The Wizard's Journey Begins in a Courtyard House

Chapter 23 First Encounter with the Xu Family

Li Qin originally planned to exchange a few polite words with Yan Bugui and then go home.

But he didn't expect that even if he didn't provoke Yan Bugui, the other party would still unleash his emotional power on him.

Li Qin was at a loss for words.

Yan Bugui clearly did not want to give up easily.

The eyes behind the glasses darted around, and then the speaker suddenly spoke again:

"Little Li, you're still too young and easily fooled. Why don't you open the box and let Uncle San take a look and check it for you?"

Li Qin, who had originally planned to go home, never expected that Yan Bugui would be so eccentric, still unwilling to give up even now.

Seeing this, Li Qin felt somewhat helpless.

He had no choice but to open the box in his hand.

Suddenly, some things inside were revealed.

The part that Li Qinming brought back to the courtyard house was naturally the part that had not been fully restored.

Yan Bugui's eyes remained fixed on the box in Li Qin's hand.

Although he had long guessed that there was probably nothing good inside, after all, Li Qin had been living in the front courtyard house for a year.

He knew the state of the economy.

There's no money to buy anything nice.

However, due to his personality, Yan Bugui still held onto a sliver of hope.

Now, upon opening the box, utter disappointment ensued.

Just as Li Qin said, the box was indeed full of broken pots, pans and other items.

Although they were all washed very clean, looking brand new, you could still see cracks and gaps at a glance.

A clear look of disappointment appeared in Yan Bugui's eyes.

At this moment, Li Qin heard the familiar voice again;

[Emotional Power +50]

[Emotional Power +30]

[Emotional Power +20]

[Emotional Power +10]

Yan Bugui had just said he would help Li Qin check the contents of the box, although his real purpose was to get Li Qin to open the box.

That way, we can see what's inside and whether we can gain any advantage.

But since the words had already been spoken, even though there was no chance of anyone gaining an advantage, Yan Bugui still carefully examined the contents of the box.

Of course, this was just Yan Bugui putting on a show.

"Xiao Li, you're pretty lucky. These things do have some flaws, but they're minor and don't affect their use."

After Yan Bugui finished looking at the contents of the box, he spoke sincerely.

Besides sincerity, Li Qin also detected a hint of envy in his voice.

At first, Li Qin thought he had misheard.

After all, these things came from the recycling center, so they weren't anything special, and they weren't even complete.

Given the circumstances of Yan Bugui's family, they were fully capable of purchasing complete, brand-new utensils.

Why would I be envious?

In this regard, it can only be said that Li Qin underestimated our Third Uncle Yan Bugui.

Although the Yan family could afford brand new ones, brand new pots, pans, and other utensils are expensive.

While the items in the recycling center are not as good as new ones, they are exceptionally cheap.

With Yan Bugui's innate talent for using an abacus, he could instantly calculate the difference between the two.

After a moment's thought, Yan Bugui continued;

"Xiao Li, these things of yours look pretty good. Which recycling station did you pick them out of? I'll have your aunt go check it out later and see if she can find any."

Yan Bugui looked at Li Qin with some anticipation.

Considering the size of the Yan family compound, the number of people living there was relatively large.

Besides Yan Bugui and his wife, there were three sons: Yan Jiecheng, Yan Jiekuang, and Yan Jiefang, as well as a daughter, Yan Zhaodi.

Therefore, more tools are needed.

Using all new items would cost a lot of money, but buying used items from recycling centers would save a lot of money.

Moreover, judging from the contents of Li Qin's box, the items picked up by the recycling station were of good quality.

It does not affect usage at all.

Yan Bugui was instantly smitten.

Looking at Yan Bugui's expectant face, Li Qin felt somewhat helpless, but knowing the other's personality, he didn't say anything.

Instead, directly tell the other party the information they want to hear;

"I picked all these things out at the recycling station in the south of the city, but it took me a lot of time."

Li Qin said this in order to patch things up in advance.

Saying that it took a lot of time means that it takes a lot of time to pick out good items from the recycle bin.

In other words, recycling stations do have some good quality old items, but the quantity is relatively small.

To prevent the Yan family from actually going to the recycling station in the future and not finding anything they liked, thus feeling that Li Qin had cheated them.

Yan Bugui naturally did not understand the deeper meaning behind Li Qin's words.

After getting the information he wanted, he immediately looked at Li Qin with a smile.

Seeing this, Li Qin casually closed the box again and prepared to go home.

Just then, a middle-aged man pushed a bicycle and led a young man through the gate.

Upon seeing the two men, a glint of light flashed in Li Qin's eyes;

The middle-aged man pushing the bicycle in front was fairly good-looking, with a faint smile on his face, and seemed quite nice.

However, Li Qin noticed that a cunning glint occasionally flashed in the man's eyes.

This shows that the person is not as kind as they appear.

As for the young man behind him, he looked to be only eighteen or nineteen years old.

He should have been in the prime of his life, but his long face gave him a strangely comical appearance.

Similar to the middle-aged man, the young man's eyes also occasionally flashed with a cunning glint.

These two people are Xu Fugui and his son Xu Damao.

"Old Xu, Da Mao, you're back from the countryside?"

Upon seeing the two, Yan Bugui immediately abandoned Li Qin and rushed to greet them, even helping them carry their bicycles into the courtyard.

"Thank you, Lao Yan!"

"Thank you, Uncle!"

Even if Yan Bugui didn't help, Xu Fugui and Xu Damao could have carried the bicycle in just as well, but since the other party took the initiative to help.

Xu Fugui and his son naturally wanted to express their gratitude.

Yan Bugui took the initiative not for a mere verbal thank you.

His gaze remained fixed on a bag on the bicycle.

Xu Fugui and Yan Bugui had known each other for many years, so they naturally knew what kind of person the other was.

His smile grew even wider, and then he said to Xu Damao;

"Da Mao, why don't you get a string of wood ear mushrooms for Third Uncle?"

After speaking, he looked at Yan Bugui again;

"When we went to the countryside to show a movie this time, the villagers were very kind and gave us a few strings of dried wood ear mushrooms. Old Yan, take one back and have a taste."

While Xu Fugui was speaking, Xu Damao had already taken out a string of dried wood ear mushrooms from the bag.

He then casually handed it to Yan Bugui.

Isn't this exactly what Yan Bugui was willing to help for?

Seeing the wood ear mushrooms offered to him, he naturally didn't stand on ceremony and quickly reached out to take them, while also expressing his gratitude.

"This dried wood ear fungus is a real gem. Not only does it taste great, but it's also incredibly nutritious. It's something you rarely see these days."

Thanks to Lao Xu and Da Mao, we got to try it this time too. Thank you!

Yan Bugui was quite interesting; after receiving benefits, he didn't forget to say a few flattering words to the Xu father and son.

Upon hearing his words, the smiles on the faces of the Xu father and son became even more pronounced, and a smug look flashed in their eyes.