Courtyard Houses: Starting as a Purchasing Agent

Liu Aiguo took a sip of wine and said, "That thing is an old object. If I'm not mistaken, it's a semi-antique, probably from the previous dynasty!"

antique?

The three old men trembled immediately.

This is good stuff.

But the next moment... the three of them wilted again.

What's wrong with antiques?

At this point, you can't sell antiques. Not only does the government forbid them from being sold, but even if it did allow you to sell them, you wouldn't be able to find anyone to sell them to.

Antiques aren't worth much!

"I want it!" Liu Aiguo said again. "I like old things. I'll put it in my house as a decoration. Three old men, I'll give each of you a chicken, twenty eggs, and ten catties of flour each!"

"If you agree, then give it to me!"

Liu Aiguo doesn't talk much, and his words are concise!

The three old men were startled.

A chicken?

Twenty eggs!

There are still ten pounds of good flour left!

This...this is really good stuff.

Especially eggs and chickens, you can't buy these things even if you want to.

Not only were the three old men interested, but the second aunt behind them was also shocked.

If it weren't for the rule that women shouldn't interfere, she would have wanted to make the decision for Second Master.

The three old men looked at each other.

Uncle San said, "Patriotism, this is an antique... How about you add some more and give us fifty eggs?"

Liu Aiguo shook his head: "No... It's just a broken table. Even if it's an antique, it's not worth much. I just like the carvings on it. If you agree, then agree; if you don't, then just pretend I didn't say anything today!"

"How can we just let this go?" Uncle Er disagreed: "Alright, alright, I think there's already quite a lot of stuff... Old Yan, if you scheme too much, you'll end up scheming against yourself!"

"Hehehe..." Yan Bugui said, "I don't understand either, isn't this just negotiating the price?"

"You can't just make up prices randomly!" Liu Haizhong looked at Yi Zhonghai: "Uncle Yi, what do you say?"

Uncle Yi said, "I have no objection... but it's a deal, Aiguo, you took the table, so you have to bring us a new table later!"

"no problem!"

Liu Aiguo readily agreed.

Three chickens and a few eggs were traded for a piece of rosewood.

hey-hey……

It was totally worth it.

Chapter 044 The True Colors of Expensive Furniture Revealed

After the four of them had eaten together, Liu Aiguo gave them the things.

They were secretly delivered to each household.

The three old men each received twenty eggs, a slaughtered old hen, and ten catties of wheat flour.

Is it valuable?

Not worth the money.

But this is something that every family would dream of owning.

Especially eggs and chicken.

Then Uncle Yi, Uncle Er, and Uncle San shouted and held another meeting in the courtyard.

"Gentlemen, we've called you all here so late because the three of us just had a discussion!" Yi Zhonghai said in an official tone, "This time, Bang Geng broke into Liu Aiguo's house to steal things and broke his testicles. Although Aiguo did nothing wrong, out of humanitarian considerations, we have also given Comrade Liu Aiguo a slight punishment!"

"The first point is that you have to repair your own door lock and you can't ask others for compensation!"

"Secondly, the square tables and benches in the courtyard are all broken. Let Liu Aiguo take them and replace them with new ones for everyone free of charge!"

"Thirdly, this is for the Jia family, especially Qin Huairu, to strengthen the education of their children. Banggeng is still young, and we can pretend nothing happened, but as the saying goes, 'He who steals a needle when young will steal gold when old,' Qin Huairu should pay attention to this!"

That's all, time to call it a day!

Yi Zhonghai seemed to say a lot, but actually he said nothing at all.

The core issue is simple: Liu Aiguo changed the table and chair.

correct!

It was to provide convenience for Liu Aiguo.

In this way, Liu Aiguo could legitimately take away the broken table.

The next morning, Liu Aiguo went to the factory to hand in his task.

The eggs and oil were handed over.

The task is now complete.

I ran into Deputy Factory Director Li when I went out.

Deputy Factory Director Li said, "Patriotism... You must take my affairs seriously, I still have a great use for these things!"

"Don't worry!" Liu Aiguo said with a smile, "Everything has been arranged for you. I'll have someone deliver it to you tomorrow night!"

"Row!"

Deputy Factory Director Li left with peace of mind.

Liu Aiguo also rode his bicycle out of the factory.

He didn't go to the countryside to buy anything; instead, he parked his bicycle directly at the Hongxing Road Subdistrict Office.

This is a dilapidated bungalow.

"Director Wang..."

Liu Aiguo arrived at Director Wang's office with a smile, carrying a bag of peanuts.

Director Wang is a woman in her forties and the director of Hongxing Road Subdistrict. She is in charge of handling the trivial matters between neighbors.

"Oh..." Seeing Liu Aiguo come over, carrying several kilograms of chemical substances, Director Wang immediately stood up with a smile and said, "Aiguo... why aren't you at work? What are you doing here?"

"I'm here to visit you!" Liu Aiguo said with a smile. "I'm going to the countryside soon, and I just happened to be passing by. I picked up some peanuts in the countryside a couple of days ago, please have some..."

"Oh, okay... thank you..." Director Wang happily accepted it.

It's just a few pounds of peanuts, it won't make a difference.

"Oh, right, there's something else I need your help with!" Liu Aiguo said, "I have a relative from the countryside who's come to stay with me, but they don't have a place to stay. Do you know if there are any other empty rooms in our Hongxing Community? Could you please help me arrange one?"

"Or, if someone is willing to give up a room for my relative, I'm willing to give them two hundred yuan, plus two hundred jin of grain coupons and twenty jin of meat coupons!"

sizzle...

Director Wang gasped in shock.

Wow, they gave us so many things!

Twenty catties of meat coupons, two hundred catties of grain coupons, and two hundred yuan.

Putting money aside, this amount of grain and meat is enough for a family to live happily for more than half a year.

In those days, there was no such thing as private housing. The courtyards in Beijing were all arranged by the neighborhood committees, so people didn't really value the concept of real estate.

Some even occupied two rooms.

There will definitely be people who will give up their share because of the meat and grain.

Liu Aiguo added, "Director Wang, if it really exists, I'll send you a ten-pound fish later!"

Director Wang felt a surge of excitement, but outwardly he cheerfully replied, "Okay, I'll keep an eye out for you. If there's any, I'll let you know!"

"okay!"

Liu Aiguo turned and left.

First, I went to the department store and bought a table and a few stools. I tied the items to the back of my bicycle with a rope and brought them to the courtyard.

Then they replaced the dirty little table in the courtyard.

The stools were also replaced at the same time.

These stools weren't old items, and they certainly weren't made of rosewood. Liu Aiguo simply tossed them at his doorstep.

As for the dirty little table, he placed it in his room.

Because Uncle Yi had already discussed this in a meeting last night, when Liu Aiguo changed the table, not only did no one object, but some people even rushed to help.

"He loves Uncle Ai..."