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Chapter 86: Buying a Bike
The vendor looked at her and smiled. He reached into the cigarette pack, took out a cigarette, struck a match, lit it, took a drag, and then said, “It's not my bike. Do you want to buy it? Ask the guy who sells books on the corner. He has connections for finding things.”
Ying Sisi thanked him and went to the book stall.
She squatted down and flipped through the books.
She hadn't read many books, and she didn't recognize many of the characters.
She didn't know what kind of books were worth the money.
She carefully selected two thick books with hard covers. One said “English-Chinese Dictionary” on the cover. The other was “Chinese-Russian Translation.”
She figured that if she read them, she should be able to understand foreign countries.
Knowing yourself and knowing your enemy is a sure way to win every battle.
She could give them to Qin Yanci to study foreign culture. He would eventually surpass foreigners. “Brother, how much?”
“Two cents.”
Ying Sisi paid for the books. She found something to talk about. “Have you read all these books?”
“No, Miss. Just say what you want. Don't beat around the bush.” She's been dawdling for a long time and chose two books that even a dog wouldn't read. There must be a reason.
Ying Sisi felt a little embarrassed. “Can you get a bicycle ticket? I'm willing to pay for one.”
“Wow! You've come to the right place. I have a lot of tickets. Five yuan each. Do you want to buy one?”
“Yes.” Ying Sisi agreed without hesitation.
Five yuan, ten yuan, she would pay any price.
The man immediately took out a ticket. “Take this. Go to the bike shop, choose a bike, and pay for it.”
“Thank you.” Sisi paid and took the ticket.
She went straight to the bike shop and saw a bicycle near the door that she liked.
She quietly asked. “Hello, sir. How much is this bike?”
The clerk slowly raised his eyelids. The girl was beautiful and charming. He immediately lit up and got up to enthusiastically introduce it. “This is a new bike, Yongjiu brand. Two hundred yuan. Are you buying it to ride to work, Miss?”
Sisi nodded vaguely. “Yes.” If she said it was for a dowry, others would make fun of her, right?
“Do you have a ticket?”
Sisi took out the ticket. The clerk examined it and then gave Sisi a form to fill out. Then she paid for the bike, got it registered, and got a license plate.
The clerk stayed with her the whole time.
When Sisi was about to leave with the bike, he said, “Miss Sisi, do you have a boyfriend? Want to be pen pals?”
“I have a boyfriend. Let me ask him if he agrees.” Sisi didn't mind having a pen pal.
More friends, more paths!
“Scram!” You're wasting my time. “Don't let me see you again, little girl. You're a scammer!”
Sisi wasn't happy either. Truthfully speaking, who scammed him?
No see, no see.
We met by chance. Who cares about him.
Sisi rode her bike home.
As she entered the alley, she ran into Mrs. Liu, her neighbor, who was carrying an empty vegetable basket.
She got off her bike and greeted her. “Hello, Mrs. Liu.”
“Hey, Sisi. Is this new bike for a dowry? How much did it cost? I thought your dad wouldn't be willing to buy you a big item.”
Sisi smiled. It's the eighth day of the first lunar month. The Lantern Festival is the day of the wedding.
Li Junlu hasn't even made a move. It's obvious that he's not going to buy her anything big.
She changed the subject, “Where are you going, Mrs. Liu?”
“To buy vegetables. I'm not like your family. You guys have foresight. You stockpiled vegetables before the New Year.” The old lady said enviously, she just learned today that Song Hanmei had asked Ying Sisi to buy 300 catties of cabbage earlier.
Chives, celery, spinach, everything sold in the market, they had it all.
They even built a small cellar to store them.
Ying Sisi laughed, “It's a stroke of luck. Is the road still closed?”
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