Hearing the waiter's words, Wang Gensheng and Li Erxiu beside him were immediately moved.
Now the two of them are far apart and it is inconvenient to go back and forth. It would be much easier if they had a bicycle.
Cement roads have been built everywhere in the capital, making it very convenient to travel by bicycle.
Secondly, it’s almost the New Year’s Eve, and they are going back to their hometown in Shanxi.
It is not an easy task to go back to Shanxi's hometown this time. Although cement roads have been built and there are trains to Shanxi, the location of their hometown is very awkward and the train cannot reach them.
In the past, when I went home during the Chinese New Year, I would walk back and see if I could catch a four-wheel carriage.
If you have this bicycle, you can go back by bicycle as a couple.
And if you have a bicycle, it will be much more convenient to go home and visit relatives and friends during the New Year.
All these made Wang Gensheng and Li Erxiu very excited, but when they thought that this bicycle actually cost 22 taels of silver, the couple hesitated again.
too expensive!
Really expensive.
The couple worked in the city. Wang Gensheng worked as a construction worker, doing physical work and earning more, almost seven taels of silver a month. Li Erxiu worked in a textile factory. Women's wages were less than men's, but she worked
He is diligent and careful in his work. As a team leader, his salary is five taels of silver a month. Together, the couple earns 12 taels of silver a month.
But this bicycle actually costs 22 taels of silver. This is still a promotion, which means that it will take the couple two months to afford this bicycle.
This shows how expensive this bike is.
Moreover, the Ming Dynasty in this era was the best era, and prices were very low.
Good Northeastern white noodles and Nanyang rice cost just a few cents per pound. Mutton and beef from the grasslands only cost ten cents per pound. Sea fish from Tianjin are even cheaper, costing five cents per pound.
About money.
One tael of silver is definitely a huge amount of money, enough to buy a lot of things.
In comparison, this bike is really too expensive, too expensive.
"Can you save a few taels of silver? This is really too expensive!"
Wang Gensheng thought for a while and said, if it was only a dozen taels of silver, he would buy it immediately.
But these twenty-two taels of silver are really expensive, not cheap.
"There is really no way to get this price cheaper. Today is the opening for activities, so we can make it cheaper. If we don't do activities in the future, we will definitely not have this price in the future."
"And this time, because our factory has just started production and the output is not high, the quantity is limited. There are only 3,000 units in the entire Beijing-Tianjin area. We will have to wait until next year to sell out."
The waiter in the store smiled and said, and then went to greet other customers.
The store is very busy now, with many people coming to inquire, and many people outside trying this bike.
"I'll get one~"
"I'll get one too~"
The most indispensable thing in the capital is rich people. After some people tried it, they paid for it on the spot.
Bicycles are indeed very convenient for going out, especially in places like Beijing and Tianjin, where cement roads have been built everywhere and there are a lot of people.
You can say that riding a horse is not very convenient, but a four-wheel carriage is more comfortable, but the cost of raising a horse is also high. A family really cannot afford to raise it, but there are only rich people who can support it.
When people usually go out, they basically rely on walking. But if you have a bicycle, it will be different. You can ride it anywhere, which is very convenient. The key is that this bicycle does not need to be raised, and it is very convenient to park.
Many people paid for the bicycle on the spot.
After buying a bicycle, after paying the money, he immediately rode the bicycle excitedly to his home, swaggering through the streets and attracting a lot of attention.
"Honey, let's buy one too. It will be convenient for us to go home during the Chinese New Year. We can also ride back to our hometown during holidays in the future."
Wang Gensheng watched bicycles being bought one after another in the store, gritted his teeth and discussed with his wife.
"Head of the family, you have the final say~"
Li Erxiu looked at the bicycle. This thing seemed really good. After thinking about it, he nodded and said.
"Let's go and get some money~"
When Wang Gensheng heard this, he gritted his teeth and took Li Erxiu to the bank to withdraw money.
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With the opening of the Mercedes-Benz bicycle experience store, bicycles appeared in the streets and alleys of Beijing and Tianjin.
As soon as this kind of bicycle, which does not require a horse or an ox to drag it, but relies on pedaling, appeared, it immediately became popular throughout the Beijing-Tianjin area.
The first people to pay attention to bicycles were delivery companies in the Beijing-Tianjin area.
The Beijing-Tianjin area has a large population, factories, workshops, and commercial firms, and commerce is very developed, and there are many kinds of goods that need to be transported.
