The week flew by and the freshmen had basically completed their reporting.
There are six people in dormitory 203 where Li Jie is located. In addition to him, there are two locals. The other three people are from Shanghai, one from Chang'an, and one from Gaocheng.
The oldest one is Yang Tingzhou from Shanghai, who is thirty years old. After graduating in 1966, he went to the Northeast to join the team. He spent ten years there and devoted all his most beautiful youth to the Great Northern Wilderness.
Beidahuang refers to the vast desolate area in the Sanjiang Plain, the Heihe River Plain and the Nen River Basin in the northern part of Heilongjiang Province. It was completely deserted before the 1950s.
In the 1950s, large-scale reclamation began, and farms were built one after another. It was precisely because of the efforts of these people that Beidahuang became Beidacang.
The situation of the other people in the dormitory is similar. They are basically all previous graduates, and only one person is a recent graduate.
Of course, this fresh graduate has become everyone's little brother. Who makes him the youngest? He is not yet twenty years old. Li Jie is the second youngest in the dormitory, ranking the same as him in the Han family, ranking third. five.
After a few days of getting along, everyone gradually became familiar with each other and talked more openly. Today is the last day to register. Before school starts, Li Jie, as the host and the richest person in the dormitory, takes the initiative to invite everyone out. Give it a rub.
"Come on, school officially starts tomorrow. While there is still time, let's go out and have a good time today. I'll treat you!"
The first person to respond was Su Changqing, the third child. This guy is a local and a big boy with similar experience to Li Jie. He was not far from where he jumped in line. Because they had similar experiences, the two quickly became familiar with each other.
"Okay! Let's go, brothers, let's fight against the rich!"
Compared with others, Li Jie is indeed a 'rich person'. He has a bicycle and a Seagull watch. The two items together cost more than 200. In addition to money, he also needs industrial coupons and tickets.
Good guy, the three turns and one ring are half of it. If he is not a rich man, who is a rich man?
Three turns and one beep are commonly known as the four major pieces, namely watches, usually referring to 'SH brand' or 'Seagull brand', sewing machines, 'Flying Man' or 'Panda brand', bicycles, 'Phoenix brand', 'Forever brand' or 'Flying brand'. 'Dove', radio, 'Red Star' or 'Red Light'.
These four things were what ordinary people at that time longed to have, and they were also important criteria for most women to choose a spouse.
Of course, it's not necessary, because these things are too expensive. It costs at least four to five hundred yuan if you have them all, and you have to buy them with a ticket.
Based on the salary and income levels at that time, if the three-turn and one-ring bell were a necessary item, I don’t know how many people would be single.
The real popular standard is 'forty-eight leg' furniture, with four legs for a double bed, four legs for a dining table, four legs for four large benches, eight legs for two boxes, four legs for a flat cupboard, four legs for a large wardrobe, four legs for a small wardrobe, and a small A few or four, totaling forty-eight legs.
Basically, with forty-eight legs, you don't have to worry about finding a wife. In cities with slightly better economic conditions like Sijiucheng, you may have to add two big items.
In terms of priority, bicycles and sewing machines deserve to be at the top of the list. The former is an important means of transportation, and riding on it also brings dignity. The latter is an important household tool.
In this era, there were very few places selling ready-made clothes. Most people bought new clothes and made them themselves. Sewing machines were indispensable for making new clothes.
In addition, when the clothes are damaged and repaired, a sewing machine is also an indispensable tool. It takes three years to get a new one, three years to get an old one, and another three years to mend it.
If women are allowed to choose, the most urgent item among the four major items is a sewing machine. After all, it is okay to borrow someone else's sewing machine occasionally, but if you borrow it often, you will inevitably have to look at other people's faces and react too much.
The Han family has many children, five brothers and sisters. When she was poor, Han's mother often complained secretly about borrowing sewing machines.
Later, when the economy became more affluent, the first big item purchased at home was a sewing machine, which was prioritized over bicycles. Li Jie clearly remembered the day when the sewing machine arrived home, and the moment Han’s mother stepped on the pedal of the sewing machine, the look on her face Lots of smiles.
Therefore, Li Jie, who owns two large items, is a well-deserved rich man in the dormitory.
In the first two days, when everyone was not familiar with each other, others speculated about Li Jie's family background. I don't know how many things they had filled in their heads. It was only after they became familiar with each other that the misunderstanding was solved.
"Yes! Yes! Fight against the rich! If you don't eat, you won't get it for free!"
The second person who echoed was Song Zhenguo, the youngest in the dormitory. He was also a local, born and raised. Like Li Jie, his family was born in a working-class family. In addition to his young age, Li Jie had been treating him more these days. Taking care of him, he is naturally close to Li Jie, the fifth brother.
Yang Tingzhou was the oldest, had suffered the most, and had a more stable temperament. He reported very early and was the second person to arrive at the dormitory.
This is his first time in the capital. In addition to familiarizing himself with the campus environment, he has also gone out for a few walks and gained some understanding of prices.
He silently calculated in his mind how much a meal for six people would cost. With Lao Wu's character, he would definitely not treat everyone to a bad meal.
In this way, the cost of a meal is at least ten yuan.
Maybe this amount of money is nothing to Lao Wu, but this is not the reason why they can eat big money with peace of mind.
After a long silence, Yang Tingzhou suggested: "How about we eat in the cafeteria, the food in the school tastes good too."
As soon as he finished speaking, the second eldest brother Xu Bing's open mouth closed immediately. He, like the fourth eldest brother Hu Xiafeng, was from an out-and-out rural background. He had never been to a serious restaurant since he was so old, but he wanted to go out and experience things. .
But since the boss had already spoken, he was too embarrassed to speak immediately, otherwise it would be a disgrace to the boss's face.
Although Su Changqing is not among the top group of big guys, he has been around on the streets and is well-informed. In his opinion, isn't it just a meal?
What does it matter?
If you eat today, please come back tomorrow. Everyone is in the same dormitory. We will eat and live together for the next four years, so there is no need to worry about it.
"Boss, there are still four years in the future. There is enough food in the canteen. As the saying goes, a hundred years of cultivation can be spent in the same boat, and a thousand years of cultivation can be slept on the same pillow. We live in the same dormitory. Although we don't sleep in the same bed, it counts as five if we round up. Hundreds of years, right?”
“For such a great fate, it’s not too much to celebrate with a meal!”
While talking, Su Changqing glanced at the faces of the eldest, second and fourth eldest brother without any trace. He understood in his heart and knew what the eldest brother was worried about.
The boss is from Modu. Although he has been working hard in Beidahuang for more than ten years, he is still from Modu and has a lot of experience. He said this just because he was worried about irritating the second and fourth children, because there was only the second child in the dormitory. He Laosi is an authentic rural person.
Yang Tingzhou's thirty years of life were not in vain. When Su Changqing spoke, he was also observing the expressions of the second and fourth children. After listening to Su Changqing's words, the two of them looked obviously moved.
In this case, there was no need for him to persist, so he nodded and said.
"Okay, listen to Lao Wu."
Li Jie sat on the stool and glanced around calmly, taking in everyone's reactions.
'interesting. '
