I am doing well in the Siheyuan

The girl raised her eyes and pursed her lips.

Ye Ming silently extended two fingers, and Xiao Xin then withdrew her gaze with satisfaction.

Ran Qiuye covered her mouth and chuckled.

Xiaoxin is really easy to be fooled.

"Okay, let's send it here, Qiuye. I know it's a bit rash of me to come here suddenly today, but as a man, I should always do something and take the initiative. This is my attitude. You don't have to rush to respond. After all, this is a matter of life and death, and we still have plenty of time to think about it slowly."

Ran Qiuye stood there in a daze, and only came to his senses when Ye Ming's back gradually walked away.

Although I felt empty in my heart, I still had an unstoppable smile on my face.

“It’s a matter of life and death.”

After a busy day, when I returned to Nanluoguxiang, the time was exactly half past six.

When Ye Ming passed by the courtyard next door, he happened to see Xu Damao's parents moving old furniture out.

A while ago, in preparation for their wedding, they replaced all their beds and furniture with new ones.

But the marriage failed, and she lost more than 800 yuan in vain, and her son was sent to jail because of it.

I came here specially today to give Xu Damao some winter clothes.

Such a grown man cried like a baby in front of them. It was hard to describe how wronged he must have felt.

How can parents not feel sad?

We can only try to get a reduced sentence.

Fortunately, they had found a way. In order to raise money to smooth over the relationship, they sold almost all the useful and useless things in their home.

Ye Ming stared at the bunk bed for a long time.

Suddenly he put on a smiling face and walked up to him and said, "Uncle Xu, what are you going to do with these furniture?"

Seeing Ye Ming take the initiative to come forward and talk, Xu's father couldn't help but frowned.

The two families had no intersection.

In the early years, before Ye Ming's parents got into trouble, the two sides had some contacts. Later, after the Ye family moved away, the contact gradually cut off.

When the Ye family encountered misfortune, they also took advantage of the situation to add insult to injury.

I have heard some rumors about Ye Ming recently and learned that he is living a pretty good life now.

Despite this, Mr. Xu still followed the principle of "don't hit someone who smiles at you" and patiently responded, "All the furniture has been replaced with new ones, and these old ones will be taken to the consignment store to be sold later."

"I see that some of these furniture are still quite new. The price given by the consignment shop is low. I guess this whole pile may not even sell for twenty dollars."

"That's better than taking up space at home."

"How about this? Why don't you sell these things to me? I can only give you twenty-five dollars at most. What do you think?"

"You want to buy?"

Ye Ming's words left Xu's father confused for a moment.

"Uncle Xu, you know the situation at my house. Apart from the bed, we basically have no decent furniture. If you don't want these old things, you might as well sell them to me. I can also supplement the household expenses."

Ye Ming's words made sense, so Xu's father didn't think much about it.

It really won't sell for much money if you take it to a consignment store, and it's also time-consuming and laborious.

Although the two families had had some minor conflicts, it was just selling some old items, and the price offered by Ye Ming was fair.

"Since you want it, then..."

"Twenty-five dollars is too little. This bed is at least 50% new. I bought it for a few dozen dollars. The tables, chairs and benches can also be used after some repairs. Just a little bit of repair paste and a coat of paint will make them as good as new."

Seeing that Ye Ming was interested in buying it, Xu's mother immediately raised the price.

"Then how much do you think you are willing to pay?"

"At least forty... no, fifty!"

Hearing this price, Xu's father also frowned.

Ye Ming smiled, did not respond directly, turned around and was about to leave.

They are all old hands, and everyone understands the trick of testing each other.

They must want to see Ye Ming's attitude.

When doing business, once you make your intentions too obvious, you will be at the mercy of the other party.

The price Ye Ming offered was already higher than the purchase price of the commissioned store, and it could also save them a lot of trouble. Logically, they had no reason not to sell it to Ye Ming.

Sure enough, Ye Ming had just taken a few steps when Xu's father caught up with him.

"Xiao Ye, wait, don't go."

"Uncle Xu, we all know how much these things are worth. To be honest, they are just a bunch of old wooden furniture. Even if we send them to the consignment store, there may not be anyone who wants them. They asked for fifty dollars, and my money didn't fall from the sky."

"Yes, yes, we didn't think it through. However, this bed and cabinet are indeed quite new. Do you think you can raise the price a little?"

Ye Ming was in a dilemma.

His eyes swept over the pile of "old wood" in front of him and he began to hesitate.

Father Xu was not in a hurry.

"Well, for your sake, I'll take the furniture for thirty dollars. Help me deliver it to my home, and I'll pay you in cash."

"That's great!"

In just a few words, Mr. Xu earned another five dollars and was so happy that his mouth was almost grinning from ear to ear.

"Is this kid stupid? He spent thirty dollars to buy a pile of broken wood?"

The bargaining here attracted a group of onlookers.

Seeing Ye Ming spending money lavishly, everyone wondered what had happened to him, but no one spoke up to remind him. After all, speaking too much would provoke the disdain of the Xu family.

Everyone's minds began to become active. They had quite a few old items at home, and they wondered whether Ye Ming would like them.

Ye Ming took out thirty yuan in cash from his pocket, and took out paper, ink, pen and inkstone, and drafted a simple purchase contract.

"Uncle Xu, the money and goods have been paid. Please review and sign this agreement."

It is nothing more than confirming the ownership of these old items.

Mr. Xu took a quick look and didn't find any problems, so he signed his name.

These old items officially became the property of Ye Ming.

Ye Ming breathed a sigh of relief, and the smile on his face became more sincere. He then asked a few people to move the things into his yard and gave each of them fifty cents as a reward.

Father Xu returned to the next courtyard with the money in his pocket, feeling satisfied.

There was quite a commotion. Mrs. Han was confused when she saw Ye Ming's yard was full of these old furniture.

"Xiao Ye, why did you buy so much broken wood? The legs of this table are not evenly spaced. It's older than me. Only the bed looks okay. How much did you spend on it?"

"thirty."

"Thirty?" Mrs. Han was stunned and asked anxiously, "I'm not saying, you spent thirty yuan to buy such a pile of garbage?"

Ye Ming did not have the time to explain in detail at the moment, and only focused on the bunk bed in front of him.

There are pillars standing at the four corners, and the three sides of the fence are closely connected, with straight stripes spliced ​​together using mortise and tenon technology. If the judgment is correct, this is a typical Ming Dynasty Huanghuali canopy bed!

There are three large carved panels embedded on the front of the bed, shaped like a "moon cave". Unfortunately, a cover plate is missing from the top, making the overall look incomplete, and naturally its value is greatly reduced.