Chapter 223: The Disturbance Caused by Mobile Phones
Obviously, Xu Tiancai's trust in Hu Mingchen is still reserved, and his promise just now cannot be ruled out that there is a factor of Wang Zhan. In addition, it was the first time to meet, and the understanding between each other was not detailed and in-depth, in such a situation, Hu Mingchen's clearest and most correct way was to refuse.
On the other hand, Hu Mingchen refused, and he might be able to take a look at Gao, otherwise, he would immediately hit the snake with the stick, and Xu Tiancai estimated that he would look down on him to a certain extent.
"Okay, then when do you need it, just ask Uncle Xu, and even if I don't have it, I will help you raise it. If you also want to buy land on this side of Phoenix Mountain, you can find me, here, I still know some people, even if you can't help directly, it's still no problem to build a bridge. Hu Mingchen's refusal, Xu Tiancai's attitude towards Hu Mingchen has changed slightly.
"Hehe, in this regard, it may not be less troublesome Uncle Xu, when the time comes, you just don't bother. For matchmaking, Hu Mingchen is very happy to accept it.
If you want to buy land in Phoenix Mountain, if you don't have an acquaintance to introduce you, it is difficult to find a seller. Since Xu Tiancai has relevant connections, of course he must make reasonable use of them.
Coming down from Phoenix Mountain, Xu Tiantian invited him to a meal, and Hu Mingchen went to the station to rush home.
Hu Mingchen bought a phone from the city and came back, which suddenly became big news in Huangni Village.
There is no electricity in Huangni Village, so don't talk about landline phones or TVs.
"Uncle, this is the phone? Impossible, shouldn't the phone have a telephone line? You don't have anything, just hold it in your hand, how can you make a call?" Hu Dehua looked left and right at the Alcatel mobile phone in Hu Mingchen's hand, very curious and puzzled.
"Haven't you seen Big Brother in the movie? This is the same as Big Brother, Big Brother is used to make calls. Hu Yujiao said.
Although there is no telephone in Huangni Village, Hu Yujiao will watch movies in her cinema from time to time, and there is no shortage of big brothers in those Hong Kong and Taiwan films.
"Of course I've seen it, but this one is so small, and I don't see any antennas, it's amazing, I can make a phone call." Hu Dehua also went to the cinema to watch free movies more than once, he knew Big Brother, but such a small mobile phone, especially in front of him, it was indeed the first time he had seen it.
"This one also has an antenna, do you see it, this little point is the antenna, this antenna will get smaller and smaller, and even soon it will go directly inside, completely invisible. Hu Mingchen pointed to the top of the phone like a little thumb bulging place.
"Xiao Chen, how much does your gadget cost? I'm afraid it can't cost hundreds of yuan, right?" Li Xiumei sat on the side and looked at the mobile phone in Hu Mingchen's hand and asked.
"Second aunt, its original price is more than two thousand, and by chance, people gave me a seven-fold discount, so it costs one thousand five or six. Hu Mingchen said calmly without any ostentation.
"Wow, more than 2,000 is so expensive, I can afford it for more than half a year without eating or drinking. As soon as she heard the price of more than 2,000, Li Xiumei was taken aback, and then smiled and said: "It's so embarrassing, I thought I could buy it for a few hundred yuan." ”
Like Tong Bailiang or a working rural teacher, a few hundred yuan is a great price for his family, not to mention other people who only rely on farming.
"It's really a dirt bun that has never seen the world, if you can buy it for a few hundred yuan, is it still something that only big bosses can afford?" Song Chunmei joked with a smile.
"You're also a bun, you've seen it before? or haven't you seen it, I guessed a few hundred yuan, and if it were you, I might think it would be a few dozen yuan. Li Xiumei shot back jokingly, "Xiao Chen, can you call now, if you can, give me a call." ”
"What are you fighting, who are you calling? Do you know that this is very expensive, if you break it, what will you pay? More than two thousand, can you afford it?" Tong Bailiang said with a glare.
"Tong Bailiang, maybe she has a good relationship outside, call a good one, hehehe. Xu Jinnan joked.
"Second Master Xu is really, can you talk nonsense? Second Aunt Tong has a good relationship, and she won't call him in front of us. Besides, we only have telephones on the street in Duge Township, and it is not far from here to the street, so you can go to a tryst with a sneak trip, and there is no need to waste phone bills. Long Cui'e interjected, it seemed that she was helping Li Xiumei, but in fact, she was following Xu Jinnan to make fun of Li Xiumei.
"Lao Tzu is talking about the two of you...... Hu Mingyi, you'd better keep an eye on your family Long Cui'e, lest she sneak out to find Xu Jinnan's tryst, then you will lose a lot. Li Xiumei is not so easy to ridicule, she immediately gave a strong response.
