Majestic reinforced concrete buildings, a dazzling variety of goods. Brightly dressed and neatly dressed, customers who are carefully selecting a variety of goods, and those men, women and children who come and go in and out of the dress.

Compare that to these. Sitting outside the building, on the side of the road, Zheng Zhishang, who was dressed in a broken body that could not be broken again, full of patches, gray clothes and gray pants, some gray heads and gray faces, and a four-wheeled handcart parked next to him, looked a little out of place.

Yes, this is a state-run department store. After the first round of scrap was acquired in the market, although some money was made, the second round of scrap acquisition had to wait a few days to go. Zheng Zhishang soon turned his attention to the state-run department store. There are bulk commodities coming in and out here every day, and there are naturally a lot of waste products, and the quality of waste products is good.

If the scrap products here can be purchased, Zheng Zhishang will be excited to sleep all night when he thinks about it, as if he has seen cute banknotes and beckoning to himself.

But the dream is beautiful, the reality is always cruel, before Zheng Zhishang entered the mall, he was stopped by the doorman guarding the gate, but fortunately, the tone of the doorman's uncle, there is no legend of the Chinese-run department store, the nose is facing the sky, the domineering attitude, the tone is quite kind to Zheng Zhishang, said, "This is not where you should come, leave quickly." ”

"It's you......" Just as Zheng Zhishang was thinking for a long time, a somewhat startled voice came, interrupting Zheng Zhishang.

Looking at the middle-aged woman in front of him, who was smiling and looking at his middle-aged woman in a blue-green fat military uniform, Zheng Zhishang was also slightly stunned, wasn't it the aunt who gave him money for the first time? smiled and said politely, "Auntie, hello." ”

"Why are you sitting here, I looked for you for a long time last time, and you disappeared in a blink of an eye, and you are sitting here like this today......"

Zheng Zhishang smiled a little shyly, but he didn't know how to answer this aunt's words, not because he collected scrap, after returning the money to this aunt last time, he thanked him, turned around and quickly reported to the crowd, as for this aunt, whether he chased himself, Zheng Zhishang really didn't know, and he didn't care. He pointed to the trolley beside him.

"You collect waste ......"

Facing this aunt, with a surprised look, Zheng Zhishang nodded calmly, "Hmm." ”

"How did you collect scrap, you're still so young."

Looking at this aunt, with some sympathy and pity, Zheng Zhishang smiled slightly and said, "Auntie, I'm not young anymore, I can already make money to support myself." ”

The middle-aged woman paused slightly, and her eyes became a little complicated, "What about your father and mother?" How did they let you out alone......"

"No, Abba and Grandma are gone." Zheng Zhishang was also reluctant to talk too much about his identity with others, so he calmly met the middle-aged woman's pitiful gaze and asked, "By the way, do you have any waste products at home?" I charge a fair price. ”

The middle-aged woman muttered for a while, "Yes, yes, but now, I'm going to work." ”

"It's okay, Auntie, you go get busy first, and I'll go around elsewhere."

"Wait, Auntie's place of work is here, I'll take you to the warehouse to ask if there are any scraps." Just as Zheng Zhishang was about to turn around and leave, the middle-aged woman stopped Zheng Zhishang.

"This ......" Zheng Zhishang couldn't help but be stunned.

"What's wrong?"

Zheng Zhishang hurriedly shook his head, "No, I just didn't expect my aunt to work here." "I really didn't expect that I was still worried about how to go in to collect waste, but I didn't expect the opportunity to come now.

"Let's go......" The middle-aged woman, who did not dislike dirty, reached out to help Zheng Zhishang pull the car.

"Auntie, no, I'll just pull it myself." Zheng Zhishang put the drawstring on his slightly weak shoulder, followed the middle-aged woman, and walked towards the mall again.

"By the way, what's your name? How old is this year......"

"My name is Xingxing, and I am six years old this year......" Faced with the middle-aged woman's question, Zheng Zhishang replied very obediently, but when he asked about his life experience, Zheng Zhishang chose to remain silent, and the middle-aged woman also thought that Zheng Zhishang's sadness was mentioned, so she didn't ask anymore.

After entering the mall, Zheng Zhishang knew that this aunt was the manager of the mall, named Tan Lin, no wonder the doorman did not stop him this time, but nodded and greeted him with a smile.

With the help of Aunt Tan Lin, the manager of the mall, the purchase of waste products in the mall was very smooth, and the piles of waste newspapers and paper shells were all sold to Zheng Zhishang, which made Zheng Zhishang embarrassed, he didn't bring so much money at all, and his own trolley couldn't fit so much at all.

Aunt Tan Lin said with a smile; "It's okay, wait for the next time you come, and send it over."

When the warehouse manager saw that the manager said this, he didn't say anything, but just gave Zheng Zhishang an IOU according to Tan Lin's aunt's meaning.

