When it comes to installing telephones, in 1981, the state installed telephones in ordinary households and implemented the policy of opening houses, but due to the high cost of installation and calls, there are very few families with a telephone, and ordinary people still go to the post office to use public telephones.

At this time, the phone is still the kind of turntable, the number transfer is more troublesome, and the appearance is old-fashioned, but even so, if anyone can install a one-step phone, it is definitely synonymous with status, status, and wealth.

When it comes to telephones, it is impossible to mention another communication tool that has swept the country this year - BB machines.

In 1983, Shanghai opened China's first paging station, and the BB machine quickly became people's favorite communication tool, compared to the landline, the BB machine is easy to carry, can be found anywhere, and is more economical.

However, considering the convenience and practicality of communication, Jiang Nian still decided to install a telephone.

Soon, Jiang Nian came to the only telephone office in the county.

The voices of a group of people in the telephone bureau were also very noisy, and most of them were people who were calling and waiting to call.

This telephone office is not large, there are only a dozen public telephones, and it is a regular service, so during the service stage, people are rushing to the service.

After Jiang Nian came in, he glanced around inside, all the staff were nervously busy, but there was a neatly dressed man standing in the corner, wearing glasses, looking very gentle.

Judging from the badge Jiang Nian wearing on his chest, this man should be the hall manager of the telephone bureau.

"Hello, may I ask ......"

Jiang Nian stepped forward, and as soon as he spoke, the man immediately frowned, glanced at Jiang Nian up and down, interrupted Jiang Nian's words, and said, "If you want to call, you can line up at the back." ”

"it...... You misunderstood, I didn't want to call, I wanted to install the phone. ”

"Install the phone?" Upon hearing Jiang Nian's words, the man was taken aback and looked at Jiang Nian again.

You know, in these days, private phones are not popular, and there are fewer phones that can be bought, and even fewer phones that can be installed.

"You're not kidding? Installing a phone is not cheap. ”

"Can you tell me how much it costs to install a phone?" Jiang Nian asked. He knew that installing a phone would definitely not be cheap, but he didn't know anything about it, so he took this opportunity to find out about it, and he had a number in mind.

As soon as he heard Jiang Nian's words, a mocking smile suddenly appeared on the man's face.

I thought to myself, I didn't know anything, so I dared to apply for the installation of the phone, and my heart was really big.

Thinking of this, the corners of the man's mouth rose slightly, and there was a bit of a sarcastic smile in his eyebrows, and he introduced: "Look at these phones, one ranges from 200 to 500 yuan, and ordinary people can't afford it." But this is not the most expensive, what really discourages people is the installation fee, now this telephone line is not popular, the cost of personal installation of the telephone is often one or two thousand, do you install it? ”

Hearing this, Jiang Nian immediately frowned.

He hadn't really thought about it.

"Then when you go to Mentougou Village, you probably need to charge more?" Jiang Nian asked.

"Mentougou?" The man immediately laughed, "Brother, are you kidding me?" That place, what is the estimate, it also costs 5,000 yuan, can you take it out? ”

Hearing this, Jiang Nian immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Five thousand dollars, which is still within his reasonable range.

It is a little more expensive, but it is convenient to communicate with the family after installation, after all, after a while, he will go to the south to investigate and study the farm project, and he will be away from home for a long time, and he can often chat with Lin Guan.

"What about the county seat?" Jiang Nian asked again.

"The county seat is cheaper, and it doesn't cost a thousand yuan to buy a phone plus the installation fee. However, this is not something that ordinary people like us dare to think, brother, I advise you to give up this unrealistic idea......"

"Okay, then I'll pretend!" As soon as the man's words fell, Jiang Nian said: "I will install two, one in Mentougou and one in the Honghuo Hotel opposite the train station, when will I be able to install it?" ”

The man was immediately shocked.

"Brother, let me ask you again, you're not joking, are you? Do you really want to install a phone, or two at once? ”

The man's voice was very loud, so loud that many people heard it in the noisy telephone office, and they looked at it in surprise.

"Damn, I heard you right, install a personal phone, and install two at once, this is too tyrant."

"Hey, he's so rich, and he's not bad, isn't this a typical diamond king? It would be nice if I could marry him......"

"Damn, pretending to be forced, I don't believe he can take so much money."

Several people who heard the movement muttered to themselves and looked this way.

"Comrade, if you want to really install it, pay the money now, I will report it to you immediately, don't wait, I can install it for you in a few days." The man said with a smile, obviously he still didn't believe that Jiang Nian could come up with so much money at once.

You must know that the person who can come up with so much money to install a telephone must be a 10,000-yuan household, and judging from Jiang Nian's clothing, it doesn't look like a 10,000-yuan household.

"I really didn't have that much money with me, so I had to go to the bank to get it." Jiang Nian said.

"Oh, that's fine, you can just pick it up, it's still early before the end of the service." The man said with a smile.

Hearing this, Jiang Nian didn't talk nonsense, Jiang Nian walked out directly and walked towards the bank.

However, this is not the case in the eyes of others.

"You can really pretend to be forced, after letting go of the cruel words, just leave, I dare say, he won't come back."

"Oh, that's a few thousand dollars, he's a hairy boy, where can he get so much money, everyone should listen to a joke."

Hearing these words, the man couldn't help but smile and shook his head, just thinking that Jiang Nian had found an excuse to leave and wouldn't come back, so he didn't care about it.

However!

More than twenty minutes later.

When a black pocket fell on the service desk with a "bang", and when the man looked up and saw Jiang Nian's face, he immediately opened his mouth wide in shock.

"You calculate, how much is the specific amount, let's count it in front of the noodle store, and you can also issue a bill for me."

This time, everyone was shocked.

"Damn, he's really here!"

"This is so rich, and it will take out so much money at once, even if it is a 10,000 yuan household, it will hurt to take out so much money at once!"

"Today, I'm really a knife to pull my ass, and I've opened my eyes."

At this time, the eyes of these people looking at Jiang Nian were full of strange colors.

Only then did the man realize that Jiang Nian was not joking, he greeted him with a smile and enthusiastically began to greet the business circle.