Reborn in 1981, the first to get rich start with dairy cows.

This panda TV is considered incredibly ugly by later generations, but that doesn't diminish its status as a luxury item today.

420 yuan is almost a year's salary for an average worker!

Currently, there are only a handful of television brands on the market, such as Panda, Peony, and Feiyue, all of which are supplied with ration coupons.

Shen Dong mentioned it briefly during their last meal, asking Sha Zhenlin to take a look.

As the head of the county agricultural machinery station, Sha Zhenlin had quite a few connections and quickly managed to get a television set. However, considering the actual situation of the production teams below, who had no electricity to use the television, he arranged for a diesel generator to be sent over.

Meanwhile, someone had already found bamboo poles, connected them into a long antenna, tied one end to the locust tree outside the yard, and inserted the other end into the antenna interface on the back of the television.

After Huang Maoqiang started the generator and the power came through, Shen Dong turned on the television. The onlookers fell silent and held their breath.

The screen was suddenly filled with static. Shen Dong slowly turned the channel dial, and the TV made a crackling sound.

"Uncle, move a little more to the left!" he shouted to Shen Weiguo, who was adjusting the antenna in the tree.

As the antenna rotated, the snowflakes suddenly disappeared, leaving only a few scattered spots.

"We've got it! We've got it!" the crowd exclaimed excitedly.

However, since there were no programs running at the moment, there was only a clock ticking, and the background was a classic background image from later times (I don't know how to describe it).

Seeing that there were no problems, Shen Weiguo jumped down from the tree.

"Dongzi, is there a program only tonight?"

"Yes, let's set it up first. We can watch it after dinner. Everyone, let's all go home now. We'll come back at 7 pm to watch the news, and then watch 'Huo Yuanjia'!"

The crowd then dispersed, chatting in twos and threes, occasionally pointing at the television on the table, seemingly discussing something.

In the evening, Shen Min also came home from school. There were only a few days left until the final exams, but the little girl was not worried at all. When she learned that her brother had bought a TV and placed it in the team headquarters courtyard, she hurriedly called Shen Hong and Li Ying to go and take a look.

Outside the team headquarters, quite a few people had already finished eating and were waiting. Some of them knew the plot of "Huo Yuanjia" and were explaining it to others, making the scene very lively.

Before long, the time was up.

The adults sat on the benches at the back, while some children squatted at the front and others ran around.

After the music from the evening news program ended, "Huo Yuanjia" finally began.

Suddenly the screen started shaking violently up and down, then it turned into a screen full of static, accompanied by a crackling sound of electricity.

"The TV is broken!" The child, not understanding, pointed at the TV and stomped his feet anxiously.

Tao Damao scrambled up the tree in a flash.

"Da Mao, what are you doing?" Li Hu was about to climb up when Tao Da Mao beat him to it, and he shouted angrily.

Tao Damao ignored it and instead adjusted the direction of the antenna.

After several attempts, the image finally reappeared.

Tao Damao clapped his hands, jumped down, and smiled smugly at Li Hu.

Just then, the theme song started playing on TV, and everyone's attention was drawn to the drama.

The scene was very quiet. Even the mischievous children were engrossed in the TV series. The entire team of several hundred people was completely silent!

Even people from the neighboring Red Star organization were constantly coming over from outside the compound.

Seeing that it was getting late and he still had things to do that evening, Shen Dong looked towards Li Hu.

Goodness, this guy is completely engrossed in it; the expression on his face keeps changing as the plot unfolds.

Shen Dong called out several times, but received no response. He could only squeeze through the crowd, pat Li Hu on the head, and signal him to come out.

Li Hu was dumbfounded. He was watching TV perfectly fine, why was he being asked to leave? He looked completely innocent.

But seeing Shen Dong's serious expression, he assumed something had happened and could only follow him outside.

"What's wrong, Dongzi? 'Huo Yuanjia' isn't over yet!"

Shen Dong was furious and asked him, "What activities are going on tonight? Have you completely forgotten?"

"Huh? What event?" Li Hu was completely bewildered; he really couldn't remember any event.

"Meat, pork!" There were too many people around, so Shen Dong could only remind him in a low voice.

Li Hu then remembered, slapping his forehead: "Oh dear, I forgot! My bad, my bad!"

"Let's go, hurry up!"

Shen Dong rode his bicycle and took Li Hu to the slaughterhouse.

"When are you going to buy a bicycle? If you don't have enough money, I'll lend you some!" Li Hu was quite tall and sturdy, but he couldn't ride a bike, so Shen Dong had to take him on a ride, which was quite tiring.

"No need. If I'm going to buy it, I'll definitely do it myself. Borrowing money would be pointless!"

"Fine, whatever you want!"

Upon arriving at the slaughterhouse, Li Hu had already made arrangements with the people and quickly paid the money. The two brothers then lifted the 200-pound pig onto the vehicle seat.

The two of them, panting, pushed the bike back to the team.

It was already past eight o'clock, and there were almost no pedestrians on the street.

Li Hu started laughing as he pushed the cart.

"Dongzi, I'm so happy! You know, last month Wuzi and I went to collect coal. We carefully collected it all day and only earned less than a dollar. And that wasn't even every day."

"Sometimes when people spot you, they chase after you, and there are even dogs. It's really terrifying."

"If we get caught, we'll be going to jail!"

Li Hu rambled on about his recent experiences, still able to recall the thrilling events, his tone filled with tension.

"Now it's great, working with you, dealing with people from the livestock station, the vegetable market, and state-owned factories every day, I feel very happy every day. You seem... seem..."

Shen Dong laughed and replied, "It's like finding your direction in life!"

"Yes, that's the direction in life. No wonder you're the factory manager, you're really cultured." Li Hu raised his hand and gave a thumbs up. The car body was unevenly stressed and suddenly tilted to one side, which startled him so much that he quickly straightened it.

"Look, we can buy pigs now. If we let this one out, it'll be in such high demand that everyone will be fighting over it!"

Shen Dong was pushing the cart from behind, holding the pig's body with both hands to prevent it from slipping off. Hearing this, he was filled with emotion.

"Yes, so much has happened in the last few months; it all feels like a dream!"

"You're just dreaming? I even pinch myself when I wake up in the middle of the night, afraid it really is just a dream. I can't go back to my old life."

"Sigh, speaking of which, it seems like it all started when you cured Xiaohua, Dongzi. I've never asked you how you did it. Did your father leave you a book?"

Shen Dong remained silent, knowing that no matter how he answered the question, he would likely be exposed.

Fortunately, before he could feel awkward for more than a few seconds, Li Hu muttered to himself, "Forget it, my grandpa was right. Don't ask too many questions about other people's affairs. Everyone has their own destiny and their own path to walk!"

"Hey, I'm so excited, Dongzi, don't be mad!"

"Haha, I'm not angry at all, I'm happy right now."

"Me too! Hahaha!"

That night, it wasn't just Shen Dong and Li Hu who were walking happily; the men and women of the Hongqi Production Team were also immersed in joy.