Chapter 430
Song Jingzhou heard the two old ladies busying around in the yard, and quickly stood up to help chop the cured chicken.
Su Qingci chatted with Su Changzhi in the living room.
"Uncle, you look much more relaxed. Which school are Sigui and the others in? Are you used to it?"
"It's at the Red Tea School on the street ahead. Your aunt has sent her children there before. It's not far away. You don't need to bring lunch with you. It only takes about ten minutes to run back and eat."
"As for getting used to it, there are differences after all. It will probably take some time to adjust. The writing here is quite different from that on the island, and the accent doesn't fit in. But the students and teachers here are very welcoming. They've made new friends, and I believe it won't take long for them to integrate with everyone."
When talking about their three children, Su Changzhi and Liao Fengmei were both filled with joy. The biggest gain from this trip was the changes in the children.
The children prefer life here to life on the island.
Not only is there no worry about food and clothing here, but studying does not require walking twelve miles like on an island. Sigui sat in his favorite classroom again.
The three children worked very hard and read until very late at night. After all, everything was new to them and they were eager to catch up with their classmates. Seeing the enthusiasm of the children, as parents, we were very happy from the bottom of our hearts.
After having lunch with his family, Song Jingzhou took Su Qingci to West Street Intersection.
Yesterday, Flathead made an appointment with me to look at houses today. I don’t know how many houses they found.
"You guys are finally here, I thought..."
Song Jingzhou said with a smile, "We've already paid the sincerity money, how can we escape?"
"Why, how many sets did you find?"
"Seven. There's one at the west street entrance, one at Zhangjia Hutong, two at Jiaxi Alley, and there are also ones in Maozi Hutong and Liuhuai Alley."
Su Qingci's eyes lit up, "Are there people from Liu Huaixiang?"
"Yes, I have one, but it's a little small."
"Let's go, let's take a look at this one at West Street first."
As they walked, Flathead explained to Su Qingci, "This quadrangle courtyard at West Street has three main rooms with living rooms, a coal shed, utility rooms, a toilet, and a courtyard. Two of the three main rooms have side rooms, so there are six or seven rooms that can be lived in. The owner used to be a wealthy family at West Street, but all his property was taken away after the founding of the People's Republic of China. This house was returned to him ten years ago, and now there are only two of them left in the family."
"Like I told you before, there were two other families living in the house. They were their relatives. We felt sorry for them, and after the street office did some work to make use of the extra room, we let them live there. But it turned out to be easier said than done. The house became a mess, and the real owner was forced to live in the back room for five years."
"The old man's grandson is now grown up and works in a machinery factory. Last year, he spent a lot of money to find connections and was allocated a single room in the factory. The grandfather and grandson can't get along with the people in the family, so they want to sell the house and turn a blind eye to it."
"I've checked the property rights. I have the house and land deeds, and the note in the street office is indeed the old man's name. There is no problem at all."
Su Qingci nodded and said, "Let's see first."
After walking for about ten minutes, they arrived at the courtyard that Pingtourou mentioned. Su Qingci listened to the hawking sounds coming from not far away and asked, "Isn't the intersection of West Street just ahead the best?"
Flathead nodded, "Yes, go ahead fifty meters and there's an alley. It's the entrance to West Street."
Su Qingci was puzzled. "Such a good position, shouldn't it be kept until now?"
Dachang took over the conversation, "Sister, you have no idea how violent the fight was between the two families living there. There are nearly twenty people in total. One person who came to check on the house was beaten and sent to the hospital, and another family had feces thrown out. The whole alley knows about this, and no one dares to get involved."
Song Jingzhou raised his eyebrows, "Then what do we think?"
The flat-headed man curled his lips in a smile and walked forward to push the door open. "Don't worry, those who are working are at work, those who are studying are studying, and the remaining few who are guarding the house, I have someone lead them out."
"Old man Ge~"
"Uncle Ge~"
"Hey, you're here?" A hunched old man in his sixties came up to me with a nervous look on his face.
"You guys want to buy a house, right?"
"Come on, come on in. Comrade Chang has told you about my family situation, right? If you accidentally run into me later, just say we're old acquaintances who came to visit me."
Su Qingci and Song Jingzhou nodded and followed him into the yard. Looking at the door that was wider than that of ordinary houses, they could tell that the house was not ordinary.
Sure enough, after entering, there is a large courtyard on the right. There is space for flowers and plants at the corner of the courtyard wall, and there are many decorative holes with ancient charm on the half-person-high wall.
On the left are rows of rooms, the outermost of which is a roof built with pillars. Below is a corridor, with three large rooms side by side. There is also a toilet and utility room at the end of the yard, and the coal shed is on the right as you enter from the gate.
The green bricks and tiles are in very good condition and basically do not need to be renovated. You can move in after cleaning. Just looking at the toilet, Su Qingci is very satisfied.
Uncle Ge nervously introduced, "The three large rooms are not small. Two of them have side rooms and living rooms. The other one is smaller. Although it doesn't have a side room, its living room is also quite small. If you include the courtyard, the total area is more than three acres."
"It's just that I don't have the key, but they treat it like their own home and keep it pretty clean."
Su Qingci calculated in his mind that one mu of land was 66 square meters, and more than three mu was more than 200 square meters, which was indeed not small.
"Uncle, how much do you want for this house?"
Uncle Ge opened his mouth, then turned to look at Dachang's expression. Dachang was anxious, "Uncle Ge, why are you looking at me? Just tell me how much you want."
"Look, is 1800 okay? The Housing Authority is willing to take 1200 for a house this size that's not as good as mine and has been in disrepair for a long time. But their price is fixed, it's too low, I can't bear it. This house cost almost 800 yuan to build, and all the materials used are top-notch. It's enough to build three rooms for others. But there is one thing: the people living in it have to clear it out yourself. I can't do it."
"Hey, if the people inside hadn't been chased away, I would have sold it for over 2,000!"
Su Qingci and Song Jingzhou looked at each other and saw surprise in each other's eyes. The location behind the West Street intersection, 1800, was a great bargain. You know, this location is almost the most central area of Kyoto.
"Okay, sir, you can go through the formalities whenever you are free."
When the old man heard the other party was so happy, he became nervous. "You really want it? Don't you want to think about it again? No bargaining?"
"Yes, sir, we really want it. If you have time, we'll go to the Housing Authority right now. We have money on us."
"Hey, hey, wait a minute, I'm going to look for the deed."
Flathead Meat and Large Intestine didn't say much. Seeing that it was done, both of them had huge surprise on their faces.
Uncle Ge went to the utility room and looked around, then followed Su Qingci to the Housing Management Bureau. Su Qingci took the opportunity to rummage through his backpack and took out a wad of money and a passbook and showed them to Uncle Ge.
"I'll give you 800 in cash first. After the house registration is completed, you can go to the post office with me and I will pick it up for you."
"well."
As they walked, Grandpa Ge said to Su Qingci, "I have an acquaintance at the Housing Authority. When you go there later, just say you are my nephew's daughter, that is, my sister's granddaughter."
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