Chapter 417 This New Year’s Eve is going so well
“There is a pole set up next to the corner room of the Li family across the street, and I don’t know what is on it.” Sister-in-law of the Lu family, who was preparing the New Year’s Eve dinner, suddenly thought Get up and tell Lu Yingming who is frying fish.
"Pole? Do you want to dry something?" Lu Yingming asked casually.
“It’s not like that, but it’s more like...the antenna in the movie?” In the summer, the county cultural center occasionally has a film team come down to play movies for farmers. Those that are open-air are usually war movies, so Sister-in-law Lu knows what those things look like.
"Antenna? Impossible, right? What kind of antenna does the Li family want? There is no radio station." Lu Yingming thought Sister Lu was talking nonsense.
"That thing is standing there, you can tell just by looking at it." The Lu family's sister-in-law felt that she was not trusted, so she complained and continued to do her own thing.
"I'll have to take a look later." At this time, the awareness of friend and foe was still very strong, but Lu Yingming would never believe that the Li family was connected with the enemy. If you really want to count, Li Jianguo is more determined than him.
If it was really an antenna, then he would really want to see what happened.
But because I was busy, I forgot about it for a while. When the work at hand was finished, my son ran in in a hurry, shouting that he was hungry.
Although the Lu family's sister-in-law complained, she still got some things for him to take to the living room and bedroom, and opened a bottle of wine for Lu Yingming.
When Lu Yingming poured himself a drink, he was still thinking, had he forgotten something?
Li Long slowly moved the pole outside, trying to get as close to the window as possible so that he could hear the sounds inside.
"Okay, okay..." Suddenly, he heard Li Jianguo's voice inside, and stopped what he was doing, but the pole had inertia and did not rotate in place. Turn, fortunately Li Long He was experienced when tying the pole. He had already put a few pieces of wood and soil underneath, and also made a piece of iron wire. He used his feet to place the soil clod on the edge of the antenna pole and compact it firmly. The four sides were the same, so that the pole It was pinned and unable to move.
Li Long entered the room and took a look, and said with a wry smile:
"Brother, these snowflakes are so weird, how can they be better? They still need to be adjusted."
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"It's clear enough, how can it be so clear?" Li Jianguo thought it was pretty good. What he saw was the standby screen, which was a circle with many color blocks, no signal sign, and a time display.
But there are snowflakes and there is still noise.
"It's okay, brother, just keep watching, and I'll adjust it again until I know it best before I tell you."
With that said, Li Long went out.
Li Jianguo was a little unconvinced and said to Liang Yuemei:
"I think it's clear..."
"I also think it's clear." Liang Yuemei also nodded, "But since Xiaolong said it can be more clear, let him adjust this. He understands... Hey, it's clear, it's clear..."
The picture is gradually becoming clearer and the noise is getting smaller.
Li Jianguo chuckled:
“Hey, it’s really clear...Okay, okay!” He suddenly shouted again.
"It's good." Liang Yuemei also said, "If you twist the snowflakes again, there will be more snowflakes."
The picture is very clear now, not to mention there are no snowflakes at all, but at least there is no noise.
It should be almost done.
After hearing this, Li Long felt that there would be no problem this time, so he fixed the antenna pole and quickly entered the house.
Sure enough, it became much clearer.
"Okay, okay. Let's watch the CCTV today. When we watch the Shicheng TV station later, we will adjust the antenna." Li Long said, "There is a Spring Festival Gala tonight. That one is really good."
"How did you know?" Li Jianguo was still quite curious that Li Long knew this.
"I... heard what Chief Li said." Li Long made up a reason, "They all see it."
"Well, they knew the news early." Li Jianguo I believe it. It's a good thing that my brother has a lot of contacts. I often hear Li Long say that he will send some fish and meat to his leaders and friends, and they are willing to give him some information. This is a good thing.
Li Long looked at the time and said with a smile:
"In a while, the party will start. Don't be surprised when Juan and Qiangqiang come back."
"That's for sure," Liang Yuemei, still wearing an apron, turned around and walked towards the kitchen and said: " You guys sit down first and I'll get you some food tonight. We both drink a little. This year has been tiring, but life is getting better and better, and we are all interested in color TV. It’s worth it!”
