Double-Cut During the War of Resistance: My Wife Came from 1937

"Trash, trash, trash!"

The birds outside the window chirped merrily incessantly, and could be heard clearly even from the ninth floor.

Xia Weiwei slowly woke up on a spacious Simmons bed.

Her arm fell to the side, and she realized that her lover was not there.

"Hongwei~ Hongwei!"

Xia Weiwei called out several times, but no one answered.

"Where did he go? Could he have gone back to Lincheng alone?"

Xia Weiwei muttered to herself, suddenly feeling a sense of emptiness in her heart.

She threw off the covers, jumped up, and wanted to go to the bathroom.

"Hiss~"

However, the next moment, he felt a sharp pain.

After putting on her clothes, Xia Weiwei glanced at the ground.

The place was a complete mess, with torn square plastic packages everywhere, along with wads of toilet paper and wet wipes.

"Pah! They have absolutely no sense of chivalry towards women!"

Xia Weiwei spat, and a blush returned to her cheeks.

Yesterday, she didn't know what Ma Hongwei had bought at first, but she understood later.

It comes in a box of ten, and I used half a box last night.

The other person truly lives up to their dragon zodiac sign; they genuinely possess dragon-like qualities... I plan to go...

Xia Weiwei first swept the room with a plastic broom, and then took the towel she had just bought last night and went into the bathroom.

A short while later.

After taking a shower, Xia Weiwei decided to cook herself some food.

"Beep beep beep beep!"

Just then, the sound of a lock being opened came from outside the door.

"Ken is Hongwei!"

Xia Weiwei was initially delighted, but soon she remembered that her boss must also know about combination locks.

So Xia Weiwei hurriedly went back into the house, put on her clothes, and took out a small pocket Browning pistol from her storage space.

This pistol was given to her by Division Commander Liu for self-defense.

Due to its small size, it is very suitable for use by plainclothes detectives and underground workers.

The door opened, and Ma Hongwei returned carrying two insulated containers and some food.

Xia Weiwei breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing that it was Ma Hongwei.

Ma Hongwei glanced at the gun in Xia Weiwei's hand and quickly said, "Weiwei, you absolutely cannot take a gun out in public like that!"

"I know, gun control is very strict here!"

Xia Weiwei nodded in agreement.

At the same time, she had a sudden thought and put the pistol away.

Ma Hongwei placed the thermos on the dining table and asked with a smile, "Weiwei, would you like some flat rice noodles with vegetables (a local specialty breakfast in Ancheng), or some savory tofu pudding?"

"Is savory tofu pudding the only option?"

Xia Weiwei asked, "But I want something sweet!"

"We don't have any like that in the north!"

Ma Hongwei shook his head and said, "The places that sell breakfast all make it with salty gravy, because hardly anyone eats sweet food."

"Oh well!"

Xia Weiwei nodded and said, "In that case, I'll choose the flat rice noodle dish. Let's see if it's delicious!"

"To eat flat rice noodles with vegetables, you have to have some flatbread with them, and it tastes even better if you soak it in the broth!"

Ma Hongwei opened a plastic bag, inside which were golden brown and crispy scallion pancakes.

"Yeah?"

Xia Weiwei picked up her chopsticks, took a small piece of pancake, and put it into the soup of the flat rice noodles.

"It really is true!"

Xia Weiwei took a small bite, and her eyes lit up immediately.

"Here, eat these two tea eggs too!"

Ma Hongwei took out two tea eggs, peeled them, and put them into the other person's bowl.

……

After having breakfast, the two tidied up and then drove back to Lincheng.

During the journey, Ma Hongwei had already contacted Yin Weimin and asked him to go directly to the warehouse.

The two set off first, and naturally arrived first as well.

Upon entering the warehouse, Ma Hongwei casually waved his hand, summoning all the furniture.

About half an hour later, Yin Weimin arrived at the warehouse.

Yin Weimin got out of the car and called out, "Brother Ma! Brother Ma?"

Upon hearing the sound, Ma Hongwei and Xia Weiwei came out from inside.

"It's really here!"

Yin Weimin said to his father, "Get out of the car, Dad!"

So, Old Yin got out of the car too.

"Boss Yin, Uncle, everything's inside!"

Ma Hongwei greeted them and led the two inside.

"Whoa!"

After just one glance, Old Yin couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow, there's quite a lot of stuff!"

Yin Weimin suggested, "Brother Ma, the lighting in this warehouse is terrible. Why don't we take the stuff outside?"

"Can!"

Ma Hongwei looked at Xia Weiwei and said, "You and Uncle Yin wait over there. Boss Yin and I will handle it."

"I'll go with you!"

Xia Weiwei didn't want to just stand there doing nothing.

"sister in law."

Yin Weimin also advised, "This is all we need; Ma Ge and I can manage it."

"Then I'll take the smaller items!"

Xia Weiwei still insisted on working.

Old Yin had no choice but to help.

Ma Hongwei reminded everyone, "Be careful, and make sure you don't bump into anything."

The four of them worked very quickly.

In no time at all, all the furniture was taken outside.

Old Yin looked at the furniture with excitement, examined it carefully, and said, "These are all genuine sandalwood, also known as small-leaf sandalwood, dating back to the Qing Dynasty!"

He first looked at the set of tables and chairs and said, "This is a table and chair set made of sandalwood and jade inlaid with marble. There is one table and four chairs in total."

"The table is about 90 centimeters high and between 85 and 90 centimeters in diameter, while the stool is about 50 centimeters high and more than 30 centimeters in diameter."

"Because the tables and chairs contain a lot of stone, and the amount of rosewood used is not very large, this set will cost around 110 million, and will not exceed 120 million!"

On the table, there was also a birdcage.

Old Yin mentioned the birdcage, saying, "This rosewood birdcage inlaid with burl wood and Suzhou-style gold wire is less than 40 centimeters in size. It is signed by Jin Sanwei, the master of cage making. It is very valuable, at least 130 million yuan."

"I remember one year at Poly Auction, Jin Sanwei's rosewood Suzhou-style birdcage with gold-threaded official seal sold for 212.75 million!"

"Uncle Yin, this birdcage is clearly made of less material than those tables and chairs, isn't it?"

Ma Hongwei asked with a puzzled look, "Why is the birdcage more expensive than the tables and chairs?"

"Although the materials are all sandalwood, making a birdcage is much more difficult."

Old Yin explained, "This birdcage requires the processing of hundreds of uniform fine threads. The key is that sandalwood is very hard and brittle, making it very easy to break when cutting and drawing threads, resulting in a loss rate of over 70%."

"In other words, to make hundreds of cage wires, more than two hundred pieces of material will be wasted."

"Secondly, the inlaid cherry wood is made from tree burls formed by tree disease. The grain is curly and beautiful, and each piece is unique. The margin for error in the handcrafting is almost zero."

"Furthermore, Jin Sanwei is a famous artist, and very few of his works have survived. The cages he made are considered hard currency, equivalent to the genuine works of famous calligraphers and painters, and come with their own authoritative endorsement."

"Ten years ago, this birdcage would have cost at most 60 yuan, but the market is different now."