Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

At this time, if you include the value of the industrial vouchers, the price of a Jialing Honda 70 motorcycle would exceed 3 yuan.

Given the Huang family's previous situation of not knowing where their next meal would come from, even if they lived for another twenty or thirty years, they probably still wouldn't be able to afford a motorcycle.

Even now, if we rely solely on the money Huang Baoguo and his wife earn working for Wang An's family, it would take them four or five years to afford a motorcycle at this time.

That's right, it can only be a motorcycle from that time, because the Jialing Honda 70 motorcycle four or five years later would not be priced like it is now, and would be as high as six or seven thousand yuan.

However, four or five years later, people's monthly wages only increased by less than 30 yuan.

In other words, even if Huang Zhong's family wanted to buy a motorcycle by then, they still wouldn't be able to afford it!

This is probably the despair of people at the bottom of society.

Just as Wang An was pondering whether or not to buy a motorcycle for his loyal little follower, Comrade Huang Zhong, a Jinbei double-cab pickup truck pulled up in front of the motorcycle shop.

The group filed out of the car and walked into the shop together.

Suddenly, Wang An turned to Wang Li beside him and asked:
"Fifth Brother, that motorcycle you gave Xiuyu, are you thinking of buying that Suzuki K50 with a step-through mechanism, or a Jialing as well?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Li said hesitantly:
"How about we buy a K50? Or what should we do? I have a feeling that if she rides a Jialing, her feet will probably barely touch the ground."

Wang An rolled his eyes at Wang Li and said:

"Come on, Xiao Zhong is so short, he can even touch the ground with his toes. Xiu Yu is over 1.6 meters tall, she's definitely taller than Xiao Zhong."

Upon hearing this, Wang Li tentatively asked:

"How about we buy her a Jialing 70 too?"

Wang An thought for a moment and said:
"Do whatever you want. Anyway, I feel that shifting gears on the Jialing 70 is more satisfying. The Suzuki K50's gear shifting isn't as smooth as the Jialing's."

The Jialing 70 is different from other motorcycles, especially the Xingfu 250.

The Happiness 250 requires a three-step clutch shifting operation; you must grip the clutch tightly to shift gears, otherwise you won't be able to engage any gears.

The Jialing 70's gear shifting is a simple one-press-three-lift operation, making gear shifting very easy. If you master the speed, you can shift gears without even using the clutch.

This is one of the reasons why Wang An likes this car.

As for the Suzuki K50, although it is a beam motorcycle, it is not a rotary gear selector and still has a clutch. Although it has 5 gears, the shifting operation is not as easy as the Jialing.

Wang Li scratched his head, then said with a determined look:

"Then let's buy a Jialing car for Xiuyu too."

As they were talking, the group went into the shop.

At this time of day, there weren't many people in the motorcycle shop, and a few sales clerks were cleaning the shop.

Upon seeing Wang An and his group of five enter, the sales clerks merely glanced at them before returning to their tasks.

There's no way around it; salespeople are all like this at this time, and the concept of "proactive service" is absolutely nonexistent.

When Wang An and his group of five arrived at the counter, they found the seats empty. Wang An then asked the young female sales clerk who was wiping the table:
"Hello comrade, we'd like to buy a few motorcycles."

Upon hearing Wang An's words, the saleswoman did not show any impatience. Instead, she smiled slightly and said:

"Please wait a moment, I'll finish wiping the table soon."

Perhaps it was because he came to work early in the morning and was in a good mood, or perhaps the saleswoman was just a nice person, but Wang An hadn't expected her to be so friendly. Wang An nodded and smiled.
"Okay, go ahead and get back to work."

Less than two minutes later, the saleswoman finished wiping the table, took the rag to a back cubicle, and then sat down in the chair behind the table while wiping her hands.

As soon as she sat down, the sales clerk picked up a pen and a sales slip and asked:

"You guys came as a group to buy motorcycles? What brand are you looking for? Are you also buying the Happiness 250?"

Wang An said:

"Instead of buying the Happiness 250, let's buy the Jialing Honda JH70 motorcycle. Hmm, let's order five of them."

After Wang An finished speaking, Wang Li, who was standing next to him, said in surprise:

"Fourth Brother, there are four. I have two, Brother Mu has one, and Xiao Yi has one."

Wang An said calmly:
"I know what happened, it was 5 units."

In just a short while, Wang An had already made up his mind: buy the motorcycle first, and then, just like when he lent Huang Zhong the Type 56 semi-automatic motorcycle, let Huang Zhong ride it for the time being.

If Huang Zhong makes any outstanding performances or contributions in the future, this motorcycle will be awarded to him directly.

Upon hearing this, Wang Li remained silent. The saleswoman, however, looked at Wang An with a shocked and incredulous expression and said:

"A ticket for 5 motorcycles? And they all have to be Jialing 70s?"

Clearly, the saleswoman thought Wang An was joking with her.

Wang An smiled slightly and nodded, saying:

"Yes, they all need a Jialing 70."

The saleswoman glanced around and, noticing that the other saleswomen weren't paying attention, frowned and whispered to Wang An:
“Let me tell you, it’s been almost half a month since the Jialing 70 came into the store, and we haven’t sold a single one yet. Aren’t you worried that this bike will become unusable and you’ll be constantly having to repair it? Let me tell you, the parts for this bike haven’t even arrived yet. If it breaks down, we won’t be able to fix it.”

Wang An was taken aback when he heard this. He didn't expect the saleswoman to be so kind. Normally, who would care about this? You can buy whatever you want.

However, Wang An still expressed his gratitude:

"Thanks for reminding me, haha. We've decided to buy a Jialing car, nothing else."

The sales clerk nodded thoughtfully, said nothing more, and began to process the orders for Wang An and his group of five.

After the sales clerk finished writing out the five forms and was about to hand them to Wang An, she suddenly withdrew her hand, which was halfway outstretched, and asked Wang An:
"Comrade, do you think the Jialing 70 is better than the Xingfu 250? The Xingfu 250 has been around for many years and is still the fastest selling motorcycle."

The sales clerk's feint with the order slip caused Wang An's outstretched hand to freeze in mid-air. He awkwardly rubbed his fingers together, somewhat speechless, and said:

"Although the Japanese are worse than animals, the motorcycles they developed are quite good. I think that apart from the ridiculously expensive Honda 125, the Jialing motorcycle is the most cost-effective."

The saleswoman asked instinctively:

"Value for money? What does value for money mean?"

Wang An was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this, suddenly realizing that the concept of "cost-effectiveness" wasn't yet widely understood. However, Wang An calmly replied:
"It's about high performance and low price; it's about comparing prices for the same performance and comparing performance for the same price."

Upon hearing Wang An's words, the saleswoman's eyes widened in surprise, and she said with great interest:
"Hey, tell me about this car, what's so great about it?" (End of Chapter)