Rebirth 81: Being forced into marriage by my sister’s best friend at the beginning

Lin Ran also made up his mind. When he goes there, he will carry a few kilograms of rice and buy some vegetables to deliver, as if he is reciprocating the favor!

After helping old man Xu back to the house and chatting for a few more words, Lin Ran happily walked out of the door.

I dusted off the dust and cobwebs on the tricycle and checked the brakes and tires.

Although it is a bit rusty, at least there is no problem with riding and carrying cargo.

Holding the faucet and lifting the old-fashioned handbrake, Lin Ran pedaled the broken three-wheeler that made strange noises except for the bell, and finally started the plan in his mind.

"Collect the junk, beer bottles, soy sauce bottles, and all kinds of glass bottles that can be exchanged for money!"

"Black leather shoes, white sandals, and old cloth shoes that can't be worn anymore!"

Xiahe Village is next to Lin Ran's village. As the name suggests, it is located on the lower reaches of the river.

In the old days, because farming was the main income of the village, the water source for irrigating farmland was particularly important.

Villages like Xiahe Village will be particularly disadvantaged if the weather is relatively dry, because the river water has been almost used by the people upstream, and the remaining water source is not enough for irrigation.

Lin Ran waited all the way except for the bell, which was ringing everywhere, shouting all the way.

Of course, he didn't really want to collect any glass bottles or old cloth shoes, it was just a pretense.

Having been in the antique circle for most of his life in his previous life, Lin Ran was very aware of the despicability of human nature, and it was difficult to control himself in the face of interests.

Therefore, if you want to pick up leaks, in addition to being able to see the leaks yourself, you must also prevent others from seeing the leaks.

Just shouting all the way, Lin Ran entered Xiahe Village. Fortunately, there have been no natural or man-made disasters in the past few years, so the harvests in each village are still good.

With a good harvest, everyone can have a lively New Year. Every household in the village is decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and the children on the road have a great time holding firecrackers.

Seeing the joy in the whole village, Lin Ran couldn't help but think of his own family's poverty during the New Year.

"Young man, collect the rags! Come on, come on."

After hearing the greeting, Lin Ran came back to his senses and watched an aunt waving to him.

"coming!"

Lin Ran parked his three-wheeler outside his aunt's house, and then followed him inside.

"Come on, come on, we are collecting rags during the Chinese New Year and have a drink of water."

As soon as he entered the door, the aunt brought a bowl of hot water to Lin Ran. Lin Ran took a few sips of hot water. Firstly, Lin Ran was cold after riding a three-wheeler for so long in the winter. Secondly, he didn't want to let down the aunt. of enthusiasm.

"Thank you, auntie, I feel warm all over."

Sometimes the unspoken enthusiasm and respect between these working people is a rare education for many scholars, but there are also those who go around talking about people's right and wrong, so no matter what level and what kind of people there are.

"Auntie, what do you have for sale at home?"

"It's all piled up in the back, see for yourself!"

When he arrived at the place where the aunt piled rags, Lin Ran was very disappointed because the pile was full of old paper products and glass bottles.

Lin Ran knew that he definitely didn't want any of the things in this pile, but he still accepted them. Compared to Lin Ran's current status as a rag collector, wouldn't it be fake if there were no rags on the tricycle?

After counting the amount of tatters, Lin Ran gave the aunt thirty-six cents according to the market price of five cents per catty.

Then he rushed to the next house. At that time, most families lived very frugally, so they kept whatever rags they had and could exchange them for a little money.

The next family is a hunter. At first glance, the farming tools at home are much fewer than those of other families, but the bow hanging on the wall is not found in other families.

This kind of family made Lin Ran interested. Generally, hunters would not come back after going to the mountains for ten days and a half, so it was normal for some hunters to pick up some antiques in the mountains.

Some hunters know that they are valuable and keep them, waiting to sell them. The price may be higher than junk.

However, most hunters have actually not read many books. They only know how to exchange money and don't know anything about antiques, so there is still a high possibility of missing something.

"Uncle, where is your house in ruins?"

The uncle pointed to the backyard. Lin Ran walked in and saw glass bottles again, many of which were wine bottles.

"Uncle, let me weigh you first. Do you have anything else? I collect miscellaneous things, and I can pay you back even if you pick them up in the mountains."

Lin Ran decided that there should be something good and asked again.

"You go into the mountains to hunt for wild things, so why bother to pick up the rags in the mountains?"

The uncle replied to Lin Ran with a smile, drank the wine in his hand, and then threw the bottle into the junk pile.

"Okay, uncle, it's a total of forty-five cents."

Knowing that the uncle did not pick up things from the mountains, Lin Ran stopped disturbing him, paid the uncle, and then went back to the road to yell.

"Collect the junk, beer bottles, soy sauce bottles, and all kinds of glass bottles that can be exchanged for money!"

"Black leather shoes, white sandals, and old cloth shoes that can't be worn anymore!"

"Collect rags, this way!"

The person named Lin Ran was a child, which was normal in rural areas. At that time, many small things were done by greeting children, especially talking.

When Lin Ran followed the voice and walked in, the adults in the family were all doing things, and they were working hard.

"The junk is piled up in the corner."

The family didn't even bother to greet Lin Ran, they just pointed it out and Lin Ran went over to weigh him.

"Five cents per catty, that's five catties and six taels, that's [-] cents."

Hearing Lin Ran speak, the woman working over there came over. She must be the mother of the child. She took the money from Lin Ran and went to work on her own.

That was how rag collection was done at that time. No one looked at the scales, and generally there was no one who collected rags and played with the scales.

Lin Ran packed up the tatters, then packed them all and put them on the tricycle.

After working around for a while, I didn't pick up any leaks, but I did collect a lot of rags.

However, Lin Ran believed in his own thoughts and judgment. It was just that it was not that easy to pick up the mistakes. It would take more time, patience, and some luck.

Lin Ran shouted as he walked. As soon as he reached the intersection, he saw an older brother lighting a fire. He didn't know whether he was smoking meat or what he was doing.

There is a pile of wood beside it, and the elder brother is constantly adding wood to it.

There was a lattice door behind the pile of wood that caught Lin Ran's attention. It was old and slightly shiny. Based on Lin Ran's experience, it seemed that it must be an old object.

And the patterns carved on it surprised Lin Ran even more!

The lattice door is carved with a pattern of fish playing with lotus flowers, which is a very common pattern.

Lotus and fish both mean longevity, and they both live in water. The flowing water also means wealth.

The word "lotus" is a homophone for "lian", and the word "fish" is a word for "yu", which also means having more than enough every year, so many carvings will use the pattern of fish playing with lotus flowers.

However, this carving technique is unusual. Ordinary carving only involves the shape of the pattern. It is not easy to express some expression.

For some engravings, we will cut the knife according to the original texture of the engraving material, pursuing the integration of pattern and material.

Judging from the style and quality of the folding fan lattice door, it should be from the Ming Dynasty, and Kong Mou, a master sculptor in the Ming Dynasty, was even more famous for this unique skill!

According to the wood grain carving pattern, the pattern and materials are natural. Lin Ran can conclude that this is definitely the masterpiece of Kong Mou, a master of the Ming Dynasty!

Thinking of this, Lin Ran had mixed feelings in his heart, and a feeling of joy that a dead tree was blooming came into his heart.

But the elder brother continued to add firewood without taking it seriously. Seeing that it was about to be the turn of the masterpiece, Lin Ran was so anxious that he trotted over.

If you really see such a precious cultural relic being burned and boiled with your own eyes, it would be a waste of natural resources!