Four-wheeled carriages are most commonly used to transport large quantities of goods, but small items and small quantities of goods often need to be transported by manpower or carts.
Manpower in the Beijing-Tianjin area is very expensive, and the delivery speed of carts is very slow.
As soon as bicycles appeared, these transportation companies immediately felt like they had found a treasure.
It is fast and can transport one or two hundred kilograms at a time without any problem. The key is that it can walk in the streets and alleys. There is no need to worry about the road being too small or the alley being too narrow to enter, nor the need to worry about parking.
question.
It is very convenient to use it to send some small items and small quantities of goods.
One by one, the delivery shops immediately found Mercedes-Benz Bicycles and placed orders for hundreds of them at a time. However, the current production is limited and they have to be used to promote bicycles, so there is no way to sell too many to these bicycles at once.
Trading firm.
In addition to delivery companies and bicycle dealers, people in the Beijing-Tianjin area who need to go to work every day naturally fell in love with this bicycle.
The managers in many factories, firms, and workshops all have good incomes. Basically, they can afford to buy a house here in the capital. Living in their own house is comfortable, but it is very troublesome to go to work, because they have to leave a lot.
distance.
They are not like rich families who can afford to raise horses or ride four-wheeled carriages. Now that bicycles have appeared, they have become very popular among these people.
With a bicycle, it is much more convenient to go out, commute to and from get off work, or go to various places to do errands.
These people almost crowded the bicycle experience store. However, the quantity released this time was limited. Most people could not buy bicycles and could only watch other people riding bicycles walking up and down the streets.
I couldn't be more envious.
Of course, the most popular people about bicycles are young people.
Young people are very active and like to walk around. Just walking will always seem very tiring. But if you have a bicycle and invite a few friends, you can travel around the entire capital.
Or a group of people get together and have a bicycle race, chasing each other and enjoying the speed and passion. This is what young people like most.
Bicycles are on fire!
It became completely popular in just a few days.
People in the entire Beijing-Tianjin area suddenly no longer care about national affairs. Even the wedding of His Royal Highness has become unpopular. The most discussed topic has become bicycles.
How difficult is it to learn to ride a bicycle? Only smart people can learn it, and those who can't learn it are fools.
Someone else bought a bicycle, and now it has become the center of attention. People ask him to borrow a bicycle every day.
In addition, there are others who ride bicycles and quickly catch up with the girl they like. They ride their bicycles and take their beloved girls shopping every weekend.
In addition, there are some old and young men who like to brag. They always say that the younger brother of their second brother-in-law and third uncle's second uncle's son's classmate works in a bicycle factory and can buy bicycles and so on.
In short, around bicycles, young and old men in Beijing suddenly became energetic. I don’t know how many people are eagerly holding on to their money and want to buy a bicycle but can’t.
The Mercedes-Benz Bicycle Experience Store is crowded with people every day.
Because it can provide free experience activities, there are dozens of bicycles here for everyone to experience riding, so even if they cannot buy bicycles, many young people come here every day to learn to ride bicycles.
Of course, more people still come to inquire about buying bicycles.
Putting 3,000 bicycles into the huge market of Beijing and Tianjin is just a drop in the bucket, not enough at all, so that people who can't buy bicycles are clamoring to buy the bicycles used by experience shops for experience every day.
At this moment in the capital, the wedding of His Royal Highness is no longer new, and owning a Mercedes-Benz bicycle has become the most fashionable trend.
Whenever a bicycle appears in the streets, it always attracts a lot of attention. If you can wear a watch on your hand, you will definitely be a wealthy person. If you are younger, you will have an aunt to keep it.
Come up and ask if you are married or something.
As for the young ladies who were shopping, they all looked shy. If they were students studying in school, they would receive a lot of letters soon.
In many open and open places, people can always see people learning to ride bicycles crookedly, and there will inevitably be many people watching around them, casting envious and jealous eyes.
This is the bicycle. In a short period of time, it quickly became popular in the Beijing-Tianjin area and became a fashion trend. Even because the Chinese New Year is coming soon, it is also the time of the year when the most weddings are happening.
In the past, a wedding was absolutely indispensable without a mirror. Last year, it became popular to wear two watches in the trousseau, which has a long-lasting meaning.
This year, as the Chinese New Year is about to come, many wealthy families have begun to include bicycles in their dowries, which seems to have become a vague trend. It seems that it would be shameful not to have a bicycle when getting married. If you buy one at home,
If you can't afford a bicycle, it may be difficult to find a partner.