The man who came was none other than Zhang Changdi Occupier. As his name suggested, he wanted to occupy any vacant land in the village.
At this moment, he stood in front of Shen Qiqi with his arms folded across his chest, looking disdainful, like a vicious dog guarding its food.
"Chen Qiqi, what are you doing? I've taken this piece of land, go find another treasure land!"
Shen Qiqi sneered in her heart. This piece of land is the public land of the village. When did it become his private property?
She took a deep breath and tried to maintain a calm tone: "Brother Zhang, this piece of land belongs to the village. Everyone can use it. I want to use it to help the villagers exercise."
"Working out?" Zhang Field's occupier sneered, as if he had heard something funny. "You old, weak, and sick people, you're still working out? Stop wasting time! Hurry up and leave! Don't delay me..."
"What are you waiting for? Waiting for you to bask in the sun?" Lu Qing walked out of the crowd and stood beside Shen Qiqi, with a hint of sarcasm in his tone.
Zhang, the site occupier, is idle on weekdays. His favorite thing is to wander around the village and bask in the sun.
The occupier of Zhang Field's land had a dark expression on his face. He glared at Lu Qing fiercely and said in a tough tone, "Lu Qing, mind your own business! I've taken over this land, so get out of here!"
Looking at the arrogant and unreasonable appearance of Zhang's venue occupier, Shen Qiqi's eyes were firm, with no intention of backing down.
"Brother Zhang, fitness is good for everyone. It strengthens the body and prevents diseases. If you really need the land, we can discuss and see if we can move to another place." She looked sincere and spoke in a gentle tone, hoping to convince the other party.
Lu Qing also agreed: "Yes, Brother Zhang, we are all from the same village. We will see each other sooner or later. Let's be considerate of each other."
The occupier of Zhang's land refused to budge and his attitude became even more arrogant: "Stop talking nonsense! I said, I occupy this land! If you don't leave, don't blame me for being rude!" He waved his arms, as if he was about to take action.
The surrounding villagers were originally eager to try and wanted to work out with Shen Qiqi, but now they were all silent, and some even began to back away.
Zhang, the site occupier, is a notorious rogue in the village and no one wants to mess with him.
Seeing that her fitness plan encountered obstacles before it even started, Shen Qiqi felt a little unwilling. She turned to look at Lu Qing, and their eyes met, communicating silently.
Lu Qing gave her an encouraging look, as if to say: Don't worry, I'm here.
Shen Qiqi took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in her heart, and showed a meaningful smile on her face.
"Brother Zhang, since you're so insistent, we won't force you. But..." She paused, her tone suddenly becoming serious, "I've already ordered this fitness equipment..."
Shen Qiqi and Lu Qing came to Zhao's Sporting Goods Store in town.
The store was dim, and a smell of rubber mixed with dust hit me in the face.
Boss Zhao looked at the two of them with his belly sticking out and his eyes narrowed, his eyeballs rolling around as if he was thinking about something.
"Boss, I'd like to ask about the prices of fitness equipment such as dumbbells and barbells." Shen Qiqi got straight to the point.
Boss Zhao rubbed his hands and held up five fingers: "Dumbbells are fifty, barbells are five hundred!" Shen Qiqi took a breath of cold air. The price was more than double what she expected.
She suppressed her anger and said with a forced smile, "Boss, your price is a bit high. It's only sold in the next town..." "Next town? How can the next town compare with mine? This is imported!" Boss Zhao's eyes were cunning and his tone was firm.
Shen Qiqi cursed in her heart as "old fox", and anxiety spread in her heart. It seemed that this fitness equipment was not easy to get.
Back in the village, Shen Qiqi began to mobilize the villagers to participate in fitness.
However, she was greeted with sarcasm.
Lazy villager Liu lay in the shade of a tree, crossed his legs, and spat out a mouthful of melon seed shells: "Fitness? Why bother? It's better to lie down comfortably." Uncle Lu also shook his head: "Young people nowadays are just doing all kinds of fancy things, instead of working hard, they just mess around!" Shen Qiqi ignored these negative comments, but walked up to the lazy villager Liu with a smile: "Brother Liu, come, try this, it's very simple." She demonstrated a simple stretching movement.
Liu Lanlan Villager looked disgusted, but he couldn't resist Shen Qiqi's enthusiasm and reluctantly followed suit.
"Huh? You know what, it feels a bit comfortable." He touched his lower back with a hint of surprise in his tone.
The surrounding villagers also cast curious glances, and an atmosphere of doubt spread among the crowd.
Lu Qing also chimed in: "Yes, everyone is tired from work. Proper exercise can relax the muscles and bones, which is good for the body." An atmosphere of encouragement spread among the crowd.
Seeing that everyone was gradually persuaded, Shen Qiqi felt happy, it seemed that there was still hope.
At this moment, she suddenly had an idea, and a mysterious smile appeared on the corner of her mouth: "Since you can't afford it, then make it yourself!" Lu Qing looked at Shen Qiqi's confident look and asked doubtfully: "Qiqi, what are you going to do?"
Shen Qiqi took Lu Qing and plunged into the village scrap yard, searching for usable materials as if they were on a treasure hunt.
Rusty iron pipes, discarded tires, worn-out wooden boards...
These things that are worthless in the eyes of others sparkle in Shen Qiqi's eyes.
She picked up an iron pipe, knocked it, weighed it, and nodded with satisfaction: "Great! This is it!"
She found some thick hemp ropes and tied the used tires firmly to the wooden boards to make simple barbell plates.
The iron pipes were cut into appropriate lengths and welded together to make dumbbells and barbells.
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