"Comrade, this, this, and that entire table of tables, I'll take them all."
"By the way, can your trust store deliver to my home?"
Lu Fangfang turned around and looked at the sales clerk.
"ah……"
The sales clerk was still in a daze.
He thought the couple was joking, but it turned out they were serious about buying.
"Comrade? Comrade?"
"Oh, where do you want it delivered to?"
The sales clerk snapped out of her daze and quickly asked.
No. 76 Shijia Hutong.
"That's quite close, but it will cost some money. We'll deliver it to your home by tricycle."
Lu Fangfang asked about the price and agreed when she heard it wasn't expensive.
Next, Zhuang Mingcheng picked out items in front, and she followed behind to buy them.
Upon seeing this, the salesperson quickly called in several people to carry the old furniture out.
"Comrade, I'll add a few more cents. Please be careful when you carry it, and don't bump or knock it."
Lu Fangfang was still a little worried, so she quickly gave her some instructions.
Although they are all old furniture, in her heart they are more precious than new furniture.
"Oh, that's great! You can rest assured, I guarantee you won't get hurt at all."
The men carrying the furniture were quite pleased and became even more careful.
Zhuang Mingcheng then selected more than a dozen square tables and more than twenty chairs of various styles. Finally, he chose three old-fashioned wooden beds and then went to the private consignment shop to look around.
With money in her hand, Lu Fangfang bought all the items her husband had picked out.
"Comrade, why are you buying so much used furniture?"
Seeing this, the salesperson became very curious and couldn't help but ask a question.
"I have a large family, so they'll need it."
Lu Fangfang chuckled and walked towards her husband.
The sales clerk didn't believe it at all, but since the other person didn't say anything, he didn't ask any more questions and quickly followed with his notebook.
...
"Mingcheng, how's the furniture here?"
As she spoke, Lu Fangfang looked around.
Furniture sold on consignment by individuals tends to look better and has a wider variety of styles than furniture sold in stores.
It not only has square tables and chairs, but also bookshelves and screens, enough to set up a study.
"The furniture is nice, but it's a bit expensive. Should we still buy it? I also saw a small table made of rosewood."
Zhuang Mingcheng turned to look at his wife.
He was eager to try it out; it had been a long time since he'd done a big shopping trip, and his wife had really stirred up his shopping desires.
"Buy it, as long as it's good quality wood, we'll buy it."
Lu Fangfang nodded firmly.
These old furniture pieces are cheap these days, so there's no need to fake them. You should buy more, otherwise you won't be able to buy them later.
Seeing this, Zhuang Mingcheng bent down and continued picking.
He's going to indulge in a shopping spree today.
...
No. 76 Shijia Hutong.
As soon as Zhuang's mother opened the gate, she saw several people carrying a pile of broken furniture into the yard.
"Hey? Hey? What are you doing?"
"Auntie, is Lu Fangfang a member of your family?"
Mrs. Zhuang was taken aback, then nodded in dissatisfaction.
"That's it then, ma'am. Please move aside, I hope you don't get bumped."
As they talked, they carried the square table and wooden chairs into the courtyard.
As instructed by the employer, they carried the old furniture to the east courtyard and placed it in the center of the yard.
"What kind of junk did you buy?"
Zhuang's mother glanced at it and spat out a mouthful of saliva.
Why not just enjoy a perfectly good life? I don't know what's gotten into that guy surnamed Lu this time, buying so much old furniture.
She stood in front of the courtyard gate, watching the workers carry things in one after another.
One trip.
Two trips.
Three trips.
...
Seeing that the old furniture in the yard was piling up and almost filling the yard, Mrs. Zhuang was no longer calm.
He hurriedly grabbed the person delivering the furniture and asked, "How much junk furniture did that woman surnamed Lu buy? Is she crazy?"
"We have no idea. Anyway, she was still buying when we came out."
After the people delivering the furniture finished speaking, they continued moving it into the yard.
After a moment of stunned silence, Zhuang's mother slapped her thigh and ran to the west courtyard.
"Old man, oh dear, come out and see! That guy surnamed Lu has gone mad; he bought a whole bunch of junk..."
Inside the house, Zhuang's father was playing with his two children.
Hearing what Zhuang's mother said outside, he frowned, turned around, and walked out.
"Keep your voice down, what's going on?"
Just as Zhuang's mother was about to speak, she saw the two children come out as well. "Well, Fangfang bought a bunch of junk. You should go and take a look. Don't let her get scammed."
"tattered?"
Zhuang's father curiously went to peek into the east courtyard.
He was quite surprised to see that the courtyard was filled with old-fashioned furniture.
"Are these all made of huanghuali wood?"
“Grandpa, you know your stuff. These pieces of furniture are all top-notch in our store. If it were 40 or 50 years ago, everyone would be fighting over them.”
“Hey, things are different these days. Young people like new furniture, like folding chairs and sofas. I think the things passed down from our ancestors are still the best.”
The man who pedals the tricycle is called Wu San.
He was a talkative person, and he started chatting directly with the old man.
Zhuang's father couldn't help but nod; what he said was indeed true.
The old furniture in his house has been used for over a hundred years and is still in good working order.
However, he also knew that the reason why people nowadays dislike tradition is because it is backward, corrupt, and conservative, and that they were bullied by foreign devils for decades.
Now, with the campaign to destroy the Four Olds, eliminate feudal superstitions, and build a new society, people are bound to like new things.
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