"Brother, what good things did you bring me back?"

Lin Fanghua came home from school, and he didn't put down his schoolbag, so he hurriedly asked Lin Zhenhua.

On the first day, several leaders and masters who went on a business trip to Guangzhou had already returned, although they kept an extremely low profile, but the word spread in the Hanhua factory, saying that the people on this business trip had received gifts, among which the factory director got a tape recorder, and the others were a radio. As for the origin of this gift, there are different opinions, and the more it is spread, the more outrageous it becomes.

One theory is that everyone believes more, that is, the gifts are given by foreign businessmen. Everyone knows that foreigners are very rich, it is said that people have more than ten or twenty tape recorders at home, and if they are dirty, they will be thrown directly into the garbage heap downstairs, and now send one to the Chinese, what is it? As for whether it is appropriate to accept gifts from foreign businessmen, it is up to the wise to see what is right and what the wise are to say. Since the reform and opening up, there has been a lot of policy restrictions on accepting gifts from foreign businessmen. Although there is a regulation on the amount, when it comes to the grassroots level, who else will be more serious. As long as you don't betray the interests of the country, it is not wrong to receive some gifts. Taking a step back, even if you betray the interests of the country, as long as you are not discovered......

Another way of saying it is, of course, the one made up by Lin Zhenhua, which is a story about big-money friends and righteous bravery. This story has been passed down from people on this business trip, but those who heard it were somewhat skeptical.

Kong Haijiang is very good at being a man, as soon as he came back, he took the initiative to run to Lin's house and informed Lin Fanghua that her brother got off the bus and went to Tanzhou halfway, and he would not come back a day later. Kong Haijiang also hinted meaningfully that her brother had received more gifts than everyone else. So, Lin Fanghua looked forward to her brother coming back all day and letting her see what new things were playing.

Lin Zhenhua didn't carry the things that were shipped from Hong Kong, except for the gifts for He Haifeng's family, he handed over the rest of the things to Lan Wufeng and shipped them back. Therefore, when he got off the train at the train station, he first went to Lan Wufeng's house to get some of his things back.

When Lin Zhenhua arrived at Lan Wufeng's house, Lan Wufeng was not there, and Aunt Lan told Lin Zhenhua that after Fengzi came back from Guangzhou, he couldn't wait to go out to sell those small commodities. He goes out early and returns late every day, but it seems that the sales are working well, and he takes out a large canvas bag every day, and when he comes back, the bag becomes deflated. As for how much money he earned, Lan Wufeng never told his mother, he said that this was Brother Lin's business, he was just helping, no matter how much money he earned, it was all Brother Lin's.

The goods that Lan Wufeng brought back were piled up in the inner room of the house, which was originally lived by Aunt Lan, and now she had to move to the outhouse. However, Aunt Lan didn't complain about this, Lin Zhenhua helped their family so much, and she should temporarily vacate a room for Lin Zhenhua to put things.

Lin Zhenhua chatted with Aunt Lan for a few words, went to the house to get some of his own things, and then went home. As soon as he arrived home and sat down, he heard his sister Xiaofang enter the house and shout.

"Brother, what did you bring? Oops, the tape recorder, is it the same as the one in Zhu Xia's house? Lin Fanghua saw a large cassette recorder on the table at a glance, she threw her schoolbag on the bed, and pounced on the cassette recorder with a fish jump. The Zhu Xia she said is Zhu Tiejun's daughter, and now she is also the first in the county, and she has a good relationship with Lin Fanghua.

Lin Zhenhua stood aside, smiling but not speaking. Xiao Fang pressed it for a long time, but she didn't press it, and couldn't help but shout anxiously: "Brother, brother, how can this thing be opened." ”

"There's no power, how do you turn it on?" Lin Zhenhua said.

"What about the wires?"

"Here." Lin Zhenhua held a power cord and teased his sister.

"Hate it, give it to me!"

"No way!"

"Why?"

"This cassette recorder is for my own use, if you want to listen to songs, use your own go."

"What? …… You say I have one too? Lin Fanghua was about to get angry, and suddenly heard Lin Zhenhua's voice, in the past six months, Lin Zhenhua has always spoken to her like this, and she has now formed the ability to turn her brain sharply.

