The consignment shop has all kinds of daily necessities, and there are countless jade and antique items. At this time, calligraphy and paintings are the least valuable.
The reason why Li the Ragman allowed her to pick whatever she wanted was because even the most valuable painting in the collection could only be sold for a hundred yuan.
It's worth it to win a beauty's favor for a hundred dollars.
Lu Wanqing rummaged through the pile of calligraphy and paintings, and was finally attracted by a bright red painting. When she looked at the signature, it overlapped with the information in her memory.
He was overjoyed inside, but his face remained completely calm as he said, "This painting looks festive, so let's choose this one!"
Ragged Li glanced at the painting titled "Red All Over the Mountains" and shook his head inwardly. He thought this little girl was quite knowledgeable, but it turned out to be painted by an unknown nobody. He bought it for 20 yuan, and now it could only be sold for 40 yuan.
He sells them for 40 yuan, which isn't much profit, but unfortunately, he hasn't sold a single painting in several years!
Seeing that Lu Wanqing had chosen the painting, he happily rolled it up, tied it with a ribbon, and gave it to her. He could afford to give away a 20-yuan free gift; he could make five thousand yuan by reselling the ginseng!
After leaving the consignment shop, the outspoken Luo Hao couldn't help but ask, "Sister-in-law, this painting isn't worth much, is it? Why do you want it?"
"I just thought it looked festive!" Lu Wanqing replied dismissively.
If you told him that this painting would fetch a staggering 120 million yuan at auction twenty years later, he would probably have a heart attack from shock.
Lin Ye squeezed Lu Wanqing's hand and smiled indulgently. As long as his wife was happy, he would be happy if she spent all the money she got from selling ginseng.
After pushing the cart for a while, the group arrived at the savings bank.
Having money and deciding where to put it is also a big problem.
If others knew that I had so much cash stored at home, I wonder how many people would covet it.
Therefore, saving it is the safest method.
The staff at the savings bank, seeing them depositing so much money, assumed they were high-ranking officials and treated them with utmost respect.
Luo Hao's money is in his name on the bankbook. As for the portion given to Luo Chunlei, he will keep it for now. As a student, he doesn't need to spend a lot of money at the moment.
Lin Ye's family's money was all managed by Lu Wanqing, and the bankbooks were naturally in her name. He had a few dozen yuan on hand, which was more than enough for him.
Just as the group finished depositing their money and were about to leave, a man rushed in.
Upon seeing this, Lin Ye led Lu Wanqing over and respectfully greeted her, "Teacher Du."
Du Wenbing looked up in surprise and laughed, "Lin Ye, huh? I wasn't home when you came to my house last time. How did it go? Did you manage to keep the crabs alive?"
The last time Lin Ye went to the farm, he bought crab seedlings from Grandpa Du.
If he hadn't known that Lin Ye was his son's student, Old Master Du wouldn't have bothered with him.
"The crabs are good, eight heads each!" Lin Ye replied with a smile.
Du Wenbing punched him in the chest, "Not bad, you've raised them so well on your first try. The biggest ones on our farm are only seven or eight ounces each."
This time, he came to the savings bank because the farm had sold its first batch of crabs and received a sum of money. He quickly deposited it for the old man, as the money would be distributed to everyone later.
Du Wenbing turned his gaze and saw Lu Wanqing nestled beside him. He asked Lin Ye, "Is this your wife?"
Lin Ye's face flushed. "Yes, I'm married."
"Not bad, not bad, you're really lucky, your wife has a great presence." Du Wenbing couldn't stop praising her.
Lu Wanqing smiled generously: "Thank you, Teacher Du."
Du Wenbing was in his forties, a refined and warm-hearted man. Lin Ye was a big fan of him when they were in school and often played basketball together. Little did they know that one day they would get involved in raising crabs.
Seeing Teacher Du again reminded Lin Ye of his school days.
They exchanged pleasantries for a while before parting ways.
After leaving the post office, the group went to Tiger's house and sold all the game they had hunted the day before.
Lin Ye casually bought 100 jin of flour. Flour here doesn't require ration coupons. Mu Xiaoting gave him a discount, but it was still 8 mao per jin. However, Lu Wanqing liked to eat noodles, so he didn't hesitate to pay 80 yuan.
During his brief half-hour stay at Tiger's house, Luo Hao acted awkwardly, occasionally stealing glances at Mu Xiaoting, but never speaking to her alone.
After leaving Tiger's house, they went to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought a lot of food and drinks, filling their baskets to the brim before heading home.
Lin Ye needed to put flour on the back of the bike, so Lu Wanqing sat on the front bar. The two rode affectionately for an hour before finally returning to their familiar group.
With their home in sight, the two looked at the gate of the courtyard, exchanged a glance, and their hearts skipped a beat. Why was there a crowd of people gathered at the gate?
Lu Wanqing quickly got out of the car and walked over side by side with Lin Ye.
"Lin Ye is back!" someone shouted as they turned around and saw Lin Ye and his wife.
The crowd immediately parted to make way for them.
In the courtyard, Lin Xiaocui was swinging a carrying pole back and forth, protecting Zhao Xiaolan behind her. Opposite her was Zhou Changsheng, who was carrying a bucket of manure and preparing to throw it into Lin Ye's house.
"Help! Come quick! The team leader is bullying people!" Lin Xiaocui shouted as she tried to stop Zhou Changsheng.
Zhou Changsheng was furious, wishing he could throw excrement into Lin Ye's bedroom.
Seeing this, Lin Ye didn't know what to do. What if he tried to grab it and accidentally spilled feces on his wife?
Lu Wanqing lowered her eyes, and when she looked up again, she had a smile on her face, but the smile didn't reach her eyes. "Captain Zhou, what are you doing? We can talk things over!"
When Lin Xiaocui saw her elder brother and sister-in-law return, she immediately felt confident, and a big smile bloomed on her flushed face.
Just as Zhou Changsheng put down the manure bucket and was about to negotiate with Lin Ye and the others, Wang Xiuqin returned from outside, walked to Lin Xiaocui's side, grabbed her by the ear, and dragged her away while cursing.
These past two days, Wang Xiuqin went back to her parents' home. Because she hadn't eaten meat in a long time, she stubbornly stayed for two days and ate several good meals.
Unexpectedly, upon returning home, he saw his daughter clashing with Zhou Changsheng over Lu Wanqing.
As the commotion raged on one side, Zhou Changsheng let out a sinister laugh and pointed a finger to the sky, saying, "Lin Ye, you fucking tired of living, daring to go against me? Don't think that just because you married a sent-down youth, I can't deal with you. Today, I'm telling you right now, if you can't produce the agreement signed by Old Master Lin back then, the house is your family's business, and I won't acknowledge it!"
The onlookers were seeing Zhou Changsheng speak so fiercely for the first time, and they were worried for Lin Ye and Lu Wanqing.
The commotion at the brigade headquarters these past two days has been heard by even the most oblivious members of the team, and they've been discussing it amongst themselves ever since.
There are all sorts of opinions.
Those older generations who know the truth will speak up for the Lin family, while the younger generation is mostly just there to watch the drama unfold.
As long as their own interests are not involved, no one really cares who wins or loses in the end.
At this moment, they were nothing more than spectators.
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