Go back to 1980 and enjoy it

In Bobai Realm, moving to a new home is called entering a fire. If a fire occurs, you can move in in advance, but you are not allowed to open a fire in the house before the auspicious time.

Therefore, after all the relatives and friends arrived, Mrs. Chang Wen waved her hand very generously, and together with her daughter and daughter-in-law, she took the relatives and friends to the newly opened mutton hot pot restaurant in Nanmen to have a delicious mutton hot pot meal.

Chang Wen's wife naturally knew the owner of this hot pot restaurant. He was Bu Dashi, the clan leader's eldest nephew. He had lived in the clan leader's family for a long time, and everyone in Naye Village and several nearby villages knew him.

This mutton hot pot meal cost dozens of yuan in total. In this era, not many rural people were willing to eat like this. However, today's gathering of relatives and friends can be said to be the most glorious day for Changwen's wife in half her life. These dozens of yuan were spent. It was just spent, and she didn't feel bad at all.

After finishing the mutton hotpot, Mrs. Changwen and her family took their relatives and friends for a stroll in the county town to open their eyes.

In addition to Changwen's wife's family, several other clan members also chose to move to a new home tomorrow, and they also invited relatives and friends over today.

There is no doubt that after seeing the Nayedeng Community, the relatives and friends of these tribesmen were shocked by the community that was so beautiful that it exceeded their imagination. Their shocked reactions greatly satisfied the needs of these tribesmen to show off.

In order to complete this pretense, the tribesmen behaved extremely generously. They almost always invited relatives and friends out to eat for dozens of yuan. Their wealthy appearance naturally attracted the attention of relatives and friends.

The auspicious time for entering the fire in the Bobai realm is not fixed. Some people do it in the early morning, some people do it in the middle of the night, and some people do it in the morning. In short, the time of entering the fire depends on the accurate time given by the master.

Chang Wen's wife's house was lit by fire at 1:06 in the morning. She and her relatives and friends went through a simple fire ceremony together, and then went back to their rooms to continue sleeping.

The next morning, we cooked and ate at home.

In this era, gas was already available in the county, but because it cost a lot of money to equip gas stoves and gas tanks, the penetration rate was extremely low. Most families still chose to use cheaper briquettes.

After dinner, relatives and friends left one after another.

Chang Wen's wife and her family enthusiastically tried to persuade them to stay several times before sending their relatives and friends to the station and watching them leave in the car.

When she returned home again, the smile on Mrs. Changwen's face never broke.

From yesterday to today, it was really the longest day in her life.

Although these relatives had helped her family when the family was in difficulty a few years ago, she knew in her heart that these relatives did not think highly of her family in the past few years, and they just had to help her with some small favors due to their kindness.

In fact, this is human nature. In later generations, there was a saying that "being so poor makes people scared." This saying is most appropriate when it comes to relatives and friends.

If you only encounter difficulties temporarily, then your relatives and friends will naturally be willing to help you. Knowing that you will soon turn around, everyone will be happy to do this favor. But if you have been in such difficulty for a long time, your relatives and friends will be afraid when they see you, and will not get close to you if they can, for fear that you will ask them to borrow money.

After all, the money has been loaned out. In the eyes of relatives and friends, it will take years and months to get it back. This is the main reason why others are afraid.

A few years ago, Changwen's wife's family was the kind of person who was so poor that it was scary.

It's better now. The difficult days are over, and the family's life is getting better and better. In the future, her family will no longer be so poor that her relatives and friends are afraid, but will be so good that all her relatives and friends will envy them and be willing to follow her family carefully. Make good friends.

Unfortunately……

Mrs. Changwen sighed faintly, how great it would be if the child's father could see today!

…

In January 1986 of the Gregorian calendar, five townships were added to the county: Shuangfeng, Lingjiao, Shapi, Shuangwang and Dam.

So far, the county has a total of 19 townships and 6 towns.

The Shuangwang realm has always belonged to either Longtan or Songshan. After being tossed around for so many years, it finally ushered in independence. From now on until later generations, Shuangwang will be an independent township and no longer under the jurisdiction of Longtan or Songshan. .

…

Yongjia Supermarket.

