On April 2, Yang Sanlang and a dozen of his apprentices arrived at Xia Huai'an's estate, carrying a pile of parts.
Amid the expectant gazes of Xia Huai'an, Yufang, Xiaomao, and the Xiangyong Army guards, Yang Sanlang and the others secured the frame to the three wheels, installed the gears and chain, mounted the brake cables, and attached the cargo bed, seat, and canopy. Over the course of more than half an hour, the dozen men assembled this pile of components into a brand-new Huaxia-brand tricycle.
This was already the third iteration of the tricycle. The transmission had been changed from a crank-and-link mechanism to a gear-and-chain setup, because while the first version's link transmission was simple to manufacture, it had been far too exhausting to pedal.
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