When he went to work the next day, Li Donglai told Ding Qiunan the chosen day.
Ding Qiunan also felt that it had been a bit long.
However, considering that getting married is a major event in life, there is no way to be careless about it.
No more worries.
Anyway, she still needs to use this time to learn how to cook and sew clothes.
In the new education Ding Qiunan received, he used to think that these were things done by women in the old times and were ignorant behaviors.
Until getting married,
Only then did she realize how stupid her previous idea was.
Doing household chores such as cooking and sewing is not to please others, but to make the family live a happier life.
...
After visiting the Ding family and planning a wedding day, the two became even closer, and Ding Qiunan almost let him do whatever he wanted.
On the chair in the internal medicine clinic, we chatted with each other for a while.
Until I heard the footsteps of nurses in the corridor,
That's considered separation.
In the following days, Li Donglai lived a very happy life.
I just felt that the attitude of Dean Jiao and several department directors towards him was a bit strange.
Every time they met, they always had a smile on their lips and asked Li Dong to offer them cigarettes first.
Not only did they offer cigarettes, they also had to ask Li Dong to light them for them.
And there was no sense of gratitude at all, as if Li Donglai owed them something.
Well, it seems that in the future we can no longer buy a big front door that costs 50 cents. We should buy a Pegasus that costs 28 cents.
Save yourself the hassle of being plucked like this all day long.
The attitude of the neighbors in the courtyard is also a bit strange.
Li Donglai noticed that when they greeted him, they were more eager than before, and the smiles on their faces were even brighter.
But they didn't take it to heart, they just thought they were aware of the importance of doctors and their popularity.
On the third day after choosing the day, the bald old man came to the courtyard with a middle-aged man wearing a coarse shirt.
The middle-aged man was carrying a canvas bag. The joints on his palms were raised and there were rough calluses on his fingers.
There are mottled wounds at the tiger's mouth.
In a semi-open canvas bag,
Equipped with hand saws, wood planers, wood files, hand chisels,
The wooden handle of the tool was polished to a shiny shine, showing that this was an old carpenter.
"Lai Dong, this is Xiang Xianglei, the eighth generation descendant of the Lei family, and now a master carpenter in a furniture factory." Bald Old Wang introduced.
Then he pointed at Li Dong and introduced: "This is Mr. Wu's friend, the doctor of the steel rolling mill."
"I have long admired my name. Comrade Lei is a master carpenter. This decoration of the house is overkill. I hope you will forgive me."
"You're welcome, you're a carpenter. That's the reputation of the older generations. I'm the craftsman who makes planes in the furniture factory."
After some pleasantries, Li Donglai let Xiang Lei into the house and introduced in detail his ideas for decorating the house.
After hearing this, Xiang Lei looked surprised: "Comrade Li Donglai, we can make the cabinets, terrazzo floor tiles, white walls, etc. you mentioned."
“It’s just this renovated toilet,
It’s too difficult.”
"How do you talk about this?" Li Donglai frowned. Remodeling the toilet is the focus of this house renovation.
There is only one public toilet in the courtyard.
I have to run half a mile to go to the toilet every day.
Summer is better.
It's freezing in the winter, so sometimes I have to carry a stick with me.
Moreover, Li Donglai also wanted to install a bathtub indoors so that he could take a mandarin duck bath.
Xiang Lei walked outside the house, pointed to the public toilet in the distance and explained: "On the way here, I have already observed that this is an old house with a history of a hundred years. When it was being built, there was no pre-buried ground.
Sewer pipes.”
"If there is a toilet in the house, we have to dig a pipe and lead it to the cesspool of the public toilet."
"Besides, if you have a toilet, you must have water. This still needs approval from the water supply department."
"so...."
After saying that, Xiang Lei looked at Li Donglai with some embarrassment.
If it were an ordinary person, he could have refused directly and coldly.
However, Mr. Wang Wu and his elders are old friends. Before Xiang Lei came, his elders had specifically told him that the house he was renovating this time was the house of a good brother.
...
These words of Xiang Lei made Li Donglai a little disappointed.
The noise of digging the pipeline was too great.
Now he buys a house and renovates it, which has attracted the attention of many people.
If you make a big fuss, it will inevitably arouse the jealousy of others.
No matter what age you are in, there are always people who don’t like the good things in others.
They hate you for realizing my ideal first, hate you for your superior life, and hate that you now have a bright future.
Renovating the toilet is no longer feasible.
If there is a chance in the future, I will just change to a house with a bathroom.