Zheng Zhishang thought about it, these waste products can't be pulled out in a day today, so he didn't refuse Aunt Tan Lin's kindness, and said with a sincere and serious face; "Auntie, I'll send you the money when I come over tomorrow morning."

"It's okay, don't worry, wait for you to have any money, you can ...... it for me"

Zheng Zhishang pulled more than 100 pounds of waste, although it was very difficult, and his weak arm was pulled out of a red belt after a while, but Zheng Zhishang was still very happy in his heart, as for how much he could earn, it didn't matter anymore, the important thing was that he would go to the mall to buy waste in the future, and he could go in generously, and he didn't have to be afraid to be stopped at the door.

After Zheng Zhishang struggled through the street and pulled this batch of waste products to the recycling station, although he was covered in sweat and tired, he was still full of smiles, greeted the recycling station workers passing by, and called politely, "Uncle, aunt." ”

"Xingxing, here it is again, what good things are there this time......" Uncle Chen is a middle-aged man in his forties, perhaps because of the seaside, with dark skin. Working at this recycling station with his wife, Aunt Chen.

During this time, Zheng Zhishang would come here every day to sell scrap products, perhaps because of Zheng Zhishang's diligence, hardship, politeness, and sensibility, and Zheng Zhishang often chatted with Uncle Chen and his wife.

So those who come and go are familiar.

Uncle Chen and his wife, although they are only workers, will never deduct Zheng Zhishang when they are overcalled.

"It's nothing, it's just some newspapers and paper shells......" Zheng Zhishang smiled.

"Oh, this is a good product, where did you get it......" Uncle Chen asked with a smile while helping Zheng Zhishang unload the goods:

"At the department store, they went there today just in time to sell scrap, so it was a coincidence."

"Xingxing, I want to go with you to collect scrap, but it's better than me working here to make money......" After unloading, Uncle Chen opened the bill, handed it to Zheng Zhishang, and joked with a smile:

"Okay, as long as you are willing to give up this iron rice bowl." Zheng Zhishang replied with a smile:

In fact, Zheng Zhishang knew it in his heart and said that it was an iron rice bowl. It should soon start to implement the reform of state-owned enterprises, and I don't know if Uncle Chen and his wife will be laid off, although they know, but Zheng Zhishang can't tell Uncle Chen and his wife.

After all, the reform of state-owned enterprises does not involve recycling stations, what will happen in the future, Zheng Zhishang is not clear, in fact, the stable salary of a husband and wife like them is also very good.

"I heard that it is going to be reformed, is this an iron rice bowl, I don't know yet?" Uncle Chen smiled a little bitterly and said:

"Uh" Zheng Zhishang was slightly stunned, but he didn't expect that Uncle Chen would actually know about it, could it be that he remembered wrong, or history has changed, the reform of state-owned enterprises was carried out in advance, shook his head, smiled and comforted Uncle Chen, and said: "Uncle, don't worry, no matter how you reform, the recycling station will have workers, and besides, it's really not good, you can also do waste recycling like me?" ”

"That's it, when you arrive, don't blame me for stealing a job with you." Uncle Chen said with a smile:

"How come, Xiamen is so big, I can't collect it alone, it's better to have one more person, besides, there are also front-line, Tong'an, and Xiang'an. I'm not afraid that you will rob me......" Zheng Zhishang said with a smile.

"Yes, Xingxing, are you really only six years old? No matter how I think of you, you don't look like ......," Uncle Chen said jokingly:

"Why don't you look like it, uncle, how old do you say I am, don't we have a saying that the children of poor families are in charge early?" Zheng Zhishang smiled, in fact, it is no wonder that sometimes when I think about it, my words and deeds, and what I do are indeed not like what a normal child should have.

"Well, the children of poor families are in charge of ...... early"

"Uncle, don't talk about it, I still have a trip over there to pull ......"

Bidding farewell to Uncle Chen, Zheng Zhishang went back to the department store to pull scrap again. With the help of several warehouse management uncles, it was also quickly installed.

"Stars, wait a minute......" was about to leave. Aunt Tan Lin hurriedly chased after her.

Looking at Aunt Tan Lin, Zheng Zhishang smiled and said, "Auntie, is there something?" ”

"Xingxing, that's right, according to your situation, I contacted an orphanage for you, and they said they could accept you, and Auntie just wanted to ......"

Hearing Aunt Tan Lin's words, Zheng Zhishang was slightly stunned, and without waiting for Aunt Tan Lin to finish speaking, he gratefully declined: "Auntie, no, in fact, I have a place to live now, and there is a grandmother who takes good care of me, and now I can support myself, so I really don't need to go to the orphanage......"

"But you, you're still young, you can't collect waste all your life, you always have to go to school, you can't be educated in the future......"

