Chapter 336 Catalpa Wood Jewelry Box
Although he knew that he didn't have much hope of going to the countryside to dig out the old house this time, when he really faced this scene, Chu Ning was inevitably a little disappointed. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Meng Dongyue was not discouraged, and said to Chu Ning with a normal face: "Let's go into the next room and have a look?"
Disappointment flashed through Chu Ning's mind, and she quickly regained her composure and nodded.
Meng Dongyue glanced at Tao Fei.
Tao Fei immediately took the lead and led the two of them to the small door on the side of the hall and walked in.
When I went in, Chu Ning found that the room next to this hall was Uncle Li's bedroom!
It is said to be a bedroom, but in fact, this room is almost the same as the utility room.
Because compared to the slightly empty hall, there are obviously many more things in Uncle Li's bedroom!
Chu Ning estimated that 80% of Uncle Li's "family property" was probably put in his own bedroom!
In the small room, there was an old shelf bed, next to the bed was a dilapidated cabinet and a small wooden table with miscellaneous items, and several large wooden boxes were placed on the wall in front of the bed, which were put together when tired.
Not only that, but this small bedroom also has a rice cooker, freezer, electric fan and other household appliances!
It is estimated that these things were purchased for him by Uncle Li's children.
Originally, the bedroom was not big, and if you pile up these things, there will be even less space left in the house.
The most important thing is that this old mansion is already on the mountain, and the room is not only dark, but also a little damp.
With the faint light, Chu Ning even had spots on the bedding on the bed, either mildew or mosquito corpses, and I don't know how many years I haven't washed and dried them.
Chu Ning: "......"
Well, she was sure, she wasn't fit to live here.
Although Meng Dongyue and Tao Fei were big men, they couldn't help frowning in the face of this situation in the bedroom.
However, they have no right to dictate other people's lifestyles, so naturally they have no right to see it.
Meng Dongyue asked Chu Ning to focus on the wooden furniture in the room.
"These pieces of furniture look like old furniture, and it's been a bit old. Meng Dongyue whispered, "However, whether they are antiques or not, then it is not necessarily." ”
Chu Ning nodded slightly.
It's just that the light in this room is really bad, and it's not convenient for people to look at the furniture.
Tao Fei handed over two flashlights at the right time.
Chu Ning glanced at him.
I didn't expect this man, who looks like five big and three thick, to be quite careful in his work!
Sure enough, it's an old man in this line!
Meng Dongyue and Chu Ning each had a flashlight, and they looked at the wooden furniture in the room.
It's a pity that looking at the past piece by piece, these wooden furniture are nothing special except that they are finer than the furniture in the hall and have been painted.
Uncle Li is old and sophisticated, and as soon as he saw the expressions of Meng Dongyue and Chu Ning, he knew that they didn't like anything.
Although it was Tao Fei who negotiated with him, Tao Fei obviously worked for these two young people, so from the beginning, Uncle Li's attention was on Meng Dongyue and Chu Ning.
Now seeing that the two of them didn't seem to plan to accept these tattered furniture in his room, Uncle Li chuckled in his heart and said busily: "By the way, my wife still left a few pieces of jewelry before her death, do you want to take a look?"
In this poor and remote area, it is rare to come to a few city people. Although Uncle Li is not short of money to spend, he is a person who has saved his life, of course, he can earn more, and he is not willing to miss a penny.
Meng Dongyue felt that this Uncle Li's family would definitely not have anything valuable, but they had run so far and if they got nothing in the end, it would be too embarrassing.
He glanced at Chu Ning.
Chu Ning was still calm, and said with a smile: "Then ask Grandpa Li to take it out and show it to us!"
"Okay, girl, you're waiting!"
Uncle Li happily responded and hurriedly opened his wooden box.
The wooden box was opened, revealing the bedding and large padded jacket inside. Uncle Li pulled away the padded jacket and took out a red lacquer jewelry box whose paint was about to fall off.
Chu Ning's eyes lit up all of a sudden.
Meng Dongyue's eyelids also trembled.
Unexpectedly, this Uncle Li's house seems to be in tatters, but there are really good things!
Uncle Li didn't notice the difference between the two, holding the jewelry box and sighing: "These jewelry are still the dowry that my wife brought over when she married me, and she treasured them for a lifetime." After the old woman left, I originally wanted to pass on these things to my daughter and daughter-in-law, but they have seen a lot of good things, and they are not rare, so I will keep them for myself. But I'm so old, how many years can I live? Sooner or later, I have to accompany my wife, and it doesn't matter if I want to keep this thought or not. If you can see them, take them away!"
It can be heard that Uncle Li and the deceased Granny Li have a very good relationship.
It's just that the current Uncle Li should be more worried about his children.
The reason why he wants to exchange all these things in the family for money as much as possible, is not that he wants to accumulate more wealth for his children?
Uncle Li handed the jewelry box to Chu Ning.
Maybe it's because Chu Ning is the only girl here, Uncle Li thinks she should be more interested in these things.
Chu Ning took the jewelry box and looked calm.
Although Uncle Li seems to be a good person, what he said is also very touching. But this business is business, and she can't leak a flaw just because she is soft-hearted.
Besides, they don't know Uncle Li, who can be sure that every word Uncle Li says is true?
Knowing that Uncle Li valued the jewelry in the box more, Meng Dongyue and Chu Ning were relieved.
They don't know if the jewelry in the box is worth anything, but they know that the box containing jewelry in Chu Ning's hand is really valuable!
Because of this box, it is a rare catalpa jewelry box!
Catalpa generally grows in extremely cold regions such as Northeast China and Russia, and is a high-quality and precious wood facing extinction.
It is one of the world's famous woods, along with sandalwood, maple and other woods, and is also known as the "King of Wood" and the "Golden Tree".
The growth period of catalpa is very slow, from planting to growing to the point where it can be used at will, at least more than 60 years. In addition, its wood is moderately soft and hard, smooth and wear-resistant, the color and pattern are also very beautiful, and the texture is tough and delicate, which has always been loved by people and is often used as the production of various furniture.
But because of this, there are fewer and fewer catalpa wood today, and the price is getting higher and higher.
The catalpa wood on the market has long been priced in cubic meters, and the price per cubic meter is thousands of yuan!
The Meng family, where Meng Dongyue is located, is one of the top wealthy families in Hanzhou. But even so, the Meng family does not have furniture made of catalpa, which shows how rare and precious the catalpa family is.