She found some more textbooks, put these books in between, and went to look in another big room.
After finding a few more books, he found a rope to tie them up and went to the door. "Uncle, I've found them. Can you weigh them?"
The old man stuck his head out of the window and took a look at the books tied up. There weren't many of them and they wouldn't be worth much if they were weighed. "Okay, no need to weigh them. Just give me fifty cents."
Chen Ye was dumbfounded. "What? This book costs so much? This is too much, sir. Can you please give me a little less? I don't have that much money."
Chen Ye acted as if he was really shocked. He thought to himself, "Mmmm!" These ten or so books, even if they were weighed now, were not worth more than two cents. The old man asked for fifty cents right away. He was not afraid of eating too much.
The old man rolled his eyes and said, "If you want it or not, send it back to me if you don't want it."
Chen Ye looked at the book, touched his pocket, and struggled for a long time before he gritted his teeth and started to take out money. His pocket was full of wrinkled one-cent and two-cent bills, and it took him a long time to count out fifty cents.
Seeing that the remaining money might be less than ten cents, Chen Ye touched the thick stack of notes distressedly and handed it to the old man with reluctance on his face: "Uncle, please count it."
The old man snatched the money and put it directly into his pocket without even counting it. If he hadn't said anything about the few books, no one would have known that they were sold. The money was his pocket money.
Then he waved his hand with a look of disgust: "Hurry up and go, hurry up and go."
Chen Ye looked at the old man's pocket again with reluctance, then walked out of the scrap station, looking back every few steps. He paused at the door for a while, then gritted his teeth and walked away with the book in his hand.
The old man sneered at the poor guy from behind, thinking that he could read. However, he was still happy when he thought of the fifty cents in his pocket. It would be great if there were more fools like him every day.
Chen Ye walked out of the scrap station and turned a corner. He saw that his sack was still lying in the corner. He quickly put the dozen or so books in his hand into the sack and left quickly with the sack.
Following the map in his mind, he walked to a house and knocked on the door rhythmically. After a long time, a familiar face appeared in front of Chen Ye.
"You, you, you."
Without waiting for the person on the other side to finish their words, Chen Ye pushed aside the person blocking the door and said, "What are you saying? What's the matter? Don't you welcome me?"
The person who was pushed away was grinning foolishly, scratching the back of his head and not forgetting to close the door first: "No, I almost didn't recognize you, what are you singing about?"
This person is Ershuang's older twin brother. He and his twin brother live in the county town and the city respectively. The two often exchange identities, and almost no one can tell the difference between them.
However, Chen Ye was not among these people. The person Chen Ye saved at the beginning was Da Shuang who was injured and almost died. The second time he met was Er Shuang. At that time, Chen Ye saw the difference between the two.
"It's safe to go out like this, didn't you almost let me fool you?"
"Indeed, you're quite impressive. You were able to find this place on your own on your first visit to the city."
"Hehe, that's right. I usually hear you and Ershuang describe it, and I found it here."
Da Shuang gave Chen Ye a thumbs up and said, "Are you out doing that? Are the two old guys at home gone?"
Chen Ye nodded: "He passed away a while ago. I went to find my...father and severed all ties with him." Chen Ye almost said Chen Shimei's father, but now that he knew he was not his biological father, it would be impolite to call him that.
"Is everything going well?"
"It went smoothly. Maybe they don't want to have me as a burden."
"So you came to the city to look for your mother, right? How come you saw her?"
"Things here are settled, and I feel pretty good about it." But it's not very good. Anyway, they are not your biological children, so who would care about you?
Chen Ye changed the subject directly: "When will you return to the county town?"
Da Shuang immediately took out a bottle of soda and placed it next to Chen Ye. Er Shuang had said that this was Ye's favorite drink. "Drink soda, it's delicious. I'm going back to the county town in a couple of days. What's wrong? What's the matter?"
Chen Ye picked up the soda without hesitation and took a big sip. The bubbles stimulated Chen Ye and she squinted her eyes. This is the taste. She said it was still the best.
She pointed to the sack she had just brought in and said, "Bring this back with you and send it directly to my grandfather's house."
"Okay, don't worry. I'll definitely send it to your grandfather's house in one piece. When are you going back? Aren't you done yet? Why don't you come with me?"
"Well, it's all done. I want to stay for a few more days since it's so hard to come here. I'll be leaving in the next few days."
"Why don't I wait for you? Since this is your first time here, I'll show you around."
"No, just mind your own business. I have a mouth right under my nose. How can I lose it?"
Thinking of something, Chen Ye asked, "Have you heard about the haunted house here?"
Da Shuang frowned: "Why do you want to ask about what's going on there? We have no right to get involved in what's going on there. It's best if you don't even ask about it."
It seems that many people know about it, but maybe no one dares to touch it behind the scenes, or it may be that it cannot be touched at all.
"Okay, I get it. I just asked out of curiosity. I heard others say it was pretty weird." She had no intention of telling Dashuang about her idea of exploring the place. The fewer people who knew about it, the better.
"What about you? Did Ershuang tell you? What do you think?" Chen Ye was clearly aware of the developments at this time, so the last time he saw Ershuang, he told him roughly about the current situation.
"What can I think? I just got a job, but the salary is a bit high. I was thinking of going back to discuss with Ershuang to see who of us should take the job." Although Ye Zi is small, what he says is always reliable.
"What kind of work?" I didn't expect to receive the letter so soon.
"Warehouse keeper at a textile factory. I don't know how many people are interested in this job. It's not that the salary is too high, but they are all waiting to get a chance. However, you need at least a junior high school education."
At that time, it was difficult to find a job in the city. There was only one job for every man. If there was a vacancy, thousands of people would rush to scramble for it. After all, every household now had the quota to go to the countryside. If you couldn't find a job, you could only go to the countryside to make a living.
"How much is it?"
Da Shuang made a six gesture. It was a bit expensive. Even the regular workers who looked after the warehouse did not have high salaries. Generally, the price of this job was about four or five hundred.
Don't underestimate the extra hundred or two hundred yuan. In today's world where a family can be supported with just over thirty yuan, it is a sky-high price.
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