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Shen Jingyue traveled to the county alone by car.

Xia Lin had given herself an address before.

It was a junkyard, so Shen Jingyue went directly to that junkyard.

While we're at it, let's see what good stuff the junkyard has and see if we can pick some up and take it home.

Shen Jingyue asked several people before finally arriving at the scrap yard that Xia Lin had mentioned earlier.

As soon as I arrived, I saw an elderly man outside the door sorting through the recyclables.

Xia Lin happened to be there too, and he was busy carrying all the scrap inside, piece by piece.

"Xia Lin," Shen Jingyue called out.

Xia Lin, who was carrying a table and about to walk inside, suddenly stopped and looked back.

Upon seeing the person who had arrived, he excitedly put down the table and rushed over.

"Sis, what brings you here?"

"I came to see you. Do you work here?" Shen Jingyue asked curiously.

He used to buy and sell things on the black market, and now he works at this scrap yard.

"Yes, sister, why don't you go sit in the next room for a while? I'll move those things in and come right back."

Xia Lin pointed to the small house next door, where they would keep warm when they had nothing to do.

"No need, can I come in and take a look?"

I've heard that this scrap yard has a lot of good stuff, like things that people who have had their homes ransacked and thought were worthless end up at the scrap yard.

She also wanted to see if she could find a bargain.

"Sure, but it might be a bit messy inside."

"It's nothing, I'm just taking a look."

Xia Lin took her there and introduced her to her grandfather.

"Sister, this is Grandpa Liu. He's always worked at the scrap yard."

"Hello, Grandpa Liu." Shen Jingyue greeted Grandpa Liu politely.

"Hmm." Grandpa Liu nodded and went inside with his things.

He also said to Xia Lin, "Hurry up and move these things inside."

"I understand, Grandpa Liu." Xia Lin quickly moved the table inside.

Shen Jingyue looked at the items here. Some were antique porcelain pieces, but others were not broken, just chipped at a corner. Shen Jingyue didn't have the ability to appraise treasures.

I really can't tell if these are antiques or not.

Xia Lin came out and saw her sister staring at those porcelain vases.

Xia Lin could tell at a glance what her sister was thinking.

"Sister, these are all damaged. Even if they were valuable before, they're not valuable now. You can take them back to plant flowers, but forget about the rest."

Shen Jingyue touched her nose.

Xia Lin's observation skills are truly remarkable.

"But if you want a few good ones, you can take them home and use them to grow flowers."

Shen Jingyue looked at him with bright eyes.

Xia Lin really lives up to his reputation as someone who works in the black market; he can even guess what she's thinking.

She followed up on his question.

"So that means there are still some intact porcelain vases that you can buy."

"Of course, we not only collect scrap here, but people also come here to see if there's anything useful, and then buy it back at a low price."

"There are also quite a few people buying tables and chairs, and newspapers too."

"If you want, you can go inside and take a look."

There are many items inside, and most of them are good. When people come to buy, they go inside to pick out what they need. If something is really useless, it will be piled up in the shed outside, and someone will come and collect it later.

"Okay, then I'll go inside and take a look."

Shen Jingyue became interested.

Xia Lin led her inside. Everything inside was neatly arranged. Porcelain vases and other items were placed in one corner, as were books and newspapers.

Everything is organized very well, with everything clearly placed in its place, making it easy for people to see at a glance.

If you didn't know better, you'd think this wasn't a junkyard but a general store.

"Sis, take your time looking around. I still need to move the things from outside in."

"Okay, go ahead." Shen Jingyue waved her hand.

She started reading it herself first.

She also found some small wooden boxes that looked quite exquisite, but they were a bit dirty on the outside.

She went over and picked up the wooden box.

Wow, it's quite heavy. Shen Jingyue didn't think much of it, assuming it was because of the wood.

She wasn't sure if it was just her imagination, but she could smell a very pleasant fragrance on the box.

That's right, it's just a faint fragrance; you can't even smell it unless you look closely.

"You want to buy this box?" the old man Liu asked when he saw her holding a small box and looking at it.

Shen Jingyue turned her head and looked at the box again.

She actually quite liked it. After cleaning the box, she could use it to store things. Most importantly, the box had a pleasant fragrance, which meant it was definitely made of good wood.

She had heard before that some woods have a fragrance, and that wealthy people used to use these woods to make furniture.

She asked, "Uncle Liu, can I sell this box?"

"If you like it, just give me three cents and take it back. Anyway, if these things aren't sold, someone will come and collect them in a few days and send them somewhere else to be destroyed."

"Really, thank you, Uncle Liu." Shen Jingyue felt like she had really hit the jackpot when she heard that the box only cost three cents.

Three cents? What's the difference between that and giving it away for free?

Besides, she really liked the box.

The box is a bit dirty, but I can just wipe it clean when I get home.

It also has some exquisite patterns carved on it.

In modern times, such an exquisite box would cost a lot of money.

After taking a good look at the small box, Shen Jingyue went to look at other things.

After looking around, she had another box in her hands, along with four porcelain vases that were neither too big nor too small, but rather quite pretty.

The box she found later was quite large, just enough to fit the porcelain bottle and the small box from before.

Grandpa Liu didn't charge her much for these things; a dollar was enough.

It's really cheap.

After paying, Xia Lin moved the remaining items from outside inside.

I went outside with him and we talked for a while.

They were all asking about the current situation in the county.

Xia Lin frowned and said, "The situation in the county is still not good. There are people patrolling outside every day, and someone gets arrested almost every few days."

"I wouldn't dare take any risks at this time."

They're cracking down hard now; some people even get their peanuts eaten in the process.

Therefore, Xia Lin dares not take any risks now.

"Let's put this matter aside for now; safety is the most important thing."

"By the way, you're at the scrap yard. If you find anything good next time, save it for me. I'll come back next time I'm in the county."

"Sis, what do you need those things for?"

Even though some things are valuable, people don't dare to bring them home right now, for fear that someone will come to their door, search them, and then the whole family will be ruined.

People often plunder things from wealthy people's homes at the scrap yard, but the good stuff has already been taken.

The items delivered here are not very valuable.

"I just like it. Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. I'll just leave you some boxes that smell nice, chairs, and tables for you to see."