The post office in the late 1980s and early 1990s, in a word, is very awesome!

In some cities, when the initial installation fee is the highest, a phone costs more than 5,000 yuan, which was definitely a huge sum of money at that time!

However, even if you have money, even if you pay the initial installation fee, you may not be able to install the phone. Generally, you need to wait half a year or even a year to install it, because the phone needs to be installed at home. It is impossible to pull a wire for a certain company separately. All conditions are required to be met before installation.

It can be imagined that after the citizens paid the money, they were very anxious, so there were various scenes of looking for relationships and going through the back door.

As long as you hear that you are a staff member of the Post and Telecommunications Bureau, no matter whether you work in the telephone office, or in a nursery, canteen, or health care station, even if you are the nursery aunt, you will come to you. Please help me find a way to find the leader and see if you can install the phone number quickly.

As long as the telephone bureau conducts installation activities, there will be a long queue at the door immediately, and hundreds of people are waiting to realize the high-quality life of "electric light phone".

"Uncle, don't you know?" An installation worker looked at Du Yuan like a monster, "How many people are waiting behind you? You've been waiting for the next year. It's going to be able to install the phone number after the next year, and it's going to burn the incense when you can install the phone number after the next year!"

Du Yuan has heard of this. If the post office needs to pull the wire, it will treat guests to dinner. Before 1985, ordinary residents could not afford to install telephones. On the one hand, the telephone lines were "promoting" slowly, and on the other hand, the installation fee was too expensive.

For road sections such as Yangcun and Cangkou, it is normal that they cannot install the phone within one or two years. In order to install the phone as early as possible, many units have expressed their "thank you" to the installer to pick up and drop off the car, and after that, they have to send a few boxes of cigarettes. The Post and Telecommunications Bureau has stipulated that it is strictly prohibited to "eat and get a card" and those who violate the phone will be fired.

"I don't pretend to be in line. It's too expensive. I'm fine. Where can I call?" Du Yuan took a ivory toothache and waved his hand firmly.

I am just a police station deputy director. I have to say that the young man in the office is riding a bicycle and shouting. It’s not so long!

Besides, I only have a monthly salary. If you install a phone number, my son will be able to lose his salary by calling!

The installation master didn't say nonsense, "Okay, if you don't install it, let's decorate the home for General Qin."

"Wait, master, master, wait," Du Xiaoshu was anxious. He shook his hair, "Dad, it's Brother Dong who spends money anyway, why do you feel sorry for? Why don't I spend money..."

"Your Brother Dong's money is also money! Where did you get the money? It's mine if you have money!" Du Yuan didn't even bother to get angry, "You cleanse me up, just make me a small flat head, make such long hair like a hooligan..." His voice slowly lowered, and Du Xiaoshu turned around and Liu Zhi was standing at the door.

"Brother Du, pretend." Liu Zhi said softly, "The money from Dadong has been paid..."

The money was paid, Du Xiaoju bit her lip, Du Xiaoshu patted the door knocker, and the whole family was watching Du Yuan.

"Do you pretend?" The people from the Post and Telecommunications Bureau were impatient. "How many people are waiting? What does Mr. Qin have to do with us... Do you know? Why don't you wait for your turn? It's been 1990 years! Talking about it, don't you pretend? The Chinese New Year is coming, who will join in the fun?!"

Du Yuan stopped talking, and Du Xiaoshu immediately shouted, "Pretty."

"That's all," said the post office laughing, "Isn't this a waste of time? Our thread has been pulled in after a while."

...

This is Zhongjiawa’s first private phone call!

In this innocent and simple era, people's main communication tools were letters and telegrams. The cars and horses were very slow, and the letters were very far away...

But in another three, five or ten years, the Chinese people will clearly see that the end of the carriage and horse transmission of information, but in fact it is only one phone call away!

Qin Dong rode his shoulder and rushed back from the factory. From a distance, he saw a bunch of people surrounding the streets north of Zhongjiawa Road. A group of children were setting off firecrackers and eating candy, and excitedly staring at the installer planting the telephone pole.

"Qin Dong is back." Someone in the crowd shouted, and the old and young men in Zhongjiawa saw the military green shoulder bag.

"Haha, I'll put it on so soon." Qin Dong carried a slap and greeted his neighbors.

"Dadong, OK, you've installed phones at home."

"There is Dadong, the general dispatcher of the factory and the leader, why can't he install a phone number?"

"Even Du Yuan's family has been installed. This son-in-law is not talking about it!"

...

