I am a cripple in the Siheyuan. Who am I afraid of?

Chapter 22 Buying a Radio

Song Wu explained in detail where he planned to open the door, as well as how to dismantle some of the steps for repairing the car and rebuild them into a gentle slope with cement.

Finally, he specially led Director Wang to the locked moon door to have a look.Director Wang didn't say anything, but his face didn't look good.

Two days passed in the blink of an eye.

Song Wu, who was full of expectations, never waited for any news from Director Wang, and there was no new progress news even from the bicycle factory.

Song Wu could only do his job honestly. When he was not alive, he would roll his wheelchair around the area, discover some areas that needed improvement, and make some small adjustments.He was still waiting for the cashier to bring him a sponge cushion, but there was no news after two days, which made him complain.

Finally, we waited for the people from the bicycle factory first.

That morning, not long after Song Wu opened the door, the technician surnamed Liu from the bicycle factory came over with two thick sponge mats wrapped in leather.

"Bring here two cushions, one as a seat cushion and one as a backrest. Are you satisfied with it?" Technician Liu handed the two sponge cushions to Song Wu with a smile.

Song Wu put the cushion on the seat, sat on it and felt it, and was very satisfied.

Technician Liu just brought the mat along the way and was in a hurry to go to work. The two of them chatted casually, and he hurriedly said goodbye and left.I even wanted to inquire about the progress at the bicycle factory, but I couldn't find the time.

Song Wu sat in the store for a while, but nothing came to his door.He held the teapot and watched people constantly passing by the shop, laughing, making noise, frowning, or being high-spirited. He found it quite interesting.

He is here now, sitting in the shop, and his mentality is completely different from the shop in his later life where he had to pay rent every day.

It can be said that there is basically no pressure here.You can take your time, live more leisurely, and even find a sense of leisure.

The small stool under the buttocks is not visible when working, and it feels uncomfortable when enjoying leisurely elegance like this.

Song Wu suddenly had the idea that he should buy a recliner and put it in the shop.It wobbles when no one is around.By the way, it's better to get a radio and put it here, so that you can relieve your boredom every day.

However, the radio is not easy to make. He can assemble it, but he doesn't know if the electronic parts are easy to make. If you have time, you can go and find out.You can go to the store and there is also a scrap collection station.See if you can find some accessories.

It suddenly occurred to him that there was another place he could go and see, and there should be a surprise.

He thought of the trust store.

I heard that there are a lot of good second-hand goods there. You don’t need a ticket, so you can go shopping.

After all, assembling a radio yourself is a hassle.

First of all, getting electronic components is not an easy task. After assembling it, the origin of the radio is hard to tell. If someone bites it, it is really not worth it.

If you can buy suitable second-hand goods in a trust store, not only the quality is guaranteed, but the origin is clear.

The quality of the items in the trust store is basically guaranteed, and because there is a saying that "old is not as valuable as new," most of the items in the store are relatively cheap, and the most important thing is that they don't require tickets.

Song Wu looked at the hand-cranked wheelchair that had just been equipped with soft seat cushions. The more he thought about it, the more excited he became, and soon he couldn't sit still in the shop.Simply lock the door, rock the wheelchair and prepare to go outside for a spin.

Walking on the road, I won a very high rate of turning heads along the way, and I often encountered inquiring and curious eyes.He estimated that this situation may continue for some time, until the bicycle factory really ramps up production, and it will be better if more of these bikes appear on the streets.

Song Wu had a relaxed and happy journey to the trust store in Beixinqiao.

He walked into the store with curiosity.When I walked in and took a quick look around, I felt that it was a worthwhile trip because there were so many good things that caught my eye!

He turned around a little, seeing how valuable everything was.There are quite a lot of things here, not only old clothes, old furniture, old basins, old bowls, but also old cameras and old bicycles.

Although they all have the word "old" on them, they don't have the shabby look that "old" should have, and everything is quite elegant.

He was excited when he looked at everything, and he finally suppressed his eagerness to buy.

It is better to find the radio counter first and see if there is a suitable radio to buy.

When he found the counter selling radios, he found that there were really many kinds of radios to choose from.There are not only imported old-fashioned tube radios, but also very new domestic transistor radios.

Song Wu took a fancy to a Peony 8402 transistor radio produced by BJ Radio Factory, which was more than [-]% new.He still has some impressions of this thing, and later generations also played with and repaired such old objects.

It's a surprise that this Peony transistor radio, which has just been put into production, can appear in a trust store.Nowadays, in order to adapt to the trend of the times, peony brands have been changed to red flag brands.

