Chapter 178: Chapter 178

Wang Cheng gathered his people, cleared out the eastern and western wing rooms, and even cleaned them thoroughly before leaving.

Lin Xue and Zhang Yuan started tidying up.

They took six kang mats from the supermarket and spread them on each kang.

The main house has two rooms, both with large kangs. Northern winters are cold, so you can’t sleep on beds.

The layout of the wing rooms is the same as the main house, with two bedrooms on each side, all being heated kangs, four-meter-long, making the rooms exceptionally spacious.

Each house also has a living room and a kitchen, with the living room covering about thirty square meters, quite spacious with clean and tidy blue brick floors.

Lin Xue took blankets and pillows from the supermarket. The eastern room of the main house is for Lin Daliang, Wang Cuihua, Xiaofeng, and Xiao Cai, with four sets of blankets and pillows prepared.

The western room is reserved for Grandma Bai Xianglan, but Lin Xue also prepared two sets of bedding and pillows, keeping an extra set ready for guests.

The two bedrooms in the western wing room, one for the three sisters and the other for her own personal room. Thɪs chapter is updated by 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝⚫𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖⚫𝕟𝕖𝕥

Similarly, three sets of bedding and pillows were prepared for the three sisters.

The eastern wing room has one bedroom for the two brothers and the other for Zhang Yuan.

The quilts are made of silk, light and warm, with satin covers, smooth and comfortable. The mattresses are newly filled with cotton, thick, soft, and especially warm.

Everyone has the same type, only the bedding set colors are different.

These are the best and most expensive styles sold in her supermarket.

Once the kangs were set up, they tidied up the kitchen again. The kitchen in the main house has a stove with two iron pots and two stoves next to it. The fire from the iron pots heats through the chimney of the eastern room, while the stoves heat through the chimney of the western room, warming the kang as you cook.

Lin Xue took out a lot of pots, bowls, and pans, but dared not take too extravagant styles, opting for things similar to the era.

She planned to tear down the kitchen in the wing rooms. The eastern wing room will be converted into a study for the two brothers to study.

The western wing room she planned to turn into a workspace for Xiao Yun, moving the sewing machine over and setting up a shelf to display the tools she uses for making clothes.

Having said it, she took action. Since time was on their side, she called on Zhang Yuan and went out, finding a bricklayer, explaining her ideas, and they started working with a clatter.

The wing rooms also had two iron pots and stoves, which she had removed, then followed her design to make a study and workspace.

Putting the four iron pots in the yard took up too much space. Just as she was about to take them out to sell, Zhang Yuan spoke up.

"Xiao Xue, in a few days, aren’t we going to build a house here? These iron pots might come in handy, why not just find a corner to store them for now!"

"I wouldn’t have thought of that unless you mentioned it. Let’s just keep them for now. While the bricklayer is working, let’s go to the old furniture market! We don’t have any cabinets at home now, and we’re missing tables and chairs too!" Lin Xue said, glancing at the bustling wing rooms.

"Alright! Let’s go! They’ll likely take half a day to finish!" Zhang Yuan chimed in.

Luckily, it was just about dismantling the pots, sealing the stove openings, and painting the walls, so it wasn’t taking too long.

Lin Xue had the bricklayer move the stove openings inside, so they wouldn’t have to enter the brothers’ study or Xiao Yun’s workspace when lighting a fire.

The two of them started walking to the old goods market.

Lin Xue knew that although the old goods market sells second-hand furniture, you could sometimes find great treasures, like rosewood furniture, or items made from precious woods.

So she opted not to buy new or custom-made but went to choose from the second-hand market instead.

As they approached the entrance, she noticed that the gatekeeper was still the same old man from before.

Last time she came, she bought a dressing box with hidden compartments, and the old man was just there listlessly reading a newspaper.

Now, it’s the same. Though it’s breezy in late spring, it’s not cold. The old man sat at the entrance, head down reading his paper, even as people approached, he didn’t speak.

"Grandpa, we want to buy some old furniture!" Lin Xue greeted, stepping forward.

Zhang Yuan followed silently, not planning to speak.

"Young lady, you want to buy furniture? Come with me, come with me!" Surprisingly, the old man stood up this time, ready to lead them inside.

Although puzzled, Lin Xue followed the old man inside, not forgetting to pull Zhang Yuan along.

After walking a while, the old man brought them to the innermost part of the market, where there were cupboards for kangs, wardrobes, cupboards for bowls, shoe cabinets, all kinds of old furniture laid in front.

Some were missing parts, some were semi-new, but others were well preserved, even covered with cloth.

"Young lady, whatever furniture you need, it’s all here! Choose as you like! But those wrapped in cloth are expensive! And they aren’t sold separately, they’re sold as complete sets! Wardrobes, kang cabinets, sofas, coffee tables, desks, dining tables, dressing tables, cupboards, shoe cabinets! If you buy, buy the whole set! Even has a wine cabinet!" The old man introduced one by one.

Lin Xue’s eyes lit up at once.

She really needed this kind of furniture! And quite a bit of it.

"Grandpa, do you have three sets of these? I want to buy three sets, plus three extra sets of wardrobes and kang cabinets, is that possible?" Lin Xue asked eagerly.

She could tell they were solid wood furniture, and mostly about eighty percent new. She didn’t even feel like haggling, she just wanted them desperately.

"Young lady, this furniture, although in a second-hand market, is still very expensive! Are you sure you want to buy three sets?" The old man asked in disbelief.

"Sure! Absolutely sure! Do you have them?" Lin Xue asked.

Zhang Yuan said nothing. He too could tell that the furniture’s exposed wood was top quality, with one set even made from yellow rosewood.

"Yes, there’s exactly three sets. They were just brought in yesterday. Young lady, if you want them, take a look! All those wrapped in cloth are the ones!" The old man got excited. When these things were brought in, he was told to sell them quickly, and he’d get a ten percent cut of the sales.

This made him attentive, and he even personally led potential buyers over to introduce them, not expecting this young lady to buy so quickly.

After hearing him, Lin Xue walked over and looked at each one. They were indeed good things, all to her liking. She glanced at Zhang Yuan, who gave a slight nod in return.

Lin Xue turned back and asked the old man, "Grandpa, how much for these three sets of furniture?"

She asked for the price right away, not wanting to bother haggling, figuring it couldn’t be overly exorbitant.

The old man held up one finger, "This number! All three sets add up to this number!"

Lin Xue understood, it was indeed expensive, but she knew it was worth it. In the future, these would be considered antiques.

"Alright! Then can you get someone to help move them to our place? It’s not far, it’s at..." Lin Xue gave the address to the old man.

The old man was excited, not expecting this young lady to buy them without bargaining, even though he had added an extra hundred when pricing them. The client originally told him to sell for just nine hundred, with him getting ten percent, which meant ninety bucks. Now he made an extra hundred, earning a hundred and ninety in total, how could he not be thrilled!

"Great, great! Miss, I’ll find someone to move your furniture right away!" the old man said as he was about to rush out.