Chapter 55: I’ve given up on studying and plan to go inland…
Chapter 55
Lin Mujin went to the kitchen again to make oyster omelets.
"Sister, my brother and I just went to the tailor shop downstairs and made three white coats and hats."
She was making the starch paste while talking to her cousin Lin.
"We are about the same height, so I didn't call you."
What Cousin Lin was most concerned about was, "How much money did Boss Feng ask for?"
Lin Mujin said, "The packaging cost a total of one hundred and five dollars. It wasn't any good material, just thick cotton."
Cousin Lin calculated it and said, "That's not bad."
Lin Mujin smiled and said, "I bargained with him, but he wouldn't go below one hundred and twenty dollars. It was only when I promised to give him a bowl of hot noodles that he agreed to lower the price."
Cousin Lin nodded and took note. "Okay, I'll leave a portion of hot noodles at home tomorrow morning. Remember to bring it over."
She left too early and the sewing shop wasn't open yet.
Lin Mujin tossed the oysters into the prepared starch paste, beat three eggs, and then added salt, MSG, chopped green onions, and white pepper. "The dough won't clump together."
Cousin Lin thought about it and said, "What should I do? I want to save the rice paste, but I don't have a steamer at home."
She wants to take all the steamers away.
Lin Mujin was not in a hurry. "I didn't agree to do it tomorrow. I'll buy a refrigerator tomorrow and store food at home. Or maybe there's a typhoon someday..."
Cousin Lin raised her hand and made a slapping motion, "Pah! Pah! Pah! Stop talking nonsense."
Lin Mujin was amused. "Sister, it's normal to have typhoons this month."
It's just a matter of size.
Cousin Lin sighed, "What the hell is this typhoon?"
Lin Mujin laughed out loud. Hong Kong is an island, how could there be no typhoons?
But let's stop here, she doesn't like typhoons either.
That’s not accurate. I liked it when I was in school because we would have holidays due to strong typhoons.
Heat oil in a pan and shake the pan to spread the oil more evenly.
Pour directly into the oyster meat and egg paste.
Fry slowly over low heat and the aroma will soon come out.
"Sister, come here! Turn over."
Lin Mujin abdicated and let her cousin Lin take over.
Cousin Lin demonstrated in slow motion, "It's very simple, just shake your wrist..."
The oyster meat and egg pancake flew up smoothly, turned over in the air and fell into the frying pan.
Lin Mujin: Brain: Got it!
Eyes: Got it!
Hand: I’ve wasted my time!
Cousin Lin shook the pan a few times to get the oyster pancake to slide around, preventing it from sticking. "Sister, what time is it? Why isn't Xiao Li home yet?"
Lin Mujin said, "He might go to the Chinese medicine shop. He told me so at noon, but it's still raining now, so he might not go. It might be difficult to ride a bike in the rain."
She was still a little worried, but she knew that her little brother was steady and intelligent and would not easily put himself in danger.
Lin Mujin served the oyster omelette, and the pork belly in the casserole was cooked. The two sisters began to bring the food into the house.
As soon as he came out of the kitchen, he saw Lin Muli in the corridor, and his pants were almost wet.
"Sister!"
"Aren't you wearing a raincoat? Why are you so wet? Go back to the house and wipe yourself off and change your clothes." Lin Mujin was afraid that he would catch a cold, so she prepared to make him some ginger soup.
Lin Muli grinned and said, "It's okay, it's still cool after the rain."
Lin Mujin glared, "Hurry up!"
Lin Muli said, "Sister, I want to take a shower."
Lin Mujin didn't object. "Then hurry up, it's time to eat."
There is no rule in the Lin family about waiting for anyone to eat.
Uncle Lin used to work at a construction site, and his work and rest schedule was unstable. The rest of the people either had to go to school or were looking for odd jobs, so it was difficult to get together in time. Therefore, they developed the habit of eating later whoever came late.
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At the dinner table, Lin Muli, who had just finished taking a shower, caught up with the second half of the meal. This shower was really fast.
"Xiao Li, have you been to the pharmacy?" Lin Mu Jin asked.
Lin Muli replied as he served the soup, "I've gone. The master said I'm a registered disciple, so there's no need for any ceremony. If I learn well, he'll accept me as his last disciple, and we'll have a big banquet. But then I don't need to go home, he'll go."
Uncle Lin put down his chopsticks and said, "How can that be possible! This..."
Lin Mujin thought for a moment and said, "Your master said we won't do the ceremony yet, so we'll listen. But we can't just sit there and do nothing. Xiao Li, what hobbies does your master have?"
Lin Muli scratched his head and said, "I don't know either."
Cousin Lin asked him to think about it carefully, "something he usually carries with him."
After being prompted, Lin Muli finally realized, "Master likes to drink tea and holds a purple clay teapot every day."
Two words flashed through Lin Mujin's mind: "purple clay teapot" and "tea".
Cousin Lin interjected, "These two things...will be very expensive."
Lin Muli immediately objected, "Don't buy something expensive, just show your appreciation. The master knows our family situation, and I'm still working part-time in the shop, so there's no need to pretend to be rich."
Lin Mujin’s first reaction was to go to the “inland” to buy it. There are so many varieties of tea in the country that you can choose from. As for purple clay teapots, you can even choose some masterpieces, and the prices are not high now.
He patted his younger brother soothingly and said, "Don't think too much, kid. Just study hard."
Then he turned around and asked the old man a completely irrelevant question, "Uncle, where is our hometown?"
Uncle Lin came to the point. "It's Guangdong, but that's not right. My grandfather should be from Hebei. It was so chaotic back then, with the Japanese killing people everywhere. My grandfather took his family and fled south, to Guangdong. Later, my grandfather died, and my father took us and smuggled us across to Hong Kong. It's been so many years, and I haven't been back."
Lin Mujin asked, "Uncle, do you want to go back?"
Uncle Lin shook his head. "There are no relatives over there anymore. What's the point of going back?"
Cousin Lin asked curiously, "Can we go back?"
Lin Mujin didn't know either. "There should be a policy."
Although she doesn't remember the specific policies, she remembers Hong Kong businessmen.
Since Hong Kong businessmen are allowed to invest, they must be allowed to go there legally.
When she has time, she can go to the relevant department for consultation.
She originally wanted to deposit the money in the bank, but if she could return to the mainland and buy some items that could appreciate in value, the bank's ten-point interest rate would not be enough.
Emma, I almost missed out on 100 million.
Lin Muli was very interested in the inland area. "If you really want to go, please take me there. My deskmate is from Northeast China. He said he has ginseng there."
Cousin Lin's eyes flashed with the shape of money, "Ginseng is very valuable, so why did your classmate come to Hong Kong?"
Lin Mujin explained, "The inland economy is still collective, and the ginseng in the mountains is also collectively owned."
Cousin Lin was a little confused. "The ginseng I picked doesn't belong to me. It belongs to everyone?"
Lin Mujin nodded, "That's probably the way it can be understood."
Cousin Lin grumbled, "No wonder Xiao Li came to Hong Kong. If only I could, I'd be so mad."
Lin Mujin laughed heartily. "This is just a temporary policy. I heard it's changing now. I'm still very optimistic about the development of the inland areas."
When she becomes rich in the future, she will also enjoy the preferential policies for Hong Kong businessmen investing in the mainland.
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