After two or three months of careful care, the twins' legs became much more agile. Their short legs moved quickly, chasing after the bicycle. Even when they fell to the ground, they didn't cry, but got up on their own and continued chasing.
Seeing this, Gao Shujing had no choice but to stop the test drive and stand next to the bicycle to wait for the two of them. He caught Duolu, who was about to fall again after the sudden braking, and patted off the mud that had gotten on him from the fall.
Gao Shujing: "Uncle is right here. You chased so fast, look how badly you fell. You can't chase like that again next time, understand?"
The twins were focused on the bicycle and ignored him.
Duolu reached out to touch the bicycle, but as he turned towards the wheels, Gao Shujing grabbed his little hand: "You dare to touch anything? Aren't you afraid of getting hurt?"
Hearing the pain, Duolu withdrew his little hand and said softly, "Uncle, I want to sit, I want to sit."
Intending to teach the twins a lesson, Gao Shujing lifted them onto the front bar and made them sit sideways on it: "Hold on tight, make sure you're holding on. If you fall, Duolu will be in pain, understand?"
The sudden increase in visibility caused Doro to instinctively grab the front of the car.
Gao Shujing put Duolu down and then picked up Duoshou, who was eager to try, and put him on the pole. The two of them were small and could fit in.
After giving the passengers a ride, Gao Shujing stopped riding and rode the bike around a few times to let them have their fill before finally putting them down.
As soon as Duolu came down, he rubbed his little bottom and said, "Uncle, my bottom hurts."
Duoshou didn't say anything, but the way he rubbed his little bottom showed that he was in pain too.
The bar was only so thick; after sitting sideways and walking around a few times, the children's delicate skin was inevitably poked by it.
Gao Shujing: "Now you know what pain is, right? I've made you want everything. You can't do this again, understand?"
Duolu pouted, "Uncle is bad."
Gao Shujing: "Go play somewhere else, the pain will subside soon."
After seeing the twins off, Gao Shujing helped the bicycle to Duofu's side, parked it, and said, "Duofu, come here, Uncle will take you away."
Duofu had been envious of the twins riding in the car, and upon hearing Gao Shujing's words, he took Duoxi's hands and moved step by step to Gao Shujing's side: "Uncle, can Duoxi ride with us?"
Duoxi kept pulling his chubby little legs toward the bicycle. If Duofu hadn't been holding the little guy back, he would have pounced on it long ago.
Gao Shujing pulled Duoxi to his side and used one hand to lift Duofu onto the back seat: "Duofu and Duoxi sit together. Come on, Duofu, go first. Hold on here, don't fall off."
After instructing Duoxi on his movements, Gao Shujing picked up Duoxi, who was constantly lunging towards the bicycle, and sat him sideways on the front bar: "Let's go."
After calming the children down, Gao Shujing moved the bicycle outside: "Rujia, watch the children, I'll ride the bicycle to show the brigade leader."
As if in response, he rode off on his bicycle and disappeared from sight.
As the patrol team members were on their way to work, Captain Huang greeted Gao Shujing, who was riding a bicycle. He walked up to him with a big smile and said, "Gao, you bought a bicycle?"
Gao Shujing got off the bicycle: "No, it was assembled from those discarded bicycle parts."
Captain Huang lovingly touched the bicycle: "Among the bicycles we've recovered, are there any with such new materials?"
Gao Shujing: "The original appearance was too flashy, so I sanded it down and bought paint to repaint it."
Captain Huang circled the bicycle, trying to find signs of it being secondhand. After circling it several times, he finally found a minor flaw.
Captain Huang: "If it weren't for these marks, I really wouldn't be able to tell that this is a bicycle you assembled from discarded parts."
"You did a great job with the paint job. With this one coat, it looks brand new. People who don't know the inside story would never think it's a used car. I'll take the car for a test drive."
Bicycles were like BMWs in this world; few men didn't like them. The two men had only been talking for a few minutes when they attracted a crowd of onlookers.
One team member asked, "Gao, the educated youth, bought a bicycle? What brand is it? How much did it cost?"
Captain Huang took the bicycle from Gao Shujing and said proudly, "This wasn't bought. It was assembled from scrap materials we collected. After Gao Shujing tinkered with it, it became brand new."
"The educated youth are amazing; they can even build bicycles."
"If Gao Zhiqing can repair that pile of tractors that have turned into scrap metal, building a bicycle is a piece of cake. Gao Zhiqing, could you help me build a bicycle too?"
"Get out of my way, let the educated youth build one for me."
"You bastard, if Gao Zhiqing is going to build one, he should build mine first. I was there when Gao Zhiqing was building his house."
"Pah! Gao paid for the house when he built it. If you don't go, plenty of others will."
While they were arguing, Captain Huang was also having a great time test-riding the bicycle. This bicycle was no worse than a new one in terms of appearance and usability. He couldn't wait to ride it around town right now.
Seeing this, the others wished they could take his place. One of the more impatient ones said directly, "Captain, you've been riding for so long, you should stop and let us ride for a bit too."
Captain Huang pedaled a few more times before reluctantly stopping: "Why are you riding? Don't you want your work points? Go back to work."
Some of the men were still unconvinced and wanted to ride it again, but Captain Huang reassured them: "This is the first bicycle produced by our brigade. Gao Zhiqing will assemble more bicycles and deliver them to the brigade later."
"We'll negotiate a suitable price, and then you can take your things to the brigade to exchange them for bicycles."
Everyone was happy to hear that they could exchange their bicycles for bicycles, as bicycle tickets were hard to come by and there were even fewer bicycles available for sale outside.
Some people finally managed to get bicycle tickets, but because they didn't have any connections, the bicycles they were allocated in town were all bought by those who received the news first, forcing other people with bicycle tickets to wait for the next supply.
The team will be able to get new bicycles, and the members of the Shangfen Brigade will no longer have to be envious of those with connections. How could they not be happy?
A quick-witted man immediately asked, "Captain, can I exchange this bicycle?"
"Yes, Captain, I'll switch to this one. Let's go and discuss how to do it."
"I'll go first, Captain. We'll go to the brigade office now."
Seeing that a new round of scrambling was about to begin, Captain Huang glared and said, "I'll take this bicycle. You guys wait for the ones behind."
A series of cries rang out, and only after being urged by Captain Huang did these people reluctantly return to the fields to work.
Seeing that everyone had dispersed, Captain Huang walked up to Gao Shujing with a beaming smile: "Gao, you can make a cost list for this bicycle and we'll assess its price later."
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