Just then, Jiang Xiangyang ran over with a bunch of his friends.
The little ones had heard that Jiang Xiangyang's family had bought a new car and were incredibly curious. As soon as they saw the car, they excitedly gathered around it.
Jiang Xiangyang stared at the truck bed with bright eyes, "Mom, can we sit for a while? We'll help you weigh down the truck bed!"
"Sure."
Deng Cuixiang smiled and called Zhou Qiqi and Zhu Yingying out of the truck bed, letting the little ones sit on it.
A group of little boys sat in the back of the truck, chattering and making a lot of noise.
However, after just one ride, Jiang Xiangyang quickly dragged Chen Duzhou out of the house, insisting that she come and play with him.
Deng Cuixiang was reluctant to let the ferry fall, so she rode it with exceptional steadiness.
Meanwhile, Hu Chunxiao began teaching Zhou Qiqi and Zhu Yingying how to ride a bicycle.
Learning to ride a bicycle is much harder than learning to ride a tricycle.
Hu Chunxiao first had the two stand on the left side of the car and use one foot to "paddle" the car so they could feel what it was like to move.
This old-fashioned bicycle was much heavier than the one Zhou Qiqi had ridden before. It took her a while to get used to the weight.
Then there's the riding method.
Hu Chunxiao was short, so the way she initially taught them was by "cross-leg riding," which means that the left foot "slips along" while the right foot goes through the triangular gap under the crossbar to step on the right pedal.
This trick is a good transition for people who have never learned to ride a bicycle, but Zhou Qiqi found it difficult to ride properly no matter how she tried.
She clutched her injured limb, frowning and muttering to herself.
"Even though there are no testicles, I always feel a cold sensation down there, like something might get stuck in my crotch at any moment, and I'd end up with nothing..."
"puff--"
Hu Chunxiao couldn't hold back and bent over, laughing so hard she could hardly breathe, tears welling up in her eyes.
"Zhou Qiqi, you're really something!"
After she finished laughing, she waved her hand and said, "Alright, alright, I'm not going to waste time with this transition. Let's get straight to the roof beam!"
Surprisingly, Zhou Qiqi found it much easier to ride the bike directly on the crossbar.
She straightened her back, pushed off with her feet, and the bicycle shot off in a flash. In just a few laps, she was riding very fast, the "ding-a-ling" of the bicycle bell ringing crisply. She even managed to overtake Deng Cuixiang's tricycle carrying a string of babies.
Deng Cuixiang kept shouting from behind, "Ride slowly! Be careful not to fall!"
Hu Chunxiao watched her ride around with a smile, then suddenly slapped his forehead, looked at his watch, and exclaimed, "Oh no, I have something to do!"
She grabbed Zhou Qiqi's hand and shoved it towards Zhu Yingying, saying, "Yingying is all yours now!"
Zhu Yingying also has long legs and is tall, so she learns very quickly.
After Zhou Qiqi taught her a few times, she almost learned it and rode around a few times while holding onto the back seat.
"Stand up straight!...Look ahead! Step on it! Push up!"
Zhou Qiqi hunched over, gripping the back seat tightly with both hands, and jogged alongside the car.
Zhu Yingying seemed to sway a little but didn't fall, then suddenly shouted, "Go!"
With that, he pushed forward with all his might!
"Aaaaaah—!"
Zhu Yingying screamed and rushed out, the wheels wobbling and drawing arcs on the track, but miraculously they didn't fall over.
Just as she was beaming and about to turn around and show off to Zhou Qiqi, a piercing scream suddenly rang out.
"I want to ride in a car too! I want to ride in a car too!"
Just then, Zhao Yaozu suddenly darted out from the previously empty track and field.
The kid was heading straight for Deng Cuixiang's tricycle, and he was running around like a madman when suddenly he saw a bicycle coming towards him.
Startled, she cried out "Ouch!" and her legs gave way, causing her to fall onto the track, landing on her bottom and bursting into tears.
If Zhu Yingying rode any further, she would run over Zhao Yaozu. She panicked and her heart skipped a beat. She frantically swerved the bike to the side while simultaneously squeezing the brakes.
With a screech, the bicycle tire left a half-circle of black marks on the ground, screeching as it veered off, almost grazing the hem of Zhao Yaozu's clothes.
But he used too much force, and the bicycle lost its balance, crashing heavily to the ground with a loud thud.
Zhu Yingying was thrown off balance. She instinctively raised her arm to block her head, but her body slammed into the gravel on the track with a thud, and her calf slid forward more than half a meter.
"hiss--"
A sharp pain shot through her leg, and Zhu Yingying gasped. Looking down, she saw a large tear in the knee of her jeans, with beads of blood seeping out, a bright red and frightening sight.
"Yingying!"
Zhou Qiqi was so frightened that her face turned pale. She quickly ran over and squatted down next to her, her hands trembling.
"How are you? Where are you hurt? Does it hurt?"
Zhu Yingying's lips were almost bloodless, partly from the fall and partly from being frightened by the scene.
She gritted her teeth and pointed to her knee.
"It hurts... here, and here..."
Upon closer inspection, Zhou Qiqi saw that not only was there a scrape, but she had also accidentally bumped into the car stand while turning, resulting in a long gash from which blood was gushing out.
Zhou Qiqi quickly took out a clean handkerchief from her pocket, folded it, and pressed it against the wound, but blood still slowly seeped out, staining the handkerchief red.
The commotion was quite loud, and Deng Cuixiang rode over on her tricycle. When she saw the injury on Zhu Yingying's leg, she gasped in shock.
She has a son named Jiang Xiangyang who falls down every few days, so he has some experience in treating wounds and immediately said so.
"That's a pretty bad scrape! The cut is so deep, we need to get her to the clinic right away, she might even need a tetanus shot! Qiqi, hurry up and get Yingying onto the tricycle!"
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