Tang Cuimei spent a long time setting the camera, only to find that the time couldn't be adjusted to their era, so she ultimately chose not to add a time to the photos.
She then set up the camera and turned to Cuihua and the others.
"Let's take a family photo. Let's try to find our seventh and eighth children next year. We'll try to take a family photo every year during the Lunar New Year."
The sisters immediately responded, and they all went inside to fix their hair and clothes in front of the only mirror.
Cuihua looked curiously at the camera in Tang Cuimei's hand, "This must be expensive, right?"
Tang Cuimei nodded, "It cost me two or three months' salary, almost eight thousand yuan."
Cuihua clicked her tongue in amazement. "So expensive? My God, this is practically robbery! Where is it made? In Shanghai?"
Tang Cuimei was a little embarrassed to say that it was a miscarriage, so she could only change the subject.
“The money we are using now is the second set of RMB. When I bought the camera, the money I used was the fifth set of RMB issued in 1999. The purchasing power is definitely different now, so you can’t compare it with the current amount.”
It turns out that Fifth Sister really was born around 2000.
Xiao Jiu hadn't left; he was sitting not far away, along with Lao Liu, Tang Cuixiang.
"What year were you born?" Tang Cuixiang calculated the time and felt that Tang Cuimei and she should be from the same era.
"We've arrived here after the Mid-Autumn Festival of 2000. What about you?"
"In 1997, Hong Kong returned to China, and I went there to participate in a competition, and then..."
"A competition? What competition? A chef?"
Tang Cuixiang nodded, "Back then, I was a man of steel, but now..."
"What did you say? What man?" Tang Cuixiang suddenly realized what she had said and quickly replied, "Oh, it's nothing, it's nothing."
Tang Cuimei was also happy, "Then we are people of the same era. It's a pity we don't know how our country will develop two thousand years from now. What about Lao Si? Will she be a person two thousand years from now?"
"From what I've observed, she's either from ancient times, from the Republic of China era, or perhaps even more primitive."
Don't be fooled by the fact that the fourth sister is quiet and reserved. It's not that she doesn't want to talk, but that she simply doesn't know how to communicate. There are many things she doesn't know how to use, and she's never even seen them before. How could she possibly be a person living in the modern world?
When the two men looked at Cuihua at the same time, her head shook even more pointlessly.
"I just had the same dream for several years in a row. I died in the late 1980s. I'm not on the same level as you. You don't need to look at me."
"It seems this whole family is unaware!"
Xiao Jiu really wanted to chime in at this moment, but this family was already in dire need of divine intervention, and adding her words would be too much.
Pretending not to hear, Tang Cuimei waited until all the sisters had finished getting ready and ran out. She set up the camera, pressed the shutter, and everyone counted together, "Five, four, three, two, one, cheese!" After taking the picture in front of the main room, they took several group photos in various corners of the courtyard and also took individual photos of each person.
"These photos are really beautiful, and they're in color too! Fifth brother, will they be able to be developed?"
Tang Cuimei shook her head, "No, it will take several years. Besides, once the camera's spare battery runs out, it can still be used if we can find a place to charge it. If not, it can't take pictures anymore. I also have a laptop, so I can copy the photos to the computer."
She then explained why it couldn't be washed out: the technology wasn't available yet.
"We're just keeping the photos for now. We'll get them developed when the time is right. It's okay, everyone will be able to see them sooner or later."
Xiao Jiu counted on her fingers. It would be at least 1995. Now it's 1957, so it's 38 years, almost 40 years. She could wait, but the time span was terrifying. By then, she would be in her forties, let alone her older sister and the others.
However, everyone can understand why. Being able to get a color photo as a souvenir without spending any money is already quite advanced. What more could you want?
In the afternoon, Sister Hong suddenly handed her a beautiful seashell. The seashell was large and beautiful, clean and shiny.
"Is this for me?" Because the seashell was still curled up around its edges, Sister Hong washed it clean, placed a steamed bun on top, and handed it to her. She immediately understood what she meant: "Can I use it as a plate?"
The fourth brother stared at her lips, and after confirming what she meant, he nodded.
"Thank you, Fourth Sister! I really like it, it's so pretty!"
She was becoming increasingly curious about this older sister's background; she had never seen such a large seashell in either of her two lives.
Even the other sisters curiously came over.
Cui Xiang was a cook in her previous life. She held the seashell and admired it for a long time before finally asking Tang Cui Hong a question.
"Fourth Sister, what did you do before? Why are all the seafood you're pulling out?"
Afraid that Tang Cuihong wouldn't understand, she spoke slowly, word by word. Tang Cuihong tilted her head and watched her mouth movements, but didn't know how to explain, so she pointed to the basin in front of her and said, "In the sea, I grew up in the sea."
The sisters looked at each other, completely bewildered. "What does this mean? Does the fourth sister mean that she grew up by the sea?"
They imagined she lived in an ancient fishing village, but they never considered that she might come from a primitive society, or even a more fantastical beast world.
Just as Cuihong thought, it was impossible to explain.
However, this also reasonably explains why she only brought out seafood.
Since they were leaving on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, Xiao Jiu was sent home by Tang Cuimei, who had already packed her things, on the afternoon of the fourth day. Cuimei also didn't go back to Taoyuan Village; instead, she stayed with Xiao Jiu at the Tao family's house. After resting for a day, she left with her brothers.
So on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, everyone stayed home to help the brothers pack their things.
Grandma was most worried about Zhou Yue's physical and mental health, and kept telling her eldest and second eldest brothers to take good care of him.
When Zhou Yue found out about this, he specially came over and held Grandma Tao's hand to say something.
"Grandma, don't worry, I've thought it through. I've taken my revenge. My brother's future and my future are important things that Grandpa and Grandma care about. I won't let them down. I won't do anything foolish, and I'm sure I'll get into university."
Grandma patted his shoulder, "That's good. Don't worry about us at home. Take all this grain with you and exchange it for some food coupons."
To eat at school, you had to pay for food coupons. You could exchange them at the school for food coupons, and the prices were fair. After all, it was a school, and no one would dare to cheat the kids. Every time we came back from vacation, my brothers and I would carry away dozens of kilograms of food.
The village chief issued letters of introduction to them all. Tang Cuimei's letter was issued by the village chief of Taoyuan Village. When he issued the letter, the village chief even asked her about it.
What are you going to do in the city?
The letter of introduction needs to be written clearly, which is why people ask this question. Usually, people just write "visiting relatives," which is simple and convenient. Tang Cuimei didn't say anything and just asked her to write "visiting relatives." She was too lazy to give any more details; having a reason was enough.
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