Li Xiangdong and Feng Yucai exchanged a glance, and then saw an old woman wearing a faded blue jacket and patched black trousers staggering over.

The old woman brushed past the two men and went straight for the unkempt middle-aged man, repeatedly calling out, "Ergou, damn Ergou..."

The big black dog was about to get up and pounce on the old lady, but the middle-aged man kicked it hard, and it slunk down to the open ground next to it, whimpering softly.

Feng Yucai: Well done!

"mother!"

The middle-aged man ran over and hugged the old woman, exclaiming, "Mom! How did you find your way here!"

The old woman's eyes were filled with tears as she looked at her son's face so close to hers.

"Smack!"

A crisp sizzle as meat sizzled!

The old lady slapped the middle-aged man hard across the face!

Feng Yucai and Li Xiangdong: Well done!

They truly are a mother and son!

They're really ruthless!

"I went to the factory to ask! Did your wife leave you because you were drinking and gambling? You're a perfectly good skilled worker, how did you end up being relegated to guarding the scrap yard?"

"You good-for-nothing!"

The old lady got so angry that she went up and slapped the middle-aged man on the other side of his face!

"How can you face your father? How can you face your ancestors? Your father lost his life to get you this permanent job!"

"Mother, I... I was wrong!"

The middle-aged man was like a child who had been wronged and finally saw his parents. He sat down on the ground, hugged his mother's leg, and started wailing!

Sobbing and berating, she cried, "Mother, Mother, it's not my fault! That woman and the deputy factory director had an affair first, which is why they got me into drinking and gambling! They deliberately got me drunk while I was on night shift, and then they brought people to arrest me!"

Ha!

A melodramatic story of adulterers plotting to frame the wife!

After gossiping about the gossip for so long, Li Xiangdong and Feng Yucai finally realized belatedly that they should probably avoid each other for a while!

"My son, my son! You can find another wife! But how could you lose your job!"

The old woman pounded her son's back with her hands, crying harder and harder, and looked like she was about to pass out.

Li Xiangdong quickly helped the old lady up and kicked the middle-aged man who was only crying, "Stop the hell crying, your mother is going to cry herself to death!"

The middle-aged man, who had been yelling, forgot all about crying and quickly helped the pale-faced, panting old woman to sit down in the shack with Li Xiangdong.

Okay!

The shack was filled with empty bottles, dirty and shiny bedding, all scattered haphazardly, and the smell of alcohol was overwhelming!

"Find an open space and lay the old lady down! This shack of yours stinks! If the old lady dies from the stench, it'll spoil the whole thing!"

Li Xiangdong then helped the old lady find a dry, flat open space to lie down, rubbed her chest and back, and fanned her with a paper clip.

The old lady let out a long breath, and her complexion gradually improved!

The middle-aged man breathed a sigh of relief and plopped down next to him.

"Forget about what happened earlier! Go and see for yourselves what you want to buy!"

Li Xiangdong was overjoyed; he hadn't expected this unexpected turn of events!

"Hey, hey, young man! It's you!"

The old lady grabbed Li Xiangdong's sleeve.

Li Xiangdong was dumbfounded. "Auntie, do we know each other?"

The old woman sat up, slapped her thigh, and exclaimed, "How could I not recognize you! We were on the same bus when I transferred from Huichuan County to Dongfang City! My money was stolen, and you were the one who caught the thief!"

It turns out it's a good thing!

Li Xiangdong waved his hand, "It's nothing to mention, nothing to mention!"

The old woman, however, thought differently. "My son, I brought my entire savings for my funeral this time, just to smooth things over for you at work. And yet, the money was stolen! Luckily, this young man was brave and caught the thief! Otherwise, I really wouldn't be able to live!"

The middle-aged man felt grateful, but thinking about how he had just let his dog bite someone and then refused their money, he felt a little embarrassed. A complicated expression appeared on his face. In the end, he said nothing and just nodded to the two of them.

Li Xiangdong didn't care about his attitude. As long as you let me in to find the harvester, that's fine!

"My son, since you're the manager of this scrap yard, why don't you accompany the young man around and help him look for it!"

The old lady gave the order.

Despite his seemingly ignorant appearance, this middle-aged man was a very filial son. Upon receiving his mother's order, he immediately wanted to accompany Li Xiangdong.

After looking around, I still couldn't find a combine harvester!

Could it be that the information from my past life was false?

Li Xiangdong was instantly thrown into a state of utter confusion.

"What exactly are you looking for?! After I finish looking for you, I still have to go visit my mother!"

The middle-aged man spoke to the two men in a very unpleasant tone, clearly impatient.

Li Xiangdong decided to try anything, even if it seemed hopeless. "Brother Ergou... Uncle, do you have two scrapped Dongfeng brand combine harvesters here?"

"Uncle Er Gou," he scoffed, "Who's your uncle? No, you son of a bitch, you dare call me Er Gou?!"

"So what should I call you?"

"My full name is Yu Deshui!"

"Oh, Uncle Yu!"

Yu Deshui snorted, "What do you need those two harvesters for?"

Li Xiangdong's eyes lit up. If Yu Deshui said that, then these two harvesters must be right here!

Ignoring Yu Deshui's foul odor and arrogant demeanor, Li Xiangdong approached him and offered him a cigarette in a friendly manner. "Uncle Yu, where are you? Let me see!"

Yu Deshui took the cigarette, held it to his nose, took a deep sniff, and led the two men to the shack.

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