The Dog King of Siheyuan Tears and Rebirth

A few days later, the three members of the Jia family who had divided the work and scouted the area gathered together. "Tell me, how was your experience? What did they mainly pick up?" Qin Huairu asked.

"It's just some broken bottles and scraps of paper! Sometimes I pick up some scrap metal." Bang Geng said, "I really don't believe how much money I can make from this."

"Brother, is that all you see?" Xiaodang said speechlessly. She was much more capable than Banggeng. She saw clearly what the Yan family picked up, what they made, what they sold and where they sold it.

"Then what else is there to see?" Bang Geng said.

"Let me tell you, in addition to broken bottles and rotten paper, they also collect broken copper and plates from other people, and then resell them to make money. I find this is the most profitable way." Xiao Dang said.

"You are still the one who looks carefully," Qin Huairu said with a smile, "Then did you find out where they sell it?"

"At the end of the alley, next to a yard, there is a place that specializes in collecting these things." Xiao Dang said proudly.

"Okay, it's decided. Tomorrow, Mom will take the route that Yan Fugui took to pick up supplies, Banggeng will take the route that Yan Jiecheng took, and Xiaodang will take the route that Yan Jiefang took." Qin Huairu arranged.

"Mom, why don't you two go first? I still have the kids to take care of!" Banggeng said.

Seeing Banggeng's expression, Qin Huairu knew that her son couldn't save face, so she said, "Don't be embarrassed, eating is important, I'll take care of the child, remember, we will separate the family from now on, you three will live together, and we three will live together."

"Yes, brother, you have started a family now, and you can't just sit around at home all the time." Xiaodang said.

"No, I'm just afraid that no one will take care of the child. Since mom said she will take care of it, then I'll go." Banggeng said.

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Early the next morning, when it was still dark, Qin Huairu got up and woke up Banggeng, Xiaodang, and of course Xiaoshuicheng. Then they drank some water and set off, for they were afraid that if they were late, the Yan family would get there first.

Just like that, the three of them went out and started to act separately. Since it was still dark and there was no one on the road, no one was embarrassed and they all picked up the items quickly.

Nearing noon, the three people had a great harvest, so they went directly to the end of the alley to gather and then sold the waste together.

"Mom, I didn't expect to sell so much." Xiao Dang said happily, "We made three dollars in the morning! If we pick up this much all day, wouldn't it be six dollars? I wouldn't have cleaned the toilet if I had known."

"It's true. One dollar in the morning, that's two dollars a day. Can't I earn sixty dollars a month?" Banggeng said excitedly. This was the first time he made money, so wasn't he happy?

Seeing the joyful expressions on her children's faces, Qin Huairu smiled. As long as everyone got moving, she felt that life would be better and they would be no worse off than anyone else in the future. So she said happily, "That's good to know. Come on, now that the money has been divided, one dollar each, we'll continue in the afternoon and have a good lunch."

"Mom, there may not be so much waste in the afternoon. I think we should also follow Yan Fugui's example and collect waste door-to-door in the afternoon. I just asked the old man who collects waste, and he told me the price." Xiaodang suggested.

"Okay, we'll check and collect it this afternoon."

Just like that, after planning what to do in the afternoon, the three of them happily took their children back to the courtyard.

On the other hand, Yan Fugui didn't find much until noon. He found that there was a lot less garbage today, nearly four-fifths less than usual.

"This is weird. I've been collecting garbage for so many years and this is the first time I've encountered something like this. There's actually less garbage. What's going on?" Yan Fugui said to himself, "Could it be that people threw less garbage here today? This shouldn't be the case?"

At the same time, the brothers Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiecheng encountered the same situation. Yan Jiecheng was better off, but Yan Jiefang was in a terrible state and basically didn't pick up anything.

Soon, the father and his two sons bumped their heads together as usual, and then looked at the snakeskin bag behind each other.

"Dad, I didn't pick up much today. It's really strange. There seems to be a lot less waste on the street." Yan Jiecheng said.

"You lost a lot, and I basically didn't pick up anything." Yan Jiefang also said.

"Me too, it's really weird. Could someone have come to our place and picked it up?" Yan Fugui asked doubtfully.

"Hey, Dad, you are right. It must be, otherwise it wouldn't be so little. Why don't we go ask Old Chen at the scrap yard?" Yan Jiecheng said.

"Yes, let me ask. It seems that life will be difficult in the future." Yan Fugui said.

"Dad, this is our territory. I will beat anyone who dares to come here to kill him." Yan Jiecheng was protecting the esophagus. Over the years, he had already regarded this route as his private property.

"Stop talking about this and don't cause trouble for others. No one has stipulated that others are not allowed to pick up things here. We just need to be diligent and get up early. This is called conquering the enemy without fighting. Remember?" Yan Fugui said.

"All right!"

Soon, the three of them went to the scrap yard and started asking around. After Old Chen finished describing the appearance of the three people, Yan Jiecheng immediately understood, "Oh, that's what I was thinking. I finally understood. It turned out to be the Jia family. I was thinking that I seemed to encounter a lot of shit these days. It turns out that he followed me and watched me pick up scraps, and then learned to do it from me! This loser is really looking for death."

"Dad, I've seen Xiaodang too." Yan Jiefang also said.

"I see. I have also met the widow Qin. Sigh! Life will be hard from now on. We are just facing a fight for food. We should be more diligent in the future!" Yan Fugui said helplessly, "They must have gotten up early today. We must get up earlier than them tomorrow."

"They are such a piece of shit. Why are they picking up trash? I really want to give them a good beating." Yan Jiecheng said angrily.

"If you are not afraid of going in, just go and clean up. Listen to me and get up early. You still have to use your brain to do things." Yan Fugui taught.

In the afternoon, as expected, the Yan family father and son both met the Jia family while collecting scrap. However, both families knew the truth and did not say anything. They just went about their own business.

The next day, before the chickens even clapped their hands, the Yan father and son quietly set out. Then the three of them searched their respective routes carefully like a rake, and finished their work at nine in the morning.

When Qin Huairu and the other two went to pick up the trash again, they found almost nothing. When they met at noon, they all looked dejected.

"Mom, it seems that the Yan family got up early and almost all the garbage has been picked up. Now we are really..." Xiaodang said disappointedly.

Seeing that her son and daughter's confidence was gone, Qin Huairu refused to do it. "Don't be like this. We all know that there is money to be made in this business. Aren't we better than two cripples and an old man? Get up early tomorrow, earlier than them. I don't believe it." Qin Huairu encouraged them.

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