Chapter 78 Installing a Phone
Zhang An has never had the experience of wearing a cow's nose. In the past, he didn't like to join in the fun. Later, he went out to work not long after finishing the college entrance examination.
Because Zhang Jianguo asked someone to find connections at that time, he planned to find Zhang An a job in the town where he could work, but then there was no news.
So Zhang An was quite interested in wearing cow nose today. He came to the drying area early to see how everyone wore it, but in fact there was no one in the drying area, only a few came to help.
The children in the village were not interested in this and did not come.
At this time, Mr. Huang’s little scalper had its head tied with a rope, taken to the drying field and tied to a stake.
I don’t know if I don’t know. After listening to what the old people next to me said, it turns out that I still have to choose a day to wear a cow’s nose.
Soon, the villagers came over with ropes and tied up the four legs of the calf.
It was pinned to the ground and could not move. There were two people beside it who were pressing the calf’s head to prevent it from moving.
The main reason is that there are no special stakes for tying cattle in the village, otherwise there would not be so many people needed.
The reason for having more people is to prevent the calf from moving around. Otherwise, when the time comes to pierce the nose, the nose will be damaged and the calf will be useless.
I only saw Mr. Huang holding a long object, which looked like a big and long needle, much longer than what Aunt Rong was holding.
But when Zhang An looked at it, it didn’t look like it was made of iron. Instead, it felt like it was made of wood.
One end was sharpened to a sharp point, and the other end was sharpened to have a small hole, which seemed to be used to thread a rope through.
At this time, Zhang An saw Mr. Huang carrying a big bowl over, struck a match and lit it.
This thing should be liquor, otherwise it would have ignited at once.
Huang Erye took the white wine that was boiling in the bowl and gave the "big needle" a full-body bath.
Zhang An knew that this was to disinfect the "big needle", using high-temperature alcohol to perform a double disinfection of the "big needle".
Finally, let’s start today’s main topic, which is to pierce the nose of the little scalper.
At this time, the little scalper had been held down by everyone and could not move. Mr. Huang took a "big needle" and thrust it down through one of its nostrils.
As the calf screamed in pain, Mr. Huang pulled out the "big needle". The rope went in from one nostril and came out from the other nostril.
Just hearing this cry can make people feel how painful it is.
In this way, the little scalper’s nose piercing was completed.
After tying the rope and making a knot, everyone let the calf go.
When I went back, I still pulled the original rope that tied the calf’s head, without the nose rope.
The old people said that this is a cow's nose that has just been pierced. It is a fresh wound and cannot be pulled immediately. It can only be pulled after the wound is healed.
The big needle is made of a relatively hard tree and is specially used to pierce the nose of cattle. It is much better than the one made of iron, so there is no need to worry about rusting.
Fortunately, I don’t have a cow at home, so I don’t need to put a nose rope on it.
Although Zhang An knew that piercing the calf’s nose was to better control and tame it, Zhang An felt very painful just looking at it.
The pack horses are much luckier in comparison, as they only need to tie the reins on their heads.
Zhang An was about to go home from the sunbathing field, but when he reached the intersection, he met a man riding a motorcycle who asked him for directions.
Although there have been more and more people riding motorcycles in the town in the past two years, this thing is not something that ordinary people are willing to buy. After all, it costs thousands of dollars.
"Brother, please ask me how to get to Zhang An's house in your village."
The eldest brother is carrying a military green satchel, which is full of stuff.
Zhang An didn’t even expect that this person was asking him for directions, and he was asking how to get to his home.
“Brother, I am Zhang An, what’s the matter with you?”
Zhang An is a little curious, Zhang An doesn’t recognize the person in front of him.
"Oh, you are Zhang An. I am from the county telecommunications bureau. The task assigned today is to install a landline phone for your home."
As soon as the eldest brother heard this, he stood in front of him. The person in question was Zhang An, and he became enthusiastic and handed Zhang An the cigarette in his hand.
This attitude is too good. You must know that installing telephones these days is not only very expensive, but the key is that the people in these telecommunications bureaus are not easy to follow.
"Thank you, brother. I don't smoke. Brother, are you in the wrong place? I haven't installed a phone in my house yet."
Zhang An was a little confused, although he planned to install one recently. It was a landline, but before I even went to handle it, this person came to my door.
"Brother Zhang, it's like this. A gentleman named Chen Ze handled this matter. I'm not sure about the details. Mr. Chen said that if there's anything going on here, you can just pretend and give it to me. He called. "
The telecommunications brother explained to Zhang An, and Zhang An knew that it was Chen Ze who had done it for him. Now in this small mountainous county, if Zhang An comes to find someone, Install a phone, and you may need to queue up a number.
