Chapter 54: Buying a second-hand lamp to repay a favor...
Chapter 54
Lin Mujin was bargaining with Mr. Gao, the owner of a repair shop. She had two items in her hands: a second-hand refurbished ceiling fan and a slightly old second-hand table lamp without a light bulb.
"One hundred dollars."
Boss Gao's hand shook, leaving a shadow. "No, no, that's too little. We're acquaintances, but we don't bargain like that. This fan has an imported casing; it's very expensive."
Lin Mujin remained unmoved. "You bought it at scrap price, not by brand. I think a hundred dollars is too much."
Boss Gao was choked up, and after a while he said helplessly, "Okay, okay, we're all acquaintances, so take it at this price."
Lin Mujin's mouth twitched, and her acting was quite convincing.
In fact, it was not necessary to buy these two things, she just didn't want to do favors.
The food truck was pushed to the small warehouse and happened to meet Boss Gao.
Lin Mujin started a conversation with him, asking which shop owner nearby was easy to talk to, and told him honestly that she wanted to spend some money to borrow his refrigerator to store some food.
Unexpectedly, Boss Gao said that he already had a refrigerator at home and refused to accept the money.
Lin Mujin let her cousin and his friends go first. In order to repay the favor, she went to the repair shop and picked out these two items.
However, Boss Gao asked for a high price, and she was not a sucker, so of course she had to bargain, but there was still a lot of room for improvement. He made a lot of money on this order.
Otherwise, how could he sell it so readily?
The two of them knew exactly what was going on.
Lin Mujin went to the store and bought a 15-watt light bulb before returning home.
Cousin Lin is already making dinner.
"Sister, let me take the oysters." Lin Mujin said quickly.
Cousin Lin asked, "You want to make this in a frying pan?"
Lin Mujin nodded repeatedly, "I did it at noon, but the tools were not good enough."
This time with a big frying pan, she is ready to show off her skills.
Then he asked, "Sister, how do you want to cook the pork belly?"
Cousin Lin said, "I want to make stir-fried pork slices with chili peppers. I've already cooked the pork belly soup."
Lin Mujin quickly said, "Sister, I'm going to teach you a new dish. It's guaranteed to be delicious. I saw it in a cookbook. It's called Bazi Rou."
Cousin Lin muttered, "Bazirou, what a strange name."
Lin Mujin went to wash her hands. "It doesn't matter if the name is weird, as long as it tastes good."
Cousin Lin said, "You ordered me to do it. Don't you still want to make oysters?"
Lin Mujin replied, "That's not a rush, it's a quick dish. First, heat up the pan. Once the pan is hot, take the whole piece of pork belly and rub it skin-side down. Rub it a few times."
Cousin Lin did as she was told and picked up the pork belly and started rubbing it. "It's a little mushy."
Lin Mujin said, "It's okay. Just scrape it with a kitchen knife and rinse it with water. Then cut the meat into thick slices, about the thickness of your little finger."
Cousin Lin cut off a piece and asked, "Is it so thick?"
Lin Mujin nodded. "Okay. After cutting, fry the fish in a wok over medium-low heat without adding any oil. Fry until the oil comes out and both sides are golden brown."
She went to get the ingredients: onion, ginger, garlic, dried chili peppers, star anise, cinnamon, bay leaves, and rock sugar.
The meat slices were almost done by then. "Sister, don't drain the oil from the pan. Fry the green peppers until they are tender and fragrant."
Cousin Lin nodded, "I know. To make stuffed peppers with meat, you also need to fry the peppers until they are like tiger skin."
Lin Mujin continued to instruct, "The green peppers are fried, you can let some oil come out, otherwise it will be too greasy. As for the meat slices, they have been fried, so a lot of fat has been fried out, so it won't be so greasy. Sister, add these seasonings and stir-fry until fragrant, then add the meat slices and stir-fry together, add soy sauce, cooking wine and sauce, you can add water, and finally add a few pieces of rock sugar, cover the pot, and cook on medium-low heat for 40 minutes. Finally, add the green peppers and simmer for another 10 minutes before serving."
Because the steamed pork belly still needed a lot of time to stew and the oyster omelette was not in a hurry to make, Lin Mujin went back to the house and saw her cousin installing a ceiling fan.
"Brother, aren't you talking about the house in Ann Arbor?"
How did it become her and her cousin's house?
Cousin Lin pointed towards his uncle's bedroom and said, "Your uncle asked you to do that."
Uncle Lin said in the bedroom, "My room is not hot."
The ceiling fan was already installed, and Lin Mujin couldn't let it be taken down, so she had to give up.
"Brother, are you okay?"
Cousin Lin jumped off the stool and said, "Try the ceiling fan..." He pulled the cord and the fan went from slow to fast. "There's nothing wrong with this ceiling fan. Boss Gao's reputation is pretty good."
Then he pulled the cord to turn off the ceiling fan. "It's okay. What's wrong, sister?"
Lin Mujin said, "Didn't you say we were going to make chef's clothes and hats? I thought I'd make three sets first. My sister and I have similar body shapes."
In fact, she is taller than Cousin Lin, but clothes just have to be made bigger.
"Let's go to the tailor shop downstairs to get measured and have the clothes and hats made as soon as possible."
Cousin Lin had no objection, "Let's go."
Although he can use a sewing machine, he really can't make clothes.
Besides, our family is not so short of money now, so there is no need to waste time.
The brother and sister walked downstairs one after the other.
"Brother, do you have any good leather? I want a bag and I'll draw the pattern myself." Lin Mujin had wanted a bag for a long time, but her cousin had to work and didn't have time.
Now is the perfect time.
Cousin Lin smiled and asked, "Can you draw?"
Lin Mujin turned around and patted her cousin, "What are you talking about? How come I don't know anything? Let me tell you, I don't know too much."
Cousin Lin coaxed him like a child, "Okay, okay, go ahead and draw it. I'll make it for you. Is one enough?"
Lin Mujin narrowed her eyes and smiled, "You're getting more and more demanding," and said, "Two would be even better."
Cousin Lin was very easy to talk to, "Then make two."
Lin Mujin asked, "Brother, I want to make the kind of extra soft leather. Can you recommend one?"
Cousin Lin didn't even have to think about it and answered directly, "Lambskin, but it's expensive and requires more maintenance, so I don't recommend it. Ordinary sheepskin and calfskin are also good."
Lin Mujin immediately said, "I choose calfskin."
Because she knows herself well, she is not a delicate person and will not maintain her bag every day, so she prefers something durable.
Cousin Lin said, "Calf leather is very common, so there's no need to worry about not being able to buy it. What color do you want? They usually come in brown and black."
Lin Mujin rolled her eyes and said, "I want to make a black backpack and a brown crossbody bag."
Cousin Lin wanted to say something else, but they had already arrived at the sewing shop.
Lin Mujin said enthusiastically, "Hello, Boss Feng, I'm here to make clothes for you."
I told him my plan, "How much would it cost to use a more wear-resistant and breathable fabric?"
Boss Feng took her to touch a few pieces of fabric and talked about the prices.
Cotton is cheaper, polyester is very expensive.
Lin Mujin finally chose thick cotton cloth, which is cost-effective.
Cousin Lin had no objection at all.
Boss Feng said, "Doctors also use this fabric to make their white coats. Let me take your measurements."
Lin Mujin stood up straight, opened her arms and cooperated. "Boss Feng, don't forget to order a size up."
This way, even in winter, it’s completely fine to wear a sweater inside.
She is considering the long term.
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