Chapter 029 Picking up old things from the garbage dump

Coming to the street with mixed feelings, she said hello to several sisters-in-law and then parted ways with them.

After going to the post office to mail the letter, she bought twenty more envelopes, three sheets of stamps, and a stack of stationery.

After leaving the post office, she asked someone and then went to the nearest scrapyard.

When Gu Xiaoxi arrived, the janitor of the scrap yard was using paste to mend some tattered bills.

Seeing someone coming, he looked up and asked casually, "What are you looking for?"

Gu Xiaoxi immediately replied: "Find some old furniture or something."

The master nodded and said, "Go in!"

Seeing that the master was struggling to stick to the money, Gu Xiaoxi said, "How about I change some new bills for you?"

As she spoke, she took out a few brand new coins.

The master was stunned for a moment. "You are a neatly dressed girl, why are you willing to take this old and dirty money?"

Gu Xiaoxi said casually, "I have to go to the bank anyway, I can just change it then, it won't affect anything."

Seeing that the girl was not pretentious at all, the master exchanged places with her.

After changing, he also said, "Little girl, if you want to find old furniture, go to the northwest corner, there are better things there."

"Okay, thank you!" Gu Xiaoxi responded and obediently went to the northwest corner.

There are indeed a lot of old furniture in the northwest corner. Compared with other junk areas, the things here are newer and more complete.

She immediately fell in love with two large mahogany boxes, which were perfect for storing clothes or quilts.

She ran back and told the porter that she would make the reservation first and then look around.

The master nodded and said, "Take your time to look around. I'll bring the box you like outside for you."

"Thank you, sir. If I pay, can you help deliver the goods to my home?"

The master couldn't help but laugh when he heard her say this, "People buy second-hand things to save money and take them home by themselves. Why do you still have to pay for delivery?"

Gu Xiaoxi scratched her head in embarrassment, "To be honest, Master, I am a military wife who just came here to follow the army. My husband just left for a mission, and I can't move it by myself."

When the old man heard that she was a military wife, he immediately said, "You don't have to pay for the delivery. I'll ask my son to send it back to you later."

Gu Xiaoxi shook his head quickly, "Not charging money is not possible. We must pay for the carriage and manpower. I also plan to pick more things!"

The master smiled and said, "Okay! I'll give you a few more cents when I see your stuff."

Gu Xiaoxi nodded and immediately went to pick something else.

After a while, she picked out a kang cabinet and a wardrobe.

Afterwards, she quietly threw some small items into the junk store.

There were broken paintings, books, porcelain, and vases thrown randomly on the ground, as well as some tables and chairs that looked exquisite but were missing parts.

She felt a great sense of accomplishment when she saw these damaged items being perfectly restored in the new product showroom.

After walking around for a long time, she saw a pile of smashed Chinese medicine cabinets and a bunch of broken porcelain medicine bottles scattered nearby.

Gu Xiaoxi looked at it with some emotion, and on a whim, he put the Chinese medicine cabinet into the second-hand sundry storehouse.

She picked out those exquisite little medicine bottles and finally threw them one by one into the second-hand grocery store.

Feeling a little guilty, she picked out a jewelry box and sent it to Mr. Kanmen.

When the master saw her coming out, he asked, "Have you picked everything?"

When Gu Xiaoxi was about to nod, she saw a water jar with a painting of a lady in the room behind the master. She asked in surprise, "Master, do you have another water jar like this here? I'm still short of a water jar at home. I'm short of a jar for pickling vegetables."

The master glanced at her, then pointed to the room behind him and said, "Go in and choose! There are some good ones in there."

"Oh!" Gu Xiaoxi didn't hesitate and went into the house immediately.

When she entered, she found that the room was much larger than she had imagined, and there were a lot of things inside.

In addition to five or six beautiful water vats, there were also many beautiful porcelains, and half of the room was filled with books, all kinds of books in a messy manner.

Gu Xiaoxi was very surprised, "There are so many books here?"

The master nodded and said, "These are all collected over the years. The books are worthless, and everyone buys them to start a fire."

Gu Xiaoxi was stunned. To provoke a fire?

Yes, at that time many books were not allowed to be read, and foreign books were even listed as banned books.

Seeing her staring at the books in a daze, the master said, "You can also buy some to take back. They are the best for starting a fire in the winter."

Gu Xiaoxi nodded, "Yes, I'll buy some too."

At this moment, a truck came outside, carrying all the things that were to be piled up in the scrapyard.

"There is a sack in the corner, fill it yourself!" The grandfather said to Gu Xiaoxi and went out.

Gu Xiaoxi glanced outside, then squatted down and began to rummage through the books on the ground.

As long as I think the books are good, I throw them one by one into the second-hand goods warehouse.

Among them, she also saw some junior high and high school textbooks, so she collected them as well.

However, there were too many books on the ground and she couldn't take them all away, so she had to fill three more sacks.

At this time, the master came back and saw that Gu Xiaoxi had already picked out the water jar and the book, so he said, "Little girl, you came at the right time today. There are some beautiful wooden boxes on the car that just came. Go and take a look and see if you like them."

"Okay, I'll be there right away. Thank you!" Gu Xiaoxi immediately followed the grandfather out.

There were quite a lot of things in this new batch. Gu Xiaoxi took a fancy to the three very exquisite and small wooden boxes, two small-leaf red sandalwood round-top boxes, and an undamaged carved bowl cabinet.

"Master, this is all I want. Please give me the bill!"

The master nodded, calculated it, and gave her a preferential price.

"Give me fifteen dollars in total, including the shipping fee! I'll get you two jars of pickled vegetables later."

Gu Xiaoxi blinked his eyes and said, "Then I am getting a great deal, right?"

The master said with a smile: "These things are worthless."

Gu Xiaoxi paid the money promptly, then agreed on the delivery time with the master, put the two small boxes in a slightly larger wooden box, and took it away first.

When no one was around, she quickly put the box into the junk warehouse and returned home empty-handed.

Maybe she walked slowly and took a break on the road, so when she got home, the eldest master's son had just delivered the things to the outside of the family yard.

After a busy day, Gu Xiaoxi's yard was filled with old furniture, and many people came to watch the fun and help.

Li Guifen said with a smile: "Sister Xiaoxi, I never thought you were so good at living and would go to the scrap yard to buy things!"

In her opinion, Gu Xiaoxi is young, pretty, and a clean person. It is hard to imagine that she would pick out old things from a garbage dump.