Return To 1977 Chapter 740: Peanuts
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At the end of April, Hong Yanwu's life rhythm had basically returned to normal.
In addition to going to work and picking up Shui Xiaoying every day, the only thing left to do is continue to spend a lot of money to buy good things at home.
Life is just like his "spirit and spirit", which has also undergone changes from low to high, from low to high.
Speaking of this, God is also interesting. He is just like an old man from the capital who plays with his grandson while drinking.
I just took a pair of chopsticks and dipped them in white wine, which made you wince and cry. I immediately rubbed out a few peanuts and fed them to you.
So what happens one after another is a good thing.
The first "peanut" fed by God was the acceptance of "Polar Bear's" self-built house.
Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan both successfully obtained the keys to their respective two-bedroom apartments.
Although the floor is on the top floor of the sixth floor, it is quite strenuous to climb up. It is not warm in winter and not cool in summer.
Fortunately, the two suites were given to each other in the same unit according to Hong Yanwu's request.
Besides, who is not short of housing these days?
Upstairs and downstairs, electric lights and telephones are almost everyone’s dream, but there are more wolves and less meat in the house.
Like this group of self-built houses, the new employees don’t even have the skills that are most valued by the leaders.
At least they are all veteran employees who have worked for more than five years, and they must be men to have this blessing.
So Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan are the only ones in the whole factory, which naturally makes many people jealous.
But to be honest, I am not pretending, but Hong Yanwu himself is not happy.
Because he originally bought this room, he was worried that Tang Xin'er would come back.
Although the small courtyard in Qifenglou Hutong has been taken over, by the time the house is renovated, won’t there be a place for marriage?
And he can live door to door with Chen Liquan. How great is that?
But now this hope has been shattered, and this room is nothing more than a "warehouse" to him.
At most, it can be used as a temporary dormitory. If he and Chen Liquan are tired from work, they can sleep nearby and rest.
But don’t forget, the factory leaders live here, so it’s always inconvenient to get in and out.
So this room is not very important to him, and he really doesn't care much about it.
What he didn't expect was that his family knew that he and Quanzi had obtained the house key. Among them, the one who was the most happy and envious for them was Hong Yanwen.
He actually said that if a man wants to have a family, he must have his own house.
These words made from emotion immediately made Hong Yanwu feel that something was wrong.
After an in-depth chat, he found out that his second brother's current life was not as good as he thought.
According to Hong Yanwen, he works as a subordinate during the day and as a son-in-law at night, and his every move is under his nose.
Even if you stay at home, you won't be able to catch the cold, and Xu's family can't tell when they will come over.
Xu Chongya didn't care, but he was inevitably tense and didn't dare to relax at all times.
Hong Yanwu felt sorry for his second brother and knew that this kind of tiredness came entirely from the heart and could never be made up by sleeping.
He simply handed Hong Yanwen the key to his suite.
Don't let him refuse at all, just say that he will definitely not be short of housing in the future, and he doesn't like living in a unit.
For now, it is enough for him and Quanzi to have an apartment.
Looking back, the second brother is willing to move his family here completely, or he can come and stay for a few days when he feels uncomfortable.
But he can only provide a house, and whether the Xu family is willing or not, whether the second sister-in-law agrees or not, it is up to Hong Yanwen to coordinate it himself.
Hong Yanwen gave in several times, and when he saw that his brother was sincere, he was naturally overjoyed and thanked him profusely.
In this way, these two houses have some practical use and are not vacant houses, leaving Hong Yanwu to dry in his hands.
The second "peanut" came from the Hong family's call.
Not only in Furuli, but also in the old house on Meishi Street, the two telephones were installed almost at the same time.
You know, it was not easy to get a phone number at that time. You had to queue up.
Although it was not the most difficult period, there were still 23,000 households waiting to be installed in 1982.
This year there has been an additional demand for more than 5,000 households. Theoretically speaking, we have to wait for half a year or a year, unless we go through the back door.
Hong Yanwu did not go through the back door this time. Although he originally wanted to leave, it was not because something happened to "Tang Xin'er" that he lost his mind.
In the end, I ignored it. Instead, I had no intention of interfering with it and got "shit luck".
Furuli is across the street from Zixin Road. There is a family whose number has been approved, but because their home is too far from the telephone pole.
If the people at the telephone exchange just adopt the method of "renting poles and hanging lines", they will have to temporarily increase a lot of expenses.
Later, halfway through the pretense, the family decided it was not worthwhile and regretted it.
He even relied on his connections and insisted on refunding the fee, saying he would stop pretending.
Then the telephone company didn’t want to bear this shortfall in vain, so they used the name of “expedited fee” and tried to contact several nearby users waiting to be installed to see if anyone was willing to pay a few extra bucks in advance. Pack.
With Hong Yanwu's wealth, he was naturally happy to be taken advantage of, so he happily leaned on the chopping board and let the telephone company "cut" three hundred yuan of "meat" from him.
On the other side of the old house on Meishi Street, it is more worry-free.
Since the house across the street from the main entrance of the Hong family was about to install a telephone, the people at the telephone exchange didn't bother to make a second trip, so they took the initiative to advance the Hong family's ranking number.
At that time, two families were installed at once, and the Hong family was considered to be taking advantage of others.
Needless to say, this is convenient for Hong Yanwu.
For some confidential matters, it is safer to call at home.
