Chapter 140 TV Enters the Home
Fang Mingche took Yanyan to a nearby clinic and bought a children's mask. It was a thick mask with many layers of cotton yarn, which could be washed and reused. It was not disposable!
By the way, he asked the doctor on duty to check her out. The nurse took her temperature again. Fortunately, she did not have a fever. In addition to coughing, she also started to have a runny nose. Then she prescribed some western medicine for the symptoms. Western medicine is convenient and can be taken at the appointed time. It is not like Chinese medicine, which requires boiling.
However, Yanyan will go to school tomorrow, so Lingzi will have to run to take the medicine after lunch and take it to her. Riding Ayan's bicycle, it is warm at noon.
The teacher of Yuhong class has to take care of dozens of students for lunch and nap. Maybe some children have pooped and need to clean up. There may not be time to take care of it.
Let Lingzi do the hard work. Fortunately, it is very close. Yanyan can go to school and go home with Niuniu in ten minutes.
Yanyan felt that wearing a mask made her breathing uncomfortable. But she was supported by the strong belief of "protecting mother and baby", so she held back!
Dad told her that we should protect the elderly, the weak, the sick, the disabled and pregnant women! The father and daughter went directly to Boss Cui's restaurant. It should be over by now.
Fang Mingche said to Boss Cui at the kitchen window: "Prepare two dishes and a soup for us two. Yanyan has a cold!"
Boss Cui looked at Yanyan wearing a mask, "Little girl, how can you catch a cold when you are wearing such thick clothes? Okay, wait. I will make sick meals for you."
There are dishes suitable for people with colds, and food supplements. He has studied them specially.
Yanyan was a little embarrassed. She caught a cold because she was naughty and went to play snowballs.
"Okay, let's sit in a small private room."
Lin Yan and her daughter had already circled a large table with the employees of the travel agency and sat down. The dishes were ordered and they were waiting to be served. Seeing Yanyan being led in with a mask, Lin's mother nodded secretly. The son-in-law is reliable!
Fang Mingche said, "I will accompany Yanyan to the private room. You can eat first when all the dishes are served. Mom, let Yanyan sleep next to you at night, just sleep on the side of your feet."
Lin's mother nodded, "Okay."
She will get up tomorrow morning to see if she is infected. If she is infected, she can't walk around with her daughter. When she goes back later, she will take a packet of granules as a precaution.
When she returns after dinner, Yanyan sees that her grandma is also drinking aspirin granules.
She wondered, "Grandma, you have a cold too?" I didn't hear you sneezing or coughing. It seems that you don't have a runny nose!
On her velvet coat, her mother pinned a folded handkerchief for her with a pin. If she wants to wipe her nose, just pick it up and wipe it.
"No, grandma is taking medicine to prevent being infected by you. If you are infected, grandma can't be next to your mother. Don't be so naughty in the future, you see how troublesome it is!"
Yanyan nodded. Mom can't take medicine now. It will be really troublesome if she gets infected.
"Okay, take off your mask. You don't have to wear it if you're not in front of your mother."
In the next few days, Fang Mingche kept listening to the radio and paying attention to what was happening in Afghanistan. Most countries in the world strongly condemned this. Unfortunately, the Soviet Union still insisted on going its own way. After all, Afghanistan is a military strategic location for him and is related to his political intentions.
The occupancy rate of flights from Paris, France this week is higher than before. Unfortunately, the travel agency can only accommodate 22 tourists.
Fang Mingche stood at the entrance of the alley and looked around. In fact, this alley can only accommodate commercial vehicles. Even if Lao Wang really chartered a bus back, there would be no place to park it.
Once the two commercial vehicles stopped, people entering and leaving could only walk. Those riding bicycles could only get off and push them. For this reason, Lin Yan gave 30 eggs per month to several fixed households affected. She didn't care about those who passed by temporarily. If it weren't for this, there would definitely be complaints, and someone might even go to the street office to report it. In that case, this car can no longer be parked here.
I heard that in the alley next to it, a female educated youth who returned to the city set up a tailoring stall at the entrance
of the alley. She just set up a sewing machine, and two frames to hold fabrics and finished clothes. She was also reported to the street office for obstructing traffic. Then someone came and asked her to close the stall and not set up here again. It is a public place, and someone went to complain, so the street office certainly can't ignore it.
