Reborn as a New Farmer of the 1980s

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....

Chapter 320: Borrowing Flowers to Offer to Buddha Without Feeling Pain shuhaige.net

When Wan Feng and Zhu Ping walked back together, Zhu Ping suggested that Wan Feng should leave a tape recorder at home for his grandparents to listen to.

Haha, my uncle actually knows how to beat around the bush.

"Uncle, I left a tape recorder for my grandparents, that's not a problem, but who's going to fiddle with it? You? You fiddle with the tape recorder for them at home? When are you ever at home except for eating and sleeping? Besides, that thing needs to be plugged in. Let's not even consider whether my grandma will be bothered by the electricity bill. If they don't plug it in properly and get shocked, will you pay for it or me?"

Zhu Ping was so angry that he shrugged on the spot.

"The reason I didn't leave the tape recorder at home was because I was afraid you would take it out and tinker with it, causing unnecessary trouble. Oh, I figured it out. It turns out it's you who wanted it. You were afraid that I wouldn't give it to you when we agreed to marry you, so you planned to get it now. Is that what you meant?" Wan Feng suddenly realized what was going on.

"Don't make blind guesses." Zhu Ping's defense made things even more obvious.

"Haha, I'll go to Luan Feng's house and get it for you now. Don't ask me for it later. Is that okay this time?"

"Hey, that's not what I meant."

"Come on, forget it! I can tell what color your tongue will be the moment you open it. Since you promised to keep your word, be careful and be cautious."

Wan Feng agreed to do it, and when he passed by Luan Feng's house, he went in and took out a tape recorder, and also gave her a tape of Deng Xjun as a gift.

"This one doesn't sound good. I want the intense one."

"Haha, then you'll have to pay for it. I'm giving you one because we're relatives, otherwise I'd have to pay for it. The best thing about this tape is that it has a slow tempo. It'll help you and my aunt prolong our evening banter after we get married. If you listen to that dance tape while you're doing it, I'm afraid you wouldn't last three minutes at that tempo."

Zhu Ping was stunned. He never thought that his nephew could have so many associations with a tape.

Zhu Ping wisely chose to keep quiet. If he had continued, his nephew might have taught him which positions would help him get pregnant.

After lunch, Wan Feng came to the brick factory stadium with two electronic watches. The three boys were waiting there with their wives.

The three girls were already impatient, and when they saw Wan Feng coming, they threw away their reserve and happily picked out the electronic watches they liked. What surprised Wan Feng was that one of the girls actually picked out a black electronic watch.

This department store really welcomes all kinds of customers, and there are people with all kinds of tastes.

The three girls put on the electronic watches, and their whole appearance changed. It was a kind of joy that came from the heart, as if every cell and pore in their body was cheering.

Wan Feng shook his head and wondered how they would feel if they knew that in thirty years almost no one would wear watches.

Everyone in Wahou had a day off in the afternoon, so almost all the people in Wahou gathered at the stadium. There were almost two or three hundred people including adults and children.

Everyone was standing under the basketball hoop, craning their necks to wait for the ball to drop, and there were also people waiting behind the hoop to pick up the missed ball, waiting for someone to miss so they could have a chance to have some fun.

People's leisure life is too scarce. A basketball can make them scream and shout. This is not what a new countryside should look like.

When I have some spare money next year, I should build an amateur activity room for the villagers.

Various books, table tennis, badminton, chess and card room, TV...

Next year, televisions should appear in small towns like Hongya.

These measures can be implemented effectively with a cost of several thousand dollars.

This requires a very decent house, but a house that has to do so much will take up too much space.

It would be better to build a three-story building to the east of the current team headquarters. The first floor will be used as the team headquarters, the second floor will be used as a TV room, and the third floor will be used as various activity rooms.

A few thousand dollars like this needs to be carefully planned, and building a three-story building will probably cost several thousand.

Wan Feng painted a perfect picture for the descendants of Wa in his mind. When he was painting it enthusiastically, Luan Feng came running as freely as the wind.

"Brother-in-law is here and wants to see you."

Shen Hongjun is here? Why is he here instead of staying home for the holidays?

Wan Feng soon realized that he was probably sending fish, turtles, shrimps and crabs to his father-in-law for the festival.

Wan Feng followed Luan Feng home. Shen Hongjun stood at the door of Luan Feng's house and looked at Wan Feng with a smile.

This guy has become noticeably darker, probably because the boat was blown by the sea breeze.

"Brother-in-law, you're here." Wan Feng greeted Shen Hongjun.

After the two exchanged greetings, in order to buy time, Shen Hongjun went straight to the point and stated the purpose of his visit to Wan Feng.

"Luan Ying is very jealous of her sister's success and wants to do the same as Feng'er in my Sun family, but she's unsure and wants you to give her some advice."

There is no need to consider this issue at all.

"Of course, if you can make it work, I guarantee you won't be scared. If you can get all the clothing from the entire Black Lagoon commune, I'm not sure you'll have any problem making a few thousand in a year."

An annual income of a few thousand yuan was already an astonishing income in rural areas in the 1980s.

The living standard in Heijiao is much higher than those in the nearby towns, especially the coastal area of ​​Heijiao, which is quite wealthy. Once Luan Ying opens a workshop and does these jobs, it will be enough to make a good life.

People in coastal areas don't have high demands for clothing, so Luan Ying's workshop doesn't have much work to do. But she still has her sister, Luan Feng, who processes various clothes for her and earns processing fees, which guarantees a considerable income every year.

Luan Feng is overwhelmed with work now, and it's just right that her sister can help share some of the burden.

"Will it really work? I'm afraid they will have nothing to do." Shen Hongjun was still worried. After all, these things were not fully accepted by the farmers in the 1980s.

"You don't have to worry about that at all. Life in your area is much more affluent than in other places. Didn't you see that when I visited your house, there were quite a few people who wanted to make clothes? Even if there's not enough work locally, Feng'er has work. You can do it for her and earn the processing fee. Frankly speaking, if you only do the processing for Feng'er for a year, you'll make more than a thousand yuan a year. Go for it, as long as you can get enough sewing machines."

Shen Hongjun was relieved: "Your aunt believes you, and you said okay, so I feel relieved. I will go back and tell her now, so that she won't have to scratch her head at home all day."

Shen Hongjun said he wanted to take a walk, but today was August 15th and no one wanted to stay, so he hurriedly rode his bike home.

After Shen Hongjun left, Luan Feng handed some dried mackerel to Wan Feng. One of the mackerel was two feet long, which scared Wan Feng.

"This is for you. The corn porridge is so delicious."

Anyway, it was sent by her brother-in-law, so she didn't feel sorry at all for borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha.