The Fiery Era of Siheyuan

Chapter 29, Buying a Bicycle

Half an hour later, Li Weiguo came out of the factory office building.

As I wished, I exchanged a 300-jin fat pig for a bicycle ticket from Li Huaide.

In such a huge rolling mill, only a few bicycle tickets are issued a year.

In the entire rolling mill, the factory director, deputy factory director, and heads of various departments and other leading cadres, dozens of people at most, a few tickets a year are not enough, and there is no chance in the next step.

It is not easy for ordinary workers and ordinary people to buy bicycles. After all, money is useless.

If you don’t have a ticket, you can’t buy it anywhere, unless you’re willing to go to the black market and pay a high price for it, but it’s also very troublesome to buy it back if you don’t know the source.

If ordinary people want to buy bicycles, they have to wait until the end of 61 when the industrial certificate is issued. At that time, they can buy bicycles with the purchase price plus the corresponding industrial certificate, and no bicycle tickets are needed anymore.

Not only bicycles, but all industrial products can be bought with money and industrial coupons, such as three-turn-one-ring, televisions, refrigerators, etc. Of course, the premise is that you have enough industrial coupons.

For every 20 yuan wages, he can get an industrial certificate. For example, Li Weiguo earns 45 yuan a month. After the industrial certificate is issued, he can get two certificates a month.

As for now, bicycles are even rarer than Lamborghinis, and if it is not for cadres, there is little chance to get access to bicycle tickets.

After leaving the factory office building, Corey had nothing to do. Li Weiguo simply went out in the name of business and went directly to the department store to buy the car back.

I can’t do without shopping. It takes half an hour to walk from my home to the rolling mill, and half a day to buy groceries or food.

Every day I am either walking or on the road.

It's too much trouble to put on your legs every day, how can you bear it.

Exit the rolling mill and head straight for the nearest bus stop.

Imperial Department Store, located in Wangfujing, is the first large-scale department store retail store built after the founding of the People's Republic of China. It is known as "the first store in New China".

It is currently called Imperial Department Store and Wangfujing Department Store. It will not be renamed Imperial Department Store until July 68.

As soon as Li Weiguo entered, he was disturbed by the noise inside.

As expected of a department store, the department stores and supermarkets in the 21st century are not as lively as here.

There are so many people, it can be said that people are sitting next to each other. Fortunately, bicycles are not sold on the first floor, otherwise it would be difficult to squeeze in.

After passing through wave after wave of crowds, I ran from the stairs to the second floor. It was a little quieter now, but there were still quite a few people.

The second floor sells clothes, cloth, shoes, hats, and children's toys. Materials here are also in short supply. Many people are crowded in front of the counter, craning their necks to look at the various products.

Without stopping for long, Li Weiguo continued walking up.

Going up to the third floor is where big-ticket items are sold, such as bicycles, sewing machines, radios, etc. There are also a lot fewer people. After all, there are not so many people who are able to buy.

When he came to the bicycle counter and saw the brand-new bicycles, Li Weiguo was very excited, and finally said goodbye to the original No. 11 bus.

It’s a pity that there is no WeChat Moments, otherwise I would have to take a 360-degree photo to show off my wealth.

I looked around the bicycle booth and couldn't figure out which one was the flying pigeon and which one was the phoenix.

No way, the bumpkins from the 21st century have never seen it before.

He simply said to the salesperson who was chatting: "Comrade, I want a Phoenix [-]."

A few salesmen who were chatting were interrupted, a little impatient, just about to reprimand, when they saw Li Weiguo in a white police uniform with a gun, they immediately calmed down.

He quickly changed his expression, and smiled at Li Weiguo: "Okay, Phoenix 180, [-] plus a bicycle ticket, do you want to choose a bicycle now?"

"Success, please choose one for me."

"Ok."

After a while, the salesman came over pushing a car and said, "How about this one? It's brand new, Phoenix [-]. It's strong and durable. It can pull people as well as goods."

Li Weiguo took a few glances and felt good: "Okay, let's take this one and issue a ticket."

"Ok."

