Chapter 25 The most handsome guy in the whole alley
After a while, the two came back pushing the cart again, with some more tools in their hands.
After all, if some purchased bicycles cannot be sold, they will dismantle the valuable accessories and sell them.
So, the car repair tools in the trust store are basically complete.
“This saddle…this chain…”
Xiao Liu took a pen and paper and wrote down the number and price of the accessories he took away.
I saw him taking off his heavy coat, rolling up his cuffs, skillfully disassembling and assembling, replacing the car seat, bell, chain...
"Yanzi, you repairman Where did you learn the craftsmanship?”
Looking at the slightly renovated bicycle, Fang Hong couldn’t help but marvel.
“Apply some oil to the car chain, paint the peeled paint, and it’s almost done.” Fang Yan answered the question, “How is it, sister, how is this car? It looks like it’s 90% new. ?”
"Yes...too much..."
Before Fang Hong could speak, Xiao Liu hesitated in shock.
"If this car is sold back to you, is it worth 160 yuan?"
Fang Yan said in a joking tone.
“You want to sell it back to us!”
Xiao Liu's eyes lit up.
"Just kidding, what I want to sell are these removed accessories. It's useless to keep them. Let me see how much they are worth?"
Fang Yan pointed at a piece of equipment on the ground. There are piles of scattered accessories. Although they are worn out, the trust store always welcomes everyone. As long as they are cheap enough, they are willing to accept even crappy things, and some people are willing to buy them.
"You can accept it, but can you do me a favor?"
Xiao Liu took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket.
"Hey, Xiangshan!"
Fang Yan saw Yanjing Xiangshan smoking Class B smoke, "Look, my hands are dirty, I can't even pick up the cigarette."
Xiao Liu was eager "I'll get you a basin of water," said he. ?”
"You guessed it right! Hehe, to tell you the truth, I have always wanted to buy a Phoenix and Forever, but I don't have enough coupons and money."
Xiao Liu was embarrassed and hoped to help him repair one too.
"I've seen the Phoenix here. It has a lot of problems. It's not worth spending a lot of money to repair. But it's okay to have a permanent model 13."
Fang Yan said with a smile: "Otherwise, I'll tell you the accessories you need, and you'll have all the spare parts for the car. I'll take some time and come over here to help you repair your car another day."
"That's very kind. ”
Xiao Liu thanked him profusely and went to fetch him water.
"You see, sister, he wants to thank us!"
Fang Yan pursed his lips.
"Morality! Put on your coat quickly, be careful of the cold!"
Fang Hong cursed with a smile and stared straight at the bicycle. Although it was refurbished, it looked like I have only been using it for a few months, and I have not only saved precious bicycle tickets, but also saved money.
"How's it going, sister, isn't it good?"
Fang Yan put on his coat.
"Yanzi, this second-hand car doesn't look like a second-hand one. Otherwise, give this one to me, and you can take the ticket and buy a new one?"
Fang Hong touched it Handlebar, love it.
“Sister, you are scolding me.”
Fang Yan said: "I'll use your ticket to buy a first-hand one, and you ride a second-hand one to work. What if people in the alleys and factories find out? Those who don't know think that our mother favors boys over girls and has feudal ideas. Think about it. , How will we behave in the alley from now on!"
"Shh, this is nonsense!"
Fang Hong was shocked when she heard "feudal".
"So, this ticket can only be used by yourself."
"But...but..."
"Stop it, sister, think about it. I just went to work, and I got a brand new Phoenix car. It's better than other people in the publishing house, even better than the leader. It's so ostentatious, what will others think?"
Fang Yan smiled and said: "Second-hand, just right."
Fang Hong was speechless for a moment. She looked at her calm brother and touched the bicycle ticket in her pocket, feeling in a dilemma.
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A clear and melodious bell rang at the door of the trust store.
The Phoenix brand bicycle bell is different from other brands of bicycles. Other brands are plate bells, which only ring once when pressed.
