Thanksgiving Day in 1983 was the happiest Thanksgiving in Nayler's 11-year career. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info not because of anything else, just because this year he has money to buy what he likes.

Boys are always blind in their affection, and in recent months he has been obsessed with "huaxia" brand things. Whether it is a water-powered game machine with a variety of colorful patterns, or a mighty and handsome rowing boat. Or, not long after it was recently launched, he likes the latest portable video game console very much.

Although there is only one new video game console called "Catch the Ball", this console is really interesting and fun.

It's so interesting that even his lawyer's father, who always has a straight face, asks for one from Parkinson's, and when it's okay, he takes it out and presses it.

Advanced electronic products are self-evidently attractive to men. Regardless of the man's age, they all hide a love for electronics.

This kind of love is no different from the love of automobiles, industrial products, and weapons and equipment. It's something engraved in men's bones.

Although Naylor and his peers don't get along well, they also know that they have been discussing "Catch the Ball" lately.

However, the discussion is discussed, but not many people have seen the physical object of the "Catch" game console, "Catch" is so in demand, it seems that there is only such a batch of goods, and there is no more after it is sold out.

Besides, even if they can buy it at any time, these children can't afford it, fifty dollars, a toy at such a price, they want to have, basically can only look forward to receiving gifts for the holidays.

What the? Part-time job, you say?

Except for a fool like Naylor, no one would want to use the income from a part-time job to buy something for more than ten dollars.

The portable game console "Catch the Ball" is said to look very similar to the water-powered game console, so these children are fantasizing about what "Catch the Ball" is like around a water-powered game console.

Anyway, Neller was still an eleven-year-old child, because he was too good at schooling, and because of his father Heyman, no one bullied him, but no one approached him.

Naylor's desire to be noticed, to show off, has been building up for a long time.

There were snowflakes floating in the sky, and little Neller's fingertips were red, pretending to press the "catch" game console in his hand as if nothing happened, and walked past the children once, twice......

When it came to the third time, his bizarre behavior finally caught the attention of the children. Some glanced at Neller in disgust, then turned to look at the water-powered game console, and added their voices to the heated discussion.

Others saw the small piece in Nayler's hand, although it looked about the same size as a water-powered game console, but its black matte body was much different from the wooden water-powered game machine, and he didn't take long to look at it, and he was attracted by this deep black.

"Hey, Charlie, it's your turn. What do you say about the "Catch" game console, I don't think a video game console can be the same size as a hydrosphere machine. There are so many guys on the market who claim to be portable video game consoles, and we haven't seen them. What I watch "Catch the Ball" is fooling people.

Hey, Charlie, it's your turn, you talk! ”

Some chattering friends stabbed Charlie, who was stunned next to him.

"I ...... I...... Look at Naylor. The hydrosphere machine he was holding in his hand didn't seem to be quite the same as ours. Charlie stumbled.

"What can be different, isn't it just a water circle......" The chatter boy looked at Naylor, at first his eyes were not careful, but when he saw the black rectangular block in Nayler's hand, he couldn't move a little.

"This ...... It won't be ......," he whispered.

"Catch the Ball? This can't be "Catch the Ball", right? The others saw Charlie's vision and turned their eyes to Naylor.

Neller was unmoved, his fingers continued to press, but his heart was not at all calm. People who have not been alone for a long time will not understand how happy and satisfying the feeling of being suddenly noticed is.

Charlie wears a pair of narrow-rimmed round-rimmed glasses, is thin and weak, and his hair is not very short, just like Harry Potter in the novel written by J.K. Rowling many years later, "Harry Potter".

Charlie, who did not have a lightning scar on his head, moved to Neller's side step by step, and asked, "Inside...... Naylor, are you catching the ball? ”

Neller was still immersed in his own little world, and said in a very indifferent tone, "yes, what's wrong?" ”

"Can you lend me a look?" Charlie asked.

Neller thought for a moment, raised his wrist, glanced at his watch and said, "I only lend it to you, I can't lend it to others to play, I only lend you for a minute." ”

"Okay, okay. One minute is one minute, and certainly no lending to others. Charlie agreed, he took the "catch" game console, and looked at the clown who waved his arms to catch the ball, engrossed, and his eyes were shining.

