Chapter 112 I'm dying of jealousy

On the way to the secretary's house, Gu's father met some villagers and they greeted each other symbolically.

"Uncle Gu, what are you doing?"

Father Gu looked calm and spoke casually, "I went to look for the secretary. Jianhua and Xiaohe brought back a radio, but we don't know how to tune it."

"I'm thinking of asking the secretary to transfer him. He has a lot of knowledge."

He wasn't showing off; he was stating the facts.

The man nodded and prepared to leave. It was just a symbolic question, but when he heard the second half of the sentence, he exclaimed in surprise.

"Uncle Gu, what did you say?"

"Buy a radio"

As he spoke, he walked a few steps to Gu's father, who nodded honestly, "Yes, didn't Xiaohe's third brother find a partner in the capital? If they are going to get married, please invite the in-laws to come over. Jianhua and Xiaohe also went."

"If you hadn't brought back a radio, we would have been playing the drums for a long time without making any sound."

This was the first time that the taciturn father spoke such a long sentence.

After hearing this, the young man said, "Come on, Uncle Gu, I'll go with you to find the secretary."

The fields were not busy at the moment, so everyone had a few days to relax at home. On the way to the secretary's house, I met several people, and when they heard what was going on, they all followed Gu's father.

Secretary Li was shocked. What happened in the village? Why did so many people come here?

After hearing what Mr. Gu said, I breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that nothing had happened.

Um... not right.

Father Gu said, "I won't talk to your aunt, she doesn't even know the words. Jianhua and Xiaohe played drums for a long time but no one made a sound. We thought Chengmin, you are knowledgeable, so we came to see you."

Other villagers who came with him also said, "Chengmin has used that radio in the commune, so he must know how to use it."

"Chengmin has been to the city..."

Everyone is saying something, what a compliment, but why do these words sound so comfortable, Secretary Li thought.

The villagers told the team about their difficulties, and since Father Gu had asked for it, Secretary Li would definitely go. Besides, this was the only and first radio in their team, so it had to be taken good care of.

Don't twist or press it randomly or you might damage it.

Secretary Li, "Uncle Gu, don't worry, I'll go take a look."

In fact, Secretary Li didn't know much about it, he just watched the commune leaders do it.

On the way back, I called the captain.

Father Gu went out alone and brought back more than a dozen people.

At this time, Gu's mother also came to the second room and chatted with Zhang Xiuying and Uncle Gu. "What did you buy that radio for? It's such a waste of money. You could have bought a bicycle with that money."

After saying that, he sighed and continued, "The radio doesn't make any sound, and we don't know how to fix it. Your eldest brother went to find the secretary."

Let’s not talk about what Uncle Gu thinks, but Aunt Gu Zhang Xiuying feels that her sister-in-law seems to be complaining but is actually showing off, showing off that their family has bought a radio.

Zhang Xiuying could only laugh.

The radio was a rare item, and none of them had ever seen it before, so the second family followed Gu's mother home and put away all the things they had brought back except the radio.

However, before leaving, Gu's mother took out the clothes that Su He bought for them and placed them on the kang.

When the second wife's family came over, Gu's mother showed it to Zhang Xiuying.

"Auntie, can I wear this dress?"

Zhang Xiuying smiled and nodded, "Okay, it looks good. Did Xiaohe buy it for you?"

Mother Gu nodded and said, "She said she bought it at Capital Department Store and brought one back for each of us."

Zhang Xiuying just felt so jealous. Other people have only one daughter-in-law to replace her two daughters-in-law. How could this woman Zhao Jinzhi be so lucky?

Since marrying Su He as his daughter-in-law, the eldest wife's life has been improving dramatically. She now has two bicycles and just bought a radio.

Zhang Xiuying felt that she could never compare to her sister-in-law. It was obvious that the eldest wife's life was not as good as theirs in the past.

Gu's mother probably knew what Zhang Xiuying was thinking, but she didn't care. She was just showing off on purpose. Zhang Xiuying had shown off to her many times in the past.

