Chapter 222 Uncle is here (2 in 1 chapter)

Li Weidong's new house has been built, the second courtyard is spacious and atmospheric.

In order to cooperate with the courtyard, Li Weidong went to buy some mahogany furniture. This thing is basically impossible to buy in Qinghe, and someone has to go to the big city in the south to buy it.

A set of red sandalwood dining table and chairs cost Li Weidong 15,000 yuan, which is more expensive than a house. However, the red sandalwood furniture is an old object. If it is placed in the future, it will be hard to find if it is rich. Treasures.

The other sets of wooden Taishi chairs are also made of red sandalwood, and the carvings are relatively good. A chair costs several thousand yuan.

It was definitely a luxury at the time.

Li Weidong still knows a little bit about mahogany furniture. After all, he was a rich man in his last life, and there is always some mahogany furniture in the home of this rich man.

The mahogany furniture that Li Weidong spent hundreds of thousands on in his last life is really not as good as what Li Weidong is looking for now. In future generations, these red sandalwood furniture have long been raided into their homes by rich people, and they cannot be found on the market at all.

In fact, the mahogany furniture is not comfortable to sit on, and it is hard to panic. It is definitely not as comfortable as a fabric sofa with Ge You lying down. However, considering that we live in a courtyard house, it is natural to have some mahogany furniture to suit the occasion.

In addition to furniture, all kinds of household appliances are also furnished.

The 18-inch color TV can no longer meet the needs of Li Weidong, and must be 21-inch.

At that time, the price of Changhong's 14-inch color TV had dropped to more than 300 yuan, while the cheapest model of 21-inch color TV started at 2,000 yuan.

An automatic washing machine, which only Little Swan can produce in China, costs 2,000 yuan for one.

There was also an air conditioner that was very rare at the time. One set cost nearly 4,000 yuan. Li Weidong installed one in each bedroom and living room.

The most amazing thing is a set of imported audio equipment. Li Weidong is also specially equipped with a vinyl record player and a CD player.

In the late 1980s, the technology of CD players was not perfect, so the popularity was not high, but even in developed countries, CD players were only things that enthusiasts would buy. In terms of sound quality, CD players at that time were really not as good as vinyl record players.

Later, Sony made a breakthrough in CD playback technology, and CD players replaced vinyl records. Before that, vinyl records were still the mainstream music playback medium.

In the 1980s, when big-name singers released albums, they also released three kinds of records at the same time, namely LP vinyl records, MC tapes and CD laser records.

Young people like Li Weidong must use a CD player to listen to popular songs, and a vinyl record player is specially prepared for Mr. Li Dengke.

Mr. Li Dengke loves listening to Peking Opera. There were no CD records in the Peking Opera of that era, only vinyl records were available.

For the convenience of travel, Li Weidong paid more to harden the roads near the new house, which is considered a benefit to the residents of the self-built housing area in that city.

The road became better, and the nearby residents naturally complimented Li Weidong. With this hardened road, the surrounding housing prices also rose by 500 yuan.

It’s not that the price increases by 500 yuan per square meter, but the total price increases by 500 yuan.

Electric wires and running water are all connected. In order to keep warm, Li Weidong also specially installed earth heating in each room. Due to the relatively large area of ​​the house, ordinary household heating stoves cannot carry so much soil heating. Li Weidong also bought a small boiler, similar to the one used in the later large-scale steamed bread shops, for heating in winter.

However, the old man Li Dengke was reluctant to move into the new house. For Li Dengke, the new house was a completely unfamiliar environment. How could he be in the family home of the transportation company, they were all old workers who had worked together for half a lifetime.

Although her mother Zhou Yunxiu kept saying that she would leave the old man to live by herself, but when the new house was built,

But there was no movement.

The old couple have been together for most of their lives, and neither can be separated from the other.

This made Li Weidong very helpless. He went to live alone in a big courtyard with two entrances. Even if he was accompanied by a disgraced face, it was too empty, and he was afraid to sleep at night.

So the new house can only be temporarily vacant.

...

Zhou Yunxiu held a plate of cut watermelon and shouted into the room, Weimin, come out and eat watermelon!

