I make a living solving crimes.

There was running water in the yard. Chang Wei took a bucket of water and went to the small bathroom to wash himself from head to toe. He wiped himself roughly and came out in a clean set of clothes.

My whole body felt relaxed, as if all the fatigue from the night had been washed away by the cold water.

Having a bathroom is really convenient. When the weather gets cold, you can put the big wooden barrel in it, boil hot water in the small kitchen next door, and take a bath at home.

The only trouble is going to the toilet, there is really no way to solve it.

In the 1980s and 1990s, Sister Fei lived in a slum and had to get up early in the morning to empty the toilet.

The renovation of the outer courtyard is nearing completion. Today we will repave the bluestone slabs in the courtyard and repair the damaged parts of the wall. It will be completed tomorrow.

The three little ones rolled around on the shiny, clean wooden floor. The little girl asked with her big eyes blinking, "Uncle, can we sleep here tonight?"

"Tomorrow, tomorrow will do."

"Really?" The little girl was floundering on the ground, her face touching the ground, sliding from east to west.

Chang Wei went to the master bedroom to take a look at the installed step-out bed. Fortunately, the carpenter came with him, otherwise he would not know where to start to dismantle it, let alone install it.

The wisdom of our ancestors should not be underestimated.

"Chang Wei, is this Sister Da's room?"

A clear voice came from behind, filled with surprise and envy.

"We're still missing a wardrobe and a chaise longue. I'll go to the thrift store this afternoon to have a look." Chang Wei turned around and met He Yushui's slightly restrained expression.

The newly renovated house was equipped with an antique step-out bed, and the shabby back house suddenly looked noble.

"What does a chaise longue look like?"

Chang Wei used his finger to draw a flowing arc in the air, "Put it here, you can lie down and take a nap, or read a book."

He was talking about the position next to the window. The sunlight in the back room could not shine in directly, so Chang Wei did not use those window panes with complicated patterns. He just used a large wooden frame inlaid with glass, and the light refracted from the outdoors was bright but not dazzling.

He Yushui imagined a lazy afternoon scene in her mind and pursed her lips in envy.

"In the bedroom next door, a Luohan bed will be placed in this position, with a low table in the middle for drinking tea, or reading and writing."

"What about sleeping?"

"Let's go buy another bunk bed!" Chang Wei said, pacing back and forth in the room again, "Are you free this afternoon? Come with me to have a look and help my sister choose."

"Okay!" He Yushui agreed happily.

Chang Wei is usually not at home at noon, and today he has a rare day off, so the three kids got together to discuss and decided to have braised beef noodles for lunch.

Mainly because there is beef at home.

The noodles were taken out of the instant bowl and cooked in a pot. Chang Wei also added tomatoes and eggs. The wide slices of meat were fan-shaped and covered half of the soup bowl.

This is a real bowl of beef noodles.

He Yushui sniffed her nose, the spicy aroma stimulated her taste buds and appetite. She couldn't help but slurp her saliva. She was embarrassed and awkwardly changed the topic: "I have never eaten this kind of noodles. Why are they so twisted?"

"This is fried, eat as much as you want. If it's not enough, I'll cook more." There are still six and a half boxes in the system, so Chang Wei is not worried at all about not being able to feed them.

Chang Long muttered as he was picking at the food: "Sister Yushui, there was no beef in the beef noodles before."

He Yushui was stunned, "Why is it called beef noodles if there is no beef?"

"It should be my eldest brother who ate it secretly." Chang Long insisted on his initial judgment.

Chang Wei turned his chopsticks over and tapped her. "Even if there's something to eat, it still can't stop you from eating. Isn't it strange that there's no beef in beef noodles? There's no wife in wife cakes?"

He Yushui chuckled. People in Beijing don’t say “wife”, but she could understand.

There is a passage in “Xiao Erhei Gets Married”: A neighboring wife hired a fortune teller for him, who cast a spell in her house.

Cao Yu's "Thunderstorm" also said: She is a child of a poor family, and her future is to be the wife of a worker.

