After talking to Brother Wolf, Li Du went to find Hans, who was on the phone, and said, "Keep Victoria, let her get along well with Ivana."
Hans covered the phone and said, "I'm trying, but Mother Mesa is very stubborn. I'll try my best."
Li Du waved his hand and said, "Not trying, but doing your best. You have to keep her. This is a political mission. "
Hans stared at him blankly, and then said to the phone, "Alright, Mother Mesa, for God's sake, if you treat Little Blessing as your son like you promised, then let your children be together …"
As he spoke, he came over and kicked Li Du away, not letting him eavesdrop on the conversation.
After more than ten minutes, Hans hung up and walked out. He sighed and said, "I didn't disappoint you, Boss. I've completed the political mission."
Li Du nodded with satisfaction. "Good job, Little Blessing."
"Who's Little Blessing?" Big Quinn, who was working, was stunned.
Hans shouted frantically, "Shut up, I don't want to hear that name a second time, or I'll fight it out with you!"
Li Du laughed. He hadn't expected Mother Mesa to give Hans such a mushy nickname.
Victoria stayed there. There were two rooms and two beds in the small house, and the two girls slept together.
Since dinner, the two girls had been chattering and discussing the night's activities.
Ivana showed her the toys she hugged to sleep and gave her a beautiful nightgown. Victoria was drawing excitedly. Li Du looked and saw that the girl was designing the decoration of their small room …
He said to Brother Wolf helplessly, "Look after them, don't let them fight."
Brother Wolf smiled gently and said, "Yes, Boss."
At the beginning of December, the two girls moved in together, and Li Du told Sophie about it.
Sophie was happy and said that it was a good result. The two introverted girls comforted, supported, and encouraged each other. It was good for each other.
At the same time, Li Du frequently drove to the old goods market during this period.
Hoffman wasn't the only old goods market in Flagstaff and the surrounding areas. Many towns and remote areas had old goods markets of a large scale, and he had to visit them all.
Hans could not understand. He felt that the profits from the old goods market were less than the storage auction market. The two of them were very familiar with the latter. No matter how he looked at it, they should not have dealt with the former.
Li Du couldn't explain. He went to the old goods market not only to earn money, but also to replenish the little bug's energy.
Before paying the taxes, he still had nearly $30 million in his hands. This was too much money, so much that he looked down on the storage auction market.
There was not much money to be made in the old goods market, but there was time capability for the little bug to absorb. This was much better than making small amounts of money.
Flagstaff was in contact with the Colorado Plateau, and the Colorado River was in the northwest. On the southeast bank of the river was another old goods trading center called Horseshoe Town.
As the Colorado River flowed through Arizona, there were several sections where it curved like a horseshoe. Li Du had seen one when he went to the Hopi Reservation — Horseshoe Cove.
The Horseshoe Town that they were going to this time was not directly related to the Horseshoe Cove that he had seen before. It was just that the bend of the river had a similar shape, so the town got its name.
They drove over. Hans sat in the passenger seat and yawned. "Alright, let's go to Horseshoe Cove, the faraway Horseshoe Cove. Even if we can't earn money there, we can at least get some grilled fish to eat, right?"
There were many freshwater fish in the Colorado River, and salmon was one of the most famous.
In winter, when salmon returned to the river to spawn, they were very plump and attracted many gluttons to have a taste.
Li Du said, "Patience, buddy. Be patient. We can earn money in this market. Besides, aren't you tired of always attending storage auctions? Isn't it nice to have a change of environment? "
Hans snorted. "Huh? Tired? We're working. Work is boring, but work can earn money. Right, why am I telling you this? You're a billionaire now. "
He had said "billionaire" in a sarcastic tone, but he had guessed correctly. Li Du was indeed worth more than a hundred million.
The two pickup trucks sped all the way, and after a few hours, they finally drove into the small town.
Horseshoe Town was an old town, built more than two hundred years ago. It was the earliest settlement of whites, blacks, and Native Americans in Arizona.
In the beginning, there were casinos, Native American casinos. The casinos attracted a lot of people, and many of the settlers in the early years came for the casinos.
The reason why the casinos were built here was that in the past, the United States did not allow private casinos to be opened. The local area had large rivers, forests, and mountains. The terrain was complex and steep, and the government was far away. It was not easy for the government to control the area, so the Native Americans opened casinos here.
Later, with the rise of Las Vegas, and the American government allowing the Native Americans to open casinos based on their tribes, the town declined.
Of course, it was more profitable to open a casino in a densely populated area, so many small casinos moved.
When the casinos moved, the residents who came for the casinos also moved. Hence, there were a lot of daily necessities that could not be taken away and needed to be traded.
From then on, a large-scale old goods market appeared in the local area. Many Native American tribes and villages in the surrounding area heard the news and came to trade.
Just like that, as time passed, the town did not disappear because of the relocation of the casinos. Of course, it did not expand, but the trading market became bigger and bigger. There were residents who left the town, but there were also people who moved in.
Even to this day, the road to the town was not easy to travel. Some sections of the road were dirt roads, and there were no roads. Only high-powered, high-chassis pickup trucks could pass through.
After a period of wandering in the rugged mountains, a road appeared again. There was a tall sign at the intersection in the shape of a U. It read: Welcome to Horseshoe Town. Get rich or lose your pants.
There was also a logo at the top of the sign. It was a big fish pulled by a fishing line. This was the town's specialty, the American red salmon.
Unlike Hoffman Town, the old goods business in Horseshoe Town was not set up on the ground. There were many old goods shops of various sizes.
Among them, the big old goods shops had been converted from casinos in the past. The small old goods shops were converted from family residences. Along the main road, there were openings on the outer walls of the houses, and there were containers inside.
Looking at the shops with their doors open, Li Du was reminded of the small shops in his village when he was young. The designs were similar, and the containers were also similar.
Another similarity was that this town was about the same size as the village in his hometown.
Horseshoe Town was too small. It covered an area of less than 300 acres, which was a little more than one square kilometer. There were not many residents, but there were many tourists.
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