Chapter 7 Morning Market
Although Lu Xiaorong didn't look closely just now, he knew that the radio was broken!
It is not easy to repair a broken radio. Even in a specialized repair shop, there are very few people who can repair radios.
Although he was full of curiosity about Shen Lin's radio repair, in the end, Lu Xiaorong silently returned to the bedroom, lay quietly on the bed, thinking about Shen Lin's changes.
Outside the bedroom, Shen Lin tightened the last screw of the radio and couldn't help stretching. Although he was back to his twenties and his physical fitness was much better than in his previous life, he was still a little tired after a busy day.
Not to mention the radio repair just now, which was even more brain-intensive.
sleep!
Instinctively, Shen Lin wanted to go into the room where Lu Xiaorong slept, but according to his memory, he and Lu Xiaorong had already slept separately a few days ago. If he suddenly barged in at this time, he might lose the good impression he had just earned.
More importantly, Lu Xiaorong is already pregnant, and she can't get excited now.
With some reluctance, Shen Lin returned to his bedroom. Just as he was about to lie on the bed and plan his future life, he fell asleep in just a few minutes.
"Sweet, your smile is so sweet.
It's like flowers blooming in the spring breeze.
Blooming in the spring breeze..."
The melodious singing woke Shen Lin from his deep sleep. He subconsciously opened his eyes and looked around.
Old-fashioned wooden bed, high and low cabinets, flowery electrical wires...
It was the same house he remembered from his previous life. He was not dreaming, he really went back to the past.
Shen Lin gently pushed open the door and came to Lu Xiaorong's room. Lu Xiaorong was sleeping soundly, curled up, as if resisting something...
Shen Lin looked at Lu Xiaorong's sleeping posture. His thin body looked clumsy, like a newly hatched chick. This image made him feel a little sad. However, he knew that at this time, haste makes waste. The most important thing for him was to make Lu Xiaorong take good care of himself.
Shen Lin found the Plum brand watch that Lu Xiaorong had placed on the table. Seeing that the hour hand was pointing to six o'clock, he tiptoed towards the kitchen.
There was only some rice and the leftover steamed buns from yesterday in the kitchen. How could this be possible?
For the sake of his unborn child, he had to find a way to increase Lu Xiaorong's nutrition.
Putting the remaining five yuan and twenty cents in his pocket, Shen Lin prepared to walk towards the morning market according to his memory of his previous life.
But thinking of the morning market, Shen Lin hugged the radio he had repaired yesterday in his arms again.
The morning market is a small street on the left side of Shen Lin’s house. I don’t know when this place became a market. There are not only farmers carrying their own vegetables, chickens and ducks on their shoulders, but also some people selling second-hand items.
Shen Lin had originally been planning to sell this repaired radio. What he lacked most now was capital!
When walking out of the family compound, Shen Lin met several neighbors who were walking in a hurry. These neighbors looked at Shen Lin who was walking over with a radio, and ignored him one by one.
To them, this guy who was fired from the factory and drank and beat his wife all day long was not even worthy of their attention.
Shen Lin didn't care about his neighbors' cold attitude towards him. He was holding the radio and thinking about how much he should sell it for.
The morning market is bustling with people. You don't need a ticket to buy things here, but some popular goods are much more expensive than in stores.
"Don't miss it if you pass by. These nylon socks from Guangzhou make boys look more stylish and girls look beautiful!"
"Dress, wholesale dress from Shanghai, five yuan each!"
"Hot and spicy soup, delicious hot and spicy soup, 1.5 cents a bowl..."
Various hawking sounds filled the morning market. Shen Lin walked from south to north, found a place, put the radio on the ground and said, "Radio, who wants a radio? It's imported from abroad, with good sound quality, only twenty yuan!"
Shen Lin's shout attracted a lot of attention.
Although radios have entered more and more households, the price of twenty yuan still attracts many people.
A middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties and wearing a yellow shirt looked at Shen Lin facing the huge radio for a few seconds and said, "Young man, does your radio work?"
