Crossing 70: Fish in the Pond Have Good News

A group of people rode their bicycles into the town like the wind, and then dispersed.

Jiang Yu, Xue Li and Chen Jinghan went to the supply and marketing cooperative first.

After making a fortune, Jiang Yu decided to be a nouveau riche. She took out her money and asked for a snack for both parties. She chose White Rabbit candy, which she thought tasted good. But it was so expensive! She charged by the piece.

Xue Li really went straight to the wool counter, and Chen Jinghan followed her happily, trying to coax her into giving her a sweater to wear.

Jiang Yu watched the confident little girl agree to help Chen Jinghan knit a navy blue sweater. He wondered if he should learn from Xue Li. Anyway, he had a lot of free time in winter.

After buying snacks, Jiang Yu went to the shoe counter and saw thick-soled leather boots. She ordered two pairs. The waiter praised her for her taste, saying, "These shoes are good, durable and sturdy, and the soles are non-slip."

Jiang Yu put the shoes at the bottom of the backpack, put the wool in the middle, and on top were the various snacks she bought.

When Xue Li saw the batteries on the counter, he rushed to take action, calling Chen Jinghan and Jiang Yu to come over and almost took away all the batteries that the other party had kept for internal purchases.

"We need to prepare more. Our small desk lamp is an indispensable treasure during the winter!" Xue Li touched the battery box and felt relieved.

Chen Jinghan bought another kettle. She borrowed the industrial ticket from Jiang Yu. The letter from his family this month had not arrived yet, so he said he would return it to her when it did.

Jiang Yu didn't care. She had too many bills in her hand anyway. Now the situation was tense and she couldn't cash them all. It didn't matter who she gave them to. "You don't have to give me industrial coupons. Next time you have any rare snacks, just give me some."

"Okay, I'll write and ask when I get back to see if there are any rare items." Chen Jinghan nodded in agreement.

After coming out of the supply and marketing cooperative, the three of them dispersed and started to do some small tricks!

Jiang Yu originally wanted to keep a low profile for a while and not go to the recycling station to pick up rags, but thinking about the long winter, she gave in. What else to do with such a good rest time if not to do handicrafts? Go pick up rags right away!

The recycling station was also waiting for the holiday, but the last truck to transport the waste would have to wait for two more days, so two people were left to guard it.

Jiang Yu had seen both of them before. The old man squatting in the guard room holding a teapot and reading a newspaper saw Jiang Yu and immediately remembered that it was the girl who boasted that she could rub a bicycle by hand half a year ago. "Oh! I finally caught you, girl, didn't you say you could... This bicycle in your hand, you didn't make it yourself!" The shape and the wheels don't look like the one at home...

When Jiang Yu saw the old man, she also remembered that she had a brain twitch at that time and wanted the old man to introduce her to some business. She smiled awkwardly and squeezed the handle, "Yes, I did it myself."

"That's great, girl. Come in, warm up and let me take a look at your bicycle!" The old man put down the teacup, threw the newspaper aside, and opened the door to make way.

Jiang Yu had no choice but to push the cart into the house. She originally thought that this guard room was a room, but she didn't expect there was another door inside. The aunt who had sorted out the metal warehouse last time stuck her head out and said, "Dad, who are you talking to?"

"Fen'er, come and see, this girl really built a bicycle! Your father has always admired such capable people in my life. No matter what kind of people they are, at any time, they will never starve to death!" The old man was so excited that after Jiang Yu parked the bike, he quickly moved closer to take a look, not missing any details. "Incredible, amazing! The bearings were also re-polished? The little girl must have done it herself. She is quite strong and has steady hands!"

The aunt named Fener put down the spatula, poured some water into the pot, covered it with a lid, and came out to join in the fun.

"This girl told me last time that she was a blacksmith. She must be very strong!"

The father and daughter were discussing animatedly, while Jiang Yu hid aside, warming his hands against the coal stove.

After a long while, the rich aroma of stewed meat wafted from the kitchen, and the aunt left reluctantly, "Girl, just stay here with me! My dad is getting excited and he won't stop. If you're bored, go in and take a look. I've met a lot of people who come here to pick up books recently, saying they're killing time during the winter. I've picked up a lot of books, too. I'll take you to see if there's anything you want."

Jiang Yu was just standing there feeling bored, so he quickly agreed and pretended to take out a small bag of brown sugar from his backpack and handed it to the aunt, "Then I can't eat your meal for free, so I'll give you this to drink with water to sweeten your mouth."

The aunt did not refuse and accepted it generously, "You are a very real girl, wait, aunt will heat up the steamed bread."

Not long after, the aunt washed her hands, put on the military coat that fell behind the door, and took Jiang Yu into the warehouse.

There are separate warehouses for discarded metal products and paper products. She opened the doors and said, "Go and have a look yourself. I still have a dish to cook. When I call you to eat, come quickly, okay?"

"Thank you, Auntie." Jiang Yu nodded obediently.

Jiang Yu's detector returned to the scene and went in and out of the pile of metal three times.

There are no valuable precious metals this time, but there are still many usable things. The iron bar that is rusted beyond recognition was originally supposed to be a shelf. It could obviously be used again after some treatment and tightening of the screws. I don't know which rich man just threw it away like this.

Jiang Yu quickly moved all the iron bars to the door and put them there.

What kind of minibus seat is thrown here just because it has some metal support? Jiang Yu moved quickly and took out the triangle iron inside.

Time and again, someone with a hoarding disorder leaves no corner untouched, taking out everything she thinks can be used.

When the aunt from the guard room called her to eat, she had just walked into the warehouse where paper products were stored. After hearing the voice, she had to retract her steps and go into the house to eat.

I went to wash my hands with the old man. Jiang Yu sat with my aunt, and the three of them sat down and started eating.

The dishes cooked by my aunt are very local, such as stewed potatoes with meat, stir-fried cabbage, and cornmeal steamed buns. Although the dishes are simple, my aunt has some skills as she has been cooking for many years, and they all taste very good.

Jiang Yu was thinking of eating a little and then stopping, but the old man took an unused spoon and shoveled half a plate of stewed potatoes and meat for her. "Eat more, eat more. You look skinny, but you are actually quite strong! I see you took a lot of iron bars, and you don't have a helper, it must be! Eat, eat, eat, don't be polite to us two."

The aunt also gave her two steamed buns and said, "Eat it. We don't need this little bit of food. We just like great kids like you. When you are free in the future, just come over and talk to us."