Wang Erzhu is carefully wiping his car clean. At the same time, he is also carefully checking the tires, brakes, fuel tank and other important parts of the car, and then installing anti-skid chains on his car to prevent slipping in rain or snow.
Although this is not a luxury car, it is just the most common and cheapest car in Ming Dynasty, Volkswagen. Volkswagen is different from Mercedes-Benz. From the beginning, the founder of Volkswagen was determined to popularize cars to every ordinary person, so
That's why it was named Volkswagen.
Mercedes-Benz cars are often priced at several thousand taels of silver, and ordinary people cannot afford them. But Volkswagen is different. The price of Volkswagen cars is generally several hundred taels of silver.
The Volkswagen Zhengde 1st Edition car in front of us is the cheapest car ever launched by Volkswagen, priced at only 500 taels.
The price of 500 taels of silver can be said to be very cheap, allowing countless ordinary people to realize their car dreams. It also made Volkswagen's sales surpass Mercedes-Benz and became the best-selling car in Ming Dynasty.
Wang Erzhu and Li Erxiu were the first Shanxi people to come to the capital to work, and they have been working in the capital for more than 20 years.
The couple came to Beijing in their early 20s and are now in their forties.
For more than 20 years, the couple has basically insisted on going home every year. No matter how bad the weather or conditions are, the couple will find ways to go home every New Year.
After completing all the inspection work, Wang Erzhu also looked at a well-preserved bicycle next to him. This Mercedes-Benz bicycle was purchased by him for more than 20 taels of silver. It was also the earliest Mercedes-Benz bicycle produced.
The quality of the products produced by Mercedes-Benz is as good as the New Year. It has been almost 20 years. The quality of this bike is still very good and it is still rideable. Although many parts on it have been replaced, it looks like it has its age.
Not very fashionable anymore.
But Wang Erzhu was still reluctant to throw it away because it was his first bicycle in his life.
It cost more than 20 taels back then, but the couple worked hard to save their income for more than half a year, and they were the first people to buy a bicycle.
When I rode it home to celebrate the New Year, it was very respectable, but it was much more fashionable than driving home in a car now.
Wang Erzhu still clearly remembers that not many people in the entire capital owned bicycles, let alone his hometown in Shanxi.
It's different now, cars are all over the streets.
Next to the bicycle is a motorcycle, which is still well preserved.
This motorcycle is also a Mercedes-Benz motorcycle with very good quality. Wang Erzhu has been riding it for more than ten years.
Wang Erzhu takes great care of his bicycles, motorcycles, and cars and always maintains them very well. They still look like new now.
"Old man, I don't need you now for the Chinese New Year."
Wang Erzhu touched his motorcycle. In order to buy this motorcycle, the couple also spent almost 200 taels of silver. Silver at that time was much more expensive than gold now.
Of course, this motorcycle has always been with Wang Erzhu through thick and thin. Whether he goes to work or returns to his hometown in Shanxi during the New Year and holidays, this motorcycle has brought Wang Erzhu a lot of convenience.
Riding a bicycle home used to be very tiring and took a long time, but riding a motorcycle is different. The speed is much faster. You can start early in the morning and arrive home in the evening. You can see yourself early.
Parents and children.
But riding a motorcycle is really cold, very cold.
It didn't matter when I was young, but now that I'm older, I really can't stand it anymore, so I still have to buy a car.
Of course, after working in Beijing for many years, Wang Erzhu and Li Erxiu not only bought bicycles, motorcycles and cars, but also bought a house here in Beijing.
The frugal couple can be regarded as the epitome of this era.
I didn't know anything when I was young. I followed the army of migrant workers to work in the city and learned skills and some basic cultural knowledge in the factory.
Slowly and gradually, I became a supervisor in the factory, a backbone or something like that. My income increased and my life became better. I bought a house here in the capital and built another house at home.
The bicycles, motorcycles and cars in front of us seem to be telling the story of this ever-changing new era. In the past, owning a bicycle was the dream of countless people.
It slowly turned into a motorcycle, whizzing by. The fast-speeding motorcycle was once the dream of many people, but soon, it slowly turned into a car again.
Extremely expensive cars have become a tool for people to show off to each other. Those who can afford a car must be a well-off person.
These times are changing so fast!
In the past few thousand years, the changes in history have not been as great as in the past ten or twenty years.
Not only the visible means of transportation, but also the high-rise buildings in the capital, the roads extending in all directions, the trains connecting all corners of the country, etc., the Ming Dynasty has undergone earth-shaking changes in just a few decades.