"Uncle, don't worry. The sound quality of this radio is excellent." As Shen Lin spoke, he turned on the switch, and a melodious song sounded.
"The sun sets in the west and the clouds are red, ..."
The clear sound quality immediately attracted the attention of many people. Some people even stared at the English letters on the radio and said, "It's imported from abroad. The sound quality is better than the new one we bought at home."
"It sounds good, but a little old."
Shen Lin patted the radio and said, "My radio is quite old, but I just hired a technician to repair it. According to the technician, there will be no problems with this radio within four to five years."
"Anyone who likes it can take 20 yuan. If you miss this opportunity, you will never see this shop again!"
The middle-aged man in his forties looked at the radio carefully, his expression full of hesitation.
He had always wanted to buy a radio, but new radios were a bit expensive, one costing him a month's salary.
This one looks just as good as a new one, but it's only half the price of a new one.
Although it was a bit old, the sound quality of this radio was the best he had ever heard.
"Young man, I'll buy it for fifteen dollars!" the middle-aged man gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice.
Shen Lin looked at the middle-aged man who looked like he was in pain, and knew that he was someone who wanted to buy. He immediately smiled and said, "Uncle, I can see that you have good taste and vision. How about this, let's set a price of seventeen. If you think it's okay, take it away; if not, you can look for it again."
Although seventeen was two dollars more, it was acceptable to the middle-aged man. He fiddled with the radio and tried to tune in a few channels. He found that the sound quality of most channels was very pure and penetrating, and sounded like nature.
This discovery makes middle-aged people love it even more.
"Young man, what if this old thing of yours doesn't make any sound when I take it home?" The middle-aged man was about to take out money, but hesitated.
Shen Lin knew exactly what the middle-aged man was worried about , so he said cheerfully, "Uncle, I live in the hardware factory's staff quarters not far from here. Within this year, I will repair it for you as long as it is not damaged by human factors."
"If it's man-made damage, I'll only charge you for the part to repair it."
After hearing what Shen Lin said so honestly and liking the radio so much, the middle-aged man gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll buy it."
A worker, peasant and soldier note, a five-yuan note, and two red one-yuan notes soon fell into Shen Lin's hands.
Shen Lin was very happy to touch the hard and prickly workers, peasants and soldiers. This second-hand radio earned him the money from yesterday's hard work. If he bought an old TV, then...
With money in hand, Shen Lin felt more confident. He went around the morning market and bought five kilograms of eggs, a few kilograms of millet and two sesame cakes.
What disappointed Shen Lin was that he didn't find the soldering iron he was looking for for sale. He could only buy a few screwdrivers at a hardware stall.
When she got home, Lu Xiaorong was already awake and making breakfast. She looked at Shen Lin who was carrying a large bag of things and couldn't help asking, "Where did you get this from?"
"I bought them at the morning market." Shen Lin raised the eggs in his hand and said, "Wife, let's boil three eggs later, two for you and one for me."
Looking at the eggs that Shen Lin carried in the wicker basket, Lu Xiaorong felt a little distressed. It was such a waste to eat eggs after just eating fish.
Shen Lin is still as greedy as ever!
But no matter how delicious it is, Shen Lin now uses the money he earned himself, which makes Lu Xiaorong want to say something, but unable to.
Without waiting for Lu Xiaorong to speak, Shen Lin picked up the eggs and prepared to wash and boil them.
"Did you... spend all the money you earned yesterday?" Lu Xiaorong hesitated for a moment, but still asked the question.
Shen Lin earned eleven dollars yesterday and gave five dollars to the landlord. With these things added on, there should be nothing left.
Shen Lin was about to put the washed eggs into the pot to cook. When he heard Lu Xiaorong's question, he said casually: "No, I have less than 20 yuan now. I sold the radio I bought yesterday for 17 yuan."
The radio is sold!
