Chapter 42: Twenty-Eight Bicycles

In the sixties and seventies of the twentieth century, a means of transportation that could carry a small amount of goods appeared in the streets and alleys, and that was the old bicycle affectionately known as the 28 old bicycle by modern people.

After about half a century of popularity in China, the old-fashioned bicycle was gradually replaced, disappearing in the historical changes of the modern industrial revolution and withdrawing from the stage of history.

Although the 28 old-fashioned bicycle has disappeared now, it seems to have become an indelible memory of the post-70s, post-80s, and even some post-90s.

In the small mountain village, the sun is still hot, the earth is still hot, the river is still clear, and the people are still happy.

Catching loaches in the rice fields and being beaten, stabbing hornet's nests in the bamboo forest and being stung wildly, it seems that this summer is not friendly to Xiao Yang, either being abused or on the way to being abused.

Children's metabolism of new cars is much faster than that of adults, and some skin damage can recover in a few days.

Xiao Yang also returned to normal, in addition to his own happiness, the most encouraging person was his little cousin Zhang Jing.

Perhaps it was the second time that some unique summer memories made Zhang Jing afraid, and Xiao Yang no longer dared to make bad ideas after recovering.

On the banks of the small river, the willow trees still hang their green branches on the surface of the river, dancing lightly with the wind, like a graceful and colorful dance.

The two children were lying on the green field, using their hands as pillows, holding the grass branches in their mouths, and their eyes were a little bored looking at the blue sky.

"Brother Yang Yi, what do you think we should do? It's too boring. ”

"Let me think, let me think. Xiao Yang also touched his little head and kept thinking, and then slapped his thigh.

"Why don't we go ride my grandfather's bike?"

When Zhang Jing heard Xiao Yangyi's words, he sat up suddenly, and his original boring chatter was completely replaced by ecstasy, and he kept saying: "Okay, okay, let's go ride grandpa's bicycle." ”

Xiao Yang and Zhang Jing did not hesitate at all, stood up and went straight to their grandmother's house.

The two of them began to shout when they were far away, you and me, one after another, endlessly.

"Grandma, grandma............"

An old man who was a little rickety hurriedly walked out of the attic when he heard the sound, thinking that the two boys had caused some trouble again, and were asking her for help.

When the old man came out of the attic and saw Xiao Yang Yi and Zhang Jing running towards him, it didn't seem like he was in trouble again, and his heart was a little more stable.

In the eyes of this old man, although his two grandsons are smart and cute, they are also naughty and mischievous and troublemakers.

Xiao Yang Yi and Zhang Jing ran to the old man panting, out of breath, bending their bodies slightly, and still saying something impatiently.

"Grandma, we ......... Want to ............"

"Grandma, me and Yang Yi............ Elder brother...... Want to ......"

The old man saw that his two nephews looked impatient, and gently patted Xiao Yang Yi and Zhang Jing on the back.

"Don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry, speak slowly, grandma listens. ”

Under the constant comfort of the old man, after a long time, Xiao Yang Yi and Zhang Jing finally returned to their normal appearance, and their words became much smoother.

"Grandma, we want to ride grandpa's bike. Xiao Yang also raised his head and looked at the old man in front of him and said.

When the old man heard Xiao Yangyi's words, he was very puzzled and said, "You two can ride bicycles?"

Xiao Yang and Zhang Jing replied in unison: "No, we still have to learn." ”

"But you don't know how to ride your own bike, what if you fall?"

"Grandma, no, we'll ride for a while. ”

The old man finally agreed to Xiao Yang Yi and Zhang Jing's request under his two nephews, who were coquettish, cute, and begging, but he told him to pay attention to safety, not to be reckless, and forget if he can't learn.

When an old man and two young people work together to push their grandfather's bicycle onto a country road.

Xiao Yang Yi and Zhang Jing knew that it was no wonder that their grandmother had been preventing them from riding bicycles, because the bicycle was indeed too tall and too big for Xiao Yang Yi and Zhang Jing.

Grandma originally pushed out the bicycle to show the two children how heavy and big the bicycle was, so that Zhang Jing and Xiao Yang also dispelled the idea of riding a bicycle.

The old man looked at the appearance of the two children, and could only shake his head helplessly, it seems that things are not as the old man wants.

Xiao Yang Yi and Zhang Jing pushed the slightly bulky bicycle together, and they couldn't wait to give it a try, waving goodbye to the old man.

The old man was still a little worried, and kept instructing, but at this time, Xiao Yang Yi and Zhang Jing only had bicycles in their eyes, and they also turned a deaf ear to the old man's words.

After a while, Xiao Yang Yi and Zhang Jing had disappeared from the old man's field of vision, and the old man was helpless when he saw this scene, perhaps the old man was older, and he felt a little tired after standing for a long time, and after a while, he returned to the attic again.

At this moment, Xiao Yang and Zhang Jing pushed the bicycle together, Xiao Yang also controlled the front of the car, and Zhang Jing pushed the rear of the car.

"Brother Yang, I feel like I can't reach the pedals of the bicycle. Zhang Jing looked at his little short legs, and then looked at the tall bicycle and said.

