1990: Starting from Baojia Street

When Zhou Yan took his younger brothers and sisters downstairs, there were already many children placing flowers downstairs, and some were holding relatively high-end fountains.

This kind of firework is placed on the ground, and when it is lit, the flames it spurts out look like a fountain, so everyone calls it fountain. The fountain is a high-end product and very rare, so every time someone puts it in, there must be a group of people surrounding it.

If someone has a fountain in his hand, it is impossible to light it alone. He must wait until there is a group of people around him before lighting it, and then enjoy the envy and admiration of others.

As for the hand-held flowers held by Zhou Qing and others, even if they heard a sound, they would not fly high, and they would only explode with a few small sparks. What's disgusting is that from time to time, a dull egg will appear, fly into the air with a puff, and then fall to the ground in disgrace.

But even so, the children couldn't be happier if they each caught one.

Standing in the smoke and smelling the smell of explosives in the air, Zhou Yan was also infected by the children's carefreeness and became relaxed.

Unknowingly, it has been ten months since Zhou Yan traveled back in time. He doesn't know if he will be able to change this era in the future, but what is certain is that he has been changed by this era.

The children started to have fun as soon as they got downstairs.

Ninth sister Zhou Qing looked cute and cute when she was upstairs. When she got downstairs, she changed her face when she saw the group of children who had arrived first.

She ran straight to one of the little boys and said loudly, Li Xiaoqiang, my third brother is here.

The little boy named Li Xiaoqiang looked at Zhou Qing blankly, and then looked at Zhou Yan blankly, not knowing what was going on.

Third brother?

Who?

Zhou Qing didn't care about him. She ran to another child and said loudly, My third brother is here.

Zhou Yan was watching the performance of his little girl from behind, feeling a little ashamed even though his skin was as thick as a city wall.

Jiu Mei, can we keep a low profile?

Before Zhou Yan could go up and talk to Jiumei, he heard another voice, louder than Jiumei, Yes, our third brother is here.

It was Zhou Qing's voice.

Zhou Yan held his forehead and let them go.

…

When the fireworks were over, Zhou Yan took the children home.

When Zhou Yan led them out, there were four in total, large and small, but when he went back, there were seven.

These three extra people were also from the compound. They were all playing together just now. When Zhou Yan and the others came back, they followed them.

When guests came, the adults began to take out melon seeds, peanuts, and candies.

The happiest people during the Chinese New Year are these children. Things that they usually can’t eat or play with are available as soon as the Chinese New Year comes. They don’t have to think about where these things come from, they just need to enjoy them.

To them, it seems that as soon as the Chinese New Year comes, these delicious and fun things will appear by themselves, and sometimes they can even get red envelopes.

When children from other families came to their house to eat sweets, their family naturally couldn't suffer any loss. After a while, the two aunts took the children, big and small, out to scan pictures.

They also asked Zhou Yan to go too, but Zhou Yan politely refused.

After the troops at home left, others were watching the Spring Festival Gala. Zhou Yan saw that there was a phone installed here, so he took the time to call a few acquaintances with numbers, such as Liu Qing, Zhao Jiping and Zhao Fei.

Not long after that, the Zhou family became lively again.

The old man Zhou Minnong had a very high position before he retired, and his three sons were all doing well, so there were many people coming here to say goodbye. These people didn't stay too long, they just sat for a while and then left, but they couldn't handle the large number of people, and they kept coming one after another. It didn't stop from half past eight to ten o'clock.

Zhou Yan left at half past ten. The old lady wanted to leave Zhou Yan to rest at home, but Zhou Yan refused.

He had just slept on the bed at home for the past two days, but he didn't want to change his bed again and suffer the pain all over again.

…

The next morning, Zhou Yan got up very late.

After washing up and having breakfast, it was already ten o'clock. He liked this rhythm very much. He didn't have to be rushed by something and could arrange his own time slowly.

He planned to take out the flutes at home in the morning to maintain them. Winter is relatively dry, which is a test for the flutes.

But before he could take the flute out of the storage cabinet, he heard someone knocking on the door.

Who is it? Zhou Yan asked while standing in front of the cabinet.

I am Zhou Hong.

Zhou Yan closed the cabinet and opened the door again.

In addition to Zhou Hong, there were two men standing behind the door carrying work bags.

Second brother, what's the matter?

When Zhou Yan heard Zhou Hong's voice just now, his first reaction was that he wanted to become relatives with them. Zhou Qing had mentioned this matter last night, but Zhou Yan did not agree.

But when he opened the door and saw the two men behind him, he felt something was wrong.

I'm here to install a phone for you. Zhou Hong explained the situation concisely.

Zhou Yan was stunned, pretending to be on the phone? Now?

He turned his head and looked at the calendar hanging next to the door, confirming that today was the first day of the Lunar New Year.

The telephone installation in Jinling these days does not mean that you can pay thousands of yuan for the initial installation fee. You also need to queue up. Even if you don't talk about queuing, why would the post and telecommunications office send someone here on the first day of the new year?

Also, why the sudden need to install a phone?

Second brother, I don't come back often. It's a waste to pretend to be on the phone.

This is Zhou Yan's real thought. He will rarely come back to live in this house in the future. It is not cost-effective to have to pay monthly rent after installing the phone.

In addition, he didn't want to accept this sentiment. Pretending to be on the phone was no small matter.

Zhou Hong seemed to be a wooden person, and there was no expression change on his face. I saw that you made a lot of phone calls last night, which proves that there is still demand. And I have already paid the money. You can't let the masters pay for it in vain. trip.

