freenovelworld Chapter 1584: There will be bread and milk
Chapter 1584: There will be bread and milk
Li Xiangnan's bright red Jialing motorcycle had just parked under the jujube tree in the backyard. The fuel tank was still hot and the exhaust pipe was emitting gusts of gasoline smell carried by the wind, when the Li family's front door was trampled down by neighbors.
Motorcycles are not as quiet as bicycles when entering the alley. When this guy appears, he is faster and more violent than a summer thunderstorm.
The news that Li Xiangnan bought a motorcycle caused a stir today. It was no exaggeration. It made half of the people in Nanluoguxiang excited.
The first person to arrive was Aunt Qian, who ran a snack stall on Qianmen Street in the next yard.
She was big and strong, and she came in from the moon gate like a small mountain. She didn't bring anything with her, just a large enamel bowl, and the bowl was piled high with noodles, as big as a mountain, just like her.
On top, there is a thick layer of sesame paste, cucumber shreds, radish shreds, pickled vegetable shreds, and a hint of vinegar.
"Doctor Li, Xiao Qin, come and try my freshly cooked noodles with soybean paste! It's hot, and it's time for dinner!"
As soon as Aunt Qian came in, she handed over the bowl.
"Aunt Qian, you are so thoughtful!" Qin Ruobai quickly took it.
"Hey, look at me! I have guests at home! I'll bring two more bowls over later!"
As she spoke, she stood at the door and looked out, her eyes seemed glued to the outside.
"Is this the Red Rooster they were talking about? Damn, it's really impressive! Is this a gas-powered car? Does it run fast?"
As soon as Aunt Qian finished speaking, He Dashuang from the Central Court came over with a net bag filled with seven or eight bottles of yellow soda.
"Doctor Li, you're amazing! You managed to pull off such a big thing without making any noise!" He Dashuang said as he walked in and handed two bottles of soda to Wang Defa and Song Zimo. "Drink them first, they're still cold. I just got back from Jiaodaokou!"
Wang Defa and Song Zimo looked at each other, twitched their lips, but still raised the bottle to express their gratitude.
He Dashuang put the net bag on the table, and with a smile reminded Li Xiangnan and his wife to drink it while it was cool. Like Aunt Qian, he walked around the motorcycle again and again.
"What do you think, Xiao He? Will you buy one too later?" Aunt Qian teased him.
"I can't fix it!" He Dashuang said with envy, "I'm afraid this car will be buried in the ground. I won't be able to earn the money for its two wheels!"
"That's impossible!" Aunt Qian laughed but did not refute.
No matter how cheap this car is, it is really not affordable for ordinary people!
Not to mention buying the rack, just the fuel it consumes, if you run it every day, it will cost more than ten dollars a month!
Just a dozen dollars to raise an iron lump!
She couldn't understand this!
"Wow, that's really impressive!" He Dashuang had already touched the sturdy frame and rough tires. "Look at this welder, his skills are much better than those of the old masters in our factory. He is indeed the pride of domestic products! Solid work, brother, take me for a ride one day? I want to experience the 50-yard wind too!"
"It's true that wherever there's a commotion, you're always there! Have you been making up for your studies lately? Are you planning on taking the college entrance exam? You're so full of yourself!"
As he was speaking, Xu Damao came in from the back door carrying a net bag, and immediately began to tease his old enemy He Dashuang.
However, the fighting between the two was no longer as fierce as it was in the past. It was all human nature.
He Dashuang looked up at him, offered him a cigarette, and said with a smile, "Don't laugh at me. Just tell me if you want to take a ride."
Xu Damao took the cigarette with a smile. "Well, what do you think? When this car came out in the newspaper a few years ago, I was still thinking about how to buy one! Now that it's out, I can't afford it! Oh, I'm so jealous!"
He shook his head, and seeing He Dashuang put the cigarette behind him sensibly, he did the same.
Qin Ruobai is pregnant, so it is impossible to smoke in front of her.
