Return To 1977 Chapter 327: Eighty Seventh Refrigerator

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"Mom, I have something to tell you... I want to use some money."

"How much?"

"Seven hundred."

"So much! It's not easy to earn that little money, so don't spend it carelessly..."

"I...I want to buy a refrigerator for my home."

"Refrigerator?"

"Yes, that thing is good. It's not summer now, and nothing can be stored. But with it, you can..."

"Okay, Mom knows what you are thinking. You are thinking about everyone. Our family has such a large population, so it would be good to have a refrigerator. Fruits, vegetables, frozen fish and meat can all be stored. Wait until your sister-in-law gives birth again. Children, even if we order more milk, it won't go bad. But the problem is that you will suffer a loss. You have to think carefully about it. If you really spend it, you will be short of money. Mom doesn’t have room to make ends meet for you. Besides, if our family spends money to buy this, will the neighbors..."

This is the main room of the Hong family. Hong Lucheng went for a walk after dinner. There were only two people, Hong Yanwu and Wang Yunlin, mother and son.

After successfully getting his sister to accept the gift, Hong Yanwu came to discuss buying a refrigerator with Wang Yunlin.

Actually, to be honest, Hong Yanwu knew that his mother had her own opinion. I have no idea how to convince my mother. The only plan is to use your words as much as possible. If you hit the fence, it won't matter where you hit it.

But things were really different from what Hong Yanwu expected. Wang Yunlin didn't give him a chance to show his talents at all.

Hong Yanwu was still worried about how to brag about the benefits of the refrigerator, but Wang Yunlin interrupted him.

The old lady not only understands what a refrigerator is, but also considers more aspects than her son.

Hong Yanwu couldn't help but be stunned by the accident, and then his hopes increased greatly. Hurry and clear up your mother’s doubts one by one.

"Mom...don't say that. I know you want to keep the money to give me a wife. But how old am I? My second brother will be the first to get married. To put it bluntly, my money belongs to the whole family. You can use it as you like in the future. , it’s appropriate to give flowers to anyone.”

"As for the neighbors, you don't have to worry too much. I know you are afraid of showing off. But think about it, one is that our courtyard is full of good people, and no one makes trouble. The other is, that thing is like a big cabinet It looks like it, and it doesn’t make any noise. Who knows what it is at home?”

"I have thought about it. We will leave it in Xiaoru's room later. Guests who come to visit will not go to her room. It is also close to the kitchen and it is convenient to get things. At most, I can just give Su Xiu a few words. ..."

Hong Yanwu's thorough thinking really relieved Wang Yunlin's worries. She thought about it and nodded.

"Since you have thought so carefully, then if you are really willing, mom will thank you on behalf of the whole family."

Just seeing her agree so happily and successfully reach her destination Hong Yanwu, for a moment it felt a little unbelievable and unreal. I couldn't help but open my mouth wide and confirm again and again.

"Mom, Mom! Do you really agree? Do you agree just like that? I thought... I thought..."

Seeing Hong Yanwu's confused look on the car. Wang Yunlin couldn't help but laugh. She immediately understood why her son was confused.

"You think of your mother as a confused old lady, right? Let me tell you, don't underestimate your mother. I have used all kinds of refrigerators, and you may not even know..."

This is really a guess at the beginning, but not at the ending. Hong Yanwu was completely surprised by his mother's attitude.

However, what Wang Yunlin said is true. She has indeed seen more people than Hong Yanwu in her life.

Due to the improvement of the economy, the Hong family has long stopped using cardboard boxes. So since she had free time, it was hot in summer and she slept late, Wang Yunlin just chatted to relieve her boredom, and described some old memories of her life to her son.

Under the dim lights and gently swaying cattail leaf fans, Hong Yanwu was surprised to learn that in the feudal era, there was no need to use electricity at all. Rich families had already used a wooden appearance, with lead and tin as the lining, using natural materials. Water ice comes in the refrigerated refrigerator.

This kind of refrigerator is not only beautiful in appearance, but also very sophisticated and scientific in functional design. The settings of the "cover" and "door" actually divide the box into two layers, the upper layer for freezing and the lower layer for freshness, which is very similar to the shape of a modern refrigerator.