Foodie Li Weimin quickly rushed out of the room, picked up two pieces of watermelon, and ran out the door.

Mom, I'm going out! At the same time that Li Weimin spoke, people were already outside the door.

Why did Weimin run out again? Li Weidong said, picked up a piece of watermelon and tasted it, it was quite sweet.

It is estimated that I went to play billiards at the gate of the family courtyard again. Zhou Yunxiu said.

Li Weidong threw up a few sunflower seeds, and then said, Mom, it's getting hotter and hotter today. It's better for you and my dad to move to a new house. There's a yard there, good ventilation, and it's cooler than here. Air-conditioned!

Your dad doesn't want to move. If he moves, he won't find anyone to play chess. Zhou Yunxiu still put the responsibility on Li Dengke.

It's summer, and it's more than 30 degrees outside. These old chess players are really addicted. They stay in front of the chess booth for a day!

Li Weidong pouted, and then continued: I originally wanted to put an air conditioner here, so that the house will be cooler. But I went to the electrician and asked, the voltage of our family building can't be brought to the root. Turn on the air conditioner, if there is an air conditioner upstairs, the fuse in the whole building will burn!

What kind of air conditioner do you want? The electric fan is the same. It's cool! In the past two years, there was no electric fan, so wouldn't it be the same to live with a palm fan! Zhou Yunxiu said.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and Li Weidong immediately stood up and opened the door.

There are two men outside the door, one in his thirties and one in his twenties, who should be from the system.

Hello, we are run by the city, Hong Kong and Taiwan. My name is Hong Chunlai. The leading man in his thirties introduced himself.

Director Hong, hello, I'm Li Weidong, what can you do to me? Li Weidong said and made a gesture of inviting in.

People in the system, regardless of whether there are officials, don't care whether the officials are big or small, and it is always right to call director when they meet for the first time.

Li Weidong pondered that people from the Hong Kong and Taiwan Affairs Office came to the door, most likely for the Southeast Company, so he planned to invite the two of them in.

Guests here! Hurry up and sit in the room, I'll cut the watermelon again! Zhou Yunxiu said as she was going to cut the watermelon again.

Hong Chunlai did not enter the door, but stood at the door and asked, Excuse me, is this Comrade Zhou Yunxiu's home?

Are you looking for my mother? Li Weidong was stunned for a moment, then immediately thought of the intention of these two people.

Why did you forget about this! Thinking of this, Li Weidong said, Director Hong, Zhou Yunxiu is my mother, you are not in the wrong place, please come in!

Greeting the two to sit down, Li Weidong picked up the teacup and said, I'm going to pour a cup of tea for the two of you.

Comrade, don't bother, we just came to find Comrade Zhou Yunxiu to find out a little bit. Hong Chunlai said.

Mom, this comrade from the Hong Kong and Taiwan Affairs Office is here to find you. Li Weidong called his mother Zhou Yunxiu over.

Zhou Yunxiu looked a little nervous and walked over in a cramped manner.

You are Comrade Zhou Yunxiu, aren't you? Hong Chunlai smiled slightly, and then said, Don't be nervous, we just have a few questions that we would like to know.

Mom, these two comrades have problems to understand. We have to support other people's work. Let's sit down and talk slowly. Li Weidong pressed Zhou Yunxiu on the sofa and whispered: Don't be afraid, with me, it's no big deal!

With his son by his side, Zhou Yunxiu calmed down a little.

Hong Chunlai asked, Comrade Zhou Yunxiu, in your name, Yun is the cloud of the cloud, and Xiu is the beautiful Xiu. Haven't you changed your name?

No, I've always called this name. Zhou Yunxiu said.

Your ancestral home shouldn't be Qinghe, right? Hong Chunlai asked.

My ancestral home is Dongdao. When the transportation company was established, I came to Qinghe with his father. Zhou Yunxiu replied.

Before liberation, your family opened a dyeing factory in Dongdao, right? Hong Chunlai asked again.

This... I'm a married person. At most, I'm a rich peasant, not a capitalist. Zhou Yunxiu quickly explained.

Comrade Zhou Yunxiu, don't be nervous, we are not here to investigate the family composition. Hong Chunlai smiled slightly and then said, What's your father's name?