Only this matter, although most of the family members did not object, only the eldest brother Hong Yanzheng was very distressed.
Seeing that he didn't like it made me angry again, so I finally took the opportunity and started to scold him.
"When did my family ask you to call An? Huh? Are you a minister or a director? How many thousands of dollars are you paying for this score? If you pretend to be both, I say you can win the championship for your bun-making skills!"
Hong Yanwu had already expected this to happen, and it was unhurried and smooth.
"My eldest brother, don't say that. It's convenient to install a phone. This is also the future development trend of modern life. Sooner or later, you have to pretend. Look, in the future, if you have something to do overtime at your work, give me a call. Dad Mom, don’t worry anymore. I’ll let my sister-in-law know what she’s doing. I’ll give you some hot food when the time comes. Wouldn’t it be nice if you come back and eat it?”
Hong Yanzheng curled his lips and looked strange.
"Convenient? Is it trendy? It's like we don't have a public phone here. I'll call Xiyuan from my work and ask Qiuzi's mother to tell me, okay? Just for your convenience, our family The two phones cost 60 yuan a month, which is higher than my salary..."
Hong Yanwu sighed.
"Okay, brother, don't feel bad. Anyway, I paid for it, you don't need to pay. Isn't it just that if you use it in vain? I am happy to spend this money. After all, our parents don't have to leave the house. It’s always a good thing for them to be able to make phone calls, right? Actually, it’s me who is really inconvenient. Don’t I have to use the public phone in the West Campus in most cases?”
He was too lazy to deal with it, but when he said this, Hong Yanzheng became even more angry.
Because according to his values, no matter how you look at it, this is a confusing account.
"That's right. You know that too, so why are you just taking off your pants and farting?"
"Do you think you are stupid? You live in the West Courtyard and you are clearly guarding the public phone, but you still have to make arrangements for your family. Just make peace with them. What's the matter? You won't be able to run two more steps in the future, and you still have to spend unjust money to continue. Calling a public phone? This is what you are doing. Do you live like this?"
"And your room, I really don't know what you are thinking. If you don't live in the unit provided by the work unit, you have to spend it with the West Hospital. Is there something wrong with your brain? I should take you to the hospital to check it out. Look."
But he didn't expect that Hong Yanwu would also block him.
"Oh, my brother. You are so greedy and careless. It's normal for me to think differently than you do. Otherwise, we haven't dealt with each other since we were young. ?"
"Actually, don't talk about me. Let's look at our parents first. Why don't they move to the old house? This is not only a matter of material conditions, but also an emotional issue. There are neighbors and acquaintances here who have been here for decades. The human touch of taking care of each other, and having a warm meal without having to do it yourself would be stupid.”
"There's also the matter of installing a telephone. You're right, I just make it. I just have too much money and nowhere to spend it. What's wrong? We have the ability. Do you want me to show you the stamps again? I still have more than 200 full-page tickets. To tell you the truth, the price of my monkey ticket has gone up again. It’s more than 3 yuan, didn’t you expect that?”
This news immediately shocked Hong Yanzheng.
This means that less than a year later, the stamps in Hong Yanwu’s hands have more than tripled. Even if he deliberately concealed the amount, according to Hong Yanwu, he should have 60,000 to 70,000 yuan in hand now, which is as much as the output value of their factory in one quarter.
Hey, what's going on! Others work hard all their lives, but they are not as good as this brat who lies down and sleeps for a year!
But once he tried to persuade her, his voice started to tremble.
"Mom and Dad...know about this? Let me tell you...sell the stamps quickly! Who knows, the price will not be so high one day! Also, third child, you really have to listen to me. One sentence. There is a saying... "There will always be days when there will be no days, don't wait for the days when there will be no days." Life is about a steady stream of money. If you sell it, save it in the bank as soon as possible..."
Unexpectedly, his sincere words of kindness only received an indifferent smile from Hong Yanwu.
"Thank you, brother, I understand this. In fact, you don't have to say it so elegantly, isn't it just 'if you have money, you can't see big sesame cakes, but if you don't have money, you can only see big sesame cakes'. But I really can't listen to you , let me tell you clearly, of all things, money will depreciate, and I will leave nothing behind. If you don’t believe it, just ask my dad to see if what I say makes sense..."
"So, why should I save money? I can still make money by leaving stamps, which is better than saving money. If I want to have money, I will spend it. Only when I spend the money can it be considered my own. Otherwise No matter how much money is left, what's the use? In the end, it's just twenty-nine pounds of oil and a small wooden box..."
Hong Yanzheng didn’t understand for a moment and asked what he meant. Then Hong Yanwu made another wisecrack - "Go into Chitong Alley and leave", and he was so angry that he stared at him.
But this is not over yet, Hong Yanwu has even more unscrupulous people running behind him.
"Of course, brother, some people like to save money without spending it, and I can't say that it's wrong. After all, porcelain roosters, iron cranes, glass mice, and glazed cats can still save a little money. For example, here we are in the end. At the end of the day, people like this can use gold instead of wooden urns. After all the hard work, they have to be happy, right? It's a pity that they have to worry about it in that little gold box. One thing, don’t let others get greedy. Otherwise, if you go in in the morning, you will be beaten by others in the evening..."
These words made Hong Yanzheng grind his teeth at that moment, and he wanted to take off his shoes immediately and throw them over.