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Chapter 27 Collecting rags is also a business

The young man watched a few people leave, flicked the snow on his body, turned around and handed Li He a cigarette, and said with a smile, "Thank you, brother, you really saved my life."

Li He took a serious look and found that he didn't look like someone to get along with. He had an ordinary face, but his small eyes were wandering. He was about the same height as Li He, and he was about twenty-three or fourteen years old.

"Brother, please stop yelling. He looks older than me. Why did you provoke them?"

The young man sighed, "Those who come out to hang out are not ranked according to their seniority. If you are capable, you are my brother.

The few people just now all live in the alleys and have never dealt with them since they were young. How about they stole an old radio from me a few days ago and gave me 5 yuan. However, it turned out that they couldn’t be used anymore and they asked me to return it. Money, can I be happy?

Just talk a little bit and get started. No, thank you for meeting you, buddy. "

Li He asked curiously, "What do you do, sell second-hand goods?"

The young man seemed a little embarrassed to say it, so he could only lower his head and said, "I just collect scraps. In fact, I just pick up rags."

He looked up again, fearing that he would be looked down upon, and said hurriedly, "I have been back to the city for several years, and the streets have not arranged any work. If I don't do some work, I will starve to death."

"Where did you collect it? No one cares about you, and the street allows it?" Li He didn't know the secret.

"Why are you not allowed to pick up rags and beg for food? Who cares about you?"

Li He suddenly felt that a new door had opened, "Brother, where is the small private restaurant? I'll treat you to a whole cup. You also talk to me and open my eyes. I'm quite interested in this business." of."

"Brother, isn't it just such a big deal? No problem. My name is Su Ming. If you call me Xiao Su, I'll be fine." Without any nonsense, he turned around and took Li He through several alleys and entered a courtyard without a sign. , there is a large dining hall after entering the door, with seven or eight tables arranged, looking greasy.

It was dinner time, but there were four tables occupied, changing glasses, and it was quite lively.

Looking at the greasy table and chairs, although Li He disliked them, he didn't bother to care about them and just sat on the chairs. It is normal for a winter coat to go without washing for several months, and no one wears it cleaner than others.

Li He slapped a large sum of 10 yuan on the table and said to the boss who came to greet him, "If you have any hard food, just pay this price, and have a bottle of wine, if you have any good wine."

Nowadays, everyone who goes out to do business is cautious. If you tell him empty words and don't show off your generosity, he will dare to tease you. Therefore, the big brothers in the street behind them are not really poor and showing off, but they are forced to have no choice.

The boss has a rare Mediterranean hairstyle, his face is rather mushy, his body is solid, and he wears an apron. Seeing the money in front of Li He, he smiled and said, "The rabbit they delivered in the morning was picked up in the suburbs in the middle of the night. I'll make you a rabbit pot? It's a bargain for you."

"This is rare, just hare meat, add more spicy." Li He was a little greedy when he was mentioned like this.

"I also have a bottle of Niulanshan here. If you want to drink it, bring it to you."

"This is good, don't rush it. Boss, please hurry up, your stomach will rebel." Li He immediately nodded in agreement, and then asked Su Ming, "What are you eating? Do you want to order something else?"

Su Ming was already feeling embarrassed. He felt that it was unfair to eat someone else's food after they saved him. "That's enough. If you take too much, you won't be able to finish it. Look at what I say, it's just a bit overwhelming anyway."

Li He patted him on the shoulder and said, "It's okay. Once we met, we became friends. It's boring for one family to talk to two people. Are there many small restaurants like this nowadays? Are there any other businesses?"

"There are a lot of them. If you are not familiar with them, you may not be able to find them. They are all acquaintances. The boss's surname is also Li. He used to help people in the alley organize weddings and weddings and cook meals. He is not a bad person.

Going out from the entrance of the alley is the bicycle factory, and there are a lot of familiar people eating there every night." Su Ming said in the middle of the sentence, and whispered, "Look, the guy wearing the big green coat at the table inside is selling air tickets on the TV opposite. "

"Television tickets? Do you have to pay to watch TV?" Li He used to think that only rural areas treated televisions as rare items. Now he took a closer look and found that the same was true in the capital.