"Auntie, thank you, I can write, and I can read." Zheng Zhishang was still afraid that Tan Lin would not believe it, so he took out a newspaper from the waste product and read it aloud on the spot. ”

"Yes ......" Aunt Tan Lin, who lost her mind, came back to her senses for a long time, looked at Zheng Zhishang and said seriously, "Xingxing, although you know how to read, you still have to go to school, don't you?" ”

"Hmm...... Auntie rest assured, the stars know...... Auntie, if it's okay, I'll go first, grandma will be worried if I go back late......" Zheng Zhishang hurriedly got up and prepared to leave, still a little worried about Aunt Tan Lin, if she really sent herself to the orphanage, what should I do with my brother and sister?

"Xingxing, can you take Auntie to your place to have a look?"

Looking at Aunt Tan Lin's eager gaze, Zheng Zhishang was also a little unbearable in his heart and rejected this kind aunt. I also knew in my heart that Aunt Tan Lin, who had only known each other for a long time, had no malicious intent, but just pitied herself, an orphan with a physical disability.

After a moment's hesitation, he nodded; "Okay, but Auntie, I told Uncle at the recycling station that I want to finish this trip."

"Well, it's okay, come and give, Auntie, Auntie will help you pull the ......" Aunt Tan Lin didn't mind the dirty drawstring on Zheng Zhishang's young shoulder, and her white hand was about to be removed from Zheng Zhishang's body.

"No, Auntie, I can ...... it myself," he said, and took the lead in small steps.

Seeing this, Aunt Tan Lin also stepped forward and pulled the rope to help with her efforts.

With Aunt Tan Lin's help this time, Zheng Zhishang quickly pulled the waste products to the recycling station. This time, because Uncle Chen knew that Zheng Zhishang would come again, he specially asked Aunt Chen to boil water, borrow a set of shabby tea sets from the office of the recovery station, and make tea for Zheng Zhishang.

At the beginning, Zheng Zhishang was not used to drinking tea, he used to drink water directly at home, and he did not have the habit of making tea in his previous life, he always drank tap water, and later when the conditions were good, he drank mineral water. However, after staying in Xiamen for a period of time and getting acquainted with Uncle Chen, Uncle Chen often made tea and drank it, and after drinking it a few times, he got used to this kind of grinding kung fu tea.

After Zheng Zhishang's introduction, Uncle Chen also knew that Aunt Tan Lin, the one who sold waste to Zheng Zhishang today, also warmly greeted him and sat down to drink tea together, but when he looked at Aunt Tan Lin's dress, she was a decent person, not a person like herself.

A little embarrassed, he said: "At home, there is no good tea, these are all begged by relatives in the countryside." ”

Aunt Tan Lin didn't care about this, picked up the teacup and smelled it, and said with a smile: "This is Anxi's tea." ”

Zheng Zhishang doesn't know much about tea, he didn't have the habit of drinking tea in his previous life, and he doesn't have the conditions to drink tea in this life. After sitting at the recycling station for a while, drinking a few cups of tea, and chatting with Uncle Chen and his wife for a while, Zheng Zhishang saw that it was not early, so he got up and said goodbye, took the bill to the finance, and settled the money.

didn't avoid Aunt Tan Lin, after counting the money in person, she earned a total of more than 50 yuan this day, which is the most earned day since the scrap was collected.

"Xingxing, did you sell scrap by yourself before?"

"No, my grandma who took me in accompanied me a few times, and after I got acquainted with myself, I didn't let my grandma follow." Zheng Zhishang replied with a smile:

Zheng Zhishang went to the vegetable market not far from his home and bought some vegetables. It is said to be a vegetable market, but in fact it is a dirty small street, and the nearby farmers often take the vegetables they grow at home to sell here, and over time, this small street has become a vegetable market.

Seeing that Zheng Zhishang was like a little adult, bargaining with the vegetable vendor, talking and laughing, Aunt Tan Lin was also slightly stunned and a little surprised.

After buying the vegetables and returning home, Grandma Huang hadn't come back from work yet, so Zheng Zhishang led Aunt Tan Lin to his room, moved a small bench, and began to fold the vegetables.

The furnishings in the room have not changed much, but on the desk, there are a bunch of old books, including mechanical, management, administrative, philosophical, historical, etc. These books were all acquired by Zheng Zhishang when he collected scrap. Although the purchase price is a bit high, it is the purchase price of one-half of the new book. Selling to the recycling station can only be at the price of scrap, which is not cost-effective, and it will lose a fortune.

However, Zheng Zhishang didn't want to sell these books originally, so he kept them. Next to the old book, there is a new one bought by Zheng Zhishang a few days ago to make reading notes, and making reading notes is a habit that Zheng Zhishang developed in his previous life, after self-study and self-examination.