Traveling through 70's wine

She pushed her bicycle out of the Xinda store and came to Deyong Agency, where she found Master Zeng, an old watch repairman, and asked if the store had any old furniture.

Master Zeng took her to the backyard. It turned out that there were only small items in the store, and all the big items were placed in the backyard.

Wen Qing chose a nanmu desk with four flat cross drawers, a cypress square table with crabapple pattern, four beech comb-back chairs, a beech low square table, and two huanghuali wood boxes. These pieces of furniture all had the elegant style of Ming-style furniture. Wen Qing liked them very much, so she bought them all and asked the agency to help deliver the goods.

Wen Qing rode her bike back to Erxia Village first, waited for the two stores to deliver the furniture, paid the shipping fee, and begged the deliverymen to help move the things into the house. Wen Qing gave each of them a pack of cigarettes, and the deliverymen happily said goodbye and left.

Wen Qing arranged the furniture in the study and bedroom, and found that there was still a lack of bookcases and kitchen cabinets, so she turned around and went to the Niujie flea market in Xicheng District.

Niujie Flea Market is not as big as Shenjiayuan, but it is closer to Erxia Village. It is said that it also sells old furniture, old clothes and other things.

It was a hot summer day, there was not a breath of wind in the air, and cicadas were chirping in the tall trees lining the street.

There were few people on Niujie Street, and Wen Qing couldn't find a place to sell old furniture. She bought a popsicle on the roadside and asked the lady selling popsicles, "Auntie, do you know where to buy furniture?"

The lady selling popsicles said, "Comrade, if you want to buy new furniture, go to a department store or a furniture factory."

Wen Qing said, "You need a ticket to buy furniture in these places, right? Where can I buy it without a ticket?"

The old lady said, "You can go to a junk shop or a scrap yard, maybe you can find it."

At this time, a young man squatting in the corner smoking stood up, dusted off his cigarette ashes, and said, "Sister, do you want to buy furniture?"

"Yes, do you know where I can buy it?"

"Is there anything happening on this street that I, Zhang Laosi, don't know?" he said in a nonchalant tone.

"Where can I buy furniture?"

"If you want to make furniture, you should go to the Lu family. If you want to buy used furniture, you will have to take your chances."

"What do you mean?"

"Who would leave furniture lying around without using it? You don't want the ones that are too broken, do you?"

"So where can I buy it?"

"You come with me."

The lady selling popsicles gave her a look, but Wen Qing ignored it and followed Zhang Laosi, turning two alleys and arriving at a large courtyard.

There were a number of houses built haphazardly in the compound, some made of wood, some of bricks. The passages between the houses were piled with firewood and bricks, and only enough space for one person to pass through.

Wen Qing followed him through several doors and finally saw two rooms deep in the courtyard. They were two blue brick houses with black tile roofs. One door was open and the other was closed. There was a wooden sofa and two old cabinets under the eaves. It really looked like a furniture store.

Zhang Laosi stood outside the door and shouted, "Laohei, Laohei, there are guests."

A skinny middle-aged man walked out of the open door. "Zhang Laosi, what are you yelling about?"

Turning to Wen Qing, he asked, "What do you want to buy?"

"furniture."

Lao Hei looked at Wen Qing, unlocked the other room, pushed open the door, and said, "This way."

Wen Qing walked in, and a damp air mixed with the smell of wood came out, which was not very unpleasant.

The interior of this room is quite high, about 3 meters, with a gable beam. There is no light in the room, and there are two windows on each side. There are a lot of furniture in the room. With the light coming in, Wen Qing saw eight armchairs in the room, and judging from the patterns, they are two complete sets; four long desks, two square tables, four bookcases, two tall wardrobes, and a step-out bed against the wall.

Wen Qing walked to the Babu bed, which was a bed with a hundred bat patterns. The inner and outer bed boards were carved with bats and cloud patterns, and the wood was bright red rosewood. Wen Qing then went to look at other furniture.

