Life in a small village with quiet mountains and quiet waters

Chapter 137 Buying a Gas Lamp

"How did you come?"

Seeing Gu Siwei, Hu Yanqiu's heart seemed to be wiped with honey, and he became soft unconsciously when talking with his sweetheart.

This made Gu Siwei a little stunned. In his heart, Hu Yanqiu was that kind of carefree, cheerful and open-minded girl, with that kind of self-confidence, cheerfulness and simplicity.

Doing it like this now made him feel a little unnatural.

"Why can't I come and see your friend?"

Gu Siwei didn't think much about it, the thought flashed through his mind, and he returned to his original appearance, and got into a fight with Hu Yanqiu.

"Yes, who said it can't be done? I also said that I will wait for two days to go to your place to play when I have time," Hu Yanqiu said.

Gu Siwei said: "Welcome, we must sweep the couch and wait."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a head protruding from the gate. After seeing the person clearly, he reached out and greeted this person: "Hello!"

A sentence of English came subconsciously, and fortunately, people don't know what English is now. If they knew it, if the villain heard it, they would definitely tie up Gu Siwei and send it up for a good fight.

"Gu Siwei, did you bring something good this time to reward everyone?"

The person who came was Chen Yan, Hu Yanqiu's good sister. The two families lived close to each other and were of the same age, so they naturally played together.It is precisely because of this that she and Gu Siwei are more acquainted than others, not that others are inferior, but that Chen Yan is more relaxed on Gu Siwei's side.

"Not really, wait for a while, our cherry fruit tree will bear fruit, and then please eat the fruit," Gu Siwei said with a smile.

Chen Yan curled her lips: "What's so delicious about cherries? They're not sour. The walnuts from last time are more delicious."

Gu Siwei laughed and said: "That's really gone. If you want to eat it, wait until the walnuts are on the market."

"That's a good deal." After hearing this, Chen Yan shook the braid behind him: "You guys talk, I'm going back to work."

As he spoke, he twisted his waist, turned and entered the store door.

"What are you looking at, is it so beautiful?"

Hu Yanqiu found that Gu Siwei was still looking at the gate after Chen Yan left, thinking that Gu Siwei was looking at Chen Yan's twisting buttocks, so he asked a little annoyed.

How could Gu Siwei have such an interest? Besides, people now wear long trousers, which are so loose that they are a little baggy. They are generally malnourished, which is really not worth seeing.

"what?"

Gu Siwei was still watching, but then said: "Are motorcycles coming to your store?"

Only then did Hu Yanqiu understand that what Gu Siwei was looking at was a motorcycle that just came from the store, and he felt a little embarrassed immediately, and said quickly: "Well, don't even look at the motorcycle, it's too expensive, and it's too expensive on the mountain road. It doesn't work."

"I can't afford it even if it's not expensive, so where can I get this motorcycle ticket?"

Gu Siwei just had an eye addiction. How much does a motorcycle cost now? The hundreds of dollars in Gu Siwei's pocket are extremely bullish in the village, but they are not even worth a cent in front of the motorcycle.

"You can't buy a ticket even if you have a ticket. This thing is just displayed here, and you have to send it away after two days of inspection." Hu Yanqiu and Gu Siwei explained that this motorcycle is not sold here. It's here for people to take pictures.

Gu Siwei didn't dare to be surprised about the situation for a long time, not to mention that such things will be rare after decades, it's just a show.

"Okay, take me to buy a gas lamp first, then quickly take the things back, I have to go to Qiao Yitong." Gu Siwei remembered that he still had work to do.

Hu Yanqiu walked in with Gu Siwei, and asked curiously: "Why do you buy a gas lamp? You need to use a gas lamp at home, and that thing is not easy to use in the house. I think you should buy a glass lamp. Although that thing is not too bright, it is much better than your oil lamp."

"I have a glass lamp at home. I bought it last time. Did you forget?"

Gu Siwei's house really has glass lamps, and not just one but two, one in Sicui's house and one in Gu Siwei's own room.

It’s just that Gu Siwei found it a bit cumbersome to use it, and usually he didn’t know how to use it. The old oil lamp was more convenient, mainly because Gu Siwei was lazy. To use the cover lamp, you had to remove the cover first, and then you had to turn it on when it was lit. Put the cover on, and then adjust the lamp core to control the size of the fire head.

For example, the lamp changed from the medicine bottle is easy to use. When the match is struck and the mouth is blown out, there is no need to remove and put on the lampshade, which saves a big step.

"Buy it?" Hu Yanqiu felt that he didn't see it last time.

"I bought it, and you helped me pick it out," Gu Siwei said.

"Oh, I forgot, I really bought it, I bought two, and said that the one with the word "happy" is not very good-looking." Hu Yanqiu laughed.

After talking, the two came to the place where the gas lamps were sold.

"Liu Cheng, get me a gas lamp," Hu Yanqiu said to his colleagues at the counter.

Now the salespersons in the store are generally not very old. The oldest one is in their forties, and the youngest is fifteen or sixteen years old. Most of them are young women. Some of them are as beautiful as Hu Yanqiu and Chen Yan, and some are as beautiful as Liu Cheng in front of them. Generally speaking, whether she is beautiful or average, she is definitely not a girl from an ordinary worker's family behind her, but she is also a relative of a middle-level or above cadre.

