Chapter 20 Biking



The next morning, Li Qinghe was awakened by his bladder.

After hesitating for a while, I still couldn't resist the urge of my bladder and got out of bed. Fortunately, I added charcoal to the stove last night, otherwise it would have been more difficult to get up.

After putting on his clothes, Li Qinghe went out with his head tucked in. He shivered in the cold wind and trotted out of the yard.

At this time, nearly half of the neighbors in the yard had already gotten up, and wisps of smoke were floating over the yard.

Arriving at the public toilet, Li Qinghe walked in quickly, unbuttoned his cotton pants and started to drink. Fortunately, he got up early today, otherwise he would have to queue up to use the toilet in the morning. Residents from several surrounding courtyards all used this public toilet.

In fact, the most uncomfortable thing is summer. The smell is so bad that it can make a person fall over. There are also all kinds of flies flying around. The squat toilet is full of yellow and is about to burst. You can also see little cuties swimming happily in it... Ugh~~

As he was thinking, a picture appeared in his mind. Li Qinghe retched and shook his head quickly to get rid of the picture. He wouldn't be able to eat today if he kept thinking about it.

Li Qinghe put the Barrett, which was chilled by the cold wind, into his cotton pants, said hello to the neighbor who came in to use the toilet, and walked out quickly. He couldn't stay here any longer.

After washing up, he looked at the chickens in the space and found that they had grown a lot bigger. According to the time, a chicken can lay eggs in about 120 days. These chicks are already more than two months old, and they will be free to lay eggs in about ten days.

Thinking of this, Li Qinghe grinned. At that time, not only would the eggs be free, but the chicken would be free as well. He would never be able to eat them all.

In this age where everything is rationed, it is very difficult to eat meat.

For example, Li Qinghe only gets one pound of meat a month. What can he do with that? It was even worse a few years ago. A worker only got two ounces of meat coupons, which was not enough to fill the gaps between their teeth.

When these chickens grow up, they will be real money. This is what the legendary chicken butt bank refers to. When the time comes, you can go to the pigeon market and exchange them for things. You can buy anything, including bicycles, radios, and watches.

But then he thought about the compound where he lived… Forget it, he didn’t even dare spend the money.

As soon as he buys it, Liu Haizhong will come and cause trouble. This fat guy thinks he is the leader in the hospital and wants to control everything. He can't stand others being better than him. Others cannot have what he doesn't have, and you can't kill him.

Other people in the hospital are not good people either. It is normal for them to be jealous, and they may even report you.

But it's a good thing after all. Li Qinghe closed the door, hummed a little tune and walked towards the factory. He had to accompany Lou Xiao'e to the hospital for a check-up today, so he had to say hello to his master Yang Xiuhe first and ask him to take care of the work.

I bought some breakfast on the way and brought one for Yang Xiuhe as well.

When I arrived at the factory and entered the office, I saw Yang Xiuhe sitting at the table drinking tea. He smiled and placed a breakfast in front of him.

"Master, good morning. I brought you breakfast."

"Hey, what's up today? You even brought me breakfast. Is there something wrong? Just tell me."

Li Qinghe laughed, "Master is very smart. I need your help with something."

"I have to go to the hospital with a friend today. Look at this..."

Yang Xiuhe calmly drank a sip of tea, thinking it was something serious, and immediately waved his hand, "Okay, just go directly, I'll watch over the factory."

"Oh, okay, thank you, Master."

After saying this, Li Qinghe chatted with Yang Xiuhe for a few more words and then returned to his seat.

Electricians don't have much work to do on a normal day. Most of the time they sit in the office and are rarely busy. However, if something happens, they are really busy. Sometimes there are serious circuit problems in the factory, and they may have to work overtime for half a month.

Normally, if there is something to do, you can just inform them and slip away, leaving one or two people in the factory to look after it. Most people won’t care. As long as there are no problems with production in the factory, anything is fine.

Time passed slowly, and Li Qinghe felt that it was about time, so he said hello to Yang Xiuhe and left.

After leaving the factory gate, he could see Lou Xiao'e waiting there with her bicycle in the distance, so he ran over quickly.

"Sister-in-law, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long."

Lou Xiao'e forced a smile, "It's okay, I'm here too early, let's go."

Li Qinghe took the bicycle and said, "Sister-in-law, let me ride it. We can get to the hospital faster."

“Can you ride?”

Lou Xiao'e hesitated for a moment, but still asked. It was not that she looked down on people, but that was the way it was in that era. Bicycles were rare items and most people couldn't afford them. Even if they could afford them, they were reluctant to lend them to others.

Uncle Yan Bugui, the third uncle, bought a second-hand bicycle. He would not allow anyone to touch it and had to clean it every day.

Some people are even worse. When they buy a bicycle, they wrap the frame with cardboard for fear of scratching the paint. Years later, when they remove the cardboard, the bicycle still looks like new without even a big scratch.

Li Qinghe had never ridden a bicycle, so it was normal for Lou Xiao'e to have this question. Although a bicycle is not difficult to ride, it is really impossible to ride it without practice.

"Sister-in-law, you underestimate me, don't you? Even though I don't have one, it doesn't mean I can't ride."

Li Qinghe chuckled, thinking back to the time when he hadn't shaved his head yet, he had mastered the crotch-grabbing technique on a 28-inch bicycle, and he raced around the village every day, worthy of the title of driving god.

Lou Xiao'e was still a little worried, "Then you should be careful. If it doesn't work, I'll do it instead."

"Don't worry, come up quickly."

Lou Xiao'e's bicycle is a ladies' 26-style bicycle, which is smaller than the 28-style bicycle, but it does not affect men's riding.

Li Qinghe sat in the car with one leg on the ground, and Lou Xiaoe carefully sat sideways on the back seat, but she did not support Li Qinghe, but held on to the back seat.

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