Chapter 24 Moving & Picking Up Bargains
Qiao Qinglu followed the car to the second courtyard of Wangfujing. The door was ajar. It seemed that Master Wang and his party had already arrived. Knowing that they were moving in today, they did not lock the door.
I wonder if the furniture I bought from Master Wang has arrived.
Qiao Qinglu pushed open the door and walked into the yard. She first went to the west wing to greet Master Wang and the others.
Master Wang told Qiao Qinglu that the bed, four-door cabinet and other furniture she bought had been delivered, but because they didn't know where to install them, they were now placed in the living room of the east wing.
Qiao Qinglu went to the living room and checked the furniture. After confirming that there was no problem, she took out 190 yuan from her pocket and handed it to Master Wang. Master Wang took the money and gave Qiao Qinglu a receipt.
Then, Qiao Qinglu asked Master Wang and others to move all the furniture into the bedroom in the east wing close to the main house. The bed was placed facing east and west, the cabinet was placed on the right side of the bed, a box, a dressing table, and a dressing stool were placed on the left side of the bed in order, and the remaining two boxes were placed under the window opposite the bed, against the wall.
All that was left was the assembly work. After arranging these, Qiao Qinglu went out and asked everyone to unload the truck.
They first unloaded the light luggage and slowly moved it to the back room. The heavy and immovable furniture would be moved after Xiao Qinyun and the others arrived.
The group was busy and soon unloaded most of the luggage. Xiao Qinyun and Qiao Zhenguo finally arrived.
Qiao Qinglu handed Xiao Qinyun a handful of banknotes and asked him to go to the nearby supply and marketing store to buy a few packs of cigarettes and bottles of soda. Then Xiao Qinyun got on his bike and went out again.
When he came back, he gave a pack of Daqianmen and a bottle of soda to each of the driver, Brother Qiao, the friend who came to help, and the three masters. He also gave a bottle of soda to Qiao Qinglu and asked her to give it to Xia Ling.
Then he walked to Qiao Qinglu, unscrewed two bottles of soda, handed one to Qiao Qinglu, and drank one himself.
You know what, after moving, everyone was sweating profusely. At this time, taking a few sips of bubbling orange-flavored soda, the feeling was just one word - "refreshing".
After resting, Xiao Qinyun, Brother Qiao and the friends unloaded the heavy furniture and placed it behind the back house. Then the driver and the two friends came to say goodbye.
After Xiao Qinyun and Qiao Qinglu expressed their gratitude to them and asked them to come over and visit when they were free in the future, they left.
Qiao Zhenguo and Fu Xialing also came to say goodbye. They had to rush to the new house to do bathroom work, and they were planning to move in the afternoon, so Xiao Qinyun and Qiao Qinglu did not try to keep them. After all, both families had a lot of things to do today, so they could make an appointment another day.
Xiao Qinyun and Qiao Qinglu first came to the back room. They found pots and pans, rice jars, water jars, pickle jars and various seasonings, and moved them one by one to the west wing.
The west wing has not been renovated yet, so we can only boil water and cook in the west wing for now.
Xiao Qinyun first lit the coal stove and waited until the coal balls were red hot before boiling water.
Qiao Qinglu took out several thermoses, enamel pots, and enamel basins from the space and temporarily piled them in the corner of the west wing.
At this time, Master Wang and his team came out of the east wing. The bed and four-door cabinet were assembled. Xiao Qinyun and Qiao Qinglu went over to take a look. The bed and cabinet were assembled perfectly. He was indeed a master craftsman with great craftsmanship.
After the water in the west wing was boiled, Qiao Qinglu added a basin of water, filled the thermos, and continued to boil the water.
Then she used the basin of water to carefully wipe the furniture in the east wing bedroom, and it was noon by then.
Several masters greeted them and went to eat. Xiao Qinyun and Qiao Qinglu took this opportunity to bolt the door and enter the space.
Both of them were a little tired today and didn't want to cook. Qiao Qinglu used her mind to take out two servings of clay pot rice, one serving of pickled fish, one serving of spicy crayfish, some braised food and duck products. After they quickly finished eating, they left the space.
The two of them strolled in the yard, looking around. Although the yard was still under renovation, they were still very excited. They thought that the yard, which was still empty now, would slowly be filled up by them, and it would be even more lively after the two children were born.
When they turned to the main room, they saw the set of huanghuali tables and chairs, and thought of the set of mahogany tables and chairs in the east wing. Qiao Qinglu was silent for a while, then asked Xiao Qinyun: "Husband, aren't these two sets of tables and chairs too eye-catching? Should I put them away?"
Xiao Qinyun thought about it and agreed, "Let's put it away and wait a few years. We'll ask Master Wang to make us a few more sets of Eight Immortals tables and chairs later."
Qiao Qinglu: "Well, there are still many furniture items to be made. I want to make an entire cloakroom, a large wardrobe, an island, a bookcase, a tea table, a sideboard, a chest of drawers, a crib, a cradle, a coat rack, cabinets, and wall cabinets."
Xiao Qinyun thought for a moment and said, "I think the other things can be considered, but let's forget about your cloakroom. I guess we'll have to wait a few years for the tea table. Let's keep a low profile for the next few years and seek stability."
Qiao Qinglu shrugged and said, "Okay."
She put the set of huanghuali tables and chairs, the set of mahogany tables and chairs, and the two boxes in the bedroom into the space. The tables and chairs were placed in the warehouse for fabrics and daily necessities, and the two boxes were placed in the study.
Then the two of them came to the back room, found the clothes and bedding, moved them to the bedroom, and took out the needles, thread, vanishing cream, combs and other miscellaneous items that they had packed earlier from the space and placed them on the dressing table.
Then Qiao Qinglu and Xiao Qinyun began to make the bed, and just as they finished, they heard a knock on the door.
Xiao Qinyun opened the door and welcomed Master Wang and the others in.
In the afternoon, after packing up the clothes and bedding, Xiao Qinyun and Qiao Qinglu moved the bookshelf and desk to the room on the other side of the east wing. Qiao Qinglu originally planned to use this place as a cloakroom, but after Xiao Qinyun gave up the idea, they decided to use this place as a study first.
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