In addition, when the ice melts, it absorbs the hot air in the room and adjusts the room temperature by covering the hollow exhaust holes, which can also function as an air conditioner.

From this point of view, this environmentally friendly old refrigerator has more unique advantages than today's refrigerators. From this we can also know how outstanding the wisdom of ancient Chinese people was.

In addition, Hong Yanwu had another surprise.

It turns out that as early as the 1920s and 1930s, refrigerators had already been found on Shanghai Beach.

His father, Hong Lucheng, used large freezers in the Western restaurants, cafes, dance halls and nightclubs he built in the Shanghai Concession. In the hot summer, it is convenient to provide refreshing cold drinks and ice cream to the fashionable Shanghai and Hainan ladies and gentlemen to cool off.

As for refrigerators in private homes, they are rare and must be owned by very wealthy people.

Most of the refrigerators at that time were imported from foreign countries and were huge in size. They were definitely comparable to today’s fashionable large refrigerators of over 200 liters. The casing is made of all metal, and even four or five good guys can't even think of touching it.

And speaking of the price, it is also extremely shocking. The earliest world-famous brand "Frigidaire-Arctic Refrigerator" is also a luxury product in Europe. The price of not having a dozen "little yellow croakers" is unobtainable.

This manufacturer is the ancestor of refrigerators. It is said that there were no more than ten such refrigerators in Shanghai at that time. Even if you have money, you may not be able to buy one.

So these refrigerators naturally became status symbols. "Hartung Gardens", "Paramount Ballroom" or the homes of dignitaries, no one can tell where they belong.

Who would have thought that his parents would own such a top-notch refrigerator. And the fresh milk that his eldest brother Hong Yanzheng drank when he was young was stored in this rare refrigerator.

Probably I have been feeling depressed in my heart for many years. Now that she can tell her son with peace of mind, Wang Yunlin's tone is full of joy and relaxation. From the moment she opens her mouth, she can't stop talking, and she can't stop talking.

This allowed Hong Yanwu to not only get a glimpse of the wealthy life of the Hong family back then, but also to have a deeper understanding of his mother's state of mind.

He suddenly realized that when his mother told him these things, she was not remembering her original luxury and glory, but was remembering her past years and years. Reminiscing about the happy times she spent with her family.

Because their family is of a different kind, they have to be restrained and curled up at all times. My mother has never been able to recall her past openly.

Just memories are the most precious thing a person has. But once people need to deny the past for a long time and avoid the truth. That is equivalent to being mentally broken and incomplete.

This is undoubtedly a great distortion and torture, and it is also a kind of loneliness that is both pitiful and embarrassing.

A kind of compassion for his mother and a wonderful understanding of the ups and downs of life filled Hong Yanwu's heart.

He also realized another major mistake in his previous life. His past about his parents and his family. We know so little about it...

With mother's approval, only the next day, Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan carried a single-door "Electrolux" refrigerator covered with a sheet into the east courtyard of Guanyin Yuan.

But compared to his mother's open-mindedness, Hong Yanzheng, who happened to be taking a day off that day, showed his stubbornness and stubbornness, which formed a sharp contrast.

Seeing Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan struggling to stuff the refrigerator into Hong Yanru's narrow door frame, he not only refused to help, but also interfered and criticized.

"Hey, hey, third child, you got such a big guy and stuffed it into Xiaoru's house. What are you doing?"

"What are you doing? Put it in. It's close to the kitchen, so it's easy to get things."

Hong Yanwu stood in the room and was pulling the refrigerator back. He answered casually and continued to urge Chen Liquan. "Quanzi, push, don't get it wrong."

But Hong Yanzheng kept asking questions at all times. "What is this? Where did it come from?"

Chen Liquan struggled outside and finally squeezed the refrigerator in against the edge of the door frame. He wiped his sweat and took over the words.

"Brother, this is the refrigerator I just bought. My godmother knows about it. With this, the family will be much more convenient in the future. I heard Xiao Wu say that fish, meat, and leftovers can be used Just put it in as hard as you can, it won’t break even after ten and a half months.”

Hong Yanzheng doesn't care about this, he only cares about one thing.

"Quanzi, how much does it cost to buy this?"

"Seven hundred. Not expensive, right?"

