Courtyard House: Passing through the Silly Pillar, Activating the Blessed Cave Heaven

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This house is only rented to you temporarily. Once you find permanent jobs, if your employers provide housing, you must try your best to secure it; that will truly be your own home.

After everyone had finished looking at their rooms, He Yuzhu called them back to the main room.

Looking at the excited faces in front of him, he couldn't help but sigh to himself that people in this era are so easily satisfied, except for the fact that they often don't have enough to eat.

"Let's get back to business. Last time I told you to find a decent job, so many days have passed, any progress?"

The six men looked at each other, and finally Zhang Hu spoke first: "Brother Zhu, we've inquired about a few places that are hiring, but we can't decide which one to choose..."

"What kinds of organizations are involved? Tell me in detail."

"There are furniture factories, food factories, coal briquette factories, and a waste recycling station in the neighborhood that is currently hiring."

He Yuzhu lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then asked, "What are you all thinking?"

"We mainly felt that the jobs in the previous factories were too tiring, and we were afraid that we wouldn't have time to work with you then."

"As for that scrap metal recycling station..." Zhang Hu scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed, and said, "It feels a little shameful to talk about it."

"Do you want a more relaxed life, or do you want to make more money?"

"Of course they want to make more money!" the six answered in unison.

"If you take my advice, go to the recycling center."

Don't let the seemingly undignified nature of this job fool you; there's a lot to it.

"I ride my tricycle through the streets and alleys every day. Not only is my schedule flexible, but if I'm lucky, I might come across some old items that people are selling, and I could earn enough to cover several months' wages."

"Is it really that good?" Wang Chao looked at his companions with a skeptical expression.

"I'll give you an example and you'll understand."

If you are collecting recyclables on the street and a local stops you and says they have some old books to sell, and you buy them for 500 yuan per kilogram, spending a total of 5000 yuan.

Later, while sorting through these old books, I discovered that some of them were rare, out-of-print copies, each of which could fetch up to 5 yuan.

You can secretly hide these few valuable books, and take the rest back to the recycling station to hand them over.

Do the math, how much money can you make from just this one book? If this example is still hard for you to understand, I'll give you an even simpler one.

For example, you collect a bunch of old porcelain pieces, only to find an antique mixed in.

You should all understand the difference between antiques and junk, right?

After hearing what He Yuzhu said, the group couldn't help but swallow hard.

They never dreamed that collecting scrap could be so profitable.

Zhang Hu then asked, "Brother Zhu, after we collect these valuable items, where are we going to sell them? If we can't find buyers, won't we be stuck with them? Besides, we don't know how to distinguish which are antiques and which are just ordinary junk."

"If you can't find a buyer, just bring the stuff to me. No matter how much, I'll take it all."

As for not knowing how to distinguish antiques, that's simple. I'll find someone to teach you how to identify them later.

Remember, in this line of work, never say you're an antique dealer; just tell people you're dealing in scrap.