"What do you think this is?" Lin Zhenhua took a small gadget the size of a Xinhua dictionary from behind him and handed it to Lin Fanghua.

"What is this?" Lin Fanghua took the little play, his eyes widened, "Is this also a tape recorder?" Oh my God, how can it be so small? The workmanship is so exquisite, like a handicraft. ”

"This is a small tape recorder launched by Sony last year, model TPS-L2, also known as Walkman, that is, it can be pinned to the waist and listened to while walking. I don't know how many there are in China at the moment, but I can guarantee that in the entire Jiangnan Province, what you have is the first one! Lin Zhenhua said proudly.

"This is for me?" Xiao Fang could hardly believe it.

"Let's try it." Lin Zhenhua stepped forward, stuck the Walkman clip in his sister's pocket, then plugged in the headphone cable, and put the headphones on his sister's head. He gently pressed the button, and a soft and sweet singing voice instantly enveloped Xiao Fang's body and mind:

"There are many stories in a small town

Full of joy and joy

If you come to a small town

The harvest is particularly rewarding

It looks like a painting

Sounds like a song

The realm of life is true, good, and beautiful, and this includes ......"

"Brother......" Lin Fanghua only felt dizzy, it was a feeling of happiness, she looked at her brother, and tears couldn't help but drip down.

"What's wrong, what's wrong with you?" Lin Zhenhua was inexplicable, this little girl, listening to the song so decently, why did she cry.

"Brother...... Lin Fanghua hugged his brother and buried his head in his chest, "You are the best brother in the world." ”

"Uh, okay, okay, okay, I'll give you a Walkman and I'll move you like this, I'll give you a BMW another day, won't you faint?" Lin Zhenhua couldn't adapt to this kind of Qiong Yao-style tenderness, so he hurriedly interrupted. However, he was still very relieved to see his sister happy like this. The price of a Walkman in the book is 33,000 yuan, which is about 140 US dollars, which is absolutely sky-high compared to the income level of people at that time. The daughter bought her sister's praise of "good brother", and it was worth it.

"I'm just happy." Lin Fanghua wiped away her tears and said with some embarrassment, "Brother, how do you know that I like Teresa Teng?" ”

Lin Zhenhua said: "Nonsense, don't you little girls like this?" However, I can tell you, this thing can't be brought to school, or the other students will have to steal it if they don't see it. ”

"I don't bring it, I'll put it at home and listen to it for a while before going to bed."

"Also, you can't just listen to songs, I bought you Xu Guozhang English and 900 sentences in English, you give me a good practice of your listening and speaking."

"Okay, my housekeeper brother-in-law." Lin Fanghua survived the initial emotion and regained the image of that naughty little girl. She carefully hid her Walkman, and then began to roll it up: "Brother, you haven't cooked yet, I'll cook." ”

"After washing the rice, take this and cook it." Lin Zhenhua didn't know where to conjure up a new thing, this thing was less than a foot high, cylindrical, with a wire drawn out at the bottom, and a lid on top, which looked like a steel pot, but it was much more beautiful than a steel pot.

"What is this?"

"This is what you said about the pot that automatically cooks rice." Lin Zhenhua said with a smile.

"When did I say that?" Lin Fanghua couldn't remember.

"The day I came back, you told me that your classmates' dream in 2000 was to have a pot that would cook rice on its own. Put the rice in the morning, and it will automatically cook at noon, and it will still be hot. ”

"Is this the case with this pot?" Lin Fanghua remembered that she had told her brother about it, and she stared curiously at this rice cooker, which was no more ordinary in later generations, and couldn't figure out how it could be so magical.

"Quickly go wash the rice, and then release the water, and the water will flood the rice to the height of a palm." Lin Zhenhua guided.

Lin Fanghua also went to dig for rice, then put it in the rice cooker, put water according to the standard Lin Zhenhua said, plugged it in, pressed the switch, and then lay on the side and waited patiently.

"What are you doing?" Lin Zhenhua is angry and funny.

"I'll wait to see how it goes off."