The Phoenix brand is a whirlwind car bell that can spin several times when pressed.
The bursts of ringtones instantly attracted the attention of passers-by.
The Phoenix card is so popular!
"Sister, sit down and I'll take you back."
Fang Yan patted the back seat shelf and just sat down on his side when he saw him shout "Let's go", pedaled and started riding. Got out.
"Yanzi, you are riding backwards, your home is over there!"
"Sister, before I get off work, I have to go to the police station quickly and give the car a license plate."
Dialect rings the ringing bell and rides fast.
When I arrived at the police station, I went straight to the bicycle management team. The front door opened the road unimpeded. I applied for a certificate and a tag, and then put steel stamps on the bicycle's frame and handlebars.
License, steel seal, license plate, three-piece set, each one is indispensable.
Otherwise, you have to be cautious on the road, just like driving without a license plate or license. You may encounter co-investigators blocking the road at any time to inspect your vehicle.
And you need a voucher to pay the bicycle tax.
“You must keep your certificate and don’t leave it lying around.”
Fang Hong gave a few words of caution.
“Sister, don’t worry.”
Fang Yan put the certificate in his pocket and drove her forward.
"Wrong, the direction is wrong again, this way!"
Fang Hong pointed in the opposite direction.
"Sister, that's right, I'm going to the post office again."
Fang Yan was riding on the road.
"Why are you going to the post office? Do you have a remittance slip again?"
Fang Hong was very curious.
"No, I'm going to buy some stamps. The newspaper a few days ago said that a zodiac stamp was released, called monkey stamps." Fang Yan said with a grin.
The country’s first zodiac stamp, the monkey stamp, was issued on February 15, 1980, and no one paid any attention to it.
Although stamp collecting was a hobby that arose in the 1950s and 1960s, it was discontinued during the boom period and has only slowly shown signs of recovery in recent years. However, monkey stamps have not aroused interest in collecting.
The key is price.
Although the face value of one piece is 8 cents, there are 80 pieces in one edition, and each edition costs 6 yuan. At this time, Maotai was only 8 yuan.
It was not until later that news came out that the postal department planned to issue a set of tickets for the twelve zodiac animals, and the monkey tickets became popular.
You don’t have to wait until the 21st century. In 1985 and 1986 alone, one coin rose from 8 cents to 30 yuan, a surge of nearly 400 times.
In my last life, I also collected. I bought several sets, and I also treasured a stamp with the message "The whole country is red".
"Yanzi, you bought so many stamps, can you use them?"
Fang Hong looked at the 3-page monkey stamps in her arms, and couldn't help but think of the post office employees who were so moved that they cried. Think of him as your savior.
I begged to buy more editions, but luckily I stopped him.
"Sister, this is not for use."
Fang Yan smiled and said: "I am collecting stamps."
"Collecting stamps?"
Fang Hong curled her lips, "How come you have developed this weird habit of spending money that is thankless like some people, and you buy the third edition."
"I only have one page, and the remaining two pages belong to you and my little sister."
Fang Yan said while riding.
"What do Yanzi and I want with this thing? You should keep it for yourself." Fang Hong scolded, "You have money and no place to spend it. Now, have you spent all your royalties?"
“There is still a little bit left.”
Fang Yan smiled, thanks to the subsidy issued by "Yanjing Literature and Art" during the revision period, otherwise, a second-hand Phoenix bicycle plus a 3rd edition monkey ticket would be able to His pockets were completely drained.
"Be careful, you know? If you want to be lavish, wait until you earn your salary." Fang Hong warned her tirelessly.
Fang Yan said with a smile: "I won't buy more, just three editions. When you and your little sister get married, one edition for each person will be considered as part of the dowry."
"What about marriage? What’s the dowry? You’re so brave. If you dare to make fun of your sister, you’re going to get a beating!”
Fang Hong punched his back a few times in shame.
Amidst the laughter, the afterglow of the setting sun shines on the smooth road.
