Of course I would, how could I not? After asking, I found out it was not far away, but it was not the small house full of people that Qiu Jianshe mentioned.
It’s less than two kilometers away from here. Although it’s a bit remote compared to the bigger one just now, it’s also in a good location.
The owner directly asked for 14,000. "Don't bother bargaining with me. I originally planned to sell this yard for 20,000. It's just that we get along well. You just bought my yard too. If we put the two together, I'll charge you 40,000..."
Qiu Yuling pretended to be embarrassed for a moment, then agreed without hesitation, "Sure, but I don't have that much money with me today. So, I'll give you a portion of the deposit first, and we'll go through the transfer procedures first. After the process is completed, I'll send the rest to you.
Don't worry, I'm not someone who keeps his word. Even if things get worse, the house is still here..."
The seller still trusted the buyer quite a bit. He thought he was a young overseas Chinese from some unknown family, naive and generous.
It is definitely too late to go to the government department at this time today, but it does not prevent the two from confirming the property rights and signing the sales contract first.
The contract terms were drafted by Qiu Yuling, and the buyer and seller negotiated and reached an agreement on specific terms such as the house price, payment method, delivery time, and liability for breach of contract.
Due to the special nature of the Siheyuan, the contract must also clearly state the seller's commitments and responsibilities, such as historical issues left over from the house, ownership status, etc.
She outlined almost everything she could think of in the contract.
The seller looked at the lengthy contract and retracted his previous dismissive attitude. This was not just naivety, it was clearly playing the pig to eat the tiger.
However, since the other party gave the money so readily, he still thought that he was an overseas Chinese.
Qiu Yuling did not correct his thoughts. The other party was not ignorant. The two of them talked about business and did not ask each other anything else.
After drafting two copies, Qiu Yuling also inspected the other party's property rights certificate, etc., and once again emphasized the time and place of meeting tomorrow before they each went home.
Qiu Jianshe had been waiting outside and heard a few words here and there, but in accordance with the principle of not making trouble if you don't understand, he didn't jump out to say anything.
Now that there were no outsiders around, he couldn't hold back any longer. "Yuling, 40,000 yuan! Our family can't save up that much money even if we don't eat or drink for a lifetime. You can't treat this as a joke..."
He was extremely nervous at the moment and wanted to persuade his daughter. After all, others were selling in a panic. His daughter had spent so much money to buy it. If she went through this kind of thing again, her money and house would be wasted. "... Then we won't be able to find the grave to cry at."
Another question was where did she get so much money? Qiu Jianshe was even more worried because his family didn't have so much money. Even if he and his wife emptied their savings, they couldn't come up with this much. He was very worried that his daughter would make a mistake.
While he was waiting outside, he had carefully calculated that if he asked his sons for a loan, he might be able to borrow some, but it would definitely not be enough to raise 40,000...
After hearing this, Qiu Yuling looked mysterious. "It's okay, Dad. I still have some good stuff. I can sell one or two. The timing is perfect. Can you accompany me to take pictures of my home?"
Qiu Yuling spotted a Hong Kong businessman and followed him all the way before going up to him to talk to him. Fortunately, she was well prepared and was carrying a large bag when she went out at noon. When Qiu Jianshe and Li Qingmei asked her about it, she just vaguely said it was a bowl.
Seeing that the other party was really planning to go shopping, she took out a thick yellow cloth from her bag and spread it on the ground, and placed the exquisite wooden box on top of the cloth...
"Girl, what's in your box?"
Qiu Yuling raised her eyelids deliberately, "Even if I tell you, you might not understand."
The person asking the question laughed. "How do you know I don't understand if you didn't tell me? You are looking down on me, little girl."
He was attracted by the exquisitely carved wooden box. Seeing that the outer packaging was so "luxurious", he became even more curious about what was inside.
People had already stopped in front of Qiu Yuling's stall. After whetting their appetites, she pretended to be so excited that she couldn't help herself. "What do you know? This is handed down from my ancestors. One is still in the Friendship Store in Shanghai.
If you don’t believe me, take a look. The price tag inside is 30,000 foreign exchange coins…” You know, at this moment, one foreign exchange certificate is worth two yuan at its highest, which means that the thing she mentioned is worth 60,000 yuan.
As the crowd gathered, the buyer, who had been chatting the whole time, raised his voice slightly, "Are you talking about a yellow-ground enameled, rouge-red landscape-patterned bowl?"
Qiu Yuling was very surprised and looked like, "How did you know that?"
"Is this really an enameled yellow-ground, rouge-red landscape bowl? Little girl, if it's genuine, I'm willing to pay a high price for it, but I need to inspect it first."
"Of course it's real. One of our ancestors worked there, and this has been passed down through generations. If not... if not, we wouldn't have taken it out. I can show it to you. I'll hold it, and you can see it. If it gets bumped or scratched, you can't afford to pay for it!"
The overseas Chinese businessman agreed. He also brought a flashlight with him. With Qiu Yuling's support, he used both the flashlight and the magnifying glass, looking very professional.
Sometimes he asked Qiu Yuling to lift it higher, sometimes he asked her to turn it over, and he looked at it over and over again for half an hour. More and more people gathered around.
"Miss, can you please excuse me for a moment? Don't worry, I'm a serious businessman and won't do anything. It's just that there are too many people here..."
Qiu Yuling carefully put the bowl back, covered the box, wrapped it with silk cloth, and wrapped it tightly layer by layer before putting on her bag and motioning him to follow.
Qiu Jianshe stood by and provided protection.
After avoiding the crowd, she spoke first, "Sir, I believe you have already confirmed the authenticity of this enamel yellow ground openwork rouge red landscape bowl.
The Friendship Store wants foreign exchange coupons, selling them for 30,000. I want Chinese currency, which is 10,000 less. Please don't bargain. I'm taking advantage of the current liberalization and planning to take my elderly family members out, so I'm eager to sell them at a low price."
Real buyers dare not bargain openly, for fear that if they miss this opportunity, they will miss it too.
The overseas Chinese businessman was just as eager as Qiu Yuling, who had just seen the courtyard house. After a brief hesitation, he agreed, "But you have to give me this box as well."
Qiu Yuling looked as if she was asking, "Sir, this box is also an antique. It's made of Huanghuali wood from the Yongzheng period, and carved by a master. Look at the carving, the color, and the genuine materials..."
"Ten thousand, plus another ten thousand, I want to take the whole set away!"
"Okay, if you weren't talking too much, I would have sold it for 20,000. It's because we get along, and you just bought my enameled yellow-ground, rouge-red landscape bowl. Combined, I'd give you 60,000..."
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