"Brother, what's your relationship with Guo Xiangyang like?"
Li Chu didn't follow his lead, but instead asked a question.
"It's not a big deal. If I had to say there's a connection, it's that I sent his parents to the farm back then. What's wrong, Brother Li?"
"It's nothing, I just feel that Guo Xiangyang will end up with nothing."
"What do you mean? You mean they can't get out?"
"No, his wife should be able to get out, but as for him... well!"
"I understand what you mean, but they seem to be a very loving couple."
"Would someone truly love their husband abandon him and run off alone?"
"How can this be considered abandonment? His wife went out first, and she will take him out after she has established herself."
"Chen He, you're thinking too simply. Once she goes abroad, she'll be unfamiliar with the place and won't speak the language. Will it be convenient for her, a woman, to go there alone?"
If someone suddenly appeared at this moment, showing her concern and offering her help in various ways, how do you think she would react?
What will happen? What else can happen? Chen He can't think of anything else but to offer himself in marriage.
When he looked at Guo Xiangyang riding a bicycle ahead, he suddenly noticed that the color of the top of his head was a bit strange, and it looked somewhat...environmentally friendly?
"No way, Brother Li?"
Although Chen He asked this question, he himself knew that the chances of such a thing happening were still very high.
The courtyard in front of us is square and was previously used by the neighborhood committee, but it was well maintained.
It's only about a hundred meters north of that prince's mansion.
Once this place develops, it will definitely not be suitable for living. Although Li Chu never came here in his later years, given its location, it would be best to renovate the houses and rent them out as shops in the future.
Seeing Guo Xiangyang pull out the land use certificate and the house ownership certificate directly from his bag, he was certain that the couple had long planned to sell the house.
"So, Xiangyang, how much do you want to sell it for?" Li Chu didn't waste any words and asked directly.
"I have a few small things here, see if you want them, if you do, we can discuss them together."
As they were talking, Guo Xiangyang led them toward the main house.
After they came in, they stood in the courtyard without going inside. Now that they were being led into the main house, Li Chu almost cried out.
Chen He stared in disbelief: "Holy crap, where were these things hidden back then?"
The floor of the main house was covered with dozens of bottles and jars, which looked quite spectacular at first glance.
Although I don't know if these things are real or fake, back then, they would all be confiscated regardless of whether they were real or fake.
Guo Xiangyang chuckled, not answering Chen He's question, but pointing to the bottles and jars on the ground, he said, "Brother Li, all these things, including the yard, cost a total of 1,500."
The unit is definitely US dollars, no doubt about it, but...
"How many?"
"Fifteen thousand, Brother Li, these are all treasures passed down from our ancestors." Guo Xiangyang was getting anxious.
"No, I don't know anything about good or bad stuff, and you don't need to tell me. Take all these bottles and jars, I just want the yard."
Li Chu simply waved his hand.
It's not entirely true that he doesn't understand these things; he did learn a little from his master back then.
Although he wasn't an expert, he could still recognize some of the more common items. Given some time to sit there and examine them carefully, he could usually tell whether the bottles and jars on the ground were real or fake.
My Healing Game
The problem is that these things aren't worth much now. Good grief, you're asking for 1,500 right off the bat, making me feel like I'm some kind of innocent victim.
You have to say what you're supposed to say at the right time. You can't say something like, "This thing will be valuable in a few decades, so you have to sell it to me for a high price now."
Li Chu's words immediately put Guo Xiangyang in a bind. "You say these things are valuable? Fine, then take them away. I won't take advantage of you, okay?"
He forced an awkward smile: "Brother Li, then name your price."
"No, don't make me bid. These are all yours. Just give me a reasonable price. If it's okay, I'll take them. If not, we'll back out and you can look for someone else."
Chen He ignored what they were saying, squatted down, picked up a porcelain plate, and started looking at it.
Seeing his sweaty hands touch the porcelain directly, Li Chu's eye twitched involuntarily, and he wished he could kick him out of the house.
“Brother Li, these things of ours are indeed passed down from our ancestors,” Ma Huizhen couldn’t help but say.
Li Chu didn't know if she was born this way or what, but he always felt that this woman spoke in a somewhat fake way, as if she was always speaking in a strained voice, which made him feel very uncomfortable.
"I believe what you say, and I believe these things are your family heirlooms. But how much do these things cost now? Go to the Trust Store or the Friendship Store and ask. They have a lot of things there, and they're all clearly priced, right?"
This makes it impossible to discuss. One of those stores caters to Chinese people, and the other to foreigners. Leaving aside the Friendship Store, you can buy a whole bunch of these bottles and jars for a hundred dollars at the Trust Store. Of course, you can judge for yourself whether they are genuine or not.
If you're lucky, it's not impossible to buy a Yuan blue and white porcelain piece for ten or twenty dollars in a trust shop.
In the Friendship Store, you could buy a Qianlong-era enamel teapot for very little foreign exchange.
These antiques from that period were so cheap that many famous collectors decades later sourced their goods from these two stores.
Or you could get a handcart and go shopping in the alleys, calling out "collecting scrap," and you're guaranteed to find plenty of good stuff.
Not long after, after the alley was cleared out, they began to expand into the surrounding rural areas.
During this period, a monthly household income of 35 yuan had a much stronger purchasing power than 6,000 yuan in later generations.
We've strayed a bit from the topic, so let's return our attention to the room.
Guo Xiangyang and Ma Huizhen exchanged glances, unsure whether Li Chu genuinely didn't want these things or was simply trying to lower the price.
After hesitating for a while, Guo Xiangyang stammered, "Brother Li, how about 1200 in total?"
"Alright, I won't waste any more time with you. You can take these things away, and I'll give you three hundred for this courtyard."
"What? Three hundred for the yard? That won't do, it's too little." Guo Xiangyang almost jumped up when he heard Li Chu's quote.
"Alright then, I'll just consider this a trip. Let's go, bro, take me to my workplace." Li Chu nudged Chen He, who was still squatting there, with his toe.
"Oh? You didn't reach an agreement? Then let's go."
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