The application had Li Du's information, passport, photo, and a membership fee of 100 dollars. Soon, a small card that looked like an ID card was made.
On the back of the card were the words "American Storage Treasure Hunter Association." The background was a logo of a man holding a trash can with his left hand and a gold coin in his right.
On the front was Li Du's information. He was now a level one treasure hunter, and also a member of the Ten Thousand Club.
With the card, the two of them were ready to leave. At this time, the fat lady who had helped them with the membership card asked curiously, "I heard that your stamps were found by your cat. Is that true?"
Hans shook his finger to signal her to keep quiet, and then looked around nervously. Seeing that no one was paying attention to them, he whispered, "Valerie, keep a low profile. This is a secret. Come here and I'll tell you."
The fat lady was nervous by his secretive expression. She approached him carefully and asked in a low voice, "What secret is it?"
Hans gave the lady a peck on the face.
Li Du was dumbfounded, really dumbfounded.
The fat lady gave him a slap on the shoulder shyly. "You're so bad, Big Fox. You're taking advantage of me."
Hans had flown too high yesterday, and his body was very weak. The slap made him half a foot shorter.
However, he managed to hold on, and grabbed the fat lady's chubby little hand. "How could Big Fox be a bad person? Come, look into my eyes. Is my gaze sincere? "
Li Du felt his stomach was not feeling well. He forced a smile and left. He was afraid that he would go blind if he kept looking.
After a while, Hans came out, snapped his fingers, and said, "Let's go home."
Li Du asked, "Didn't we agree to go to the bar where the treasure hunters gather to get some information?"
"I got the information. At the end of February, Smith Storage Company will be auctioning off a batch of storage units. It's still a medium-sized storage unit. Maybe we'll get some good stuff," Hans said.
Li Du was surprised. "When did you get the information?"
Hans rolled his eyes. "You don't think that I kissed Valerie out of lust, do you?"
Li Du smiled awkwardly. "Haha, I know you're not that kind of person."
Hans pointed at his limp legs and said, "I'm about to f * cking die from overeating. How the f * ck can I eat? I'm trying to mess with her mind and get some inside information from her! "
Li Du patted him on the shoulder and said, "My good brother, you really work hard for your job."
He had used a little too much strength, and Big Fox had shrunk even further. His knees buckled and he almost knelt down.
At noon, Li Du brought him to a Chinese restaurant and ordered scrambled eggs with chives, stewed lamb, grilled oysters, boiled prawns, and a bottle of San Bian wine.
"Eat more, drink more, and make up for your health. Tonight, you can go to the red-light district again." Mr. Li kept adding food and wine to his plate, and Hans ate happily.
Perhaps it was because of this guy's special physique, or perhaps the food and wine really had an effect, but Hans was really full of energy at night. After dinner, he brought back another beautiful girl.
When the girl saw Ah Meow, her interest was piqued. She played with Ah Meow with a toy and giggled. "This is a big tabby cat. It's so fun. It's a little stupid. Hans, is this your cat? Give it to me to play with for a few days. "
Li Du went up and grabbed the back of Ah Meow's neck and left. His plan to rent a house had to be put on the agenda. Now, not only was he affected, but Ah Meow was also affected.
The Smith Storage Company's auction was at the end of the month. Li Du first went to check out the general situation of the storage units through the little bug.
Their luck had almost run out. There were more than ten storage units being auctioned, but there was nothing particularly suitable for them to pick up.
There was a storage unit that stored an ice machine, which was of some value. However, it was placed outside, and anyone could see it. The price of this storage unit was bound to be very high, and even if they bought it, it would not be of much value.
In addition, there was a storage unit with a set of silverware. It was not antique art, but very ordinary. It was estimated to sell for two or three thousand dollars.
Another storage unit had a set of European neoclassical furniture. It was carefully preserved and in good condition. He searched on Taobao's e-Bay website and found that similar furniture could also sell for two or three thousand dollars.
There was nothing worth looking forward to in the storage unit, so Li Du turned his attention to looking for a house.
Mr. Li was a young man from the countryside and lived frugally. Considering that he was single, he thought that renting a cheaper apartment would suffice.
The cheapest was the temporary dormitory, which was provided by American universities to students. Most of them were used by undergraduate students. The university would mail a document to the new students along with the acceptance letter, telling them how to apply.
This type of dormitory was free for the new students, mainly for international students. The dormitory was usually used for one semester. The conditions were simple, and the rooms often only had a bed and a table.
As for living rooms, independent bathrooms, and kitchens, these were not available. They were just some useless, old, and empty classrooms that were separated into small rooms for the students to use.
Considering that this was provided for free, this type of partitioned rooms was acceptable.
Of course, there were always some students who felt that the conditions were too poor and were unwilling to live there. However, they would not quit. Most of the time, they would rent out the dormitory after applying, and then save up some money to rent a good house near the school.
There were a few universities in Flagstaff, so there were quite a number of temporary dormitories. For example, the University of Arizona and the National College of Flagstaff rented out their dormitories.
Li Du was very interested in these types of dormitories because they were located on campus. There were classrooms, libraries, sports fields, restaurants, banks, and so on.
In addition, the school's security was better. There were campus police and security guards on patrol, and the dormitory also had a strict access control system. It was also safe to live in such a place.
The most important thing was that he could see the students and the teachers when he looked up. In his heart, Mr. Li still saw himself as a graduate student.
He found two dormitories on Craigslist and went to check them out with Hans on the weekend.
The first dormitory was located at the University of Arizona. It was very clean. When Li Du arrived, he called and a blonde young man came out to pick him up.
Seeing his appearance, the young man was stunned and said, "You're Asian? Chinese? Japanese? Korean? "
Li Du smiled and said, "Hello, I'm Chinese."
The young man's expression immediately changed. "Sorry, I won't rent the house to Chinese. My grandfather was beaten to death by you Chinese."
Hans gave him a sidelong glance. "Hey, kid, do you want to go to court? You're being racist! "
The young man shouted, "Even if I go to court, I won't rent it to you! My grandfather was a neutral medical volunteer during the Korean War, but he was killed by Chinese artillery! "
The Korean War was the Korean War that Li Du was familiar with. That was the war that brought out the new China's national and military might. However, war was cruel, and there were bound to be some tragedies.
Hans still wanted to threaten the young man, but Li Du pulled him away. There was no need to trouble the young man over such a matter. There was still a house to look at.
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