Not long after entering the third grade of junior high school, Dad Niu finally came home for another vacation.
When I came back this time, I not only brought food, clothes, and clothes as before.
I even brought back a piece of household appliances and a 12-inch black and white TV.
A 12-inch domestic TV costs more than 300 yuan, which is not cheap.
But it is not that there are no dual-income families in the courtyard. The family conditions are also good, and they can afford this money.
But I still couldn’t buy a TV because I had no means and didn’t want to spend more money.
TV sets are a hot commodity, and have been in hot demand for many years.
Niuye's TV set was the first in the courtyard, and even in several nearby courtyards.
"The Niuye family bought a TV."
“You can also watch movies at your own home.”
"Turn on the TV and watch whatever you want."
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After buying the TV, Niuye's home became a public place. The main room and living room were not very big to begin with, but they were packed with people.
Although Niu Ye felt that the TV was a useless thing, he still accepted it.
If you let the neighbors come to see you, it will make the house very messy. If you don't let them come, you will offend everyone.
After buying the TV, Niu Ye could no longer take his followers with him and study at home.
How can a teenage child resist the temptation of TV series?
Even some aunties and grandmas can't resist it.
Most of the elders also care about the news. When the news is broadcast, the room is full of people.
After buying the TV, Niuye and his parents didn't watch much.
But even if you don’t watch it, this TV series has played its due role.
The Niu family bought this TV set not only to watch it, but also to prove that their family had money and lived a good life.
In the past twenty or thirty years, if I wanted to prove that my family was doing well, I would just buy it three times and ring it once.
But after "three turns and one beep" became no longer uncommon, the only way for ordinary families to prove their financial resources was to buy TV sets, washing machines, refrigerators, and other major appliances.
So this TV, placed there, is the face of Dad Niu, the richest man in the courtyard.
"Niu Ye, that's amazing, your dad bought you a TV."
"Aunt Wu, what's so great about it? It's just a TV. Your family will buy one soon."
"For your good advice, our son also wants to buy it, but he doesn't have a TV ticket, so he hasn't bought it yet."
Niu Ye discovered that the person he couldn't afford to offend the most in this courtyard was the Widow Aunt Wu. Her mouth was so powerful that gossip spread too quickly.
A widow easily controlled the public opinion in the courtyard.
Therefore, Niu Ye was very polite when talking to Aunt Wu. He hoped that Aunt Wu could avoid the Niu family when gossiping all day long, and even if she had to say something, she would try to say something good about the Niu family.
At first, when someone was at home in Niuye's house, someone came over to watch TV.
After a week of practice, the time for watching TV was finally decided, from 7 to 10 pm.
That is to say, when I saw that there were no programs on TV in the evening, thanks to the relatively small number of TV programs now, it did not affect Niu Ye's normal schedule.
"Dad, now that the reform and opening up has begun, some people have started doing business. Do you still want to get on the ship?"
When Niu Dad was leaving, Niu Ye still found Niu Dad, and the two father and son had a brief chat.
"Niu Ye, Dad knows that you don't want Dad to leave home. But you can't even think about letting your Dad do business at home, buying and selling. Those are things that people without jobs do."
"Dad, just because there are few people doing it and there is less competition, you can make money by doing business."
"Stop talking about this. If dad doesn't have a decent job, it will be hard to find a partner when your kid grows up and wants to get married."
Dad Niu said with a smile that after decades, the concept of having a good job is still quite ingrained.
"Dad, you have traveled extensively, been abroad, and have seen the world. You should know that the status of people doing business abroad is not that low. In the future, we will be the same as foreign countries..."
"Okay, Dad will consider it when we come back to do business. But this time when we get on the ship, we will definitely go to sea with him. We have already made arrangements. You are an older child now. Dad is gone. You are at home.
Remember to take good care of your mother."
This last sentence, Niu Dad’s advice was quite serious.
Dad Niu used to go home and bring back some foreign experiences as conversation materials, which made the house lively.
This time it was different. A TV was left behind. Even if Dad Niu went to sea and left, the house was still very lively.
Maybe this is one of Niu's father's purposes. With a TV at home, Niu's mother is not afraid that the house will be deserted.
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After Niu's father returned home, the Niu family had nothing to look forward to in the year.
After another Spring Festival, time has entered the 1980s.
Not long after, classmate Qiao Erqiang caused trouble again.
"Qiao Yicheng, have you seen the top two of your family? They have been wearing a new Hong Kong shirt these days."
The so-called Hong Kong shirt is also a T-shirt. Niu Ye heard from other boys that Qiao Erqiang was wearing one in school. It was obvious from the surface that it was not cheap, and he immediately told Qiao Yicheng.
After the living expenses reached 20 yuan, Qiao Yicheng was indeed considered wealthy, and he began to give Qiao Erqiang pocket money.
"Why does he have a Hong Kong shirt? I'll go over and have a look."
After listening, Qiao Yicheng said with a cold face. He was going to go to the primary school classroom to find Qiao Erqiang.
"You can go find the top two. This is at school, so you can save some face for him."
Niu Ye still had to hope that Qiao Yicheng could stop things from getting worse by going there now.
It cannot be said that the students wrongly accused Qiao Erqiang and that the wrongful accusation was unreasonable.
There is no other child who is as sneaky as Qiao Erqiang in dressing up.
Qiao Erqiang still wore a piece of clothing that was obviously not suitable for the Qiao family's family background.
Every day when I go to school, I go to the toilet to change it, and after school, I go to the toilet to change it again.
One cannot but make people suspect that Qiao Erqiang's clothes came from something illegitimate.
It happened that several students in the class lost their pocket money and food expenses.
It is not surprising that Qiao Erqiang was misunderstood by his classmates and teachers as a thief.
A child suspects someone, and the police station is not handling the case, so no direct evidence is needed.
If you think you are, you will know in your heart that you are.
"Qiao Erqiang, have you made it clear to your elder brother about your clothes?"
The next day, Niu Ye saw Qiao Erqiang wearing his clothes openly.
"Let me make it clear, I saved my monthly pass and breakfast money to buy the clothes."
"You, Qiao Erqiang, are so cruel that you can resist skipping breakfast for a piece of clothing. If you put this perseverance on business, there is nothing else that you, Qiao Erqiang, can't do."