"Forget about the toilet, you can build a storage room where the toilet is." Li Donglai could only nod helplessly.
"That's no problem!" Xiang Lei nodded in agreement and was about to let the workers start working when he thought of another thing and turned around.
"Comrade Donglai, I can make the furniture you just mentioned, but I think it's better for you to go to the trust store and buy some old-fashioned chairs."
After Xiang Lei finished speaking, he saw Li Donglai's puzzled look, and then explained: "Now the timber in the capital is also controlled. Timber factories such as huanghuali and mahogany are not sold to outsiders at all."
"I have some inventory at home, but it's only enough to build you a two-meter large bed."
"Those old-fashioned seats..."
Li Donglai understood that the workmanship of chairs and other furniture was one thing, and the material of the wood was also very important.
Li Donglai had already heard about trust stores.
That's actually a 'consignment shop'.
When people want to sell old and new items that are temporarily unused, the trust store makes a purchase price based on the market price and the condition of the items.
Then add some handling fees and sell them in the store.
The items do not go through the channels of supply and marketing cooperatives, so buyers do not need coupons.
Of course, because it is second-hand goods, the price is a little lower than the price of ordinary supply and marketing cooperatives.
As time went by, a wide variety of items were sold on consignment, and trust shops gradually became more professional.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Trust stores such as Dongsi, Caishikou, and Tianqiao specialize in selling cameras, handicrafts, watches, clothing, leather shoes, hats, clothes, etc.
Most of the products in Beixinqiao Trust Store are bicycles and bicycle accessories.
As for the furniture Li Donglai needs, he needs to go to Donghuamen Trust Store.
After work, Li Donglai took Ding Qiunan on his bicycle and went straight to Donghua Gate.
Originally he planned to buy furniture by himself.
But after Ding Qiunan heard his plan, he must follow it.
She didn't trust Li Donglai's vision.
What kind of furniture does a tall and thick man know?
From now on, this will be her little home, the place where she will live her whole life. Of course, she must personally check and decorate it.
....
Materials are scarce these days, so if you have two large Unity cards in your pocket, you can make a living by walking like a tiger.
How can I buy furniture every day?
Most people go to trust stores just to have a good time.
Here, there are many old objects and even antiques from the past.
Some sharp-eyed people specialize in visiting trust stores, finding treasures there, and then taking them to the pigeon market to earn the difference.
The large warehouse of the trust store is filled with all kinds of furniture.
The furniture has been graded and has a red label on it.
The label has information such as origin, material and price written in black calligraphy.
The warehouse was very large and had a lot of furniture. Li Donglai and Ding Qiunan were both dazzled by it.
My dear, red oak armchair.
Damn it, Ruyi Curly Grass Pattern Official Hat Chair
Damn it, what the hell is this...
The products here are eye-opening to Li Donglai.
The last thing is that it is an object from before liberation. It can be put on the auction block in future generations.
While walking around, Li Donglai's eyes were as wide as bells.
Awesome, damn!
Awesome, damn!
Old mahogany bed style chair...
This is a fucking throne, can it be sold?
"Hello, comrade, are you selling this throne?" Li Donglai pointed at the huge throne and asked the staff member who was cleaning the furniture.
This thing has curved legs with bulging teeth, inverted horseshoes, and a bed-collapsing technique.
If you put a mattress on it, it will be like a European-style sofa in later generations.
In ancient times, this was not available to ordinary families. It was estimated that only princes and nobles in palaces and mansions could use it.
"Sell, as long as it's an item in this store, I can sell it!"
"How much?"
"Twenty-five dollars."
"Bought! Bought!!"
Before Ding Qiunan had time to react, Li Donglai took out three big coupons from his trouser pocket and threw them in front of the staff: "Change!"
Now it was the staff's turn to be confused.
She took the big unity chair blankly and asked: "Comrade, are you sure you want to buy...this big chair?"
This chair, called the throne, was given to a trust store by a poor man.
The master who received the items at the beginning muttered that this thing might not be easy to sell.
really.
After the old mahogany bed-style chair entered the store, it took root and has not been sold for two years.
The reason is very simple. This thing is so big that it can take up more than half of the room.
"Buy! Buy! Quick change!" Li Donglai looked determined.
Just kidding, now is a new era, and we ordinary people should also enjoy the treatment of princes and nobles.
What's more, this thing is just like a bed, so it's okay, hehe!
At this time, Ding Qiunan looked at the strange smile on Li Donglai's lips and remembered something.
Look at the great throne again.
Isn't this just a bed...
Her fair and pink face suddenly turned red with embarrassment.
