Chen Xingling couldn't help but ask: "What about riding a bicycle? You should be able to do it, right?"
I have known my fourth sister-in-law for more than half a year. Every time I see her, she is carried by my fourth brother. I still don’t know if she can ride a bicycle.
Zhu Siya shook her head again: "No, I tried it before, but I broke my arm... After that, I never dared to touch the handlebars of a bicycle again. I didn't dare to learn it until I was an adult, and later I just learned to drive a car. With a car, I couldn't drive a bicycle or a motorcycle anymore."
Chen Xingling: "...But, our family hasn't been able to buy a car yet!"
In this era of scarcity, motorcycles are already very expensive. A jeep costs 30,000 to 40,000 yuan, and an imported car costs more than 100,000 yuan.
An ordinary worker earns at most 30 or 40 yuan a month. In the city, having a deposit of 1,000 yuan is considered wealthy, and 10,000 yuan is an unattainable level - not to mention hundreds of thousands of yuan!
In rural areas, if a family has a savings of RMB 1,000 and a car or a watch, they are undoubtedly wealthy.
Even in Huiqiao Village, where the living standards are quite good, there are only a handful of families who can afford the "three turns and one ring".
Zhu Siya was extremely depressed and whispered: "If I had known this would happen, I should have put my car on the boat..."
"Haha!" Chen Xingling didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Even if you get it, you may not be able to drive it. The license plate and certificate - they are not ours."
As a result, the two sides reached a stalemate.
Chen Xingling had no choice but to suggest: "Let's arrange it like that at the beginning. You can rest in Sanyuan at night and work in the factory during the day. When my fourth brother comes back, you won't have to worry anymore."
Zhu Siya still had some concerns and couldn't help asking, "There are only two rooms upstairs in your house - what will happen to Xiao Huzi then?"
"No." Chen Xingling replied: "We have a small bed for him in our room, let him sleep in our room first. You are one of our family members, and this is a short-term arrangement, so there is no need to worry about inconvenience or anything."
Zhu Siya hesitated and whispered, "Lingling, how about you and Ma Dali collect the embroidery first. Just like last time, collect a batch of finished products first. When your fourth brother comes back, you can start recruiting people to set up a factory."
Forehead?
Chen Xingling asked suspiciously, "Why? If I hire workers to prepare fabrics and needles and thread myself, the wages will be much cheaper, and I won't lose to the boss of a small workshop."
It is indeed easy to purchase finished products. All you need to do is raise the price, and the owners of small workshops will naturally give priority to selling embroidery products. But in that case, their own profits will be reduced.
The purpose of doing business is naturally to pursue profits. How can you make money without pursuing profits!
Zhu Siya smiled bitterly: "I finally adapted to the life in the fishing village, and now I am alone in the city - I am unfamiliar with the place. The worst part is that many people don't understand what I say, so communication is very troublesome."
Chen Xingling felt a headache after hearing this and said, "Don't worry, just stay here for now. Wait until the factory is finished and you move in, then we'll talk about it. I'll discuss it with Ma Dali later and then come back to find you."
"Okay." Zhu Siya said gratefully, "I don't know anything. I'll leave it to you for now."
Chen Xingling had no choice but to nod and ride his bike back to the city.
She did not go home directly, but turned to the factory building on the east riverside of the city.
Ma Dali and Master Mo are busy installing the stair handrails.
Several brothers have finished cleaning the second floor and the open space. It looks bright and clean everywhere, and it feels refreshed.
Chen Xingling first approached his brothers and asked them why they had not learned to ride a motorcycle.
Unexpectedly, they all laughed after hearing it, looking at each other, and no one took the initiative to answer.
Chen Xingling looked suspicious and asked, "What are you laughing at? When we had a bicycle at home - I remember it was a second-hand one. We were so happy at that time. We took turns to learn and supported each other on the back seat. Later we all learned it together. Now that we have a motorcycle at home, we still have to learn it."
Chen Daxing licked his dry lips and laughed softly, "Little sister, you don't understand. It's not that we don't want to learn...it's that we don't know how to learn."
"What?" Chen Xingling couldn't help asking, "When we had a bicycle at home, we learned together. When we had a tractor at home, you all learned as well. I couldn't learn in Shangjing City. If I were here at that time, I would definitely learn with you."
