Liu Liang took out the money from her cloth bag and placed it in front of the salesperson.
“I want to buy a refrigerator.”
When the salesperson saw the money, he curled his lips and then took Liu Liang to get a receipt and pay the money.
After buying the refrigerator, Liu Jing only had one or two hundred yuan left. She originally wanted to buy a gas stove, but after thinking about it, she decided to buy the stove in their county town. It would be more convenient to deliver gas in the future.
There is no natural gas in their tube-shaped building. It can be said that even after the tube-shaped building was demolished, there is still no gas. Most people use stoves, which are slow and troublesome. If the fire is slow, it will take more than an hour to cook noodles. By then, you can't eat the noodles, but you will have a stomach full of smoke.
Whether or not one can have a good meal is something that everyone cares about every day. If three meals a day are good, everything is good, so no matter how expensive they are, she will buy these two things.
Even if all the money is spent, it doesn’t matter. As long as I have enough to eat and eat healthily, no matter how beautiful the clothes she wears, it is all practical.
She has been doing it for a lifetime and staying there for a lifetime. If she still can't wake up in this life, then her life will be in vain.
After buying the refrigerator, Liu Jing did not stop to buy a ticket back. She did not have much money on her, so she felt very safe sitting in the bus. The only problem was that the road was a bit bumpy, and when she got off the bus, her legs seemed to be weak.
She remembered that this road would be repaired next year, and it would be much more convenient for them to go to that place in the city then.
Turning around, Liu Liang walked towards her home. Needless to say, Zhou Lanping must be in school at this time, so there was no one at home. Liu Liang took out the remaining money from her cabinet and went to the local shopping mall. She spent more than a thousand yuan to buy the best gas stove. No wonder no one in the tube building used it.
It is indeed too expensive. The stove is only one aspect, and the monthly gas bill is another. However, if she spends less money, she can definitely save the money on gas.
In the future, she will find ways to supplement the family income. She can set up a stall or help out in a restaurant. After all, she is an adult, and the domestic economy was just recovering in the 1990s. It is impossible for her to live worse than others, right?
So when she bought this gas stove, she was very careful and steady. Even when she paid, she was very quick and didn't even think about it.
The stove is ready and can be delivered to her now.
Liu Liang had never thought of hiding the fact that she bought a gas stove. Anyway, everyone would know about it soon, so there was no reason to hide it. Moreover, the person who delivered the liquefied gas would come every month. She couldn't let them act like a thief and put a piece of cloth on the gas tank.
So she generously had a gas stove sent to her home, all amidst the envy and jealousy of her neighbors.
Curiosity overwhelmed the unfamiliarity. Those who had not spoken to Liu Liang rushed into Liu Liang's house. Liu Liang's family was the first in their building to use a gas stove, and many of them were seeing what a gas stove looked like for the first time.
I don't know how to use this, is it safe, and how to start a fire?
"Jingjing, did you buy a gas stove?"
Well, Liu Liang lowered her eyelashes and adjusted the gas stove. Facing these people whose eyes were almost glowing green, she could still remain calm and natural.
"Jingjing, how do I use this? Is it useful?"
Someone else asked, while carefully touching the gas stove, "This is very expensive, right? They heard that one costs thousands of dollars. In fact, it's not that they can't afford it, they just feel it's expensive, and they have to spend money to buy gas every month. It's not as convenient and cheap as the stove."
They kept calling Liu Liang "Jing Liang, Jing Liang" over and over again. If you didn't know, you would think they had a very good relationship with Liu Liang. But in fact, Liu Liang didn't know the names of many of these people.
These neighbors touched here and there, and insisted that Liu Liang demonstrate to them how to use it?
Liu Liang opened the gas tank, then turned the valve. With a click, a blue flame came out with a whoosh. The fire was really fierce.
When they were about to take a closer look, Liu Liang turned off the fire.
"What are you doing locked up? Let me see it."
Some people were unhappy when they saw the fire was turned off. They muttered something and were about to stretch out their hands to start the fire.
"It costs a few dollars to open it once."
Liu Jing spoke lightly, her cold eyes sweeping over everyone.
She bought this to use it, not to show it to others. Besides, she is not a monkey and needs to be observed by others. It is free. I wonder if she is poor now?
"It's just a gas stove, what's the big deal?"
The man got himself into trouble and was still criticized by a young girl, who started to yell at him in a dirty way.
Liu Jing has seen many people who say the grapes are sour because they can't eat them. She is not a child and will not quarrel with others. Even if others want to quarrel with her, she will find it annoying and still have to adjust the gas stove.
She has been using this for decades, there is nothing she doesn't understand and she is not afraid. As long as she uses it normally, nothing will go wrong.
Those who were still grumbling, seeing that Liu Liang ignored them, no longer wanted to watch the fun. However, after returning home, they told everyone they met that Liu Liang was ignorant and not as good as their own children.
Liu Liang heard it, but so what? She couldn't compare to him before, so does that mean she will never be able to compare to him in her life?
The road ahead is long, and one must look back.
People's gossip is understandable, but it depends on who they are talking about. For an old monster like Liu Jing who is in a strange situation, their gossip cannot hurt her at all.
She happily went to the market to buy vegetables, meat, and half a chicken. When the refrigerator came back tomorrow, she could put the things in it. Now the weather was getting hotter and hotter, and it would be really inconvenient without a refrigerator.
When Zhou Lanping rushed back from school, she went up to the second floor in one breath, carrying a lot of vegetables in her hands. She thought that today was Monday and Liu Liang should be back later in the evening.
She still had to prepare the meal, but as soon as she went upstairs, she was surrounded by a group of neighbors, who started talking about buying a gas stove for her family and also mentioned a few things that Liu Liang said were wrong.
The fact that they bought a gas stove at home really scared Zhou Lanping. A gas stove is what a woman wants most, and a woman cannot live without a stove throughout her life.
When gas stoves were first introduced, she just wanted to have one. If she saw someone using a gas stove, she would be so envious. However, her family was not well off, and she spent all the money she had on her daughter.
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