Looking at the empty home with only four walls, but full of traces of Lu Xiaorong's life, Shen Lin secretly made up his mind.
No matter what, thank God for giving him a chance to live again.
Touching the fifty cents in his trouser pocket, Shen Lin knew what he should do.
Fifty cents, with modern purchasing power, is only enough to buy a lollipop.
In 1984, fifty cents could buy 10 ice cream sticks, five boxes of cigarettes, and two bottles of good-quality Niulanshan.
I want to make money!
This was the first time in Shen Lin's life that he had such a strong desire to make money.
He wants Lu Xiaorong to stop worrying about money, and he wants his unborn child to live a good life without worries about food and clothing.
How can I make money?
At least Lu Xiaorong should be able to afford meat and pay rent within a short period of time, so that he would not have to worry about the daily necessities of life.
Just when Shen Lin was thinking about how to make money, a passerby on a bicycle threw a glass soda bottle, and the bottle rolled to Shen Lin's feet.
Just as he was about to kick it out, he saw two people rushing towards a glass bottle like a race.
Both of them were carrying dirty fertilizer bags, which made a lot of jingling noises as they ran.
Pick up rags!
Suddenly, it was like a bolt of lightning struck Shen Lin's brain!
No, it’s not junk picking. To be precise, it should be called waste recycling.
The profession of rag picking has been around since ancient times.
It is a very low-level industry in society. After all, you have to deal with garbage all day long.
It will make ordinary people sneer and avoid it.
However, few people know the benefits and profits behind the waste recycling industry.
However, at this time, the vast majority of waste recycling workers are still stuck in the ranks of picking up rags, and prefer to operate without capital.
Shen Lin heard from the owner of a scrap collection station that when he started his business, he made a living by collecting scrap books and newspapers in the offices of major factories.
At that time, everyone was picking up junk on the street, and no one thought of the concept of door-to-door purchase. He went to the factory's office to collect old newspapers by himself, and the profit was horrifyingly high.
But the business opportunities Shen Lin saw were far more than just collecting waste paper and scrap iron.
His real goal is to recycle used household appliances.
In the waste recycling industry, the real money comes from repairing used home appliances and reselling second-hand home appliances.
Repairing home appliances is Shen Lin's specialty.
Recycle worthless discarded household appliances, repair them and sell them second-hand. The profit from the price difference alone is enough to lead a well-off life in advance.
In comparison, the money spent on scrap paper and scrap metal can only be regarded as drizzle!
Shen Lin, who has thirty years of experience in repairing home appliances, is very confident in his skills.
Make up your mind and just do it!
Shen Lin turned around and returned to his residence. Although it was easy to collect the rags, at least he had to have equipment.
Among them, the most important equipment is a tricycle.
In the last century, when supplies were in short supply, the country still had a planned economy and implemented a shopping-by-ticket economic model.
It's not enough to have money, you also have to have tickets.
To buy food, there are food stamps.
To buy meat, you have meat tickets.
To buy a bicycle, you must have a bicycle ticket.
In the 1980s, as the economy improved, the country successively canceled many types of tickets, but tricycle tickets were still required to purchase large items such as tricycles.
It's not easy to buy one if you have money, and it's even harder to get a tricycle.
When going downstairs, Shen Lin saw a broken flatbed truck dumped in the yard. He remembered that it should belong to the landlord's house.
"Dong dong dong!"
Shen Lin came to the door of the landlord's house and knocked carefully. After a while, Aunt Chen opened the door.
Seeing that it was Shen Lin, the old lady looked stunned for a moment, but then said, "Are you okay?"
That attitude of rejecting people thousands of miles away made Shen Lin truly realize how unpopular he was. Thinking that even the landlord couldn't stand him, it showed how much of a bastard he was at that time.
"Aunt Chen, can you use your cart? I want to borrow it for two days." Shen Lin said with a smile.
Aunt Chen despises this second-rate man who spends his days and nights while making his wife suffer. If it weren't for the good looks on Lu Xiaorong's face, she wouldn't even bother to talk to him.
"Why did you borrow the car?"
"Aunt Chen, I'm going to make some money by pulling something. I can't just sit back and have nothing like before." Shen Lin explained: "After I make money, I can pay the rent I owe you earlier."
"You don't want to lure him out and sell him, right?" Aunt Chen questioned Shen Lin's purpose of coming.
"No, this will never happen. You are my landlord. Can I deposit the keys to my home with you?"
Looking at Shen Lin, who looked calm and completely different from the self-destructive self-abasement before, Aunt Chen even felt that she was facing two people.
"Okay, you can use it. I remember that the left fetus is out of air. Just ask Lao Li to borrow a pump and give it a shot."
Aunt Chen said this, hesitated and said: "Shen Lin, Xiaorong is a good boy, you should live a good life."
"Aunt Chen, I know that I will live a good life in the future." Shen Lin said firmly.
Looking at Shen Lin leaving, Aunt Chen shook her head. When she walked into the house, she heard someone say: "Who is it?"
"Shen Lin, who rented our house, said he wanted to use our car to haul some goods to make money."
"Hmph, don't believe that bastard boy. He's just trying to get away with it. He's like a bear. If a dog can't change his attitude, he'll end up in a big mess!"
Aunt Chen had always been convinced of her old man's judgment. Now when she heard what he said, she couldn't help but sigh.
"I have pity on that little wife!"
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A large woven bag containing fertilizer, a steelyard, and a pallet truck borrowed from a neighbor became all Shen Lin's equipment.
Pushing an empty car while walking on the busy street, Shen Lin felt that many people were looking at him.
Obviously, his attire really doesn't match the vehicle pulling things.
However, Shen Lin didn't care about this. He looked up at the increasingly hot sun and felt that his body was covered in sweat.
This muggy day made him miss the air conditioning before his rebirth.
But now is not the time for him to think about air conditioning. No matter how hot the weather is, he still has to make money.
Shen Lin's first stop was in front of a government office building. According to his experience, the government office building had the most discarded newspapers and books.
Most of the rag collectors are still wandering around picking up rags. Naturally, no one eats these fat meats.
After putting down the car under the shade of a tree, Shen Lin walked towards the office building. The guard guarding the door glanced at Shen Lin and found that he was not threatening, so he ignored him.
When he came to a large room labeled "Office", Shen Lin knocked on the door and walked in. At this time, there were four people working in the office. The ceiling fan on the roof was spinning rapidly, but the whole office still gave people the feeling of a stove. feeling.
"What's the matter with you?" A thin man wearing white t-shirts, waving a folding fan and holding a wet towel on his head shouted loudly when he saw Shen Lin approaching.
Shen Lin made a gesture of touching his pocket and said, "Comrade, I have something I want to ask you about."
He took out a crumpled box of cigarettes, opened it, and handed one over respectfully.
When the thin man saw this, his tone became much more easy-going: "What's the matter? Tell me?"
"That leader, I just want to ask, do we have any old newspapers here? I'll give you the money!"
The reason why Shen Lin found this skinny man was not only because he was the first to speak, but also because of his age and position.
This man's position in the office was not very good. Coupled with his age, Shen Lin's experience was enough to determine that this man was an old man without a position in the office.
Once you reach the age of a middle-aged man, you will inevitably worry about daily necessities.
Therefore, this person must be the easiest breakthrough for Shen Lin to collect rags.
The man originally wanted to say no, but when he heard about the money, his eyes couldn't help but light up.
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