Chapter 84 Overseas Remittances
afternoon.
Seeing that it was free time again, Zhao Yi walked towards the Supply Bureau and bought some firewood and charcoal.
A cartload of firewood and one hundred kilograms of charcoal only cost three yuan, but this was the limit of what Zhao Yi could buy in the winter. Except for vegetables delivered from nearby, most of the goods in the city were rationed.
After leading the other party to pull the firewood home and piling it next to the fireplace, Zhao Yi took some charcoal and returned to the repair shop and took the small stove with him.
I lit the small stove, and after a while the charcoal was lit, my feet finally felt warm. Otherwise, in this weather, I should have worn something thicker to keep warm, but my feet were very cold.
Now I don’t have to get up and stamp my feet from time to time when reading.
Get a small iron kettle and you will have boiled water to drink anytime.
Zhao Yi was leisurely enjoying his afternoon in the repair shop.
When it was almost time to get off work, Director Li came to the repair shop.
"Xiaoyi, bring your repair tools and come with me to the Dongcheng Family Compound."
Director Li spoke as soon as he arrived at the door.
"I understand, Sister Li."
Zhao Yi immediately packed all the maintenance tools into his bag, took a few parts that were prone to breaking in case of emergency, and then took the small stove out of the store.
"Sister Li, wait for me for a minute. I'll take the stove home and join you right away."
After saying this, Zhao Yi picked up the stove and ran back home.
He carried the tool bag to the door of the repair shop.
"Where's the bicycle?"
Director Li was a little confused when he saw Zhao Yi walking towards him.
This month, Zhao Yi had passed the vote unanimously in the department store and was named this month's model worker. Naturally, the bicycle ticket was also given to Zhao Yi. Zhao Yi bought a bicycle the next day after getting the bicycle ticket.
In fact, it is also convenient for Zhao Yi to go to other leaders' homes to repair home appliances.
"I just learned it. I don't dare ride it on this road."
Zhao Yi said embarrassedly that not only was there thick snow on the road, but many sections were also icy. Zhao Yi was afraid of falling. He fell for an hour, but it would be troublesome if the things in the tool kit were broken.
Director Li did not ride his bike, but pushed it and walked and chatted with Zhao Yi towards the staff quarters.
Both of them tied hemp ropes on their shoes to prevent them from slipping.
When they arrived at the gate of the family compound, the two walked inside. Behind the compound there were three-story concrete buildings, all of which were independent small courtyards, which were very different from the tube-shaped family housing in front.
You have to register again to enter here.
"Xiao Yi, stop talking when you get in. We'll leave once it's fixed."
Director Li gave instructions at the door, and when Zhao Yi nodded, he knocked on the door.
After a while, a woman opened the door.
"Director Li, I've been waiting for you for a while. It's been broken for two days, and I've been too busy to fix it. Today I happened to be resting at home, so I called Comrade Xiao Fang and heard that a great repairman came to your department store, so I called to trouble you to come over."
The woman looked at Director Li and said.
"This must be the maintenance engineer. It is indeed the same as what Comrade Xiao Fang said."
The woman said.
The woman had short hair, wore a Zhongshan suit, and wore glasses. She looked to be nearly sixty years old, and she spoke very kindly.
He said as he led the two into the house.
Zhao Yi followed Director Li's instructions and tried not to speak.
As soon as I entered the door, I looked around the furnishings in the house. They were much more exquisite than those in the average working class's home. The living room was not very big, with sofas on three walls and a coffee table in the middle with a set of tea sets on it.
The TV was placed right in the middle of the empty wall. It was not the 14-inch black and white TV you see on the market, but a rare 19-inch color TV.
Color televisions have just been successfully produced in China and are being put into production in small quantities.
Not to mention it is the 1970s, even in the 1980s, a family that could afford a TV was a symbol of wealth.
But color TVs are still sold in the department store, but in very small quantities, and they require overseas remittance coupons (to be precise, not coupons but money), and it will say a few yuan or ten yuan in remittances.
Overseas remittance coupons can also be exchanged for money, but Zhao Yi is not sure how to do it, after all, he has no friends around him who have overseas remittance coupons.
Those who were able to receive overseas remittance coupons did not necessarily have an easy life. For example, Lao Xu had a father who had overseas connections, so he had to go to a farm to herd horses.
Zhao Yi has a good relationship with Director Li, so he has seen that after receiving such coupons, the department store will stamp them to indicate that they have been used, which means that they cannot be used a second time.
Color TV tickets are almost never seen on the market. The current production of color televisions is very small, and the televisions produced are basically supplied internally.
When Director Li saw that it was a color TV, his brows slightly frowned. He wondered if Zhao Yi could repair such a TV. After all, such TVs were rare on the market and Zhao Yi didn't usually have access to them.
Zhao Yi skillfully took out the tools, opened the TV case, then took out the multimeter and started checking.
When the woman saw Zhao Yi start working, the volume of her chat with Director Li also dropped a lot. After chatting with a woman for a few words, two cups of hot tea were brought over, one cup was placed not far from Zhao Yi, and the other was placed in front of Director Li.
"Thanks."
Zhao Yi said this softly and lowered his head to start working. It didn't take long for him to find the cause. He then took out a part and started replacing it with Luo Tie.
Zhao Yi did not rush to install the outer shell, but plugged in the power and started debugging the TV.
Within two minutes, images and sounds appeared on the TV.
The woman nodded when she saw that the TV had been repaired, and continued chatting with Director Li with a smile on her face.
Director Li felt much better when he saw Zhao Yi repair the TV.
It didn't take long for Zhao Yi to put the TV casing back together.
"How much does it cost for repairs, Xiao Li?"
The woman looked at Director Li and asked.
"I don't know about this either. How much is the repair cost, Mr. Zhao?"
Director Li looked at Zhao Yi and said.
"The repair cost ten dollars, and I replaced a new part that cost five dollars, so the total was fifteen dollars."
Zhao Yi responded quickly.
When Zhao Yi saw the look in Director Li's eyes, he immediately understood and cut the offer price in half.
Nowadays, a broken color TV can only be regarded as scrap, because few people have ever touched a color TV and dare not repair it.
It's not easy to own a color TV. If he can repair it well, it's fine. But if he can't, he will have to dismantle the TV completely. If the other party is narrow-minded, you will suffer for a long time in the future.
In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, most craftsmen will not take this job. It is not available on the market, so it is not surprising that I can't repair it. Of course, this hot potato must be kicked out.
After packing up their tools, Zhao Yi and Director Li were about to leave.
"Xiao Li, and this young master, please stay for dinner. You guys have already gotten off work, but I'd feel bad if I didn't have dinner with you all because I've troubled you for so long."
The woman looked at Director Li and Zhao Yi and tried to persuade them to stay.
"Everything is ready at home, just waiting for me to go back for dinner. Master Zhao's wife is still pregnant, so he has to go back to take care of her. Director, we'll leave first, and we'll definitely eat there when we have the chance."
After saying this, the two of them left the courtyard.
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