Lalao and His Junk Yard
by Zhang Li
About This Novel
Lalao, a farmer from Shangfengdi, Xifu, opened a clothing store in the county town. When he went to the provincial capital to purchase goods, his money was stolen, so he had to work at a scrap station to earn money for his journey home. Inspired there, he and his wife went to the provincial capital to open a scrap station. While Lalao was starting a business, he attracted the attention of educated youths who had joined the queue in Shangfengdi. As a result, competition, speculation, crackdowns on counterfeiting, "leak picking", and anti-corruption incidents occurred around the scrap station. The relationship between Lao Lao and the educated youths and their children has also undergone a series of changes... The work has strong story telling, novel subject matter, unique perspective, vivid text, and strong regional characteristics.
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