Chapter 74 73 Color TV, go home

It’s really nice and enjoyable to spend time traveling around without any pressure, especially in a big city like Yanjing.

Wander around, take a look, eat some snacks if there are any, and take photos if there are any. After paying, leave your address, and the other party will mail it to them after the photos are developed.

The other party repeatedly confirmed the address with them and only took photos of other tourists after confirming it was correct.

If there is a slight mistake in the address, you don't know where it will be mailed.

Two days passed by in a flash. This morning, Wang Yuan came to a large courtyard alone. He talked to the soldiers at the door and Zheng Lian came out soon after.

"Xiao Yuan? Come on, come with me. I thought it was Ma San'er who came to see me." Zheng Lian's right hand was pinned behind his back. When he pulled it out, he found that he was holding a brick.

Following Zheng Lian into the compound, Wang Yuan looked around like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden. It was quite a small place, with residential areas, office areas, hospitals, schools, canteens, etc.

The people living there were all the family members and descendants of public officials, some of whom were of high rank. Wang Yuan felt that any one of them would be much better than his own status as a farmer.

It’s not that he looks down on his status as a farmer, it’s just that he really doesn’t have the confidence to face a group of officials.

Zheng Lian's family is very simple. There are four rooms in the house. The old dark wooden door has been slightly cracked, and there are Spring Festival couplets posted on it from last year.

His wife came out, shook her head, and then went to the back room with the child in her arms.

Wang Yuan and Zheng Lian sat at the table, drank tea, and then explained their intention.

"I heard that my son from the courtyard has great magical powers, so I just wanted to ask if there is any way to buy a color TV? As long as it's not too expensive." Wang Yuan said eagerly.

Color TVs are in short supply. In his hometown, he can't buy regular ones, let alone irregular ones.

"Color TV? Let me think about it." Zheng Lian's family has a color TV, but they bought it in a department store.

"By the way, we need Qian Xiaojun for this matter! He must have some connections. Come on, let's go find him!"

Wang Yuan followed Zheng Lian and left again. When they found Qian Xiaojun, the latter had just come out of the thatched cottage, fastened his belt, and led them directly to a man named "Jiang Han", and then came to a yard in the north.

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Opening the old door and entering the house, a large number of televisions and radios came into view, which made Wang Yuan drool.

Jiang Han, who was a few years older than Wang Yuan and had a round face, took out his cigarettes, scattered one each, and then struck a match and lit it.

He shook the match in his hand and said:

"Let's take a look, little brother. Whichever one you like will be your choice. Brother Lian and Xiaojun are both my buddies. Since you were introduced by them, I will definitely give you the lowest price. Don't worry."

Regardless of whether the final price was the lowest, at least Qian Xiaojun and Zheng Lian felt comfortable listening to it.

Wang Yuan pointed to a TV and said, "Brother Jiang, how much does this TV cost?"

"820 yuan, produced in Changshan, 14-inch black and white." Jiang Han held the cigarette and took a deep breath: "Little brother, I advise you to buy a color TV. If you buy it, you can buy it for a few hundred yuan, black and white.

It’s almost out of date.”

Wang Yuan thought for two seconds before he remembered where Changshan was. The most famous person should be Changshan Zhao Zilong.

In addition to Huanyu, there are also Zhonghai, Changhong, Venus, Ruyi, Yanjing, Yellow River and so on.

After chatting for more than a minute, Wang Yuan picked out two "Yellow River" brand color TV sets - one for his own yard after getting married, and one for his parents' yard.

One is 1,400 yuan, two is 2,800 yuan.

In addition, Wang Yuan also bought two watches - the Yanjing Shuangling brand 40-jewel fully automatic watch, which costs 95 yuan each.

The total is 2990 yuan.

After trying it for a while, there was no problem. Then Wang Yuan opened his cloth pocket and took out the money. The difference was less than three wads per piece.

After calling a three-wheeler, Wang Yuan left with two TV sets.

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As the Chinese New Year approaches, Wang Yuan, Li Hang and Niu Yuanyuan no longer want to stay in Yanjing. After buying their tickets, they take the train home.

Besides, besides—

As the old green leather train slowly climbed forward, Niu Yuanyuan sat on her seat, looking at the retreating scenery outside the window and said: "I miss these days so much. I don't know when I will come to Yanjing next time."

