The Red Era: Starting from a Truck Driver

Chapter 231 Liu Cui'e borrows money again
Because the driver said that the accident was caused by avoiding someone, but we can't find out who avoided someone. Of course, there is no way to prove that the driver is lying. In this era, such cases are generally left unresolved.

In fact, Ouyang Chengfeng can still hold the driver responsible. He could have avoided the person who hit the tree, which is excusable. But why didn't he brake when he saw the person? Of course, it could also be said that it was snowing that night and sudden braking could easily cause problems.

But no matter what, Ouyang Chengfeng was not in the car when the accident happened. If he was in the car, he would have been in the accident too. If Ouyang Chengfeng hadn't seen the driver as someone who had been with him for many years and treated him like a family member, he would have definitely punished him and almost scrapped the car.

Ouyang Chengfeng’s current plan is to transfer the driver to another department as a driver once he recovers from his injury. It is impossible for him to use that driver again.

The reason for Jiang Cheng to stay was to temporarily replace Ouyang Chengfeng's exclusive driver before the end of the year. Another thing was to ask Jiang Cheng if he was willing to transfer from the third transport team to his side and become his exclusive driver directly.

Damn, it’s a good thing to be noticed by the biggest boss of the Supply and Marketing Cooperative, but Jiang Cheng is a man of the future.

After the domestic opening up, the supply and marketing cooperatives could not last for many years, even if Ouyang Chengfeng was the president of the Provincial Supply and Marketing Cooperative. If the biggest boss of the Provincial Tobacco Bureau invited him to be a driver, Jiang Cheng might be tempted, but of course he would not agree.

So Jiang Cheng politely rejected Ouyang Chengfeng, but Ouyang Chengfeng asked Jiang Cheng not to reject so quickly. In his opinion, Jiang Cheng was too young and did not understand the benefits of being his driver. If he stayed with him for more than ten days, he might agree.

And told Jiang Cheng that he would pick him up at his place at 7 o'clock tomorrow morning. The day after tomorrow, he would go to Xinjian County with people coming from the capital to meet an important person. Tell Jiang Cheng that he should not have any problems during the days when he temporarily replaced his driver.

Jiang Cheng left the president's office, and the temporary driver couldn't escape. But it was not bad, because even if he was not the temporary leader's driver, he still had to deliver goods to the supply and marketing cooperative before the New Year.

Holding the bicycle approval slip given by the president, Jiang Cheng first went to the Finance Department, paid the money and got the stamped receipt, and then went to the warehouse to pick up the bicycle.

Jiang Cheng bought a women's bicycle, which was not as tall as a 28-bar bicycle. It was suitable for Zhou Lingying to use when she went to the vegetable market to buy vegetables. Even if the child was older, she could get a bamboo chair to be tied to the back of the bicycle.

After buying the bicycle, Jiang Cheng secretly left work early and went to the police station to get a stamp. It cost Jiang Cheng several yuan to get a stamp and a small booklet for the bicycle certificate.

After the bike was finished, Jiang Cheng also went to a bicycle repair shop to install a wire basket so that he could put his groceries in it. However, many young people are reluctant to install this because it is not beautiful.

How should I put it? Jiang Cheng sometimes really doesn’t understand the aesthetics of people of this era, mainly because he can’t assimilate into their concepts.

A bicycle is very cool for young people. If an unmarried young man has a bicycle, his chances of wooing girls will increase a lot.

A bicycle nowadays is really similar to a car in later generations. A worker may not be able to save enough money for a bicycle in a year after spending money on his family. But in later generations, if one has a decent income, it is easy to buy a car worth tens of thousands of yuan a year.

So if you put a vegetable basket on a very cool bicycle, young people certainly won’t want to use it.

After fixing the bicycle basket, Jiang Chengcai rode his bicycle home.

When he rode the bicycle home, many neighbors were shocked. It's not that it's difficult for a driver to get a bicycle. But everyone watched Jiang Cheng move into the yard, and it's only been half a year.

Furniture, radios, sewing machines, watches, and now bicycles. Many families can't collect a big item in a year, but Jiang Cheng's family collected all of them in half a year.

In the past, if someone bought a bicycle, they would definitely set off firecrackers to celebrate. But this time, it was not possible, because Zhang Qing's husband had just been brought back to his hometown and buried yesterday.

You can't set off firecrackers today when someone was buried yesterday, as yesterday was still the seventh day after his death.

"Jiang Cheng, this bicycle belongs to our family."

Zhou Lingying heard her husband talking outside the room, so she went out to check. It was cold now, so everyone stayed in the room. After she went out, she saw Jiang Cheng pushing a brand new bicycle and asked immediately.

"Yes, I repaired a car for the company, and it was finally done today. The leader rewarded me 100 yuan, and also asked me to buy a bicycle from the company that does not require a ticket. So I bought the bicycle, and after deducting the reward, I only spent 80 yuan." Jiang Cheng said to Zhou Lingying with a smile in front of several neighbors.

When Jiang Cheng said this, the neighbors in the yard knew where the bicycle came from. It was a reward from the company, and it only cost 80 yuan. Zhou Lingying had already boasted about Jiang Cheng's salary in private.

