Chapter 383 Life is getting better
The next morning, after breakfast, Gao Mingcheng drove Fan Licheng home.
The journey was smooth and it was already evening when we returned to the county.
After get off work today, Huang Dazhi hurried to Xinxin Clothing Store, wanting to find Gao Mingcheng to get things done.
Last night, when Luo Li handed him a big bag of money, not only Luo Li was shocked, but Huang Dazhi was also shocked.
When he was working in the bureau, he had asked intentionally or unintentionally how much the antiques in the ancient tomb in Wangqiao Town could be sold for.
When it comes to the matter of money, everyone naturally speaks up. Some say it could be worth several hundred yuan, while others say it's probably around one or two thousand.
But no one dares to say it is higher.
In the days when wages were less than a hundred yuan, and when the county's antique market was still deserted, people only dared to guess a maximum of one or two thousand yuan, and even the people who made the guesses seemed exaggerated and unbelievable.
However, because Gao Mingcheng took it to Hong Kong to sell, Huang Dazhi privately guessed that he would get at least one or two thousand yuan. But he never expected that Gao Mingcheng would give him ten thousand yuan!
The money was all in denominations of fifty yuan, stacked thickly like bricks!
Last night Luo Li asked him where the money came from. Huang Dazhi hesitated for a long time, but finally told Luo Li.
Luo Li didn't expect such a thing to happen. She was happy at first, then shocked, and only later realized the danger of this matter.
Luo Li didn't have much experience, but at least she knew that this was not right.
So she said, "Dazhi, this kind of thing can only happen once, don't do such dangerous things again. What if people find out..."
Huang Dazhi nodded, he thought so too.
It is said that poverty breeds evil schemes, so when Huang Dazhi had the opportunity to make a fortune, he did not hesitate.
But the situation is different now. He has saved up some assets, enough to deal with unknown risks, and he has also married a wife and will raise children in the future.
So he decided not to get involved in any risky things.
When Huang Dazhi came over, Gao Mingcheng had just entered the house.
Gao Mingcheng walked in holding a pair of vases.
This pair of vases was given to him by Fan Licheng's grandparents. After seeing how much honey he had donated, they took out the pair of vases from the warehouse and gave them to him on the spot.
The Fan family has the ability to counterfeit antique porcelain, so the normally fired porcelain is naturally not bad. This pair of decorative vases are the famous local twelve zodiac pastel porcelain vases. They are large-bellied and narrow-mouthed vases with mountains, trees, grass, stones, and the twelve zodiac animals on the vases.
From an aesthetic point of view, it still looks very beautiful even if it is put into later generations.
Gao Mingcheng plans to build an antique display shelf in the living room after the new house is built and renovated, and the pair of pastel porcelain vases can be placed there.
"Ming Cheng!" Huang Dazhi's eyes flashed with excitement when he saw him.
"Dazhi is here, let's go upstairs and talk!" Gao Mingcheng said, walking towards the stairs first, and Huang Dazhi followed closely.
Downstairs, Luo Li and Xuanyuemei were looking at their backs.
Gao Mingcheng brought Huang Dazhi into the room. After putting down the pair of vases in his hands, he gave a brief account of the process of selling the jade antiques.
After listening to it, Huang Dazhi felt that it was as he expected.
"Ming Cheng, thank you." Huang Dazhi thanked sincerely.
Gao Mingcheng smiled and said, "Why thank me? I also took advantage of you!"
Huang Dazhi said seriously: "That's what you deserve."
He never denied Gao Mingcheng's contribution in this matter, so from the beginning, he proposed the idea of half for each of them. Now, he is very fortunate, because with his connections and skills, even if he took the two pieces of jade to sell, he would probably not be able to sell them for 10,000 yuan.
So after getting the ten thousand yuan, Huang Dazhi was very satisfied.
"Mingcheng, let me give you the money for the color TV!" Huang Dazhi received 10,000 yuan yesterday, so he still needed to pay Gao Mingcheng for the color TV.
Gao Mingcheng originally wanted to say no, after all, he had taken 10,000 yuan for nothing, but seeing that Huang Dazhi did not look reluctant at all and instead seemed quite happy, he accepted the cost price of the TV.
However, he immediately gave Huang Dazhi some small gadgets he brought from Hong Kong.
All the odds and ends together are worth a lot of money. The most important thing is that they are novel and not something you can buy in this county.
After discussing this, Gao Mingcheng said, "Go downstairs, I'll show you the refrigerator and washing machine! If you want to buy some in the future, I can also bring them to you from Guangzhou, but the price will be a little higher than from Hong Kong."
Hong Kong is not a place you can go to whenever you want. Gao Mingcheng's two trips to Hong Kong were just a coincidence. However, if you still want to buy electrical appliances at a low price, you can get them through Fan Chengyao's channels. The price is a little higher, but it is much cheaper than the market price.
Huang Dazhi said, "I've heard of refrigerators and washing machines, but I don't plan to buy them for now. I've already bought a color TV, which is eye-catching enough, but I don't dare to buy other large appliances. Besides, there are only Luo Li and I at home now, so we don't need these appliances."
Gao Mingcheng nodded and agreed.
But there are more and more people in his family, so it is necessary to buy a refrigerator and a washing machine.
Last time he brought half a truckload of vegetables from the village, but in order to prevent them from going bad, he had to process and dry them quickly.
If you have a refrigerator, you can store it in the refrigerator.
As for a washing machine, that is also very necessary.
