After paying, Tangleh looked at his wallet with a pained expression. There was only 200 yuan left. Ah, money was really easy to spend, and it was gone so quickly. You don't know how hard it will be to earn it back. Should I buy a record player? The shop owner continued to introduce it to Tangleh. Record player? I think I have one at home. It's an old-fashioned stylus, also in the old man's room.
He keeps all the f * * king good stuff. I don't have anything at home.
Record player, also known as phonograph. It was a recording device whose sound was stored acoustically in curved grooves carved on the surface of a record (disc). The record was placed on a turntable and spun under the stylus. The phonograph was one of Edison's many great inventions, because records could be copied more easily in large quantities, and the playback time was longer than most cylindrical recording media. The phonograph system consisted of two parts: the playing machine and the record.
On a black turntable, the sound vibration was realized by an undulating track or groove, which fluctuated on the surface of the turntable to reproduce the pressure changes of the sound waves as accurately as possible. When the stylus moved along the groove, the tip of the needle vibrated slightly with the groove. This vibration was transmitted through a membrane by the mechanical device, which amplified and dispersed into the air.
When the turntable rotated at the same speed as the recording, the sound was accurately restored. If not, the vibration frequency produced was different from the recording frequency. All kinds of rustling came from dust, which caused extra movement of the stylus.
Old phonographs included hand-cranked phonographs, four-speed phonographs, etc. When the hand-cranked phonograph was fully wound up, it could continuously play both sides of a record at a time. The four-speed phonograph played coarse records better than coarse records, but it was still passable for steel needle records. It was also convenient for cassette transcription. The head of the drill needle phonograph was made of diamonds, which did not need to be replaced, but the "rustling" sound was louder during playback. The needle blade made less noise, and the tone was loud, but the stylus needed to be replaced. Low-priced old phonographs could be played around, but they would not be in good condition. Phonographs with good performance and quality were worth collecting.
Old records were divided into steel needle records, coarse records, coarse records, and drill needle records. Both the coarse records and the needle records had their own cartridges to protect the coarse records. Records should be clean. Too much dust in the groove would affect the playback.
At the beginning of the last century, there was no complete means of recording Bakelite records in China. Most of the old folk records scattered in the world were produced by record companies set up in China by the United States, Germany, Britain, and Japan, such as Shanghai EMI, Shengli, and so on. Endoplasm was the essence of China's Peking Opera and songs from the 1920s and 1930s. It truthfully recorded the voices and voices of the older generation of actors like Mei Lanfang, Ma Lianliang, Zhou Xinfang, Yan Jupeng, Tan Xinpei, Bai Yushuang, and Zhou Xuan. It was an extremely rare historical material with high collection value.
The boss saw that Tangleh did not say anything and did not intend to leave. He thought that Tangleh was interested, so he pointed to the record player in the store and introduced it to Tangleh. This was a Smiths record player, made by Texas Calant Industries. It had a good appearance, and the steel needle was made of high-density natural diamonds. The shell was made of high-quality oak, and the price was not expensive at $300. Tangleh thought to himself, "Natural diamonds? Who are you kidding? It would be strange if it was not synthetic diamonds." This red record player was made by Arkansas Chenoleide Music Company. The price was acceptable to most people at $221. The shell was made of high-quality wood, and the needle was synthetic diamonds. The sound quality was good and durable.
Tangleh thought to himself, "This time you are talking about synthetic diamonds. What f * cking high-quality wood? It's probably made of some broken wood." The boss introduced 15 record players in one breath. He thought to himself, "This time you should pay for it. With my eloquence, I don't believe you won't buy it." To the boss's surprise, this time Tangleh did not mention his intention to buy it.
In fact, Tangleh wanted to buy a better name-brand record player to collect at home. Unfortunately, he did not have much money in his pocket, so he had to give up. So Tangleh said to the boss, "Thank you for the introduction. I'll come back next time. Bye bye." Then he pulled Ruth, who was looking at a record next to him. Ruth was looking at a red record. When she saw Tangleh pulling her, she quickly said, "Wait a little longer. Why are you leaving so quickly? I haven't bought it yet. Look at this Bilulu record. It's so beautiful. Have you heard Bilulu's songs? "Her songs are very nice. Her songs were very nice. Tang Lei whispered into Ruth's ear, "If you don't have enough money, you can buy it next time. I'm leaving. If you don't leave, I'll leave you here." After saying that, he ignored Ruth and dragged her out of the record store.
Ruth complained, "Bad brother only cares about buying things for himself. He doesn't care if others buy them." Tangleh explained, "Isn't it because I don't have enough money? It doesn't matter if you don't have enough money. I have money with me. " How much money did you bring? I think it was $1,000. $1,000? You didn't remember it wrong, did you? That's right. I just took it out from the safe today. "
Ah, your safe? You still have a box for money? Yes. Brother, don't you have a safe for valuables? My grandfather and my cousins and uncles who love me dearly give me a lot of things every year. It's really a headache. In addition to the gold necklace, there are also platinum rings, diamond watches for women, small diamond toys, and so on. Now I have so many things that I can hardly keep them all. It's so annoying. It's so annoying that I can't keep them all? Tangleh swallowed his saliva. If it was an outsider, I wouldn't have told you. But if it's you, Brother Rolans, then it's different.