After the ticket was issued, Li Weiguo took the ticket and went to pay the bicycle ticket and money.

Then I got the invoice, carried the car under the guidance of the salesperson, and went down another staircase.

After leaving the department store, I rode straight to the nearest police station. I had to smash the stamp when I bought a car.

That's right, bicycles in this era still had to have their steel stamps stamped on them, and if they had their license plates stamped on them, they would be easy to find even if they were lost.

Moreover, if someone suddenly owns such a big item, the neighborhood committee members will come to check it out.

On the one hand, confirm the origin of your things, and on the other hand, come to the door and make yourself familiar, so that you can ask if you need to borrow a car for something next time.

At the police station, I spent 2 yuan on the license plate and stamped it, and I have to pay taxes and renewal fees every year.

Not much, just 2 yuan.

After completing the formalities, Li Weiguo rode his bicycle and wandered around the streets of the imperial capital, feeling the unique atmosphere of this era.

In this era, the country's industry had just started, and the air pollution in the imperial capital was not that serious.

The sky is still so blue, the air is still fresh, without a trace of smog.

The breeze is blowing, this feeling is very good.

After shopping until eleven o'clock and eating lunch outside, Li Weiguo rode back slowly.

At the corner of a certain alley where no one was around, he took out a lunch box. In the lunch box, there were some white flour steamed buns, cabbage, and pork heads. These were all made by Li Weiguo himself in the space.

You have to hide everything you eat in the courtyard, so as not to make people jealous. You have no choice but to buy pots, pans, and various seasonings, and solve them yourself in the space.

On weekdays, when I cook at home, I make a steamed bun to pretend to be. Of course, others use stick noodles, but he uses pure cornmeal, which has a much more delicate taste, but the appearance looks the same as other steamed buns.

Hang the lunch box on the handlebar and ride the bicycle back to the west gate.

When he arrived at the duty room, he rang the bell.

Master Wang Zhenhai raised his head when he heard the sound.

"Hey, boy, where did you borrow the bicycle?"

"Why don't you borrow it? I just bought it. How about it, master, is it handsome?" Li Weiguo said showily.

Wang Zhenhai questioned: "I bought it? Where did you get the ticket? Don't make mistakes."

"It's just a ticket. If you make a mistake, ask Li Huaide for it." Li Weiguo waved his hand.

"You are really his own father, and he will give it to you if you ask?"

"Hey, what you said is just an exchange of interests. If I were his father, I would just ask him to buy me a car."

"Well, I don't ask about your business, you have a good sense of proportion. If you want to buy a bicycle, you should have said it earlier. If you can't find me, you'll be done. You need to find someone else." Wang Zhenhai gave him a contemptuous look, and said right away.

Li Weiguo was shocked: "Can you get a bicycle ticket?"

"Cut, it's just a ticket, take it!" As he said, Wang Zhenhai took out a ticket from his pocket and handed it over.

Li Weiguo took the ticket and looked down.

Eh. Watch tickets.

Li Weiguo asked suspiciously: "Master, if you look at the gate, where can you get bicycle tickets and watch tickets?"

Hearing this, Wang Zhenhai was not happy.

"I just look at the gate. I'm a first-class security guard, you know? The basic salary is 87 yuan, and the salary of working age and daily allowance is more than 100 yuan a month. If I ask for it, Xiao Wang and the others dare not give it to me." ? They can’t be cut to death!”

Oops. Director Guan Wang’s name is Xiao Wang.
Well, I know my master is awesome, but I didn't expect to be so awesome, and he can walk sideways.

It's just that he doesn't know the specific background of the master, that's all, he doesn't tell, and it's hard to ask.

Li Weiguo was not polite, picked up the watch ticket and put it directly in his pocket.

"Okay, Master, you are awesome. I just took the watch ticket. I just need a watch. This is my tribute to you. Today we have stir-fried pork head." With that, he handed over the prepared lunch box.

I know that my apprentice can get some delicious food from time to time, and I don't ask him. I have my own way.

Wang Zhenhai took the lunch box and sent him back to the picket section to work.

(End of this chapter)