The basic salary plus subsidies are more than 80 yuan. If you add in the money earned from selling goods privately, 80 yuan is less than a month for Jiang Cheng.

The key point is that he works in the Supply and Marketing Cooperative, and his company sells bicycles. So it is said that people will get pissed off when compared with others. There is no point in comparing people.

In everyone's eyes, the Supply and Marketing Cooperative is more advanced than the Supply and Marketing Cooperative. Zhu Lan in the backyard was able to get a bicycle when she was a salesperson, and now even if she is the deputy director of the unit, she is also considered a cadre. But everyone can see that Zhu Lan is a little bit flattering when facing Jiang Cheng, and even facing Zhou Lingying.

So when Jiang Cheng got a bicycle, except for being a little shocked at first, especially after hearing Jiang Cheng's reasons, everyone felt that it was natural and there was nothing to be jealous of. Jiang Cheng was a very capable person. He could even repair cars, while many people had never even touched a car.

Jiang Cheng didn't intend to show off when he got a bicycle. After telling Zhou Lingying how he got it, he parked the bicycle at the door of his house and went back to his room to warm himself by the fire. But Zhou Lingying was a pregnant woman, so how could she miss this opportunity to show off? In fact, the things were secondary. It had been more than half a year, and Zhou Lingying didn't like to show off as much as she did at the beginning.

But this is not simply bought with money, it is a reward from the company. This shows that her man is awesome, and she is happier when others praise her man than when they praise herself.

It won't be long before Jiang Cheng gets a reward of 100 yuan plus a bicycle for domestic sales. Under the circumstance of rumors, it will become that Jiang Cheng's unit directly rewards him with a bicycle, and even the fact that he spent 80 yuan will disappear.

The news that Jiang Cheng had bought a bicycle had basically spread throughout the yard by evening.

Many people took this opportunity to congratulate Jiang Cheng. If they were women in the courtyard, they would congratulate Zhou Lingying.

But no matter what era it is, if someone takes the initiative to talk to you and stammers, it is definitely not a good thing.

"Lingying, congratulations, your family now has a bicycle." Liu Cui'e ran to the front yard to congratulate her while Zhou Lingying was washing dishes.

"Well, it's a reward from my husband's unit. He built a car for the unit." Zhou Lingying said with a smile.

"Um~, um~ Lingying, can you lend me some more money? My family doesn't even have money to buy New Year's goods." Liu Cui'e said very embarrassedly.

"You don't even have money to buy New Year's goods. Your company should have paid your salary a few days ago. It can't be your man~." Zhou Lingying was also a little shocked and asked back.

The Chinese New Year is just over ten days away. Although the units are different in this era, they are all state-owned units and factories, and salaries are paid at almost the same time.

Moreover, during the Chinese New Year, many companies will make adjustments and pay salaries in advance so that everyone will have more money during the Chinese New Year.

Just like Jiang Cheng, he received his salary on the 13th, and he may be able to receive this month's salary at the end of the month. In other words, in less than 20 days, he can receive his salary again.

Many people pay back their debts before the Chinese New Year, but they borrow money before the Chinese New Year~~.

Liu Cui'e burst into tears when Zhou Lingying asked her this. She came to congratulate Zhou Lingying's family on the new bicycle, and she still came with a smile on her face.

This man didn't choose the right one, and it really made the woman suffer for the rest of her life. Liu Cui'e nodded, confirming Zhou Lingying's guess. Then she followed Zhou Lingying to the side and whispered about the situation at home.

The person who borrowed the money was obviously shorter than her. In terms of age, Liu Cui'e was a generation older than Zhou Lingying, but now in front of Zhou Lingying, she was like a child who had made a mistake, waiting for Zhou Lingying's punishment.

Her husband started playing cards again, as he did every year, losing more than he won. If he couldn't change his card-playing habit, he couldn't live a normal life.

The key point is that relatives and other neighbors are afraid of her family. It is easy to lend money but difficult to get it back.

Liu Cui'e was also afraid. She was afraid that if this continued for a long time, Zhou Lingying would become like everyone else and avoid them when she saw them.

"How much do you want to borrow?" Zhou Lingying asked.

"Can you lend me fifteen yuan? I'll pay you back in three months, five yuan each month." Liu Cui'e asked a little nervously.

Fifteen yuan is half a month's salary for many people. And fifteen yuan has to be paid back in three months because after the salary is paid, the food quota is first bought, and then the oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, coal, and vegetables are deducted.

Anyway, five dollars a month is probably the limit, and it won’t be much more.

Zhou Lingying thought for a while, and since a pregnant woman tends to be soft-hearted, she agreed to lend Liu Cui'e fifteen yuan.

No one is willing to lend money to others, because if you lend money well, the best they can do is return the money to you. If you lend money badly, not only will you lose your friendship, but you may also have a hard time getting the money back.

Because the family had a lot of money, Jiang Cheng asked Zhou Lingying to sell some things, but he didn't care. As a result, Zhou Lingying didn't care much about the 15 yuan. Liu Cui'e complained and cried, and Zhou Lingying couldn't stand it.

　There may be fewer chapters, but the number of words should be as high as possible.

　　It’s cold and I can’t get up.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)