After leaving the house, Wen Qing asked Lao Hei, "How much is this step-out bed?"

"It's rare to find a step-out bed that's so well preserved. This bed costs 500 yuan."

"How much is this set of bamboo leaf pattern armchairs?"

"This is made of wenge wood, a set of four for 320 yuan."

闻晴逐一问下去，黄花梨长案200元、红木方桌180元、鸡翅木书架120元、榉木衣柜150元、樟木斗橱110元。

Wen Qing said, "This step-out bed is the only old item here. The others were made in recent years and are not valuable. Please give me a discount and I will choose a few."

Lao Hei said somewhat unhappily: "These chests and desks were bought from wealthy families in the alleys of Dongcheng. The quality is absolutely fine."

The two negotiated for a long time, and Wen Qing bought two chests of drawers, a bookshelf, and a long desk, spending a total of 280 yuan.

Wen Qing gave Zhang Laosi 10 yuan and asked him to find a tricycle to take her to Erxia Village. She also gave him 5 yuan as an introduction fee. Zhang Laosi smiled and said, "Sister, I will definitely take you there."

After packing their things, the two of them left the alley. Wen Qing found her bicycle, and they rode back to Erxia Village, one in front of the other.

After returning to the courtyard, Wen Qing placed one chest of drawers in the bedroom and another in the study, moved the bookshelf into the study, and placed the long desk under the bedroom window.

When moving the long table, Wen Qing found it was particularly heavy. After carefully examining it, she found that it was a rosewood scroll-shaped table with a raised head. The table top was framed and paneled, and the apron was carved with Ganoderma lucidum patterns. The four legs were only carved with Ganoderma lucidum patterns on the upper part, echoing each other from top to bottom, with a simple and elegant shape.

She fetched some clean water and rubbed it carefully. The unique patterns of rosewood gradually became clearer, and with the passage of time, it became more lustrous and clear.

She squatted down and wanted to clean the bottom of the long table. She found that the table top was very thick. She carefully removed the frame and found that there was a layer of protective plate under the table top. She tried to pry it lightly with a screwdriver, but the protective plate did not move at all. She took out some turpentine and smeared it on the seams little by little. She pried it hard again. The protective plate loosened a little. She applied some more turpentine and slowly removed the protective plate.

She found a groove in the middle of the thick protective plate, inside which was a long strip of object tightly wrapped in oil paper. Wen Qing took out the package, glued the protective plate to the bottom of the table top again, reinstalled the frame and installed the board, and put the table back under the window.

Wen Qing carefully opened the package. There was a scroll inside. When she opened it, she found it was a long scroll of landscape painting in ink, about seven feet long and four feet wide, with the words "Pine and Waterfall Picture" on the left. The mountains were rugged, the clouds were misty, there were pine trees, rocks and waterfalls on the mountains, there was a temple on the mountainside, there were three or two people walking at the foot of the mountain, and in the distance there was a river with weeping willows and small boats by the river. The painting was painted with sharp brushwork, vivid expressions and magnificent momentum. Looking closely at the inscription on the painting, she found that it was the signature of Li Cheng, a Song Dynasty landscape, which was very rare.

The scroll was slightly moldy, so Wen Qing opened it and spread it on the long table to dry it in the sun.

After more than a month of hard work, everything in Erxia Village was arranged properly, and Wen Qing felt that she could finally enjoy her first summer vacation in college.

Get up in the morning and go for a run, mountain climbing, boxing, or read a book in the study. Prepare a delicious meal at noon. Practice inner strength in the afternoon. Go for a stroll in Shenjiayuan when you have free time.

She found many interesting old books in Shenjiayuan, such as Suiyuan Food List, Tiangong Kaiwu, Brewing Technology published by a certain winery, and Jinhuidui written by Mr. Wang. She also went to the school library to borrow books related to mechanics. Now her comprehension and memory are very good, and she can understand and remember these books after reading them once.