Siheyuan Fortune Telling: Starting from a Buyer to Become an All-rounder

"Wow, Dongsheng, is this a new bicycle you got? Tsk tsk, new things are great, much better than mine. Why don't you ride it around the city? When those girls see you, and you look so young, I guarantee that within three months, the door of your house will be trampled down.

And I can't tell, Dongsheng, I didn't expect you to be able to ride a bicycle. In our courtyard, we are the only family with bicycles, but I've never seen you come to my house to learn how to ride a bicycle. When did you secretly learn how to ride a bicycle?"

Xu Dongsheng rode his bicycle towards the courtyard. At this time, Xu Damao also came out of the courtyard pushing his bicycle. Looking at the new bicycle that Xu Dongsheng sat on, Xu Damao was sincerely envious.

This new bicycle looks better than his old bicycle. His bicycle was his father's old bicycle. He joined the steel rolling mill and became a formal employee, taking over his father's position and even the bicycle. This bicycle is used to pull the projection equipment. The projection equipment does not look very big, but it is a lump of iron weighing more than 100 pounds. If he didn't have a bicycle, he would have to carry it up the mountains and the countryside by himself. Wouldn't that be tiring?

If that were the case, even if there was some oil and water, it would not be enough for consumption. However, some factories did not have bicycles. Only the Dongzhimen Red Star Steel Rolling Mill had good conditions. Otherwise, bicycles? Oh, there was only No. 11.

Before this, when Xu Damao was still an apprentice, he didn't even have a bicycle. Of course, Xu Damao's father had a bicycle, so it was as if he owned the bicycle. As long as Xu Damao's father didn't use it, he would ride it. As long as he rode it, he would show off all day long.

But Xu Damao was not a particularly stingy person, except that Sha Zhu and he did not get along. Maybe it was because of their bad luck, so they often fought over bicycles. In the end, Sha Zhu won the fight. But Sha Zhu did not want Xu Damao's bicycle, but he could not bear to see Xu Damao showing off.

"Isn't it just the right hand? Although I'm not good at studying, I can learn this kind of craftsmanship after just one look. I feel embarrassed to say anything to you when I see you learning to ride a bicycle in the yard and need someone to hold you."

Xu Dongsheng understood Xu Damao's doubts. He indeed had not learned with Xu Damao and the others. He was an expert in driving. He could just get in the car and drive away, and he could also repair it. Nowadays, being able to ride a bike and drive is not enough. You also have to be able to repair it. Otherwise, if the car rots on the road, there will be no tow truck to tow it away, and bandits may even come to rob you.

But Xu Dongsheng couldn't say that he was an expert in driving. He could only attribute this to the fact that when God closes a door, he will open a window for you. He thinks he will do it.

"Oh, I didn't expect you to have this skill. Why, aren't you going to go and take a look today? I heard that your regularization task is 2,000 kilograms of food, which means you need nearly 100 kilograms of food a day.

Nowadays, there are commune canteens in the countryside, and basically everyone has no food reserves. If you want to get food, you have to think of other ways.

I know a few wealthier production brigades, but don't hold your hopes too high, because these things are collective, and I don't know how much they can give. Anyway, even if every brigade helps you with your task, it will probably not be enough.

Besides, I can't go to the countryside during this period. I can only wait until I can go to the countryside, then I can take you there. During this period, you can only think of a way on your own. If it really doesn't work, then demote yourself. Anyway, with your brother here, I'm sure you can gather all the tasks required for regularization."

Xu Damao and Xu Dongsheng pushed their bicycles to the corner, and Xu Damao told Xu Dongsheng that as long as he tried hard, he could help him complete the task.

"Brother Damao, just tell me what's going on. We don't need to beat around the bush. If it can be done, I will do it without hesitation. But we have to be clear and not go against the principles."

However, Xu Dongsheng heard another meaning from Xu Damao's words, that is, Xu Damao was not rushing up to help, but came to cooperate. Then Xu Dongsheng also reacted, how could he have such an idea that others rushed up to help?

