Then Liu Jinfeng started talking about her shop rental.
This shop was previously a teahouse, so there are a lot of tables, chairs and benches left over. All of them are good things, but they are big and heavy, making it very difficult to move them.
You have to know that in the 1970s, tables, chairs and benches were considered important furniture. It would cost more than ten yuan to ask a carpenter to make the most ordinary fir table, which was half a month's salary for an ordinary family.
The cabinet that Chu Yue had asked a carpenter to make was also quite expensive.
So although Liu Jinfeng felt that these tables and benches were in the way, she was reluctant to throw them away or give them away, and planned to move them back to her hometown in the countryside and put them away first.
Chu Yue took the opportunity to ask, "Just put it in the countryside? If no one lives at home, the wood will easily get damp and will be damaged by moisture."
"Of course I can't leave them like this. I don't need these things at home, and if I leave them for too long, they'll easily be targeted by my relatives. I'll just leave them here for now, and when someone wants to buy them back, I'll sell them. Even though these tables are a bit tattered, they're made of good wood and can be sold for a lot of money."
Speaking of money, Liu Jinfeng thought of something more important. She smiled at Chu Yue, squinting her eyes, looking like a kind-hearted person, and seeing that Chu Yue was young, she tried to trick her.
"Big sister, I saw Master Pei and Miss Pei go to your shop before? You also rented the shop from the Pei family. Tell me, big sister, how much is your annual rent? Two hundred or three hundred?"
Liu Jinfeng didn't mention her price, but only asked about Chu Yue's. It was obvious that she was just asking lies.
Chu Yue would not be fooled by this and was not stupid enough to tell him all her rent.
Besides, the fact that Liu Jinfeng asked this question obviously showed that she didn't know that the Pei family had lost their child and that Pei Hanchuan was going to return the rent. If she really knew, Liu Jinfeng would never say these words and would even be extremely jealous.
Chu Yue simply pretended not to understand and didn't care. She just stared at the table and said with a frown.
"My house just needs a table like this. It's the right size..." Chu Yue dragged out her words, pointing to the obviously bumpy tabletop, "It's just too old and broken. Forget it, I'll just find a carpenter to make a new one."
Chu Yue clearly bought this table for this purpose, but at this moment, she pretended to regret not making it.
How could Liu Jinfeng, who has been in business for decades, let Chu Yue go?
She grabbed him and said, "Big sister, so you are short of a table! What a coincidence! Take a closer look, it's so nice, an eight-immortal table! Solid! This wood, this color, it's made of mahogany! It can be used for at least fifty years! At most, I can give you a discount, ten...eight dollars! Just eight dollars! An eight-immortal table, eight dollars, how auspicious! We businessmen like auspicious numbers!"
While they were talking, a strong young man named Zhao Dahu came out of the shop carrying a stool. When he heard that Liu Jinfeng wanted to sell a broken table for eight yuan, his eyes widened.
He still remembered that Chu Yue was almost hit just now, but she was not angry with him at all and didn't even say a harsh word.
Zhao Dahu said loudly, "Madam boss, you can't scare people. This table looks red because it is painted red. It is not made of red wood at all. When I first moved it, one of the legs was loose. You still want to sell this table for eight dollars? This is hurting people."
"You poor boy, have you ever seen rosewood? Do you know as much as I do?" I said rosewood is rosewood." Liu Jinfeng glared at Zhao Dahu fiercely, then quickly turned to look at Chu Yue, wanting to persuade Chu Yue to buy a table.
Chu Yue shook her head. "It turns out it's not made of mahogany. Forget it. I don't want this table anymore."
"No, sister, don't go. I'll give you a discount." Liu Jinfeng held Chu Yue's hand tightly. In fact, this table was also troublesome for her. She had to send it back to the countryside and look after it. If she sold it later, she would have to move it back. It took a lot of effort to go back and forth.
Liu Jinfeng rolled her eyes, "Big sister, six dollars... six dollars... five dollars... four dollars and a half! Don't leave... four dollars! This is the lowest price, four dollars!"
Chu Yue said, "Three. One of the four legs of the table is broken, and I need to find someone to repair it."
Liu Jinfeng couldn't believe that Chu Yue, who looked innocent, could be so tough.
The price of three dollars was indeed a little low, but it didn't matter, she could get it back from somewhere else.
Liu Jinfeng glanced at Zhao Dahu who was still moving furniture, and came up with an idea, "Three dollars is three dollars! Since we will be neighbors in the future, I'll sell it to you!"
Chu Yue took out three dollars and said, "Count it, three dollars, and this table is mine."
"Now that we have counted the pieces, you can take the table." Liu Jinfeng patted the table, and a pile of dust came out from the cracks in the table. It was indeed a shabby table. She was so happy that someone was willing to buy it.
Chu Yue also borrowed someone from Liu Jinfeng, the strong young man Zhao Dahu, who was good at moving things, and asked him to help move the things over.
Liu Jinfeng happily counted the money without any hesitation and waved her hand for Zhao Dahu to help.
Without saying anything, Zhao Dahu lifted the table onto his shoulders and asked Chu Yue, "Boss, where should we send it to?"
At first glance, the young man was tall and strong, with muscular body and full of strength. He was carrying a table easily, which showed that he was really strong.
"there--"
Chu Yue pointed in the direction, then walked over to Lu Zhanlin and Lu Yuanbao and whispered, "I bought it. It's three dollars."
"Are we short of tables?" Lu Zhanlin asked doubtfully. Such a big table could hardly be put in Chu Yue's small warehouse.
Chu Yue nodded vigorously and said, "It's missing! It's missing! You will know when you turn around."
Chu Yue didn't let Zhao Dahu take the main road. Instead, they made a detour and walked back through the alley at the back. The alley was narrow and the round table was too big, so it was not easy to move it in. However, this way, they would not disturb Ye Zhaodi and Xu Feng in front.
Lu Zhanlin lent a hand and the table was smoothly put into the small warehouse, although it was a little crowded.
"Boss, the table has been delivered. I'm going back now." Zhao Dahu's face turned red from the effort. He didn't even have time to catch his breath before he clapped his hands and was about to leave.
"Wait a minute..." Chu Yue stopped him, took out a dollar from her pocket and handed it to Zhao Dahu, "Your hard work fee."
Zhao Dahu quickly shook his head, "I can't accept this money. It's just a short distance, it's just a matter of convenience. You don't have to pay me."
Chu Yue said, "This dollar is not only for your hard work, but also for reminding me that this table is not made of mahogany. Besides, if I buy this table, you will have one less thing to move for Sister Jin Feng, and she will definitely deduct your wages. So take it."
Chu Yue saw the shrewdness in Liu Jinfeng's eyes and stuffed a dollar into Zhao Dahu's pocket.
Zhao Dahu took the money and hesitated again and again. Most importantly, he was half-believing and half-doubting what Chu Yue said.
He was moving things for Liu Jinfeng and they had agreed on one dollar a day's pay. Could it be that he would be deducted from his wages?
He didn't want to take a dollar from Chu Yue, but he couldn't lose Liu Jinfeng's salary as his family was still waiting for his money for food.
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