Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

Gou Wa returned to his room, took out his tools, pulled a small stool and sat down, opened the sack of parts he had found from the recycling station, and began to process the parts according to Yan Jie Kuang's instructions. Tian Xiuqin saw how Gou Wa processed the parts, and a gratified smile appeared on her face, thinking to herself, "This silly boy has finally grown up."

As time went by, Gou Wa's skill in handling parts gradually became more skilled from being clumsy at the beginning. It took him more than an hour to finally handle all the old parts. Then Gou Wa started to assemble the first bicycle according to the assembly sequence taught by Yan Jiekuang.

After more than an hour, Gou Wa finally assembled the first bicycle. After debugging, Gou Wa rode the bicycle around the yard twice, and then got off the bicycle with satisfaction. At this time, Gao Junsong came back. Seeing the bicycle parked in the yard, Gao Junsong asked: "Gou Wa, did you assemble this bicycle?!"

"Dad! You're back?!" Gou Wa wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "This is the first bicycle I assembled by myself. Dad, go up and try it out. Do you like it?!"

"Okay! I'll try it!" After saying that, Gao Junsong got on the bicycle and started riding in the yard.

After one lap, two laps, and finally on the third lap, Gao Junsong reluctantly got off the bike. Gou Wa said, "Dad, this bike is yours. I bought enough parts today to assemble four bikes. Tomorrow I'll assemble all the bikes, and we'll go to the town's police station to get the license plates."

"Yeah!" Gao Junsong responded, then suddenly realized what was happening and asked, "How do we buy parts for four bicycles?! Two hundred yuan can buy four bicycles?!"

Gou Wa replied, "Of course it wouldn't be enough if we bought all the parts new. I went to the county today. Most of the parts were bought from the county's scrap recycling station. Except for some rubber parts such as tires and seat cushions, which can only be bought new, everything else can be bought there. It just takes more time. I was lucky today, the things from the scrap recycling station have not been shipped to Harbin for recycling. So it didn't take much time. I thought, my eldest brother is in the army, and he won't be able to use the bicycle for a while. Besides me, there are my second and third brothers in the family. Now that I have it, I can't let them watch it, right?! So I thought, since it's already assembled, I might as well do it in one go."

"Four bicycles at once?! Are you trying to fly?" Gao Junsong was about to untie his belt. Gou Wa saw that the situation was not right and turned around and ran.

Gao Junsong yelled, "You little bastard! Stop right there! I'm going to beat you to death!"

"Lao Gao, what do you want to do?!" Tian Xiuqin, who was cooking in the kitchen, heard the noise and ran out of the kitchen. Gou Wa quickly hid behind Tian Xiuqin and said, "Mom! My dad wants to beat me!"

Gao Junsong said, "Xiuqin, get out of the way! I'm going to beat this guy up today! Who can get four bicycles at once? Isn't this just handing him a handle?!"

Tian Xiuqin said, "What handle do you have to hand over? If they have the ability, they can also make bicycles. Why should they say something about my son assembling a bicycle with his own ability?! Besides, the eldest is in the army, we can't say anything to him. When the second and third daughters got married, it was the most difficult time for our family. The two daughters-in-law married without any complaints. They worked diligently to help me take care of the four of you. What?! Gou Wa remembers his two brothers well, and he built bicycles for them, isn't it okay?! What?! Only you, the father, are allowed to have it, and the sons are not allowed to have it?!"

"That's not what I meant!" Gao Junsong suddenly became anxious.

Tian Xiuqin continued, "That's not what you meant. What do you mean?! What do you mean?! Can you explain it to me clearly?!"

Gao Junsong was stunned by his wife's series of questions. Gao Junsong knew that his wife was good at talking, otherwise she wouldn't be the village women's director. But he didn't expect his wife to be so good at talking. Gao Junsong said, "I am the village head and team leader. Before Yan Zhiqing came, our village didn't have a single bicycle. After Yan Zhiqing came, we had one. Now our family has four more bicycles. What will the villagers think?!"

Tian Xiuqin asked: "Why would the village allow Carpenter Wu to exchange furniture in the village?!"

Gao Junsong answered without thinking, "This is not the village's industry. Carpenter Wu pays the money he gets from the furniture to the village. The village gives him work points."

Tian Xiuqin said: "Our son makes a living by his craft. We can also do what the village did to Carpenter Wu."

Gao Junsong heard what his wife said and thought it made sense. But Gao Junsong quickly came to his senses and said, "I almost got tricked. How can this be the same?!"

Tian Xiuqin replied, "How is it different?! Our Gou Wa brought back four bicycles today, and it only cost 180 yuan. On average, each bicycle only cost 45 yuan. Even if we add another 10 yuan for labor costs, it is only 55 yuan. It is only two months' salary in the city. If you meet a high salary, one month is enough."

Gou Wa added, "Dad, don't be fooled by its old appearance. It works just as well as a new one. If you think it's too old, it's embarrassing. After the license plate is registered, I'll buy a can of paint and paint the car. When the paint dries, it will be just like a new one."

Gao Junsong was somewhat tempted, stared at the bicycle wife and the youngest son for a while, and then pushed the bicycle out. After Gao Junsong left, Tian Xiuqin turned around and grabbed Gou Wa's ears and said, "Little bastard, you are trying to show off your ability by handling so many bicycles at once?!"

"It hurts! It hurts! It hurts! Mom, please let go. My ears will fall off if you don't!" Gou Wa covered his ears and begged for mercy while acting coquettishly.

Tian Xiuqin snorted, loosened her hand, and said, "What kind of person is your father?! You have been his son for so many years, don't you know it?! Can't you slowly bring back the cars one by one?! Even if you do, you can't tell him directly. Wait until you have assembled all the cars. Go with your second brother and the others to get the license plates. By then, the matter will be settled, and your father won't say anything?!"

Gou Wa rubbed his ear which was pulled sore and asked, "Are we still going to assemble the rest of the bicycle?!"

"Install it! Why not?! Don't go to work tomorrow morning. Install the remaining bicycles at home. Go to the town police station with your second brother at noon to get the license plate." After that, Tian Xiuqin asked, "How much does it cost to get the license plate?!"

Gou Wa thought for a moment and replied, "It seems to be two dollars and fifty cents a car."

Tian Xiuqin didn't say much, she just took out a big unity card and gave it to Gou Wa, saying: "Remember, get everything done by noon tomorrow. Otherwise your father will do something weird."

When the second daughter-in-law Wu Dani and the third daughter-in-law Tian Pandi, who were helping to cook dinner in the kitchen, heard that they had a share of the bicycle assembled by Gou Wa, their faces were all filled with joy, and their hearts were as sweet as if they had eaten honey. They both felt that their love for this brother-in-law was not in vain.

The two sisters-in-law looked at each other, and Wu Dani reminded them, "Third brother's family, you must not tell anyone at home about the fourth brother getting us bicycles. The fourth brother was kind and remembered us. We can't cheat him."

Tian Pandi replied: "Second sister-in-law, don't worry! I know what's going on. Besides, I have already severed ties with my family. My husband's family is my mother's family, and I won't go out and say anything nonsense."