The old lady was also very happy that Zhang Junping's wood carvings could be sold for so much money.
She is not short of money, but she cannot help Zhang Junping endlessly.
Everything still depends on him.
After praising Zhang Junping a few times, the old lady started cooking again.
Zhang Junping also washed his hands and went to help.
After dinner and chatting with the old lady for a while, Zhang Junping went back to his room and continued to create wood carvings.
He was not going to hand over the newly created wood carvings to the vendors on Xiushui Street.
First, Zhang Junping had no ordinary wood in his hands. These wood carvings were made of precious woods such as small-leaf red sandalwood and Hainan huanghuali.
Giving it to them is a waste.
Second, Zhang Junping does not plan to continue selling wood carvings on Xiushui Street, at least not in the next one or two years.
It's not that Zhang Junping is timid, but there is no need to fight with a gangster like Big Face.
Anyway, he won't live for more than two years. The crackdown will start next year, and he will definitely be shot if he has a long face.
Now let him be rampant for a few days.
The most important thing is that Zhang Junping has 250 yuan in foreign exchange coupons and more than 300 yuan in RMB.
It was enough for him to start his next plan.
The purchasing power of a foreign exchange coupon worth 250 yuan is higher than that of 2,000 to 2,000 yuan.
The two hundred and fifty foreign exchange rolls are enough for him to buy a small courtyard house in Beijing or rent a front house with a front store and a backyard in Dashilar.
I have more than 300 yuan left as start-up capital, which makes me a little nervous, but it doesn't matter, there are still about ten days until school starts.
Moreover, the eldest sister and brother-in-law will come here after the autumn harvest.
School has started and the autumn harvest is still a month away. Zhang Junping believes that with his skills, he should have no problem saving a few hundred yuan in a month.
Early the next morning, after Zhang Junping went out, he first went to the secondhand goods station.
He only knew these few people in the Communist Party of Beijing. If he didn't want to trouble the two masters, he could only go to Ma Du or Wang Bin.
Ma Du only met once. Although the conversation was lively, in fact we were not familiar with each other.
It’s better to find Wang Bin.
After all, Wang Bin still wanted something from him.
When we arrived at the junkyard, Wang Bin had just gone to work and was wiping the tables.
Leaders in this era are so simple and have to clean the table themselves.
"Hey! Master Zhang is here! Come on, please sit down!" Seeing Zhang Junping, Wang Bin warmly greeted him to sit down, and then hurriedly poured him water to make tea.
"Stationmaster Wang!"
"Why don't you call the webmaster Brother Wang!" Wang Bin pretended to blame him with a straight face.
"I came here to see Brother Wang today because I have something to trouble Brother Wang with!"
"What's the matter? Is it any trouble?
As long as you, Brother Wang, and I can do it, there will be no problem!" Wang Bin assured, patting his chest.
Wang Bin's words seemed to be spoken with enthusiasm, but in fact they also left room for anything, as long as it can be done.
If you can't do it, there's nothing you can do.
"That's right. Didn't I say before that I was preparing for a work-study program and wanted to find a house?
It would be best to have a house with a front shop and a backyard!
This way, I can make furniture in the backyard and sell the furniture in the front shop!”
After hearing what Zhang Junping said, Wang Bin's eyes lit up. This is a good thing!
I started a work-study program to open a furniture store, and once it opened, my own furniture would be available.
"Master Xiao Zhang..."
“Brother Wang, you asked me to call you Brother Wang, why do you still call me Master Xiao?
Just call me Xiao Zhang!"
"Okay, then I'll call you Xiao Zhang!
Xiao Zhang, if you are looking for a house, just come to me!
It’s not just a matter of fact, there’s nothing around the overpass, Dashilan, and Wangfujing that I’m not familiar with!
How big of a store do you plan to have?"
"It's best to be older. I plan to call my cousin and eldest brother-in-law over to help!
There are people to live in, furniture to make, and furniture to place!
So, bigger is better!”
"Bigger ones..." Wang Bin mused, "There are bigger ones too!
There is a two-story building in the neighborhood committee in Wangfujing that is idle and ready to be rented out!
There’s also a pretty big yard at the back, but the rent is a bit expensive!”
Wang Bin is worthy of being an old Beijinger. Zhang Junping made a request here and gave an answer by touching his chin there.
“It doesn’t matter if it’s expensive! As long as the place is big enough!”
"The place is big enough. The two-story building in the front is more than 200 square meters! The yard in the back plus the house is 600 to 700 square meters!
It’s just that the rent is a bit expensive, it costs 200 yuan a month, or I would have rented it out long ago!”
Although he hasn't seen it yet, Zhang Junping is very satisfied just listening to Wang Bin's description.
The two floors in the front were used as a showroom, and the backyard was used as a production workshop to accommodate additional people.
After thinking about it, he looked at Wang Bin with some expectation and asked: "Brother Wang, when are you free, let's go take a look!"
"Wait a moment, I'll go talk to stationmaster Li, let's go now!"
Wang Bin simply got up and went to say hello to Stationmaster Li, then brought Zhang Junping to Wangfujing.
Wangfujing Street is named after a well on the street.
According to historical records, Wangfujing Street was called Shiwangfu Street in the Ming Dynasty, and was later renamed Wangfu Street.
Later, because there was a well on the street, which was one of the few sweet and drinkable wells in Beijing, the name was changed to Wangfujing Street in the Qing Dynasty.
Since the Ming Dynasty, Wangfujing has been a bustling street.
After liberation, the state renovated Wangfujing and it became the most prosperous commercial street before the 1980s and 1990s.
Although the state has carried out some reconstruction of Wangfujing and built department stores, arts and crafts buildings, Xinhua Bookstore, etc., there are still many traditional buildings.
A store with a traditional front store and back factory layout.
What Wang Bin introduced to Zhang Junping was this type of house with a shop in front and a factory in the back.
Zhang Junping followed Wang Bin to Wangfujing Neighborhood Committee.
As soon as he entered Wangfujing Neighborhood Committee, he saw an acquaintance, Aunt Wang, Zhang Junping's first client after time travel.
No wonder Wang Bin is so familiar with this place.
"Master Xiao Zhang? What are you doing?"
"Hello, Aunt Wang!"
"Mom, Xiao Zhang is going to participate in a work-study program and is planning to open a furniture store!
I remember that your neighborhood committee has a vacant shop along the street, so I brought him over to have a look!" Wang Bin explained from the side.
"Master Zhang, do you want to work-study?
You are worthy of being a college student. You are motivated, and you have to do work-study while still studying!" Aunt Wang praised her habitually.
"Aunt Wang deserves the award. I am also actively participating in social practice to accumulate experience to better serve the people in the future!"
"Master Zhang is enlightened!
Just wait a moment. I'll go talk to the director and get a discount for you!" Aunt Wang was also happy. Knowing Zhang Junping's intention, she asked Zhang Junping to wait for a while while she went to help Zhang Junping get preferential terms.