Chapter 136 While buying groceries, Cheng Xuemin bought a TV set.
The final exams for the senior high school repeaters at the High School Affiliated to Yan'an University were not separated into separate exam rooms like in later generations.
All students in each class take the exam in their own class.
Therefore, during the two exams in the morning, Ge You, who sat next to Cheng Xuemin, took a lot of peeks and copied them.
For the next English session, Cheng Xuemin casually wrote a few words, handed in the papers in advance and left, rushing home to make lunch for the woman who was expecting childbirth at home.
Now that everyone at home is working, only the Feng family has an early winter vacation.
The nephews and nieces were also let go, and they all needed uncle Cheng Xuemin to go back and make lunch.
Cheng Xuemin, who handed in his papers in advance, first went to Pigeon Market to buy vegetables and meat.
"Comrade, do you want a ticket?"
Suddenly, a street kid bumped into Cheng Xuemin. While apologizing repeatedly, he quietly opened his coat, flashed it, and spoke softly to Cheng Xuemin.
Cheng Xuemin had sharp eyes, and even if he casually opened it and quickly closed it, he still found that there were indeed a lot of bills stuck inside the clothes of this street kid.
There are food stamps, meat stamps, cloth stamps, bicycle stamps...wait a minute, he is obviously a speculator who throws away the receipts!
I have to say, this street kid is really brave!
When did he start to get ready to run around on the street and bump into random people to sell his bills?
“Are there any TV tickets?”
Cheng Xuemin didn't care much about the other bills, but there was something missing since he didn't have a loudspeaker at home.
Although he knows that to him, they are all antiques and he doesn't think much of them at all.
But my own woman, Feng Jiayou, has a novel idea!
Moving to a new house is a big deal with a woman! ?
"TV ticket!?"
"That thing...yes, yes, brother, how much can you offer?"
Jie Liuzi was stunned for a moment after hearing Cheng Xuemin's words, but he quickly nodded and asked quietly.
"What you said is funny. If you had someone to tell me first, how would you say it?"
Cheng Xuemin raised his eyes and knew that this thing also didn't have a TV ticket.
The domestic supply of televisions is now very scarce, but as the reform process continues to accelerate, the demand for televisions is increasing sharply.
Especially since the New Year is almost here, everyone wants to set up a TV and go home to celebrate the New Year.
Therefore, it is particularly difficult to get a TV ticket. My uncle Feng Jiazhao, who is very well-connected, Cheng Xuemin privately mentioned to him some time ago and asked him to help him get a TV ticket.
But there has been no follow-up, which is difficult to handle.
As for the father-in-law and mother-in-law's unit, let alone it.
So if you can get a TV ticket from this street kid, Cheng Xuemin wouldn't mind spending a little more money to get one!
It can be seen from the reaction of this street kid that he obviously does not have a TV ticket.
"How about one hundred...five?"
The street kid secretly raised his finger, intending to pay one hundred, but greed led to him paying one hundred and fifty.
Start the price right away and pay back right there!
Cheng Xuemin was too lazy to pay attention to this thing and just pushed the bicycle to leave without even the desire to bargain.
It's not because the quote is too high, it's because this guy doesn't have a TV ticket at all, so what the hell are you talking about.
"No, brother, you can bargain!"
"You also know that it's hard to get TV tickets now, and it's the New Year... One hundred and two! Can one hundred and two be okay?"
Seeing Cheng Xuemin leaving without saying a word, the streetwalker was so anxious that he quickly grabbed him and automatically lowered the price and whispered.
"I'll give you seventy at most!"
Cheng Xuemin didn't know what price TV air tickets usually resold, but it was common sense among the people to directly bargain for the price, so what the heck!
"Ah!? Seventy?! Brother, why don't you go and grab it?"
Seeing Cheng Xuemin bargaining, the street kid looked shocked and distressed, but he didn't mention how beautiful he was.
I’m not afraid that you’ll be aggressive in bargaining, but I’m afraid that you’ll just walk away without even giving me a chance to bargain.
"That's it, don't hold me back!"
Cheng Xuemin still didn't know what he was thinking about this thing. He said why he shouldn't grab it, but his hand just held him and refused to let him go. It was obvious that the price was worth it.
"Brother, please let me earn some money! It's not easy for me to get TV tickets!"
"That's it, a hundred!"
"If it's one hundred, I'll take my brother to get the ticket now, what do you think?"
