Jiang Baige pulled Chen Jianguo to the place where the waste was piled up.
Chen Jianguo came in and looked at so many things. There was nothing he wanted here. He came here today just to see if there was anything he could use at home.
If there is any, he will buy some back. Anyway, the things here are sold by kilogram, which is much more cost-effective than those in the supply and marketing cooperative.
Looking at Jiang Baige's eyes looking here and there, he didn't expect that the little girl seemed to be quite interested in this place.
Jiang Baige was indeed very interested. It was her first time to visit such a place.
The scrap collection station doesn’t look big from the outside, but I didn’t expect it to be so big once I got inside.
The items are stacked in different areas, and there are quite a lot of things inside, including large cabinets, beds, bookshelves, and desks.
From small items like pots, pans, and utensils, everything is available.
Anyway, almost everything a family needs can be found here.
It's obvious that these things were confiscated during house searches because they are so complete.
Jiang Baige was not interested in these ordinary furniture. Her purpose of coming here today was to get those valuable old items.
In fact, it is just a bargain. If there were any good ones, they would have been seized long ago. Most of the ones that can be sent here are because they don’t know the value of them and have ended up here.
The two of them walked all the way to the deepest part of the pile of old items. It was really messy here, with waste paper and books piled all over the floor.
Not only books and newspapers are placed here, but also other paper items.
In the corner, there was a pile of scrolls. Judging from the color of the paper, she knew they were old items, but she didn't know what was painted on them.
She suppressed her excitement and looked at something else.
Chen Jianguo asked, "Bai Ge, take whatever you like, and I'll pay for it later."
With him around, it would be inconvenient for Jiang Baige to take something even if she liked it.
She said, "Let me take a look at these books. If you want anything, go ahead and read it! Don't waste your time accompanying me."
Chen Jianguo thought about it and said, "Okay, you stay here and watch for a while. I'll come find you later."
"When he left, he said, 'If you need anything, just call me.'"
Jiang Baige waved at him and said, "Go ahead! There are only two of us here, what can happen?"
After seeing him leave, Jiang Baige began to rummage through the pile of books.
After a while, she took out more than 20 paintings from the corner. They were all tied up and looked relatively intact.
Although she wanted them all, she didn't dare to take them all to pay for the meal. What would she say if someone asked her about it?
After thinking about it, she could only put what she wanted into the space. She wouldn't take it for nothing, so she would just find a way to give it to her when the time comes.
She thought that as long as she gave the money, it wouldn't be considered stealing!
After putting away all the calligraphy and paintings, I found two books and a stack of old newspapers.
Newspapers can still be used. Take them home and use them to cover the walls in your room, so that there will be less dust on the walls when you sleep.
When she was about to find Chen Jianguo, she saw several very exquisite pieces of furniture in a pile of furniture, and they were all the same color. It seemed like a complete set.
Judging from the reflected light from the sunlight, there was a hint of gold. She had a bold guess that it might be made of some kind of golden nanmu. If such a set was really made of golden nanmu, it would be very valuable in the future.
When she got closer and looked carefully, it was exactly as she thought.
But the county town was too far from her home, and even if she wanted to buy it, she couldn't ship it back.
There was no other way. Seeing that there was no one around, she put the bed, cabinets, chairs and other things into the space.
There were a few other items nearby, and she thought the carvings on them were beautiful, so she put them away as well.
These things only weighed a few hundred kilograms, and she thought fifty yuan would be enough. Then she would say that she had picked up the money and give it to the old man. It would be an exchange, and neither side would suffer any loss.
Seeing that the place where she had taken away the furniture was empty, she took out the furniture that was originally in the space and filled the empty space.
Some pieces of furniture are made of ordinary wood. I thought they could only be used as firewood, but I didn’t expect that they now have other uses.
Chen Jianguo picked out two large porcelain basins with peony flowers printed on them, and a kettle.
The wooden basins his mother used were too old, and she was reluctant to buy new ones, so she simply picked some old ones to take back. His mother probably wouldn't feel bad about him spending the money.
Jiang Baige picked out what she wanted and came over to Chen Jianguo.
Seeing him choosing a pot, I helped him choose one.
Seeing that she only took these, Chen Jianguo asked, "Look at what's on the ground. Is there anything else you need?"
Jiang Baige shook her head. "It's too far to go back to the village to get it. These are enough for me."
She asked, "Are you going to buy these pots?"
As she spoke, her eyes followed the ground.
Suddenly I saw a slightly old iron basin, but it was still intact and looked very durable.
Jiang Baige asked, "Why don't you want this basin? It looks pretty good to me."
The iron basin in front of her was placed on the ground, and inside it were several iron bowls of similar color, which seemed to be made of the same material.
Chen Jianguo had just looked at it. The basin was a bit old and not as beautiful as the porcelain basin, so he didn't want it.
After hearing Jiang Baige say it was made of iron, he picked it up to take a look. The basin was of good quality and would not break even if it fell to the ground. If he bought it for his mother, she would probably like it!
So Chen Jianguo gently put back the ones he had chosen and replaced them with the iron basin that Jiang Baige mentioned.
He poured out the bowls, spoons, and chopsticks inside onto the ground. The bowls, spoons, and chopsticks were not needed at home.
Jiang Baige saw that the bowls, chopsticks and spoons on the ground were all very beautiful in style, and there were patterns on the bowls, which she thought were quite nice.
Then he said to Chen Jianguo, "Buy these bowls, chopsticks, and spoons! Look, these colors are a set. If you don't buy them, it won't be complete."
What else is there for Chen Jianguo to say? If his girlfriend wants him to buy it, then he should buy it.
He picked up the bowl, chopsticks and spoon and put them all back into the basin.
Jiang Baige said, "Let's go back! If we buy more, we really won't be able to take it back tomorrow."
Chen Jianguo originally wanted to take a look, but when he thought that they wanted to buy other things, he nodded.
"Okay, let's go pay."
Finally, Chen Jianguo asked for the basin, the dishes and chopsticks inside, and a kettle.
The inner liner of this kettle is made of iron, which is much better than the one at home. They always use the one at home very carefully for fear of breaking it.
Jiang Baige only took the two books and a stack of newspapers.
When they arrived at the door, Jiang Baige smiled at the old man.
"Uncle, I want these books. Can you weigh them and tell me how much they cost?"
Then her book was not put away properly and suddenly fell to the ground. When she picked it up, a big unity note suddenly fell out of the book.
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