It was night and the stars were shining brightly. In the late 1970s, entertainment methods were extremely scarce. There were no mobile phones or the Internet. There was a TV, but a 12-inch black and white TV cost as much as 440 yuan, and it had to be purchased by ticket.
Even a smaller 9-inch black and white TV costs more than 300 yuan.
The price is undoubtedly very high. The courtyard where Li Jie and his family live does not even have a TV set.
In the courtyard next door, a family named Wu bought a TV. Every night, the Wu family's boys would move the TV to the courtyard for everyone in the courtyard to watch TV together.
You can enjoy the cool weather while watching, and when you get there, the courtyard is packed with people. It is similar to the cinemas of later generations. However, both the size of the screen and the quality of the programs are far inferior to those of later generations.
However, people nowadays have not experienced the baptism of the era of information explosion. Even if the program is a bit crude, they still enjoy watching it.
Li Jie neither wanted to enjoy the cool weather nor join in the fun, so he hid in the room and read. Although he was confident about the upcoming college entrance examination, he still had to review when it was time.
I don’t know which country the original owner’s textbooks were thrown to. Recently, in addition to collecting bicycles while walking around the streets, Li Jie also works part-time to buy some ancient books and textbooks.
There is still a big difference between the textbooks of the 1970s and those of later generations. Some common knowledge points only need a little review, while those that are not available in later generations still need to be studied over again.
Fortunately, the content of this part is not much and not profound. It is almost no burden for Li Jie. It is basically not a big problem to get into Tsinghua University or Peking University.
Suddenly, the glass window made a "bang bang bang" sound, and then Cheng Jianjun's shouts came to his ears.
"Chunming! Chunming! Come out!"
Since the last time he begged for help from Cheng Jianjun, Li Jie has never met Cheng Jianjun again.
During dinner a few days ago, Han's mother accidentally mentioned the current situation of Cheng Jianjun. Just like in the original work, this guy did not choose to be a worker in Yili Food Factory, but went to work in the piano factory.
Su Meng's development trajectory has not changed. Her parents separated and she was admitted to the Children's Palace and became a teacher.
As for the progress between the two of them, Li Jie didn't pay attention at all.
"What's going on?"
Cheng Jianjun said frankly: "Chunming, I want to inform you that you have to go to the educated youth gathering tomorrow night!"
'Gathering of educated youth?'
These words instantly brought back the scene in Li Jie's memory of jumping in the queue at Xiaoqinghe. At that time, there were about a hundred educated youths who went to Xiaoqinghe to jump in the queue, including children of high-ranking cadres and ordinary workers' families.
Now that we can organize a gathering and bring everyone together, except for a few high-ranking cadres, I'm afraid no one else is that capable.
In the play, 'Han Chunming' was too embarrassed to go because of his work problems, but Li Jie didn't have this worry.
It just so happened that he was about to make a big bowl of tea and needed some manpower. Among this group of educated youths, there were many who, like him, were still unemployed at home.
In addition, to do this, you need to clear up the relationship. The Han family does not have that ability. Those high-ranking officials among the educated youth must have connections, and Li Jie is not worried about the other party taking away his honor.
After all, the friendship between classmates and educated youth at this time was still relatively pure, so Li Jie was going to find Yang Jianhua to work together on this matter.
Yang Jianhua has a very good relationship with the original owner, and his father is of a relatively high level, so he basically doesn’t have to worry about the other party taking his credit.
"Okay, I understand, I will be there on time tomorrow."
Cheng Jianjun was startled when he heard this. This answer was a bit beyond his expectation. The person who knows you best is often your enemy. As a 'love rival', Cheng Jianjun naturally put a lot of effort into studying his opponent's temperament.
'No, Han Chunming doesn't have a job. Based on my understanding of him, he shouldn't agree!'
'Weird, weird!'
Although he had some doubts in his heart, now that the matter was done, Cheng Jianjun went home directly, thinking as he walked.
'Hehe, tomorrow is when I, Cheng Jianjun, will show off my talents. If you people look down on me, I will make you look at me with admiration!'
Cheng Jianjun put a lot of effort into pursuing Su Meng. Su Meng was the famous "golden voice" in their school. She was beautiful, sweet, sweet, and had a melodious voice. She fascinated many boys.
Therefore, Cheng Jianjun specially learned to play the piano in order to accompany Su Meng.
Cheng Jianjun trembled with excitement when he thought of himself playing the piano gracefully under the light and Su Meng singing in the sweet sound of the piano.
'Tomorrow! I! Cheng Jianjun! I will definitely shock everyone with my skills!'
The next day, at 5:30 pm, in the banquet hall on the second floor of Fengze Garden, the educated youth who jumped in line from Xiaoqinghe gathered together happily.
Fengzeyuan was founded in 1930 and is famous for its authentic Shandong-style dishes. Since its opening, it has had a reputation for exquisite dishes and pure flavor. It has always been a gathering place for dignitaries and celebrities.
In the 1950s and 1960s, Fengze Garden was also one of the important places for holding official banquets for foreign guests. It has hosted more than 90 national dignitaries and cultural celebrities. Many chefs have also participated in state banquets and family banquets of important leaders.
When Li Jie arrived, the party had already begun. Directly in front of the banquet hall was a stage with a banner of 'Educated Youth Gathering' hanging on the top, and a piano placed in the center of the stage.
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The clear spring water is endless
Sing loudly to your loved ones
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In the center of the stage, a female educated youth sang "The Spring Water in the Border is Clear and Pure", and a girl in a floral skirt next to her was playing an accordion to accompany her.
The educated youths below were eating melon seeds and chatting. Because someone was performing a show on the stage, the people below kept their voices low.
Actually, Li Jie was not going to be late today, but he ran into trouble when he went out.
There was indeed an emergency in Bapohou. His son-in-law, Hou Su'e's husband, was seriously ill, but his daughter's family had no money for medical treatment.
When his daughter married her current husband, Po Pohou did not agree. His daughter married him secretly behind his back, so Po Pohou never liked this son-in-law.
He and his daughter have had little interaction over the years, and their relationship has always been cold.
Hou Su'e knew her father very well, so she never came to ask for help, secretly gritting her teeth and holding on.
If it was in the old days, he would definitely have refused to save her, but after Li Jie's enlightenment, he slowly forgave his daughter in his heart.
He can not care about his son-in-law, but he cannot care about his daughter. He cannot bear to see his daughter suffering.
But he is an old and arrogant person, and he really can't lose his face and offer to help. He has to have his daughter come to ask for help first.
So, Bao Po Hou thought of Li Jie and planned to let him help Hou Su'e.
Compared to being late for the party, this matter was obviously more important. When Li Jie rushed to Fengze Garden after delivering the money, he was unexpectedly late again.