Ah, God, Earth, please strike me with lightning. It's really disappointing to compare with others. Tangleh thought that when he came to this world and entered this family, he could be a rich young man. Every day, there would be good wine, delicious food, and beautiful women. He didn't expect that reality would still give him a blow. He just came to a rich family with a name. He rummaged through the drawers and cabinets, and his pocket money was only about 500 yuan. Ah, there's no comparison. There's no comparison. There's no comparison. "Tangleh thought.
"Let's go to the supermarket and see what we can buy. It's great to go to the supermarket," Ruth said happily. "I like going to the supermarket the most. I want to buy my favorite puffy sandwich, and delicious, and bear biscuits, and …" Well, let's not talk about it. Let's go there first. When we get there, you can even buy an atomic bomb. " What is an atomic bomb? Is it delicious? Tangleh …
When Tangleh took Ruth into the supermarket, Tangleh realized the horror of little girls. Ruth's current age was the most rebellious and tasty. Ruth grabbed four or five packets of bear biscuits on the shelf. She bought a box of Coca-Cola, which was in glass bottles. Then she bought eight large cans of Lada chocolates. Yes, a large can of chocolates. Then she added seven large bottles of milk, 15 meat sausages, and 20 cans of canned fruit. There were apples, snow pears, star fruits, bananas, and cherries in the cans. Seeing so many products, Tangleh wanted to cry but had no tears. It was over. He was going to go bankrupt. When he paid, he probably wouldn't be able to walk out of the door.
Tangleh wondered if he would be arrested by the police if he didn't have enough money to pay the bill. Thinking of this, he was a little scared. He pulled Ruth, who was still shopping crazily. "That's enough, Ruth, don't buy anymore. We'll buy more next time." Ruth rolled her eyes at Tangleh. "It doesn't matter. I'll buy more. It won't cost much. It won't cost much. So many things cost at least a few hundred dollars. I only have about 200 dollars left. That's enough, Ruth. I'll say it again. If you don't stop, I'll be really angry. Tangleh stared at Ruth. Seeing that Tangleh was really angry, Ruth had to obey. When they walked to the cashier, Tangleh frowned. What if I don't have enough money? Ruth said she brought 1,000 dollars when she left. Does she really have that much money? What if she was just trying to make me happy and actually didn't have any money? What should I do then?
"Hello, would you like to pay the bill now?" A greeting interrupted Tangleh's thoughts. Seeing that the cashier had arrived, he had no choice but to take out the money. Tangleh took out all the money he had and was prepared to call his dad if it wasn't enough.
Unexpectedly, the cashier checked the bill and said to Tangleh, "Hello, it's 119 dollars." 119 dollars? Yes, the cashier smiled at Tangleh. It was impossible that it was so cheap. I wanted to see the bill. The cashier gave the bill to Tangleh. Tangleh looked at it and was stunned. He couldn't believe his eyes. The teddy bear biscuits were only 3 dollars, and the milk was only 14 dollars. Seven large bottles of milk were only 14 dollars. Oh my god, 20 cans of fruit were only 24 dollars. Brother, let's pay the bill quickly. Ruth said. I looked at Tangleh again and compared the bill. It was indeed that much money. It was too cheap. Perhaps it had something to do with this era. Thinking about it, it was 1957. If the price was the same as the 21st century, how could people live?
Tangleh looked back and saw that it was true. They had only wasted a little time, but there was already a long line behind them. Some people were already very impatient and were cursing. Some even poked their heads out from time to time. Seeing this, Tangleh immediately took out the money to pay the bill. When we arrived at the entrance, Tangleh couldn't help but feel embarrassed. How could he carry so many things? Ruth seemed to have read Tangleh's mind. I will carry the light ones like chocolate and biscuits, and the heavy ones like milk and canned fruits. I will let you carry them. This wretched girl was really smart. I can't help it. I'm a man! Carrying two big bags of food, Tangleh remembered that he still had something important to buy. He turned back and said to Ruth, "I still want to buy something. What else have you not bought?" Ruth asked. It's a .22 caliber revolver bullet. Why do you want to buy bullets?
Ruth asked Tangleh strangely. Ah, don't you know? I'm a shooting enthusiast. A shooting enthusiast? But I've never seen you go to a shooting club. This, this... Don't you know that people can change? Ever since James said he would shoot me, I have changed myself. Think about it. He can shoot me with a gun. Don't I know how to shoot him? I also have to protect myself! So I'm interested in guns. Do you have a gun? Yes, I have a .22 caliber revolver. Anything else? Ruth asked. No, just this one.
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