I heard that the people in the street office also privately reminded her to come and see how the people in the travel agency handle these neighborhood relationships. When
the other party came to ask, Aunt Yuan definitely couldn't tell them that it was because the affected families could get one egg a day as compensation. She could only sing a high-sounding tune and say that it was because the travel agency earned foreign exchange for the country. The people in this area are more conscious.
Later, someone privately told the female educated youth what was going on. However, the complaint had already been filed. It was impossible to say that the person who complained would withdraw the complaint by accepting her some benefits. What would that be, playing tricks on the street office and the police station?
In the end, she had to move to a nearby place. In the large courtyard along the street, someone opened a door on the wall facing the street. Then he rented out a few square meters to her and collected rent on a monthly basis. This way, it would not affect other people coming in and out.
The Qiu family lived in that alley. This was discussed by Sister Qiu and Ning Anan in the office. They both said that the family was very smart to rent out the house as a storefront.
Lin Yan said, "This is like the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each showing their magical powers. For their own interests, they can all be smart. You guys take the throat lozenges, I just bought them. I usually put one in my mouth when I have nothing to do."
The tour guide talked all day long, which hurt his throat. Lin Yan consciously took on the responsibility of logistics. Lingzi was just an invited guest for these details, and she certainly didn't think as carefully as she did.
"Okay, thank you Teacher Lin."
Ning Anan asked, "Teacher Lin, is Yanyan's cold healed?"
"I've been taking medicine for three days and I'm fine. I didn't wear a mask today. Look, my mother washed it for her and hung it under the eaves. I heard that the supply and marketing cooperative's televisions have arrived, so I followed Uncle Xiao Shen to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy a TV."
It was not time to get off work yet, and the two tricycles in Fang Mingche's family had not returned yet.
Xiao Shen was asked to ride a bicycle, and when the time came, he would tie the TV to the back seat and bring it back. As for Yanyan, she sat in the small seat on the front bar.
Fang Mingche arranged for Xiao Shen to buy a TV, and when she got home from school, she immediately said she wanted to go with him.
Teacher Qiu held the teacup and said, "Oh, it's arrived."
Lin Yan smiled and said, "Teacher Qiu, the TV must not be turned on during your work, and it will not affect your work. If any neighbors ask about it later, I will explain it to them."
The few people looked at each other. If you put it in that room, there may not be neighbors coming to see it.
After a while, Xiao Shen came back with Yan Yan, pushing his bicycle. People in this alley came out to see and ask.
"How many inches is it? Oh, 14 inches. Not bad, not bad, much better than the 9-inch Qin family."
Someone else asked: "Yan Yan, are you welcome to come and see it?"
Yan Yan nodded, "Welcome!"
Dad said that if someone asked, this was the right answer. They were doing business, and harmony brings wealth. Yan Yan didn't know so much, so she just answered "welcome".
Xiao Shen smiled. These people didn't know where Teacher Fang was going to put the TV. If they knew, they might not be so happy.
However, Teacher Fang's behavior was definitely impeccable. His family of three also watched TV in that room. He just didn't mind! Besides, it was his freedom to buy a TV and put it wherever he wanted.
Xiao Shen didn't think he would mind. He had been educated in the army for many years. Anyway, when the TV was turned on, he would go in to watch it. But as soon as I came back, I heard
that the TV was not turned on during work. He was a driver and had nothing to do except driving. But they were receiving foreign tourists. If they encountered tourists who could not speak Chinese at all, and the tour guide was not there or too busy, the driver had to be able to speak basic English.
If someone asked you where the toilet was, you had to be able to show them the way. Teacher Fang said that this was called professionalism.
Anyway, the salary that Teacher Fang gave them was slightly higher than that of ordinary drivers. The higher part was to let them practice spoken English. Of course, it would be best if they were willing to learn written English together.
Teacher Fang told them from the bottom of their hearts that learning English well would never be a disadvantage. Now that there are such good learning conditions, the three drivers also followed Teacher Qiu to learn.
So after dinner, he would watch two episodes of TV and then go home. The three drivers now rented a single room, which was more economical. It would be fine to go back together when the time came, since it was not far away anyway.
As soon as the Fang family's TV was brought back, neighbors, especially children, followed them into the alley. It was a big deal that someone could afford a TV nowadays. People nowadays like to join in the fun.
