Chapter 34: The Age of Electricity
Recently, there was a surprise news in the village that the lights were going to be turned on.
People in the village don't know much about electricity, and it has become a hot topic for a while.
The person who has come from the provenance boasted that "electricity is an electric light, very bright, just like the daytime." ”
"If it's the same as during the day, how can you sleep," the old ladies asked worriedly.
"You don't understand, there is a switch, so if you pull it lightly with your hand, it will go off, and if you pull it again, it will turn on. No matches......"
Sure enough, within a few days, the poles were erected, the wires were pulled up, and they went down the walls into every house.
In the evening, it was bright, every house was lit up, and people were smiling.
As the New Year approaches, the streets and alleys are lit up, and from a distance, a brilliant light is lit up, like a sky full of stars falling into the world.
Since then, people have bid farewell to the era of kerosene lamps and stepped into the era of electricity.
Wang Sen has a lot of credit for the electricity in the village, because he is familiar with the people in the oil field, and through his connections, he brought electricity into the village and did a good thing for the village.
The people in the village praised him as a capable person and respected him very much.
Secretary Li Chun also praised him for his courage and ability.
Because of this, Wangjia Village was turned into a model village again, and soon appeared in the newspaper.
Wangjia Village really hung a loudspeaker on the window, raising its voice outside, and even the county magistrate led leaders at all levels to visit.
The county magistrate talked to Wang Shu at that time and asked him to work in the county.
Wang Shu politely declined on the grounds that his family was sick all the year round and the old man was not in good health.
Wang Sen felt sorry for his brother and missed a good opportunity, saying that he was short-sighted, had no ambitions, and couldn't do without pots and pans for the rest of his life. Hearing this, my brother turned his face with him, and the two brothers almost made a move.
Speaking from the heart, Wang Shu has his thoughts, he has worked hard for so many years, and he is gone, and those honors and achievements are not equivalent to giving them to others. Besides, when you go out to work and live unfamiliarly, you can get to this point, as long as you are here, you want to go out and have a chance, and when the children are older in a few years, you can get out.
Because it is a model village and a model village, the county awarded the village a color TV, which was imported from Japan.
The color TV was pulled back and put in Wang Shu's yard at night.
This is a new thing, what the hell is it, the people in the village are curious to see.
Many people from the neighboring villages also came, and the courtyard was so crowded that even the goose pens, the pig pens, and the walls were full of people, and even a few children climbed on a few trees, like strings of sugar gourds.
On a cold day, even if you take off your padded jacket, you don't feel cold, and the weather you exhale is as hot as a hot pot.
As long as you come in, it will be difficult to get out, and even if you grow wings temporarily, it will be difficult to fly out. Some people didn't hit the ground with their feet and hung in mid-air......
A few pretending people fiddled around the TV for a long time, still with harsh sounds and snowflakes jumping on the screen, that's it, people still watched with relish.
Wang Shu couldn't stop scratching his head when he looked at the manual, barely knowing a few words, but most of them were either skimming or pinching, and there were vertical hooks, what are they, and a few learned people shook their heads when they looked at it.
Yes, it's still the first meeting in Japanese, which is similar to reading a book from heaven.
Wang Yinshu commanded Fajiu and Tian Liang to twist and dial here and there, but there was no one to come, which really made people anxious.
"Is your uncle back?" Yinshu asked Jin Cheng beside him.
"It's back, it's back, but I'm drunk," Mr. Kim said.
"I'll go and see, it seems that I can't do without him," Yinshu said and squeezed out, but he didn't squeeze out for a long time, and finally squeezed out with the help of a few young men, but a large number of people were squeezed out.
In the house, Wang Sen was lying on the edge of the kang and spitting in small gulps, and the pungent smell of wine filled the whole house.
Chunmei pinched her nose and beat him on the back and complained, "Won't you drink less, if you don't drink, you will pour it into your mouth." Wang Sen's face was flushed, and the old man with snot and drooling didn't care to wipe it, he moaned uncomfortably, his neck stretched very long, and his mouth was 'wow' and spit out half a basin at once, maybe it was better, he moaned and picked it on the edge of the kang.
