Chapter 26 Pedestrian Street
The next day, Lin Qiu reported to Hongxiu in the morning, worked on the sewing machine for more than an hour, finished the work assigned to her, then ran home and practiced riding a bicycle in the alley below the rental house. She planned to ride the bike when the box was empty in the future, and push the box when there were popsicles in it, otherwise it would be bad if she fell.
I rode my bike for a few laps, then went to the market to buy some cold noodles. It was just past eleven when I finished eating. After being fully armed, she carefully rode the 28-meter-long pole towards the old popsicle factory.
He continued to sell ice cream in the area near the school, and Lin Qiu planned not to sell ice cream there anymore in the future.
This was Lin Qiu's conclusion after careful consideration. Few students would spend their own money to buy ice cream. Although they have a lot of pocket money, they also have many other things they like. They would rather choose cheaper popsicles and save money to buy other things.
Lin Qiu's idea was soon verified. The one hundred old popsicles and one hundred red bean and mung bean popsicles he brought at noon were all sold out, and the same was true after school in the afternoon.
Before five o'clock, Lin Qiu rode his bicycle to the popsicle factory, sweating profusely, and placed an order for another 100 sticks, 40 each of red bean and green bean, and 20 ice creams.
After putting the popsicles into the box, Lin Qiu pushed the cart back, thinking about going to Xixiang Pedestrian Street tonight, feeling a little nervous. I have never been there, so I don't know if it is as lively as others say? What if no one buys it?
never mind! I don’t want to think about it anymore. The more I think about it, the more panicked I become. At worst, I can just pretend that I didn’t make any money these two days.
After dinner, the family packed up and set off.
Wang Xiuren sat astride the 28-inch bicycle, while Lin Qiu held Wang Shan and sat on the front bar. With a push of their long legs, the wheels rolled on the road, and the air began to flow, bringing a hint of cool breeze to their faces.
"It's so comfortable!" Wang Shan sat in Lin Qiu's arms and clapped her hands, peeking, "Dad, we have to come out tomorrow!"
"Okay!" Wang Xiuren agreed loudly and nimbly avoided pedestrians and moved through the streets and alleys.
Soon, we arrived at our destination - Xixiang Pedestrian Street.
Xixiang Pedestrian Street is closely connected to the Xixiang River, with shops lining both sides of the street. At night, the bright lights illuminate the Xixiang River, making it sparkle. It is the main commercial street in the western part of Shenzhen, with bustling pedestrians and vehicles, and is known as the "Little East Gate".
"Wow! It's so beautiful here!" Wang Shan opened her eyes wide, looked at the pedestrian street in surprise, and covered her mouth with her little hands.
Wang Xiuren and Lin Qiu were also shocked.
The huge contrast from the low, cramped, messy and crowded urban villages to the spacious, bright and colorful metropolises makes people dizzy.
It turns out that this is Pengcheng!
"Okay! Let's get down to business!" Having witnessed the prosperity of the 21st century, Lin Qiu was the first to come to his senses.
Lin Qiu hugged Wang Shan and gently jumped out of the car. Wang Xiuren quickly pushed the car forward a few steps and parked it at the corner of the street. There was a crossroads in front of the corner.
"I'll yell, hold Shanshan and don't let go, there are so many people here!" Lin Qiu said as he pushed Wang Shan into Wang Xiuren's arms, "Shanshan, remember to hold daddy tight and don't let go, do you hear me?"
"I heard it!" Shanshan answered loudly while hugging her father's neck, but her eyes couldn't help but look around.
"Popsicles! Selling popsicles! Cool, thirst-quenching and delicious popsicles!" Lin Qiu shouted loudly with his hand on the popsicle box.
Nowadays, people who have time to go shopping and have fun on the pedestrian street are basically not short of money. The weather is so hot, having a cool popsicle to quench your thirst while shopping is a good choice.
Soon, passers-by saw and heard Lin Qiu's shouting, and they all walked to the popsicle box on the corner of the street to choose their favorite flavors.
In less than an hour, the popsicles were sold out.
It’s always a pleasure to make money! Lin Qiu hugged Wang Shan and gave her a big kiss on her apple cheek, "Let's go shopping too!"
As he spoke, he walked into the pedestrian street, and Wang Xiuren followed beside him pushing the cart. The family of three took a leisurely walk, enjoying the gentle evening breeze and feeling the prosperity and charm of Shenzhen.
Because the popsicle box on the back of the bicycle was so eye-catching, people kept coming to buy popsicles along the way, and Wang Xiuren could only tell them that the popsicles were sold out.
Explaining over and over again had already made his mouth dry and his leisurely mood was no longer there.
"Shall we go to the dessert shop in front?" Lin Qiu felt that Wang Xiuren was a bit miserable, and since he made some money today, he decided to reward him. "I'll treat you and your daughter to some dessert."
Wang Xiuren walked quickly to the dessert shop, parked the car in front of the store, and locked it with a big iron lock.
As soon as the family arrived at the store, the sweet smell of sugar water wafted in the air.
Wang Shan narrowed her eyes and took a deep breath, "It must be delicious!"
The cute appearance made the customers in the store laugh out loud.
The menu was hanging on the wall. Lin Qiu took Wang Shan to take a closer look, and Wang Xiuren followed beside them.
The cheapest dessert was 30 cents, the most expensive was 50 cents, and seeing that the three of them would have to pay 90 cents, Wang Xiuren quietly touched Lin Qiu's shoulder, "Is it too expensive?"
Lin Qiu also had his own account, and replied in a low voice: "Just treat it as a taste! You have to eat something good when you go out."
It was true to say so. After all, the purpose of making money was to eat. Wang Xiuren quickly ordered a bowl of mung bean soup for himself.
Lin Qiu ordered a bowl of taro soup for himself and a bowl of yam and coix seed for Wang Shan. The three of them put together the bill, which was exactly one dollar.
The three of them sat at the table and waited quietly for the sweet soup to be served.
When the sweet soup was served, Lin Qiu and Wang Xiuren were both satisfied.
Although the dessert here is not cheap, the ingredients are very good. There are three full spoonfuls of mung bean paste, and one bowl is very filling. There were a lot of taro in the bowl, piled up like a mountain. It was not the kind of thick taro soup, but had a very light taste. Red dates, wolfberries, lotus seeds and lilies are dotted in the soft and sticky yam and barley syrup, which is sweet and delicious and melts in your mouth.
A family of three enjoyed the delicious sweet soup while enjoying the fans in the store.
Halfway through the meal, Wang Shan started rubbing her eyes and wanted to go to sleep. Lin Qiu hugged her and quickly finished eating the taro. After Wang Xiuren finished the mung bean paste, he poured Wang Shan's portion of yam and coix seed into his mouth.
In less than three minutes, Lin Qiu held Wang Shan and sat on the front bar of the bicycle.
Wang Xiuren carefully avoided the pedestrians, drove out of the bustling pedestrian street, and flexibly moved through the winding and dark alleys. Soon, he returned to the small and cramped rental house.
Wash up and go to bed.
The two of them lay in the small and cramped rental apartment, thinking about what they had seen today, and a seed was planted in their unwilling hearts at the same time.
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