"Garbage", something that can be recycled, something that has no value in the eyes of others, is a treasure to them.

Outside the Iron City, there is a large garbage dump where people regularly transport garbage from the city every day, and for the people of the "garbage village", this time of day is a time of race.

Where there are people, there are fights, and the garbage dump is no exception, those who are capable and strong can grab more, while the relatively weak can only pick up the leftovers, which are worthless.

Ye Xianze, a scavenger who lives with his mother and sister, has never seen his father, he only knows that his mother fights with these people every day in order for himself and his sister to eat better, and his mother also passed away when he was fourteen years old.

Now, the fifteen-year-old boy, in the face of the crazy crowd, he is not to be outdone to join in.

When they were almost all grabbed, the crowd dispersed.

Ye Xianze said with a smile: "Xiao Lin, you see that my brother has a full harvest today, let's go back quickly!"

"Hmm" Ye Lin nodded obediently, his brother loved him very much, after his mother passed away, he took on the responsibility of taking care of her, he rarely smiled, but to himself.

Although, life is forbidden, but the brother and sister don't care.

"Xiao Lin, my brother went into the city to sell these things, you wait at home, and I will come back to bring you something delicious. ”

Ye Lin nodded and reminded, "Brother has to come back early, but you can't fight with others." ”

He touched Ye Lin's little head and smiled, "It's not your turn to teach me a lesson." ”

"Eh, don't keep touching people's heads, they will all be bald by then. Ye Lin said angrily.

In this country there are only three kinds of currency, gold, silver and copper, one gold coin can be exchanged for ten silver coins, and one silver coin can be exchanged for a thousand copper coins.

And the scrap picked up is barely enough to make ends meet, and there is no surplus at all.

Because of natural disasters and the enclosure of land by the nobles to build factories, the arable land was reduced, the price of food rose wildly, and the people were miserable.

Steel City is the capital of Iron City, and it is a political, economic, and military city that integrates politics, economy, and military compared to other cities, and is relatively much more prosperous.

The streets are lined with shops, horse-drawn carriages are plentiful, the country is rich in steel, and horses are still an important means of transportation.

The ironclad country is also a major exporter, and the abundant steel is not only equipped with its own army, but also exported to the neighboring Austrian countries.

The country is famous for its technology, so it needs a lot of steel, but because it is a small country, it does not have the manpower to mine and relies on imports.

Of course, beyond the Hulu Sea, Senluo is a completely closed country, and there is no record of this country so far.

There are very few conflicts and wars between the three kingdoms, and the Ironclad Kingdom is located between the Osayi and Senluo countries, and it is a large country, with the largest land and population.

Even the Olympiad, known for its technology, did not dare to start a war lightly.

However, the Ironclad Kingdom occasionally breaks out some small-scale wars, which is helpless.

Ye Xianze had been to this city hundreds of times, and he was very familiar with it, he entered from the east gate, and soon came to the waste recycling station.

"Xian Ze, you're here, come in. A stocky man walked out and beckoned him in.

"Old Ma, I won't say much, one hundred catties, if one copper coin per catty at the market price, you have to give me one hundred copper coins. Ye Xianze said with a finger.

Lao Ma smiled: "Hey, what is the relationship between the two of us, I will give it to you less, everyone on this street knows that the things you bring are the most and the best, but ......"

Xian Ze sat on a chair and said, "But what is it, just say it, I'm still waiting for the rice to be cooked!"

"Hey, there's nothing else, it's just that this thing isn't so valuable now, and it can't be sold for a good price, at most two catties and a copper coin. ”

Seeing the old horse smoking a dry cigarette and talking, he was almost angry.

But he knows very well that no matter where he goes to sell, the price is the same, and if he encounters something unfamiliar, he will only push the price lower.

He gritted his teeth and agreed to the deal, thinking that he was going to tighten his belly for a month again, this hundred catties of waste was saved by him every day when he got up early and was greedy for darkness, you must know that not everything in the garbage transported out of the city every day can be sold, so the garbage that can be sold is less, and he is not the only one who is a waste picker.

The people who come to pick up garbage are half-grown children and the elderly, and adults usually go into the factory to work and earn living expenses.

In his current situation, it is not a big problem to enter the factory, but he is not worried about his sister, he promised his mother to take care of her, so he can only choose to be a waste picker.

Weighing the fifty copper coins in his hand, he had an indescribable taste.

"Hahaha, the young man in front, wait a minute! ”

Ye Xianze glanced back, turned his head and left.

"Hey, what about you? Stop. The old man shouted excitedly.

He turned around and looked up and down, with long gray hair, a sloppy beard, and a piece of clothes that could not be torn anymore, no, it should be said that the rotten cloth was hanging directly on his body, and he was still holding a wooden stick, compared to him, Ye Xianze might be considered glamorous and decent.

Ye Xianze said helplessly: "Yo, old man, I don't have the money to give you alms, bye." ”

The old man smiled weirdly: "Wait, the young people are really impatient now, I think I was ...... back then."

"Stop, I'm not interested in your past, if you have something, hurry up and say, I still have to go home. ”

The old man whispered: "Haha, my old man doesn't joke with you anymore, I have a heavenly treasure here, if I wasn't in a hurry to use the money, I wouldn't sell it, see that you are so fateful, no more, no less, just a gold coin." ”

"What are you kidding, even if you and I are sold, it's not worth so much money, if your baby is really so valuable, go directly to the pawnshop!"

"Hey, the pawnshop doesn't know the goods, so I don't know the same as him, I just saw that you kid fell in love, so I gave it to you cheaply. ”

"What kind of treasure are you, let me see it first. ”

The old man smiled, revealing a hint of weirdness, and pulled it out of his bosom, no, to be precise, from his bosom into the lower trouser pocket.

And the moment he saw the baby, Ye Xianze only felt that his IQ had been insulted, where is this baby, the pebbles by the river in his house are bigger and more beautiful than this.

Ye Xianze thought to himself: "It turned out to be a crazy old man, and he didn't know what stimulation he was in, so he actually took a broken stone as a treasure." ”

"Okay, okay, look at this old man and be pitiful, just give him a little charity!"

After thinking about it, he weighed his money bag, touched the five copper coins from it, felt a little painful, and then put back three more.

He held up two copper coins and shook them in front of the old man and said, "Old man, these are two gold coins, for you." ”

At this time, the old man's face was wrong, his face turned red, and he said angrily: "You are stupid to me, you want to buy the old man's treasure with two copper coins." ”

"Old man, you're not crazy, then you still treat this broken stone as a treasure, and you treat everyone else as a fool!"

The old man smiled: "How can mortals understand the mystery of this." ”

Ye Xianze understood, it turned out that this old man had paranoia, and he thought he was a god.

is also a lovely person, and he actually sympathizes with this old man a little.