Chen Xia decided to take a good look at the newly bought yard, which would be his home in the future.
The bright paint on the wood carvings in the Plum Garden has mostly peeled off, but fortunately the wood carvings are well preserved. If a few pieces were broken, I wouldn't know where to repair them.
Chen Xia didn't plan to redecorate the house. He just wanted to keep it clean for now. He didn't have to be so particular about his own home anyway. At worst, he could do a major renovation after he got married.
His main focus is still on those "old mahogany furniture". Let's count and see if there are any missing.
The price of a complete set of furniture is completely different from the price of an incomplete set. If a few pieces are missing from the set, it would be a real pain in the ass.
The reason why Chen Xia has a certain understanding of mahogany furniture is thanks to his old father.
After the old man retired, he became interested in antiques. One time, he brought home a wooden round stool. When the old lady asked the price, he said it cost 600,000 yuan. This time, the old man was almost scolded to death by the old lady.
In order to calm down the family war, Chen Xia specially looked up many books on mahogany furniture.
I found evidence in a book called "Ancient Furniture" that proves that the normal price of my father's "Haihuang Drum Stool" is 600,000 yuan each, and if it comes in pairs, it would be at least 800,000 yuan.
As a result, the family war subsided, and Chen Xia had some knowledge about mahogany furniture, so he could see the extraordinary features of these furniture at a glance yesterday.
Fortunately, it is 1980 now, and fortunately, it is a rural place like Ke Town, where there are not many people who know the value of it.
Otherwise, Li Changming would not have sold these ancestral treasures for just 500 yuan. After a few decades, these furniture would be worth hundreds of millions.
I don’t know if he will regret it by then, but I guess even the coffin lid won’t be able to hold him down.
Finally, there was an unexpected surprise. Chen Xia discovered that there was a river pier in the backyard where he could dock his boat.
Yuezhou is a water town in the south of the Yangtze River. In the era when cars were not yet popular, the main means of transportation for ordinary people was by boat.
With this river pier, it is equivalent to Meiyuan having a private dock, which is definitely a very convenient thing. Chen Xia is already thinking about how to use it in the future.
After a tour, Chen Xia replaced the lock and went back to the hospital happily, swinging the key.
It was an early autumn afternoon, the most sleepy time of the year, and the infectious disease ward of the Fourth Hospital was quiet.
Ren Yuanfei continued to recharge in the office, the young doctors were copying medical records, and Gu Lin was nodding and dozing off in the corner of the nurses' station.
Just when she was in a dazed state, she suddenly heard someone knocking on the table.
Gu Lin woke up instantly, and the first thought in her mind was, "It's over, it's over, I've been caught by the nursing department, this is terrible."
She stood up in an instant and wanted to argue a little, but suddenly found that the person in front of her was Chen Xia. She breathed a sigh of relief, but she was not forgiving:
"What are you doing? Don't you know that scaring people to death can be fatal?"
After saying that, she rolled her eyes at him.
"Damn, you're still right to sleep on the job? Head Nurse Ding, I want to raise my hand..."
Gu Lin was so anxious that she covered Chen Xia's mouth:
"Asshole, if you dare to complain, I will never forgive you and will ignore you from now on."
"You have to keep your word. Are you really going to ignore me from now on?"
"snort!"
Chen Xia sighed, took out a popsicle from the plastic bag behind him, and said regretfully:
"Looks like I'll have to eat this popsicle by myself today."
Gu Lin snatched the popsicle away with lightning speed, smiling broadly.
"Brother, I'm just kidding you."
Chen Xia chuckled twice and said, "After get off work today, do me a favor and bring your cleaning tools with you to go somewhere with me, okay?"
"I know."
Chen Xia walked into the office again carrying a bag of popsicles.
"Come on, come on, everyone come get some popsicles. After get off work today, everyone please do me a favor. I just bought a new house and I need your help cleaning it."
When they heard there were popsicles, everyone rushed out to get some. Ren Yuanfei also took one and asked in surprise:
"You went house hunting yesterday and bought it today? Do you know the principle of comparing prices?"
Zhang Li asked while biting a popsicle:
"Xiao Xia, where did you buy your house? So many people in our department are cleaning, how can you turn around in your house?"
Chen Xia raised his chin and said proudly:
"My house is really big, you'll see when you get there. After we clean it up, I'll treat you to a big dinner at the guesthouse tonight."
Having a big meal to eat is definitely a big temptation.
Since there was nothing to do after get off work, all the doctors and nurses in the department were clamoring to join in the fun. Even Ren Yuanfei decided to go and see what kind of house his young apprentice had bought and whether he had made a loss.
Outside the Plum Garden...
Everyone stood at the door with their mouths wide open, looking as if they had seen a ghost.
"Xiao Xia, is this the new house you bought?" Ren Yuanfei said, pointing to the "luxurious mansion" in front of him.
Deputy Director Liu Guanghong pointed his finger while trying to recall: "Hey, is this the ancestral home of the Li family of Ruifeng Winery?"
"Yes, this is the Li family's old house. Look, I still have the key. Comrades, let's go and raid this capitalist's lair today."
When they really entered this huge house, everyone was amazed. We all came from poor families, so how much knowledge could the proletariat have?
The staff residential area of the Fourth Hospital has two bedrooms and a living room, which is already the best residence in Yuezhou area. However, when everyone saw the large house with two entrances, they suddenly felt like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden.
Gu Lin was a little bit unbelievable. Her friend actually bought the capitalist's nest. This was beyond her expectations. She tugged at Chen Xia's clothes in disbelief:
"Is this your home from now on? How can you live in all these houses?"
"How can I not fit in? Look, I've put a bed in every room. From Monday to Sunday, I sleep in a different room every day. Isn't it just right for me to sleep here?"
Everyone burst out laughing.
Gu Lin pointed to the east side of the main house and shouted exaggeratedly, "Chen Xia, your room is bigger than my house."
With this shout, everyone rushed in to watch the fun, and then gathered around the house to comment on it, not to mention the envy in their words.
Ren Yuanfei called Chen Xia aside and asked worriedly:
"What's going on? You bought such a big house? Even if you are rich, if your family lives in a house like this, it will be easy to make mistakes if the policy changes again."
"Master, don't worry. Our country will only become more and more open. The central government is already encouraging everyone to work hard and get rich, so there will be no reversal. This is the general trend. Don't be fooled by the size of my house. In the future, there will only be more and more houses larger than this one."
After hearing this, Ren Yuanfei had an expression that said, "Do you think I will believe it?"
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