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Xu Shengjie spent four hundred yuan to buy a 12-inch Venus brand black-and-white TV.
As soon as she got home, Shanshan rushed over on her short legs. The big black TV looked so huge. It was not until her father unpacked the box that she saw the real appearance of the TV.
Shanshan was wearing a beautiful plaid blouse and walking around the TV. She looked left and right with her big eyes, and touched things with her hands, her eyes full of curiosity.
"Dad, is the TV Sen?"
Xu Shengjie hadn't even had time to set up the antenna. He just filled a cup with water and answered the girl's questions, "This is a TV. You can see a lot of things from it in the future."
Shanshan seemed to understand, "Dad, can you see the doll in this?"
Xu Shengjie thought about it. Children's programs? "There should be some."
Before Shanshan figured it out, her mother came back and she quickly called her mother over.
Liang Baozhen took a look at the TV and asked Xu Shengjie, "Why did you suddenly buy a TV?"
"I just happened to get a TV ticket, so I bought one." Xu Shengjie took out a receipt from his pocket. "I only queued for one TV this time, but I have already paid for the other TV ticket. The department store wrote me a receipt. Take this and give it to Baojun when you can. Ask him to move one directly to my parents at the beginning of next month."
There is no household in Damian Village that sells television sets yet. Liang Baozhen thought it was a good idea, as her parents would definitely like it.
The news that the Xu family had bought a TV spread quickly, and that night, everyone got to feast their eyes on it.
After the antenna was connected and the signal was adjusted for a long time, everyone sat in the yard with their pony bags, watching the TV bought by the Xu family and concentrating on watching the "Weather Forecast".
Listening to the voice coming out of that small black frame, the weather forecaster was talking. For the first time, everyone felt that listening to the weather could be so interesting.
"Xiao Xu, this TV set you bought is a good deal. It's interesting, much more interesting than reading newspapers." Wei Da Ye was naturally reluctant to spend a few hundred yuan to buy a TV set. Besides, TV tickets were hard to come by. It was good enough for them to be able to watch it with the Xu family.
Zhang Rong was also excited. It was the first time in her life that she had seen a TV like this. It could actually make sounds and the people inside could move. It was so new.
She and Zhou Yun sat together. Both of them were quite old, especially Zhou Yun, who was hard of hearing due to her age. Zhang Rong had to repeat herself several times before speaking to her.
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"I'd like to say, you are lucky. Your grandson is really successful." As far as Zhang Rong knew, the Xu family was the first family in the entire Yueya Hutong to buy a TV. What an honor it was.
Naturally, the news spread. Every night, people came not only from his own compound, but also from the compound next door and the compound next door to the compound next door, and everyone gathered together to watch.
There was even a song and dance performance by the Central Song and Dance Troupe that night. It was so wonderful that everyone had never seen anything like it. They applauded while watching TV, drowning out the chirping of insects and birds in the summer.
After watching TV for a month, everyone's curiosity finally subsided and they became calmer. However, there was still an endless stream of people coming to watch TV every day.
Shanshan looked forward to watching TV every night after dinner. She would move her own pony to the old place and then go back to ask her grandmother to move it, one pony at a time. She had to go back and forth four or five times to get the pony that the family needed. If everyone in the family was at home on Sunday, she had to move six ponys.
Shanshan is so tired.
When the TV had not been moved out yet and every household was still having dinner, Shanshan had already climbed onto the pony and sat obediently, with her little hands on her thighs, waiting to watch TV.
But after watching for a while, she realized something was wrong and pulled her mother's sleeve and asked, "Mom, why do they always wear black clothes?"
Shanshan wondered, she had a lot of clothes in different colors, which were so beautiful, so why didn’t the people on TV wear different colors?
Liang Baozhen smiled and then explained, "Because this is a black and white TV."
“Are the people on the black-and-white TV black and white?”
"If you go in, it will be dark too." Xu Shengjie spoke to the lady while sitting on the other side.
