Following the gatekeeper's directions, Chen Shuning realized that he seemed to have missed something.
I originally thought there would only be a few pieces of furniture, and the only intact one was a canopy bed.
Unexpectedly, there was a whole world behind the wooden plank. There were quite a few pieces of furniture made of the same kind of canopy bed. I really don't know why there are so many good things in this ancient place of exile.
Of course, even now, Chen Shuning doesn't know what kind of wood the canopy bed she's stored in her space is made of.
However, seeing the doorman, who was originally all smiles, suddenly become extremely angry after just one glance at the spot where the canopy bed used to be, it must have been something really valuable.
I just don't know why the gatekeeper immediately suppressed his anger and pretended that nothing had happened.
However, Chen Shuning has always been the type of person who doesn't dwell on things he can't understand. Looking at all the antique furniture in front of him, Chen Shuning didn't care what the gatekeeper thought and went straight into the pile of furniture.
Since he didn't know the quality of the wood, Chen Shuning only paid attention to furniture made of the same material as the canopy bed.
She actually saw several items, mostly large pieces like chairs and round tables, but they were either placed among a pile of furniture or pressed under some smaller pieces.
Chen Shuning tried a few times but couldn't move it, so he couldn't see the whole furniture. He had hoped that the old man at the gate would come and help.
But when Chen Shuning peeked out from under the wooden plank, he saw that the gatekeeper was still squatting angrily in the spot where the canopy bed used to be, muttering something unintelligible. Judging from his expression, he was definitely angry, so Chen Shuning didn't dare to call for help.
She had no choice but to go back and look around some more. She actually found a small kang table that looked much better than the one in her room, both in terms of material and workmanship. Chen Shuning liked it at first sight.
The item was placed on a large round table, and Chen Shuning simply reached out a hand to try and lift it down.
I thought a small table couldn't be that heavy, but the one in her house, which looked a bit bigger, wasn't that heavy either.
However, this attempt to lift it almost strained Chen Shuning's back, because she couldn't even lift the small table with one hand.
He took two more steps forward and lifted the table off with both hands. The small table probably weighed about 20 or 30 pounds.
After holding the item in her hands and examining it carefully, Chen Shuning liked the small table even more.
The entire waist and legs of the table are carved with peonies. The relief carving makes the clusters of peonies look so lifelike. Even the butterflies on the flowers are carved vividly. Chen Shuning couldn't put it down.
Yang Wanqiu, standing to the side, looked at the small table in Chen Shuning's hand and liked it very much. She regretted that she was a step too late and seemed to have forgotten the unpleasantness between the two of them before.
Reaching out to touch the small kang table in Chen Shuning's hand, he smiled and said, "This table is very nice, Shuning. You see, you already have a kang table in your room, so could I have this one? You know my room doesn't have any furniture yet."
However, Yang Wanqiu forgot how annoying Chen Shuning was, and based on her understanding of Yang Wanqiu, she didn't believe that Wang Wenfang's accident was purely a coincidence and had nothing to do with Yang Wanqiu.
In the past, this person was just a petty scoundrel who spread rumors and gossiped behind people's backs for his own benefit. Although Chen Shuning disliked him, he simply kept his distance.
But if her guess is correct, this person is willing to ruin someone's reputation for his own selfish reasons. Such a person is not someone to be simply respected and kept at a distance; he or she should be on high alert.
Because such people are like venomous snakes lurking around you, and you never know when they might bite you.
So ever since Wang Wenfang's incident, Chen Shuning has truly managed to avoid contact with Yang Wanqiu as much as possible while also being wary of her at all times.
Hearing Yang Wanqiu speak to him as if none of their previous unpleasantness had happened, Chen Shuning admired her shamelessness but also instantly became wary.
He took two steps back with the small kang table in his hand and said calmly, "I'm sorry, I really like this table, so I'm afraid I can't give it to you. I see there's a lot of furniture here, why don't you look for something else?"
After saying that, Chen Shuning didn't even look at Yang Wanqiu's reaction, and directly hugged the table and turned out of the small space partitioned by the wooden planks.
He placed the table on the open ground and called out to the gatekeeper, "Sir, I've made my choice. Could you please tell me how much this small kang table costs?"
Liu Fugui, who was squatting where the canopy bed used to be and cursing his grandson in his heart, heard Chen Shuning's voice and quickly suppressed his anger.
She stood up and walked over to Chen Shuning. She glanced at the small table on the ground and then said with admiration, "Girl, you have good taste. This kang table is one of the few fine pieces I have here, and you picked it out right away."
It's rare to find an antique made of sandalwood that's been preserved so well. If it were in a good time, this little table alone could be worth a dozen small yellow croakers.
I originally intended to keep these things for myself. To be honest, if I had a home, I would have bought all these things myself.
"Oh, what a pity. Girl, if you like it, give me twenty yuan."
Chen Shuning never expected that the small kang table he had casually picked out would actually be made of the famous sandalwood that would become famous in later generations.
What excites Chen Shuning even more is the canopy bed in her space that looks like it's made of sandalwood. How much would that thing be worth in the future?
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