Lu Xiaorong felt a pang of heartache. The radio was playing the song "Naval Port Night" yesterday. The song was ethereal and full, which made her feel very comfortable listening to it.
"How much did you pay for the radio?"
"Fifty cents! Those people in the electronic classroom don't know how to repair it, so they're wasting a good thing! Wife, do you know where to buy a soldering iron?" Shen Lin put the pot down and asked casually.
A 50-cent item, after Shen Lin repaired it, he earned 17 yuan. This...
"Let me ask for you. By the way, when will you be able to repair radios?" Lu Xiaorong couldn't help but ask curiously.
She and Shen Lin have been married for half a year. She has witnessed Shen Lin's family's rise from glory to decline. She is extremely disappointed with her man, but she never thought that he could repair electrical appliances.
"I loved thinking about this when I was a kid. The more I thought about it, the better I would become." Shen Lin was well prepared for this matter, so it was a normal answer.
Boiled eggs, egg drop noodle soup, a few yellow steamed buns, and a small dish of pickles. Although light, it is very delicious.
Although Shen Lin was determined to improve Lu Xiaorong's nutrition, he also needed the money and wanted to spend every penny carefully. What's more, improving the nutrition of Lu Xiaorong and the baby in her belly had to be done step by step.
"What are you going to do today?" Under Shen Lin's insistence, Lu Xiaorong finally picked up the eggs.
Shen Lin ate the egg very slowly, not because he was reluctant, but because he was afraid that if he swallowed it in one gulp, Lu Xiaorong would force the egg in her hand on him.
"Collect old newspapers." Shen Lin did not hide his next plan. He smiled and said, "If everything goes well today, maybe I can collect one or two old electrical appliances."
Lu Xiaorong looked at this sunny and confident man, and her heart was inexplicably moved. Is this still the man who seemed like a stranger to her? Yesterday, he only knew how to drink and beat himself!
After hesitating
"I know, I can only do this junk picking for half a month at most!" Shen Lin had his own plans and did not hide them from Lu Xiaorong.
As he spoke, Shen Lin took out another five yuan and handed it to Lu Xiaorong, saying, "Please keep these five yuan first, so that I don't lose them."
Looking at the money Shen Lin handed over, Lu Xiaorong was a little dazed.
Just as she was about to say something, a feeling of nausea suddenly surged from her stomach. Lu Xiaorong quickly covered her mouth and ran towards the kitchen sink.
After dry heaving twice without spitting out anything, Lu Xiaorong rinsed his mouth with cold water and walked out.
Shen Lin thought Lu Xiaorong's reaction was normal, after all, Lu Xiaorong was pregnant now. However, Lu Xiaorong herself didn't know about this situation.
Should I tell Lu Xiaorong directly that I am pregnant? Shen Lin hesitated for a moment, but decided not to tell her for the time being.
After all, Lu Xiaorong and I are almost on the verge of divorce. If I tell Lu Xiaorong about this all of a sudden, Lu Xiaorong might start to have wild thoughts.
It would be better for her to change herself slowly, and let Lu Xiaorong slowly discover the fact of her pregnancy.
My child, this is all I can do for you.
Having made up his mind, Shen Lin asked Lu Xiaorong, "What's wrong?"
"It's okay. Maybe it's because I ate a little too much greasy food yesterday." Lu Xiaorong picked up the egg again and said.
After breakfast, Lu Xiaorong went to work. Shen Lin did not go out immediately, but cleaned up the house, then borrowed a flatbed truck from Aunt Chen and headed towards another factory he had planned.
When he just walked out of the house, many people saw Shen Lin pulling the cart. Some people greeted him, while others just glanced at Shen Lin and looked away.
Shen Lin didn't care about these things. After being reborn, how could he have time to care about the contemptuous eyes of these people? What he wanted was to make himself and his family live a good life.
Shen Lin spent three cents to buy some Ximei cigarettes, then strode into the factory's office area.
At this moment, there was an extra notification in Lu Xiaorong's hand.
A notice asking her to go to the workshop for exercise!
