Sure enough, one day later, the official page of Fucheng Daily published Liu Lang's deeds, saying that he could speak in three months, write in five months, recite Tang poetry at the age of one, and learn foreign languages at the age of two. Now he has been discovered by the country.
, I will go to university in the capital soon.
Finally, the newspaper issued a call to the people of the city: learn from the child prodigy Liu Lang...
Well, Liu Lang almost fell off the kang in anger after reading this article.
"Learn from me? Learn from what? Who can learn? What nonsense!"
Fortunately, there are not many readers in Fucheng Daily. Both the government and factories subscribe to it. Government workers can still read it. As for factory workers, where do they have time to read newspapers when they work every day?
The capital is the most desirable place for Chinese people. Liu Lang's parents have never been there before. This time they heard that they could go to the capital. They both felt a little nervous.
When she heard that her little grandson was going out, the saddest thing was Liu Lang's grandma. She held Liu Lang's hand and refused to let go.
"Tainai, I'm going out for a few days. You have to be obedient at home and go to bed early at night!"
Liu Lang couldn't bear to give up too much.
"Well, well, then you have to come back early!"
Tai Nai nodded and agreed. At her age, she is almost like a child.
"Lai Dong, Wenxiu, you must take good care of Liu Lang when you arrive in the capital, do you understand?"
Grandpa instructed.
"Dad, don't worry, you can't lose my son even if you leave me."
Liu Donglai said.
Liu Lang's grandma didn't say anything, she just hugged Liu Lang and kissed him on the face, her eyes showing reluctance.
"Grandma, I'll bring you something delicious when I come back."
Liu Lang's little hand gently touched grandma's face.
"Brother, sister-in-law, I heard that there is roast duck in the capital. I must buy two when I come back."
Liu Lang's uncle and aunt only care about food. They know from TV that there are many delicacies in the capital, especially roast duck, which is the most famous.
"Don't worry!"
Liu Donglai nodded.
The three of them arrived at Liu Lang's grandma's house again. Grandma and grandpa were also very reluctant to part with Liu Lang. Of course, Liu Lang's uncles and aunts also "booked" many gifts.
For this trip to the capital, the city allocated a "special fund" and gave Liu Lang's family three hundred yuan. If it were given ten or twenty years later, the three hundred yuan would not even be enough for a ticket. But in 1983
, three hundred yuan is not a small amount, it is enough for a family to spend some time in the capital. As for travel expenses, they are all reimbursed by the public.
A few days later, Liu Lang's family and Wang Kangri boarded the train. The train passing through Fucheng could only reach Shencheng. A few people stayed in Shencheng for a day to visit Xiao Nanguang, and then got on the train to the capital.
train.
The journey from Shencheng to the capital was only over 800 kilometers, but for these 800 kilometers, the train traveled for sixteen hours, from four o'clock in the afternoon on the first day, to around eight o'clock in the morning of the next day before arriving in the capital.
The train station in Fucheng cannot even accommodate a hundred people. The train station in Shencheng has two floors, with thousands of people coming in and out every day. The scale of the Capital Railway Station is even more incomparable to Shencheng. The huge station building is like
A huge castle, the waiting hall inside can accommodate nearly ten thousand people, standing in front of the building
Looking up, there is a huge bell tower next to it, which makes a thunderous sound every time on the hour. In the center of the station building is a portrait of a great man, whose eyes are fascinated and lifelike, and the square in front of the building is even more incomparable.
It is spacious, at least ten times larger than the central square in Fucheng.
Liu Lang's parents, including Wang Kangri, had never been to the capital, and standing in the square in front of the station building was hard for their eyes to see.
"This is the capital! It's too big, too big!"
This place is not only big, but also crowded with people. People coming from the south and going north are all walking hurriedly with black leather bags on their backs. Even Liu Lang's parents have never seen so many people.
"There are too many people in the capital. There are probably more people here at the station than here in Fucheng!"
Liu Donglai sighed.
"Of course, this is the capital, a place that people all over the country yearn for."
Wang Kangri said.
"Is this still much?"
Liu Lang said secretly.
He had come to the capital many times in his previous life. Every time he came to the square, the people in the square could be described as a huge crowd. If you walked slower, you would be squeezed by people coming from behind. That's how crowded it was. The number of people in front of him now might not even be the same as those at that time.
Not even a fraction is enough.
"Come east, look over there!"
Liu Lang's mother pulled her husband's arm.
Several people looked over and saw many young people around the square, about thirty years old, all wearing jeans and toad glasses. The clothes of these people were really trendy in the opinion of Liu Lang's parents.
These people were either in groups of two or three, or in groups of three or five, each holding a black leather bag in their hands. When they saw people coming from the station, they rushed up to them.
"Brother, do you want a digital watch?"
"Dude, I have T-shirts here!"
"Brother, we have a dual-card tape recorder here, do you want it?"
Many people from out of town stopped immediately, picked up the various "new gadgets" in their hands and looked at them. If they negotiated a good price, they would pay for them.
They are serious "traitors", and the capital station in the early 1980s was their world.
Several people saw Liu Lang and his group and came over immediately.
"Guys, I have some fun stuff here. Let's see if you like any of them. How about two of them?"
A man opened the leather bag in his hand and found a lot of things inside.
"How much does a digital watch cost?"
Liu Donglai asked.
"The electronic watch costs fifteen yuan."
"Fifteen dollars? Too expensive!"
Liu Donglai curled his lips.
"Expensive? These are all obtained from Hong Kong Island in the south. They are all good things. A watch can be used for decades. They are not expensive. They are not expensive!"
"Forget it, forget it!"
Liu Donglai held his son and walked forward.
"Hey, hey, don't leave! There is also a calculator. This thing is a good thing and cheap. Let's get this!"
The other party immediately followed him again.
"How much does a calculator cost?"
Liu Lang's mother, Xu Wenxiu, was an accountant in a factory and used an abacus to calculate accounts. She knew that there was something called a calculator, and she could get the number directly by pressing the numbers.
"Five dollars!"
The other party answered.
"So expensive?"
Xu Wenxiu also thought it was very expensive.
"Why is it expensive? This is the cheapest one. If you go to a department store to buy it, it will cost you ten yuan."
The other party bared his teeth and said.
"Um………!"
Xu Wenxiu was a little hesitant. She really wanted to buy one, but the price was unacceptable.
"Then get a calculator!"
Liu Donglai on the side spoke, took out five one-dollar notes from his wallet and handed them to the other party.
"Come on, choose one yourself!"
The other party took out five or six calculators of different colors from his leather bag.
"Well, that's it!"
Xu Wenxiu chose a calculator with a white exterior.
"Pay one hand and deliver the goods!"
The other party handed the calculator to Xu Wenxiu and took the money at the same time.
"Do you want anything else?"
"No, no, we still have something to do!"
Several people left in a hurry.
"Five yuan for a calculator? I'm afraid this thing only costs one or two yuan!"
Liu Lang pondered secretly.
But my mother was very happy and kept pressing on it as she walked.
"One hundred times two hundred... equals twenty thousand, so accurate!"
With this thing, you don't have to make an abacus when doing your own calculations in the future.
Wang Kangri is older. Although he is very curious about these "new gadgets", he is not very willing to buy them.
"Let's find a place to eat first!"
Wang Kangri asked the two for their opinions.
"Well, okay, then let's find a canteen?"
Liu Dong looked around and didn't seem to see any factory organs.