After rebirth, dominate the courtyard

The Change of the Stupid Pillar

He was kind to Sha Zhu and Jia Zhang's family in order to pave the way for Sha Zhu's marriage with Qin Huairu and to have a support for himself in his later years. However, things happened unexpectedly, and Sha Zhu and Jia Zhang became a couple, which caught him off guard!

Not only him, but everyone in the courtyard had not expected Sha Zhu to have such a unique hobby. Seeing that the time was right, Sha Zhu hurriedly said, "I'll go get the silver, you wait a moment!"

After saying this, Sha Zhu hurried back to his room and took out a wooden box from a drawer, which contained all his savings. He opened the lid of the box and saw that there was only a few coins left at the bottom. He muttered to himself, "I need to be more frugal in the future, otherwise I will have no money left."

Since he got involved with Jia Zhang, his money has been gone like water. After being single for many years, he only has less than eight taels of silver left, and now he has only about four taels left. If he doesn't save money, he will be penniless one day.

Holding the silver, Sha Zhu walked into the courtyard and handed eleven taels of silver to Yan Bugui and Yi Zhonghai respectively. Yan Bugui was slightly relieved when he saw Sha Zhu handing over the eleven taels. Originally, the ten taels were to please Li Aimin, but he never thought that the chairs and stools would turn to ashes in an instant. This transaction was equivalent to buying ten taels and selling eleven taels, making a net profit of one tael!

"Silly Zhu, don't act rashly. If anything goes wrong, you won't be able to take the consequences!"

"How can you only care about your own interests and let everyone take risks for you?" Yan Bugui said with a smile. He was in a good mood after receiving the eleven taels of compensation from Sha Zhu.

When the neighbors heard this, they all cast reproachful glances at Sha Zhu. What if he accidentally set the house on fire? Where would they live? Fortunately, the fire was discovered in time!

"Shazhu, if you do things that hurt others and benefit yourself again, you'd better find another place to live!" The second uncle Liu Haizhong frowned and complained. He relied on this courtyard for his retirement. If he lost his house, where would he live?

"That's right, Silly Zhu, if you do something dangerous like this again, leave this place!"

"Yeah, ordinary people like us have nowhere to go when our homes are destroyed!"

"A chef like you can find a good job anywhere."

"Silly Zhu, you have no sense of community. If something happens, I'm afraid my life savings won't be enough to pay the compensation!"

"I acted too impulsively!"

"..."

Everyone was reminded by the second uncle and blamed Sha Zhu. He was risking everyone's interests to satisfy his own desires! Seeing this, Sha Zhu hated Li Aimin even more. If Li Aimin had not placed the chairs and stools in front of the door and sold them to Yan Bugui and Yi Zhonghai, how could this happen? Why did he put the chairs and stools at the door instead of putting them indoors? What was his intention?

Sha Zhu secretly swore to himself that he would think twice before taking action next time. If he made the same mistake again, the losses would be heavy!

At this time, Sha Zhu was being criticized by everyone, and Li Aimin had already dragged Lou Xiaoe to a nearby waste collection station. This recycling station was government-run, and unlike the private waste business in later generations, it was not as profitable, which showed how popular it was.

"Ai Min, are we here to buy something?" Being dragged here, Lou Xiao'e was quite confused.

"Yes, we want to buy some old light bulbs and flashlights." Li Aimin explained with a smile.

Li Aimin led Lou Xiao'e to find the person in charge to explain their purpose. The person in charge was shocked: "What? You want to buy scrap? You know, these things are useless. People usually sell them. You want to buy scrap?"

At this time, there were no regulations prohibiting the scrap yard from selling items. "Sure, after you pick out your items, bring them to me for weighing," the person in charge responded.

"Thank you very much." Li Aimin thanked her and led Lou Xiaoe into the courtyard where waste was piled up. In this era, recycling is not popular, especially for items such as flashlights that are purchased with tickets. Once damaged, they are useless. Flashlights cannot be used because of damaged bulbs or corrosion of circuits.

"This time we're going to find ten discarded flashlights."

"When the time comes, I'll pick out a few light bulbs and have a look." After Li Aimin said this, the two began to search for targets in the waste pile.

