Chapter 15 Want to steal a bicycle?
"Thirty a month is not enough? That's a lot, little girl."
Seeing that Xia Liang didn't say anything for a long time, the eldest sister spoke again to persuade her: "My body is not good, I can't cut a few hairs a day, otherwise, I wouldn't be willing to hire someone!"
"Sister, I don't think the money is too little, but my situation is not suitable."
Seeing that her elder sister was a down-to-earth person, Xia Liang explained, "I am an educated youth who went to the countryside and have to go to work every day. Besides, I don't have much interest in haircuts, so I'm sorry..."
Seeing that Xia Liang had no interest, the eldest sister did not force her, but she also said that she could bring people over to sell hair in the future, and she would give her a red envelope then.
Xia Liang accepted three large groups selling hair, and she wanted to continue shopping.
She had no regrets about turning down the job that paid 30 yuan a month.
There were not many people doing business on their own at that time, so educated youth like her had to go to work every day, otherwise a bad evaluation would affect her future return to the city.
Wait, Xia Liang suddenly thought of something, do educated youth have to go to work?
If she remembered correctly, the college entrance examination would be resumed in a few months. High school students like her could apply for the college entrance examination, and as long as they passed, they could go to school directly.
The college students at that time were different from those in later generations. Their knowledge was of high quality and they were arranged jobs by the government.
Thinking of this, Xia Liang's eyes became hot. Instead of thinking of other ways to return to the city, relying on this and that, why not study hard and pass the college entrance examination to go back?
In her previous life, she passed the exam and her grades were average. She wanted to go to school, but Xia Jing and Zhou Hao said that it was inconvenient for her to go because she was pregnant, so they coaxed her to give the opportunity to Xia Jing.
She suspected that she was under a spell at that time, otherwise why did she believe everything they said? She was so gullible that she couldn't bear to watch.
Xia Liang rode her 28-inch bicycle and went directly to the scrap recycling station. Unfortunately, she searched for a long time but couldn't find the high school books.
This town is relatively poor, and not many people went to high school in the past. If you wanted to buy high school textbooks, you had to go to the district.
But it takes three or four hours to ride a bicycle from here to the district, which is impossible today.
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"What did you say? That little bitch Xia Liang took thirty yuan from you?"
Xia Jing knew that Xia Liang might not give her the money after taking it away, so she thought about it again and again and finally came up with an excuse:
"I was going to give you the money next time I see you, Mom. You know Xia Liang doesn't know how to live and doesn't save money. This is the money I earned by digging herbs in the mountains when I was resting. I don't know how Xia Liang heard it, but she just snatched it away without saying a word."
When Xia's mother heard that there was a huge sum of thirty yuan, her eyes turned red: "Where is that little bitch Xia Liang?"
Xia Jing shook her head: "She is resting today and is not at the educated youth center. I don't know where she went."
"Humph, you little bitch, you definitely don't know who to seduce. This bitch really gets itchy when he's idle for a while."
"No, I'll go out and look for her."
Thirty yuan, that's a huge sum of money. Their family doesn't even have thirty yuan now?
Damn it, Xia's mother wanted to skin Xia Liang alive right now. This woman was an ungrateful person, she was nowhere near as calm and sensible as her.
Jingjing had money and saved it for her family, but what about Xia Liang? She actually spent it on herself.
Mother Xia looked around and found that most people in the village had gone to work. Only a few elderly women were at home.
"Xia Liang, the educated youth?"
An old woman was sitting on a wooden stool at the entrance of the village, resting with her legs crossed, with some freshly cut pig grass under her feet.
"She must have gone to town. I saw her riding her bicycle out this afternoon."
Bicycle? Upon hearing this, Xia's mother's eyes widened even more. Where did that damn girl get the bicycle? No, it was his son's.
His son has never ridden a bicycle, so why should Xia Liang, a jerk, be the first to ride one?
When she comes back, she will take the bicycle back to her son.
Now that my son has a bicycle, and with the thirty yuan to dress him up, plus the two hundred yuan dowry from Zhou Hao, he can buy a house and marry a very nice wife.