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The hard seats in this era were really uncomfortable. When Wang Yuan got off the bus from Lindu Station, his butt, arms, and neck hurt.

"Slow down on the road. Can you still ride a bicycle with so many things?"

"No problem! See you later!"

Wang Yuan put a lot of things in the bamboo basket at the back, straightened his dog-skin hat, and left on his bicycle.

Some books, magazines, and wedding supplies were bought under the noses of Li Hang and Niu Yuanyuan, and these things were not put into the space.

Squeak, squeak, squeak~

It seemed that the chain of the bicycle should be oiled. It was really difficult to ride. Soon after leaving the city, Wang Yuan stopped the bicycle to put some oil on the chain, and then continued to drive home.

For Wang Yuan's return, his parents, two younger sisters, grandparents, uncles and aunts were all very happy. In an instant, the small room was filled with people.

"Second brother, second brother, second brother..."

Wang Yuan sat on the edge of the Kang, with the little girl nestled in his arms and always calling him.

"Ahem, what's the matter?"

"It's okay, hehe~"

After touching the little girl's head, Wang Yuan continued chatting with the grandparents, uncles, aunts and others in the room. They were very curious about Wang Yuan's trip to Yanjing, and any little thing could arouse everyone's discussion.

For example, Wang Yuan said that the landlord didn't believe that pine trees could grow pine nuts, and everyone laughed instantly.

Grandpa sat cross-legged on the kang, smoking a dry cigarette: "Then he really should come to our place to see. Did Xiaoyuanqian tell him? The mountains and plains here are full of pine nuts."

Wang Yuan also mentioned that he saw foreigners, and his grandfather hummed: "Yes, there are foreigners in our city too. Zhuzhu and the others saw them when they went to the market to sell bear bile.

I say these little foreigners should be arrested, and they should be made to pay for the mistakes their grandfather made!

When I was young, I saw those foreign devils with my own eyes. Beating and killing people was really... they were not doing human affairs anyway."

Wang Yuan smiled and said nothing more.

Grandpa is very old. He has experienced the Qing Dynasty, the Republic of China, warlords' melees, etc. The memory of his personal experience is too deep, and the cruelty of foreigners is deeply imprinted in his memory.

Want him to change his view of foreigners? It's almost impossible.

There were a lot of hard dishes to prepare at noon, and the eldest sister Wang Qing was also busy with the work. Wang Yuan asked her coldly: "When did you get the holiday?"

"My father brought me back the day before yesterday." Wang Qing rolled up her sleeves and prepared to bake dumplings.

Time is too tight and I can't eat dumplings at noon, so I can only eat them in the evening.

After finishing the meal, it was almost two o'clock, and Wang Yuan rode his bicycle again. He said he was going to the city, but in fact he was going to Xiaobaitun'er.

The mother-in-law was still as enthusiastic as ever when she saw him. After chatting for a while, she pushed Li Yan over. Li Yan blushed and talked to Wang Yuan.

"Why are you here again?"

Li Yan's words almost made Wang Yuan spit out a mouthful of water.

"What? If you don't like me coming, then I won't come anymore."

"No, no, you can come if you want."

Li Yan knew that Wang Yuan had misunderstood her, so she waved her hands anxiously to explain, with beads of sweat dripping from her anxious forehead. She was simply surprised by Wang Yuan's arrival, and was unprepared at all.

"Okay, okay, I understand what you mean, are there any more peanuts? Bring me some peanuts to eat."

My sister Li Ping ran to get some peanuts for Wang Yuan. While eating the peanuts, her old mother-in-law mentioned something. Li Yan's beggar father was coming back.

"How did you know you were coming back? Was it a letter?"

"I sent the telegram back. Now I am in Baicheng. I need travel expenses. It is just in time that the child's father can catch up with you to get married." The old mother-in-law was very happy.

Wang Yuan couldn't help but feel a shadow in his heart. Wasn't there another trouble? It was best not to do anything else. He just wanted to stay in the countryside and live his own life happily.

As for doing big things? It’s not a bad idea to settle down for a year or two, lay the foundation first, and then you’ll be able to make a lot of progress.

Guessing that the time was almost up, Wang Yuan left his mother-in-law's house. Of course, he left behind the 30 kilograms of wild boar meat, 20 kilograms of soybeans, and 50 kilograms of rice in the basket.
Chapter completed!