Chapter 30 Assembling the Bicycle
Lin Jianjun thought about it, and the smell of the explosive pot in the hotel really caused the gluttonous worms in his stomach to scream, so the brother and sister hit it off and walked straight towards the state-run hotel in front.
The restaurants in the provincial capital are better than those in the county town, not only with magnificent decoration, but also with more meals.
The brother and sister each asked for four taels of rice, as well as a pot of meat and a steamed ball, and the soup was free.
The rice is a total of six cents for one dime, eight anise for meat wrapped in a pot, two cents and five cents for rice balls, and a pound of food stamps is paid. If you don't leave the province, you can use the food stamps of the province.
A meal, with vegetables, meat and soup, only cost more than a dollar, which is unimaginable if you put it in the future.
Lin Xi felt that it was simply worth it.
The brother and sister swept away the meal and came out of the state-run restaurant, and the two began to prepare to buy the radio.
This is also a familiar road for the two of them, as long as they inquire about each community.
However, the ideal is very plump, and the reality is very skinny.
The brother and sister went to several houses one after another, and the price of the other party in their phase was too high, and the cheap ones were basically not very good, so they didn't like them at all.
After running for more than an hour, I only received three radios.
The brother and sister were a little depressed for a while.
Lin Xi: "Why don't you go to other places nearby, don't take the radio, collect some old clothes, sheets and quilts." Clothes in provincial towns are much more fashionable than in county seats. ”
For a while, there was no other better way, Lin Jianjun carried a bag with a radio and walked towards the front with Lin Xi.
The two walked not far before they saw a bicycle repair stall at the mouth of the alley.
There were several bicycles next to the stall, and a sign was erected to sell second-hand bicycles.
Lin Jianjun has always wanted to buy a bicycle, and when he saw that the bicycles on the other party's stall were not new, they were almost all new, so he walked over curiously: "Master, how do you sell this bicycle?" ”
The stall owner was a man in his fifties, a little bald, seeing that Lin Jianjun was interested, he put down the repaired tires in his hand: "Eighty percent of the new eighty, seventy percent of the new sixty." There is nothing wrong with my car here, you can ride it with confidence, I have been setting up a stall in this area for almost two years, and I can't make a mistake. ”
Lin Jianjun pushed one of the permanent 28 bars and tried it twice, and felt that it was okay.
Eighty dollars to buy a new bicycle can save half the price at once.
"Can it be cheaper? Give a low price. After buying and selling for a long time, Lin Jianjun subconsciously counteroffered: "Seventy percent?" ”
"Young man, I've never sold for this price, if you want to buy it sincerely, it's seventy-five, and if it's lower, I'll lose money."
Lin Jianjun's eyes fell on the tires and handlebars scattered on the stall owner's ground, and his mind moved slightly.
"That's it, I'm in a hurry to come out today, I didn't bring so much money, I'll come back and get it when I go back."
Seeing that he was interested in buying it, the stall owner smiled and said that the car was reserved for him and asked him to go back quickly.
Separated from the stall owner, Lin Jianjun didn't go to the radio anymore, and pulled Lin Xi to ask passers-by how to get to the scrap collection station.
"Fourth brother, what are we going to do there?"
"I just noticed that the bikes that the guy sells are actually assembled, and if there are enough parts, we can also install a bike."
Soon the two inquired about a nearby scrap yard.
As Lin Jianjun expected, there are really a lot of scrapped bicycle parts in it.
Some of them were rusty and deformed tires, and some of them had unreeled frames, all stacked with other scrap iron.
"Little sister, these things can definitely make a decent bike."
Lin Xi looked at the piles of materials and felt that her fourth brother's idea was really good.
The weight of a bicycle is about 40 pounds, and the purchase price of the scrap collection station is relatively cheaper, about 5-6 cents, so that the cost price of assembling a bicycle is more than 20 yuan.
If you can assemble a few more, even if you only earn 30 yuan each, it will be hundreds of dollars!
Thinking of the profits, both siblings are very excited.
Soon Lin Jianjun went to communicate with the man watching the venue.
He took out a pack of Hongtashan, took out one and handed it to the man: "Brother, smoke a cigarette." ”
The man's eyes lit up when he saw that he handed over Hongta Mountain.
This is a grade A cigarette, which is one or two cents more expensive than the grade B cigarettes like Da Qianmen and Da Chongjiu.
Lin Jianjun took a match and lit a cigarette for the other party, took a puff himself, and then said: "The bicycle at home is broken, and I want to buy some parts, do you see if it can be convenient?" ”
He said as he shoved the pack of cigarettes into the man's pocket.
"It's a little thing, home is near here, right? Whatever you like, I will give you the purchase price. "I know the way to work at a scrap yard.
Sometimes acquaintances come over to find something that can be used, but he just turns a blind eye and just takes it away.
Lin Jianjun was not polite when he saw him so happy, so he turned his head and rummaged through the pile of waste.
As long as he looked at it and estimated that it could be used, he pulled it all out.
In the end, I decided to ask for two frames and a decent wheel.
Lin Jianjun also found two tools that could be used by the way.
There was the pack of cigarettes to open the way, the man didn't ask anything, glanced at it and didn't even weigh it, and said directly: "Give twenty yuan and forget it." ”
Before leaving, Lin Jianjun asked the man for a big bag, put all the things in it, and dragged it away.
After getting out of the scrap yard, the two walked three more blocks to another yard.
Lin Xi was looking at things across the road, while Lin Jianjun went in to collect things.
In this way, the brother and sister have already bought three racks and six tires, as well as some tools that may be used.
Seeing that everything was almost ready, no matter how many brothers and sisters could not hold it, the two of them found a stop in an alley where no one was.
"Brother, will you assemble a bike?"
Lin Jianjun put everything away, supporting his waist with both hands: "This thing doesn't have hands yet." ”
It wasn't until he did it himself that he understood what it meant to look at it and scrap it as soon as he got it.
"Why can't this thing be installed?" After a long time, my head was sweating, and I couldn't get the broken chain up.
"I don't believe in this evil yet." Lin Jianjun, who had oily hands on his hands, stood up from the ground: "Little sister, you are watching here, I'll go out." ”
"Hey, what are you going to do, fourth brother?"
Lin Jianjun didn't say anything, and walked away quickly.
Lin Xi stood in place and waited for a long time without seeing anyone come back, just when she was about to put her things into the space and go out to look for someone, she saw her fourth brother Lin Jianjun limping back.
"Brother, what's wrong with you?"
"Don't mention it, let people beat up the mouth of the alley." As soon as he opened his mouth, the wound on the corner of his mouth made him gasp.