Ride a Phoenix Bike
The stall-smashing incident was successfully resolved after Aunt Xu left.
Shen Roujiao presented each diner with a portion of pear in syrup, which she delivered personally to each guest to express her gratitude for their trust.
The restaurant took special care of the diners who ate there and even gave them a free portion of stinky tofu to comfort their wounded hearts.
After taking care of the diners, she walked up to the Zhang brothers and bowed deeply, "Hello, Brother Zhang, Hello, Brother Zhang! Thank you for helping me." When she raised her head, Shen Roujiao's eyes were red and she was holding back tears, looking a little pitiful.
"Little boss, what's wrong with you?"
In Zhang Qingjie's view, in this battle between justice and evil, the young boss is the winner, so he should be happy after winning.
"I feel a little sad. It's harder to deal with people than to deal with money!"
It was just a small stall, but there were people who made reports of it with envy in front and people who smashed the stall and slandered it in the back.
When you are poor, they look down on you and laugh at you; when you are rich, they are jealous of you. It is typical that they dislike your poverty and are afraid of your wealth.
If you make small money, villains will want to bully you; if you make big money, bad people will want to harm you.
Regardless of the era, the underlying color of human nature is always gray.
Shen Roujiao raised her sleeves to wipe away the tears in her eyes, and when she raised her head again, the light in her eyes became brighter. However, she happened to meet Zhang Qingjun's gaze, and they both smiled faintly.
"Thank you, Brother Zhang, for teaching me how to do things! Brother Zhang, I'll treat you all for dinner today, and it's a self-service stall!" Shen Roujiao gently called her third brother and asked him to bring two bowls and hand them to Zhang Qingjie.
"What does self-service mean?" Zhang Qingjie tilted his head and took the bowl, with big question marks in his eyes.
"Just eat whatever you want, I'll pay!"
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"Buy the bill?" The question mark in Zhang Qingjie's eyes magnified exponentially.
Oh, I forgot about that! They didn't understand the words I made up when I was happy and excited.
"No money!" Shen Roujiao pushed Zhang Qingjie to the stall and told him to eat as much as he wanted until he was full. She also specifically reminded him to take good care of his brother.
What’s interesting is that the free food and drink buffet made Zhang Qingjie feel embarrassed and hesitant.
The Shen brothers were so enthusiastic that they kept putting food into the Zhang brothers' bowls, including skewers, stinky tofu, and pears in sugar water. Even if the other party repeatedly said no, they still stuffed the food in, as if they were afraid that they were not expressing their gratitude enough and would neglect them.
"Young boss! We really don't want any more. We are full, please let us go! This is not a buffet at all. It is clearly forced food and drink. We are forced to eat." Zhang Qingjie held the bowl in one hand and covered it with the other hand, not allowing them to add any more food.
That being said, they were only about 70% full. After all, they were two strong guys, so if they ate as much as they wanted, it would be hard to say what would happen.
"Okay. I believe Brother Zhang when he says he's full!" She took the bowl, changed her tone to one she had longed for, blinked her eyes, and asked excitedly, "Have the bikes arrived yet?" Shen Roujiao tried hard to suppress her excitement.
This was the most anticipated event of the evening. Although I almost forgot about it due to Aunt Xu's distraction, after defeating monsters and leveling up, I finally reached the harvest stage.
Not only Shen Roujiao, but several brothers of the Shen family were also waiting excitedly.
"Of course! It's on that truck. I'll push it down for you now." Zhang Qingjie pointed at the military truck behind him. Seeing that Zhang Qingjun had already walked over, he hurriedly jogged to catch up.
Under the gaze of stall owners, diners and everyone else, an 80% new Phoenix brand bicycle made its debut.
Shen Tianyou stroked the phoenix license plate and asked in disbelief, "Is this bike really only 20 yuan?"
"What?" The onlookers asked in unison.
How is it possible to buy a Phoenix brand bicycle for 20 yuan? Even if it is 80% new, it will cost more than 100 yuan.