Li Long told his elder brother again about the coal mine. In fact, he was still thinking about farm machinery, which required careful consideration.
"Coal mines are very dangerous." After hearing this, Li Jianguo frowned and said, "When I first came back to Northern Xinjiang, there was a coal mine job. I wanted to go there. After all, I wanted to be a worker. ——A relative at that time, who was a cadre in the reclamation area, told me that I couldn’t do it. He often There was an accident. I didn’t do it and became a division chief in the Corps..."
"I also think we should find out more after the New Year." Li Long said, "If I can have some leisure time, no. Then you can still do more dangerous jobs, just go to the mines.”
In fact, if the second brother and his family are placed in Laomahao, if they can only support themselves, they will have to catch fish and do other jobs like last year, and they will be able to support them all.
But Li Long didn't think so. He hoped to find a stable job for his second brother - Li Anguo was not the kind of person who was smart enough to do business, and he was suitable for a stable job.
The two chatted for a while. The picture on the TV changed and music played. Li Long looked at his watch. It was almost seven o'clock and said:
"Brother, this is the center The station’s news broadcast will start soon.”
“News broadcast?” Li Jianguo has never watched TV and doesn’t know about this program.
"Well, it's a program dedicated to broadcasting news."
"Is it similar to the "News and Newspaper Digest" on the radio station?" Li Jianguo immediately thought of it.
"Yes, it's almost the same, but this one has pictures, people talking, and videos." Li Long pointed at the TV and said, "Look, there will be a host and explanation later..."
The news broadcast started on time, and the two hosts began to introduce today's main program.
Looking at the satellite icon representing CCTV and the slightly monotonous image, Li Long fell into memories.
It's been a year, it's been a year since I was reborn, and I can finally see the picture on the screen again. Although this picture looks so crude, it's really kind.
Is this a big step in rebirth?
Although my savings have been reduced a lot, I feel that everything is worth it.
I am one step closer to the final era of my previous life.
While Li Long was sighing here, Li Jianguo had already begun to shout excitedly:
"Yuemei, Yuemei? Come here, come here! Look, look at the TV...who is coming out!"
Liang Yuemei asked in the kitchen:
"Who is coming out? ?”
“You will know after you come here and take a look...”
Liang Yuemei came out of the kitchen, still holding the spatula in her hand, and said a little complaining:
"I'm still cooking... Huh? This isn't..."
She turned her head and glanced at Li Jianguo, then looked at the TV. After the screen passed, she sighed and said:
"There... there aren't many left."
"Yes." Li Jianguo nodded and said with emotion, "Their generation is really amazing..."
Li Jianguo nodded. Long was a little confused, but he didn't ask.
The news broadcast was not long, and while watching, Liang Yuemei brought out plates of food.
Although the current supplies are far less abundant than those of later generations, they are much better than those two years ago. Liang Yuemei tried her best to make the New Year's Eve dinner as sumptuous as possible.
In addition to the meat, fish, and offal that Li Long brought back, Liang Yuemei also scrambled eggs, prepared cabbage hearts, mung bean sprouts, fried pickled meat, stewed vermicelli meat, and so on.
There are seven or eight plates of dishes on the table, as well as dumplings and soup.
The voices of Li Juan and Li Qiang came from outside. Li Qiang could be heard complaining that Li Juan came back so early. It was not completely dark yet and he could still play for a while. Li Juan scolded Li Qiang for being disobedient. , lying on the floor and soiling all the clothes.
Then the door opened.
"Mom, are there guests?" Li Qiang asked in a low voice, "Why did I hear someone talking in the back room?"
"No, you will know when you go and take a look. "Liang Yuemei smiled and pretended to be secretive.
Li Qiang cautiously went over and lifted the door curtain, and then saw a large color TV playing a program. Although he had never seen a color TV, he had heard of it. At this time, he was stunned for a moment, and he guessed it in his heart. He shouted excitedly:
"Big color TV! Sister, sister! Our family has bought a big color TV! Look, there are people on it, they can move and talk..."
Li Juan was washing her hands and getting ready to help her mother carry things. When I heard Li Qiang's words, I immediately waved my hands and ran to the back room. When I saw the color TV, I also exclaimed!