Zhou Hanqi, was separated before liberation. Zhou Yunxiu replied.

Do you have a younger brother? What's his name? Hong Chunlai asked.

Zhou Yunxiu nodded: I have a younger brother, Zhou Yunsheng, who was also separated before liberation.

That's right. Hong Chunlai nodded and said, Comrade Zhou Yunxiu, I have to inform you first that we have news about your brother Zhou Yunsheng!

They are still alive! Zhou Yunxiu asked with a look of surprise.

Your father, Mr. Zhou Hanqi, passed away in the 1970s. Your younger brother, Mr. Zhou Yunsheng, is now a professor at a university on the other side. Hong Chunlai said.

So they went to the other side! Zhou Yunxiu nodded blankly.

In fact, several decades ago, Zhou Yunxiu guessed that it would be like this, but when he encountered such a situation, there was no way to confirm it, and he could only treat his family as if his life and death were uncertain.

I just listened to Hong Chunlai and continued to introduce: Since last year, the policy has been liberalized, and compatriots from the other side of the strait have returned to their hometowns to visit relatives one after another, and it is also our important work to help relatives reunite on both sides of the strait.

Not long ago, we received a message from a superior, a gentleman named Zhou Yunsheng, looking for his sister. We compared the information provided by Zhou Yunsheng and found you. Now it looks like we're in the right place.

Comrade, can you contact Yun Sheng? Can I bring him a letter? Zhou Yunxiu asked eagerly.

Hong Chunlai smiled slightly: Comrade Zhou Yunxiu, don't worry, we can't contact Mr. Zhou Yunsheng, we just received the information provided by the relevant departments, come and verify!

Hearing this, Zhou Yunxiu suddenly looked disappointed.

It's fine, as long as Yun Sheng is still alive! Zhou Yunxiu muttered to himself.

Comrade Zhou Yunxiu, don't worry, we will report your situation to your superiors in a timely manner, and the relevant departments will also contact the relevant departments on the other side to inform them of your situation. Although we have a solution here, but your brother Zhou Yunsheng Sir, if I know your current situation, maybe I will come back to see you. Hong Chunlai said comfortingly.

Really? Zhou Yunxiu's heart rekindled hope.

Hong Chunlai nodded: If there is news of Mr. Zhou Yunsheng, we will inform you as soon as possible, and if he is willing to return to his hometown to visit relatives, we will fully cooperate.

Li Weidong next to him also persuaded: Mom, don't worry, you will definitely see your uncle again.

After sending Hong Chunlai and others away, Zhou Yunxiu fell into a state of despair.

The relatives who have been separated for 40 years now know the news of each other again. This kind of complicated feeling is really difficult to describe in words.

Li Weidong looked calm, after all, he had already experienced this in his last life.

According to Li Weidong's memory, his uncle Zhou Yunsheng would soon come to the mainland to visit relatives, and he would come back every three or five years after that. He never returned to the mainland until he was too old to fly.

In the more than ten years before the reform and opening up, having overseas relations was something worth showing off, and it could also be of great benefit.

For example, foreign exchange vouchers can be obtained through overseas relatives to purchase imported products; later, the foreign exchange vouchers can be cancelled, and some electronic products that cannot be purchased in China can also be purchased through overseas relations.

If the overseas relationship is close enough, you can also get the opportunity to go abroad, even if you go abroad to wash dishes, it seems that it is better than staying at home. After all, people in that era generally felt that the moon in foreign countries was relatively round.

So there was that joke. People in Beijing sold their courtyard houses and went abroad to work. They worked hard for a lifetime, earned 10 million yuan, and wanted to return to China to enjoy happiness.

Li Weidong in his previous life was also a beneficiary of overseas relations.

In the early 1990s, after Li Weidong was laid off from the transportation company, he found a way to become a trainee in Japan. At that time, a trainee was not just anyone who could be a trainee. Not only did he need some assessments, he also had to pay a deposit of thousands of dollars.

For the Chinese family at that time, it was not easy to get thousands of dollars. In the end, it was his uncle Zhou Yunsheng who gave Li Weidong a sum of dollars so that Li Weidong could pay the security deposit and then go to Japan as a trainee.

