Crossing 70: Fish in the Pond Have Good News

D Town has a large area. In addition to the local small factories, the city also opened a textile factory here. In order to deal with the waste produced by those units, the recycling station here is also quite large. When they arrived, a tractor had just unloaded a truckload of waste, and the staff of the recycling station were holding pliers and wearing gloves and preparing to work.

"What are you looking for?" An old man with mostly white hair squinted at people, and it was unclear whether he was nearsighted.

"Uncle, I want to find some newspapers to paste on the walls." Xue Li used the same reason he used to fool the male educated youth to fool the uncle, but he was indeed planning to buy some newspapers. After the walls in the room were dry, he would make some paste and paste the newspapers on them, and then the mud and sand would not fall off the walls.

"The newspaper is in that room, go find it." The old man pointed to the first concrete house on the left, then went about his business.

Several educated youth looked at each other, then dispersed tacitly to look for what they needed.

The natural disasters and the end of the world forced Jiang Yu to master manual skills. She learned from the books she collected and watched the manual videos on the computer. She could weave small things such as baskets with bamboo and rattan, and repair simple machines such as radios and MP3s with scrap parts and old metals. The biggest machine she had repaired in her previous life was a small truck. She figured out how to repair its engine, but because of the lack of gasoline, the small truck ended up being turned into a warehouse.

Jiang Yu dug out relatively intact iron sheets, nails with sharp tops, and tangled iron wires less than one meter long from a pile of scrap iron, but he didn't find much after searching for a long time.

Seeing this, she quickly took out her homemade detector from the space while no one was around and scanned the scrap metal in the room.

This detector will screen out objects that can be reused, making it ideal for treasure hunting in garbage dumps after disasters.

There was a flashing red light on the left, so Jiang Yu walked over with the detector. The closer she got, the brighter the red light became. After determining the exact location, Jiang Yu put away the detector, squatted down and began to search.

Finally, she found a small iron bucket, slightly larger than a milk powder can, which made a thumping sound when shaken. Jiang Yu opened the rubber cover and saw a semiconductor inside, but it was a little damaged. She didn't know if it could be used after repair. She stuffed the semiconductor back into the can, covered it with the rubber cover and put it into the space, then took out the detector and continued.

There were a dozen old batteries without power, and a piece of silver that was so black and mixed with mud that it was unrecognizable. Jiang Yu was most happy because she was lucky enough to pick up two deformed and twisted wheels, and a few rubber tires with holes. With a bunch of messy parts, she might be able to assemble a bicycle.

He wrapped the things he needed to put on the surface in newspapers, tied the wheels with wire for easy handling, and put all the silver and semiconductors into the space. Jiang Yu brushed the dust off his hands, stood up and went to meet up with Xue Li.

Xue Li came out of the house carrying a pile of books and newspapers, grinning happily, showing that he had gained something.

"Jiang Yu, I picked up a whole set of picture books! They're from Monkey King, and the illustrations are so great!" Xue Li started to share his joy as soon as he saw Jiang Yu, and his round eyes curved into crescents.

"When you've finished reading it, can you lend it to me?" Jiang Yu had never read picture books, so after hearing her talk, she became curious.

Xue Li nodded vigorously, "Of course, we can also discuss the plot!"

Chen Jinghan and a few others also came over with the things they needed, and they went to the door to pay together.

"I just found a book about mechanics. Jiang Yu, do you want to read it?" Fu Biao saw the rags in her hands and thought she was interested in them, so he asked casually.

"Yes!" Jiang Yu had not systematically studied mechanical knowledge. She just had strong hands-on skills. It was of course good to have a book to learn from.

The person waiting at the door to count the money for them this time was a woman with her hair wrapped up. She looked energetic and vigorous. She weighed the items and collected the money one by one. When it was Jiang Yu's turn to pay, she looked at her haul and smiled, "Girl, you like to tinker with these things. Next time you come, just come to me. We have a room dedicated to these."

"Really? Then I'll come after I have some rest." Jiang Yu was happy. If she had the materials, she could make more things. She could make money. She was happy! Although she was not poor at all.

"Then you'd better come at the end of each month. We clean up the warehouse at the end of each month." The woman reminded her, "Your stuff is heavy. It's 8 yuan in total."

"Okay, I got it. Thank you, Auntie." Jiang Yu thanked her and took out a big unity from his pocket and handed it over.

It's already late June, and if her package arrives before the end of the month, she will come to town again, and I can come and see her then.

Several educated youth carried their backpacks and walked out of the town happily.

"Jiang Yu, what's the use of buying these things?" Xue Li looked at the wheel in her hand in confusion. It was deformed and broken, and several spokes used to fix it had fallen off. It looked like its only fate was to be recycled and melted.

Jiang Yu raised the things in his hand, and did not hide his little ability. He would have to show it sooner or later. "I can assemble bicycles and repair radios. If you need anything in this area in the future, you can come to me directly."

"What the hell?" Several people were shocked, but only Fu Biao exclaimed.

Xue Li was even more excited. She just wanted to buy a bicycle, but she didn't have a ticket. She originally wanted to go to those factories or government compounds to find an opportunity to exchange something for one. But if Jiang Yu could do it, then why would she need to exchange for a bicycle ticket? She could just pay for it. That's great! "Oh my God, Jiang Yu, you are so amazing. How did you get these?"

"Really? When we were in school, we visited a bicycle factory. It was quite troublesome to make a bicycle. It required several people to work together. You can actually assemble it independently. That's amazing!" Xiong Lijin looked at the girl as if he was looking at the God of Wealth. He immediately had the idea of ​​cooperating with her. However, it was only a hint. He would have to wait until Jiang Yu successfully made a bicycle before he would seriously consider it.

Jiang Yu waved his hand. "It's not that difficult actually. A bicycle only has a few parts. You'll get the hang of it if you practice more."

"We don't have that kind of talent. We have to distinguish the size and length of screws. We can't do this." Wu Aiqing was overwhelmed by remembering the medicinal materials and the preparation methods at the beginning. The thought of working with machinery is terrifying.

"Everyone is good at different things. We are waiting for you to make a bicycle so that we can take advantage of it." Xue Li said with a smile, "That's great, Jiang Yu, can you make other things?"

"I can make baskets, big or small, round or square, tall or short. I can make them out of bamboo or rattan. As long as I have the materials, I can make them." Jiang Yu was going to go back up the mountain to cut some willow branches and weave some small baskets for storage.