Chen Bingxing shook his head and smiled: "We can learn tractors together, but motorcycles are different!"
"Little sister, you are confused!" Chen Wuxing explained, "When we bought the tractor before, several of us helped to collect money, and our father also contributed. At that time, the fourth brother paid the most, and we could only contribute a small part. However, he was not married at that time. After the tractor was purchased, it belonged to our whole family. But when we bought the motorcycle that year, we... couldn't afford it. The motorcycle was bought by the fourth brother and his wife. And that thing is too expensive, it is not an ordinary gadget."
Chen Xingling understood everything and fell silent.
Chen Zhongxing took the cigarette off his ear, squinted his eyes, lit it, and exhaled the smoke.
"Little sister, your fourth brother was not married before, and we didn't have any problems with him. He paid for us to build a house, and later bought a tractor, and we all considered it as a family property. But when he came back this year, he had already brought your fourth brother's wife with him. Even if he wasn't officially married at that time, he was considered a family man. There are some things that need to be made clear, and we still need to make them clear."
Chen Daxing lowered his voice and said, "That motorcycle cost thousands or tens of thousands... We couldn't even afford a few dollars at that time. Even if we wanted to help, we couldn't even get a fraction. We couldn't pay, and Dad didn't have any money either, so the motorcycle belonged to the fourth child and his wife."
Chen Xingling nodded slowly: "I understand this. It's different from the second-hand bicycles and tractors in the past. However, the economic situation is getting better every year, and it will definitely be better in the future. In the future, motorcycles and even cars will definitely be popular here. Our village is a bit far from the city, so it's better to learn how to drive a motorcycle. Learn it first, and you can get on it whenever you want in the future."
It’s just like the situation of my fourth sister-in-law. She didn’t learn it before, but now she urgently needs to learn it - she doesn’t know how to do it.
It is always good to learn more little skills. The worst thing is to learn nothing and fail at the critical moment.
The brothers burst into laughter after hearing this.
"Motorcycles are becoming more popular? And cars! Little sister, you are not still asleep from your nap, are you? Are you dreaming?"
"There are only many cars in the city now. Even in the countryside, not every household has a car!"
"That's right! We can still count the number of bicycles in our village! Our village is a relatively wealthy fishing village, and there are so many overseas Chinese coming here!"
"Two thousand yuan is the most a tractor can cost! And what about a car? When we are old, maybe we will have one!"
"It's definitely impossible! It's impossible in this life. Let's hope for the next life!"
Chen Xingling: “…”
Well, I can’t explain it clearly to these “frogs in the well” for now.
After joking around, everyone started to explain another important reason why they were afraid to learn how to ride a motorcycle.
"That thing doesn't look much bigger than a bicycle, but it's expensive! If it gets bumped or damaged, we can't afford to pay for it. Lao Si will definitely not let us pay for it - but we will feel bad about it."
"Also, it takes a long way to fill up the tank, and the gas isn't cheap!"
Chen Xingling waved his hand and said, "You don't understand. Fourth brother is away for several months at a time, and Fourth sister-in-law doesn't know how to drive a motorcycle at home. If the motorcycle is not used for a long time, it will easily break down."
"Really!? Will it break?"
"The parts inside will rust, won't they?"
Chen Xingling was too lazy to explain, and said, "I don't know the details, but Aqi knows more. If you don't believe me, just ask him. Anyway, if you don't start the car for a long time, the battery will run out of power and it won't start. Then it will easily malfunction and won't start."
When the brothers heard this, they were in great trouble. They looked at each other, not knowing what to do.
Chen Xingling looked at the lush grass that had just grown outside and suddenly came up with an idea.
"The rainy season is almost over. Let's wait for the grass to dry up in the next two days and then go outside to learn how to ride a motorcycle. If we accidentally bump into something or fall, we won't be afraid because the grass is soft!"
The brothers were still hesitant, hesitating: "The fourth brother is not at home, his wife may not agree..."
"Fourth sister-in-law is willing." Chen Xingling explained with a wry smile: "She doesn't dare to learn, but she doesn't seem to be willing to live in my house. If you all learn it, you can help pick up Fourth sister-in-law in the future. Before Fourth Brother comes back, we must be responsible for picking up Fourth sister-in-law. I will learn with you when I have time. Whoever learns first will help pick her up, and I will pay for the gas."
After hearing what she said, the brothers finally agreed.
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