Shanshan looked at the small screen frame and suddenly felt a little scared. She hugged her father's thick arms and refused to let go. She didn't want to be caught by the TV and she didn't want to become a dark person.
Liang Baozhen took the time to give the receipt for the TV to her second brother Liang Baojun, asking him to find time to move it from the department store.
Liang Baojun knew that it was his brother-in-law who bought the tickets and the TV, and he wanted to meet him for dinner and drinks some other day. However, he had another important announcement to make at this time. "Baozhen, Shu Ping and I are getting married."
"Are you getting married?" Liang Baozhen was overjoyed. You know, Liang Baojun was not well received when he first went to Xu Shuping's house. Later, he managed to make the Xu family happy with his eloquence, but he still couldn't completely win the hearts of his future father-in-law and mother-in-law. Now it has worked!
"Yes, now you have passed the test." Liang Baojun had made some money by selling some cloth before, and then he was arranged by his future father-in-law to work as a temporary worker in the Environmental Protection Bureau. He actually didn't want to be a temporary worker and go to work step by step every day, but he had no choice. His future father-in-law looked down on doing business, so he could only obey the arrangement, get a salary of more than ten yuan a month, and be a law-abiding person.
No matter what, it means that water dripping through stone can finally bring you the beauty.
"Last time, Shu Ping said she would get married after graduation, but I didn't expect she would agree now?"
"We decided to get the marriage certificate first and have dinner at home." Liang Baojun was shy for once, scratching his head. "I finally saw her parents nod their approval. I'll feel uneasy if I don't hurry up and get the marriage certificate."
Liang Baozhen rarely saw her second brother like this, and she was happy for them.
When Liang Baojun bought the TV, Liang Baozhen went back to Damian Village with him. Shanshan hadn't seen her grandma and grandma and the three old hens at home for a long time and missed them very much.
The last time she went back, she became good friends with the old hens. Even when her grandma asked them to bring eggs back, she wanted to eat the eggs laid by her best friend.
This is a privilege for good friends.
Old hen: "..."
Song Chunhua had never seen a TV before. This was a rare item and she immediately burst into laughter.
Many villagers also gathered around, and it seemed lively. Everyone was praising the couple for being so lucky.
"Chunhuaer, look at your family. Every child is doing well. Your son-in-law is from the city and he even bought you a TV. You are so lucky!"
"That's right. I saw it when Chunhua got married. She has a good face and it's obvious that she will enjoy a good life."
Song Chunhua was so embarrassed by the words of the aunties that she smiled modestly, "Hey, what's the point of enjoying life? The kids just love to spend money recklessly. We are old enough, why do we need such high-end things?"
"What's wrong with being old? You should enjoy what you have."
"Everyone, come over after dinner and watch TV together!" Liang Zhigao smoked a pipe and looked at the black and white TV surrounded by everyone, with joy shining in his eyes.
I didn’t think that at my age, I could still fancy high-end goods!
The Liang family became famous in the commune because of a TV set, and many people came to join in the fun. Liang Zhigao discussed his son's marriage with him.
Song Chunhua was also busy arranging the betrothal gifts and the wedding ceremony for her daughter-in-law.
"You are familiar with Shu Ping, so you can help me when the time comes. I want to buy two sets of clothes for the bride. The sheets and quilts will be bought from her family, and we can just make the furniture. Your father is good at this. I think thirty-six legs will be enough."
Liang Baozhen would naturally help, but Liang Baojun had also entered the city now, so the wedding banquet was planned to be held twice, one in Damian Village and one in the city.
Song Chunhua watched her children go to the city one by one, feeling both happy and sad. "When the four of you were at home, I felt it was annoying when you made noise. Now that all of you have gone to the city, the house sometimes feels quiet."
"Mom, when there's a chance later, I'll bring you and Dad to the city." Liang Baozhen said while hugging her mother's arm.
"Go to the city?" Song Chunhua waved her hands. "I'm not used to staying in your city. Your father and I still have land to farm."
