Chapter 347: Climbing the Ladder to Get the New Year's Painting
"Gollum......" Cheng Jiahe's stomach screamed.
Fang Yong smiled: "Lao Cheng, you're hungry!" ā
Cheng Jiahe said with a smile: "I'm really hungry after a busy morning. ā
So, Fang Yong beckoned Cheng Jiahe, Xia Haifeng and the truck master to go to a nearby restaurant to eat, and then go to Liu Xiuqing's house after eating.
After everyone had lunch, the truck driver Master Liu went back to the car to rest, and Fang Yong and Cheng Jiahe continued to follow Xia Haifeng to Liu Xiuqing's house.
Liu Xiuqing's home is located in the middle of the village, west of the village, and from a distance, you can see a large courtyard that still maintains the architectural style of decades ago, and looks out of place with the surrounding bright and dark five-tile houses made of blue bricks and red tiles, as well as half- and two-story buildings.
That's right, it's this one, Fang Yong has already locked the place where the treasure is hidden from his consciousness detection.
On the way, Xia Haifeng introduced to Fang Yong: "They have three surnames in Yongfeng Village, including their Xia family, the Li family, and the Liu family we are going to now. At first, they all fled, but after settling down, they spread out, and finally formed Yongfeng Village. ā¦ā¦ā
As he spoke, Fang Yong and the three of them came to the door of Liu Xiuqing's house.
"Brother Xiuqing, are you at home? I'm Haifeng! Xia Haifeng shouted while banging on the door.
"Hey! Here it comes! Here it comes! Then he heard the sound of footsteps in the courtyard, and then he saw a man about fifty years old with a hint of wine on his body and a red face, opening the courtyard door.
"Brother Xiuqing, what's the matter, I drank two taels again today?" Xia Haifeng asked with a smile.
"It's just this sip, it's uncomfortable if you don't drink it for a day." After answering Xia Haifeng's words, Liu Xiuqing looked at Fang Yong and Cheng Jiahe, so she asked Xia Haifeng, "Who are these two?" ā
After Xia Haifeng told Fang Yong about Cheng Jiahe and the purpose of their arrival, he saw Liu Xiuqing shaking his head and saying, "Alas! Haifeng, it's really not a coincidence that you are here. Your sister-in-law just disposed of the old furniture yesterday. ā
"Come, get home and drink some water first." Liu Xiuqing greeted.
Since he came, Fang Yong's purpose was not furniture, so he followed Liu Xiuqing into his house. After everyone sat down, Liu Xiuqing's wife poured Fang Yong and them a cup of tea, and then chatted.
However, Fang Yong turned his gaze to the few pieces of pasted wallpaper on the walls of the hall.
"I really didn't expect that my old furniture would be sold for 80,000 yuan. Why do you like old furniture so much? Liu Xiuqing still said with some incomprehension.
Fang Yong smiled: "Uncle Liu, this is normal. Isn't it popular to collect at this time? Much of the wood in these old pieces of furniture is made of wood that is now scarce. Although this wood is a renewable resource, it is due to the slow growth of trees. This, combined with the extensive harvesting of previous years, has turned some timber into scarcity. Unable to find new wood, people turned their attention to the old furniture. ā
"Doesn't that mean that those old furniture will be worth more in the future?" Liu Xiuqing asked.
"Uncle Liu, you can't say that. If these furniture are not maintained, they will slowly decay, and if they are broken, they will be worthless. In addition, part of the price of these old furniture is also hyped, when the supply and demand of the market reach a balance, maybe the price will fall. Fang Yong said again.
"I see. It's just that I just sold it yesterday. Otherwise, I can give you a few. Liu Xiuqing said as she spoke, as if she suddenly remembered something, and said, "Child, it seems that the abacus left by our grandfather is still there?" Take it out and let Xiao Yong and them take a look. ā
After a while, Liu Xiuqing's wife brought an old abacus over.
"Xiao Yong. This was used by my grandfather when he was working as a bookkeeper in the landlord's house. What kind of material is this abacus made of? Is it worth the money? Liu Xiuqing handed the abacus to Fang Yongdao.
Fang Yong took the abacus, his hand sank, the weight of the abacus is not light, and he knew from the density that the material used was very good. I took a closer look at the texture of the abacus wood. Fang Yong confirmed: "This is made of rosewood, the condition is not bad, and the market price can be worth fifty or sixty thousand yuan." I'll build yƬ Uncle Liu, you still don't sell it. Keep it safe and pass it on to the future. ā
"Can it be worth fifty or sixty thousand?" Liu Xiuqing was very happy when she got the news.
"Almost! And this abacus seems to be from the abacus family, with their inscriptions on it, which is very collectible. Fang Yong said.
Seeing that Fang Yong was sure, Liu Xiuqing's eyes when she looked at the abacus changed a little, and her action of picking up the abacus became lighter.
"Xiao Yong, thank you, if you hadn't shown me, I really didn't know that this abacus would be worth so much money. Don't go tonight, let's have a couple of drinks! Liu Xiuqing said very happily.
"Thank you, Uncle Liu, but we have to go back today." Fang Yong waved his hand and said.
At this time, Fang Yong deliberately looked at the wall in the hall, and then said to Liu Xiuqing: "Uncle Liu, I see that the New Year's pictures you used to paste the wall are very good, can you give them to me?" ā
"Huh?!"
Hearing Fang Yong's request, the people in the room all looked at Fang Yong in surprise.
"Fang Yong, what do you want that wallpaper for?" Cheng Jiahe asked puzzled.
"Isn't that a New Year's painting?" Fang Yong asked with a smile.
"It's a gray New Year's painting, but the New Year's painting on the wall has been posted for I don't know how many years, and it is dilapidated, as if our family had it when we were assigned to these houses. Xiao Yong, if you want to buy a New Year's painting, I have a few at home. Liu Xiuqing said.
"Uncle Liu, I have a lot of feelings when I look at a few New Year's paintings, or you can sell them to me." Fang Yong pleaded.
"Since you like it, I'll move the ladder to remove it for you, anyway, the house will be demolished in a few days." Liu Xiuqing said and went to the yard to move the ladder.
"Uncle Liu, I'm young, let me go up and uncover it!" Fang Yong was afraid that Liu Xiuqing would damage the treasure in the New Year's painting, so he took the ladder and supported it on the wall and said.
"Okay, be careful." Liu Xiuqing said holding on to the ladder.
After Fang Yong climbed the ladder, he saw that these New Year's paintings were many times thicker than ordinary New Year's paintings, and some parts of the New Year's paintings had been separated from the wall due to dampness and other reasons. After carefully removing these New Year's paintings from the wall, Fang Yong went down the ladder.
After sweeping away the dust on these dust-fighting New Year's paintings, I saw that these New Year's paintings were painted with some opera characters, the content was rich and colorful, the lines were bold and smooth, and the writing meaning was very strong.
"Fang Yong, don't say it, these New Year's paintings are really good, how did you see them?" After seeing the New Year's painting that Fang Yong took off, Cheng Jiahe asked while admiring.
"I also saw it by accident when I was talking to Uncle Liu just now." Fang Yong smiled.
After seeing the wonderful New Year's pictures of the painters, everyone also understood why Fang Yong wanted these New Year's pictures to be wallpaper. (To be continued......)