Courtyard House: New Life, New Silly Zhu

Chapter 115

Yang Lifang took the preserved plum candy that He Yushui handed her, opened the packaging, and put it into He Yushui's mouth.

"You silly girl, you have to try everything. Maybe you'll like this flavor?"

"Thank you, sister-in-law, but these plum candies are a bit sour and not very tasty." He Yushui shook her head. She still thought the mint candies were better. They were not only sweet, but it was also fun to put them in your mouth, inhale the cool air, and feel refreshing.

Yang Lifang opened another preserved plum candy and popped it into her mouth: "Is it sour? No, I think the taste is just right."

"Alright, everyone has their own taste. If you think it's delicious, that's fine. But don't eat too much, or you'll get a toothache," He Yuzhu said.

While eating candy, they went up to the second floor, but did not linger there. After all, they had run out of cloth coupons and could not buy anything. Even if they looked, they were reluctant to buy, as ready-made clothes were very expensive.

Excluding cloth ration coupons, buying a single garment would probably require a person's monthly salary.

The three of them immediately went up to the third floor. Once inside, they saw many clock counters, including radios.

"Wow, a radio! Brother, look, there are radios for sale here!" He Yushui exclaimed in surprise, then pulled Yang Lifang's hand and walked towards the radio.

"Rain, be careful, don't fall." Yang Lifang was worried about He Yushui.

He Yuzhu followed behind, laughing, "Yushui, have you forgotten that your sister-in-law is also a saleswoman? Their supply and marketing cooperative also sells these things."

He Yushui turned to look at He Yuzhu and pouted, "That's different. Their supply and marketing cooperative puts all these things in the warehouse. When I went to see them, I only glanced at them. Unlike here, they put them here for everyone to see." After saying that, He Yushui looked at the radio again.

He Yuzhu also looked at the radio. He couldn't understand the brand of the radio, but the only impression it gave him was that the radio was big and rugged.

Compared to radios, He Yuzhu valued watches more. He didn't like wristwatches, even though wristwatches were very expensive in that era. In later generations, mechanical wristwatches that weren't from well-known brands were very cheap.

He wasn't allowed to bring cell phones to school, but he did bring a mechanical watch, though it had a metal bracelet.

This kind of mechanical watch is very unfriendly to him because he has a lot of hair on his hands. It often gets caught in his hair, and sometimes he accidentally pulls on a hair on his hand, which makes him wince in pain.

What he wants to buy most now is a pocket watch, because a pocket watch can be worn on the chest and won't be too conspicuous, and pocket watches are generally cheaper, so he can afford one.

After watching the excitement, He Yushui arrived at the bicycle she had been longing for.

She turned to look at He Yuzhu: "Brother, are you really buying a women's bicycle?"

He Yuzhu frowned and said, "Yeah, what's wrong? Didn't I say I'd buy you a women's one?"

He Yushui frowned, biting her lower lip, and after a long while said, "Thank you, brother, but let's still buy the 28-inch model."

He Yushui continued, "You can ride this old-fashioned bicycle without any problem, brother. You can take your wife to and from get off work, and on Sundays, you can go out to do chores. Having a bicycle is convenient."

Yang Lifang patted her younger sister with a touch of tenderness: "Yushui, you're so sensible. But you don't need to think so much. If you want to buy it, just..."

purchase."

He Yushui shook her head and said, "It's okay, sister-in-law. My brother has already taught me how to ride a bicycle, so I can ride one too."

He Yuzhu laughed and said, "Alright, Yushui, don't worry. It's not like I'm only buying one bicycle. I'm buying two today."

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As soon as she finished speaking, He Yushui looked at He Yuzhu in surprise.

"Rain, what's with that expression? I work so hard to earn money so I can spend it. What's the point if I can't even meet the family's needs?"

He Yushui fell silent upon hearing this. After a long while, she finally said, "Thank you, brother. I understand. I will study hard. Don't worry, I will earn money after I graduate."

Upon hearing this, He Yuzhu and Yang Lifang exchanged a glance and smiled. This girl is really sensible.

He Yushui arrived at the place where the lady's bicycle was parked. Looking at the bicycle in front of her, she felt a little unreal.

"Rain, hurry up and choose one. Buy whichever one you like," He Yuzhu urged.

He himself came to the bicycles, carefully selected one, and finally chose a Flying Pigeon brand bicycle.

He Yushui looked at one car, shook her head, then looked at another, and shook her head again.

"Rain, which one do you like?"

He Yushui pointed to the bicycle and said, "Brother, some of the bicycles have peeling paint. I don't want them. I want to choose the best one."

He Yuzhu looked at He Yushui helplessly and said, "Yushui, this bicycle is meant to be ridden. It's inevitable that it will get bumped and scratched on the road. It's normal for the paint to chip a little. As long as it doesn't affect its use, it's fine."

He Yushui insisted on choosing the best one and refused to compromise. In the end, Yang Lifang and He Yuzhu had to help her choose one together before she was satisfied.

The two bicycles cost He Yuzhu more than 300 yuan. Although He Yushui's women's bicycle was slightly cheaper, it wasn't much cheaper.

He Yuzhu took the two receipts, and with them in hand, pushed his bicycle toward the Public Security Bureau near Wangfujing.

At this point, all vehicles need to be registered, just like cars need to be registered later, bicycles also need to be registered.

Upon arriving at the police station, they found the officer in charge of this matter, and the two bicycles were quickly stamped with a steel stamp.

The police issued two more small booklets, like bicycle registration books of this era, which contained basic information and the owner's name.

After the matter was settled, the police reminded He Yuzhu that he had to pay a fee for the bicycle every year. It wasn't much, just a few yuan, but he still had to pay it.

"Okay, thank you, officer. I'll remember that." He Yuzhu thanked the officer.

After leaving the police station, He Yuzhu said, "Let's go, we have the bicycle now, let's go home."

He Yushui straddled her bicycle with high spirits and said to He Yuzhu, "Brother, how about we have a race to see who gets home first?" He Yuzhu looked at He Yushui and said, "Sure, but are you taking care of your sister-in-law?"

He Yushui shook her head vigorously, "How could that be? It's too slow for me to take care of my sister-in-law. You should take care of her. Hehe, I'm sure to win."

Seeing He Yushui's shameless behavior, He Yuzhu didn't say anything. He simply told Yang Lifang to come up, then pushed off the ground and rode directly towards the courtyard.

He Yushui was left behind, watching her brother's retreating figure.

"Brother, you're cheating! Wait for me!" He Yushui shouted, immediately getting on her bicycle and chasing after him.