Chapter 164: Er Ba Gang
Shang Ruoting heard it clearly that the man said the tickets had not been sold.
Could it be that these two people are ticket scalpers?
So she called out to the two of them.
"Comrade, wait a moment."
The man with split hair turned around and asked: "Why? You still have peaches to sell?"
Shang Ruoting knew that the private purchase of tickets could not be announced publicly, so she could only wave to the two of them mysteriously.
The two of them came back with an impatient look on their faces: "Are there any more peaches? Stop wasting time."
Shang Ruoting looked around and asked in a low voice, "Do you two comrades have any tickets?"
The man with split hair raised an eyebrow: "Why, you want to buy a ticket?"
Shang Ruoting didn't intend to beat around the bush, after all, she really wanted to buy tickets.
"Do you have bicycle tickets?"
When the man with the split hair saw that the young woman really wanted to buy tickets, his face became less serious and he looked like he was negotiating business with someone.
"Comrade, bicycle tickets are in short supply these days. I do have one, but the price is…"
Shang Ruoting naturally understood what he meant. He thought she was ignorant and wanted to raise the price...
"Comrade, I really want to buy a bicycle ticket, but I don't have much money. If the price is right, I can consider it."
The man with split hair exchanged a glance with his companion, then announced the price: "50 yuan for a bicycle ticket."
Shang Ruoting heard his offer, which was higher than she expected.
So she bargained with the man with split hair back and forth a few times, and finally bought a bicycle ticket for the price of three.
At the same time, she also promised the two people that she would go get peaches and sell them to them now.
Shang Ruoting contentedly put the bicycle ticket into the space, turned around and went to a secret place, and took out two baskets of peaches from the space.
As soon as she set up the stall, ten peaches were bought by the two ticket scalpers. Then, many more people gathered around, and soon the two baskets of peaches were sold out again. An hour later, Shang Ruoting sold six baskets of peaches and left satisfied.
She earned a total of 16 yuan from selling peaches today, which should be enough as long as she doesn't buy a big-brand bicycle like Forever or Phoenix.
Shang Ruoting came to a bicycle shop. There were not many customers there, and there were only a few sample bicycles placed around.
She looked around, and perhaps because it was a county town, the big brands of bicycles she knew were not there. Most of them were the most common 28-inch bicycles here, and they were brands she was not familiar with.
Each sample bicycle has a clear price tag. Although they look similar in appearance, the prices vary, ranging from one hundred to one yuan.
Shang Ruoting believes in the principle of "you get what you pay for" and plans to buy the most expensive one.
She asked the salesperson: "Comrade, I want to buy this kind of bicycle."
The salesperson glanced at her and said, "This car is out of stock right now."
Shang Ruoting was a little dumbfounded: "Even if I have a ticket, it won't work?"
The salesperson pointed to the bicycles priced at 120 yuan and 130 yuan and said, "These are the only two models in stock right now."
Shang Ruoting took a look and finally decided to buy the one that cost 130 yuan.
The purchase process went smoothly. After she handed in the bill and paid, someone pushed a brand new 28-inch bicycle to her.
Shang Ruoting happily took the bicycle, checked it carefully, and then pushed it out.
It was getting late. She had achieved the purpose of coming to the county town and had also tasted the sweetness of selling space supplies. It seemed that she would have to find time to come out when she had the chance in the future.
Shang Ruoting hummed cheerful tunes all the way and rode the bicycle she had been longing for back to Sihe Village.
On the way, she took advantage of the fact that no one was around and ran to the space to eat something.
When they were almost at Sihe Village, Shang Ruoting took out the remaining basket of peaches in the space and tied it to the rear rack of the bicycle with a rope. She also took out a bag of cornmeal and tied it to the other side of the rear rack before getting on the bicycle again and heading towards the village.
She met many people on the road, and they all looked at her.
"Is this Shang Ruoting?"
"Look, the bike she's riding looks like it's new."
"They are a really rich family. Not only can they build a brick house, but they can also buy bicycles."
"This bike is great. It can hold so much stuff on the back."
“…”
Shang Ruoting had seen many people riding bicycles in the county town and had thought it wouldn't be too out of place. Unexpectedly, after entering the village, she listened to people's discussions all the way home...
Old Mrs. Shang was washing vegetables in the yard when she saw Shang Ruoting walking in pushing a brand new bicycle with so many things placed on the back.
"Tingting, is this bicycle new?"
Shang Ruoting parked the car and explained while moving things downstairs: "Grandma, today when I went to the county town, I met someone selling bicycle tickets, and I couldn't help but..."
Grandma Shang was genuinely happy for her granddaughter to own a bicycle, but she also felt a little sorry for the money.
"Tingting... this bicycle must be quite expensive, right?"
Shang Ruoting understood the old lady's thoughts very well: "Grandma, I didn't buy anything expensive. When we have a bicycle in the future, it will be much more convenient for Tan Chen and I to go out."
Seeing how happy she was, Old Lady Shang gave up the idea of lecturing her.
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