Chapter 14: Shen Lin Come with Us
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.
"Shen Lin, buy some meat!" As soon as he entered the door, he ran into Aunt Chen. She looked at the two pieces of fat meat hanging on the handlebars of Shen Lin's bike and said in surprise.
At that time, eating meat not only required money, but also tickets, so whoever ate meat would be envied by the neighbors for a long time.
The Shen Lin family ate fish the day before yesterday, ate chicken yesterday, and ate meat today...
Aunt Chen looked at the meat in Shen Lin's hand and couldn't help but think of the half basin of fish soup that Shen Lin gave her two days ago.
The old man in the family had lost his appetite due to illness, but when faced with the pot of fish soup, he drank three large bowls in one breath.
"Aunt Chen, I think the meat is pretty good today, so I bought two." Shen Lin said this, suddenly stopped the car and said, "By the way, I was just saying I was going to look for you."
As he spoke, Shen Lin took out twenty-five yuan from his pocket and said, "Aunt, this is the rent I owe you. Please count it."
Aunt Chen looked at the big unity that Shen Lin handed over and was a little bit unbelieving for a moment.
According to her idea, it would take Shen Lin at least half a month to pay back the rent, but she didn't expect that Shen Lin paid back the rent so quickly.
"Shen Lin, this... this is not urgent..."
Although she said this, Aunt Chen's hand was tightly holding the twenty-five yuan that Shen Lin handed over.
Shen Lin smiled and said, "Aunt, I'm so sorry. I have to thank you for giving me so much time."
After chatting for a few more words, Shen Lin drove the car towards home.
"Tsk tsk, young people nowadays are incredible. They ate chicken yesterday and bought meat today. If you don't know, you would think it's Chinese New Year!"
" I can't bear to do this even during the Chinese New Year!"
"Where did Shen Lin get all this money? He was fired from the factory, how could he have money to eat?"
"Haha, you can't tell? Shen Lin had a color TV in his car. Think about it, how can he afford to buy a color TV now?"
"You said he stole it?"
"Haha, you said that yourself, not me."
Aunt Chen, who was walking behind Shen Lin, heard the neighbors' discussions and suddenly felt her head buzzing.
Although she wanted to defend Shen Lin, the money in Shen Lin's hands and the lavish lifestyle he had were indeed a bit hard to justify.
He didn't bother to listen to the neighbors' gossip and hurried home with the money given by Shen Lin.
Cut the fat into small pieces of two to three centimeters square, clean them, put them in a wok, add a small half bowl of water, boil over high heat. Then turn to low heat and simmer slowly. Shen Lin fantasized about the infinite uses of lard. If one day he could get a bag of white flour, steam some buns, and knead a small piece of lard into the dough, the steamed buns would definitely be fluffy, white, sweet and delicious.
Shen Lin had been pampered , so he should not know this procedure. But he was greedy and picky, and he especially liked to eat lard residue. The fragrant, delicious, crisp and tasty lard residue was already unforgettable when eaten directly, and if it was fried with a few green peppers, it would be even more delicious, crispy, fragrant and good with rice.
Or sprinkle cumin or chili powder on the oil residue, which is also mouth-watering. But unfortunately, there are only big peppers at home now, and it is not easy to make chili powder.
Let’s use the oil residue to stir-fry something!
Just as Shen Lin was putting the fried spinach into the pot, Lu Xiaorong pushed the door open and walked in. Tired from a day's work, Lu Xiaorong smelled the aroma and felt that his head was hit hard.
Shen Lin is cooking!
There is something delicious today!
Lu Xiaorong walked towards the kitchen almost instinctively. Looking at the golden oil residue in the white plate, Lu Xiaorong had an urge to take a bite.
"Hey, wife, have a taste." Shen Lin pinched a piece of oil residue and put it to Lu Xiaorong's mouth attentively.
Lu Xiaorong instinctively opened his mouth and swallowed the golden oil residue. It was really crispy and refreshing, and very satisfying.
For a moment, Lu Xiaorong felt so happy that he felt dizzy. Shen Lin, this man actually learned how to feed him!
A sweet and aggrieved feeling surged through his heart. Lu Xiaorong subconsciously took a step back and said incoherently: "You... why did you buy meat?"
"You want to eat it," Shen Lin said casually, "Wife, this oil residue is crispy and fragrant, don't you want to eat it?"
Lu Xiaorong licked his lips and said honestly: "But we just had fish and chicken, isn't it a waste to buy meat again!"
"It's okay. Making sure my wife is well fed is my great cause. Don't worry about her!" Shen Lin joked while cooking.
Lu Xiaorong suddenly felt that the man in front of him had really changed for the better.
Just as she was thinking about whether to eat another bite of the oil residue, a nausea impulse suddenly rose in her heart. This nausea made Lu Xiaorong take a deep breath and suppress it.
What's wrong with me? Is it really my fate to suffer, not be able to eat meat, and must be a vegetarian?
Thinking that this kind of reaction has been going on for several days, Lu Xiaorong felt helpless!
Under the dim light, Lu Xiaorong was listening to the radio happily, while Shen Lin was repairing the 17-inch color TV.
Without the right tools, even though Shen Lin had superb skills in his previous life, he still found it difficult to quickly find the problem.
At this time, he had no choice but to take the electric pen and try little by little...
While listening to the radio, Lu Xiaorong silently watched Shen Lin busy himself. This rhythm actually made him very satisfied.
It was another morning, and Shen Lin, who had been busy repairing the color TV until after one o'clock last night, finally managed to get up. However, when he saw the large color TV that he had repaired with a few simple small parts, he felt a sense of accomplishment.
This big color TV will definitely make me a lot of money.
However, it doesn’t seem so easy to make a deal in the morning market.
After a quick wash and a few sips of water, Shen Lin, holding a radio, returned to his position at the morning market. At this time, the morning market was already crowded with people, and the sounds of buying and selling were one after another.
When Shen Lin arrived, someone was already waiting there. This was a middle-aged man in his fifties, wearing a pair of square-framed glasses. When he saw Shen Lin, his glasses fell on Shen Lin's radio: "Young man, is this the radio you want to sell?"
"Yes, I just repaired this radio yesterday. There is absolutely no problem with the quality." While Shen Lin was speaking, he took the initiative to turn on the radio. Clear sound came directly from the radio.
The middle-aged man adjusted the radio for a few times, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face. But he put away his smile and said to Shen Lin: "Young man, this radio is a bit old, how much do you want for it?"
"Uncle, a new radio like this would cost at least forty or fifty yuan. I'll only charge you fifteen yuan, and I can guarantee that it will be repaired within one year." Shen Lin was not averse to bargaining. After all, when he was selling something, he had to allow others to bargain.
Just as he was discussing the price of a second-hand radio with the middle-aged man wearing glasses, two policemen in old-fashioned police uniforms quickly rushed up to him.
Before Shen Lin could react, he heard the policeman say, "Shen Lin, come with me!"
