Bicycles are still in hot demand, there are many of them in state-owned stores, and they sell out quickly.

Within three minutes of Xu Qing standing in front of him, ten bicycles were bought.

Xu Qing decided to buy a lady's bicycle this time and let his wife and sister ride it.

In the past, there were fewer women's bicycles in state-owned stores, but now in 1976, there are no fewer women's bicycles than men's bicycles.

The style is also good-looking, but it can’t carry things as well as a men’s bicycle.

It's much easier to get on and off the car if you go to the middle crossbar.

However, on the latest models, a basket is installed at the front, which makes up for the lack of crossbars.

Xu Qing asked his wife to try several cars to see which one was the best to ride.

The little guy was bored. After drinking his own soda, he secretly took a few sips of his parents' soda, then squatted aside and shook his pedals with his hands, playing very enthusiastically.

Jinghong picked it up and pointed to the lady's Phoenix bicycle on the left: "Brother Qing, I think this one is good, but it's a bit expensive, thirty yuan more than others."

When Xu Qing heard this, he smiled, took out his money and industrial coupons, and bought the car that his wife had chosen directly.

The more expensive it is, the more comfortable it is to ride.

These days, you can’t buy a car. Firstly, it’s too expensive. Secondly, you can’t buy it even if you have money.

Otherwise, Xu Qing will get one.

How good the car is. Just give it a foot of gas and it will go away. There is no need for people to pedal hard.

And it runs much faster than a bicycle.

Jinghong was happy when she saw Xu Qing bought the car she liked, but instead of showing it on her face, she rolled her eyes and said reproachfully:

"Brother Qing, you are really worth thirty yuan."

Xu Qing pretended not to hear, "I don't like it, why don't I change it to a cheaper one?"

Ma Jinghong snorted, picked up her son, gave Xu Qing a look, pushed the bicycle and left, bickering lazily.

After buying a bicycle, stamping the license plate and applying for a vehicle license, these procedures are naturally indispensable.

When everything was done, Xu Qing asked Jinghong to take his son back first. He rode alone and returned to the state-owned store. He used the tickets he had allocated earlier and bought two kilograms of pork, thirty kilograms of white noodles, twenty kilograms of stick noodles, and three kilograms of leeks.

, two pounds of tomatoes, one watermelon.

After buying a lot of things, Xu Qing found a place where no one was around at noon to use his ability.

There are more of these.

The back seat of the bicycle is full, and the basket in front of the front is also full.

One hundred kilograms of grain, four kilograms of pork, two watermelons, six kilograms of leeks, and four kilograms of tomatoes.

The bicycle I just bought carried a weight of more than 100 kilograms, not counting Xu Qing riding it.

Fortunately, bicycles these days are expensive, but they are worth the money and the quality is very good.

Xu Qing rode all the way back to the courtyard alley, nothing happened.

The sun is shining now, and there are almost no people in the courtyard.

Those who went out have not returned yet, and those who stayed in the courtyard are hiding in their homes to take a midday break.

In the middle courtyard, Qin Huairu's washed clothes were hanging to dry. When Xu Qing passed by, he saw that they were almost dry.

The only advantage of summer is that you can wear the clothes you wash in the morning after a nap.

At around four o'clock in the afternoon, Aiguo and Feng Ming came back. Instead of one bicycle, there were three parked at the entrance of Xu Qing's house.

In the front yard, Yan Bugui had something to do with Liu Haizhong who had just returned to the yard. As soon as he entered the backyard, he saw three bicycles parked neatly at the door of Xu Qing's house.

I couldn't help but walked to the door of Xu Qing's house, looked around, and looked at Xu Qing who was eating watermelon with his two brothers in the house and said:

"Xiaoqing, your family is really prosperous now. Good guy, you have three bicycles, two of which are new. From now on, our courtyard will be able to form a bicycle fleet."

Xu Qing smiled and did not answer, raised his hand and grabbed a piece of watermelon that his wife Jing Hong had just cut, and gestured to Yan Bugui;

"Third uncle, it's a hot day. Let's go inside and eat a piece of watermelon and take a rest."

Yan Bugui was a little embarrassed, but he still walked into Xu Qing's house.

He reached out to take the watermelon from Xu Qing, took a big bite, and stretched out his thumb and said:

"Xiaoqing, you picked these melons well. Where did you buy them? I'll ask your third aunt to buy two of them tomorrow."

Ma Jinghong continued: "Third uncle, it's the state-owned store. If you want to buy it, hurry up before it's sold out tomorrow. The next batch may not be so delicious."

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Yan Bugui spit out the dark watermelon seeds in his mouth and nodded, "I'll ask your third aunt to come over and take a look later."

It’s just that after Yan Bugui finished eating a tooth of watermelon, he still couldn’t help but said:

"Xiaoqing, this is what we call life in your family. We have three bicycles, but in our entire area, I'm afraid we won't be able to find another one."

Xu Qing smiled and said nothing, grabbed a tooth of watermelon and handed it to Yan Bugui again.