The Telecommunications Bureau at this time was not the telecommunications company of later generations, but an exclusive department under the Postal and Telecommunications Bureau that specialized in the installation and charging of landlines.
With no more doubts in his mind, Zhang An walked home with his telecom brother. Telephones were installed in Changqing Village, and later the village’s first private telephone was installed in Zhang Xinmin’s canteen.
So installing a telephone in Zhang An’s home is not very cumbersome and leaves professional matters to professionals.
Zhang An only lends a hand to his elder brother when he needs help.
In the afternoon, the landline was installed, but the phone could not be used at this time. We had to wait for the telecom brother to debug it and return to the telecommunications office to activate a number before it could be used.
The phone was installed in Zhang An's room. This was Wang Fang's suggestion, because Zhang An was the only one who often used the phone at home.
The installation of a telephone in Zhang An’s home in the village attracted the attention of many people.
For them, this phone is the first privately installed phone in Changqing Village.
While the telecom man was pulling the line, many people were lending their hands to help. They took the opportunity to talk to people and ask about this and that. The man also patiently talked to everyone.
When Zhang Xinmin installed a telephone in his home, everyone came to watch, but the people at the telecommunications bureau looked condescending.
After the installation was completed, Zhang An poured a cup of tea for the telecom brother.
After getting along with each other in the afternoon, Zhang An learned that this eldest brother was called Deng Kuan.
"Brother Deng Kuan, how much does it cost to install a landline? I'll get you the money."
Zhang An asked now, it was supposed to have not been installed at the beginning. I asked about it when I was young, but the problem caused by future generations has not been corrected, so I only asked the price after consumption.
"Brother Zhang, you don't have to pay. Mr. Chen has already paid the money. Please remember this number. From now on, this will be your home landline number. I will go back and activate it today. It will be available tomorrow at the latest. ”
After Deng Kuan left, many people came to Zhang An's house to play.
It costs a lot of money to install a phone at this time. Zhang An just asked that it costs 1,680 yuan to install a phone, and the phone fee is 228 yuan, which is already 2,000 yuan less.
Buying a TV now only costs more than 500 yuan, so a phone is already considered a big item.
But Zhang An’s family bought a car, so everyone is somewhat immune to this matter.
After all, no matter how expensive a phone is, it is still more expensive than a car.
When Deng Kuan arrived in the yard just now, he was a little surprised when he saw the car parked in the carport.
I am even more polite to Zhang An, because even in their telecommunications office, there are not many people who can drive, let alone in such a mountainous village.
After sending everyone away, Zhang An’s family finally calmed down.
I heard a sound coming from the yard next door.
"Laifu, you should be more diligent in the future. We will also install telephones in our homes and buy cars. This will make them angry to death."
Diagonally across the street, Li Laifu's mother and son were shaking with anger in their yard.
Because everyone knows that Zhang An’s family and Li Laifu’s family are enemies, and they seem to be at odds with each other.
The life in Zhang An's house is getting more and more prosperous day by day, so when everyone went out, those old ladies who didn't get along well with Li Zhang's house, when they walked to the door of Li Laifu's house, they spoke loudly It's big.
Why is there such a big gap between people and other families? Some people are polite and approachable, and their lives are getting better and better. Some people catch people and curse them every day, and as a result, their lives are miserable. One day is worse than the other.
These old ladies were so rude when they spoke. They didn’t mention names, and they didn’t even use a curse word. However, the old lady next door became very angry after hearing this.
What was most annoying was that she knew these people were talking about her family, but she couldn't answer them.
The most important thing is that these people are not afraid of her. If she dares to have an attack, these old ladies will dare to start a fight with her.
So there was that conversation between mother and son in the yard.
Although it was not very loud, Zhang An could still hear it clearly while sitting in the yard.
"Mom, why should I be so diligent? Let alone installing a phone and buying a car. How can we compare with others? They eat meat regardless of the New Year or the holidays. They have something to eat every day. So do you. , if you didn’t offend his family before, then our family will be like the previous ones now, and they will get some of what they eat.”
Pff~
Hearing this, Zhang An spurted out the tea in his mouth.
Why do these words sound so familiar? Only then did I remember what those young people in later generations said.
What can I compare to him? People eat KFC regardless of the day of the week.
This Li Laifu is also a talent.
"You kid, why are you talking to your mother? Who am I doing it for? It's not for you. Think about it for yourself. When you were a child, you couldn't beat him and you still want to provoke him, isn't it? It's okay for me to do it for you, but now you are blaming your mother."
The old woman felt very unhappy when she heard her son blaming herself.
But this is Li Laifu's innermost thoughts. If his mother hadn't offended him to the end, he wouldn't have let Zhang An drive him.
The Zhang An family is famous for being generous to their relatives and friends, but their own family is an exception.
(End of this chapter)