Every village would have one or two "village guardians." They were often simple-minded and foolish, yet kind-hearted.
The older generation often said that village guardians came to th...
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After dinner, Chen Wang moved all the stools in the house into the room and let Qiao Shu and others sit down and watch TV.
Everyone was very well behaved and didn't sit too close to the TV. They sat near Chen Wang and Lin Xiuqin's beds and just sat in the area near the door.
Chen Wang asked the little girl to get some peanuts, melon seeds and bulk hard candies and distribute them to everyone.
Everyone thanked him repeatedly, then ate melon seeds and peanuts while watching TV, talking and laughing.
After this program "Follow Me" is over, the News Broadcast will begin.
The host's introduction, together with the cooperation with local reporters to record some scenes, made everyone stop chatting and concentrate on watching the program.
After the news broadcast ends, the most anticipated show, Journey to the West, will begin.
However, only a few episodes of "Journey to the West: Exorcising the Demons in the Kingdom of Black Chicken" were aired, and the real TV series had to wait until the Spring Festival in 1986.
Even so, everyone was watching with great interest and was completely immersed in it, wishing their parents could give them a few more pairs of eyes.
Chen Wang was the least serious, but he also felt that watching the classic Journey to the West on this black and white TV was quite interesting.
After a few episodes of Journey to the West were finished, it was already past nine o'clock.
Everyone felt that they were still not satisfied, but they also knew it was not a good idea to stay and disturb them, so they could only say goodbye and go home.
Chen Wang and the little girl moved all the benches out.
Lin Xiuqin found a broom and dustpan and swept away the melon seed shells and peanut shells on the ground.
"Don't do this anymore. Otherwise, he'll come to our house to watch TV every day and it'll be noisy."
Chen Wang said to his wife.
Lin Xiuqin looked up and rolled her eyes at him, meaning that this is not the TV you want to buy.
"You rolled your eyes at me. Just say you didn't like what you saw just now. You didn't even respond to me when I called you. You were so absorbed in the subject!"
Chen Wang joked with amusement.
Lin Xiuqin's pretty face turned red, and she reached out and slapped him lightly.
"Hehe...Brother, please stop talking about sister-in-law. Journey to the West is really interesting. I like Sun Wukong so much. Is there any more tomorrow?"
The little girl asked, looking up.
"If there are any, they are reruns. There won't be any new content for a while."
"It's okay to replay it. I still want to watch it."
"Look at you, go take a shower and go to bed, aren't you tired?"
Chen Wang flicked his finger on her forehead.
The little girl covered her head with her hands, pouted her lips and muttered, "If I could continue to watch Journey to the West, I wouldn't feel tired even if I watched it all night."
"Still want to stay up late? Are you trying to make trouble? Do you believe that I forbid you from watching TV tomorrow?"
Chen Wang threatened with a stern face.
"No, no, I'm going to take a shower now."
The little girl panicked immediately, then suddenly thought of something and said hurriedly, "Oh, brother, Jixiang Ruyi is still at Brother Dazhuang's house!"
Chen Wang was stunned when he heard this. He raised his hand and slapped his forehead hard, and said angrily: "It's all your fault. You let me tinker with the TV when I came back, and I forgot about them all."
"Why are you blaming me again?"
The little girl curled her lips.
"Alright, alright, wife, take her to take a bath first, I'll go get Jixiang Ruyi and the others back."
Chen Wang looked at his wife standing beside him and said.
Lin Xiuqin smiled and nodded, then took the little girl to the back room.
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Chen Wang carried a flashlight and came to his master's house at the northernmost end of the village.
The door was closed and the lights in the room were off. Perhaps everyone had gone to sleep.
But since I'm here, I can only disturb your sweet dreams.
Chen Wang walked over and knocked on the door.
There was no response from the room, so he increased his strength and shouted at the same time.
"Master, Brother Dazhuang, are you home?"
"Awang?"
The master's voice came from inside.
"Master, it's me!"
Chen Wang responded.
"Wait, I'll open the door."
Soon, Chen Jianjun opened the door and looked at Chen Wang outside with a surprised expression.
"Why are you here now? Did you just get back?"
"It's been a while since I came back. How should I put it... I have a lot of things to do and I am a little tired. I forgot about Jixiang Ruyi."
Chen Wang smiled awkwardly.
As soon as he finished speaking, Jixiang Ruyi and Dahei ran towards him.
“Chichi!”
"Woof!"
“Woof woof!”
"Awang, what the hell are you doing? You come here so late. I just fell asleep!"
Chen Dazhuang also came over, wearing only a sweater and trousers.
Chen Wang picked up Jixiang Ruyi in each hand and said with a smile, "I bought a TV today and was watching TV at home just now. After I finished watching, I remembered that Jixiang Ruyi and the others were with you."
“Did you buy a TV?”
Chen Dazhuang's eyes widened, and he asked in surprise, "How big is it? How much did it cost? Where did you get the ticket?"
Chen Jianjun also looked at him with surprise and curiosity.
"I bought the ticket from a vendor outside the department store for 80 yuan, and the TV for 480 yuan, so the total cost was 560 yuan."
Chen Wang replied with a smile.
"You are so generous!"
"You have to buy it sooner or later. The brave ones enjoy the world first."
"That... does make some sense!"