Rebirth in 1958: Getting rich starts from Nanluoguxiang

There are no secrets in Nanluoguxiang. Qin Dabao has returned with his girlfriend... and a baby. This news immediately became a hot topic on the Nanluoguxiang gossip and wife gossip list.

Dabao stopped the car, and he and Zuo Mingyue carried Nuannuan out of the car, and then carried his younger brothers and sisters down one by one.

Erbao had already run to find Banggeng. After all, it’s better for girls. Wenwen is six years old and already acts like a sister. She holds Niuniu’s hand and holds her sister-in-law’s hand with the other hand, following closely.

Now that the weather is hot, a dozen old ladies are sitting side by side in the shade of the alley. Some are from Courtyard 95, and some are from other courtyards.

The moment Dabao walked into the yard with the child in his arms, just a dozen steps away, he had already been ruined in the mouths of these old women...

This was the first time Dabao came back after buying the Xu family's house and renovating it. Zuo Mingyue had never lived in a courtyard house before, so everything here was new to her.

Lu Xiu'e had taken a few days off to stay at home and make bedding for her daughter-in-law and granddaughter. Even the pregnant Qin Huairu came to help after work.

Xiaodang is already over one year old and is usually taken care of by Jia Zhangshi most of the time. Jia Zhangshi also takes Xiaodang to help make bedding.

When Dabao and Zuo Mingyue entered the room, Lu Xiu'e jumped off the kang with joy.

"Oh my, my precious granddaughter, you miss grandma so much." Lu Xiu'e quickly took Nuannuan over and kissed her face twice, making Nuannuan giggle.

Jia Zhang also came down. Dabao greeted the old sister-in-law and introduced Zuo Mingyue. Zuo Mingyue was a mortal and could not see that this kind-looking, plump old lady was the most terrifying existence in the yard.

Zuo Mingyue did not wear a uniform today, but a white dress with pale yellow flowers. With her peerless beauty, no one could resist her. She was popular with both men and women.

Even Xiaodang, Dabao's little fangirl, threw herself into Zuo Mingyue's arms.

Dabao finally got his wife back with two candies. They took the key and went to see the house next door. Wenwen and Niuniu ran to the middle courtyard to play.

Zuo Mingyue was very curious about the Siheyuan houses, especially the newly renovated ones. She had a lot of opinions.

After opening the door, the two entered their new home, which consisted of two main rooms and an annex.

Regarding the repair of houses, the street office has clear regulations. As long as the external structure is not damaged, it can be registered with the street office.

So from the outside, there is no change, but inside, there are earth-shaking changes.

First, the two main rooms were connected, making it appear wider. The buildings in the backyard of the Siheyuan are originally very high, and they are higher than those in the middle courtyard. This is called "step by step climbing higher", which was originally very particular.

According to Dabao's design, the room was divided into two floors, which became the appearance of a later multi-story building.

The wooden stairs and the wooden railings are all carved with small holes to prevent children from falling.

The second floor is supported by two pillars, and there is a steel plate underneath, which is not easy to obtain. Dabao asked Deputy Director Li for help before going on a business trip, and then put it together according to the size. Of course, he paid for it, because Dabao would not take advantage of such a thing.

The second floor needs to be used for a wardrobe and a bed, so a kang is definitely not an option. However, Dabao asked Master Lei to install floor heating for the room.

The bed was covered with thick yak skin, bear skin, and then bedding. The bed was so soft that it felt like sleeping on a Simmons mattress worth millions.

The first floor has a kitchen, toilet, bathroom, and a small study room where people can live.

The floor of the whole room is paved with gold bricks from the Summer Palace, and the large glass windows make the room look luxurious and grand.

Now the only thing missing in the house is furniture. Dabao has already made plans. He plans to go to a consignment store to buy red sandalwood furniture. This can be considered as saving up.

The more Zuo Mingyue looked at it, the more she liked it. This would be her future home.

Dabao said something to her and left. This time he did not go to the consignment store where the Wei brothers worked, but went to the consignment store on Ping'an Street.

