Return to the small mountain village in 1983

Chapter 344 Buying a Refrigerator, People's Hearts Are Unpredictable
After buying the factory and borrowing 500 yuan from his parents-in-law, Lin Heng only had 4,500 yuan left in his savings account.

Later, he sold various things and saved up 4,900 yuan. This time, he earned a total of more than 15,200 yuan from selling shrimps.

Up to now, the deposit in his passbook exceeds 20,000 yuan.

In the clothing store, Lin Heng bought a set of autumn clothes and a pair of shoes for everyone in the family.

Then he bought his mother a manual noodle mixer, which can be used to make noodles. Lin's mother was very interested in it and had occasionally told Lin Heng that it was very useful after seeing others use it.

I bought some carpentry tools for Lin's father, some books for Caiyun, some toys for Xiaoxia, and a headdress for Xiulan.

Finally, I bought a bunch of daily necessities, beef and mutton, as well as gifts for Brother Dao Lao and Sandie's family.

A lot of things cost nearly three hundred yuan, which made Lin's father complain all the way. He felt that he spent too much and didn't know how to be thrifty with money.

"It's okay, Dad. You can earn money again if you lose it. As long as you are happy, this kind of thing doesn't matter." Lin Heng said, waving his hand.

"You always have reasons and things to say." Father Lin shook his head.

Lin Heng smiled and walked to the car and said, "Let's go buy a freezer."

They went to get the money first, and then the two returned to the store to buy home appliances. Lin Heng paid for a large freezer, which was 1.5 meters long, 85 meters high, and 70 meters wide.

Industrial products of this era were extremely expensive, but the materials used were also very solid, and basically one machine could be passed down through three generations.

"They can even deliver goods to your door, it really is a big store." Father Lin said with emotion.

Lin Heng smiled and said, "After all, for something this expensive, it's only natural that we have these services."

While the workers were loading the freezers onto the truck, Lin Heng loaded some of the goods he had bought as well, then drove his sidecar in front to lead the way.

Because they didn't stay in the city for too long, they went back at two in the afternoon.

At this moment, the villagers were preparing to go up the hill to work, and when they heard the roar of the truck, they all came out.

"No doubt it's Lin Heng's family again!" Li Caifeng said as she stood in the yard of her own home. Her loud voice could be heard from far away, and her tone was sour.

"What's in that cardboard box? Could it be new appliances that they sold when they made money?" someone speculated.

"It's an electrical appliance, so big?"

"Let's go and take a look. If you can't afford it, can't you still learn more?"

Seeing the truck stopped on the road below Lin Hengmen, the elderly and women who liked to watch gathered around to watch the fun.

"Lin Heng, what did you buy this time?" Liu Lan, who had a pockmarked face, asked directly.

Lin Heng was no longer surprised by this scene, and he did not hide it. He said, "I bought a freezer to store things."

"Electric freezer! Is that the one that can freeze meat?" Li Yan in the crowd asked in a lost voice.

"Yes, that's right." Lin Heng nodded and pushed the cart up. Xiulan had already come out of the door with Xiaoxia.

"Oh my god, I've heard that stuff costs at least three or four thousand."

Li Yan's words made the air suddenly quiet, and everyone turned to look at her.

"How much... how much?"

Li Yan said with certainty: "It's about three or four thousand. I heard that even if you have money, you may not be able to buy it."

"Refrigerators are more expensive. Mine is a freezer that only has freezing function, and it only costs two thousand five hundred." Lin Heng explained.

"Just?" Everyone widened their eyes, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Before, most people guessed that Lin Heng only earned four or five thousand, but now it seems that it is definitely more than that.

"Lin Heng, how much money did you make from selling shrimps?" someone asked again.

"Not much."

Lin Heng smiled, pushed the car into the house, and then went out to help move the freezer.

When Lin Heng went out, Lin Yue looked at him in shock and said, "Brother, you really bought a refrigerator."

Lin Heng nodded and said, "Yes, big brother, please help move it. The driver is in a hurry to go back."

"it is good."

Lin Yue nodded, and the two of them went downstairs and carried the freezer up with Lin's father, and carried it into the house under the envious gazes of everyone.

"Just put it near the door in the living room. I have already made room for it." Xiulan looked at him and said.

"Okay." Lin Heng nodded in agreement and moved the freezer to that location.

After simply unpacking the package, Lin Heng went out to move other things from the car.

When he came back, he found that several shameless women including Liu Lan and Li Yan had also come in. Together with his sister-in-law Liu Juan, they were looking at the white freezer with envy and a hint of jealousy in their eyes.

This freezer looked great, except that it was too expensive. When they looked at the beautiful woman Xiulan standing next to them, they became a little jealous.