Yan Bugui didn't have the nerve to accept it this time, so he waved his hand and said, "Qingzi, just one piece is enough for me. Your sister Xiaoya hasn't come back yet, so keep it for her."

When Xu Qing saw this, he was no longer polite and asked his third brother Feng Ming to pass a cigarette to the third uncle.

Yanbu Gui took two puffs on his cigarette and remembered that he came to the backyard to discuss things with Liu Haizhong. He quickly stood up from the edge of the kang and said:

"Xiao Qing, I have something to do with your second uncle. Let's go to his place first."

Xu Qing did not hold back, stood up and escorted Yan Bugui out of the house.

It was finally a little cooler outside the house now, and there was no sun at noon. Thinking of the old lady, who was sitting alone in the house and couldn't even get off the bed, Xu Qing turned around and returned home, taking three pieces of watermelon and giving them to his son.

Sent it over.

And at the same time.

Yan Bugui, who left Xu Qing's house, sat in Liu Haizhong's room and said to Liu Haizhong and his second aunt:

"Have you seen the three bicycles at the door of Xu Qing's house? They are really good, especially the ladies' bicycle that Xiao Qing just bought today. It has no crossbar and even children can ride it."

Liu Haizhong looked stunned. When he came back from an engagement with Liu Guangfu, he wanted fifty yuan for his third son's betrothal gift and refused to take any less. He was so angry that he didn't pay attention at all. At this moment, he heard Yan Bugui

If so, I hurriedly peeked out the window into the courtyard.

As for the second aunt, she saw it when she came back. She held an enamel teapot and placed it in front of Yan Bugui and said:

"Third uncle, isn't it? Xiaoqing's family is in good condition now. He has become the director of the fifth factory. Aiguo and Fengming, one works in the main factory, one works in the hardware factory, and Xiaoya, both

He has a formal job and is a cadre like Jinghong. Not to mention three bicycles at home, even if he has one for each person, I think he can afford it."

Yan Bugui nodded, feeling that the second aunt was right.

In the past, there were only three cars in the compound, one for him, one for Xu Damao, and one for Xu Qing.

But now, Xu Qing’s family has two more cars, and their family alone now has three cars.

Xu Qing is the director of the factory, his wife, younger brothers and sisters are all cadres, and he only has one car per person, so there is really no suspense about this matter.

At this time, Liu Guangtian held a cigarette in his mouth, opened the door curtain, and entered his parents' house. Seeing Yan Bugui there, he nodded as a greeting, and then took over what the second aunt said:

"Mom, you and my dad also saw it today. Xu Qing's family now has three bicycles, and Xu Damao's family also has one. Our family doesn't even have wheels."

After Liu Guantian finished speaking, he sat next to Yan Bugui, turned to look at Liu Haizhong and said:

"Dad, I'm not telling you what to do with the money you saved. If you don't think about our family, you have to think about yourself, right? You and I are all the stewards of our compound. , look at my third uncle, I ride a bicycle to and from get off work every day, how stylish it is, how different is it from you, when I was an official in the factory, I didn’t even think about buying one. At that time, I just wanted to rent one. If you don’t buy it now, , this will affect your prestige in our compound in the future."

The second aunt was speechless, and as an outsider, Yan Bugui couldn't say much.

Liu Haizhong glanced at his second son, hummed and said:

"Come on, I don't know what you are thinking. If I buy a bicycle, can it be my turn to ride it? I'm going to make an engagement for your brother today. The fifty dollars will be gone in the blink of an eye. You want a bicycle?

Use your own salary to buy it, don’t worry about your mother and me.”

Liu Guangtian put his left hand in his trouser pocket, threw the cigarette butt on the ground with his right hand, touched his head with his hand, stood up, looked at Liu Haizhong and said:

"Dad, it's up to you. Whether you want to buy it or not with your money has nothing to do with me. I don't have enough industrial coupons now. When I save them all, you can take care of it!"

After Liu Guangtian finished speaking, he turned around and walked out of the house. He stood outside the door, staring straight at the three bicycles at the door of Xu Qing's house. He was so jealous that he could break his back molars.

But Liu Haizhong didn't want to pay for him. He didn't have much money himself, and he hadn't collected the industrial coupons yet, so he couldn't afford it even if he wanted to.

I can only feel envious in my heart and secretly think that when I get rich in the future, I will have to buy a bicycle no matter what!

In the middle courtyard, when Xu Qing came back by bicycle at noon, Jia Zhang saw him through the door curtain.

At this moment, Mrs. Jia Zhang was sitting cross-legged on the kang, using a feather duster to dust off the kang, and whispered to her daughter-in-law:

"Huairu, Xu Qing bought a new bicycle in the backyard today. His family's life has become better. He became the director of the factory again last week. You can take advantage of noon and go to the backyard to ask him and ask him to help bring Banggeng back.

, as a factory director, he can definitely handle this matter."

Qin Huairu had just finished mending Xiaodang's clothes and used scissors to trim off the threads when she heard Jia Zhang's words.

Thinking about it in my heart, it has been many years since my son Bangge went to the countryside to join the queue.

It would be impossible to stay so far away and never come back.
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