sinovels Chapter 82 3 Turns and 1 Sound
Chapter 82 3 Turns and 1 Sound
Chapter 83 Three Turns and One Sound
Grandpa Wang, leaning on his cane, also came over to take a look.
"Wow, that's a great car from the Yongjiu brand, Chengzi, you're really something."
Qian Cheng talked to them for a while, then rode his bike home.
Along the way, whenever they met someone, they would stop to look at them and ask questions. Qian Cheng answered them all, feeling quite pleased with himself.
When he arrived at her doorstep, Hou Yufen was hanging clothes out to dry in the yard. She was stunned when she saw him riding in on his bicycle.
"Chengzi? This—this is?"
Qian Cheng stopped the car and said with a smile, "Mom, we have a bicycle now."
Hou Yufen walked over, circled the bicycle, and reached out to touch it.
"Is it really a bicycle? New?"
Qian Cheng nodded: "Just bought it, 127 yuan."
Hou Yufen gasped, but smiled.
"Okay, okay, good."
When Qian Lu came out of the house and saw the bicycle, his eyes widened in surprise.
"Chengzi, you bought a bicycle?"
Qian Cheng nodded: "Brother, from now on, when you deliver goods, ride this; it'll save you a lot of effort."
Qian Lu touched the handlebars and chuckled twice.
My sister-in-law also came out, her belly protruding, and stood to the side watching.
"It's so beautiful."
Qian Cheng unloaded the things from the back seat, handed the brown sugar and pastries to Hou Yufen, and the floral cloth to his sister-in-law.
"Sister-in-law, here's a piece of cloth for you. Make a dress for yourself."
The older sister-in-law took the floral fabric, looked at it, and her eyes welled up with tears.
"Chengzi, this—"
Qian Cheng said, "Sister-in-law, you're pregnant, you should get a new dress."
The eldest sister-in-law nodded, unable to speak.
Qian Cheng picked up the pastries again and said, "Mom, keep these pastries and send them to Mingxi later."
Hou Yufen smiled and said, "Okay, you can deliver it yourself."
Qian Cheng got on his bike and headed towards the Zhang family's house.
When he arrived at the Zhang family's house, he rang the bicycle bell.
Dingdang Zhang Mingxi ran out of the house and was stunned when she saw him riding a bicycle.
"Money prospects? This—"
Qian Cheng stopped the car and said with a smile, "Get in, I'll take you for a spin."
Zhang Mingxi looked at him, then at the bicycle, and her face flushed red.
"This...this isn't a good idea, is it?"
Qian Cheng said, "What's wrong with that? Come on up."
Zhang Mingxi hesitated for a moment, then walked over and sat down in the back seat.
Qian Cheng got on his bike and rode out of the village.
The wind blew, and Zhang Mingxi's hair fluttered. She reached out and grabbed Qian Cheng's clothes, whispering, "Slow down."
Qian Cheng said, "Don't worry, everything's fine."
After riding for a while, I reached the main road outside the village. On both sides were wheat fields, a lush green expanse. The sun shone brightly, making it feel warm and pleasant.
Qian Cheng slowed down and rode slowly.
Zhang Mingxi sat in the back seat, looking at the scenery on both sides, and suddenly smiled.
"Qian Cheng"
"Um?"
"It's so kind of you."
Qian Cheng smiled but didn't say anything.
After riding for a while, he stopped his bike and turned to look at her.
Zhang Mingxi's face was still red, and her eyes were sparkling.
Qian Cheng took out the two pounds of brown sugar from his pocket and handed it to her.
"Here you go."
Zhang Mingxi took it, looked at it, and whispered, "Why are you buying things again?"
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Qian Cheng said, "I bought it on the way."
Zhang Mingxi smiled, pursing her lips, and hugged the brown sugar to her chest.
The two rode their bikes slowly back home.
Back at the Zhang family's doorstep, Zhang Mingxi jumped out of the car and stood there looking at him.
Are you coming again tomorrow?
Qian Cheng nodded: "Come on."
Zhang Mingxi laughed, turned around and ran into the yard, closing the door behind him.
Qian Cheng stood there, looking at the door, feeling quite pleased with himself.
