My Courtyard Refuge

Second-Hand Appliances

Early on Sunday morning, the Keke sisters were practicing the piano in the vegetable garden. The space here is closed, which can play a good sound insulation effect.

I don’t know if it’s a talent problem, or the study time is too short, the two of them play the piano like killing pigs, and they can tell that they are using too much force.

The family was eating breakfast in the dining room, hearing the faint “cries of ghosts and howling of wolves” coming from outside, Xu Dong couldn’t help rubbing his temples.

Mistake, this violin is too tormenting, if I knew this, I might as well learn a sport, even playing football is better than this!

“Why are you rubbing your head? You bought the violin, and you hired the teacher. You’re doing it yourself.” Yang Lina gloated.

Madam Xu was feeding the triplets, and the three little ones sat in a row, taking turns to take a sip, but all was well.

“Learning piano is a good thing. As parents, you should encourage it more. Don’t let Keke and the others hear this.”

Yang Lina nodded first, then said with a wry smile: “I’m afraid that the two of them don’t have the talent. With this time, it’s not good to learn something!”

“The two of them don’t rely on this to make a living, just treat it as a hobby, regardless of whether they are talented or not.” Xu Dong said with a wave of his hand.

“Teacher Ding called me last night.”

“What did you say?” Xu Dong didn’t care at all.

“Is it you who said that you gave up the study of Ke Ke and the others?”

Xu Dong swallowed a piece of salted fish, nodded and said, “That’s right, I asked for it, and you’ve heard about the education reform, right? I’m letting them adapt to the new teaching environment in advance.”

“Aren’t you afraid that the two of them will blame you in the future?” Yang Lina put down her chopsticks with a serious expression.

“What’s there to complain about? I can still harm them.”

“Nana, just listen to Dongzi. The society is changing too fast. Dongzi must know more than us.” Mama Xu helped persuade.

Xu Dong smiled and said: “Mom still understands me, the drought is getting worse and worse, I didn’t scare you, this drought will not end in more than ten years.

The most important thing for our family now is that the whole family is safe and sound. We just need to live our lives well. There is really no need to compare everything with others. ”

Seeing that Yang Lina was agitated, Madam Xu quickly changed the subject and said, “Dongzi, you can go to Langfang later to see if there is anything you need help with at your sister’s house?”

Xu Ting’s family went to the porch early yesterday morning. After all, they just moved here and there are a lot of other things to do.

“It’s not necessary, what can I do to help?” Xu Dong said reluctantly, today he was going to go out for a walk, to see if he could get some pork back.

“Don’t you have a car? Your sister’s house must buy a lot of things, at least it’s more convenient to have a car.”

“Then I’ll go after dinner, okay!”

…

After breakfast, Xu Dong set off in a pickup truck. Since he was helping to transport things, a pickup truck must be the most convenient.

Before nine o’clock, Langfang will arrive.

Because of the phone call in advance, the old sister’s family didn’t go out.

“Dongzi, why are you still here? The house is almost cleaned up.”

Xu Dong handed the bag in his hand to the elder sister, and explained casually: “Mom asked me to bring you some salted fish. You left in a hurry yesterday and forgot to bring it for you.”

“Really, I haven’t finished eating the dozens of catties of dried fish that I gave during the Chinese New Year!” Xu Ting said politely.

Ma Lingling immediately filed a complaint: “Uncle, my mother is too stingy. Every day, I only cook a small plate of dried fish, and the number does not exceed five. My brother and I will die after two bites.”

“It’s good to have something to eat, you still choose?” Xu Ting said softly.

“My brother-in-law still has a lot of dried fish, I’ll bring you some more next time.” Xu Dong comforted quickly.”Thank you, uncle.” Ma Lingling said happily.

After chatting for a while, Xu Dong took a tour of the old sister’s new home. Overall, it was not bad, with complete furniture and home appliances, except that a TV was missing.

“Didn’t you bring the TV?”

Ma Lingling wailed: “When we moved, our TV was broken. I seriously suspect that my mother did it on purpose. She just doesn’t want me to watch TV.”

“Old sister, can’t you?” Xu Dong joked.

“Don’t listen to Lingling’s nonsense.” Xu Ting said angrily, “Electrical appliances are so expensive now, and it’s not that I have too much money and nowhere to spend it. How could I do such a stupid thing?”

“Uncle, I want to watch TV.” Ma Xu cried with a mournful face.

“Okay, I’ll take you to buy a TV set as a congratulatory gift from my uncle for moving to a new house.” Xu Dong agreed with a smile.

“Dongzi, there’s no need. I’ll just take the TV and fix it when I’m done working for a while.” Xu Ting declined politely.

Ma Lingling retorted: “The screen is broken, where can I find a new screen? I have checked it online, and it is impossible to repair the damage like this.”

“Sister, what Lingling said is right, your TV can’t be repaired right now, I’d better take them to the second-hand home appliance market to have a look!”

“It’s up to you, don’t you have a computer at home, why do you need a TV?” Xu Ting nagged.

“Mom, we don’t have internet at home, so what’s the use of a computer?” Ma Lingling called Qu.

It’s hard for Xu Dong to persuade him anymore. The broadband fee now costs more than 15,000 yuan a year, which is indeed a huge expense for ordinary families.

“Alright, Lingling, Xiaoxu, let’s go!”

“Wait a minute, bring the old TV with you, and see if you can trade it in for a new one, which will cover part of the price.” Ma Jie came over with the old TV.

“Alright.” Xu Dong nodded.

Ten minutes later, Xu Dong followed the navigation on his mobile phone, and soon found the largest second-hand appliance hypermarket in Langfang.

It is said to be a hypermarket, but it is actually a storefront of less than 200 square meters. It has a complete range of products, such as color TVs, refrigerators, air conditioners, etc. can be found.

“welcome.”

“We want to watch TV.” Xu Dong said directly.

“Okay, please follow me.”

Xu Dong was not satisfied even after watching a few sets, mainly because he thought the machine was too old, and it was almost rare to see ones within two or three years.

“Do you have a newer machine?”

“Sorry, this is already our latest TV. The new TV is missing parts, and it cannot be launched on a large scale for the time being.”

===Section 104===

“Okay, how much does this Haixin 55-inch TV cost?” Xu Dong could only settle for the next best thing.

“Eight thousand five hundred dollars.”

The big flare didn’t damage many TV sets. On the whole, the penetration rate of TV sets is still very high.

Therefore, the market price is not exaggerated to the point of outrageous.

“Can it be cheaper? And can you trade in the old for the new?” Xu Dong asked.

“Sorry, we don’t accept counter-offers in our store, but you can trade in old ones for new ones.”

In the end, Xu Dong bought the TV set for 7,500 yuan, and the old TV was worth 1,000 yuan, which is considered a high price.