In Song Wu's opinion, this radio has four characteristics: big and one low.

First of all, the battery is large and all AA batteries are used.So if you buy it back, you have to find a way to buy more batteries quickly.Otherwise, it might be difficult to buy the battery.And then there are the big speakers.It should use Feile brand speakers, which are big, loud, and very effective.

The third big one is the big casing.The casing of this radio is not only large in size, but also thick.Especially in line with the aesthetic requirements of this era.

The last and most critical thing is the size of the magnetic rod.A large magnetic rod can bring a relatively strong signal, which is very critical for radios.

As for "a low", it is completely Song Wu's own personal feelings.

This machine was priced at 36 yuan in the trust store, which was only a few yuan cheaper than the new machine sold in the new store, which cost around 40 yuan.But it doesn’t require a ticket, and basically the machine is almost as good as brand new, so it’s really not expensive.

Song Wu happily bought a radio, and then bought a second-hand Shanghai semi-steel watch.It costs 60 yuan in a department store, but it costs 48 yuan here.

He turned to the furniture counter.

As it happens, there is a rocking chair he wants to buy.I caught my eye again at a rosewood rocking lounge chair, gritted my teeth, and bought it!

The three-person sofa next to it, the chairs, and the matching square wooden table all look good.Forget it, since there is so much space in the house, it’s time to buy some things, everything is needed.

Song Wu was afraid that he would make too much noise at once, so he stopped in time, "Take your time, from now on I will often go to the trust store and buy one or two items every now and then, and you can't buy too much in one store at once. There are many more trust stores in BJ City, you can check them all out. Keep a low profile, be sure to keep a low profile!"

I found a tricycle in front of the store and loaded my things on it.He rocked the wheelchair and led the cart driver back to the courtyard.

At the entrance of the hospital, I raised my wrist to look at the watch I just bought. It was past 11 o'clock, "Fortunately it's not time to get off work, otherwise it would attract a lot of people's attention." In addition to putting the rocking recliner in the car repair shop , the other things were delivered to the east wing of the front yard by the salesman, and he paid one yuan.

Song Wu was in the east wing and moved the sofa to a suitable position.The small dining table where we used to eat was replaced by a large square table with four chairs.

Okay, it finally looks like it.

Tomorrow, please ask Qin Huairu to sew some cushions so that the chair will be more comfortable to sit on.

Song Wu received the radio into the space and returned to the shop.Open the door and try to feel it while lying on the rocking recliner.

Well, it feels really good.

He took out the radio again, installed the batteries, turned it on, and adjusted the station.Soon the Peking Opera singing came from the loudspeaker, it was so delicious!

Song Wu sat on the recliner and sighed in his heart, he just needed a pot of good tea!

It's a pity that tea is really difficult to handle.

Tea is now a second-class commodity, a really hard-to-get good product.Forget it, I'm not a person who can taste tea in the first place, so there's no need to be arty.

The radio in Song Wu's shop soon became a source of attention.After lunch, more and more neighbors came to visit.

Some people were too embarrassed to talk empty-handed, so they rummaged through boxes and cabinets to find old things and brought them over to Song Wu for repair. This gave them an excuse to hang out in the shop and listen to the radio in the shop with peace of mind.

As a result, more and more people are following suit.Soon, old bags, old shoes, and old umbrellas were all found.Song Wu had no time to spare since lunch and had been busy with these small chores.

There were also people who came to get keys with certificates from the police station, but I didn't meet a bicycle repairman.

Later, the room was so busy that it was almost impossible to squeeze in anyone.An old man rolled his eyes and simply placed the chess stall under the old locust tree at the door of the house. In this way, he could kill three birds with one stone. He could play chess while listening to the radio and chat with each other. It was really fun.

Song Wu liked this lively atmosphere, but the house was too small to fit in. It would be interesting if a place could be made into an activity center.

Of course, this is just a random thought.

Most people are just doing it for a while, and when there is nothing left to fix, few people are really embarrassed to stay and just listen to the radio.

By mid-afternoon, people in the shop gradually dispersed, and even the old man playing chess at the door moved the battlefield back to the familiar entrance of the alley.He was still banging the chess pieces there, feeling more comfortable and full of momentum.

However, there was one person who was really thick-skinned. She sat on a small bench and leaned next to the radio to listen, basically treating the shop as her own room.

Song Wu looked at the fat Jia Zhang with great disgust, which only made him feel off-putting and in a bad mood. He simply walked over and turned off the radio with a bang.

"It's been on for a long time. The battery is almost exhausted. Let's take a rest."

(End of this chapter)