Chapter 203 Going Home for the New Year
The compound is very quiet today. Most people have gone back to their hometowns, and only a few households have turned on the lights.
The two of them cleaned up the house again. Although Ai Xiaoxia had cleaned it before, they still had to pick up the pieces again.
After that, I took a shower, changed into clean autumn clothes and prepared everything I needed to bring tomorrow before going to bed.
The next morning, they loaded their things into the car and returned to their hometown to celebrate the New Year.
This is the first year the two of them have spent together, and it is also Ai Xiaoxia's first year in this space and time. They are both looking forward to it.
When they got home, Lu Jingyuan was already craning his neck at the door. When he saw their car, he waved from a distance.
After stopping the car, Lu Jingshen opened the trunk and said to Lu Jingyuan, "Look what this is?"
Lu Jingyuan saw the TV jump up and ran into the house, shouting as he ran: "Mom and Dad, my brother and sister-in-law bought a color TV, come out and take a look."
Lu Jingshen and Ai Xiaoxia looked at each other and smiled. Now they probably knew that their family had bought a color TV.
Li Shaofen was in the kitchen and came out when she heard the noise: "Why are you buying a color TV? How expensive is it?"
Lu Jingshen said to Li Shaofen, "Mom, this is something I'll have to buy sooner or later."
Li Shaofen looked at Ai Xiaoxia and Lu Jingshen: "The TV should be left in the city for you to take back when you return."
Ai Xiaoxia smiled and said, "Mom, if we see it, we'll buy more. We don't need this little money at home. Hurry up and bring it in and try it out later."
Lu Guojiu also came out wearing a cotton-padded jacket: "You two are really not afraid of novelty. Why buy a black and white TV instead of a color TV? A color TV costs a lot more than a black and white TV."
Ai Xiaoxia said, "Dad, electrical appliances are being updated very quickly. Color TVs are getting bigger and bigger. We can't fall behind, right?"
Lu Jingshen and Lu Jingyuan carried the TV into the yard. Lu Guojiu was afraid that the two children would not be able to carry it steadily, so he supported them from the side.
Ai Xiaoxia and Li Shaofen took out all the things from the trunk of the car, carrying the light items into the house first, and letting Lu Jingshen and his brother move the heavy items later.
After everything was moved into the house, everyone's attention was still on the TV. In rural areas at that time, when entertainment was scarce, TV was really a novelty.
Lu Jingshen placed the TV on the high and low cabinets, and then asked Lu Jingyuan to help find something to make an antenna.
Ai Xiaoxia didn't understand anything about this. She just remembered that when she was a child, the TV at home seemed to have a round antenna coil to receive signals, but she really had no research in this area.
Looking at Lu Jingshen working seriously, Ai Xiaoxia thought it looked so good.
Lu Jingshen looked up at Ai Xiaoxia and smiled: "Silly, what are you laughing at?"
Ai Xiaoxia touched her nose: "Did I smile?"
Lu Jingyuan nodded at the side: "You're laughing so hard that your teeth are almost showing."
Li Shaofen slapped Lu Jingyuan on the back again: "Will you die if you don't speak? Help your brother with his work, or go out and chop wood."
Lu Jingyuan curled his lips at Li Shaofen: "Alas, I have no status in this family."
This sentence made everyone in the room laugh.
Ai Xiaoxia looked at Lu Jingyuan and smiled, "We bought so many things for you if you don't have the status, you ungrateful little bastard."
Lu Jingyuan asked curiously: "What is it? Where is it?"
Ai Xiaoxia pointed at a cardboard box on the ground and said, "These are all yours. If you make me angry again, I won't even give you a piece of paper next time."
Lu Jingyuan quickly said: "Sister-in-law, you are the best sister-in-law. Our little fights are just for fun. I respect you very much."
Everyone was amused by the bickering between the two. Lu Guojiu said, "Only Xiaoxia can control Jingyuan."
Lu Jingshen said, "How can Xiaoxia control her? Anyone who offers benefits can control her. She has the potential to be a traitor."
While he was joking, Lu Jingshen had finished making the antenna coil. All that was left was to take it to the roof and fix it next to the chimney.
They all went out and got a ladder in the yard. Ai Xiaoxia and Lu Jingyuan held the ladder while Lu Jingshen went up to the roof to operate.
It took more than half an hour to finally fix everything on the outside. I came in and connected the antenna to the TV. Finally, there was a signal, but it was not very clear.
So Lu Jingshen went up to the roof again and moved the direction of the antenna. Because the windows were closed in winter, Ai Xiaoxia was watching TV in the room, and Lu Jingyuan was in the middle, telling her what position to move to.
Finally, after the efforts of the whole family, the TV became clear.
Lu Guojiu was particularly excited: "This year our family can watch the Spring Festival Gala."
Ai Xiaoxia said, "Also, it's good to check the weather forecast and the news to know about major national events."
Lu Guojiu nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, it's important to pay attention to national affairs. Before our family started doing business, I didn't think they had anything to do with us, but now I understand a lot. The country's tax reductions and exemptions, support for individuals, etc., are all closely related to us."
Ai Xiaoxia smiled and said, "Yes, look at how fast my dad has improved. That's the reason."
Originally, their family had not planned to make snacks in the next two days, because Chinese New Year was in two days and there would be no market. But at this time, a manager of the supply and marketing cooperative came and said that they had a box of snacks scattered in the snow and would soon be out of stock. They couldn't run out of stock, so they came to ask for a favor and make 500 yuan worth of snacks at the price they usually sold them. The main reason was that they didn't want to run out of stock, otherwise it would have a bad impact. He didn't want his mistakes at work to affect the sales of the supply and marketing cooperative.
Lu Guojiu agreed immediately and said that he had used plastic bags and cardboard boxes before, and they all went to the supply and marketing cooperative, and they didn't charge him extra money. He remembered this favor. Now it was a matter of saving the situation. It didn't matter much to him, but it was a good thing to help others.
Ai Xiaoxia felt emotional when she saw the manager working so hard for the collective. She knew that the supply and marketing cooperative was about to begin reform. It was still a state-owned collective, but it would be contracted out to individuals next year and there would be no managers. In a few years, it would be disbanded. This was a necessary stage in social development.
But she couldn't say these things. Anyway, the favor was not difficult to ask for now, and the manager was nice and responsible. If someone came to her for help, she would help them without considering the money.
Li Shaofen asked Lu Jingyuan to call Lu Lin over as well, saying that more people would make things faster.
It just so happened that Ai Xiaoxia also had a lot of things for Lu Lin, otherwise she would have thought of sending them over in the evening.
When Lu Lin arrived, Li Shaofen had already started cooking the stuffing, and Ai Xiaoxia and Lu Lin also started to get busy.
However, working did not stop them from chatting. Ai Xiaoxia and Lu Lin hadn't seen each other for a while, so they talked about family matters while working.
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