"Ding bell, ding bell~"
On the way back to Nanluogu Lane, Fang Yan was riding his bicycle, but he accidentally got into the entrance of the alley. The brother and sister got off the car and walked home.
It’s like a fisherman who has to walk home after catching a fish.
The crisp car bell and bright car logo attracted the attention of the neighbors, and he immediately became the most handsome boy in the entire alley.
“Hey, Yanzi, have you bought a bicycle? What brand is it?”
"Phoenix card? Is it the Phoenix card?"
"Where did you get the phoenix?!"
"Since your novel was published, it has been like a heifer chasing a bull, a bull It’s so cool, your sister has so many advancements, but she doesn’t even have a car, but you built one first, and it’s a Phoenix brand!”
“Who said my sister doesn’t have one? She will have one soon. It's also the Phoenix card." Fang Yan replied to the neighbor.
In an instant, the alley exploded.
The Fang family suddenly has two Phoenix bicycles. Is this a robbery of a supply and marketing cooperative or a department store?
Faced with the neighbors’ pointing fingers, Fang Yan glanced sideways, “Sister, look, you can’t do it now if you don’t buy the Phoenix card.”
“Yanzi, don’t start it. The masses.”
“How can I mobilize the masses? The masses’ eyes are naturally bright.”
“Still poor!”
Fang Hong shook her head and laughed.
The siblings returned to the yard talking and laughing. The bicycle pushed by Fang Yan immediately fell into the sight of Su Ya and Liu Jianjun.
"Yanzi, did you buy a bicycle?"
Liu Jianjun's heart skipped a beat. When he saw the Phoenix logo, his face changed drastically, and the corners of his eyebrows and mouth twitched.
"Sister Hong, this car will not be given to you by the factory..."
Su Ya looked at Fang Hong and Fang Yan with complicated eyes.
Fang Hong smiled and said: "No, this car was bought second-hand by Yanzi from a trust store."
Su Ya said in surprise: "Second-hand?! No way, I don't know anything about it. You can't tell."
"Don't believe it? Look at the paint here, and here."
Fang Yan parked the car and locked it, "How can a new car be so damaged? ”
Liu Jianjun felt sad, a second-hand Phoenix was also a Phoenix!
Fang Yan talked about the ins and outs of buying a car. Yang Xia, Liu Dongfang, Wang Meili and others all came over to listen.
"Yanzi, where did you learn to repair cars?"
Not only Su Ya, but also everyone present wanted to ask.
The dialect refers to jumping in line, but in fact, no one who has lived through this era would serve bicycles like they served their ancestors.
"How much does this second-hand thing cost!"
Yang Xia, Zhao Hongmei and other writers and parents said in unison.
No one is not impressed by the price quoted by Dialect. Although it is not much different from the half-chain Phoenix card, the key is that it does not require tickets or industrial coupons.
"That's good, but my dad said that when I get into college, he will buy me a brand new Phoenix, Forever, right?"
Liu Jianjun puffed up his chest, Look at your parents.
Seeing Liu Dongfang and Wang Meili trying to save face, Fang Yan refused to expose them and turned to look at Su Ya, who was touching the handlebars in a daze.
"What about you?"
"Me?"
Su Ya took her hands off the handlebars, "When I get to use the car, I will definitely come Looking for you.”
“Yes!”
Before Fang Yan could speak, Fang Hong agreed, "When the time comes, you can find Yan Zi, he can repair any bicycle!"
"Of course, who else would you look for if not him?"
Su Ya showed a generous smile.
Looking at their happy faces, Liu Jianjun felt like an outsider, while they were a family.
Suddenly, the image of Su Ya sitting on the back seat of Fangyan's bicycle, holding his waist, flashed in my mind inexplicably, and my heart trembled.
No! ! !
Impossible! Absolutely impossible!
I will continue to make recommendations tomorrow, and Fang Xiaojiang will also take a further step in the literary world.
Looking for collection, reading and investment. orz.
(End of this chapter)