How can I go back to the past?

Chapter 73 Uncle Guan

It was very difficult to snow in later generations, but in this era, it was normal to snow in winter. The sky might be clear during the day, and it might snow heavily at night.

When you wake up the next morning, there will probably be heavy snow blocking the door. After all, you are still wearing cotton pants and a cotton jacket!
"Okay then! Then let's not clean up, let's go cook."

"Well! Go ahead! Make some more meat dishes for you two to nourish."

During this period, the family had better food, and the two sisters' complexions had become very rosy.

I think it will recover after some more rest.

After eating the breakfast made by Zhao Yanran and her sister, Li Le rode his tricycle out to collect junk.

Today he did not go to the north of the city, but to the south, outside Zhengyang Gate. In the past, this place belonged to the outer city.

It’s not like that anymore. This is also the inner city now. Although it can’t be compared with the north city, there are quite a lot of people living here.

"Collecting junk! Selling broken things!"

Arriving in the south of the city, Li Le began to shout at the top of his voice.

"Junk collector, do you want some newspapers?"

He was almost at the end of an alley when someone finally called him.

"Yes." Li Le got off the tricycle and turned it around.

Only then did he realize that the person calling him was a little girl who looked to be about ten years old. Of course, that was not possible at that age.

Some look to be in their teens, but they may actually be eleven, twelve or thirteen years old. Due to nutritional issues, children of this generation are younger than their actual age.

"Where is the newspaper?" Li Le pushed his tricycle to the little girl and asked.

"Inside the house, come with me!"

"Ok!"

Li Le took a few thin ropes and a scale and followed the little girl into the yard.

The yard is not big. Although it is also a quadrangle courtyard, it can only be considered a small courtyard. Moreover, it was not built in the past, but was newly built in recent years.

After arriving at the courtyard, the girl pushed open the door of the main room and said to Li Le, "Wait a minute, I'll get it for you."

The moment the girl pushed open the door of the main room, Li Le's eyes narrowed, because he saw a lot of bottles and jars in the main room.

The walls are also covered with various calligraphy and paintings. Yes, these bottles and jars are not ordinary bottles and jars, but porcelain.

Soon the girl came out with a pile of newspapers, put them on the ground, and said, "There are more in the room, wait a moment."

"It's okay, I'll clean it up after you take it all out."

The girl ran three or four times before she got all the newspapers out.

Li Le put the thin rope on the ground, then put the newspaper on it and tied it up.

After tying them up, Li Le weighed them and said to the girl, "It's 21 jin in total, 200 yuan per jin, so the total is 4,200 yuan."

"Okay, give me the money."

Li Le paid the money and prepared to go out with the newspaper.

At this moment, the door was pushed open from the outside, and a middle-aged man in his forties walked in.

I saw Li Le was stunned for a moment, and then I saw the newspaper in Li Le's hand, and I understood what was going on.

"Wait a moment, little brother."

"Uh! Uncle, what do you want?"

Li Le paid for the newspaper, and the price he paid was not low, it was definitely a fair price.

The middle-aged man had a long face and a pair of dead fish eyes. He smiled kindly and said, "Little brother, can you please leave these newspapers here? Don't worry, you won't lose a penny."

"Huh!" Li Le was stunned. What was going on?
"Uncle, are these newspapers useful to you?" Li Le asked.

"Yes, I found these newspapers outside specially to wrap things, but I didn't expect that they were sold by this girl."

"Huh! Who told you not to give me money to buy candy?" The girl pouted and said to the middle-aged man. "Ah! So that's how it is! Okay, I'll return the newspaper to you. The total is 4,200 yuan, just give it to me."

It's useful to others, so Li Le can't take it away! Besides, it's not worth much money to make from just these few newspapers.

"Thank you little brother."

"You're welcome."

The middle-aged man took out 4,500 yuan and handed it to Li Le, saying, "I bought it with my own money. I'll give you 4,500 yuan."

"Need not."

"Take it! I can't let you work in vain."

This middle-aged man is quite good at dealing with things. He is Li Le. If it were someone else, he would definitely not return it, after all, he bought it with money.

If you send it to a recycling station, you will earn more than this.

Since the middle-aged man said so, Li Le didn't bother to be polite anymore. He took the money, returned the newspaper to him, and then walked out.

When he reached the gate, Li Le turned around and asked, "Uncle, what's your name?"

"My surname is Guan."

"It's Uncle Guan, Uncle Guan, I want to ask, are you knowledgeable about antiques?"

When Uncle Guan heard Li Le ask this, he looked towards the main hall.

Li Le still didn't understand what was going on, so he quickly said, "Uncle Guan, don't get me wrong, I didn't go into the house, I just saw it from outside."

Hearing what Li Le said, Uncle Guan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I just understand a little bit."

"Uncle Guan, if I receive these things in the future, can I bring them over for you to take a look? Don't worry, I won't let you take a look for nothing. I'll prepare some wine and snacks."

"Hahaha! No problem! Come to me if you have any. I can't say anything else, but I do know some research on these things."

"Okay, I'll go first and come find you later."

After leaving the yard, Li Le remembered this place and continued to collect waste.

"Collecting junk! Selling broken things!"

After running around for the whole morning, he collected a lot of things, but they were all worthless. It was almost time for lunch, so Li Le rode his tricycle to rush home.

If it was far away, Li Le would not go home at noon, but this place was close to home! So Li Le planned to go home for a meal and come out after the meal.

When Li Le was pushing the tricycle into the yard, Zhao Yanran happened to see him and hurried over to help.

"Brother Le, why are you back today?"

Before, Li Le went to the north of the city to collect scrap. It was far from his home, so Li Le basically would not come back at noon.

"I didn't go far today. It's almost time for dinner! So I came back."

"Great, go wash your hands and face, the meal will be ready soon."

"Ok!"

Li Le parked the tricycle, dusted himself off, and then went over to wash his hands and face.

After he finished washing, Zhao Yanran and Zhao Yanhan had already prepared the food, but it was not rich.

Li Le frowned. He knew that Zhao Yanran and her sister wanted to save money, but they didn't expect him to come back.

"Yanran and Yanhan, come here, both of you." Li Le shouted.

"Brother Le!" Zhao Yanran rubbed the corner of her clothes and didn't dare to look at Li Le.

"I'm sorry, Brother Le, we shouldn't have disobeyed you." Zhao Yanhan apologized in a low voice.

"Didn't I tell you? We have enough food and clothing at home, so there is no need to save money."

(End of this chapter)