Chapter 12 Buy a Bicycle
The affairs of the Yan family are annoying.
Fang Xiang had no interest at all.
The college entrance examination is over and there is nothing to do for the time being.
There is no need to read the book.
Suddenly I became idle.
Fang Xiang felt a little uncomfortable.
He slumped in the armchair, staring at the beams in a daze.
Suddenly I realized that this house was too dilapidated.
I don’t know when the last time the house was renovated was.
The cement floor was full of potholes and the wall paint was falling off all over the ground.
Not to mention the roof and beams that are more than four meters high.
There were spider webs everywhere.
Being idle is also idle.
Fang wanted to start cleaning the house.
While cleaning, I was thinking about whether I should redecorate the house.
Tidy up the floor and replace the furniture with new ones.
The kang, quilts and so on.
It’s no longer possible to watch.
It also needs to be renovated.
And the clothes in the closet.
The broken ones are broken, the old ones are old.
It’s not that you can’t wear it.
Mainly because the size is not right.
The original owner's father passed away early.
There are no more clothes of his at home.
Fang Xiang also packed her mother's things into a wooden box that was rarely used.
Now the house looks quite fully furnished.
But I don’t have many clothes left.
The green military uniform I'm wearing now.
This is also because it has become a new trend in the past two years.
Mother Fang took advantage of the available sizes and bought some to make do with.
Now there are just patches upon patches.
The size has long been out of place.
When he put on the pants, most of his ankle was exposed.
The upper body is also too thin.
So it’s not too obvious when wearing it.
After a while, I recovered my health.
If I gain 10 or 20 pounds, this piece of clothing won't fit me at all.
As for bicycles, Fang's mother originally had a Phoenix brand 26-inch women's bicycle.
But after something happened, no one cared.
It's been so long now, where can I find it?
Not to mention that Fang Xiang didn't even see the key.
Thinking of this, Fang Xiang took out an iron box from the space.
There are banknotes of various denominations and various tickets inside.
Excluding the past half month, the expenses totaled more than 30 yuan.
The bulk of the money left by Fang's mother was basically untouched.
After searching for a long time, I found quite a few cloth coupons and a bicycle coupon.
After deciding to buy clothes and a bicycle.
Put the box back into the space.
At this time, Fang Xiang finally remembered.
This space has not been studied yet.
Speaking of which, I traveled through time here.
In addition to strengthening memory, it is also this space.
But this space is not that big.
Although it’s small, it’s not small at all.
How come there are several square meters?
But so far.
In addition to depositing money, tickets and house deeds.
I haven't really studied it.
But I tried for a long time.
The space remains the same.
No changes or responses.
There was no system pop-up or anything.
This made Fang Xiang a little discouraged.
It can only be used as a storage space temporarily.
The next morning, Fang wanted to go out and turned onto Sibei Street.
He had already found out.
There is a trust store here.
It is called a trust, but in fact it is just a consignment store for second-hand goods.
Just because it is state-owned.
So it occupies a large area.
There's all sorts of mess in there.
Fang Xiang felt that buying a new bicycle might be a bit eye-catching.
It would be troublesome if it were to attract a thief or something and lose it.
It would be better to buy a cheap second-hand car and ride it for what it is worth.
I bought a few buns on the way and while eating they arrived at the door of the trust store.
Because it was the weekend, there were still quite a few people there early in the morning.
There were no urban management officers at that time.
Many people sat on the ground and spread a piece of cloth.
Put the things you want to sell on it.
It's just a stall.
Because it is right in front of the trust store and the district government is not far away.
So no gangster dares to collect protection fees.
Fang wanted to move forward and take a look.
But I didn't expect that they had everything for sale.
But they are all useless things.
From small pieces of rags to large pieces of furniture, basically everything is available.
The prices are also very reasonable and cheap.
As for cultural relics and antiques.
No one dares to sell.
Now this thing is under state control.
You can hide it and play with it by yourself at home.
But if you dare to sell it openly, you will be in trouble if the police catch you.
As for what happens privately, if no one reports it, naturally no one will care.
Fang Xiang swept half of the street.
Found these stalls selling things.
