Exciting 1979!

Chapter 153 Car Owners (2 more chapters guaranteed)
There are still a few days before Wei Ming starts work, and he originally wanted to use these days to accompany his family. However, his grandmother thinks that the cost of living in big cities is too high, and it costs a lot of money to go out. Although her grandson can earn money, she doesn't feel at ease spending it.

So after seeing the doctor, she walked around for a day and met the great man. The satisfied old lady wanted to go back to Gouzitun. Once she got to the countryside, she could help raise chickens, feed pigs, and mend clothes.

In addition, Xiaohong was about to go back to school, so Wei Ming did not stop them. On the last day, he exchanged more than 300 yuan in overseas remittance coupons and took his grandmother and others to visit the Overseas Chinese Store for the first time. They bought some food, toys and daily necessities that they did not usually see.

Although it would be more cost-effective to exchange these Hong Kong dollars for RMB on the black market than to exchange them for overseas remittance coupons at the official exchange rate, what Wei Ming lacked the least was RMB. After donating one thousand and making a trip to Sichuan and Yunnan, he still had more than 5000.

So he would rather exchange the remittance coupons for the rich and colorful material life.

On this day, Xiaohong, Yunyun and others got to know chocolate for the first time, learned the taste of cola, and saw bras. Although they didn't buy any, it was still an eye-opener.

Looking at the color TVs, refrigerators, and washing machines, Lao Wei felt that making money was not enough. He told his wife, "When the village has electricity, we will buy one too!"

Xu Shufen: "How much money will that cost? I can't spend my son's money anymore."

Lao Wei: Then I can spend my father’s money. Who doesn’t have overseas connections?

The next day, Lao Wei and his group got on a bus to the train station with their bags and luggage. Lao Wei asked him to just drop him off at the Nanmen bus station.

The last conversation between the father and son was about the old man in Hong Kong.

"If he writes back to you, remember to make a copy and mail it back to me... Forget it, let's not do it. I'm afraid it might be seen by the villagers." At the end, Old Wei waved his hand.

Wei Ming: "I will bring your concern for him!"

Watching the bus carrying his family members away, Wei Ming felt lost, as he didn't know when he would be able to go home next time.

Mei Wenhua also waved hard at the bus. Just as they passed the South Gate, he saw the bus and insisted on helping with the luggage, while he kept stealing glances at Yunyun.

Fortunately, he still remembered the unfortunate guy who was less than 1.6 meters tall. He didn't say a word to Xu Yunyun, he just admired her.

The two were reluctant to leave when someone suddenly called them from across the street.

"Brother Feng, sister-in-law! You are back from your hometown." It turned out to be Bei Qiaofeng and Nan Murong.

"When did you come back?" Qiao Feng chatted with Wei Ming enthusiastically.

As they walked and talked, Wei Ming felt that there seemed to be something different about Sister Mu Rong, but he couldn't tell what.

She followed them back to the dormitory, where Biaozi was lying on the bed resting. Brother Feng just announced something: "From now on, your sister-in-law will work in the school hospital!"

"Oh, that's great, you two finally don't have to live apart anymore!" The three younger brothers were sincerely happy for their eldest brother.

Qiao Feng added: "So I'll have to trouble you to help us move. The school has allocated a tube building for the two of us."

Biaozi said excitedly: "We've been assigned rooms so soon, that's great!"

Brother Feng waved his hand and said, "This is not about dividing the room. It's just that considering my many years of service and your sister-in-law is pregnant, they understand that it's not easy for us, so they let us live here first, and we'll talk about it when there's a chance to divide the room later."

Wei Ming suddenly realized that he finally understood what was different about Sister Mu Rong. She seemed much more stable. It was different when she became a mother. Unlike Sister Lin, although she was not young anymore, she still looked very girlish.

Without letting Mu Rong get involved, the four young men moved away Qiao Feng's belongings. During the holiday, their injuries were almost healed.

After Brother Feng left, the empty bed was left unused, so he told Wei Ming to leave the letter on the bed or in the cabinet, which alleviated Wei Ming's urgent need.

The apartment allocated to Qiao Feng and his wife was in Shiliu Zhai, not far from the dining hall and the triangle. It had three floors, no kitchen, and no separate bathroom. There was only one bathroom at the beginning and end of each floor.

The corridor is the kitchen, and we have to burn honeycomb coal at this time.

As for their house, it is probably less than ten square meters. With a bed and a table, there is not much space left to stay.

These conditions are quite difficult, but after all, it is a little world of their own and they don’t have to live in a dormitory with multiple people. The couple are very satisfied with it.

After another month, Mu Rong plans to lift the ban on Qiao Feng.

Brother Feng insisted on treating the three brothers for lunch, and Wei Ming agreed, but said that the faculty and staff cafeteria would be fine, as the couple would have many places to spend money after they had children.

The staff cafeteria is cheap, and a few people can eat well and full for only two dollars.

In addition, Wei Ming will invite the guys on duty at the South Gate to dinner in the evening, and then call Brother Feng, Biaozi and the others.

Hearing that Wei Ming wanted to hire so many people at once, Mei Wenhua did some calculations and finally sighed: "How can it be so easy for you to make money?"

Biaozi: "Ming Ge is not only a writer, but also a musician. His talent is really unmatched. My mother often hums "In the Fields of Hope" now."

Wei Ming waved his hand and said, "Musicians don't make much money either. I'd better concentrate on writing my novel."

