Chapter 226 Bicycle Ticket
Lin Yuzhu had originally thought that they would discuss buying some quilt covers, kettles, teacups, basins and other standard dowry items for the fourth sister, so that the fourth sister could also have what others had.
My eldest sister’s conditions are not as good, so she prepared less. Now she is not short of money, so she should prepare more. The same goes for my second sister.
But I didn’t expect that after hearing what she said, the elder sister directly took out a bicycle ticket and forty or fifty yuan.
The two of them were shocked.
"Bicycle ticket? Where did you get it?"
The eldest sister explained embarrassedly: "It was given to me by your brother-in-law. Before, your brother-in-law performed well in the unit and was named an excellent worker. The leader rewarded him with a bicycle ticket, but we never wanted to use it. When he heard about the fourth sister, he took it out and said it was for the fourth sister as a dowry."
Lin Yuzhu was surprised after hearing this, because bicycle tickets were extremely rare in that era. During the peak period, a bicycle ticket was more expensive than the bicycle, but more often than not, you couldn't buy one even if you had money.
Tickets are hard to come by.
I didn’t expect that my brother-in-law would be willing to take it out.
"Aren't you keeping it for yourself? My brother-in-law doesn't have a bicycle either, right?"
The eldest sister shook her head. "No, it's too expensive. We can't bear to buy it. Besides, we won't be able to use it even if we buy it. His work is so close, he can just walk."
"And what about the money?"
The elder sister explained a little embarrassedly: "I earned it myself. I worked for Master Feng. It was agreed that I would pay tuition in the first year and work for free in the first three years. But I learned quickly. When Master Feng was making clothes for others, I would also help embroider some simple things. Master Feng would also give me some rewards.
I originally wanted to pay back my second sister for the money she paid for my tuition, but it was still not enough, so I thought about buying a dowry for my fourth sister first, and then paying back my second sister with the money I earned later."
The second sister immediately said, "I'm not in a hurry for the money, but you've made a lot of money, it seems Master Feng is a good person and hasn't been squeezing you all the time."
The elder sister smiled embarrassedly. "Yes, Master Feng is a very good person. Although he is a little strict, he teaches with all his heart. I was embarrassed to accept the reward, but Master Feng insisted on giving it to me."
Seeing this, Lin Yuzhu smiled and said, "Just keep it if I give it to you. Study hard in the future and don't let Master Feng down."
The eldest sister nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely study hard."
Now that they knew the source of the money, Lin Yuzhu and the others expressed their feelings and then began to discuss what to buy for the fourth sister.
The second sister thought about it and said, "Since we have a bicycle ticket, why not just buy her a bicycle? Otherwise, she won't know how she can save enough money to buy a bicycle even if we give her the ticket!"
Lin Yuzhu didn't refuse when she heard it. She had received royalties from abroad some time ago, which was more than last time, so she didn't care about this little money.
So the two sisters agreed to each pay half of the money.
My eldest sister originally wanted to come out, but was rejected by them.
Seeing that she felt a little embarrassed, Lin Yuzhu comforted her: "This bicycle was originally bought by the three of us sisters. It's normal for my eldest sister to pay for the ticket and the two of us to pay for it. How can we ask you to pay for both the ticket and the money?
Besides, if you count carefully, my elder sister paid even more. After all, bicycle tickets are more difficult to come by. If my elder sister feels that it is not enough, she can buy something else."
After hearing this, the eldest sister stopped insisting and discussed with them what else to buy.
Lin Yuzhu and her second sister looked at each other. Thinking that it was not easy for her eldest sister to earn money, she did not ask her to spend more and just bought her a set of pillowcases.
As for the second sister, she bought another set of quilt covers and a kettle.
As for Lin Yuzhu, since they didn't have many cotton coupons and couldn't buy enough cotton to make a quilt for their fourth sister, she said she could exchange them for foreign exchange coupons and buy it at the Friendship Store.
The eldest and second sisters were also very happy after hearing this.
So, the division of labor ended like this.
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