People from the slum came over. Even Grandpa Gu came over, as his family was planning to hold a wedding in the spring. The days were looking good! He was also thinking about buying a TV when the time came.
The 4,500 yuan he got from selling his house last time was not used up to treat his son's leg. Buying a TV was not too much of a burden for him. Their family had a stable income, and even their daughter-in-law Zhu Wenjuan, who had not yet married, received a monthly living allowance from the state.
Other neighbors, including Mrs. Song, were also very happy. The Fang family had a TV, so they could bring a stool over to watch it at night. This way they didn't have to spend the five cents for a TV ticket. And it was close, so it was convenient to go back and forth. They didn't come over every day, but they would come over to watch if there was an important program. I don't think Teacher Fang and Teacher Lin would refuse.
The driver, Xiao Hu, had already borrowed a ladder from the slum next door, and when he saw the TV was back, he went over to unpack it together. He took out the antenna first, then held the antenna and climbed up the ladder to the house.
"Just watch, and tell me when the signal is good."
All the neighbors watched with a smile at first, but when they saw that the TV was moved into the room where Aunt Gu hanged herself by Xiao Shen and another driver Xiao Jin, everyone's smiles froze on their faces.
Grandpa Gu was also stunned. Put it in that room? But thinking about it, it seemed that it could only be put in that room. The other two rooms were converted into offices, so it couldn't be put in the office.
He felt a little complicated. He hadn't been in that room for several years, and it had been closed. Now, for fear that his future daughter-in-law would mind, he moved to the main house next door and sold this small side yard directly to Xiao Fang. He retreated silently.
The other neighbors looked at each other, and someone couldn't help asking Fang Mingche, "You really don't mind leaving it in that room?"
Fang Mingche said, "Turn on the TV later, and it will be lively. That room will naturally be popular. I can't just close that room and waste it, right? It's okay, we husband and wife don't mind. When the TV antenna is ready, we'll see the effect first."
Marshal Nie has lived in the Forbidden City in Ji'an for 43 years, and it's time for the family to have more children, so there's nothing wrong with it.
"Then why don't you just demolish that room and rebuild it?"
Fang Mingche said, "I've considered it, but it's difficult to rebuild it in a perfect way with the other rooms. It's too expensive to ask the descendants of Yangshi Lei to rebuild it as new as before. The travel agency has just opened, and you know how much debt I have borrowed. Save as much as you can! I'm not saying that there are many places that we don't know about, and maybe things have happened. Anyway, as far as I know, many things have happened in the Forbidden City in the past 600 years."
In his previous life, he watched a lot of palace fighting dramas of the Qing Dynasty with Yan Yan, and people often drowned in the wells in them. It wasn't just Concubine Zhen who was thrown into the well. There were also eunuchs and palace maids who were poisoned or killed. In addition, many concubines had abortions. At that time, I felt that the frequency of murders in the Forbidden City was very high.
A neighbor asked, "What is Yangshi Lei?"
Fang Mingche said, "People in the construction circle should know that the designers of the Old Summer Palace are from the Lei family. Their family likes to make a small model when doing construction. So they are called Yangshi Lei! With such ancestral craftsmanship, I heard that they are also doing old-fashioned houses for rich people, but the fee is not cheap."
The Siheyuan of the old man of the Wang family was built by the descendants of Yangshi Lei. Siheyuan, if it is restored to a new one, it will definitely look a little weird and unnatural. If it is to be restored, it must be restored in the style of cultural relics protection. This is a craft, and it is expensive!
Next year, when he has more time, he will do this small courtyard together and deal with that room by the way. Nowadays, you can do it yourself for Siheyuan, and there are not so many restrictions.
Mother Lin stood under the eaves of the east wing. She was actually a little uncomfortable, thinking that her son-in-law was too reckless. But Ah Yan followed suit and didn't take it seriously.
The neighbors looked at each other and left in twos and threes. Naturally, they couldn't help but talk about it on the way. The hope of watching TV was dashed.
Mother Lin said to Fang Mingche: "How about you bring something in to suppress it?"
Now that the four olds were still being destroyed, she didn't dare to mention Bodhisattva, Buddha or anything like that. Doing so would be denounced as feudal superstition.
Fang Mingche was a little amused, and after thinking for a while, he said: "Then please ask for a picture of Chairman Mao to be posted on the wall. With him around, there is nothing to be afraid of."
