Chapter 19 Money and House
It was already 11:50 when Xiao Qinyun and Qiao Qinglu arrived at the Xiao family. Xiao Anbang was carrying his lunch box and was about to go out when he saw Xiao Qinyun riding a bicycle towards him from a distance.
When Xiao Qinyun rode up to him, Xiao Anbang stuffed the lunch box and meal ticket into his hand, then turned around and went home with Qiao Qinglu. Xiao Qinyun resigned himself to his fate and rode to the cafeteria with the lunch box in his hand.
When Xiao Qinyun arrived home, Qiao Qinglu was vividly describing how Xiao Qinyun cleverly obtained the money from the Li family.
The storyteller hadn't noticed he was here yet, and was telling the story with great passion and enthusiasm. However, Xiao Qinyun, who was listening to the story, wished he could get a three-bedroom, two-living-room house. After all, Qiao Qinglu was telling the story to an old man, and it was too embarrassing.
Well, Qiao Qinglu soon noticed that he had arrived. He put the lunch box on the table, and everyone filled their food and started eating.
After dinner, Xiao Anbang told Xiao Qinyun and his wife that he had asked around in the morning but hadn't found a suitable house, so he would probably have to look for a while.
Xiao Qinyun said, "Dad, we've found a few houses in good locations. We're going to take a look this afternoon."
When Xiao Anbang heard him say this, he immediately asked, "Is the money enough? I have saved some, I'll give it to you first."
As he was about to go into the bedroom, Qiao Qinglu quickly stood up and stopped him, "Dad, we have enough money. We've saved some money ourselves, so how can we spend your retirement money? Besides, we're just looking around this afternoon. Even if we book it, it'll just be a deposit. If it's not enough, we'll ask you for a loan."
Xiao Anbang thought so too. He was impatient and worried that the couple would miss the deadline, so he urged them to leave quickly. "Okay, you guys have more houses to look at and you still have to get money. Let's go quickly."
It was indeed getting late, so the two of them agreed with Xiao Yu to come over for dinner, and then they rode their bikes to a nearby savings bank.
There were not many people at the office, so Xiao Qinyun withdrew all the 3,700 yuan from his passbook.
The two found a dead end nearby.
After entering the space, I put on makeup, changed clothes, put the money away, and then rode my bike to the black market.
It was already 1:54 p.m. when they arrived at Brother Yong's yard. After taking the key, they entered the Xie family's yard. Inside the yard were a rosewood cloisonné enamel screen, a huanghuali screen, a huanghuali Luohan bed, a set of huanghuali cabinets with top boxes, a huanghuali painting table, and a golden nanmu study bookcase.
After checking that everything was fine, Qiao Qinglu put the furniture directly into the space and then entered the main room.
Qiao Qinglu first took out military coats, bicycles, thermoses and other items from the space and placed them on the open space on the left. She then took out bed sheets, quilt covers, wool, polyester fabrics, watches, semiconductors and other items from the space and placed them on the table in the main room. Then she and Xiao Qinyun sat there and waited for Brother Yong and the others to come.
Soon it was 2:30 in the afternoon and there was a knock on the door. Xiao Qinyun opened the bolt and saw Brother Yong and Da Junzi and others walk in. Da Junzi was carrying two black travel bags.
After entering the main hall, Da Junzi and others began to count the items. After the count, Da Junzi walked to Brother Yong and said something.
Brother Yong smiled and said, "It seems that the girl and I have the same idea."
Qiao Qinglu also laughed: "Oh, Brother Yong actually knew that I brought extra goods yesterday. Could it be that Brother Yong also brought extra money?"
Brother Yong said proudly, "Of course. I, Yongzi, always pay for my work. This time you brought 30 extra military coats, 40 pairs of men's boots, 40 pairs of women's boots, 200 kilograms of cotton, and 15 kilograms each of red, yellow, and blue wool. The payment is about 3,860 yuan, or 15,660 yuan."
We originally agreed on 5,000 yuan in cash and 6,800 yuan in small yellow croakers and antiques as a deduction. Now I brought small yellow croakers and antiques worth 9,590 yuan, so I'll give you another 6,070 yuan."
After saying that, Brother Yong took out a stack of big unity coins from his pocket and placed them on the table, then began to take out the items from his travel bag. "The six pieces of furniture in the yard cost you 1,240 yuan. Here are 15 small yellow croakers. These four boxes contain two pairs of bright green floating flower jade bracelets. These two boxes contain a pair of apple green jade bracelets. This small box contains a platinum ring with a sapphire. These two small boxes each contain two Hetian jade rings. This paper box contains a flower and bird painting by Emperor Huizong of Song.
Wrapped in this yellow silk is a Song Dynasty Dingyao white-glazed spring vase with a daylily pattern; wrapped in this yellow silk is a Qing Dynasty Yongzheng famille rose porcelain vase; wrapped in this yellow silk is a plate with a blue and white floral pattern; wrapped in this yellow silk is a plate with a 'lotus' pattern from the Yongle period; wrapped in this yellow silk is a brush holder with a dragon pattern from the Wanli period; wrapped in this yellow silk is a bowl with a coiled flower pattern from the Yongle period; wrapped in this yellow silk is a yellow-glazed bowl from the Jiajing period; wrapped in this yellow silk is a rectangular lidded box with a blue and white dragon pattern from the Wanli period; and wrapped in this yellow silk are three Tianhuang seals and one chicken blood stone seal.
Xiao Qinyun and Qiao Qinglu checked that the items were intact, so they put them into the travel bag and only put the small yellow croaker and money into the pockets of their cotton coats.
Qiao Qinglu handed the key to Brother Yong. "Brother Yong, next time you need something and when, please write a note and we'll talk about it after we've finished looking at the house. My partner and I will store our things first and meet at the black market entrance in ten minutes, okay?"
Brother Yong patted his chest and said, "Okay, I'll write a note and have Da Junzi meet you at the entrance of the black market. See you later."
"See you later."
Xiao Qinyun and Qiao Qinglu rode their bikes to a dead end nearby, put their travel bags, small yellow croakers and money into the space, and then rode their bikes to the black market.
Da Junzi was already waiting there. After the three of them met up, they rode their bikes to the second courtyard of Wangfujing Street.
Da Junzi went forward and knocked on the door. After a while, the door opened and a middle-aged man in his forties wearing glasses walked out. Da Junzi said a few words to him, and he invited the three of them into the yard with a smile on his face.
The house is made of blue bricks, with blue tiles on top and bluestone slabs on the bottom. When you enter the door, you face a brick-carved peony screen wall. Walk left and through the archway. On the left is the back house with some sundries piled inside. On the right is the hanging flower gate, and the inner courtyard is inside.
Walking into the hanging flower gate and looking up, there are three main rooms, three east and west wing rooms, and two east and west side rooms.
There is an osmanthus tree planted in the southeast of the courtyard, and a large vat in the northwest with a few lotus leaves left in it, which is quite elegant.
Walk through the corridor and into the west wing, which is the kitchen with pots, pans, and utensils; walk into the main house, the left and right rooms are bedrooms, and the middle is the living room, which is furnished with a Huanghuali Eight Immortals table and four Huanghuali armchairs; the layout of the east wing is similar to that of the main house, and the living room is furnished with a mahogany porcelain-topped Eight Immortals table and four mahogany official hat chairs.
Qiao Qinglu was very satisfied with the house and furniture. The owner of this house should have some background, but she didn't know whether the property rights were clear.
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