What's the difference between this and white picking!
Unexpectedly, Zhang Qingjun, who was standing nearby, laughed out loud "hahahaha" after hearing it. His laughter was particularly magical and extremely contagious. Those who didn't understand the situation also laughed along with him.
Amidst the laughter, Zhang Qingjie's face turned red with embarrassment.
"What's the matter? Brother Zhang." Shen Roujiao stepped forward and tugged at Zhang Qingjie's sleeve.
Zhang Qingjie covered his face with his sleeves and said shamefully, "Little Boss, please don't ask any more questions."
"I'm not making fun of you, I just think you're quite good at making use of waste." Zhang Qingjun walked up to him and stroked Zhang Qingjie's head a few times, his affection obvious in his eyes.
"elder brother!"
The cry was drawn out with a dragging tail, and Zhang Qingjie obviously didn't want to talk about the bicycle.
Isn't it just recycling waste?
The frame was discarded by Zhang Qingjie when he was in high school, and the wheels were discarded by Uncle Wang, who drove a car for the government in the compound. When the two are combined, isn't the Phoenix brand bicycle ready?
Why twenty bucks?
Because Zhang Qingjie bought two bottles of Moutai for his father, nine yuan a bottle, and he spent two yuan to get someone to approve the document, which was exactly twenty yuan, not a cent more or less, and not a cent less. The arrangement was clear and perfect, and it happened just right!
What was even more embarrassing was that when he heard that a Phoenix brand bicycle was only twenty dollars, the vegetable seller next to him came up to him, looked up and tried his best to please him, begging him if he could get one for his son.
Those who heard the sound gathered around, hoping to get a bargain, taking one bike left and one right.
"No, no, there's only this one, what a coincidence!" Zhang Qingjie's head hurt because he was surrounded, and he kept waving his hands where he was.
It's quite clever. After all, wheels are common, but Phoenix frames are not.
"Hahaha!" Zhang Qingjun was so amused by his dear brother's embarrassment that he almost got a stitch in his side with laughter.
"Stop laughing and let's go." Although those little thoughts and tricks seemed a bit calculated and fabricated, it was really embarrassing to be discovered by her own brother.
I still remember that he was holding two bottles of Moutai liquor and boasting in front of my father, claiming that he was also a good saver.
As proud as he was then, he is as embarrassed now.
Anyway, Zhang Qingjie didn't have time to get his bicycle fare that day, so he dragged his brother Zhang Qingjun into the bike and left. No matter how Shen Roujiao called out to him from behind, he didn't turn around.
Zhang Qingjie's abnormal behavior did not affect the Shen brothers and sisters at all.
On the way back from packing up the stall, Shen Tianyou drove in front with his little sister, while Jiaojiao in the back seat was talking and laughing all the way.
The two rushed back home first. The fourth brother pulled Shen's father into the yard, pointed at the phoenix in the yard, and said that he had picked up a bicycle on the way.
Unexpectedly, Shen's father walked around the bicycle, took off his shoes, and chased Shen Tianyou around the yard without saying a word, "I told you to steal things! You lied with your eyes open, and you are getting bolder and bolder. You even dare to steal a bicycle!"
"Little sister, was I right?" Shen Tianyou, who was running around the yard with his head held high, had his back hit by two soles of shoes, and there were big shoe prints behind him.
No beating is in vain. This idea was a bad one that Shen Tianyou came up with on the road.
"Dad! Stop hitting me. The car is bought!" Shen Roujiao blocked her father's way and stood in front of her fourth brother.
Father Shen threw down his shoes, and walked around the bicycle again in surprise. "This must be more than a hundred yuan! I just earned a little money, why would I buy it?"
"Twenty yuan, don't worry, Dad. I know the amount." Shen Roujiao picked up a pair of cloth shoes with thousand-layer soles, squatted down and put them on Dad's feet, "From now on, Dad and my second brother won't have to walk to and from the factory."
