Buy a TV
As the saying goes, "Don't go out on the seventh and don't come in on the eighth", which means that it is not suitable to go out on the seventh and eighth days of the first lunar month. As for why it was inappropriate, Qin Wenli thought while eating the soul-pulling noodles in the bowl that maybe he was afraid that his soul would run away.
In this age when science was not yet popular, the old saying was science, so he simply set the travel time on the ninth day of the first lunar month.
Early in the morning of the ninth day of the first lunar month, the family of four plus Qin Wenzhen, wrapped themselves tightly, comforted the kind-hearted but uneasy old lady, and set out on the journey back to her parents' home.
"Why go back to your mother's home?" Qin Yu asked.
"If your father's biological parents aren't your mother's family, then what are they?" Yang Xiu said.
Qin Yu always felt something was wrong: "Do men also have a mother's family?"
"Of course, where my biological parents are is my mother's home!" Yang Xiu said.
*
You can't visit someone in the first month of the year empty-handed, so Qin Wenli didn't want to go to his eldest brother's house first, so as to save Qin Wenzheng from having to spend money.
Qin Wenzheng said, "We are all from the same Qin family. I just happened to come visit my uncle and aunt."
After hearing what he said, Qin Wenli had no choice but to go to his parents' house first.
There were family gatherings for several days in a row, and Qin Wenjun had endless meals and endless wine to drink. Wenli made a phone call last night and he didn't go out today.
Sure enough, at around nine o'clock, Qin Wenli's family of four and Qin Wenzhen arrived.
He enthusiastically took the things from Qin Wenzhen's hand, greeted Qin Wenli and others, and led them in.
Mother Qin was still sitting on the kang. She was very surprised to see the few people coming in: "You're back. Come on up to the kang quickly. Is this Wen Zheng?"
"Yes, auntie, how are you?" Qin Wenzhen greeted with a smile.
"Okay, Xiu'er, come up quickly, Wenli, get a stool for your brother Wenzheng..." Mother Qin instructed Qin Wenli very naturally.
Yang Xiu stuffed the two children onto the kang: "Sit and play with grandma, mom will go see your aunt..."
After saying something to her mother-in-law, Yang Xiu went to the kitchen.
Qin Yu and Qin Shu walked over to grandma and sat down as if they were familiar with the place. The old lady quickly hugged them on each side.
Qin Wenli took the stool and handed it to Qin Wenzheng obediently: "Brother Wenzheng, sit by the stove to warm up..."
Qin Wen Zheng: Great, now I’ve met the real big brother, and now I’ve become Brother Wen Zheng!
He felt a little sad in his heart, but he was also genuinely happy for Wenli.
"Hello, Uncle Five, Hello, Uncle..." A pair of tall children came in from outside the door and greeted the two men with a smile.
"This is the eldest one, Qin Nian, and this is the youngest one, Qin Yue..." Qin Wenjun pointed at the two children and introduced them to Qin Wenzhen.
After calling people, Qin Yue went up to her grandmother and teased her two younger brothers and sisters. The two children had the same big, blinking eyes. Qin Yue couldn't help but pinch their little faces:
"Grandma, they are so cute. Let them stay at our house for a few more days. I will take them out to play..."
The old lady loved to see the affection between the children. She smiled and squinted her eyes: "Okay, you can tell your fourth uncle later..."
On the ground, Qin Nian was considered half an adult, so it was not out of place for him to join the group of adults and listen to the uncles talking.
Qin Wenli told Qin Wenjun about today's arrangements, and Qin Wenjun said, "Let's go together after dinner. I can still pull on my tricycle..."
"Dad, I'll go too. I can also help carry things." Qin Nian said quickly.
"Let's talk about it after we eat. I hear your mother calling me. Go back and serve the meal..."
"Okay..." The child stood up quickly.
Qin Wenli was about to stand up, but Qin Wenjun said, "The children are here today, so you should just sit down and let them serve you..."
Qin Wenli sat down with a smile.
*
After breakfast, Yang Xiu and the two children stayed at home, while Qin Wenli and his group of four set out to the street.
The weather was not cold, and four people, a tricycle and a bicycle, drove slowly towards the department store.
The first month of the lunar year is the most leisurely time of the year for people. People come and go in front of department stores, and various gift boxes are placed at the door.
After parking the car, they went straight to the home appliance counter on the first floor.
There are much fewer people here than at other counters. Qin Wenli pulled Qin Wenzheng and pointed at one of the black and white TVs and said:
"That's what I saw at the time. What do you think of it?"
"We have both black and white TVs and color TVs in our store. The price of black and white TVs is around four or five hundred yuan, and the price of color TVs is around two thousand yuan. You can take a look first, and I will introduce them in detail based on your needs." The salesperson came forward and introduced.
"Okay, let's take a look first..." Qin Wen Zheng said quickly.
The salesperson nodded and went back to greet other customers. Qin Wenli was looking at these televisions, which had different colors and all looked the same square, and trying hard to tell the differences between them.
"Hongmei, Huanghe, Ruyi... why are there so many brands, how do I choose?" The two brothers were at a loss.
"Brother, which model does your family have?" Qin Wenli asked Qin Wenjun suddenly with an idea.
"This one is from the Hongmei brand." Qin Wenjun only wanted to buy one of them and said, "It was almost 500 yuan when I bought it. It should be cheaper now..."