The main reason he came here was because Old Zhang worked here. After not seeing him for such a long time, Dabao missed him a little. If he were to talk about the person who treated Dabao the best in his previous life, Old Zhang would definitely be in the top three.

Old Zhang's family had been running a pawn shop for generations. If it weren't for a treasure that was destroyed by traitors and Japanese invaders, Old Zhang wouldn't have ended up living on the streets.

Qin Qingyou brought his family to the capital and was allocated housing in Nanluoguxiang, where he became a neighbor of Old Zhang. Dabao and Old Zhang became inseparable.

Old Zhang came from a family of learned people and knew a lot of things. He taught them all to Dabao. In the old society, anyone who could open a pawn shop was definitely not an ordinary person. Let's put it this way, anyone who could become the owner of a pawn shop must be a person with a wealth of knowledge.

When it comes to identifying the authenticity of antiques, or even counterfeiting antique calligraphy and paintings, Old Zhang is second to none. He is the best in the capital, known as Eagle Eyes and Dexterous Hands.

Old Zhang not only passed on his knowledge of antiques to Dabao, but also some of his secret skills. In addition to carving, he also passed on two foreign languages, English and German. Dabao has an excellent talent for languages ​​and learns things quickly. The knowledge he has learned in two lifetimes is now very solid.

But Dabao knew that he must not tell anyone that he knew foreign languages, otherwise it would bring about fatal disaster.

Ping'an Street is at the other end of Nanluoguxiang. It passes by the Zhao family's courtyard house, but Dabao was in a hurry to buy furniture today, so he didn't go in.

He thought that he would go to see Uncle Zhao's family in the next two days, and ask about the security department of the Second Steel Rolling Mill. Factories are almost becoming independent kingdoms nowadays. The security department has more power in the factory than the public security department, which is not allowed by the higher-ups.

Turning onto Ping'an Street, Dabao saw the consignment store from a distance. When he walked over, he saw two boys squatting at the door watching the fun.

Dabao stood at the door and heard the quarrel inside, no, it should be said that it was scolding.

"Old Zhang, stop being such a big shot. What's wrong with this painting? How can it be fake? This is Mi Youren's 'Cloud Mountain and Ink Play'. The inscription and signature match. What the hell are you doing? You actually say it's fake?"

"Yes, old comrade, this is a legacy from my ancestors. If I hadn't been broke, how could I sell it? You're really insulting me by saying it's fake."

"Old Zhang, I'm telling you, don't meddle in other people's business. I'm the one who decides what to do with this painting. I'll take it. Two hundred yuan."

A tired, old voice rang out, a hint of panic in it: "Director, this painting is really fake. Mi Youren was the son of Mi Yuanzhang, a great Song Dynasty artist. Very few of his paintings have survived, but there are some. I saw this "Clouds and Mountains in Ink Play" in my early years, and it is definitely not this one."

"So what if you've seen it? Is it impossible that what you've seen could be fake?"

"Old comrade, the leader is right. Maybe what you saw before was fake, but this painting of mine is definitely real."

"director…."

"Old Zhang, you're not done yet, are you? Don't forget your background. You come from an old landlord family, a member of the exploiting class! It's not your turn to speak here."

Old Zhang's voice suddenly rose: "Director, this painting of Yunshan Moxi is definitely fake. Have you ever seen a father put a seal on a painting his son drew?"

"What does it mean? Isn't Mi Yuanzhang nicknamed Nangong? People call him Mi Nangong, so isn't this seal wrong?"

"Director, the pseudonym Mi Nangong was for his friends. How could he put this seal on his own son's painting? If he had to use it, it should have been the private seal of Gai Haiyue Waishi. Mi Yuanzhang, Cai Xiang, Su Shi, and Huang Tingjian are known as the Four Masters of the Song Dynasty. His official title was Doctor of Painting and Calligraphy. How could he make such a low-level mistake?"

"Get lost. I don't know what you're talking about. Xiao Wang, I'll issue the invoice for two hundred yuan."