The prosperous era of courtyard houses

Chapter 62, Ancient Furniture

Compared to the lively sales department here, it is much deserted. There is only one person in the store bargaining with the buyer at the counter. It seems that he is selling things.

Li Weiguo didn't bother him, he just stood aside and waited quietly.

This purchasing department is mainly responsible for purchasing and consignment, and there are many things on the counter.

There are cameras, radios, watches, and various old objects on consignment, as well as many calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls.

These are all consigned here by customers. They first set a price with the buyer. After charging a certain handling fee, the trust store puts them on the shelves. If they sell, they come over to check out. If they don't sell, they can redeem them.

After about four or five minutes, the customer reached a deal with the buyer, put down his things, and left with the receipt and money.

"Comrade, do you want to sell directly or consign it?" The buyer looked at Li Weiguo who was waiting aside.

Li Weiguo walked over, handed him a cigarette, and said with a smile: "Hello, comrade, I'm looking for Tong Dahai."

Tong Dahai took the cigarette, looked up at him suspiciously, and said, "I am Tong Dahai, do you have anything to do with me?"

Tong Dahai is in his forties, relatively lean, wearing a pair of glasses, and looks like a shrewd person.

Li Weiguo smiled and said: "Hello, Master Tong, my name is Li Weiguo, introduced by Hong An. I prefer antique furniture. I heard from Hong An that if you have one, come and take a look."

Tong Dahai nodded: "Okay, since I was introduced by an acquaintance, I will take you to have a look. You come with me."

With that said, he shouted inside, called out a young man, and asked him to stare at the acquisition department.

Then, holding a bunch of keys, he walked out from the counter and led Li Weiguo through the store to the back.

Behind the trust store is a large yard, and the houses surrounding the yard are all warehouses.

Some items that cannot be sold at the moment or are relatively large are placed in the back. If someone needs them, they can bring them to the back to pick them up.

Arriving at a large warehouse on the right side of the yard, Tong Dahai took out the key, opened the door, and pointed inside: "It's full of furniture. Just tell me what you like."

Li Weiguo nodded and walked in.

When I entered the house, I saw that the nearly 200-square-meter large warehouse was filled with all kinds of furniture.

Tables, chairs, benches, beds, screens, coffee tables, cupboards, standing cabinets, wardrobes, and dressing tables are all available. They look old, but they are basically in good condition.

Li Weiguo walked around the warehouse and almost drooled.

Most of the furniture here is old-fashioned, such as official hat chairs, Eight Immortals tables, imperial concubine couches, moon cave beds, drum stools, and Taishi chairs. The styles are quite complete, and most of them are mahogany furniture from the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

For example, there are huanghuali tables, chairs, and cabinets from the Ming Dynasty, rosewood furniture from the Qing Dynasty, and some furniture made from rosewood, ironwood, and rosewood. You have to go back and figure out the specific dynasty and year.

There were so many good things, and Li Weiguo was not polite. He took out the ones he liked first and put them in the yard.

With his ability to carry three hundred kilograms with one hand without any effort, it was also effortless to move these pieces of furniture.

After picking for half an hour, I looked back and saw that the yard was almost full.

A Ming Dynasty moon cave bed, a set of imperial concubine's couch, two Eight Immortals tables, eight benches, three wardrobes, two cupboards, two standing cabinets, a writing desk, four official hat chairs, six Taishi chairs, a large Qing Dynasty round table, Eight drum stools and a coffee table.

The furniture I chose is all made of huanghuali from the Ming Dynasty or rosewood from the Qing Dynasty, all of which are exquisite.

Li Weiguo's generosity almost didn't frighten Tong Dahai. Buying furniture was like buying groceries, moving in piles without blinking an eye.

"Master Tong, that's all for now. Please calculate how much it will cost." Li Weiguo patted the dust on his body and said.

"Come on, I saw that you know the goods. You picked out all the good stuff, including huanghuali and rosewood. Please wait a moment." With that, Tong Dahai went back to get the abacus, paper and pen.

Get an abacus, paper and pen, and calculate the prices in the middle of the yard.

"A total of forty pieces of furniture, four hundred and eighty yuan." After a while, Tong Dahai finished the calculation.

Li Weiguo made an estimate in his mind and found that the average price was about ten yuan per piece, which was really a bargain. In the 21st century, these pieces of furniture would cost hundreds of thousands and upwards, so they were definitely profitable.

Without hesitation, he immediately asked Tong Dahai to issue the ticket.

After paying the money, Li Weiguo collected the bill, looked around, and whispered to Tong Dahai: "Master Tong, can I take all the furniture here?"

There are at least hundreds of pieces of furniture in the warehouse, most of which are ancient furniture, and there are only a few dozen or so new-style furniture. It would be a pity to miss them, so Li Weiguo wanted to see if he could get them all.

Want them all?

Tong Dahai didn't speak and was silent for a moment.

Finally, he said with an embarrassed look: "As you know, these furniture are all good things. Generally, internal employees and related leaders are given priority. It's a bit difficult for you to finish them all at once."

Li Weiguo thought about it and realized that it was probably impossible to take them all away without paying some price.

For Hong An's sake, it's enough to let him pick thirty or forty items, but how can I let you take them all for free?

Li Weiguo thought for a while and said in a low voice: "In this case, I will give you twenty pounds of fat pork as a reward. What do you think?"

Twenty pounds of fatty pork?

When Tong Dahai heard this, his eyes lit up.

The look in Li Weiguo's eyes was different now.

Most people can't buy fat pork at meat kiosks. They can only buy half-fat pork.

Twenty pounds of fat pork on the black market costs as little as forty yuan, and even if you have money, you can't buy that much. There is really a shortage of supplies.

Someone who can take out so much fat pork at one time must be very capable.

Tong Dahai thought about it silently, and finally nodded. The temptation of pork was too great, and he couldn't refuse it at all.

Anyone who sells things in a trust store should treat it as a favor.

So he said: "Okay, if you want to move it, you have to go outside and call the truck, and I will calculate the price and issue the invoice for you. When others ask, just say you bought it for your work unit."

It's done, Li Weiguo smiled and said: "Okay, you can calculate the quantity and price first." After saying that, he handed him another cigarette.

Tong Dahai nodded, took the cigarette and clamped it to his ear, and took Li Weiguo in to count and calculate.

Although he said he wanted them all, he still had to pick and choose. It was impossible for Li Weiguo to spend money on new furniture as it would be of no use. What he wanted was valuable antique furniture and mahogany furniture.

In the warehouse, Li Weiguo was responsible for picking and moving. If he picked out one item, Tong Dahai would count it as one item.

After working for almost an hour, it was finally finished. More than 80 pieces of ancient furniture were picked out, filling the entire yard.

The remaining dozen pieces of new-style furniture were left in the warehouse to continue to collect dust.

"A total of eighty-four pieces, totaling 1123 yuan." Tong Dahai quickly calculated the price with his abacus.

Li Weiguo didn't say anything. He reached into his trouser pocket and took out a stack of big black tens. He counted 112 cards and took out another three yuan in change and handed them to Tong Dahai.

Tong Dahai took the stack of banknotes, put some saliva on his tongue with his fingers, and began to count them. He counted them twice before confirming that they were correct.

Then he opened a dozen bills and handed them to Li Weiguo together, saying: "There are many trucks waiting for work outside. You can just find someone outside."

"Okay, thank you." Li Weiguo thanked him, put away the bill, and walked out directly.