
"Son, look what good things Mom found!"
Not long after the crowd at the house dispersed, Deng Caihua moved a large object from the warehouse to store the old items.
“Two eight sticks, isn't this the bike my father used to ride, and my brother also rode it a while later, I think it's been thrown away, Mom.”
Su Aobai looked at the ancient bicycle in front of him and said in astonishment that he really had no impression of these things in his later memories.
He stepped forward to take the faucet from Deng Caihua and pushed it back and forth twice, tried the shaft chain, and it was okay, he said, and can be used normally after a little oil.This bike is old enough, and covered with a thick layer of dust. They were all old objects from 20 or 30 years ago. They can be maintained until now, all because of the excellent quality of the objects produced in those years.
Kong Yao also brought a rag from the kitchen, dipped it in water and wiped the dust off the bike.
"Dad must have loved that bike a lot."
Kong Yao said with a smile, despite having been used for several years, many parts of the paint were peeled off, and there were some rust spots, but it still looked 40-50% new, and it could indeed be used normally.
"Isn't that so? Your father's gonna have to pay a month's salary to buy this bike."
Deng Caihua smiled, with a hint of nostalgia in his eyes.
The oldest boy also rides this bike while studying, but later the bike becomes more colorful, and the two-eight cross looks old-fashioned.Deng Caihua does not want his son mocked by his classmates, who are not, so he gritted his teeth and turned it into a new and lighter bike, but he was unwilling to throw this one away, after all, it was one of the few items left behind by her late husband.
However, some of the bikes his family bought were later sold for scrap after he added electric tricycles.
It's okay now, the power goes out, and even though my son has a car, he needs to save fuel, Deng Caihua happened to remember the treasure hidden in this warehouse.
“It's okay now, this bike is handed over to your hands, and can be considered as the hero of our family for two generations.”
Deng Caihua said seriously that if electricity does not recover, I fear bicycles and rickshaws will become the most important means of transportation in the future, and donkey carriages, horse carriages, and so on, and the cow train will soon be put on the agenda.
How does it feel to go back to the 1950s and 1960s?
At that time there was no electricity especially mobile phones, landlines and bicycles were still luxurious, although Deng Caihua had not experienced difficult times in the 1950s and 1960s, but he still has no deep memories of his life in the 1970s. Slowly, there were still many households without electricity in 1970. Come to think of it this way, the worst thing you can do is revive the life of that era.
Thinking of it like this, the pressure in Deng Caihua's heart suddenly became much less. Then he saw a little granddaughter filled with food and playing with chickens, ducks, and geese. Deng Caihua was suddenly filled with fighting spirit. Bringing this family, he can't fall.
"You don't have to use that car as often as possible. Let's ride a bike to find your sister today."
The old woman counted the distance, but she felt sorry for her youngest son. He never had such a problem. If the old woman had not been out of the hospital not too long ago, she would have already left on her own by now.
Kong Yao wanted to follow, but looking at his little uncle's thin body, he swallowed back the words that came out of his lips, thinking about whether the bicycle he used to ride in school and his father's bicycle were taken by him. scrap metal, and if he threw it away, he would have to get some back before the others came to their senses.
He mused, in the current situation, mining, iron smelting, and casting are very difficult to do, bicycles that are very likely to become the main means of transportation in the future, he said, suddenly it becomes a valuable and difficult item to reproduce.it is difficult to buy because of them during the period.
These things had to be done sooner rather than later, Kong Yao had always been a person with strong acting abilities.
"Mom, I will return to my parents' house later, and you can take care of Yuanyuan for me."
Kong Yao also did not plan to drive. His house was not too far from Tuanjie Village, so he could borrow a bicycle or rickshaw from the village. He had to remind his parents and some of his uncles. Things, hurry up and find all these things and fix them.
Deng Caihua also guessed his plan and nodded, "Don't worry, I'm watching at home."
The large 28-bar bike was quickly cleaned. Su Aobai oiled the shaft chain and then pedaled it for two turns. Something is wrong with the brakes on the back legs. When the time comes, tighten the copper wires. The bell rusted, but I thought of Caracalla, it was not a big deal, I could drive it.
