Li Jie and Xiao Zhaoxi followed the crowd of people after school and walked out of the school gate. Looking at the parents waiting at the door, Xiao Zhaoxi had a strange look in his eyes.
Obviously, she was a little envious when she saw those children who acted coquettishly towards their parents.
Because Lao Lin had to work and rest, Li Jie and Xiao Zhaoxi could only go home alone.
After all, it is impossible for the janitor to get off work with the students.
Lao Lin's working hours are from 6:30 am to 6:30 pm.
Twelve hours a day, the working hours are indeed a bit long, but his work is very leisurely.
It is inevitable that there will be gains and losses. How can there be so many jobs that are both free and high-paying?
Facts have proved that if you want it, you want it, and you want it, but there is no good fruit to eat.
Seeing the flash of envy on Xiao Zhaoxi's face, Li Jie said nothing.
Because, it's not necessary.
Xiao Zhaoxi is not an ordinary child. She grew up in an orphanage. Due to the environment in which she grew up, she is both sensitive and fragile.
At this time, instead of comforting her, it is better not to say anything and just stay with her silently.
The distance between Experimental Middle School and Lin's home is neither far nor close. It takes about twenty minutes to walk.
In fact, the vast majority of students in the school go back by themselves, walking in small groups, taking buses, or riding bicycles. There are not many students who are actually picked up by their parents.
Of course, the freshmen who have just entered the school must be excluded.
Before going home, Li Jie and Xiao Zhaoxi had one more thing to do.
Buy groceries!
Lao Lin doesn't get off work until 6:30. When he goes to buy vegetables at that time, the day lilies are already cold, and if he buys vegetables in the morning, they won't be fresh enough.
Although there is a refrigerator at home, frozen ingredients and fresh ingredients are completely different.
Li Jie has a rather tricky mouth. If given a choice, he would definitely choose fresh ingredients.
It's not too troublesome anyway, just go to the vegetable market after school.
"Young, Hanamaki is here again?"
As soon as he entered the vegetable market, the aunt selling meat at the door greeted Li Jie with a smile.
After a summer vacation, Li Jie has become a frequent visitor to the vegetable market, and almost all the vendors here know him.
The reason is also very simple.
rare!
Generally speaking, those who often come to buy food are middle-aged or elderly people, and even those who are younger are also adults.
People as big as Li Jie can't be said to be rare, it can only be said to be very rare.
As you come more often, everyone will naturally know each other.
In addition, the vendors at the vegetable market also discovered something else. The child's eyes are particularly poisonous. People can tell whether the ingredients are fresh or not just by looking and touching them.
This vision is simply better than that of a vegetable seller.
He is young and has a very sharp vision. The combination of the two makes Li Jie quite famous in the vegetable market.
Moreover, as he came more often, the vegetable seller also knew a little bit about Li Jie.
This child is an orphan and has just been adopted recently, but the situation of the family that adopted him is not very good.
His adoptive father gets off work late every day.
Therefore, this child does all the shopping and cooking.
Teenage children are at the age when people hate dogs and hate them. How can they be as sensible as Li Jie? When the vendors learned about Li Jie's situation, they felt distressed and sad.
If you compare it with your own children, it is even more incomparable.
"Aunt Zhang, good afternoon."
Li Jie happily greeted the meat seller.
"Still the same as before, half a pound of pork belly."
"I'll cut it for you right now."
The meat seller picked and picked, and finally chose a piece of pork belly near the tip of the pig's rear hip. The pork belly here is the best, with three distinct layers, and an equal proportion of fat and lean meat.
In fact, pork belly is also divided into categories, either fat or lean, or pork belly. Common pork belly is divided into upper pork belly and lower pork belly.
If you don't know the difference, many vendors will sell inferior pork belly of poor quality to customers.
This kind of meat is burnt and greasy when cooked, and it won't taste good no matter how you cook it.
The pork belly removed from the pork ribs is pork belly. This kind of meat has more fat and lacks clear layers, so it is not suitable for braised pork or pork belly.
The meat on the belly of the pig is lower pork belly, which is also authentic pork belly. It is fat and lean in alternation. It is an excellent ingredient for braised pork and pork belly.
Although Li Jie didn't specify what kind of pork belly he wanted, Aunt Zhang knew exactly what he wanted.
After a while, Aunt Zhang not only cut off the meat, but also cut it into small pieces.
In the end, she packed the package and handed it to Li Jie without even weighing it.
"For half a catty, just three yuan and five cents."
Li Jie took the bag and weighed it with his hands. The meat was obviously more than half a catty, at least two or three taels more.
But Aunt Zhang only received half a catty of money.
"Aunt……"
As soon as Li Jie's words came out, Aunt Zhang immediately raised her hand and interrupted.
"Don't tell me what's available and what's not available, just give me the money."
"Thank you, aunt, for taking care of me."
After concentrating for a moment, Li Jie sighed secretly in his heart.
There is no need to fight over these few cents.
Although he does not need this concession, since they are kind-hearted, he will not refuse.
Given today, he will definitely not let Aunt Zhang suffer in the future.
Let’s find ways to guide her to buy more houses in the future.
Ten years from now, domestic housing prices will only rise slowly.
For ordinary people, buying a house is the simplest and most worry-free way to increase value.
Aunt Zhang is one of the meat vendors in the vegetable market. Her family is the most fair in business and she is also very cheerful.
Therefore, even if there are five or six meat sellers in the market, her family's business is still the best.
Not only are there many individual buyers, but restaurants also purchase large amounts.
The more you sell, the more you earn.
According to Li Jie's understanding, her family is not very short of money, and it doesn't matter even if she doesn't work in the vegetable market.
The reason why she continues to work is simply because she is used to it.
I have been selling pork for more than ten years, and I am not used to it when I suddenly stop working.
For people like this who are not short of money and have good intentions, buying a house is the most suitable way to make money.
Even if you buy ten or eight apartments, even if you don't dare to do anything else in the future, the income from the rent alone can make your family worry-free about food and clothing.
"Hi, thank you."
Over there, Aunt Zhang waved her hands repeatedly and said indifferently.
With her wealth, a few extra ounces of meat was nothing. She did this mainly because she felt that the child 'Hanamaki' was so pitiful.
At such a young age, I have to go to school, buy groceries and cook, and I also have to help take care of my ‘sister’.
This 'sister' is in name only, but because she is a few months older, when we really get along, 'sister' is more like 'sister'.
Li Jie smiled and shook his head, thanking him should be thanked.
About ten minutes later, Li Jie led Xiao Zhaoxi out of the vegetable market. Compared with before coming, he had several more bags in his hand.
These are basically high-quality ingredients that can be bought at affordable or even low prices. If Lin Zhaosheng came to buy them, it would cost at least one-third more.