Humph, thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west, she could have imagined that this day would come!

Compared to the mother-in-law who was feeling sad, the two daughters-in-law in the second room were much calmer.

Li Jinhua has always been like this and has never compared herself with Su He, so her mentality is very normal.

Wu Sanfeng is a bit desperate. She doesn't want to compete with Su He anymore. It's impossible to compare because they started from different points. It seems that she is not better than Su He in any aspect except her son.

Everyone has been to the capital, but she has never even left the county.

So let’s not compare anymore.

Wu Sanfeng chatted with Su He, "Have you been to see the Great Wall and Tiananmen Square?"

Su He, "I didn't see the Great Wall because I didn't have enough time. I went to Tiananmen Square, saw Shichahai, and had Russian food."

“Russian food, what Russians eat”

Gu Tiezhu asked with eyes wide open, Gu Jianhua is also chatting with his two cousins.

Gu Jianhua nodded, "Yes, my third brother and his wife took us there."

Uncle Gu asked, "What do Russians eat?"

They really have no idea why the food foreigners eat is different from what we Chinese eat.

Gu Jianhua didn’t know what the Russians ate specifically, he just told them what he had eaten at Lao Mo’s restaurant that day.

Hearing this, the second son Gu Yinzhu was very confused, "Jianhua, you said that Russians eat milk tofu and cook it with vegetables."

Gu Jianhua nodded, and everyone asked, "Will milk tofu taste good when cooked with meat and potatoes?"

Su He, "It tastes OK, just like baked milk tofu, very stringy."

Wu Sanfeng, Li Jinhua and others shook their heads and said, "It doesn't taste very good."

They think foreigners eat strange food.

"What do foreigners look like?"

Foreigners have seen the Japs, but nothing else.

While a few people were chatting, Gu's father came over with a group of people.

Knowing that the radio was a valuable item, the villagers except the secretary did not touch it and just watched from the side. Gu Jianhua and his father told the secretary, "We pressed and twisted the buttons for a long time but no sound came out."

Secretary Li said, "You haven't even unplugged the antenna, there's no signal, how can it make any sound?"

As he spoke he pulled out the antenna, twisted a button twice, and the radio started to play.

Everyone cheered, "There's a voice, there's a voice, Chengmin is still amazing!"

"Of course. Ren Chengmin has been to the city many times. He has seen a lot and knows a lot."

"............"

Although the village secretary is small, he is still an official. Officials all like to be flattered by their subordinates, and Secretary Li is no exception.

Everyone was listening to the sound on the radio and didn't want to leave, so Father Gu said, "Wait until the sun goes down tonight, go to the big tree at the entrance of the village and I'll play it for everyone."

Everyone, "Oh, this works."

Everyone dispersed. When Secretary Li and Captain Li left, Gu's mother gave him a few cakes, not many, just three or two pieces, brought back from the capital, for him to try.

It's definitely a good idea to build good relationships with the village leaders.

With nothing else to do in the afternoon, Su He and Gu Jianhua rode their bicycles to the homes of their second and eldest sisters.

I went to my second sister Gu’s house first.

Su He put a scarf on Second Sister Gu. "Second sister, I bought it because I saw the bright color. I thought it would look good on you, and it really does."

The red scarf that Su He bought for Second Sister Gu.

Second Sister Gu was very fond of this red scarf. It was so beautiful, even more beautiful than the one she wore on her wedding day.

The things I brought back from the capital were indeed different.

She smiled and said, "Thank you, sister-in-law. I'm sorry for your expense."

Su He, "I bought a blue one for my eldest sister. Second sister, can you help me take a look?"

Second sister Gu is suitable for wearing bright and vivid colors, which also suit her. Elder sister Gu previously had a light blue scarf, which she thought looked very nice on her, so she bought one of the same color.

Sister Gu’s is beige.

When Sister Gu saw it, she said, "It's beautiful, it's a very pretty color."