Chapter 165 Television
After the old man drank two taels of wine, he took the glass to a corner of the awning at the door, took a sip, and then looked at the crowd again.
Zhao Yi knew the old man in front of him.
The old man also lives on the street where the department store is located. It seems that there are only the couple at home, and his wife has been ill for many years.
He was a gatekeeper for a small factory not far away, and would take on some matchbox work after get off work. In the past two years, he had gotten older and his skills had faded slowly, so the match factory no longer gave him a share.
Zhao Yi had no idea whether he had children or not. After all, they were not close friends and had never talked to each other.
Ever since Zhang Jing got the radio, the old man would come here every day to listen to the radio and would not leave until all the drinkers had left.
I saw Zhao Yi staring at the old man in front of him in a daze.
Zhang Jing walked to Zhao Yi's side.
"What's the matter, boss? Do you know each other?"
"He lives on the corner of our street. I don't know him, but I've never seen his children. During the holidays, his door is always closed."
Zhao Yi said in a low voice.
Zhang Jing didn't pay attention to these things. She had been here for such a long time, but apart from eating banquets, she had never interacted with the people on this street.
Now, people on this street treat them as neighbors. They will invite them to help with any event, big or small. Of course, they don't need to be invited for funerals. Zhao Yi and Zhang Jing will take two days off to help.
I just don't know these people well enough.
The old man took a sip of wine, then took out something from his pocket, put it to his mouth and took a light bite, chewing it for a long time before swallowing it. Although it was very concealed, Zhao Yi could still see clearly what was in his hand: dried radish.
The old man turned around and saw Zhao Yi and Zhang Jing looking in this direction, and suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
He had only ordered two taels of liquor, without ordering any snacks, and had taken up a seat, but he was about to get up.
Zhao Yi gently pressed his hand, indicating that the old man didn't need to get up.
When everyone left at night, the old man was the last customer to leave.
The two little girls quickly packed up their things, washed up, then closed the door and went to sleep.
early morning.
Zhao Yi came to the repair shop.
As soon as I opened the door and walked into the repair shop, I saw Li Mingzhu walking in with a smile on her face.
"sister."
Zhao Yi greeted.
"Xiao Yi, our department store has two TV ticket quotas. I've applied for one for you."
Li Mingzhu said with a smile.
"Really? Xiaojing keeps talking about buying a TV and putting it here. This way, we can attract more customers to drink."
Zhao Yi was also a little excited.
"How can I lie to you? Director Tu will bring the TV tickets to me soon. We just happen to have two TVs on the TV counter. I will put them at the door today."
After saying this, Li Mingzhu turned around and left the repair shop.
She had applied for the TV and air ticket many times, and now she had finally succeeded for Zhao Yi.
Zhao Yi hurried back home and took out the money from the box. Zhang Jing deposited most of the money in the bank, leaving only a few hundred yuan at home to make it convenient for Zhao Laowu and others to settle the bill when they delivered supplies.
The salesperson was a little amused to see Zhao Yi coming to the TV counter with a smile on his face.
"Master Zhao is in such a good mood today. Has the restaurant's business improved a lot?"
The salesperson teased.
"Of course, there will definitely be twice as many customers tonight as usual."
Zhao Yi smiled.
"Why?"
The salesperson was a little confused.
"Because I want to put a TV in front of the store."
Zhao Yi said happily.
Then he handed over the TV ticket he had just received. The salesperson took the ticket, looked at it carefully, and then put the 17-inch black and white TV on the counter.
"Come on, Master Zhao, don't say that your colleagues don't take care of you. This is the TV that I have hidden in the corner for the longest time. I was waiting to get the ticket to buy it, but now it's cheaper for you."
The salesperson said with a smile.
This is true. This is the best-looking and largest TV among the last batch. The others are either 12-inch or 14-inch TVs, and only this one is 17-inch.
At that time, she was cautious and wanted to find a ticket to buy the TV, but she still hasn't gotten the ticket.
When he heard that it was Zhao Yi who wanted to buy a TV, he quickly took it out from under the counter.
"Our co-workers still have a strong bond."
Zhao Yi smiled and handed over the money. The salesperson counted it carefully, counted out 540 yuan, and handed the remaining dozens of yuan back to Zhao Yi.
Zhao Yi happily took the order from the salesperson, then carried the TV to the table made for the radio at the entrance of the restaurant. He then found a few pieces of wood and made a box according to the size of the TV. After debugging it, he locked it with a padlock, which just did not block the TV screen.
To prevent it from being taken away by someone when you are too busy, as for the antenna, just use the one that Zhao Yi repairs for others. Anyway, he has free time after get off work at night.
Everyone who came to eat at noon looked at the TV in front of them curiously.
"Comrade Chen, how big is that TV outside? It looks much bigger than the one in my house."
"I didn't buy it. It was bought by the maintenance worker next door, Comrade Zhao Yi. He put it here to entertain customers who were drinking at night."
Chen Fen smiled.
The concept of boss is no longer popular nowadays, and Chen Fen doesn't want to say that she is Zhao Yi's second sister-in-law or something like that. This restaurant was originally run in the name of the couple.
Only a few people know the real situation.
Hearing this, everyone admired Zhao Yi's magnanimity. Normally, one would not want to put a TV like this outside. What would happen if it was lost?
Zhao Yi had been prepared for this, otherwise he would not have bought two locks. The TV cannot be taken away without opening the two locks, and Zhao Yi can hear the sound of someone prying the locks.
If you catch it, you'll have to stay on the farm for many years. This is a TV, a rare thing.
After everyone finished lunch at noon, Zhao Yi took the TV back to the repair shop and turned it on for everyone to watch after get off work in the evening. There are many people watching TV at night, and if anyone makes any small move, there will be so many eyes staring at them.
Now there is no need to worry about getting lost. With a TV, the two little girls have entertainment options at night and they don’t have to go to the cinema only once a month after they get their salary.
"Boss, I heard you bought a TV?"
Zhang Jing walked into the repair shop with a smile.
"You are quite well-informed."
Zhao Yi smiled.
"I just met my elder sister (Li Mingzhu) and she told me that she sent you a TV ticket today. You just bought a 17-inch TV after receiving the ticket. Where is it? Let me see."
Zhang Jing said happily.
I searched the whole house but couldn't find the TV.
"Here."
Zhao Yi said, pointing to the newest TV on the shelf.
"This thing is really rare."
Zhang Jing walked in front of the TV in her home and stroked it gently while speaking.
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