On the way to the farmers' market, Shen Xiaobei saw a shop selling bicycles.
Thinking that riding a bicycle would save a lot of time if she went to the commune to set up a stall, she hurried in to take a look and asked about the price.
When she learned that a bicycle cost 150 or 160 yuan, she smiled shyly at the boss, said she would come back to see it next time, and left.
The money Shen Xiaobei had was only a little short of fifty yuan, and he was still a hundred yuan short.
There are a few bicycles stored in the space, but it would be difficult to tell Fan Huifang and the others where such large and expensive items came from if they were taken out so quickly.
Therefore, these bicycles can only be left idle in the space for the time being.
However, solutions are all invented by humans.
Looking at the brand new bicycles stored in the space, Shen Xiaobei suddenly had a new idea in his mind.
She planned to buy an old bicycle, no matter if it was second-hand or third-hand, as long as it was cheap and rideable.
Just buy it if you say so.
She immediately asked passers-by if there was any scrap collector nearby, and after finding out, she went straight there.
"I'm collecting scrap! I'm buying scrap metal by the pound!"
When she reached the residential building that the passersby told her about, Shen Xiaobei heard the shouts of the waste collector and immediately followed the sound to look for him.
“Big Brother!”
"Girl, do you have any scrap to sell?"
The man who was shouting to collect scrap was a man who looked less than 30 years old. Although he was a scrap collector, he looked quite refreshing and enthusiastic.
"Brother, I don't have any scrap to sell. I want to buy some second-hand goods."
"Ah? What kind of second-hand goods do you want to buy?"
"I want to buy an old bicycle. It doesn't matter how old it is, as long as it can be ridden. I wonder if you have ever received an old bicycle when you collect scrap? Do you still have it?"
"Old bicycles, I've received several. The newer ones have all been sold, leaving only this tattered one sitting in my yard! I wonder if you like it, young lady?"
"Is that one still rideable?"
"Of course you can ride it! It's just that it looks too shabby and doesn't look very good. You're a girl, so I'm afraid you won't like it! If you're interested, I can take you to see it now!"
"Really? That's great! I'm interested. Could you please take me to see it?"
"Okay, my house is two alleys ahead. I'll show you around."
"Hey, thank you, big brother!"
Shen Xiaobei was overjoyed and immediately followed the scrap collector to see the bicycles.
While chatting along the way, she learned that the eldest brother's surname was Qiao.
"Little sister, this is it, what do you think?"
After a while, the two arrived at Brother Qiao's yard. The bicycle he mentioned was parked in a corner of the yard against the wall.
The bike does look very old.
The seats are badly damaged, and the paint on the armrests, crossbeams and other places where the paint can peel off is all falling off in patches. Some places are already rusted, and some of the back seats have been deformed by being pressed.
You can tell at first glance that it was something that had been ridden for many years and was disliked by the original owner. No wonder it couldn't be resold.
"Let me try it!"
"Okay, then you try it!"
Shen Xiaobei put down the backpack, pushed the bicycle over, stepped on a pedal, and tried to paddle in the yard.
The feel in the hand and the feel in the foot are really not that good.
However, Shen Xiaobei took a look and found that the main parts were all complete, so there was no problem riding it. If it broke down while riding, it could be repaired.
The biggest point is that this bicycle is really too old and it really doesn't look good on a girl riding it.
It seems too low-class.
But these days, if you want to talk about level, you should wait until you make more money and have the ability.
"Brother Qiao, I really want to buy your bicycle, but as you can see, it's really worn out. Just give me a fair price. If I think the price is reasonable, I will buy it today."
"Okay, since you're so straightforward, I'll give you a fair price. Thirty dollars, please!"
"Thirty dollars? It's not really expensive, but I just don't have that much money. Brother Qiao, how about twenty dollars? That's all I have on me!"
Thirty yuan, Shen Xiaobei really didn’t think it was expensive.
However, if she didn't bargain at all, she felt that the other party might think she was a little strange.
Since you came to a junk collector to buy second-hand goods, why are you so generous and don’t even bargain for the price?
This doesn't make sense!
Therefore, bargaining makes you appear more frugal, which makes people think it is more normal and they won’t think too much about it.
"Twenty dollars? Girl, that's a bit too much! How about we each make a concession and go for twenty-five dollars? I'll just make a little less profit!"
"Brother Qiao, it's not that I'm bargaining too hard, I really only have twenty dollars on me! If you don't believe me, take a look!"
After saying that, Shen Xiaobei immediately used his mind to take out twenty yuan from the space and put it in his trouser pocket.
Then he grabbed the money from his trouser pocket and counted it out one by one for Brother Qiao to see.
"It's really only twenty yuan! Forget it, twenty is twenty. Seeing that you really want to buy it, I'll sell it to you without making any profit. It'll just take up space in the yard anyway."
"Oh, thank you so much, Brother Qiao!"
"Little sister, if you need any other second-hand items in the future, you can come to me. If I don't have it on hand at the moment, I can also keep an eye out for it for you, and you can come and get it when I receive it."
"Okay, thank you, Brother Qiao. If I need anything in the future, I will definitely come to you!"
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