After more than two months of operation, the popularity of Yongjia Supermarket is now no worse than that of department stores. Even in the area of ​​small commodity sales, department stores are no longer rivals of Yongjia Supermarket. However, the types of goods currently sold by Yongjia Supermarket are not as good as those of department stores. There are so many buildings, and there is no way to compare with department stores in terms of home appliances, so they cannot pose a threat to department stores.

Now, the employees of Yongjia Supermarket have also been trained. The current cashiers and weighers know the prices of various commodities by heart, and the checkout speed is much faster than in the first half month. .

The turnover is also stable in the range of 5,500 to 6,500, and the daily profit exceeds 1,000. The speed of making money is really scary.

Now, Deng Yuntai and Zhang Xiuping also have a clear division of labor. Deng Yuntai is responsible for purchasing and replenishing goods, and Zhang Xiuping is responsible for daily settlement of accounts. These tasks no longer require staying in the supermarket on the second floor. Most of the time they are free, they spend the same time as before. Stay in the hotel on the first floor.

That afternoon, Deng Yuntai was drinking with his father and Grandpa Zhang. Suddenly, a security guard from the supermarket ran down and said: "Boss, we caught a thief, please come up and deal with it!"

Deng Yuntai suddenly stood up and cursed: "Which bastard took the courage of a leopard!"

Deng Shirong frowned when he heard this, put down his chopsticks and said, "Uncle Zhang, drink first. I'll go up and see what's going on."

Supermarkets being patronized by thieves cannot be completely avoided even in later generations with very developed surveillance networks, let alone in this era. Deng Shirong has been mentally prepared for this for a long time. He even estimated that thieves have already taken action. It’s just that I’ve never been caught.

Now that the first thief has been caught, of course, a wave of publicity must be carried out to achieve the purpose of killing the chicken and scaring the monkey.

Zhang Guangzong couldn't sit still anymore, put down his chopsticks and said, "I'll go up and see who dares to come here and steal things."

From the first day Yongjia Supermarket opened, he had already let people know about it. He believed that the gang of thieves would not dare to approach this place. Now that there are thieves in the supermarket, he also wants to know where they came from. Come.

So, the three of them quickly walked towards the second floor, and Zhang Xiuping followed them with her son in her arms.

Deng Yunzhen asked her cousin to look at the cashier and followed her up.

At this time, the supermarket checkout counter was crowded with customers watching the excitement. An aunt in her fifties was struggling and cursing in local dialects. Deng Shirong and others could not understand when they came up, they only knew that she was cursing. .

After coming up, Deng Shirong asked, "What's going on?"

The two girls from Naye Village were holding on to the aunt. One of them said: "Jiu Gong, this aunt is stealing things. I saw her take a pack of longan meat and stuff it into her inner pocket."

The aunt yelled with anger: "You're talking nonsense, I didn't steal anything from you."

Deng Shirong ignored the aunt and asked again: "Are you sure the longan meat is still on her body?"

The girl said affirmatively: "Yes, I've been watching!"

Since the stolen goods were on her, it would be easy to handle. Deng Shirong directly ordered: "Two more people will hold her down, and you can search out the things."

All the staff in the supermarket were recruited from the Naye Deng family. Now that the clan leader and big boss had spoken, how could these older girls and younger wives be afraid? Two younger daughters-in-law came directly to hold down the struggling aunt.

The girl who had been staring at the aunt was not polite. She reached into her clothes and groped around on the spot, and soon took out a pack of longan meat.

The aunt who had been struggling was instantly discouraged after the longan meat was taken out. A trace of annoyance and fear flashed in her eyes. She didn't think much about it when she stole the thing. Now that she was caught, she realized how serious the consequences were.

Because Yongjia Supermarket has always publicized this, anyone who steals will be fined ten for stealing. Those who have jobs will notify the leaders of their units. If they are caught and refuse to accept the punishment, they will be sent directly to the public security bureau. In short, as long as you dare to take action If you steal, you will have to suffer such serious consequences.

Now, let’s not talk about the ten-fold fine. Just the fact that there are so many people watching at the scene, in the words of later generations, is that society is completely dead!