Mother Lin's eyes lit up and said: "This is OK, this is really OK."
"Then if you are free, go to Xinhua Bookstore tomorrow to get a picture of the Chairman."
"Okay."
When Lin's mother looked again, her granddaughter had already walked into the room. Because Xiao Shen and Xiao Jin had already placed the TV and connected the antenna.
Xiao Hu stood on the roof and slowly turned the antenna, "Is it ready?"
Xiao Shen said, "Stop, go back a little."
Xiao Hu slowly turned back, and there was another shout from below, "Stop!"
Yan Yan also shouted excitedly, "Stop." This is the best image effect. Before, it was turning around, and there were pockmarks and slashes.
Xiao Jin went out and climbed up the ladder. With Xiao Hu's support, he was responsible for tying the antenna tightly. In this way, the image effect of the TV is kept in the best condition.
The three drivers are not afraid of trouble and are very happy to buy a TV. Fang Mingche didn't need to explain other things, and they started to take care of it. In addition to the three of them, there were only Teacher Qiu and a female colleague left in the travel agency. These rough jobs must be theirs.
Fang Mingche said, "Let it go for half an hour and see the effect."
Yan Yan ran out immediately, carried her small stool in and placed it in front of the TV. She also called out to Lin's mother, "Grandma, come in and watch TV!"
Lin's mother didn't want to go in, so she said, "I'm stewing soup."
Fang Mingche walked in, "Sit farther away, or you'll become nearsighted."
Yanyan could only stand up and move the stool back.
Xiao Shen hadn't left yet, so he pulled over a bench, "Teacher Fang, sit down!"
Fang Mingche knew what he was thinking, "Sit down and watch together. You probably don't have the heart to work, so come in if you want to watch. But today is the first day the TV is back, so we'll make an exception!"
Xiao Hu and Xiao Jin came in immediately, pulled over a bench and sat side by side to watch. Then, Teacher Qiu also came in.
Lin's mother said to Lin Yan, who was knitting a sweater by the fire in the room, "They actually watched it in there."
The room hadn't been opened for a long time, and the three drivers had just cleaned it two days ago.
Although it had been ventilated for two days, she still felt it was eerie. She would wait until tomorrow to put up the Chairman's portrait before watching TV.
The daughter and son-in-law are really living a prosperous life. As for the fact that someone had been hanged in that house, where can you find such a suitable small yard for sale nowadays? There is nothing to complain about.
The TV had been on for ten minutes, and Lingzi and the others outside couldn't help but went in to watch. Anyway, there were so many people inside, what was there to be afraid of?
Fang Mingche watched with his arms folded. There was only one channel, no choice. No matter what was on, everyone liked to watch it. He looked around the room, more than ten people were watching TV in here, how could it be eerie?
Xiao Jin saw that all his colleagues had come in, and brought in the small stove for warming up outside.
Half an hour passed quickly, and Fang Mingche said, "Let's go, it's time for dinner. We can watch it in the evening."
He looked at Yanyan, "Nine o'clock."
If it's any later, Yanyan will be asleep. Besides, the two episodes of the TV series were finished at nine o'clock.
Several employees looked at each other and planned to watch the TV until nine o'clock tonight before going home. There are so many people, so there's nothing to be afraid of! Besides, they have all worked next door for a few days.
"Teacher Fang, can you ask Boss Cui to send someone to deliver food?"
Fang Mingche said, "No, eating while watching TV will affect the digestive system. Either go eat and come back to watch, or just stay here and watch."
If he said that, everyone would definitely get up to eat dinner.
"No need to turn it off, just leave the TV on. The first day is to test the effect."
After dinner, everyone continued to watch. But Lin's mother stopped Lin Yan and asked her to wait until tomorrow to watch.
"You should go to bed early."
"Okay."
The people in the nearby slum were restless, especially the children. They wanted to go to Fang Shuyan's house to watch TV.
The first to act in the slum were Teacher Gao and Xiao Xie. They washed the dishes and carried two stools over.
Then Song Chi and Niuniu also carried small stools out of their rooms and made a fuss with their parents to go over to watch TV.
"Fang Shuyan is watching inside."
Song Quan and Song's wife looked at each other, and Song Quan waved, "Go, go. Let's go and have a look too."
