The sky collapsed, and in the blink of an eye, I found myself transported to Nanluoguxiang.

As soon as Li Kaixin arrived at the trading location, he quickly took out two wild boars, a wolf, and a lynx from the secret realm.

It weighs a total of over 570 jin (235 kg).

Before long, Hu Laoliu arrived with two of his underlings, pushing a cart.

After several transactions, both parties are quite familiar with each other.

Hu Laoliu didn't stand on ceremony and immediately had someone weigh him.

Then, he walked up to Li Kaixin and lowered his voice:

"Brother Zhou, do you still need the bicycle ticket you mentioned last time?"

While speaking, she kept glancing at Li Kaixin's expression, as if afraid that Li Kaixin would refuse.

"Yes, of course I want it!" Li Kaixin's eyes lit up.

Although it cannot be exposed to light now.

But as long as you get a certificate later, you can use it openly and legitimately.

Without hesitation, Hu Laoliu pulled out the bicycle ticket from his pocket and handed it to Li Kaixin, as if afraid of being a second too late.

After taking the tickets and putting them away, Li Kaixin asked, "Brother Hu Liu, do you have any other tickets? I want to buy some more now."

Hu Laoliu looked a little embarrassed. He reached into his pocket and pulled out only a few tickets.

"Brother Zhou, we've been hit pretty hard lately, and we're not getting many tickets. That's all we have."

He then handed the ticket to Li Kaixin.

When Li Kaixin saw it, he was stunned.

That's incredibly meager. A black market ticket scalper only has a few grain coupons and Class B cigarette coupons. Even an ordinary working-class family could probably afford that nowadays.

Then, he sighed and patted Hu Laoliu on the shoulder: "Alright, Brother Hu Liu, I'll take them all."

At that moment, the younger brother over there also finished weighing himself.

After deducting the cost of the bicycle ticket and the other tickets, Hu Laoliu gave Li Kaixin 990 yuan.

This price is about the same as what you'd pay on the black market, which is probably an attempt to curry favor with Li Kaixin.

After the transaction was completed, Li Kaixin waited for Hu Laoliu and the others to leave before heading back, just like last time.

On the way back, Li Kaixin began to plan and decided that he would not go to the black market for the next month.

The next morning, after breakfast, Li Kaixin headed to the department store.

Meanwhile, the parents took their younger siblings to their maternal grandparents' house.

Before leaving, the father specifically asked for Li Kaixin's watch.

Upon arriving at the department store, Li Kaixin went straight to the bicycle shop.

To be honest, Li Kaixin was quite excited at this moment, after all, he had been thinking about the bicycle for a long time.

But as soon as I entered the store, my good mood was immediately dampened.

A young male sales clerk was sitting behind the counter.

She glanced up at Li Kaixin, then looked down again, pretending to be indifferent.

Li Kaixin didn't pay much attention, after all, most sales clerks look like that these days.

Upon approaching, Li Kaixin greeted him with a smile: "Comrade, do you have any Forever brand bicycles here?"

Upon hearing this, the sales clerk sized up the person in front of her, then let out a sneer, her tone dripping with anger:

"You? Ask if you can even afford it!"

"Look at you! If you keep getting in my way, believe me, I'll kick you out!"

Li Kaixin's temper flared up, and she deliberately provoked the saleswoman: "I don't believe you, why don't you try it?"

Immediately, the saleswoman felt she had lost face, and her temper flared up instantly. She swung her arm and slapped Li Kaixin.

Li Kaixin was also angry and wouldn't tolerate the salesperson, so she kicked him.

He kicked the salesperson so hard that she stumbled back several steps and fell to the ground with a thud.

"Ouch!" A scream came from the sales clerk.

This was only because Li Kaixin had held back; otherwise, the salesperson wouldn't have been able to shout.

The commotion attracted the attention of the department store manager.

The sales clerk lying on the ground, upon seeing Manager Liu arrive, immediately tried to play the victim and complain:

"Manager Liu, this kid not only had a terrible attitude when he came to the store, he also hit someone!"

Manager Liu knew what kind of person this salesperson usually was, but after all, she was one of his subordinates.

He then turned to his head and said seriously, "Comrade, I am the manager here."

"Look at you, you've beaten someone up like this. If you don't give us an explanation, we're going to call the police."

Li Kaixin didn't want things to get too ugly, so she took out the bicycle ticket, handed it over, and began to explain:

"Manager Liu, hello! I'm here to buy a bicycle, not to cause trouble."

Then he pointed to the person on the ground: "I only retaliated after the salesperson attacked me, so it can be considered self-defense."

Manager Liu hesitated for a moment, glanced at the salesperson on the ground, and was just about to make a decision.

Suddenly, a familiar voice spoke: "Happy? What's wrong with you...?"

Manager Liu turned his head and saw that it was Li Huaide walking over from the side.

It turned out that Li Huaide was talking to Manager Liu when he heard the shouting. Manager Liu said he would go and deal with it first.

Li Huaide waited there for a while, then got bored and decided to come over and take a look. Unexpectedly, he saw Li Kaixin.

Seeing this, Li Kaixin smiled helplessly:

"Uncle Li, I came to buy a bicycle, but I didn't expect to run into this."

When Manager Liu saw that Li Kaixin and Li Huaide were close, his attitude immediately changed.

He turned and glared at the salesperson still sitting on the ground: "Get up and apologize to this man! Hurry up and process his bicycle registration!"

The sales clerk tried to argue, but when she saw Manager Liu's gaze, she was so frightened that she immediately scrambled to her feet.

First, he apologized to Li Kaixin, then took the bicycle ticket and quickly ran to complete the formalities.

This was the most efficient salesperson Li Kaixin had ever experienced.

Less than five minutes after the money and tickets were paid, the bicycle was pushed in front of Li Kaixin.

Manager Liu stepped forward with a smile: "Comrade, is there anything you're not satisfied with about this car? I can arrange to replace it for you."

"Thank you, Manager Liu. I'm quite satisfied with this car," Li Kaixin replied politely.

Li Kaixin knew in his heart that he owed everything to Li Huaide this time, so he turned around and said respectfully, "Uncle Li, thank you so much for today. I will definitely come to thank you in person in a couple of days."

Li Huaide laughed heartily and patted Li Kaixin's arm: "Alright! I'll be waiting for you, but don't stand me up!"

"Definitely not," Li Kaixin assured him, then added, "Uncle Li, you go ahead with your work, I'll get the license plate on the car first."

"Then go ahead!" Li Huaide said with a smile and waved his hand.

After leaving the department store with his new bike, Li Kaixin had no intention of buying a second one today and went straight to the vehicle management office to get his bicycle stamped.

There weren't many people buying bicycles at that time, so there was no need to queue, and the process was completed in no time.

After completing the formalities, Li Kaixin got on his bike and headed towards Qinjiagou.

Qinjiagou was also a village in Hongxing Commune, but Lijia Village was to the north and Qinjiagou was to the south, so the two villages were quite far apart.

Li Kaixin rode for almost two hours before finally arriving at Qinjiagou, the place he remembered.

Upon entering the village, Li Kaixin, who rarely visited the area, was greeted by some people who recognized him.

They could only cast envious glances from afar.