Early the next morning.

Chang Kun goes to work, but there's nothing to do at the research institute, so he clocks out directly.

This kind of life is like this: five minutes to get to work, eight hours to get off...

I went to the neighborhood office and made an appointment with Director Wang to go and look at the house today, and also to discuss the renovation.

"Good morning, Aunt Wang!"

"Little Kun is here."

Director Wang's face was radiant, and he looked to be in excellent health.

Yesterday she helped her brother-in-law through a major crisis, and when they got home, her husband came up with many new and interesting ways to thank her...

"Let's wait for the Yan family, they've gone to fetch the old carpenter."

They sat chatting about yesterday's case, and when they talked about how Commissioner Geng went down into the latrine, they both burst into laughter.

"Guess why that thief stole the food coupons yesterday?"

Chang Kun shook his head. Stealing 50,000 jin of grain coupons would be impossible for most people to sell.

Director Wang chuckled as he recounted the thief's story.

The ticket thief and Edison Chen were both weighbridge operators in the same warehouse, and the thief had scouted the director's office several times before.

That day, while Chen Guanxi was arguing with the girl in the warehouse, he ran to the director's office, stole the grain coupons, wrapped them in an oilcloth, and slipped into the outhouse, throwing them into the pit.

When the police investigated, Edison Chen dared not admit that he was flirting with the young girl at the time, and only said that he worked in the warehouse with the ticket thief.

Edison Chen lied to the police and was subsequently beaten severely, so there was a cause and effect.

The motives of ticket thieves are... well, let's just say they're complicated.

Watching Edison Chen flirt with one girl after another every day, even a ticket thief like me is so envious!

They're all young lads, who's afraid of whom!

You're just a bit handsome and good at oral sex. My family has three working-class members, and we're much better than you!

Just last month, a new pretty girl arrived at the grain depot's broadcasting room, and all the young men at the depot were eager to try their luck.

Regardless of the era, beauty, when it reaches a certain level, becomes a form of capital.

After finally managing to get together with Donglaishun for a mutton meal, we went to Wangfujing to watch a movie, and finally went to the department store next door to buy a fox fur hat.

That's equivalent to half a year's salary for the ticket thief!

The cost of picking up girls is so high that even the richest son in the land couldn't afford it!

Left with no other option, the ticket thief chose to take the risk in order to get the flowers arranged as soon as possible.

He hadn't thought about how to deal with so many food coupons in the future; all he knew was that these coupons were enough to make him a groom every night...

In his view, he could attract countless beautiful girls with his money, while Edison Chen had to coax young girls, which was simply beneath him!

Unexpectedly, his dream of flower arranging was shattered just a few days later!

Chang Kun shook his head speechlessly. This guy had gone almost crazy in his pursuit of a girl; the grain coupons he stole were almost enough for a small fortune.

However, with the ticket thief caught, a weighbridge operator position became vacant, which happened to be filled by my uncle...

I wonder if it's possible to do it.

At this moment, the fat man Yan Lüji squeezed into the office.

"Second Sister-in-law...this must be Chang Kun, a pleasure to meet you!"

Yan Lüji strode forward and firmly grasped Chang Kun's hand.

"Are you Yan...?"

"Yes, yes, my name is Yan Luji, and I'm the director of the grain station. You solved the grain coupon theft case, which really helped me a lot."

"Oh, by the way, this is my son, Yan Feng. You should have met him before."

Yan Luji pulled out his son who was hiding behind him and pushed him in front of Chang Kun.

"Chang Kun, you... hello!" Yan Feng lowered his head, not daring to look at anyone, and stammered.

Seeing that Chang Kun didn't answer, he gritted his teeth and lowered his head even further: "About the house, I was wrong, I apologize to you!"

After saying that, he bent down deeply.

When I was at home, my father repeatedly told me that I must bring up the matter of seizing the house in person.

We're all smart people; keeping things to ourselves will only make things awkward between us.