“Your brother-in-law bought it,” Liang Yuemei said with a smile, “Put it in our house first. Let’s watch. Your brother-in-law said there will be a good show later, and it’s good for our family to watch it and have a good time. New Year!”
I usually spend New Year’s Eve with my family and don’t move around, so I basically don’t worry about being disturbed.
The food was on the table and Liang Yuemei had finished her work. In order to make it easier to watch TV, the family moved the table out from the position against the wall. Li Jianguo and Liang Yuemei sat facing the TV, with Li Long on their left , on the right are Li Juan and Li Qiang.
The hosts of the first CCTV Spring Festival Gala were Wang Jingyu, Liu Xiaoqing, Ma Ji, and Jiang Kun. Li Long vaguely remembered that this Spring Festival Gala had several features. For example, Li Guyi sang "Hometown Love", which started popular music in the mainland; this Spring Festival Gala Four phones have been opened and programs can be requested on demand, which is considered a pioneering work.
At the beginning, Zhao Zhongxiang gave the opening speech, then introduced the guests present, Master Hou Baolin gave a speech, and Ma Ji Zhaolin said three crosstalks - this is simply unimaginable in later generations.
It was quite normal at the time. After all, there is also a person or group performing several shows in the back.
Generally speaking, I feel that the atmosphere of this Spring Festival Gala is very relaxed, and I am not afraid of making mistakes. Li Long vaguely remembers that when the party was first started, it didn’t even have a name. The name of "Spring Festival Gala" was not decided until it was about to start.
Because there is a radio at home, many people listen to cross talk, but it is the first time to watch a real person "perform cross talk" here. The whole family is so engrossed in watching that, except for Li Long, they forget to eat.
Li Long didn't remind him either. Thinking about it, it must have been the same when he watched TV for the first time.
Times have changed and the world has changed. Don’t laugh at anyone.
The cross talk is quite entertaining, but Li Long is a man whose laughter has been heightened. He enjoys the process of having a reunion dinner with his family, watching his family members let out a fit of laughter from time to time because of the burdens in the cross talk. Laughing and happy.
After all, listening to cross talk is completely different from watching cross talk. The expressions and movements of cross talk performers can increase the interest, which cannot be felt by just listening.
Cross talk, sketches, songs, many people performed multiple shows by themselves, like Li Guyi, who sang six or seven songs solo. How could this be possible in future generations?
Of course, because this time the Spring Festival Gala was actually performed by CCTV employees, the impact was so great that it was later expanded to the whole country.
The program is not as exquisite as later generations, the venue is not as gorgeous, and even the connection of the program is quite random, but it is happy and festive to watch, and it feels like it is a program that should be watched during the New Year.
When Hu Songhua came out, Li Jianguo sighed:
“He has a really good voice!”
There are also magic and martial arts in the show. This is Li Juan and Li Qiang. Their favorite show, they exclaimed from time to time while watching it, and couldn't help but applaud.
After Lu Yingming finished eating, when he came out to put out the water, he vaguely heard that the Li family's house was very lively, and people laughed from time to time. Looking through the window, it seemed that the light and shadow were moving around inside, and he didn't know what was going on.
In the dark night, he couldn't see clearly what was on the pole.
Drinking a little too much, it is inconvenient to go to someone else’s house now. Lu Yingming plans to go to Li’s house when he visits tomorrow morning to see what is going on.
The atmosphere in the Li family is very cheerful. Li Long and Li Jianguo both have wine glasses in front of them, but they drink very restrainedly, not too much. They are mainly enjoying watching the Spring Festival Gala. They drink occasionally. I didn’t mean to drink too much.
The Spring Festival Gala was held very late. At zero o'clock, there was a cross talk between Jiang Kun and Ma Ji. It was interrupted by the chime of the zero o'clock clock and was not finished. The whole family was waiting to see the result, and the result was not revealed.
This became a pity.
It was very late after the show ended. Li Juan and Li Qiang were quite energetic when they watched it, but they felt sleepy immediately after watching it. The two of them went to bed and the three adults cleaned up the things on the table. They couldn't wait until Liang Yuemei got up to clean up tomorrow.
After cleaning up, Li Jianguo meant that Li Long could sleep in the east room. Li Long waved his hand:
"Brother, there will definitely be a lot of New Year greetings here tomorrow, and I still want to sleep in. Don’t wait for me if you want to eat dumplings in the morning. I’ll be here at noon.”
