Siheyuan: The Ambition of Sanzang

Chapter 227 183. Install a phone?

Seeing that He Yushui and his wife had left, Sanzang raised his hand and looked at his watch. There was still a little time before dinner, so he came to sit down in the study, thought for a while, and began to write a letter to the old branch in his hometown with a pen.

About half an hour later, when the letter was written, Sanzang took 2 yuan from the safe in his bedroom and put it in his handbag.

"Daughter-in-law, come here, I'll tell you something." Sanzang came to the kitchen with his bag in hand, and saw Jingru explaining things to Xiaomei.

"Hey! Here we come! What's the matter?" Jingru gently brushed the hair on her forehead.

"I took 2 yuan from the safe and planned to send it back to my hometown so that the old branch secretary could build a new primary school in the village.
The rest of the money is used to improve the treatment of school teachers, give scholarships to children with good academic performance and support poor children to go to school. "

"This is a great thing! I agree with it with both hands. By the way, when will you take me back to your hometown?

Sweep the graves of the parents-in-law, otherwise my daughter-in-law would be too unfilial. "

"Mmm! She's really my good wife, oh, let's talk about this later!" Sanzang kissed Jingru on the cheek, smiled wryly and shook his head.

"Honey, I'm sorry to bring up your sad past." Jingru looked at her husband with a wry smile and shook her head, her sympathy began to flood.

"It's okay, I'll go to the post office now, and take care of things before the staff closes." Sanzang waved his hand, not saying he wasn't sad at all.

"Oh, then go and come back quickly, the children and I will wait for you to eat." Jingru knew that only family affection can comfort her husband.

"Ok!"

Sanzang rode his bicycle to the Jingzhao North Street Post Office, and was greeted by someone as soon as he entered.

"Third Uncle, are you here to make a long-distance call again?"

"No, I'm here today to send letters and remit money to my hometown."

"Oh! Then you are busy!"

"Huh? Xiao Du, you don't charge phone bills now?" Sanzang came to the remittance counter and saw that he was still an acquaintance.

"Oh, third uncle! My colleague is sick and asked me to do it. Are you here to send money?"

"Yes! This is the address and the name of the payee." Sanzang handed over a piece of paper.

"Okay, show me your work ID."

"Here!" Sanzang shook his head with a wry smile, and took out his work permit from his handbag.

"How much is the remittance?"

"Twenty thousand."

"Twenty thousand, huh? Twenty thousand!"

"Yes, I'm going to send it back to my hometown to build a primary school in the village, and the remaining money will improve the living conditions of teachers and children." Sanzang told her that she was defenseless.
I have long been a celebrity on this street, and some actions will be noticed by those who care, so I might as well say it openly.

"Third Uncle, this is you!" Xiao Du gave a thumbs up, "I'll do it for you."

"Thank you! Congratulations!"

Sanzang completed the remittance procedures and mailed the letter, thought for a while, took his bag to the phone booth, and dialed a phone number.

"Hey, who are you looking for?" An aunt's voice came from the phone.

"Auntie, hello, please call Cheng Yubo who lives near you to answer the phone."

"Wait. Cheng Yubo! Your phone!"

A sound of about 60 to 70 decibels came from the phone, Sanzang quickly covered his ears,
At this time, to call to find someone, you must first call the public paging phone on the street, and the other party will help you call someone. A call costs 3 cents during the day and 5 cents at night.

Sanzang looked at his watch, about 3 minutes later, the phone rang, "Hello, I'm Cheng Yubo!"

"You're pretty cool. What have you been up to lately? You won't come to my place for a while after the summer vacation."

"My darling, have a little conscience! Are you embarrassed to say me, I have been to your house twice and I have not seen you,
I heard that you died and went to fool around, how about it?Is Dongwa girl enthusiastic?Tell my brother well. "

"Mother Xipi! Why haven't you learned the lesson of being punished by Yu Haitang, you know how to spray chicken feathers all over your mouth every day.

I don't have time to talk nonsense with you, come to my place for dinner at night, I have something to see you! "

"Damn, why didn't you tell me earlier? My family also bought good food today."

