dmims Chapter 128 Going to the 4th Courtyard
Chapter 128 Going to the 4th Courtyard
Sha Zhu felt a little scared of Li Dongfang. It wasn't that he was not strong enough, but that he was too treacherous. This old silver coin was really treacherous. He should not provoke him in the future... No, if he could give him advice, wouldn't it be easy to deal with Sha Mao? It seemed that he had to build a good relationship with him in the future.
Thinking that I hadn't seen Sister Wang Fang for a long time and missed her very much, I planned to skip work to visit her. However, I was stopped by Lou Xiao'e before I even left the factory gate.
"Li Dongfang, where are you going?" Lou Xiao'e also rode a ladies' bicycle today. She looked pretty and looked at Li Dongfang in a satin cotton jacket.
"I...I have something to go out for." Li Dongfang had a pretty good chat with Lou Xiaoe last time, but he didn't take it to heart. Although he had been thinking about the matter of making trouble, he didn't plan to provoke this silly girl before he figured out how to deal with his relationship with her.
"Okay, okay, I'm just bored too. What are you going to do? I'll go with you." Lou Xiao'e had always wanted to visit Li Dongfang since the last time she met him, but she never had the chance. She had come twice before, but Li Dongfang was always busy testing new steel materials and she had never seen him. This time she finally met him, she would definitely not let him go.
"I...I..." Li Dongfang was suddenly speechless. He couldn't just say that he would go find something he had thought of.
Lou Xiao'e seemed to have noticed something, raised her eyebrows and said with a sly smile: "Oh~~! I see, you must want to skip work, right?!"
Li Dongfang quickly raised his finger in front of his mouth and said, "Shh...be quiet." He looked around and saw no one was around, then lowered his voice and said, "Don't shout, don't let anyone hear you."
Lou Xiao'e's eyes showed excitement, and she also imitated Li Dongfang and lowered her voice and said: "You can ask me to keep quiet, but where are you going? Take me with you, or I will call for help." As she spoke, she carefully looked around.
Since Lou Xiao'e wanted to follow, Li Dongfang could not go to find Wang Fang and the others. Thinking of the courtyard he had not visited yet, he said, "Okay, you can follow, but don't say anything you see."
Lou Xiao'e's eyes lit up when she heard that. "Are you going to do something bad? Great! I'll go with you. Don't worry, I won't say anything."
"Yes, I'm going to do something bad. If you're not afraid of being killed by me, just follow me." Li Dongfang smiled and rode away on his bicycle.
Lou Xiao'e also hurried to catch up, shouting: "Slow down, I can't ride fast enough."
Following the address in my mind, I quickly found the courtyard house and checked the house number. Just as I was about to open the door, I heard Lou Xiao'e complaining beside me: "What? What's fun here?"
Li Dongfang turned around and asked, "Why? Are you familiar with this place?"
"Of course. Look, this yard is my home, and so is the one next to it." Lou Xiao'e pouted and pointed to the courtyard next to her.
This row of courtyard houses is right on the side of the road. Lou Xiao'e was referring to the two courtyards next to her own. From the outside, they should have the same layout, but it is not surprising after thinking about it. He claims that half of the city belongs to him, and this is not a joke. Although he has disposed of many properties, he must still have some in his hands.
Seeing that Li Dongfang didn't say anything, Lou Xiao'e continued to ask: "Are you here to meet someone? These are all independent courtyards."
"Mine." Li Dongfang pointed to his own yard and said concisely.
Lou Xiao'e looked at the yard that Li Dongfang pointed to, blinked and said, "If I remember correctly, this used to belong to the Zheng family. When did it become yours?"
"Hehe." Li Dongfang did not explain. After all, the buying and selling of real estate is not allowed now. Although everyone transfers the property privately in the name of gift, it cannot be brought to the surface after all.
He took out the key from his pocket, opened the door, and moved the bicycle in. He then turned around to help move Lou Xiao'e's bicycle in before saying, "I haven't seen this yard since I bought it. I happened to have some free time today so I came to take a look."
Lou Xiao'e also understood this private transaction and was not surprised. She had already begun to observe the yard.
"This yard is OK, but the flowers and plants need to be trimmed, and the doors and windows need to be repaired."
After all, Lou Xiao'e is a lady from a wealthy family, so she gave her opinion after just a casual look.
Li Dongfang also took a look. The yard was well greened, with slate and cobblestone roads. The gardens on both sides were obviously abandoned, with withered and yellow weeds. The trees also needed pruning, and the doors and windows of the house were also somewhat mottled in paint.
After walking around the houses in the front and back yards, Li Dongfang took out a piece of cotton yarn from under the bicycle seat to clean the two chairs in the main room. He then asked Lou Xiaoe to sit down and said, "Miss, please give me some advice and see if there is anything else we should buy."
"As for my opinion...the furniture is too old, let's throw it all away and replace it with new ones." Lou Xiao'e looked around and said with disdain.
Uh~~I asked the wrong person. These things are all old things. It would be a shame to throw them away. Even if some of them are shabby, they would be good to repair and paint them.
Seeing Li Dongfang's surprised expression, Lou Xiao'e asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?"
Li Dongfang explained with a smile: "It's not wrong, it's just that it's a pity to throw these things away. After all, they are old items and can still be used after repair."
Li Dongfang was telling the truth. Except for the beds, most of the other furniture was still there. They just needed to be refurbished and there was no need to replace them. Especially the antique display cabinet, Li Dongfang liked it just by looking at it.
However, he did not plan to put real antiques there, because if a storm comes in a few years, the things put there will be difficult to preserve.
He plans to buy some modern handicrafts to put there, which will definitely be good and there is no need to worry about them being damaged.
"Tsk~ What are you doing with these broken tables and chairs? In my opinion, it would be best to throw them all away and replace them with new ones." Lou Xiao'e looked disdainful at these things.
Li Dongfang didn't intend to argue with her. She didn't know the future value of these things. Maybe in her eyes, these things were not made of particularly rare wood, but just some mahogany.
Seeing Li Dongfang looking at these broken furniture with fondness, Lou Xiao'e curled her lips and said, "If you like these old furniture, just go to the supply and marketing cooperative or the scrap yard to buy them. They are much better than these. Look at these, many of them are peeling off."
"Hmm?" Li Dongfang immediately became interested and turned to ask, "Does the supply and marketing cooperative have any old furniture for sale?"
"How rare! There are so many old furniture in the supply and marketing cooperative. Last time I saw it, there was a big bed made of huanghuali wood."
"A big bed made of huanghuali?!" Li Dongfang was immediately shocked. You know, the price of huanghuali in later generations would be sky-high and sold by gram. Now, the supply and marketing cooperatives actually sell big beds made of huanghuali. How much would it be worth in later generations? Sleeping on it would be much more comfortable than those mattresses that cost hundreds of thousands.