And those onlookers were annoyed that they didn't speak first just now.

They were all red-eyed, as if they had been adrift at sea for several years in the Age of Discovery, and had never gotten off the ship to touch a woman, or to become a sailor who was hungry and hungry.

Neller looked at them and took a look at the heat. He knew that he couldn't borrow it, and in the current situation, it was easy to be beaten if he didn't borrow. However, how to borrow is a science.

In addition to showing off, Neller's other purpose in doing this today is to fit in with his peers.

Thinking of this, he cleared his throat and said as loudly as he could, "If you want to play "Catch the Ball", line up behind Charlie." Charlie, give me back the catch when you're done, and I'll lend it to the person behind you. If you want to play early, hurry up and queue up. ”

Hear the content of Naylor's speech. More than a dozen children began to line up, and soon Charlie was the leader of the queue.

A minute passed quickly, and Charlie couldn't get enough of returning the "catch" to Naylor, who lent it to the next person.

Charlie didn't even have the heart to watch, and quickly walked to the end of the line and started lining up again.

Although they are not dirt buns who have not played video games, and they basically have Atari game consoles at home, most of the games on Atari are boring, except for playing fresh. In addition, that thing can only be played at home and cannot be taken out, so usually the children don't talk much about it.

And those things that claim to be portable video game consoles, the smallest ones are as big as a brick, and they sink to death, and the game is still boring.

And the game console "Catch the Ball", compared to the Atari home game console, it can be played anytime and anywhere. Compared to portable consoles like bricks, it's lighter and more fun.

This is the core competitiveness of the "Catch" console.

What's more, "Catching the Ball" is so difficult to buy now, it's almost a legend of Chengdu, and having it means strength and becoming the focus.

Those who come to the party and drive a sports car are treated differently from those who come by bicycle.

Nayler, who reads a lot of books and thinks a little more than his peers, quickly opens up the situation and mingles with these peers.

Thanksgiving Day in 1983 was very different for Naylor, for the first time in his 11-year career, he was surrounded by the stars and held the moon.

And all this is because of "Huaxia".

At this time, Naylor felt extremely happy.

"No, I really don't." Nick waved his hand again and again, and said with a wry smile on his face, "Thanksgiving is not Christmas, let alone Halloween. Now let's not talk about pumpkin pies, the jack-o'-lanterns are almost ready for you. Actually, even the Christmas tree shouldn't be put so early. ”

"Okay." Yu Sheng put down the plate in his hand, and he said, "I really don't understand your American festivals." ”

Yu Tiecheng recently found several famous chefs in Shanqi Province to cook all kinds of delicious food for Nick. Pumpkin pie alone, there are flour skins, sticky rice noodles, and no noodles, just pumpkin bread pumpkin.

"This is a jack-o-lantern carved by the master of Huaiyang cuisine, look at it, you can still eat it after reading it, by the way, can you eat your jack-o'-lantern?" Yu Sheng asked.

The taste characteristics of Huaiyang cuisine are fresh and peaceful, salty and sweet, and the knife work is fine, especially for melon carving.

This is also the reason why Yu Tiecheng asked the master of Huaiyang cuisine to carve pumpkins.

The pumpkin is not the old pumpkin with orange skin, it is relatively small, about the size of a slightly larger orange, and it looks like it has been steamed, and the color is tender and watery to look atting.

The shape of the pumpkin carving is indeed the appearance of a jack-o-lantern grinning, and there is actually a candle in it. However, because the pumpkin still has to be eaten, the candle smoke affects the taste too much, so this jack-o-lantern was opened a skylight. It doesn't look like a jack-o'-lantern should be terrifying.

Nick looked at this one-of-a-kind jack-o'-lantern with a wry smile on his face. Ghosts eat jack-o-lanterns. Pumpkin lanterns are made on Halloween, but it is precisely because the pumpkins are ripe and the yield is very high, and the first person to carve them, I think it really fits the atmosphere, so it becomes a custom. This is what his father once told him, and he doesn't know if it's right or not, but he is sure that jack-o'-lanterns must not be eaten.

