Chapter 539: Fortune and misfortune go hand in hand?
Chapter 539: Fortune and misfortune are interdependent?
After leaving Director Yang's office, it was almost time to get off work, so Li Kailang went straight to the supply and marketing cooperative.
"Buy, buy, buy! I just got the tickets but I didn't buy them yet. I'm saving them for the New Year!"
Amid the envy of passers-by and salespeople, Li Kailang bought the Red Light brand radio and also bought a few large batteries.
Nowadays, radios are not plug-in models, but battery models. Otherwise, Yan Bugui would turn the volume very low every time she turned on the radio to save electricity.
"I bought a new one. I should be able to use it myself this time."
When I traveled through time before, I was only thinking about buying the tickets before they were needed, and I didn't pay attention to the impact in the yard.
This caused some people to become jealous, and it has been left useless.
It was not until Zhang Fen and Yu Xuewei got married that it was given away as a gift.
Life has become much better for these two people since they got a radio. Now they have an entertainment facility at home and rarely go out for a walk.
"Now this can be regarded as a legitimate reason and can be used."
Li Kailang was pulling the radio back. When he passed by Zhang Fen's yard, he heard the voices of a group of children coming from his house.
Listening carefully, it seemed that all the children were gathered at the door of Zhang Fen's house.
Immediately, Li Kailang was curious about what had happened, so he stopped the car and went in to take a look.
"Brother Zhang, are you ready?"
"Brother Zhang, hurry up."
As soon as I came in, I saw a group of children holding bowls of rice, some squatting at the door, some holding stools at the door, each of them looking forward to waiting for something.
There were also many adults around me holding their bowls at the door, and I didn’t know what they were waiting for.
This scene made Li Kailang curious.
Zhang Fen took out a table and placed it in front of everyone. He took out the radio and tuned it with a few clicks.
"Crosstalk requires four subjects."
"Oh, which four?"
"Talk, learn, amuse and sing."
There was a beautiful and charming voice coming from the radio, and the children and adults were listening with great interest, staring at the radio and listening with their ears pricked up.
It seems that doing this makes you feel like you are in a theater, and you enjoy your meal even more.
Needless to say, Li Kailang knew all about this scene.
Li Kailang looked at Zhang Fen, but saw that he had a sad face.
"Brother Zhang, what's going on?" Li Kailang pointed at the group of children.
"Hi." Zhang Fen was about to complain when he noticed that he was in the wrong place, so he stretched out his hand to motion Li Kailang to come in.
Li Kailang moved left and right to avoid the child, but it was still impossible to avoid being hit.
"What are you doing? Can you walk?" The child who was touched looked at Li Kailang unhappily, with eyes showing disgust that he was getting in the way.
The other children were disturbed by his words and gave Li Kailang an unhappy look.
"Sorry." Li Kailang left quickly.
When he entered Zhang Fen's yard, the group of children watched with great interest, taking a bite of rice from time to time.
"Brother Zhang, what's going on?"
He knew about the meal, but he didn't know that these children appeared at Zhang Fen's door. This had never happened before.
"Oh, it's hard to put it into words." Zhang Fen sighed and led Li Kailang into the house.
"Xiao Li is here." Yu Xuewei's face lit up with joy when she saw Li Kailang.
"sister in law."
Zhang Fen looked at the people gathered at the door, sighed and explained: "This is all my fault. A few days ago, a child came to see me, and I didn't pay attention. I forgot to turn off the radio while eating."
"Once he came, word spread quickly, and the whole yard knew that I had a radio. The kids kept asking to listen to it, and they would make a scene if I didn't let them."
"The parents don't care much, I have no choice but to let them listen"
Zhang Fen slowly explained that this situation had lasted for ten days.
It was fine at the beginning, with only one or two children coming to listen, but then more and more came, even adults came.
They come, that's not a big deal. The key is that they come with their bowls of rice and spit the food leftovers at the door.
It would be fine if it happened once or twice, but it happens to everyone and every time.
He also has to spend time sweeping and mopping, otherwise the doorstep will sooner or later become a pile of garbage and smell bad.
If it hadn't been done well, the neighbors would have gone to the street office to complain long ago.
They are already tired at work, and they still have to work after get off work. The key is that they have lost sight of the situation and think the radio belongs to them, so their attitude has changed.
"I see."
After listening to Zhang Fen's story, Li Kailang understood what was going on. Not only did he not get any benefits, but he also encountered a lot of troubles. It was a thankless task for Zhang Fen to do in vain.
Not only are these kids ignorant, but the adults are also ignorant and don’t clean up after eating.
The situation would be even more serious if the radio was replaced by a television.
"Brother Zhang, what are you going to do?"
"What else can I do? When the radio breaks down or runs out of battery, it will be easy to deal with. I calculated that the battery will run out in two or three days. Then it will be much easier to deal with."
When the time comes, I'll ask everyone to buy some batteries and tell everyone that the radio is broken, and no one will say much.
