Chapter 176 Business is coming

The stall owner took Han Ying and the others to a stall selling toys.

They had just passed by this stall, which sold some toys made of wood.

Of course, in addition to toys, there are also some practical wooden gadgets.

Assembled wooden storage racks, Lu Ban stools, wooden hammers, wooden bowls and chopsticks, spoons, etc.

These things should all be handmade. I didn’t expect that this person is also a master of handicrafts.

"Old Li, you have business coming to you."

The owner of the stationery stall walked over to the toy stall and put his arm around the shoulder of the man he called Old Li.

"Oh, so you are an honored guest. Just tell me what you like. We must give discounts to the guests brought by Lao Liu."

Old Li looked at Han Ying and the others and was about to start introducing the things on his stall.

"They don't want to buy your wooden lumps. They want to buy the treasures that your wife collected in the past."

Mr. and Mrs. Li are both retired teachers.

Both of them have a high pension, and their son is very successful, so they have more than enough money to spend every month.

After retirement, his hobby is to tinker with these wooden things, while his wife likes to collect literary and artistic items such as ancient paintings and ancient calligraphy.

"Those are her treasures. I can't make the decision. I have to ask her if she wants to sell them."

Although he had heard his wife mutter before that it would be better to exchange those things for some rice to eat.

But Old Li couldn't guarantee whether it was just her complaint or whether she really meant it.

After all, women's hearts are as unpredictable as the sea, and the same is true for older women.

"Is your home far from here? If it's convenient, can we go back and ask? Or can we go back with you?"

Lu Yuan was holding a Lu Ban stool on a stall and looking at it, asking as he looked.

"It's still a bit far. It's in Jiayuan Community. It takes more than an hour to walk there and back. Why don't you come with me?"

Old Li was actually a little worried. Would these two people target his family?

After all, the two of them were bringing a big and ferocious dog with them, which looked like they were not simple.

So he planned to ask his nephew to send them back, as his nephew had a car and weapons.

"Okay, we'll go with you."

When Han Ying heard the word Jiayuan Community, she was stunned for a moment. Isn’t that the community where Qin Qinghai lived before?

"Then wait a moment. I'll ask my nephew to take us back. He has a car."

As Old Li said this, he walked to a place not far from the stall and said something to a patrol officer.

The patrolman nodded, then looked over here and left.

"Oh, isn't this a coincidence?"

After a while, Han Ying and Lu Yuan saw Scar Wei, who had been collecting the admission fee, coming over.

It turns out that the nephew that Old Li was talking about was Scar Wei. What a coincidence indeed.

Seeing that it was Scar Wei, Han Ying and Lu Yuan looked at each other.

Then Lu Yuan said directly: "Let's go get the car, you guys wait for us at the North Street entrance."

If it is someone else, they can still take the other person's car over.

However, if it was Scar Wei, this guy seemed to be very thoughtful, so the two decided it would be better to drive there themselves.

Scar Wei was surprised to hear that Han Ying and the others also drove here.

But he didn't say anything, just nodded to indicate yes.

After leaving the night market, the two walked forward for a while.

I went to the place where I had collected the car before and took it out of the basement.

After getting on the car, Han Ying put a 10-jin bag of small potatoes and 100-jin of rice into the car.

When they bought the paint, they had already taken out 10 kilograms of rice, three kilograms of potatoes and two large bottles of water from their bags.

This scene will inevitably be seen by the patrol officers.

If I continue to take out more things from the bag to exchange, I will inevitably arouse suspicion.

So it’s safer to drive there.

The two drove towards the intersection of North Street and saw glaring car lights from afar.

I think it should be Scar Wei and Old Li.

Seeing them coming, Scar Wei started the car directly.

Lu Yuan drove his car not far behind them.

The road was not easy to drive on, as there were often cement slabs that were warped by the sun, so we had to drive very slowly.

After driving for more than twenty minutes, the two cars finally stopped at Jiayuan Community.

"My uncle's house is on the 5th floor, 502. Don't worry if you park your car here. We have a younger brother to help watch it for us."

Scar Wei was afraid that the two would worry about their car, so he spoke directly after getting out of the car.

"good."

Scar Wei is watching over the night market. The monk may run away, but the temple cannot.

So the two of them were not worried that they would do anything to their car.

Moreover, Lu Yuan's car's alarm had been modified by him. When they heard the noise, they were on the fifth floor and were perfectly in time.

When they arrived at Room 502, Old Li directly used his key to open the door.

The house was quite bright with a few kerosene lamps lit, but it was very stuffy.

"Why are you back so early today? Ah Wei is here too? Who are they?"

An elderly woman's voice came from inside. I guess this person should be Old Li's wife.

"Xiuqin, these two young people said they wanted to buy ancient paintings. I wonder..."

In fact, the family is not in a situation where they can’t make ends meet. My son and daughter-in-law both work at the base and can earn some points every day.

To be honest, there is no shortage of rice and flour, because even if the limited purchase of rice and flour is not enough to fill their stomachs, they can use their points to exchange for food from their nephews.

So Old Li didn't know whether his wife would sell the paintings.

"Ancient paintings? May I ask what you are going to do by buying ancient paintings at this time?"

To be honest, the pressure of life in today's world is too great. Wang Xiuqin feels a little worried when she sees her husband and son and daughter-in-law working hard every day to earn points.

After all, the world outside is not peaceful, and it is inevitable that something unexpected will happen on the road.

At this moment, she had no time to appreciate ancient paintings. If she could exchange them for some food or points to ease the pressure at home, she would be willing to do so.

"Someone above wants it, and we just make a profit from the price difference."

They had already thought of the excuse. Anyway, who would care to investigate further because of who was in charge?

"Wait for me a moment."

Wang Xiuqin didn't ask any more questions, but just asked them to sit down.

At this time, there was no such thing as guests coming to the door and having to make tea to entertain them.

After all, water is very precious nowadays, and no one is willing to use it to entertain strangers.

The two men sat in front of a kerosene lamp, with Scar Wei sitting opposite them.

Scar Wei looked at the two of them, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.

Although Han Ying and Lu Yuan saw it, they didn't ask.

After waiting for a while, Old Li and Wang Xiuqin came out.

They all held a lot of scrolls in their hands.

Each scroll is placed in a long box.

Judging from the appearance, there should be more than ten pictures.

Lu Yuan doesn't know how to paint, but before the end of the world, his family was a wealthy family in the upper class, so he has some knowledge.

In addition to dancing, Han Ying's strong point is painting. She has copied many ancient paintings and has quite a good eye.