After arriving at the place, Wang Jingxia was shocked just by walking along the outer wall to the gate.
"This, this is all the wall of this house?"
Sister Wang laughed and said, "This place used to be inhabited by royalty and nobles, so how could it not be big?
Think about it, when a wealthy family has a large population, one row of courtyards is not enough for them to live in, so they build courtyards side by side."
"People of different social status have different requirements for the size of their courtyards and the type of gates they use.
Well, it's very complicated. Let me take you inside to see the room."
The two of them walked in through the main gate, and Sister Wang introduced them:
"We are entering the main courtyard. Going inside, there are five courtyards, one on each side of the east and west. The gate leading to the inner courtyard is called the Chuihua Gate.
This is the winding corridor. Following the winding corridor and the cave gate, you can reach the east and west courtyards."
"In general, it's a large square courtyard divided into three columns, and each column has a line.
Follow this line and go in, that's one, two, three, four, five."
Sister Wang first took Wang Jingxia along the central axis, and then turned to the east line.
"Going out this way is the garden. The original owner of the house built a large garden here."
Turn from the corridor into the west courtyard, and you will see the neat five-courtyard building.
After walking around, Wang Jingxia's legs were sore.
She couldn't help but sigh: "Oh, this is really an eye-opener."
“How did such a huge courtyard house survive?”
As far as she knew, most courtyard houses would be requisitioned for people to live in or used for other purposes.
Sister Wang smiled and said, "This yard is so large and complete, and the various departments had different opinions on how to deal with it. It dragged on like this until the owner was vindicated and it was returned directly."
Wang Jingxia: "How much does such a luxurious courtyard cost?"
Sister Wang said, "The owner offered 30,000! It's not a lot of money, but for this yard, it's worth it."
Wang Jingxia felt that her eyes were surrounded by the square walls of the courtyard, and she was in a trance.
It is really too big, she can't afford it and can't hold it!
She said dazedly, "Sister Wang, why don't you introduce me to the courtyard below the third one?"
Sister Wang sighed, a little regretful: "This house has never been sold. The main reason is that 30,000 is not a small amount of money. Even those who can afford it may not want to buy it."
"I saw you were buying houses and thought you could buy one, but this is really too much money. Let me recommend some houses with one or two entrances."
Wang Jingxia nodded repeatedly: "Yes, I like that kind, easy to buy and easy to rent."
Nowadays, who would have so many children? These days, families with many children are poorer, while families with fewer children have a better life.
Besides, everyone likes to live in an apartment building, so who would have the time to live in a courtyard house?
Since they were already there, Sister Wang took her to see the surrounding courtyard houses that were still intact.
"This is a small courtyard with only one entrance. Since it's small and there are few people living there, it will be easier for the owner to clear out the tenants when he returns. He's offering 1,200 now, and if anyone is willing to buy it, we can go through the paperwork right away."
"This is a two-story house. The owner offered 1,500. He's an overseas Chinese and wants to sell it so he can go back abroad."
Wang Jingxia felt that this was right.
In fact, she prefers a three-story house, which is not too big and spacious enough.
The five-story courtyard really scared her. She would be suffocated to death if she went to the toilet.
Sister Wang seemed to read her thoughts and smiled, "Not all five-story houses have adjacent courtyards. Some have separate ones. However, there aren't many well-preserved ones now."
Wang Jingxia nodded in understanding.
There are not many courtyard houses that can be preserved intact. One as large as this one must be given priority for vacating it and arranging for people to live in.
Especially those with good locations, close to some units, can be directly turned into dormitories.
After looking at houses for a day, Wang Jingxia dragged her sore legs back home.
Fortunately, Wan Qingliu and Zhou Yujiao are at home who can cook.
At the dinner table, Wang Jingxia asked, "Second brother, how are you finding tenants?"
Hua Xuguo was in a good mood: "We've rented out three houses today, and more than half of them have been rented out now. Sister-in-law, did you buy a house today?"
Hua Qingping was also curious: "I want to know too. Did you buy a house after a day of looking at houses?"
When Wang Jingxia thought of the courtyard house with five entrances and three rows of houses, she began to feel dizzy again.
"Today I went to see a very large courtyard house. It was so huge that it was scary. Isn't ours a three-story house?
It has three courtyards and two more, and on the side there are two rows of five courtyards. Just walking around the courtyard makes my legs sore."
Hua Wanchi ate her meal in silence. She and her grandmother, the two people who still had memories of later life, had never thought about buying a house, but everyone else in the family was busy preparing for it.
The main reason is that as a person with a lot of luck, she has no shortage of money at all, so there is really no need for her to speculate in real estate.
The bubbles of later generations will burst as soon as they are poked. Now is the time to take advantage of the opportunity and sell some things honestly.
However, it is difficult for one person to influence the general trend, and the idea of her father and aunt buying a house and letting it appreciate in value is actually quite feasible.
"Aunt, I think you have a bit of a heat stroke. I'm going to buy some popsicles after dinner. Do you want me to bring you one?"
Wang Jingxia felt a surge of heat in her body: "Okay, I'll give you the money later."
It's a rare occasion for the child to come and play, so she has to treat him to a popsicle.
Wan Qingliu: "Hey, don't give it to me, I paid for Chi Chi's purchase."
In fact, that was Hua Wanchi's own money, but as her grandmother, Wan Qingliu had become accustomed to covering for her.
Although he came to Beijing for fun, Wan Qingliu had nothing to do and began to feel like selling something.
It doesn't necessarily have to be those small jewelry, gold, ginseng and pearls, they have a lot of them on hand.
Anyway, she had never sold anything in Beijing, so the things she sold wouldn't make a splash at all.
After dinner, Hua Wanchi took Xiao Youzi and Xiangxiang to buy popsicles. Now that technology has developed, there is a freezer in the supply and marketing cooperative.
After several circuit renovation projects over the years, electricity has become both cheap and stable, and some electrical appliances have become more common.
Hua Wanchi asked: "Which one is the most expensive?"
She is not short of money, so she has to try what the most expensive one tastes like.
The salesperson said, "The cream popsicles and chocolate ones are both ten cents each!"
Hua Wanchi turned around and asked the two people, "What do you want to eat?"
Little Grapefruit: "I want the one with cream."
She doesn't really like the bitter taste of chocolate.
Xiangxiang also likes the sweet milky taste of Xiangxiang: "I want the milky taste too."
Hua Wanchi thought for a moment and said, "Give me eight cream popsicles."
There are eight people in the family, one for each of us.
After taking out 80 cents, Hua Wanchi shared the popsicles with his two younger sisters and then quickly ran back home.
If you don't run faster, you'll melt.
In the evening, Hua Wanchi began to discuss with Wan Qingliu what to sell.
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