Arrived outside the courtyard wall of Wang Jingchen’s residence.
Sheng Zhiyi raised his hand and knocked on the door rhythmically.
After a while, footsteps were heard in the yard.
The door creaked and slowly opened from the inside.
Wang Jingchen appeared in front of Sheng Zhiyi wearing a blue cotton coat and trousers.
Seeing Sheng Zhiyi standing outside the door, Wang Jingchen raised his eyebrows slightly and a lazy smile appeared on his face.
"What a rare guest! How come you have time to come to my place today?"
Sheng Zhiyi curved his lips and spoke slowly.
: "I have something to talk to you about today."
Wang Jingchen gave him a look, motioning him to come in and talk.
Sheng Zhiyi followed him into the yard.
Arriving at the main hall, Wang Jingchen sat down on a chair and poured a cup of tea for Sheng Zhiyi.
"Have some tea first, and then tell me what you want to say slowly."
Sheng Zhiyi took it, took a sip, and then put down the teacup.
He didn't beat around the bush and directly stated the purpose of his trip.
"Do you have any old items in good condition? I'd like to pick some as gifts."
Wang Jingchen glanced at him sideways and saw the softness that unconsciously showed between his brows when he spoke.
He raised his eyebrows and jokingly said,
"Send it to your sweetheart?"
Sheng Zhiyi smiled lightly and said "hmm" in a neither light nor heavy tone.
: "Of course there is. Come on, I'll show you my collection."
Wang Jingchen stood up and took Sheng Zhiyi to his own cellar.
The entrance to the cellar was built in the utility room, which was filled with a lot of miscellaneous things and was in a mess.
It looks messy.
Wang Jingchen moved a large box filled with miscellaneous items away from the entrance of the cellar.
Lifting up a wooden board underneath, I saw a dark entrance.
There is a wooden ladder at the entrance.
Wang Jingchen found a flashlight in the corner of the utility room and said to Sheng Zhiyi,
: "It's right down there, follow me."
After saying that, he turned on the flashlight and climbed down the ladder to the cellar first.
Sheng Zhiyi followed him and waited until his feet touched the ground before starting to walk down the ladder.
By the light emitted from the flashlight.
Sheng Zhiyi saw more than a dozen wooden boxes of various sizes piled up in the cellar.
The corners of his eyes slightly raised,
His tone was calm, "What are these?"
Wang Jingchen nodded, "Yes, these are all."
He has more than one residence, so it is impossible for all his collections to be placed in one place.
Anyone in their line of work knows that a cunning rabbit has three burrows and that all eggs should not be put in one basket.
What happened today was just a coincidence. The thing that people were looking for was just hidden in this yard by him.
Otherwise it might take some effort.
Wang Jingchen walked to the big box and opened several wooden boxes in succession.
He said proudly,
: "Just pick whatever you like and take it away."
Sheng Zhiyi chuckled and said in a low voice, "Then don't feel bad later."
There's no way he could get something for free.
This is the gift he wants to give to his partner, how can he let someone else give it to him?
What's more, he is a man.
Wouldn't that be a loss of my own intention?
But he really needs to choose carefully.
Wang Jingchen waved his hand and said generously,
"Just take whatever you like, I'll give it to you."
It’s not something valuable, how could he feel bad about it?
These days, these jade antiques are not worth more than a few kilograms of grain.
If it weren't for the fact that those people were so pitiful and hadn't had enough food, I would have really liked these little things.
He probably wouldn't exchange food for so many of these things.
Sheng Zhiyi put a lot of thought into it.
Finally, I picked out a few things that I liked from the box.
He closed the boxes one by one, restored them to their original state, and then walked to Wang Jingchen.
: "Okay, let's go up first."
Wang Jingchen frowned, somewhat puzzled.
"That's all there is? Why don't you choose a few more? Isn't there anything you like?"
Sheng Zhiyi smiled faintly,
"These few things are enough."
Wang Jingchen glanced at the things in his hands again and did not persuade him anymore.
: "Okay, let's go up."
The two men came out of the cellar, restored the cellar entrance to its original state, and went to the main room together.
Sheng Zhiyi took out a few big black tens from his pocket, handed them to Wang Jingchen, and said half-jokingly,
"Keep it. This is something I want to give to my partner. I can't let you take the spotlight."
Wang Jingchen raised his eyebrows and instantly understood what he meant, and was speechless for a moment.
After thinking for two seconds, he slowly said, "Okay then."
He took a big black ten from Sheng Zhiyi's hand,
"This one is enough. If you need anything else, feel free to come find me."
Sheng Zhiyi chuckled and nodded, "I understand."
The two didn't talk much. Sheng Zhiyi said hello to him and left with his things.
He had a lot of other things to buy today and no time for small talk.
It took him a long time to go back and forth between the black market, the market and the supply and marketing cooperative before he finally bought everything he wanted.
After packing up his things, Sheng Zhiyi rode his bicycle back to the village.
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