Reborn during the early days of China’s reform and opening, the narrator finds himself in the 1980s countryside. In this setting, the past is still a cold reference, yet it is also a fresh start....
Luan Feng waved her hand and patted Jiang Min: "I told you to dig it up."
After the photoshoot, Jiang Min turned around and asked Wan Feng, "What are you doing this afternoon?"
"Sleep...Oh, I can't sleep. I have to go to Lonely Mountain this afternoon."
The corn will be harvested in a few days, and Wan Feng has to go and see how Xiao Dexiang's corn peeling machine is going. Once it is successful, the next step will be to study the corn thresher.
Once these two machines are successful, they will save a lot of manpower and solve the labor shortage problem in the depression.
"I'm going back to my grandma's house first. I don't have a home to go to when I come back. My grandma is so worried."
"You're not eating here anymore?"
"No, go back and eat."
Wan Feng returned to his grandmother's house with his bag on his back. The people in his grandmother's house were having dinner. Obviously, they had not received the news that Wan Feng had returned.
"Hey, you're back? We thought you would be back in the afternoon. Let's have dinner!" Zhu Ping was the first to see Wan Feng.
According to Wan Feng's original plan, they took a bus in Bohai this morning. Even if they took the first bus, it would take between 10:30 and 11:00 to reach Hongya, so they would of course be returning home in the afternoon.
"I got stuck in a Liberation Army train at Hongya last night, so I came back."
Wan Feng went into the inner room and first put the remaining electronic watches worth more than 160 yuan in his bag into a small wooden box, then brought two bags of mooncakes to the dining table.
"I bought ten kilograms of mooncakes, grandma is giving them to you."
Grandma smiled and carried the two bags of mooncakes to the west room to put them away.
"Why did you buy so much of this stuff? What I need is meat." Zhu Ping muttered dissatisfiedly.
"There will be meat. I guarantee you'll have meat on August 15th, but you need to be more ambitious. You're about to get married."
"What gift are you going to give me for my wedding?" Zhu Ping didn't care about Wan Feng's sarcasm.
Wan Feng thought for a moment and said, "How about I give you ten pounds of pork or a large sirloin?"
"What? You're giving this to me when I get married?"
"Don't you like meat? Then you can sleep with your arms around meat."
"No, absolutely not."
Of course not.
"I will give you a tape recorder when you get married. I have already prepared the tape recorder. Is this a good gift?" Wan Feng said seriously.
Zhu Ping showed surprise on his face. Jiang Xue had been talking about Luan Feng's recorder in front of him several times.
"That's fine, that's fine!"
"You're so shameless." After criticizing her brother, Zhu Yan turned around and looked at Wan Feng with a smile.
Wan Feng rolled his eyes at his aunt: "What do you mean by looking at me with such a ghostly look?"
"What if I get married?"
Wan Feng shouted to the inner room: "Grandma! My aunt is getting married."
Grandma just carried mooncakes into the inner room.
Zhu Yan immediately became flustered: "Stupid kid, wasn't I just making an analogy?"
Her relationship with Jiang Li is still secret, and she is very afraid that her mother will find out.
"For example? How does an example irritate you?"
Grandma asked loudly in the inner room: "What did you say?"
"My aunt... wuwu!" Wan Feng's mouth was covered by Zhu Yan.
Wan Feng broke free from Zhu Yan's hand and said, "Hey, if you get married now, I'll give you a tape recorder. Didn't you see there are two more besides Luan Feng's? They're prepared for you."
Zhu Yan's heart was filled with joy. At this moment, she felt that her nephew was very cute.
After fooling my uncle and aunt, it’s time to fool my grandfather.
Wan Feng came close to his grandfather Zhu Xianyu and took out a pocket radio from his pocket: "Grandpa, didn't you want a radio? This is for you."
When Zhu Xianyu saw the radio, he didn't even eat. He took the radio and started fiddling with it. He fiddled with it for a long time but couldn't make any sound.
"Let me see!" Zhu Ping took it and fiddled with it for a long time.
"You kid used a broken thing to fool your grandpa." Zhu Ping said dissatisfiedly.
"Hey, uncle, you're just an old lady who doesn't know what a stun gun is. It doesn't have batteries in it, so no matter how much you fiddle with it, it won't go off."
Zhu Ping opened the battery cover and saw that it was indeed empty: "Why didn't you tell me earlier that there were no batteries?"
"I bought two AA batteries and it started working, but it only has an AM channel and no SW, and I don't know how many stations it can receive."
Zhu Xianyu didn't really care how many channels the radio could receive. He just wanted to show off in front of others because he had this thing.
"Your grandpa doesn't want to work in the orchard anymore. It's too far from home and he has to go back and forth every day. What do you think he should do if he comes back?" Zhu Ping asked while continuing to eat.
Wan Feng took a bite of the biscuit while thinking about what his uncle said.
The pancakes made by grandma were golden brown, and the side that stuck to the pan had just the right amount of batter, which was very much to Wanfeng's liking. He could finish one even without eating any vegetables.
"What do you think about delivering the goods to the brick and tile factory? It's just safekeeping. My grandfather is very familiar with this job. He can take on the job right away after a little familiarity. It's very easy."
The brick and tile factory is now managed part-time by the accountant. Wan Feng believes that the heavy burden on the accountant's shoulders should be relieved so that he can play a greater role.
Of course, this is because his grandfather wants to come. If his grandfather does not come, it would be a good thing for him to continue to hold the position of accountant.
"I think it's okay. I wonder if Zhang Hai thinks it's okay?"
"If I think it's okay, then he'll think it's okay too. I'll tell him when I get back from Gushan this afternoon. He'll be so bold as to say no! Grandpa...it's better to wait until after August 15th before taking office."
In just a few words, grandpa's problem was solved, and Wan Feng finished his meal.
Wan Feng fished out two digital watches from his pocket, one pink and one blue: "One for you, and one for your future aunt-in-law. You can choose the color yourself."
The three women in Luan Feng's room all have digital watches, and it would be too embarrassing if my aunt and Jiang Xue didn't have them.
Although it hurts, sacrifices must be made.
He lost 35 yuan in just two hours after returning. How many watches would he have to sell to make back the money?
My aunt chose the pink one, and Zhu Ping put the blue one in his pocket.
As for whether he gives it to Jiang Xue Wanfeng or not, it is not his responsibility. If he doesn't give it to him, he will not give him a second piece.
Now it’s time to do his own thing, as he still has a lot to do in the afternoon.
In addition to going to Gushan to see the machines, he also wanted to talk to Zhang Hai about his grandfather when he came back. In the evening, he also planned to go to either Zhou Xiaowen or Zhang Guangpu's house.
He also needs a horse-drawn carriage or a donkey-drawn carriage or a mule-drawn carriage.
The horse-drawn carriages are now being used to transport bricks and tiles, so of course they cannot be used.
Wan Feng arrived at the team headquarters and found a cart owner to harness a donkey cart.
The donkey cart's mission was to pull his five wheelchair frames and, if possible, a corn husk machine back from Lonely Mountain.
Boss Che is his future Taishan, Luan Feng’s father Luan Changyuan.
Luan Changyuan and his wife had no opinion on Wan Feng and treated him better than their own son. When Wan Feng said he wanted to use a car, he, who was helping Old Li raise livestock at the team headquarters, harnessed two donkeys and set off without saying a word.