I am in the courtyard, animals are just vegetables!

After Cao Dongfang suddenly had an income of 86.4 yuan per day, he had trouble concentrating on his studies. His mind was full of thoughts about how to spend the 86.4 yuan.

It’s not that Cao Dongfang has never seen money, but 86.4 yuan a day is really a lot. Yi Zhonghai, the highest paid person in this courtyard, earns 60 yuan a month, which is 720 yuan a year!

Cao Dongfang earns 86.4 yuan a day, or 40 yuan a year, which means his annual income is more than times that of Yi Zhonghai.

In this age of scarce living resources, it is normal to want to make life better for yourself and your family.

Foods that can be eaten right out of the box, such as steamed buns, are fine, and neighbors can’t see or smell them!

Some snacks are fine, fruits are fine, and you can occasionally take a piece of meat home, once a week, that's fine for the next two years, and we'll talk about it once we enter the coupon era.

What else? You can’t have too many new clothes. You can make new clothes for the Chinese New Year and wear old clothes at other times.

You also need to assemble a bicycle yourself, go hunting, and have money to spend.

In this day and age, you don’t have to be rich, but you can’t eat meat and fish every day while others only eat pickled vegetables and steamed buns. Some people will report you.

It's okay to be slightly better than others, but not too much better. 'It's not the lack of wealth that is worrying, but the inequality of wealth'. This is a famous saying, and it is also a kind of human nature!

Remember!

That's all for now. I'll let my mom pay for the bicycle, and I'll buy the parts and assemble it myself. I have the tools at home. My dad is still alive, but he's the driver, so I have the tools at home to repair the car.

that's it!

Ask for money tonight, pack up your bicycle tomorrow, and go hunting in the West Hills. Only a fool would walk a long distance.

I'm going to have five big buns tonight. I haven't eaten them for a few days. It's time to have a meal.

.......

After get off work, my mother came back with Cao Jiajia. Cao Dongfang originally said that he would take care of Cao Jiajia, but unfortunately... Cao Jiajia ignored him and said that her mother was at work and had other children to play with.

Cao's mother also thought that Cao Dongfang would be in a mess if he took Cao Jiajia with him to study, and would not be able to study well, so she did not agree and still brought Cao Jiajia to work every day.

Because Cao's mother's workplace was scattered, she couldn't send Cao Jiajia to the workplace's "daycare center" or "kindergarten" and had to bring her to work. Several female comrades in their store also brought their children to the workplace.

Cao's mother basically works as a kindergarten teacher. She doesn't have to sell goods and is dedicated to taking care of a few children. It is because Cao's mother is educated and has a good personality that she is respected wherever she goes.

The buns are still hot, so just make some egg soup, no need to even stir-fry any vegetables.

Two buns for Cao's mother, two buns for Cao Dongfang, one bun for Jia Jia, and a big bowl of egg soup for each person. This was a very good dinner in 53.

"Mom, I want to assemble a bicycle, give me some money." Cao Dongfang said after dinner.

"Can you assemble a bicycle? The school is so close and you don't need a bicycle. Wouldn't it be better to buy one when you go to high school or work?" said Cao's mother.

"No, let me tell you something. My classmates' parents are officials, and they all believe that within three years the country will 100% use coupons to buy goods, that is, purchase restrictions, because the country has just been established and there is a shortage of everything!

Do you understand? "Cao Dongfang said, "I'm going to go hunting in the West Mountain with a bicycle. My kung fu is very good. I can beat Yi Zhonghai and his ilk with one and a hundred. I won't go into the mountains, so my safety will be fine."

Cao's mother looked at Cao Jiajia who was playing two meters away and asked in a low voice, "Do we really need to use the ticket? Is this news reliable?"

"It's true. The country is facing huge shortages in all aspects. For example, there are not enough bicycles, flour and pork.

In our capital, we don’t even have 15 kilograms of flour per person per month, and less than three kilograms of meat per person per month. Imagine the whole country.” Cao Dongfang said.

"Alas, the official prices for flour, meat, and bicycles are cheap, but you can't buy them. Even the flour and meat in the market are hard to buy. They are still more expensive than the ones sold by the government. You can buy the parts and assemble them on the bicycles." Cao's mother asked.

"I know how to install bicycles. Why don't you also install a new women's bicycle so that you don't have to travel to work by leggings." Cao Dongfang said with a smile.

"What's the point of going to work? It's not far. Just take it as a walk with your sister. You can do it yourself. I'll talk about it in a few days." Cao's mother said. "Is one hundred yuan enough?"

"That's enough, a total of 95 yuan, I asked. Plus two yuan for the steel stamp at Gongan." Cao Dongfang said.

