"Uncle Eight, we just need to keep this matter to ourselves. Don't spread it out, or else Zhang Xinyi might get into trouble."
Seeing that the three of them were doing well, Jiang Mingwen had no plans to leave the hospital. He chatted for a while and then left.
When Jiang Shushu went to deliver food in the evening, Jiang He told Jiang Shushu what happened during the day.
After Jiang Shushu knew that Zhang Xinyi would leave Q City in two months at the latest, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, he decided not to pay any attention to her.
Because Jiang Shushu knew that in the rural areas of the mountain valley, because they were far away from the city, they didn't have to worry about many things, so the people were generally tough. Zhang Xinyi's cleverness wouldn't work well there. It would be fine if she just worked honestly, but if she continued to be clever, there would be people who would teach her a lesson.
Zhang Xinyi finally returned to the educated youth camp, but no one paid any attention to her. They just ignored her. A few people occasionally paid attention to her, but they just rolled their eyes. Because of what Zhang Xinyi and Bai Yao did, the villagers were very dissatisfied with the educated youth. Lin Dagui immediately took it back and gave them special care, treating them like ordinary villagers, letting them do what they were supposed to do. He said that the educated youth were so capable of making trouble, but they were too idle and exhausted. The educated youth had no way to fight against the villagers, so they became more and more dissatisfied with Zhang Xinyi and Bai Yao. When they couldn't see Bai Yao, they took out their dissatisfaction on Zhang Xinyi. If Zhang Xinyi was not still injured, let alone ignoring her, they would have wanted to beat her up to vent their anger for the suffering they had endured these days.
On the 9th, Feng Yushu happily found Jiang Shushu and handed him a brand new bicycle ticket.
"I've already arranged everything for you. There will be three 24-inch and three 26-inch bikes available tomorrow. Come back at 10:30. Remember to go early tomorrow, or they'll be sold out."
"Yushu, can I reserve one in advance?" There are only 6 bicycles. If I can't get one, I'll have to wait until next month.
"If the management wasn't so strict before, I could still ask for you. But now I can't. The management is so strict that even our director's wife has to buy things on a first-come, first-served basis." Our director's plump wife has lost several pounds. How could I, a small waiter, dare to do such a thing against the law?
"Okay, then I'll take tomorrow off to grab a bicycle. Thank you, Yushu. I really need this bicycle ticket. How much is it?"
"50"
Jiang Shushu gave the money readily.
The next morning, Jiang Shushu arrived at the department store at 9:30 a.m. and found a good spot with the best feng shui to wait in. By 10:20 a.m., several tough guys with long arms and legs were standing next to Jiang Shushu, and there were about 30 people standing behind him.
Jiang Shushu: "..." As tall and strong people with long legs and feet, we should choose a 28-inch big bike, or at least a 26-inch one. No one should compete with me for the small 24-inch bike, right?
Unfortunately, things don't always go as planned. Just as Jiang Shushu finished thinking this, he heard the voices of several people talking.
"Brother, I remember you had a bicycle at home. Why did you come to steal it?"
"Don't worry, I won't compete with you. I'm going to buy a 24-inch one for my future wife."
"What a coincidence! You also bought a 24-inch bike. Me too. My sister is getting married, and my family wants to prepare a bicycle for her as a dowry."
"Me too. My aunt found an office job, and my grandparents want to buy her a bicycle for work. We have exactly three, one for each of us, which is just right."
Jiang Shushu: "..." Bullshit! I haven't even spoken yet. I'm the first one here. I've been here for an hour. You want me to go home empty-handed? No way. If I had known the competition was so fierce, I should have called Yang Xiaobei. A police officer would definitely run fast.
Jiang Shushu turned his head and looked over at the three people.
Wow, each of them is tall and strong, with long legs and feet. Could it be that the families of these three people sent out the tallest and fastest person in the family?
Jiang Shushu took another look at the positions of the three people and found that although their positions were a little worse than hers, they were still not bad and were all in the front. Jiang Shushu estimated in her mind and found that there was a high possibility that she would not be able to outrun those people.
We have to think of a way.
At 10:30, the waiter brought out 12 brand new bicycles, 3 each of 24 and 26 inches, and 6 of 28 inches. There was also a big red flower on each bicycle.
There were 12 bicycles and about 40 people watching them.
The department store manager came out and looked calmly at the 40 or so people who were staring at the bicycle like wolves.
Department Store Manager: I've tried my best to keep the news secret, so why are there so many people out there? I guess we need to find a way, or else these people will cause a huge uproar.
"There are only so many bikes this month, but there are too many of you. There aren't enough to go around, so it's first come, first served."
Jiang Shushu immediately raised his hand and said, "Comrade Director, I'm the first one here. I arrived at 9:30 and waited for an hour. Can I buy it first?"
"I've been here since 8:30."
“I came at 8:00.”
"I was waiting at the door until 6:00 when the door opened."
"I came here in the early morning."
…
Each one is more outrageous than the other, and each one is more boastful than the other.
Jiang Shushu: “…” What a shameless bunch.
The department store manager remained expressionless, smiling broadly. "When did you arrive? I don't know. When I say first come, first served, it's from the moment the bicycles are pushed out. Whoever arrives first gets the goods. But now that so many of you have arrived at the same time, you'll have to rely on your own hard work, first come, first served."
"Because there are so many of you, and for your safety, we'll come in batches. We need those 28 inches to stand out."
When Jiang Shushu looked over, he saw that 4/5 of the people had stood up.
"This is the corner. You run down the passage from the second floor intersection. Whoever six people get there first will get to sell it to them."
Jiang Shushu: "..." You can play it this way, buy a bicycle, and do a 50m sprint. I can't win, and I can't buy it. With my short legs, there is no way I can outrun those people.
In order to increase his chances of winning, Jiang Shushu originally wanted to participate in the 26-inch competition, but when he saw that there was person number 26, he took his steps back.
Soon, the 26-inch and 28-inch bicycles were happily pushed away.
Jiang Shushu followed a group of people to the second-floor exit. Jiang Shushu counted and found that there were 10 people competing with her for the bicycle.
These 10 men competed with each other, and none of them was willing to give in to the other, but they all ignored Jiang Shushu and treated him as a runner-up.
The 11 people stood in line. Jiang Shushu was the only female comrade and also the shortest one, so she stood out. The onlookers looked at Jiang Shushu with sympathy.
Jiang Shushu: “…” That’s not necessary. I may not be tall enough, but I make up for it with my intelligence.
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