He Yuzhu's house was in the middle courtyard. There were two rooms. The master room was more than 50 square meters, and the side room was about 20 square meters.
When He Yuzhu passed by the front yard, he saw Third Uncle squatting on the ground and carefully cleaning his brand-new bicycle. He felt a little envious.
He Yuzhu cursed himself for being useless. He had seen all kinds of cars. If people in the future knew that he envied someone else for owning a bicycle, he would be laughed at.
However, He Yuzhu, who lived in this era, understood that a half-used bicycle was equivalent to an ordinary car in a few decades. If he had a brand new Phoenix or a permanent bicycle, it would be more enviable than driving a Ferrari sports car in the future.
It couldn't be helped. At present, the country's focus was on military enterprises and heavy industry enterprises. As a result, the bicycle factories lacked raw materials and limited production capacity. Each supply and marketing cooperative in Beijing only had a few bicycles per month.
A bicycle cost 167 yuan. With He Yuzhu's monthly salary of 37.5 yuan, he had to save up for half a year. This was because there were only two people in the family, so the expenses were not high. One could imagine how difficult it was for a family of five or six to buy a bicycle. In addition, let's not talk about whether they could buy it or not. To buy a bicycle, one needed a bicycle ticket, which was even more difficult to obtain. It was impossible to get a bicycle ticket without connections unless one went to Pigeon City to buy it at a high price. This was not something that ordinary people could afford.
Not long after He Yuzhu transmigrated, he wanted to buy a bicycle. He had enough money. Not only did he have the 500 yuan given by the system, but he had also saved more than 600 yuan over the years. In total, he had more than 1,000 yuan to buy a bicycle. Unfortunately, he could not get a ticket. He Yuzhu had also wanted to go to Pigeon City to change his bicycle ticket, but he thought about the people in the courtyard, especially Xu Damao in the backyard. If they saw He Yuzhu suddenly buy a new bicycle, they would definitely report it. If he could not explain the source of the bicycle ticket, he would probably have to go to jail. Therefore, He Yuzhu had not been able to get a bicycle ticket for more than three months.
Speaking of which, the Red Star Rolling Mill, as a large factory with a population of 10,000, had a quota of a few bicycle tickets every year. However, He Yuzhu's qualifications were too shallow, so it was impossible for him to get one. After thinking about it, He Yuzhu had no other choice but to wait for an opportunity.
A year ago, the principal of Red Star Primary School had specially rewarded Third Master Yan Bugui with a bicycle ticket in recognition of his contributions to the school over the years. Half a year later, Third Master gritted his teeth and bought a low-quality permanent bicycle. It could be said that Third Master was in the limelight in the Siheyuan. Even Director Wang of the Neighborhood Committee came to praise Third Master.
Third Uncle took this car very seriously. He carefully cleaned it twice a day. No one else was allowed to touch it except him. Even Director Wang came to borrow it a few times, but Third Uncle found an excuse to reject it. It had been a few months, but Third Uncle's bicycle still looked like it was newly bought, making He Yuzhu envious.
"Third Uncle, are you busy?"
Third Uncle raised his head when he heard the voice." Silly Zhu is back. You're back quite early today. Didn't the factory welcome you?”
"Hey, Third Uncle, you're indeed an intellectual. You're so smart.”
"Of course. As the most cultured old man in our department, there's nothing I don't know. Hey, Silly Zhu, why are you so sweet today? Do you have something to ask of me? Let's make it clear first, there's no way I can borrow a bicycle. I need to use it myself.”
"Hey, Third Master, look at what you're saying. What can happen to me? I'm telling you the truth.”
"Come on, who doesn't know that you're a fool who likes to insult people? It's already good enough that you don't insult me.”
"Third Master, it was my fault in the past. I was young and insensible. I apologize here. Now that I'm sensible, do you think I've quarreled with anyone in the past three months?”
"Really? I haven't heard you shout recently.”Third Uncle said hesitantly.
"Alright, Third Uncle, you can continue to take care of your precious car. The rain will be back soon. I have to go and cook for you.”He Yuzhu walked home after saying that.
As soon as she entered the courtyard, she saw Qin Huairu washing clothes with a big belly. Jia Zhangshi wasn't around. Perhaps she was in the house. This was Qin Huairu's third child. The most beastly ingrate was already six years old this year, and the little ingrate, Xiao Dang, was already three years old. Needless to say, the locust flower in her stomach would not be any better when she grew up.
" Mm, I must stay away from this family in the future. Otherwise, I'll be screwed to death." He Yuzhu made up her mind, but she did not show it on her face. She walked to her house, took out the key from her pocket, and opened the locked door.
He Yuzhu walked into the house and looked at the clean and tidy room of more than 50 square meters. He felt a sense of satisfaction. Thinking about the changes in the capital in the future, this house would be worth a few million in a few decades. There was also the 20-square-meter penthouse of his sister next door. For He Yuzhu, who had been born without a house, his greatest motivation to fight was gone.
There was only a single bed in the room at the east corner. There was a table, a few stools, and some other miscellaneous things in the west. The stove was in front of the east window. There were not many things and the layout was simple. He Yuzhu was very satisfied with everything. After all, in this era where resources were scarce, he could not ask for too much.
He adjusted the stove and took some wood and honeycomb briquettes from the corner of the room, preparing to start a fire and cook. In the past, He Yuzhu used briquettes, but they were not easy to use. They were smoky and suffocating. He Yuzhu had switched to honeycomb briquettes after burning them two months ago. After all, the weather was cold. He would let the fire burn a little longer at night. The honeycomb briquettes were not easy to burn and would not easily kill people.
After a while, the stove started to heat up. He Yuzhu sat down with a copper pot of water to heat it up. After thinking about it, He Yuzhu decided to make noodles for his sister tonight. After the noodles were mixed, He Yuzhu covered it and put it aside to let it wake up. She began to prepare other ingredients.
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