Xuanmei's belly is getting bigger and bigger, and it is very difficult for her to squat down to wash clothes. Gao Shufang can't always be asked to wash her brother and sister-in-law's clothes, but if Gao Mingcheng washes them himself, he just needs to rub them a few times.
He has patience when it comes to cooking, but he has no patience at all when it comes to washing clothes.
The two went downstairs and came to the backyard.
The refrigerator and washing machine were still in the box, so Gao Mingcheng took out a knife and opened the box, revealing the appliances inside.
The refrigerator cannot be plugged in and used immediately after being transported, so Gao Mingcheng hurriedly reminded everyone yesterday not to move it and wait until he returns.
Neither the refrigerator nor the washing machine requires assembly. Just put them in place and plug in the wires.
Everything he bought was from the Toshiba brand. His refrigerator and washing machine were both in fruit green, which looked fresh and clean.
The washing machine has two drums, one side is the larger pulsator drum, and the other side is the spin dryer drum.
There is one thing you need to pay attention to with this type of spin dryer, that is, when putting clothes in, try to lay them flat, otherwise they will not dry.
"Duomei, bring some dirty clothes!" said Gao Mingcheng.
Then Xuanmei said, "How can we leave the dirty clothes until now? We washed them this morning!"
Well, hardworking!
So Gao Mingcheng quickly ran upstairs. Soon, he changed his clothes and threw the dirty clothes he was wearing into the laundry tub.
Gao Mingcheng plugged in the electrical wires, collected water, poured in detergent, and all he needed to do was say, "It's time to witness a miracle!"
Before he could even show off, many women complained to him, "It's just two pieces of clothing, why do you need so much detergent?"
Xuanyuemei felt sorry for the laundry detergent, so after thinking about it, she went to find another pair of pants.
Gao Mingcheng noticed that it was from the store, but it had wrinkles from being worn and a hole at the knee.
So I asked about the situation.
Many women complained, "We sold this pair of pants the day before yesterday, but the customer returned it this afternoon, saying that the quality of the pants was poor. A hole appeared after wearing it for just over a day. The hole was obviously man-made! It must have been scratched by a nail! We didn't want to return it to her, but she wanted to make a scene in the store, so we had no choice but to return it."
Xuanyunmei threw the pants into the washing machine and said, "After washing them, mend the holes and put them on my brother. This size will fit him perfectly!"
Gao Mingcheng had no objection, and only said: "If you encounter a tricky customer, don't confront them head-on. Just suffer a small loss and forget about doing business with them next time."
Gao Mingcheng is worried that after a conflict, many pregnant women will be in danger.
Many beauties thought the same way, so even though they were unhappy, they still returned the money.
As more and more water enters, the pulsator washing machine starts to rotate.
Everyone was attracted by the sound and stared at it curiously.
While they were watching, Gao Mingcheng explained to everyone the functions of the washing machine. As for the principles, he only vaguely knew some of them, but not much, so he didn't want to embarrass himself.
Gao Mingcheng left the washing machine running while he planned to plug in the refrigerator.
However, many bees stopped him: "There is no food at home, don't waste electricity!"
Gao Mingcheng: “…”
What a savings!
However, Gao Mingcheng was in a good mood when looking at the three new items in his home. Refrigerators and washing machines are quite difficult to buy nowadays, and they are also expensive.
For example, refrigerators are divided into two categories in the market. One category is domestically produced. For example, a 125-liter Xiangxuehai single-door refrigerator costs 685 yuan, a Shuanglu double-door refrigerator costs 1,200 yuan, and a Baixue refrigerator costs more than 800 yuan. Imported refrigerators such as Hitachi, Toshiba, and Panasonic are even more expensive, costing two to three thousand yuan. If you don't have a way, you can't buy it at all. Even if you have foreign exchange coupons, they may not be available.
And now, Gao Mingcheng not only does not want the foreign exchange coupons, but also buys them at the lowest price!
Not only can you buy it yourself, but you can also make some money from it!
Gao Mingcheng decided to go to the transportation company tomorrow morning to ask Xiao Jinfeng whether he had sold all the goods.
Huang Dazhi and Luo Li were not having dinner here, so after watching the excitement, they left together.
But after returning home and seeing the color TV that belonged to them, they smiled at each other.
Life is getting better and better. Although it may not be as good as others, as long as my life is getting better and better, that's enough!
Huang Dazhi was satisfied, and Luo Li was also satisfied.
Who would have thought that Luo Li, whose family was so poor and hungry, could live such a good life?
Luo Li looked at the pile of things that Gao Mingcheng gave to Huang Dazhi, picked out a few items, and said to Huang Dazhi, "Dazhi, can you give these to my family?"
She looked at Huang Dazhi with an inquiring look, and Huang Dazhi did not disappoint her and agreed readily.
Luo Li works in a clothing store and does not have fixed days off. To be more precise, she has no days off, but she can ask for leave if she has something to do.
It’s just that Luo Li cherishes this job very much, and she knows that it’s inconvenient for Mei to be pregnant, so she won’t take leave easily.
So she had to ask Huang Dazhi to go to her parents' home to deliver things for her during the holidays.
In addition to the things given this time, there is also the shell bracelet that Gao Mingcheng said he would give to her two younger sisters last time. She will take them together when the time comes.
That night, Luo Li discussed these arrangements with Huang Dazhi while cooking.
Huang Dazhi agreed to all of them and decided to buy another two kilograms of meat.
Since marrying Luo Li, he has indeed not visited his father-in-law.
(End of this chapter)
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