Siheyuan: I just want to live

After dinner, Chen Feng pushed his bicycle out.

The night air was slightly cool, blowing on Chen Feng's cheeks, making him feel refreshed. He took a deep breath, feeling the peaceful atmosphere.

He first visited several nearby trust stores, which typically buy and sell various second-hand items.

When he walked into the first trust store, he was greeted by an old-fashioned atmosphere. The store was filled with all kinds of things, from furniture to electrical appliances to some weird little gadgets.

Chen Feng walked straight to the bicycle area, his eyes swept over the neatly arranged bicycles, carefully observing the details of each bicycle, checking whether the frame was sturdy and the chain was smooth.

However, although there seemed to be a good number of bicycles in the trust shop, their condition did not satisfy him.

Next, Chen Feng visited several trust stores, but the situation did not improve much. The bicycles were either shabby in appearance or had obvious faults or signs of wear and tear.

He couldn't help but frown, feeling disappointed. How come the bicycles sold in these trust stores were not as good as his second-hand bicycle that he had ridden for several years?

"How can Jin Ming ride a bike like this?"

Chen Feng muttered to himself, "If she rides to work, it might break down on the way."

Thinking of this, he felt more and more that he couldn't just buy a bicycle in such a bad condition.

Finally, Chen Feng decided to give up the idea of ​​buying a bicycle in the trust store. He knew it was not easy to find a suitable bicycle, but he believed that as long as he looked patiently, he would be able to find a satisfactory choice.

After leaving the trust store, Chen Feng pushed his bicycle and continued to wander the street. As he walked, he was thinking about where to go next to find a bicycle suitable for Jin Ming.

Maybe you can ask the nearby bicycle repair shops to see if they have any idle bicycles for sale.

Do it when you think of it, so Chen Feng started to act. He rode his bicycle around the streets, constantly looking for bicycle repair shops to see if there were any bicycles for sale.

The result was obvious. Chen Feng went to many repair shops but found none of them had bicycles for sale.

It was then that Chen Feng realized that bicycles were valuable items in that era, and most people would exchange their old bicycles for their neighbors.

Or you can send it to a trust store, so that you can sell it at a good price instead of selling it to a repair shop at a low price.

Although Chen Feng realized this, it was already late at night. As the night deepened, Chen Feng's riding speed became slower and slower.

Chen Feng knew that he might not be able to find an ideal bicycle to sell on the street today, but he was not discouraged. Since there were no bicycles on the street, wouldn't there be a black market?

Chen Feng thought that there should be bicycle tickets for sale on the black market. So Chen Feng turned the bicycle around and started to drive towards the familiar black market in the grove outside the east city wall.

When he arrived near the grove, Chen Feng discovered that the black market had not yet opened at this point in time.

So Chen Feng entered the space with his bicycle. After entering the space, Chen Feng parked his bicycle and changed into the tattered clothes he had worn before when going into the mountains.

After changing his clothes, Chen Feng left the space empty-handed. He then found an inconspicuous corner to hide, quietly waiting for the black market to open.

Soon it was eleven o'clock at night, and the number of people in the black market began to increase slowly.

Seeing this, Chen Feng also came out from his hiding place, covered his face, and walked towards the black market.

After entering the black market, Chen Feng first observed for a while, found a ticket scalper, then raised his hands and walked towards him.

When he got close to the ticket scalper, Chen Feng gently bumped the man with his shoulder, then lowered his voice and asked, "Hey, brother! Got any tickets?"

After being bumped by Chen Feng, the ticket scalper looked around cautiously. After making sure there was no danger, he turned around and replied to Chen Feng: "Yes! Of course! What kind of tickets do you want, brother?"

After hearing the ticket seller's answer, Chen Feng's eyes rolled around and he carefully scanned the surroundings. After making sure it was safe, he said slowly, "Do you have bicycle tickets? If you do, give me one!"

When the ticket seller heard that Chen Feng wanted a bicycle ticket, he was slightly surprised at first, and thought to himself: This kid is wearing such tattered clothes, but I didn't expect that he can still afford a bicycle ticket? You can't judge a person by his appearance!

But he quickly came to his senses, a look of embarrassment appeared on his face, and he said helplessly.

"Oh, comrade, there are students graduating recently, so bicycle tickets are a bit tight, and I don't have any in stock right now. How about you look at something else?"

As he spoke, the ticket scalper continued to persuade Chen Feng while observing the changes in his expression.

"In fact, if it is for your child's wedding or to look good at work, buying him a watch is also a good choice!"