The family of three took their stools and followed Teacher Gao and Xiao Xie. In the compound, these two families have the best relationship with Fang Mingche.
Oh, and the Gu family's father and son also have a pretty good relationship with him. But the father and son probably don't have the mood to watch TV in that room.
Then, Liu Qingfeng and Geng Shan, who came back a little later, also went there, as well as Hu Yong and four others. After these people passed by, someone whispered, "There were already more than ten people in the travel agency."
Three drivers, three tour guides, Lingzi, Teacher Qiu, Teacher Gao, Fang Mingche and his wife, and Wei You, who would start work after New Year's Day. That's twelve people!
There wasn't much room for others in that small room. The others were a little annoyed for a moment, they should have acted earlier. There might be no seats now.
Only Zhu Dahai's family was not tempted at all. It's not that they didn't want to watch TV, but they must have felt embarrassed. Zhu Dahai's business has never grown. Liu Qingfeng told Geng Shan privately that it was because he was too stingy.
A few days ago, Zhu Dahai was sick from overwork or something, but he took a few days off. He had to ask his cousin to take his place and deliver vegetables to the city.
Because he was tight on money, and because his cousin was not a pushover, he asked Zhu Dahai for extra money. He said that the money he gave was the cost of renting his family's site to collect vegetables. If he was asked to do extra work, he must be paid.
Zhu Dahai took advantage of the situation. He couldn't cut off the supply, otherwise his next customer would have to go to Lin Yan.
Liu Qingfeng said that it was because Zhu Dahai was too stingy at the beginning. At the beginning, he only sent some sugar to his uncle's family. They came to the city to see how much he could earn. Later, the village branch directly asked them to hand over 20% of the profit.
Anyway, everyone was unhappy. But if Zhu Dahai could be more generous like Teacher Fang, and take the initiative to give benefits to the village party committee and villagers from the beginning, it wouldn't have turned out like this.
Aunt Yuan and Fang Mingche have had a lot of contact, and in fact, they have a pretty good relationship. When she heard that there were more than ten people from the travel agency, her expression froze slightly. Then she said, "I'll go over and take a look." She picked up a bench and went over.
When Aunt Yuan went over, there was really no space inside. The people from the travel agency and the dozen or so people who had just arrived had already placed four rows of stools.
This room was originally only a dozen square meters. Space must be left for the TV cabinet, and the first row must be more than one meter away from the TV.
Fang Mingche held his daughter on his lap, "Aunt Yuan, sit here." The "News Broadcast" was playing at the moment.
Aunt Yuan held the stool in one hand and waved at Fang Mingche with the other, meaning that you should come out.
Fang Mingche put his daughter back and walked out. "What's the matter, Aunt Yuan?"
Aunt Yuan walked with him to the small flowerbed outside. "You have more than ten people here?"
"Yes, that's right."
"Any explanation?"
Fang Mingche knew what she was asking about, scratched his head and said, "Nowadays, many things are done by feeling the way forward, and there is no clear explanation. Many things are now done first, which is considered a trial. For example, the household contract responsibility system in Xiaogang Village, and the trial of issuing business licenses to individual households in the Northeast. But these will not be clearly stipulated in the policy for the time being."
Strictly speaking, he has surpassed the category of "seven up and eight down" in employing people. Seven is socialism, and eight is capitalism. This is what an economist read out from a passage in Marx's political economy two years ago. It is
very dogmatic, and it is also a talent to be able to read this. But this saying has been popular for several years!
However, at this time, the silly melon seeds with a net worth of over one million have already opened a factory! He also has an extra golden bell and iron cloth shirt to earn foreign exchange.
Aunt Yuan was silent for a while, "I heard that you went to the Bank of China to hand in foreign currency a few days ago?"
"Yes, otherwise how can you say that you are earning foreign exchange for the country?"
Foreign currency refers to the currency of other countries or regions other than the domestic currency, while foreign exchange refers to the exchange and transaction between different currencies.
Foreign exchange reserves are often mentioned in the news, and sometimes many people confuse the concepts of foreign exchange and foreign currency.
Fang Mingche would also agree with them and say that there is no need to distinguish so clearly in daily life. But now it sounds quite clear from Aunt Yuan.
He certainly did not exchange all the foreign currencies he got.
First, he gave one-third to Wang Dexian, and then he kept half of the rest, mainly US dollars. Mainly other European currencies, plus a little US dollars, he plans to exchange them at the bank once a month.
