"Dad, I'm back. Come home quickly. The car is full of things."

Father Zhou happily shook his hand and said, "Okay, you go back first, I'll be there soon."

The car slowly drove to the gate of Zhou's courtyard. Zhou wanted to jump out of the car, "Second sister, big brother, come out and move the things."

Zhou Yu came out very quickly. When he saw Zhou Yizhou, he just nodded and opened the car door.

"Oh my God! Are you moving? You bought so many things."

"Second sister! Hurry up and unload! Stop talking nonsense, or a bunch of middle-aged women will surround you and annoy you to death!"

Zhou Yu nodded and quickly moved into the yard.

"My sister is back, let me move it." Zhou Niao started to move the big things very actively.

Zhou Yizhou and he carried the color TV in, and Zhou wanted to move some small items.

Seeing that a few people had gone out to move things again, he smuggled the washing machine out and put it in the bathroom.

Zhou's father returned home with a man who said he could install a TV antenna, and a few people who came to watch the fun.

Zhou Xiang held his forehead, having forgotten his father's flaunting personality.

"Okay, go ahead and install it. I've already moved it to your room. It's a color TV. Don't install it in black and white."

Give you full face.

A few onlookers heard that it was a color TV and took a deep breath. A color TV costs over a thousand yuan! Then they saw the bicycle and a pile of miscellaneous items on the jeep. How much did it cost?

Old Zhou said that the family's money was earned by his little girl. Seeing that Zhou wanted to buy such a whole truck of things and spend money so lavishly, it might really be earned by her.

Zhou's father had a big smile on his face. He asked people to go in and install the antenna. The big bamboo poles were ready. He had been waiting for his little girl to come back. He felt that today was the most face-saving day in his life of more than 40 years.

After unloading everything, Zhou Yizhou took down two bottles of wine and two packs of cigarettes. "This is for uncle. Last time I came empty-handed, so this time I got it from my dad. He didn't ask for money, so you can't refuse!"

Zhou Xiang took it and said, "Okay, I'll take it for my dad. I won't keep you here anymore. Go back and get busy!"

Zhou Yizhou waved and drove away.

Zhou wanted to take the cigarettes and alcohol to the south room, smuggle the jeans, pants and shoes in the space onto the kang, and start packing his things.

She called Zhou Yu over and said, "Second sister, I bought 20 kilograms of wool and needles for you. Is that enough?"

Zhou Yu nodded with a smile, "That's enough."

"Hey! Put your jeans, sneakers, and Ya Shuang in the inner room."

"Brother, these are your jeans and sneakers. These toys are all for you. Here's a pack of rubber bands. You can make your own slingshot."

Zhou Yu saw a pack of rubber bands and quickly came over to grab a handful. "I want some. I can wrap them with wool and tie my hair with them."

Zhou Xiang took out a crochet hook and said, "This is a gift. Come, take your favorite yarn and I'll teach you how to crochet a head flower."

Zhou Yu brought out the red wool, Zhou Xiang picked up two rubber bands, and began to teach his second sister how to crochet flowers and explained the principles.

"I think I can do it. Let me try." Zhou Yu took the things from her hands.

A few minutes later, a head flower appeared. Zhou Xiang gave a thumbs up and said, "Second sister is amazing, but this yarn is wool. Although it is thin, it is not suitable. The best yarn for crocheting head flowers is cashmere, so I didn't buy it."

"It's okay. I'll see if the supply and marketing cooperative in town has one, or I can buy one next time I go to the county. I'll crochet one and wear it first." As she said this, she put the hairpin on her head.

"Well, this rubber band isn't suitable either. I need to buy a colorful one with a smaller loop."

"Okay, I've bought the big ones. You can go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy the small ones yourself. I'll give you ten yuan as pocket money. Don't spend it carelessly, otherwise, my parents won't allow me to give you any more."

Zhou Yu took it happily and said, "Thank you, sister. I won't spend it carelessly."

Zhou Niao packed up her things, took out a few marbles, and took the tin frog with her. "Sister, I'm going out."

"Go! Don't let anyone steal your things. If anyone dares to bully you, come back and tell me, and I'll beat him up."

"Okay!" Zhou Niao took the new toys to meet the children.

Zhou Xiang dragged his sister to the bathroom and said, "Look, this is a washing machine. It will be convenient to wash clothes in the future. However, it is still inconvenient without running water."

"It's okay, just press the water and pour it in!"

"This is a fully automatic washing machine. As long as there's a faucet and you connect it to the water pipe, it will automatically control the water in and out. Relying on pumping water is not very convenient."

"Fully automatic? No more humans?"

"That being said, how can it be fully automated? You have to put the detergent in, put the clothes in, and then hang them up. Do you really think it can be done without human intervention?"

"Oh, semi-automatic!"

Zhou Xiang nodded, "Almost. Fully automatic sounds good. Okay, I can finally free myself from washing clothes. But Dad's pants buttocks and pockets need to be rubbed before using it. Otherwise, if they don't wash clean, I'll get scolded."

"Oh, it's a quarter-automatic then, that's a rip-off."

Zhou thought it was funny. People in later generations had not yet achieved the kind of full automation that you imagined. Maybe what you needed was an intelligent robot that could do housework.

Zhou's father was calling Zhou Xiang loudly, and Zhou Xiang hurried out, "What are you doing?"

"This color TV can't receive many channels?"

"Yeah, the same number of channels as in black and white, but the color ones are a bit better."

"How big is this? It's much bigger than your grandfather's!"

"Well, this 20-inch one has 1680 pixels! Don't mess with it. You have to keep it for a few years. Wait until a bigger screen comes out, and then replace it."

Seeing his daughter cooperating so well, Father Zhou simply asked, "How was your competition this time?"

"Great! I'll go get you the trophy and put it next to your TV."

Take the trophy and certificate of honor and place them in the empty space behind the TV.

A color TV can be placed on the top of a chest of drawers, and there is still half of the space left. Who could have imagined that the large color TVs of later generations would take up half of the wall?

After Mr. Zhou had shown off to the fullest, he wanted to invite a few people over for dinner, but when he looked at his little girl, he didn't dare to open his mouth. Ever since his little girl could earn money, he usually didn't invite people home for dinner. He felt that he and they were no longer on the same path, and the distance between them had been widened by his little girl.

He turned around, picked up a pack of cigarettes, and handed it to the technician who was installing the antenna. "Thank you for your hard work. Take this pack of cigarettes back."

Then he gave cigarettes to a few onlookers and didn't mention anything about eating.

Zhou Xiang looked very satisfied. He wanted to show off again and no longer gave his food to others to prove that he was rich.

A few people watched TV for a while and then went home, and the master left with them.

They also felt something different in their hearts. The Zhou family's status had risen, and the gap between them and people like them was too big. A color TV cost 1,680 yuan, which was enough for four years' salary for people like them even if they skipped food and drink!