After dinner, Lin Zhenhua rode a bicycle to the county seat, and when he came back, there were two more large cardboard boxes on the car.

In the spring in the south, it is cold and rainy, as soon as it gets dark, there are no people on the road, Lin Zhenhua chose this time to pull things, also to avoid everyone's attention. In order to further conceal people's eyes, he deliberately wrapped another layer of newspaper on the box, so that people could not see the original English logo on the carton. In this way, even if someone occasionally asks him, he can make a haha and fool around.

Lin Zhenhua rode the bicycle and did not go home, but came directly to the door of Hu Yang's house. He propped the car up against the door and knocked lightly.

"Who?" A woman's voice came from inside the room.

"Mrs. Hu, I'm Xiaolin." Lin Zhenhua replied that he heard that it was Qin Ying, Hu Yang's wife, who was the statistician of the container workshop. In the factory, everyone sometimes calls the hostess of a dual-income family master, and sometimes calls the master, so it is okay to call Qin Ying Master Qin or Mrs. Hu. If it is a single-worker family, then the family members can only be called Mrs. Shi, and the real surnames of many workers' family members are not known at all.

Qin Ying came over and opened the door, she looked behind Lin Zhenhua, and asked a little strangely, "Xiaolin, why are you alone?" ”

"Am I alone?" Lin Zhenhua was a little curious, did he say who he wanted to bring with him?

"Lao Hu is not with you?"

"What, Master Hu hasn't come back yet?" Lin Zhenhua was stunned.

At this moment, Hu Yang's voice came from behind: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm so fascinated by reading that I forgot to go home." ”

"What books are you reading?" Qin Ying asked in a slightly complaining tone, "You haven't eaten any food, and you don't feel hungry?" ”

"Not hungry, not hungry, not hungry at all." Hu Yang's face was full of joy, he waved an original English book in his hand, and said to Qin Ying: "Xiao Ying, you see, this is Xiao Lin lent me, "The Principle of High-Speed Cutting", which is really good. Xiaoying, do you remember ......"

"Lao Hu, there are guests." Qin Ying quietly interrupted Hu Yang's speech, she pointed at Lin Zhenhua and said, "Xiao Lin has something to look for you." ”

Hu Yang hurriedly turned his head to Lin Zhenhua and smiled: "Xiaolin, I'm sorry, I just remembered that you said that you were coming to my house in the evening, so I hurried back." Qin Ying knows, I like to read books, and when I look at books, I forget everything. ”

Lin Zhenhua smiled slightly, he can now be sure that there must be some stories on Populus Hu's body, and as for what this story is, there will definitely be an answer in the future. From the dialogue between Hu Yang and Qin Ying, he can still judge that Qin Ying must also be a character in this story. He couldn't help but glance at Qin Ying, and found that this ordinary-looking middle-aged female worker had a look in her eyes that was different from others, which was the kind of wise look that only well-educated intellectual women had surnames.

"Xiaolin, what are you looking for me?" Hu Yang asked, he saw two large cardboard boxes tied to Lin Zhenhua's bicycle at a glance, "By the way, you said you wanted to give me a gift, is this box it?" ”

"That's right." Lin Zhenhua said with a smile, "Old Hu, help, let's carry the box in." ”

Hu Yang didn't know what Lin Zhenhua meant, but he knew that Lin Zhenhua would definitely not be the kind of vulgar gift giver, not to mention, he was just a wood molder, and Lin Zhenhua didn't have anything to bribe him. He stepped forward and helped Lin Zhenhua untie the rope that bound the box, and then carried the box into the house with Lin Zhenhua. Qin Ying was on the side to help them take care of it, just in case the box hit the door by accident.

"Something, dead and sinking." Hu Yang put down the box and asked.

