Chapter 429 - 0429 Arriving with the wind 1_1
It had been a long time since they’d visited the scrapyard. With the chill of winter making the staff somewhat sluggish, they were allowed in without many questions.
The scrapyard was filled primarily with recyclable waste like discarded papers, books, wooden materials, copper and iron utensils, occasionally interspersed with some porcelain. These items were sorted into different categories and piled up. Some were piled outdoors, covered with thick layers of snow, resembling a snow-covered mountain.
Feng Qingxue had assumed, as in the past, that there wouldn’t be anything of great value inside the scrapyard. But to her surprise, buried within a pile of scrap paper, she found a painting once considered to be worth billions before she crossed over to this era. Unfortunately, its preservation was lacking due to the snow, it was slightly damp and parts of it had sustained minor damage. But fortunately, the damages only rested on the white spaces and not on the inked areas.
With great care, she sifted through the scrap paper covering the painting and held it in her hands.
The bamboo roller that once held the painting had been removed, leaving behind just the painting.
Uncle Li was in the process of sorting the newly arrived scrap. He was familiar with Feng Qingxue since she frequently visited the scrapyard. Noticing her interest in the painting, he said, "If you want it, you can take it. I’ll weigh it with the scraps and save you from others not letting you take it. According to the scrapyard rules, these things are considered junk and meant to be reprocessed into pulp."
Feng Qingxue was overjoyed. "Thank you, Uncle Li. I’ll be troubling you later!"
Uncle Li was the sole breadwinner of his family and life was tough. Despite the hardships, he never blamed the world for his misfortune. The only time he sought Qingxue’s help was when he couldn’t afford to buy expensive grains at the black market and wanted to buy from her so that he could make noodles for his ailing mother.