When Chen Xia returned to his old house, it was already bustling with activity.
Almost all the young people and children from the same clan in the village were there. Chen Qiu and Chen Dong were constantly distributing snacks to their friends, ranging from cakes to candies, as well as firecrackers, a toy that little boys loved very much.
What interested the young people most was a cassette recorder, which was playing the "popular songs" of the era.
Such as "On the Field of Hope", "The Golden Shuttle and the Silver Shuttle", "Morning on Campus", etc.
Just like the female voice playing on the tape recorder now:
“The sun is like a golden shuttle, the moon is like a silver shuttle. Leave it to you and leave it to me, let’s see who can weave the most beautiful life, lah~~~~”
To Chen Xia, these songs were not popular songs, but were at most folk bel canto. However, the young people around him listened to them with great interest. In their minds, these were heavenly sounds.
Li Gu—a singer like this can be called a super idol.
Perhaps at this time, pirated tapes from the south had already entered the mainland, and songs by Hong Kong and Taiwan stars such as Sam Hui, Teresa Teng, Liu Wenjing, and Roman Tam had also been brought in.
But in a small rural city like Yuezhou, there is currently no place to buy it. It is impossible for Xinhua Bookstore to sell such decadent music. If caught, it would cause a "storm".
There isn't even a scalper.
In Chen Xia's old house, everyone sat together, staring at this magical machine without blinking, and sighing that city people really know how to have fun.
People born in the 90s and 00s will not remember this kind of cassette recorder. Sometimes the rewinding would not work, and you had to use a pen to pass through the hole in the tape and then rotate it continuously to rewind.
A tape recorder, which was an absolutely high-tech product in this era, cost Chen Xia 360 yuan.
What made Chen Xia laugh the most was "little uncle".
Chen Yize couldn't fit in with the group of adults, nor could he play with the group of children. He could only sit alone at the table and eat "melon seeds", while envying the "younger ones" who were setting off firecrackers in the yard.
He wanted to grab them all and keep them all for himself, but he was the "elder" and had to maintain some dignity, but his saliva was almost dripping onto the table.
When everyone saw Chen Xia coming back, they all stood up and greeted him.
Chen Xia looked left and right. In fact, he couldn't even recognize all the children in the village. Did he feel like he was crazy half a year ago?
"Ahem, everyone, look at each other. Are all the children under 14 in our village here?"
A group of children shouted, "Xiao Xia, everyone is here, except the baby in your arms."
Hahaha, everyone laughed.
"It's good that everyone is here. Come, everyone line up, Brother Xia will give you New Year's money, one yuan per person."
"Wow!!!"
All the children were so happy. One yuan was a huge sum of money in the countryside. The New Year's money given by the adults at home was usually only 10 cents or 5 cents. Even this money would be confiscated by their parents in the name of schooling.
What else is there to say? Get in line now.
When Chen Xia gave New Year's money to the children in the village, the news spread throughout Qingfeng Village like the wind. Everyone was surprised and happy, and they praised Chen Xia's "benevolence and righteousness" in their hearts.
Even Chen Yigen didn't feel sorry for the money at all. The old man now understood that this kid was not short of money at all.
Besides, no matter how rich Chen Xia is, isn't it all his credit? Thinking of this, the head of Qingfeng Village felt as comfortable as if he had eaten honey.
Do you think Chen Xia’s money-throwing journey is over?
No, that afternoon, Chen Xia started his "money-giving journey" again. He gave 2 yuan to every elderly person over 60 years old in the village, and 10 yuan to every elderly person living alone.
Now, everyone was getting uneasy. Chen Xia had withdrawn nearly 500 yuan from the village that day. This was a huge sum of money that rural people could not even imagine, so how could he just give it away like that?
Sure enough, after Chen Xia lost his mind, he has not fully recovered. Wouldn't it be better for him to hide so much money and spend it himself?
Even Chen Yigen thought so. He no longer felt as comfortable as if he had eaten honey. Instead, he angrily found Chen Xia and kicked him on the buttocks:
"You spendthrift! How much money do you have in your family to squander like this? I'll let you spend it! I'll let you spend it!!"
So the villagers of Qingfeng Village, holding the New Year's money given by Chen Xia in their hands, watched as the team leader chased Chen Xia all over the place and beat him with the soles of his shoes as he ran, while Chen Xia ran while screaming like a ghost.
Everyone remembered this scene clearly many years later, and Chen Xia got another nickname from then on: "Big Money Spender".
Embarrassing...
On the first night of the new year, Chen Xia and his four siblings spent the night in the old house. Chen Xia rubbed his butt and complained that the old man beat him so hard and showed no mercy.
Chen Chun and the two little ones wanted to laugh but didn't dare to, and it was very difficult for them to hold it back.
Only the uncle stayed at Chen's house for dinner. As a grandfather, he also received 10 yuan in New Year's money, but he still couldn't help but "teach" his nephew:
"Xiao Xia, you have to be more frugal with your money in the future. Don't give money away everywhere like you did this year. It makes my uncle feel bad when he sees it."
Hearing Chen Xia rolling his eyes, he thought to himself, if you have the guts, give me my money back.
In fact, Chen Xia’s purpose in doing this was very simple. He intentionally made the villagers misunderstand him and think that he was a "big fool."
Because he wanted to set up a factory in Qingfeng Village in the future, and setting up a factory would inevitably make money. In this era, making money is definitely not a glorious thing. Instead, it is easy to be regarded as a capitalist and be punished.
What is worrying is not the lack of wealth but the inequality. Everyone was originally equally poor, but you suddenly became rich. If they don’t report you, who else should they report?
Never underestimate human nature. Some people are just so dark inside and can't stand seeing others do well.
So even if Chen Xia wanted to open a factory, he would definitely have to cook the books. At least on paper, there would be no profit. So what was his purpose in setting up a factory? There had to be a plausible reason.
The villagers who worked there earned wages, but the boss, miraculously, “made no money”? He must be a fool.
(This sentence should be highlighted as it will be tested in the future).
When everyone thinks about what happened today, they will understand.
Only a "big spender" like Chen Xia could do such a thing. Anyway, he has always been willful in doing things. Who would expect a stupid person to have much concept of money?
Even if you really have a concept of money, it is impossible for you to give money away for free all over the world.
Oh, by the way, he also gave away free medicine during the last flu epidemic, so he has a previous record.
Anyway, whether the villagers of Qingfeng Village really feel sorry for him or really laugh at him, it won't prevent Chen Xia from making a fortune quietly after the pharmaceutical factory is built.
How can a sparrow understand the ambition of a swan?
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