Chen Feng could naturally understand what the ticket seller meant. This guy obviously wanted him to buy more things. After all, for those who trade tickets,

In their eyes, every customer is a piece of fat meat, and no one wants to watch a big piece of fat meat slip away from their eyes.

Chen Feng was also slightly stunned after hearing the ticket scalper's words, secretly regretting that he had overlooked such an important matter. He was so busy considering whether Jin Ming could go to and from get off work conveniently that he completely forgot that she needed a watch to check the time. Fortunately, it was not too late to realize this problem now.

Chen Feng immediately said to the ticket seller: "Okay! Give me a watch ticket!"

When the ticket seller heard this, his eyes lit up instantly, and his face was filled with excitement. He immediately responded, "Okay, brother, I'll get it for you right away!"

As he spoke, he quickly reached into the inner pocket of his coat, fumbled for a moment, and then carefully pulled out a watch ticket.

The ticket seller handed the watch ticket to Chen Feng so that Chen Feng could see the information on the ticket and introduced it enthusiastically.

"Brother, this watch ticket was just issued in June! It's valid for a year! If you don't have much money after buying it, you can put it aside and use it later."

Chen Feng took the watch ticket and looked at it carefully. The information on it was very complete and there didn't seem to be any problems.

He nodded with satisfaction, then looked up at the ticket seller and asked with a smile, "How much?"

When the ticket seller saw Chen Feng asking this, his eyes rolled around, and he patted Chen Feng's shoulder and said with a smile, "Brother, I see you really want it, so I won't play tricks with you. How about twenty-two dollars?"

Chen Feng raised the corner of his mouth slightly, looked at the other party with a smile, and slowly said: "Not so good! The watch tickets sold by others are around 16 or 17 yuan, why did yours increase so much?"

Upon hearing this, the ticket seller immediately widened his eyes, looked aggrieved, and immediately retorted: "Brother, how can my watch ticket compare with others?"

He paused, as if he felt he had found the perfect excuse, and said with a hint of pride: "The watch tickets sold by others are all about to expire, and at most they can only save two or three months, but mine can last for nearly a year!"

After hearing what the ticket scalper said, Chen Feng was not fooled by his words, but continued, "It's true that this watch ticket of yours has a new date, but your price is too expensive. I can't afford it!"

After saying that, Chen Feng prepared to leave and look for other ticket scalpers.

How could this ticket scalper just watch Chen Feng, the big fat sheep, leave?

So the ticket seller immediately grabbed Chen Feng's clothes and said, "Brother, don't be in a hurry to leave! Let's discuss it again!"

After Chen Feng was pulled by him, he turned his head back and said, "You see, I am sincere in buying, and you are sincere in selling."

"In that case, let's not play games. Give me another price. If I think it's suitable, I'll buy it. What do you think?"

Chen Feng was also very cunning. He did not make a bid, but asked the ticket scalper to make an offer again. In this way, the ticket scalper would definitely not offer an outrageous price this time.

After hearing Chen Feng's words, the ticket seller hesitated for a moment, then frowned and said, "Since you said so, brother, I will give you a fair price!"

"How about twenty? This price is a bit high, but the price I charged for this ticket is also high! So I'm not making much money from you."

After hearing what the ticket scalper said, Chen Feng thought about it and nodded slightly. Although the price was still a bit expensive, Chen Feng didn't care. After all, ticket scalpers also have to make money to eat.

So Chen Feng said, "Okay then twenty!"

Then Chen Feng took out twenty yuan from the space under the cover of his pocket and handed it to the ticket scalper.

When the ticket seller saw Chen Feng taking out the money, he immediately said, "Okay brother, here are the tickets!"

The ticket scalper then handed the watch ticket to Chen Feng, took the money from Chen Feng's hand, and started checking the money.

Seeing this, Chen Feng didn't say anything, but picked up the watch ticket and started looking at it.

After checking the money and goods, the two found no problems, said goodbye to each other, and went their separate ways.

After separating from the ticket scalper, Chen Feng started wandering around the black market again, but after asking several ticket scalpers, he still couldn't buy a bicycle ticket.

Looking at the sales of bicycle tickets during this period, it seems that they are indeed very popular.

Although Chen Feng did not buy a bicycle ticket, a ticket seller recommended a bicycle to Chen Feng. Chen Feng was afraid that the bicycle was dirty, so he did not take it.

As time passed, the sky gradually brightened, but Chen Feng still failed to buy a bicycle ticket from the ticket scalper, so Chen Feng had to give up the idea of ​​looking for it again and turned to leave the black market.

Chen Feng returned home. He parked his bicycle in the yard, then dragged his tired body into the house. Although he didn't buy a bicycle ticket today, he got a watch ticket, which was also a gain.