Therefore, Li Weidong is very grateful from the bottom of his heart for this uncle who he has never seen a few times in his life.

...

As Li Weidong remembered, news quickly came from the Taiwan Affairs Office that Zhou Yunsheng learned that his sister was still there and decided to return to China to visit relatives.

There was no direct flight at that time, and Zhou Yunsheng had to fly to Hong Kong Island first, then to Shanghai, and then to Qinghe by car.

And Zhou Yunsheng will also stay in Shanghai for a while, because Zhou Yunsheng's wife, Li Weidong's aunt, is from Shanghai, and she also has relatives in Shanghai.

So Zhou Yunsheng visited two relatives at one time.

Knowing that her younger brother was coming, Zhou Yunxiu seemed at a loss and didn't know what to do.

And Li Dengke, who has always been cautious in dealing with people, has no idea at this time.

As for the scumbag Li Weimin, don't expect it. This guy is addicted to the pool table all day long. He even shouted a few days ago to ask Li Weidong to buy him a pool table and put it in the yard of the new house.

The matter of entertaining uncle Zhou Yunsheng finally fell on Li Weidong's head.

Dad, Mom, my uncle came from the other side to visit relatives. We definitely don't need to take care of the pick-up and drop-off. The City, Hong Kong and Taiwan Affairs Office has arranged it. It is estimated that they also arranged for my uncle to visit attractions or something! Li Weidong said.

Visit the scenic spots? Your uncle finally came here. You must go home and stay for two days. What other attractions are you going to! Zhou Yunxiu said.

Mom, when it comes to picking up my uncle home for two days, don't you think we are a little small here? Where are my uncle and aunt staying? Living in the living room? Li Weidong asked with a smile.

I'll vacate the house with your dad, let your uncle live, we'll live in the living room! Zhou Yunxiu said.

Hehe, if you are willing, my uncle may not be willing! Didn't you listen to that Hong Chun's introduction? My aunt used to be in Shanghai, but the young lady of a big family can live in this small house? I guess if someone came, it must be Live at our Qinghe Hotel. Li Weidong said.

What happened to the lady from a big family? Your mother and I used to... Forget it, let's not talk about that. Zhou Yunxiu sighed and continued, I've already come here, why didn't I come to live at home.

Mom, I have an idea. You and my dad will just move to the new house, where we will entertain my uncle. The new house is new and spacious, with many rooms, and there are special rooms, which are no worse than staying in a hotel. Can't my uncle live at home?

Li Weidong said, looked at Mr. Li Dengke again, and then said: Furthermore, this new house is a second-entry courtyard, and the living room is furnished with red sandalwood furniture, which is much more stylish than here! Entertain me there. Uncle's words, don't you seem to have a face!

Li Weidong's few words touched Zhou Yunxiu and Li Dengke's hi.

Zhou Yunxiu had been separated from her younger brother for 40 years, so she naturally wanted to reunite with her younger brother. Compared with the small house in the family's courtyard of the transportation company, the living conditions of the new house courtyard are indeed much better. Zhou Yunsheng can stay for a few days, and the two brothers and sisters can chat.

As for Li Dengke, the consideration is the issue of face.

This house in the family's courtyard of the transportation company was considered a good housing standard at the time, but compared with the second-class courtyard, it was really a bit shabby.

As a brother-in-law, if my brother-in-law came to visit relatives, if I saw that my living conditions were difficult, people would think, I handed over my sister to you, and you will let her live like this? Li Dengke also felt that he couldn't hold back his face.

A big man, no matter how you say it, you can't be ashamed in front of your daughter-in-law's family! Even if he wasn't the son-in-law of the Dragon King, he still had to do his best in appearance.

Thinking of this, Li Dengke said, Wei Dong is right. I think we'll pack up and move to the new house in the next two days!

Zhou Yunxiu also nodded: There are many rooms in the new house, I will go and clean up the guest room, and then let Yun Sheng live at home.

Dad, Mom, there's everything in the new house. I've got it all ready. Just pack up some clothes and check in with your bags!

Li Weidong let out a sigh of relief. Before the new house was built, he persuaded the old couple to move there, but it was unsuccessful. Now, taking the opportunity of my uncle to come back to visit relatives, I finally persuaded the two old people.

