Chapter 321 320. Fallen Land (1)
Although the car did not belong to Hans, it was not much different from belonging to him.
Li Du threw the key to him, and Hans beckoned, "Get in the car, boy, I'll take you for a drive!"
"Oh yeah!" The boy exclaimed excitedly, opened the car door and jumped in.
Li Du shook his head and said, "This guy is really full of energy. He should be allowed to drive on the road, but I'm exhausted!"
Da Ao said: "Please come in, boss, I have some self-brewed beer here, it tastes very good, I think you will like it."
His home is a very ordinary American-style detached house, the most common type of house in American dramas, built on both sides of the street, surrounded by lawns and gardens.
However, the community where Da Ao lives is densely populated with relatively small gardens and lawns. Their house has no garden and only a lawn of about 20 square meters.
The lawn is located behind the house, surrounded by a well-codified fence, which forms a relatively independent small space when enclosed.
The lawn inside is well-maintained, without a single weed, and it feels soft and comfortable when you step on it with your shoes on.
As the sun sets, there is no strong light, so you don't need an umbrella to stay on the lawn, just open the table and chairs.
Da Ao took him and Godzilla into the house first. The furniture in the house was clean and neatly arranged. One could tell from a glance that the owner was very hardworking.
Hearing the sound of the door opening, a tall black young woman came out from the kitchen. This was Da'o's wife Rosalind.
Seeing them, Rosalind smiled and said, "Mr. Li? Hello, hello, this is Mr. Flores, right? Nice to meet you two."
Godzilla said, "Call me Godzilla."
Li Du also added: "Just call me Li."
He handed the shopping card to Rosalind and said, "We came in a hurry and didn't prepare any gifts. I hope this shopping card can make up for some of our faux pas."
There was a face value on the shopping card, and the young woman was surprised when she saw it, and said, "This gift is too expensive."
Li Du said: "No, compared to the value that Da Ao created for me, this thing is really nothing."
Two black children, a man and a woman, ran down the stairs. Da Ao picked them up one by one. These were his youngest son Allen and youngest daughter Susanna.
After introducing the two parties, Rosalind took out a bottle of beer from the refrigerator and said, "I have prepared drinks for you. This is our own brewed beer. I hope it suits your taste."
Li Du said with a smile: "Da Ao's cooking skills are excellent, I can't wait to taste them."
Da Ao gave the 1,000 yuan to his wife and said, "Go and save it tomorrow."
Rosalind asked, "Where did this money come from?"
Da Ao laughed and said, "It's the benefits given by the boss, my dear, these are all legal sources. I told you that the boss is in the warehouse auction business, and he's an expert. We don't do illegal things."
Li Du understood why Da Ao said on the way that he was planning to invite them as guests. It turned out that Rosalind had doubts about his income and worried that he had done something illegal.
Indeed, with the image of Da Ao, he was born to do illegal buying of guns, such as collecting protection fees, and his income is definitely considerable.
In the backyard, they sat around the table, and Da Ao poured wine for them.
The home-brewed beer has a higher alcohol content, but the malt aroma is also stronger, and the golden yellow wine is poured out, filled with a fragrance.
Hans came out of the house and said as soon as he entered the small courtyard: "It's delicious beer, hurry up, give me a drink."
After pouring down a big glass of beer "gudong, gudong", Li Du said, "Okay, now we've all drunk, so here comes the question, how will we go back later?"
"Either drink and drive, or sleep here." Hans said indifferently, "There is always a way. Come on, have another drink."
There are two trees in front of and behind the lawn, about one person tall, exuding a scent that Li Du feels familiar with. He tried hard to think about it, but he couldn't figure out the identity of this scent.
He asked, "What kind of tree is this? The scent is very unique."
Allen rushed to say: "It's a camphor tree. My father planted it. He said that when the tree grows, our yard will be very cool in summer. It's too hot now!"
Da Ao said with a smile: "Yes, camphor tree, you should have smelled this smell. The smell of mothballs is very similar to it, of course it is stronger."
Li Du suddenly realized that when he was a child, mothballs were placed in the closet at home to expel bugs, but he hadn't seen that thing for many years. It was said to cause cancer and no one used it.
Hans said: "Camphor trees are very suitable for planting in the garden. They can grow very tall, but they don't grow fast. How many years do you plan to live here?"
Da Ao took a sip of his beer and said, "I don't know. Before, my income was only enough to support my family, so I didn't think about changing houses."
Li Du said: "You can think about it now, at most one year, I can guarantee that you can change to a new big house."
Da Ao said cautiously: "I hope."
The law and order in this community is not good, almost all of them are black people with little money, and many of them don't even have jobs, which adds to the chaos of the community's law and order.
They were preparing dinner here, and they kept seeing black kids whizzing by on the street, bicyclists, motorcycle riders, and some minors driving junk cars.
A few children saw the Hellcat. They looked around and reached out to turn on the mirror of the car. There was also a child lying on the window and looking in, his eyes were horrifying.
Seeing this, Walker ran over and shouted: "Go away, this is our family's car, what do you want to do?"
A black child said contemptuously: "Bragging, your car? Do you poor ghost know the price of this car?"
"Go away, Walker, I'm going to break the glass and take out the bag inside. There's a wallet inside."
"Hey, open the trunk, there are always good things in the trunk of this kind of car."
"Walker, do you want to eat alone? Don't think about occupying the things in the car by yourself."
Hans threw the car key to Walker, Walker pressed it, and the front and rear lights flashed.
Seeing this, the black children were shocked and ran away.
Li Du was surprised: "These children, what's the matter? I mean, have they received education? Their quality is terrible."
Da Ao said distressedly: "They are all Walker's classmates, but how can these guys study in school? They use the school as a place to collect protection fees and sell contraband, damn it!"
"Where are their parents? They watched their children become the scum of society?" Li Du asked.
Da Ao smiled bitterly and said: "No, they turned the children into scum with their own hands. I bet, boss, if possible, they hope that these children can help them sell unique products or do something else, as long as they can make money."