Before leaving, Deng Caihua hesitated for a moment, then handed the sharp scythe to his son.
"Forget it, why don't you take it?"
But before Su Aobai took it, the old woman took back her scythe with a suspicious look on her face.
"...If there are bad people, don't be robbed by others and be their weapon."
The old woman looked at her big son, and always did not believe that he could protect himself well.
Hey, it was all because he had taken too much control before, so this son had never taken any responsibility. If the world had been peaceful in the past, the old woman would not have worried at all, but the situation was different now. Somehow there are a lot of bad guys out there?
Deng Caihua complained that she was not capable enough to be a mother, so her lover had to take the risk to go out.
"Mom, I better get it."
Su Aobai did not know whether to laugh or cry, even though he felt that he was here to lie down and win in this world, he also reveals his helplessness when he is regarded by his mother as a weakling who will even be taken from him.
He put a scythe on the belt, and it did not affect riding the bike, just like that.
Ready, just about to come out, one of Su Aobai's legs was hugged by a small meat dumpling that suddenly invaded.I saw Susu, who was still playing with her brother in the courtyard, tightly hugging her thighs with her hands, and holding her back, looking up He lowered his head and did not speak, only staring at you with sparkling eyes, surely once in a while he would secretly look at this big, big, dark bicycle.
Those cute little eyes did not say anything, but seemed to say everything.
Clearly, the curiosity of the little girl committed a crime.
"dad."
He raised his hands high, and stopped hugging Su Aobai's thighs, afraid that Su Aobai would not be able to grab her as he leaned over, he tiptoed, raised his hands high, and continued to call out to Father, Father.
He wanted to drive this huge car that was many times larger than his own small tricycle, his big eyes sweeping the front cross of the bike from time to time, his dark eyes spinning, his eyes twisting, he was tired of keeping for a while, his mouth gradually muttered.
Su Aobai's heart melted at the sight of Aijiao's appearance, without even thinking about it, she bent down, placed her hands under her armpits, and raised her fat girl, ready to put her on the front bumper of the bike.
"Wait a minute!"
As he said that, Deng Caihua walked into his room, and after a while, he found two thick cloth pillows.
These were the cloth pads he had cut from old clothes. In the past, he had only taken it out in the winter months, and used it specifically to cover his knees to keep them warm. It was two cloth pads filled with cotton, and three straps embroidered on each side.Now it happens to wrap a few rounds in the front bumper.The thick cloth pads do not only play a role to thicken the crossbar, but also increased the softness.As for the other fabric pads, it was tied to the back seat by the old woman's top.
"Come, Yuanyuan, let your uncle take you for a walk."
Deng Caihua also waved at his granddaughter, the world of children is different from the adult world, in their eyes these two bikes are considered as defective products, but in the eyes of children, the, these taller bikes are like the ones in the world. Like a giant, looking handsome and surprised.
In the generation of hope, not many children have ever ridden a bicycle, usually they drive a car or battery, and do not even know what it is like to sit in the back seat of a bicycle.
After all, Long Wish felt it must be very impressive.
"Susu, hold on tight to Daddy and know."
Although she and her daughter were tied up by the old woman with a piece of cloth, Su Aobai was speechless for a while as she looked at the small hand of Susu, which was not as big as her fist, clenching the cloth on his waist.
"I'm worried that outside is messed up. Let's take the kids for a walk in the village. When we get to the village entrance, you can leave."
Allowing the children to ride bicycles just to let them fulfill this desire Deng Cuihua was not big enough to let his unreliable son go to town with two baby dolls in such circumstances.
"Let's go, let's get in the little car."
After she finished speaking, the old woman urged Su Aobai to pedal quickly while protecting Susu with both hands.
So Su Aobai stepped on the sharp and clear cheers and left the old house of Su.
*****
This part of the road, Su Aobai did not ride quickly, as there was a fat old woman running on a bicycle beside him, like an old chicken guarding a chick.
The appearance of two large bars, two small, one-two-eight on the go also attracted a lot of attention, and people greeted them along the way.
