Courtyard Houses: Starting as a Purchasing Agent

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A furious shout shattered the silence at the factory gate.

Liu Aiguo rode away on his bicycle, its bell jingling.

Yu Li's expression was not visible.

I bet... he must be furious!

……

"Purchaser Liu..."

"Purchaser Liu..."

"Purchaser Liu..."

Liu Aiguo was riding his bicycle slowly along the ridges of the fields.

Then came cries of varying lengths from behind.

It was rapid and very short.

Liu Aiguo got out of the car and looked back: Good heavens... an old man was chasing him!

This……

Isn't this Captain Yan, the old man who touched my bicycle a while ago?

Liu Aiguo found a shady spot and set up his bicycle.

Captain Yan, covered in sweat, also came panting.

"Purchasing Liu, Purchasing Liu... It's not easy to run into you... Phew... Phew... I've been waiting for you for days!"

Captain Yan, leaning over and panting, held onto the back of Liu Aiguo's bicycle.

When you inhale and exhale, it sounds like the blower of a traditional earthen stove, with a whooshing sound.

At this time, people, especially farmers, put in a lot of hard work.

Many people have contracted tuberculosis.

My lungs aren't healthy.

That is, asthma!

Captain Yan was no exception.

"Don't rush, don't rush...we'll talk after we rest..."

The two sat on the ground to cool off.

Liu Aiguo wasn't in a hurry. Anyway, everyone was working in the fields at this time, and he wouldn't be able to find anyone in the village, so he wouldn't be able to harvest anything!

"Liu, the procurement officer... I heard you also collect cultural relics for the country..." Captain Yan asked Liu Aiguo after his breathing had calmed down.

Liu Aiguo touched his forehead: "Heaven and earth bear witness, I have never said that I am buying cultural relics or antiques for the country."

As he kept collecting them, the villagers mistakenly thought that I was sent by higher-ups!

"What's wrong?" Liu Aiguo asked. "Do you own any cultural relics?"

"Have!"

Captain Yan said, "You'll be satisfied... It's a national treasure... But we don't want money, food, or coupons... You need to get us two strong oxen!"

Liu Aiguo's forehead darkened slightly: Good heavens... this guy has quite an appetite!

"Where am I supposed to get you a cow..." Liu Aiguo's opening remark sounded like a refusal.

Captain Yan said, "Don't refuse yet... Procurement Manager Liu... It's like this, you see, it's almost time to harvest corn in a little over a month... Our village's cattle have gotten fever... Both of them are sick, and we don't know if they'll make it to the corn harvest!"

"As you know, after harvesting the corn, we need to sow the wheat, and that can't be done without oxen..."

"Everyone says you have all sorts of magical powers. Please, do us a favor and get us two oxen so we can sow the wheat smoothly. In return, I'll give you my antique!"

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Liu Aiguo's brows slowly furrowed.

He actually has cows...

Not only do they have them, but they can produce ten every day!

His system's little world even has grasslands!

But this thing is different from chickens and eggs. If this big thing comes out, it might attract unwanted attention.

Therefore, although Liu Aiguo had many, even hundreds, of cattle in his system, he dared not sell them.

This is no joke.

How precious are cows?

Although the killing of oxen was not strictly prohibited at this time, it was still the same as in ancient times, no one was killing oxen.

If you suddenly produce a few pieces of beef, people will definitely dig into your past!

"No, no, no, no..." Liu Aiguo waved his hand: "It won't work... I can get other things, but not oxen... This really won't work, I can't get them, I can't get them..."

What a joke!

Are antiques valuable?

But I don't need to take that risk!

"No, please..." Old Yan grabbed Liu Aiguo's hand and said, "If others can't do it, you, Liu Aiguo, will definitely succeed... We all know that there's nothing you can't do in this whole area!"

"Don't flatter me!" Liu Aiguo said, "This really can't be done, Captain Yan. I'll treat you to dinner another day to apologize."

"Don't be afraid!" Old Yan said, "Come with me, let's go see my place. Whether it works out or not, you can go and see our village's treasures first!"

Liu Aiguo had never done it before, so he followed Lao Yan back to the village!

Yanjiacun and the six surrounding villages belong to the same production brigade.

This brigade was equivalent to half a township in later times, and the brigade leader had immense power.

“Our village used to have an ancestral hall, but it was smashed when my fourth uncle was attacked… That thing used to be kept in our ancestral hall, but now it’s with my great-uncle. Come with me!”

Old Yan led Liu Aiguo, and the two of them entered Taishu's house.

Taishu no longer exists; he died long ago.

But the house is still inhabited.

He is Taishu's son.

Taishu's son is also an old man in his seventies or eighties.

After entering the house, the old man brought over a heavy red lacquered wooden box and opened it.

Inside were coarse cloth clothes.

One by one, the clothes were removed, revealing red cloth underneath.

Then the red cloth was lifted again, and finally the true appearance of this antique was revealed.

A blinding golden light!

That's right...

It was dazzlingly golden.

It looked brand new and shiny, a huge lump lying between the box and the clothes, making it impossible to tell what it looked like!

"Move it out!" Old Yan personally took action, and it took a lot of effort to move the thing out.

It is a clock that is about the size of a small stool.

Golden Bell!

It is 50 centimeters high, and the rim is also about 50 centimeters wide.

A golden light flashed in Liu Aiguo's eyes, and he instantly knew the origin of the object: a gilded bronze chime bell.

Old Yan whispered, "My great-uncle said this is from the Ming Dynasty. It was originally kept in the Temple of Heaven and was a national treasure for sacrificial rites... Later, the Eight Evils came to Beijing and stole all the chime bells. My great-uncle's grandfather risked his life to get one... This is a national treasure..."

Liu Aiguo was completely stunned!

That's right...

That's exactly what Lao Yan said.

This thing is an important sacrificial vessel in the Temple of Heaven.

Damn it…

The item itself is nice, but it's not really suitable for personal collection...

However, I'm not willing to give up!

I should have known better than to come and see this; now that I've seen it, I want it too.

"This thing is worth more than two oxen!" Old Yan looked at Liu Aiguo.

Liu Aiguo was in a bind.