At the beginning of this year, the land was distributed to each household, and the Liang family was allocated 7.5 mu of land. Now Song Chunhua and Liang Zhigao farm the land themselves. After paying the public grain, the rest is all theirs. They no longer have to work for a living. The two of them are also very energetic when they work.
"You have worked hard all your life, you should take a break, right? Then come to the city and enjoy yourself."
"What happiness do we have? We are all farmers and we can't rest." Song Chunhua sees life everywhere and she loves farming.
Liang Baozhen did not force her mother to do it, but decided to wait until there was a real opportunity in the future.
Half a month later, Liang Baojun and Xu Shuping obtained their marriage certificate and officially became husband and wife. They held wedding banquets in Damian Village and a state-owned hotel in the city, and Liang Baoying's family, Liang Baozhen's family, and the only minor Liang Baoling all came to help.
There were many relatives in the village, and five tables were set up for the banquet. Song Chunhua cooked a big pot of food herself, and Baoying and Baozhen helped. Song Jianguo and Xu Shengjie also accompanied the groom to greet everyone, while Liang Zhigao talked to the brigade secretary and several respected elders in the village.
After the excitement, Xu Shuping returned to Damian Village and found that everyone there was familiar to her. After all, she had been an educated youth here for several years. After eating the Liang family's wedding candy, they naturally poured out all kinds of nice words to them for free.
"Baojun, hurry up and give birth to a big fat boy for your mother to take care of."
"Your mom is so greedy."
Liang Baojun laughed out loud and agreed with everything that people said. He no longer looked as carefree as he did a few years ago. People in the village said that he was really mature and stable now, like an adult.
Liang Baozhen also drank a few sips of rice wine. This rice wine was brewed by Song Chunhua herself and the alcohol content was not high. She thought it tasted good so she drank a glass. It was fragrant and sweet.
Xu Shengjie saw this and teased her, "Be careful not to get drunk."
"I won't get drunk." Liang Baozhen glanced at Xu Shengjie's glass, which contained a strong liquor, and reminded him, "Don't get drunk, I won't care about you."
Xu Shengjie was confident, "I won't get drunk either."
But it seemed too early to say that. When the moon rose above the willows, the bustle in the Liang family courtyard faded away. Before leaving, the villagers helped the Liang family wash the dishes and put away the tables and benches. Some even took brooms to clean the yard thoroughly.
Everyone does this. When something big happens, they help clean up everything after dinner.
At this moment, the Liang family also calmed down, boiled water, washed up, and went back to their rooms.
No one returned to the city today, and Shanshan was carried to sleep by Song Chunhua. She seldom saw her granddaughter, so she naturally missed her very much.
While everyone else had gone back to the house, Liang Baozhen went to the side room in the yard to take a shower and wash away her fatigue. When she came out, she was wearing a short-sleeved pure white nightgown, like a lotus emerging from the water. The bright moonlight shone down on her, making the people on the ground look like a painting.
Xu Shengjie stood in the yard, looking at the silver hook in the sky, which was bending once. He then turned his head to look at his graceful and elegant daughter-in-law who was walking slowly towards him.
"Are you really not drunk?" Liang Baozhen walked over and stood beside Xu Shengjie. She saw that his eyes were dark and dark, and it seemed that his expression was a little different.
Damian Village was quiet at night, with only the summer breeze blowing, bringing with it the chirping of insects and birds and the rustling of leaves. It was peaceful and beautiful. The two stood side by side, looking at the silver moon in the sky.
"Not drunk."
When Xu Shengjie saw Liang Baojun and Xu Shuping getting married today, he couldn't help but think of his own wedding five years ago.
"Remember our wedding day?"
Liang Baozhen's thoughts raced, and she thought of many things. She curled her lips and said, "Remember, when you came home, I was so nervous that I didn't even dare to look you in the eye."
Xu Shengjie also laughed, "I was nervous too, I didn't even dare to look at you."
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