He got on his bike and headed home.
The moon rose and shone on the road.
He rode his bike slowly, his heart full of joy.
Buying a bicycle has made life more convenient.
Qian Cheng rides his bike to the county to deliver eggs every day, which takes just over an hour and is much faster than walking. Qian Lu's deliveries have also become more convenient; he rides his bike to the mine, saving him a lot of effort.
The villagers were envious when they saw the two brothers riding their bicycles back and forth.
"That Chengzi kid, he's really good at causing trouble."
"That's right, it's only been a few months, and they've already built a house and bought a car."
"From now on, his family will be the best off in our village."
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Qian Cheng listened, smiled, and said nothing more.
He's busy.
The egg business is booming; we can now collect over 40 jin (20 kg) a day. Several restaurants in the county need them, with Qingping Restaurant alone taking 20 jin a day. The mine also needs them, taking 10 jin a day. Including retail sales, I can earn more than two yuan a day.
The bean sprouts are still the same as before: fifty catties are delivered to the mine every day, and a little is sold in town on market days. In a month, that brings in fifty or sixty yuan.
Qian Cheng calculated that he can now earn about two hundred yuan a month. After deducting costs, he can keep a little over one hundred yuan.
He saved the money, thinking about buying a few more things. A sewing machine, a watch—he needed to buy those too. And as for Zhang Mingxi, the bride price also needed to be prepared.
That evening, he sat on the kang (a heated brick bed) again, calculating the accounts.
Hou Yufen was sewing shoe soles nearby when she saw him fiddling with the abacus and asked, "Are you doing accounting again?"
Qian Cheng nodded: "Okay, let's calculate how much we earned this month."
Hou Yufen leaned over to take a look.
Qian Cheng pointed to the ledger and said, "For eggs, we collected over 1,200 jin this month, sold 1,000 jin, and made over 40 yuan. For bean sprouts, we made over 60 yuan. In total, over 100 yuan."
Hou Yufen smiled: "That's quite a lot."
Qian Cheng put the money away and said, "Mom, I'm thinking of going to the county again in a few days to buy a sewing machine."
Hou Yufen was taken aback: "A sewing machine? That requires a ticket, right?"
Qian Cheng said, "Yes, we'll have to ask Boss Cui for help."
Hou Yufen nodded and said nothing more.
She believed in her son.
The next day, Qian Cheng went to the county to deliver eggs and then went to find Cui Minggui.
Cui Minggui was in his office when he saw him come in and asked with a smile, "Is the bicycle easy to ride?"
Qian Cheng said, "It's a good ride, thank you very much, Boss Cui."
Cui Minggui waved his hand: "No need to thank me. What's up this time?"
Qian Cheng told her about wanting to buy a sewing machine.
Cui Minggui smiled after hearing this.
"You're such a troublemaker. You just bought a bicycle, and now you want to buy a sewing machine."
He thought for a moment and said, "I do have a sewing ticket. But I'll have to wait until next month."
Qian Cheng said, "Okay, no rush, we can wait."
Cui Minggui nodded, looked at him, and suddenly asked, "How's your preparation for the college entrance exam going?"
Qian Cheng said, "I read books every day, and my English has improved a lot."
Cui Minggui said, "Study hard and get into university; that's better than anything else."
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After leaving Qingping Hotel, Qian Cheng went to Xinhua Bookstore.
He bought several books for Zhang Mingxi and a math tutor for himself.
It was still early when we got back to the village.
He went to the Zhang family first and gave the book to Zhang Mingxi. Zhang Mingxi was very happy to receive the book.
"You bought books again?"
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Qian Cheng said, "Yeah, I bought it on the way."
Zhang Mingxi looked at him, her eyes sparkling.
"Qian Cheng, thank you."
Qian Cheng laughed: "No need to thank me."
Days passed by like this.
It was already mid-April.
The weather is getting warmer and warmer, and the crops in the fields are growing very fast.
The wheat has sprouted ears, and the corn has grown to half a person's height.
The egg business is stable, yielding over 40 jin a day. The bean sprout business is also stable, yielding 50 jin a day. Qian Cheng calculated that he had saved over 300 yuan in the past two months.