Erm, I wish everyone a happy 16th of January. The moon is round on the 15th — I heard that today is the first day of school? Well, I wish all of you a happy birthday! * * *
In the evening, Hans came back drunk.
Ah Meow had recovered well. After changing his dressing, the cast on his pelvis was removed and replaced with an orthodontic frame. He could now walk unsteadily.
Perhaps it was because of the pain or because he was used to crawling, he couldn't stand up when he got home. Instead, he crawled around on the carpet and finally lay down on the soft sofa.
Hans pushed the door open and walked in, then lay down on the sofa …
Li Du suddenly screamed, "Ah Meow is down there!"
Hans laughed and hiccupped. "Caw, I, caw, I saw it. Did you think I, caw, was drunk?"
He used his hands to support his upper body, so he didn't fall on Ah Meow.
Ah Meow smelled the alcohol on Li Du's body. It crawled up with its hind legs, jumped off the sofa, and limped towards Li Du. It sneezed as it walked.
Just like that, under the stimulation of Hans's alcohol stench, Ah Meow learned to walk again …
During this time, Hannah had been transferred to the day shift. After she got off work, she caught a whiff of something and frowned. "Hans, can you drink less?"
Hans, who was snoring, got up and shouted, "I'm drinking? Sh * t, I'm working! I'm looking for information about storage units in the bar! "
Li Du walked out and nodded. "Yes, it's all thanks to Hans. But I thought you were asleep. "
Hans snorted and pointed at Hannah's bag. "There's beer in there, fresh beer!"
Hannah rolled her eyes. Sure enough, there were two bags of fresh beer in her bag. It was China's draft beer. In Flagstaff, it was stored in sturdy plastic bags.
Dinner was fried fish, fried chicken, blueberry watermelon salad, and grilled pizza. Li Du and Hannah each had a large glass of fresh beer, while Hans drank yogurt.
"You have to protect your stomach and liver. I don't want to see you die of alcohol poisoning," Hannah warned as she slapped away Hans's hand, which was trying to steal the beer cup.
Hans lay on the table helplessly. "Life without alcohol sucks!"
Li Du ate the fruit salad and asked, "Did you get anything today?"
"On February 22nd, there will be a storage auction in Havasu. I think there will be some good stuff there. Let's go and take a look," Hans said.
"How many storage units? We'll start shooting on the 22nd, so we have to get ready. "
"There are a total of 11 storage units this time, but I think it would be good if we could keep seven or eight of them," Hans said. "There will always be people who will pay up at the last minute to renew the storage."
This was a common occurrence in storage auctions.
To the west and northwest of Flagstaff was the world-famous Grand Canyon of Colorado. The name was the general name of the canyon, which was divided into several sections and smaller canyons.
The town of Havasu was located next to a small canyon. The canyon was called Havasu Canyon, which was where the name of the town came from.
"In comparison, Havasu Canyon is more secluded. There are magnificent spring waterfalls and deep blue pools between the valleys. It's great to swim there in summer."
As they drove, Hans introduced the destination to Li Du.
"It has a total of four waterfalls, and at the edge of the canyon, there are great hiking trails and Supai villages. It's a tourist attraction, with thousands of hikers going there every year."
"So, if you participate in storage auctions there, you can often get some things that hikers and travelers need. If you're lucky, you can even get some bicycles or electric scooters. Because the road to Havasu is very bumpy, they need transportation. "
Li Du asked, "Then why don't they take it with them?"
"Because when they leave, they'll run into cars. Or maybe some rich people are just willful. They buy cars just for the sake of getting to Havasu. Once they get there, they don't need them anymore."
"That's really willful," Li Du said.
He was impressed by Americans' wastefulness. These people didn't know what it meant to live. Not only the rich, but the poor were also like that.
After a while, Hans said, "But when you get there, you have to be prepared. The people there have bad tempers, and they're conservative. Every time I go there, I almost get into a fight."
As he spoke, he lifted his shirt, revealing a military knife hanging underneath.
Li Du rolled his eyes. "Sh * t, why do you have enemies everywhere you go?"
The mountain road was bumpy, and the road was rugged. Finally, a quaint little town appeared in front of them.
There were about four to five hundred families in the town, and most of them relied on tourism to make a living. There were small restaurants, hotels, cafes, and bars everywhere.
They stopped in front of a hotel called 'Papa Smith.' As soon as they stopped, someone on a motorcycle rushed over and spat at them. "Yellow Peril, get out of our territory!"
This was racism. Li Du looked at Hans. "F * ck, is he scolding me?"
Hans said, "Although I'm under the sun a lot, I'm still white, so it's obvious."
The motorcycle left with black smoke. Li Du was so angry that he could only spit and scold, "That d * mn b * stard, barren land full of unruly people!"
Hans laughed. "So now you understand why I always get into a fight every time you come here?"
Yes, he had wronged Hans this time. Hans did not have any enemies in Havasu.
Li Du said, "I don't want to get into a fight. I want to buy all the valuable storage units!"
Hans beamed with joy.
The storage company in charge of the auction was called 'West Grand Canyon Storage Co., Ltd.' When they arrived, the eleven storage units had been reduced to ten, and all of them were mini storage units.
There were five types of storage units in American storage companies: super large, large, medium, small, and mini.
The first storage unit that Li Du saw was a medium storage unit, with an area of more than a hundred square meters. The previous one was a small storage unit, with an area of only 50 square meters. This time, it was even smaller, with an area of 20 square meters.
To his disappointment, the ten storage units were very messy. There were bicycles, running shoes, and windbreakers, but most of them were junk and rubbish, which was of little value.
He noted down the two storage units, number 56 and 75. The former had two electric scooters and a laptop, while the latter had a folding kayak and a set of beautiful fishing gear.
On the morning of the 22nd, as usual, they woke up early to observe their competitors.
It was only half past seven, but there were already more than twenty people waiting at the storage company.
Li Du and Hans first registered to get their number tags, and then walked in, talking and laughing. At this time, a big black man in a wool sweater stopped them and asked, "Hey, you guys are here to participate in the auction too?"
"Yes," Li Du said with a smile.
The big man curled his lips and said, "Ching-Chong, a monkey learning to do business."
The crowd burst into laughter, and the smile on Li Du's face slowly disappeared.
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