Peng Zhe brought back a total of twenty color TVs. Now the domestic 12-inch black and white TV sold in the department store costs 420 yuan, and the domestic 14-inch color TV costs 780 yuan. All the ones he brought back this time were imported foreign goods, and the purchase price from the human traffickers alone was more than 600 yuan.
There was one TV at home, one was asked for by Cao Jingheng, and one was asked for by Peng Zhe's two high school classmates, both of whom came from well-off families. Four of them were sold before the sale officially started. Looking at the only sixteen remaining color TVs, Peng Zhe thought again and again and decided to be a black marketeer. If he hadn't argued with his father, his father would have wanted to put one at home. What's the point of putting one at home? He just slept at home all day long. If he wanted to watch TV, he could just go to his grandfather's house. This TV was so expensive. He was just going to rip off his son!
No TV tickets are needed. The price of a color TV is temporarily set at 880. Before the news spread, Grandpa Shen had already reserved five.
The old friend who was sent to the countryside with him received his salary compensation after coming back. He was not short of money. When he saw the big color TV in the living room of the Shen family, he was so envious that he had to get one for his own family as well!
Peng Zhe turned into a boastful person, "My grandpa is really capable. We just installed the TV for half a day, and you ordered five for me." Seeing that grandma was not around, he whispered in Grandpa Shen's ear: "Wait until the New Year, I will get you a few bottles of good wine, twenty years old!"
An obvious disadvantage of the planned economy over the years is that the rich don't have much to spend their money on. The TV and watches Peng Zhe brought back were sold internally for more than half before they were sold outside. Cao Jingheng's comrades and the director were all high-paid people. A TV cost more than half a year's salary. This was a good thing, so he had to buy it. If it weren't for so many people buying it, Fang Zhigang even wanted to buy three. When he learned that the TV had been reserved by many people and only had one left, he picked out four all-steel watches, two for men and two for women.
In just two days, all the TVs were sold out, and more than half of the watches were sold. Peng Zhe saw that there were only about a hundred watches left. He had originally thought of finding a few middlemen to sell them off, but with only these left, what else was there to look for? He took two classmates to the staff quarters of several large factories, as many of their high school and college classmates lived in this area.
An all-steel watch costs 130 yuan without a watch ticket. In order to sell it better, Peng Zhejin only bought the same kind sold in department stores. He originally also had more than a dozen foreign brands, but after his cousin's persuasion, he decided to keep them for now. Anyway, he had already made back his money on this trip.
For fear of being reported, Peng Zhe and his friends did not make a big fuss. They went to the gate of the staff quarters to find a few former classmates. After the boxes were opened, everyone understood without saying anything.
"Oh, Peng Zhe, you're really good. Where did you get all these watches?"
Seeing his former classmates' faces full of disbelief and even a touch of defensiveness, Peng Zhe expressed his hurt. "What are you thinking? You know, there's been reform. I went to the south a while ago, and the streets there were full of vendors selling things. I bought these watches there, as well as a batch of color TVs, but they sold out long ago. Don't say I don't take care of you. These watches, men's and women's, are the same, one hundred and thirty yuan each, no tickets required."
"Oh my god, you're such a loyal brother! My mom promised to buy me a watch when I got into college, and now's the time for her to fulfill her promise. Just wait, I'm going home to get the money now. Hey, I want this one! See? It's the silver one. Keep it for me!"
What young people can't stand the most is that you don't have what others have. You are all college students. When you were in school, your family gave you some reward money, which was enough to buy a watch. There are not many opportunities to get something for free.
Word spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred. In the morning, he went to the gates of various family compounds to scan his face. In the afternoon, Peng Zhe was lying on a rattan chair in the courtyard waiting for people to come.
This trip to Pengcheng earned a total of nearly 40,000 yuan, all of which were big black tens. Shen Anning and Peng Zhe counted the money together, sighing as they counted. No wonder people say that Pengcheng is full of gold and you can pick it up as soon as you go there.
Shen Anchen arrived home on the 29th day of the lunar year. He had saved up two years of vacation, so this time he could spend the Lantern Festival at home before leaving.
This time when he came back, the Shen family was truly reunited, with no one missing. Everyone in the compound could feel the joy on the Shen family's faces during the New Year holidays.
In a small park, a group of old men and women were playing with their children. The children were playing in the sand, while the old men and women standing there started chatting.
"The Shen family is truly united. Look at all the people who were sent down to the countryside, but only the Shen family has returned safely."
"Who says it's not true? When people are united, they can move mountains! With these children, the Shen family will surely prosper!"
"Tell me, how did the Shen family raise their children?" This question stunned a large group of people. Thinking about the family's ancestors who only knew how to eat and drink, the old men and women looked at each other and thought, what a miserable life! At such an old age, they can't enjoy the happiness and have to raise children for the next generation. They can't spend much of their pensions, but they spend it all every month.
The Shen family doesn’t care about other people’s affairs at all. They are busy preparing New Year’s goods, making new clothes, and bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new!
There was a TV in the living room, and a few cold dishes were placed on the table. In the kitchen, Shen's mother, aunt, and aunt were still busy, and Shen's father and others were busy moving tables, chairs, and benches. Grandpa and grandma were sitting on the sofa holding Xixi, and the eldest brother was taking care of the eldest sister-in-law who was already pregnant. An Yu and An Xuan pestered the second brother to ask about stories about the army. Shen An Ning stood at the door and looked at the family members who were all there. Happiness had a concrete existence at this moment, and all the regrets and resentments of the previous life disappeared at this moment.
Sixteen dishes, eight hot dishes, six cold dishes, and two desserts.
Grandpa Shen first picked up the wine glass and wanted to say a few words of congratulations. Seeing that all the family members were present, the old man's suppressed emotions suddenly came out. "This year is a special year for our Shen family. It is also a new year. From today on, our family will be together..."
"Happy and safe"
"Yes, Xixi is right. Our family will be happy and safe, and we will never be separated!"
Have a good night!
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