"It's been almost three years, and it's been okay, no problems." Qin Wenjun thought for a while and said.
"Okay, then I'll take this one..." Qin Wen Zheng immediately made the decision. In his opinion, all of them were the same anyway, so he would feel at ease buying the same one as Qin Wenjun.
Qin Wenli had the same idea, and the two hit it off. He approached the salesperson and asked, "Comrade, how much is this Hongmei brand?"
"What size do you want? We have 12 inches, 14 inches, 17 inches..."
"14 inches, right? Brother, your family has 14 inches, right?"
Qin Wenjun nodded.
The two brothers said in unison: "Then we want 14 inches too."
It’s on sale during the first month of the year, only 399 yuan. ”
The two brothers looked at each other, both with great surprise in their eyes.
Qin Wenli calmed down and said calmly, "If we want three, can we get a better discount?"
"Comrade, this is already a discounted price, it can't be any lower..."
"Can it be cheaper? We came all the way from the countryside because we heard that you have a wide variety of TVs..."
"That's right, comrade. You see, we don't just have one or two TVs, we have three. You can give us a lower price. Besides, there are many people in our village who want to buy TVs. If we buy them and advertise them, I guarantee they will all come to you..."
"That's right. I bought my TV from you. I brought two brothers here with me. Please give me a preferential price as we are old customers." Qin Wenjun also joined the bargaining group.
"Uncle, it's cheap, I'll introduce it to you if any of our classmates and friends buy it later!" Qin Nian also came to join in the fun.
The salesperson put on a helpless expression and said, "Okay, we are destined to be together, so I'll pay 390. No less. If it's any less, my boss will fire me..."
Qin Wenli and others looked at each other and said: Okay.
The salesperson smiled and said, "Please wait a moment. The goods are in the warehouse. I will ask someone to pick them up..."
Qin Wenli and his companions have no objection.
*
After a while, someone came in carrying three tightly packed boxes. The salesperson waved:
"Brothers, the TV has been brought over. Please come and check it out..."
Qin Wenli and Qin Wenzhen didn't know what was good or bad, so they asked Qin Wenjun to take a closer look.
The salesperson smiled and said, "Don't worry. Now, all TVs that leave the factory have to go through several inspection procedures. These are all new, unopened TVs, so there must be no problems. In addition, our TVs have a one-year warranty. As long as the quality problem is not caused by human factors, we will provide warranty. But you can also check it yourself to rest assured."
Qin Wenli smiled and nodded. After Qin Wenjun looked around and said it was okay, the salesperson said:
"We've looked at the things, so I'll issue the tickets?"
Qin Wenli nodded: "Open it, we are three companies, the tickets for the three tables must be separate."
The salesperson agreed, looked down, took out the list and issued the invoice quickly.
"Here, this is the invoice for three TVs, a total of 1,170 yuan." The salesperson handed over the invoice with both hands. Qin Wenli reached out to take it and handed one of them to Qin Wenzhen before carefully checking the invoice.
After checking everything, Qin Wenli reached out and took out a small cloth bag, counted out 780 yuan and handed it over: "Here is 780, count it..."
Qin Wen Zheng also handed it over.
The salesperson counted carefully twice, nodded with a smile and said, "No problem, then I'll tell you how to install and receive this TV antenna."
"Okay..." Qin Wenli and Qin Wenzhen hurriedly listened carefully.
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"That's roughly the steps. If you have any questions, you can come to the store to ask, or you can call. This is our store's business card with the phone number on it..."
Qin Wenli quickly took it and put it away.
"How do we get the TV? Do you need us to deliver it to the station?"
Qin Wenli was pleasantly surprised: "Can we send you to the station? Is it free?"
The salesperson smiled and said, "The tricycles in our store are free..."
"Okay, we need to take her to the North Bus Station..." Qin Wenli looked at his watch. The bus would leave in forty minutes. If he went there now, he would have to wait in the bus for twenty minutes...
He was still thinking, but Qin Wenzheng had already made the decision: "Then send it now..."
Seeing Qin Wenli looking at him, he said, "If we go there too early, we can still choose the carport. We can talk for about 20 minutes and then go over."
Qin Wenli thought so too. So they decided to use the store's tricycle to pull two of the cars, with Qin Wenzhen following behind. Qin Wenjun pulled a cart, Qin Wenli followed, and Qin Nian followed the others on a bicycle.
*
At the North Bus Station, several people carefully moved the TV from the tricycle to the shuttle bus warehouse. Qin Wenli gave a cigarette to the tricycle driver in the store and thanked him.
I lit one for the bus driver, who was an acquaintance. The driver smiled and said, "Are you rich? If you don't buy one, it's fine. If you buy one, you can buy three..."
"Well, if you can get rich, it's all because of others..."
"Don't worry, there aren't many people here these two days, so it's okay to put it in the back warehouse..." said the driver as he closed the warehouse door.
"That's good. When we get home, I'll have to trouble you to help my brother carry it down..." Qin Wenli stuffed a pack of cigarettes to the driver and said.
"It's just a matter of words. It's unnecessary for you to give me this..." The driver was about to throw it back, but Qin Wenli quickly stopped him: "Take it. I don't smoke. It's a waste to leave it there..."
Qin Wenjun looked at his brother quietly from the side, his eyes full of satisfaction.
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