Chapter 34 Went to the department store and met Xu Damao when he came back
At dawn the next day, Duan Hongxuan was woken up by the excited He Yuyu.
Duan Hongxuan scratched his head in frustration, "Yu Yu, I know you are in a hurry to buy a bicycle and a watch today, but you also have to check the time!
This department store doesn't open until nine o'clock. What time is it now?"
When He Yuyu heard this, he was stunned for a moment, "Ah! Does the department store only open at nine o'clock? I thought he would open the door early."
Then he showed a flattering smile and said, "Brother Hongxuan, please continue to sleep for a while. I will call you later and I will go to practice first."
After saying that, he ran out quickly.
How can I sleep after being woken up by the noise? Duan Hongxuan had no choice but to get up depressed.
After the two had breakfast, they passed the time while He Yuyu was restless.
At half past eight, He Yuyu couldn't sit still any longer, so he dragged Duan Hongxuan to go out.
Duan Hongxuan deliberately teased He Yishui, insisting that he wait a little longer and leave at half past nine.
Next, He Yuyu first pouted and stared angrily, then he pinched Duan Hongxuan's shoulders and beat his legs with a flattering look on his face. Finally, he pulled his arm and acted coquettishly.
Duan Hongxuan looked at the little beauty in front of him and felt angry, flattering and coquettish.
I felt that it was almost done. If I kept teasing, I might be in a hurry, and it was almost past nine o'clock, so I waved my hand and set off!
Amid He Yuyu's cheers, the two went straight to the department store.
Along the way, He Yuyu sat on the back seat of the bicycle, chattering excitedly.
The two of them went to the department store, and Duan Hongxuan paid two cents and deposited his bicycle. Since it had just opened not long ago, there were not many people in the department store.
At Duan Hongxuan's suggestion, the two of them went to look at their watches first.
He Yuyu was dazzled by the various watches on the counter. He didn't know how to choose, so he had to look at Duan Hongxuan for help.
After choosing for a long time, I finally spent 130 yuan with Duan Hongxuan's advice and bought a butterfly brand women's watch.
The salesperson was surprised for a long time when he saw two half-year-old children coming to buy watches.
Finally, Duan Hongxuan explained that my sister was going to high school soon, so I wanted to buy a watch as a reward, which would also make it easier for her to keep track of time.
Nothing outrageous happened next. The salesperson was surprised and envious at the same time. He quickly opened the order, took the money and watch tickets handed over by Duan Hongxuan, clamped them with a big clip, and flicked them along the wire.
Gave it to the cashier.
Soon, the two of them got the issued invoice and watch. He Yuyu couldn't wait to put it on his hand on the spot.
He raised his hand happily, looked left and right, and headed to a place selling bicycles.
I had the same dilemma, and finally spent 150 yuan to choose a 26-inch permanent women's bicycle.
After leaving the department store, He Yuyu put on his watch and pushed his bicycle and was very happy.
Duan Hongxuan originally suggested that the two of them go to a movie, eat out at noon, and then go back after eating.
But even if the rain doesn’t dry up, I insist on going back immediately, saying that I want to go back and practice riding a bicycle.
In desperation, Duan Hongxuan had no choice but to postpone watching the world's first movie indefinitely.
Since He Yuyu couldn't ride yet, Duan Hongxuan had no choice but to accompany her and push the bike.
The two of them first paid for He Yuyu's new bicycle, stamped it with a stamp, made a small book, and then paid the tax.
From now on, you will have to pay a tax of 3.5 cents every year.
He Yuyu raised his head like a proud little rooster, and said to Duan Hongxuan very boldly: "I will pay this money myself, and I will also pay the tax every year in the future." The three words "Little Rich Woman" were clearly written on his forehead.<
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The two people each pushed a bicycle towards home, constantly attracting all kinds of envious and amazed looks along the way.
In this era, the value of a bicycle is not low. In an era when the average salary was only more than 30 yuan, a bicycle was equivalent to a person's income for almost half a year without eating or drinking.
The most important thing is that even if you have money, it’s not easy to use it. Bicycle tickets are too difficult to get.
If a family has a bicycle, it will be easier for half of the family members to find a wife than others.
If you ride a bicycle when you go to work, according to Sijiucheng, it is extremely respectable.
If it were not for Yan Bugui, the third uncle in the courtyard, the whole family would have to support him on his salary, and life would be difficult enough.
