Chapter 104: 104. Another Harvest
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Li Du packed up these papyrus and carefully kept them in an airtight box.
"Just keep it dry. You don't need to be so concerned. This kind of paper can last for a thousand years if it is dry, and it can even be preserved for four thousand years if the environment is good!" Hans said.
Li Du said: "The Egyptians are really amazing, they can even invent this kind of paper."
Hans shook his head and said: "Although there are countless papyrus found now, they may not have been invented by the Egyptians. This is one of the unsolved mysteries of ancient Egyptian civilization."
"What's the mystery?"
"Among the many papyrus materials that have been handed down, there is no such thing as the production method of papyrus. The production method restored now is very complicated, and the Egyptians at that time could not have thought of such a method."
Li Du laughed and said, "Maybe aliens taught them how to make papyrus, what do you mean?"
Hans also laughed, "Whatever he can do, we don't care about our business anyway, we have to work quickly, damn it, four warehouses!"
These four warehouses are full of sundries, and it is very difficult to clean them up.
The rain outside added trouble to their work, and Ah Miao started to help out, sending some small things to the car with his mouth.
Hans was right, they stayed up all night to clean up the four warehouses, and they didn't finish until the last moment before the end of 24 hours.
In this way, the two of them were exhausted, especially Hans. He usually indulged in drinking and sex, and his health was in a mess. Most of the work was done by Li Du.
"Schete, I'm going to die!" Hans was paralyzed after getting into the car.
Ah Miao gave him a contemptuous look, poked her head out of the car window to catch some rainwater with her paws, and then carefully washed Baozi's face.
Li Du wiped it dry with a paper towel, and the little tiger cat became radiant again.
They went back to the hotel and slept for a while, and then drove back after the rain stopped one day.
The Iron Knight lived up to its name, and returned with a full load for the first time out, and the big carriage at the back was packed to the brim.
Hans didn't slow down and was listless while driving. He said, "Man, we have to expand our team when we get back. At least we need to hire a porter!"
Li Du said: "That's no problem, we'll recruit people when we get back."
He was also exhausted after staying up late to clean up these four warehouses, and he really didn't want to have such an experience again.
These things had to be dealt with first, so Hans drove directly to a construction site.
They stopped the car, and a little old man with a red hard hat came over and waved his hands: "You can't park here, or your car will turn into a concrete monster."
Hans poked his head out and said, "There are a bunch of monsters in our car, do you want to meet them?"
After seeing him, the old man laughed: "Hans, when did you get into this good car? Volvo's Iron Knight? Damn it, you let it pull the goods? It's like letting Sophie Mar Asking to help you cook, what a waste!"
Hans introduced Li Du. The old man's name was Wilfried Wiki, and he was a contractor, or the owner of a small construction company.
"WikiLeaks Wiki?" Li Du asked with a smile.
The old man nodded and said, "Yes, I am Wikipedia, what do you want to know?"
"I wonder how much these guys in the back are worth."
"As you wish, the search engine starts to start." The old man said seriously, and it was obvious that he was good at joking.
The tools they got in the second warehouse can be used on the construction site. Wilfried's company is relatively small, and there is pressure to buy new equipment, so this kind of second-hand goods is his favorite.
Hans was in charge of negotiating the price, and Li Du sat in the car and read a book.
After a while, Hans came over and patted the car window and said, "Get down to work, try to see if the high-pressure cement injector can work, and if it works, you can collect money."
The high-pressure cement injector is a cement mixer plus a high-pressure machine, which has a nozzle, so that when the cement is mixed evenly, the pressure can be provided to spray the cement far away.
"What's the use of this?" Li Du asked in wonder.
Wilfrid pointed to some buildings under construction and said, "Many buildings are built with cement. If you have this machine, you can stand on the ground and complete the work."
They were needed for the trial of the machine. Hans put on his helmet and held a spray gun to prepare for work. The mixer was running to mix the cement and water evenly.
Li Du was in charge of pressurizing, and he also put on a hard hat.
This is a necessary part of selling some second-hand goods, then test whether the second-hand goods can be used, and the experimenter can only be a treasure picker.
"It's not dangerous to test this kind of construction tool. It's terrible if it's a test gun. Some people pull the trigger, and then the bullet explodes, even blowing up their fingers!" Hans said.
Li Du said: "Aren't your two guns very dangerous?"
Hans explained: "I'm talking about old guns. Modern guns are disassembled and inspected. The danger is very small. OK, I'm going to start working!"
Li Du turned on the pressurizer, and the machine hummed. Hans pressed the trigger, like a water gun fired, and a cement line was sprayed out.
'Swish, swish...' The cement sprayed out more than 20 meters away and stuck to a small cart in the distance.
Hans cheered, and Wilfried said with a smile: "Okay, I'm going to take this guy down."
All the tools were sold for a total of 6,500 yuan, mainly because this high-pressure cement injector was valuable, and it sold 4,500 yuan by itself.
The remaining groceries, including sofas, patchwork tables, chairs, and second-hand electrical appliances, were packaged and sold to the grocery store owner Kevin for 2,400 yuan.
This time, the cash they got was less than 9,000 yuan. After excluding the accommodation fee, fuel expenses and costs, they made more than 4,000 yuan, which was the least they ever earned.
However, Hans got two collectible pistols, and Li Du got some mysterious papyrus. These things are more attractive than money, so the two are still very satisfied with this auction.
It was also raining in Flagstaff City, and the spring rain continued, so the two of them didn't plan to go out, and wanted to hide from the rain at home.
When the rain stopped and the sky cleared, Li Du saw bamboo shoots in the supermarket, so he called Hans and asked, "Is there a bamboo forest around here? I saw bamboo shoots for sale."
Hans said: "Of course, the Bamboo Forest in the Grand Canyon has an area of several thousand hectares. Are you interested in it?"
Li Du said: "Yes, let's dig bamboo shoots together tomorrow. You should eat these things in spring. They are delicious and nutritious."
Hans was not happy: "There are plenty of bamboo shoots in the supermarket. If we have leisure, why don't we go to the red light district?"
Li Du sneered and said, "Still going to the red-light district? You stayed up late two nights to clean up the warehouse. How is your body broken? It's just right, you need to exercise now by climbing a mountain!"
"Okay, you are Boss Li, I will listen to you."
Early the next morning, Li Du changed into hiking shoes and sportswear, and went out with his bag on his shoulders.
Then when he joined Hans, he saw that Hans was bringing two women with him, Hannah and Natalie, the girl he met when he bought the car!