Thinking of the good days in the future, Xia's mother's eyes turned red with excitement. There was no rush for the two hundred yuan, as there were still three days left.
If Zhou Hao didn't give it to her, she would go to the town and sue him for being a hooligan. She still didn't believe that Zhou Hao would rather go to jail than marry her daughter.
Jingjing is so nice, she is much more sensible than that little bitch Xia Liang, and she is also pretty.
Humph, Zhou Hao is just a blind man.
Mother Xia thought bitterly that she should have gone back today, but Jingjing's matter had not been dealt with yet, so she would leave later.
Let’s get the bicycle and thirty yuan back first today.
"Xia Liang, you little bastard, you still remember to come back?"
Mother Xia was waiting outside until her mouth was dry and she kept cursing. Finally, she saw Xia Liang coming back riding a brand new 28-inch bicycle. Her eyes lit up and her anger was aroused even more.
She trotted forward. Xia's mother was strong and sturdy, almost twice as tall as Xia Liang.
Xia Liang, who was far away, also saw Xia's mother. At this time, it was almost dark and the people working in the fields had finished their work and returned.
Everyone was about to go home when many of them saw the scene at the entrance of the village.
"Hey, look—it's Xia Liang."
Yang Hongmei's eyes lit up when she saw Xia's mother's attractive figure.
But when she saw Xia Liang riding a bicycle again, she clenched her fists unwillingly.
After hearing her words, Li Xue looked down with disdain and saw the brand new 28-inch truck at a glance.
Her pupils shrank dramatically. This bicycle...
Bicycles are so rare nowadays that there is not a single one in Yangliu Village, except at the village chief's house.
However, the bicycle did not belong to the village chief, but to two soldiers who had just arrived.
She went there and saw the soldier this afternoon. Although he was injured, he was still being taken care of by someone.
It's easy to tell that the person's position is not low.
He is good-looking and has a high social status. Even if he is injured now, he will be fine in the future. It is almost impossible to find such a man even with a lantern.
Li Xue spent the whole afternoon thinking about this man. She felt that even Xia Liang could get close to him, and she was better than Xia Liang in every way, so there would definitely be no problem.
She also saw the bicycle in the yard at noon. She thought about going over to borrow it, and then returning it. Wouldn't she become familiar with it slowly?
But she didn't expect that Xia Liang had already ridden before she even opened her mouth. Li Xue was furious, and she wanted to pull Xia Liang off right away.
Yang Hongmei beside her pulled her arm and whispered:
"Xia Liang's mother seems to have bad intentions."
"Do you think she will hit Xia Liang?"
Yang Hongmei didn't want to go forward at this moment. Mother Xia was tall and strong, with a loud voice and was unreasonable. If she went forward at this time, she would be scolded.
Li Xue's eyes flashed, and she followed behind the crowd, being much more obedient this time.
"Xia Liang, get off my feet. You have a bicycle but you didn't even give it to your brother. How dare you monopolize it for yourself?"
"I heard you stole thirty dollars and went to town. I want to see what you bought, you little bitch."
Mother Xia also saw Xia Liang's bulging belly and felt so distressed for her because all the money spent was hers.
This little bastard really doesn't know how to live at all.
Damn it, if I had known she was such a spendthrift, I should have strangled her to death.
Mother Xia's eyes were vicious. When Xia Liang saw her angry mother, his eyes darkened.
Her dear sister is trying to put some eye drops on her from behind again.
But now the bicycle belongs to someone else, and the medicine was bought for someone else. It would be difficult to explain if Xia's mother damaged it.
"Mom, none of these things belong to me!"
Because it was time to get off work, there were many people in the alley. Xia Liang estimated that it was unlikely that he could ride past Xia's mother.
She simply jumped off her bike, looked at Mother Xia helplessly, and explained:
"I borrowed someone's bicycle and went to town to help him buy something."
"Humph, you little bastard, you're full of lies. Do you think I don't know? You stole thirty dollars from Jingjing and ran away, and now you're telling me that you bought things for others? Do you think I'll believe you, a little bastard full of lies?"