The all-round housekeeper is a stick

The day before school started, Lin Mumu wanted to buy a bag to use as a schoolbag. When she passed by Yi Changshan's house, Liu Yan stopped her and gave her a schoolbag, two pencils and two notebooks.

Lin Mumu couldn't refuse, so he thought of giving money: "How much is it? I'll give it to you."

"No need. The notebook is what my brother's child left over from when he didn't finish writing, and so is the pen. This bag was made by my mom herself using old clothes. I'm glad you don't mind it."

Liu Yan was unwilling to accept money from Lin Mumu. Lin Mumu had been so generous during this period, not only had he loaded five tricycles for them, but he had also loaded two bicycles.

Not counting the two they sold before moving into the small courtyard, they sold these seven vehicles for nearly 7 yuan. The five tricycles went for 900 yuan, and the two bicycles for 700 yuan.

The bicycles were the same price as before, so Lin Mumu didn't mind paying 20 yuan for each one. But when the five tricycles sold for 700 yuan, Lin Mumu still charged 20 yuan per tricycle.

Her family's old Yi and her brother were worried that Lin Mumu would be unhappy and wanted to send her something. However, the child didn't touch any of the food or drinks they had left in the small courtyard.

Now that she knew she was going to school, and afraid that the bag she bought at the supply and marketing cooperative or department store would be snatched away by her two brothers, Liu Yan specially found an inconspicuous piece of cloth and asked her old lady to help her make a schoolbag for her using a sewing machine.

"Then you can keep it for your younger brothers and sisters." Lin Mumu didn't want to have any personal relationships with them other than money.

Seeing that she insisted on not buying it, Liu Yan had to tell her the truth: "All five tricycles have been sold for a total of 5 yuan. Your uncle Changshan and uncle Jinmin feel that you got a bit of a loss, after all, the original expectation was 700 yuan per tricycle."

In addition, for the five new cars, their family also exchanged the original one for one with a larger rear bed, on the four corners of which they could insert sticks and tie a cloth awning to provide protection from the sun and rain.

Knowing that Liu Yan and the others felt embarrassed, Lin Mumu had no choice but to accept it, thinking that next time he would make a tricycle with a carriage that could be like a small train. Whether it was Liu Yan's family or Yi Changshan's family, there seemed to be quite a few children.

After thanking him, Lin Mumu took the things home and did not go out. He simply closed the door and continued to work on the car he had not yet finished.

Because the small courtyard was full of parts bought by Yi Changshan and his team, Lin Mumu didn't want to mix with them. She only had ideas but no action.

Fortunately, her thoughts kept changing before she took any action.

She originally wanted to make a scooter, a hand-held scooter like children play with. However, a scooter requires standing and pedaling with one leg, and she was worried that if she pedaled for too long, one leg would become thicker and the other thinner.

I decided to make a bicycle, as this would be a challenge for her height. The wheels can be bought, but the frame can only be made by myself, and I can't reuse old items, after all, the wheel size is almost half the size of the frame.

Moreover, after working on it at home, it was equivalent to having the car pass through a clear path in front of the Lin family.

The handlebars were from a bicycle she'd salvaged from a scrapyard. Even though they looked a bit out of place with the small wheels she'd bought, Lin Mumu didn't care; as long as it worked, it was fine.

In order to adjust the height and proportion, Lin Mumu also tried to make two wheels of similar size with wood in the small yard. After nailing two layers of old tires on the wheels, he assembled a small bicycle.

After assembling it, Lin Mumu rode the bike a few times, finding her short legs didn't bother her at all. After the test was successful, Lin Mumu began tinkering with the things in her room.

As for the test bike in the small yard, she removed the wheels and piled them aside, and no one noticed it for the time being.

The bike was too small and only suitable for children, so it might not sell. She was worried that Yi Changshan and the others would think she wanted to earn their high processing fees by using this kind of children's bike.

The car was already half assembled, and after an afternoon of hard work, it was finally put together.

Although I couldn't wait to go out and see what was going on, it was time to cook. And I was sweating.

Lin Mumu took a shower with her clothes before going to make dinner. After dinner and cleaning up the kitchen, Lin Mumu pulled the bike out of the room. It wasn't long before she was out of the alley.

Yi Changshan and Liu Jinmin walked home together. They also wanted Liu Yan to go and ask Lin Mumu about her schedule after school, and whether they needed to install two more lights in the small courtyard. There was also the question of wheel size, which she also needed to determine.

Unexpectedly, before they turned into the alley, they saw Lin Mumu riding a small bicycle quickly towards them and then passed them.

"That car looks nice." Liu Jinmin looked at Lin Mumu's receding back, his eyes shining.

Yi Changshan also thought it was good, but the wheels seemed quite expensive. Because they needed a lot of wheels, they couldn't always find these wheels from the scrap yard to repair.

In Lin Mumu's words, the time spent repairing a wheel was enough to assemble half a car. So they also asked about the price of the wheels. However, the smaller the wheel, the more expensive it was.

"Let's inquire about the price and talk about it if it's suitable. Besides, if you look closely at Mumu's bike, it's a bit awkward. The handlebars look a bit out of place. I don't think it'll be easy to sell like this."