...

A car drove out of downtown Shanghai. There was a man and a woman in the back seat of the car. The man was in his fifties and the woman was in his fifties.

These two are Li Weidong's uncle Zhou Yunsheng and his aunt Su Qian.

At this time, my aunt Su Qian was wiping away her tears, looking very reluctant.

Zhou Yunsheng handed the handkerchief to Su Qian, and said at the same time, Okay, don't cry, it's not like we're not coming back. Since we can go back to the mainland to visit relatives now, we'll just come back every two or three years.

Su Qian nodded, then tried her best to hold back her tears.

Zhou Yunsheng changed the subject and said, Don't forget to take the video recorder that I brought for my sister! Although there are TV sets in mainland China now, this video recorder should still be a rarity.

Don't worry, I didn't forget, it's in the trunk! Su Qian replied.

Also, you have to take the red envelope with three hundred dollars in it. When you get to my sister, you give it to my sister. You are a younger brother and sister, after all, it is the first time you see my sister, so it's a little bit of you. Mind. Zhou Yunsheng said.

Don't worry, I know what to do! Su Qian paused, then continued; U.S. dollars are a good thing on the mainland side. I heard that if you exchange them for foreign exchange coupons, you can buy some rare materials. I guess your sister has never seen so much dollars.

Zhou Yunsheng sighed and said, Qinghe can't compare to Shanghai City, Shanghai City is a big city anyway, but Qinghe is a poor place, my sister living in Qinghe is definitely far worse than your cousin in Shanghai City, You must have suffered a lot over the years!

Yeah, I haven't heard of Qinghe before, I only knew where it was by looking at the map. Su Qian nodded.

Zhou Yunsheng added: The housing conditions in the mainland are relatively tight. Your cousin's house lives in Shanghai. Your cousin is a senior engineer, and he only lives in less than 20 pings. If we were there, senior engineers would have to be the same as ours. Lived in a villa of more than 70 pings.

One ping is equivalent to 3.3 square meters. At that time, it was possible to live in a house of 60 square meters in Shanghai, which was also worthy of the treatment of engineers.

I just heard Zhou Yunsheng continue: My brother-in-law is just a retired worker, his job is far worse than your engineer cousin, and he is in a poor area like Qinghe, my sister's living conditions are definitely not as good as your cousin's. When you arrive at my sister's house, even if you hate it in your heart, don't show it, you have to do as the locals do!

Zhou Yunsheng knew that his wife was a young lady from a big family.

Don't worry, I know everything about etiquette and I won't be rude. Su Qian said.

Zhou Yunsheng took out a stack of photos from his arms again, with recent photos of Zhou Yunsheng's family and some daily life photos of Zhou Yunsheng.

When the time comes, show my sister these photos, let him see our usual living conditions, and see how I teach classes, which is equivalent to telling my sister that we are living well on the other side, let her not worry, and we Photos of my dad before he was alive, as well as our dad's tombstone, these photos are also left to my sister, let him have a memory!

But Su Qian said, I think you can pick out the photos of our house and the car, don't show it to your sister, your sister's living conditions are definitely not good, and then you can see where we live. Such a nice villa, driving an imported Blue Bird car, and because we are rich, we must not ask us for money!

What do you think, it's not like my sister has never seen the world. When I opened a dyeing factory at home when I was a child, the gold bars were packed into boxes! Zhou Yunsheng said.

Su Qian snorted coldly: Your sister has seen the world, what about your brother-in-law? And what about your sister's children? They all grew up in the mainland, and what kind of world can they see? When the time comes, they will talk to you. This uncle asks for money, can you give it?

I'm an uncle, what's wrong with giving my nephew some money! Zhou Yunsheng sighed and continued, Qinghe is a poor place after all, and my sister's life must be very difficult. I'm the only one left, and I must be able to help. Please help!

The two chapters came together today. It's still 200 short of the 4000 monthly pass, and then let's talk about the previous plot. It was originally full of cool points, but it was blocked twice. After passing the customs, you can only temporarily modify the plot, and the cool points are not enough. I'm really sorry everyone, this kind of chronology will inevitably have such a situation, and please understand.