"It's so rare. Of course you need a ticket. A ticket costs 8 cents. At night, his yard is full of chaos, but he still fools the children a lot. He earns at least 4 yuan a night.

In the past few days, Hong Kong movies and Hong Kong films have been shown every day, and they are packed to the brim. Adults love to watch them. You think that doesn’t mean you can earn more. "

A large pot of rabbit meat was served soon, and the boss said, "I stewed it as soon as it was delivered to me in the morning. It was simmered over a slow fire. It is absolutely fragrant and smooth."

"Thank you, boss." Li He smelled something delicious, tore off a piece of rabbit leg and threw it directly into Su Ming's bowl, "Try it, what do you think?"

Su Ming also opened the wine bottle, first filled the enamel jar for Li He, and then himself, "Come on, brother, let's take one of the two brothers."

Li He wanted to complain about opening a restaurant without even a wine cup, and the enamel vat was really scary.

The two of them were drinking and chatting. Li He was called "Brother" one after another, but he didn't refute. He felt that although this kid was a bit slippery, he was not a bad person. I can't get out of school every day. I can't do anything, but I need someone to help me.

Su Ming is a stick-killer. He understands this kind of unity and is a college student. Even a gangster can pick four. Brother Yeowing feels that he will not suffer a loss. Although he has no intention of worshiping the dock, In total, it means looking for support.

Just talking about the two college students at the entrance of the alley, none of them had their nostrils turned up in the sky, but it was rare to encounter such a proficient and cheerful person.

Finally enjoying the benefits of rebirth when his younger brother bowed his head and bowed his head, God opened his eyes, and Li He felt happy in his heart. He took a sip of wine and said, "You'll show me your waste collection place later. I'm curious. It should be a pretty good life."

Su Ming complained, "Oh, my brother, you don't know that although life is better than before, you can't stand people's lives. Even the old newspapers still want to keep the walls and windows. Who can I’m willing to throw it out.”

Li He replied directly, "If you can't pick it up, just pay for it."

Looking at Su Ming's expression, Li He thought for a moment and realized that the question was pointless. How could this guy get the money? He was obviously a poor man. Even just 5 yuan would make people chase him all over the street.

"Brother, I'm so sorry. You said that I am a twenty-year-old man and I haven't even got a wife yet. You shouldn't look down on me, right?" Su Ming was a little stuck in his words.

The boy was obviously a little distracted after drinking. Li He swung the bottle and it was empty. They didn't bother to drink a pound of liquor, so they didn't answer his words.

The two of them drank the rest of the wine in the enamel jar and talked about a lot of things.

It only cost 5 yuan and 50 cents to ask the boss to settle the account. Li He felt that he had taken a big advantage and said with a smile, "Boss, if you have any good game next time, just tell me directly. You are such a real boss."

The boss was not in a hurry to clear the table, "Brother, feel free to come next time, I'm not sure about anything else. Good food and drink are definitely a must. I'm sure you'll feel comfortable eating."

After leaving the hotel, the snow was falling thickly, so he followed Su Ming around the alleys left and right. After walking for more than ten minutes, Su Ming stopped at an alleyway to grab something. Li He thought he had arrived.

As a result, Su Ming pulled out a tricycle from the snowdrift in the corner. There were some waste paper, woven bags, iron blocks, and broken glass scattered in the tricycle. Su Ming smiled and said, "Those bastards were chasing after me in a hurry this morning. , I’ll leave it at that.”

Li He said, "Then your family lives near here?"

"No, brother, you can get on a tricycle. It's not far away. The road is easy to walk and the snow is not deep. It only takes half an hour to ride there."

Li He wanted to vomit a mouthful of old blood, so he quickly shrank his neck. It was so cold that he couldn't get stiff after sitting for half an hour. He hurriedly waved his hands, "You ride and I walk. If it's slippery, I can still push. Your home is not here , how do we know you from this alley?"

Su Ming said embarrassedly, "I know most of them, but they may not know me. My family has been like this for a long time. My dad worked in a bicycle factory. Later, my brother took over my dad's job. My brother got married and gave birth to another child. "My son, I really couldn't live anywhere, so I moved to Wang'er Mountain. My grandma's old house is still there. It's a big place, and there's room for all my junk."

