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

Wang Xingbang said with a smile, "I appreciate your help, Fourth Brother, but it's still early, there's no need for us to rush this."

Wang Xingmin nodded repeatedly, he also felt it was inappropriate. Although his second brother's eel was delicious, it was really not popular with people in the capital.

In general, a small number of Beijing residents would go to Huaiyang cuisine restaurants during difficult times because those restaurants were expensive and no receipts were needed to pay for meals. Although the prices were particularly high, locals would still try them out.

Dishes like braised eel, stir-fried eel tail, braised eel with saddle, braised eel with sizzling oil, stir-fried eel shreds, and braised eel segments were all dishes that people in Beijing started eating around that time.

Before the difficult period, these dishes were mostly eaten by people in the south and occasionally enjoyed by high-ranking officials, mainly for health and nourishment.

During the difficult period, 90% of the people in Beijing had never eaten eel before it became popular in the 1970s.

This doesn't mean that no one ate eels during this period. On the contrary, people who ate eels at this time were wealthy, so eels were very expensive.

Therefore, while ordinary people considered eels worthless, they were a rare delicacy to cadres in the south. Moreover, at that time, both traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine believed that eels were highly nourishing, capable of replenishing blood and qi, and helping wounds heal quickly.

Finally, there are high-ranking officials and intellectuals, who understand eels and know that they are quite valuable in their circles.

Sadly, these things are clearly available in the rural suburbs, but no one eats them, nor does anyone catch them to sell in the city.

This is the result of information asymmetry. In later generations, if something is good for your health, everyone will know about it almost immediately, and then that thing will become more and more expensive.

Why is the Internet age called the information age?

This is not only because the Internet is a carrier of information, but also because the development of this technology has made the transmission of information faster and wider, and more and more people can obtain valuable information from it.

The fact that you, dear readers, can obtain this information from the book is the best proof, isn't it?

Wang Xingning retrieved the red paper and urged Wang Xingbang to wrap the red envelope properly. After all, when visiting Aunt Wang, one shouldn't just hand over money directly; presenting a red envelope with both hands is the proper way to do so.

Wang Xingguo went to take a shower, and Chen Jiawang, who was about the same age, was also taking a shower. The two brothers helped each other scrub their backs.

While rubbing Wang Xingguo's back, Chen Jiawang asked, "Xingguo, how's it pedaling the tricycle? Is it tiring?"

Wang Xingguo replied with a smile, "Hey, what's so tiring about this? You'll get used to it. By the way, how's your work going?"

Chen Jiawang said helplessly, "Don't even mention it. When I first became an apprentice, I did odd jobs every day. They said that I could only start learning the skills formally after doing odd jobs for six months. That's the rule in their factory."

Wang Xingguo smiled and comforted him, "Don't rush. Since it's the rule, then follow the rule. You'll learn slowly."

Chen Jiawang nodded and said, "Yes, I know. You are more free. Everyone says that although it doesn't sound good to ride a tricycle, you earn a lot of money and have more freedom in your time."

Wang Xingguo quickly retorted, "Don't listen to their nonsense. Where's the freedom? We're working ourselves to the bone, whether it's windy, rainy, or even snowing, we have to drive. What freedom is there to speak of?"

"That's true, it's not easy for anyone. But how did Xiuping agree to let you do this job?"

"Whoosh~ Do you think I'm like you guys? My Xiuping listens to me the whole time. After she marries into the family, I'll definitely be the one in charge. You can only be envious!"

To be honest, Chen Jiawang and his friends were actually quite envious.

Li Xiuping is beautiful, has a great figure, and comes from a good family. However, none of the men from even better families could win her heart, while Wang Xingguo, who comes from the poorest family, did.

Almost everyone in their neighborhood who was less than a year older than Wang Xingguo liked Li Xiuping; she was considered the school beauty of that era.

At least eighty or a hundred people in their middle school liked Li Xiuping, some of whom even came from cadre families, but none of them could beat Wang Xingguo.

If you were to ask why this is the case?

The answer is simple: because Wang Xingguo is shameless!

When Wang Xingguo graduated last year, he had just transmigrated. The original owner of this body liked Li Xiuping, and Wang Xingguo also liked her oval face, big eyes, cherry lips, and the way she could "not see her toes when she looked down".

He then began his pursuit of Li Xiuping.

While making friends with all sorts of people, he also spent all his time trying to curry favor with Li Xiuping. The gifts he gave her, plus the cost of taking her out for meals, amounted to at least two hundred yuan!

Girls these days aren't actually that materialistic, but any girl would be tempted if someone from a good family like Wang Xingguo was willing to spend money on her like that!

Anyway, in a daze, Li Xiuping was taken down by Wang Xingguo.

After consummating their marriage, Li Xiuping, like many girls of her time, devoted her entire being to Wang Xingguo, unable to think of anyone else.

Wang Xingguo is definitely not a good person. He used tricks on Li Xiuping, taking advantage of her naivety and innocence to deceive her.

But he wasn't a bad person. At least he genuinely liked Li Xiuping and wanted to spend his life with her.

There aren't that many black and white things in this world; it's just white plus black or black plus white, or gray.

Whether Wang Xingguo cares for Li Xiuping or loves her, she knows for herself. Otherwise, she wouldn't have let Wang Xingguo get his way so easily, right?

Anyway, they were a perfect match, both in love and in love.

Chen Jiawang and the others could only envy him, but it was no use. After all, they were all chasing after Li Xiuping, and Wang Xingguo was a cut above them.

Right now, many people are a bit unhappy with Wang Xingguo, but who dares to speak out?

Wang Xingguo's seemingly self-degrading behavior made him acquainted with most of the hooligans and thugs in Dongcheng District. Who would dare to mess with him?

If someone were to actually make a move against him, they would have to consider the attitudes of those people. After all, Wang Xingguo frequently takes fish to Master Niu's place to sell, and too many people have indirectly or directly benefited from him.

As long as the things that Guang Niu Ye and his group did weren't serious, he was willing to help protect Wang Xingguo.

After taking a shower, Wang Xingguo strolled out, but he didn't ride his tricycle.

Upon arriving at the entrance of Niuye's alley in Daxing Hutong, Wang Xingguo carried two buckets. One bucket contained chicken and duck eggs, while the other contained various fish and shrimp.

Now that crucian carp and snakehead have found a market, Wang Xingguo mainly sells other fish, such as carp, grass carp, silver carp, bighead carp, and other small miscellaneous fish.

This time I also brought two extra pounds of green shrimp, which are small river shrimp.

There are plenty of these things in the Wenyu River and Ba River, but they are not easy for ordinary people to catch. Wang Xingguo has space, so it is quite convenient to catch these fish and shrimp.

It's not that I'm planning to sell it, but rather that I'm planning to have Master Niu arrange for someone to stir-fry it and use it as a snack with drinks!