Speaking of the second brother, Shen Roujiao looked around but didn't see him, "Where is my second brother?"
Father Shen was touching the handlebars with both hands. "Your second brother is on night shift with the eldest child today and will be back tomorrow morning."
"Dad, why does my eldest brother admire my second brother so much?" Shen Roujiao didn't have time to ask in her previous life, but today she asked it right away.
In fact, Shen Rushan is a few months older than Shen Tiancheng, but he is small in stature and has been malnourished since childhood. His hair is yellow, white and black. The children in the village nicknamed him "Miscellaneous Hair" and always bully him.
Shen Rushan is a stubborn man. He will fight even if he can't win. Every time, Shen Tiancheng helps him to retreat.
Later, Shen Tiancheng was invincible in the whole village, and the only recognized younger brother under his command was Shen Rushan.
No longer bullied, and with his elder brother protecting him, his life naturally became much better. Shen Rushan often took delicious food from home to honor his elder brother, but was discovered by Aunt Zhao and was beaten up a lot.
After graduating from junior high school, the obsolete machines in the city were transported to the countryside, and there were factories in the countryside. When recruiting workers, there were two male laborers in a family, and it was not Shen Tiancheng's turn.
Shen Tiancheng, who has a high emotional intelligence, squatted in front of the recruitment booth every day, helping to serve meals and pour water. He was busy running around and managed to get an extra quota and successfully became a worker in the factory.
His close brotherhood with Shen Rushan has lasted until now.
In the words of Shen Rushan: Once you are my younger brother, you will always be my younger brother.
Of course, Shen Tiancheng’s role as the eldest brother was not in vain, he even lost his life for it.
In the original text, before Shen Rushan died of illness, he knelt in front of Shen Tiancheng's grave and cried, "Brother, tell me, why did you waste your life to save me? My body is not worth it, not worth your life to save me."
When the concrete slab fell down, Shen Tiancheng pushed Shen Rushan away at the last moment and was smashed to pieces.
Shen Tiancheng used his own life to prove: Once the big brother, always the big brother.
The rescued Shen Rushan was like a weed that was hit hard by fate and had no power to fight back. His hair turned white overnight and he was listless all day. About a year later, he died of illness in the factory.
At that time, there was no such thing as depression. I watched a healthy and capable young man being drained of his energy little by little until only black holes were left in his eyes, without a single glimmer of light.
The day Shen Rushan left, he kept laughing from morning to noon, saying that he could finally go find his elder brother.
There was light in his eyes when he left!
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The next day, the whole village knew about the Phoenix brand bicycle.
"Auntie Xu, the Shen family already has Phoenix bicycles. Didn't you say that their business would be shut down for a few days?"
Under the big tree at the entrance of the village, the Bagua Club started business again.
"There's someone upstairs." The auntie who was picking vegetables nearby said mysteriously.
"Someone? How come I haven't heard of it?" Several heads quickly gathered together.
"The bicycle was delivered to the girl from the Shen family by a military officer in a military vehicle. It seems that he has taken a liking to her and wants to propose marriage to her later."
Sure enough, the entrance to the village is the most chaotic place, people dare to say anything.
"Then why are you giving away an old one? That's impossible."
"You don't understand. It seems that the officer's father is the county governor. Giving new gifts is more ostentatious."
"County Governor? No wonder that girl seems to have changed into a different person. It turns out that she has found a powerful backer."
"Won't she be the daughter-in-law of the county governor in the future? The Shen family is going to be prosperous, and this daughter-in-law is really not raised in vain."
"Aunt Xu, if your Yaya were still alive, she would be about the same age as Shen's Jiaojiao!" Aunt Xu clenched her fists, her nails digging into the flesh, leaving deep marks that took a long time to fade.
So delicate, haha.
Ever since the rumor that the youngest daughter of the Shen family would marry the son of the county chief was spread more and more true in the village, everyone started calling her "Jiaojiao"!