"Sister, why are you here?" As soon as Xiang Jin arrived at Grandpa Zeng's house, Yang Zhao ran over and asked her.
Xiang Jin said, "Come and take a look!"
"Girl Jin, have your TV sets been adjusted?" Grandpa Zeng looked at her and asked with a smile.
Xiang Jin said, "Not yet. I forgot to buy the signal receiver yesterday, but it's okay. I'll debug it myself then."
"Oh, yes, you need to buy that one. We are in a mountainous area here, and the signal is usually not very good. You need to buy that pot cover or bracket, otherwise the TV will not display well, and there will be a lot of noise," Zeng
Grandpa nodded.
Xiang Jin said, "Grandpa Zeng, I'll borrow your phone later. I'll call my mother and ask her to bring one back from the street."
Grandpa Zeng pointed to the phone not far away, "Call, call, call whatever you want!"
"It's okay, I'll call later. Grandpa Zeng, how far are your air-conditioners and TVs installed? These two masters are with them. If the masters are too busy, they can help. They
It saves time," Xiang Jin added.
Grandpa Zeng said, "Our TV has been installed, and the air conditioner seems to be in place. Then, I will take them there. Chenchen, Jin Yatou, and Manager Xiao, you are familiar with each other. Let's talk."
"good!"
Several people nodded.
Xiang Jin walked to the table and poured himself a glass of water, then took another sip. Then he thought of something, and then looked at the two people sitting on the sofa not far away, "Do you want more water?"
"I don't need it," Xiang Jin then looked at Manager Xiao, and Manager Xiao also said, "I don't need it either!"
Xiang Jin nodded, and then called out to Yang Zhao, who was watching TV not far away, "Yang Zhao?!"
"Hey, sister?!" Yang Zhao picked up the remote control and turned down the TV volume.
Xiang Jin said, "You call my mother, or your father, and ask them to buy me a TV signal receiver when they are free, and let my mother bring it back."
"Oh, good!"
Yan Chen pointed at him and said, "Buy one with a pot lid. That kind of signal receiver should receive the signal better."
"Oh, okay!" After hearing this, Yang Zhao went to the side to make a phone call.
Xiang Jin walked towards Yan Chen and the others with the water cup in hand. Yan Chen moved inside and Xiang Jin sat down next to him. Then he asked Manager Xiao, "Manager Xiao, when is the holiday in your factory?"
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Then Manager Xiao said, "Maybe twenty-nine."
Xiang Jin nodded, "Business is good!"
Manager Xiao smiled and said, "There is no way, there are orders piled up everywhere, and they have to be delivered before the new year comes, so the production arrangements are a bit tight."
"Then Manager Huang is not here, you are indeed very busy."
Then Manager Xiao said, "Yeah, there's nothing else. Our boss and his sister are in charge of the revenue and expenditure, so I don't have to worry about it, but I have to rely on myself for the external business.
You also know that in our industry, apart from the quality and price of our products, our performance is nothing more than maintaining our interpersonal relationships. This time of year is our busiest time, with many customers visiting us.
all of a sudden."
"I understand, it's a New Year's gift," Xiang Jin nodded.
The other party responded with a somewhat embarrassed "Aaaaaaaaaaa".
Yan Chen said, "We won't have to give gifts here in the future. Xiang Jin and I don't care about those people who are hypocritical."
The other party said, "Oh, that can't be done, there are still rules!"
Xiang Jin laughed, "We don't care, why do you still care?"
Manager Xiao said, "No, this industry has its own rules. No matter how busy you are, you still need to be respectful. Although the things are not expensive, they are still our thoughts."
Xiang Jin said, "You are so polite. You have to give away a lot every year, right?"
Then Manager Xiao said a little embarrassedly, "It's okay, it's okay!"
Yan Chen asked, "Is Manager Xiao a native of Nanlong County?"
"Oh, no, no, I'm from Xiao's hometown in Dinghe Town, but later I worked with our boss and then moved to the county town."
"A house bought in the county?"
"Alas, I bought a house on Xinhua Road in the county town two years ago with the support of my boss. If you are free then, come over to my place and sit in Building 2, No. 36, Xinhua Road.
Door No. 203 on the second floor?"
"Okay, I will definitely come and chat with you when I have time!" Yan Chen agreed.
Xiang Jin turned her head and looked at him, a little strange, but saw him ask again, "Who are the people in Manager Xiao's family?"
