It was December 17th, 1965, the 25th day of the winter month on the lunar calendar. There
was still more than a month before the new year.
On this day, Hua Ma got his first bicycle and officially became a car owner!
"The spring breeze is full of galloping horses, and I can see all the flowers in Chang 'an in one day.”
When Hua Ma noticed that many people were looking at him and his new bicycle,
he couldn't help but feel a little proud.
This kind of emotion that poured out from the inside made Ma Hua somewhat speechless.
"Isn't it just buying a bicycle? What a good-for-nothing!"”
After thinking about this, Ma Hua happily turned left and right in the alley and finally arrived at the entrance of the courtyard house.
Because the Siheyuan didn't have a special path for bicycles,
Ma Hua had to carry it over five or six floors to get back.
After passing through the screen wall, they entered the front courtyard.
Ma Hua pushed the bicycle and walked home at his usual speed.
"Yo, Teacher Yan, you found your bicycle's front wheel?”
Ma Hua asked Yan Fugui, who was busy in front of him.
Yan Fugui heard Ma Hua's voice and turned his head. His right hand that was holding the wrench was full of dust,
and the black oil stain on his left hand was also very eye-catching.
Yan Fugui was stunned when he saw Ma Hua pushing the bicycle. He quickly got up and
put the wrench on the ground. He leaned over and looked at the brand-new bicycle carefully. Then he said,
"Hey, Ma Hua, I heard that you were rewarded with a bicycle ticket by the rolling mill a few days ago. I didn't expect you to buy it today!"”
When Ma Hua heard this, he patted the seat with his right hand. The sound made Yan Fugui's heart ache. Ma Hua replied,
"There is a time limit for the bicycle ticket. You have to buy it sooner or later. The earlier you buy it, the better!"”
Yan Fugui heard this and asked tentatively,
"I'm afraid a new car will cost a lot of money, right?"!”
Ma Hua heard this and said with a bitter face,
"Who said it wasn't!
Just this car cost me 180 yuan. I've emptied my entire family!”
As soon as Ma Hua finished speaking, Yan Fugui persuaded him with a face full of agreement,
"Ma Hua, you youngsters just don't know how to calculate.
If you buy a second-hand car like me for less than 100 yuan and don't even need a bicycle ticket,
it's so worth it!"
Ma Hua heard this and thought to himself,
How can a second-hand be compared to a first-hand?
I was the first owner of this bicycle. I don't know how many people have trampled on this second-hand bicycle.
Although it's cheap to buy a second-hand bicycle, I feel disgusted!”
However, although he thought so, Ma Hua fawned over him and said,
"The older the ginger, the spicier. Otherwise, your family would be living well!"”
Ma Hua's words hit the nail on the head. Yan Fugui's eyes narrowed into a line as he listened.
However, he still quickly waved his hand and said humbly,
"Your Third Uncle is just a primary school language teacher. His salary is not high. He can't be compared to you chefs!"”
Ma Hua was ready to leave.
After all, it was not appropriate to stand in the middle of the courtyard. Moreover, Lu Ge had been waiting at the door for quite a while.
Yan Fugui saw this and was about to turn around. However, he seemed to have thought of something and said to Ma Hua, who was about to leave,
"Oh, right. Your bicycle is new. You have to be careful.
The thief who stole my wheel hasn't been caught yet!"”
Ma Hua deliberately pointed at the bicycle that was almost ready in front of Yan's house and asked,
"Teacher Yan, I saw that you were just installing the front wheel for your bicycle."
Why, did you pay for that wheel?”
When Yan Fugui heard this, he waved his hand and said,
"Don't mention it. This wheel was brought back by your uncle from the stolen goods seized by the police station. It's much older than my previous wheel!"
However, there was nothing he could do now. It was already good enough to have a wheel. What more could he ask for? "Sigh ~"
At the end, Yan Fugui sighed to show his unwillingness.
Ma Hua saw this and naturally comforted him.
"Teacher Yan, what do you mean by new or old? As long as it can be used!"
Besides, the new would become the old sooner or later. It was only a matter of time!”
Anyway, Ma Hua was just standing there and talking!
Then, the two of them bade farewell and Ma Hua walked back to his home.
