Traveling through time with spatial abilities, the scientific research genius is a little sweet.

Chapter 82 Purchasing Timber
The old man's eyes lit up when he heard Su Nuannuan's words.

A two-meter-high and two-meter-long bookshelf is a large item. If it could be sold to Su Nuannuan, the old man could earn at least ten yuan. How could he not be happy?

The old man welcomed Su Nuannuan into the house, poured her a glass of water, and the two began to discuss the bookshelf.

The old man's surname was Xu, and many people called him Old Man Xu. Old Man Xu also asked Su Nuannuan to call him that, but she refused and instead addressed him as Grandpa Xu.

Su Nuannuan also learned that although Old Xu worked at a scrap metal recycling station, he also knew some carpentry. The recycling station often bought wood, which he used to make furniture, and he would sell it to others at a lower price.

A Qiu lived across from Old Xu's house and received a lot of help from him when he was a child.

Therefore, when A Qiu learned that Su Nuannuan wanted to buy a bookshelf, the first person she thought of was Old Man Xu.

Su Nuannuan looked at some of the finished furniture. She found that Old Xu's craftsmanship was excellent; the wood had been polished to a very smooth finish. She was very satisfied with Old Xu's workmanship and decided to entrust the bookshelf to him.

However, Old Xu didn't have any bookshelves on hand. If Su Nuannuan wanted one, it would need to be custom-made.

Su Nuannuan wasn't in a hurry and decisively chose to order a bookshelf.

Because Su Nuannuan's custom-made bookshelf was much larger than a regular bookshelf, it cost quite a bit of money. However, out of consideration for A Qiu, Old Man Xu didn't charge her much and only took ten yuan from her.

Su Nuannuan took out fifteen yuan and handed it to Old Man Xu.

Old Xu counted the money in his hand and found that he had five yuan too much. Thinking that Su Nuannuan had given him too much, he wanted to return the five yuan to her.

However, Su Nuannuan refused.

"Grandpa Xu, I'd like to choose some more wooden frames. Consider the extra five yuan as payment for the wooden frames."

After hearing Su Nuannuan's words, Old Man Xu didn't say anything more and put the money away.

However, he knew the wooden frame wasn't worth much, and thought he would give Su Nuannuan the extra money later.

However, Old Man Xu underestimated the quantity Su Nuannuan wanted.

The wooden frame wasn't worth much, but Su Nuannuan wanted a lot of it!

The recycling station wasn't as dirty and messy as I'd imagined. When Old Xu led Su Nuannuan and A Qiu to the backyard to select wood strips, Su Nuannuan noticed that all the recycled materials in the yard were neatly stacked together.

However, productivity was extremely low at that time. Therefore, even the scrap yards didn't have much of anything of value; they mostly contained wood and books.

Old Man Xu led Su Nuannuan to a corner where a lot of timber was piled up. He told Su Nuannuan to choose whatever she wanted.

Without any hesitation, Su Nuannuan picked out some light, thin strips of wood or sticks, which were good materials for building a grape trellis. Su Nuannuan showed a few to A Qiu and asked her to help her find some.

A Qiu listened to Su Nuannuan very well. After Su Nuannuan showed her the wooden strips, she understood. In no time, she found many wooden strips or sticks.

Su Nuannuan wasn't idle either. Instead, she and A Qiu searched through the scrap wood.

Soon, an hour had passed, and the wooden strips and sticks that Su Nuannuan and A Qiu had dug out had piled up into a small mountain half a person high.

Su Nuannuan felt it was about time, so she told A Qiu to stop.

"Ah Qiu, no need to look anymore, these are enough."

Upon hearing Su Nuannuan speak, A Qiu nodded to indicate that she understood.

Looking at the pile of wooden planks on the ground, Su Nuannuan realized that even if she and A Qiu were strong, they couldn't carry them back to her house. Then she thought that this was Old Xu's territory, and perhaps his tools could help them transport them back.

After thinking for a moment, Su Nuannuan said to A Qiu.

"Ah Qiu, go and call Grandpa Xu in. I need to talk to him."

After hearing this, A Qiu nodded and left the courtyard.

A moment later, Old Man Xu came in. He had originally intended to return some money to Su Nuannuan, but upon seeing the wood Su Nuannuan had picked out, he immediately swallowed his words.

Unaware of what Old Man Xu was thinking, Su Nuannuan met him and expressed her desires.

"Grandpa Xu, there are too many of these wooden strips. Is there anything you can do to help me?"

Old Xu nodded. Su Nuannuan wasn't the first person to ask him for help. People who had previously ordered tables, chairs, and benches from him also asked him to help them move things around.

However, thinking of A Qiu beside Su Nuannuan, I felt that I wouldn't need to put in so much effort this time.

So, Old Man Xu spoke up.

“I have a wooden cart that I can use to transport things.”

After Old Xu finished speaking, Su Nuannuan didn't understand what he meant by "wooden cart." It wasn't until he took the two of them to see his wooden cart that Su Nuannuan realized it was just a two-wheeled wooden cart.

Su Nuannuan had seen this kind of wooden cart in her previous life, but she didn't know its name was "wooden cart." At that time, people often used wooden carts to transport goods.

However, wooden carts need to be pulled by people, which is quite labor-intensive.

Su Nuannuan was once again thankful that she had brought A Qiu along. Otherwise, she didn't know when she would have been able to transport all these big things home by herself.

Because A Qiu was an acquaintance of Old Man Xu, Su Nuannuan easily borrowed the wooden cart. Actually, the more important reason was that Su Nuannuan had already given Old Man Xu 15 yuan. Su Nuannuan's bookshelf also needed to be made by Old Man Xu.

After discussing it with Old Man Xu, the three of them began loading the timber that Su Nuannuan and A Qiu had selected onto the truck. By the time they finished loading, the truck was already quite high.

However, Old Man Xu and A Qiu had clearly done this many times before. Therefore, the timber was packed very tightly, with no signs of loosening.

After tidying up, Su Nuannuan decided to leave. A Qiu pulled the wooden frame by its two handles towards Su Nuannuan's house.

Old Xu knew that A Qiu was very strong. Therefore, he wasn't worried at all that she wouldn't be able to pull the cart.

Su Nuannuan was initially worried that A Qiu wouldn't be able to pull the cart, but to her surprise, half an hour later, A Qiu was still pulling the cart without even breaking a sweat.

Su Nuannuan once again realized the extent of A Qiu's strength.

An hour had passed by the time the two returned to Su Nuannuan's home.

Because there was a threshold at the entrance of Su Nuannuan's house, the wooden cart couldn't pass through, so Su Nuannuan and A Qiu unloaded the timber at the entrance.

After unloading everything, Su Nuannuan and A Qiu carried it back to the yard.

A Qiu didn't know what Su Nuannuan wanted to do with the wood. However, she didn't ask. She would do whatever Su Nuannuan asked her to do.

By the time the two men had carried all the timber into the yard, it was already noon.

A Qiu helped Su Nuannuan a lot. Su Nuannuan felt that the five yuan she promised A Qiu was still too little.

After unloading the timber, Su Nuannuan wanted to invite A Qiu inside for some water, but A Qiu refused.

She gestured with her hand towards the wooden car.

Su Nuannuan understood that she was worried that the wooden car would be stolen while it was outside.

Su Nuannuan felt that A Qiu's concerns were not unreasonable, so she did not insist on letting A Qiu in, but instead spoke to her.

"Ah Qiu, wait outside for a moment, I'll go inside and bring out the water."

After Su Nuannuan finished speaking, she went into the house without giving A Qiu a chance to react.

(End of this chapter)