"Ride my beloved bicycle and it will never be stuck in traffic jams."
Lin Fan was riding his newly purchased 28-meter-high shoulder bag on the streets of Beijing in the 1960s. Many people on the roadside looked at Lin Fan with envy.
"You can ride a bicycle at such a young age."
"I wonder if such a spirited young man has a partner."
"Look, look, he can actually ride a bicycle with one hand. It's so amazing."
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The language of such discussions vaguely reached Lin Fan's ears, making Lin Fan feel that he was the most beautiful kid at the moment.
Even in future generations, when you drive a luxury car, others will sigh with emotion at most.
If you can ride your own bicycle at this time, you are the most capable person, the one that many workers envy, and the best candidate for a spouse.
I rode to the trust store to buy a watch.
There is no other way. If you don’t have a watch ticket, then go get an older watch repaired.
Bicycles are first-hand. If you can't buy a watch or ticket, you can only settle for the next best thing. Anyway, buying a second-hand one is not a scandal in this day and age.
On the other hand, frugality is a virtue, and it is an honor to be able to buy something with less money and tickets.
This trust store is somewhat similar to an old pawn shop, responsible for collecting, selling or consigning various valuable second-hand items, but this one is state-owned.
The items sold there are also daily necessities for ordinary people's homes, mostly furniture, bicycles, clothes, leather jackets, bedding, watches, cameras, gramophones, ice skates and other old items.
The 1960s and 1970s can be said to be the golden age of trust shops. In those days, people's wages were not high and supplies were still scarce. Most things were supplied by vouchers. Sometimes you might not be able to buy things even if you had money.
The items in the trust store are all old items, they are cheap and do not require a ticket, so they are deeply loved by some people who are short of money, and the business is also very prosperous.
The state supports it, the people welcome it, and there are many people buying and selling in trust shops.
Those who are short of money will take some old, unused or valuable items at home to a trust store for consignment.
If you need something but are short of money and don't have tickets, trust stores are the best choice.
With the country as your backing, that is the place with the highest credibility.
Although it was said before that one's skills are the best, this is not a special situation.
The law of true fragrance~
After putting away his bicycle, Lin Fan walked into the trust store.
As he walked around, he passed by the counters selling hats, worn-out shoes, and pots and pans. What finally made him stop was the counter selling watches.
There are many kinds of watches here, both domestic and imported, but most of them are badly worn and functional. They are just too ugly.
Lin Fan looked at the novelty for a while, and finally moved his eyes away from a Swiss-made Inager all-steel diamond watch, and walked away regretfully.
That watch is quite beautiful, but unfortunately there is a long, deep scratch running through the bezel and body, which is basically impossible to repair.
Then I saw a Shanghai brand watch that was 70% to 80% new. I leaned on the counter and looked at it again and again. After hesitating for a while, I asked the salesperson next to me: "Comrade, can you show me this watch?"
The salesperson looked at Lin Fan without making a single dent in his eyes, and took out the watch from the counter.
"Granny has good taste. This watch has not been used for a long time. The strap and dial are not worn. It is basically as good as new."
Then the salesperson handed the watch over and said, "Look, it feels like it's falling in my hand."
At this time, Chinese people have the awareness that heavy things = good quality.
Lin Fan took it and looked at it. It was exactly what the salesperson said. This watch looked almost new.
He is not worried that there will be renovated ones here. This is a state-owned store. If such things are fake, it will deceive the public. No one dares to take this responsibility.
Either this watch was bought and not worn for a long time, or the owner of the watch takes good care of it and knows how to maintain it.
Lin Fan looked at it and was very satisfied with it. It was a Shanghai brand 17 diamond watch.
This kind of watch has very small error and is a perfect type of watch made in China.
"How much does this watch cost?" Lin Fan asked.
"Sixty-two dollars and thirty cents."
Lin Fan was surprised that it was so expensive. It seemed that he bought this watch not long ago.
Knowing this, Lin Fan immediately decided to buy it. It would be much more convenient to tell the time with a watch.
Now, unlike in the future, watches are just decorations, luxury accessories, and there are many things to tell time.
In the 1960s, except for clocks and time chimes on radios, there was nothing to tell the time.
"Can you issue a ticket?" Lin Fan asked.
Invoices are very important. Nowadays, you need to issue invoices for everything you buy, even if you go to the vegetable market to buy cabbage. This is evidence that you bought something.
