Later, Su Yan took Zhu Xile to the staff building of the steel plant and then to the residential building of the food factory.

After selling two baskets of dates, the two men earned 87 yuan.

When Zhu Xile saw that he got so much money from the sale, he felt like he was dreaming.

He doesn't want to farm anymore. He just wants to go up the mountain every day to buy some mountain products and sell them to these aunties and grandmas.

Su Yan knew what he was thinking as soon as he saw his expression, and warned him, "Don't think of getting rich from this. If you stand by the river too often, you will get your feet wet. Now everyone is catching speculators. If you sell too much, you will be targeted. This kind of business can only be done once in a while. Even if we want to sell dates again in the future, we can only sell them to the purchasing station. It's not safe to sell them in the place where we sold them today."

After hearing what Su Yan said, Zhu Xile nodded with some regret. If he had known earlier, he would have asked his wife to carry a basket as well today.

This way, at least I can earn a little more.

Su Yan waved his hand in front of him, bringing him back to his senses.

The two did not rush back to the village, but went to the post office to see if there was any letter.

Su Yan went to ask, and found out that there really was a letter from her.

Zhu Xile wanted to get closer to take a look, but Su Yan glanced at him and then stood aside to watch by himself.

Zhu Xile stood aside with an embarrassed expression.

This letter was sent by Su Yan's elder brother. In the letter, they said that they had received the mountain products she sent. Because of the things she sent, their lives have become much better. My parents were originally in poor health, but after eating the things she sent recently, they have become much better.

He also told her to live a good life and not to send them things often, but just write letters to let them know how she was doing.

As I said, send photos of your son-in-law and children over as soon as possible, they really want to see them.

While Zhu Xile was not paying attention, Su Yan secretly stuffed a bicycle ticket into the envelope, then pretended to have just discovered it from the envelope, took it out and showed off in front of Zhu Xile, saying: "My eldest brother sent me a bicycle ticket, and it just so happens that we can buy a bicycle if we pool our money together in the next two days."

Zhu Xile took the bicycle ticket and looked at it over and over again, as if he wanted to see a flower from it.

Su Yan took out the bicycle ticket and said with a smile: "What's so interesting about bicycle tickets? I'll look at them after I buy a bicycle."

Zhu Xile's face was full of joy. He had earned more than 80 yuan from selling dates today. Together with the dates sold by Su Yan himself and the things he had sold before, the total was probably about 160 yuan.

With this bicycle ticket, they should be able to buy a bicycle, right?

Zhu Xile looked at Su Yan expectantly, as if asking her, do you have enough money to buy a bicycle?

Su Yan rolled his eyes and said, "I don't have all the money from the last sale with me. Let's buy a bicycle after we sell all the jujubes at home."

Zhu Xile nodded somewhat disappointedly. He thought he could buy a new bicycle today.

Su Yan got this bicycle ticket when he came to sell dates last time.

An auntie who was buying dates said that her family had a national bicycle ticket, but they had already bought a bicycle. Now her son was getting married, and they didn't lack a bicycle but a watch.

They don’t have a ticket to buy a watch, and they don’t know if anyone has one, so they want to see if they can exchange them.

Su Yan, who was listening nearby, immediately said that she didn't have a watch ticket, but had a watch, and she could use the watch to exchange for a bicycle ticket.

The old lady looked at Su Yan's watch and was very satisfied. She finally paid an additional 120 yuan plus a bicycle ticket to exchange it with Su Yan.

After Su Yan and Zhu Xile returned home, the whole family was waiting to hear the result.

As Zhu Xile described in vivid detail, the Zhu family members were so excited that they had difficulty breathing when they learned that the three baskets of dates were sold for nearly 130 yuan.

You know, we still have four baskets of dates at home, so it would be no problem to sell them for another one hundred and fifty or sixty yuan.

The family suddenly received more than 300 yuan in cash. How could they not be excited?

