Chapter 685: The First Wife Sold by Her Husband 31

Chapter 685: Chapter 685: The First Wife Sold by Her Husband 31

He rubbed his hands, looking a little embarrassed at Yuan Chun, and said, "Chunyazi, can I buy those blueprints you gave me? I’ll... I’ll give you twenty bucks for all of them, and I’ll also give you a few small stools, a washboard, and a chopping board. These things are all useful at home."

"I also have a few finished carrying poles, you can take one home to use."

"Uncle Old Niu, if you like those blueprints, just take them, no need to pay. It’s just something I drew on a whim. If you want more, I can draw lots more for you."

Old Niu suddenly put on a serious face and said, "No way, I can’t take your things for free. Let’s make it a fair trade; I’ll make you a handcart. Since you’ve moved out, a handcart will be very handy around the house."

Shanwa gave her a knowing glance, as if to say, "See, I told you."

Yuan Chun reluctantly smiled and agreed, "Uncle Old Niu, then I’ll sell them to you for the twenty bucks price you offered. I’ll take the stools, chopping board, washboard, and carrying pole from you with a thick skin, but you must charge me for the handcart. I do need a handcart, and I know Uncle Old Niu charges ten bucks for one, so don’t pay me any money, just make me two handcarts."

Once the deal was struck, Old Niu was very happy and said, "Chunyazi, while the snow on the ground is still not too thick, Shanwa and I will deliver the finished furniture to your house."

"Uncle Old Niu, there’s too much furniture, we can’t fit it all in one trip. I’ll go home and ask my brothers to come over and help."

Once Yuan Chun finished speaking, she ran home to call her brothers, dragging the two handcarts from home along.

With more people and carts, they managed to transport all the finished furniture to the new house in one trip.

Under Yuan Chun’s command, the brothers also helped to arrange all the furniture, and then the brothers’ eyes were all wide open.

"Yuan Chun, this wardrobe is so big, how many clothes can it hold?"

"Yuan Chun, why isn’t this wardrobe layered? It’s so empty, did Uncle Old Niu cut corners? What’s this rod on top for?"

"This chest of drawers looks great, all with drawers."

"This cabinet is nice too, it can hold a lot of stuff."

"Why is this table rectangular? Yuan Chun, didn’t you make it square?"

The brothers chattered endlessly, and Yuan Chun for the first time realized that men could be so talkative. She answered each of them in turn, "This wardrobe wasn’t Uncle Old Niu cutting corners, I deliberately asked him to make it like this. The rod on top is for hanging clothes."

"Third brother likes this chest of drawers, next time I’ll ask Uncle Old Niu to make one for you."

"This cabinet is great, isn’t it? Spacious and pretty. When you guys set up your own households, I’ll give each of you a cabinet as a gift."

"I specifically chose to make the table rectangular. This shape looks better than a square one, and more people can sit around it."

"Big brother, second brother, third brother, fourth brother, you’ve all started careers. I figure Dad and Mom will let you guys separate households next year, and when you do, I’ll gift each of you a set of furniture." ℯℯ𝘭.

"Also, I have a secret to tell you guys." Yuan Chun coughed twice, glanced outside the house, saw Uncle Old Niu and his son had left, and whispered, "I accidentally heard someone in the Imperial City say last time that next month, mid-December, our country’s economy will open up, meaning we ordinary folks can do business, trading things will be legal, no more sneaking around."