"Please, it's going to take 20 minutes, you're just staring?"

"Then I'll go wash the vegetables first, and you must call me when the power is about to be cut off."

After more than ten minutes, the rice cooker began to steam and the aroma of rice wafted out. Lin Zhenhua told Xiaofang that it would trip if it was boiled for a while. So, Xiao Fang refused to leave anymore, staring at this rice cooker, wanting to see what it means to trip.

"Smack!" With a soft sound, the switch popped up, the indicator light of "cooking rice" went out, and an indicator light with the word "keep warm" written on the side lit up. This rice cooker is made in Hong Kong, and the logos on it are all Chinese characters, so Lin Fanghua can understand it.

"God, it's really tripped!" Lin Fanghua screamed happily and reached out to uncover the lid of the pot.

"Wait!" Lin Zhenhua stopped her, "Just tripped, don't turn on the pot, let it simmer for a while, so that the rice will be more fragrant." ”

In the evening, the brother and sister ate the rice made from the rice cooker, and Lin Fanghua shouted that it was delicious. In the past, they used to cook rice in an iron pot, and the heat was often difficult to grasp, sometimes it was raw, sometimes it was burnt, and how could the rice steamed from a rice cooker be just right.

"Brother, now that we have a tape recorder and a rice cooker, is it like a foreigner's home?" Lin Fanghua asked his brother for advice.

"Cut, that's where it goes." Lin Zhenhua said disdainfully, "In foreigners' homes, refrigerators, washing machines, televisions, air conditioners, and cars are all the bare minimum. We don't have any of them. ”

"By the way, brother, why didn't you get a TV back?" Lin Fanghua looked at Shu and began to feel like an ape.

Lin Zhenhua's eyes glared: "TV? Honestly, I really thought about it. However, I thought that if we got a TV set back, our family would have to have many unemployed young people. ”

"Who?"

"You!" Lin Zhenhua said, "You must be lying at home watching TV every day, and then your grades are a mess, and you can only be an unemployed young man in the future." ”

"Not really!" Lin Fanghua retorted, "After we started school, we took a quiz, and I was the second in the class. My goal now is to be in the top 10 of my grade by the time I take the midterm exams. In the final exam, I was in the top five in the whole grade. ”

"Really?"

"Of course, it doesn't matter who my brother is." Lin Fanghua said proudly, "Brother, you tutored me during the winter vacation, it was really useful." There was a question in our math test, and only two people in the whole grade made it, and one of them was me, and the teacher praised me all the time. ”

"Well, okay, when you get the top ten in your grade, I'll reward you with 2,000 yuan." Lin Zhenhua said generously.

"I don't want that much money." Lin Fanghua said, speaking of this, she suddenly said timidly: "Brother, there is something, I told you, don't scold me, okay." ”

"What, you're in early love?" Lin Zhenhua asked openly.

"Not really! What nonsense are you talking about. Lin Fanghua reprimanded.

"Then it doesn't matter, everything else can be forgiven, let's talk about it."

"You gave me 30 yuan last time, and I used 8 yuan the day before yesterday."

"That's it?"

"yes."

"Oh." Lin Zhenhua continued to pick up rice in his mouth, not even interested in inquiring. A 17-year-old girl's family reported to her family that she had spent 8 yuan, which in Lin Zhenhua's opinion was really ridiculous. However, back then, this was definitely a big deal, and 8 yuan was almost a family's food expenses for a week.

"Brother, why don't you ask me what I'm spending money for?" Lin Fanghua was annoyed.

"I said a long time ago, the money is given to you, you can spend it however you want. Don't say 8 yuan, even if 30 yuan is spent, I can give it to you again. Brother is now a big deal. Lin Zhenhua said.

"People just bought one thing for themselves. Brother, you see, this is it. Lin Fanghua ostentatiously took out an object from his schoolbag and handed it to Lin Zhenhua, and asked proudly: "How is it, isn't it beautiful?" ”

"Cough, cough, cough ......" As soon as Lin Zhenhua saw this, he immediately choked on a mouthful of rice into his throat and coughed violently.

It turned out that what Lin Fanghua took out to show off to him turned out to be an electronic watch.