Manager Xiao said, "Oh, my family is just my parents, wife and children!"
"How old are Manager Xiao's parents, and how old is the child? Is he also a boy?" Yan Chen continued to ask.
Manager Xiao nodded his head, "Alas, the boy is eight years old this year and is in the third grade of elementary school. My parents are both over sixty."
Yan Chen nodded, "Everything is good?!"
"Alas, everything is good!"
"Are there any other brothers and sisters in Manager Xiao's family?"
"There are two girls, one is married in our hometown, and the other is married in Nanlong Town. Both of them usually work in our factory," Manager Xiao answered in detail.
"Well, it's good. When the family is in trouble, they can come and visit and meet their parents," Yan Chen nodded.
Xiang Jin had a gut feeling that Yan Chen was not normal today. When did he become so talkative? It would be like asking the question.
Yan Chen felt Xiang Jin's scrutinizing eyes on him, so he pretended to cough, and then changed the subject, "Manager Xiao, how many people are there in your factory?"
"Oh, there are about 180 people in our factory."
"Are you paid by piece rate or hourly rate?"
"Piece work! This way, the workers will be motivated and we can reduce unnecessary expenses."
Xiang Jin and Yan Chen nodded, and Xiang Jin asked, "Are you producing in steps or do you mean that the entire production process of a set of clothes is completed by one person?"
"Oh, all our clothes are made by one person, and then the sewing of buttons and stringing are done by specialized personnel, and there is also a specialized quality inspection department."
Xiang Jin and the others nodded, and then started chatting with him about other things, but this time it was Xiang Jin who was mainly talking to him.
About an hour later, Yan Chen and the others installed the air conditioners in the rooms upstairs. Then everyone went downstairs to go back, and Manager Xiao stood up.
Grandma Mo and others also prepared some vegetables for them to take back. Manager Xiao and others thanked them, and everyone got in the car. Xiang Jin called Yang Zhao and went home.
When they got home, Yang Hui and the others had already picked the vegetables they were going to take away for Manager Xiao, and were placing them on the eaves of their house. They looked at the large boxes of cucumbers, tomatoes, green beans, and long strips of vegetables.
There were purple eggplants and a few bags of winter corn, so Manager Xiao said, "Oh, why is this so embarrassing, there are so many?"
Xiang Jin said, "It's okay, just take it and give it a little thought!"
Grandma Mo’s family now mainly grows some mushroom products and garlic sprouts, as well as peppers and lettuce. Aunt Liao’s family mainly grows vegetables with seasonings such as garlic, ginger, celery, and onions, as well as winter melons.
There is no need to repeat melon products such as zucchini and loofah.
Other green leaf vegetables such as lettuce, water spinach, and Shanghai green were later distributed to Xiang Jin and his family for cultivation by families with whom they usually had good relationships in the bay. Two of them were Zeng Qing's family and Xiang Liuye's family.
Manager Xiao smiled and said, "Oh, thank you so much!" With so many fresh vegetables, their family will be more proud when entertaining guests during the Chinese New Year this year.
You must know that no one in their county is growing greenhouse vegetables yet. It is said that the fresh fruits and vegetables bought from some vegetable vendors in the county are brought from them, and the prices are very expensive.
Xiang Jin said, "You're welcome. This basket is for you, Manager Xiao. Please bring this basket to Manager Huang's house. As for this basket, it's just for a few masters. You can divide it among yourself later."
Because we didn't have enough time, we didn't install it for you," Xiang Jin said and handed them a roll of plastic bags.
When several delivery masters heard that they were still available, they were very happy. They thanked her repeatedly and waved their hands to Jin, "You're welcome. Everyone has worked hard today. Okay, since you all rushed
Time, then I won’t delay you anymore, let’s go!”
Several people quickly loaded the baskets of vegetables into the car and left.
Xiang Lan and others rushed out of the house, "Sister, why is the shadow of the TV in our house so blurry and making a loud noise? Did you buy a bad TV?"
Brothers Yang Xu and Yang Xin then looked at her and nodded.
Xiang Jin said, "Who said I bought a broken TV? If the signal is not good, the image and sound will be bad. Just wait, it will be fine when mom gets the signal receiver thing back."
"Ah? Are you still waiting for mom to buy it back? Sister, why didn't you buy it together yesterday?"
