: Eating Melon in the Age of Literature (Forty-five)

"Sister, you're back!"

Gu's fourth daughter-in-law saw Gu Qingcheng's figure from a distance and hurriedly came to greet her.

"I'm chatting with Aunt Niu from Dongsan Hutong again!"

Gu Qingcheng was not really curious, he was just looking for a topic with his siblings.

Of course, if Gu's fourth daughter-in-law shared some gossip with her, Gu Qingcheng would not refuse.

Ahem, people, no matter men or women, no matter ancient or modern, love to join in the fun at their core.

Even nobles like Her Majesty the Queen of Heaven are not immune.

Actually, for Gu Qingcheng, the 1960s was definitely a magical era.

Whether they are workers or farmers, their material lives may be poor, but their spiritual world is really rich.

In ancient times, workers and farmers were definitely not the upper classes.

But here, they are the masters.

They have unprecedented confidence and dignity.

The whole world is a picture of prosperity and hard work.

Against such a grand background, ordinary people in the city have a different worldly atmosphere.

The neighbors in the courtyard are simple, kind, and shrewd as common people.

Not to mention, this is a world derived from an online novel and its related fan fiction.

Several fanfics have deliberately exaggerated the ultimate evil and ignored the complexity of human nature - how can good and evil be so absolute?

Just like those residents in a large courtyard, if you talk about it in detail, they all have problems of one kind or another.

But are they bad people?

no!

Not to mention the first uncle Fang Yaozhong, who is always fair and prestigious, the second uncle Zhu Jinshui, who is always criticized by his neighbors, actually has a "good" side.

I remember when Gu Qingcheng took Qiao Qiao out of the courtyard, all the neighbors donated money.

The amount of donations made by Zhu Jinshui was second only to the first uncle.

Of course, Zhu Jinshui's purpose in doing this was not simple.

First, it was to compete with the big brother.

Secondly, it is for the sake of face as the "second uncle".

But, again, as the saying goes, one’s deeds do not matter one’s heart.

Regardless of the reason, the result is that Gu Qingcheng received a donation from Zhu Jinshui, and to a certain extent, also received help from him!

Zhu Jinshui is a "good person".

But for time-traveling male protagonists like Lu Xinhua and Qiao Weiguo, Zhu Jinshui is the best in the courtyard, stingy, scheming, and even cares about his own son.

Gu Qingcheng is like a new arrival, but somewhat Buddhist, eating melon happily but not very actively!

The former second sister-in-law Gu and the current fourth daughter-in-law were both her "mesron messengers".

"Xiao Ni, I don't know, that Lu Xinhua is really awesome!"

"He can actually build a bicycle. Even though he put it together and assembled it by himself, it is still a bicycle that can be ridden and can carry things!"

Gu's fourth daughter-in-law was filled with envy and excitedly shared the gossip she had just heard with Gu Qingcheng.

"Lu Xinhua?"

This is the male protagonist of Gu Qingcheng’s main mission.

However, since Meng Yao awakened, Gu Qingcheng rarely paid attention to this person.

As for Lu Xinhua, it seems that he was also hit by "broken love" and actually fell silent for a period of time.

I thought that this person would be "lost to everyone", but unexpectedly, he calmed down again and continued to toss.

That's right, Gu Qingcheng used the word "tossing".

"Saving" bicycles and deriving a "business" from them was, in Gu Qingcheng's opinion, playing with fire.

"Yes! He is the neighbor of the courtyard where you lived before."

During the time when Gu's fourth daughter-in-law came to the city, she didn't have much contact with her neighbors.

It was gossip that was too old and she hadn't had a chance to find out.

Therefore, Gu's fourth daughter-in-law did not know that the Lu Xinhua she mentioned was the target of her eldest aunt's "scandal".

"I heard that he is a very clever person. The bicycle he bought broke down. When he went to repair it, he found that the parts were free of charge."

When Gu's fourth daughter-in-law said this, she had obvious admiration.

She seemed to be sighing: Tsk, look at this young man's brain, how long and flexible he is.

These days, bicycles require a ticket, so it is particularly difficult to purchase them.

However, there are no fees for bicycle parts. As long as you spend a little money and piece it together, you can actually make a complete bicycle.

"A new bicycle in a department store requires a ticket and costs more than 100 yuan."

"The bicycle that Lu Xinhua assembled is free of charge and only costs 70 or 80 yuan."

"I heard that several people in their courtyard have bought it."

"Neighbors from other courtyards and even other alleys were also interested and paid deposits directly."

"Tsk, tsk, Aunt Niu's family said that the queues are almost as long as Labor Day."

"...Xiao Ni, how much do you think he should earn?"

Gu Qingcheng:......

You will definitely make a lot of money.

Parts don't cost much, and some can be found at scrap stations to replace old or broken ones.

As for Lu Xinhua’s biological father, Lu Guofu, he was an employee of a machinery factory.

After being injured, I returned home and made money by welding and polishing some small things.

Lu Xinhua only needs to buy and replace the parts, and Lu Guofu can help assemble them, saving even labor costs.

After this calculation, the cost of a car is estimated to be only fifty or sixty yuan.

Lu Xinhua sells a car for 70 or 80 yuan, and can earn 20 to 30 yuan from a car!

Even if half of the ten households in the courtyard bought Lu Xinhua's bicycles, there would still be five or six.

In this way, it is a profit of more than 100 yuan.

Not to mention, Lu Xinhua's "business" has radiated to the surrounding courtyards and even the surrounding alleys!

This is definitely——

court death!

Gu Qingcheng had just finished calculating Lu Xinhua's profits and came to such a conclusion without any envy.

Has this person read too many period novels, or does he feel that he is the male protagonist and has an invincible aura as the protagonist?

Using spare parts to build a bicycle is indeed a novel idea.

However, Lu Xinhua is definitely not the only one who figured it out.

Gu Qingcheng never underestimates the working people of any era. They can always use their wisdom and technology to create miracles that the world cannot imagine in their own era.

yes!

Most people in this era are honest and simple.

However, there will never be a shortage of smart people and speculators.

As a time-traveling male protagonist, Lu Xinhua thinks he has knowledge and insights beyond this time and space, but little does he know that there are more powerful people among the people.

But people know better about "keeping a low profile" and understand how to make a fortune by keeping silent.

Lu Xinhua was too confident and took himself too seriously, but he forgot that there were special laws and regulations in this era.

For example, speculation.

Haha, if you make money by assembling bicycles, then you have to do it secretly.

As a result, your "fame" spread to Gu Qingcheng's alley with such great fanfare!

This is not to tell everyone blatantly - Hey! I made a lot of money! I speculated!

Even if the relevant departments haven't discovered it for a while, they still can't prevent jealous neighbors from running to report it.

right!
To be continued...