When this great change is condensed into an individual, Wang Erzhu in front of him is the epitome of this era.
"It's great to have a car here. You can take a lot of things home!"
Here, Li Erxiu kept stuffing big and small bags into the trunk of the car. They were stuffed full of food, clothing, and all kinds of things. He wanted to take everything home.
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"Do you know how to buy a car?"
“It was too expensive when I bought it.”
Wang Erzhu said with a smile.
“It’s good, but it’s really expensive.”
"There are more than five hundred carts of silver."
Li Erxiu said with a smile: "But it's really worth it. If you have a car to go home for the New Year, at least it won't be cold. Going anywhere will be much more comfortable and faster."
"Have you brought everything?"
Wang Erzhu smiled and shook his head, women are all like this.
"I've got everything."
"Are all the doors and windows at home locked?"
"It's all locked too."
"Okay, let's go. First pick up the second child from school, and then pick up the eldest child from the eldest brother's factory."
Wang Erzhu drove the car, and as the car slowly drove out of the garage, he officially embarked on his way home for the New Year.
More than 20 years have passed. Not only have Wang Erzhu and Li Erxiu grown older, their children have also grown up.
Wang Erzhu's eldest son, Wang Dawa, is not very good at studying. He currently works in a factory here in Beijing. Because it is far away from the house Wang Erzhu bought, he usually lives in the factory with his wife.
The second son, Wang Erwa, is good at reading and has been admitted to Imperial College. She is currently in her third year of college and will graduate soon. Even before she graduates, there are already factories, commercial banks, etc. rushing to get her.
As for the third child, who is a girl, she got married last year and became pregnant last year. She is currently raising the child at her husband's house.
The fourth child, Wang Wan, is relatively young, only twelve years old, and is still studying at home.
Wang Erzhu drove a car to the factory of his eldest son Wang Dawa.
"Dad, did you buy a car?"
When Wang Dawa saw Wang Erzhu driving a car to pick her up, her eyes widened.
I didn't hear any news at all, but my father actually bought a car.
Wang Dawa immediately couldn't help but touch her car carefully.
“Volkswagen Zhengde 1st Year Edition Car!”
He recognized it immediately. As a young man, he dreamed of owning a car of his own and also wanted to buy a house in the capital.
But based on the current income of him and his wife Chen Sanli, it is still difficult to buy a car or a house. Buying a car is okay, you can still afford it if you give it a year or two. As for buying a house, it depends on whether you can inherit it.
Dad's house.
Chen Sanli, who was next to Wang Dawa, also had her eyes shining brightly. Her father-in-law and mother-in-law had really made a lot of money. They not only bought a house here in the capital, but also built a beautiful house in their hometown. Now they even bought a car.
My husband and I are two young people who haven't bought a house or a car yet, but they are driving a car first.
"What are you looking at? Get in the car quickly and take the driver's license test next year. After the test, you will be allowed to drive."
Wang Erzhu glared at his eldest son. His eldest son really had no future. Even if he couldn't study, he didn't even ask him to learn some technical skills. He knew he wanted to buy a house or a car, but he didn't even look at it.
Look at how many pounds you have.
But there is no other way. Who knows that I am his father? If I buy a car, it will probably be an advantage for him in the future.
Now that I have a car, I can move in with me in the future, and now I can take care of my children too. My eldest daughter-in-law is not a fuel-efficient person.
He keeps shouting that he won’t give birth to a child for Lao Wang’s family if they don’t have a house or a car, which makes people angry.
"Thank you dad, thank you dad!"
Hearing this, Wang Dawa immediately became extremely happy. She hurriedly got into the car, touched it on the left and looked on the right. She seemed very happy and liked it very much. In her mind, she was thinking about how she would drive to and from get off work in the future. scene.
Seeing him like this, Wang Erzhu sighed helplessly.
My three sons now only have this apartment and one car. How to divide the family property in the future is a problem.
However, Wang Erzhu and Li Erxiu both feel that they are still young, in their forties and in good health, and can continue to work for at least ten years.
Now that I have become the technical backbone and manager of the factory, and my income is not bad, I still have to find a way to buy two more houses in the capital.
After getting in the car, Wang Erzhu also came to Imperial College and picked up his second son, Wang Erwa. Wang Erwa was much more depressed than Wang Dawa.
He is a well-connected person in school, but he is not as hopeless as his eldest son.
Wang Erzhu drove a car and took his family back to his hometown in Shanxi.