Looking at the little girl's eyes with obvious disappointment and dissatisfaction, Xiang Jin's face suddenly turned serious, and she pretended to be unhappy and said, "Why are you talking to your sister and me? I have good intentions to bring more money to the family.
A TV set, oh, but you blame me for not having enough accessories to delay your TV viewing, right? Why, I can’t forget something or make any mistakes, right?"
"No, sister, have you misunderstood me?" The little girl knew that the tone of her words just now was not very good, so she lowered her head, and then hurriedly defended herself.
Xiang Jin stared at her and said, "Xiang Lan, I can tell you, even if you buy a TV at home, you can't just stare at it. You still have to study when it's time to study, and you still have to do housework when it's time to do it.
I still have to catch up on housework, so the TV can only be on
You can only watch it after you have finished your homework and done all your housework. And you can't watch it for more than half an hour at a time. Do you understand? If it exceeds, I will just lock the TV and let you
I’ll never look like this again!”
"Oh, I understand," the little girl responded quietly.
"Okay, let's take them to play!"
After the kids ran away, Xiang Jin heard Yang Zhao calling from inside the room, "Wow, sister, Manager Xiao and the others have sent a lot of things. Come and see?"
"What did you give me?" Xiang Jin walked over.
Yang Zhaodao, "There are four food packages in gift boxes, two cans of milk powder, and two jars of wine."
Xiang Jin walked over and took a look, and saw that the food consisted of two boxes of persimmon cookies and two boxes of peach cakes, while the milk powder was two cans of the Venus brand milk powder, and the wine was two jars of Huadiao wine.
It’s indeed a lot to give!
Several kids ran over and looked at the boxes of food without blinking. Xiang Jin said, "If you want to eat, just open a box."
Xiang Lan hurriedly picked up a box of persimmons and opened them, while Yang Zhao picked up a box of peach cakes and opened them too. Seeing how impatient they were, Xiang Jin rolled his eyes speechlessly, and then
walked away.
She had just walked to the bamboo chair in the hall and sat down before she saw the two lines of writing. Xiang Lan ran over holding a red envelope, "Here's a red envelope!"
"What red envelope?" Xiang Jin asked.
Xiang Lan said, "There is a red envelope in that persimmon box. Open it and take a look. What's inside?"
Xiang Jin reached out and took the red envelope, then opened it and took out a stack of colorful things.
"What is this?" several kids asked, and Yang Zhao took the papers out of Xiang Jin's hand, and then flipped through them one by one, "Yes, what is this?"
Xiang Jin said, "Money!"
"Money? What money?!" Why have they never seen it before?
Xiang Jin said, "Pounds and dollars!"
Yang Zhao looked at her in surprise, "Sister, do you know her?"
Xiang Jin pointed it out to him, "Hey, doesn't it say bank of england, Bank of England? Doesn't that mean pound sterling? This pattern is US dollars."
"Then how do you use it? You can't even recognize it?" Yang Zhao frowned, "If I want to seal you a red envelope, then I should also seal you a red envelope of our country's money. Who do you think you can take this to and recognize it outside?"
Arrive?"
Xiang Jin took the bills back from his hand and said, "This money needs to be exchanged at the bank according to the exchange rate of the day."
"How troublesome?!" Yang Zhao curled his lips.
Xiang Lan and the others also said, "It's so troublesome!"
Xiang Jin said, "It's not troublesome. If you have money, why bother? If someone sends me pounds and dollars every day, I won't bother running to the bank every day!"
Yang Zhao asked, "How much money can you exchange for this?"
Xiang Jin said, "A few hundred!"
"A few hundred? So valuable?!" Yang Zhao was very surprised.
Xiang Jin nodded, "Well, these two kinds of money are still more expensive than our country's money at present. Okay, you can just go and do whatever you want, and don't bother me reading. Besides, Yang Zhao
, you can move those two jars of Huadiao wine to grandpa's house, be careful not to drop them?"
"Okay, I'll move it to his room right away!"
At about four o'clock in the afternoon, Xiang Jin's mother came back with the pot lid signal receiver. Then Yang Zhao hurriedly took the thing to tinker with, and Xiang Lan and the other children also circled around him.
Yang Zhao immediately felt like he was expected and admired by others. He secretly made up his mind that he must help them adjust the TV this afternoon so that they can watch TV at night.
Unexpectedly, he had been tinkering for a long time, but he still couldn't figure out the TV image clearly, so he finally had to go find Xiang Jin.
