After the lively work of breaking off the rice and mixing the millet, we ushered in the wonderful leisure time. This rare leisure time is most suitable for reading and playing.

When I came to the street, I saw that Hu Wei, the owner of "Mudhu Bookstore", was already married to a beautiful wife and a couple of children. However, the signboard was a bit stained.

I still remember that when I was in junior high school, Boss Hu had already graduated from high school. His group of people were tall and handsome, and they were still the main players of the county basketball team. But his friends were admitted to college, studied physical education, and were preparing to become athletes.

He did not go to college and gave up his hobby of "playing basketball" and set up a street stall to repair bicycles.

At the beginning, people in the village were not optimistic about him. Some people said that he was not doing his job properly, others said that reading so many books was of no use, and others said that in order to mend car tires, he scattered nails on the road and deliberately punctured others.

"Some people even pointed fingers behind his parents' backs, making his family unable to hold their heads up."

One time my bicycle broke down, so I took it to him to have it repaired. Because the bicycle was too broken, there were only a lot of repairs that needed to be made. However, his business was so good that he needed to repair too many things.

, he didn’t have time to repair it for me. After all, bicycles were the main means of transportation for everyone at that time, and not many people valued this business, or not many people could see it through. Naturally, the masters who repair bicycles also

Not much.

Because he is from the same village and he has a higher seniority, he said to me: "Repairing a bicycle is not complicated. The tools are all laid out there. You can repair it yourself. If you don't understand, just ask me."

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Okay, I'll do it myself.

Maybe it’s because I’m more hands-on, but I managed to repair the car after all the trouble. He was also tired from the work. We sat by his stall and bragged.

He said: "I see you learn very quickly, why don't you come and be my apprentice."

I said: "Does your business still need apprentices?"

He said: "Don't underestimate this 'business'. I'll do the math for you and you'll understand. A ball costs 10 cents, a scar repair costs 50 cents, a steel wire costs 50 cents, a spring costs 1 cent, and a brake costs 1 cent."

Five yuan, ten yuan for a bell, eighteen for an inner tube at best, thirty for an outer tire, three or five yuan for a chain repair, whatever you want, forty to start with a chain replacement..."

I saw him talking a lot, which meant three words - very profitable. I asked him quietly: "How much money can you make in a month?"

He smiled pretending to be mysterious and held out two fingers. I said, "Two hundred?" He shook his head and said, be brave and guess again.

I said again: "Two thousand?"

He smiled and said: "The net profit is at least."

I suddenly understood and said "Oh" and gave him a thumbs up.

No wonder he was able to marry such a beautiful wife, and she was from the county town. Sure enough, there is no love for no reason in this world. "Net profit of at least 2,000" means that his monthly income is almost what others earned in a year at that time

Income.

I said: "I am studying now and don't have time to be your apprentice. When I stop studying, I will follow you."

He said: "I can't judge the people of the previous generation. I think the people of our generation are pretty good. I think you are the most optimistic about the people of the next generation."

I quickly thanked him. Maybe it was the "cause" of the car repair this time. There seemed to be an inexplicable "friendship" between us. Anyway, in addition to repairing cars, he also opened the "Muzzy Bookstore". He gave

I said I could pick up books and read them at any time for free.

At that time, everyone had to pay rent, some were 20 cents a day, and some were 50 cents a day. However, I was a good student and spent all my time studying. I was not obsessed with martial arts or romance like other classmates.

The world cannot extricate itself. Therefore, I have never picked up his book to read it.

Later I went out to study. His business grew bigger and bigger.

Seeing me coming to his bookstore, he was "surprised" and very happy. He greeted me hurriedly and said, "Why did you think of coming to my place?" and handed me a Hongtashan.

I quickly said: "I didn't smoke."

He smiled coquettishly, took back his cigarette, and said, "I still don't have any cigarettes. I'm just getting ready. If you're the right person, I'll give you one."

You see, over the past few years, Boss Hu has become extremely smooth.

I said: "I am a homeless person now, and I am going to find some books from you to kill time."

He said: "Hahaha, the sun comes out from the west, and you actually come to my place to get a book to read."

I said: "Didn't I have time before?"

He laughed "hahaha" again and said: "There are very few people renting books now. You can see that the books here are very tattered." Then he pointed diagonally across the street with his finger.

Following the direction of his finger, what I saw was the VCD boxes hanging on the outer wall of the store diagonally opposite.

He said: "This society is developing too fast. We have to adapt to its changes and see deeper and further than others so that we can seize opportunities. Look at my signs, are they all in tatters?"

I said: "Yes. But I know you are a very particular person. There must be some reason for this."

He said: "You understand. I am also confused now. The book rental business has no future. But I still can't let go of this. After all, after so many years, I still have some feelings. In addition, I haven't figured out how to change careers. Change.

Just do that."

I said: "I believe you will succeed twice."
Chapter completed!