In 1959, what's wrong with me pedaling a tricycle?

To be honest, Li Zhengang's future brother-in-law is quite good-looking, so the girl must be pretty too.

Anyway, Aunt Li was quite satisfied and was very enthusiastic towards Liang Dawei.

This put Liang Dawei in an awkward position, because he knew that Li Zhengang had taken a liking to his sister, but his family didn't object, since the Li family was a cadre family.

It just feels weird. Aunt Li hasn't even seen her sister yet, but she's seen him first...

The fish were weighed, totaling 121.6 jin (approximately 600 kg), which came to 97.28 yuan.

Liang Dawei paid 97.3 yuan directly and thanked Wang Xingguo repeatedly.

Wang Xingguo waved his hand and laughed, "Oh, Brother Dawei, don't be so polite. Given my relationship with Gangzi, this is just what I should do."

Li Zhengang was all smiles; his brother had made him proud this time.

When he went to inform Liang Dawei, Liang Dawei was completely dumbfounded, thinking he was joking.

Wang Xingguo didn't stay long. After chatting with them for a few minutes, he pulled his cart back home.

He first put his own bucket back into his spatial storage, and only needed to take his own bucket back.

After selling these fish, his savings, which had been significantly depleted from buying chickens and ducks, are now almost back to 500 yuan.

He could actually start looking for connections to get a job, but he hasn't decided what kind of job he wants yet.

First and foremost, he is absolutely capable of being a purchasing agent.

The shortage of supplies is now evident, and he is able to purchase fish, eggs, duck eggs, and even vegetables to fill the gap. He is absolutely certain that he can get the job as a purchasing agent.

But he didn't really want to be a purchasing agent. After all, although purchasing agents have freedom and can go out every day, sometimes they also have to go out and get other ingredients.

However, if you go to work in a factory, although the job is respectable, you have to go to get off work and leave on time every day, and you don't have much freedom in terms of time.

Needless to say, other jobs are also limited. Currently, the job positions that the neighborhood office can recommend are limited. Either you can go to a factory, or you can work in a unit under the neighborhood office and receive a lower salary while doing the same tiring work.

However, there was one job that was most suitable for Wang Xingguo, but it wasn't respectable to talk about.

That means riding a tricycle!

The pedicab has a hidden cargo box under the passenger seat! It's a wooden box about 1.2 meters long, 0.5 meters wide, and 0.3 meters deep. Originally used to store tools, raincoats, and loose change, it can easily hold 50 kilograms of pork, 100 kilograms of rice, or 200 eggs!

The passenger seats are on top of the boxes, covered with thick cushions, so you can't see anything inside from the outside.

The canvas lining on both sides of the carriage can hold a few small items such as fish. The iron basket under the handlebars can hold vegetables; just cover it with a burlap sack. A few fish can also be placed under the foot pedals, simply wrapped in cloth.

Wang Xingguo actually felt that this job was the most suitable for him. All he had to do was spend 200 yuan to buy a human-powered tricycle privately, and then register with the street office to join the tricycle transportation cooperative.

If you have your own car, you only need to pay 10 cents a day and 3 yuan a month for management fees.

If you don't have a private car, using a company car costs two cents a day, one cent for management fees and one cent for car rental.

If he does this job, he can use a tricycle to deliver goods all over the capital without any problem.

He only pays that little bit of money each month, but the price of fish is about to go up, and he'll make it back by selling just one fish!

The key is that this job is best suited for dealing with customers who have good financial means, as you can sell them high-priced goods.

Ordinary people wouldn't take a tricycle; they would only squeeze onto a bus or walk for more than an hour, and they wouldn't be willing to spend those two cents.

High-quality customers are usually doctors, nurses, and administrators in hospitals. They have relatively high salaries and, due to their work, have a greater need for nutritional supplements.

Secondly, there are the families of government employees. Their family income is high, and although their food supply is better than that of ordinary residents, it is still not enough.

Another type is the private owners of public-private partnerships. Because they withdraw their shares, they often have a lot of cash on hand and don't care about the price when buying nutritional supplements.

Finally, there are the remnants of the old regime. They don't have much cash on hand, but they have valuable items: antiques, calligraphy and paintings, porcelain, jade, emeralds, gold, and silver coins.

We can't do these things to them this year, but next year will be different. Next year, there won't be enough food to eat. The kind of thing they'll do next year is trading a small yellow croaker for a few pounds of pork.

The more Wang Xingguo thought about it, the more he felt that riding a tricycle suited him best, mainly because it offered enough freedom and made it convenient for him to resell goods.

Moreover, the income from pedaling a tricycle was high at that time, and apart from not being as respectable, there were no other problems.

With this in mind, Wang Xingguo made up his mind!

He returned the cart to his neighbor without paying him, but instead gave him two eggs. He had brought over a dozen eggs with him that day and put them in a bucket, as his family needed to eat eggs to supplement their nutrition.

After setting the bucket in place, Wang Xingning dried the eggs and carefully placed them into the basket, afraid of accidentally breaking them.

After Wang Xingning put the eggs down, Wang Xingguo finally asked, "Third Sister, what do you think about your second brother driving a tricycle?"

Wang Xingning was taken aback by his words. She asked, puzzled, "Second Brother, why do you suddenly want to ride a tricycle? Will my future sister-in-law agree to this?"

Wang Xingguo scratched his head and said, "I don't know if she'll agree, but driving a tricycle really suits me. You know, my second brother is now dealing in nutritional supplements, like eggs and fish, and prices are getting higher and higher. I buy them and resell them, which is actually quite profitable. It's just that driving a tricycle isn't very respectable, and that's my concern. So I'm asking you, do you think your future sister-in-law would object if my second brother did this job?"

Wang Xingning pondered for a moment, but Wang Xingmin suddenly spoke up: "Second brother, what's so undignified about driving a tricycle? If you had a tricycle, you could pick up and drop off my sister-in-law every day. Wouldn't that be great?"

You know what, that actually makes sense. If I told her I wanted to drive her to and from get off work in the future, Xiuping would be so touched she'd practically throw herself at me. Tsk tsk tsk...

Thinking of this, Wang Xingguo couldn't sit still any longer. He said to the two of them, "I need to talk to your future sister-in-law about this and also ask for her family's opinion. I won't be back for dinner tonight; I'll go to your future sister-in-law's house tonight."

Wang Xingning nodded and instructed, "Alright, Second Brother, since you're here as a guest, bring two bottles of Erguotou with you. That way you'll look presentable. It's not right to come empty-handed as a guest."

Wang Xingguo waved his hand and said, "No need, I have a place to get wine. I'll keep these two bottles at home to entertain guests later."