"My mother bought all the pot lids?" Xiang Jin closed the book in front of him and looked at him sideways.
Yang Zhao nodded, "Well, after buying it, my aunt has been back for a while. Didn't I see that you were studying seriously, so I didn't dare to disturb you, and then I went to fiddle with it myself, but I
I haven't been able to fix the TV after trying for a long time. Sister, do you think it's really the problem with your TV?"
Xiang Jin asked, "Are you so confident?"
Yang Zhao said, "I think I'm right. I was at Brother Chen's house at that time, and I even saw how to install the pot lid in their house!"
Xiang Jin stood up and walked outside with him. After looking at it, she first changed the positions of the wires behind the TV and re-plugged them in, and then connected the leads on the pot cover.
After answering it again, I finally turned on the TV, took the remote control and pressed the search button. When the channel jumped, Xiang Lan and the others clapped their hands and shouted, "It's out, it's out, sister, there are so many channels?"
Can you debug it a little more clearly?!"
Xiang Jin said, "Wait a moment and finish searching the channels before we talk!"
"oh!"
Everyone waited patiently.
After about ten minutes, the channel search was completed, and Xiang Jin asked Yang Zhao to put the pot lid on the roof again.
Yang Zhao hurriedly ran out to put it away.
Xiang Jin watched from below, "Climb the ladder firmly and be careful not to fall off."
"Don't worry, sister, I have a firm grip on the pot lid and you won't break it," Yang Zhao held the pot lid and shook it towards her.
Xiang Jin waited for him, "I told you!"
"Oh, I won't fall down either!"
For safety reasons, Xiang Jin walked over and held the ladder for him.
After a while, Xiang Jin's mother and Yang Hui came over one after another. Then Xiang Jin asked them to hold the ladder, and then said to Yang Zhao, "Don't get down first. Wait, I'll go first."
Look at the shadow on the TV and come down again when the shadow is completely clear!"
"Oh, good!"
"Xiang Lan, stand at the door and send a message to your second brother later. I've arranged for him to come back down!"
"oh!"
The two Xiang Jin sisters walked back, Xiang Lan stood still at the door, and Xiang Jin went into the room to adjust the TV.
"The picture on the TV is still a bit blurry. Ask him to turn the position of the pot lid!"
Xiang Lan raised his voice and shouted to the people in the small courtyard, "Second cousin, I want you to turn the position of the pot lid!"
After a while, Xiang Jin's voice came out, "It's worse than before, let him turn in the opposite direction!"
"Second cousin, the image is better before it comes out. I want you to turn in the opposite direction!"
Yang Zhao held the pot lid and turned it around!
"Tell him to turn slower and faster!"
"Second cousin, I asked you to turn slowly, don't turn so fast!"
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The three of them worked together like this, and after half an hour, they finally adjusted the picture and sound effects of the TV to the ideal effect.
Yang Zhao came down from the roof, and everyone rushed into the room. After watching the pictures on the TV, they couldn't help laughing.
"Oh, okay, okay, now it's great, we also have TV at home," Yang Juyun said first.
Xiang Jin and her grandfather started to laugh while smoking a dry cigarette.
Xiang Lan and the other children started to fight over the remote control and said they wanted to watch cartoons.
Yang Zhao walked up to Xiang Jin and gestured with his thumb, "Sister, you are really a top student, you can adjust the TV in such a short time? Oh, how did you know that my wires were connected backwards?
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Xiang Jin said, "Isn't it obvious?"
Yang Zhao frowned and said, "Oh, can you stop being so awesome and making me feel like I'm stupid?"
Xiang Jin chuckled lightly, "I didn't even use my brain, how could I help you so well?"
Yang Zhao suddenly felt heartbroken, "Sister, you are so offensive! How can you put it so hard for ordinary people like us?"
Xiang Jin hooked his fingers, and Yang Zhao moved towards her, "What?!"
Xiang Jin said, "As a person, you must know how to adapt. If one method doesn't work, then you have to change to another method. Similarly, if one way of thinking doesn't work, then you have to use another way. You just don't know how to adapt, so you
It’s only been all afternoon and I haven’t finished it yet!”
"Oh, you are awesome!" Yang Zhao suddenly felt a little embarrassed, then turned around and left.
Xiang Jin didn't bother to pay attention to them, and turned around and went back to her room to work on her question books.