The Rebirth of the Rain Pillar of the Siheyuan

Chapter 11 Watch Bikes

Feeling the coldness of the lower abdomen, I stretched out my hand to touch it, and instantly woke up when it was wet and sticky, young and strong beyond words.

Cleaning and changing underwear to secretly wash the dirty ones, sitting on the bed and lighting a cigarette, thinking about women and daughter-in-law, thinking about who will end up with this pristine body.

Look at the sky later.

Dressed neatly, I went straight to Pigeon Market in Xichengmen. The crowds were crowded but the atmosphere was weird. After some inquiries, I found out that the recent strict investigation has caught many people who were buying and selling.

I searched around but didn't see the ticket vendor, just wondering, a man covered tightly with only his eyes exposed came from the side.

"Buddy, are you buying tickets or selling tickets?" the visitor asked.

He Yuzhu looked at him suspiciously.

"Don't mind, buddy! The recent investigation is so strict that I'm afraid someone will report it."

He Yuzhu suddenly realized, "Oh! I understand. I'll sell it! What's the price for three watches and two bicycles?"

"[-] for the watch and [-] for the bicycle, this is the highest price I can offer," the ticket seller said pleasantly.

Gave the ticket and collected the money and left quickly, sensing behind him, until he entered the alley of the courtyard house, he didn’t find any follower. They all say that the older the world, the less courageous He Yuzhu agrees, it’s a stable and wretched development, there will be a lot of time to waste in the future, there is no need Capsize in the gutter.

Instead of going back to the courtyard, I went to a state-run restaurant in Xinjiekou that sold breakfast. When I got to the door, I remembered that I didn't take anything, and hurried back.

Neighbors in the courtyard have washed up one after another, and woke up Yushui to get up and dress up.

I took my younger sister to Xinjiekou, bought a bowl of stewed rice and fire for my younger sister, and ate deep-fried dough sticks and soy milk for myself.

Watching other people drinking soybean juice, He Yuzhu never felt that the thing was delicious, with a slightly sour taste.

After watching the rain, I packed two big meat buns in the lunch box, took my sister to the school gate to look at the wall clock in the guard room, and took the bus to the XC district government.

After waiting at the door for a while, Uncle Li rode over, greeted the guard and brought He Yuzhu to the cafeteria.

"Have you eaten the pillar?"

"Uncle, I finished eating"

The two came to the restaurant and sat down, Master Li said:
"I asked you about being a soldier. It's too late to leave now, so I can only leave after the next year. I am very happy to know that you are a cook. I will let you go to Liao Province and say that I can take care of you."

He Yuzhu was very happy to hear that he was going to Liao Province. The conditions are good because he is close to home.

"It's said over there, you don't need money to buy two bottles of good wine."

"Do you think Maotai?" He Yuzhu asked.

Master Li was overjoyed, "It's done! Then there's no way it won't work!"

Pointing to He Yuzhu and confessing, "Everything is ready and waiting for me at home, I will take you to someone's house when I have time"

He Yuzhu bid farewell to his uncle, returned to the courtyard happily, greeted the deaf old lady, tidied up his house, and came to Uncle Li's house in the courtyard.

Knocking on the door, a voice came from the room, "Who is it? Come in."

When He Yuzhu entered the room, he saw Uncle Li sitting cross-legged on the kang, holding up a long-stemmed pipe and pan.

"Yo! Uncle Li is at home by yourself!"

Uncle Li is from the Northeast, but his accent has changed after decades in the capital.

"Your aunt has gone to the non-staple food store, and the children are all at work, so you can roll your own cigarettes." He grabbed the cigarette box beside him and pushed it to the side of the kang.

Cigarette boxes are made of waste paper paste, or basin-shaped or square-shaped. This thing is common in the Northeast, and every household has it, or it can be used as a needlework basket.

It contains crushed tobacco leaves, and it has a faint smell when smoked, but it is cheap.

He Yuzhu shook his hand to thank Bumin, "Master Li, do you have time recently?"

Uncle Li is a mason of Sijian, and he can rest at home if he has no work.

"Silly, is something wrong with you?"

"I want to trouble you with something. Yushui and I want to build a kang, and we need to build a chimney outside the house."

"It's not small, do you have any bricks? Your house should be green bricks, and the red bricks are shabby!"

"No, do you know where they are sold?" He Yuzhu asked.

Uncle Li puffed on his cigarette and squinted his eyes.

"What if you're in a hurry? I'm afraid I can't do it alone. There are blue bricks, and they are all high-quality city wall bricks. My old buddy smashed them back when they were scraping the city walls."

"Two kangs, one big and one small, two chimneys and two stoves, don't be bored. When will it be completed in the shortest time? The price is negotiable."

Uncle Li knocked off the soot on the edge of the kang, "It will take three days for four people, and now I don't have any wages for work, so I only pay one yuan a day, and the lunch fee is extra."

Good guy!Not cheap!One month's wages for mid-level workers, no wonder there are not many kangs in the courtyard.

"I'm afraid I won't be able to provide food. I have to go to work. Do you think I will give money and food stamps to let aunt help me to make it? I am giving aunt one yuan for wages."

Uncle Li said happily, "Well, you have been a craftsman for a lifetime, you can rest assured of the quality, how about going to your house to measure the size?"

Put on your shoes, get off the kang, and go back to the house with He Yuzhu, measure the size and tell it to start working two days later. When I got home, I saw Aunt Li was putting sauce and vinegar bottles in the cupboard.

"His dad, what did you do? I haven't seen you in the house since I came back." Aunt Li turned around and asked.

