Chapter 884

In this era, things like hand-guided tractors and four-wheeled vehicles were already serious rarities.

And things like two-wheeled motorcycles and these three-wheeled sidecar rigs were even rarer than rare.

No matter which village suddenly had one of these things appear, it would inevitably be surrounded by onlookers.

So, just as Yu Xiangnan and Wu Dong were at their wits' end, Wang An asked a group of children:

"Which of you knows where Gu Xiaoshuang went? Whoever can go and call her back, I'll give him one mao."

It must be said that this method Wang An thought of was absolutely the best method.

Mainly because in this era, for a small child, one mao was a serious sum of money.

After Wang An finished speaking, most of the children turned their gazes toward one of the little boys.

Although Wang An was a bit confused, he also looked over.

This child looked to be only about 1.2 meters tall, estimated to be just over ten years old. Noticing Wang An's gaze, he said a bit timidly:

"My sister went to the fields to work. What are you looking for my sister for?"

Wang An was startled upon hearing this and immediately realized that this child was Gu Xiaoshuang's own younger brother.

After a brief glance, Wang An knew that this child's family—that is, Gu Xiaoshuang's family—was very poor, or else Gu Xiaoshuang and her mother and siblings were not valued in this home.

Mainly because, compared to the surrounding children, this child's clothing was truly too shabby.

A ten-year-old child wearing a small garment that clearly didn't fit his body, with sleeves almost reaching only to his elbows; if he weren't so thin and weak, he absolutely wouldn't have been able to put this garment on.

Most importantly, this tiny garment was densely covered in patches upon patches.

From this, it was evident that he had been wearing this same garment since he was small!

Despite this, Wang An did not look down on him and still said with a smile:

"Gu Xiaoshuang is your sister, then what is your name?"

He only saw him look into Wang An's eyes and say:

"My name is Gu Xiaolong."

Wang An casually took out one mao, then held the money in his hand and said with a smile:

"Your sister Gu Xiaoshuang got into the County No. 1 Middle School. We and the principal are here to deliver her admission notice. If you go and call your sister and your parents back, this 1 mao is yours. How about it?"

Gu Xiaolong looked at the one mao in Wang An's hand and said, unable to quite believe it:

"If I go and call my parents and my sister back, will you really give me one mao?"

Wang An did not hesitate and handed the money over directly, then said again:

"How about this, I'll give you this one mao first, and once they are called back by you, I'll give you another one."

It could be seen that Gu Xiaolong really craved this one mao.

At this time, a slightly older child nearby said very anxiously:

"Xiaolong, hurry up and take the money, they might change their minds in a while."

As he spoke, he even tugged on Gu Xiaolong's clothes with his hand.

Gu Xiaolong struggled for a long time before he finally took the money from Wang An's hand, while also saying:

"Big brother, you wait here for a while, I'm going right now."

As he spoke, Gu Xiaolong ran off like a flash.

Returning to the sidecar, Wu Dong had already helped Yu Xiangnan get off the vehicle. The reason he was helping him was that Yu Xiangnan's leg seemed to have a rather serious problem; just from sitting in the sidecar and being blown by the wind for less than half an hour, Yu Xiangnan had some difficulty getting off the vehicle.

Fortunately, this was still summer; if it were winter, it might have been even more serious.

Seeing Wang An walk back, Wu Dong asked with a smile:

"You have quite a few clever ideas; you could even think of this method."

Wang An laughed:

"That's a must. I told you my brain is sharp, but you didn't believe me. You believe it now, right? Hahaha."

Wu Dong nodded repeatedly, brushing him off:

"Yes, yes, yes, your brain is sharp, your brain is really sharp."

Ignoring Wu Dong's perfunctory response, Wang An took out cigarettes and handed them to Yu Xiangnan and Wu Dong.

Wang An knew that Yu Xiangnan smoked, because when Wang An was in school, Yu Xiangnan was always wandering around campus with a cigarette in his mouth.

Yu Xiangnan took the cigarette, looked at it, and praised Wang An with a smile:

"You've been doing quite well since leaving school, even smoking Classic Bingcheng now."

It could be heard that Yu Xiangnan's words only carried the meaning of praise, without any other meaning.

Classic Bingcheng, if bought by the carton, is 3.5 yuan per carton; if bought by the single pack, it is 3 mao 8 fen per pack. One pack of cigarettes is equivalent to one-third of a formal employee's daily wage.

For a temporary worker, a day's wage isn't even enough to buy two packs of Classic Bingcheng cigarettes.

If it were ordinary folks, then don't even think about it; even buying one pack would make their hearts ache for several days.

But for Wang An, whether it was 7 fen or 3 mao 8 fen, the difference wasn't big; it was all small change, insignificant small change.

So, ever since buying Classic Bingcheng that time he bought the rice transplanter, Wang An had changed his brand of cigarettes; he no longer smoked Mount Zhangbai, but had switched to smoking Classic Bingcheng.

Because it had to be admitted, once you get used to smoking this Classic Bingcheng stuff, smoking Mount Zhangbai again feels a bit choking. Simply put, it's easy to go from frugal to extravagant, but hard to go from extravagant to frugal.

Hearing Yu Xiangnan's words, Wang An smiled and said modestly:

"Yeah, I can only say it's alright, hehehehe."

After finishing their cigarettes, the three of them waited for a long time, until they saw Gu Xiaolong pulling a girl's hand and running over from afar, followed by a middle-aged couple and a young man of about 20 years old.

If Wang An hadn't guessed wrong, the exceptionally beautiful girl Gu Xiaolong was pulling was Gu Xiaoshuang.

This couple was Gu Xiaoshuang's own mother and her stepfather, and that young man of about 20 was the so-called "Second Fool."

It must be admitted that most people's aesthetics are actually the same, because the girl Wang Yi found most beautiful, who was classmate Gu Xiaoshuang, was indeed very pretty.

Although she was wearing a set of ill-fitting clothes covered in patches, and the shoes on her feet were already exposing her toes, anyone who saw this girl would have a feeling of their eyes lighting up.

And in Wang An's heart, he immediately thought that if this girl became Wang Yi's wife in the future, that would really be the best thing ever.

This younger brother of his really does have quite a good eye.

When these five people walked up, Yu Xiangnan took the initiative to introduce himself to them:

"Hello, my name is Yu Xiangnan, I am the principal of the County No. 1 Middle School. I came here this time to reissue the admission notice for classmate Gu Xiaoshuang. At the same time, it is also to make up for a mistake in our work, because due to our school's reasons, classmate Gu Xiaoshuang's admission notice was missed. On behalf of the school, I express my apologies to your family."

Eloquently, Yu Xiangnan said a whole lot!

Thanks to "Empire Emperor" for the tip, thank you, thank you!

Thanks to "Liu Tiegang" for the tip, thank you, thank you!

Wishing you both great wealth every day.

(End of chapter)