Chapter 401: Scrap Station
Going to school requires a suitable environment.
Lu Yuanzheng was afraid that the relationship between him and Lu Miao would be known by others and would affect Lu Miao's studies.
Not only will you not learn any real skills, but you might even pick up some bad habits.
With his son-in-law right in front of him, he can still keep an eye on it.
My daughter is outside!
Lu Yuanzheng was always a little worried.
"If you encounter difficulties, go home first. Your father is here, and he's more helpful than asking anyone else for help..."
"Don't be afraid of others causing trouble. It's not your fault, so no one can touch you."
Lu Yuanzheng kept giving instructions.
What this means is that dad will always be your strongest support.
Lu Miao's rosy lips opened and closed gently, and her tone was no longer as hard as before. She murmured softly, a little coquettishly:
"Oh, I know everything! How come you've become as chatty as your aunt now?"
She is sometimes a bit rude and outspoken, but she is not stupid, okay!
"Stinky girl."
Lu Yuanzheng shook his head and stopped talking.
After sending the person to Qingta Hutong and waiting for Fu Jingyou to unload all the things in the car, Lu Yuanzheng turned around and went to school.
Lu Miao and Fu Jingyou will be moving in in the next few days, so when they came here today, they brought most of the things that were previously mailed from Province H through the post office.
There were quite a lot of bags, big and small, and Lu Miao stood at the end of the alley looking at things.
Fu Jingyou first made two trips to the courtyard, and then she followed him back to the courtyard carrying the small packages.
The courtyard is almost tidied up on the surface, except for repairing the windows and adding some minor details.
Windows are a priority.
The weather is not very warm yet, and if you don't close the windows, the temperature in the house won't be retained.
After putting all the things on the newly-made kang, they closed the gate of the courtyard and headed towards the market at the end of the alley.
"Did you build that kang or did Dad? It looks pretty good and spacious, and it saves us from having to build a bed."
"Dad did it. I tried to do it the other day, but Dad said it wasn't right."
There are no kangs in the south, and Fu Jingyou had heard about kangs and fire walls from others.
He only knew that burning firewood could provide heating, but he didn't know the details.
But that was in the past.
Now that he had witnessed his father-in-law do it once, he probably knew something about it.
"I'll buy a set of saw tools later. ... Last time I bought a bucket at the market, I saw a lot of door panels and cabinets in good condition at the junkyard over there. I'll find some suitable ones later and put them together to make a small table for you."
"Okay~"
The scrap yard mostly contains things cleared out from special families in previous years.
Don’t be fooled by the name “scrap station”, it may not contain all scraps.
It’s okay in small places, but in places like Beijing, what kind of people lived at the foot of the imperial city in the past?
What are the things that are cleared out?
Lu Miao was a little bit interested, and when he entered the market, he asked:
"Where's the scrap yard? You go buy some tools, and I'll go look around the yard to see if there's anything I can use. We can take it back together later."
"Alright."
This area is very lively, with markets, slaughterhouses, ice factories, flea markets, etc. all crowded together.
The waste station is at the very end.
Fu Jingyou sent Lu Miao directly to the entrance of the scrap yard:
"You go ahead and take a look. If you find something you like, take it out and wait for me here. I'll come pick you up when I'm done shopping."
"Um."
Lu Miao nodded obediently and waved his hands outward.
"I know, you should go too! We need to make the most of today!"
Fu Jingyou nodded.
Lu Miao watched him jog into the market before turning around and entering the scrap yard.
There are two or three brick and tile houses covered with slogans of the times, with a total area of about 150 square meters.
From the broken old-fashioned step-out bed to various glazed-bottom and blue-and-white porcelain vases.
From various newspapers, books, and even urinals.
Everything is available.
Avoiding the chamber pot filled with thick urea, Lu Miao looked at the smashed bed with some regret and continued walking inside.
The man in charge of watching over the place squatted at the door and lit the stove.
When Lu Miao came in, he just took a quick look, then adjusted his sweater cap, grabbed a piece of wood, stepped on it twice, and then casually put it in the stove to light a fire for warmth.
The twenty-first day of the first lunar month is the end of February in the Gregorian calendar.
The weather has actually warmed up significantly, but if you stay in one place all the time, you will still feel cold.
The person in charge didn't pay much attention to it, which was convenient for Lu Miao.
She can move around as she pleases.
There are a lot of random things, some retro and some Western styles.
Western-style cabinets and cupboards are too fancy and will attract attention if you bring them home.
Moreover, they are all recent products, nothing to be surprised about.
Lu Miao walked inside and noticed a small secret on an old wooden board.
The board was probably the door panel of a cabinet before, but it was knocked down and only the part with the door knocker was left.
The iron door knocker is exquisite and delicate, with a copper coin nailed underneath.
The writing on the copper coin is blurred, and the words "dangshi" can be vaguely seen.
The other two characters are hard to make out, and they look like Manchu characters.
The coins minted by several emperors of the Qing Dynasty have different collection values in later generations.
Lu Miao didn't know the specific details, but since he had seen it, there was no reason to let it go.
What if a blind cat catches a dead mouse and becomes rich overnight?
After turning around again, Lu Miao found a thin iron nail and inserted it into the door knocker, and then he picked up a piece of wood and placed it on one end of the nail.
Use the principle of leverage to pry up the door knocker and easily get the copper coin.
I turned it over and saw the words "Xianfeng Chongbao" printed in regular script on the other side of the coin.
Xianfeng was the ninth emperor after the Qing Dynasty, which was quite recent. Lu Miao was a little unsure whether this copper coin had any collection value.
But let's take it back first.
Anyway, it's small and doesn't take up much space.
Not taking it too seriously, Lu Miao continued to spin.
Going further inside, there are many more scrolls, a large bundle of which is inserted in a large-bellied blue and white porcelain jar.
Lu Miao didn't look at the scrolls.
Regardless of whether it's true or not, there's no good excuse to take the scroll away, but...
Lu Miao lowered his eyes and pondered for a few seconds before squatting down, pulling out the scroll and clearing out the blue and white porcelain jar underneath.
You can’t take the painting with you, but you can take the jar with you!
After Fu Jingyou bought a new door lock, common tools, and a few pieces of glass, he brought his things to the scrap station.
At that time, Lu Miao not only obtained a blue and white porcelain jar, but also a set of fancy enamel-glazed bowls, a total of four pieces.
There are a few words written by Emperor Qianlong on the bottom of each one.
Lu Miao read it carefully.
Whether in terms of the glaze surface, the glaze bottom, or even the style, it doesn't look fake.
All imperial products come from the imperial kilns and are 100% produced in the palace.
Qianlong's things are not cheap, if they are real...
Lu Miao was excited and nervous, his palms were sweating.
Afraid that the guards would notice, when Fu Jingyou came, she pretended to be calm and shouted:
"You don't need to buy a bowl, you can just take this one home and use it. And this jar is big enough, so I can pickle some vegetables with it for the whole winter."
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