Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

Chapter 1122 There are differences between people.
As soon as Wang Xiaoli finished speaking, everyone in the room burst into laughter.

Only Ms. Wang Xiaomei and Ms. Wang Xiaoli did not laugh; instead, they looked at everyone with curiosity.

To be honest, these two girls perfectly embodied the phrase "children speak without restraint."

After laughing, the two girls were clearly not satisfied with their curiosity, or rather, their thirst for knowledge had grown even stronger. Like a hundred thousand whys, they kept asking Wang An questions about the relationship between the sun and the earth.

Unfortunately, Wang An himself was semi-illiterate and his knowledge was very limited, so in the end, Wang An was unable to cope.

However, as their eldest brother, Wang An absolutely could not say that he did not know or "did not understand" or anything like that, because in the eyes of his two younger sisters, their eldest brother was omniscient and omnipotent.

So if Wang An said that, then for the two little sisters, it would be a genuine collapse of their faith.

So Wang An said to his two little sisters:
“You need to study hard so you can learn all these things later. You are too young now, and you won’t remember anything I tell you. Go turn off the lights. It’s a waste of electricity to leave the lights on during the day.”

The two little girls listened to Wang An and obediently nodded before running over to pull the light cord.

Ever since Wang An installed the pull box, the two little girls have often played with the light cord, saying they just love listening to the "click-clack" sound coming from the pull box.

Because of this, the two girls received a severe scolding from Liu Guilan. If Wang An hadn't stopped them, the two girls would have definitely been beaten.

After settling the two girls in, everyone continued chatting while eating. Then Wang Dazhu said:
"It's so good to have electricity! We've had that loudspeaker set up for ages, but it's never worked. Now that we have power, it's been announced right away. Otherwise, for something like this, the village chief would have had to ring the bell to call a meeting, hahaha."

Liu Guilan continued:

"Yeah, it's just a matter of saying one sentence. If there weren't loudspeakers, people would definitely be flocking to the village again."

Wang An said with a smile:

"Now you don't have to worry about the batteries when listening to the radio and tape recorder. Listen as much as you want, listen to whatever you want, hahaha."

It has to be said that although Wang An brought home a radio and a tape recorder, due to the battery, Wang Dazhu and his wife could only listen to the radio at fixed times and places. Apart from listening to the news and occasionally listening to storytelling, the radio was always turned off.

As for listening to songs on a tape recorder, Wang Dazhu and his wife would never listen to songs unless Wang An and Mu Xueqing turned it on voluntarily.

There was nothing they could do. Although Wang An always bought batteries in boxes, the elderly couple were still very frugal and reluctant to use them.

No sooner had Wang An finished speaking than Wang Dazhu immediately said:

"Yeah, quick, quick, Xiao An, turn on the tape recorder! Let's listen to some music and enjoy ourselves, hahaha!"

Liu Guilan also said with a smile:
"I really want to listen to 'Tian Mi Mi' (Sweet Honey), I think it's a really good song, and 'The Moon Represents My Heart' is also fine."

Wang An laughed, put down his bowl and chopsticks, plugged the tape recorder into the socket, searched through the tapes, found the tape with the song "Tian Mi Mi" on it, put it into the tape recorder, and pressed the play button.

Immediately afterwards, Deng's voice came from the tape recorder: "Sweet, sweet, your smile is so sweet, it's just like..."
It must be admitted that this song is truly a classic, mainly because Deng Yingchao's singing is also exceptionally beautiful. Of course, the sound quality of the tape recorder at that time was also truly impressive.

After the song ended, Huang Zhong curiously pointed to the tape recorder and asked Wang An:
"Brother, when did that person who was singing get into that hole? That thing is so small, how did she manage to get in there?"

Huang Zhong's question completely baffled Wang An.

The main problem is that Wang An didn't see it either; he didn't know when Goddess Deng had gotten into the tape recorder!
Just as Wang Anka was staring wide-eyed, trying to figure out how to explain the situation, Huang Li, unable to contain herself any longer, said:
"No one would crawl inside. That's a tape recorder; it plays music using cassette tapes and speakers on either side."

It was clear that Huang Li's understanding of tape recorders was only superficial, since Mu Xueqing had only casually told her this when she asked Mu Xueqing about it during her stay at Wang An's house.

After listening, Huang Zhong simply said "Oh," but his eyes remained blank as he looked at the tape recorder.

Wang An explained with a smile:
"This thing is a machine. The thing I was holding earlier is called a cassette tape. The songs are all recorded on it. Then there's something in the tape recorder called a magnetic head. When it rubs against the tape, the songs on the tape are erased."

In this way, Wang An tried his best to explain the recording in simple terms, but it was obvious that Huang Zhong did not understand at all, or only understood a small part of it.

However, after Wang An finished speaking, he stopped, mainly because speaking about it wouldn't have been very useful.

To be honest, although Wang An could repair tape recorders and understood how they worked, it would be quite difficult for an illiterate person to explain it in a way that he couldn't understand, because he genuinely didn't know how.

After lunch, Huang Li was in charge of clearing the tables and washing the dishes, and everyone rested for a while.

Huang Li lived in the west wing of the house where Wang An and Mu Xueqing lived, because living in the west wing would make it easier for her to take care of Mu Xueqing, who was heavily pregnant.

Wang An arranged for Huang Baoguo and his son, as well as Er Gangzi, to stay in the old house.

Wang An had already installed electric lights in the old house, and all the luggage inside was ready-made. Although it contained old belongings that Wang An's family had used, Liu Guilan had disassembled and cleaned them after they moved in.

Moreover, Wang An hired them to work, and the conditions he provided were already quite good. Besides, even these conditions were far better than the dugouts where the vagrants lived.

As for the empty rooms in the new house, although they could be lived in after being furnished, to be honest, Wang An would still find Huang Baoguo and the others somewhat repulsive if they were to live there.

The main problem is that these vagrants not only rarely bathe, but their clothes are also extremely dirty. Although Huang Baoguo and his group should have cleaned themselves before arriving, they still smelled quite strongly.

There's no way around it; this is normal thinking for a normal person. We're all human, but we have to admit that there really are differences between people.

Wang An could accept that Huang Li was just a young girl, so he could wash up and change her clothes. But he really couldn't accept Huang Baoguo and the others.

However, it's clear that Huang Baoguo and his team were quite satisfied with Wang An's arrangements.

(End of this chapter)