"You're looking for porcelain?" The old man took a few puffs of his pipe and looked at Jiang Yue with his cloudy eyes, his eyes flashing with shrewdness, "What kind?"
When Jiang Yue heard what the old man said, he suddenly became excited. Could it be that there really was Yuan blue and white porcelain in the scrap yard?
"Yes, it has a white background with green patterns on it." Jiang Yue gave a brief description. She didn't dare to go into too much detail. Although it has been seven or eight years now, the customs are still conservative. Ordinary people live cautiously, especially paying attention to their words and actions. Jiang Yue also has to adapt to the local customs and not be too ostentatious.
The old man didn't say anything. After a long while, he blew out a smoke ring and said slowly, "No!"
Jiang Yue couldn't hide her disappointment when she heard this, "No?"
How did Pei Xueyun find the Yuan blue and white porcelain at the scrap yard? Is it because Pei Xueyun is the heroine and has the aura of a heroine?
However, Jiang Yue was only disappointed for a second and then put the emotion behind her. After all, she was just a cannon fodder female supporting role!
She doesn’t have Yuan blue and white porcelain, but she does have ancient books and calligraphy and paintings by famous artists, which are also worth a lot of money!
Thinking of this, Jiang Yue perked up again, "Uncle, didn't you just say that you collected some more books? Where are they? Take me to have a look, I love reading the most!"
The old man tapped his pipe on the sole of his shoe, put it on his belt, drooped his eyelids, put his hands behind his back and said, "Follow me!"
Jiang Yue picked and chose from the pile of waste paper with her professional eyes. This was not a scrap yard, it was clearly a treasure trove!
She picked out ancient paintings again today, but unfortunately, several of them were already in tatters. Jiang Yue saw that they could not be repaired even if they were repaired, so she had to give up with a sad heart. In the end, she only accepted two paintings that were not so badly damaged.
Today, Jiang Yue found quite a few books that interested her, and she happily picked out seven or eight of them.
Books are also weighed by kilogram, five cents per kilogram.
"One dollar and thirty-eight cents." The old man weighed and calculated the price. Seeing Jiang Yue standing there with a frown on his face, he asked, "You didn't bring any money?"
"No." Jiang Yue was worried about how she was going to take the 20-pound books back home. It would be great if she had a bicycle.
"Where do you live? If it's not too far, I can take you home!" The old man looked Jiang Yue up and down with his loose eyelids drooping.
"Is this okay?" Jiang Yue was also looking at the old man when she heard it. Her small body really couldn't do it, but the old man was so old, his teeth were almost falling out, and he didn't seem to be much better than her!
The old man found a rope to tie Jiang Yue's books together, picked them up and said to Jiang Yue, "Let's go!"
Jiang Yue: “…” Your uncle is your uncle. He can’t even straighten his waist, but he still has so much strength!
When the old man heard Jiang Yue say that she lived in the family compound of the 179th Division, he looked at her a little longer and asked, "Are you a military dependent? My son is also a soldier."
Jiang Yue became interested, "Where is he serving in the army now?"
The old man took out his pipe and pointed at the ground. Jiang Yue didn't understand, "Where is it?"
"Dead! For more than 20 years!"
Jiang Yue: "...I'm sorry, sir."
"Girl, what do you have to be sorry for?" The old man took out a lock and locked the door of the scrap yard, then waved at Jiang Yue, "Let's go!"
Jiang Yue didn't expect that the old man at the scrap yard was a family member of a martyr. He couldn't help but respect him. However, the old man didn't talk much. Jiang Yue asked him questions, but he only answered a few words. Along the way, Jiang Yue only knew that the old man's surname was Lin.
When they arrived at the entrance of the division, which was still a long way off, Uncle Lin put the book down and said, "I'll deliver it here."
"Uncle, I'll give you money!" Jiang Yue held the painting in his hand and took out 1.5 yuan from his pocket and handed it to the old man, "No need to give me the change! Thank you for your hard work!"
