The gatekeeper of the scrap yard was still Uncle Wang. When he saw them, he joked, "Yao, she's your girlfriend this time, right?" Su Qingmeng felt a little embarrassed.
Lin Xiuyao said shamelessly, "Yes, Uncle Wang, this is my boyfriend. Please take care of him in the future." Uncle Wang smiled and said, "Of course, of course." After chatting for a while, they went in to pick out books.
Su Qingmeng selected a few novels, hoping to learn about the period. She discovered a complete set of automated mathematics, physics, and chemistry textbooks. She didn't know who sold them, but she bought them all. Although she already had several copies, she could still lend them out, as materials were scarce after the resumption of the Gaokao.
She flipped through a few ancient books, which were likely recipes for cookbooks and medicinal foods. Su Qingmeng wrapped the books in newspaper and placed them next to the books she wanted to buy. Lin Xiuyao glanced at her with a half-smile, but said nothing.
After she finished selecting the books, she wandered around the scrap yard again. She found a rosewood chair with a missing leg. When she picked it up, the weight felt off. Unfortunately, Lin Xiuyao was nearby, so she couldn't just put it in the space.
Su Qingmeng said, "I'm short of a chair in my room. This one can be used with a leg. I want to buy it."
"Sure." Lin Xiuyao looked at her with that half-smile in his eyes again. Su Qingmeng was baffled and wanted to punch him.
"Is there anything else you need?" Perhaps sensing Su Qingmeng's anger, Lin Xiuyao asked seriously.
"No more, let's go," Su Qingmeng said angrily. Uncle Wang didn't even look closely at what they took out, but just weighed it casually and asked for 70 cents.
After saying goodbye to Uncle Wang, Lin Xiuyao took Su Qingmeng to a small courtyard. He took out his key, opened the door, and moved all his things inside.
Su Qingmeng followed him in. "Whose house is this?" "Mine." "Yours? Did you buy it? How much did it cost?" Su Qingmeng asked in surprise. "Isn't it forbidden to buy and sell houses now?"
Lin Xiuyao took out a stool for her to sit on, and sat down opposite her with a serious face: "There must be a way to make it work. This house is now under my name."
"Oh, that's good." Su Qingmeng looked at his attitude and felt a little flustered: "What's wrong?"
Lin Xiuyao brought the chair over and placed it between the two of them. "Comrade Su Qingmeng, is there a chair missing in your room? Hmm?"
Su Qingmeng's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that Lin Xiuyao also recognized it as Huanghuali wood? How could a country boy like him know about this precious wood?
She refused to give up, "I just need a chair. I only have one stool, and if someone comes, there's no place to sit."
"Hmph." Seeing her stubborn resistance, Lin Xiuyao knocked on the chair. It turned out that he also found something strange.
There was a place where the sound was obviously different. He studied it for a while, and he didn't know where he touched. Click, and a secret compartment appeared. There were gold bars in the secret compartment. Su Qingmeng was excited. She went over and picked one up to weigh it. Each one weighed about one kilogram. There were 6 in total.
Lin Xiuyao looked at her money-obsessed look and found it a little funny. "Are you still short of chairs?"
Su Qingmeng smiled and said coquettishly: "Why are you so serious? You can't bully me."
Lin Xiuyao surrendered in an instant: "Alright, alright, I won't say anything to you, but you better be careful next time. Uncle Wang has a very sharp eye."
Su Qingmeng was puzzled. "Isn't he the gatekeeper? Does he understand these things?"
Lin Xiuyao: "He knows a lot. I learned everything from him. However, he has always been very secretive about his past. I don't know who he is."
Su Qingmeng: "Oh, then I will be careful in the future and try not to buy unusual things here." As expected, there are many masters among the people, so she went to buy it somewhere else.
Lin Xiuyao didn't play word games with her. He would follow her whenever she left the village. "Put these away. Hide them carefully so no one finds them."
Su Qingmeng blinked and said, "Half for each of us." Lin Xiuyao glanced at her and said, "No need to divide it. It will all be yours from now on."
Su Qingmeng was a little worried, "Why don't I leave it with you." She couldn't trust him completely yet. Since they were not going to split it equally, she couldn't accept it. Wouldn't that be giving him a handle?
Human hearts cannot stand the test. Anyway, if he doesn't return it to her in the future, she will go down the mountain to Taoyuan Township and destroy his thatched cottage.
Lin Xiuyao was surprised "You trust me so much", he thought for a moment and said, "Then leave it with me first, and tell me if you need it." He was afraid that if she didn't hide it well, something might happen, so it would definitely be safe to leave it with him.
Lin Xiuyao walked into the house with the gold bars and said, "I'll hide it first." Su Qingmeng rolled her eyes in her heart and pretended to put it in a special place.
After they came out and prepared to go eat, Lin Xiuyao asked with a smile while pushing the cart, "Did you bring the chair?" Su Qingmeng was embarrassed and angry, and punched him twice, "Stop talking."
"Ahem, I'm hurt, I'm hurt," Lin Xiuyao feigned weakness. "I didn't use any force. Let's go!" Su Qingmeng stormed out of the yard.
When she came out, she found that she didn't know where to go. Lin Xiuyao called her, "Little ancestor, get in the car quickly, I'm hungry!" Su Qingmeng glared at him and came over to get in the car.
When they arrived at the state-owned restaurant, Su Qingmeng went to reserve a seat while Lin Xiuyao went to order the dishes. He came back and said, "We have the beef you like, and we also ordered braised yaru fish. You probably haven't eaten it in the south, but this fish is unique to the Northeast. It's quite delicious. You should try it."
Su Qingmeng had eaten the Yaluo fish, one of the Five Luos, in modern times; it was indeed delicious. Their order was called shortly, and Lin Xiuyao served the dishes: beef stew with tomatoes, braised Yaluo fish, cabbage and tofu soup, and two bowls of rice.
Su Qingmeng was very satisfied with the meal, but she had a small appetite and was full quickly. "Lin Xiuyao, I didn't bring a lunch box. What should I do with the leftovers?" Food cannot be wasted now.
"I can finish it." Lin Xiuyao devoured the food in no time and soon finished all the remaining food. Su Qingmeng was surprised, "You are quite a eater!" She didn't see him eat so much the last time they had dinner together.
Lin Xiuyao said he was too full. The last time they ate together, he was only 70% full.
Because he was too full, the two of them strolled to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought some salt, soy sauce, and a pair of embroidered cloth shoes from the cooperative. This was the only kind of shoes the cooperative had.
She asked the salesperson if they had any other shoes, and the salesperson said bluntly that they only had this kind. Alas, with that attitude, she will definitely be laid off in the future.
Su Qingmeng replenished her daily necessities, including toothbrush, toothpaste, snow cream, and toilet paper, which were almost used up.
Lin Xiuyao had been helping to pay the bills. In fact, Su Qingmeng didn't want to spend his money like this. It was fine for him to pay for eating, drinking and having fun together, and it was also okay for him to spend money on gifts occasionally.
But she was embarrassed to let him pay for the things she bought. But she couldn't compete with him, and what if she had to pay him back if they broke up in the future? Su Qingmeng thought with a depressed heart, let's try not to break up.
After buying some fine grains at the grain station, they returned to the village. Before entering the village, Su Qingmeng packed some of the things in a sack, pretending it was a mail parcel, and ignored Lin Xiuyao who was laughing beside her.
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