Xu Damao was not his best friend, nor was he his closest friend or relative. Before Xu Dongsheng decided to work as a buyer, he had hardly any contact with Xu Damao. But when Xu Damao learned that Xu Dongsheng was working as a buyer for the steel mill with a letter of recommendation, he insisted on treating him to the meal he owed him the next day.

When they went to eat, Xu Damao did not mention at all the fact that he had connections in the countryside. Of course, the main reason was that Xu Dongsheng did not mention it at the time, because Xu Dongsheng did not want to owe Xu Damao a favor, and Xu Damao's favor was not so easy to owe.

Now Xu Damao came forward to talk about this matter again. Maybe Xu Damao might be thinking of something bold in his mind.

"Hey, actually, helping you complete the task is what we should do as neighbors. But, since you brought it up, I won't argue with you. It's not a big deal. I just want to exchange bicycles with you for a while. Don't worry, I will definitely return it to you in a brand new state.

Didn't my dad take me out for a private job two days ago? The owner of that house was a very wealthy man. He had a very pretty daughter. I went there for the time being, but there was a guard at the door, so I couldn't get in. I could only hang around outside, waiting to attract the girl's attention when she came out.

As you can see, my bicycle is also a bicycle, but it is my father's old bicycle. Although I have made it very shiny, it still looks old. Although the frame of your bicycle is old, it has been replaced with new parts and has been painted, so I want to exchange it with you."

Seeing Xu Dongsheng's serious expression, Xu Damao didn't hide anything and immediately said what he wanted to do, saying that he wanted to exchange bicycles with Xu Dongsheng. And he said it in a very serious manner, but Xu Dongsheng estimated that what Xu Damao said was most likely true.

Xu Dongsheng also speculated that it was possible that the girl Xu Damao had set his eyes on was none other than Lou Xiao'e, the daughter of the chairman of the steel mill. However, it was hard to say for sure, after all, according to the speculation of many netizens, Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e might have married two years later, because Lou Xiao'e had never met Jia Dongxu, and Jia Dongxu died in early 1961 or late 1960.

But no matter whether it is true or not, Xu Dongsheng doesn't care. After all, this was originally Xu Damao's marriage, and Xu Dongsheng was not prepared to touch it. One reason is that Lou Xiao'e's family background is okay now, and she will definitely be popular, but in the next ten years or so, if she doesn't run away, staying here will be seeking death, unless there is a powerful person to protect her.

It just so happened that Xu Dongsheng didn't think he had such a supernatural ability to protect Lou Xiao'e. Even if he could, there was no need to find trouble for himself. Although Lou Xiao'e was pretty, there were always beautiful girls. If you stand higher, you can see farther. Wouldn't you see more beautiful girls? So Xu Dongsheng didn't want to interfere with whether Lou Xiao'e would marry Xu Damao, and he was even too lazy to care about it.

However, although Xu Dongsheng heard that Xu Damao's request was for a bicycle, he could see from Xu Damao's eyes that he obviously had more in mind than just that.

"Brother Damao, is this what you are talking about? No problem at all, take it. If it can help us find a sister-in-law, that would be great. It is better to demolish ten temples than to ruin a marriage. We have to support this.

But, Brother Damao, you are not going to work hard anymore, and you want to stop struggling?"

Xu Dongsheng smiled generously and handed the bicycle to Xu Damao, telling him to use it without worry. His bicycle was also used to transport food, and he didn't need to show off because Xu Dongsheng preferred four wheels to two wheels. Or in other words, burning lard is not as good as burning gasoline.

So Xu Dongsheng didn't care about the bicycle at all, and he didn't have to worry that Xu Damao would default on the debt. The bicycle had a steel stamp and license plate, and was registered at the steel rolling mill.

If Xu Damao had the ability to change the registration of the steel mill, then Xu Dongsheng also had the ability to make Xu Damao change it back. Therefore, Xu Dongsheng handed the bicycle to Xu Damao without hesitation.