Chapter 97 Trust Store Second-hand Goods
After Old Xutou left, the three people of the Lin family checked the house inside and out again. Jin Caifeng became more and more satisfied as he looked:
"It is our son who has the vision. Now it is an independent hospital. This condition is not something that ordinary employees can get, haha."
Lin Sanqi thought to herself that ordinary employees don't have the money to make renovations. If they don't make renovations, this haunted house will be overgrown with insects and rats, and look like Lanruo Temple. Who would want to live in it? To put it bluntly, it's all about money.
Lin Sophora flavescens is also quite satisfied:
"Okay, the house is done. Your mother and I are taking leave today. Come on, let's go shopping for furniture."
Jin Caifeng slapped her head:
"Look, I forgot about this. I have already told many colleagues in the unit. Everyone is helping me get furniture tickets. When the tickets are available, we will buy new furniture. Don't worry, Qizai, grandma. I must have all 36 legs for you.”
Lin Sanqi's mind was filled with questions: "Mom, what do you mean 36 legs? It sounds scary."
"This kid doesn't even understand 36 legs. If you think about it, a piece of furniture has 4 legs. A complete set of furniture consists of a bed, a cupboard, a chest of drawers, a bedside table, a table, and four chairs. The total number is 36. Legs.
Let me tell you, son, these 36 legs are very special. When you marry a wife in the future, the girl will ask you if you have prepared the 36 legs and the three major items. If you say no, a girl with good conditions will not marry you. ”
Lin Sanqi thought to herself that it is not easy to marry a wife in any era.
Women in later generations need to have a house, a car and a deposit, but today's women need a complete set of furniture and three major items. How can ordinary people afford this?
At this time, Lin Sophora flavescens shook his head:
Jin Caifeng was about to refute, but when he thought of those old friends in Huadu who ended up losing both their lives and money, he suddenly felt a little sad.
If Lin Sophora had not had the foresight to decisively close the medical clinic and even sell everything at home, leaving an ancestral home, he would resolutely sign up to support the North and leave the circle of right and wrong.
Otherwise, whether the Lin family can be saved or not will be a problem now.
"Okay, then let's not buy furniture. My son's house is empty and he doesn't even have a bed. How can he sleep on it? We can't continue to make bunks on the floor, right?"
Lin Sophorae laughed and waved her hand:
"Let's go, if we don't want to buy new furniture, let's buy second-hand ones. I've gone to the trust store to see a lot of second-hand furniture there. Qizai, you don't dislike second-hand goods, do you?"
Lin Sanqi thought to herself, two people who have traveled through time, I don’t know how many nights I have stayed here, it doesn’t matter whether it is new or old.
"Dad, it doesn't matter to me, I must be right to listen to you!"
Lin Kushen laughed loudly after hearing this: "I gave birth to three sons, the eldest, Damu, and the second son, Da Mu. I didn't expect that the youngest son in the end was a cunning boy. It's true that the nine sons of a dragon are all different."
Jin Caifeng was dissatisfied: "Go, how could anyone talk about his son like that!"
The trust store is located at the west entrance of Dongsi Toutiao, and it only takes a family of three more than ten minutes to walk there from Dachudeng Hutong.
Trust store, also called trust store by old Beijingers, is a special product of the 1950s and 1960s.
A trust store is equivalent to the ancient "pawn shop". It sells everything from furniture and home appliances, clothes and shoes, daily necessities, and transportation. The key is not to "ticket".
Of course, some of them are "confiscated dead objects", and all the money from the sale belongs to the state. As for the source, uh, haha.
Invoices can be issued for this kind of second-hand goods, and there are certain after-sales services, so it is also a Taobao mecca for those with money and leisure.
However, most people are taboo against second-hand goods, so business is tepid. Lin Sanqi stood in front of the trust store. It was a two-story brick building with a wooden facade and a very perfunctory sign. It looked rather shabby. There was a post office on the left and a knitting factory on the right.
In fact, if you enter the alley to the left of the trust store and walk 20 meters, you will find the house of Hou Baolin. Hou Baolin's second son is regarded as a traitor by everyone.
Lin Kushen was wearing a white shirt, suit pants and a pair of black-rimmed glasses, and he looked like an old intellectual. As soon as he entered the trust store, a salesperson came up to him and asked politely
"Comrade, you look familiar. May I ask what you need?"
"Hey, I've been here a few times before, and this time I came here just to buy some furniture."
While Lin Sophora flavescens and the salesperson were colluding, Lin Sanqi's eyes were also looking around, and she was quite surprised to see everything on the counter.
It's a pity that this is not a treasure appraisal novel, otherwise Lin Sanqi would have to find all kinds of treasures here and buy them in 2023.
But Lin Sanqi didn't know that there are no antiques in trust stores. There are special antique stores or friendship stores that sell antiques to foreigners to earn foreign exchange.
"Buying furniture, this is a big guy, in our yard, please come over here."
The salesperson took everyone around to the backyard. There was a large warehouse with all kinds of old furniture scattered around.
Lin Sophora flavescens had done her homework beforehand and visited the site several times, so she took out a piece of paper and wrote the name of the required furniture on it with a brush:
"Comrade, we want a bed, a desk, an Eight Immortals table, a chest of drawers, and a large wardrobe. In addition, the desk is equipped with a chair, and the Eight Immortals table is equipped with 4 stools. The space is small and we cannot use 8 stools."< br>
The salesperson looked at it and smiled: "Hey, comrade, you are quite well prepared. I wonder what the requirements are for the wood and craftsmanship of the furniture?"
Lin Sanqi thought of listening to talk shows in his previous life. Ma Mo had said that in 1980, he paid 5 yuan to receive a broken table made of rosewood from a professor at Tsinghua University. He wondered if he could try it here. luck?
So he whispered in his father's ear: "Dad, I want rosewood, but if it doesn't work, huanghuali wood, rosewood, or chicken wing wood will do."
Lin Kushen glanced at her youngest son in surprise, then smiled and said softly: "Don't be anxious, don't be anxious..."
"Comrade, I've already got some furniture that I'm interested in. Come with me and I'll show it to you."
After Lin Sophora finished speaking, she led the salesperson towards the pile of furniture.
The old man had a very good memory. He walked among the messy furniture like a dragon wandering around. He pointed at it casually, and the salesperson quickly wrote it down and then motioned to other staff to move it away.
Half an hour later, the yard was filled with all the furniture on the list.
No matter how ignorant Lin Sanqi was, she still saw the extraordinary nature of these furniture and was speechless with excitement.
The salesperson also said cheerfully:
"Old comrade, you are discerning. If these furniture were in the old society, ordinary people would not be able to afford them. This four-door wardrobe is said to have come from the palace. The old society did not have thousands of oceans to buy it. ”
Lin Sanqi took a breath after hearing this, "Oh my god, these things in the palace will make you rich~~~
(End of chapter)