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"Wow, how much stuff did you buy? There are nine fans alone!"

"Look what they're wearing on their wrists, those are watches, right? Everyone has one."

"That's a TV set he moved in, isn't it? It's that shape."

"I don't think so, there's no way a TV could be that big."

The car drove into Lin Chuan's yard, followed by a group of villagers who came to watch the commotion.

These days, even finding a truck to haul bricks attracts onlookers, let alone hauling cargo.

Fortunately, Lin Chuan had thought of this beforehand, and when packaging the television and freezer, he covered them with a layer of cloth.

He was quick; the moment he stopped, he moved the two large items inside, but the fan and other items were blocked.

The crowd discussed it for a while without reaching a conclusion, but at this point people had no concept of boundaries, and someone asked directly.

"Xiao Chuan, where did you make your fortune? What did you buy? You bought so much stuff and even had to hire a car to deliver it."

"Hey, Aunt Cui, I'm not that wasteful. I need a car to deliver something I just want to buy. This is the county magistrate's car. They asked me to help them hunt wild boars. I'm just getting acquainted with the place. They'll come pick me up in a couple of days."

Lin Chuan didn't directly answer the question about what he bought. He just explained about the car, saying that if he didn't talk about it now, they would still bring it up when the car came back in a couple of days.

"The county magistrate's car, Ogawa is really something, it was the magistrate's car that brought it back."

"Yes, Xiao Chuan, I've always said he'd amount to something since he was little."

"That's right. If he weren't still in school, I would really like to introduce my niece to him."

"You're not young anymore, you'll be eighteen soon. Back in our day, eighteen-year-old kids were already running around."

"...."

"You've got nothing better to do, huh? If you dare to make a move on Xiao Chuan, see how I deal with you."

Just as the topic was getting off track, Wang Hu appeared in time and stopped it with a roar.

Wang Hu still held considerable prestige, and the idle crowd chuckled awkwardly before beginning to leave.

"Uncle."

Lin Chuan greeted her, and Lin Xue, being very perceptive, brought over a chair.

Wang Hu, holding onto the chair, didn't sit down, but looked at the group curiously:

"What did you guys do last night? You bought so much stuff."

"Um, Uncle, we went to Fengshan and hunted a bunch of wild boars to sell. It's getting hot soon, so we're buying a few typhoon fans. Liangzi and Xiaolong have some here too."

"What a waste of money. One machine is enough to cool you down. Buying so many is just a waste of electricity."

Wasting electricity.

These three words are still being talked about decades later. Lin Chuan found it daunting, so he simply smiled and remained silent.

Fortunately, Wang Hu didn't see a television set; he assumed he had only bought a few typhoon fans and a watch.

He wasn't a talkative person. After chatting for a few minutes and offering the driver, Xiao Hong, a cigarette, he picked up his electric fan and left.

Wang Liang also left, leaving only the three Lin siblings and their driver, Xiao Hong, in the courtyard.

After chatting for a while, Lin Chuan learned that the driver's surname was Tong. Seeing that the driver was about to leave, he did not try to stop him.

He took out a pack of cigarettes and tried to give it to the other person, but the other person refused. In the end, Lin Chuan insisted on putting a case of Jianlibao (a popular Chinese herbal tea brand) in his car.

"Xiaoxue, where's Mom?"

"Mom went to the fields."

Lin Xue and Wang Yan were sipping Jianlibao on the side, looking very pleased with themselves; they were clearly very satisfied with the taste.

Lin Chuan plopped down in a chair and opened a can of Jianlibao. To be honest, it tasted pretty good.

"Take this and leave it."

Lin Chuan tossed the cigarette to Lin Feng; he had bought it in the county, wondering whether he should give it as a gift depending on the situation.

Upon seeing that it was Li Jianguo, he threw the cigarette into the sack without even taking it out.

After the four of them finished their Jianlibao (a type of Chinese liquor), they all burped and then looked at Lin Chuan.

