Chapter 60 The Process of Cultivation
Seeing that Zhang Ze agreed, Zhang Qinghe was satisfied. He didn't disturb him and prepared to go back to wait for good news.
Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly thought of something and turned around and said, "By the way, I saw Er Gouzi staring at you guys before, but he ran away when he saw me coming. Is he jealous that you have such a good partner? Is he planning to do something behind your back?"
As for Er Gouzi, Zhang Ze knew that they would meet him sooner or later after bringing Tong Shuyao back, and the two families might even have a fight.
I originally thought that he would come directly to cause trouble, but I didn't expect that he had been secretly staring at the two of us.
When Ergouzi saw Tong Shuyao, he should have known why his blind date, which was going well for him, suddenly failed. The reason was that his blind date partner was snatched away by someone else.
Ergouzi's blind date trip has not been smooth recently. The matchmaker has introduced three people to him, but the looks of these three blind date candidates are far inferior to Tong Shuyao, which makes him feel dissatisfied.
Moreover, the betrothal gift previously only required fifty yuan, but now it requires a full two hundred yuan before others are willing to "marry" their daughter. This has caused a huge gap in the hearts of Ergou's family, so it has been difficult to negotiate the marriage.
It was not until today when he heard that Zhang Ze had brought his girlfriend back that he secretly came to see what was going on. He was so angry! "Er Gouzi, I'll have to trouble you to call a few people to help pay more attention to it, so that the guy won't do anything when he gets excited."
Young people are mostly impulsive, and Zhang Ze is really a little worried that this Er Gouzi will do something impulsive and hurt the people around him.
"Don't worry, I will keep a close eye on him." Zhang Qinghe agreed without thinking.
Compared to Zhang Ze, who often works and has little contact with people of the same age, he is more popular in the village and has many friends. It is not a big deal to just ask him to pay more attention to Ergouzi.
After Zhang Qinghe left, Zhang Ze took Tong Shuyao to continue walking around the village, so that she could get a general idea of where she would be living in the second half of the year.
Then, seeing that the time was almost up, he took a bus back to the county and went to the department store to buy a bicycle.
The department store is only three stories high, but it is quite large.
There are slogans on both sides of the building, such as "Work hard and create a better future" and "Reputation first, customers first", which are very representative of the era.
Although it was not as good as the skyscrapers of later generations, it was the most fashionable at that time.
There are many foreign brands in it, the variety is not as good as that in later generations, but they are just as big names as those in later generations.
Although Yuewan is just a county town, it has everything it needs.
When they entered the building, Tong Shuyao, who was there for the first time, seemed a little nervous and moved closer to him.
But privately she kept looking around, obviously very curious about this place.
Zhang Ze also looked around and found that the interior of the building was almost the same as he remembered.
Of course he had been to the department store in his previous life, but that was in 1988.
After being reborn, I didn't expect to arrive here nine years earlier than in my previous life.
Based on his memory, he quickly found the counter selling bicycles.
Although there was a slogan "Customer First" outside the department store, in reality the attitude of the sales clerks was very bad. They just glanced at them and ignored them completely.
Zhang Ze didn't care, and there was no way he could care about it. After all, sales clerks of this era were all the same kind.
"My dear comrade, we have bicycle tickets and want to buy a Forever brand bicycle."
As he spoke, he pretended to reach into his pocket and pulled out a bicycle ticket.
Phoenix is always a big brand, and he has already decided what to buy.
The salesperson was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the two people were not dressed well and thought they were just visiting. But they actually took out bicycle tickets.
Not only the salesperson was surprised, but Tong Shuyao was too. She thought Zhang Ze brought her here to help buy cloth, but she didn't expect that he actually wanted to buy a bicycle.
Seeing her stunned look, Zhang Ze couldn't help but lean closer and whispered, "I bought it for you."
Tong Shuyao immediately became anxious: "The bicycle is too expensive, I don't want it."
"It's a betrothal gift for you!"
Hearing this, Tong Shuyao's little face turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye, even her earlobes turned red.
She felt a little dizzy, and when she came to her senses, the salesperson had already issued the ticket. It was for a 28-inch Forever brand bicycle, and the price was written as one hundred and eighty-two yuan and thirty cents.
Zhang Ze was somewhat relieved at this moment, fortunately he borrowed fifty.
He had more than 260 yuan in his pocket, and he borrowed 50 yuan, which was more than 310 yuan. He bought the bicycle ticket and the bicycle, and had exactly ten yuan left, which he almost couldn't afford to buy.
They went to get the car together, and under the envious gaze of a group of people, he took Tong Shuyao to buy cloth again. Her money was just enough.
After buying things and leaving the building, Zhang Ze pushed his bicycle to get a stamp. After paying three yuan and getting the stamp, the bicycle could finally be ridden.
"Would you like to sit down?" he asked, patting the back seat.
"Can you ride?" Tong Shuyao asked with a little doubt in her eyes. After buying a bicycle, wouldn't she still have to learn how to ride it? "The Zhang Qinghe you met today has a bicycle at home. I often ride one before, so don't worry." Zhang Ze said. Seeing that she was still a little worried, he simply rode the bicycle and rode two circles in front of her steadily.
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I haven’t ridden a bike for at least twenty years, but it’s something you can’t forget once you learn it.
Seeing that he really knew how to ride a bicycle, Tong Shuyao felt relieved, and then asked with a little excitement: "Can you teach me how to ride a bicycle?"
"Of course." Zhang Ze agreed immediately, then looked up at the position of the sun and estimated the time. He felt that his brother-in-law would not come so soon.
"Let's go to Huanxi Road. There's a wide road over there with fewer people and a flat concrete surface. We'll go there to study."
"Okay." Tong Shuyao nodded, sat sideways in the back seat, and held his clothes tightly with both hands.
"Hold on, let's go!" Zhang Ze was in a good mood after finally buying a bicycle. He rarely showed some youthful vigor.
The bicycle started steadily, with a pretty girl on the back. At this moment, some young men on the roadside all looked at him with envy.
Not only does he have a bicycle, but he also has such a beautiful partner, which instantly makes him the most handsome guy on the street.
The closer you get to Huanxi Road, the fewer pedestrians there are on the road. This side is a little off the beaten track, but it is an important passage for towns in the north to enter Yuewan County.
When he arrived at Huanxi Road, Zhang Ze saw a truck fully loaded with goods coming towards him, and there were two tricycles driving slowly on the road.
There are sidewalks on both sides of the road, and many people are walking on them.
Originally, Zhang Ze wanted to teach Tong Shuyao how to ride a bike on the sidewalk, but when he saw that there were many pedestrians, he gave up the plan.
Anyway, there are not many cars these days. I only encountered one in most of the day, and it was driving very slowly.
After finding a suitable position, Zhang Ze just braked when he suddenly felt a warm feeling from behind.
Before he had time to feel it carefully, the softness quickly left him.
Zhang Ze had a strange look on his face. He really didn't mean it.
However, this gave him an unexpected surprise. In this era of food and clothing shortage, how did the Tong family manage to raise their daughter so well and have a surprisingly good figure?
Without a skirt, the girl's figure is basically concealed by loose straight clothes. He thought Tong Shuyao would be as skinny as his sister, and he would need to work hard to make up for it.
Now it seems that the training process has been shortened by more than half.
(End of this chapter)
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