We took the bus to visit Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City.

At present, these scenic spots in the imperial capital are not too popular. Unlike decades later, they require reservations in advance and the waiting time can easily be several hours.

It is easy to get tired visiting these attractions, especially since Lin Xiuqin is pregnant.

After playing until around 1:00 p.m., Chen Wang left the scenic area with his wife and little girl.

After finding a restaurant to eat and drink, we returned to the hotel.

"Wife, Xiaoyu, you two can take a nap here and rest for a while. I'll go find someone to check on the house, and then we can go out for a walk in the evening."

After entering the room, Chen Wang said to the two of them.

"Brother, what house are you looking at?"

The little girl asked with a puzzled look on her face.

Lin Xiuqin also looked at him with confusion.

Chen Wang told everyone in detail about his plan to buy a house in the capital.

"Wife, believe me, wait a few more years, in the early 1990s, the capital's housing prices will begin to skyrocket, and by then the money we invest now will be rewarded a hundredfold."

"This is the capital of our country. Look at Tokyo, the capital of the United States, and the economic center of New York. How much have the housing prices increased?"

"So, this is also one of my plans for coming to the imperial capital. You will support me, right?"

After saying that, Chen Wang looked at Lin Xiuqin seriously.

If my wife is not him, I don’t know how high the housing prices in the capital will rise in the future.

The family’s money doesn’t come easily. If his wife is reluctant to give it and insists on not agreeing, he will choose to listen to her.

Anyway, there are still the two boxes of silver dollars buried underground to provide a bottom line, and there are still a few years before housing prices rise. He can persuade her patiently, and as the family savings increase, her wife will eventually agree.

Unexpectedly, Lin Xiuqin agreed without much hesitation and nodded with a smile.

"That's great. I knew you would support me, wife. You are so kind."

Chen Wang walked up to her quickly, hugged her and kissed her hard.

Lin Xiuqin was caught off guard, her pretty face turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye, and she pushed him away shyly.

"Oh, shame on you."

The little girl covered her eyes with her hands and looked at them through her fingers.

"Then I'm leaving. If anyone knocks on the door, don't open it. Just pretend that no one is inside. Got it?"

Chen Wang gave a warning.

The public security these days is really not that good. Even in the capital, there are still many shady things happening.

"I know, brother, don't worry, I will protect my sister-in-law."

The little girl patted her chest to assure.

Lin Xiuqin rubbed her head with a gentle smile.

"Okay, I'm leaving now."

Chen Wang smiled and nodded, turned and walked out of the room, closing the door.

…

…

At this time in the early 1980s, there were also people buying and selling houses.

For example, Pan Shiyi, a business tycoon who became rich by speculating in real estate decades later, started doing so in this year.

Chen Wang took a bus to an area within the Third Ring Road where courtyard houses were densely populated. He strolled through the alleys, observing the courtyard houses with interest.

Any courtyard here was something he would not have dared to ask for before he traveled through time.

I didn't expect that when I went back to this era decades ago, I didn't have a proper job, but I saved enough money to buy a courtyard house.

On a telephone pole, Chen Wang saw an advertisement posted on it.

It is the address and landline phone number of a real estate agency.

Chen Wang wrote down the landline phone number and then found a coin-operated public telephone booth nearby.

At that time, it cost five cents to make a local call, and this kind of public telephone booth could only insert five-cent coins. One-cent or two-cent coins would not respond.

Chen Wang took out the coins from his pocket and found a five-cent coin, so he threw it in directly. Then he picked up the phone and pressed the numbers he had just written down one by one.

“Beep…beep…”

After the busy tone sounded three times, the call was connected.

"Hello."

"Hello, is this company xx?"

“Yes, do you want to buy or sell a house?”

"I want to buy a courtyard house."

"No problem. We have a lot of courtyard houses. Would you like to come over and take a look, or should I come find you? What's your name?"

"My last name is Chen. Please come and see me. I'm... here. I saw the advertisement you posted. You should have a house here, right?"

"Yes, yes. Please wait a moment. I'll be there soon."

"Well, I'll wait for you over here in the phone booth."

"Okay, okay."

After saying that, Chen Wang hung up the phone.

About ten minutes later, a young man came riding a bicycle.

“Mr. Chen!!”

Hearing the shout, Chen Wang looked towards the young man and waved with a smile.

The young man rode his bike up to the front, parked it, got out, walked quickly forward and extended his right hand.

"Hello, Mr. Chen. My last name is Tang. You can just call me Xiao Tang."

"Hello!"

Chen Wang smiled and shook hands with him.

"Mr. Chen doesn't look very old. If you don't mind, I'll call you Brother Chen!"

"OK."

"Do you want to buy the courtyard house here?"

"Yes."

"What are the requirements?"

"I don't have any big requirements, just a good price-performance ratio. I bought it mainly for investment."

"Oh, no wonder. Your accent doesn't sound like you're from the imperial capital."

"Yes, I'm from Hubei Province."

Chen Wang said with a smile.

"That's quite far. You are not an ordinary person to come to the capital from so far away to buy a house. Many rich people come to the capital to buy houses now."

"Not that exaggerated?"

"Then shall I take you to see it?"

"Well, thank you for your help."

"You're too polite. That's what I do. It's my duty. Let's go. There's a house for sale over there. I'll take you to see it."

"good!"

Soon, the two arrived at a courtyard house.

"Look, this house covers an area of ​​about 400 square meters, and the floor area is about 200 square meters. The north side is the main house with a total of five rooms, the east and west wing rooms have three rooms each, and the south room has four rooms, as well as this pavilion and fish pond..."

Xiao Tang introduced it to him enthusiastically with a smile.

Chen Wang looked around with a smile on his face and thought it was nice, except that the house was a little too old.

"How much is this yard?"

"Brother Chen, I see that you really want to buy it, so I won't beat around the bush with you. This yard is 15,000, fixed price!"

"Fifteen thousand? Isn't that a bit expensive?"

Chen Wang looked thoughtful.

"Brother Chen, two years ago, the price might have been a bit high, but it's different now. Many wealthy bosses have realized the value of real estate in the capital. The prices of these old houses in the capital have been rising, and many owners have chosen not to sell them."

Xiao Tang said seriously.

Chen Wang nodded thoughtfully, not realizing that he said that on purpose.