"Silly Zhu asked me for a kang, I went to his house to measure the size"

"This is great! The family will earn more money"

"Silly Zhu pays money and asks you to cook a meal for four at noon, and I will give you one yuan for wages."

The aunt enthusiastically invited the uncle into the house, and lit the pipe and pot, and Uncle Li hurriedly took a few mouthfuls.

"Our family is in the early days. The eldest got married and moved out to live on his own. The second and third children also joined the work, and they all made money. A few years ago, the poor couldn't afford stick noodles, and the children's eyes were green when they were hungry."

Aunt Li wiped her tears with her cuff.

Uncle Li sighed and smoked silently.

He Yuzhu fantasized about the finished kang in the house, when there was a knock on the door, Director Wang of the canteen came in.

"I heard that your wound is recovering well. There will be entertainers in the factory the day after tomorrow. It just so happens that your injury leave has expired."

"Okay, I'll go to work the day after tomorrow." He Yuzhu nodded.

Leaving the compound with Director Wang, we came to Xinjiekou Trust Store.

In the era of low wages, lack of supplies, and supply by ticket, people's purchasing power can be imagined.Trust stores are the first choice when you can't afford department stores.

There are many trust stores in Beijing, Xidan, Caishikou, Tianqiao, Xisi, Dongsi, Beixinqiao, Xinjiekou, etc.Different from pawnshops, the business of trust stores is divided into two parts: consignment sale, consignment purchase, and purchase. The sales department is responsible for display and sale, and the purchase department is responsible for purchase evaluation.People want to sell new and old items that are not in use temporarily, and the trust store will purchase them according to the market price and with reference to the newness and oldness of the items.

Since it was a working day, there were not many people in the trust store.Turned around and saw a bicycle, placed in the center of the store.

The body is rusty red and has a classic and elegant shape. There are electroplated lights on the front of the car, the front brake is on the right hand of the handlebar, the reverse brake is on the rear wheel, and a friction generator is installed on the front fork.

After walking around the car, the guy from the sales office came over. "Comrade, do you want to buy a car?"

"What brand is this car? What material is it made of?" He Yuzhu asked.

"This car was sold on consignment yesterday. I don't know the details yet. I'll ask someone to tell you about it. Master Chen has someone to look at the car. Tell me about it."

An old man with spectacles came over, wearing a hat and well-dressed.

"Do you want to buy a car, little comrade?" the old man asked.

He Yuzhu patted the car seat, "What's the price of this car? Tell me."

"Imported from Germany in 28, the entire diamond brand car is made of manganese steel, the model is [-] inches with headlights, the original parts are not replaced, and the price is two hundred yuan."

The old man finished speaking in one breath.

He Yuzhu lifted the car body to test the weight, then lifted the rear wheel and kicked it, seeing that the rear wheel turned easily, he put down the seat and patted it.

"I want this car, and I want a camera"

The old man glanced at He Yuzhu and was a little surprised. He was dressed unremarkably, but he was very arrogant!
"Come on man, this way please."

The old man came to the counter, pointed at a camera, and the young man took it out and put it on the counter.

"Imported from Germany in 1952, Leica brand mechanical rangefinder camera, simple and easy to operate, a fool can use it, and the price is [-]"

The old man pointed at the camera and gestured.

have to!Now a fool and a fool are a perfect match!With the help and guidance of the old man, he learned how to operate, loaded the roll, issued an invoice and paid the money, collected the invoice, got on the car and left the trust store.

The old man looked at the back of He Yuzhu leaving, and said to the boy:
"Man, learn a little bit! Seeing this young man dressed in ordinary clothes but with thick pockets, if you show some face, you will definitely not be as good as you."

He Yuzhu is riding happily on the road, we are also car owners.

After a while, I felt something was wrong, why no one was envious and jealous, the people passing by were in twos and threes, no one looked at him, even if they looked at him, they would be swept away.

It wasn't until the rider on the other side came over that he suddenly realized that they were all new cars, even if they were slightly old, they were shiny and shiny.

~tui~ You know what a fart, this is an antique car, antiques know it!Nothing.

Drive along the road to the largest Xidan trust store, and when you enter the store, you can see everything you need.

"Comrade! I want to see a fully automatic mechanical watch. Please introduce it. The style is not fancy."

The salesperson looked down at the counter, took out a watch and put it on the counter.

He Yuzhu picked up the watch and looked at it. The black dial had the calendar on it. The mirror cover was well preserved without any scratches. The polished stainless steel case was shining, and the black leather strap was slightly worn. The watch was stuck to the ear, rattling There was the sound of the second hand moving.

He put down his watch and looked at the salesperson.

"This watch is a Swiss Breguet brand, produced in 1946, with a waterproof fully automatic stainless steel case and a crystal mirror cover."

Take a look at He Yuzhu, "The price is four hundred"

He Yuzhu gritted his teeth and bought it, feeling a sudden pain in his flesh.

He wanted to leave, but he couldn't move his legs while looking at the dazzling array of products. He wandered here and there, and came to the pocket watch sales counter. A glittering gold pocket watch attracted him.

The case is smooth and smooth without engraving.I really can't put it down, poor people!I just like this shiny golden object, and I gritted my teeth and stamped my feet when I bought it.

~Bah~ An 18k gold pocket watch sold me 800 yuan, 800 yuan!Why don't you grab it! ~tui~ bandits!
Eh!I drop small money, money!Sighing, I came to Xidan shopping mall, and it was another shopping trip.

　No thanks, everyone, and happy reading!Please feel free to advise.The next two chapters are blocked and are being revised

　　
　
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