: Rubbing the light

Although Su Xiaoruan felt that Yu Zhansong could not really work as a down-to-earth worker, he did not want to keep his attention on him.

It wasn't that the distance was inconvenient, Su Xiaoruan simply felt that there was no need to waste time and energy on an unimportant person.

Isn’t it nice to live your own little life by yourself?

At the end of July, the Red Star Brigade finally received power.

When the wiring was being done, Su Xiaoruan specifically asked her parents to buy some more wires. This required an industrial ticket, and it could only be purchased from someone at the Electricity Bureau.

Normally, there is a minimum number of wires assigned to households, which can at least install electric lights in the household. Of course, this does not require farmers to use tickets, but there is a charge for installing an electric meter. If you do not install an electric meter,

, there will be no electricity.

Su Jianye's family has many houses. There are nine new houses and old houses in a long stretch.

The normal wiring alone is several times that of other homes, not to mention that Su Xiaoruan specially asked them to install several extra sockets, which is even more expensive.

The electricity was finally turned on. When I pulled the light cord at night, the room was brightly lit. I don’t know how many people were so excited that they couldn’t sleep.

Su Jianye's family was fine. After all, they had the kind of solar lantern that Su Xiaoruan brought out before, so they weren't too curious about electric lights.

Su Xiaoruan breathed a sigh of relief. Almost every room had a socket reserved. For safety reasons, Su Jianye used some wooden blocks to wrap the periphery of the socket.

Su Jianye also heard Su Xiangdong say that this wood is non-conductive.

Because the electricity had just been connected, the people from the Electric Power Bureau arranged for electricians to give safety briefings to the entire team.

For example, don't touch this wire casually, it will kill someone!

For another example, if the light bulb at home is broken, if you want to replace the light bulb, you must turn off the light first. If you are not sure whether it is turned off, then unplug the light bulb at home, otherwise you may be electrocuted.

After the electrician talked for two days, everyone was panicked, and some even started to say that they shouldn't turn on the electricity.

Too dangerous.

What to do if he gets electrocuted again?

Because the electricity has just been turned on, the electricians in this wave of training basically have to talk about safe use of electricity every day. In addition, they have to be responsible for going around everywhere every day, whether it is the main line or the back wall of each house.

lines, no accidents can occur.

It's a good thing to have electricity.

But not all homes have electricity.

Some people simply refused because of poor conditions and when they heard that installing electricity meters and wiring would cost a few more dollars.

Su Guoan didn't give much advice to such people. After all, it was a matter of spending money. How could he make the decision for them?

There are quite a few people in the brigade who do not have access to electricity, but because there are telephone poles and the majority of electricity users are there, it will be easy for these people to get electricity again in the future.

It was okay in the first two days, because after the electricity was turned on, those who didn't have electricity at home would go to the next door or relatives' houses to watch the excitement and learn what a light is and what a socket is.

In fact, apart from the brigade headquarters, only Su Guoan and Su Jianye have installed sockets in the entire brigade. No other household has this installed.

Su Jianye actually didn't understand this, but his daughter and son both said they needed to install sockets, so he installed them directly. People from the Electricity Bureau helped them do it anyway.

After the new people left one after another, the house gradually returned to calm.

But a few days later, someone started arguing over the use of electricity.

The first one to start a quarrel was Yu Zhansong's grandmother.

Their family had free money, so they didn't install electric lights. At night, it was just like before, either dark or with a kerosene lamp on. Candles were too expensive and the old lady couldn't bear to buy them.

There was no electricity at home, so I didn’t find it inconvenient at first.

But later on, this old lady became very naughty. At night, she would go to other people's homes to visit, and she would even bring her daughter-in-law, granddaughter, etc., and no one would have empty hands. She would either take the shoe soles with her, or do some shopping.

A little vest or something.

Once or twice, it’s hard for others to say anything.

But if you go to other people's homes every night to do handicrafts and use other people's lights, isn't that a bit excessive?

This old lady was also smart. After seeing that someone was unhappy, she didn't go there for a few days.

Do you think Mrs. Yu realized her shamelessness?

That is impossible!

It's just a matter of finding another company.

Old Mrs. Yu has made some calculations. Neighbors, relatives, etc., how many days will this family spend a few days and that family will spend a few days? How much kerosene will they save?

Not only that, the electric lights are so bright, and their women's handiwork can be done faster and better than before.

They were all in the same brigade, and Mrs. Yu was old, so most people were too embarrassed to fall out with her, so they usually talked to her in private. Later, some people simply found a way to bolt the door early.

It didn't open even if I shouted.

There is nothing we can do about this.

Although I had to pay for it myself, and the Yu family also had to pay for it when they came to use it, I just felt unhappy!

Why do you spend your own money to benefit Lao Yu’s family?

That night, Mrs. Yu went to Yu Dahu's house to knock on the door, but was blocked from outside. No matter what she called, no one would open the door.

At first there was no sound inside, but the courtyard wall was low, and Old Mrs. Yu had already seen the lights in the house, and knew there was someone at home, so she shouted at the top of her lungs.

Later, Ma Dahua, Yu Erhu's daughter-in-law, stood in the yard and shouted to her through the gate.

"Auntie, if you have nothing to do, go back. We also need to wash up and go to bed. We are exhausted from working every day."

When Mrs. Yu heard this, how could she not know that the other party disliked her?

"Hey, Dahua, what did you say? You open the door for my aunt first, and I'll come to talk to my sister-in-law about something."

"Unfortunately, my parents are both asleep. If you have anything else to do, we can wait until tomorrow morning to discuss it."

Ma Dahua yawned as she spoke and said, "I'm sleepy too. I have to get up early tomorrow. Please come back soon."

Ma Dahua didn't say anything bad about Mrs. Yu, nor did she say any bad words.

But Mrs. Yu just felt uncomfortable.

Why?

Do you think she couldn't tell that they were blocked from the door on purpose?

Old Mrs. Yu was so angry, but she had no other choice, so she had no choice but to go home angrily.

Early the next morning, Mrs. Yu came over to Dahu's parents to ask for an explanation.

"Old sister-in-law, what are you talking about? You said that I came over to you last night to talk to you about something, and your big flower didn't even open the door to me. What does this mean? It's because I think life at home is getting better.

Can you stop treating me as your elder?"
Chapter completed!