Lin Zhenhua asked Qin Ying to close the door, and then said, "Actually, it's nothing, it's just a box of American apples." ”

"American apples?" Hu Yang was a little disappointed, he waved his hand and said: "Xiaolin, you can keep it for yourself, or you can send some to the factory leaders, my family doesn't need it." ”

Lin Zhenhua smiled without saying a word, he tore open the newspaper wrapped in the box, borrowed scissors from Qin Ying, cut off the packaging tape on the box, and then took out a heavy flat plastic box two feet long, more than a foot wide, and more than half a foot high from the box. He put the box on the table where Hu Yang's family was eating, then turned around and took out an object with a screen in the shape of a television set from another box, and placed it on top of the flat box.

"This is an apple?" Qin Ying asked in surprise.

Hu Yang's lips trembled slightly, his eyes were filled with tears, and he said softly: "This is indeed the American Apple, Apple-II type personal computer. ”

"Lao Hu knows how to do it." Lin Zhenhua gave a thumbs up to Populus euphratica.

With the help of Hu Yang, Lin Zhenhua plugged in the power cord of the Apple computer. Apple computers use American standard plugs, which do not match the power sockets used in China, but this is difficult for Lin Zhenhua, he directly used a vise to unscrew the grounding end of the American standard plug, and the remaining two-foot plugs can be plugged into the socket on the wall of Hu Yang's house.

Hu Yang couldn't help but shudder when he watched Lin Zhenhua use a vise to deal with this equipment that was sky-high back then. Lin Zhenhua didn't care, in the era of computer popularization in later generations, enthusiasts tossed computers much more powerfully. Lin Zhenhua knows that computers are more difficult to toss than football.

Everything was cleaned up, and under the nervous gaze of Hu Yang and Qin Ying, Lin Zhenhua pressed the power of the Apple machine, the dark green screen lit up, and a cursor flashed rhythmically on the screen.

"I haven't used it, Kobayashi, will you?" Hu Yang said on the side.

Lin Zhenhua nodded, he sat on the edge of the table, tapped the keyboard, and typed three lines of commands into the computer:

10_print_25*25

20_end

run

An answer immediately appeared on the screen: 625.

Hu Yang nodded, indicating that he understood, he knew the word print, and as for the asterisk, it should mean multiplication.

"It's complicated." Lin Zhenhua said, and then he tapped down the order:

new

10_for_a=1_to_9

20_for_b=1_to_9

30_print_tab(b*3－2); a*b

40_next_b

50_print

60_next_a

70_end

run

A neat matrix of numbers was immediately listed on the screen, and both Hu Yang and Qin Ying could see that this was a ninety-nine multiplication table.

"It's amazing." Qin Ying exclaimed in a low voice.

Hu Yang nodded: "Indeed, hearing is false, seeing is believing." I just read the newspaper that the Americans had launched the personal computer, but I didn't expect that they could design a programming language so simple, which is equivalent to everyone being able to design a program. Xiaolin, this is the basic language, right? ”

"That's right." Lin Zhenhua stood up, took out a thick manual from the box, and said to Hu Yang: "Old Hu, about the grammar of the basic language, there is a manual here, I believe, with your IQ, you can understand it at a glance." I was going to translate it for you and give it to you, but now it seems that I have saved myself some trouble. ”

"You mean, this computer is on me?" Hu Yang asked in a tone of disbelief.

"That's right." Lin Zhenhua said, of course he knew how much of a spiritual shock this move would bring to Hu Yang, but he had to pretend not to care on his face, "Old Hu, since you finished the finite element analysis with the abacus last time, I have been thinking about getting you a computer." This computer is only available to you. ”

"Xiaolin, where did you get this? According to what I read in the newspaper, an Apple computer in the American market costs more than $1,000. Hu Yang said.

"This one is a little more expensive, about $2,600. It comes with 48k RAM and is capable of supporting fortran_77. If you want to do the math **, basic can't be played at all, it's too slow. ”

"$2,600?" Hu Yang's tongue spit out the elder, "According to the black market price, it is equivalent to more than 20,000 yuan, Xiaolin, where did you get so much money?" ”

Lin Zhenhua briefly told Hu Yang about Ford, in view of Hu Yang is an expert, Lin Zhenhua did not hide it too much, and directly said that he found the defects in the American machine tool, and gave them suggestions for improvement. Regarding the Z80 language, Lin Zhenhua did not disclose, but said that he reasoned from internal logic and proposed several possible surnames, and after the American engineer checked it, he finally found that his reasoning was correct, so he agreed to pay him.