Wang'ershan, isn't it equivalent to the North Fourth Ring Road running to the later North Fifth Ring Road, a real suburb? It's not that far away?

Li He resisted the urge to beat people, so he got on the tricycle, cleared a clean area and squatted down, sighing and waving his hands, "I know where it is, just push hard, don't leave any ink marks."

The two of them followed the bus tracks all the way, taking turns to ride. Braving the cold wind, they would come down from time to time to run to warm their feet. When the snow was deep, they would have to come down to push. The alcohol in their bodies had long since awakened.

Li He estimated that he had been riding for an hour. At first glance, Li He saw that there were shantytowns, most of which were self-built. Fortunately, the people lived in densely packed areas, and the snow on the road had been shoveled clean.

Su Ming pointed, "Brother, look, those piles belong to me, and the good stuff is in the house."

Li He took a closer look and saw that there was an empty field outside. There were some tattered and worthless bottles and cans, and lumps of iron wire outside.

He picked up an earthen pot and a few porcelain bowls, but he was not sure about it. He opened a few woven bags and even a rusty copper tripod and looked at Su Mingdao, "Where did it come from?"

"I didn't understand that when I started doing it. I collected it from the countryside and the purchasing station didn't want it. It's convenient to keep it for watering and feeding the chickens and ducks in the future." Su Ming spent two yuan on these worthless things at first. I was upset for several days.

Although Li He was not sure whether he had picked up the treasure, he felt that it was not fake. After all, he did not have a hobby of collecting. He had never played with it before and did not say much. He just asked Su Ming to keep it in the house and not to waste it. In a few days Play with it yourself.

He followed Su Ming into the house and opened the door. There was only a teenage girl reading a book while baking on the stove. Su Ming asked, "Little sister, our parents haven't come back yet."

He turned back to Li He and said, "Brother Li, this is my little sister."

Li He smiled and nodded, "Hello."

Su Xiaomei offered a stool to Li He, "Brother Li, sit with me and warm yourself over the fire. It's so cold. My parents won't be back until later."

Li He signaled that he would not sit down and just put his hands on the stove to warm himself. When Su Ming put the so-called good things in front of him, Li He fainted, which were two old radios.

Seeing that Li He was not interested, Su Ming hurriedly said, "This is really a good thing, but I don't know where it is broken. When I find someone who knows how to repair it, I can sell it for fifty yuan."

Li He was excited when he heard it. Why didn't he think about it? "Do you have a screwdriver? Give me one."

Su Ming asked doubtfully, "Can you cultivate?"

Li He said angrily, "I'm a college student."

Although college students at this time are not omnipotent, it does not prevent others from seeing it this way.

For example, people ask, how can you, a computer student, not know how to repair computers? What does repairing computers mean?

Some people once asked computer students to repair calculators.

I heard that your son is studying electronics. Come and repair the TV for me! ?

Li He fell into this kind of trouble after working. He was thin-skinned and could not refuse. He overcame all difficulties and became an unpaid maintenance master through self-study. He can basically master radios, TVs, refrigerators, and air conditioners.

Li He took a screwdriver and took off the back cover of the radio. It turned out that the switch was oxidized. The toggle switch is the most likely to have problems. This problem is easy to solve. If the original part is broken, there will be no solution.

I asked Su Ming to take a piece of cloth, rub off the oxide layer, close the back cover, put in the battery, and turn to FM. A gentle female voice came out, "." His face was flushed by the firelight. He grabbed the side of the truck and shouted, " 'I'm down!'

Then he vigorously threw himself into the battle to subdue the fire dragon. The fire was finally put out, and more than 3,500 acres of forest were saved.

It seems like another story meeting.

It was normal to adjust to the aw band again. Su Ming was so excited, "Brother, brother, you are really good at this!"

Seeing that Li He didn't say anything, he hurriedly said, "Brother, don't worry, I'll sell you half of it and I will definitely keep my word."

Li He also opened the back cover of another radio and took a look. It was that the components were damp. He fiddled with them a few times. He stood up and lit a cigarette. "I won't share these two with you. You can buy parts for this radio and TV." No?"

Su Ming said hurriedly, "Yes, there are many department stores that don't require tickets, just money."

Su He gathered around the stove and said with a smile, "Then let's work together."

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