"Let go! Don't hold me back to call someone else!"
One hundred is still a rip-off, but if the street scammer takes the initiative to lower the price, there is definitely room for a rip-off.
"Ninety-ninety!"
"Eighty-eighty!"
"Okay, brother, you are a real man. Seventy is seventy. Let's go and get the tickets now. Pay the money with one hand and the ticket with the other. How about it?"
"It's just behind this alley, just a few steps away!"
Seeing Cheng Xuemin's hesitation, the street runner was afraid that the deal would fall through, so he quickly added another sentence.
"Do you really have a TV ticket?"
Now it was Cheng Xuemin's turn to be surprised. Did he really have a TV ticket in his hand?
“I don’t have it on hand now, but if you come with me, I promise to get it for you!”
The street runner said in a low voice with a sly eyebrow: "Don't worry, I have a way to get it!"
"It can't be a fake ticket, right?"
Although seventy yuan is a small amount of money to Cheng Xuemin, he now carries more than one hundred dollars in cash, which he just took out from the post office!
This money was secretly given to him by Zhang Guangnian of People's Literature when he went to the symposium yesterday.
It was said that the reprint fee had just arrived. Cheng Xuemin had not had time to hand it over to Feng Jiayou yesterday. When he passed by the post office today, he took it out.
Although yesterday's symposium ended unhappily, the "Old Qiao" article occasionally received a bill for reprinting. Although the money was not much, it was still quite satisfying.
Just like now!
The TV ticket costing seventy yuan a piece felt like a waste to Cheng Xuemin.
"I don't like you talking about me like that!"
"Look at this street, bro, if I make counterfeit bills, can I still survive in this market?"
"Word of mouth! Don't worry, brother, I will definitely get you a real TV ticket!"
Jie Liuzi seemed to be insulted. He pointed at this area repeatedly to emphasize the word-of-mouth. This guy still knows what word-of-mouth is.
"I'll wait here. If I don't see anyone in twenty minutes, I'll leave!"
Following into the alley, Cheng Xuemin did not need to take this risk alone, although this thing repeatedly emphasized reputation.
In fact, just as this street kid said, if he dared to hand out fake bills on the street, he would definitely be dead!
Originally, I was the first to take advantage of the situation by reselling in private, so I was very courageous.
If you are bold enough to make counterfeit bills again, you are really not far away from death. You are simply playing with fire and burning yourself.
"Okay, okay! Brother, just wait here and don't move. I'll be right back in twenty minutes!"
When the streetwalker heard that there was something going on, he quickly pedaled his bicycle and headed into the alley.
Cheng Xuemin really didn't let Cheng Xuemin wait for twenty minutes. In just ten minutes, he saw the streetwalker rushing out of the alley again, pressing the car bell in his hand and shouting "Give me! Give me." let!"
The pigeon market was in a state of turmoil, and many people scolded him.
"Brother, TV tickets! Feilu!"
Jie Liuzi rushed to Cheng Xuemin, took out a bill from his pocket, showed it in front of Cheng Xuemin's eyes, and said.
"It can't be fake!"
"As you can see, everyone here is familiar with me. If it's a counterfeit note, you can come find me again. My house is in the alley behind, so I really can't run away!"
Seeing that Cheng Xuemin was still carefully checking the TV tickets, the streetwalker kept urging him anxiously.
"Okay, as you said, I will report the counterfeit bills to the official, and you can't run away!"
Cheng Xuemin actually couldn't tell whether it was true or false. He just wanted to test the reaction of this street kid, and he was basically sure that it couldn't be false.
After paying the money in one hand and the check in the other, Cheng Xuemin left on his bicycle.
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"Daughter-in-law, why are you up? What are you writing? Don't get cold!"
When I got home, I found Feng Jiayou, a woman lying in front of the desk, writing something. Cheng Xuemin took off the vegetables and meat from the trailer and shouted to the window.
"Xuemin, are you back!? How did you do in the exam!?"
Seeing Cheng Xuemin return, Feng Jiayou hurriedly put away all the manuscripts on the table and replied outside the yard.
"What are you writing about? Still hiding it?"
Can a woman's panic escape Cheng Xuemin's detection? After coming in, he asked again.
"I didn't hide it! I just wrote something casually. You can read it later, Xuemin!"
He said he didn't hide it, but he had already opened the drawer and hid the manuscript under the bottom layer, which made Cheng Xuemin even more suspicious. But he wasn't that curious. Seeing that the woman's nose was red from the cold, he quickly said, "I don't know how to get a stove to bake!"