Aunt Yuan said: "Your business is indeed a bit troublesome. Why are you in such a hurry? Do you have to be the first to try it?"
Others can't set up stalls, and you don't lack money to live.
Fang Mingche said, "Only at this time can grassroots people like me have a chance. When everything is settled, will it be my turn? Besides, I have done something beneficial to the country."
Aunt Yuan was silent for a while, "In fact, the higher-ups should have heard some rumors about your situation. I will not report it for the time being, so as to avoid it being exaggerated. If someone from the street office really asks me later, I will say that I thought they all knew. For the time being, let's take it one step at a time."
Some things are only a few ounces if they are not weighed; if they are weighed, they may weigh more than a thousand pounds. However, the eighteen villagers in Xiaogang Village, Anhui Province, took the lead and did their own household contract responsibility system, and it was fine. I heard that the scope of the trial will be expanded. That matter is much bigger than Xiaofang's travel agency! Let's just turn a blind eye to it for now.
Besides, foreign currency, especially the US dollar, is indeed what the country needs most at present. Many things must be purchased from foreign countries, especially the United States. That requires foreign exchange reserves. Increasing the country's foreign exchange reserves is a big deal and a serious matter!
"Thank you, Aunt Yuan."
Aunt Yuan looked at Fang Mingche, "Wang Dexian's grandfather should know about this, right?"
"Yes. It is said that Wang Dexian and I are partners, but in fact he is just a figurehead and a figurehead."
After hearing this, Aunt Yuan felt much more at ease.
"Okay, let's do this for now."
"Aunt Yuan, let's go in and watch TV."
Aunt Yuan looked at the room behind her that had been silent for many years but was very lively tonight, and felt a little emotional.
Xiao Lin's words must have reached her ears. No one could say anything wrong about those statements. Fang Mingche was also watching TV inside with his daughter, and it can be seen that he really didn't care. With so many people, Aunt Yuan would definitely not be scared. So she followed Fang Mingche in. However, she did not sit on Yanyan's stool, but just put her own stool in, and asked the people in the first row to move a seat for her.
From that day on, the room became lively. There were more people than seats, and there were people who came to take up seats. Except for the people and family members from the travel agency and the scrap yard, everyone else was on a first-come, first-served basis.
Lingzi would carry her family's stools in first every day and put them there. The remaining space was reserved for the neighbors, from seven to ten o'clock every night.
Yes, ten o'clock, everyone coaxed Yanyan again and again, and let her watch the second episode of the TV series and go to bed. In this way, everyone could watch for one more hour.
But in fact, later on, Yanyan was not very interested after watching the cartoons. She actually couldn't understand the TV series. If she buys a TV ticket to watch TV, she will insist on watching it for a while longer, so that she will not suffer any loss. But with her own TV, there is no such thing as whether she suffers any loss or not.
Lin Yan actually wanted to restrict her from the beginning, and only allowed her to watch cartoons every day.
Fang Mingche said: "The more you restrict her, the more she will watch. Let her watch freely for a few days, and she will stop. She can't understand it, and it's actually tiring to sit there. If she still watches TV series in a few days, I will be responsible for restricting her."
Lin Yan didn't want to play the good guy all the time, so she agreed to give Yanyan three days. Sure enough, after watching the first three days, Yanyan didn't think about programs other than cartoons. Niu Niu and Song Chi were the same. In this way, three seats were vacated.
Before seven o'clock, all the children from the slum came over and watched cartoons together. The time after seven o'clock belongs to adults.
The parents of those children saw that Fang Shuyan was watching inside, and the children had nothing to do after watching cartoons these days. There was also a picture of Chairman Mao on the wall. In the end, they stopped tangling.
New Year's Day arrived in two days, and offices and schools were closed for holidays.
The tour guides and drivers of the travel agency were still working. They couldn't leave foreign tourists on a five-day tour in the hotel. Fang Mingche told those who worked overtime that he would give them a day off. There is no three-salary system in China now, and he would definitely not be a maverick.
However, the three of them took a break, and he also invited the Lin family and Fang Mingfeng to come and celebrate the holiday together.
Fang Mingfeng came here by bus. He was a little short of money at the moment. The two color TVs and two VCRs in the video hall had emptied his pockets. He even used up the two thousand yuan profit from the scrap yard. So, he didn't take a black taxi.