Just like that, Yan Bugui was such a stingy person, and finally he gritted his teeth and bought a second-hand bicycle, becoming the first person in the entire compound to buy a bicycle privately. A large part of the reason was just to save face. p>
Why is it said to be private? Because Xu Damao often goes to the countryside to play movies, so he has a bicycle provided by the factory.
Why does the third uncle have to be the first to buy a bicycle? Because he is a primary school teacher and thinks he is the most educated person in the entire courtyard.
Precisely because the third uncle calls himself a man of culture, he is very face-conscious. Although he is stingy and cunning, he must maintain his face and bottom line as a man of culture.
Even if any conflicts occur at home, they must be resolved behind closed doors and secretly at home. People in the yard cannot be known, otherwise they will feel embarrassed. The so-called family scandal should not be made public.
It is precisely because the third uncle still has the bottom line that he thinks he is a cultural person, so he is better than the other two uncles. For the sake of the face of a cultural person, he retains the last bottom line of being a human being.
Being the first person to buy a bicycle in the yard, not to mention other things, at least outperforms the other two uncles. This is also considered to be a member of the yard, and it will bring you face.
Duan Hongxuan led He Yuyu to find a bicycle repair shop on the street outside the alley, and gave He Yuyu a basket in front of the bicycle so that she could put things in the future.
The two of them were watching the repairman loading baskets for bicycles at the door of the car repair shop. Someone from behind shouted: "He Yuyu! What are you doing here?"
When Duan Hongxuan turned around, he saw a young man in his 20s and about 1.75 meters tall.
Wear long trousers on the lower body, a white short-sleeved shirt on the upper body, and the parted hair on the head is smooth and smooth.
With a long, shoehorned face, a mustache on his upper lip, and eyes that kept rolling around, the whole expression gave people the impression that this person was thinking of some bad idea at any time. Isn't this Xu Damao? But Duan Hongxuan pretended not to recognize him and looked at He Yuyu with a puzzled smile on his face.
When He Yuyu saw that it was Xu Damao, he immediately said hello: "Brother Damao, I just bought a new bicycle and added a basket to the front of the bike." He pointed at the 26 bike with his finger. Xu Damao took a look and said, "Hey! This car is beautiful. Why is your brother willing to buy you a bicycle?" As he said this, he glanced at Duan Hongxuan who was standing next to him.
"My stupid brother didn't buy it for me, it was my brother Hongxuan who bought it for me when he saw that I was going to high school." He said and tugged Duan Hongxuan's arm, "Brother Hongxuan, this is the one who lives in our backyard.
Xu Damao is a projectionist at a steel rolling mill."
Duan Hongxuan still had a smile on his face, and then he greeted Xu Damao politely: "Hello, Brother Damao. My name is Duan Hongxuan, and I live in the courtyard next to yours."
Xu Damao looked at the handsome young man in front of him and quickly smiled, pretending to be surprised: "Duan Hongxuan? You are the famous little scholar here! I have heard of your name a long time ago, but this is not always the case.
I went to the countryside to watch a movie, and there were a lot of things going on, but I had never seen it before, but today I saw a real person!
I have always heard that Yuyu has a good relationship with your family. She is about to enter high school, so you gave her a bicycle.
Your elder brother is infinitely better at Yu Yu than that elder brother Si Zhu."
Good guys, Xu Damao and Silly Zhu are mortal enemies. They will give Silly Zhu eye drops whenever and wherever possible.
At first glance, he looks like a sinister master.
Duan Hongxuan curled his lips in his heart, still with a harmless smile on his face, "It's nothing, it's not about being strong or not.
It just so happened that my godmother gave her a bicycle ticket, and I have a bicycle myself. Seeing that it was a little far away for Yuyu to go to high school, and studying was more stressful than in junior high school, I decided to take advantage of the ticket to buy her a bicycle for convenience.
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"Look, Rainwater, who is one of our own!
When you call the little scholar brother, people will really miss you. I am afraid that it will be inconvenient and hard for you, so a new bicycle will come immediately.
Look at your stupid brother Zhu again. Ever since Jia Dongxu died, the leftovers brought back from the canteen every time have been given to Widow Qin.
When I come to your place, I am just eating steamed buns and hungry. How can I treat you as my sister!
This is simply because you can’t tell what is an outsider and what is a member of your own family! I don’t even deserve it for you!” Xu Damao’s tone was filled with resentment.