Chang Long's mind was clearly focused on eating, so he looked up and asked, "Is the wife cake delicious?"

When the little girl heard about food, she pulled her face out of the soup bowl, flashing her big, melting eyes.

Chang Wei rubbed her little head and said, "I'll buy some for you in the future."

"Okay." The little girl smacked her greasy little lips and responded with a baby voice.

Chang Long didn't get the promise from her eldest brother, but she was not panicking. As long as there was food at home, she would definitely not be left out. And if there was not enough food, she could always steal... cheat... and coax her second brother.

After a simple lunch, Chang Wei took the three little ones and Yu Shui out.

There were few opportunities for the little girl to go out with her uncle, so she didn’t care about the sun above her head and insisted on sitting on Chang Wei’s shoulders.

The combined shadows of the two men were much taller than the others, which made the little girl very excited. She kept touching Chang Tian's head and poking He Yushui's hair.

Arriving at the Gulou Second-Hand Shop, Chang Wei didn't even look at the old clothes and shoes displayed on the first floor. He went straight to the second floor. In an instant, it was as if he had entered another world and the clock had been turned back fifty years.

The ticking self-ringing clock, the beautiful snuff bottle, the lifelike jade Guanyin...

There are many types, both new and old.

He saw a step-out bed with a price tag of eighty.

oops.

Made a fortune today!

There is a world of difference between this bed and the one at home.

The three little ones couldn't see enough, but luckily they knew these things were very expensive, so they just stood there staring, not daring to touch.

Chang Wei counted the money in his hand, three hundred and fifty, a Qing Dynasty imitation Tang Dynasty chaise longue for forty, a Republic of China wardrobe for thirty-five, and a canopy bed of unknown dynasty for sixty.

He looked around again and chose a very ordinary square table. It was simple in appearance but made of rich ingredients and cost only twenty yuan.

He was going to put this in the yard. It was just ordinary stuff, so he wouldn't mind if it rained or was exposed to wind.

After circling these, he saw He Yushui standing in front of the counter without moving, so he leaned over to take a look. It was a ladies' all-steel watch, priced at thirty.

"No money?"

"Take it, take it."

"If you have it, buy it. The watch is still useful to you. Only by controlling time can you control your life. Working from sunrise to sunset in the yard, living like an ancient man." Chang Wei proudly stretched out his wrist, "See? It's Enicar, a Swiss watch."

"Really buy it?"

"purchase."

With Chang Wei's support, He Yushui no longer hesitated and paid the invoice promptly.

The bill hung under the clip and slid along the steel wire from the cash register to the merchandise counter. After getting the watch, He Yushui excitedly put it on his wrist and shook it.

"It's a bit big. I'll go back and adjust it for you."

"it is good."

Chang Wei went to get invoices for a few pieces of furniture, and while he was waiting, he gritted his teeth and said, "Please turn on the clock and phonograph for me, too."

The two together add up to exactly one hundred.

The cicada clock is okay and can be used at home, but the phonograph does have some practical value. With this money now, you can buy an antique that can be passed down through generations after many years.

I bought it purely because Chang Wei liked it.

In his previous life, he liked this kind of old record player with nostalgic style.

The large brass speaker was erected, and the vinyl record was spinning under the needle. The music was melodious. I leaned on the windowsill and looked through the glass at the altocumulus clouds in the sky showing different colors. The leaves fell slowly, and the whole world seemed to slow down.

This was his favorite in both lives.

"Uncle, car."

The little girl ran over and pulled Chang Wei's trouser leg, disrupting his thoughts.

Following her, I saw a 70% new children's tricycle in the corner.

The paint is mottled and peeling, but the parts are well maintained. The rubber of the faucet handle is probably damaged, so two wooden ones were made to replace it. They are polished very finely, and there is no need to worry about replacing the solid tires.

Twenty-five dollars.

Chang Wei looked at the little girl's indifferent eyes, then looked at Chang Long beside him with eyes full of desire, and snorted in his heart.

There are more and more tricks!