Chapter 943 The First Spring Festival Gala

"Don't tell me this little guy is quite funny."

Wang Xin teased the baby's tender little face.

Qin Hao joked: "Since it's so fun, you can take it back and play with it for a few days."

"What are you talking about? This is a child, not a kitten or puppy. He is taking it back to play with for a few days. His family may be very anxious right now. Look at that blind old man, just to find his daughter. My eyes are wet with tears," Wang Xin retorted.

"That's right. Xiao Qin, I have to criticize you. You must be very careful when dealing with the issue of the child. We have to return him to the child's parents without losing a hair." Captain Hu answered. Clearing his throat, he said solemnly.

It was rare to hear someone criticizing Qin Hao, so Wang Xin winked at Qin Hao proudly.

Qin Hao rolled his eyes at him, stepped forward to untie the child's swaddling clothes, and turned his butt over.

"Why are there so many red spots on this child?"

"Yes, does this child have any illness?"

Several young policemen who were watching the excitement subconsciously took a few steps back. Qin Hao said calmly: "It's just a rash, it's not that serious. However, the parents of this child are probably afraid that the child will be seriously ill and will not be able to feed him. Just left him on the train."

"This child's parents are too cruel. The child is still sick. How could he do this?"

Ma Kui stepped forward and picked up the child, his eyes a little distressed.

"Is this a crime of abandonment?" asked a young policeman.

Ma Kui glared at the young policeman: "If we can find the child's parents and take the child back, we don't care about the crime of abandonment. If we arrest the child's parents, what will happen to the child?"

"Yeah, in this case, the best thing is to work through the ideological work of the child's parents and let them take the child back. But usually in situations like this, the situation at home of the child's parents is definitely not very good. This time, they took the child back. Next time if something goes wrong, I'll find a corner and throw it away, and some of them will be cruel and even drown the child." Captain Hu sighed. He has seen all kinds of bizarre things in his many years as a police officer.

"Then what should we do with this child now? We can't just keep him at the police station, right? We have so many grown men on duty and we don't have time to take care of him." Wang Xin said hesitantly.

"When a child is so sick, he must be sent to the hospital first. These days, we are also actively contacting other stations to see if there are any missing children there. If there is no one to claim them, we can only send them to orphanages. Yes." Captain Hu said.

Ma Kui frowned: "If you send such a young child to an orphanage, can you support him?"

In 1978, even for children from normal families, the mortality rate was very high, let alone in an environment like an orphanage.

"Whether he can be fed depends on his luck. We can't let him stay at the police station forever, right? We don't have anyone here who can take care of him." Captain Hu sighed.

"What about sending the child to the hospital?"

Captain Hu glanced at him, and the others all avoided his gaze. Only Ma Kui took the initiative to ask: "I'd better send this child away. This little guy looks pitiful. I don't know which parent can be so cruel. Leaving such a young child on a train."

Qin Hao thought for a while: "How about I go with Uncle Ma, so that we can have a discussion."

"Okay, Lao Ma and Xiao Qin have to be enlightened, so I'll leave this matter to you two. The money for the child's medical treatment will come from our funds. You can come back to the team with the bill for reimbursement later."

Along the way, Ma Kui and Qin Hao rode their bicycles against the cold wind to the hospital. The weather in the Northeast has officially entered winter since November. The trees on the roadside were all bare. Although it hadn't snowed yet, the temperature was still warm. It has been hovering below 10 degrees Celsius, and the coldest night can reach several degrees below zero.

After arriving at the hospital, the doctor's examination revealed that there was nothing wrong with the child. He just had eczema, which looked scary. In fact, as long as he applied some medicine, he would get better in a few days.

However, the child was fine, but Ma Kui was in trouble. The child's parents were found, and his conscience found that it would be better to take the child back. But if, as Qin Hao said, he was determined to abandon the child, then this child Sooner or later, he will die at the hands of his biological parents.

"Uncle Ma, do you want to adopt this child?"

Ma Kui looked at Qin Hao in surprise when he heard this: "Why do you think so?"

"Uncle Ma, the way you look at this child is unusual."

"Well, when I was arrested, your aunt was already six months pregnant. Just because I was arrested, she had a fetal movement and the baby was gone. Her health has not been very good since then. I am I owe her my whole life.”

Ma Kui's face was filled with sadness and his eyes were red.

