Chapter 265: To tell you the truth, they are getting on in years, and they just can't sleep!

Because the sale of betel nuts went very smoothly last year, the finances eased up. After a meeting of the superiors, it was decided to allocate a portion of the funds to provide electricity to several areas on the Sea Island.

These included the watchtower, the Jiashuyuan, the village branch, the health center, and other places.

Although electricity bills were an expense for individual families, the convenience of having electricity was impossible to refuse.

Who wouldn't want to pull the switch at night and have the room brighten up?

Candles were cheap, but fires and burns caused by children and the elderly operating them improperly were common.

Flashlights were easy to use, but expensive, and required special batteries, which ordinary people couldn't afford.

So when this news was announced, all the military wives in the Jiashuyuan were boiling with excitement!

They needed electricity!

It would be much more convenient to get up at night to feed the children!

Besides, which husband of those who could live in the Jiashuyuan wasn't a military officer? Their allowances weren't low, so spending a little money to make life more comfortable—who wouldn't be happy?

Shen Man and her sister-in-law's home was also included in the scope of this wiring. And so, the engineering team responsible for installing the wires had already come with ladders to measure the length of the wires.

However, wires couldn't be installed all at once; they needed to measure the distance inside and outside the house, the position of the utility poles, the installation of lightning rods, and so on.

After knocking and hammering, and sawing down the trees near the utility pole positions, it took a few days for the utility poles and lightning rods in the Jiashuyuan area to be installed.

Next was stringing the wires and cables. Light bulbs had to be bought with one's own money; professionals would leave the fixtures, and individuals would buy the bulbs, unscrew the covers, and screw them in to use them directly.

This fundamentally prevented some people's gossip and petty calculations.

Light bulbs were five cents each, neither expensive nor cheap.

Shen Man's kitchen, master bedroom, guest bedroom, main room, and bathroom were all installed with light bulbs, and she bought three extra spare bulbs, spending a total of four yuan. Worth it!

Lu Xiu Bai copied the homework; his sister's house had the same layout as his own, so he did whatever his sister did!

It must be said that since the wires were installed, having light bulbs at night made getting up much more convenient.

A feeling called "happiness" swept through the households in the Jiashuyuan.

When the first color television was moved into the Sea Island Military Region's propaganda room, and it was announced that it would be open to the public at six o'clock every afternoon, the cheering and excitement almost lifted the clouds!

The propaganda room was about two hundred square meters. Although it couldn't accommodate everyone in the military region, it was no problem to host one hundred people at a time.

It wasn't that more people couldn't fit, but the television was only fourteen inches; if more people watched, they wouldn't be able to see the screen!

To stagger preferences, the Political Commissar's office studied it and divided the programs into three time slots based on news, model operas, and documentaries.

They were 6:00 to 7:00, 7:30 to 8:30, and 9:00 to 10:00.

Anyway, they were shown at fixed times every day. Those who wanted to watch would line up in an orderly fashion, and they were not allowed to make loud noises or touch the television.

If you followed these rules, you could happily enter next time. If you didn't follow the rules, then don't come next time.

Elder Lu had a quick ability to accept new things. And so, he pulled his old buddy, Old Pei, to line up and catch the third show.

To tell you the truth, they are getting on in years, and they just can't sleep!

Not only can they not sleep, but their sleep time is short; after a nap, they are energetic again.

Because the two elders had gone to watch TV, during this time, the three children returned to their parents' beds to cultivate affection.

They had to cultivate affection; parents didn't take care of the kids for long periods, so the children naturally felt closer to the older generation.

"Iya-ya."

Wearing a little bellyband, Xiao Nuomi, with skin like lotus roots, nestled affectionately in her mother's arms, her clear eyes staring at her stern brother.

Her little head was full of confusion. Was her brother sleeping with them tonight?

In the past, her brother always slept with her great-grandfather.

"I see the house has electricity now. When my step-sister came last year, one of the vouchers she compensated me with was for a television. Although it's black and white, it's enough. Let's go outside the Sea Island this weekend and buy a television for the house."

"Sure, that way we have a television at home, and Grandpa and the others don't have to go far to squeeze in with others to watch."

"Mm, that's what I was thinking too."

With so many people, there was only one television, and the current televisions were only twelve to fourteen inches; they weren't very big.

Buying one for their own main room and renovating the living room to add a few comfortable chairs would allow Grandpa and the others to sit for a while when they came over.

They could nap if they wanted to nap, and watch TV whenever they wanted, without having to line up to grab a good spot.

The two siblings couldn't understand what their parents were saying at all; they were bathed by their father, patted with talcum powder by their mother, and dabbed with a little floral water, then nestled comfortably in the middle of the bed, kicking their legs, eating their hands, and playing with joy.

Lu Xiu Bai, through the wall, had changed from his previous clumsy self and was now full of "husbandly" vibes, skillfully bathing his daughter, wiping her with talcum powder, and dabbing her with floral water, looking much more mature.

Pei Yan Ting got off work and came home after eight o'clock in the evening.

She rushed to the bathroom to take a shower, put on pajamas, took a towel to wipe her hair, and when she returned to the room, she saw her daughter already lying on the bed smelling fragrant, and her man was making "woof-woof" sounds, pretending to be a big tiger to tease his daughter into laughing.

This scene revealed a hint of strangeness amidst the harmony.

"Where's my grandfather?"

"Grandpa and my grandfather went to the propaganda room to watch TV. The propaganda room bought a television, a color one..."

Lu Xiu Bai dropped the toy in his hand and replied while holding his daughter on his lap. Both father and daughter looked at the wife/mother who had returned home, revealing the same silly smiles.

"Now that there's electricity, it's indeed much more convenient."

Under the light, the same smiles of her husband and daughter touched the softest part of Pei Yan Ting's heart, making her feel inexplicably at ease.

"Sister said that when Lu Manman came to apologize last year, one of the vouchers she compensated with was for a television. She thought that since the house has electricity now, she wanted to buy the television home, so that Grandpa and the others wouldn't have to go far..."

Lu Xiu Bai had always had a strong desire to share and was very talkative.

Lian Lian, in his arms, couldn't understand, but it didn't stop her from yawning and snoring.

It didn't matter what Dad was saying; Dad's voice was so hypnotic!

Pei Yan Ting kicked off her slippers, climbed into the bed, gently picked up her daughter from her husband's arms, and placed her against the wall so she wouldn't have to worry about her falling to the ground.

Just after putting her daughter down, her man's hand came over, whispering and rubbing...

"Be gentle, don't wake the child."

"Turn off the light, the light."

"Mm-mm-mm."

The creaking little movements were very small, almost inaudible.

Tangyuan, on the roof, pricked up its ears. A rat?

Not likely. With the Great King Meow around, what rat would be so reckless as to come into its house and run wild?