She originally wanted Uncle Lin to deliver the goods to her door, and the remaining money would be used as errand fees, but Uncle Lin still tremblingly took out a handful of bills from his waist pocket, counted out 1.2 cents and handed it to Jiang Yue, "Old man, I have never taken advantage of others in my life!"
After the payment and delivery, Uncle Lin walked away with his hands trembling behind his back. Jiang Yue tried to lift it, but my god, it was so heavy!
Jiang Yue quickly put it down again. She had sprained her waist in the morning and now she didn't dare to lift heavy objects.
She looked around to see if anyone was passing by. If no one was there, she would drag him back. At this time, Jiang Yue heard a voice behind her, "Sister-in-law, do you need help?"
Jiang Yue turned her head and saw a young man who looked a little older than Gu Ye. He was not tall, with a square face, thick eyebrows and big eyes. Although he was not as handsome as Gu Ye, he also had a very upright appearance.
"I'm Wang Weixu." The man smiled in a simple and honest way, with a mouthful of white teeth. "I heard Rongrong say that he has been going to the street to buy vegetables with his sister-in-law these days!"
"Oh, Captain Wang, look how short-sighted I am!" Jiang Yue then remembered that this was Lian Rongrong's husband!
"Sister-in-law, are you going home?" Captain Wang didn't care that Jiang Yue didn't recognize him. He looked at the pile of books at Jiang Yue's feet and picked them up directly. "Let's go, I'll take Sister-in-law home!"
Jiang Yue didn't expect to meet such kind people one after another, and was very surprised.
"Sister-in-law, are you buying such a thick book for yourself?" Captain Wang only went to elementary school and could recognize a few words. He especially admired educated people, and when he saw Jiang Yue buy such a thick book, his tone became much more respectful.
"Yes." Jiang Yue smiled.
Captain Wang sent Jiang Yue all the way back home. It was almost five o'clock at this time. After thanking Captain Wang, Jiang Yue went into the house and started preparing dinner.
First wash the rice and put it into the pot to cook. Then Jiang Yue took the meat from the well that Sister Zhao had sent her in the morning.
Although there were no refrigerators in those days, a well was equivalent to a natural refrigerator, and the meat was still ice-cold when it was brought out.
When Gu Ye entered the house, Jiang Yue had just put the peppers into the pan and fried them with the meat slices until they were fragrant.
"Gu Ye, you're back? Help me get the vegetables!" Jiang Yue stuck her head out of the kitchen window and greeted Gu Ye.
Gu Ye: “…”
Gu Ye was speechless not because Jiang Yue was directing him to work, but because of Jiang Yue's attire. Jiang Yue was wearing a long-sleeved jacket and gloves on her hands. She also wrapped her head and neck with a long towel that she found out from somewhere, and she also had a scarf on her face, covering her mouth and nose, leaving only a pair of big eyes exposed.
It looks very——
"Aren't you hot?" Gu Ye handed the vegetables to Jiang Yue and asked curiously.
"It's hot! It's so hot!" Jiang Yue grabbed a palm-leaf fan and fanned herself vigorously.
"It's hot, why are you dressed like this?" Gu Ye looked at Jiang Yue with incomprehension in his eyes.
"You don't understand!" Jiang Yue fanned herself while stirring the dishes in the wok. "There's too much smoke, it hurts my skin! Haven't you noticed that my face has turned yellow in the past two days!"
Gu Ye glanced at Jiang Yue, but she was covering herself too tightly and he couldn't see anything.
So he took the spatula from Jiang Yue's hand and said, "You go out and take a rest, I'll do it!"
Jiang Yue didn't refuse and went out fanning herself. As soon as she left the kitchen, she quickly took off all the burdens on her body.
"Gu Ye, wait about another minute and it will be ready for serving." Jiang Yue instructed Gu Ye.
"Okay, got it!" Gu Ye replied.
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