"Son, stop being so busy, come, have a meal, and after dinner let's watch the party!"
Unknowingly, it was already past six o'clock in the evening, and delicious food was put on the table. Because there were too many people, two tables were separated, and there was a big table on the ground floor. Liu Lang's grandfather, father, second uncle, and third uncle,
There is also Grandpa Zhou sitting with his eldest son because they can drink.
Another kang table was placed on the kang, and a group of female relatives, Liu Lang's old uncles, aunts and others were sitting around.
This year’s meals are extraordinarily rich, including chicken, duck, fish, and seafood products such as prawns. Most of them are bought from the capital. In the second half of 1983, Fucheng’s non-staple food market also opened up a lot.
, some items can be bought with money without using food stamps. As for money, the Liu family is not short of money now, it is all sponsored by the Mu family and the Huo family.
"Come, let's have a drink!"
When the food was served, Liu Lang's grandfather, as the head of the family, first picked up the wine glass. Inside was pure Maotai wine. The aroma was so fragrant that he almost got drunk without even drinking it.
"Come on, cheers!"
Men, women, old and young all raised their teacups, some containing Maotai liquor and some containing soda drinks that Liu Lang bought from the capital.
"Ah! What a wine!"
The men all looked intoxicated after taking a sip of Moutai, not only for the taste, but also for the added bonus of banknotes.
"Come, come, let's all eat!"
Everyone picked up their chopsticks and started eating.
Everyone chatted while eating, talking about all the new things they had encountered in the past year, but the most talked about thing was Liu Lang. There was a peerless genius in the family. This was the biggest talking point. Of course, Liu Lang's status in the capital was
Other than family members, no one else knows about various things.
While everyone was drinking and chatting, the door outside opened and a man walked in. It was Wang Kangri. He also came to pay New Year's greetings to the Liu family.
"Brother Wang, are you back too? I'm planning to go to your house tomorrow to pay New Year's greetings!"
Liu Donglai quickly got up and went out to greet him.
Wang Kangri was promoted because he discovered Liu Lang and was transferred to a nearby city as the deputy mayor. He usually did not live at home.
"Wow, it's so rich, it seems I came to the right place!"
Wang Kangri looked at the table and said with a smile.
"Brother Wang, come on, come on, sit down quickly, let's eat together."
Liu Donglai greeted.
"Okay, okay, I've decided to eat this meal, but I have to see Liu Lang first. Come on, let me hold him down."
Wang Kangri hugged Liu Lang directly.
"I'm heavy and I've grown taller, how's it going? Are the courses at Hua Xia University good?"
"Old Wang! My grandson won a first-class scholarship this year, worth 100 yuan, which is higher than my salary."
Liu Lang's grandfather laughed from the side.
"Good guy, it's amazing, it's amazing!"
Wang Kangri also felt very proud when he heard that Liu Lang was so promising.
A new pair of bowls and chopsticks were set out, and Wang Kangri also started eating with everyone. He had never drunk Moutai before, so he smiled happily after drinking a glass of wine.
This meal lasted for more than two hours, and in a blink of an eye it was almost eight o'clock in the evening. Wang Kangri stood up and left with his face flushed with alcohol. After he left, the whole family sat in front of the TV and prepared to watch this year's gala.
The gala in 1984 was obviously much more exciting than that in 1983. Many of the programs were regarded as classics by later generations, such as the songs "Ocean, Hometown" and "Back to My Mother's Home". These two songs were popularized more than 20 years later.
There are also people who often sing, and there is also Master Ma's sketch "Yu"
"Zhou brand cigarettes", even though Liu Lang has heard it countless times, he still laughs when he watches it again. From this sketch, we can also see some false advertising phenomena that have appeared in society in recent years. In addition, Chen Peisi and Zhu Shimao's sketch "
"Eating Noodles" is also a classic.
At the party this year, Zhang Minmin, an actor from Hong Kong Island, appeared on the mainland stage and sang four songs in one breath, the most famous of which was "My Chinese Heart." Liu Lang knew that this Zhang Minmin could be described as
It became an instant hit, and in the next few years, he became a household name among ordinary people thanks to this song.
There was another program that also left a deep impression on Liu Lang. It was the so-called Qigong performance. A family of three performed. The youngest child performed a performance of smashing walnuts with his hands, which was even more powerful than a hammer. The teenage girl performed
Performing by stepping on eggs with his feet, his father even bent an iron rod directly. The "wonderful" program left the family sitting in front of the TV dumbfounded.
"Look, this is Qigong. People in the capital are practicing it now. It's really powerful!"
Liu Dong couldn't help but admire him.
"The Kung Fu of stepping on eggs with your feet should be Qing Gong. There is this kind of Kung Fu in Shaolin Temple. After you master it, you can jump up to the house with one jump. This is called flying over the roof and walking over the wall!"
Liu Lang's old uncle said loudly from the side, his face full of yearning. It seems that he still has the dream of learning martial arts in his heart.
"Qigong is bullshit! It's just magic at best!"
Liu Lang cursed secretly on the sidelines.
Although he doesn't know any magic, in his previous life in the late 1990s, many people had a deep understanding of the so-called qigong of this era. Some people said it was pseudoscience, but in Liu Lang's view, it was not science at all.
At best, it can only be classified in the field of magic.
For example, retrieving an object from the air is actually hiding another identical object on your body, pretending to grab it out of thin air, and taking the object from your body without anyone paying attention. However, this requires help and is a group magic.
There is also heat in the air. A person applies kung fu to an object from a long distance away. As a result, the object emits white smoke within a short time. The principle is very simple. There must be some kind of chemical that can spontaneously ignite on this object.
, such as white phosphorus.
It's even simpler to say that one penny can be converted into ten dollars. How much money you want to change is how much money you have to carry with you.
No one would have seen this kind of trick more than 20 years later, but in this era when people are generally "ignorant", the novelty of unknown things coupled with the fueling of some high-level officials has resulted in the entire country falling into a trap.
Amidst the craze of Qigong.
Liu Lang just didn't have time. If he had time, he would make a big reveal, dig into all these so-called qigong, and let all these liars go home.
At about ten o'clock in the evening, hot dumplings were also placed on the table. The family watched the Spring Festival Gala, drank Maotai and ate dumplings. Liu Lang's third uncle even brought his two younger brothers and
The Zhou brothers ran to set off firecrackers in the yard, and the family had a great time.
The time will soon reach zero o'clock. A group of hosts on TV lead the people across the country to count down together: ten, nine, eight, seven, six... As the clock strikes zero o'clock, the lunar calendar also follows the 84th year of the lunar calendar.
After arriving, Liu Lang stood at the door and looked at the bursts of firecrackers coming from the sky. He couldn't help but whisper: "In 1984, I came...!"