Chapter 110: Thirty-six legs
When I returned to the community, I met model Li Sisi again.
Li Sisi saw that he came in on foot, and asked strangely, "Where's your car?"
Zhao Tianming responded: "I lent it to others." ”
Li Sisi was speechless, she deserved to be a local tyrant! With such a luxury car, if she said that she would borrow someone from someone, she would not be afraid of breaking it? If she scratches a little car paint, she will feel distressed for a long time, right?
"Lend it to me another day. Li Sisi said.
Zhao Tianming said casually: "Then let's talk about it another day!"
As soon as he returned to the house, he didn't have time to drink saliva, someone called on his mobile phone, and when he saw it, it was Zhou Yun, the female coach who taught him to drive.
"Can you come out for a trip? I want you to help me with something. ”
Zhao Tianming asked suspiciously: "What's the matter?" You give me an address, and I'll take the car over!"
Zhou Yun told Zhao Tianming that it was the matter of Comber's old mansion. Comber's youngest son and his daughter-in-law have already completed the divorce procedures, and tomorrow they will discuss the transfer of the old house.
However, there were a lot of things in the old house, and when Comber thought of his watch, he wondered if there would be something of value? If he didn't know it, it would be a pity to throw it away.
So, he begged Zhou Yun to take a look, hoping that Zhao Tianming could help take a look.
In the end, Zhou Yun asked Zhao Tianming to provide a location, and she would come to pick him up.
Zhao Tianming sent her the location of Tianlang Mingju, and then drank saliva and went out to wait at the gate of the community. didn't let him wait long, Zhou Yun came soon.
Comber's old house is not in the city, but in the urban-rural area. Despite this, the land of an old mansion can also be sold for one hundred thousand.
It is no wonder that his gambler son would rather divorce his wife than fight to get the money from the old house.
"With the continuous expansion of the urban area, after the subway is connected, it will also be included in the urban area in a few years. Therefore, the land in these places is getting more and more expensive, and it is a bit unwise to sell it now. Zhou Yun said to Zhao Tianming.
Why don't they know this truth?
But there is a gambler's son who owes a lot of debts, what can he do? If people collect debts and can't pay back the money, they don't know what will happen.
Because of this, Comber's sons have been arguing for many days, anyway, they just don't like the gambler. In addition, I also think that Comber is very eccentric, and he spoils that guy in everything. Is that guy still young?
The reason why they became gamblers is that they feel that their father has a great responsibility, that is, he spoils his youngest son too much, which causes him to become more and more presumptuous.
Comber also walked out of the old people's home and went to the old house to wait for Zhao Tianming to come to the door.
"Little brother, I'm going to trouble you again this time. In the past two days, people have come to collect garbage, but I sent them away. Comber spoke gently.
"It's not enough to raise your hands! Comber, let's talk inside!" Zhao Tianming said.
When the three of them entered the old mansion, Kang Bo told Zhao Tianming that his young son of a gambler was looking for a buyer. In fact, there are a lot of buyers, but the gambler wants a relatively high price in order to get more money, and several people have not negotiated.
Comber didn't pay attention to that kid, he could talk about more money, then it would be better, let him toss it himself, it would be good for everyone.
"Your watch is scheduled to be auctioned at auction in two weeks, do you want to take a look at it?" asked Zhao Tianming.
At Jinhe Auction House, Vice President Yang has already notified him that the time has been set.
"Then let's go and see with you, little brother!" Comber nodded, after all, he also cared about how much money was auctioned, after the stinky boy divorced, the two children will rely on the watch for their studies and lives in the future.
Zhao Tianming observed the situation inside the house, there was a yard, and there were two yellow-bark trees planted in it, and a spike of yellow-bark fruit was hanging on the tree, which was a bit tempting.
The building is a two-storey building from the sixties and seventies, and there is no tile decoration on the outside, just a layer of sand, and some of the protective layers of the walls have fallen off, revealing the red brick walls inside.
"The building has been around for a long time, and the roof has begun to leak, and it has been repaired once. Comber said to Zhao Tianming.
When everyone walked into the building, there was a set of furniture in the hall, which looked to be a bit old, and the foot of one of the chairs was a little rotten.
The table is a little scratched, the paint on the surface is peeling, and the coffee table, teapot, etc. are readily available.
"Isn't old furniture quite valuable?" Zhou Yun said.
Zhao Tianming smiled: "Then it depends on what kind of wood." For example, the most common mahogany is worth a little money, and if it is rosewood, it is even more needless to say. ”
"Look, what kind of wood is this? ”
Zhao Tianming observed that the wood with paint peeling was a little whitish in color, and it was definitely not mahogany. With a hand press, it is a little soft.
He shook his head: "This is made of cedar trees, it's worthless, throw it away!"
As we all know, cedar trees have a straight texture, are resistant to corrosion and insects, and are widely used in buildings, bridges, telephone poles, shipbuilding, furniture and craft products.
They grow relatively fast, and they can become timber in about ten years, and they belong to one of the main timbers in our country.
In this way, this wood is not precious, and the furniture they make is almost the cheapest, not very durable, and generally has to be painted on the surface, which is easy to get dirty.
Comber told Zhao Tianming that this set of furniture was actually the dowry from the bridesmaid's family when he got married. At that time, this set of dowry was considered very luxurious.
A few decades ago, China was not liberated for too long, and the materials were not very abundant. Marriage is all about how many legs, how many pieces, and whatever.
The price of marriage for people in different generations is different, such as almost no dowry in the 50s, "72 legs" or "36 legs" in the 60s, the three major pieces in the 70s, the three major pieces in the 80s, and the three more advanced items in the 90s, etc., all of which change with the continuous change of living standards.
The so-called "seventy-two legs" and "thirty-six legs" refer to these pieces of furniture.
The dowry of 72 legs is very extravagant, and it is important to match the double bed, large wardrobe, coffee table, and sofa; the chest of drawers and the writing desk are luxurious and magnificent; and the more high and low cabinets and bedside table furniture, the richer it is.
In fact, due to housing and social conditions at that time, few people were able to reach this level at that time. It should be said that it was just a yearning for the future life of some young women at that time, or a kind of luxury.
Comber's marriage is thirty-six legs, which is already the envy of the neighbors.
Therefore, Zhao Tianming said to throw it away! Comber was reluctant in his heart, because this set of furniture implied a lot of his feelings and memories.
"Then look at this teapot, cup or something, it will always be a little valuable, right?" Zhou Yun said, pointing to the objects on the coffee table.
Zhao Tianming checked them one by one, and the teapots and cups were ordinary objects from forty or fifty years ago, and they were still a little rough when fired.