After that, he put on his coat and hat and went out, striding towards the horse number.
Over at the horse number, Old Uncle Luo had already fallen asleep. Li Long quietly opened the door of his room and found that the fire was still quite bright. Although it was burning, charcoal had been added before burning it, so the room was very warm.
He also dozed off. He looked at the fire without moving, so he took off his clothes, turned off the light and got into bed, and soon fell asleep.
In the dream, Li Long found that his return to the past was a dream. He appeared again in the 1920s, an era when technology was very advanced but his big brother was gone.
Li Long had mixed feelings. He ran to his elder brother's grave and cried for a long time. When he got up again, he saw young Gu Xiaoxia. Gu Xiaoxia asked him strangely:
"Are you there?" What are you doing here?”
Li Long felt very confused. Gu Xiaoxia shouldn't be here at this time, and she shouldn't be so young.
But look at yourself, you suddenly become your younger self again.
He had no way to explain, so he had to ask Gu Xiaoxia:
"Why did you come here?"
"I came to ask you to go home for dinner. The meal is ready. , I won’t see you back, let’s go home for dinner.”
Li Long looked at his eldest brother's grave again. It had turned into a cotton field...
It was such a mess.
Li Long felt very awake. He knew it was a dream, but he couldn't wake up from the dream.
But in the dream, she was already married to Gu Xiaoxia, and at this time, the eldest brother and sister-in-law’s family were doing well. However, after the second brother’s family came over, many things happened to the second sister-in-law, which made the whole family very unhappy...
Okay, just chicken feathers all over the place. Li Long couldn't help but talk to his second brother, but his second sister-in-law said that he was not qualified to talk about his second brother, which made Li Long so angry that he woke up from his anger.
Then I heard a knock on the door outside.
Li Long vaguely remembered that his second sister-in-law was not a petty person? Why did the dream become like this?
Think about it, it’s just a dream. Maybe I’m worried that when my second brother and his family come to live there, there might be conflicts because of different living habits?
Thinking about this, Li Long got up and asked:
"Who is it? I haven't gotten up yet."
"I, Yongqiang!"
"Daqiang."
These two.
Li Long felt that it should be them. After all, only these two would come to him at this time.
After putting on his clothes, Li Long went to open the door.
"Brother Long, this is amazing! An 18-inch color TV! The first in the team!" Yang Yongqiang gave a thumbs up after entering.
"I guess there are fewer in the whole commune..." Tao Daqiang also said with admiration.
"You will have it too. Do you know what I made that day?" Li Long asked with a smile.
"I know, I know, antenna! If I had known that day, I would have followed and studied hard!" Obviously, Yang Yongqiang and Tao Daqiang understood the matter clearly at Li Jianguo's house.
"Uncle Jianshe's yard is full of people now!" Yang Yongqiang continued, "Everyone knows, everyone knows that your family has bought a color TV, and they all come over to take a look."
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"What are you watching? There are no programs now." Li Long said while looking through the ashes, "There will be programs in the evening."
"If there are no programs, it is still a color TV!" Tao Daqiang said the truth , "Everyone is very envious. They are all thinking about doing a good job this year and buying a TV then."
"Brother Long, you have hurt us this time." Yang Yongqiang suddenly said, "Look your home We can only buy black and white TVs, so what should we do?” Where to go."
Li Long knows that land contracting is necessary. If Tao Daqiang and Yang Yongqiang's family contract more land, as long as they don't mess around, they will still have a lot of money left at the end of the year. In addition, you can save a lot of cash by working on your own, so it will not be difficult to get a color TV by the end of the year.
After all, Northern Xinjiang does not rely entirely on the sky for food. The land is irrigated by water. As long as you work harder when farming, you can definitely make money. Of course, the difference is in the amount of money you earn.
Li Long asked his family to grow melons because he wanted to break the upper limit of their income. After all, if they only grew food crops, the family would have some extra money, but not much.
The melon harvesting is different. If you grow it well, you can earn a gross income of three to four hundred yuan per acre, which is already very high in this day and age. Even after excluding the cost, we can still save more than 200, and we can get a color TV this year!
Of course, this is the ideal situation.
But aren’t there other sources of income?
(End of this chapter)