Chapter 624 Three Years

The middle school that Qin Hao and Qiao Yicheng went to could only be regarded as an ordinary junior high school in Jinling City, mainly because it was relatively close to home. After all, in this era, there were no bicycles at home, so it was really inconvenient to be too far away.

On the first day he officially came to the school to report, Qin Hao discovered a very interesting phenomenon. There seemed to be a serious shortage of teachers in the school, and many teachers were temporary substitutes.

Later I found out that a large number of teachers had taken leave to prepare for the exam.

1977 was the first college entrance examination after ten years of stagnation in mainland higher education. It was also a precursor to major changes in social atmosphere. An era has quietly approached.

"You see, even the teachers are busy preparing for the college entrance examination. The era is coming when knowledge can change your destiny." Qin Hao patted Qiao Yicheng on the shoulder and said.

Although Qiao Yicheng didn't quite understand what Qin Hao meant by "era", the phrase "knowledge changes destiny" touched him greatly. He dreamed of changing his own destiny.

Maybe he really listened to Qin Hao's words, or maybe he wanted to catch up in Qin Hao's footsteps. During the three years of junior high school, Qiao Yicheng studied very hard.

When he first reviewed at home, he was criticized by Qiao Zuwang for wasting electricity, so he moved the stool under the street lamp. Later, it was Qin Hao who dragged him back to his home, so that he would not put on his glasses early.

In the past three years, since Wei Shuying did not pass away and Qiao Qiqi was not sent to the Qi family to raise, the five brothers and sisters of the Qiao family stumbled and grew up. Qiao Zuwang was still the hands-off shopkeeper, never taking care of any children or the affairs of the family. Wei Shuying and Qiao Yicheng were handling everything inside and outside.

Fortunately, there is income from making furniture. Although the income will be much less during school, the average monthly income is dozens of yuan. Wei Shufen often goes behind Qiao Zuwang's back to feed the children extra meals, and the little ones are not living well. Very bleak.

Of course, Qiao Zuwang did not treat himself badly. The pocket money of fifteen yuan a month was enough for him in 1977.

In addition, because they were caught gambling last time, under Li Heman's suggestion, they stopped playing with money and instead gambled with food. Peanuts, braised tofu, and roast duck can be used as chips, all according to market value. Come and calculate.

Needless to say, this trick really worked and helped them avoid being caught several times.

Qiao Zuwang was also passive at work. He basically just dawdled around during working hours and ran faster than anyone else after get off work. The leaders in the factory had great opinions on him, but they couldn't do anything about him.

In the past three years, Qin Hao was naturally not idle. He exchanged all kinds of bills in his hand for industrial coupons, and then used the industrial coupons to go to the Magic City to exchange for popular bills such as bicycle tickets and TV tickets. If you go to Jinling to find someone to take over, the difference will be several times the difference if you change hands.

In three years, Qin Hao had accumulated 8,000 yuan in cash, and was only one step away from becoming a household worth 10,000 yuan. For fear of scaring Wu Guihua, Qin Hao did not tell her how much money he had earned, and Wu Guihua only thought that her son Going to the Magic City is like a kid yearning for a big city and not thinking about it in that direction.

"Osmanthus, Haozi really cheers you up, and he is number one in the city. He will definitely be able to get into a good university in the future. Just wait and enjoy the blessings."

"Yes, I don't think there are many smart and capable children like Haozi in the whole Jinling City. I'm afraid a golden phoenix will really fly out of our chicken coop."

After the results of the high school entrance examination came out, Wu Guihua heard similar words every day on her way to work. Although she was not as excited as she was at the beginning after hearing it more often, Wu Guihua was very helpful every time. Her husband died early, and she has been so excited these years. The faith that supported her all the way was her two children.

However, Wu Guihua is not without her worries. Her eldest son is fine with everything and she doesn't need to worry about it at all, but her younger daughter is giving her a lot of headaches. This girl is a devil in the world. She can't study well, has a bad temper, and is ruthless in fights. She often The beating made children of the same age cry loudly.

Wu Guihua has been called to school countless times to apologize to the parents of other children and pay for medical expenses. In comparison, Wu Guihua is very envious of Wei Shuying's third daughter. Qiao Sanli and Qin Xianglan are both nine years old. He is very well-behaved and never causes trouble.

This also made Qin Xianglan very jealous for a time, and she often complained to Qiao Sanli, asking her to be her mother's daughter.

