Comfortable life in Siheyuan

On this weekend, Liu Qingshan followed Liu Guangtian to his rental house.

Liu Guangtian's room was closed tightly, with two locks on the door. There was not even a bed inside, just some cabinets, and each cabinet was locked!

"Guangtian, your place is not small. Did you place your things like this in the past few years?" Liu Qingshan asked with some confusion.

You have to know that in the past few years, having so many antiques at home was a very dangerous thing. Once discovered, they would definitely be confiscated and the person would be sent to labor reform.

"I have a cellar underneath this house, which I dug out myself a while ago. Even the landlord didn't know about it. In the past few years, I sometimes didn't go back to the courtyard, but often came here to live because I was afraid of suspicion." Liu Guangtian explained!

Liu Qingshan looked at the six cabinets and admired the courage of this boy. He had not collected these things in recent years. On the one hand, the risk was too great and there was no need to take the risk. On the other hand, he was not really interested in these things.

Liu Guangtian closed the door, bolted it, then turned around and opened the cabinets one by one.

The items are mainly small ones, after all, large items are difficult to hide.

"This is the result of my efforts over the years. There are more than 200 pieces in total. I didn't look for them specifically, I just collected them when I came across them." Liu Guangtian said, pointing to the things in the room.

Liu Qingshan nodded and picked up the items one by one to look at them.

The items in one of the cabinets were obviously more exquisite, and they all looked like they had come from the palace. There were also many calligraphy and paintings, porcelain, jade, lacquerware, etc.

"Guangtian, if you keep these things, they will be very valuable in the future. When the country's economy develops well and the people have money, these things will be worth a lot of money. Are you so anxious about the house?"

Liu Qingshan wanted to persuade him again. After all, he knew that the Siheyuan was only worth about one million yuan in the late 1990s. Many of the things here were enough to buy a courtyard in the 1990s.

"I've also picked a house. The total price is over 3,000 yuan. The area is about the same as the small courtyard house you bought, but it's a little off the beaten track, closer to the outskirts of the city. I want to buy it and live there with Jingru and the kids in the future."

Liu Guangtian didn't intend to compete with his brothers for his parents' property, and he never intended to live with Liu Haizhong and the others forever.

"Okay, take a notebook and write it down. I'll pick out some of it and give you a little over a thousand dollars. You should slowly put these things away at your home in the future. I advise you to keep them well. These will be wealth in the future."

Just kidding, as long as Liu Guangtian doesn't do anything stupid, when the antique market gets better in the future, the things in these cabinets will be enough for his children to live a worry-free life for several lifetimes. Why would he need to fight with his brothers for that little bit of family property?

"Okay, brother, you can choose. I'll give it to you at a lower price." Guangtian took out a notebook and wrote down with a pen.

Liu Qingshan first took out all the calligraphy and paintings. Without even checking whether they were real or fake, he just looked at the signatures and collected about ten paintings.

He then put out the rare ancient books and picked out some to put away.

Then there were porcelain and jade pieces, and Liu Qingshan picked out the ones that caught his eye and took them in. There were about fifty or sixty pieces in total.

Finally, I found a camphorwood box and put them all in it.

"Brother, please pick some more! All these together are not enough?" Liu Guangtian said helplessly as he looked at the pile of things in the cabinet.

"It's almost done. How much money do you need?" Liu Qingshan had just picked out some items with good quality and that interested him.

"Give me 1500 and I'll pick a few more items for you!" Liu Guangtian put a few more things in his box.

There was a string of court beads, an ivory fan, several seals and a gilt-bronze Buddha statue.

Liu Guangtian went to find a cart and delivered the things to the newly purchased courtyard house by Liu Qingshan.

I originally wanted to send him back home, but the house is not built yet and the house is a mess. It is even more inappropriate to move back to the courtyard house, because there are too many people and it is easy to cause gossip.

After putting the things in the cellar of the new house, Liu Qingshan specially bought a lock to lock it up.

"Brother, your house is just left empty, it's such a waste." Liu Guangtian looked at the house in front of him and felt envious.

"This house is temporarily uninhabitable and needs to be renovated. I don't plan to move it now, so let's leave it there for now!" Liu Qingshan explained with a smile.

Liu Qingshan didn't even wait for Guangtian to speak, he just took out 1,500 yuan from his pocket and gave it to Liu Guangtian.

"Brother, I'll go back and return the car first. I'll come to see you in the afternoon and we'll go look at houses together. If the money is not enough, I may need to borrow some more from you." Liu Guangtian said with a smile.

"Okay, then you go back first! I'll walk around the house again."

After Liu Guangtian left, Liu Qingshan started walking around the courtyard again.

Although this courtyard house is a little small, it has a regular shape. Although this courtyard house is a little small, it has a regular shape.

There were side rooms on both sides of the main house, plus the back house in front, everything that was needed. And there was also a small vegetable garden of less than 20 square meters behind the main house, which was a complete surprise! The more Liu Qingshan looked at it, the more satisfied he was.

After seeing enough, Liu Qingshan locked the door and returned to the courtyard.

"Qingshan, why are you out today when it's our day off?" The third uncle asked with a smile when he saw Liu Qingshan pushing a cart in.

"I have something to do outside. Third uncle, your retirement life is pretty good. Watering the flowers and playing chess is so comfortable." Liu Qingshan teased as he looked at the third uncle holding the chess box.

"I'm retired now, what else can I do? Just play chess, water the flowers, and go fishing when I have time!" said the third uncle with some pride.

There is a reason why the third uncle feels comfortable. The school paid him back wages a while ago.

During this special period, the third uncle's salary has not changed. This time he will be compensated, and it is not a small amount of money.

What Liu Qingshan didn't know was that at this moment his father was sitting at the door waiting for him.

Liu Qingshan pushed the cart into the backyard and saw his father sitting at the door from afar, looking at him with a smile.

"Dad, why are you sitting here? Are you welcoming me?" Liu Qingshan joked with a smile.

"Aren't I waiting for you? Tell me what you've found to do for me? Several young men in the yard are pestering me now. They want to learn electrician skills and take electrician certification exams. It's so annoying." Father Liu frowned and said resentfully.

"I didn't think of this. You said Qin Huairu and Bang Geng came to our house. If I didn't say this, what else could I say? You can just show them the book and explain what needs to be said. It's none of your business whether they pass the exam or not."

"I didn't have any apprentices when I was in the factory, but now that I'm retired, I'm taking on a few apprentices at home. If anyone knows about this, they'll definitely laugh at me!"

"Who would laugh at you? You just lent them some books, didn't you? You didn't become my disciple, so why should you care whether they pass the exam? Besides, you studied in a private school for several years and still passed. They at least graduated from junior high school, so you can't blame you if they fail."

"You're the one looking for trouble?" Father Liu glared at Liu Qingshan and walked away in disgust!