But...... This edible little pumpkin may become a Halloween feature video when you go back. When carving the side mouth, the pumpkin is not thorough, and the lid of the miàn opening on the pumpkin is also kept, and some white, brain-like things are placed inside.

It must be exciting and scary to eat.

Nick thought as he picked up the spoon and ate the left side of the jack-o'-lantern, which tasted slightly sweet and delicious, and he said, "You don't know about our festival, and I don't know about yours." I still remember that Moon Cake Festival. You Chinese are really interesting, you have to eat the moon when you watch the moon during the holidays. ”

"Reunion, reunion, reunion. Eating it means that the family is reunited. Yu Sheng said, "That's not right, my dad inquired and said that you have Christmas trees in many places on Thanksgiving Day in the United States." ”

Nick wiped the yellow liquid from his mouth, and said, "It's not so much a different person celebrating the holiday, but a merchant celebrating the holiday." They can't wait for the festivals throughout the year. Thanksgiving and Christmas are almost a month apart, and it happens to be shopping season again. So, let's celebrate Christmas early.

Well, you jack-o'-lanterns are delicious. I think that with this skill, I can live a good life in the United States. Nick said.

"They don't want to leave, you know this master of Huaiyang cuisine, ordinary people can't eat it. This represents a lot, and when I come to you to do this, it's not just for ordinary people to eat, and those resources are gone. Yu Sheng said.

He was telling the truth, if Yu Tiecheng was just an ordinary factory director, he would definitely not find such a good master. He was able to find it, in fact, because his father's old friend, an old chief on this side, Guan Xi set Guan Xi, and found it.

"Yes." Nick nodded. It has been more than 100 years since the founding of the United States, almost 200 years ago, and many things are not strange even to ordinary people.

He said, "So I'm stained with your light." For the rest of my life, in fact, I think that it is better to find such a good master and make such a chic and delicious pumpkin lantern than to solve the raw material channel of "Catching the Ball" as soon as possible. ”

"This ......," Yu Sheng said after pondering for a while, "I don't mean to look down on the chef. However, a cook is a cook. If you have it, you can eat it, and if you don't have it, you won't eat it, the raw materials are different from him.

Take your time, my dad said it's not a bad thing to have a little setback. When the large-scale petrochemical base is completed, our raw materials will be solved. It's almost there, it's only about a week, and trial production starts over there. In about twenty days, we will be able to get the first batch of plastics. ”

"That's all it takes, it's a bit of a pity......" Nick said, shaking his head.

"It's delicious." He had eaten the jack-o'-lantern's head, leaving only the ivory-white plate underneath.

Entering the winter, it seems that the whole person is lazy. ∈↗，

Just as Nick is enjoying his food these days, some farmers near Qingtai have begun to gather around their stoves and eat baked potatoes from the fire.

Some of the potatoes that have just been pulled out of the charcoal fire have already burned off their skins, and with the white heat, you can smell a burnt smell.

Peel off the skin, the inside is just right, put it in the mouth not only to burn the tongue, but also to burn the teeth, and finally often whirring haha to eat.

Yu Tiecheng is not so leisurely, he has gone to great lengths to find so many chefs for Nick, just to stabilize Nick. On his part, he was running around looking for ingredients to make the shell of the Catch the Ball console.

I don't know how many gods I worshipped, and some people said that some clay could be sold at an unplanned price. However, it does not guarantee long-term supply, and the yield rate of ceramic shells is too low. Far from being six to eighty percent of the original blows of each factory director, but fifty percent or less than fifty percent.

Although there is no need for Huaxia Factory to pay extra money to make up for this yield rate, the output will not go up after all.

And the wooden shell is also very uneconomical now. Because, I can't get the planned wood, and now because of the squeeze on imitations in the south and the scarcity of wood, the original fist product of Huaxia Factory, the hydraulic game machine, has almost completely stopped production. (To be continued.) )