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"Yeah, brother." The man said, "I don't want your money, I can keep it for myself to buy cigarettes. How about we discuss it, you come with me, and we get another one from the front, half for each person, and we can join together if we have money. Make money, take care of it or not?”

"You're a real bear! Brother." Li He waved his hand and said, "You put down the manhole cover first, or I'll call the police, no joke."

"Press it? How do you press it?" The man was a little angry, thinking that Li He was meddling in other people's business and making a fuss out of a molehill.

"It's just how to lift it out and how to put it back. It's as simple as that." Li He urged, "Hurry up, otherwise someone will come later and it won't look good. You will be the unlucky one."

"I was unlucky when I met you. If you hadn't told me earlier, I wouldn't have bothered to go to the car to get it. It's really harmful." The man had to reluctantly move the manhole cover out of the tricycle. , place it again at the wellhead, press and lift it with pliers, and make it fit tightly with the wellhead.

This time, with Dong Hao helping him, he felt more relaxed.

"Here, brother, take it." Li He watched him close the well mouth and handed him the money with a smile.

"No, what's the matter with you?" The man seemed to be angry and refused to accept Li He's money.

"How about this?" Li He threw him a cigarette.

"Thank you, you'll be at a loss if you don't smoke." The man smoked, "Are you kidding me?"

"Why am I teasing you? It's for your own good. If I were really caught, you would have no place to cry." Li He asked with a smile, "Where are you in Xinyang?"

From the accent, he could guess the approximate location.

"Are you from Funan?" The man raised his head and asked Li He.

Li He nodded, "Yes."

"Oh, I'm not from Xinyang. I'm not far from you, from Gaocheng."

"What?" Li He was surprised that he was not from the Netherlands, "from Shouzhou?"

In Gaocheng, Shouzhou was the only one with a similar accent to theirs, and he really couldn't have guessed it except here.

The man nodded and said, "Well, we are fellow villagers, and you still torture people like this."

"Oh." Li He didn't know whether to cry or laugh. After all, he was from the Netherlands, so he was half a fellow countryman. If he was also from Northern Anhui, he would really be a fellow countryman. "Good on you."

These places are all by the Huaihe River, and their accents are quite different.

"Aren't you and Ah Guo going to mess around?"

"Okay, you can take the money and treat me as a rag collector. I will collect the manhole cover. Is that okay?" Li He still wanted to give him the money.

"Those who collect scraps are from Fuyang, and those who pick up rags are also from Fuyang. Nine out of ten are from Fuyang." The man was still not very happy with Li He, and his attitude was not very good.

To be fair, killing parents sometimes does not necessarily lead to deprivation of wealth and cause hatred.

"Yes." Li He stuffed the money under the mat of the tricycle and did not deny what he said. The person who usually collects rags is from Funan, and the person who tidies up hair and braids is from Taihe. The person who focuses on building leaks also works part-time as a fortune teller. It's Lixin.

In fact, people from all provinces are similar. Relatives and friends all live together. As long as one person gets ahead, he will bring his relatives and friends to work, or relatives and friends will take the initiative to join him and form a group, so that they start to come into contact with a certain industry. I found that this industry is dominated by people from this place.

Sometimes the influence of this kind of group cannot be underestimated. In some areas, they may even form a monopoly on a local industry.

Eventually, a stereotype will be formed: those in Fuzhou sell fruits, those in Zaozhuang make second-hand cars, those in Shouzhou make earth-moving trucks, those in Xuzhou make tower cranes, and those in Yangzhou are engaged in decoration. , those in Chengdu open restaurants, those in Putian sell medicine, those in Anxi sell tea, and those in Qinghai all make ramen.

"Take it, I'll take it." The man took out the money Li He stuffed into the car mat and put it into his pocket.

Li He waved his hand, "Brother, you can leave. You can't come back again. I'm here to watch."

He estimated that if there weren't two people on his side, the other party would definitely have a fight with him.

"You are so petty, and you are not from your own family." After Li He exposed his petty thoughts, the man was a little unhappy, got on the tricycle and wandered away, but after riding a few steps, he turned back and shouted , "Temporary residence permit checks are very strict these days, so don't run around."

"Go slowly without seeing him off." Li He waved at his back. Then I thought about it, I was really big-hearted, and I was lucky not to be sent back.

Dong Hao said, "To be honest, when I was just discharged from the army, I couldn't stand it anymore. I almost wanted to do that. I wanted to cut off the wires and sell them."

"Fortunately, the telegraph poles are made of wood and cement, otherwise we wouldn't be able to keep them." Li He smiled helplessly. The hard-working and "simple" Chinese people will never stop on the path of pursuing a better life. As long as they can open Financial resources, some people are still willing to take risks, and the moral bottom line may stop at not killing people and setting fires. "Can I tell you that I stole sweet potatoes from the production team?"

Dong Hao was stunned for a moment, then laughed.

"I'm so hungry that I want to die. Why do I need more dignity? The worst I can do is get beaten up. It doesn't matter."

Li He also smiled happily. Sometimes life forces people to live in the same place, which is not elegant at all. Their courage and adventurous spirit are both stretched.

It was already four o'clock in the morning when he returned to the hotel. He couldn't sleep. If he fell asleep, he probably wouldn't be able to get up. Because Yangyong failed to secure a chartered flight, he could only take the train.

He doesn't care. He is not so luxurious that he needs to charter a plane. The same is true for trains.

He turned on the TV and before drinking a pot of tea, he suddenly felt that riding a train was definitely not comfortable.

He dialed Yangyong's room number.

"Mr. Li?" Yang Yong didn't expect Li He to get up so early.

"We won't take the train. Let's drive. Let's go now." Li He originally thought that the road was difficult and took the train instead, but now he has changed his mind. No matter what, driving by yourself is better than taking the train.

"Then I'll go over now."

"As soon as possible, let's leave earlier." After giving the instructions, Li He hung up the phone.

After a while, Yang Yong came in with his secretary.

"Mr. Li, if you have anything else, ask the secretary to pack it for you."

Li He said, "Just carry my bag. There is nothing to pack."

He just held the kettle in his hand and walked out the door first.

Dong Hao and Zhang Bing were also tying their shoelaces and waiting at the elevator entrance.

Chen Dadi happened to come out of the elevator and said to Yang Yong, "Use our hotel's car."

Yang Yong said, "We just drove here, two cars are enough, you don't have to worry."

"Oh, by the way, I forgot about this." Li He took out a packing box from his bag and handed it to Chen Dadi, "Your baby was born and I haven't expressed it yet. Congratulations."

"Thank you." Chen Dadi did not refuse.

After getting in the car, Li He drank the water from the kettle and said, "Don't wake me up if you have nothing to do. I'll take a nap."

After saying that, he took off his shoes, lay down on the back seat and fell asleep.

Dong Hao looked at Zhang Bing, "You get to the car at the back and I'll drive."

"I see that you are as awake as Mr. Li. You sit in the passenger seat and I will drive." Yang Yong pushed Dong Hao aside and sat in the driver's seat to drive.

Dong Hao and Zhang Bing had no choice but to rely on it.

The ride on Xinsong Expressway was smooth and Li He slept soundly. However, as soon as the car left Pujiang River, he was jolted.

Bai He said, "Highway 320 here will be opened to traffic soon. It will be great once it is opened to traffic."

"Grandma is a bear."

Li He didn't care, adjusted his position and continued to sleep.