Chapter 454 The Bed is Too Narrow

After some bargaining, Gao Mingcheng bought the bunk bed for six hundred yuan.

Gao Mingcheng said to the old man's grandson Aqi: "I don't have that much money on hand. Come back to the store with me later and I'll give you the money."

Archie didn't show any dissatisfaction at all. He nodded in agreement and actively helped to dismantle the bunk bed.

Gao Mingcheng is Director Gao's nephew and he runs such a big clothing store there, so Archie naturally believes in his credibility.

With the help of Aqi and Maozi, Gao Mingcheng quickly dismantled the bunk bed. After dismantling it, he found that the wood was deformed and slightly cracked in some inconspicuous places. Gao Mingcheng immediately picked up the piece of wood and observed it carefully. He found that although there were signs of deformation and cracks, they were not obvious.

Although rosewood is very hard, even steel bars and cement can be damaged, so rosewood will naturally be damaged as well. Furniture made of rosewood shrinks when dry and expands when wet. So when the seasons change, the bed will creak when people turn over in bed due to the changes in the wood.

At this time, it is necessary to repair it in time and adjust the fit of the mortise and tenon.

Aqi was worried that Gao Mingcheng would bargain for him. But Gao Mingcheng had no intention of bargaining. Instead, he said, "The wood is a little deformed. If you sleep on this bed, it will definitely creak a lot, right?"

"Brother Mingcheng, you are right. When my grandma turns over, the noise of the bed can be heard in the next room." Archie said with a rather exaggerated expression.

His grandmother sat quietly at the door, watching them dismantle the bunk bed, her eyes full of nostalgia.

The old things in the house have disappeared bit by bit, and now only this bunk bed and the two wooden boxes are left. This bed will be sold for a dowry, and the two wooden boxes will be repainted and rust-free, and then passed on to my grandson and granddaughter-in-law.

The old man thought so with a calm expression.

"Okay, now that everything has been loaded onto the truck, let's go back to the store! I'll give you the money quickly so you can buy your grandma a comfortable bed." Gao Mingcheng loaded the last few wooden boards onto the truck bed and motioned for Aqi to get in.

As for Maozi, he didn't need anyone to call him. He quickly got on the truck and found a spacious place to stand.

The road was not far, and after ten minutes, we arrived at the backyard of the clothing store.

Gao Mingcheng walked towards the cashier counter of the clothing store without any delay and counted out six hundred yuan from today's sales.

"Count it and see if the number is correct." Gao Mingcheng handed the money to Aqi.

Aqi quickly took it and said as he counted the money, "Brother Mingcheng has a good reputation. I naturally trust you."

Soon, he counted the money and said quickly, "The amount is correct, correct."

After watching Aqi and Maozi leave, Gao Mingcheng drove the tractor directly into the backyard, making the backyard seem a little crowded.

He closed the backyard door and had no intention of unloading the goods.

He is going to Guangzhou tomorrow, so he will naturally take the bunk bed with him. He is too lazy to unload it now.

Gao Shufang has already stewed the ox head and ox hooves until they are soft, and is now removing the meat from the ox head. After the meat is removed, it will be fried with chili peppers and fermented black beans, which will make it taste good.

"Second brother, you spent 600 yuan on that pile of broken wood? If you keep spending like this, the store will be almost out of money!" Gao Shufang said worriedly. She thought her second brother was cheated. How could that little bit of wood be worth 600 yuan?

Gao Mingcheng smiled and said, "Just do your job well. You don't need to worry about my second brother."

"Well, when my second sister-in-law comes back, I will tell her about you!" Gao Shufang still felt that her second brother had made a bad deal and decided to find an ally.

"What do you want to complain to me about?" Xuanyuemei came back at this time, and she asked curiously.

Gao Shufang got along well with Xuanyuemei, so she immediately told her about Gao Mingcheng spending 600 yuan to buy a pile of wood.

Looking at the way she exaggerates, I'm afraid she has already forgotten that Gao Mingcheng is her biological brother.

Gao Mingcheng simply flicked his finger on her forehead, then picked up a piece of stewed meat and fed it to her.

"Eating can't stop you from talking! Duomei, don't listen to her nonsense! I'm going to Guangzhou tomorrow, I can make several times more money by reselling that pile of old wood!"