As soon as he parked the car in front of the door, Ma Lei's bloated figure "rolled" over and
circled around the bicycle. The excitement on his face was beyond words. He kept shouting,
"We have a bicycle at home!"”
Ma Hua was amused by his son's good-for-nothing behavior.
He gently kicked his son's butt and scolded him with a smile.
"You're a good kid. You're just buying a bicycle. Don't embarrass your father!"”
After that, he no longer cared about his son who was jumping up and down. He smiled and walked in front of his wife.
"How is our bicycle? Does it look good?"”
When Lu Ge heard this, his eyes curved into a crescent moon as he said,
"It's beautiful!" It's shiny and new!"
Then he asked curiously,
"But didn't you say you'd buy it tomorrow? Why do you have time to go to the department store today?"”
When Ma Hua heard this, he said in a strong voice,
"I'm done with the work at hand. I just need to take a leave!"”
Well, asking for leave from Old Li was also considered a leave of absence. Don't treat the class monitor as a cadre!
Ma Hua explained a little and then changed the topic.
"Wife, is the meal ready?" he asked Lu Ge.
When Lu Ge heard this, he glanced at the bicycle in front of the door again, then turned around and walked to the kitchen. He said,
"The porridge is ready, but the steamed buns have to wait for a few minutes. I'll get some porridge first."
When the steamed buns were ready, the porridge would be ready to eat!”
Ma Hua looked at Ma Lei, who was sitting in front of the bicycle, and went over to pick him up and bring him into the house.
It was for the safety of his son!
This was because the bicycles of this era were made of extremely solid materials. They were completely made of steel and were extremely sturdy. However,
their weight could not be underestimated. Therefore, it was still too dangerous for children!
"Dang dang dang." Halfway through the meal, there was a knock on Ma Hua's door.
Ma Hua looked at his wife, and
then Lu Ge tacitly picked up the braised meat on the table and went into the kitchen
. Ma Hua stood up and prepared to open the door.
As for Ma Lei, he still didn't understand this.
However, under Ma Hua's teachings, he knew the principle of saying less and doing more at a young age,
so he just buried his head in his food.
Seeing Yu Li's face, Ma Hua smiled and said,
"Are you looking for Lu Ge?" She's at home. Come in and speak!"
At this moment, Lu Ge had just come out of the kitchen. When he saw Yu Li, he came up to her and said,
"Yu Li, you're off work?!"”
"
I just got off work and heard that your family bought a bicycle, so I came over to take a look!" Yu Li replied as she walked.”
Then he turned to Ma Hua and asked,
"Can you tell me how much this bicycle costs?"”
Hearing this, Ma Hua replied,
"There's nothing inconvenient!" Buying a car was 180 yuan, but he had to pay 2.4 yuan tax every year!”
Yu Li carefully calculated in her heart when she heard this. Then, she sighed.
"This is too expensive. My husband and I have to save for more than four months without eating or drinking. This is not even considered a scarce bicycle ticket!”
Everyone sat down. Ma Hua explained the reason for buying it.
"It's definitely expensive, but it's for convenience.
Otherwise, we would have to walk to most places. After all, it costs a lot to take a car!”
Yu Li nodded in agreement.
She looked at Ma Hua's determined face and then at Lu Ge's happy smile. Then, she said in a sonorous tone,
"I'll go back and tell Yan Jiecheng that I'll buy one within three years!"
Lu Ge, you don't know this, but my relatives came over this morning. Because we didn't have a bicycle, I accompanied them to walk around Wangfujing and Dazhalan.
You don't know that our legs hurt from this trip!”
After hearing this, Ma Hua couldn't help but recall the few scenes of Yan Jiaming in the original plot, and his heart rolled with laughter.
However, Yan Fugui's approach also laid the foundation for him to have no one to support him in his old age in the future.
If it weren't for Silly Zhu and Lou Xiao'e, the three stewards who were still in the courtyard would probably have no one to support him in his old age!
After the change, it was really a "love filled courtyard", but only lost Silly Zhu's youth and Lou Xiao'e's money, the
rest of the people got what they wanted, at least on the surface!
However, with Ma Hua's existence, could the courtyard still be filled with love?
Yu Li said a few words to the two of them at Ma Hua's house before leaving.
After all, Ma Hua's family hadn't finished their dinner yet!
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