Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Television
After Wan Rong came back, Zhang Laohan told Wan Rong about it, Wan Rong didn't react, he didn't seem to care, and he didn't respond to Zhang Laohan, is there so little talk between father and son?
At the dinner table, the atmosphere was a little awkward, and he didn't speak, just quietly eating his own food.
Xiao Mu broke this tranquility, "Grandpa, is the TV expensive?"
Actually,Zhang Laohan himself doesn't know whether TV is expensive or not,It used to be black and white TVs,Now there are color TVs,The price will naturally not be cheapγ
"Well, it's expensive, it's thousands. β
Xiao Mu shouted again and again: "Wow, it's so expensive, then how many snacks and clothes do I have to buy." β
As a result, no one responded to Xiao Mu, and Xiao Mu asked again: "When can our family buy a TV?"
Wan Rong glanced at Xiao Mu and said, "I want to buy a TV, I want to buy a TV to work." β
But how old is Xiao Mu, what kind of work can he do? Not to mention working, if the field is far away, he doesn't even have the strength to go home, let alone work.
Xiao Mu was very naughty, "Okay, you wait, I'll go to work to support you, you can stay at home comfortably." β
This made the whole family cry and laugh, and the embarrassing atmosphere was broken, and Xiao Mu felt a lot more comfortable in his heart.
"Ahem"
"Ahem"
Xiao Mu coughed a few times in a row, but didn't see the meaning of stopping.
Zhang Laohan frowned and patted Xiao Mu on the back, "Look at you, you were so careless when you ate some food, you choked, really." β
Xiao Mu still didn't mean to stop, covered his mouth with his right hand, ran to put down the dishes and chopsticks, ran out, leaned down, supported his knees with both hands, and coughed for a long time before gradually stopping.
Coughing up until it was full of tears, I walked to the canal and drank water, which made me feel more comfortable.
Wan Rong walked out, smiled and teased: "Look at the people who are choked when they eat, and they also said that they can work to make money, you can save it." β
Xiao Mu just responded to Wan Rong with a smile, his mind was blank at that time, and he didn't know what to say.
The next day, Wan Rong went into the city with his brother-in-law and bought a TV.
At that time, there were almost no cars into the city, and even if you were in the city and bought a TV, no one would send you home, assign staff to install it for you, and so on.
If you buy a TV, you have only two options:First,Buy a TV and carry it home,Then go home and install it yourself,As for after-sales, it is equivalent to furnishing;Second:Rent a car yourself,Then go to the store and buy a TV,Let the clerk pack it and get it to the car,Go home and install it yourself,After-sales is still equivalent to furnishingsγ
The price of buying a TV is still quite high, you have to rent a car, and then you have to solve the driver's food and accommodation problems, and you have to pay extra for the driver, some of the gains outweigh the losses, but this is also the best choice, there is no one.
The brother-in-law's family chose the second option, that is, they rented the only truck from the village, and then went to the county seat to buy a TV together.
Although he didn't buy a TV at home, Xiao Mu was also excited and waited for a whole day at the intersection of his uncle's house.
I waited from noon to the afternoon, and finally waited for my uncle and his party to come back, and there was a big box in the blue low cargo box, which must have been a TV.
When they arrived at home, Uncle Xiao and Wan Rong opened the box, and inside was a silver TV set, with a somewhat uneven front face and a prismatic butt nearly 20 centimeters long in the back, which was a little ugly.
There is also an antenna inside, meandering, Xiao Mu didn't know that this was an antenna, and picking it up was a knife and a gun.
"Hey, Xiao Mu, what are you doing, you are looking for death!" Wan Rong was furious.
Xiao Mu didn't realize what was going on, and stared at Wan Rong dumbfounded.
Wan Rong was angry, rushed forward and snatched the antenna and said, "You little brat, this is the antenna, what do you think this is, this can't be used for fun." β
Xiao Mu realized that he had made a mistake and was shocked, but fortunately Wan Rong stopped it in time, otherwise he didn't know what big trouble he would have caused.
But Wan Rong was still chattering on the side, "How can there be a child like you, who is not sensible and so naughty, and knows how to cause trouble." β
And the uncle didn't get angry, but kept comforting Xiao Mu and said, "It's okay, things are fine." β
After a short rest, Wan Vieng and his brother-in-law began to install the TV.
Maybe it's because Wan Rong is working outside, the installation mainly depends on Wan Rong, Xiao Mu sat on the side and watched the two of them install it intently.
Xiao Mu couldn't help anything, but he still watched it with relish.
"Let's go, Xiao Mu, and I'll go cut a bamboo pole with my uncle. β
What is the inevitable connection between the TV and the bamboo pole? Xiao Mu has been thinking about it all the way.
When I arrived in the bamboo forest, I couldn't help but ask: "Uncle, what are the bamboo poles used for?"
Looking at Xiao Mu, who was full of curiosity, the uncle couldn't help but laugh at the novel: "You don't understand this, the bamboo pole is used to support the signal receiver, otherwise the TV can't watch it if it can't receive the signal." β
Xiao Mu heard it in the clouds, and his eyes were full of puzzlement and curiosity, how can the bamboo pole support it?
Cut down the bamboo poles. The uncle carried the head, Xiao Mu carried the tail, and when he arrived at home, Wan Rong was almost ready, just waiting for Xiao Mu and his uncle to come back with the bamboo pole to install the signal receiver.
The uncle took a crowbar, dug a small hole about the size of a bamboo pole at the door, buried one end of the bamboo pole in it, and tamped the soil.
"Do you want to put the receiver on top of the bamboo pole?" asked Xiao Mu.
The uncle touched Xiao Mu's head, "Yes, yes, Xiao Mu is getting smarter and smarter." β
Uncle's praise made Xiao Mu very happy.
"Brother, you go up and pretend, I'll help you see if there is a signal below. β
As soon as the voice fell, Wan Rong picked up the antenna and connected it to the TV at one end, and connected it to the signal receiver at the other end, and turned on the TV.
"Xiao Mu, go find a rope for me. β
In the face of Wan Rong's orders, Xiao Mu did not dare to slack off at all, and immediately went to find a hemp rope.
Wan Vieng, who got the rope, strapped the signal receiver to his body, took off his shoes, and quickly climbed to the top of the pole like a monkey.
During this period, Xiao Mu was frightened, the bamboo pole was shaking, and Xiao Mu was so frightened that he ran over and hugged the bamboo pole tightly.
Wan Vieng shouted: "Is there a signal?"
Xiao Mu conveyed it to the uncle in the hall, and the uncle was feeding back the information to Xiao Mu, and then to Wan Rong.
After tossing and turning for a long time, the signal came and went, and Wan Vieng couldn't hold on a little, so he came down to rest.
The uncle complained: "Hey, it's hard to do, I haven't done it for so long." β
"It's okay, it's okay, it should be fine to get a few more clicks. β
After saying that, Wan Rong climbed up again, and after repeated tossing, the signal finally came.
Xiao Mu was excited, jumped around, rushed to his uncle and said, "Uncle, can I watch TV?"
The uncle handed the remote control to Xiao Mu, "Yes, yes, you can watch it, you can go and see it." β
At this time, the sky had already darkened, and Wan Rong and his brother-in-law packed their things.