It was rare to see Ma Kui's tender side, but Qin Hao poured cold water on him.

"Uncle Ma, as you said, my aunt is not in good health and you have to go to work. If you adopt this child, who will take care of it in the future?"

Ma Kui was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then nodded and said: "You are right, I can't take this child back, otherwise your aunt will definitely be reluctant to let go when she sees it."

Qin Hao sighed secretly. Although this may be cruel to Ma Jian, Wang Sufang's life has been too miserable. She was already in the advanced stage of lung cancer, and taking care of such a little guy would have been overwhelming. Otherwise, He should live for a few more years.

As for Ma Jian, just find a well-off family to adopt him.

"Then this kid."

"Why don't I take him back first? When I'm at work, there are so many aunts in the compound who can help take care of him. If his parents haven't been found in ten days or half a month, I'll ask Captain Li from Hacheng to help find a family from other places who wanted to buy a child. Find a well-off family to send him there. Then the child will not only not suffer, but may even enjoy happiness."

After hearing what Qin Hao said, Ma Kui's guilt instantly disappeared.

"It's because you are smart, Xiao Qin. Why didn't I think of this?"

"That's because you don't want to trouble others. I'm not afraid. Anyway, it's a matter of accumulating good deeds. I admit that I owe you a favor."

"Haha, you kid."

Afterwards, the two of them went home talking and laughing all the way. The next day, Ma Kui received good news. After half a year of unremitting application by Captain Hu, he finally helped Ma Kui's family apply for a house with a private door and courtyard in the railway compound, and it was a two-story building.

This made Ma Yan very happy. On the one hand, she finally had a new house to live in, and on the other hand, it was much more convenient for her to go out with Qin Hao and Wang Xin after moving to the railway compound.

Since her father was arrested, Ma Yan's world has fallen. Not only did she have to face the drastic decline in living conditions brought about by the loss of the main labor force in the family, but she also had to face discrimination and exclusion from her peers. In the 1970s, if someone in the family committed a crime and went to jail, it would be a major stain in life.

Since then, Ma Yan has become taciturn, and only Wang Xin can talk to her.

On the day when Ma Kui's family moved, Qin Hao mobilized all the neighbors in the railway compound to go to his house to help, and Wang Xin was also reluctantly pulled over by him.

Perhaps because he was so happy about moving, Ma Kui rarely quarreled with Wang Xin.

Looking at the bright and spacious two-story building, Wang Sufang and Ma Yan laughed so hard that they couldn't close their mouths, and even Ma Kui, who was always serious, had a smile on his face.

Ma Kui's housewarming celebration naturally required a dinner, and Qin Hao naturally became the chef. Although there was not much meat, Qin Hao made several "hard dishes" in various ways, and everyone enjoyed the meal.

Half a month passed in a blink of an eye, and there was no alarm for the missing baby at the stations along the way. It was basically certain that the child was abandoned.

Finally, after a collective vote by the Ningyang Station Police Station, Qin Hao's plan was adopted to send the child to a well-off family.

After contacting Captain Li of Harbin, an intellectual family in Beijing was found for the child. A middle-aged couple in their forties were unable to have children due to physical conditions. When they saw the child, they liked it very much and immediately decided to adopt the child.

Looking at the little guy sleeping soundly in the arms of the couple, Qin Hao secretly said: It can be regarded as helping you find a good family, and it is not a delay for you.

The Chinese New Year came in a blink of an eye, and Qin Hao became a hot commodity. Neighbors feared that he would be lonely during the Spring Festival alone, so they took turns to invite him to their homes every day, making Qin Hao feel like he was eating at a hundred houses. However, Qin Hao did not refuse the kindness of these neighbors. After experiencing so many days of intrigue in the world, this kind of plain warmth made him feel a sense of belonging.

On New Year's Eve in 1979, it happened that the Beijing TV Station was officially renamed as CCTV, so a "New Year's Gala" was launched. This was also the first real Spring Festival Gala in history. The well-known 1984 Spring Festival Gala was actually the second one.

The directors of the first Spring Festival Gala in 1979 were Deng Zaijun and Yang Jie, the director of "Journey to the West" later.

However, since the total number of television sets in the country at the beginning of 1979 was only more than 4.5 million, it did not have much social impact.