"No, why are you all staring at me?"

"I only looked at you because my second brother was looking at you."

"Xiaoxue only looked at it because she saw me."

Three pairs of eyes stared at Lin Feng. He rolled his eyes at Lin Xue and Wang Yan, then said to Lin Chuan:

"Brother, how about we install a TV?"

"A TV, bro, did we buy a TV yet?"

Lin Xue grabbed Lin Chuan's sleeve, looking at him with longing.

Well, Lin Chuan originally wanted to rest for a while, but seeing Lin Xue like this, he knew he couldn't.

He got up, brought out the television, and unpacked it, immediately attracting the attention of several people.

Now, most families in the village have televisions, including Wang Yan's family, but they all have black and white televisions, and most of them are quite small.

There aren't any 21-inch color TVs like the one Lin Chuan bought in Wanli yet.

Lin Chuan moved a table, placed the TV on it, plugged it in, and turned on the switch. The TV screen lit up.

"Brother, there's nothing here. Is it broken?"

Lin Xue stood anxiously in front of the table, wanting to touch it but not daring to.

"Don't rush, the antenna hasn't been installed yet."

Lin Chuan asked Lin Feng to find a wooden pole, while he went to get wire and pliers.

After securing the antenna, take it to a high place behind the house, dig a hole, and bury half of it to fix it in place.

"Brother, okay, okay, there's someone on TV now, oh, there isn't."

The two little girls were shouting and yelling. Lin Chuan went inside to start making adjustments, leaving Lin Feng outside.

It took quite a while to get it set up. The two little girls, including Lin Feng, were watching a variety show on TV with great interest.

Lin Chuan disassembled the freezer, washed it, and left it to air dry. Seeing that it was past four o'clock, he didn't want to disturb them and went to the kitchen to start cooking.

After boiling a pot of water, he took out a piece of cured meat. Compared to fresh meat, Lin Chuan had a special fondness for cured meat.

I had just blanched the cured pork when my mother came back. Seeing the TV in the living room, she muttered that it was a waste of money and immediately went to find Lin Chuan.

"What did you guys do last night? Why did you buy such a big TV?"

Lin Feng was following behind his mother, and he was a little worried about her reaction if she found out that Lin Chuan had spent four or five thousand yuan at once.

Lin Chuan waved to him, telling him to go back and watch TV, before pulling his mother to sit down in a chair.

"Mom, we hunted a wild boar last night and made some money. I figured we'd need to buy a TV eventually, so I decided to buy it now."

"If you're going to buy one, buy a smaller one. Buying such a big one is too expensive and wastes electricity."

"Mom, the small ones are always better looking than the big ones, and they're easier on the eyes. This was bought for you to look at. You should spend less time in the fields and more time watching TV."

"I won't look, if I don't get out of bed, what will I eat..."

Before he could finish speaking, Lin Chuan presented him with a stack of red banknotes.

Lin Chuan went on a shopping spree today, and only after he finished did he realize that he had spent a lot of money and had nothing left.

If his mother finds out, she'll nag him to death. And if he ever has money in his hands, she'll definitely ask him about it.

So Lin Chuan gave the three brothers a "gag order." Their mother didn't know how many wild boars she had hunted or how much money she had made, but they could still report the money themselves.

He ran out of money from selling pigs today, but he still had the money from the lottery, a full seven thousand yuan.

Lin Chuan offered three thousand without hesitation to shut his mother up.

He wasn't afraid of being exposed. Chinese people believe in keeping one's wealth private, and his mother wouldn't tell anyone how much money Lin Chuan had given her.

Moreover, in a few days we'll be hunting wild boars for the government, which will bring in a large sum of money, so this money won't be noticeable when it's mixed in with other income.

When my mom saw the three thousand yuan, she immediately shut up.

Money is courage; being unwilling to part with this or that simply means having no money.

When you're really rich, buying anything is no big deal.