Partly to ask Su Aobai for more information, and some were curious about the two-by-eight bars. Everyone thought about going home and taking a look around, to see if they could find a malfunctioning means of transportation. No electricity or oil and electricity. .
"The little beast ran, ran, and you ran again! You can peck a hole in a wire cage so tight!"
A figure rushed out of the courtyard, and quickly hugged the old chicken flapping its wings, cursing in its mouth, it was obvious that the fowl in the house had escaped again, and, but this time it was lucky and caught again.
This barking was like turning on a switch, and soon the howls of poultry and cattle rang out from all directions in the village, especially those who kept dogs in the house, head out of the gap of the door, the report said, some ran outside the low walls of their own homes, and some were locked closer together and could only shout behind the walls.
Since cats and dogs also started to get restless, they were also locked, even if they jumped out of the wall, they could only jump around outside the wall, but they could not get close to them.
"Ah Huang, goodbye! Hey, good-bye!"
Susu mentions that she has a social certificate, but, and waved his small hand to say goodbye to every big dog solemnly.He had no idea that he would be hugged when he reached the village entrance, but he thought he would go far. Say goodbye to your friends one by one.
Deng Caihua noticed that every dog that was called Susu was much more reserved than before, although it was still moaning slowly, it was clearly a flirtatious tone.
This reminded Deng Caihua of his fowl, who seemed to be very obedient and wise, could it be that his grandson had such a strange change like him? Deng Caihua guessed with a hint of uncertainty.
About ten minutes, they reached the canteen at the entrance of the village, Deng Caihua first carried his granddaughter from the back seat.
"Sister, goodbye! Grandma, goodbye!"
Susu reached out her hand, opened her palm wide, swung it vigorously, and ruthlessly bid farewell to her brother who was brought down from the bike.
Then she turned her head and stuck her cheek with the clear baby fat to her father's belly, but such an act of rejection still failed to prevent the grandmother from untie the cloth binding her and her father, but the act of rejection still failed to prevent the grandmother from untie the cloth binding her and her father, who were both tied to her, and hugged him down too.
When the little girl was brought down, her eyes and mouth were wide open, her hands and feet were opened involuntarily, and her entire body was like a huge character.
Why are you hugging me, I am clearly saying goodbye to you, why is Grandma so cruel!
This huge character was clearly written on the little girl's face.
His mouth was pouting high, and he would soon be able to hang a coat hanger. Fortunately, the old woman taught him well, and Milk was also good. Although sad he could not bring a big wagon, but seeing his father driving away from behind, he was also very happy, his eyes were red, but he did not cry.
It was just a small sadness, and it passed when a group of friends outside the cafeteria came to talk to her, she rubbed her eyes, and immediately grinned and mingled with her brother.
As for Deng Caihua, seeing the children playing together, he did not rush home, and joined the group of villagers chatting under the greetings of the canteen owner.
There is no electricity or the Internet, and just chatting can take time, otherwise, if you are alone, an unknown situation alone will drive you crazy.
"Hey, is there a car coming?"
While chatting, someone sharply saw a dark shadow at the end of the road. As the shadow drew nearer, the person could tell that it was a military truck speeding towards their path.
All of the children playing wild were called back by their respective adults, Deng Caihua cradled a child in one hand and looked vigilantly at the approaching car.
It was a convoy, and when the car stopped at the entrance of the village, and a group of people in camouflage military uniforms descended inside the car and behind the pocket of the car, everyone heaved a sigh of relief. no one is more friendly than them. A gentleman of honor.
The village chief also came immediately, and the soldiers who got down from the car communicated with everyone, it turned out that the boar that almost beat Deng Caihua but accidentally killed himself was sent to this company. the garrison required them to build a wall for the nearby villages and towns to strengthen the protection.It so happens that there is Tuanjie Village in the villages that are within the scope of their corporate responsibility, so they immediately come here.
"Fix the protective wall?"
Upon hearing those words, the villagers looked at each other and watched as a group of young soldiers lowered the building materials from the car in an orderly manner, they did not say much, and rushed to help.
After all, there were soldiers here, so they felt comfortable now.