1952: Walking through Nantongluo Alley

"Didn't I just make a set of furniture today? Now I have an old set of furniture lying around at home."

"Although this set of furniture is a bit old, it will be just as good as new after a fresh coat of paint."

When Yan Bugui heard this, his eyes began to shine.

"Chen Xiao, are you saying you're planning to give away your old furniture?"

"Third uncle has many people at home, why don't you give it to your third uncle?"

"It's just right for Uncle Three's son to grow up and get married."

When the second aunt heard this, she became unhappy and interrupted Yan Bugui directly.

"Second uncle, you have a lot of family members, but I don't have many?"

"Your son is going to get married in the future, so does that mean my son won't get married?"

Second Auntie was saying, implicitly and implicitly, that she also wanted to get involved in this good thing and must get half of it.

Yan Bugui became anxious when he heard this.

"Second Aunt, your family's Lao Liu earns so much a month, why would he bother picking up this kind of old furniture?"

"How much is my monthly salary? How much is Lao Liu's monthly salary? He's trying to snatch it from me. Isn't that a bit unreasonable?"

The more Chen Xiao listened, the more he felt something was wrong.

Wait... I haven't even started quoting yet, why are you guys already dividing it up?

Chen Xiao interrupted everyone directly.

"Second Aunt, Third Uncle, I didn't say I was going to give you my old furniture for free."

"My family's conditions aren't much better than yours. I bought four big items a couple of days ago, and I've almost spent all the money my parents left me."

"Now I'm just trying to make some money from this old furniture. I'll sell it and make a grand wedding."

"If any of you want it, just name a price, and I'll sell it to you when it's almost done."

Upon hearing this, Second Aunt and Yan Bugui fell silent.

When Second Aunt heard that she had to buy it with money, she immediately lost the desire to buy it.

Her family was well-off, and Liu Haizhong's salary was one of the highest in the family. If they gave it to her for free, that was fine. But if they had to pay for it, they'd be better off paying for a new one.

Yan Bugui fell into deep thought, and finally after some thought, he stretched out a finger.

"Chen Xiao, Third Uncle, I'll give you one dollar for each of these furnitures. What do you think?"

Chen Xiao smiled faintly.

"Uncle San, you're not being sincere. If I sell these old furniture as firewood, I can probably get about a dollar, right? Don't forget, there are tables, chairs, benches, wooden beds, and wardrobes. Add them up, and you have a lot."

"Uncle San, if you want it, I'll give you a real price, 8 yuan!"

Yan Bugui said with a smile.

"Chen Xiao, 8 yuan is a bit too much, a little less, a little less..."

Chen Xiao shook his head, obviously agreeing with the price.

Yi Zhonghai was an old, childless man with no use for such old furniture.

But, I heard that Chen Xiao wanted to sell the old furniture to Yan Bugui.

He said lightly from the side.

"We all live in the same compound, so why would you pay so much for some old furniture? If it were me, I would just give it to Uncle San for free."

Chen Xiao frowned, obviously a little annoyed with Yi Zhonghai.

He didn't care whether Yi Zhonghai was a grandfather or a grandson, and he just retorted directly.

"Uncle Yi is indeed a great uncle, he's really generous. You earn so much a month, and there are only you and your wife at home, so you can't spend all your salary. Uncle San earns only a little a month, and he has to support three sons. How about you give Uncle San some of your salary?"

Suddenly, Yi Zhonghai's old face fell, he frowned, and even his complexion began to turn black.

"Chen Xiao...you're going a bit too far..."

"What I said is true? What you said is false?"

"Uncle, I know you're upset because your apprentice was fired from the steel mill today, but could you please not take it out on me?"

Chen Xiaogang finished speaking. The entire courtyard was in an uproar. Not everyone worked at the steel mill, so a considerable number of people were unaware that Jia Dongxu had been fired.

"What? Dongxu was fired from the steel mill?" Yan Bugui exclaimed.

Sha Zhu explained on the side.

"Uncle, Jia Dongxu broke a knife in the factory today. It's the only one in the factory. Jia Dongxu has been sent home by his boss. I guess he'll be receiving his dismissal letter in a couple of days."

"There's this matter?" The other neighbors lowered their heads to discuss.

At this moment, the faces of Jia's mother and son and Yi Zhonghai suddenly turned dark.

Especially Jia Zhang and Jia Dongxu, they now want to tear Chen Xiao apart.

I had originally thought I could keep it a secret in the compound for two days, but now, I'm afraid it won't be long before the news spreads throughout the nearby courtyards and streets.

"Chen Xiao! I'm not done with you! Say that to me again!" Jia Zhang rolled up her sleeves and shouted.

"Mom, don't be impulsive..." Jia Dongxu stopped Jia Zhang.

He didn't want to make a big deal out of this matter, as he was still thinking about getting married.

Then he said to Chen Xiao with a cold face.

"Chen Xiao, I advise you to mind your own business. What does it have to do with you whether I fire you or not?"

Then he glanced at everyone present with a cold face.

"Everyone, I'm getting married in the next two days, so please don't talk nonsense these two days. If my marriage is affected by someone's gossip, don't blame me, Jia Dongxu, for turning against you!!!"

Chen Xiao spread his hands, looking fearless.

Yi Zhonghai also stood up, cleared his throat and said something.

“Everyone, it’s not easy for my sister-in-law’s family to marry a wife. I hope that you can give me Yi Zhonghai some face in the compound these few days and don’t talk nonsense.”

Everyone nodded.

They knew that it was not easy for Jia Dongxu to find a blind date, and now he is unemployed. If the woman really knew that Jia Dongxu was fired, there is a high probability that he would really want to cancel the engagement.

"Don't worry, uncle. We won't say anything nonsense."

Then Yi Zhonghai looked at Chen Xiao coldly, then turned around and went home.

"It's getting late. I'm going home to eat first."

After Yi Zhonghai left, the rest of the people also went home.

At this time, only Yan Bugui and his wife and Sha Zhu were left at the scene.

Sha Zhu stayed because of his sesame cake.

And Yan Bugui.

Yan Bugui came up to Chen Xiao with a smile.

"Chen Xiao, please order less furniture. Your uncle doesn't have that much money right now."

"Uncle, we really can't have any less. Look at my furniture. Although it's a bit old, a fresh coat of paint will make it look just like new."

"Think about it, how much does a new set of furniture cost? It can't cost at least ten or twenty dollars?" Chen Xiao said slowly.

Since Yan Bugui stayed, he must have really wanted this set of furniture.

Now it’s just a question of how much money you have.

"Chen Xiao, I know all about these three uncles you mentioned...but I really can't come up with that much money right now..."

"You know Third Uncle has many children at home, and my salary is barely enough to feed and nourish the whole family..."

"So...can you please give it a little less?"

Chen Xiao thought about it in his heart and then said.

"Uncle, how much money can you take out now?"