Deng Shirong took the bag of longan meat, looked at the aunt who was as frustrated as a ball, and asked: "What else do you have to say now?"

The aunt covered her face and remained silent.

Seeing this, Zhang Guangzong secretly shook his head. This aunt looked like an ordinary person at first glance, not the kind who came out to hang out in the world. He really couldn't care about such people. Now that things have become clear, there is nothing interesting to see in this kind of excitement. , might as well go down and drink his drink!

So Zhang Guangzong went downstairs with his hands behind his back.

"You are quite old, and you look like you are dressed in a decent family, but you do something that would embarrass your children and grandchildren. Do you think your children and grandchildren are living too comfortably?"

"There are warning signs everywhere in supermarkets that you will be fined ten for stealing. I remember that this package of longan meat was half a catty. It sold for 7.5 yuan a package. If you pay ten times the fine, it will be 75 yuan. This is terrible. This is That’s the end of being greedy!”

"Stealing other people's things in broad daylight is so shameless and deserves punishment!"

"..."

The customers who had been watching the excitement saw that the matter had come to light, and they all started to criticize. After all, although there are many bad people in this era, there are more people who are kind and have a righteous heart. They naturally despise this kind of thief behavior. of.

After hearing the accusations from all the customers, the aunt is now eager to find a hole to crawl into.

When Deng Shirong saw that the aunt still didn't say anything, he asked, "Are you going to accept the punishment, or do you want us to take you to the public security bureau?"

After hearing this, the aunt no longer dared to remain silent. You must know that we are still in the period of severe crackdowns. Being sent to the Public Security Bureau might cause a big fuss. She quickly whispered: "I accept the punishment, but I don't have so much money." , I...I'll go back and get the money to compensate."

Deng Shirong said: "I will send someone to go back with you to get the money."

Of course the aunt was unwilling, but she also knew that it was impossible for others to ask her to go back and get the money by herself, so she had no choice but to bite the bullet and comply.

So Deng Shirong sent two security personnel from the supermarket and asked them to go back with the aunt to get the money.

After the aunt left, Deng Shirong looked at the many customers and said, "I'm sorry for delaying everyone's time. Thank you all for speaking up. Our supermarket has zero tolerance for theft. I hope this aunt just now can take this as a lesson." Quit, don’t make this mistake again.”

"This aunt looks quite kind, but I didn't expect that she would engage in sneaky things. She really can't be judged by her appearance!"

"In the most difficult period, we never thought about stealing other people's things. Now that we can generally solve the problem of food and clothing, we still steal. It's really a deterioration in the world!"

"After experiencing this lesson, I hope she can repent and change her ways!"

"..."

A theft incident seemed to have passed just like that.

But in fact, what happened in Yongjia Supermarket today quickly spread to most of the county as word spread among the customers present.

"...The aunt was caught on the spot. She didn't admit it at first, but people saw her stealing with her own eyes, so what's the use of not admitting it? In the end, the female employee of the supermarket took out the stolen items directly from her. Half a bag of longan meat, everyone will get the stolen goods, you can’t deny it even if you want to!”

"Then what to do next?"

"What else can I do? I'll be fined ten for stealing. There are warning signs like this everywhere in supermarkets. Since I stole other people's things, I have no choice but to accept the penalty. That pack of longan meat is half a catty and sells for 7 5 yuan a pack, ten times the fine is 75 yuan, this lady has lost a lot!”

"You deserve it. Since you choose to steal other people's things, you have to bear the consequences of being caught."

"The fine is a small matter, but the key is the shame. Dozens of people were watching at the time. I guess someone recognized her, but they didn't reveal her identity on the spot."

"It's really embarrassing. If this spreads, her children and grandchildren will probably be embarrassed!"

"In short, this incident must also serve as a warning to people who steal things in supermarkets. Once caught, the consequences will be really serious."

"Yongjia Supermarket operates in this way where customers can choose their own products. It is to make it convenient for us customers, so that we don't have to look at the salesperson's face when buying things. However, these people with evil intentions use this convenience to steal. What a shame!"

"The same rice feeds hundreds of people, and there will always be black sheep. There's nothing we can do about it."

"..."