"Domestic bicycles are not expensive. I'll give you a hundred yuan. You can make it yourself tomorrow. I'll take Jia Jia to work." Cao's mother gave Cao Dongfang a hundred yuan.

.......

In the early 20s, domestic bicycles were not expensive. Foreign bicycles still dominated the market. Rich men and women rode famous foreign brands, which existed in the th century.

Domestic bicycles are produced by factories left over from 20 to 30 years ago, such as the famous Phoenix, Forever, and Fei Ge. They did not appear after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Cao Dongfang had seen the prices of bicycle accessories in his memory. 95 yuan was the price of a Phoenix bicycle. There was no such thing as a Forever all-manganese steel bicycle now, so if he wanted to buy one, he would have to wait ten years.

I will really buy one for myself, and then buy one for my mother in a few days. If I really have one, Cao's mother will also ride it. A 26 Fei Ge ladies' bicycle will do. Cao Jiajia is grown up, so I can sew a cushion on the back seat and install a small chair, and she will have no problem sitting on it.

It seems that there is no front frame for the bicycle now, but we can invent one. My dad has many comrades-in-arms, and it is not difficult for some of them who know a bicycle factory to make one.

Ok, deal!

.......

At nine o'clock the next morning, Cao Dongfang came to a supply and marketing cooperative selling bicycle parts and started buying a set of bicycle parts according to the receipt in his hand.

It's 95 yuan, no more, no less. There is also an invoice on the counter. The invoice is useful. After assembling the bicycle, you can get a vehicle license and a number from the Gongan Office to prove that the bicycle is yours.

Cao Dongfang called a forklift, loaded the bicycle parts with it and took it home for one dollar.

"Hey, what did Dongfang buy? It seems to be bicycle parts. Why not buy a ready-assembled bicycle? Can you assemble the parts? Uncle Yan Bugui is on guard again.

I rub!

Today is Sunday. I forgot the time as soon as I had the day off. No wonder the security guard showed up.

"Uncle, a complete car is too expensive and hard to buy, but spare parts are easy to buy. I can assemble it. Thank you for your trouble. I will go back first."

While answering the third uncle's questions, Cao Dongfang asked the rickshaw driver (also called Wobo, see Cai Quanwu for details) to move the parts. Cao Dongfang gave him one dollar and the job was done.

At the gate of the yard, Cao Dongfang took out several loading tools, opened the accessories package and started loading the bikes. Cao Dongfang is really good at this job, but he had loaded more complicated mountain bikes and sports racing bikes before.

Ordinary bicycles are even easier to use. This is different from the manual transmission cars in the 50s. The basic structure and parts have not changed much.

First, install the two wheels, spokes, inner tubes and outer tires on the frame and adjust the tightness oK.

The rest is not difficult. I have done everything before, so I just need to do it slowly this time.

.......

"Wow, Dongfang really assembled his car, that's amazing. This is a craft."

"Dongfang was awesome when he was young, and even more awesome when he went to school. It's cheap to install it on a bicycle."

"Ask Dongfang. The parts are not expensive. We can also equip one for the boss's bike."

"Let's ask later, we can also install one when we go to work." said Mr. Yi Zhonghai.

Cao Dongfang inflated the assembled bicycle, took a test ride in the compound, and although he hadn't ridden a bicycle for nearly ten years, he hadn't forgotten how to ride one.

Go to the Industrial Safety Bureau to register in the afternoon.

"Dongfang, your car is a Phoenix brand, right? How much are the spare parts? If they are cheap, can you help an old man like you assemble one? I'll pay five dollars for the labor fee. What do you think?" said the old man Yi Zhonghai with a smile.

Listen to this old guy speak, he's flawless, very satisfying to listen to, there's nothing wrong with him, awesome!

"Uncle, it's a Phoenix 95 model. The full set costs 5 yuan. If someone in the yard wants to install it, it doesn't cost more than yuan. We are all neighbors and we ride it ourselves. Give me two eggs and I will give them to Jiajia to nourish her body." Cao Dongfang said.

Five dollars for labor fee, I don't need it, just two eggs for my sister to nourish her body. You still have nothing to do with it, this is very caring for the neighbors, and saves you, Yi Zhonghai, from "seeking benefits" for others, let me say first.

"Good job, Director Dongfang, I'll have one." The third uncle rushed forward quickly when he saw the bargain.

"95 bucks isn't a lot, I'll take one too."

"Dongfang, my brother doesn't have any eggs. Can you skewer some dried mushrooms for your sister?" said Xu Damao, a handsome guy with a horse face.

"Brother Damao, you are too polite. It doesn't matter whether there are eggs or not. If you want to install the car, you should decide when to buy the parts and what model to buy," said Cao Dongfang.

"Brother, let's be fair, let's go with this Phoenix 28 model." Xu Damao said.

“We do the same.”