Lin Zhenhua has not revealed the truth of the whole matter to anyone else, and he is the one who talks the most about Hu Yang. He believes that Populus euphratica is not the kind of person who will divulge secrets, in fact, Populus has many secrets in himself.

"This gift is so expensive that I really can't accept it. You'd better keep it for yourself. Hu Yang stroked the Apple computer with his hand and said insincerely.

"Lao Hu, I also have one of my own, this one, I just asked for you." Lin Zhenhua said, "Lao Hu, I don't know who you are, but I know one thing, Long Fei is a thing in the pool, one day, your talent will shine again." Don't you want to make some knowledge in advance for the future? ”

Hu Yang shook his head: "What kind of dragon am I." I'm just a tree in the desert, and I'll never see water. When talking about water, Hu Yang turned his face slightly, unwilling to let Lin Zhenhua see the tears in his eyes.

Lin Zhenhua said: "Old Hu, I know that Populus euphratica is the most backbone tree in the desert. In the desert without rain, Populus euphratica can not die for a thousand years, not fall down for a thousand years after death, and immortal for a thousand years after falling. Lao Hu, you have to believe that there will always be a day when the clouds will open and the fog will disperse. ”

Hu Yang held Lin Zhenhua's hand and said: "Xiao Lin, adversity sees the truth, although you are my junior in terms of age, but having a friend like you is the greatest blessing in my Hu Yang's life." Don't say anything, this computer, I left it, don't worry, I won't be sorry for it. ”

Seeing her husband nodding, Qin Ying hurriedly stepped forward to arrange: "Xiaolin, we have accepted this computer, but where should it be placed?" I remember that the computer room was all dustproof and anti-static, but you look at the environment of our home......"

Lin Zhenhua smiled secretly in his heart, this Mrs. Hu is really not an ordinary person, she can say such professional words as dust and anti-static with one mouth, and she said "I remember", not "I heard", the difference between the words reveals the information......

"Sister Qin, you don't have to worry, personal computers are not the same as those large and medium-sized computers, Americans have already considered the family environment when they give birth, and they don't need any special care. Usually take a little cloth to cover it, so that the motherboard does not fall too thick dust. Because our south is relatively humid, if there is too much dust, and then the moisture returns, there may be a short circuit. However, this is also very rare. ”

"Okay, okay, no problem, I'll go pull a piece of cloth tomorrow to make a cover." Qin Ying said with kindness.

Hu Yang rummaged through the box containing the computer, took out a small colorful box from it, and asked strangely, "Xiaolin, what is this?" ”

Lin Zhenhua said: "This is American chocolate, it is something that can really be eaten, give it to Qin Bo and Qin Tao sisters and brothers to try it." ”

"Hehe, Xiao Lin really has a heart. Then I'll thank Uncle Lin for their brother and sister. Qin Ying said happily. The Hu family is a dual-income family, and the economic conditions are better than that of a single-income family, and it is no problem for the two children to eat enough, but the children have never tasted such a luxury thing as chocolate. Seeing this beautiful box, Qin Ying could imagine how big and how long this box of chocolates would bring happiness to her children.

"Uncle Lin?" Lin Zhenhua sweated profusely, "Am I so old?" "Hu Yang's family gave birth to a child relatively late, but the eldest daughter Qin Bo is also 11 years old, and it seems a bit exaggerated to call Lin Zhenhua an uncle.

Hu Yang smiled: "Xiaolin, this is your own mess up of the generation, you call Qin Ying the eldest sister, then Qin Bo and Qin Tao don't call you uncle?" If you feel that you are not old, you will have to call Aunt Qin in the future. ”

"Am I that old?" Qin Ying glanced at Populus Hu and laughed as well.