Everyone said and said something, Qin Dong was smiling and listening, and he also greeted enthusiastically, "Uncle Xuehai, call your Xiaorong in the future and go to my house, so you don't have to queue up at the Post and Telecommunications Bureau!" Xiaorong married in Beijing, and the distance was not close.

"Aunt San, Xuechen is running a long distance. If you are not at ease, just ask him to go to a place and call home to report his safety..."

"Dateng, from now on, you can order goods from another manufacturer and come to your home at any time. If you have anything to do, call my home..."

Da Teng is doing shoe and hat business in Moshui Street. The Post and Telecommunications Bureau "queued long queues - filled out forms - made long distances". Sometimes he worked hard for a day, but he had not been on the phone until he got off work, so he had to get up early the next day before he could queuing again.

Once, he called a supplier in Guangzhou to order the goods. He queued up once in the afternoon. Finally, he got on the number but was always busy. When it was finally connected the next day, he said that the goods had been ordered.

The third aunt's son Xuechen ran a long distance, and his son traveled thousands of miles away, his mother was worried. She went there for ten days and half a month. When she was a mother, she was worried at home, for fear that something would happen to him.

Every family has difficult sutras, and every family also needs a phone call!

...

Seeing Qin Dong speak easily, the neighbors were full of praise.

"Then Dadong, Aunt San will call your house from now on, and you have done something good for our Zhongjiawa." Aunt San pulled Qin Dong's sleeve and stopped letting go.

"Dadong, you have solved my big problem," Da Teng laughed. He grabbed Qin Nan in the crowd, "Let's go to my uncle's house..."

Looking at the smiling faces of the neighbors, Qin Dong suddenly thought of the movie.

"Niu Sanjin, your wife is called Lu Guihua. Lu Guihua asked, will you come back recently?"

After watching the beginning of this movie, you may laugh: 13-year-old Yan Shouyi rode his bicycle to the town. After a long queue, he used a shaking phone call from the town to get through his cousin Niu Sanjin's phone. The old man who answered the phone was afraid that Niu Sanjin would not hear it, so he shouted loudly with a loudspeaker...

...

The four masters worked half a set of work, and the second electric pole was planted. Anyone with discerning eyes could see that these two electric poles were specially planted for Zhongjiawa.

"Master, thank you." Qin Dong had no smoke. He turned his head and Du Xiaoshu smiled, "Brother Dong, I won't smoke."

Qin Dong didn't say nonsense, and snatched cigarettes from his pocket. Wow, it was still a pack of "Hongta Mountain" that was not open. "Fire? Don't tell me, where did you get the cigarette if you don't smoke?" Qin Dong looked at his brother-in-law jokingly.

"Mr. Qin, don't be polite. Our manager said that if you send beer to our Post and Telecommunications Bureau, we have to express our feelings."

On the market now, when Qinwan TV advertises like this, Rong Beer will be sold crazy. The wholesaler has no goods, but you just go directly to Rongya Brewery. Without acquaintances, you can't even get in the factory gate.

By the end of the year, the post and telecommunications bureau will have to give benefits to employees. The more scarce things are, everyone will chase them and pursue them. The union chairman of the post and telecommunications bureau found Qin Dong, and Qin Dong agreed without saying a word. The post and telecommunications bureau is also "sensible" and immediately repays his favor, allowing Qin Dong to live a modern life of "electric lights and telephones" before the Spring Festival!

"No matter what, it's a cold day, and I have worked hard for the masters," Qin Dong didn't hide it and said openly, "Each of you has a bundle of beer, my little intention."

Seeing the four masters constantly thanking Qin Dong, Du Yuan in the crowd muttered dissatisfiedly, "What's this called? Use public beer for personal transactions..."

Xiaoju's mother was still smiling at first, but then she looked at him dissatisfiedly, as if she was still unknowingly, and twisted him again, "What are you saying? Have you spent a penny? You are so confused..."

...

In the old days, the swallows in front of the King and Xie Hall flew into the homes of ordinary people.

When it was lunch, no one left. When the phone was opened and placed on the table, there were more neighbors around the Qin and Du families. At this time, Du Yuan's face also turned gloomy and he greeted the neighbors with a smile on his face to come and "visit", "Everyone can just call you in the future, no matter who has any urgent matters..."

The worker took his cigarette and smiled. The uncle had a deep impression on him just now. He smiled and joked, "Uncle, do you know how much the phone bill?"

Du Yuan was stunned, opened his mouth, and his teeth were exposed outside.

"I tell you, there is a city in the city who made a phone call the day before yesterday, and it's 21 yuan per minute for long-distance international travel. Your monthly salary is not enough to make ten minutes!"

ah!

Xiaoju's mother was shocked!
Chapter completed!