That night, Li Long and Gu Xiaoxia stayed in the bedroom at their own house.
After dinner in Eldest Older Brother's courtyard, Li Long saw that it was still light out and moved the television straight over to Dad's place. The antenna had originally stood by Eldest Older Brother's bedroom, and while Li Long moved the television, Li Jianguo, Lu Yingming, and a few others who had come to watch moved the antenna over.
Lu Yingming even said half jokingly that Li Long should have done this ages ago. The other two villages both had televisions, and plenty of people gathered at those homes to watch. They used to be able to watch in Li Jianguo's room. After Li Long got married, the television had been moved to the Front Courtyard, leaving them with nothing to watch.
Now that the television was in Li Qingxia and his wife's room, the youngsters could crowd in to watch again.
There were plenty of children in the family. Li Qingxia enjoyed the bustle, while Du Chunfang had no particular preference, but seeing all the children livening up the courtyard made her smile too.
Li Xueping and Li Xueqin had now more or less become part of the local crowd of children. They ran around after their eldest sister, Li Juan, having a wonderful time.
Once the television was tuned and voices came from it, the children were the happiest of all.
They fetched stools and scrambled for places, hardly taking their eyes off the screen for a moment.
"Hey, color really is better. These people look real! Black and white just isn't nearly as exciting!" Lu Yingming remarked as he watched the people on the screen.
"Of course. One of these costs as much as three or four black-and-white sets. How could they