Chapter 11: Stocking up on Taobao at the scrapyard
Chapter 11: Stocking up on Taobao at the scrapyard
Coming out of the brick factory.
Lin Xiaodou walked to the southwest corner.
She remembered there was a recycling station nearby.
I have read so many period novels, and the heroines in them often pick up the spoils.
She also wanted to try her luck.
Although the hundreds of billions of supplies in the space could not be used up in ten lifetimes, no one would complain about having too much money.
The scrapyard is located in a southwestern suburb.
Under the big tree, an old man was sitting at the door enjoying the cool air.
Lin Xiaodou raised his eyebrows.
Isn’t this just like the classic period piece, with an old man guarding the gate?
According to this logic, wouldn’t today’s harvest be quite fruitful?
The recycling station has a large space, with a total of 3 large warehouses, filled with all kinds of waste.
Maybe it was because it was morning rush hour and there were not many people at the scrap yard.
This also makes it convenient for Lin Xiaodou to move around.
She first entered the first warehouse, which was full of books and waste paper.
The reason Lin Xiaodou gave to the old man was that he had run out of fire-starting paper at home and wanted to get some to use as fuel for the fire.
So she first took some newspapers, tied them into a large bundle with the rags next to her and put them aside, and then started shopping on Taobao.
The heroine of period novels often finds some famous paintings and ancient books in such piles of waste paper.
Lin Xiaodou was a little excited.
She bent over and struggled in the pile of waste paper for 30 minutes.
However, nothing was found.
Some ancient paintings that look very old have become fragments and cannot be pieced together.
Some of them were burned, leaving a large black patch on the painting, and they would break if squeezed.
Oh, what a bad start.
Come to think of it, those good things would have been taken away or destroyed long ago, so there is no way they would have survived until now.
Lin Xiaodou didn't give up and kept looking.
In a dusty corner, a bundle of old thread-bound books was dug out.
Lin Xiaodou didn't care about it at first, but when he saw the words "Lingshu" written on it, he was shocked.
In her previous life in modern times, although she studied veterinary medicine, she also studied other subjects, such as traditional Chinese medicine.
It is said that the Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine is divided into two parts, "Lingshu" and "Suwen", and is the earliest medical classic in China.
However, the original copies of these two ancient books have never been found, and there are all kinds of rumors out there.
Lin Xiaodou was quite interested in this. He read a lot of information at first, but found nothing.
She felt it was a pity at the time.
I didn’t expect to encounter it in this era!
Lin Xiaodou quickly opened "Lingshu" and flipped through it, becoming more and more certain that this was the authentic one!
I took a look at the book bundled at the back, and it happened to be "Su Wen".
The next few books turned out to be "Compendium of Materia Medica", "Qian Jin Fang" and "Shennong's Herbal Classic", all of which are authentic!
These are the origins of ancient Chinese medicine!
The value to future generations is immeasurable!!
Without caring about being excited, Lin Xiaodou quickly put the bundle of medical books into the space.
These ancient books are treasures of Chinese culture.
But in the end, it is treated like garbage, piled up in a corner to gather ashes, and may even be ruthlessly burned.
Now she is doing a good thing by putting these books away.
Next, Lin Xiaodou found a dozen ancient cookbooks and some original domestic and foreign novels and threw them all into the space.
Anyway, they are ownerless and will be destroyed later, so she might as well take them away.
Soon, Lin Xiaodou moved to the second warehouse.
This warehouse is mainly loaded with broken porcelain, worn-out clothes, costumes, props, etc.
Don’t bother picking up porcelain. At first glance, you will see pieces all over the floor, not a single intact piece.
There are quite a few blue and white porcelains among them, what a waste of resources.
Lin Xiaodou looked towards the costumes and props.
Many exquisite costumes were torn to pieces, and various headgear and props were smashed into pieces.
Musical instruments also did not escape the fate of being destroyed.
Broken erhu, tattered drum, broken pipa, peeling suona...
Everything shows how tragic the scene was at that time.
Even the hard-hearted Lin Xiaodou couldn't help but sigh.
These opera artists were born at the wrong time...
In the second scrap warehouse, Lin Xiaodou didn’t find anything good.
But she still collected a few opera props.
Things like horse whips, swords, knives, and guns were still in good condition, so she collected a few of them.
Came to the third scrap warehouse full of broken furniture.
Lin Xiaodou became more excited.
She remembered that in period novels, the heroine gained the most in such places.
There are many yellow pear wood wardrobes, rosewood screens, golden nanmu dressing tables, etc.
Lin Xiaodou walked in with great anticipation.
Then I looked around...
Not a single valuable item was found.
They are all ordinary furniture with missing parts.
Are all the good stuff really taken away?
Lin Xiaodou was unwilling to give up, so she knocked on each table leg like the heroine in the period novel.
Hey!
When she knocked on them, she actually discovered that many of them were hollow.
Her eyes lit up, she summoned a small knife from space, and began to pry the table legs.
Before I could pry it open, a piece of wood chip fell off the table leg.
And inside...it's empty.
Lin Xiaodou didn't believe it, so he pried a few more and found that they were all empty.
It seems that these furniture had been searched before they were delivered, and all the good things were taken away.
Those who could pick up bargains at scrap yards in those period novels probably had the halo of the heroine.
She doesn't have that fate.
Lin Xiaodou gave up completely.
After staying at the scrap yard for more than an hour, my waist was sore from being bent.
I gave the bundled newspapers to the old man at the door to weigh them, and he let me go after I paid 20 cents.
Although this bundle of newspapers is not heavy, it is still cumbersome to carry.
Lin Xiaodou found a hidden alley nearby and threw the things directly into the space.
Just as she was about to come out of the alley, she saw a group of young people around the corner.
They were hurriedly dragging a cart towards the path ahead.
The cart was fully loaded and covered with a black cloth.
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew, revealing a corner of the inside.
Inside was a sea of glittering gold, silver and jewels!
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