When everyone was talking about the theft incident at Yongjia Supermarket today, Deng Shirong directly rewarded all the money compensated by Auntie to the supermarket employees. Everyone had a share, and the employee who caught the thief got the most reward, and the rest divided the rest. money.

After distributing the money, Deng Shirong directly announced that no matter which employee caught the thief in the future, the compensation received would be distributed as it is today.

As soon as this incentive measure came out, many employees in the supermarket cheered.

I believe that from now on, the employees responsible for monitoring this area will be very energetic. After all, as long as they catch the thief, they can get rewards. The enthusiasm for this work will naturally be higher than before.

…

Saturday, 3pm.

Deng Yunsong is making a small toy bamboo dragonfly for Xiao Donger, as shown below:

Bamboo dragonfly is one of my country's traditional folk children's toys and is widely spread.

When playing, rub your hands together and then loosen them, and the bamboo dragonfly will fly into the sky, spin for a while, and then fall down.

It is a very exquisite little invention in ancient my country. This simple and magical toy once amazed Western missionaries and called it the "Chinese Spiral". In the 1930s, the Germans invented the helicopter propeller based on the shape and principle of the "bamboo dragonfly".

This toy is simple to make and is one of the most popular toys in rural areas in this era. It is deeply loved by teenagers and children.

Soon, Deng Yunsong finished making the bamboo dragonfly, put away the knife, and then said to his niece with a smile: "Xiao Dong'er, keep your eyes open and watch carefully. If the third uncle rubs his hand like this, it will fly." Heaven!”

As he spoke, Deng Yunsong rubbed his hands skillfully, and the bamboo dragonfly flew up in an instant. It was about three to four meters high, leaving Xiao Dong'er stunned.

When the bamboo dragonfly fell, Xiao Dong'er reacted and screamed with excitement: "Uncle Third, I want to play too, please teach me how to play!"

Deng Yunsong stretched out his hand to catch the fallen bamboo dragonfly and said with a smile: "Okay, third uncle will teach you how to play. I will demonstrate again. Please watch carefully!"

Xiaodong'er nodded repeatedly and looked at the third uncle's hand intently.

Deng Yunsong slowed down this time and rubbed it back and forth a few times. Then he rubbed it a little harder and loosened his hand, and the bamboo dragonfly took off again.

Xiaodong'er understood it and said happily: "Uncle Third, please bring it to me to play with."

Deng Yunsong caught the bamboo dragonfly that slowly fell, handed it to his niece and said, "Okay, then you can try and see if you can make it fly."

Xiaodong'er took the bamboo dragonfly from the third uncle's hand, and imitated the third uncle's example excitedly, rubbing her two little hands together awkwardly, and the result...it was obvious that it failed to fly, but fell directly to the ground.

Xiaodong'er's face suddenly fell, and she pouted: "Uncle Third, why doesn't it fly?"

Deng Yunsong picked up the bamboo dragonfly and said with a smile: "That's because you haven't learned it yet. Third uncle will teach you again. When you rub your hands forward with your palms straightened, remember to let go, otherwise it won't be able to fly. Uncle, let me show you one more time."

After saying that, Deng Yunsong slowed down his movements again, just rubbed it gently, and then let go, letting the bamboo dragonfly fly only more than one meter high.

After all, Xiao Dong'er is already over four years old. She has seen a lot of the world since she was a child. She is much smarter than the children of the same age in the village, and her learning ability is acceptable. She imitated her third uncle and tried several times in a row, and finally succeeded. The bamboo dragonfly was so rubbed that it flew up.

This made her jump up and down with joy. Just at this time, her grandfather came out with a hookah to smoke. She quickly showed off: "Grandpa, this thing of mine can fly. Do you believe it?"

Deng Shirong teased her: "I don't believe it. Isn't this bamboo? How can it fly?"

Xiaodong'er said with a smile: "Grandpa, watch it, I'll let it fly right now."

As he said that, Xiaodong'er rubbed his little hands, but the bamboo dragonfly failed to fly and fell directly to the ground.

Xiaodonger picked it up and rubbed it, then dropped it to the ground.

At this time, she was a little anxious, and her face became tense.

