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

Chapter 1252 Out of sight, out of mind
After Wang An finished speaking, he turned off the TV, which was filled with static, and walked out of the guest room. Wang Li and Mu Xueli followed Wang An out, but they both looked preoccupied.

Clearly, these two were also struggling with the decision of buying a TV.

The Gong'an Guesthouse had a canteen, and it was a welfare meal where each person could eat as much as they wanted for 2 cents. So Wang An and his two companions didn't leave the guesthouse courtyard. They ate some steamed buns and fried dough sticks in the guesthouse canteen, and each of them drank a bowl of tofu pudding.

After breakfast, the three of them went back to the guest room and stayed for a while. Around 8 o'clock, Wang Li and Mu Xueli turned on the TV again. When they saw that there was a program on TV, the two of them became happy again.

And so, the three of them watched TV for a while longer.

Fortunately, the TV wasn't showing "Romance on Lushan Mountain" anymore, but rather the newly released movie "The Mysterious Buddha".

Only after the movie ended did Wang An glance at his watch, stretch, and say to the two men:

"Let's go, the train is at 11:30, it's perfect for us to go to the station now."

As they spoke, the three of them got off the ground and began packing their things. While they were packing, Mu Xueli suddenly said to Wang An:

“Brother-in-law, I still want to buy a TV. I’ve already thought about it. Once we get the TV, I’ll put it in the west room so that no one in our village can see it. Then our family will watch it secretly.”

Mu Xueli would think this way, and Wang Li naturally wouldn't be left out, so he quickly said:

“I also want to buy a TV. I’m thinking of putting it in the old house so I can watch it secretly.”

Upon hearing this, Wang An couldn't help but chuckle.
"You two don't think you can just buy a TV, plug it in, and watch it, do you? In our remote mountain village, we need to put a TV stand in the yard to make it work."

After laughing a few times, Wang An continued:
"The higher the TV stand, the better the TV signal will be, and the less snow on the TV screen will be. Don't you two think about this? If people ask you why you put up that TV pole, what are you going to say?"

Mu Xueli asked:
"Brother-in-law, what's that TV stand for?"

Wang An pointed to the two antennas behind the television and said:
"Did you see that? That thing is for receiving signals. It works well in the city, but in our village, it's completely useless. We'd have to build a separate outdoor TV stand to receive the TV signal. That's it."

After Wang An went on and on for a long time, Wang Li and Mu Xueli were once again caught in a dilemma.

Wang An ignored them and walked out with his sack on his back. Mu Xueli and Wang Li followed him out, looking preoccupied.

After checking out of the hotel and leaving the guesthouse, Wang An and his two companions hailed two small taxis again and headed towards the train station.

However, just like the driver said last night, the fare is 1.2 yuan during the day.

When they passed a sausage shop, Wang An immediately stopped the driver, ran into the shop and bought 10 jin (5 catties) of authentic Bingcheng sausage.

Harbin red sausage is quite famous, but you have to buy the authentic one. The ones that try to ride on its fame just taste no different from ordinary sausages.

After buying the sausage, Wang An immediately felt that he was missing beer. You know, eating sausage with beer is just as good as eating barbecue with beer.

So Wang An went to a grocery store and bought two dozen bottles of Bingcheng beer and a bottle of pickled vegetables, and finally bought a few pairs of chopsticks.

After buying their things, they continued their journey. After arriving at the train station, Wang An and his two companions waited for a while before boarding the train bound for Fengtian.

Wang An and his two companions were carrying sacks on their backs, and in their hands, they were also carrying dozens of bottles of beer and bundles of red sausage. In those days, this was quite eye-catching, since both beer and red sausage were considered high-end items, and it was rare for ordinary people to buy things like Wang An. Fortunately, the three of them were traveling in sleeper berths, so many petty thieves and pickpockets who were watching them gave up on their plans.

This time, Wang An and his two companions shared a top bunk, a bottom bunk, and a middle bunk. However, when they found their compartment, they discovered that someone was lying on their bottom bunk.

Such berth-switching is quite common on trains, so Wang An didn't pay much attention. After unpacking his things, Wang An nudged the man's arm and said:
"Hey buddy, could you move over a bit? This is our bunk."

Wang An pushed him twice and said it twice, but the kid not only didn't get up, he actually rolled over and exposed his back.

It was obvious that the kid was awake, but he just didn't want to get up.

Wang An patiently pushed the boy's arm twice more, raising his voice:
"Hey buddy, get up, you're taking up my spot."

The man shrugged and continued to pretend to be asleep without saying a word.

Therefore, Wang An said with a cold smile:

"Kid, I'll count to three. If you don't get up by then, I'm going to throw you out."

Before the boy could speak, Wang An began counting:

"1, 2, 3"

As soon as he finished saying the word "three," Wang An grabbed the boy by the back of the neck and pulled him off the bunk with a sudden burst of strength.

Since the boy was sleeping with his head facing the window, when Wang An exerted force, the boy's head went straight for the side of the table, and then there was a loud "bang" as the boy's head hit the side of the table solidly.

The table was perfectly fine, but the kid suddenly let out a loud "Ow!" like a pig screaming during slaughter.

Wang An guessed that the kid's head must have been really sore from hitting it, otherwise a grown man wouldn't have made such a sound.

But to be honest, Wang An didn't do it on purpose by making him kowtow.

Whether it was intentional or not, Wang An didn't care. He still grabbed the boy by the back of the neck and dragged him down the corridor.

Wang An's consistent principle for dealing with this kind of person is "out of sight, out of mind," so throwing him outside is just right.

It was only a little over two meters away, but Wang An dragged him into the corridor in just three or four seconds. Before the kid could even react, he was already lying on the corridor floor.

After leaving it in the corridor, Wang An ignored it and turned back into his cubicle.

Wang Li and Mu Xueli, who witnessed all of this, along with the other passengers in the compartment, were all shocked by Wang An's actions.

The main thing is that Wang An was incredibly fast; the problem was solved cleanly and efficiently in less than 10 seconds.

(End of this chapter)