Return To 1977 Chapter 330: Reciprocity
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The webmaster of the milk station was very happy after buying a black and white TV. He took the initiative to give Hong Yanwu advice and said, "Your family's conditions are definitely not enough. If you want to order more, there is no chance. But as long as you have a household registration book, I can approve a bottle for you with one account. If that doesn’t work, just borrow someone else’s account to order milk.”
In this way, when Hong Yanwu traveled together, the four households in the east courtyard, the Chen family, and the Shui family in the west courtyard each had an additional milk order quota in their household registration books. Every morning, the milkman starts putting milk in the milk boxes at the entrance of the two courtyards of Guanyin Yuan and recycling the milk bottles.
This is equivalent to the children of the Shui family, Uncle Bian and the "Ling'er" of the Ding family all being stained with glory, while Tailor Su is purely a contribution indicator.
For this reason, Hong Yanwu's eldest brother can no longer compete with Hong Yanwu.
It's not his own business to be short-tongued. As long as his parents, sister, wife, and son can drink a bowl of milk every day, he will have to endure it if the third child doesn't like it. No matter what, you can't help but think about this benefit.
The neighbors were also very grateful and said that Hong Yanwu had done a great thing for everyone.
Especially Shui Qing, who went home to take care of her children on weekends, was even more moved when she learned about this from Aunt Shui'er.
She couldn't sit still at home, so she went to the Chen family to thank Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan. And he also gave me two cigarettes.
Hong Yanwu knew that Shuiqing was no better than those who had jobs and went to college with wages. Like her second brother, she only gets 20 yuan and 35 kilograms of food stamps from the state subsidy every month. After the school deducts 16 yuan for food, she only has four yuan left every month. Naturally, I felt embarrassed to accept her gift.
He said that the neighbors in the street don't need to be so polite, and it wouldn't be good for the neighbors in the east courtyard to know. I accepted it, but he couldn't take it away, lest everyone worry too much.
Unexpectedly, Shui Qing said that she was not only ordering milk, but also for the things that Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan had hung at the door before, and to make them believe in her innocence and speak for her. If she didn't accept it, she would be too embarrassed to order breast milk.
This shows how understanding this neighbor’s sister is. She knows everything in her heart whether she says it or not.
Yes, it is also a virtue to avoid people's knots. Now that Shui Qinghua came to this point, Hong Yanwu really accepted it. But he also had a special gift in return.
What is it?
Books!
It turns out that at that time there was an "internal distribution group" of Xinhua Bookstore in Dongdanertiao, Wangfujing.
There are not only "grey books" (political books), "yellow books" (literary monographs), and "white books" (printed exclusively for the former leader's wife, Shanghai) that are not visible outside, but the interior decoration is also very impressive.
The store is covered with thick carpets, light green curtains hang on the windows, there are large sofas for people to rest, and they are also decorated with flowers and plants.
As for the salesperson, there is only one girl. She is very beautiful, but her service attitude is really arrogant.
To put it bluntly, this is actually what is commonly known as an internal bookstore, which is exclusively for senior officials to buy books.
According to regulations, only cadres above the provincial military level can set foot here, and they need to check the book purchase card and letter of introduction before entering. But rules are rules. From a practical point of view, it is inevitable that many children of high-ranking officials will come here to buy books with their parents' book purchase certificates.
"Tang Xin'er" had long noticed Hong Yanwu's greed, so when he got the chance, he dug into the pocket of a book buyer and obtained a letter of introduction from the Propaganda Department of Henan Province.
On the same day, Hong Yanwu spent 400 yuan on this gadget and bought six large stacks of novels.
Afterwards, he sent half of it to Chang Xianzhang's house to make up for some of his mistakes. The other half, he stayed with Chen Liquan to pass the time. I also plan to show my second brother after his summer vacation.
It just so happened that Shui Qing definitely needed it too, so he naturally took out some and asked her to take them back to see.
This is undoubtedly the best gift for readers of this era. Moreover, it was expensive and difficult to buy books at that time. Shui Qing was surprised and happy about this, and even looked at Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan with admiration.
But there is still a sequel to this.
After taking the book back, Shui Qing, who was extremely grateful, probably felt that he was being rude. Within two days, they received several tea cup covers and small goldfish-style keychains.
This was a handmade craft that was both decorative and recreational. It has just begun to become popular in society, and the material is glass fiber that costs a penny each. But many people, old and young, worked hard from dawn to dusk to practice their skills.
Tea cup sleeves made of glass fiber are the most common size for can bottles. It won't be hot with it and is very practical.
After the popularity, almost all work units will have water glasses with glass fiber sleeves on their desks, and they will be distinguished from each other by different designs and colors. This can be regarded as a scene back then.
The most difficult thing to create is undoubtedly the little goldfish keychain. But once compiled, it will be lifelike, beautiful and eye-catching, enough to make the owner feel a bit more proud.
Even young men are no exception to this feeling. After all, it shows to some extent that there is a clever woman beside him.
Although in most cases, it is either the biological mother or the sister, not the girlfriend at all. But who cares? As long as you don't tell the truth, everything will look bright.
Hong Yanwu really didn’t expect Shui Qing to learn it so early. And the craftsmanship is still outstanding.
Just by looking at these few things, you can tell your ingenuity at a glance.
He couldn't refuse this offer. Then he thought about it, didn't his younger sisters Hong Yanru and Su Xiu want to learn to make little goldfish? Things are not worth much. It happened to look like it, so I happily accepted it.