"Hurry up and hide under the covers. I'll cook for you right now. Are you hungry?"
It's already past twelve o'clock, and women still have breakfast at about seven o'clock in the morning. Pregnant women have to eat small meals frequently throughout the day, so they must be starving!
“Hehe, I’m really a little hungry!”
"Xuemin, what kind of food did you buy? I won't go under the covers, I'll help you light the fire...Ahhh, Xuemin, I can't move!"
Feng Jiayou touched his belly and sat at his desk. The morning passed unknowingly. When he moved, he found that his feet were numb from the cold!
He was about to stand up, but couldn't stand up at all. He was so frightened that he cried with Cheng Xuemin.
"How long have you been sitting here?!"
"You are just disobedient. Your feet are numb from the cold, right?"
Cheng Xuemin was speechless for this woman. He told her well before going out in the morning that she should stay under the quilt and not get up in this winter.
But she was fine. She was sitting in front of the desk wearing a big cotton coat. She didn't know how long she had been sitting there.
How is this even raising a baby?
Cheng Xuemin was really afraid that this inconvenient woman would make a living out of him.
While cursing, he quickly started to help her by squeezing her feet and legs to activate her blood.
"Hehe, I feel much more comfortable!"
"Hehe... who is making fun of you!? Hurry up and help me light the fire!"
Cheng Xuemin angrily scolded this heartless woman and helped her up to the kitchen.
While lighting the fire, you can warm yourself up.
Then Cheng Xuemin also made a simple lunch. He used the chopped lean meat to make an egg and meat cake soup for the woman, stir-fried a piece of tofu and roasted pork, and added a piece of cabbage drizzled with oil.
"Liqin, where were you playing with your brother this morning? Why haven't I seen you two all morning?"
The two little guys still remembered coming back for lunch. They must have been very hungry. They lay down on the table early, waiting for Cheng Xuemin to serve them food.
It happened that Feng's young man also touched his niece's head and asked softly.
"Hehe, eldest aunt, I took my brother to buy sunflower seeds to eat! In the morning, eldest uncle gave me and Li Wen two cents each!"
"After Li Wen and I bought sunflower seeds to eat, we ran to the front courtyard to watch TV!"
"Auntie, when will our family buy a TV?"
I ran outside to watch TV in the courtyard. No wonder I didn't see anyone all morning.
"Xuemin, did you give them money again?"
When Feng Jiayou heard that his man gave the two little guys two cents each before going out, he said speechlessly, "Xuemin, if you spoil them like this, what will you do if you get used to it?"
"Listen, she dares to ask you to buy a TV now!"
These two little guys were really spoiled by her man. They were given 10 cents today and 20 cents the next. Ever since they went on winter vacation, Cheng Xuemin had never stopped giving them pocket money.
It's fine now!
When I saw a TV set in someone’s compound, I ran back and begged to buy a TV set.
This works!
"She's a kid! If you don't give her some pocket money, she'll keep making trouble around you!"
Cheng Xuemin served the three bowls of rice and said, "Just in time, I bought a TV ticket at Pigeon Market today!"
"Before we move the house, we will also buy a TV to make it lively during the New Year!"
After saying that, he took out the TV ticket that cost him 70 yuan from his pocket and handed it to Feng Jiayou and said.
Cheng Xuemin had the money to buy TV tickets, but the money to buy a TV... Cheng Xuemin definitely didn't have it.
So if you want to buy it, it’s women who pay for it!
“Did you find a TV ticket?”
The Feng family was shocked. Unexpectedly, as soon as her niece mentioned buying a TV, her man bought the most difficult TV ticket!
“What a TV ticket!”
When Cheng Xuemin received the ticket, he found that it was a TV ticket. Feng Jiayou really shouldn't be too happy.
Because the woman doesn’t say it, but she always wants to buy a TV in her heart.
Unfortunately, TV tickets are too stressful and difficult to handle, so I just thought about it.
But who knows!
Her man just calmly got the TV ticket back.
"Let's see, let's see! Let's see, eldest aunt, is uncle really going to buy us a TV?"
After hearing this, the older niece Feng Liqin was so happy that she tried to snatch the TV ticket from her aunt to watch.
"Liqin, what do you know, you little brat? Don't tear it!"
