Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space novel Chapter 973

Chapter 973: Chapter 846: Bargaining 2

"Oh come on, a deal’s a deal, buying and selling, it’s all about bargaining. How about giving me a price?"

"Eighty bucks, not a penny more." Zhang Guoqing said as he headed out. He didn’t believe that these worthless books and broken bottles could fetch such a price at the recycling station.

And you’re talking about someone who knows the value? Heh, everyone in the county has heard stories about this family, and they all disdain any association with them. Let alone anyone nowadays having as much spare cash as the couple.

"Don’t be in such a rush, just the other day someone offered three hundred bucks, man, you should add a little more."

Zhang Guoqing looked at the man holding his arm and frowned slightly. "I don’t have time to haggle with you guys, even if I buy it for eighty bucks, I still need to go back to find customers. After deducting the car fare, I’m only making about ten bucks."

"Haha, let’s take a look at the furniture in the warehouse first. We’re in no hurry, no rush."

Zhang Guoqing glanced at Zhou Jiao, nodded, and the two of them followed him to the warehouse on the west side.

Compared to these ancient books, the couple felt their hearts ache even more upon seeing the piles of dismantled old furniture. The items weren’t many, just about two rows of ancient bookcases, which used to be the largest pieces in the living room, and a disassembled canopy bed, along with a few large wooden chests meant for clothes.

Zhou Jiao, with her sharp eyes, noticed that the carvings on the canopy bed matched those from their previous home in the county. Indeed, it was left by the old man as a memorial.

"So, what do you think? Look at this wood. Don’t mind if the bed’s in pieces; it’s been passed down through generations. If you polish the carvings and put a layer of red paint on it, it’d look no different from a new bed. But that’s just here in the North; in the South, you couldn’t get it for less than five hundred bucks."

Zhang Guoqing sneered a few times, waiting for them to finish speaking before saying, "Who dares to buy this bed now? Tired of living? If I bought it, it’d just be for the wood, and it’d be a hassle to move it around."

"You won’t have to move it; we’ll deliver it to the highway for you. Man, you’re going to need a vehicle to transport that pile of stuff anyway; might as well take it all at once."

Zhang Guoqing hesitated for a moment and then replied, "Your knife is too quick, let’s forget it."

"Altogether, everything here and inside is three hundred bucks, that’s not overcharging, right? If it weren’t for the old man’s instructions on his deathbed, putting this bed out would attract..."

Zhang Guoqing saw him awkwardly shut his mouth halfway through his words. It seemed the old man had given his children and grandchildren a lot of instructions back then, but he had no intention of inquiring about these matters, though he indeed wanted to better raise his three sons after returning.

After contemplating for a moment, Zhang Guoqing glanced at the couple. "If you’d been to the second-hand goods market in the provincial city, you’d know these aren’t worth such a high price, and I won’t haggle with you. Let’s not go with three hundred, once everything is moved to the highway, I’ll give you a hundred bucks. If you’re unsure, I can give you half first."

After they agreed on the terms, Zhang Guoqing dismantled the bookcases, while Zhou Jiao followed them to move a few wooden chests to the living room for packing small items.

After making three full trips with a large trolley through the back door, Zhang Guoqing even helped push the last load to the highway, as it was all wood.

After it was all over, he didn’t trouble the others, giving them the remaining fifty bucks. Watching them happily leave, just as they were about to disappear, unexpectedly, the eldest daughter-in-law of that family sneaked back.

"The fish has come."

Zhou Jiao exclaimed excitedly to Zhang Guoqing. She believed in her husband’s insight and suspected there indeed were many valuables hidden by the old man, just as he had guessed.

"Big brother, good thing you’re still here."

Zhang Guoqing smiled and said, "Big sister, catch your breath first."

"I have some more valuables, but they’re quite pricey. Are you interested? All good things."

"Sure, this is the business I’m in. Who’d turn down business opportunities?"

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