For Li Du, the thrift trading market is a place to replenish the energy of time for the little flying insects, and he does not expect to pick up anything very valuable in this kind of place. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

After all, everyone is not stupid, the people who are trading in thrift can sweep the market ten times a day with their eyes open, and anything with a little value will not be Li Du's turn.

Even if something of value is there, you can't miss it, you can only trade it at an equal price or buy it at a large price.

This is not Li Du's purpose, and he entered the thrift trading market not to make any money, but to find something containing time energy to feed to the little flying worm.

Throughout December, he spent a lot of money in rural areas of northwest and north Arizona collecting these things, and the money was spent, the things were exchanged, and the little worm absorbed a lot of time energy.

However, it absorbed a lot of time energy, but it was not able to break through and evolve for a long time.

Of course, the absorbed time energy is not in vain, and there are some results after all.

The induction between the worm and Li Du is even stronger, taking evolution as an example, Li Du can feel that if the worm wants to carry out a new round of evolution, the energy it needs to absorb must be qualitatively improved.

In other words, it is useless to absorb energy only a little bit, you have to find something rich in time energy, and absorb a large amount of it at once.

There are many places in the United States that have these things, such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, such as the Los Angeles Art Collection Center, and so on.

But Li Du didn't want to do this, which involved his bottom line of dealing with the world.

He was worried that if he went to the museum for nothing, he would become inert and lose the motivation to continue working hard to earn money and get something that contained the energy of time.

In order to survive and evolve, the worm needs to constantly obtain time energy, and if he keeps going to the museum to destroy cultural relics and antiques, sooner or later something will go wrong and someone will be caught.

He can't take risks, the ancestors are right, how can he walk by the river without getting his shoes wet? There is no impermeable wall in the world!

In late December, after basically wandering around the thrift market, they returned to Flagpole City to prepare for Christmas, and then went home for the New Year.

At this time, the climate in southern Arizona was relatively warm, and Flagpole City, which was in the northern region, was cold, with no rain or snow, and the weather was dry and cold.

Hans proposed, "Shall we go to Tucson for Christmas? ”

Li Du refused: "It's better to go to Australia or New Zealand, it's summer in the southern hemisphere." ”

Hans was stunned for a moment, then rejoiced: "Yes, let's go to the southern hemisphere for Christmas, I never came to spend Christmas in the summer, it must be fun." ”

Li Du pushed him and said: "Get out, how can I have so much time? I want to accompany my Sophie, and then I have to go back to China, when the time comes, you go to China with me, my hometown is not cold." ”

Hans asked suspiciously: "China and the United States are both in the northern hemisphere, why is your hometown not cold?"

"Because China is bigger than the United States, and now Montana and Minnesota are snowing heavily, and Florida and New Mexico are full of sunshine, and the geographical location of my hometown in China is similar to the geographical location of Florida in the United States," Li said. ”

Hearing him say this, Hans began to look at it.

On Christmas Eve, Sophie's hospital began to have a holiday, and she was lucky that she didn't have to be on duty this Christmas and could relax.

Americans take Christmas very seriously, and the smaller the town, the more rural the more important it is.

On Christmas Eve, Li Du drove Sophie to the villa where the Martins were staying.

The little old man was waiting at the door with a pipe in his mouth, and when he saw the two of them getting out of the car, he beckoned: "Hey, boys and girls, welcome to Lord Martin's mansion, please come and receive Santa's blessings!"

Sophie grinned and went up to hug the old man, then took off his pipe, frowned, and said, "Why are you smoking again?"

Mr. and Mrs. Martin, who were busy in the kitchen, saw them coming, wiped their hands and walked out, she first greeted Li Du, and then said to her daughter: "In fact, your dear father has never quit smoking. ”

Sophie said: "I always thought he had quit smoking, what is the matter with this pipe?"

Mrs. Martin said, "Let him smoke with his pipe, the tobacco he grows is healthier than the cigars and cigarettes he buys, and as for this pipe, it was given to him by your boyfriend." ”

Hearing this, Sophie looked at Li Du and frowned.

Li Du was stunned, and he smiled bitterly: "Mrs. Martin, is this a misunderstanding or a frame-up?" I swear I haven't given the old man a pipe. ”

"You gave him the raw materials for his pipes. Mrs. Martin said lightly.

Li Du suddenly realized: "Oh, this is made of narwhal teeth?"

"Yes. ”

The old man shook in front of them ostentatiously: "How about it, I'm good at manual work, right? I haven't done it for a long time, this time the work is really a bit handy, and I'll cut down the Christmas tree later, I'm afraid I'll have to rely on Li." ”

There are many woods around Flagpole City, and it is not allowed to cut down trees normally, but it is still okay to cut a pine tree to make a Christmas tree during Christmas.

Putting down the gifts he brought, the old man drove the pickup truck and prepared to go to cut down trees with Li Du.

Sophie and her mother prepared tools for them, and before leaving, one of them told one, Sophie sorted out Li Du's clothes, and said gently: "Be careful when cutting trees, have you ever cut Christmas trees before?"

Li Du said: "No, but I have good strength, and it should be no problem to cut down trees." ”

Hearing him say this, Sophie shouted to the old man, "Daddy, Lee hasn't cut down the Christmas tree, so I have to come with you." ”

The old man spread his hands and said, "My beloved daughter has said so, as a father, what else can I do?"

They took their tools and drove off, Li Du drove, and Mr. Martin sat in the co-pilot, and then whistled, the whistle was cheerful, it was a song that Li Du had never heard, and it was quite crisp and pleasant.

After whistling, he said excitedly, "Lee, can you guess my Christmas wish last year?"

Li Du asked, "Is there peace in the world?"

The old man laughed and said, "I like your humor, but I'm not such a selfless fellow. ”

Li Du said: "Then I guess you want Santa Claus to send a boyfriend to Sophie." ”

The old man laughed again, and he said, "Almost, my young man, my wish was that next Christmas, I would not let me cut down the Christmas tree alone!"

"You don't know, since my father died, I've been cutting Christmas trees myself all these years. Oh my God, it's been a lonely journey, I've always wanted a companion, and now Sophie has finally sent me one. ”

Li Du was very proud to be so praised by his future father-in-law, and said: "I feel very honored to be able to accompany you. ”

"You can be a little more honored, lad, for the glorious task of cutting down trees will be handed to you later. The old man's smile became more thief.