February 1st, 2000, Linjiang Province, Jing Hai City, Jiuchang Street.
It was almost the New Year. It was not like 20 years later. Even if it was the New Year, there was no new year atmosphere.
At this moment, people were still looking forward to the new year. The streets and alleys were almost filled with red lanterns. On the street stalls, there were also vendors selling cannons everywhere.
From time to time, he could see groups of children around ten years old, playing around with firecrackers.
Especially the two kicks, because of its great power and loud sound, it could reach the sky. Once it exploded, the entire street could hear it. Therefore, it was regarded as the " king of cannons " by children!
At that time, if any of the boys dared to let go, they would immediately receive the respect of many of their friends!
Jing Hai City's Jiuchang Street was very large. It used to be the residential area of several state-owned factories. Therefore, most of the employees and their families of food factories, hardware companies, and commercial transportation companies lived here.
Later on, due to the restructuring, many state-owned factories and companies either went bankrupt or were privatised due to deficit problems and operational problems. The employees who originally had an iron rice bowl were also laid off and re-employed with the flood and changes of this great era.
The people who were originally 'superior' to the rest of the people in Old Factory Street had now wandered into all kinds of industries. Some sold fish, some slaughtered pigs, some recycled old items, and some sold household appliances.
But then again, most people didn't have the money to move. For decades, two or three generations had lived here, so even though they were wandering in all walks of life, it was as if they could talk about the past with each other.
In the business district of Old Factory Street…Although it was called a business district, it was actually a place where a few shops on the street were gathered together to form a small-scale business district.
Some of the shops that seemed to be 'high-end' had taken root here. One of them sold household appliances called 'Xi Family Household Electrics'.
It was the husband and wife team. The boss was Li Weimin, and his name was very ordinary. At this time, many people's names were quite similar. Weiguo, Weimin, Jianjun, Jianguo, Guohua, Jianhua, and so on were very common.
The lady boss was called Zhang Shufang, and her name was also ordinary.
Due to health reasons, the couple had never been able to have children, even though they were living a relatively wealthy life.
A few years ago, Li Weimin's elder brother and sister-in-law, who had gone to high school and were considered 'cultured' in everyone's eyes, had an accident and passed away, leaving behind an only son for them to adopt.
Perhaps it was because his eldest brother had really gone to high school, so the name of this only son seemed a little cultured.
His name was Li Shuwen. It was obvious that the child's parents hoped that he could study hard in the future and improve every day.
Li Shuwen was indeed hardworking. The entire Jiuchang Street knew that there were two powerful guys in this area. One was called Gao Qisheng, and the other was Li Shuwen. Both of them were the kind of people who had excellent academic results and were admitted to first-class universities!
Li Shuwen was a year older than Gao Qisheng, so they were not in the same year. Otherwise, there would definitely be people who wanted to compare the two of them in terms of academic performance.
At this moment, in the Xi Family's home appliances shop, Li Shuwen was flipping through the calendar in his hand.
"In the story, Gao Qiqiang was arrested on New Year's Eve because he had a conflict with Tang Xiaolong and Tang Xiaohu..." Li Shuwen looked at the calendar again and frowned.
He had a good memory, so there should be no problem with his memory, but the problem was…Year 2000…There was no New Year's Eve!
"It's Jing Hai City, and it's also Jiuchang Street. The fish seller in the market is also called Gao Qiqiang, and Gao Qisheng does exist. Gao Qilan…She's my ex-girlfriend, so even if it's not New Year's Eve, it shouldn't be wrong. In the entire Jiuchang Street, my family is the only one who sells home appliances. I've been guarding the shop for the past two days. If Gao Qiqiang really wanted to see that plasma TV, he had to come no matter what…" Li Shuwen murmured again to calm himself down.
That's right, Li Shuwen had transmigrated. It hadn't been too long. More than a year ago, he transmigrated to Li Shuwen, who was about to enter his fourth year. It seemed that this kid was too hardworking in his studies. He was doing his final sprint in the university library, wanting to get better grades and a scholarship. In the end, he stayed up late to study and died from studying.
To be honest, Li Shuwen admired this kind of person very much. He could take the initiative to learn and even learn to die suddenly…He was a ruthless person.
Then, Li Shuwen took over the body. Because he was worried that someone would find out about it, he didn't come back during the holidays and stayed in school.
