Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

"Dongzi...you bought a bicycle..." At the gate of the courtyard, seeing the bicycle Wang Dong pushed back, Yan Fugui immediately widened his eyes and asked in shock.

He didn't expect that the first person in the courtyard to buy a bicycle was Wang Dong, who was looked down upon by everyone before, an orphan of a martyr who had no parents and was fostered in the home of a comrade-in-arms.

Since Wang Dong had already decided to forgive Yan Fugui, there was no need for him to be rude to him. He immediately replied, "The factory rewarded me with a bicycle ticket. Uncle Chen happened to have saved some money a few years ago. My sister Jun's daily commute to school was farther than going to the steel mill, so I bought a bicycle for her to ride."

After that, he took out six candies from a cloth bag and said, "Buying a car should be considered a big event in the yard. Logically, we should set up a table and treat everyone to a meal."

"But now supplies are in short supply, and every household doesn't have enough food."

"The street also encourages us to save food, not waste it, and tide over the difficulties together..."

"So just treat me to a meal."

"But I bought some candies for everyone from the supply and marketing cooperative so that we can all share in the joy..."

After saying that, he handed six candies to Yan Fugui.

Yan Fugui's attitude towards Wang Dong now is nothing but admiration, and he doesn't have any ulterior motives.

As a result, Tangguo said excitedly: "Dongzi, you have a bright future..."

"I just bought a bicycle after working in the steel mill for a year... I accept these candies..."

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Less than ten minutes after Wang Dong returned home, the news that the Chen family in the front yard had bought a bicycle spread quickly in the yard.

As the second uncle in the yard, Yi Zhonghai went straight to the backyard without knowing what he was thinking after hearing the good news.

Half an hour later, he came to the front yard with most of the residents from the middle yard and the back yard.

"Old Chen... I heard that your family bought a bicycle... The neighbors all want to come over to share in the good luck... and by the way, see what the first bicycle in our courtyard looks like?" Yi Zhonghai said to Chen Dehui who was sitting at the door of the house from a distance.

Chen Dehui is not a fool. When he saw Yi Zhonghai and Liu Hai walking together, followed by He Yuzhu and Jia Jia... he knew that they were not here with good intentions.

Then he took out the candy that Wang Dong had prepared in advance.

“Thank you, neighbors…”

"The bicycle was bought by Dongzi for my Junzi, so if we are to be honest, it should be considered Dongzi's."

"Dongzi said that the streets don't encourage banquets now, and there's a shortage of supplies and food in the city, so he won't invite everyone to dinner. He bought a pound of candy for everyone to share in the good luck, one candy per person..."

Yi Zhonghai didn't expect that Chen Dehui, who usually didn't talk much, would be so talkative today. With just a few words, he suppressed the proposal that he was about to make.

Liu Haizhong and I did intend to let the Chen family and Wang Dong take the opportunity to treat us to a meal.

Now that Chen Dehui has moved out of the street and prepared candies for all the residents who came to congratulate him, it would make no sense to use this opportunity to engage in moral blackmail and ask the Chen family to treat everyone to a meal.

Moreover, no matter how bold Yi Zhonghai was, he would not dare to defy the street policy.

Feeling very aggrieved, he immediately decided to settle for the second best option and use the second method to deal with Chen Dehui and suppress Chen Dehui's prestige in the courtyard.

He smiled and continued: "Old Chen is generous..."

"Lao Liu and I came here not only to congratulate you, but also to ask for your consent, Lao Chen."

"The Chen family was the first resident in our courtyard to buy a bicycle."

"You are the eldest uncle in our courtyard." "I wonder if you, Old Chen, can donate this bicycle for public use in the courtyard..."

"If there's anything in the yard that requires a bicycle, it'll be there immediately. Everyone will thank you, Old Chen, for being such a great uncle."

"Of course, this bicycle was bought by Wang Dong and you, Lao Chen, after all, so it belongs to you..."

"If you want to ride a bicycle, no one can stop you...

"This can be considered a great contribution to the residents of our courtyard."

Chen Dehui's brows suddenly frowned.

Although when Wang Dong decided to buy a bicycle for Chen Jun yesterday, he had reminded himself that Yi Zhonghai might join forces with Liu Haizhong to plot against the first bicycle in the yard.

But Chen Dehui didn't take it too seriously.

Unexpectedly, the two of them actually came, and were so shameless that they opened their mouths and wanted to contribute the bicycle that Dongzi bought at a high price for public use.

This is clearly robbery.

And I can't refuse in front of all the residents in the yard.

Otherwise, rumors would spread in the courtyard that the old man was too stingy and refused to lend even his bicycle to others.

But if the bicycle was really donated, Yi Zhonghai would say nicely that if his family needed the bicycle, no one could snatch it away, and the bicycle would still belong to Wang Dong.

But if the other party is trying to be pitiful and insists on using a bicycle, you definitely cannot snatch it from others.

In the end, the bicycle that Dongzi had bought with great difficulty was finally used by the whole courtyard...

wrong……

Given the selfish nature of the people in the Central Courtyard, if I really donated my bicycle, it would most likely be occupied by them, and no one else in the courtyard would be able to use it.

Just when Chen Dehui was hesitant and didn't know how to answer, Wang Dong, who heard the news, suddenly said: "I can donate my bicycle for everyone to use. Uncle Chen is the eldest uncle in the yard and should consider the residents in the yard..."

"Okay..." Yi Zhonghai immediately responded, fearing that Wang Dong would go back on his word.

At the same time, I didn't expect that this matter would go so smoothly. The opponent didn't even struggle and directly contributed the bicycle.

As long as this matter is settled, with his prestige in the yard, Sha Zhu's fist, and the helpless character of the Jia family in the yard, this bicycle will most likely fall into his hands.

As he thought about it, Yi Zhonghai's face couldn't help but bloom with joy, and he looked at Wang Dong and continued.

"Dongzi is indeed an advanced person selected by the steel rolling mill... You are a man of integrity in everything you do. Every young person in our courtyard should learn from you..."

Yi Zhonghai really didn't want to say these words against his will, but in order to get the bicycle, he had no choice but to flatter Wang Dong and make him feel embarrassed to go back on his word.

At this moment, the thing he was most worried about happened.

Wang Dong smiled and said, "As the eldest uncle in the courtyard, I am willing to contribute my bicycle to everyone's use. I wonder if the second and third uncles in the courtyard can follow suit and contribute their radios and sewing machines."

"If I remember correctly, the second uncle has a sewing machine at home. The New Year is coming soon, and every household in the yard needs to make clothes. Donating the sewing machine can just help everyone out in their urgent need."

"Uncle San has a radio, the only one in the yard. I wonder if Uncle San can share the radio with the other residents in the yard." (End of this chapter)