Chapter 32: Learn to ride

The summer vacation came in an instant, and this was Li Wei's first summer vacation.
On the third day of the summer vacation, she saw the rematch list in the newspaper, and her name was impressively listed. Li Wei let out a long sigh, but what followed was the issue of registration fees and the transportation fare. Li Jianbo said that he would stay outside for two nights, and he needed money for food and drink for two days.
Li Wei is worried about money. At the moment, she is young and has little way to get money. I want to go to help, but there are not many shops in the town that want a girl like her who has just turned fourteen, and she can't work hard like her father and brother. She has limited strength, and she knows she can't do the work on the brick factory.
In July, the heat is unbearable, and the hot sun will almost dry the earth. She was shopping with Wang Yulan, Li Wei was busy looking for business opportunities, both of them were hot and thirsty. Wang Yulan took a dime and said to Li Wei, "Go, I'll buy you sorbet."
Wang Yulan took the money to a small shop and bought two popsicles. Wang Yulan asked for apple flavor, and Li Wei chose orange flavor. Li Wei opened the wrapping paper, revealing orange-red cuboid ice cubes inside.
Li Wei licked it lightly, it was cold, and there was a faint orange smell.
The two went all the way to eat, drinking ice in the summer of Daqi is a luxury. At the beginning, the ice in the palace was different according to the size of the portion. It is not easy to want to eat an ice bowl. Unexpectedly, in this era, you can buy one for only five cents. As long as you have money in your pocket, you are used to it!
"Is there a big ice cellar also dug here to store the ice in winter and use it in summer?"
Wang Yulan smiled and said, "No, no. Besides, we don't have so much ice in Yongning in winter. It's not in the northeast."
"That's right, where did this ice come from? Is it so cheap?" Li Wei couldn't understand.
Wang Yulan smiled more happily: "You really don't know, isn't there an existing sorbet factory on Baisha River? The sorbets sold on the street are sold wholesale from there."
Wang Yulan's words made Li Wei's eyes bright, yes, this season is the season of eating ice. Why not sell some sorbets wholesale. You don’t need a stall, and you can learn from those who go to the village to do small businesses.
"Magnolia, you and I will go to the sorbet factory in Baishahe to ask, OK?"
"Ask what? How do they make sorbet?"
Li Wei shook his head and said, "No, I don't do it myself. I also want to sell some in wholesale. Ask about the price and what equipment is needed."
Wang Yulan looked at Li Wei blankly, her eyes lively saying: You are really crazy about money.
"It must be very hard to do this on such a hot day. Do you need money? I see if I can lend you a little bit."
Li smiled and said, "Thank you for your kindness. If you borrow it, you have to pay it back. It's better to rely on your own hands to make money. You accompany me."
Who told her to be Li Wei's good friend, Wang Yulan had to promise her to take this trip.
Fortunately, Baisha River is not too far away, and some people come here to sell sorbets wholesale. Li Wei saw a person pushing a bicycle, and a wooden box was tied to the back seat of the car. The sorbet should be packed inside, right? How can we ensure that the ice does not melt?
Seeing that she was buying goods as a spoof young man, she tried hard to see what mechanism was in the wooden box that would keep the ice from melting. The young man asked, "Does my little sister want to buy sorbet?"
"No, I just want to ask you why the sorbet won't melt in the small box here?"
The young man took a look at Li Wei and Wang Yulan, and thought what they were going to do, but he didn't tell Li Wei principle, and ran away quickly after riding the bike. After riding all the way, the bell rang very loudly. Still not forgetting to shout: "Sorbet, sorbet!"
When the question was unsuccessful, Li Wei had to ask the people at the ice cream factory: "What mechanism is in that wooden box to ensure that the ice will not melt?"
"Does little sister want to sell sorbet too?"
Li Wei nodded and said, "Yes, I have such thoughts."
Seeing that Li Wei didn't seem to be joking, he patiently explained the principle of heat preservation to Li Wei. It turned out that there was no mysterious mechanism, just a thick quilt.
Li Wei asked about the wholesale price, so she planned to buy a batch.
After finding a business opportunity, the first thing to solve is not the problem of capital, but that Li Wei must learn to ride a bicycle.
Fortunately, after Li Minghua did not go to help in the brick and tile factory, the only bicycle in the family became idle. The bicycle was very heavy, and Li Weiti couldn't lift it very much, and the car was so tall, she tried to sit on the seat with her feet unable to pedal.
"Do you want to ride a bike?" Li Minghua just woke up from a nap when he saw her daughter tossing about the car.
Li Wei said: "Yes, I want to ride, but it seems that the legs are a little short, can you make it shorter?"
"It's easy. Wait." Li Minghua said and went into the house to get the tools. In a few seconds, he made the seat slightly shorter. Li Wei tried again. It seemed that she could barely press the pedals. She also learned to pedal with her father and brother. However, her hands and feet were not coordinated properly. As soon as the car was deflected, she fell to the ground, and it hurts to press on her.
"Look at your clumsy look, so stop learning."
"No, I have to learn it. And I have to be able to ride it in two days."
"Two days?" Li Minghua asked what his daughter was so anxious about, wouldn't there be another summer vacation. No one urged her: "This can be done slowly, you don't have to be so anxious."
However, time is tight for Li Wei, and the day of the rematch is getting closer and closer, and she has to collect enough money.
Li Minghua expressed his willingness to teach his daughter. He taught her daughter to get on the live car by sliding a few times on the pedal, and then stepped up to sit down when it stabilized. The two feet were well coordinated. This technique will be easy if you master it well.
However, after he taught it several times, Li Wei did not grasp the trick. What Li Wei is used to is getting into a dead car, that is, he sits in the car and then pedals to start the car. Although this method is a bit clumsy, it is easier.
Li Minghua first held the car for Li Wei, but then no longer, let Li Wei control his own balance.
"You have to look to the front, and your hands must hold the handlebars properly. You can use the bell and brakes."
When Li Weigang was still studying, he couldn't grasp the balance at all, and he fell over without coordination. However, such setbacks were not enough to make Li Wei give up.
She was riding a car and remembered that she had asked her third brother to teach her to ride a horse. At that time, she had to tame the horse. Don’t be too difficult to tame the iron frame under her. At least the iron frame won’t get angry at her or slap her up. Fuck. Will not run madly. Dead things are better to deal with than living things.