Chen Ye's two thin legs were so tired from pedaling that it seemed that he had to go back and fix the chain. The frame alone was quite heavy. If he installed the carriage and loaded the goods, he would not be able to ride it.
After hearing what Grandpa Feng said, Chen Ye shook his head: "No, we can just make it out of wood when we get back. Iron ones are too heavy. I'm afraid the three wheels will be crushed."
Old Man Feng took a look at the thin wheels and agreed with what Chen Ye said. The iron carriage could really be flattened by these three wheels.
"Then find your one-eyed grandfather and ask him to help you."
"No, this isn't difficult. I can make it in half a day when I get home." She seemed to remember that there were speed-controlled bicycles in later times. Could that be used on this tricycle? She had to go back and try.
After returning home, Chen Ye started a new round of research. Fortunately, the work in the fields was not busy at this time, otherwise Chen Ye would not have so much time to tinker with these things.
A week passed, and Chen Ye walked around the tricycle with satisfaction. She looked at it and said that she was the smartest kid. What do you think? She actually figured out how to make a speed-changing tricycle.
It was already pitch black when she finished the work last night. She went to the river and pulled a cart of stones to try it out. Although she couldn't say that the thing was as light as a swallow when she pedaled it, she could still handle it easily.
This is more than double the carrying capacity of a regular bicycle, and she is quite proud of it.
"Ye Zi, Ye Zi, I'm here," Ershuang's noisy voice came from outside.
Chen Ye turned around and saw Ershuang and Dashuang riding a bicycle towards them. If the threshold of the gate had not been removed, the two of them could probably have ridden directly into the yard.
"Why did you two come here together? Are you here to rest together? Can Dashuang get back to the city in just one day?"
Da Shuang jumped off his bike and said, "How is that possible? This time I can rest for five days straight. I haven't rested for several months. I saved them all up and rested for five days at a time."
Ershuang also looked very happy: "Did you forget that I told you last time that I would discuss with my brother and take a break together and come to find you, so that you could take us to the mountains to hunt."
Chen Ye... Can she say that she has forgotten everything completely?
"Haha... I didn't forget, how could I forget? Come in quickly, have you two eaten?" Chen Ye smiled dryly.
Ershuang rolled his eyes to the sky. Seeing the guilty look on this guy's face, he must have forgotten about it.
"I've already eaten, and I brought you some big meat buns and roast chicken. They're made by our chef, and they're really delicious."
Chen Ye's eyes lit up when she heard about roast chicken. She had only heard of this thing but had never eaten it, and had no idea how delicious it would be. The key point was that the state-owned restaurants in the commune and the county town did not have roast chicken at all.
Chen Ye instantly became much more enthusiastic: "Just come, why did you bring food? I'm so embarrassed!"
Da Shuang rarely saw Chen Ye's servile appearance, and he was so amused: "Don't worry, you will have food to eat. What are you doing?"
"Hey, you actually made a tricycle like you said! Can you ride it? Why is the chain different here? Can you really ride it like this?"
Chen Ye raised his chin and said, "Who am I looking down on? If you don't believe me, try it yourself."
Chen Ye gestured to explain to him how to use the chain, and motioned for both brothers to try it out. She felt that she was so awesome because there was no bicycle like this at the moment.
Although the design concept was not hers, she actually made it by looking at the picture, and she was looking at a simplified version of the finished product picture. How could she have made it without her intelligence and talent?
Da Shuang and Er Shuang were stunned when they heard this, but they still went up to try it. When they climbed the slope, they felt it was easy. The brothers' eyes lit up and they made eyes to communicate with each other through their thoughts.
Ershuang: This is great, brother. Can you ask Ye Zi to make one for us as well?
Da Shuang: That’s for sure. Next time we ride long distances, we may not have to take turns riding the bikes back and forth.
Ershuang: Then brother, why don’t you talk to Ye Zi about it?
Da Shuang: Why didn’t you say it?
Ershuang: You are the big brother after all.
Chen Ye looked at the tricycle ridden by Ershuang with a happy and proud look on his face, and didn't pay any attention to the quarrel between the two brothers.
By the way, apart from being a bit old, a bit rusty, and having a lot of patches, the rest of the car looks good.
"How's it? How's it? Is it a good ride?"
The two brothers quickly stopped communicating through their minds. "Great, great! Ye Zi, how come you're so amazing! By the way, can we fix this chain?"
Chen Ye didn't quite understand. "Ah! Tell me, both of you, is there something wrong with these two gears? Are they stuck when going uphill? Or is it just too hard to pedal?"
Big double, double...
"No, yours is really good. It seems to save a lot of effort when climbing hills. We were thinking, could we modify our bicycle to be like this..."
Ershuang looked at Dashuang and asked, "What did Ye Zi call the bicycle chain just now?"
Da Shuang quickly added: "Can our bicycles also be changed to these so-called variable-speed ones?" It seems like the variable-speed bicycle that Ye Zi mentioned just now?
Chen Ye took a look at Ershuang's bicycle and said, "It should be possible. Let me take a closer look." As she said that, she started to remove the tile cover on the bicycle chain to take a closer look.
The two brothers didn't stop Chen Ye. If he wanted to change, he had to believe that Ye Zi was not right.
"Ye Zi, next time I come over and get you some paint, you can paint the tricycle, it will at least look better than it does now." This one looks too worn out, and if you don't ride it, you would think it's about to fall apart.
"No, this is great! Even if I leave it on the street, no one will notice it. It's safe."
Ershuang scratched his head. "That's not necessarily true. It looks like it's made of iron, so it can probably be sold as scrap metal. If you really throw it on the street, there are still many people willing to take it directly to the scrap yard in exchange for money."
Chen Ye...
"I'm just using a metaphor. Do you understand? If I really make this car look like new, believe me, no matter how tightly I lock it, someone will still try to steal it."
Ershuang nodded: "That's right, this car is so fresh, I have never seen an identical one."
I don’t know what’s wrong with Ye Zi’s brain. Why is it different from theirs? It’s a little too outstanding. By the way, is there such a smart person in the Chen family?
"Right, so it's better to have a broken one so that not many people will notice it. I don't have to worry about it being stolen or robbed when I ride it out."
Da Shuang kept watching Chen Ye fiddling with the bicycle: "How is it, can it be modified?" He didn't care about anything else, he only cared about whether his own bicycle could be modified into the same as Ye Zi's tricycle.
"Yes, but it requires materials. I'll write down what's needed later. You two can prepare them. I'll start when you're ready."
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