"Brother, how about you come with me to carry the heavy bag?"
The two brothers were silent for a while, and then Cai Quanwu suggested.
In the past few days, Cai Quanwu did not do the neck-piercing work. It was not that he did not want to go, but he had been used to it after doing it for so many years.
It was entirely He Daqing who didn't let him go.
In He Daqing's opinion, he has skills. As long as he finds a job, he can arrange for Cai Quanwu to work in the kitchen and learn cooking skills from him. This is a bright future.
Neck-wrap, that's a job for humans!
"No, none at all."
He Daqing shook his head directly: "You have suffered for so many years, and it was all because I was not around. Now that we are brothers, I can't let you suffer any more."
Cai Quanwu was really moved by these words. He had never felt this kind of care from his family since his parents passed away.
"But brother, it's so hard to find a job these days. At least carrying heavy bags will earn you money every day."
Cai Quanwu wanted to continue persuading him. Although carrying heavy bags was a bit tiring, he could see cash every day. A bag of grain weighed 100 kilograms, and he could earn two cents for each bag. At most, Cai Quanwu could earn one yuan a day.
"income?"
He Daqing took these two words to heart, but he absolutely could not do the job of carrying heavy bags. However, he could do another job that Cai Quanwu did.
"Quan Wu, I remember you told me before that besides carrying heavy bags, you also ride a tricycle to do some work, right?"
"Yes."
Cai Quanwu explained, "But that tricycle belongs to a brother of mine. I can only borrow it to do some work. I pay 30 cents a day for rent."
"How much does a tricycle cost?"
When Cai Quanwu heard He Daqing's question, his eyes lit up. Did his brother want to buy a tricycle?
His heart was instantly cheered up. He wanted a car of his own so badly, but he could only think about it. A new tricycle cost a little over 200 yuan, and even an old one would cost more than 150 yuan.
Speaking of which, Cai Quanwu is single and is usually very frugal, but he doesn't earn much.
Carrying heavy bags was not an everyday occurrence, especially after 1959. The jobs of carrying heavy bags became less and less each year, and he relied entirely on riding a tricycle to make money.
However, most of the time, the tricycle belongs to the owner, and he rides it for less than ten hours a day. This means that after deducting daily food, rent, and the occasional drink from his earnings, he has very little left in a month.
After saving for so many years, the savings I have are just enough to buy a second-hand tricycle.
However, Cai Quanwu did not buy a second-hand tricycle as soon as he saved enough money, simply because he had a sense of crisis.
Cai Quanwu is very smart. He knows that he is alone and if he encounters something and has no one to help him, he must have some money.
Therefore, Cai Quanwu is still saving his money. He plans to buy a tricycle of his own after saving a few dozen more dollars, but now it seems that he has to do it earlier.
"A new car is about two hundred and twenty dollars, and a used car is between one hundred and fifty and one hundred and eighty dollars."
Hearing this number, He Daqing felt relieved. If he wanted to buy a car, the money that Sha Zhu had given him before was still enough.
That’s right, since He Daqing came back, Sha Zhu not only had to hand over his monthly salary, but also the remaining assets he had.
This is the characteristic of that era. Before the family was divided, everything in the family was taken care of by the head of the family.
"Brother, I have over 170 yuan here, I'll give it to you too."
As Cai Quanwu spoke, he took out a wad of money from his pocket. This was all his family fortune, but he handed it over willingly.
"No, Quanwu, what are you doing? How can I take your money?"
He Daqing is a very proud person. As an older brother, how could he take his younger brother's money? This is different from taking Sha Zhu's money.
"Brother, our family needs money now, so you can take it and use it. When you earn money in the future, you can help me keep it. When I get married and have a wife, you can give it to me."
"Okay, nothing, I'll do as you say."
He Daqing saw Cai Quanwu's determination and did not refuse. His family was indeed short of start-up capital, but with these 170,000 yuan, it was enough.
"Nothing at all. You can see that all the jobs I've found now require me to start as an apprentice. That's definitely not going to work."
He Daqing said calmly, "So I'm planning to buy two tricycles for our family. You and I can each have one, and we can go out and transport goods or people to earn money. What do you think?"
"Brother, I'll listen to you."
This obedient look made He Daqing very happy. He really liked Cai Quanwu's character. He thought that he was much better than his stupid son, who was a stubborn guy.
"Well, I have four hundred dollars now, plus your one hundred and seventy. I don't know how Sha Zhu has spent all these years, but he only saved this little."
After complaining to his silly son, He Daqing continued, "Quanwu, do you think we should buy a new one and an old one, or two old ones?"
"this......"
A new car has its advantages, and it is light and fast to ride, but it is expensive. An old car is much cheaper, but it takes more effort to ride, so Cai Quanwu is quite conflicted.
But after thinking about it, he said, "Brother, let's buy the old one first. We can change it when we make money."
"Well, then, I'll do as you say."
He Daqing thought about it and agreed, nodding his head. "No, there are none. Do you know where the most and best used cars are?"
This question was asked to the right person. Cai Quanwu has been wanting to own a tricycle of his own for many years, so he is really interested in it. For example, the car he has been interested in recently can be said to be very new!
"Brother, we have a very good tricycle in our yard."
After Cai Quanwu said this, He Daqing immediately realized which car he was referring to. It must be the tricycle parked in front of the gate of the Jia family in the Central Courtyard.
"You mean the one at Old Jia's?"
"Yeah." Cai Quanwu nodded. "Brother, I've taken a close look. The car must have been bought not long ago. It's very new. If they sell it, even if it costs a little more, it's worth it."
"Old Jia family..."
He Daqing fell into deep thought. He seemed to remember that Jia Zhang had asked him to watch a movie. After all, Jia Zhang was also a widow, and he was single now. How about considering it?
If it works, maybe I can even get a car for free?
Jia Zhang didn't know that after so many years, He Daqing, who didn't show up that year, was thinking about her again. Unfortunately, He Daqing didn't know that after so many years, Jia Zhang still had a lot of resentment towards him.
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