Chapter 30: The Turning Point
Ah Xing knew it in her heart and knew that it was a carriage matter. But when I heard my father's voice and knew that he was happy, I pretended to be surprised and went out of the house to meet him and asked, "Daddy, what is the great news?" So saying, he poured a cup of tea on the small table in the courtyard and handed it to him.
Li Runfu took the tea in Ah Xing's hand and took a big sip in one go. Then he smiled and said: "The carriage shop we went to last time recently built a four-wheeled carriage, because the carriage is not well designed, and the new carriage does not know whether the performance is good or not, so it is cheaper to sell it to me, I tried the test car, and it feels quite stable." Just remember what you told me last time, wouldn't it be nice to use this kind of carriage to solicit customers! I asked the boss, and he also said that the four-wheeled carriage is not easy to overturn, and the body is large, it can accommodate 4 people at the same time, it will not be stuffy in the summer, and it is excellent to solicit customers. Hearing him say this, I bought it even though it wasn't cheap! ”
It's not good for Boss Wang to find this excuse, but seeing that his father is not suspicious, Ah Xing is relieved. She listened to her father's tone, as if the price was too expensive, so she asked him, "The boss said that this car was originally how much silver?" ”
He said he wanted 100 taels of silver, but how could it be? 100 taels of silver for 20 taels sold to me, even if the price is not such a cheap method, I don't believe it, he must have deliberately said that the price is so high. I've already paid for it, and they'll send me the wagon and load it later. ”
A Xing smiled, I didn't expect Boss Wang to do door-to-door service services, but he was quite business-minded.
"Daddy, I heard that it costs 20 taels of silver to buy a small two-wheeled carriage, and since the four-wheeled carriage is so good, we only spend 20 taels of silver, how can we say that we have earned!"
Li Runfu grinned: "I think so too, that's why I'm so happy, but I'm even happier that I can do what you say about it......" He couldn't remember the word for a while.
"It's a fixed line, Daddy."
Li Runfu smiled: "Yes, it's a fixed line, I think it's promising!" Speaking of which, my daughter is so smart, she can think of such a good way! It's time to think about which fixed route to take! ”
Then the two father and daughter studied together for a long time, the east of the city is the most prosperous place, where there are many shops, there is a temple in the south of the city, the incense is also very strong, and there are more people going there, so the two agreed to start from the west of the city where they live, go to the south of the city, pass by Yunkai Temple on the way, and some residential places where people gather, and the terminal is the market in the east of the city. Then let the horse rest there for a while, and then go back the way it came. The north of the city is where the dignitaries live, and the Jin Wangfu is in that direction, and most of the people who live there have their own carriages, so they don't go to that side, so that the horses can save some leg strength. After all, it's livestock, not machines.
As for the fare, you can charge 7 yuan per person, if you don't go to the terminal, you can get off the bus halfway can be less, compared to the 20 yuan fare that used to go to the east of the city, it is much cheaper, and generally a little more spacious small families can afford to sit.
Ah Xing also suggested that her father write all the places he passed on the car body, so that the literate people could see it, and those who were illiterate could only rely on themselves to keep shouting.
The father and daughter discussed for a long time, Li Runfu looked excited, his whole body seemed to be full of energy, and even his wrinkled face seemed to glow with a kind of brilliance. Ah Xing knows that this is a light of self-confidence, a vision of life, and a light of hope. She loves to see fathers like that.
A shallow smile appeared at the corner of Ah Xing's mouth.
In the afternoon, the carriage was sent over, and the men from the carriage shop specially taught Li Runfu how to load and unload the carriage, how to catch the carriage, and how to turn the corner. Perhaps because of Boss Wang's explanation, the guy taught him very carefully, and took Li Runfu to run a few laps on the street until Li Runfu mastered all the skills before leaving.
When he left, the guy said with admiration on his face: "I didn't expect my eldest brother's arm to be so powerful, one hand can top my two hands!" ”
Li Runfu proudly waved his arms and said, "This has been practiced for many years. ”
Ah Xing saw that her father could easily drive the carriage, so she was completely relieved. The man repeatedly said that he could find him if there was any problem before leaving.
In the next few days, Li Runfu was busy getting familiar with the driving technology and lines outside, and his four-wheeled carriage did play a very good advertising role, many people looked at the mark of Wang Ji behind the body and asked Wang Ji about the four-wheeled carriage, the four-wheeled carriage of Wang Ji Automobile Company has not yet been officially launched, it has attracted a lot of people's attention, and even some people who like to talk about style have placed a deposit to book a four-wheeled carriage just for the novelty. Although such a good response was expected by Boss Wang, it still made him happy, and he recruited a lot of workers to make carriages, but the core steering mechanism was secretly made by the Wang family.
And Ah Xing is responsible for making two cushions for the two benches inside. She asked her third aunt to help, and the two made it together. I thought it was a simple thing to make upholstery, but when I did it, I realized that it was not easy at all. Xiaoxi watched her prick her fingers again and again to bleed, and almost burst her belly with laughter.
Under the patient guidance of the third aunt and the unremitting efforts of Ah Xing, the cushion is finally the best, looking at her twisted stitches, Ah Xing has a sense of accomplishment in her heart, and even thinks beautifully: Maybe it won't be long before she can sew clothes for her father!
Ah Xing herself didn't realize that unconsciously, she had slowly integrated into this strange world, unfamiliar characters, and even found some kind of happiness in it.
Ten days later, Li Runfu was fully familiar with the skills of the carriage. He invited Xiucai at the entrance of the alley to write the names of the places where the carriage would pass by on the body, although he knew a few words, but it was really limited, let alone written. Xiucai's handwriting is still very good, written in white paint, and it is very eye-catching on the red body.
The neighbors all sent gifts and congratulations, and Li Runfu also took some people to run a few laps outside, many of them were riding in a carriage for the first time, and it was such a novel four-wheeled carriage, so they were very excited. In the end, everyone reported that it was fast and stable to sit in, and it was very comfortable.
One sunny morning, under the envious eyes of the neighbors and the excited eyes of his daughter, Li Yunfu set up the carriage and began to walk towards the first turning point of his life!
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