"Xiu Lan, you are so lucky to marry such a useful man." Li Yan said with emotion.

Liu Lan also complained: "Yeah, my man is not even one percent as good as Lin Heng. Let alone a freezer, he can't even afford a rice cooker."

They seemed to have forgotten that they used to laugh at Xiulan for not knowing how to get married, saying that she was blind to choose to marry Lin Heng.

Xiulan smiled and said, "I also think I'm lucky."

Lin Heng looked at them and said, "In fact, every man has potential. You just need to praise your men more."

"Forget it. Just looking at that dead face makes me angry." Liu Lan shook her head.

"Lin Heng, you don't understand. Not everyone is like you." Li Yan also shook her head.

In their hearts, they only compared Lin Heng with their own men, regretting that they did not choose a good partner to marry, but they never thought about whether they had the gentle and virtuous qualities like Xiulan.

Lin Heng spread his hands and was too lazy to say anything more. He walked over to drink tea but refused to turn on the freezer.

Xiulan glanced at them with some displeasure. Their words seemed to be trying to seduce Lin Heng. Fortunately, Lin Heng was completely unmoved.

So she didn't even pour tea, but poured a few cups of boiling water. After a few awkward chats, they felt embarrassed to stay any longer, and walked out with eyes full of envy and jealousy. Only Lin Heng's sister-in-law, brother and father stayed here.

"Okay, I'll turn on the power." Lin Heng took out a newly bought power strip and wire, and directly connected a line from the switch position.

The so-called "knife switch" refers to the main switch. There were no air switches in rural areas in those days. The control switch was made of ceramic and aluminum alloy, connected with a fuse. The knife switch needed to be pressed down to turn on the power, so it was affectionately called a knife switch.

Lin Heng fixed the separate wires horizontally and vertically on the wall, picked up the plug of the freezer and plugged it in. Immediately, the freezer made a low buzzing sound.

"How long will it take for the cooling to last?" Liu Juan asked curiously.

Her envy was no less than that of Liu Lan, Li Yan and others. The closer she was to Xiulan, the more she knew how happy she was.

She was more aware of her own limitations and she didn't dare to do anything naughty since Lin Heng became a millionaire. She turned over a new leaf and played the role of a good sister-in-law.

"About three or four hours. You can't put anything in there until the cooling effect is achieved." Lin Heng looked at her and said.

"Oh, I see." Liu Juan felt a little regretful that she wouldn't be able to see any concrete results for the time being.

Lin Yue said happily: "Now we can hunt without worry. We don't have to worry about the things we hunt in the summer going bad." Lin Heng nodded: "Yes, there is no problem with the meat being frozen in the refrigerator for more than a year."

After chatting for a few words, Lin Yue took his wife away, leaving Lin's father here.

Lin Heng divided up the things he bought for his parents and said to his father, "Dad, take these back directly. I won't go to Hongfeng Mountain for the time being."

"Okay, I'll take it over later." Father Lin nodded, finished his tea, then stood up and put the things on the sidecar.

After having lunch with Lin Heng, he drove back to Hongfeng Mountain.

After Lin's father left, Lin Heng took out the daily necessities and food he had bought, as well as the clothes he had bought for Xiaoxia and Xiulan.

"Dad, I want a puppy." Xiaoxia said, pointing to the yellow puppy doll in the bag.

"I bought it for you." Lin Heng handed it to her with a smile, and then discussed the clothes he bought with Xiulan.

"The material and style are both good, but it's not very resistant to dirt." Xiulan nodded. She was still very confident in Lin Heng's aesthetic taste.

It’s just that the clothes and underwear I bought for her were too novel, which made her feel uncomfortable.

"Then I'll buy you a washing machine after the New Year." Lin Heng said.

"There's no need. I just like to go to the river to wash clothes." Xiulan shook her head.

After taking the clothes back to the bedroom, Xiulan tried on the top of her clothes, but she couldn't even put on her bottom.

Lin Heng did not go out in the afternoon, but took some things to his eldest brother's house next door to express his gratitude.

His elder brother has been helping him this year without asking for any money, so it is only right that he should give him a gift as a reward.

After expressing his gratitude, he naturally had dinner at his eldest brother's house. Before dinner, he stayed at home with Xiulan and Xiaoxia.

By five o'clock, the freezer was very cold, so Lin Heng put some of the beef and mutton he had bought in to freeze.

Xiulan asked nearby, "Can we put dried fish, meat, milk, etc. in there and freeze them?"

"Dried meat, dried fish and other dried vegetables are all fine. If they are frozen, they won't get worms and can increase their shelf life. Milk can also be frozen. But not for too long, otherwise it won't taste good." Lin Heng said.

"Okay." Xiulan nodded and took the most precious black truffle and dried matsutake in the house and put them in the freezer.