A considerable number of them are either unusable or broken beyond recognition.
After all, the quality is good.
Sold directly in the trust store.
The government will help you sell it, so you won’t suffer any loss.
So after looking for a long time, Fang gave up the idea of finding a bargain.
Entered the Trust Store.
But I found out after I came in.
It’s not much better than outside.
At most, it was cleaned up a little.
It took Fang a long time to figure it out.
Supplies are very scarce now.
Many people can't buy things with money.
If there were any fresh goods, they would have been snatched away long ago.
How can it be my turn?
Besides, I have just come here not long ago and I don’t have any connections at all.
Not to mention that he is very young, he doesn’t even know many people, so he can’t get any good stuff from them.
Looking at the stairs on the side.
There is a sign above that says "No Trespassing".
I think there should be some good stuff upstairs.
But I don’t know anyone here, so naturally I have no right to go upstairs.
I wanted to ask a waiter.
But there weren't many people on the first floor.
Even if there are, they all look arrogant.
Fang Xiang sighed and had to give up the idea of Taobao.
Go out honestly.
After turning two corners, there is a car repair shop in front.
I saw it when I came here, but I didn’t think much about it at that time.
Now I can go and ask if there are any cars for sale.
Walk to the front of the shop.
There happened to be a man in his forties.
Squatting on the ground to repair the car.
Hands covered in black grease.
Looks like he's the boss here.
"Excuse me, I'm from Nanluoguxiang in front.
I want to buy a car, do we have any for sale here?"
Fang Xiang introduced himself, squatted down and asked a question.
I was afraid that this person would think that I came from an unknown place.
The boss just looked him up and down.
Fang Xiang looked obviously dressed as a student.
The vigilant look relaxed a little.
"No, why would a young boy buy a car?"
He said no.
Fang Xiang recognized the sound.
It’s not that I don’t have a car, it’s that I don’t dare sell it to him.
“I’m really from Nanluoguxiang.
My home is in Courtyard No. 95.
My parents are gone, and I just graduated.
I need a car, could you help me find one?"
Fang Xiang didn't want to give up, so he reported the house number of the yard.
Want to try again.
Unexpectedly, the man ignored him.
He buried his head in repairing the car.
After waiting for a long time, there was no response.
Fang Xiang had no choice but to stand up.
It seems that without an acquaintance to introduce you, you can forget about buying a cheap used car.
There was no choice but to leave and go back.
After walking around for a long time, I arrived at Di'anmen Street.
There is a department store near Prince Gong’s Mansion.
After searching for a long time, I finally found a place that sells bicycles.
Looking at the dozens of brand new bicycles neatly displayed behind the counter.
Compared with the prices above, I can’t help but feel a little painful.
It costs 180 yuan to buy a car.
A new car still needs to go through the formalities, get a stamp, and obtain a vehicle license, which costs five dollars.
Except these.
Usually there is a rack welded to the back of a bicycle.
Otherwise, it won’t hold much stuff.
But to weld a frame, you need to find a specialized craftsman, which costs another 10 dollars.
In addition, you need to buy a lock.
After all this time, the two hundred dollars was gone.
This is already one-tenth of Fang Xiang’s total assets.
It’s different from wanting to buy a car in later generations.
The first car is the domestically produced Emgrand.
I bought it when I just started working.
The total cost is only 120,000 yuan, paid in full.
After driving it for a few years, I followed the trend and changed to a new BYD tram.
He is already in his early twenties.
Also full payment.
But at that time, Fang just wanted to have a job.
I don't care about this expense at all.
Because at the end of the year, salary plus bonus and other miscellaneous things.
At least you have an income of nearly 30 yuan.
Buying a car with less than a year's income.
No pain or itching at all.
But it’s different now. Not only am I unemployed, but I’m also out of work.
And I will still be in school for the next few years.
This is the limited amount of money I have.
That means using a little less.
But Fang Xiang didn't think too much about it.
I just took out the ticket and money and bought a Forever 28.
If you have no money, you can find ways to make money.
But cars, as a basic means of transportation, are still needed.
Otherwise, if you have to rely on your legs to go everywhere, you will be exhausted.