"Hehe, I said that you can't make some good jokes, if Hu Mingyi goes home and fights with Long Cui'e, the two of you will be responsible. Hu Mingchen's uncle Hu Jianye said.
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This kind of rural joke with a little rustic flavor is a homely border defense, and no one really cares, just to add some anecdotes and jokes to the boring life.
"Second aunt, I have already bought a phone card and put it in, if you have something to call, you can take it and call, it doesn't matter. As a junior, when they were joking, Hu Mingchen could only laugh with them on the side, and when their jokes reached a paragraph, Hu Mingchen responded positively to Li Xiumei's words.
"Hehe, it's still Xiao Chen who is generous, but I'm just joking with you, I don't do business, and I don't have any relatives in the city, what kind of phone call." However, Xiao Chen, this hand ...... Do people know the phone number and call it?" Li Xiumei said with a smile.
"Yes, I just bought the card today and put it in. Hu Mingchen said.
"Then you copy the phone number to me in a while, if someone outside looks for me or your second master Tong in the future, you can shout, or help bring a letter, okay?" Li Xiumei said with a very practical request.
"Yes, I'll copy it to you in a moment, no problem. Hu Mingchen readily agreed.
At this time, the mobile phone was a two-way conversation, and it cost money to make and receive calls, but Hu Mingchen did not say no because of this, and he did not mention the matter of charging phone bills.
The Tong family helped Hu Mingchen's family a lot, and Hu Mingchen learned about Entu News, besides, his family shouldn't have many calls in a month.
Hu Mingchen still remembers that the first house with a telephone in the surrounding area was his grandmother's house, when the village was connected to electricity, Zhong Ying bought a TV and installed a landline with Hu Youling's instigation and help.
At that time, almost everyone around me would tell Zhong Ying's phone number to people who might call him, such as children or parents who went out to work. When there is something, he will call Zhong Ying's house and ask Zhong Ying to ask someone to answer the phone or bring a message.
And every time Zhong Ying calls someone, he has to charge a dollar for phone calls or labor fees, and even Hu Jianjun, who went out to work, called back and asked Hu Yandie to pick it up, and he had to count the money, but this money was not asked for by Hu Yandie, but when Hu Jianjun and Jiang Yucai came back from work, they would be counted as if they came back from work.
"Xiao Chen, copy one to me too. ”
"I want it too, lest anyone find me if they have something to do. ”
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Li Xiumei started, and then Tong Baiguo's family, Xu Jinnan's family, Hu Mingyi's family and Hu Jianye's family followed up one after another, and they also had to write down Hu Mingchen's mobile phone number and tell them to people who might have something to find them.
Originally, the mobile phone was a very personal phone, but in the blink of an eye, it seemed to have become a public phone.
Hu Mingchen can't favor one over the other, she can't agree to Li Xiumei and reject others, that's very inappropriate.
Although he thought that the phone bill might not be low, Hu Mingchen could only agree to them one by one.
Seeing a strange mobile phone phone that led everyone to their home, and everyone seemed to have a little bit of a request for their mobile phone, Jiang Yucai was proud and proud. But when he thought that Hu Mingchen had said that thing was quite expensive, Jiang Yucai felt a little painful.
Hu Mingchen didn't mention the charges, and Jiang Yucai, who loves face, is even more unlikely to mention it.
"If you ask someone else to call you for something, it's best to ask them to call after school, we have no electricity in Huangni Village, and this mobile phone is to be taken to the street during the day and charged by the way. But when I come back from school, whether it's a call out or a pick-in, it's fine. For Hu Mingchen, the difficulty is not the phone bill, the real suffering is that there is no electricity in Huangni Village, and the mobile phone cannot be kept at home all the time, in order to avoid trouble, Hu Mingchen has to make such a reminder.
"No problem, understandable"
"Just do as you say, and I can't disturb you when you're in class. ”
For Hu Mingchen's advice, no one will feel excessive, after all, what he said is the truth.
"I said that your home is really extravagant and wasteful, I don't know how to do it, so I have a little money, I spent so much money to buy such an expensive phone, and I bought it back and suddenly became a public phone. I don't know what kind of psychology it is, Zhong Ying is very unaccustomed to Hu Mingchen's mobile phone.
Zhong Ying's remarks not only criticized Hu Mingchen's family, but even those who asked Hu Mingchen for a number were also offended and swept in.
"Grandma makes money to earn and spend, and when it is convenient for herself, she can be convenient for everyone, I don't think there is anything wrong with it. Whether you have money or not, you earn it, not save it. If you don't have any money, save and save a few children? This phone is a little more expensive, but it also has its value, with a phone, my family can easily contact the city, which is good for my family's business, maybe I can make more money, and it is not to buy it and put it to play, besides, to often go to the public phone, the same costs money. As soon as Zhong Ying's words were finished, Hu Mingchen took the lead.