The tall man stammered, "Your son told me to say that..."
Before Erhu's mother could finish speaking, she rushed back to Li Xiangdong and said firmly, "100 yuan! I'll sell it to you!"
Li Xiangdong hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Does your family all agree?"
He glanced at Da Hu and Lina as he spoke.
"Agreed! I'm still the head of this household, and I won't tolerate any dissent!"
Thus, the money and goods were settled.
Several people carried the sandalwood from inside the house to the gate of the yard. It just so happened that Qin's second son was a small truck driver for the city transportation company, and Li Xiangdong paid him to transport the timber to Lijiapo Brigade.
"Uncle Qin, do you have any old quilts or blankets that you don't need anymore?"
Li Xiangdong was afraid that the sandalwood would be damaged during the journey.
Grandpa Qin shook his head. "No."
Cotton and cloth required ration coupons, and every household used them sparingly. In the end, the transportation company used tattered felt to transport the goods.
Li Xiangdong had Bai Yulong and Luo Yonggang sit in the driver's seat, while he sat in the back of the truck.
Luo Yonggang declined, saying, "You should sit in the driver's seat; the seat cushion and backrest are soft. It's so uncomfortable to sit in the back of the truck in the wind!"
Li Xiangdong pushed Luo Yonggang into the driver's seat, saying, "Uncle, I get carsick. I throw up whenever I smell gasoline in the driver's seat! I'll just sit in the back and enjoy the ride!"
Good heavens, who knows how Li Xiangdong feels right now? He simply doesn't want to leave this pile of sandalwood for even a second longer.
He examined the wood carefully when he wrapped it in the tattered felt, and it appeared to be wood dismantled from three heavy-duty moon gate frame beds!
Rosewood double-moon arched doorway cross-shaped canopy bed
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