\"Um!\"

Lou Xiao'e nodded slightly. It would be easy to find a few worn-out flashlights in the huge ruins.

The glass is priceless, how can it be a joke?

It’s fleeting!

Ten discarded flashlights have gathered together.

Li Aimin examined them one by one. These were all abandoned objects and must have been damaged.

Lou Xiao'e watched Li Aimin busy checking the flashlight, and a hint of curiosity flashed across her face.

These flashlights are all broken. What is the purpose of collecting so many broken pieces?

The structure of a flashlight is so complicated that it is not possible for ordinary people to understand its secrets.

Only a learned person can see where the problem lies, right?

Just as Lou Xiao'e was looking at Li Aimin curiously.

Soon, Li Aimin had completed the inspection of the used flashlights in front of him.

This time, a total of eight flashlights had rust on the battery contacts, causing the circuit to become blocked!

This means that with just a little care, these eight flashlights can be restored to normal.

However, the purpose of this trip was not to repair the flashlight, but the light bulb inside it!

Then, Li Aimin successfully took out the light bulbs from eight flashlights.

"I never thought I could find eight light bulbs at once!"

Li Aimin looked at the eight light bulbs on the ground with a look of joy on his face.

He put the other two aside.

The reason these two flashlights were damaged was that the filament inside the bulb was broken and could not be repaired.

"Are we going to use these light bulbs to make a light chain later?" Lou Xiao'e couldn't help asking.

"That's right. This time I'm going to make a light chain, and you'll understand when the time comes." Li Aimin said with a smile, "We'll find ten more flashlights like this later."

"This time, I need fifteen of these bulbs!"

Lou Xiao'e was curious about what this so-called light chain was.

He immediately nodded in agreement and began to help search for used flashlights.

A moment of effort.

Li Aimin gathered fifteen light bulbs and then came to the person in charge.

"How much do these cost in total?" Li Aimin asked.

The person in charge of the scrapyard looked at the two young men and just took some light bulbs.

"These are all glass, not worth much money, just two cents!" The person in charge took a look and spoke without using a scale.

If these items are made of iron or plastic, they can be weighed and traded at market price.

But these are just scrap glass and have little value.

"Two cents?"

When Li Aimin heard the person in charge quote two cents, he was stunned at first, as he had not expected it to be so cheap.

You should know that a flashlight outside can be sold for more than ten yuan.

The value of a flashlight lies primarily in the bulb.

Because the light bulb is the heart of the flashlight.

If the flashlight is worth ten dollars, then the light bulb is worth at least six dollars.

Soon, Li Aimin reacted.

The reason why the price is so low is probably because this type of flashlight bulb is not sold on the market, and the person in charge naturally does not know its value.

"Why, do you think it's too expensive?" The person in charge saw Li Aimin's expression and thought he was complaining about it.

"Not expensive, not expensive, the price is right!" Li Aimin replied with a smile, then took out two cents from his pocket and handed it to the person in charge.

The person in charge took the money, made a simple note of the account, and let Li Aimin leave.

"Let's go check out the nearby market shops."

"More wires, more paint and plugs."

Li Aimin took Lou Xiaoe's hand and said with a smile.

"Yes!" Lou Xiao'e nodded. Although she didn't understand why, she still agreed.

Soon, Li Aimin found a store that specialized in selling such items, selected some electrical wires and tools, and headed towards home.

It was almost noon, so Li Aimin took Lou Xiao'e out to have a simple meal before going home, skipping lunch.

As soon as he arrived home, Li Aimin found that the door was pitch black, as if it had been contaminated by something.

"Ai Min, do you smell something burning in the compound?"

Lou Xiao'e sniffed hard and spoke.

"Yeah, I do smell it. Look at those two black spots in front of the door. Aren't they where I put the chair today?"

Li Aimin looked at the two positions and said puzzledly.

Soon, he thought of something.

At this time, the third uncle Yan Bugui was out taking out the garbage and happened to see Li Aimin coming back.

One look at his expression told you that he definitely had no idea what was going on.

"Oh, Ai Min is back!" Yan Bugui hurried forward and greeted him warmly.

"Ah."