In the early fifties of the last century, if anyone in Tugang Village had a bicycle, it was more eye-catching than a car today. Everyone looks at you with a light in their eyes, as if you have returned from another rich planet. Every piece of clothing on your body makes people look at it again and again, and it seems that you are full of jewels.

At that time, as soon as winter entered every year, the people of Tugang Village entered the winter idle season. For more than three months, people had nothing to do. Some families eat two meals a day. Some people sleep until 10 o'clock in the morning. There is no electricity, no recreational activities, but there will be a spike in the birth of children, which is a strange phenomenon, the poorer the area, the faster the population growth, the poorer the family, the more children are born, forming a vicious circle.

There are also a few families who use the winter leisure to go out to work because they have a set of skills to make a living. Lin Ersil is one of them. Every winter, he has to go to Shanxi to work to earn money. One year, he got a second-hand bicycle, and fifty or six percent of it was new. It caused a sensation in the whole village.

"Going down to Shanxi", this is synonymous with the villagers of Tugang Village going out to work. Some people have been in Shanxi for most of their lives, and he doesn't know where Shanxi is, and he doesn't know what kind of style Shanxi is. Because he had never been to Shanxi at all. Some people just go to the semi-mountainous area in the western suburbs of Niucheng City to find some work there, and it becomes Xia Shanxi.

This Lin Er's name is Ersil, and he is actually very shrewd. Some people say that he is overly refined, no matter who he deals with, Lin Ersil has never been a loser. It is a traditional custom for parents to give their children ugly, ugly names. It is said that such children are easy to feed. The countryside is poor, and it is hard to have a child, who is not afraid of dying young? When adults can't afford to hurt. Pity the hearts of parents all over the world.

Lin Ersil, who has a bicycle, took his children and wife to the ground in a car, relaxed, and went to grind noodles with food, rushed to the market to buy something, and there was a gust of wind back and forth. It was found that the bike was very suitable for use in the countryside. It can not only solve the problem of inconvenient transportation, but also solve many transportation problems, which saves people effort and time, and is much stronger than simply opening a "11".

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, the girl went back to her parents' house to pay New Year's greetings, and the family of four used to drive an ox cart, which was slow and troublesome, and they had to take care of the livestock to eat and drink. This bicycle is also carried by a family of four, light and fast. Those old people saw it in their eyes and were happy in their hearts, and they couldn't stop admiring: "It's better now." This is many times more convenient than driving an ox cart. ”

Bicycles have just settled in Tugang Village, a village of thousands of people, and only a few families have bought bicycles.

Whoever has a bicycle will be borrowed by the owner and the west, and the bicycle will not be idle.

Shi Dan Dan is a big man who is 1.8 meters tall, and those two long legs account for almost two-thirds of his height. He was one of the first families to buy a bicycle. The bicycle was like a children's toy under his two long legs. He always sits on his bicycle first, then lifts his legs, pedals up and leaves.

Because people often come to borrow a car, and because of borrowing a car, it has caused conflicts between neighbors: "what is far and close", "no kiss", "no affection", "watching people put off the dishes"......

Lend your beloved car to someone else, and earn a lot of money back, no, this stone egg is angry, and saws off one of the handlebars of the bicycle. That way, he thought, no one would come to borrow the car.

Since you can ride a bicycle with one hand, there are many people who ride with one hand, and there are still people who come to borrow a bicycle.

He kept and on, so he sawed off the other handlebar as well. In this way, there are indeed no more people who borrow cars. A bike without handlebars is really hard to ride. That skill did subdue a lot of people.

There is always a pros and a cons. There is no one to borrow the bicycle, this bicycle does not have a two-handlebar, and its use value is greatly reduced.

There was a man named Di Chang in the village who also bought a bicycle. He treats his bicycle more dearly than his children. He wiped his bike every day and put it in his room, covering it with a sheet. Don't ride on windy days, for fear of getting dirty. I don't ride on a hot day, for fear of damaging the bike. Even more so on rainy and snowy days.

One day, it had just rained heavily, and the men were chatting on the street. Because Tugang Village is low-lying, it is impossible to leave the village when it rains. It's not just because there's water, it's because there's slime everywhere, and you can't take a step with your shoes on. Therefore, as long as it has just rained, people can't go anywhere, they can only walk together in the mountains. At this time, Di Chang also walked over. Lao Xi, who likes to joke, whispered: "Everyone, if any of you can lend Di Chang's bicycle and push it around the street, I will buy you a roast chicken to eat." ”

Erzizi, who also likes to joke, answered: "I'll try, you lose, you have to roast chicken for me." I lost, but I had nothing. ”

Everyone laughed when they heard it: "Erqizi, you are making a net profit and not losing money." If you do this and make a fortune in three days, then the bicycle will come to your door......"

Everyone laughed again. At this moment, Di Chang also came to the crowd.

"What's the matter, so happy?" Di Chang asked.

Erqizi immediately picked up: "They all bet me that it would take me at least an hour to run from here to the east of the village, and then back from the east of the village." I said no, twenty minutes is enough. They said what you can do, and I said get on Dichang's bike and come back in twenty minutes. You push the bike out and let me do it for them......"

No one spoke, and they all listened to Di Chang's reply. Di Chang looked at everyone, no one spoke, he thought to himself, it seems that it is not a joke. If you are on the side of the group, then the two starters will be determined to ride the bike to practice, if you are on the side of the two starters, then you have to push the bike out. He was stunned for a moment and whispered, "I'll carry you on my back." ”

Everyone burst into laughter.

At that time, city dwellers used to regard watches, bicycles, and sewing machines as the three essential items for marriage. Later, the countryside also looked up to the city, and bicycles and sewing machines were also indispensable items for marriage.

In the fifties, bicycles were a scarce commodity. The vast majority of families in Tugang Village cannot afford to buy because filling their stomachs is the top priority. Those who have the ability to buy are often not easy to buy. Because they are all goods supplied with tickets, and money alone cannot buy them. When it comes to cars, people know even less. There are many families in Waxia Village who have never entered the county seat for generations, let alone the city. There are not a few people who have never seen a car, and there are very few people who have ridden in a car.

Guibo, who works in the city, borrowed a truck and hauled two tons of coal to the village for his parents. The truck was an eye-opener for the whole village. After dinner, the truck ran through the village for most of the night. Running from the east of the village to the west of the village, and from the west of the village to the east of the village. The cars were filled with adults and children from the village, and everyone had an addiction to riding in the car.

Under the old locust tree, there are endless stories and experiences. The old locust tree also bears witness to the history of Tugang Village.