Chapter 7: Shopping for 8,000 RMB a day...
Chapter 7
Lin Mujin is a little schizophrenic now, feeling both painful and happy.
Now the newspaper requires 8,000 words every day, which is almost her limit. In fact, 10,000 words a day is not impossible, but not every day, she really can't bear it.
"How much money do I have now?"
This is the source of her motivation. Whenever her hands hurt from writing or she feels tired of writing, she counts the small coins.
"One dollar, two dollars..."
It’s almost two thousand, but it’s still not enough!
Before, her cousin gave her family 500 yuan to buy groceries, and she also contributed some money but it was not much.
But Xiao Li is about to start school, so he needs to buy some school supplies and a set of clothes, which will cost a lot of money.
There is also the issue of renting a house. She wants to rent a tenement building, but tenement buildings come in different grades.
The tenement building that her family rented before was of the lowest quality. Not only was it only about 30 square meters, it also had no bathroom, which she was not satisfied with.
The tenement building she wants to rent should preferably have a complete kitchen and bathroom, and community safety is also a key consideration. However, the rent for a tenement building that meets the above requirements would be between one thousand and one thousand two hundred, and utilities are not included.
The general requirement for renting a house now is to pay two mortgages and one additional payment, which means you have to pay three months' rent at once, which is not far off.
How can I make some quick money?
It seems that time travel is not omnipotent. A penny can make a hero fall!
She was motivated to finish the manuscript again. There was no other way, as this was her only source of income now.
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Lin Mujin took her younger brother shopping. In order to free up a day, she wrote ten thousand words a day in the past two days. Together with the "advance amount" accumulated before, she finally made up eight thousand words.
But I dare not leave any gaps in the newspaper.
"Sister, I don't lack stationery." Lin Muli held Lin Mujin's hand and stopped her from choosing. "Sister, I have money."
The two are now in the underground shopping mall in Kowloon City. The goods here are complete and the price-performance ratio is very high. Many ordinary working-class people come here to shop.
Lin Mujin pushed him aside, he was really in the way. She chose two bottles of brand name ink, which she and her brother both needed and couldn't afford to save.
I also picked out a Hero fountain pen for my younger brother (I didn’t write it randomly. I checked the information and found that Hong Kong was selling some products from the mainland at that time).
I didn’t choose Parker or Montblanc, as both are imported brands and not very cost-effective.
Lin Mujin is choosing a diary again.
"Sister, I have some unused notebooks." Lin Muli didn't pay attention and his sister picked out several of them.
Lin Mujin was comparing the two diaries in her hands to see which one was better. Both were good, and she was having trouble choosing. "Brother, pick one. Hurry up!"
Lin Muli pursed his lips and said, "Black."
Lin Mujin looked down again and said, "I'll give you the black one. I want the brown one."
This is actually a small hobby of hers in her spare time, which is to collect various notebooks, big and small, of different colors and materials, each one is cute in its own way. In her previous life, half of her bookshelf was filled with various notebooks.
Before, she was too poor and her hobbies could be ignored when it came to survival. Now she has some money, and the important thing is that buying a book only costs a few dollars, so she was tempted.
"You like Chinese medicine, don't you? You can go to the library and borrow some books on it. You can use these notes to make excerpts. A good memory is no match for a bad pen."
Having said that, Lin Muli no longer refused.
Afterwards, Lin Mujin picked out a backpack for her younger brother. It cost twenty-five dollars, which was a bit expensive, but the quality was good.
"Come on, I'll buy you another set of sportswear and a pair of sneakers." Lin Mujin pulled the younger brother to the counter, ignoring his words that he had everything he needed.
"Sister, please pick out some clothes for yourself. I'll pay the bill." Lin Muli held the shopping bag in one hand and held his sister's arm with the other.
Lin Mujin glanced down at her clothes. They were a little old, but not torn, and could still be worn for a while. "Let me take a look at some sneakers. If there's anything suitable, I'll buy a pair."
The main reason is that she may run and exercise in the future, so it would be more convenient to have a pair of sports shoes.
There were many stalls selling clothes and shoes, and the two of them compared prices at many stores. They did not care about brands or styles. Lin Mujin paid attention to the fabrics and materials, and whether they were comfortable to wear.
"Beautiful girl, how much does this set (sportswear) cost? Give me a real price and we will come to you to buy it next time." Lin Mujin's mouth was as sweet as honey.
"This is a brand name. Feel how thick it is. It's not cheap. Give me 100 yuan for this set. That's the lowest price."
The female boss even turned over the clothes thoughtfully and said, "Look, there's not even a thread loose, it's so finely made."
Lin Muli pulled Lin Mujin's arm.
Lin Mujin understood that it was too expensive, "Fifty."
The female boss took the clothes rudely and said, "We don't sell them at such a low price."
Lin Mujin shrugged her shoulders to express her regret.
So I turned around and went to another store with my younger brother.
When the female boss saw that they had really left, she quickly raised her voice and called out, "Eighty, no less."
Lin Mujin turned around and said, "Sixty, if you don't want to sell it, forget it."
In the end, this sportswear was sold for sixty-five dollars.
The siblings then found a store that sold old sneakers.
"Handsome boy, I want five pairs. Can you make it cheaper?" Lin Mujin thought that they couldn't be the only ones to have new shoes. If they had enough money, they should each have a set of clothes.
After some bargaining, I spent 175 yuan to buy five pairs of sneakers with good quality but slightly outdated styles.
But the ones she picked were all basic styles, which are almost the same whether they are out of fashion or not.
"Sister, there are too many things. Let's go home." Lin Muli's hands were full of shopping bags. This was the first time he bought so many things at one time. He felt his hands were heavy.
Lin Mujin glanced at her digital watch and said, "It's still early. Besides, didn't I tell Uncle that we'd have lunch outside?"
She had finally freed up a day, so how could she be willing to go back now?
No! She didn't reply! Keep shopping!
Regardless of the younger brother's chubby face, he was dragged up one level.
She wasn't wandering aimlessly, but was looking for a typewriter shop.
"Finally..." Found it!
"Hello, beautiful girl. Are all the typewriters in our store imported?" Lin Mujin looked around and found that the only other typewriters were the German "Rhine" and the American "Brother".
The price is really expensive, more than three thousand dollars.
This price is definitely beyond her affordability.
The female clerk felt a bit like a saleswoman in her previous life. "Yes, we only sell high-end office supplies."
Lin Mujin knew she had come to the wrong place. "Pretty girl, do you have any other shops? Some that are lower-end."
The female clerk actually gave me an address, which was an appliance recycling and repair shop.
There are often second-hand electrical appliances there, and if you are lucky you might find a typewriter.
Lin Mujin was a little hesitant. She was planning to buy a cheap domestic one instead of a second-hand one. The main reason was that she would not know how to repair it if it broke, which would delay things.
Forget it, I'd better go and have a look. As long as the price is right, she can be very flexible in her choice.
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