Chapter 1038: Protecting autumn grain, hunting in autumn

When the bell rang, Wang An didn't rush to the village headquarters, but planned to unload all the things from the car first.

Mainly because every time the village held a meeting, the villagers would walk over one after another. Going early was useless, and it was just waiting around.

Just as Wang An was unloading things, Mu Mu Xueqing suddenly twitched her nose twice. It was very clear that she smelled the scent of a woman on Wang An.

However, it could be seen that Mu Mu Xueqing didn't care, but said with a smile:

"I knew you were only thinking about those two in the county. You haven't been to Sister Shen Wei's place for several days, right?"

Wang An's body stiffened upon hearing this. Mainly because he had clearly taken a bath at Fang Fang Xiue's place.

Moreover, on the way back, Wang An ran all the way riding the sidecar motorcycle, and whatever smell was on him should have been blown away. But his wife's nose was really awesome; she could actually smell it, which was really something he couldn't handle.

However, although his body stiffened, the expression on Wang An's face didn't change at all. Instead, he said with a cheeky grin:

"Wife, you are so good, still thinking about Sister Shen Wei, hehehehe..."

Mu Mu Xueqing rolled her eyes at Wang An:

"Humph, look at your dead look, you're nothing."

Wang An smiled awkwardly and quickly changed the subject with a grin:

"By the way, Wife, go help me find 6 batteries. I got a good thing for you in the county today. You'll definitely love it when you see it, hehehehe."

The good thing Wang An mentioned was naturally the tape recorder, but the electricity at home hadn't been connected yet, so this tape recorder could only use batteries for now.

It must be said that whether it's a radio or a tape recorder in this era, they are designed quite humanely, because these things can be used with both AC, which is plugging directly into electricity, and DC, which is batteries.

In this way, even in remote mountain villages without electricity, these things can be used.

But then again, in this era, whether it's a radio or a tape recorder, they aren't things that ordinary families can afford, so this rather humane design actually didn't have much use for rural areas.

Mu Mu Xueqing asked curiously upon hearing this:

"What did you buy again?"

Wang An smiled mysteriously, then raised his eyebrows and said:

"You'll know in a while. Go find the batteries first."

Mu Mu Xueqing rolled her eyes at Wang An again, then turned and went into the room.

Soon, Wang An unloaded all the wires and other things, took the military coat wrapped around the tape recorder, and went into the room, while Mu Mu Xueqing also brought out the batteries.

When Wang An shook open the military coat and took out the tape recorder, Mu Mu Xueqing said with surprise:

"Oh, you bought a tape recorder?"

As she spoke, Mu Mu Xueqing began to examine the single-cassette tape recorder carefully.

Actually, tape recorders had been sold at the supply and marketing cooperative for a long time, but the tape recorder at this time was almost at the same level as a television. Buying this thing was not only expensive, but also required tickets or industrial coupons.

Wang An nodded and smiled:

"Yeah, I bought it especially for you, so you can listen to songs when you're at home. How good is that? Hehehehe..."

As he spoke, Wang An took out the 8 tapes from his coat pocket and said again:

"These are tapes. There are only so many types, so I took one of each. I checked, and the songs you've heard on the radio should all be on these tapes."

After examining it for a while, Mu Mu Xueqing couldn't wait to say:

"Quick, how do you use this thing? Teach me."

Wang An pointed to a row of buttons on the tape recorder:

"This one is to open the lid, this one is to play, this one is to fast forward, this one is to rewind, this one is to record—recording needs a microphone..."

The operation of a tape recorder is very simple. Wang An demonstrated it once, and Mu Mu Xueqing learned it all.

After teaching Mu Mu Xueqing, Wang An said:

"Our house doesn't have electricity now, so you just use batteries for now. When our house is connected to electricity, this thing can be plugged in."

While speaking, Wang An installed the batteries into the tape recorder and then said:

"Alright, press play."

Mu Mu Xueqing looked at Wang An with excitement, and then very carefully pressed the play button.

As Mu Mu Xueqing pressed the play button, a divine song that almost every Chinese person had heard began to play:

"Sweet, you smile sweetly, as if the flowers are blooming in the spring breeze, blooming in the spring breeze, where..."

It must be said that although the tape recorder in this era is expensive, it really has its reasons for being expensive. This sound quality is not inferior to those sound equipment of later generations at all.

Soon, Mu Mu Xueqing also began to hum along, shaking her head while humming, looking intoxicated.

Wang An watched Mu Mu Xueqing, who was listening to the song with a focused expression, and said with a smile:

"How is it? Is this thing good? Do you love it? Hahahaha..." 【1038-48

However, after Wang An finished speaking, Mu Mu Xueqing rolled her eyes at him, then pointed her finger at the tape recorder and continued to bob her head while humming along, as if she were terrified of missing even a single lyric.

Seeing Mu Mu Xueqing's reaction, Wang An couldn't help but be stunned. He then raised his eyebrows and watched her with a smile, listening to this familiar divine song together.

When the song ended, Mu Mu Xueqing touched the casing of the tape recorder and sighed:

"It's still better to listen to songs on a tape recorder. There's no 'wah-wah' sound in here, and no 'static-static' sound either. Every time I listen to songs with that noise, I feel like it's so noisy."

What Mu Mu Xueqing was talking about was actually the electrical hum of a radio.

Xing'an Township had radio broadcasts, and although Kao Shan Tun wasn't far from the township, the static in the radios was still very heavy. Sometimes, when the signal was bad, the static was even louder than the actual broadcast.

These "wah-wah" and "static-static" sounds didn't just make people feel an itch inside their ear canals; they even made their brains buzz along with them.

However, although these sounds were annoying, being able to have a radio to listen to in this era was already an incredible thing, so it didn't hinder people's love for radios.

Wang An couldn't help but laugh out loud upon hearing this and said:

"Isn't there a tape recorder now? Then you can just listen to songs on the tape recorder from now on. Once our house is connected to electricity, you won't even need to buy batteries. You can listen to songs all day and all night, and no one will care."

In Wang An's view, everything was the same; once the novelty wore off, people would gradually lose interest, just like televisions in the later generations—they were completely just for show, and no one even bothered to look at them.

Just as Wang An was listening to music with Mu Mu Xueqing, Wang Li suddenly ran over and shouted in the courtyard:

"Fourth Brother, Fourth Brother, the Tun Chief is calling you to a meeting. It seems to be about protecting the autumn grain and the autumn hunt."

Hearing the shout, Wang An sucked his teeth in frustration. Sure enough, the reason Sun Da Fu only rang the bell at this moment was that he was damn well waiting for him.

Thanks to "Emperor of the Big Empire" for the tip, thank you, thank you!

Thanks to "Black Brother Niu" for the tip, thank you, thank you!

Wishing you both big brothers happiness every day, joy every day, and wealth every day!

(End of chapter)