"That's fine with me, but are you willing to be my father's daughter?"

Every time Qiao Sanli said a word, she would kill Qin Xianglan. When she thought of Qiao Zuwang's rogue behavior, she felt disgusted.

"Spare me, I really can't scream at your dad."

"However, I have forgotten what my dad looks like. I have only seen him in photos. Fortunately, my brother still loves me very much."

Speaking of her eldest brother Qin Hao, Qin Xianglan narrowed her eyes unconsciously. Qin Hao has been very fond of her since she was a child. As long as it is not a matter of principle, he will basically respond to her requests. When she is bullied, Qin Hao will help her immediately. Once a gang leader robbed her of her money and pushed her down.

The next day, the gangster leader was hung upside down on a telephone pole. From then on, no one dared to mess with her again.

Speaking of her brother, Qiao Sanli also thought of her eldest brother Qiao Yicheng, who was different from Qin Hao. Qiao Yicheng's love for his younger brothers and sisters was calm and did not show it too obviously. He was even a little clumsy, but he gave it to Qiao San. A lot of warmth.

For Qiao Sanli, she would love to change her father, but if it were her eldest brother, she would never agree.

"Third sister, Xiaolan, come and see what Brother Hao has brought back."

They had just returned from shopping all the way when they were pulled by Qiao Simei into Qin Hao's yard. At this time, the yard was already crowded, and Qin Hao was playing with a large square box.

"TV, this is TV!" Qiao Simei jumped up and down in excitement, as if there were springs on her feet.

Qin Xianglan and Qiao Sanli also gathered around in surprise.

"Brother."

"Brother Hao."

Qin Hao was playing with the antenna and glanced at his sister: "Where did you go again? Have you finished your homework? With your grades, do you want to drop out of elementary school?"

Qin Xianglan pursed her lips and quickly resorted to coquettishness: "Ah~~~ I don't want you to look down on others like this."

"Huh, if you want to watch TV, please complete your homework on time. In addition, I will assign you ten exercises and an essay every day. You can only watch it after you finish it." Qin Hao did not follow her lead this time. I know very well the difference between reading and not reading in this era.

"Ah, brother, why are you just like our mother?" Qin Xianglan still protested, but as soon as she finished speaking, she was hit on the head.

Wu Guihua appeared behind her at some point and said angrily: "What's wrong with me? Your brother and I are doing this for your own good."

A TV set attracted almost all the neighbors. TV set is a rare item these days. Many people have only seen it in newspapers. They all look forward to it as if they have seen some rare treasure. With.

Soon there was no room left in the yard, and many people leaned on the fence at Qiao Zuwang's house to watch.

"Why is this TV covered with light raindrops? Didn't it say it can play images? Is it broken?"

"Yeah, why can't I see it and there's no sound?"

Facing everyone's questions, Qin Hao explained with a smile: "The broadcast hasn't started yet, it won't start until six o'clock."

"Ah, we can't watch until six o'clock."

"I finally have a TV, but I can't watch it. It's really disappointing."

The neighbors all looked disappointed. Wu Guihua said with a smile: "Six o'clock is six o'clock. Isn't it time to go back to cook? It's just right to come and see it after dinner."

Her son suddenly got such a TV, which suddenly made Wu Guihua the center of attention. The neighbors all praised her when they saw her. They all said that she was lucky to have such a good son. In order to be able to watch TV, she had to say compliments. A bunch of baskets made her feel a little ecstatic.

The neighbors thought it made sense. The Qin family's yard gradually became less crowded. However, the adults went back to cook, but the children did not leave. Although there were still rows of light raindrops on the TV, their interest remained undiminished. Staring at the TV screen.

The children were full of curiosity about this small box that could light up.

Qiao Erqiang was one of them. He looked like he wanted to get into the screen directly. Qin Hao had already installed the antenna. When he saw this, he picked up Qiao Erqiang by his collar and held him three meters away from the TV. On the left and right seats, draw a line with your feet.

"It's so close to your eyes. If you don't want it, go to the back."

Although the little guys were reluctant, they had to obey. On the one hand, the TV belonged to Qin Hao. What if they disobeyed and refused to let everyone watch? On the other hand, when they were bullied by the gangsters, if Qin Hao saw them, Qin Hao will also help them stand up. Qin Hao has become the king of children in this area. His words are sometimes more effective than those of his parents.

"Brother Hao, is this TV just like a movie?" Qiao Erqiang asked curiously.

