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

A few days have passed in the blink of an eye, and there are only 3 days left until the Chinese New Year.

Since selling their spinach, these relatives who grow vegetables in greenhouses have been busy again. That's right, busy growing vegetables on the land where they harvested the spinach.

The main problem is that the greenhouse space is so small; if we don't hurry up and plant, it will delay our ability to make money.

And because they've already seen returns on their investment, everyone's enthusiasm is incredibly high, even higher than before.

This time, at Wang An's suggestion, everyone planted the same type of lettuce.

Unfortunately, only vegetables like spinach, rapeseed, leeks, and lettuce have a shorter growth cycle and can generate economic benefits quickly.

Vegetables such as zucchini, green beans, cucumbers, persimmons, eggplants, peppers, and celery have very long growth cycles, and it would be unprofitable to grow them in the current number of greenhouses.

After finishing planting the vegetables, Mu Xueli and Li Xiuhong even took the time to get married.

Of course, although the policy has been relaxed quite a bit, the two of them did not hold a big celebration.

Mu Xueli simply drove Wang An's car to pick up Li Xiuhong and take her home.

Then, the Mu and Li families, along with Li Xiuhong's close relatives, Wang An's family, Wang Li, and several villagers from Sujiatun who were close to Mu Xueli, had a meal together at Mu Xueli's home as a kind of witness, and their marriage was thus concluded.

Anyway, most marriages in this era were like this, so their marriage wasn't anything special.

Early that morning, Wang An was strolling around the house, feeling happy and carefree, when Wang Li and Mu Xueli, those two idiots, unexpectedly came to his house together.

Wang An knew from their shiny, slick clothes that they were definitely going to buy a television.

Just two days ago, these two people had already come by, saying they wanted to buy a TV. So Wang An told them to go to the supply and marketing cooperative and department store in the county town first.

Unless there are special circumstances, these two people did not manage to buy it.

Sure enough, the moment these two entered the room, they revealed a smug, obsequious look, so before they could even speak, Wang An immediately said:

"Don't ask me to go buy a TV, there are only 3 days left until Chinese New Year, I'm not going."

Wang Li and Mu Xueli were stunned when they heard this.

The two looked at each other, then Wang Li blinked rapidly a few times, and said with a smug look on his face:
"Fourth Brother, the TVs in the county are too small. The biggest one is only 17 inches, and they're ridiculously expensive. A black and white one costs more than 900 yuan. I think it's not worth buying a 17-inch black and white TV."

Mu Xueli also cried out in distress:
"Yeah, a 14-inch color TV costs over 1200 yuan, that's too expensive. A 12-inch black and white TV costs over 500 yuan."

It has to be said that televisions were really expensive back then, ridiculously expensive.

Wang An said with a smile:

"Then you can wait a few days. After we finish the New Year, we'll go to Anguo to sell the bear bile, and then come back to Harbin to buy it."

Although Wang An and Li Yongrui didn't manage to buy a TV when they returned to DJ County, they did manage to wander around the department stores in Bingcheng.

In comparison, televisions in Harbin are indeed cheaper, and most importantly, department stores in Harbin have 21-inch imported large-screen TVs.

The price with a ticket is over 2100 yuan, and the price without a ticket is over 2300 yuan. In fact, it's equivalent to a ticket for a 21-inch color TV costing just over 200 yuan.

As for 25-inch color TVs, like the imported ones in the Lejun Hotel, they are not currently sold even in department stores in Harbin.

It's no exaggeration to say that in this day and age, even buying a simple 12-inch black and white TV is a major financial burden for an average family.

After Wang An finished speaking, Mu Xueli snuggled up to him, her face full of flattery, and said:
"Brother-in-law, it's almost the New Year, if we don't buy something now we won't be able to watch TV during the holidays, let's talk about it?"

Wang An took a step back, his face filled with disgust, and said:
"Stay away from me, or I'll kick you." Mu Xueli subconsciously backed away, but Wang Li clung to her again, pleadingly saying:

"I already promised Xiuyu that she could see a big color TV when she comes to my house during the Lunar New Year. Fourth Brother, could you please help me out?"

Wang An said with a look of disgust:
"If you're in such a hurry, why don't you just buy one in the county town and keep an eye on it? Why do you have to come to me?"

Wang Li urged Wang An to say:

"Let's go to Harbin and buy that 21-inch big color TV. It'll be a one-stop solution, and we won't have to worry about it anymore."

Mu Xueli also said with some excitement:

"Yeah, we've both got our eyes on that 21-inch big color TV. I think if we buy a 21-inch big color TV, we won't need to replace the TV for many years."

Just as Wang An was about to tell the two to get lost, Mu Xueqing overheard their conversation and suddenly interrupted:

"Xiao An, why don't you take them to buy it? We need to buy some anyway. It's good that I can watch TV when I'm at home. I've never seen what a TV is like before."

Although none of the three families in Wang'an still have televisions, their leisure time is quite good, because all three families have radios, which are called "theater boxes" by the locals.

Especially after electricity was connected to the village, Wang Anjia listened to his radio or tape recorder from morning till night, never having a moment's rest.

Even when Wang Dazhu and his wife went to work in the greenhouse, they would take the radio with them to listen to it.

There was no other way; they had many radios, and Wang An had bought them as junk. Most importantly, Wang An could fix them if they broke down. So these three families treated their radios with considerable arrogance, letting them listen to whatever they wanted.

Unlike other families who treat their radios like precious treasures, people don't listen to them for extended periods, fearing it might damage the radio.

Wang An, who had initially looked unfriendly, immediately changed his expression upon hearing Mu Xueqing's words, turning to her and saying:
"Why didn't you say you wanted to watch TV sooner? If you had said so earlier, I would have bought it for you already. Okay, I'll go buy it for you now. Hehehe, just say whatever you want in the future. With our family's financial situation, buying whatever we want is a piece of cake."

While Wang Li and Mu Xueli stared in disbelief, Wang An placed his happiness and joy on the kang (a heated brick bed).

The two of them never expected that Wang An, who had been so displeased just moments before, would change his attitude so quickly just because of a single sentence from Mu Xueqing.

Wang An, with a smug look on his face, said to the two little ones:

"Listen to Mom at home, and Dad will buy you a big color TV."

As he spoke, Wang An kissed each of the two little babies on the cheek.

After kissing the two little ones, Wang An changed his clothes, put on his military-style shoes, checked his large 54 pistols, and then led Mu Xueli and Wang Li out the door.

On the way to the county town in the GAZ truck, Wang An suddenly said to the two of them:
"Let's go to the county town and borrow a large Liberation truck. Then we'll drive there this time. What do you two think?"

Televisions of that era were incredibly heavy and large, and the box used to hold them was even bigger, more than twice the size of the television itself.

Most importantly, this box is made of wood!
After Wang An finished speaking, Mu Xueli said excitedly:

"Yes, brother-in-law, you decide."

Wang Li, who was driving, immediately chimed in:

"Fourth Brother, whatever you say goes. We'll do whatever you say."

Wang An rolled his eyes at the two of them, too lazy to say anything. (End of Chapter)