Gao Mingcheng didn't want any rift between the couple, so he explained immediately.

Manyu walked towards the truck curiously, looked at the wooden board inside, and immediately guessed that it was a bed.

Gao Mingcheng walked over and said, "This should be a bedstead from the Qing Dynasty. Even if it's not from the Qing Dynasty, it must be from the Republic of China. It's made of old mahogany, with fine workmanship and delicate carvings. I bought it for 600 yuan, which is a good deal."

"A pair of Qing dynasty chairs in good condition would cost 800 yuan on the market, but after a few years or even a dozen years, the price would increase a lot! This bed is a bit old, but as long as it is repaired and painted with a layer of earth paint, it will still be beautiful."

"If you like this kind of bed, then I won't sell it to you. Find a craftsman to repair it and use it yourself!"

Manyu Mei stared at the carvings of plants, birds and animals, and she liked them very much, but she still asked the question she was concerned about: "How wide is this bed?"

"About 1.3 meters." Gao Mingcheng said. There was a small problem with the beds in the past, which was that most of them were not spacious enough. It was not known whether it was because of saving wood or for some other reason.

Hearing this number, many beauties said decisively: "Then we'd better not keep it!"

The bed is too narrow, not high enough for climbing!

Suddenly, many beautiful cheeks blushed, and for some reason, images that shouldn’t have appeared appeared in my mind.

She coughed lightly and continued, "Let's sell it for money!"

Gao Mingcheng indeed felt that it was too narrow. Although it could accommodate two people, it was uncomfortable and not comfortable when doing something.

"Then sell it! By the way, now that you're back, let Luo Li go home first. There are many people eating at her house, so let her go back early to cook." Gao Mingcheng said, calling Luo Li to the backyard and asking her to take away the things that had been prepared in advance, including five pounds of good beef, ten pounds of beef bones, and two pounds of bayberries.

"Can you afford it?" Gao Mingcheng asked.

Luo Li smiled and said repeatedly: "I can lift it, I can lift it! I will bring the basket back tomorrow morning!"

After letting Luo Li leave, Gao Mingcheng asked about Xiao Xuxu again.

Xuanyuemei said, "He and Xiaoyuanyuan were having a great time playing together and they were still outside and didn't want to come back. Aunt Hu and Xiuman were playing with them, so I came back first."

Not long after, Hu Yinchen and the others came back. Gao Mingcheng took Xiao Xuxu in and kissed and hugged him for a while, making Xiao Xuxu giggle.

"Aunt Hu, those two pounds of beef and one pound of bayberry are for you." Gao Mingcheng said, motioning Hu Yinchen to get them herself.

Hu Yinchen had already smelled the rich aroma of meat. Looking at the meat on the chopping board and the broth in the big iron pot, she really wanted to stay here to eat.

But she was also very happy to get two kilograms of beef to share with her family, and she happily carried the things home.

That night, several families will have laughter and joy over this beef meal.

The dining table at Gao Mingcheng's house was also exceptionally rich, and the refrigerator was full, so they could have several more hearty meals.

He Xiuman came to the county to attend the training for kindergarten teachers, so she naturally stayed at Gao Mingcheng's place. There happened to be an empty room on the second floor that could be accommodated by the two of them.

Originally, Gao Zhuang asked He Xiuman to come alone so that she could study seriously, but Xiao Yuanyuan couldn't leave her mother. When they parted, she cried heartbreakingly. He Xiuman couldn't bear it, so she brought Xiao Yuanyuan with her.

Fortunately, the family hired Hu Yinchen to do some work. While she is taking care of Xiao Xuxu, she can also help take care of Xiao Yuanyuan.

At this moment, Xiao Yuanyuan was sitting on a small stool, eating meat in big mouthfuls. The meat was stewed until tender, but the fibers of the old beef were relatively coarse, and the gaps between Xiao Yuanyuan's baby teeth were large, so every bite of meat would get stuck in the gaps between her teeth!

While eating the meat greedily, Xiao Yuanyuan would call her mother from time to time to help her get the meat out of her teeth, which made Gao Mingcheng laugh out loud.

He coaxed little Xuxu to open his mouth, but found that little Xuxu's teeth grew slowly. He was eight months old, but he only had four upper and lower teeth. With these teeth, he could only taste meat at most!

(End of this chapter)