"I also thought of it temporarily, so I'll go to your house to eat?"

"Don't! Let me go to your house. Your house is a restaurant's food. It's better."

"Look at your prospects, come here quickly, if you are late, you will only have to clean the pot."

"Damn it, I got it! Dudu!"

Sanzang went back to the front yard to set up his bicycle, and sat in the gatehouse for more than ten minutes, when Cheng Yubo arrived on his bicycle.

"I'm just joking, you don't need to be so anxious!"

"I'm just exercising. Why are you sitting in the concierge? You can't wait for me here."

"Correct answer! Come in quickly, I have to close the door."

"What do you mean? It's not dark yet?"

"The concierge is not at home today. My house was almost stolen a few days ago. I have to be careful."

"My dear, how dare you be so bold! It seems that I have to be more careful in the future."

"Let's go!" Sanzang locked the door and patted his old friend on the shoulder.

"What do you want from me? This is in a hurry?"

"It's nothing serious, let's eat first, and we'll talk after dinner."

"also!"

Half an hour later, "It's just right, I'm still a little thirsty after eating, tell me, what can I do for you?" Cheng Yubo took the herbal tea Sanzang handed over, and took a sip.

"Daughter-in-law, I feel a little hot, turn on the air conditioner in the living room!" Sanzang took the fruit box from Jingru's hand.

"Eh!"

"Just finished eating, why are you being so polite?" Cheng Yubo grabbed a handful of melon seeds from the fruit box in Sanzang's hand after finishing speaking.

"Old Cheng, I want to install a telephone at home, what can you do?"

"My darling, did you have money to burn it?" Cheng Yubo touched Sanzang's forehead after finishing speaking.

"Go, go, go! I don't have a fever!" Sanzang slapped his hand off, "So you really have a way, let me just say,
You can't have worked so many years in the post office for nothing, can you?Always get something useful. "

"Let me tell you this, if you have money, you can do it!"

"Oh! Tell me about it then."

"You really want to know?"

"You're not talking nonsense, hurry up!"

"Okay, you need to spend 2 yuan to buy a small switchboard and hand it over to the Post and Telecommunications Bureau, and then you can apply for the installation of a private fixed-line telephone. It will be fine."

"What kind of international joke are you making? This is too dark!"

"You were the one who joked first, and I've asked you twice. Now who doesn't want to install a telephone, but it's just such a technical condition that you must have a switch before you can install a telephone."

"So if I do buy a switch, you can guarantee to install it for me."

"Isn't that nonsense! You really have a switchboard. You are the master of the post office in your area. You can apply for 5 telephones at will.

A switchboard can be installed with more than 100 telephones, and the post and telecommunications bureau can charge a thousand or eight hundred initial installation fee for each telephone. What are you not? "

"Daughter-in-law, what do you think?" Sanzang tapped rhythmically on the armrest of the sofa with his fingers.

"Well, I think it's too expensive! Let's not pretend. With so much money, it's enough to make decades of phone calls." Jingru shook her head.

"Old Cheng, what do you think?"

"Me! From the standpoint of a good friend, I also advise you not to pretend for the time being. It's a waste of money.

After two or three years, the technical conditions have improved, and honestly pay the initial installation fee and wait in line. Maybe two to three thousand yuan is enough. "

"Hmm! Speaking from the bottom of my heart! By the way, can I make international calls on my current private phone?"

"What are you thinking of? Do you want someone to check the water meter?"

"What if I apply in the name of a foreign-funded company?" Sanzang suddenly thought that he still held an import and export trading company in his hands.

"I don't know about that. I'll go and ask for you. It will definitely cost a lot of money."

"Okay! Let's do this for the time being!" Sanzang thought for a while. It seems a bit useless to install a phone at this time. It can't make international calls, so it's not very useful.

"It's nothing, I have to go first, I don't feel relieved that Haitang is taking care of the child at home alone." Cheng Yubo stood up and grabbed a handful of peanuts from the fruit box.

"Okay! I'll open the door for you." Sanzang smiled and shook his head.

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