After putting the candy into my pocket, the salesperson's attitude immediately became much better.
"Wait a minute, comrade. I'll push the cart for you."
"Okay, thank you, big sister."
The salesman walked in with a smile, and soon came out pushing a 28-inch bicycle. "Comrade, take a look at this. It's a Forever brand 28-inch bicycle made of manganese steel. It's absolutely sturdy and durable."
Li Qinghe patted the cushion and said, "Well, that's the feeling. This is the memory of my childhood. My family was poor and there was nothing to play with. Every day after school, I would ride the 28-inch bicycle at home to run around."
Because the bike is too big and I can't sit on it, I can only use the crotch-holding method. Although it is tiring to ride like this, it is really fun.
When I first started learning to drive, I got hurt pretty badly. The car was so big and heavy that it was hard to control. I got bruises all over my body. At night, I couldn't sleep because my whole body ached. I just lay in bed and cried.
Thinking about it now, I really miss it, but later I entered the Shaolin Temple to learn martial arts and never touched a bicycle again.
"Sister, this is the one we want. Let's get the invoice." Li Qinghe didn't choose. Anyway, the bicycles of this period were of excellent quality and the styles were all the same. There was nothing to pick.
"Okay, I'll open it for you right away."
Li Qinghe's straightforwardness also made the salesperson like him. She hated those who kept touching the cars. They checked a car over and over again for more than ten times, fearing that there would be a scratch on the body of the car. They looked for a long time and were not satisfied with this or that. They changed cars one after another and compared them over and over again.
Is this buying a car? This is buying an ancestor.
There are also some people who don’t have tickets but still like to ask, which is really annoying.
Although she could understand that it was not a small amount of money after all, and most families could not save this amount in a year, it was normal to be cautious, but it was indeed very annoying.
Not long after, Li Qinghe paid the money and pushed the bike out of the department store. He didn't think it was anything special, he just got on and rode away. Fortunately, his skills were not rusty, he found the feeling after riding a few steps.
For him, who is used to seeing cars, trains and other means of transportation, a bicycle is just a very common means of transportation.
Moreover, bicycles were not particularly rare in this era. Many people in the steel rolling mill owned bicycles. Every day after get off work, you could see some people riding bicycles home. There were also many bicycles parked in front of the vegetable market every day.
It’s just that the productivity in this era was insufficient to meet such a huge domestic demand, which led to price increases and made bicycles rare.
He rode his bike into an alley and circled around. The thing hanging on the handlebars disappeared, and he turned a corner and headed straight for the police station.
When you get there, you take out your credentials, spend two dollars to have the bicycle stamped, and get a bicycle license. Now you can legally drive your bicycle on the road, and you only need to pay a fee every year from now on.
Bicycles of this era, like private cars of later generations, needed to be stamped before they could be driven on the road, which was equivalent to license plates of later generations, and a fee had to be paid every year.
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Li Qinghe didn't have to go back to the factory in the afternoon, so he went straight back to the courtyard. As soon as he entered the door, he met the third aunt. She was stunned when she saw Li Qinghe's bicycle.
"Hey, Qinghe, did you buy a car? A permanent one at that. It's much better than Old Yan's. It's not cheap, is it?"
"It's OK. It's OK."
Li Qinghe replied with a smile. He didn't want to get entangled with the third aunt, as she might be planning some trick on him.
"Qinghe, now that you've bought a car, you should treat us." The third aunt suddenly spoke with a smile.
Sure enough, Li Qinghe thought to himself.
He knew that these three aunts wanted to take advantage of Yan Bugui. After spending too long with him, they had been infected with his calculating habits.
But he also had an excuse, "Third Aunt, I don't think I can make it these two days. Sister Xiao'e is staying at my place now, so it's not very convenient. When I'm done with this period of time, I'll find a chance to ask Brother Zhuzi to help cook a few dishes, and treat you and Third Uncle to a good meal."
"After this busy period?"
The third aunt was stunned and asked in confusion: "Aren't you an electrician? What are you busy with?"
"Well, this is what happened. Today, Director Yang asked me to go to a sister company to help out for a few days. They are short of electricians and they haven't been able to recruit any. They also have some circuit problems to deal with, so I asked Director Yang for help. I have to leave early tomorrow morning. I really can't do it during this period."
Seeing that Li Qinghe was really busy and not trying to shirk responsibility, the third aunt didn't know what to say and hesitated, "What about Yu Li helping you wash clothes..."
Li Qinghe smiled and said, "Don't worry about this. The price we agreed on is the price. After all, this is because of me and has nothing to do with you.
"Besides, it's not convenient for me to wash clothes there. When I come back and bring the clothes with me, Yu Li will help me wash them."
"Oh, okay, it's settled."
The third auntie immediately smiled and said, "Qinghe is so generous. Now he has bought a bicycle. You are the most promising person in our courtyard."
"Okay, Third Auntie, I'm going to go back first. I still have to pack up and get ready to go there tomorrow morning."
"Okay, go home now."
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Just as I reached the door, Lou Xiao'e heard the noise and came out of the house.
"Wow, you don't live a good life? You bought a bicycle and saved some money."
As the eldest daughter of a capitalist, she naturally didn't care about a bicycle, but after all, she had lived in the courtyard for so long that she knew about the lives of ordinary people. A bicycle would cost a lot of money to buy.
Li Qinghe parked the car and said helplessly, "There's nothing I can do about it. The factory assigned me to help out at a factory 20 miles away. I have to leave tomorrow. If I don't buy a car, I can't walk there."
Lou Xiao'e said with a smile: "You just bought the car without asking how long it would take for you to come back?"
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