The neighbors all have a tacit understanding.
"There will be bread! There will be milk, there will be everything!" Li Xiangnan went out to greet Xu Damao.
"Then I'll slowly work hard!" Xu Damao grinned and lifted his net bag. "I just happened to come back from the countryside when someone was slaughtering a pig. They gave me half a pig's liver. You can make soup for your sister-in-law. It's good for replenishing your blood!"
Look at Xu Damao, he speaks very skillfully. He didn't say that he went out specially to buy it, but instead said that it was given to him by someone else. He was just doing you a favor, and you can't refuse.
"That's thoughtful!" Li Xiangnan took it, handed it back to Ruobai, took out a cigarette and handed it to him, "You and Dashuang will have dinner here tonight!"
Before Xu Damao agreed, He Dashuang said happily, "That's great! I haven't had a good chat with Doctor Li for a while!"
Seeing this, Aunt Qian sensibly counted the number of people present and said with a smile, "Drink as much as you want. Let me know before you finish and I'll prepare some noodles with soybean paste for you! I'm sure you'll be full!"
"Thank you very much!" Xu Damao and He Dashuang looked at each other in surprise and quickly expressed their gratitude.
As soon as Aunt Qian left, everyone crowded into the house and exchanged a few words. While they were talking, seven or eight heads gathered under the window without them noticing.
Some had just gotten off work and were carrying their lunch bowls, some were carrying their vegetable baskets, and there were a few teenage boys who were leaning against the back door, peeking inside with envy in their eyes.
The little ones were like kittens smelling blood. They all came over with a meow, and formed a circle around the "iron rooster" car from two or three steps away. They wanted to touch it but didn't dare. They could only point their fingers at the bright red rooster logo, chirping and screaming.
"Look! A big rooster! A big rooster that can run!"
"Why is it so loud? Louder than thunder!"
"Uncle Xiangnan, can it lay eggs?"
Qin Ruobai had a smile on his face and was busy as a whirlwind.
He quickly took out the pack of "Da Qianmen" cigarettes that he had prepared long ago, opened it, and scattered when he saw people.
"Aunt Zhao, you are so polite!"
"Master Chen, drink as you please, you're welcome!"
"Uncle Zhang, please sit inside!"
"Don't get too close, little brat! The exhaust pipe is hot!"
Her voice was gentle, like the breeze on a summer evening, soothing the hustle and bustle of the yard and making it feel comfortable.
Li Xiangnan was held in the house by several men, young and old, and became the focus of "interrogation".
"Xiangnan, tell me quickly! Is this iron donkey easy to ride? Is it better than a bicycle?"
"How much money did you get? How much industrial vouchers did you ask for?"
"Is it fuel-intensive? How much fuel does it take per 100 kilometers?"
"Is the gear shifting smooth? Will it jump?"
Questions came one after another, leaving Li Xiangnan dizzy. He could only grin and pick out what he could say, repeating his experience of the test bike over and over again: "It rides well! It's stable! It's powerful! It ignites with a kick! And it makes a nice sound too!"
Every word he said was met with exclamations of admiration and envious glances.
The setting sun slowly sank to the west, dyeing the sky orange.
The lively atmosphere in the courtyard did not fade away, but seemed to have just begun.
Several more groups of people came one after another. They all heard that Li Xiangnan had bought a "stingy" item and came to see what was new.
The small courtyard was crowded with people, filled with laughter, the smell of tobacco and the screams of children chasing and playing.
Until the moon quietly climbed to the top of the old jujube tree and its bright light filled the whole yard, the number of people watching the fun gradually decreased.
"Everyone's gone, why aren't you sleeping yet?"
Lying on the bed, Qin Ruobai saw that her husband was still staring at the ceiling with his eyes wide open for an hour or so, so she quickly persuaded him to go to sleep.
"Next week, we have to go to the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health to pay the bill! The time for Nianwei Hospital to complete its contract for a full year has come!"
"Don't worry, I believe you can give a satisfactory answer!"