Indeed, Zhang Jing is three years younger than Xiao Yangyi, so he is naturally much shorter than Xiao Yangyi.

Xiao Yang also heard Zhang Jing's words and turned around: "It's okay, when I learn, I can ride a bicycle with you." ”

When Zhang Jing heard Xiao Yang Yi's words, the faint sadness on his face immediately disappeared, and was replaced by joy, and his mouth kept chattering: "Okay, okay, when you learn it, you can take me, and I will support the rear of the car for you to ride in a while." ”

The mountain path was rugged and curved, and Xiao Yang and Zhang Jing pushed for a long time, and finally found a section of downhill section.

"Let's go here, it should be easier to start learning here. Xiao Yang also parked his bulky bicycle at the top of the slope and said.

"Brother Yang Yi, is the slope here too steep?" Zhang Jing said with some concern.

"It's okay, don't worry, there's brakes on this car, I'll control the speed." Xiao Yang also had a relieved expression on my bicycle.

"Oh well. When Zhang Jing heard Xiao Yang Yi's words, he could only nod.

"You let go first, I'll give it a try. Xiao Yang also said to Zhang Jing.

"Hmm. ”

So, Xiao Yang also began to try to ride a bicycle for the first time in his life, although Xiao Yang is three years older than Zhang Jing, even so, the 28-style bicycle is still too high for him, because the 28-style workshop has a horizontal bar connecting the front of the car and the parking space, if you want to sit in the parking space to control the car forward, it means that you must cross that horizontal bar, it is obvious that Xiao Yang at this time does not have such long legs.

Therefore, the method that Xiao Yang also adopted is what others call the "38-style riding method". That is, the other leg does not cross the bar, passes under the bar, and then presses the other pedal, so as to press the pedals of the two bicycles to provide power to move the bicycle forward and maintain balance.

This method is also used by many beginners, which is convenient and effective.

It's just that when you look at other people's riding a bicycle, it's easy to keep the bike balanced when you don't know it yourself.

Naturally, when Xiao Yang also uses the inertia of the bicycle brought by the slope to slide, one foot is focused on one bicycle pedal, and the other is suspended in the air in the same direction, relying on the bicycle to automatically slide forward, this point Xiao Yang also learned well.

When Xiao Yang was about to step on the other pedal with his other foot over the horizontal bar, tragedy happened, as soon as Xiao Yangyi's foot was placed on the other pedal, Xiao Yangyi's whole body could not maintain balance, and the front of the car, which was originally controlled by Xiao Yangyi's hands, also lost its direction.

Taking advantage of the inertia of the car's sliding, Xiao Yang and the 28-style bicycle rushed straight to the bottom of the road.

When Xiao Yang, who was looking at him at the top of the slope, was able to slide, Zhang Jing cheered loudly, and then saw his Yang Yi and his bicycle rushing directly downhill, so anxious that Zhang Jing shouted loudly.

"Ouch, ouch, it hurts. ”

When Zhang Jing hurried to Xiao Yang Yi's side, he only heard Xiao Yang Yi lying down the slope and wailing.

"Brother Yang Yi, are you okay, do you want to call grandma?" Zhang Jing said as he lay his head on the path and looked at Xiao Yang Yi at the bottom of the slope.

Xiao Yang also heard Zhang Jing's words, sat up hard, rubbed his little buttocks with a pair of small hands, and immediately replied: "Don't, don't tell grandma, if grandma knows, she will definitely stop letting me learn to ride a bicycle." ”

"But...... You've all fallen down the slope......" Zhang Jing looked at Xiao Yang Yi's appearance and said with some concern.

"It's okay, it's okay, I'm not hurt, it's just hurting my ass. ”

"Oh well. ”

In the end, with the joint efforts of Xiao Yang Yi and Zhang Jing, it took a lot of effort to finally get the 28 bicycle back on the mountain path, and the two were so tired that they were panting from the 28 bicycle that fell to the ground.

"Brother Yang Yi, I think we should not learn to ride a bicycle. ”

"That's not it, how can I give up halfway? Now that I've started learning, I've got to learn it. ”

"Brother Yang Yi, but I'm afraid you'll be hurt again, last time you were stung by a bee in the bamboo forest, I regret that I died and let you go to poke the hornet's nest. Zhang Jing suddenly burst into tears as he spoke.

Seeing this, Xiao Yang hurriedly hugged Zhang Jing in his arms and comforted him softly.

"Don't worry, this time it's not a hornet's nest, and it's normal to learn to ride a bicycle and be fallen, how can you learn it without being falling? ”

Under Xiao Yang Yi's comfort, Zhang Jing also stopped crying, nodded heavily at Xiao Yang Yi and said:

"Well, I'm sure you'll learn. ”

Xiao Yang also heard Zhang Jing's words and hugged Zhang Jing in his arms again, and did not speak, but showed a stubborn look in his eyes, a little bit of a bit of a bicycle, he would not give up, unswerving.

Just like the ancients: I want to find my way through flowers, go straight into the depths of the white clouds, and show the momentum of the rainbow.