why not put it in the living room, it's convenient for everyone to watch TV."

In his room, everyone is watching TV, so there is no privacy when people come and go.

Of course, his grandma was kind, so it goes without saying.

Grandma Shen doesn't do it, it's not safe to put such a valuable thing in the living room, what should I do if someone takes it away?Completely ignoring the big iron gate of his own family and the large number of healthy children and grandchildren, if someone really stole things to Shen's house, the few who stole bricks before were a lesson from the past!

In the end, the TV was placed in the room of the old couple in the Shen family. Although the old man liked buildings, he was old and it was inconvenient to climb up and down, so he lived on the first floor.

Fortunately, the Shen family's small building has already been powered on. Brother He is used to playing with this kind of TV, so he installed it in twos and twos.

I plugged in the cable on the TV, turned on the TV, the screen flickered, and suddenly the picture and sound appeared.

"Ah!" The villagers who squeezed in to watch the excitement were startled.

"What is this?"

"Is it like in the movie?"

"Such a small movie?"

"Movies are black and white, this one has color!"

Of course there is color, Chen Yu specially bought a color TV, if there is no color, wouldn't it be fooled?

"This is a TV, wow, you can watch movies!"

"This is TV, watch TV!" Brother He couldn't help but said after he finished fiddling.

"Can I watch movies?" The villagers asked quickly. They don't know what TV is and what is not, but if a movie is shown in any village, people nearby will move their stools to watch it if they hear the news.

Brother He: "...Yes." There will indeed be movies on TV.

"But you can also watch TV." I couldn't help but want to explain.

"What is TV?"

"You are stupid, this is not a TV."

"But watching movies, why is it called watching TV?"

Brother He: "..."

He wiped his face depressedly, and said to Chen Yu: "It's installed, can you adjust it?"

"Yes, thank you for your hard work." Chen Yu also installed a TV at home, and bought it years ago, but he and Shen Qiao didn't watch it much at all.

He has no time, and Shen Qiao has no interest.

But how to adjust the channel is still good, this TV does not have a remote control, it is directly adjusted by rotating the button on the TV.

"Then I'll go first." Brother He said, he and his colleagues had to go back to the city.

Chen Yu followed and went out: "I'll see you off."

He carried his bag by the way, and when he went out, he fumbled for two packs of cigarettes and stuffed them: "Excuse me and Brother Zhang, come with me at such a late hour."

Giving things is much easier to accept than just stuffing money. Giving cigarettes out, you can give them away even if you don’t smoke. It is a very suitable means of communication.

Brother He glanced out of the corner of his eye, he saw a very famous brand, expensive, not easy to buy!

He immediately felt happy in his heart, and the resentment of running overtime for nothing was gone.

Chen Yu sent him out for a while, then went back, the whole village is so big, no matter how you go, you won't get lost.

When they went back, the big guys were still watching TV around the room. The room was so big that many people couldn't squeeze in, so they talked outside the courtyard of Shen's house.

Seeing Chen Yu coming back, Grandma Shen immediately asked someone to make way for him and let Chen Yu in.

The room is full of people!

Chen Yu secretly rejoiced that he didn't agree to put the TV in his room, fortunately, grandma didn't care about the crowds in her room, and everyone didn't have so much sense of privacy at the moment, because there was little private space.

When he went out just now, Grandma Shen was going to deliver it by herself, but Grandpa Shen held her back and refused to let others go. The old man was sober.

Brother He turned on the TV and tuned to a random station. This station was playing "Detective Henry". He couldn't understand or understand it, but there were people moving in it, and he couldn't take his eyes off it.

Chen Yu went over and tuned a few channels, and when he heard the familiar voice of "Brother, the master was taken away by a monster", he immediately stopped what he was doing.

"Hey, what is this? It's a pig's head! The pig has turned into a pig!" Grandma Shen was so close that she was shocked when she raised her head.

"There is also a monkey, why is this monkey still wearing clothes!"

"You can talk, what's wrong with wearing clothes!"

"Wow, goblin!" the child exclaimed with wide-eyed eyes.

Chen Yu didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Look at this, it's pretty pretty."

He doesn't watch much TV, and he doesn't know what's popular now, but Journey to the West can't go wrong, it's suitable for all ages, and after many years, it's replayed over and over again, and people still watch it.

Needless to say, those who could squeeze in the room were already staring at the TV and couldn't pull it out.

Even Chen Yu, who was originally transferred to show everyone, gradually got into it.

He also gave a general introduction to the previous situation. Journey to the West is an episode and a story, and it doesn't affect the continuity of the plot very much from the middle.

There were people discussing in the first half of the episode, and when the new episode started, there was no voice in the room, and everyone was immersed in the plot of the TV series.

Chen Yu was also fascinated by watching it. After the two episodes were finished, the commercials started to play. Everyone was reluctant to leave, waiting for the monkey and the pig demon to come out and continue to act in the "movie". This movie is good, but it's a bit short.

It's a pity that there are no more today. Hearing what Chen Yu said, sighs kept coming and going.

"Why is there no more, such a good movie..."

"Whenever we zoom in on movies in the countryside, it would be great if we could also show this."

"It's so beautiful! No wonder the TV set is so expensive, the movies on it are really good!"