Chapter 469 Looking at Houses
The old man raised an eyebrow: "Oh? Are you planning to buy a yard around here?"
Tan Chen nodded: "If there is a suitable one, I will consider it."
The old man threw away the chess piece in his hand and stood up: "You are right to ask me this question."
After saying that, he pointed to a yard not far ahead and said, "That's it, my nephew's yard. I'll take you there to have a look."
Tan Chen and Shang Ruoting followed the old man.
The old man said as he walked, "This yard was left by my eldest brother. My nephew thought it was too far from his workplace, so he rented a house near his workplace and rented this place to someone else.
A few days ago, he told me that he wanted me to keep an eye out for him, as he wanted to sell this yard and buy a house near his workplace.
But old man, let me be frank: this courtyard is for sale as a whole, and the price is not cheap. If you are young and don’t have sufficient funds, you’d better not consider it.”
Tan Chen smiled and didn't explain anything. He said that he would talk about the price after seeing the house.
The gate to the courtyard was a standard doorway, a bit broken, and the Spring Festival couplets pasted on it had turned from their original red to pink and white due to wind and sun.
The old man walked forward and pushed open the door, which made a creaking sound.
The overall area of the yard is not small. It is estimated to be about 400 square meters including the buildings. It is a very standard courtyard house.
The yard is surrounded by houses on the east, west, south and north sides. The blue brick corridors connect to each room. There are a lot of miscellaneous items piled up in the yard, and there are clothes hanging to dry.
There are 3 main rooms, 2 east and west wing rooms, and 3 back rooms, among which the easternmost room has a doorway.
Shang Ruoting and Tan Chen were looking carefully when a door in the east wing opened and a middle-aged woman who looked to be in her forties walked out.
"Uncle Li, are you bringing someone to look at the house again?"
Uncle Li smiled and nodded: "Bring these two young comrades to have a look."
The woman looked at Shang Ruoting and Tan Chen carefully, then said, "Uncle Li, I don't mean to criticize you, but I know your nephew is anxious to sell this house, but how much does such a large yard cost? Not everyone can afford it. I think you should work harder."
In the middle-aged woman's mind, this house cannot be sold at all. These days, people are lucky enough to have enough food and drink. Who has so much money to buy a house?
At the same time, she also had a selfish motive, hoping that the house would not be sold in the near future so that she would not have to work hard to find a house to move to.
In fact, Uncle Li didn't think that the young couple could afford to buy this yard. It was just because the young man had just given him a suggestion, and he felt reluctant not to take them to see it.
"Haha, I'm free anyway, and the house isn't bad."
When the middle-aged woman heard Uncle Li say this, she curled her lips and went back to the house.
Shang Ruoting and Tan Chen were too lazy to pay attention to the woman. They looked around the yard and asked to take a look at the structure of the house.
"Uncle, can you take a look inside the room?"
Uncle Li thought the two would just take a quick look and leave, but he didn't expect they wanted to take a look at the house.
"There is still a main house and a west wing that have not been rented out. You can go and have a look."
Shang Ruoting and Tan Chen sincerely wanted to buy the yard, so they ignored the old man's helplessness and went to see the main house first.
The room is not very big, but the lighting is good.
There is nothing in the house, and it looks a bit empty.
However, these are not the shortcomings of the house. If they buy this yard, they will definitely renovate it and it will become a warm home.
The two of them looked at the main house and then went to see the west wing. The indoor area was about the same as the main house. Although it was a wing, it looked nice too.
All in all, Shang Ruoting and Tan Chen were very satisfied with this yard, no matter its size or the structure of the house.
Although they had no other courtyards to refer to, Shang Ruoting, who possessed the soul of later generations, had seen many such courtyards. This was the most standard courtyard with unlimited appreciation potential.
The same was true for Tan Chen. When he was serving as a soldier in the capital, he had the chance to see several courtyard houses. Either the houses were too dilapidated or the area was small, and none of them felt as good as the courtyard in front of him.
After the couple exchanged glances, Tan Chen asked, "Uncle, I wonder how much you plan to sell this yard for?"
The old man still thought it was impossible for the two to buy this yard, so he casually said: "Two"
Although Shang Ruoting could tell the quality of a courtyard house, she still didn't know much about the price.
After hearing the quote, I was moved.
In her opinion, the yard was too cheap, and two was the asking price, so there was probably still room for bargaining.
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