Before going to bed at night, Gu Ranran handed Lu Hai 500 yuan: "Husband, take the money to the county black market and buy a black and white TV. When my parents are free, they can watch TV. Especially my brother, he must like watching TV.
When they were in Beijing, they would watch TV for a while after dinner before going to bed. I was worried that they wouldn't be used to not having TV here."
Lu Hai didn't take the money: "Wife, I have money. My brother and I made a lot of money in the black market. Wife, have you forgotten? My brother and I didn't hand over the money we made in the black market. We only handed over our wages."
Lu Hai was afraid that Gu Ranran wouldn't believe him, so he took out his wallet and showed it to Gu Ranran. Gu Ranran saw a lot of big black numbers on it.
Lu Hai also handed Gu Ranran 100 yuan: "Wife, this is the money my father gave me this morning, saying it's for living expenses. I didn't take it, but my father said that if I didn't take it, he wouldn't feel at ease.
He also threatened me that if I didn't accept it, he would take Mom and Zili out and rent a house. You take it first, and then give it to Dad when you have the chance.
Gu Ranran didn't take the money either: "Husband, Dad gave it to you, just take it and use it. Don't worry, Dad has money. We can just return it to Dad in a different way, and Dad will also be at ease.
Husband, when we need something at home, just remember to buy it. If you have no money, just ask me for it.
"Okay, honey, let's go to bed. I'm going to hold you in my arms to sleep tonight."
Lu Hai hugged Gu Ranran and put his hand on her belly, and her belly suddenly moved.
Lu Hai was unsure and put his hand on it again: "Wife, our child can move. I think he kicked me. He was really strong."
After Lu Hai finished speaking, he took Gu Ranran's hand and placed it on her belly: "Wife, do you feel it? The baby is moving again."
“Hubby, have you forgotten that the child is in my belly? When you put your hand on it and it kicked you, I felt it.
Husband, you can talk to our children, tell them stories, and coax them to sleep."
Lu Hai leaned on Gu Ranran's belly and told the child a story. But Gu Ranran was still asleep, and Lu Hai fell asleep.
Gu Ranran helped Lu Hai onto the pillow and covered him with a blanket. Gu Ranran touched her belly and said to the child in her belly, "Baby, you must be good in the future. Your daddy works too hard. He coaxed you to sleep and even fell asleep himself."
The next day, when Lu Jiang and Lu Hai got off work, they put the black and white TV on a ox cart and pulled it back.
Gu Zili looked at the black and white TV on the ox cart and ran to Lu Hai excitedly: "Brother-in-law, is this our black and white TV?"
"Yes, Zili, your sister said that she would get bored when she had nothing to do, so she bought a black and white TV to watch.
Your sister also said that you like watching TV and being independent. Do you like that? "
"Brother-in-law, I like it. I used to like watching TV at home. Coming here, after dinner in the evening, there is no TV to watch, which is a bit unusual.
Brother-in-law, can I ask my good friend Dali to come to our house to watch TV? He doesn’t have a TV at home, and he told me that he has never watched TV.
"Sure, Zili, go call him. We'll carry the TV to the living room first, connect the wires, and then we can watch it."
When the villagers saw the TV, their eyes lit up and they were all envious. They wanted to touch the black and white TV with their hands, but they were afraid of breaking it.
But some people turned from envy to jealousy and hatred. Uncle Liu directly launched a verbal attack: "Lu Hai, Lu Jiang, black and white TVs are so expensive, and they require industrial rolls. Can you two boys afford a black and white TV? I'm afraid you made some dirty money outside, right?
Even if you have a job, you probably can't afford a black and white TV if you haven't even started working for a year.
I heard you truck drivers are really into speculation. Are you making money on the black market? That's unacceptable. It's taking advantage of socialism and undermining the state.
Everyone's envious eyes immediately turned to scrutiny of Lu Jiang and Lu Hai.
Gu Ranran looked at the villagers who were sitting on the fence and wanted to take the black and white TV for themselves, so she quickly started to explain.
"Everyone, this black and white TV was bought at the department store in the county town. It used industrial rolls and cost 400 yuan.
But, the money and the industrial coupons were paid by my brother. Everyone knows that my brother is an officer. He has been a soldier for so many years, so he should be able to afford a black and white TV.
The environment in the army where my brother was working was not very good, and it was not convenient for him to take care of my parents, so they came to live with me.
I have provided for my parents in their old age. My brother is afraid that they will be bored, so it should not be too much to buy them a black and white TV to watch.
Besides, can you just slander someone without any evidence? These are special times, so I urge everyone to mind their mouths.
This time, for the sake of our village, I won't pursue the matter. Anyone who wishes to slander us in the future, please prepare evidence. We can go to the Public Security Bureau anytime to verify the facts.
Randomly slandering others will land you in jail. If you want to go to jail, feel free to come find me and I can help you get in.
I originally thought that I would have fun buying a black and white TV so that everyone could come together to watch TV after dinner.
But some of you have pink eye, so we don’t dare let you come over to watch TV.
We just bought a black and white TV and someone is already accusing us of speculation. After watching the TV, they won't report us directly, right?
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