Seeing Feng Liqin grab it, Feng Jiayou was so frightened that she quickly hid. Don't let such a precious TV ticket be torn by them!
"Isn't this a real TV ticket?"
Cheng Xuemin sat down with his rice bowl and said, "When I finish the exam here, I will go to the department store to buy it!"
"Forget it! A TV costs more than four hundred yuan. It's too expensive!"
Although he was very excited, Feng Jiayou immediately backed down when he thought about the price of the TV.
But what Feng Jiayou said doesn’t count!
"Hehe, uncle is going to buy a TV set! Uncle is going to buy a TV set! Uncle, I like you so much!"
"Uncle, I like you so much too!"
The older niece clapped her little hands and cheered happily. She even wanted to rush forward and give Cheng Xuemin a kiss, but was stopped by her aunt Feng Jiayou.
The same goes for the younger Feng Liwen. When he heard that Cheng Xuemin, his uncle, wanted to buy a TV, he jumped up with joy.
"Buy one! Children like to see it!"
Cheng Xuemin looked at the two young ones and said with a smile to the Feng family.
"Buy one... I'm afraid that when you buy it back, they will have to fight with the Feng family!"
The Feng family was very angry. After buying this TV, I really didn’t know who it was for!
Anyway, just wait!
The two little ones will definitely fight with their little aunt.
In this regard, Cheng Xuemin will not express his position for the time being!
"How about I go and burn the kang in the second sister-in-law's room, and you can lie down there in the afternoon?"
When he sent the woman back to the room after the meal, Cheng Xuemin found that even if he let the woman sleep under the quilt, she might not be warm enough to sleep.
Their house is no better than the one in the main courtyard. There is no heated kang bed. It is the nanmu bed they bought in Pigeon Market before, so there is no way to burn the heated kang bed.
But although the weather didn't snow or rain, it was still very cold.
If the young Feng family sleeps alone in bed, she may not be able to sleep warmly, so Cheng Xuemin thought of sending her to lie on the fire bed in the main courtyard.
"Forget it! Xuemin, just bring me the brazier in the main room!" Feng Jiayou struggled for a while, shook his head and said forget it!
“That’s okay!”
Cheng Xuemin hurried out and brought the brazier into the house for the woman.
He added a few more pieces of charcoal to it, and then told the woman: "If there is a brazier in the house, don't close the windows tightly. It must be ventilated, otherwise you will be poisoned and suffocated!"
Following Cheng Xuemin, he helped the woman push the window open a little, making it half-open. He was worried about not locking the door, leaving a small opening.
"Okay, okay, your wife is not that stupid. Xuemin, go quickly! Don't be late!"
The woman became impatient and urged Cheng Xuemin to go to school quickly.
"Aren't you stupid?"
Cheng Xuemin also gave the woman a look, then went back to the main room to clean up the dishes, only to find that the two little guys had disappeared again!
Okay, I hope the two of them will take care of her aunt, but it seems that they don’t want to think about it. I must have gone to a house with a TV in the courtyard and watched it.
Cheng Xuemin shouted uneasily outside the window: "I'll just take physics in the afternoon. I'll be back as soon as the exam is over!"
"I know, I know, hurry up and go to mother-in-law's house!"
But not long after Cheng Xuemin left, Feng Jiayou climbed out of the quilt again, pushed the brazier to the edge of the desk, sat in front of the desk again, turned out the manuscript in the drawer, and continued writing.
"Teacher Gu, go back and tell Xuemin that his article will appear on the front page of our October issue!"
Here Feng's mother also received feedback from the chief editor Liu Xinwu and Lao Liu. Seeing him swearing to her, Feng's mother was also speechless and asked: "Old Liu, why don't you send it to the department first and let Mr. Wu review it first?"
"Teacher Gu, please don't provoke me!" Liu Xinwu waved his hand, knowing that the mother-in-law was provoking him, but this time she really didn't need to provoke him. Why was Liu Xinwu also holding back his anger?
Submit it to the ministry for review?
What if it is said that the influence of their "October" is not enough and it is not qualified to compete with Jinmen Daily, and it is replaced by "People's Literature" or "People's Daily"?
Liu Xinwu, who suffered a loss once, learned the lesson and decided to start a fight with his superiors.
"Okay, what you said is enough for me, Lao Liu! I originally wanted to give this novel to People's Literature to make it more popular!"
"But now, I plan to stay and slowly serialize it in our club!"
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Dear adoptive fathers, please vote for me!
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