Chapter 13 Property Exceeds Fifty Dollars
Shen Lin collected electrical appliances these two days and only collected three radios, but he didn't expect to come across such a good thing.
"Brother, you guys have to sell this color TV too." Shen Lin handed a cigarette to the middle-aged man next to him and asked with a smile.
The middle-aged man shook his head and said, "This TV has been broken for three or four years. I have found several repairmen, but none of them can fix it."
"Finally, our leader found a veteran from our TV factory, but he couldn't find any fault."
"It has been in this warehouse until now. If you want to remove the copper wire inside, you can take it away. But the price cannot be lowered."
The middle-aged man's words made Shen Lin stunned for a moment. He looked at the color TV carefully and suddenly understood why several technicians could not repair the color TV.
This is a color TV imported from abroad. In some places, there are significant differences between it and domestic color TVs.
It is normal that you cannot repair the machine if you cannot understand the manual.
"Brother , take a look at this color TV. How about I give you three dollars?" Shen Lin hesitated for a moment and offered a price that he thought was quite reasonable.
"Okay, three dollars is three dollars." The middle-aged man calculated silently in his mind, and said to Shen Lin readily.
Shen Lin suppressed his inner joy. You know, color TVs were rare items at that time. Even if you had money, you might not be able to buy one.
Shen Lin, filled with joy, immediately cleaned up the waste newspapers, paper boxes and other items in the warehouse, then pulled the things and walked towards the scrap collection station.
The fat man at the scrap collection station was already an acquaintance of Shen Lin. In the past two days, Shen Lin not only offered cigarettes to the fat man every time he came, but also gave him two boxes of good cigarettes.
Looking at Shen Lin who was coming with a full load, the fat man said with a smile: "Shen Lin, you really made a fortune this time. Look at the things in your car. Wow, you must have earned five dollars in this trip."
Shen Lin handed the fat man a cigarette and said, "Hey, I rely on luck for my livelihood. If it weren't for the support of my uncle's friends, this job wouldn't have come to me."
"Oh, if I finish sorting out the inventory in four or five days, I won't have a good life!"
The fat man took the cigarette from Shen Lin, and said with a brighter smile on his face: "Shen Lin, you have your uncle's support, so why are you afraid of lack of work?"
At this point, he glanced at the color TV in Shen Lin's car and said, "Oh, you took this big color TV? You are amazing!"
"I spent three dollars and I plan to take it home as a decoration. Even if no one can see it, it will be prestigious to have someone at home." Shen Lin looked like he wanted to save face.
A trace of perseverance flashed in the fat man's eyes. It was enviable that this kid had a good uncle, but his vision was a little narrow.
"Okay, go and collect the money." The fat man handed Shen Lin two receipts.
Shen Lin, who was already familiar with the business , took the bill to collect the money. The fat man looked at Shen Lin's back and cursed: "This kid is really lucky. He only makes ten yuan a day. If he works for a month, it will almost catch up with my annual salary."
"Why don't I have such a good uncle?"
The weather in July is like a child’s face, changing in an instant.
The sun was shining brightly, but in the blink of an eye, a dark cloud covered the sky and raindrops as big as beans fell down with a crackling sound.
Shen Lin, who had collected another cart of old newspapers, was pulling the cart towards the collection station. When it rained, he pulled the cart and quickly ran towards the eaves of the roadside.
In just a few steps, dense raindrops were falling quickly. At this time, Shen Lin didn't care to hide from the rain. After putting the flatbed cart away, he quickly picked up two bundles of newspapers and rushed to the eaves.
If newspapers are soaked in water too much, they will easily rot and cannot be sold at a good price.
So, people who were taking shelter from the rain saw a young man in a vest rushing into the rain again and again, moving bundles of waste paper under the eaves.
In three minutes, Shen Lin moved all the newspapers under the eaves. However, at this time, not only was he completely wet, but the sweat and rain on his face could no longer be distinguished, and he was panting from exhaustion.
Even so, Shen Lin did not dare to delay. He rushed over quickly and moved down the old color TV covered with a thin plastic sheet.
After completing all this, Shen Lin finally breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at the flatbed truck that was soaked by the heavy rain, and his heart became more anxious.
That three-wheeled vehicle with a roof must be made as soon as possible.
The rain came quickly and went away quickly. In just half an hour, the heavy rain stopped silently, and the sun appeared again in the sky after the dark clouds.
The weather suddenly became much cooler, but the bumpy streets were filled with water. Shen Lin was wearing shorts, so he was not afraid of wading, but the Red Star rubber shoes on his feet slipped with every step.
Most of the people who had come to take shelter from the rain left one after another, and Shen Lin began to load newspapers and color TVs onto the flatbed truck. Even though he was young and strong, this was another trip down, and his arms still ached.
Shen Lin waded in the water with his rubber shoes, almost falling to the ground several times. Although he was very careful, the handlebars still scraped off a layer of skin on his arm.
It usually took Shen Lin half an hour to walk to the scrap collection station, a journey that would normally take more than ten minutes.
"Xiao Shen, why are you here on such a rainy day?" Fatty Liu was drinking tea leisurely. When he saw Shen Lin, a smile appeared on his face.
Shen Lin felt in his pocket and quickly handed the box of Ximei cigarettes he had just bought to Fatty Liu. A box of Ximei cigarettes cost only two or three cents. In the county town, even ordinary workers would not smoke such expensive cigarettes.
Starting from the second day of selling scrap, Shen Lin gave Fatty Liu a box of Ximei cigarettes almost every day.
"Brother Liu, the things are in the car. If I don't send them to you, I have no place to put them."
Fatty Liu took the cigarette from Shen Lin skillfully, and the smile on his face became more easygoing. He glanced at Shen Lin's car and said, "Xiao Shen, according to our rules here, we don't accept things on rainy days."
"But since you're already here, Brother Liu can't let you come here for nothing, so move your things over."
Shen Lin was very familiar with the rules of the scrap yard and knew that there was no rule like the one Fatty Liu mentioned.
But since Fatty Liu said so, he couldn't refute it and could only smile and say, "Thank you, Brother Liu."
After exchanging the full truck of waste for banknotes, Shen Lin waved goodbye to Fatty Liu. Because it rained today, Shen Lin didn't earn as much as yesterday, but the money he had in his hands now totaled fifty yuan.
Fifty yuan is equivalent to a skilled worker's monthly salary!
Compared with the money he earned today, Shen Lin was even happier because this time he not only received an old color TV, but also a radio that was in good condition and did not seem to have any major problems.
While the butcher shop was still open, Shen Lin used the meat coupons he had begged for this morning to buy a pound of fat meat. He could use it to make some lard at home, which was also delicious for cooking.
