Chapter 831 (Page 1/2)
The next morning, after Huo Qinghuan finished his breakfast, said goodbye to his parents, and packed his clothes to return to the city.
Xiao Ya came over with a basket of eggs and said, "Qinghuan, here are fifty eggs. Your dad bought them at the farm this morning. Take them to Ningning and the others."
Huo Qinghuan looked at her emaciated mother and felt a little sorry for her. "Mom, keep these eggs for yourself to nourish your body! My sister is still young, she also wants to eat them."
"If your sister wants eggs, we will go buy them. You can give them to Ningning and the others. When your father has a day off, we will go back to the city to see you." Xiao Ya said with a smile.
Huo Qinghuan suddenly thought of something and said, "Mom, then I won't be back before school starts. During this time, I'm going to set up a stall with my sister-in-law."
Xiao Ya stuffed the basket of eggs into Huo Qinghuan's hands and said, "I understand. If you don't want to go back, then don't go back. We will take care of ourselves. Take the eggs and don't beat them."
Huo Qinghuan took the bus back to the city, carrying eggs and some clothes. When he returned to the courtyard, he found that his sister-in-law was not at home.
So he asked his grandfather, "Grandpa, where is my eldest sister-in-law?"
Huo Li replied truthfully: "Your sister-in-law went to the Xie Mansion to take inventory of the goods. Ningning and the others are attending interest classes."
"Xie's mansion? What is sister-in-law doing there?" Huo Qinghuan asked in confusion.
"Your sister-in-law put the wholesale clothes and shoes over there. Go over and take inventory. We'll take some out to sell on the street this afternoon."
"Xie's mansion is huge, but did you rent a yard outside? Isn't the courtyard at home big enough? Why did you rent a house as a warehouse?"
Huo Li didn't explain too much, but said, "That side is closer to Wangfujing, for convenience."
Lin Man was indeed in the Xie mansion at the moment, sorting out all the goods she had picked up in Yangcheng and putting them into categories.
In addition, she also took two hundred brightly colored scarves, one thousand pairs of short stockings, and five hundred pairs of long stockings from the space, both flesh-colored and black.
After getting everything ready, she took out the inventory record book, inventory sheet, and product purchase sheet from the space. She recorded everything that needed to be registered and counted everything that needed to be counted.
Then she took out a brand new tricycle from the space, and then took out summer clothes and movable clothes hangers for the stall, as well as various small commodities such as hairpins, hairbands, rubber bands, electronic watches, stockings, scarves...
Lin Man locked the warehouse of Xie Mansion, pushed the tricycle out of the back door, and finally locked the backyard door with a copper lock.
Then she rode the tricycle back to the Huo family courtyard. She planned to take the children to set up a stall after lunch.
When Huo Qinghuan saw Lin Man coming back with a tricycle of goods, he hurried over to meet her.
"Sister-in-law, are we going to set up the stall now?"
Lin Man smiled and raised her hand, "Look, it's already eleven o'clock. Of course, we should cook first. After lunch, we can set up the stall!"
"It's very hot today. Will there be no one around at noon?"
"No, today is Sunday, and some companies don't work on Sundays. Wangfujing Street has a lot of people, so you don't have to worry about being alone.
It's a little hot, but luckily there are a few big trees in front of the shop so it doesn't get too hot."
Huo Qinghuan looked at the tricycle, pointed at the movable steel pipes with some confusion and asked, "Sister-in-law, what are these steel pipes used for?"
"This is a movable clothes hanger. After it is assembled, it is used to hang clothes for display, making it convenient for customers to choose."
"Do you want to fight now?"
"No need, let's go to the store and fight again." After saying that, Lin Man went back to the kitchen to cook.
Huo Qinghuan had nothing to do, so he took a watering can to the glass greenhouse to water the orchids.
Lin Man returned to the kitchen, washed the rice first and then lit a fire to simmer the rice.
Then I washed half a dried chicken and took out three sausages, dicing some and slicing some.
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She planned to boil the chopped dried chicken in water to remove the saltiness, then pour oil into the pan and stir-fry, then add shredded ginger and soy sauce, and then serve it with the sausage.
When the rice in the big pot is almost cooked, put the chopped sausage and sautéed dried chicken on top of the almost cooked rice and continue to cook for ten minutes.
At this time, she only needs to prepare two or three dishes, such as stir-frying beans and eggplant, making a tomato and egg drop soup, and frying a plate of hairtail.
In less than an hour, Lin Man had prepared the meal. As soon as she put all the food in the pot, the children pushed their bicycles into the yard.
Huo Yiwen ran to the table and looked at the pot of fragrant cured meat rice with great curiosity.
"Mom, why are there so many vegetables on top of the rice?"
Lin Man explained: "Smell it, this is cured meat rice, wash your hands quickly and ask your grandfather and uncle to come over for dinner. After dinner we will go to set up the stall."
Huo Yiwen's eyes lit up, and he blinked his big eyes and asked with a smile: "Mom, are you telling the truth?"
Lin Man smiled and patted Huo Yiwen on the butt gently, "Really, really, go and call everyone to come over for dinner."
"Okay."
Huo Yiwen turned and ran away, and Huo Yining and Huo Yian walked in at the same time.
Huo Yian said to Lin Man, "Mom, I have classes this afternoon, so I won't be accompanying you to set up the stall today."
"Okay, An An, if you don't have time, you don't have to go. If your brother and your younger brother are free, let them go with your uncle."
At this time, Huo Yixin walked in and said, "Mom, I want to go too. I don't have classes in the afternoon."
"Okay, okay, from now on, whoever of you doesn't have classes can follow me to set up a stall."
Not long after, Huo Li came over with Huo Qinghuan and Huo Yiwen.
The three of them walked to the table together, and Huo Li slowly sat down on the chair. His movements seemed a little slow, but he still exuded a sense of majesty.
At this moment, Huo Li seemed to have suddenly remembered something important. He turned his eyes to Lin Man beside him and said slowly:
"Xiao Man, we may be living in this city most of the time in the future. So, I was thinking of having someone come to our house in a couple of days to install a telephone.
This way, whether it's contacting the outside world or receiving messages, it will be much more convenient."
Hearing this, Lin Man was stunned for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
Then she asked, "Grandpa, how much does it cost to install a phone? I can prepare in advance and go to the bank to withdraw money."
Huo Li smiled and waved his hand, replying, "Son, don't worry about it! Actually, they proposed to install a telephone for my house earlier, but I refused at that time.
Now that we have been staying in the city for a long time, if there is any emergency in the army and they want to contact me, it would be inconvenient without a phone.
So we just installed one at home! And we don’t have to pay for it, they will send someone to take care of the installation.”
After hearing this, Lin Man thought to herself, she knew very well that installing a telephone in this era was not an easy task.
It’s not like in later generations, where you can get things done easily by just spending a few thousand dollars.
Now, the higher-ups have actually offered to install a telephone specifically for my grandfather's house, and he doesn't have to pay a penny. This is undoubtedly a great thing!
In this way, she will be able to call Huo Qingci who is far away at any time in the future.
Thinking of this, a sweet smile appeared on Lin Man's face.
Having multiple phones at home would not only make it easier for her and Huo Qingci to keep in touch, but would also definitely make their daily lives much more convenient.
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