If this is not reported, there will be no way to prove where you got the things from. If you don't know clearly then, you will be accused of speculation.
Although more than sixty yuan was expensive, Lin Fan was already planning to buy it.
Before the upgrade, Lin Fan only made more than 30 yuan a month, and this watch cost him two months' salary.
Including the bicycle, Lin Fan spent more than 200 yuan on two items today.
Even with the upgrade now, this is Lin Fan's salary for the past four months.
But it's worth it. Now that Lin Fan has a farm, many things can be obtained through the farm.
Even if you spend a lot of savings now, you can make money through farming in the future, but it is more dangerous, so this still requires careful planning.
Food is scarce, but non-staple food and meat are what people want most nowadays.
For example, the farm has already harvested tea, apples, bananas, and planted peanuts and soybeans.
The goals of these things are not big, unlike grains that can be sold for tens or hundreds of kilograms and can be sold for a lot of money.
Many people in Forty-Nine City are not short of money, but they are short of tickets. Even the leaders of the steel rolling mills currently lack quotas.
If you have enough food, you can sell scarce goods and engage in high-end markets. These people have no shortage of money and are less risky.
After issuing the ticket and paying the money, Lin Fan is now a man with a watch.
"Three turns and one ring", Lin Fan now has two children, and he can't wait to marry a wife.
I am alone every night, with no mobile phone, no computer, no WiFi, and nothing but darkness. If I have a wife under the quilt to play poker with me, then this life can be called happy.
Otherwise, the boring night would be too boring, and the weather in Beijing is too cold now, so it is a good thing to have someone to warm the bed.
Wearing the watch, Lin Fan came to the place where the bicycle was placed and lifted the sleeve of his left hand slightly.
Man’s damn vanity~
Returning to the courtyard, everyone in the courtyard was very shocked. People who originally had a low sense of presence even bought bicycles.
"Xiaofan, have you bought a bicycle?"
The third uncle looked envious.
"Third uncle, didn't the factory reward you with a bicycle ticket and 100 yuan yesterday? I scraped together the industrial coupons I had saved before, borrowed some, and went to buy a bicycle today.
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Lin Fan pushed the bicycle, patted the seat and said with a smile.
"It's really nice and beautiful. This is the latest model of a permanent bicycle, right? Look at the steel. This configuration should be the latest model and the most advanced this year. It's awesome."
The third uncle looked like a pig and touched the big shoulder of the bicycle and said: "Xiaofan, you bought a bicycle and you can't treat everyone to something to eat."
Lin Fan rolled his eyes when he heard the third uncle's words. This third uncle really never misses an opportunity to take advantage.
The third uncle was the first person in the courtyard to buy a bicycle. I didn't see him treat everyone to a meal to celebrate, but now it's my fault.
"Third uncle, yesterday's celebration already cost me money and bills that I had saved for a long time. Today I bought a bicycle. I haven't married a wife yet."
Lin Fan quickly pushed the bicycle and left: "I still have to save money to marry a wife. I will treat everyone to candy on my wedding day."
"Alas~~"
The third uncle was caught off guard by Lin Fan. He mumbled and said in a low voice: "How stingy, not even celebrating buying such a good bicycle."
Lin Fan pushed his bicycle to the backyard, and people kept following him all the way, saying congratulations.
He put the bicycle at the door of his house, and he did not stop the children and adults from doing so. "If you want to use the bicycle somewhere, I will definitely lend it to you if it is convenient for me."
Being annoyed by others, Lin Fan had no choice but to speak.
Then everyone left Lin Fan's house with their mouths on their lips.
Even after they left, everyone was still discussing Lin Fan's bicycle and talking about introducing someone to Lin Fan.
Coupled with yesterday's upgrade, everyone also paid attention to Lin Fan, a high-quality stock. Lin Fan's status in the courtyard began to rise like a rocket in two days.
Presumably, within a few days, the matchmakers and aunts who would introduce Lin Fan to his partner would come over one after another.
Lin Fan was alone, a fifth-level fitter in the factory, with a monthly salary of more than sixty yuan. He had no parents, brothers or sisters.
For a woman, such a good partner is impossible to find even with a lantern.
The bicycle is temporarily locked and placed under the window. The bicycle must be taken home in the evening.
There is a Thief Saint and a God of War in the courtyard. These two people are the ones Lin Fan is currently on guard against.