As soon as he came, he said to Fang Mingche: "I've been busy for a while, and finally I've arranged for your niece to transfer to the capital next semester."
He naturally started social activities at the scrap yard. It was done with the help of connections, and he paid a high price.
The two brothers said they were looking out for each other, but they were separated by about 20 kilometers, so it was not so convenient to travel between them. Mingche did have a phone. There was no phone in his village.
Fang Mingche always drove Lin Yan and Yanyan for a ride in his business car at night. He went there specially and asked him.
When he heard that he had completed the transfer procedures for Fang Tong, Fang Mingche said, "He is also in the Yuhong class, right? He has been studying at a high price?"
It is still more than 15 years before buying a house and settling down. Moreover, the first batch had to buy a house in a designated community.
Later, it was not until 1997 that people could settle down if they bought a house. But it was not implemented for many years. After 2000, it seemed to be gone.
This year is 1980. If you rush to buy a house in a designated community and settle down in 1995, it seems to be just in time for Tongtong to take the college entrance examination. At that time, you can take the college entrance examination in the capital and enjoy the treatment of a score line that is several tens of points lower. As for Yanyan, she already has a hukou in the capital, so she will definitely take the college entrance examination in the capital.
Fang Mingfeng said, "What if I don't pay a high tuition? Fortunately, it's about 200 yuan a year, and it may increase every year in the future. It's not too much for me, but ordinary families really can't do this."
Fang Mingche didn't say that his niece could be registered under his name. His eldest brother has three children. Moreover, if she is registered under his name, she can only go to a nearby school. Then she has to bring the child over to live here. But Ayan has to take care of Yanyan and is pregnant. There will be more things to do after the child is born!
The key is that it is not easy to discipline other people's children, and they can't be treated lightly or seriously.
I will definitely be very busy in the future, and the family responsibilities will mainly fall on Ayan's shoulders. It's best for Brother Mingfeng to solve the problem himself. This really reflects a saying: A problem that can be solved with money is not a problem!
However, "Brother Mingfeng, Fang Tong came to Beijing, and sister-in-law came with her, right?"
Fang Mingche remembered that this cousin had a family outside the family in his previous life. He even suspected that Brother Mingfeng might have a colorful flag outside now. But it seems that he is a little tight on money recently, so he may not have one yet. But long-term separation is a matter of time.
Fang Mingfeng said: "The investment in the video hall is too big, we are not very reassured. For the time being, she has to watch over it."
Really, the investment is so big that he is now very concerned about the waste collection and cooking business. This business may seem insignificant, but it is actually very profitable. It allows him to not put all his eggs in one basket.
Fang Mingche frowned. An investment of 10,000 yuan is indeed too much! Well, his travel agency is similar. In the early days of doing business, it was already amazing that Brother Mingfeng could not be in debt.
And it sounds like it is a unanimous decision for the couple to live apart in two places and each of them focus on a business. Then he can't say much.
It seems that the red flag of Brother Mingfeng's family has never fallen in the previous life. Later, the cousin's wife gave birth to a son and controlled the financial power of the family. As for Brother Mingfeng's affairs outside, as long as they are not danced in front of her, she will pretend not to know. She will not care about the money and property given to the woman outside, as long as it is not too much. However, you can't have children with a woman outside, this is the bottom line.
In this life, Brother Mingfeng came to the capital for himself. But since it was a joint decision made by the couple, it was okay. He was twenty kilometers away, so it couldn't be blamed on him.
Fang Mingche said, "When self-employed individuals can get business licenses, we should bring my sister-in-law over to reunite as soon as possible."
Fang Mingfeng frowned and said, "I don't know how long we have to wait."
"Wait, isn't it being tried in the Northeast anyway? The household contract responsibility system also said that it will be extended to a wider range for trial."
The household contract responsibility system in Xiaogang Village, Anhui Province, was implemented by itself in 1978, and the No. 1 document on January 1, 1982 set the tone in the form of a policy. It is estimated that it will take two or three years to get a comprehensive business license.
Fang Mingfeng heard that Fang Mingche's travel agency was not trusted by foreign tourists because it did not have a business license. He sighed, "I hope it will be as soon as possible!"
