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After giving a series of instructions, Du Yuhan left with an empty basket, leaving all the food for the Jiang family.
Jiang Bowen and Jiang Xiyue saw Du Yuhan off out of the courtyard and watched her walk away before returning to their own house.
Jiang Zhaonian looked at his somewhat sullen grandson and said, "Bowen, you should learn more from your sister Xiaohan in the future. She is only a year older than you, but she is so calm and opinionated. It is truly rare."
With my discerning eye, this girl's family background must be quite impressive; otherwise, how could she know so much about jade ornaments? Moreover, she's an upright and kind person; we won't suffer any losses by associating with her.
Ultimately, you'll be the one supporting this family. You need to learn more about how to conduct yourself in society.
Jiang Bowen nodded and said, "Grandpa, I will work hard in the future. I will graduate from high school in half a year. After I start working, the family will be able to make a better living."
Jiang Zhaonian did not object to his grandson's decision. Although he hoped his grandson would go to university, the family's circumstances simply did not allow it.
They live in seclusion here for peace, and he never instills the idea of standing out from the crowd in his grandson, because he knows the hardships and risks of standing at a high position.
In the future, I just hope my grandson can be a worker, live a peaceful and happy life with his family.
He's experienced a lot in his life, and nothing is more important than the peace and safety of his family.
After leaving the Jiang family, Du Yuhan went straight to a scrap metal recycling station in City C.
When she arrived at the scrap metal recycling station, she saw a woman in her forties sitting in a room next to the door, knitting a sweater.
Du Yuhan knocked on the door and entered the house, saying, "Sister, excuse me, I'm from a village in C City who came to buy books for children of school age. When I got to the bookstore, I saw that the books were not complete and were very expensive. We couldn't afford them at all, so I was thinking of finding some used books here to buy."
It doesn't matter to the children in the countryside whether they need new books or not, as long as they have books to use. Even the village literacy class needs books, and I'm so worried about this. Could you please let me in to look for some, and then I'll pay for them? Please, sister, do me a good deed and be lenient."
As she spoke, Du Yuhan slipped 50 cents into the woman's hand.
Then she said, "Sister, this is a small token of my appreciation. Please buy some candy for your child later."
Du Yuhan knew that the woman had children at home because she saw that the sweater she was knitting was for children. That's why she said that.
The woman's eyes lit up when she saw Du Yuhan slip her fifty cents. Her monthly salary was only a little over twenty yuan, so fifty cents was quite a lot.
She clutched the 50 cents in her hand and said, "You're really thoughtful. I can easily support the children in your village's education. Go in and find whatever you want, pick out the books you want, and I'll weigh them for you. I bought them as scrap, so I'll sell them to you by weight at a slightly higher price than scrap, okay?"
Upon hearing this, Du Yuhan happily replied, "That's wonderful! Thank you so much! Don't worry about me, just go about your business. Once I've chosen my books, we'll weigh them together and settle the accounts. May I ask your surname, ma'am?"
Du Yuhan thought this woman seemed like a straightforward person, and perhaps she could get to know her better in the future.
The woman replied, "My surname is Qin, you can just call me Sister Qin."
Du Yuhan replied, "Sister Qin, my surname is He. You can just call me Xiao He from now on. Sister Qin, you go ahead with your work. I'll go pick out the books myself."
Sister Qin, Qin Xiumei, replied, "Alright, go ahead and choose at your leisure, no rush."
Du Yuhan also remarked that Sister Qin was really easy to talk to; not only was Sister Qin a straightforward person, but her five cents must have also played a role.
In this day and age, 50 cents is a lot of money.
Du Yuhan went into the warehouse at the back where scrap materials were stored.
This is all waste. But it has been sorted and is piled up in two large warehouses.
The warehouse door wasn't locked, and since it was all junk, no one would steal it.
Du Yuhan entered one of the warehouses and saw that it was filled with a lot of old and broken furniture, as well as a large pile of old and unusable metal utensils.
Du Yuhan went straight to the old furniture and took a look. She found that the furniture was really broken, and none of it was intact.
However, Du Yuhan still managed to find a huanghuali armchair among them, which was the only decent item.
Du Yuhan simply put the armchair into her spatial storage. Its disappearance was barely noticeable among the pile of old, worn-out furniture.
Du Yuhan also found a few items that looked like old objects among the pile of metal scraps. She didn't have time to examine them one by one, so she put them all into her space first. She could examine them properly when she got back and no one was around.
Du Yuhan didn't linger and went to another warehouse to look for books; she had to find some to make it look like she was there.
Moreover, Du Yuhan had her own plans. She was collecting some elementary and middle school textbooks, which she might need soon. In any case, these books would definitely not go to waste.
Du Yuhan discovered that there were quite a few old books. She found some that were relatively neat and clean and put them together as a set, which would be convenient when she needed them in the future.
Du Yuhan actually found some good stuff among the pile of old books and tattered papers. She unearthed several valuable ancient paintings and immediately stored them in her spatial storage. There were also some old books, but Du Yuhan didn't have time to examine them closely; she simply stored any that she thought were old books into her space. She would go back home when no one was around and properly examine them in her space.
Today was her first time at this scrap metal recycling station. She and Sister Qin were meeting for the first time and hadn't gotten to know each other yet, so she didn't dare to stay too long.
She decided to cultivate a good relationship with this Sister Qin in the future, hoping to collect more old items from this scrap metal recycling station.
This scrap metal collection station wasn't where Old Master Jiang worked; he worked at another one. She didn't need to worry about Old Master Jiang; if she collected more items from this station, she should be able to acquire quite a few old objects.
That should at least be enough to pay for his grandson's food and supplies for the time being.
There will be more opportunities to collect old items in the future. She considered whether to look for the black market in City C and try her luck.
During that famine, many people must have traded old items for food.
Du Yuhan collected some books in her space, then carried a large stack of neatly arranged books that were outside out of the warehouse to the front door of the house.
She didn't go inside, but knocked on the door and said, "Sister Qin, I've made my selections. Time is a bit tight this time, so I can only choose this much for now. Sister Qin, could you weigh them for me so I can pay?"
When Qin Xiumei went out of the house, she saw a large stack of books piled up at the door. She looked through them and found that they were all elementary and junior high school textbooks.
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