Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

Gou Wa said, "Mom, I don't want it. He forced it on me. It's probably not appropriate to give it back now, right?!"

"What are you two talking about?!" Just then Gao Junsong walked in from outside.

Tian Xiuqin said, "Lao Gao, you're back?! I'm talking about Gou Wa. People taught him their skills, but he didn't give them anything. Instead, he accepted their things."

Gao Junsong looked at Gou Wa and asked, "What is that?!"

Gou Wa replied: "Tools. Tools for assembling bicycles."

Gao Junsong thought for a moment and asked, "Have you learned the skill?!"

Gou Wa nodded heavily and replied, "I have learned it. As long as I have something, I can assemble it now."

Tian Xiuqin glared at Gou Wa and said, "You are not saying this on purpose to cheer us up, are you?! If it were that easy, wouldn't everyone else be able to do it too?!"

Gou Wa said hurriedly, "Mom, they say it's easy for those who can't do it. If it was a few days ago, I definitely wouldn't have been able to do it. But today I learned it. If you don't believe me, give me money, I'll go buy the parts, and come back to assemble it for you. And Brother Jie Kuang said to keep the receipt for the parts. After the assembly is complete, you can go to the public security bureau to get the license plate."

Gao Junsong thought for a moment and said, "Wife, give him 200 yuan. Let him go to town tomorrow."

Tian Xiuqin hesitated and said, "Boss, is it too much to give him 200 yuan at once?!"

Gao Junsong said, "It's a little bit more. If our dog can really assemble a bicycle, then the two hundred yuan will be worth it."

"Okay!" Tian Xiuqin compromised and said, "I'll give him the money in a while." Then Tian Xiuqin went back to the house. Not long after, Tian Xiuqin took out two hundred yuan and gave it to Gou Wa. Gou Wa took the money and hid it in the lining of his clothes immediately for fear of losing it. He vowed, "Dad! Mom! Just wait and see! I will definitely not let you down."

When Gou Wa returned to the house, Tian Xiuqin asked, "Why did you come back so late today?!"

Gao Junsong said, "It's about the educated youth building houses in the village. At noon, educated youth Yan and educated youth Su came to the team to register. I didn't expect that educated youth Su and educated youth Yan would be in a relationship."

"What?!" Tian Xiuqin was surprised and said, "Lao Gao, this is not a joke!"

Gao Junsong replied: "Who is kidding you?! They both admitted it themselves. And they even renovated the house together. I guess they are planning to get married."

Tian Xiuqin said, "Lao Gao, please write a letter quickly. Tell our boss about Su Zhiqing's relationship with someone. Otherwise, it will ruin the relationship between their comrades in arms."

"Oh?! I was busy looking for someone to repair the house tomorrow this afternoon and forgot about this. I'll write it now. I'll ask Gou Wa to take it to town to mail it tomorrow morning." After saying that, Gao Junsong hurried into the house.

Gou Wa was indeed a good student of Yan Jie Kuang. He remembered everything Yan Jie Kuang said. In the early morning, Gou Wa took a bullock cart to the town. He mailed the letter his father had given him before he left, and then went to the long-distance bus station in the town. He caught the earliest bus to the county.

When he got to the county, Gou Wa asked around and walked for more than half an hour before finally reaching the recycling station. These days, it’s important to keep things new for three years, old for three years, and mend them for another three years. Even if they are really unusable, they will only be sent to the recycling station.

The county's scrap recycling station is bigger than the commune's, and it has more stuff. Gou Wa said something to the gatekeeper, and then went straight to where the broken bicycles were placed. He guessed that the newcomer had better luck. Gou Wa searched in the scrap pile for more than an hour, and finally found four complete frames. But Gou Wa didn't know what model of bicycles they were. Anyway, Gou Wa thought that no matter whether they were useful or not, he would take them back first. It wouldn't be a wasted trip. Then Gou Wa disassembled some parts and put the disassembled parts into the sack he brought from home. Then he carried the frame on one shoulder and the sack on his back and walked to the door of the scrap recycling station.

When they got to the door, Gou Wa handed the things he had picked to the old man at the door. The old man checked and saw that Gou Wa had not taken anything he shouldn't have, so he weighed it and said, "Ten dollars!"

When Gou Wa heard that it was only ten yuan, he was immediately delighted. He quickly took out the money and handed it to the old man at the gate, saying, "Uncle, please help me write a receipt."

The old man at the gate took the money and said, "Wait!" Then he walked towards the finance office.

After about seven or eight minutes, the old man came back and handed a receipt to Gou Wa. Gou Wa put the receipt away and left with the things.

After walking for a while, Gou Wa went to the long-distance bus station and deposited his things in the safekeeping area of ​​the bus station. Then he rushed to the door of the supply and marketing cooperative. When he arrived at the door of the supply and marketing cooperative, Gou Wa stared at the supply and marketing cooperative for a few seconds, and then walked in. When he came to the bicycle counter, Gou Wa asked, "Hello, comrade! Do you have any bicycle parts here?!"

"Yes!" the salesperson replied cheerfully, and asked, "Comrade, what parts do you want?!"

Gou Wa didn't hesitate and directly reported the parts he needed. The salesperson took out the items according to the parts and quantity Gou Wa reported. The salesperson used an abacus and quickly calculated the price, saying, "Comrade, the total price of these parts is 167.89 yuan."

"Oh!" Gou Wa responded, took out the money from the lining of his clothes, counted out 168 yuan and handed it to the salesperson. The salesperson put the money and the invoice on the clip and pushed it gently. The clip slid along the wire to the cashier. Not long after, the clip came back with the receipt and change.

The salesperson took the money and receipt from the clip and handed them to Gou Wa. After Gou Wa put the money and receipt away, he took out a sack and put all the parts on the counter into it. Then he left the supply and marketing cooperative as quickly as possible.

After buying things, Gou Wa returned to the station, took back the things he had previously deposited there from the luggage storage, then found a deserted place and started eating the steamed bread he brought from home.

When Gou Wa finished eating steamed bread and was about to buy a ticket, Yan Jiekuang arrived at the construction site. The farmers were really quick. By noon, the foundation had been laid. Seeing that they had good skills, Yan Jiekuang immediately took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and acted as a cigarette boy.

A little after three o'clock in the afternoon, Gou Wa returned to the village. Tian Xiuqin, who was cleaning up the vegetables in her yard, saw Gou Wa coming in from outside carrying a bunch of things. She quickly put down the things in her hands and greeted him and asked, "Why are there so many things?!"

Gou Wa put the things down and said, "Mom, don't be fooled by the amount of things. If I really pack them up, they may not be enough." Then Gou Wa took out the remaining money and gave it to Tian Xiuqin, saying, "Mom! I spent a total of 177.89 yuan today. I have 22.11 yuan left. Can you count it?!"

Tian Xiuqin put the money in her pocket and asked, "Have you had lunch?!"

Gou Wa replied, "I brought some steamed bread with me when I went out today. I just had a bite on the way. I don't feel hungry now. You go and do your work! I'll rest for a while and then get back to work."