These are from last year. She dries them in the sun regularly so they don’t get bugs.

Lin Heng looked at the few black truffles left at home and said, "I'll find some time to dig some more and we can eat them at home."

"Okay." Xiulan nodded. She quite liked putting some black truffle in her food.

Afterwards, Lin Heng explained to Xiulan how to use the freezer and the precautions. After he finished, she was about to go to the back mountain to see Xiao Niu when the gate of the yard was pushed open with a creaking sound, and then Lin's father and mother came in carrying a bag of noodles.

"Son, do you want to eat fresh noodles? We made a lot of noodles using the noodle mixer during our experiment this afternoon." Mother Lin looked at Lin Heng and asked with a smile.

"We're eating at my brother's house, you can give it to my brother." Lin Heng said.

"I gave you some, and there are still so many left. The noodles made by this machine are very delicious." Lin's mother was promoting her noodles.

“Then let’s put it in the freezer and keep it for tomorrow.” Lin Heng said after thinking for a while.

"Can this be eaten frozen?" Lin's mother asked in surprise.

"Of course." Lin Heng nodded and took his mother to look at the freezer.

Feeling the temperature in the freezer, Lin's mother exclaimed: "New China is great. In the old society, we could never have imagined things like electric lights and refrigerators."

Lin's mother only knows the most basic Chinese characters and she only went to school for two years. These modern technological creations are incredible to her.

Of course, it is even more shocking for the elderly people in their sixties and seventies in the village. When they were young, it was still the old society and they could not understand things like electric lights and refrigerators at all.

I can't believe that the temperature inside a square box is colder than winter.

"Of course." Lin Heng nodded with a smile. No matter what, the current era is much better than the past.

After looking at the freezer, Lin's mother went for a walk in the backyard and the hills.

Lin Heng was too lazy to walk around, so he watched Xiaoxia and Jinbao playing in the front yard.

After drinking a sip of tea and about to go to my eldest brother's house for dinner, Tian Baishun knocked on the door again.

"Lin Heng, let me see your freezer." The old man was very shameless. When he heard that Lin Heng's family bought a freezer, he insisted on coming in to take a look.

"That's it, nothing to see." Lin Heng took him to take a look and explained casually.

"This thing is really good, except that it's expensive."

Tian Baishun drooled enviously as he looked at the freezer.

Lin Heng quickly interrupted his thoughts: "Don't even think about asking me to freeze something for you. I don't think I'll have enough for myself."

"Boy, do I look like that kind of person? If I were to freeze, I would definitely give you money." Tian Baishun blew his beard and glared.

"Even if you pay me, it's no use. I don't rent this thing out." Lin Heng refused directly.

He really doesn't care about the rent money, but it's too much trouble.

"It's great to be rich. You can be so willful!" Tian Baishun shook his head and left helplessly.

But he became happy after going out. After looking at the freezer, he could go back and show off to the old men and women in the village.

After seeing Old Man Tian off, Lin Heng went to his eldest brother's house for dinner.

The next day at noon, he, Xiulan and Xiaoxia went to Sandie's house to pay their respects.

On the way, we unexpectedly met Uncle Lin Xuping and Aunt Li Ping who were returning from picking chestnuts on Chestnut Mountain.

Lin Heng and Xiulan didn't look at them, but Xiaoxia was a little curious.

Although Lin Xuping and the other man pretended not to care on the surface, they couldn't help but envy their third brother Lin Xutao and regret it in their hearts.

The big bag of gifts that Lin Heng was carrying looked expensive. When they remembered that they had actually bought a refrigerator yesterday, they felt very regretful.

It’s not that he regrets bullying Lin Heng’s family, but that he regrets not being able to get close to Lin Heng.

Lin Xuping and Li Ping tried several times to secretly sabotage Lin Heng's family because they couldn't bear to see them doing well.

But what made the two angry was that Lin Heng seemed to be on guard, with dogs everywhere, and the dogs barked before they even got close.

They wanted to poison the water at Hongfeng Mountain, but unfortunately pesticides were too expensive and they had no money to buy them. Ordinary poisonous weeds had no effect in such a large amount of water.

"Xiu Lan, remember to be on guard against some people in the village when you are at home. Be sure to bring a dog with you."

After walking away, Lin Heng looked at Xiulan and said that he also placed special emphasis on safety for Xiaoxia.

We must be careful of some bad people. In this era, there are not so many surveillance and means, and it is extremely difficult to investigate someone who does bad things. Prevention is the best way.

"I know. I never go out alone." Xiulan nodded in agreement. She understood Lin Heng's worries and also knew that people's hearts were unpredictable.

"I understand too, Dad." Xiaoxia held the dog doll and nodded her head.

(End of this chapter)