Chunmei hurriedly brought him filth, wiped him with a towel, dragged him to the kang and pulled the quilt to cover him, then picked up the basin and walked out, just touching Wang Yinshu, Wang Yinshu hurriedly covered his nose and hid to the side.
When he entered the house, Wang Yinshu ran out again, "My mother, you can smoke me to death." ”
Chunmei hurriedly entered the house and opened the window, a cold wind blew in, Wang Sen shivered, he woke up, and moaned again.
"Village Chief Wang is here," she said to the silver tree outside the courtyard, "Come in, I can't kill you, I'm used to it." ”
Wang Yinshu came in with a smile to greet Wang Sen, Chunmei brought him a cigarette, he lit it and said to Wang Sen, "No matter how you fiddle with the TV, it's really urgent, the whole yard is waiting, I invite you to take a look." ”
Wang Sen didn't reply, his eyes closed and he was about to fall asleep again.
Chunmei hurriedly pushed him, "Did you hear that, the village chief asked you to watch TV." ”
Wang Sen opened his eyes and looked at it, and let out another breath, but he still didn't want to move.
"Forget it, Uncle is really drunk, I'm leaving," Wang Yinshu said and walked out.
Chunmei hurriedly said: "Wait, your uncle vomited for a while, I have a number." ”
Really, after a while, Wang Sen woke up, he drank a big bowl of cold boiled water, sat up, lit a cigarette and came over with Wang Yinshu.
The people in the courtyard were like a savior in times of crisis, and they flashed a path at once, and when Wang Sen passed, they closed again.
All eyes were on him. Wang Sen turned off the sound first, it was too harsh, so that people couldn't stand it, he couldn't help laughing after watching the TV, the antenna was not connected, he connected the antenna, and tuned the channel, three times and two times out of the figure, the yard was full of applause, and soon quieted down, the TV was playing "Shaolin Temple", the wonderful martial arts scene attracted people, the courtyard was silent, the TV was playing lively, the bald monk stick came and went, whirring wind, rolling on the ground, a carp stood up, Wang Sen also sat on the ground with his body up, and there was a burst of laughter from the crowd, and Wang Yinshu hurriedly helped him to the house.
The people who had just left came back one after another, and the buckets of water squeezed in the yard could not fall to the ground, and there was really no place, so they climbed into the neighbor's house. It's impossible to come out and relieve yourself inside, the adults can still hold it, and it's the children who are suffering, some pee their pants, and some pull them into their pants......
When she got up in the morning, Zhou Ni scolded her.
Two geese died in the pen, more than a dozen rabbits were gone, and the top of the pigsty was exposed. The yard was full of broken bricks and tiles, Wang Shu pushed several carts out, and neighbors also found them, and the roof tiles were all broken.
Zhou Ni scolded and cried distressedly.
Wang Shu was cleaning, his face was also ugly, he regretted it, he wanted to be beautiful, but he ended up like this.
Chunmei hurriedly came over to persuade, grandma came over, she also scolded in distress, causing everyone in the alley to hide at the door of their house and peek, but no one came to persuade.
Wang Yinshu came, Zhou Ni cried even more sadly, Wang Yinshu had a lot of eyes, and he was busy persuading: "The losses suffered by the brigade will be compensated, no matter what, this is also for the public." ”
Only then did Zhou Ni stop crying.
And the neighbors came to Wang Yinshu and asked the tile brigade on the roof to be compensated.
Wang Yinshu said angrily: "What does it have to do with the brigade if you don't look good at your house, the brigade can't send someone to show you the house, you deserve to be trampled on, you are willing to let the family ride on the neck and shit, and the brigade will wipe your ass." ”
As a result, Zhou Ni accompanied the whole family, but the neighbors stepped on the rotten tiles but did not compensate for a penny, so angry that the neighbors talked everywhere and sued everywhere, but for most of their lives, they turned their backs to the loess and faced the sky, and the farmers who had not been to the county a few times went to complain.
Later, if you put on the TV, you will go to the brigade room.