On the first day of learning to ride a bicycle, Li Wei really failed to tame the iron horse. Instead, his knees were bruised and bruised. Li Wei really didn't believe this. She could even ride on horseback. Even her third brother praised her for her good riding skills, yet she would be defeated by an iron frame.
The next day she got up early and started learning to drive as before. This time Li Minghua did not come to help her with the car. Both the couple can't see through their daughter's persistence. The timid and cowardly daughter who was impatient in everything she did and lacked perseverance seemed to have suddenly changed.
With Li Wei's unremitting efforts, she finally understood the trick. Her hands and feet could coordinate perfectly, and the car gradually became stable and would not turn east to west. After she learned to use the brakes flexibly, it would not go sideways. So easy to fall.
When Li Wei was riding the bike skillfully, she showed off to Li Minghua: "Dad, look, I have finally tamed this iron horse."
Li Minghua smiled and said: "You are also very good. It only took two days to learn it."
Because Li Wei can ride a horse and train a horse, it is not difficult to learn to ride a bicycle in a short time with a little bit of memory in his body. There was not much time left for Li Wei, and she could not spend all her time taming this iron horse.
After learning how to ride a bicycle, it’s time to prepare the wooden box. Li Wei rummaged through the house and finally found a wooden box of suitable size. He took apart a worn-out cotton-padded jacket and surrounded the box well. Then he used ropes to secure the box to the back seat of the car.
After it was fixed, she rode on it and tried it several times, and even filled it with things to make sure that the box would not fall apart or fall.
Next was the capital, Li Wei never thought of asking Liu Chunzhi for it. She found the iron box and cleaned up the scattered money inside. The last time she went to the city to buy materials, she spent a fortune, and she still had more than thirty yuan, which was all her belongings. This is my first wholesale sale, and I don’t know how the business is going, so I’d better buy less. Ice cream is incomparable to other things, and the weather is hot, so I can't melt it in my own hands.
Li Wei thought about it and only took ten yuan with him, along with a handful of change.
"Mom, I'm going out. I may come back later."
Liu Chunzhi was chopping pigweed. Seeing that she was about to go out, he looked up at her and asked with concern: "Where are you going?"
"I... went shopping nearby." Li Wei did not tell Liu Chunzhi the truth.
There was nothing going on at home, and Liu Chunzhi didn't ask any unnecessary questions about Li Wei. She continued to work hard. Li Wei took the money and rode out on the rather huge bicycle.
Liu Chunzhi heard the sound of a car ringing, then turned her head and glanced, wondering what her daughter was going to do.
Li Wei rode her bicycle to the ice cream factory on the Baisha River. She bought ordinary ice cream with a wholesale price of two cents for one dollar, and the more expensive ice cream cost five cents a piece. The aunt at the ice cream factory told her this The ice cream can be sold for a dime each. Li Wei was very conservative when doing this kind of business for the first time and only bought the ice cream for one yuan.
The wooden box is not big, but it is almost full with seventy well-wrapped ice creams.
The goods were loaded and paid for. Li Wei set off on his bicycle. The scorching sun was scorching the earth, and soon his face was covered with sweat, and the clothes on his back clung tightly to his body.
Li Wei started to shout: "sorbet! sorbet!" It seemed that he couldn't let go. He seemed out of breath and his pronunciation was trembling. She took a deep breath. After going through strong winds and waves, could this thing still stump her
Although she has never done such a thing, she is not forced to go through fire and water. As long as she completely puts down her body, there is nothing she cannot do.
Li Wei thought about the rematch, and she gained two more strength. She raised her voice and shouted at a high volume: "sorbet! Ice cream!"
After riding for less than a mile, I saw two children running towards me, looking greedy: "Does sister sell ice cream?"
"Yeah, it's hot. Do you want a couple of pieces to cool down?"
I successfully sold two of them and it was considered a success. After making his first sale, Li Wei felt no burden anymore, and his shouts became louder.
Li Wei traveled from village to house, relying on the memory left in the body of the original owner, riding a bicycle to many places. Because of the hot weather, all 70 sorbets were sold out in less than one afternoon. After selling this box, Li Wei saw that the sun was still high, so she went back to buy another batch of goods. After the sun set, she pedaled back home in vain.
With a sore throat, weak and hot legs, Li Wei just wanted to take a quick shower, then fall into bed and sleep.
There were two ice creams in the wooden box, and Li Wei took one to honor Liu Chunzhi.
However, Liu Chunzhi said with a dark face: "Where did you go to die this afternoon?"
"I... went to sell ice cream." He was going to be discovered sooner or later, so he might as well tell the truth. Li Wei lowered his head as he spoke, waiting for Liu Chunzhi's response with a meek look.
Liu Chunzhi's eyes widened. She walked outside the house and saw that the bicycle was parked there, with a wooden box on the back seat. When Li Wei went out, she thought that Li Wei was going out to pack something, so she didn't think much about it. She opened the lid, and there was no cotton-padded jacket inside, and there was an ice cream stick inside.
"Are you really going to sell this?"
"yes."
Liu Chunzhi took out the ice cream inside with an expressionless face and asked coldly: "Then how much did you sell in one afternoon?"
"There are a hundred in total, and these are the only two left."
Liu Chunzhi glanced at Li Wei as if she didn't believe it. She had prepared some words to scold Li Wei, but Li Wei said: "There are two left, and that one is for mom." Liu Chunzhi was The daughter's words blocked all the words she wanted to blame.
Seeing that his mother didn't say anything, Li Wei went back to his room and planned to lie down for a while. A piece of ice cream went into my stomach, and my dry and hoarse throat was moisturized and gradually became better.
She wanted to cover her head and take a deep sleep, but then she saw Liu Chunzhi coming in.
"Why don't you lie down before it's time to go to bed? Get up and help me work."
Being ordered to do something, Li Wei couldn't resist, so he had to sit up again. His hair had already reached the length of his shoulders. She reached out to gather the hair that had fallen around her ears and tucked it behind her ears.
"By the way, where's the money earned from selling ice cream?" Liu Chunzhi reached out and asked Li Wei for it.
Li Wei had already expected that Liu Chunzhi would make such a move, but she said firmly: "Mom, I need money very much, so I can't give it to you."
"You need money, what do you do with it?"
"Mom, I signed up for the calligraphy and painting competition, and passed the preliminary round and entered the semi-finals, but participating in the competition requires money. I know that my family is difficult and cannot afford the money, so I have to earn it myself."
Liu Chunzhi was stunned for a few seconds after listening to her daughter's words. Later, she reacted and hit Li Wei, saying, "You still insist on going to a waste of money. Now you have learned to make your own decisions. Why are you so disobedient?"
(End of chapter)