Only then did Zhou Yan know that Zhou Hong came here to install the phone for him this morning because of the phone calls he made last night.

If nothing else, Zhou Hong's efficiency is amazing.

In this case, Zhou Yan did not shirk, Then it's all thanks to the two masters.

With Zhou Yan's consent, the master who installed the phone began to walk Zhou Yan through the process.

After completing the procedures on the spot, the masters began to pull the telephone line. There was no bus line in their yard, so they had to pull the line in from outside.

Fortunately, this building has been installed with two telephones before, and a telephone pole has been planted outside the building, so there is no need to plant a new telephone pole, which saves a lot of effort.

While the masters were busy playing with the phone, Zhou Yan smiled and said to Zhou Hong, You are cruel enough. On the first day of the new year, you have to make people work overtime.

Zhou Hong said calmly, Is it cruel to add fifty yuan to each person's labor fee?

Zhou Yan gave him a thumbs up, fifty yuan per person, Boss Zhou was indeed very generous.

At this time, Zhou Yan also roughly understood why Zhou Hong was able to manage the family business. He was very efficient in doing things and had a direct approach to solving problems. He put transactions first in everything.

Installing the phone is actually the simplest part, and finding workers to do the work is actually the easiest part. Just like Zhou Hong, if each person pays fifty yuan for labor, there will naturally be a lot of people willing to do it.

The key is how the post and telecommunications office was willing to let them jump in line, and how it was able to confirm the procedures so quickly.

Is it just money?

I'm afraid not. It's the first day of the new year. If you don't have connections, you won't be able to send money even if you want to.

I'll tell you how much it cost in total.

Hearing this, Zhou Hong smiled. This was the first time Zhou Yan had seen Zhou Hong smile since last night.

Can't you happily accept this little favor from your brother?

After saying that, Zhou Hong took off his gloves and walked to the altar table.

Looking at the picture of his mother on the table, Zhou Hong's wooden face showed an expression of recollection. Then he picked up the incense and lit it, and bowed to his mother.

Originally, Zhou Yan wanted to say rejection, but seeing Zhou Hong's actions, he couldn't say those words.

Putting the incense into the incense burner, Zhou Hong turned to Zhou Yan and said, Xiao Yan, leave me a key to your home. If you are not at home often, you can't let your mother's photo collect too much dust.

The reason why Zhou Hong was not facing Zhou Yan was because there were tears in his eyes at this moment.

Before his mother passed away, Zhou Hong had always resented his mother because when his parents divorced, his mother took Zhou Yan away without him.

Growing up, Zhou Hong always felt that his mother liked his younger brother more because his younger brother looked like his mother and inherited his mother's musical talent. And no matter how hard he worked, his performance in music was far behind Zhou Yan.

He believed that the reason why his mother only took away his younger brother was because he had more musical talent and he did not.

Even for a while, when his mother went back to see him and Zhou Qing, he deliberately avoided her.

Now that I think about it, I really regret it.

But what's the use of regret?

Although Zhou Yan did not see the tears in Zhou Hong's eyes, he could feel Zhou Hong's emotions from his tense body. Alas, these are the things he despises the most.

Zhou Yan couldn't refuse such a request. He nodded, I'll give you the spare key right away.

good.

Zhou Hong took a breath and turned his head with a smile on his face.

This was the second time Zhou Yan saw Zhou Hong's smile, but this smile was just to cover up the sadness in his eyes.

…

After the phone was installed, the first call Zhou Yan received was from Zhou Qing. This girl chattered on the phone for more than half an hour.

Zhou Yan originally wanted to say that the phone bill was expensive and that he should take it easy, but when he thought that this girl was not short of money, he swallowed his words.

However, he also made an agreement with Zhou Qing that he could only make one phone call every two days, and each time could not exceed five minutes, and the girl agreed.

On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, Zhou Yan received a call from Zhou Qing early in the morning.

Zhou Yan scratched his head and said, Qing'er, didn't we make an appointment? We can only make one phone call in two days. I should have called you yesterday.

Zhou Qing said with a smile, Third brother, you also said that you can make an exception if something happens.

It has to be something serious...and something serious doesn't include your inability to write a certain math question.

It's obviously business... Zhou Qing muttered, and then said, Someone called my grandparents, looking for you.

It's really business.

Who is looking for me? What's the matter?

The man's name is Zhao Jiping. He didn't say what it was about. He just told you to call him back when you find out.

Zhou Yan nodded. He called his grandfather's house during the last Chinese New Year and left his number for Zhao Jiping.

But why is Zhao Jiping calling here at this time? Urging yourself to work in Chang'an? It shouldn't happen, not to mention that they had made an appointment before, even if Zhou Yan didn't go, Zhao Jiping wouldn't be able to handle it alone.

okay, I get it.

Hey, don't hang up!

Anything else?

Hehe, no, but calls are charged per minute. If it's less than one minute, you'll be charged one minute. It's only been one minute and five seconds. Don't waste it. Let's chat for another fifty seconds.

…

After hanging up Zhou Qing's phone, Zhou Yan called Zhao Jiping back.

Zhao Jiping didn't expect Zhou Yan to call back so quickly, and was quite surprised, I heard your sister said you weren't at home, so I thought it would take a long time.

The previous phone number was from my grandfather's house. I'm at my own house now. Teacher Zhao, do you have anything to do with me?

Zhao Jiping did not ask why Zhou Yan did not leave his home number that day, but said with a smile, I have something good to tell you. Someone wants to use your Forever Together.

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