Siheyuan: All the incense in the family is counting on you

Li Bowen was so depressed that he stayed in the house for the whole morning without feeling relieved.

But life must go on!

He forced himself to get up, went to the front yard of his house, and started rummaging through the drawers as soon as he entered the house.

Auntie and Li Mei looked at him in confusion: "Xiao Wen'er, what are you looking for?"

"Auntie, I'm looking for stamps and teacher's badges. I remember we have several of them at home!" Li Bowen replied.

This was the quickest thing he could think of to find at home. He couldn't give it with food stamps or current money. There were a lot of these things left in later generations, and he couldn't exchange them for much, and his family still needed them.

Li Bowen had seen things like small yellow croaker and bighead carp, and knew that they were available at home, but they were all hidden away by his aunt. Even if he knew the place, he couldn't take them!

There are really no antiques in the house, but there are a few broken pickle jars at the door, and the rest are stamps and badges that might be worth some money. I'll make do with them for now, and then go to the post office to buy stamps and collect antiques.

"Oh, stop rummaging around. I know where it is. I'll get it for you!" Looking at the messy drawer, the old lady looked helpless.

Hearing that the old lady knew, Li Bowen stopped looking and just put the drawer aside: "Big sister, clean it up!"

Li Mei pouted: "It's me again. You always make a mess and let me clean it up for you!" She complained but her hands did not slow down at all.

Soon the old lady took out a small box with a dozen stamps and a few badges in it: "Here they are!"

Li Bowen gathered all the money and put it in his pocket: "Auntie, I took it all!"

Just take it. It’s of no use keeping it at home anyway, and the aunt doesn’t care about it.

He returned to his room, put the things into the space and let Wu Lei deal with it himself, and then he went back to sleep.

I really didn't expect that something would arrive so soon.

Wu Lei, who was working hard and greeting customers, did not notice the stamps and badges that suddenly appeared on the table.

It was a customer who came to buy meat who saw it. He was a middle-aged man in his forties. When he came in, there were quite a lot of people in the store and he couldn't get a seat in line right away, so he started walking around the store to see if there was anything he wanted to buy together. When he came to the statue of Guan Gong, he was attracted by the stamps and badges on the table.

I picked one up to study it carefully. Yes, this is not a modern imitation, it is definitely something from that era, and it is really well preserved and in first-class condition.

"Boss, where did you get this?"

"It's a meat processing plant. Everything has formal procedures!" Wu Lei thought the customer was asking him where the meat came from.

"Hey, no, I mean your badge and stamp!"

"Ah?" Wu Lei was stunned and didn't react immediately. He looked at the customer standing in front of the Guan Gong statue, holding a badge in his hand and asking him.

He realized that it was Li Bowen who put it in there for him, and he said immediately: "Oh, you are talking about that one, which is in my collection at home. I found it today and brought it here to have a look!"

"Just put it on the table like this, be careful not to break it again!"

"Hey, it's okay, it's not that precious!"

It was obvious that the boss was not knowledgeable about the business. The middle-aged man felt that this was an opportunity to pick up a bargain: "Boss, are you selling this?"

"Sell it. I took it out just to see how much I can sell it for. Do you like it, brother?"

"It's OK. I like to collect things. How much do you want to pay for this?"

"Please wait a moment. Let me finish this work and then we can talk in detail!" Wu Lei quickened his pace, packing and weighing the goods. After quickly sending a few customers away, he hung up his sign again.

Then he washed his greasy hands and walked over.

"Brother, to be honest, I don't know how much this thing is worth. Just give me a price. If you are satisfied, I will sell it to you!"

The middle-aged man picked them up one by one and looked at them carefully. He shook his head gently and said, "What a pity! Although these stamps are well preserved, they are not commemorative editions, nor are they in sets. If they are sold individually, they will not be worth much. These stamps are good, and they are in very good condition. I'll give you a price."

"sure!"

"There are thirteen stamps in total. I'll give you 300 yuan per stamp. How about these five stamps for 5 yuan each?"

Wu Lei really hadn't studied this kind of stuff. He just searched the prices on the Internet after discussing with Li Bowen. He didn't know which one was precious and which one was not, but the price this person gave was obviously a bit low.

But doing business is a process of bargaining.

"No, big brother, the price you gave is a bit too low. I have seen quite a few, and the ones I have cost more than this!" Wu Lei shook his head.

"Then name a price!"

"A stamp is 800 yuan, and a badge is 4000 yuan. If you think it suits you, take it!" The newspaper raised the price several times higher. If you ask for a high price, you should pay it back on the spot!

The middle-aged man laughed: "Boss, you don't want to sell it on purpose. How can you ask for such a price? It's too high." The middle-aged man was now sure that Wu Lei was a green hand and had no idea the price of these things.

Most of the stamps here are priced at three to five hundred yuan, but there are two or three relatively rare versions. If you can collect a set of stamps issued in the same year, the price can be sold for hundreds of thousands. As for the badges, the price is not too much higher, and the market price is about two to three thousand yuan.

"How about this, I'll give you a price. I'll give you 500 for a stamp and 2000 for a badge. If you agree, I'll take it. If not, forget it!" The middle-aged man put the badge back on the table, as if he was going to leave if I didn't agree.

Wu Lei thought about it and decided that Li Bowen was there anyway, so these things would be readily available. After hesitating for a moment, he nodded in agreement.

After the money arrived, the middle-aged man carefully collected the stamps and badges and took them away. Wu Lei looked at the amount on his phone with excitement and couldn't help but sigh: "It's so nice to make this money!"

……

Soon it was Wednesday again, and it was time for Li Bowen to go to the countryside.

After having lunch in the factory cafeteria, Li Bowen took the approval slip and went to the logistics warehouse to collect food. He then set off on his tricycle. When he returned to his hometown in Changping, it was already dark.

After entering the main road of the village, I saw from afar that there was a person standing at the entrance of my alley. The figure looked very much like Chen Qiao. When I rode closer, I found that it was really her, and she was waving at me.

Li Bowen immediately perked up, pedaled hard a few times, and stopped the car in front of Chen Qiao: "You came here specially to wait for me!"

"Well, today is Wednesday. I thought you should be back, so I came out to see you!" Chen Qiao took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from Li Bowen's forehead, speaking in a gentle tone.