If there is a business license, it means that it is confirmed in the form of law that the video hall is funded by him. There is no need to worry that the couple will leave and someone will cause trouble. Otherwise, if they are not in the local area, the Industrial and Commercial Bureau will ask them to apply for a business license, and it will be registered as someone else's property, which will be a bit troublesome.
While talking, Lin's mother, Lin Yan and Yan Yan came in from outside with smiles, and Yan Yan was holding a candied haws in her hand. Lin Yan bought it for her, but did not let her eat it while walking, so she had to come back and sit down to eat.
Fang Mingfeng stood up and greeted, "Auntie, long time no see!" Lin's mother smiled
and said, "Mingfeng, I heard that you went back to your hometown. Are your relatives in your hometown okay?"
"They are all pretty good. Rural people work from sunrise to sunset and rest from sunset, and they are all well-trained."
Lin's mother nodded, "Yes, I also heard that rural people live longer."
Fang Mingche also stood up and greeted "Mom", and then asked Yan Yan, "Do you still remember Sister Tongtong?"
Yan Yan shook her head. She even remembered Sister Fangfang only after her father reminded her.
"That's the fourth uncle's daughter. You've worn the space suit and boots that Sister Tongtong gave her. She's going to the capital to study next semester."
Speaking of the space suit and boots, Yanyan remembered. Dad had told her before that the fourth uncle's daughter Sister Tongtong was one year older than her. After
a while, Father Lin, Lin Yi, and Han Mei also came over and joined in the tea-making around the stove.
Han Mei looked at the main room set up as an office. In fact, there were only two rooms, but the desks were facing each other and there were rattan chairs. There was also a telephone on the desk, which looked very formal! It was no worse than the offices of those state-owned factories.
Moreover, the courtyard office looked really antique and classy. Especially after being photographed on the promotional poster.
Master He took some time to make the office and the flower bed outside look as big as possible. These were all on the newly made promotional posters to attract customers to the airport. It seemed to raise the value of the travel agency.
It started at the end of November, and now it is the sixth batch of tourists. In a small range, the travel agency has gained a certain degree of popularity.
Today, only the driver and the tour guide were at work. They ate outside with the tourists at noon. So there were only people from the Fang and Lin families at noon.
Today, no matter what the meal standard was, Fang Mingche and Lin Yan would treat us. The last graduation banquet was organized by my father-in-law with half a month's salary. My mother-in-law has also been helping here recently.
He said to Boss Cui, "During the holidays, you can just serve us 30 yuan per table."
"Okay, let me arrange it. I thought you were going to treat us, so I prepared a few hard dishes."
Lin Yi was secretly amazed. It seemed that my sister and brother-in-law really made money!
When the dishes came, they were indeed very rich. Fang Mingche brought a bottle of Wuliangye and a bottle of Dabaili drink from home.
When two dishes were served, he gave the Wuliangye to Lin Yi and said, "Pour the wine."
"Okay!" Lin Yi happily took it and opened the bottle. He poured wine for his father, brother-in-law, brother-in-law's brother, and finally for himself.
Fang Mingche poured a drink for his mother-in-law, Lin Yan, Han Mei, and Yan Yan. Then he picked up his own glass, "Dad, Mom, I toast you two. Mom, you've taken so much trouble to come here to take care of Yan. Now that Mom is here, Dad has no one to take care of him. Dad, you're not used to it, right?"
Lin's mother was very pleased, "I should take care of my own pregnant daughter. When Yan Yan was born, I was far away and didn't help. Now I have this opportunity, I'm so happy."
Last night, her son-in-law gave her 50 yuan for the holiday. She knew that he was looking for an excuse to thank her, but he just found the name of the holiday. Now he toasted her again, which was considered to be satisfied both materially and spiritually. So he felt particularly comfortable.
Lin's father also said, "It's okay, it's okay. Although I'm not used to it, I can overcome it."
He was indeed not used to it, especially since there was a daughter-in-law who had just moved in. It would be better if it was just him and Lin Yi. But in this situation, he must be able to overcome it.
Fang Mingche lowered his glass and clinked glasses with the two elders. Then he sat down and said, "Everyone, let's eat! We are all family, don't be polite."
Lin Yan also smiled and said, "Yes, don't be polite. Do it yourself and you will have enough food and clothing!"
Yanyan held her own cup and sipped the white pear drink in small sips. She liked the taste very much.
(End of this chapter)
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