What he didn't expect was that this little gadget he brought with him would fall into the eyes of "Tang Xin'er" that day, but it would attract the attention of this thoughtful girl.
"Tang Xin'er" asked him what was going on as soon as he saw it. He heard that it was a gift from a neighbor sister, but he didn't say much at the time. But within a few days, she made up a small goldfish and a green grasshopper and gave them to Hong Yanwu. He had to choose one and tie it to the key.
Hong Yanwu was shocked as soon as he saw these two little things made by "Tang Xin'er".
The gold thread was actually mixed into it. The eyes of both objects are also made of agate stone.
Not to mention that the preparation difficulty has increased several times, the materials are much higher, and the appearance of the grasshopper is absolutely unmatched on the market, it is the only one in the world! Is there anything bad about it?
Hong Yanwu soon understood what was going on and quickly obeyed. He ordered the green grasshopper himself and left the little goldfish to Chen Liquan. And he praised her without any hesitation, turning his anger into happiness, and this little turmoil was able to disappear quietly.
But afterwards, Hong Yanwu couldn't help but secretly enjoy himself.
Because he really didn't expect that "Tang Xin'er" would be jealous of such a trivial matter and be so competitive.
Are her hands comparable to those of ordinary people? It's really childish.
But he didn’t know why, while playing with the green grasshopper she made, his heart felt faintly sweet...
In addition to Hong Yanwu’s neighbors, there is another person who is also an indirect beneficiary of the electrical appliance index.
This person is none other than Zhao Qing, who delivers eggs to Hong Yanwu every month.
Why? In fact, it’s not just because of the eggs.
In the past, Hong Yanwu asked for 200 eggs because he was afraid that he would spoil them if he took too many.
And after the Feng family lost contact and Director Chang came back, the Feng family's share was transferred to the Chang family. In this way, we also include the birthday gifts. The Hong family can only have 100 eggs left every month, which is enough for nine people in the family.
Fortunately, now we have a refrigerator, which comes in handy. Naturally, I can ask for more.
But the 2nd of this month is Sunday. Zhao Qing didn't come the first week. He only came on the second Sunday.
For this reason, the young man apologized profusely as soon as he entered the door. It's really inappropriate to claim that something happened at home and it was delayed due to negligence. He also said that he had brought twenty more eggs as compensation for his broken promise.
Hong Yanwu can understand this, and it is excusable. This does not count as breaking the promise. In addition, it was a hot day, and he knew that this young man would not be easy, so naturally he would not take advantage of these twenty eggs.
So not only did he not blame him, he also said that starting from next month, he would ask Zhao Qing to send 400 eggs every month.
This great news really made Zhao Qing extremely happy. It's just that he has a really good character and doesn't just want to benefit himself.
After thinking about it for a while, he didn't agree directly. Instead, he tried to persuade me, saying that the weather was so hot that the eggs couldn't be stored. I'm afraid it would be a waste to ask for so much at once. I hope Hong Yanwu will consider the amount carefully. He also suggested that he could deliver the current two hundred in two installments a month if it didn't bother him.
This kindheartedness fully won Hong Yanwu's favor. He didn't say that he had a refrigerator, but told Zhao Qing that he wanted eggs to distribute to relatives and friends. In this way, Zhao Qing felt relieved.
However, this matter does not end here.
Zhao Qing then took the initiative to tell Hong Yanwu that since he needed so many eggs, he was very grateful for taking care of his business. Therefore, he is willing to drop the price of eggs by one cent each.
The current price is 12 cents a piece, which is not much at all, but it becomes a lot when the number goes up. Four hundred eggs are four yuan cheaper. Besides, how much money do farmers have in their hands? This is already very difficult for Zhao Qing.
This benevolence and righteousness greatly exceeded Hong Yanwu's surprise.
Seriously. If you want to put aside housewives, you will definitely take advantage of this. But who is Hong Yanwu?
In fact, these days we are not just "players". Many men in the capital have a characteristic, that is, they care about righteousness rather than money.
To explain it in a simple way, it means to eat soft things and not hard things. The better you are to me, the better I will be to you. The more competitive you are, the more I will fight with you.
If you put it into real life, the good thing is that you would rather suffer a loss yourself than a friend. The bad thing is that because of a trivial matter, you may have lifelong grudges with others.
This is the so-called "ye Jin'er" in the old saying in Beijing.
Although he has lived for a lifetime, Hong Yanwu's character has always had this willful factor. And given his financial conditions, he was definitely not trying to make someone look fat. He really felt that Zhao Qing was not much of a person.
As soon as he was happy today, he told Zhao Qing.
"No, I know that when the weather is hot, chickens don't like to lay eggs. It's not easy for you on such a hot day. If you ask me, from now on, we will pay the price of the twelfth lunar month, which is 15 cents each. Don't refuse, your eggs are indeed good. If you don't cheat me, I'll be happy to let you earn more. If you don't do what I want, I won't take any of yours..."
When Zhao Qing saw that Hong Yanwu didn't smell of alcohol, he meant what he said.
Well, I met such a good customer. What else could he do? If you can't refuse with a few words, then let's get it.
That's it, after Zhao Qing thanked him again and again, he put down 220 eggs and walked away happily with 33 yuan.
Actually, if we look at it today, a business tug-of-war like this is definitely two fools bargaining. Otherwise it would be said that people back then were not smart!
But the words are spoken by both parties. People nowadays have become smarter, but why are there more and more cases of being deceived and being confused when buying things?
So, what is stupid and what is smart is really difficult to sum up.
After all, there is something in this that all living beings cannot figure out.