Chapter 925 - 0925: Confirming Identity 3
Feng Qingxue dared not mention the secret compartment because she feared that the workers at the waste station and the looters who ransacked the place would smash and hack the precious furniture when they couldn’t find the secret compartments, just to check if there were valuable items hidden inside.
Speaking of drawers was much simpler, they could be opened at any time.
The other party was indeed very pleased and praised them for a while, and they didn’t keep an eye on them while they rummaged through things.
Of course, the worker also opened all the drawers of the furniture, and only after finding them empty did he leave.
At dusk, as the sky grew dim, Lu Jiang and Feng Qingxue tied up many parts of valuable furniture and scraps of metal on a mule cart specially borrowed from the brigade. There were also bundles of old newspapers and textbooks for show, among which the most collectible was "Self-Study Series on Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry," essential material for college entrance exams ten years later, which Feng Qingxue would collect on sight.
When Lu Jiang dismantled a Thousand Craftsmen’s Bed and a pair of cabinets, he also found secret compartments and treasures within.
It could be said that their return was laden with spoils, and Feng Qingxue beamed with unusual happiness.
"We must economize in the future and save money!" Feng Qingxue declared loudly on the way home.
How sad it would be to encounter desired cultural relics and paintings but have no money on hand?