"Ye Xiong, bro," the man said. "I don't want your money. Keep it to buy cigarettes. How about we discuss this? You and I can get another one in front, half each. We can earn money together. Deal? "
"You're Ye Xiong! Bro. " Li He waved his hand. "You close the manhole cover first, or else I'll call the police. I'm not joking."
"Close it? How do I close it? "The man was a little angry. He felt that Li He was being a busybody and making a mountain out of a molehill.
"Just how it pops out and how to put it back. It's that simple," Li He urged. "Hurry up, or else when people come, it won't look good. You'll be the unlucky one."
"I'm the unlucky one to meet you. Why didn't you tell me earlier? If you had, I wouldn't have bothered putting it on the tricycle. You've done me a lot of harm." The man had to unwillingly move the manhole cover out of the tricycle and put it back on the mouth of the well. He used pliers to press and lift it up, fitting it seamlessly into the mouth of the well.
This time, with Dong Hao's help, he was a little more relaxed.
"Here, bro, take it." Li He watched him close the mouth of the well and handed him the money with a smile.
"No, what are you doing?" The man seemed to be angry and did not take Li He's money.
"Want this?" Li He tossed him a cigarette.
"Thanks. It's a waste not to smoke such a good cigarette." The man smoked. "Are you kidding me?"
"Why would I? It's for your own good. If I really get caught, you'll have nowhere to cry." Li He laughed. "Where in Xinyang are you from?"
From the accent, he could roughly guess the place.
"You're from Funan?" The man raised his head and asked Li He.
Li He nodded. "Yes."
"Oh, I'm not from Xinyang. I'm not far from you. I'm from Gaocheng."
"What?" Li He was surprised that he was not from Holland. "Shouzhou?"
Only Shouzhou had a similar accent to theirs. Other than here, he really couldn't guess.
The man nodded. "Yes, we really are from the same hometown. You're still handcuffing me."
"Oh." Li He didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He was from the Netherlands, so he could be considered half a fellow countryman. If they were also from northern Anhui, he would really be his fellow countryman. "Good job," Wang Yao said.
They were all by the Huai River, and their accents were not bad.
"Aren't you and A going to do it?"
"Okay, you take the money. Just treat it as if I'm a garbage collector. I'll take the well lid, okay?" Li He still wanted to give him the money.
"Those who collect trash are all from Fuyang. Those who pick up trash are also from Fuyang. Nine out of ten are from Fuyang." That person was still not very happy with Li He, so his attitude wasn't very good.
Logically speaking, sometimes killing one's parents might not be as hateful as ruining one's fortune.
"Yes." Li He stuffed the money under the tricycle's cushion. He didn't deny what he said. Generally, those who collected trash were from Funan, those who collected braids were from Taihe, and those who focused on building leaks and also did fortune-telling was Li Xin.
In fact, people from different provinces were similar. Their relatives and friends all lived together. As long as one of them was successful, they would bring their relatives and friends to do it, or their relatives and friends would take the initiative to follow and form a group. When they started to get in touch with a certain industry, they would realize that the industry was all people from the same place.
This kind of group sometimes had an influence that couldn't be underestimated. In a certain area, they might even form a monopoly on that area's industry.
It would form a stereotype that Fuzhou's shops sold fruits, Zaozhuang's shops sold second-hand cars, Shouzhou's shops sold earth-moving vehicles, Xuzhou's shops sold tower cranes, Yangzhou's shops sold renovations, Chengdu's shops opened restaurants, Putian's shops sold medicine, Anxi's shops sold tea, and Qinghai's shops sold ramen …
"Go ahead. I'll take it then." The man took out the money that Li He stuffed into the cushion and put it in his pocket.
Li He waved his hand. "Brother, you can go now. Don't come back again. I'll watch over you."
He guessed that if it wasn't for the fact that there were two people on his side, the man would definitely fight with him.
"You're so petty. It's not like it's your home." The man was a little unhappy that Li He saw through his thoughts. He got on the tricycle and walked away. But after a few steps, he turned back and shouted, "The temporary residence permits are checked strictly these few days. Don't run around."
"Take care. I won't see you out." Li He waved at his back. Then he thought about it. He was lucky that he wasn't sent back.
Dong Hao said, "To be honest, when I just retired from the army, I almost wanted to do that. I even wanted to cut the wires and sell them."
"Fortunately, the poles were made of wood and cement. Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to stay." Li He smiled helplessly. The hardworking and 'simple' Chinese would never stop on the road to a better life. As long as there was a source of income, some people were still willing to take risks. Their moral bottom line might stop at not killing or arson. "Can I tell you that I stole sweet potatoes from the production team?"
Dong Hao was stunned for a moment, then he laughed.
"I'm so hungry that I want to die. What's the point of being shameless? I'll just get beaten up. It doesn't matter."
Li He also laughed happily. Sometimes, when life pushed people to the limit, they would not be graceful at all. Courage and adventurous spirit were all pushed to the limit.
It was already four o 'clock in the morning when he returned to the hotel. He couldn't sleep. If he did, he probably wouldn't be able to get up. Because Yang Yong didn't have a charter flight, he could only take the train.
He didn't care. He wasn't so extravagant that he needed a charter flight. The train was the same.
He turned on the TV. Before he drank a pot of tea, he suddenly felt that taking the train was definitely not a comfortable thing.
He dialed Yang Yong's room number.
"Mr. Li?" Yang Yong didn't expect Li He to wake up so early.
"We won't take the train. We'll drive. Let's go now." Li He originally thought that the roads were not good, so he decided to take the train. But now he changed his mind. No matter what, driving was still better than taking the train.
"Then I'll go over now."
"Then hurry up. We'll leave earlier." After giving the order, Li He hung up the phone.
After a while, Yang Yong came in with his secretary.
"Mr. Li, what else do you have? Let the secretary pack for you."
Li He said, "Just carry my bag. There's nothing else to pack."
He held the water bottle in his hand and went out first.
Dong Hao and Zhang Bing tied their shoelaces as they waited at the elevator.
Chen Dadi just came out of the elevator. He said to Yang Yong, "Let's use our hotel car."
Yang Yong said, "We drove here. Two cars are enough. You don't have to worry."
"Oh, right. I forgot about this." Li He took out a box from his bag and passed it to Chen Dadi. "Your baby is born. I haven't thanked you yet. Congratulations."
"Thank you." Chen Dadi didn't reject it.
After getting into the car, Li He finished the water bottle and said, "Don't wake me up if there's nothing important. I'm going to sleep."
After that, he took off his shoes and fell asleep in the backseat.
Dong Hao looked at Zhang Bing. "You sit in the car behind. I'll drive."
"I can tell that you haven't slept yet, just like Mr. Li. You sit in the front passenger seat. I'll drive." Yang Yong pushed Dong Hao to the side and sat in the driver's seat.
Dong Hao and Zhang Bing had no choice but to listen to him.
On the Shen Song Expressway, the journey was smooth. Li He slept soundly. But when the car left Pu River, he was jolted.
Yang Yong said, "The 320 Expressway will be open soon. It'll be fine once it's open."
"Holy sh * t."
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