He wrote five lyrics and composed four pieces of music, earning a total of 90 yuan and a cassette. So now there are no independent musicians, all of them work in public institutions.

In fact, it’s not that writing songs doesn’t make money, it’s just that writing songs in mainland China doesn’t make much money. However, it’s different in Hong Kong.

He wasn't quite sure about the price of songwriting in Hong Kong, but a pair of lyrics and a piece of music shouldn't cost less than a thousand Hong Kong dollars, and he remembered that songwriters and composers in Hong Kong could enjoy dividends from record sales.

Wei Ming, who originally just wanted to reply to his grandfather's letter, began to think about the little girl named Amin again. He had not thrown away the letter yet.

Just as he was thinking about it, a man came towards him with a rice bowl.

"Master!" Wei Ming greeted Liu Wenjie, Master Liu.

Liu Wenjie sat with them with a smile: "You are finally back, I have some good news." Wei Ming guessed it immediately: "Is it about the car?"

"Yes, you are lucky. There is someone who wants to sell it. If you have time and money, we can go and take a look."

"I'm free!" Biaozi answered.

Hearing that Wei Ming was going to buy a motorcycle, several men became excited, especially Qiao Feng and Biaozi. They felt that strong men like them were more suitable for a mighty motorcycle.

Wei Ming thought differently from them, he just wanted to shorten the time to get into the city.

And even if he buys a house in the city in the future, if he has to commute three or four hours every day, can it still be called a home? How can he feel happy?

Now I can neither afford nor qualify to buy a car, so I can only make do with a motorcycle.

"Remember those two communes for overseas exchange that I told you about?"

“Sino-Japanese Friendship Commune and Sijiqing Commune.”

"Among them, Sijiqing Commune is responsible for supplying vegetables to our school. We rely on them to eat green leafy vegetables in winter."

Wei Ming nodded. Sijiqing Commune started building greenhouses more than 20 years ago, ending the history of Yanjing people only being able to eat cabbage and radishes in winter.

Recent exchange activities have introduced the latest modern greenhouse technology from Japan, which is an important vegetable basket for the capital, and their value is particularly evident in winter.

Master Liu said, "It was through the canteen chef that I learned that there was an old farmer from Sijiqing Commune who delivered vegetables and went to exchange ideas. When he came back, the two communes brought back a lot of cheap motorcycles, but they were all commune property. But this old farmer was not simple. I don't know where he got the money. He bought a motorcycle in Japan privately. The quality is better than the one from the commune."

Wei Ming: "Master, have you asked him how much it cost?"

Master Liu raised three fingers.

"Three thousand!"

Mei Wenhua, Zhao Debiao and the Qiao Feng couple all gasped in shock, which made Wei Ming feel a warm feeling.

This figure is definitely a huge sum of money in this era. It is equivalent to two years' salary for a leader of Wei Ping'an's level!
Mei Wenhua said: "We have also seen Japanese motorcycles in Guangzhou, and they said they only cost 2,000 yuan."

Wei Ming: "That should have been smuggled in. Besides, motorcycles are different from each other, and the prices vary greatly."

Master Liu said: "Yes, that's a Suzuki GS400, a famous brand car, and it's well maintained."

There are four major motorcycle brands in Japan now, Honda, Suzuki, Kawasaki and Yamaha. The Suzuki GS400 is a twin-cylinder mid-range vehicle, and the price is reasonable.

Wei Ming didn't even hesitate: "When can we go check out the car?"

Master Liu: "If you have time now, then go now. Sijiqing is not too far away anyway."

"Okay, who's going?" Wei Ming looked at the men.

Brother Feng asked his wife for permission, and Sister Rong said, "Go if you want to. You don't have to go to work today anyway."

Wei Ming hurriedly picked up his food and said, "Master, please lead the way!"

"Don't worry, I haven't started eating yet."

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An hour later, five people rode four bicycles to a village under Sijiqing Commune. On the way, Wei Ming asked the old farmer why he sold the bicycle.

"His son is very promising. He is a top student in the Department of Biology at Tsinghua University. He will go to the United States to study this year. Although he is studying abroad at public expense, the old man is worried that his child will suffer abroad, so he wants to prepare some US dollars for him. He is selling his car to exchange foreign currency on the black market."

The black market price is only four or five hundred US dollars, which is a huge sum of money for international students, but it is an astronomical figure for farmers. It really makes people feel sorry for the parents.

Master Liu: “We’re here!”

Outside the yard is a greenhouse. It is the first time for Wei Ming to see a greenhouse in this era. They all come closer curiously to see what is growing inside.
"Don't look at it, this batch is not ripe yet." At this time, an old man with a stubble on his face appeared behind the five people like a ghost.

Master Liu turned around and said with a smile: "Brother Dachun, we are here to look at the car."

The old farmer's name is Bu Dachun, and he looks to be in his forties or fifties.

Bu Dachun had a good eye and could tell who the real owner was. He said to Wei Ming, "You bought it, right?"

Wei Ming nodded. It seemed that he couldn’t hide his rich temperament at all.

"come in."

When I entered Bu Dachun's yard, I didn't see the motorcycle immediately. It was only after I entered the house that I saw a silver-white motorcycle.

It turns out that this car has been owned and lived by Bu Dachun, no wonder it is so well maintained.

Bu Dachun politely declined the Daqianmen cigarette that Wei Ming handed over and puffed on his pipe.

"3000 yuan, no bargaining."

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(End of this chapter)