Huang Lin is a female minor character and neighbor. The text mentions her as being from both the third floor and fifth floor. She and her husband are from Shanghai, which is why she brings a baby crib from there by train. She is shrewd in trades, trying to exchange tartary buckwheat flour and ration tickets for Chen Mianmian's meat and herbs. She has at least two sons, including Kang Kang who is chubby and rides a wooden horse. She works at a workplace that doesn't issue mutton, which is why she sends medicinal herbs to her family in Shanghai. She is practical and clever in her negotiations.