"Comrade Gu, did you buy things so soon?" Liu Cheng joked about Gu Siwei and Hu Yanqiu.

Hu Yanqiu heard it: "What are you talking about, be careful I will tear your mouth."

"Yo, don't let me say anything."

He was teasing Hu Yanqiu, but Liu Cheng was not slow in his hands. He took a chair and put it under his feet, and reached out to take down the top car.

"Although this one is cheaper, people who have used it say that it is easy to use, and it is produced by the arsenal. It can withstand beatings better than the rest. If you believe me, take this one. It is cheaper than the cheapest one. It's fifty cents more expensive, but it's durable. You can take it back and use it carefully. It won't be a problem for ten years.

Believe me, just take this one, if you like something that looks good, you can take it, but it’s a little more expensive, and the money for the expensive one is all about the appearance.”

Liu Cheng was still very enthusiastic. He didn't give Gu Siwei the most expensive one, nor the cheapest one, but chose the one with the best cost performance.

At this time, the salesperson is almost like this. When you meet a good mood or an acquaintance, you will break apart a product for you, tell you good or bad, and finally pick out the most worth buying for you.

Gu Siwei has no experience in this, and also believes in the sincerity of people nowadays, and understands that there must be a reason for what Liu Cheng said.It is impossible for many people to sell things in the future, and in order to sell more money, they will push you the most profitable one without conscience.

After thinking about it, Gu Siwei thought about it again, what era is it now, Liu Cheng is also a public official, and he has a serious job, selling 100 yuan today will not affect her salary, and if one piece is not sold, no one will deduct her salary, so there is no need to cheat Siwei by calling bad things good.

"Okay, that's it, help me to see if there are any bumps, give me a ticket, and I'll go to the cashier to pay the money," Gu Siwei said straightforwardly.

"Hey, I'm talking about Yanqiu, this guy is really rich, he doesn't even blink when he buys dozens of dollars." Liu Cheng joked again.

Hu Yanqiu smiled and said: "Wild boars can be exchanged for money, why not, you go hunting wild boars with him, and you can earn a few gas lamps a month."

Liu Cheng stuck out his tongue: "I won't do it."

After finishing speaking, he waved the ticket he had just issued at Gu Siwei: "Here, pay over there, not over there, but over there, and go up the stairs. This thing is not paid at the hardware cashier." .

As he spoke, he stood up, and as soon as he exerted force with one hand, a bill with a receipt on the wire above his head flew towards the cashier.

Very contemporary!
Gu Siwei watched the clip fly to the cashier, and walked over after watching the people in the cashier take the ticket.

"It's quite troublesome." Gu Siwei took the ticket in his hand and stood at the cashier.

"Industrial tickets, money ready."

When Gu Siwei stretched out the ticket in his hand from the small window, the cashier inside took the ticket and asked Gu Siwei to prepare the money.

After handing over the money, the cashier quickly returned the money to Gu Siwei, and with a snap, stamped the stamp on the ticket that Gu Siwei handed over.

"All right!"

"By the way, Xiaogu, let me ask you something."

After completing the formalities, the cashier stopped Gu Siwei.

When Gu Siwei heard what she said, he stopped and waited for her to continue.

"Do you make jealous over there?"

"Ah, what kind of vinegar is made in our village. I haven't heard of it. Where have you heard of vinegar made in the village?" Gu Siwei was surprised. He really hadn't heard of anyone making vinegar.

The sixth team definitely doesn't have it, and the other teams don't have it either. Whoever has nothing to do makes their own vinegar, and it's just a matter of buying it directly from the supply and marketing agency. This thing is really worthless.

"Oh, forget it if you don't have one."

Gu Siwei didn't make a fuss about it, but people said forget it, and he was not interested in knowing more about it. One thing more is worse than one thing less, and it doesn't look like he can help himself.

"I'll go back and ask for you, but what I know is no, I should know if this thing is man-made."

"Thanks!"

Gu Siwei took the ticket and returned to the counter of the gas lamp. At this time, Liu Cheng had put the gas lamp in the box and tied the box with a rope so that Gu Siwei could easily carry it in his hand.

After giving the ticket to Liu Cheng, Gu Siwei curiously told what happened just now.

"Oh, you said Sister Yan, her man has some stomach problems now, and the doctor can't see it well, so someone said a folk remedy, saying that when the vinegar was made by the old-fashioned method, if you were lucky, you would have vinegar essence. Drinking it in water or eating it directly can cure her man's disease."

Liu Cheng whispered the matter.

"Do you have a solution?"

"I really can't help it. I've never heard of vinegar essence." Gu Siwei shook his head.

After hearing this, Hu Yanqiu said: "Maybe that thing can really cure Sister Yan's man's disease. I have heard of this thing before."

"You know?" Gu Siwei was curious about what it was.

Hu Yanqiu said: "It's really hard to find this thing here, and it's not a place where vinegar is produced. Only there are many places that produce vinegar. Some people call it vinegar Tai Sui, and there will be it in the old vinegar brewing tank."

(End of this chapter)