Looking up at Director Wang and then at Yan Luji, Chang Kun smiled. These were the shrewd ones. Yan Feng was still too young and concerned about saving face.

They offered to renovate the house and apologized, and I even had my eye on the weighbridge operator position. I can't keep harping on this.

"It's over now, let it go."

Seeing that Chang Kun handled it gently and didn't say anything more.

Director Wang and Yan Luji both breathed a sigh of relief; they had been worried that the two young people would make a scene.

Yan Luji smiled so hard his eyes were almost invisible, and patted his son on the shoulder: "Look at Chang Kun, how magnanimous he is!"

Such a person is destined for greatness; even if my son cannot become his friend, he should not be regarded as an enemy.

After chatting for a while, Yan Lüji checked the time and said, "Old carpenter Zhu Youxu is waiting over at the house. Let's go take a look together."

Chang Kun was taken aback.

Zhu Youxiao was a carpenter?

Isn't this the Carpenter Emperor?

The name "Old Carpenter" is really brilliant!

The group strolled around for about ten minutes before arriving at Nanluoguxiang.

Chang Kun nodded. It would be so convenient for his parents to go to work now, as they could come home for lunch every day.

Upon arriving at No. 99 Nanluoguxiang, an old carpenter was looking at the vermilion-lacquered gate with his hands behind his back.

It does look quite imposing; does the name really have the added prestige of a carpenter emperor?

While muttering to himself, Chang Kun quickly handed over a Panda cigarette and then slipped a pack of cigarettes into the old carpenter's hand.

"Uncle Zhu, thank you for your trouble."

This is a carpenter renovating his own house; he can't be neglected.

If you want to make good quality products, you have to be polite to the other party. What's more, these days many old carpenters know a bit about feng shui. If you offend the other party, they might do something to the beams and pillars, and the whole family will be in trouble.

Zhu Youxu, who was over sixty years old, waved his hand immediately after hearing this, saying, "Master, you're too kind. You're giving me a chance to eat."

He looked down at the Panda cigarette in his hand, grinned, and saw that it was a cigarette with a filter. This owner looked young, but he was really generous.

Chang Kun stepped forward first, pushed open the vermilion gate, and as soon as he entered the courtyard, he felt that the hustle and bustle of the alley had subsided considerably.

This detached courtyard house is extremely well-maintained.

The ground is covered with neat blue bricks, and there are two trees planted in the yard.

One of them is a jujube tree, where a few green jujubes have turned red and are hanging on the tree, looking quite beautiful.

On another persimmon tree, small green persimmons hung from the branches, and one could imagine the beautiful scene of the persimmons ripening in autumn, turning the branches into a sea of ​​red lanterns.

"Tsk tsk, Xiao Kun, the previous resident was quite particular; they didn't even knock down the dates for him."

After circling the two trees, Director Wang looked on with envy; she didn't even have such good fruit trees in her own yard.

"Hehe, Aunt Wang likes it. When it's ripe, I'll send you some to try."

"Okay, I'll be waiting."

Passing through the courtyard, there were two rooms connected to each other on the north side, and a wing room on the east and west sides. The walls and windows were kept very clean, which pleased Chang Kun.

The rooms were all quite large, each about 40 or 50 square meters. The little girls were playing hide-and-seek, so this time the place was big enough.

The room was left with only blue brick flooring; all other tables, chairs, and benches were gone.

Chang Kun walked around inside, and just as he was about to leave, he suddenly noticed a golden light flashing in front of the west wing.

Without making a sound, Chang Kun walked up to the glowing floor tiles and examined them carefully. The golden light became even more dazzling, and Chang Kun was certain that there was a treasure buried underground.

The house is a hundred or two hundred years old and has been owned by dozens of people.

No one knows who buried this treasure in this place, and no one has discovered it until today, when it has come to their advantage.

Chang Kun was overjoyed to have gained both a house and a treasure, and he could hardly contain his laughter.

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