The next second, Zhu Xile said, "It's a pity that we sold it near the residential buildings of the major factories this time. We will probably be reported if we sell it next time. If we get caught, it will be more trouble than gain. So my sister-in-law suggested that it is safer to sell it to the purchasing station. It probably won't be as expensive as it is today."

The Zhu family was awakened by a basin of cold water, and they also understood the danger. They nodded and said, "Listen to your sister-in-law. Your sister-in-law is from a big city. She is well-informed. It's right to listen to her."

The money from the jujubes sold today was all with Su Yan, and Zhu's mother didn't ask her for it. She just asked, "How much does it cost to buy a bicycle?"

When it comes to bicycles, Zhu Xile has something to say: "Mom, you don't know, my sister-in-law's eldest brother has already sent the tickets for the bicycles. Today, my sister-in-law and I went to the post office, and there happened to be a letter from her eldest brother."

When the Zhu family heard this, they thought, everything is ready, except for the east wind.

After they sell the remaining dates, they will be able to buy a brand new bicycle. The Zhu family was so excited about owning a bicycle that they couldn't sleep.

The next day, Su Yan, Zhu Zhen, Zhu Xile and Zhu Bin carried dates to the supply and marketing cooperative to sell.

Of course, Su Yan was the one who bargained for the price, and the final transaction price was almost the same as Su Yan had imagined. It was sold to the purchasing station at 78 cents per pound.

Four baskets of jujubes were sold for less than 160 yuan in total.

Before coming, Zhu's mother had already told us that the money to buy the bicycle should be used from the proceeds from selling dates.

Brother Su Yan’s bicycle ticket was not given away for free, and an additional 150 yuan was given to Su Yan. This bicycle was regarded as bought by the Zhu family and was given to Zhu Bin first.

Su Yan was very satisfied with Zhu's mother's decision. She did not take advantage of Zhu's mother and was fair in her actions.

They went together to buy a Phoenix brand bicycle, which required a bicycle ticket plus 180 yuan.

The money from today's sales was spent in a blink of an eye, but they didn't feel sorry at all. They felt that the bicycle was almost given away for free.

Su Yan rode a bicycle to take Zhu Zhen back, while Zhu Xile went back by himself on a ox cart.

Along the way, the two received all the attention from passers-by.

It was the first time Zhu Zhen was watched by so many people, and she felt a little embarrassed.

When Su Yan rode his bicycle back to the village, the atmosphere suddenly became chaotic. Everyone was discussing how the Zhu family bought a bicycle without saying anything and where did they get the money from.

The Zhu family had discussed this long ago and said that the bicycle ticket was borrowed from Su Yan's eldest brother from her mother's side. As for the money to buy the bicycle, it was naturally the Zhu family's savings over the years. Now the family assets have been emptied, so they have to go up the mountain to collect mountain products every day.

Someone asked Zhu's mother why she had to buy a bicycle. It would empty the family's pockets. What would she do if she encountered any problems in the future?

Su's mother pushed all the responsibility onto Su Yan, which was something they had discussed beforehand.

Mother Su: "It's my daughter-in-law who can't stand hardship. She said that her back hurts every time she rides the ox cart, and sometimes she can't catch up. Now Zhu Bin goes to town to be an apprentice. She said that Zhu Bin spends three hours on the road every day and has no time to help her wash clothes. He makes trouble at home every day, making the family restless. We had no choice but to think of buying a second-hand bicycle, but she still didn't want to. She said that her eldest brother could give her a bicycle ticket, and the Zhu family just needed to raise enough money to buy a bicycle."

"I thought that since someone gave me the ticket, I could still get enough money for a bicycle, so I gritted my teeth and bought it. I can live a frugal life and go up the mountain to pick some local produce when I have time, and I can get by."

The villagers were all stunned. The daughter-in-law of the Zhu family was so amazing. Her eldest brother from her mother's side was also so generous that he was even willing to give her a bicycle ticket.

If you meet such relatives, they would be willing to pool together to buy a bicycle for you to ride. How face-saving it is.