The two of them immediately came to an agreement and acted without any hesitation.
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Fu Biao was a local tyrant. He naturally knew where to demolish and where to find old lumber. He helped the two of them with everything he had. Furthermore, he had a large number of demolition sites under his name. All of them were generously given away for free.
The two of them had a good start. They found dozens of red pine window frames in an old house. Real old red pine from the Northeast was something that could only be found by chance.
They borrowed Fu Biao's tractor from the construction site and moved it back to Fu Biao's original warehouse on the same day. Wan You Liang said, "Do you know what's the best thing to do with this?"
Yang Xuewen said, "Anything is fine."
Wan Liang You smiled and said, "In the past, most of the scales in the Northeast used this wood as the poles. There's nothing better than this old red pine."
A few days later, the two of them became even more excited. Many of the old houses in the residences could be found with good materials, such as elm, oak, and ash. If they were lucky, they could even find locust. Although this kind of wood was often used to pass off as mahogany and redwood, it was still a good wood.
So much wood now belonged to the two of them. This was something that they did not even dare to think about in the past.
There were people who came to pick up junk, but there were also people who came to look for wood. Usually, it was given to those who made tofu, water houses, or pigs as firewood.
This made the two of them very worried. Yang Xuewen mobilized Li Long and the rest who had nothing to do. Li Long and the rest did not refuse. They rode tricycles, pulled handcarts, and drove tractors. They sent the wood to the warehouse.
Within two days, the warehouse was full, so Li He found another place for them.
It was not until the two of them had searched the surroundings that they stopped. If it was too far away, the tractor would not be able to pull it back.
However, no one in this group of people was willing to be idle. Pan Guangcai and the others knew that they could earn ten yuan a day as demolition workers, so they all requested to work with Fu Biao as small workers. Fu Biao asked for Li He's opinion, and he agreed.
Li Long and the rest had already treated the stock exchange as their home. They would not return until the market closed.
Yang Xuewen and Wan Liangyou went out all day looking for wood and came back very late.
It was obvious that Li He was the only one who had the most free time in the family. It was just that he didn't have a place to settle his breakfast and lunch, so he had to eat out every day.
When she woke up this morning, the house was empty. Not even a ghost could be seen.
He was going to have breakfast first, but just as he opened the door, a figure slanted in, startling him.
A woman carrying a cloth bag stood up from the ground. When she saw Li He, she hurriedly apologized, "Big brother, I thought no one lived here. I was just resting here."
She wasn't tall, her body was thin, her face was haggard, and her eyes were bloodshot.
Li He smiled and said, "Take a seat. It's fine. The doorsill is for people to sit on."
"No, I'm leaving now." The woman held the cloth bag in her hand. She had only taken a few steps when she suddenly turned around and said to Li He, "Big Brother, I'll ask about someone else for you."
"Go ahead." Li He didn't refuse.
The woman took out a photo from her pocket and handed it to him. "Have you seen this girl before?"
Li He took the photo. She stared at it seriously, afraid that Li He wouldn't give it to her.
It was a one-inch black and white photo. Li He looked at the solidified glue on the back and knew that it was torn from a student ID or some other ID. He looked at it carefully and shook his head after a while. "Big Sister, I'm sorry. I've never seen this before."
"Oh, thank you." The woman seemed to have expected this. Although she was disappointed, her expression was very indifferent.
"It's fine. Is it your daughter?" Li He's heart trembled. He couldn't bear to look at the woman's expression and returned the photo to her. "She's very beautiful."
The woman carefully put the photo in her pocket and replied, "It's my eldest daughter. She came out to work two years ago and hasn't been heard from for two years. Where do you think she could have gone? Eldest daughter is very filial and sensible. She can't abandon her family."
"It's fine. I'll find her." Li He felt uncomfortable. He knew that the chances of finding her were not high, but he couldn't help but lie.
"I've been looking for her in Shenzhen for half a year. I've looked at all the factories. I even begged those kind reporters to help me look for her, but they couldn't find her. I'll look for her for another half a month. If I still can't find her, I'll go back. I have two children at home. What can I do? " The woman's face was full of sorrow. She said, "Big Brother, please help me keep an eye on her. If you find her, let her go home."
"Definitely." Li He replied reluctantly.
"Thank you." The woman smiled and turned to leave.
"Hey, Big Sister, wait a moment." Li He stopped her. He took a few steps forward and took out a stack of money from his pocket. It was probably about a thousand yuan. He stuffed it into her hand. "Don't worry. You can go home first. What if she comes home one day? Take this money. It's a token of my appreciation."
"I can't do that, Big Brother. This is too much. I'm not here to beg. I'm here to find my daughter." The woman pushed the money away. Along the way, there were people who gave her food, shoes, and money. It was at most a few yuan, but no one gave her so much at once.
"Big Sister, take it. You can return it to me when you have money in the future." Li He pointed at the door of the house. "Just transfer it to me."
The woman said, "I can't afford it."
"Haha, then don't return it." Li He left without even locking the door.
The woman hurriedly shouted at Li He, "Big Brother, what's your name?"
"Li He." Li He said his name sincerely for the first time to a stranger.
"…" Li He. The woman was left muttering to herself.
There were rows of electric poles in the city. The first impression that the villagers had upon entering the city was that the electric poles were different from the ones at home. The ones at home were made of wood, while the ones in the city were made of cement.
There were all kinds of small advertisements on the cement poles.
They were gray and sluggish.
The small advertisements on the electric poles were full of temptation.
"Hotel looking for public relations. Monthly salary of a thousand yuan. Male or female."
It also witnessed the development of medicine.
"Ancestral traditional Chinese medicine. Invalid refund."
There were also all kinds of missing person notices. They were mostly about the person's clothing, appearance, height, and gender. Many of them were accompanied by a blurry photo.
These missing-person notices depicted an unimaginably tragic world.
In the 90s, there were miracles everywhere. There were all kinds of crazes and hot topics. For example, the stock system, the tidal wave, the Qigong craze, the superpower craze, and all kinds of lucky draws.
But there were even more absurd, twisted, terrifying, helpless, and rebellious.
Li He subconsciously glanced at every wall and electric pole, and then he did not dare to look at them again.
How could people be so bad!
There were too many malicious things in the world. Perhaps he didn't have a solution. The only thing he could do was try his best not to be a malicious person and try his best to protect himself and his family.
For people of his generation, if there was anything worth reminiscing about in the 80s and 90s, it would be that it was good to be young. Other than that, he just hoped to quickly turn the page.
A few students hid in the corner of the restaurant, laughing, smoking, and playing around.
"Hey, boss, lend me some money to smoke." A child blocked his way.
"Get lost!" Li He slapped him. He was angry and didn't hold back. The student fell to the ground, bleeding from the corner of his mouth.
The remaining children looked at Li He in horror. They didn't dare to say anything harsh. They supported the child on the ground and hurriedly ran away.
"What do you want to eat?" The restaurant owner asked with a smile.
"A bowl of soy milk and two youtiao." Li He found a table and sat down casually.
The boss kindly reminded him, "Be careful. These kids don't know what's important. They dare to get money at such a young age."
Li He picked up a youtiao and asked as he ate, "You know them?"
"They're from the Seventh High School next door. They don't study well all day. It's not that they're really short of money. They just want to show off their skills." A guest who was eating with them explained, "The brother of the kid you hit runs a nightclub here. He's quite capable, so everyone usually gives in to him."
"Thanks." Li He didn't care at all.
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