Siheyuan: I am Banggeng's uncle

Chapter 1009 The Dimensional Reduction Strike of The Legend of the Condor Heroes!

With a question in his mind, Sha Zhu followed behind the children and soon arrived at Jia Dongming's house.

When Sha Zhu walked to the entrance of the main room, the first thing he saw was a color television set placed in the center of the room, as well as an appliance he had never seen before.

When Sha Zhu saw the color television, he immediately thought of the color television that the guards had mentioned in the small canteen that evening, and hurriedly asked Jia Dongming, "Brother Dongming! The television on your table, could it be a color television?"

When Jia Dongming heard Sha Zhu's question, he first showed a surprised expression, but he quickly remembered that Li Huaide had arranged for Ye Tian and the others to eat in the small canteen. He smiled and nodded, and replied, "Zhu Zi! You guessed right, this is a color television."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's answer, Sha Zhu looked at the color television in front of him, which was clearly twice the size of their own, and asked Jia Dongming curiously, "Brother Dongming! How much does this color television cost?"

When Jia Dongming heard Sha Zhu asking about the price of a color television, he smiled and told Sha Zhu, "Zhu Zi! A color television costs 1,088 yuan at the Second Department Store, but because of its scarcity, it's currently in short supply."

"What! One thousand and eighty-eight dollars! That price can buy three black and white TVs. Even if I could afford it, I wouldn't be willing to spend that money to buy such an expensive color TV." When Sha Zhu learned about the price of the color TV, his face showed surprise, and he couldn't help but exclaim.

"Uncle! We've finished washing the dishes. Can we watch The Legend of the Condor Heroes now?" After washing the dishes, Xiao Dang and Huaihua came out of the kitchen and saw Jia Dongming chatting with Sha Zhu. Xiao Huaihua couldn't wait to ask Jia Dongming.

Upon hearing Xiao Huaihua's question, Jia Dongming immediately replied with a smile, "Alright! Then let's start watching The Legend of the Condor Heroes!"

As Jia Dongming spoke, under Sha Zhu's curious gaze, he quickly walked to the horizontal table, reached out and turned on the color TV and VCR, then rewound the video to the beginning before pressing the play button.

Soon, the theme song of "The Loyal Heart" came from the television. When Sha Zhu saw what was playing on the television, a look of shock appeared on his face. He asked Jia Dongming curiously, "Brother Dongming! Could that machine be a machine that can play movies?"

Upon hearing Sha Zhu's question, Jia Dongming smiled and explained to Sha Zhu, "Zhu Zi! That machine is a video recorder, somewhat similar to a movie player. It's currently playing a Hong Kong TV series, The Legend of the Condor Heroes!"

TV dramas of that era were almost all on black and white televisions. When people first saw a color television, they immediately felt that the picture quality of a color television was far superior to that of a black and white television. Not to mention that the series being broadcast on television at that time was The Legend of the Condor Heroes, which would be loved by everyone in later generations.

As Sha Zhu watched the content playing on the TV, he finally understood why Jia Anmin had said that once he came here to watch TV, he would never want to go home again. Thinking of Liang Lali, who was still doing housework at home, Sha Zhu immediately instructed He Xiaodong, "Xiaodong! Hurry up and go home and call your mother to come and watch TV too."

He Xiaodong, who was engrossed in watching, immediately showed a reluctant expression when he heard Sha Zhu's instructions. He quickly said to Sha Zhu, "Dad! Xiaonan runs fast, tell Xiaonan to go and call my mom."

Upon hearing He Xiaodong's reply, Sha Zhu's face darkened, and he threatened He Xiaodong in a stern tone, "You brat! Do you think I can't order you around? Now get your ass over here and call your mother to come watch TV." Hearing Sha Zhu's threat and seeing his gloomy expression, He Xiaodong finally became afraid. Despite his reluctance, he quickly ran outside.

He Xiaodong quickly ran back to his home. When he saw Liang Lali folding clothes, he hurriedly called out to her, "Mom! Uncle Jia's TV is so good! My dad told me to come back and invite you to Uncle Jia's house to watch TV together."

Upon hearing Han Xudong's words, Liang Lali looked puzzled and asked He Xiaodong, "Xiaodong! Don't we have a TV at home? What kind of TV show is so good that we have to go to Dongming's house to watch it?"

He Xiaodong, who was eager to watch TV, immediately replied to Liang Lali's question, "Mom! Uncle Jia's TV is a color TV, and the programs it plays aren't broadcast by the TV station, but by some kind of VCR. It's really good."

When Liang Lali heard He Xiaodong's explanation, although she didn't understand what a color television was or what a video recorder He Xiaodong mentioned was, she still put down the clothes she was holding and said to He Xiaodong with a smile, "Xiaodong! You go first. After I put the clothes in the closet, I'll go to your Uncle Jia's house."

Liang Lali tidied her clothes and then casually locked the door before heading to Jia Dongming's house with a curious heart. However, as soon as she reached the door of the main room, she heard the sounds of fighting coming from inside.

Hearing the sounds of fighting coming from the television, Liang Lali looked towards the main room. When she saw what was playing on the color television, she was immediately drawn to the scene before her. She quickly walked into the main room and sat down next to Sha Zhu.

Time ticked by, and by the time the fourth episode finished airing, it was already past 10 p.m. Jia Dongming glanced at the time on his wrist and said to the audience who were engrossed in the story, "It's getting late. Let's stop here for today and watch the rest tomorrow."

Normally, everyone would have obediently gone back to their rooms to sleep after hearing Jia Dongming's words. But this time, none of the people present were willing to get up. Lin Qiuyue said to Jia Dongming with a reluctant expression, "Brother Dongming! It's only a little past ten o'clock. Why don't we watch one more episode before going to sleep?"

Upon hearing Lin Qiuyue's suggestion, Qin Huairu immediately agreed, saying, "Dongming-ge! Qiuyue is right. It's only a little past ten o'clock. Why don't we watch another episode?"

"Uncle! Don't you always say that the minority should obey the majority? Everyone wants to watch one more episode, so why don't you show one more?" Xiao Huaihua reached out and took Jia Dongming's arm, pleading with him in a coquettish tone.

At this moment, Sha Zhu was also eager to continue watching. When he heard the Jia family's request, he quickly smiled and said to Jia Dongming, "Brother Dongming! If we watch one more episode, it will only be forty minutes at most, which shouldn't interfere with work tomorrow."

Faced with everyone's requests, Jia Dongming knew clearly that he absolutely could not make that request, so he replied in an unyielding tone: "If tomorrow is a day off, you can watch as late as you want, but you have to work tomorrow. In order to avoid everyone being listless at work tomorrow, we'll stop here tonight. If you want to watch the next episode, you can continue tomorrow night."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's answer and sensing his attitude, everyone knew that continuing to watch was obviously impossible. So, they reluctantly stood up from their chairs and prepared to go back to their rooms to sleep.

(End of this chapter)