The next morning, Shen Xiaorong came to the piano classroom shortly after 6:30.

As soon as she entered the door, she was surprised and said, "Huang Han! You are so extraordinary. You actually bought a piano from Shanghai!"

Huang Han laughed and said, "Not only did I buy a piano, I also bought a guitar!"

Huang Han was in a good mood because Teacher Qiu was overjoyed when he came to the piano classroom yesterday and saw the extra piano.

She personally tuned the piano again, and then happily played several songs in succession. Teacher Qiu was full of praise for the piano, and even praised Huang Han for his knowledge of goods and his ability to buy things.

Shen Xiaorong, with a cheerful face, said, "It seems that reform and opening up are really good. I'm afraid your family has become a household worth ten thousand yuan, right?"

"Talk about money is tacky, it shouldn't be a topic for a fairy like you, try my piano!"

Shen Xiaorong blushed, but she liked it in her heart. She glanced at Huang Han and sat on the seat vacated by Huang Qian. Then her slender fingers slid on the keyboard, and the beautiful notes that came out were "For Alice".

Huang Qian sighed, "You play so well. I will definitely learn more from Sister Shen in the future."

"Wow! The sound quality of this piano is great, much better than the upright piano I have at home."

Huang Han also sat down, waited for a while, and then followed Shen Xiaorong's rhythm and played "For Alice". For a while, the piano room was filled with melodious music, and the two performers played so selflessly that it was truly extraordinary at this moment... …

After the song ended, both of them remained silent, still intoxicated.

At this time, Qian Aiguo, who was not interested in it, came over and said, "Huang Han, let's collaborate on the song "Sweet Honey". I'm pretty good at it now."

Shen Xiaorong was surprised and said, "'Sweet Honey'? You can play this song?"

"Yes! Huang Han and Cheng Wenge have both played and sang on Nanjing Road in Hu City countless times. It's a pity that they didn't bring me with them?"

Huang Han said, "You are not being realistic! Is it because we don't take you with us? It's because your father doesn't let you go, okay?"

"What a good thing! It was my father who told me to be more conscious and said that I would go with you and not take care of your family's food and housing? How much more would it cost?

That’s why I didn’t go, you don’t know, I have nowhere to go these days, I have nothing to do, I’m bored to death.”

"That's not right! Didn't you have a lot of bad friends in the past?"

"We stopped playing together a long time ago. It's so boring. I'm already an adult and have already learned music and played the guitar. How can I squat on the ground with the little kids and "shuttle copper coins" and bet on peanuts and broad beans? How much will I lose?"

Qian Aiguo's words are true. Children at this time would gamble with the peanuts and broad beans given to them by their families during winter vacation. Basically no one gambled with coins.

If children are found playing the game "Shuttle Coins" and bet on peanuts, adults will basically ignore it, but if they are found betting on coins, they will most likely be beaten.

Most families today have many children, and more than half of them do not have the conditions to allow children to eat snacks at will. Under normal circumstances, parents allocate some peanuts and broad beans to their children.

When Huang Han was a child, he often played games such as "Shuttle Copper Plate" to bet on peanuts and broad beans, which provided gambling enlightenment.

His family was the poorest among the group of children. It was impossible for the family to fry peanuts and broad beans early before the Chinese New Year. Basically, Liu Xiaoming, who loved to play, secretly grabbed a handful for him.

At that time, Liu Xiaoming's family had the best economic conditions. His family did not have to ration snacks, and all three children could catch peanuts and broad beans in jars by themselves.

In order to have money for gambling, Liu Xiaoming secretly gave Huang Han money and was reluctant to eat it. He always kept the peanuts and broad beans and "shuttled coins" with the neighborhood children.

I am afraid that book lovers who are too young do not know that this "copper plate" is not an industrial raw material copper plate, but the currency of the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, which is equivalent to today's steel ingots.

"Shuttle Copper Plate" means that the banker uses a copper plate with knocked edges to facilitate rolling and places it on the slanted bricks to roll freely. After the copper plate stops, the banker uses a shorter wheat straw to measure the number of peanuts or broad beans.

All belongs to him.

After the dealer finished measuring, other friends used longer straws to measure the distance between the peanuts they placed and the copper plate. As long as they could reach it, the dealer would have to compensate the players for the number of peanuts and broad beans they bet.

Since Huang Han's gambling capital was small, he had nothing to play if he lost, so he always carefully placed one or two peanuts in remote places. Sometimes he was bullied and was not allowed to bet less than five.

Listening to Qian Aiguo talking about this matter, Huang Han's mind was racing with thoughts. He didn't know how many peanuts Liu Xiaoming had lost this winter vacation?

Liu Xiaoming didn't want to make progress, so he just muddle along. He just refused to get up early, and because Huang Han didn't live in the old house and they were far away, they gradually became less and less "high" together.

Shen Xiaorong, who was listening with a smile, saw Huang Han suddenly became silent and asked

"Huang Han, what's wrong with you? What are you thinking about? You're not thinking about betting on peanuts with others, are you?"

Huang Han, who was brought back to reality, teased Menzi and said, "Why don't we come and bet? I guess both Cheng Wenge and Qian Aiguo are very good at it!"

Cheng Wenge laughed and said, "I used to play really well. I have five copper plates at home specially used for shuttle. Each one can shuttle farther than the neighbor's children."

Qian Aiguo said, "Then you can win a lot of peanuts every winter vacation, right?"

"No way! The neighborhood kids would always run home crying when they lost too much, and then my dad would force me to give back the peanuts I won."

"Ah! Hahaha, those kids can't afford to lose, why are you still playing with them, haha..."

"So I found it boring and stopped playing it a long time ago."

Huang Han guessed that Cheng Wenge was not bragging, because under normal circumstances, children with poor grades and strong bodies are very good at playing games! If you lose the peanut bet, it is very possible to grab it directly.

Shen Xiaorong, Huang Han and Chengwen Pavilion grew up in completely different environments. She could not understand this kind of game and asked

"Why do you boys love to play such dirty games? How many times have you put those peanuts and broad beans on the ground? Can you still eat them?"

Cheng Wenge giggled and said, "My grandma said that you won't get sick if you don't eat it cleanly."

"Ah? Really? How strange! My grandma has taught me to be hygienic and tidy since I was a child!"

Alas! Shen Xiaorong is not the same person as Cheng Wenge, Zhang Chunmei, Liu Xiaoli, etc., including Huang Han, and have completely different growth experiences.

Shen Xiaorong spent her childhood in Hangzhou, and went to a government-run nursery school at the age of three. Most of the children there were from provincial government compounds, so what about the facilities and teachers?

Because she was too young, Shen Jianhua was transferred to Sanshui County to work. Qin Shuzhen was reluctant to leave her to her grandparents, so she transferred to Sanshui County with her when she was nine years old.

Her brother Shen Xiaofeng, who is three years older than Shen Xiaorong, stayed in Hangzhou to take the junior high school entrance examination. Now he is in the second year of junior high school in the best middle school in Hangzhou. He is no less tall than Chengwenge.

Of course, Shen Xiaorong could not understand Huang Han, Cheng Wenge, Zhang Chunmei and other children who were left to live outside all day long.
Chapter completed!