The Great Era of Siheyuan

Without any delay, Li Wenqiang spent more than 20 minutes running to Wangfujing Department Store, went directly to the bicycle sales stall, and bought a Forever bicycle for 180 yuan.

I bought some wedding candies and red paper, and asked the saleswoman to cut a few "囍" characters for me. The aunties in the old city are all good at paper cutting, and cutting a "囍" character is a piece of cake for them. In less than two minutes, they had cut several "囍" characters of different sizes, which looked neat and beautiful.

I wanted to buy Liu Yuhua a new set of clothes, but unfortunately I didn't have enough coupons, so I could only compensate her later. Although life is dull, you can still live a refined life with some thought. With these few "囍" characters, the home will have a lot of festive atmosphere.

On the way back, I passed by the Jiaodaokou Police Station. It cost me 1.5 cents to apply for a bicycle license plate and I paid 2.40 yuan in tax. I was also issued a bicycle license when I got the license plate.

When stamping the steel stamp, stamp the same numbers on the bicycle tripod and handlebars. The license plate number, steel stamp number, and license number should all be the same set of numbers. If the vehicle is lost in the future, you can take the bicycle license to the police station to report the case. After the case is solved, you can get it back with the reporting license, vehicle purchase invoice, and unit certificate.

Bicycles not only need a license plate and driver's license, but also require an annual "vehicle donation" of two dollars and forty cents. For personal bicycles, the annual payment is two dollars and forty, and for commercial bicycles, the annual payment is four dollars.

It sounds complicated, but it can be summarized in one sentence: just pay the money and someone else will take care of the rest for you.

Riding a tricycle and pulling a new bicycle, he made many people jealous along the way.

When we returned to the courtyard, it was a little deserted. A funeral had just taken place there, and everyone was a little taboo.

"Li Wenqiang, why did you buy another bicycle? This bicycle is really beautiful. How much did you spend on it?"

When neighbor Wang Dapao saw the bicycle in Li Wenqiang's tricycle, he immediately ran over to watch the fun, his face full of envy.

"It's not bad. It only cost less than two hundred dollars."

Li Wenqiang said calmly that Jinggangshan motorcycles had been out for ten years, and bicycles were nothing to him, not to mention cars, so he had to make money quickly.

"Two hundred yuan is not a small amount of money. I don't know when I can afford a bicycle!"

Wang Dapao said with emotion.

"Just work hard for a year and you'll be good enough! I don't want to chat with you anymore. I have other things to do!"

Li Wenqiang exchanged a few words with him and left.

In the middle courtyard, the door of Sha Zhu's house was wide open, and He Yushui was going in and out to prepare food. The widow Qin Huairu was washing clothes by the pool, and a middle-aged woman was also picking vegetables nearby. Everyone was quiet and there was no movement.

The auntie glanced at Li Wenqiang and ignored him. The relationship between the two families had been irreconcilable since he and the uncle had a conflict. Qin Huairu's eyes were obviously filled with envy, and it took a long time before she reluctantly moved her eyes away.

Li Wenqiang glanced at them casually. He had important things to do and no time to tease them. He locked the bike and pushed it into the house.

Seeing the state of his home, Li Wenqiang was overwhelmed. It was a mess everywhere, and everything was covered with a thick layer of dust. The quilt and sheets had changed color, and the reed mat had begun to be covered with patina. He didn't know how he had endured it before.

Take the bucket, take off the sheets, quilt covers and mats, pour detergent on them and soak them in water. It is impossible to throw them away for the time being. These old things may be useful in the future.

The people at the door were surprised to see Li Wenqiang busying around. They didn't know what he was going to do so late at night. When they saw him putting up the "囍" character, they were all shocked.

"Li Wenqiang, why are you putting up the Chinese character for "囍"? Your house is so clean, are you getting married?"

Xu Damao just happened to be pushing his bicycle back and was very surprised to see his look.

"You're right, I'm getting married tomorrow!"

When Li Wenqiang said this, a smile appeared unconsciously on his lips.

"Congratulations! You're getting married so quickly without saying anything. Which girl is so lucky? How are you going to arrange the wedding tomorrow? Are you going to have a banquet?"

Xu Damao said enviously that he was not young anymore and his family was trying to arrange a marriage between him and the Lou family.

"You'll know tomorrow. If we don't hold a banquet, there's no one at home, so there's no point in holding it. I'll treat you to a drink when I'm free. Did you go to the countryside to show a movie yesterday?"

Li Wenqiang casually handed Xu Damao a cigarette.

To be honest, the person who impressed him the most in this courtyard was Xu Damao, who lived authentically and knew what he wanted, unlike the others, who were all hypocritical and calculating.

If it weren't for the plot, with Xu Damao's ability, there was no way he would come back to beg for food in the end. There would be no problem for him to be a salesperson.

"We can't help it. The leader values ​​us so much that he went to Huairou yesterday and showed a few movies to the workers there."

Xu Damao said proudly.

"Xu Damao, aren't you just a handyman? You talk as if you are so important, and you are so proud of yourself. And you, I don't know which woman is blind to marry a rag picker like you, you are really blind. You didn't even hold a banquet, you are so stingy."

The guy next door, Shazhu, limped out on one leg, and started jumping around, focusing his fire on the two of them.

"Silly Zhu, if you don't speak, no one will think you're dumb. Aren't you just a lousy cook? You still have to serve others every day. Why are you pretending to be an elephant? I guess some hero couldn't stand it and beat you up, right? You really deserve it!"

After being ridiculed by Sha Zhu, Xu Damao felt that he had lost face in front of outsiders and immediately fought back.

If he couldn't beat her, could he not scold her? Xu Damao had never been inferior to anyone in his life!

"Silly Zhu, I'm in a good mood today, so I won't bother with you. If you dare to say something mean again, you better be careful."

Li Wenqiang said with a smile, his eyes already flashing with a dangerous light. Dare to make trouble on his happy day, this fool Zhu seems to be up to no good.

"Everyone knows how to say mean things. If you have the guts, come over here and see if your father will beat you up or not."

Sha Zhu said with a sneer, venting his anger, "You dare to call me a cripple? I will kill you with my scolding."

As soon as these words came out, Li Wenqiang exuded a biting coldness all over his body, and the temperature around him seemed to drop a lot.

"Silly Zhu, if you want to find something to do, I'll play with you, but are you sure you can afford it?"

Li Wenqiang said coldly.

Xu Damao, who was standing next to him, shuddered at the aura he exuded and instinctively felt a sense of danger.

"Play? Who the hell wants to play with you? Let me tell you, when I recover from my injury, the first thing I will do is to deal with you!"

Sha Zhu sneered at him and looked at Qin Huairu secretly. He was so powerful, Sister Qin should look at him with new eyes!

Unfortunately, Qin Huairu just looked up at Li Wenqiang and then lowered her head to continue washing clothes without even looking at him.