"Isn't it expensive? It's less than a thousand dollars. It's my salary for one and a half years."

Actually, Chen Liquan wanted to say that this item is priced at a duty-free shop and is more expensive outside. But he couldn't express it clearly, and Hong Yanzheng only focused on the amount of money. So the two of them had a lot of trouble.

Hong Yanwu was a little unhappy when he saw Chen Liquan blushing due to being blocked. He deliberately provokes people in a vindictive way.

"Boss, there's something I haven't told you yet. This thing consumes a lot of electricity. It's only a dozen words in a month."

Sure enough, Hong Yanzheng felt like he had been stabbed.

"Oh my god. The electricity bill alone costs several dollars. No, you two should return this thing quickly. Our family cannot support this living ancestor."

Hong Yanwu curled his lips and wiped the sweat from his forehead with his arm, and he was able to speak small words.

"It's okay, boss. We just moved in with great difficulty, and look at how sweaty our necks are. Besides, what does this have to do with you? Mom agreed, and she didn't let you pay for it, and she didn't let you pay the electricity bill. . If you don’t want to help, go back to your house and stop meddling.”

How could Hong Yanzheng be defeated so easily?

"It's not about who pays the money or who pays the electricity bill. It's about not spending money. Mom probably confused your kid. I'll talk to mom later. You have to return the things first. Other stores don't. Accepted. Where is the invoice? ”

Hong Yanwu was also convinced. He was clearing things and finding space for the refrigerator while chewing his teeth.

"Boss, you are really good. Why don't you think about how many leftovers our family has to throw away this year? Besides, with this, it will be convenient for my sister-in-law to have a baby..."

Hong Yan fought but refused to give in at all.

"But you can't throw away seven hundred yuan. The electricity bill is more expensive than the leftovers. Besides, Hong Jun didn't have this when he was a child. Can't he still calm his **** with cold water? You are just taking off your pants and farting... ”

Chen Liquan naturally couldn't just sit back and help to persuade him.

"Brother, everyone abroad has this, and they are all bigger than this one. This is much more convenient than cold water..."

But Hong Yanzheng still didn't give him any face.

"What do foreigners eat? What do you eat? How many taels of meat do you two eat a day, and how many fish do you eat a year? We are ordinary people. We are hardworking and simple, and thrift is the true nature of working people. No, no, no, we are going to retreat. Go. There are still leftovers! Reba Reba can’t keep them for ten days and a half.”

Hong Yanwu rolled his eyes, simply ignored Hong Yan's argument, and directly asked Chen Liquan to move the refrigerator into place.

Seeing this, Hong Yanzheng was a little impatient.

"Third brother, you are sincere, right? Why don't you listen to me? Are you doing it the other way around?"

Unexpectedly, Hong Yanwu still ignored him. Until he calmly handed Chen Liquan a cigarette and lit it himself. Then he said rather lazily, "Boss, don't be afraid of spending money. In fact, if you want to save electricity, don't plug in the electric door. Look, there are so many compartments here, you can put anything. Put bowls and No one cares about the chopsticks or the briquettes."

After saying that, he pulled Chen Liquan out of the house. In the end, the only thing left in his mouth was, "If you have the ability, just retreat on your own."

Hong Yan in the room was so angry that his face turned pale and he yelled at the shadow behind them.

"There's something wrong! I spent 700 yuan on a cupboard. It'll make you all confused... Huh! What should I put in it? Bangzi noodles and porridge?"

But in the final analysis, since he had no invoice, no idea of ​​the source, and he couldn't do it himself, he had no choice but to do it.

As for Hong Yanwu, actually he felt a little uncomfortable after leaving the courtyard.

Based on what my mother said, I saw that my eldest brother, the "eldest young man of the Hong family" who used to have the most expensive refrigerator to store milk, had completely forgotten the benefits that the refrigerator had brought to him, and his appearance was completely "thrifty". The style of "saving pacesetter". Will he feel better?

I feel that due to the rise and fall of the family and the changes of the times, the two generations of the Hong family have such a big gap in their life attitudes and values. No matter how he thought about it, it made him a little hard to let go and a little sad.

History just goes around and around, life goes around like this, so many things have changed.

But fortunately there is still one person in the Hong family, and his spirit has not changed.