Li Long left the Supply and Marketing Cooperative and took his Industrial Coupons to the Department Store, where he bought a transistor radio. Then he bought four D batteries and put them in. He adjusted the tuning right there and heard the Central People's Broadcasting Station.
He turned the dial a few more times and picked up a station from the Local District. Then he turned it again and actually found a station broadcasting in a minority language!
Li Long was a little stunned, then suddenly thought of Harimu and the others in the mountains.
What if...
Unfortunately, he did not have enough money on him now.
Li Long looked regretfully at the remaining radios in the display case, feeling that he needed to get some money and come back to buy one as soon as possible.
What if they sold out?
When Harimu and Jade Mountain River went to Summer Pasture deep in Heavenly Mountain, would having a radio make things less boring? They could also learn about major events and current affairs in the district. Wouldn't that help them too?
Carrying the radio, Li Long left the Department Store, got on his bicycle, and headed to the big courtyard. He loaded up the piglet and started back.
On the way, he wondered whether to sell fish for a couple more days or take a piece of jade to Wu City. After thinking it over, he settled on the former. The jade he had now was not as good as the previous two pieces and would not fetch much. Transistor radios were not that expensive now, and if he caught more fish to sell in Stone City, he might scrape together the money in three to five days.
Back in the village, Li Long first unloaded the piglet. Liang