Yu Xuewei interrupted, "Do we have to wait a few more days? I'm tired of waiting. It's okay if these kids don't understand, but the adults don't understand anything either."
"They didn't even bother to clean up the mess. It's a waste of time for them to listen to it. If it breaks, don't fix it."
Seeing Yu Xuewei's complaining look, Zhang Fen couldn't smile enough.
Everything was fine at first. The sound from the radio didn't reach outside because they were careless for a moment.
"I understand." Li Kailang nodded. If he said it was broken through normal means, it would definitely not work. Only if it was broken in front of everyone would they be convinced.
Otherwise, other people in the yard would say that Zhang Fen's family is stingy and no one in the yard is willing to help, which would affect unity.
zizi——
"Hey, Brother Zhang, why is the radio off?"
"Brother Zhang, the radio is broken!"
Hearing the noise of the children, Zhang Fen and Yu Xuewei finally looked happy.
"Coming!" Zhang Fen responded loudly and looked at Yu Xuewei. The two of them exchanged glances, and the meaning was self-evident.
Finally, the opportunity came. Li Kailang came at the right time.
"Don't worry, let me take a look."
As soon as Zhang Fen arrived, he started checking the radio. He tried to adjust the signal first, but it was useless.
I patted left and right, but it was no use.
Just as everyone was eagerly waiting for it to be repaired, Zhang Fen sighed: "The radio must be broken. I'll take it to the repair station tomorrow."
"Ah? Why is it broken?"
"It was fine just now."
"How can I eat without the radio?"
"Brother, can you fix it right away?"
The children were talking at once, all wanting the radio to be repaired.
Some children didn't trust Zhang Fen and went up to hit the radio. It was useless to adjust it.
This made Zhang Fen even more disgusted. Whose kid is this and why is he so impolite? Will he deserve it if he messes up the film?
An adult said, "Xiao Zhang, I think there might be something wrong with the battery. Can you take it out and put it back in to try?"
Zhang Fen was hesitant when his thoughts were guessed. Although the battery was out of power, he could still squeeze out some power.
But what if the electricity squeezed out is not enough?
"Let me take a look." Li Kailang immediately stood up.
In public, the battery was taken out and put back in, and the moment the lid was closed, the battery disappeared.
Kaka~
clap~
Looking at the radio that was useless no matter how he adjusted it, Zhang Fen forced himself to suppress the smugness on his face and sighed: "It seems that the radio is really broken."
The children immediately asked: "Ah~ What should we do?"
"I can't eat without the radio."
"Yeah, or I can ask someone to fix it."
It was not appropriate for Zhang Fen to speak up at this time, so Li Kailang came to the rescue: "It's late at night, all the repairmen have closed the shop and gone home. Anyone who can find someone can do it." Immediately, the children looked at each other, none of them had a solution, as they had no money.
Even everyone didn't look at Zhang Fen. If the master came, who would pay?
Besides, why would you go out for no reason when you can take a rest?
"Forget it, forget it, everyone go back and wait until it's repaired."
"Well, let's go."
Everyone had no choice but to accept this fact.
When everyone had left, the ground was covered with food scraps.
"Take the radio away first." Li Kailang said.
Before Zhang Fen took it away, he opened the battery cover and found that there was no battery. He immediately looked up at Li Kailang.
"Let's talk about it when we get back."
Immediately closing the gate, Li Kailang took out the battery from his pocket.
"How did you do it?" Looking at the battery, Zhang Fen's face was full of excitement.
Li Kailang smiled mysteriously: "Secret, okay, I should go back and cook."
Li Kailang helped him out, so how could he let him go back? "Why go back? Since we are here, let's eat together. It's just a matter of having one more pair of chopsticks..."
"No, I've already cooked, and my bikes are parked outside."
"Just stop."
"I still have a radio in my car. I just came back from the supply and marketing cooperative."
"You bought another radio? How did you get it?"
"Director Yang gave it to me. OK, I won't tell you anymore. I have to get out of here quickly. Otherwise, it will be troublesome if it is stolen."
"Yes, hurry up, you have to pay attention to my matter."
"Do not worry."
Immediately, Li Kailang walked out of the hospital, with the radio safely on the front frame.
Thinking that less trouble is better, Li Kailang took the radio away when no one was paying attention.
"Luckily I came here, otherwise I would make the same mistake if I go back."
At first, Li Kailang wanted to take the radio back to the yard in a grand manner to show off, after all, the radio had a glorious origin.
Forget it now, just listen to it yourself.
Back in the yard, Li Kailang nodded and greeted Yan Bugui who was watering the flowers, then went home and took out the radio.
Adjust the radio and finally install the batteries.
Li Kailang wanted to debug it in the planting space, but unfortunately there was no signal in the space, so he finally had to come out to adjust the channel.
pat~
zizi~
Click~
"I just heard a person running outside. If you want to know who it is, please wait for the next chapter."