"In a sense, it's almost the same. You can understand that the TV station is showing the film and transmitting it to all parts of the country through wireless signals. Then we use antennas to receive the wireless signals, and finally use the TV to convert them into pictures."

Qiao Erqiang was confused, but felt very magical, like a new door to the world had been opened.

"If you are interested in this, there will be a course on the principles of electrical appliances broadcast on TV at six o'clock. You can take a look."

It was 1980, just two years after Beijing TV station was renamed CCTV. TV programs were also very scarce. They were not broadcast around the clock. Usually, an "electronic technology" lecture was broadcast starting at six o'clock in the evening. Many first-generation electrical repair masters Just follow this lecture and learn how to repair electrical appliances.

Qiao Yicheng appeared out of nowhere at this time and complained: "If you want to understand the principles of electrical appliances, you must at least be good at junior high school physics. With his grades, it doesn't matter whether he will pass the junior high school entrance examination."

Qiao Erqiang's face fell instantly when he heard this. It's not that he doesn't want to learn, and he doesn't know why he dozes off and gets distracted as long as he sits in class. Sometimes he can count the feathers of the birds on the tree outside the window. He counted all morning, but once he was asked to do math problems, he felt dizzy and couldn't cheer up.

"The principles of electrical appliances do require a certain foundation in physics, but you don't have to be good at physics. You can read it first, and if you don't understand, ask me or your brother."

In Qin Hao's view, Qiao Erqiang is not stupid at all. He is the kind of character who is completely uninterested in learning. Letting him sit in the classroom and learn boring theoretical knowledge would be more uncomfortable than killing him. On the contrary, Let him apply what he has learned and get twice the result with half the effort.

"Okay, Brother Hao." Qiao Erqiang smiled, showing his big white teeth.

Qiao Yicheng felt helpless and complained softly to Qin Hao: "I was planning to take this opportunity to let him understand the importance of studying. Why are you trying to undermine me?"

"Teach students in accordance with their aptitude. You see, the second best person seems to be the kind of person who can sit still. Instead of letting him waste time in the classroom, it is better to let him learn a craft. Maybe one day he will realize the importance of knowledge and want to learn it. What’s up?”

"You always have a point, I can't explain it to you." Qiao Yicheng said in a low voice.

Qin Hao shook his head and ignored him, turned around and went to the kitchen to help Wu Guihua cook.

Around 5:30, the adults from each household also came back from work, and the children were called home for dinner one after another. This scene happened to be seen by Qiao Zuwang who was off work.

"What's going on next door? Are you having a feast? So many people are running to their house." Qiao Zuwang said bitterly.

Wei Shuying couldn't help but roll her eyes at her husband: "What are you talking about? Haozi bought a TV and just installed it today. Everyone wants to watch the fun."

In an era when supplies were scarce, there were only two occasions for banquets. One was when a child in the family got married, and the other was when an elderly member of the family passed away, also called weddings and funerals. In addition, banquets were not held for birthdays or housewarmings, because they were not held at all. Can't afford it.

Qin Hao was only fifteen years old, so it was impossible to get married. Qiao Zuwang's explanation was clearly a curse on the Qin family, but Wei Shufen had always been grateful for the care Wu Guihua and her son had given her.

"What? I said you protected them, but you forgot how that little brat beat me. You're really, really dizzy." Qiao Zuwang glared at his wife and said dissatisfied.

Wei Shuying didn't dare to say anything when she saw this, she just turned her face away and didn't want to pay attention to him.

Qiao Yicheng hummed inwardly: He deserves it.

Qiao Erqiang and the others were busy eating.

Seeing that no one in the family supported him, Qiao Zu became even more angry and felt angry for no apparent reason.

"You bastard, you were bribed by someone with a little favor!"

At this moment, a burst of cheers came from the next door yard.

"Come on, here's the image."

"Oh, it's so clear."

Qiao Zuwang thought sourly: It's just a TV, what's so great about it?

Suddenly, a thought came into Qiao Zuwang's mind: Where did this kid get his TV set?

Television tickets are expensive items, and only a few factory leaders in our factory have them.

"It must have been caused by speculation. Let me catch the handle this time."

Just when Qiao Zuwang was immersed in the fantasy of Qin Hao going to jail, Qiao Erqiang and the others couldn't wait to drop their bowls and ran to Qin Hao's house.

When Qiao Zuwang saw this scene, his face was as dark as that of Charcoal.

"Humph, sometimes you cry."