Chapter 131 Buying a Big House
"Come on, come in, this is it." Li Yaren opened the door with the key.
Gu Yan supported Li Wanqing and followed him. Li Wanqing looked around the house carefully.
There are two gatehouses on each side as you enter the door, which should be where the gatekeeper Xiao Si lives.
Then, walking further in, you will see a house shaped like an inverted U-shaped Chinese character, with three main rooms, two side rooms, and a wing room on the east and west sides.
There is a moon gate next to the ear room, and a courtyard on each side.
There is also a main room in the courtyard, with an ear room on the east and west sides, but there is a wing room on only one side.
Li Yaren opened the door again and let them in to take a look.
The large furniture inside is still there, and there is a big kang in the east room, which is the standard configuration for wintering in the north.
There is a big bed in the west room. Although it is not the step-out bed that Li Wanqing likes, it is also a large bed made of fine mahogany with carved patterns.
Against the north wall of the east room are two large wardrobes and a dressing table. Against the east wall are two armchairs, and between the two armchairs is a coffee table.
The west room has two large wardrobes, just like the east room, but the dressing table has been replaced with a desk.
There is a wall of bookshelves against the west wall, but there is no book on it now.
The layout of the second courtyard is similar to that of the first courtyard, and there are also two cross-courtyards in the east and west, but there are no houses in the cross-courtyards, but gardens.
There are no flowers at this time of year, but there are buds growing on the trees.
The last house is not very good. It is built against the north wall and is slightly lower than the previous house, but it is also made of blue bricks and tiles.
It looked like the servants' residence, so Li Wanqing went to the cross-courtyard of the third courtyard to take a look.
The east wing is the kitchen, and the west wing is the woodshed and toilet.
Li Yaren took Gu Yan and Li Wanqing to look around the house inside and out, and then returned to the house at the entrance of the courtyard.
"Brother Gu, what do you think? This house is nice, right? Let me tell you, several families have taken a fancy to this house, but they didn't buy it because they thought it was too expensive." Li Yaren said.
There is still a gap between this three-courtyard house and the modern quadrangle courtyard, after all, the times are different.
This three-courtyard house looks rough and not very refined, but it is considered good in this era.
Gu Yan was also very satisfied with this courtyard, but he still glanced at Li Wanqing first, and after getting her nod, he said, "The courtyard is indeed nice, but the price is indeed a bit expensive. Brother Li, can you see if you can make it a little cheaper?"
"Brother Gu, when the owner of this house was handed over to me, he said two thousand five hundred taels. Do you think this is okay? Two thousand four hundred taels, and I don't want my fifty taels commission." Li Yaren said with embarrassment.
"Brother Li, I won't argue with you either. Two thousand two hundred taels. If you agree, I will pay the money and go through the formalities." Gu Yan knew that all businessmen were like this. Although it seemed difficult, there was actually a lot of room for bargaining.
He estimated that the house was worth at most two thousand taels of silver. Even if it was two thousand two hundred taels, Li Ya would still be able to make some money, just a little less.
"No, no, this is too low. Two thousand four hundred taels, no less." Li Yaren shook his head like a rattle.
"That's all I can do, Brother Li. How about you look for another house? One that's a little cheaper?"
We don't have much money, and after buying a house we have to renovate it, otherwise we won't be able to live in it.
And as you can see, my wife is going to give birth in a few months, so I have to save some money for backup.
I really can't afford that much money." Gu Yan said in embarrassment.
Li Yaren didn't think Gu Yan was lying. He had dealt with Gu Yan several times and knew he was a sincere man. He probably wasn't lying.
Then I thought about how this house had been in my hands for several months and had not been sold yet.
It took a lot of effort for Gu Yan and his friends to find a house they liked. If they don't want it because they can't agree on the price, it will be difficult to find a buyer for the house in a short time.
Forget it, it doesn’t matter if I earn less. I still have something to earn, which is better than losing everything.
Thinking of this, Li Yaren gritted his teeth, stamped his feet and said, "Alright, I'm really losing money on this house to gain publicity. If we weren't acquaintances, I definitely wouldn't give it to you at this price."
Gu Yan smiled faintly and thought to himself that if I believed you, then hell do you think I would believe you. There is no business in the world that doesn't make money. The only difference is how much money you make.
Although he thought so in his heart, Gu Yan still said: "Thank you for taking care of me, Brother Li. I will treat you to a meal at the Banquet Hall later. Let's have a good drink together."
Next, the three of them returned to the brokerage firm. Gu Yan took out the silver note and handed it to Li Ya Ren, then followed Li Ya Ren to the government office to handle the transfer procedures.
After leaving the yamen, Li Wanqing had another courtyard with three entrances under her name.
This was something Gu Yan had thought of a long time ago. No matter how much real estate their family had in the future, it would all belong to his wife.
This will also save his parents and brothers from coming to complain in the future.
"Here, Brother Gu, here's the title deed. This is the key to the house, I'll give it to you as well. I won't go with you." After leaving the yamen, Li Ya Ren handed the title deed and the key to Gu Yan.
"Okay, Brother Li, you go ahead and do your work. I'll treat you to lunch at the Yanbinlou Restaurant. I hope you'll do me the honor, Brother Li. I'll pick up Uncle Liu later." Gu Yan said.
"Okay, I will definitely go." Li Yaren also wanted to make friends with Gu Yan. After all, in just one year, Gu Yan had already bought two shops and a farm from him (the farm in Qingshan Town was sold to Gu Yan by Manager Liu and had nothing to do with Li Yaren), and now he bought a big house.
Who knows if Gu Yan will buy it again in the future?
Besides, in their line of work, the key is to make money through harmony. They can get along with everyone. Even if you don't buy a shop or yard from them, sometimes a piece of useful information can also mean money.
After seeing Li Yaren off, Gu Yan and Li Wanqing returned to their newly bought house.
The house is so big that they can't clean it up by themselves.
"Wife, should we go buy two servants first? Otherwise, we won't be able to manage such a big yard.
And you'll need someone to help you after you give birth." Gu Yan helped Li Wanqing sit on the chair.
Gu Yan had already wiped the chair clean and asked Li Wanqing to take out a cotton pad from the space to put on it.
"Well, let's go now, buy some servants and ask them to clean up. You have to run back, otherwise I will have no excuse to take out the Seven-Leaf Flower." Li Wanqing said.
They left as soon as they said they would, and without any hesitation, the two of them got on the carriage to find the matchmaker.
Half an hour later, Gu Yan and Li Wanqing returned to the house.
But this time there was a family of three behind them.
This was bought by them. The man is in his forties and his name is Wang Shulin, and the woman is Qiu Yuezhen. They are husband and wife.
With the two people was their youngest son, who was only twelve years old.
They were bought from somewhere else by a matchmaker last year, but they were not sold because they requested that the three of them stay together.
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