Chapter 73 Uncle Guan
It is not easy to get a snow in later generations, but in this era, it is normal to snow in winter. The sky is clear during the day, and it snows heavily that night.
When you wake up the next morning, it will probably be snowing heavily and the door will be closed. After all, you are still wearing cotton pants and jacket!
"Okay then! Let's not clean up then, let's go cook."
"Yeah! Go ahead! Make some more meat and vegetables for you two."
During this period of time, the food at home was better, and the faces of the two sisters had become very rosy.
If you raise it for a while, it will probably recover.
After eating the breakfast cooked by Zhao Yanran and his two sisters, Li Le rode a tricycle out to collect junk.
Today he did not go to the north of the city, but to the south of the city, outside Zhengyang Gate. In the past, this area belonged to the outer city.
Not anymore. Now this is also an inner city. Although it is not comparable to the north of the city, there are quite a lot of people living here.
"Collect scraps! Sell the rags!"
Coming to the south of the city, Li Le started shouting at the top of his lungs.
"Rag collector, do you want a newspaper?"
An alley was coming to an end when someone finally called him.
"Yes." Li Le got off the tricycle and turned the tricycle around.
Only then did he realize that the person calling him was a little girl who looked to be in her teens. Of course, it was not suitable to look at this era.
Some look to be in their teens, maybe eleven, twenty or three years old. Due to nutritional problems, children in this era are younger than their actual age.
"Where is the newspaper?" Li Le pushed the tricycle to the little girl and asked.
"In the house, come with me!"
"Um!"
Li Le took some strings and a scale, and followed the little girl into the courtyard.
The courtyard is not big. Although it is also a courtyard, it can only be regarded as a small courtyard. Moreover, it was not built before, but was newly built in recent years.
After arriving in the courtyard, the girl opened the door of the main room and said to Li Le: "Wait, I will get it for you."
The moment the girl opened the door of the hall, Li Le's eyes shrank because he saw many bottles and cans in the hall.
The walls are also covered with various calligraphy and paintings. Yes, these bottles and jars are not ordinary bottles and jars, but porcelain.
Soon the girl came out with a pile of newspapers, put them on the ground, and said, "There are still some in the house, please wait a moment."
"It's okay. I'll take care of it after you take it all out."
It took the girl three or four trips to take out all the newspapers.
Li Le put the string on the ground, then put the newspaper on top and tied it up.
After tying them up, Li Le weighed them on a scale and said to the girl: "It's twenty-one catties in total, two hundred yuan per catty, so the total is forty-two hundred yuan."
"Okay, give me the money quickly."
Li Le paid the money, picked up the newspaper and prepared to go out.
At this moment, the door opened from the outside, and a middle-aged man in his forties walked in from the outside.
I saw Li Le was stunned for a moment, and then I saw the newspaper in Li Le's hand, and I understood what was going on.
"Little brother, wait a minute."
"Uh! Uncle, what do you want?"
Li Le bought this newspaper with money, and the price he gave was not low, it was definitely a fair price.
The middle-aged man had a long face and a pair of dead fish eyes. He showed a kind-looking smile and said: "Little brother, can you keep these newspapers? Don't worry, you won't lose a penny."
"Uh!" Li Le was stunned for a moment, what is going on?
"Uncle, are these newspapers useful to you?" Li Le asked.
"Yes, I found these newspapers from outside specifically to wrap things. I didn't expect that they would be sold by this girl."
"Hmph! Who told you not to give me money to buy candy?" the girl pouted and said to the middle-aged man. "Ah! So that's it! Okay, I'll give you back the newspaper. The total is 4,200 yuan. Just give it to me."
If it is useful to others, Li Le cannot take it away! Besides, I can't make much money from just this newspaper.
"Thank you little brother."
"You're welcome."
The middle-aged man took out 4,500 yuan and handed it to Li Le and said, "I paid you money to buy it, so I'll give you 4,500 yuan."
"Need not."
"Take it! I can't let your work go in vain."
This middle-aged man is quite capable, that is, Li Le. If it were anyone else, he would never give it back. After all, it was bought with money.
If you send it to the purchasing station, you can earn more than this no matter what.
The middle-aged man said this, and Li Le was no longer polite. He took the money, returned the newspaper to him, and then walked out.
When he reached the gate, Li Le turned around and asked, "Uncle, what do you call me?"
"My surname is Guan."
"It turns out to be Uncle Guan. Uncle Guan, I want to ask, do you know much about antiques?"
When Uncle Guan heard Li Le's question, he glanced towards the main room.
Li Le still didn't understand what was going on, and said quickly: "Uncle Guan, don't get me wrong, I didn't enter the house, I just saw it from outside."
Hearing what Li Le said, Uncle Guan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I just understand a little bit."
"Uncle Guan, if I receive these things in the future, can I bring them over and let you help me take a look? Don't worry, I won't let you see them in vain. I'll prepare some wine and dishes."
"Hahaha! No problem! Just come to me if you want. Don't dare to say anything else. I still have research on these things."
"Okay, I'll leave first and come find you then."
After leaving the courtyard, Li Le remembered this place and continued to collect waste.
"Collect scraps! Sell the rags!"
After running around all morning, I collected a lot of things, but they were all worthless. It was almost time for lunch, so Li Le rode a tricycle and rushed home.
If it's far away, Li Le usually doesn't go home at noon, but this place is relatively close to home! So Li Le planned to go home for a meal and then come out after finishing the meal.
When Li Le pushed the tricycle into the courtyard, Zhao Yanran happened to see it and ran over to help.
"Brother Le, why are you back today?"
In the past, Li Le always went to the north of the city to collect rags. It was far away from home, and Li Le basically wouldn't come back at noon.
"I didn't go far today. I'm going to have dinner soon! I'll be back soon."
"Great, go wash your hands and face quickly, the meal will be ready soon."
"Um!"
Li Le parked the tricycle, patted the dust on his body, and then went over to wash his hands and face.
After he finished washing, Zhao Yanran and Zhao Yanhan had already laid out the food, but the food was not rich.
Li Le frowned. He knew that Zhao Yanran and the two sisters wanted to save some time, but they didn't expect him to come back.
"Yanran Yanhan, you two come here." Li Le shouted.
"Brother Le!" Zhao Yanran rubbed the corners of her clothes, not daring to look at Li Le.
"I'm sorry, Brother Le, we shouldn't have ignored you." Zhao Yanhan apologized softly.
"Didn't I tell you? There is no shortage of food and clothing at home, so there is no need to save."
(End of chapter)