Fortunately, after rubbing it for the third time, it finally flew up. This put a smile on her face again, and she jumped up and down and said, "Grandpa, look, it's flying!"

Deng Shirong laughed and praised: "Oh, it's really flying. Xiaodong'er is so awesome."

Xiaodong'er was even happier after receiving the praise. She ran towards the hotel with the bamboo dragonfly. She wanted to show off to her parents and aunt.

Seeing her happy look, Deng Shirong felt happy from the bottom of his heart. He took out the tobacco matches and asked his third son, "Xiao Song, how have you been doing in your recent review?"

Deng Yunsong said: "The review went very smoothly."

Deng Shirong said: "Your current grades are better than your second brother's original grades. You will take the college entrance examination next year. The next six months are the most critical time. You must not relax and go all out to achieve your goal." Are you confident that you will win the top spot in Guangxi’s college entrance examination next year?”

The second son went to Songshan High School, which was ranked low in the county. The teaching staff was not even good. It was not a big deal that the second son could stand out from such a high school and get admitted to Peking University. of a miracle.

The high school where the third son attends is the best high school in Bobai County, and its teaching staff is the undisputed number one in the county.

The third son has been ranked first in his grade since his first year in high school. In the past three years, no classmate has been able to shake his position. His grades are indeed much better than those of his second son. Naturally, Deng Shirong hopes that he can win a province. The champion of the (autonomous region) is back.

Deng Yunsong was still under a lot of pressure after hearing this, and said: "It should be no problem to win the No. 1 pick in the city, but if you want to win the No. 1 pick in Guangxi, it depends on the situation. Anyway, I will try my best."

Deng Shirong stuffed shredded tobacco into his cigarette holder and said with a smile, "Don't feel pressured. Your real goal is Tsinghua University and Peking University. Guangxi No. 1 Scholar is just an honorary title. It doesn't matter if you have it or not."

"I know."

Deng Yunsong nodded, and then said confidently: "As for Tsinghua University and Peking University, if nothing else happens, with my current score, I should be a sure shot."

Hearing this, Deng Shirong was extremely happy, but he still emphasized: "Xiao Song, although your grades are good now, remember not to be arrogant and complacent. You still have to work hard in the next six months. If you don't get a degree from Tsinghua University or Peking University, You can’t relax at all before receiving the notice, do you understand?”

Deng Yunsong responded: "Dad, don't worry, I understand."

Deng Shirong struck a match, lit his tobacco and took a few puffs of cigarette before continuing to ask: "Do you have any ideas about your major in college now?"

Deng Yunsong shook his head and said, "I have no idea yet. Dad, do you have any suggestions?"

Although he knew that his third son had taken the political route in his previous life, Deng Shirong felt it was still necessary to ask him what he thought: "When you work after graduating from college, do you plan to go into business, or do you want to go into politics like your second brother?"

Deng Yunsong said without hesitation: "Join politics like my second brother!"

Deng Shirong nodded and said: "If you want to enter politics in the future, you can choose political science, economics, philosophy, sociology and other majors. You can choose according to your own interests. Each major has its advantages. For It will be helpful for your future development.”

Deng Yunsong nodded as if he understood. This matter still has half a year to go, so it's not too late to think about it slowly.

Deng Shirong added: "Also, your second brother is now working. He has better knowledge in this area than us. You can also write to him to talk about this university major. I believe he should be able to give you some advice." Give me some good suggestions.”

Deng Yunsong hummed and said, "Okay, I'll write a letter to talk to my second brother later."

Deng Shirong said: "If you can be admitted to Tsinghua University and Peking University, then I hope you can choose Tsinghua University."

Deng Yunsong was surprised: "Why?"

Deng Shirong said: "Because top universities like Tsinghua and Peking University will have their own circles. If you two brothers go to Peking University together, you can only hang out in the Peking University circle together. Naturally, your personal connections are not as good as that of one of you who hangs out in the Peking University circle and the other in Tsinghua University." Circle, do you understand what I’m saying?”

Deng Yunsong suddenly realized: "I understand, then I will choose Tsinghua University!"

Deng Shirong nodded and said, "It's useless to talk more now. Let's wait until your college entrance examination results come out!"