He patted his chest, relieved that he had acted quickly, and then casually walked towards the front door.
As soon as Chen Shuning reached the gate, he saw the gatekeeper leading an acquaintance toward him.
Although her heart was pounding, Chen Shuning calmly greeted the old man, "Grandpa, you're here! I was just about to look for you. Come and see how much these books cost?"
Seeing that the little girl who had come in had only brought a bunch of colorful books, the gatekeeper laughed and asked Chen Shuning to put the books on the ground and flip through them. Seeing that there were no sensitive books, he smiled and said, "These books aren't worth much now, so you can give me two cents for these."
As if remembering something, the old man pointed to the woman who came in with him and said, "Oh, right, girl, this young woman is also a former educated youth who went to the countryside. She wants to buy some used furniture. I brought her over to take a look. Do you want to come along? We sent over quite a lot of furniture recently, all made of good materials. If you want to buy, I'll give you a discount, how about that?"
Having just committed a misdeed, Chen Shuning dared not go back, so he hurriedly waved his hand with a smile and refused: "No, sir, it would be difficult for me to carry these books back, and the furniture is so heavy, I can't carry it back."
As she spoke, Chen Shuning took out two cents from her military satchel and handed it to the gatekeeper. Then she wanted to leave quickly, as it was still early and she wanted to go to the black market again.
But the gatekeeper, who had already taken the money, was clearly addicted to doing business. Hearing Chen Shuning's words, he hurriedly continued to promote his products: "Until you, little girl, can't take it all back, I have an oxcart here. If you want to buy furniture, as long as it's not too big, I'll deliver it to your door for just two cents. How about it, little Yao, do you want to go and take a look? Let me tell you, I really have a lot of good quality furniture here, including rosewood and huanghuali."
Although Chen Shuning didn't recognize the types of wood the gatekeeper was talking about, she had heard of precious woods like sandalwood and rosewood, which were well-known in later generations.
Upon hearing what the gatekeeper said, Chen Shuning was genuinely tempted. She figured no one had seen her pack up the furniture anyway, and besides, she would find it hard to believe something as unbelievable as a spatial dimension unless she experienced it firsthand.
But before Chen Shuning could even say her agreement, a voice she found extremely annoying came from the other end.
Since being sent to the countryside, Yang Wanqiu has only visited the town once before, and a few days ago when she came to get medicine. So this time she thought she would take a good look around.
Thinking about how my room was empty and had no furniture, I figured if I couldn't afford new furniture, I'd just buy old furniture.
She wouldn't have thought much of it before, but after visiting Zhong Lingling's room a few times, she realized that life in the countryside could be lived like that. Especially after hearing that Zhong Lingling's room was basically arranged like Chen Shuning's, Yang Wanqiu felt that her life was too bitter.
So when she came to town this time, she thought of the scrap metal recycling station, hoping to find some old furniture to decorate her little house.
However, she did not expect to see Chen Shuning here, and judging from the familiar way she talked to the gatekeeper, it should not be her first time here.
The thought that she had spent two cents to get the gatekeeper to agree to take her to look at furniture, and that Chen Shuning had given him some benefit so that the gatekeeper would be so enthusiastic in taking her to look at furniture, made her realize that she had spent two cents to get him to agree to take her to look at furniture.
Feeling somewhat uncomfortable, she forgot that Chen Shuning was no longer the honest person she used to bully. She started to act sarcastic and mean, saying, "What's the use of you saying so much, sir? Chen, the educated youth, has plenty of money. He's already bought all the new furniture in the house. Why would he want your junk?"
Chen Shuning saw Yang Wanqiu following the gatekeeper early in the morning. Knowing the plot of the book, he was not surprised to see Yang Wanqiu here, but he did not intend to pay any attention to her.
But Chen Shuning didn't expect that even though she ignored Yang Wanqiu, this person still shamelessly liked to come close to her. So she replied without any politeness, "Yang Wanqiu, is your face itchy again? Do you want me to help you relieve the itch?"
As he spoke, Chen Shuning raised his hand threateningly, causing Yang Wanqiu to unconsciously hide behind the gatekeeper.
However, he still retorted, "I didn't say anything wrong, Chen Shuning. Didn't you buy all the furniture for your room? And it's all new. So why are you fighting with me over these old pieces of furniture?"
"Hey, you two girls, I have plenty of furniture here. I could take a few more and you'd have plenty to choose from. Come on, let me take you over and you'll see."
The gatekeeper assumed that Yang Wanqiu was worried that he didn't have enough furniture, which was why she said those things, so he quickly explained with a smile.
The person who said this walked towards the warehouse on his own. However, when he reached the spot where the canopy bed used to be, the gatekeeper's eyes almost popped out of their sockets. He rubbed his eyes vigorously.
Chen Shuning and Yang Wanqiu then heard a deafening curse: "Liu Zidong, you little brat, wait till you get back, I'll break your legs!"
It turns out that the gatekeeper had a grandson who would often sneak things from the scrap metal yard to sell.
This kid grew up with his grandfather and has some knowledge of antiques. All the things he steals are things with some collectible value.
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