In the year 1977, Zhan Nanhui, a former Deputy Director of the National Security Bureau, was undercover as a “re-educated” criminal doing manual labor in the countryside. His mission was compro...
Old Mrs. Tao was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect Yi An'an to kneel down just like that. Moreover, the word "mother" reminded her of her deceased son.
Old Mrs. Tao looked a little dazed. She stepped forward and helped Yi Anan up: "Get up. I promise you that you will leave here in a few months. Do you have so much time to study with you? I remember you are still in school."
This is indeed a problem. There are less than three months before the college entrance examination, and Yi Anan’s time is indeed tight.
"Master, your skills are rare. If I fail the college entrance examination today, I can still take it tomorrow. I will learn the skills from you first!" Yi Anan made a decision quickly.
When Lu Changfeng heard this, he quickly reached out and pulled Yi Anan's arm, as if asking her not to make a decision so quickly.
"Okay, okay, I feel relieved when you say that! In fact, it doesn't have to take up much of your time. You can just come in the evening!" said Old Mrs. Tao.
Yi Anan nodded quickly.
"Let's go and check out the house!" Old Mrs. Tao pointed inside, glanced at Lu Changfeng, and said in a calm voice, "This way you can rest assured!"
Lu Changfeng smiled awkwardly: "Old lady, it's not that I'm worried, it's that..."
"Okay, young man, I know you are steady and careful, but sometimes you also need a spirit of adventure!" Old Mrs. Tao said, pushing open the dark wooden door.
Lu Changfeng had said before that this house should have three bedrooms and two living rooms. Looking inside, it was indeed the case. However, these three rooms were very airy, large and bright, and were filled with solid wood furniture. Yi Anan touched it and it looked a bit like huanghuali, but she was not sure. After all, if it was really huanghuali, these few pieces of furniture alone would cost more than the two thousand yuan for the house.
"This furniture..." Yi An'an turned her head to look at Old Lady Tao, "This time when I came back, I was actually most worried about this set of furniture. This was my mother's favorite when she was alive. During those turbulent times, she hid it here. I didn't think too much about it, and it's still preserved so perfectly."
Yi Anan nodded: "If you want to go, what about these furniture?"
Old Mrs. Tao glanced at Yi An'an and said, "Just help me preserve it. This furniture is different from those jars and cannot be sold!"
Yi Anan quickly agreed: "Don't worry, I will definitely keep it well for you. I will oil it every time and I will never let this good thing of yours suffer any grievances!"
Old Mrs. Tao smiled and said, "It seems that you have really seen the world. Many people thought it was boxwood, but it is actually authentic Huanghuali!"
Lu Changfeng was startled. Although he had never seen Huanghuali furniture, he knew that this kind of stuff was used by the rich and powerful before. He didn't expect to find such a good thing in this old house.
"The house is a bit old. It can be lived in after some cleaning." said Old Mrs. Tao.
"Okay, Master, we want this house!" Yi Anan said with certainty.
Old Mrs. Tao nodded and said, "I'll go transfer the ownership to you next Monday, so that I don't have to wait for you to come, which will be inconvenient."
Yi Anan nodded.
While she had time, Old Mrs. Tao found a photo album with many good things on it. She introduced them one by one.
Yi Anan looked at the album and felt as if she was in a museum. She didn't expect that the things in the Tao family were more than those in the museums in the town she visited in her previous life.
"Come tomorrow night and I'll show you something good!" Old Mrs. Tao said mysteriously at last.
Yi Anan nodded.
Old Master Tao was tired, so Yi An'an made her a pot of dumplings and then left with Lu Changfeng.
It was already evening, with a gentle spring breeze. As Lu Changfeng walked, he couldn't help but look at Yi An'an who was following him, and his heart slowly began to feel happy.
In fact, he didn't ask for much, just a woman by his side.
"You have to go to class and study with Old Lady Tao. Isn't it too tiring?" Lu Changfeng tried to find a topic as he walked.
Yi An'an didn't have time to respond to her. She was going over in her mind what Old Lady Tao had shown her. Suddenly, she thought of something and immediately grabbed Lu Changfeng's arm and said, "Come with me!"
Lu Changfeng was startled, he lowered his eyes to look at the girl's hand holding his arm, a hint of surprise quickly flashed in his eyes, he obediently followed behind Yi Anan and walked quickly.
Yi An'an took Lu Changfeng to the alley behind the supply and marketing cooperative.
This is the location of the black market. In the evening, it is very lively here.
Yi Anan walked in front, quickly saw something, and squatted in front of a stall.
It was the first time for Lu Changfeng to come to such a place. He looked around, and his Chinese clothes, upright face, and glasses made the vendors alert and they all stared at Lu Changfeng.
Lu Changfeng felt uncomfortable being stared at, so he walked forward and saw Yi Anan holding a brass incense burner and looking at it non-stop.
"An'an, there are too many messy things here, let's..." Lu Changfeng said in a low voice. Before he finished speaking, he heard Yi An'an asking the price.
"One hundred bucks!" The seller lowered his voice and said, "This is a good thing, handed down from the Ming Dynasty, and blessed by a high monk!"
Yi Anan smiled and said, "This is an incense burner from the Republic of China. You said it was from the Ming Dynasty. That's too much. And whether the monk is a great monk or not, how dare you still believe in feudal superstition?"
Yi An'an hit the sore spot with just two sentences. He whispered, "I guess you are an expert. The girl looks young! Okay, since you can see the ins and outs here, I will give you a real price. Eighty yuan, no less!"
Yi Anan took a closer look and found that it was indeed the same as the one in the picture of Old Lady Tao, but she had just learned it and was afraid of being pecked in the eye, so she said, "Forget it, I don't want it!"
When the man saw that Yi An'an was unwilling to accept it, he quickly stood up and said, "Well, since we are destined to be together, how about fifty?"
Yi Anan narrowed her eyes and said with a smile: "Thirty, if it works, I'll give it to you, if not, forget it!"
There was some hesitation.
Yi Anan pretended to leave.
Then he had to call Yi An'an: "Count it, count it, I'll give it to you. I'm so nervous when selling these things, so if you can get one, then get one!"
Then give it to Yi Anan with newspaper.
Yi Anan checked it and found no bumps or gaps, so she paid only thirty yuan.
When Yi Anan was paying, that person kept staring at Yi Anan's purse with a dark look in his eyes.
After taking the incense burner, Yi Anan took Lu Changfeng and left.
"An An, what if this thing is fake..." Lu Changfeng said in a low voice.
"We'll know whether it's true or not in a moment!" Yi An'an said in a low voice, pulling Lu Changfeng into another alley. When they were about to turn around, two people suddenly stood in front of them.