A loud noise suddenly came out of the radio, and Li Kailang was so scared that he immediately turned the volume down.
But the sound had already been made and was heard by Yan Bugui, who was planning to walk home.
"Where does the sound come from?" Yan Bugui murmured, looking towards Li Kailang's house and immediately lay down at the door to eavesdrop.
zizi——
"Is this... a radio?" Yan Bugui guessed the machine just by the buzzing sound of the radio.
"What are you doing?" The third aunt asked in a low voice when she saw Yan Bugui acting suspiciously.
"Shh, don't talk." Yan Bugui turned around and raised his index finger. He was still thinking about eavesdropping.
The three aunts nodded and said no more.
"What dog ears! They're so sensitive. It's a pity if they're not enemy agents." Li Kailang held his forehead helplessly.
Yan Bugui's little thoughts were still heard by Li Kailang in the room. His heart was pounding. If he didn't hear it again, he might as well die.
"Forget it, forget it. We'll know sooner or later. Just be frank and honest."
squeak~
"Uncle, what's the matter?"
"Hey, Xiao Li, haha, I...I came out for a walk, the moon is so bright."
"Okay, Uncle Third, stop pretending. I know you heard it."
"Ahem." Yan Bugui stopped pretending and rubbed his hands: "Xiao Li, why did you buy a radio? This thing is not cheap, and you need a ticket."
"Don't worry, this ticket has a good origin. It was given to me by Director Yang. As for the money, I don't need to say more."
"Yes, yes, everyone knows that you are rich." Yan Bugui replied, rubbing his hands. Everyone knew his little thoughts.
Li Kailang got straight to the point: "Uncle, you should be able to guess why I brought the radio back quietly. I just wanted some peace and quiet."
"I finally have something to play with, and I don't want my family to be disturbed. I hope you don't tell anyone."
Having said that, how could Yan Bugui not understand what it meant? Didn’t he just not want everyone to hear it?
"I understand. I know about this. You have to enjoy these good things yourself first. Don't worry, I won't say anything nonsense."
"Then please ask me to keep it a secret."
"no problem."
"I won't keep the Third Master."
After saying that, he closed the door.
"Oh, what a pity." Yan Bugui looked at the brand new radio on the table with envy while the door was open, and vowed secretly: "I must have a radio in the future!"
When he got home and saw Yan Jiecheng doing nothing, he was furious.
"Look at Li Kailang, then look at you. If you compare goods to others, they will be thrown away; if you compare people to others, you will die!"
Yan Jiecheng looked at the angry Yan Bugui with a puzzled look on his face. What happened to this old guy? Was he having a seizure?
When Yan Jiecheng heard the comparison between him and Li Kailang, he rolled his eyes.
He wanted to say something sarcastic in response, but he opened his mouth and twitched it a few times, but ultimately he stopped talking.
The situation is stronger than people. Nothing you say will help. It will only increase the number of plans.
"Hmph!" Yan Bugui snorted coldly, looking at Yan Jiecheng with disappointment.
"If I had the money, I would have bought it a long time ago."
"What to buy?" asked the third aunt. Everything was fine before, but became like this after returning from Li Kailang's place.
"What else? Li Kailang bought a radio."
Immediately, Yan Bugui told Li Kailang about buying a radio and told him not to spread the news.
The third aunt covered her mouth and exclaimed: "Radio! Xiao Li is too rich. He has a bicycle, a watch, and now a radio. Xiao Li is amazing."
In fact, the Yan family is no different from other families. They have sewing machines and bicycles. Although they are not brand new, they are second-hand, which is better than other households.
In the entire yard, judging from the big items alone, except for Li Kailang, no family is better than the Yan family. The Jia family only has a sewing machine, and the Liu family only has a bicycle.
"No, I have to find a way to get a radio too!"
Yan Bugui thought about it and decided to go back to his old job. He got the radio just like he got the bicycle.
Thinking of this, Yan Bugui immediately went to the back room to find Bai Xiuwen and asked him to help look after them. If there were any better radios, please keep them for him and he would take a look before buying any.
"Okay, I'll help keep an eye out, but this radio is hard to spot, so we may have to wait."
"That's fine. I can wait. As long as it's available, it's fine."
"Okay then, I'll keep an eye on it for you."
Then he ran to find Cui Yuan, said hello to him, bought a radio and asked him to help repair it.
"Okay, bring the radio over to me and I'll try it out then."
The two agreed, but they were not sure it would work, after all, Yan Bugui did not give them any money.
Yan Bugui returned home feeling very satisfied and kept smiling.
"When I have a radio, I will invite everyone to come and collect some money. Money makes money, and we will make a lot of money! Hehe~"
For a moment, Yan Bugui was already imagining the days when he would be counting money at home, and he felt happy just thinking about it.
This hasn't even started yet, but you've already got plans. You really deserve to be called Yan Bugui!
(End of this chapter)