That night, Qin Hao, Wang Xin, Ma Yan, and a group of young people from the railway compound rode their bicycles for several kilometers in the snow to watch the Spring Festival Gala at a steel plant in Ningyang.

On the way back, Yao Yuling enviously said, "It would be great if our compound had a TV, so we wouldn't have to travel so far to watch TV."

Niu Dali immediately took it to heart: "Don't worry, Yao'er, next year, I will definitely let you watch TV in the compound."

Wang Xin rolled his eyes: "Okay, you, do you know how much a TV costs? You dare to ask that."

"How much?"

"Even the most common color TV, not to mention imported, domestic ones, at least 1,200 yuan, imported ones at least double that. 2,400 yuan, even a black and white domestic one costs 600 to 700 yuan, how much money do you have in your pocket, you dare to say such a big thing. "

Niu Dali instantly wilted: "It's so expensive."

Cai Xiaonian teased: "Dali, you were so generous just now, why are you so incoherent when you hear the price?"

"Who, who is incoherent, I'm just cold, it's winter, you try to ride a bicycle all the way." Niu Dali obviously didn't have much confidence when he said this, and everyone laughed and didn't take Niu Dali's words to heart.

Yao Yuling didn't take Niu Dali's words to heart, but Niu Dali got more excited.

The next morning, he found Qin Hao: "Old Qin, can't you repair radios? Then you should know wireless?"

"Yes, I do. What do you want to do?"

"Then help me build a TV."

Qin Hao was happy: "You don't have to build a TV just because of what Yao Yuling said yesterday?"

"Yeah."

"No, do you know what parts are needed to build a TV and how much each part costs?"

Niu Dali shook his head righteously.

"Not to mention anything else, the most important part in a TV is called the picture tube. This thing cannot be made domestically now, so we can only use imported ones. The picture tube alone costs more than 300, and this is still the manufacturer's purchase price. If you do it privately, it will cost you at least four hundred. How much money do you have in your pocket? "

Qin Hao said angrily.

"Just wait."

Niu Dali took out all the money in his pocket, but at the last count, it was less than thirty yuan. Qin Hao couldn't laugh or cry: "With this little money, you can't even save a TV, let alone a radio."

"Old Qin, please help me think of a way. I beg you. I will never miss Yao Yuling in this life. If I can't marry her, I will die in peace."

"No, you better go to hell, don't disturb my sleep, get out." Qin Hao said angrily, covering himself with the quilt and silently making a wish, hoping that he would not encounter this kind of love brain in the next world, it is simply terrible.

What Qin Hao didn't expect was that Niu Dali didn't give up. Instead, he went door-to-door to raise money in the railway compound, saying that Qin Hao would save TV sets, and the family only needed twenty or thirty yuan. , you can watch TV in the courtyard from now on.

It was indeed tempting for a family to pay twenty or thirty yuan to watch TV, so many neighbors came to ask Qin Hao if this was true.

Qin Hao thought about it and agreed to get a TV. Entertainment life is really lacking these days, so he agreed.

Obviously Qin Hao's appeal was much stronger than Niu Dali's. After seeing him nod, he quickly collected five hundred and thirty-eight yuan. This amount of money is definitely not enough to buy a finished TV, but if he saves it himself, it should be enough. question.

The only troublesome thing was the picture tube, which was not sold on the market at all. In the end, through Ermaozi’s introduction, he bought a second-hand one from the black market. After the test showed that there was no problem, Qin Hao spent a full 280 yuan to buy it. Fortunately, the picture tubes these days are of good quality, so even if they are second-hand, they will last for more than ten years.

The remaining parts are easier to get. Some of them are bought new, and some of them go to the scrap station to buy some scrap ones, dismantle them and refurbish them, which can be used.

The outer shell is even simpler. Qin Hao directly made a wooden box.

"Don't tell me, Xiao Qin's craftsmanship is really not good. This wooden box looks even more beautiful than the new one."

"Isn't that right? I just said that in our compound, anyone can be missing, but we can't be without Xiao Qin."

However, something went wrong after I turned it on, and the screen was covered with light raindrops.

"Hey, I almost forgot, I still need an antenna."

When Qin Hao finished the antenna and put it up, the screen flashed a few times and finally there was an image.

"Come here, you can really watch TV."

"Oh, we have a TV in our compound."

The children were overjoyed, and the adults gave Qin Hao a thumbs up.