He did not drop out of school because of transmigration. Instead, he took up the banner of his senior and continued to study in school.
What a joke. He had already been in university for three years and was about to graduate from his internship. If he suddenly gave up on his studies, wouldn't that be crazy?
In the following year, Li Shuwen gradually adapted to this era and gradually integrated into this world.
After his internship ended, he graduated from university and received his certificate. Li Shuwen made sure that he was on time and returned to the legendary Old Factory Street as the new year approached.
Although he was a stepson, when his parents passed away, he had just entered university, so he was not young. Uncle Li Weimin and Aunt Zhang Shufang did not force him to call them parents.
"Shuwen, come over quickly and help your Uncle Dagan carry this TV to the car!”
Just as Li Shuwen was thinking about these miscellaneous things, his aunt, who had just done a business outside the door, called him.
Li Shuwen wasn't vague either. In his memory, because his uncle and aunt couldn't have children, they treated him as their own son since he was young. Their relationship was very harmonious.
"He's here." After replying, Li Shuwen quickly walked out of the shop.
Then, he saw a small van parked by the roadside. It looked a little dirty and old. There were some non-staple foods piled up in it, and there were some traces of grain and oil residue on the body of the van.
"Uncle Dagan, you've struck it rich. Looks like your grain and oil store has earned quite a bit this year.”Li Shuwen walked up to the middle-aged man with a smile and began to communicate with him.
The middle-aged man's name was Zhang Jiazi. Li Shuwen had some impression of him. He was an old neighbor of Jiuchang Street. It was said that his mother had fallen ill when he was born, so he was named 'Jiazi.' Later on, for some reason, his nickname became big. Perhaps he really had a big weapon?
Zhang Dagan looked to be in his forties. He was wearing a gray robe stained with flour, and there were many oily spots on his sleeves.
His family opened a grocery store in the farmers 'market on Jiuchang Street.
However, in Li Shuwen's impression, this guy was a little petty and jealous. He was stingy and did not have a good relationship with the surrounding neighbors.
"Hey, what money? How much do you think I earn in a year? Didn't I end up at your house?" Uncle Dagan waved his hand.
"It's just a TV. It's nothing to you, Uncle Dagan.”Li Shuwen replied with a smile.
Although he didn't have a good impression of Zhang Dagen, he had already bought your TV, so Li Shuwen didn't mind putting in a good word for him.
As he finished speaking, Li Shuwen raised his hand and was about to carry the color TV box on the ground to the car. However, when he did so, he was surprised.
"A plasma TV? Uncle Dagan, are you really rich now? He was moving a high-end product worth 21,800 yuan into his house?”Li Shuwen asked in surprise.
In this day and age, small merchants like them in Jing Hai could not earn much money all year round. If they could earn a surplus of 50,000 to 60,000 yuan, it would be considered very good. It would not be a problem for the neighbors to praise them for being rich. For ordinary young men who worked, the more capable ones would only earn 30,000 to 20,000 yuan. Most people were generally stuck at the stage of earning 10,000 to 20,000 yuan. In the country, the average annual income did not even exceed 10,000 yuan.
This plasma TV was indeed a high-end product. It was completely imported. One could wipe out the annual income of an ordinary person.
"21,000 yuan. Your aunt is still kind enough to give me 800 yuan.”Zhang Dagen said with a smile.
"Your Uncle Dagan is too slow. He fought with me for more than half an hour.”Zhang Shufang shook her head helplessly.
"Hahaha, Shufen, don't say that I'm slow. When the new year comes, I'll bring you a few good fish!”Zhang Dagen said with a smile.
After Li Shuwen carefully placed the plasma TV in Zhang Dagan's car, Zhang Shufang also teased,""Good fish? Don't waste your money. Isn't your house a grain and oil store? Isn't it very convenient to carry a bucket of oil for me?”
" There's going to be fish soon. My Dayan isn't as smart as Shuwen. He's already so old, but he still hasn't settled down. I'm planning to set up a fish stall at the market for him at the start of the new year…" As Zhang Dagan said this, he looked at the plasma TV that had just been put in the car with some heartache.
Li Shuwen happened to witness this scene.
He understood in his heart. Good heavens, so Gao Qiqiang's road to madness was forced to open by you!
If it weren't for you, an old man, insisting on getting into the fish stall's business, would Tang Xiaolong have asked for a plasma television?
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