Chapter 15 Villa
This was the first time for Mo Fei to buy a generator. Before coming to the market, he made a special search online and compared brands, models and prices.
Although she was still a little confused after reading the guide, her memory was surprisingly good now. She memorized all the data directly. When she entered the market, she was particularly confident, as if she was an expert.
"Anyone there?"
Now after 10 am, the weather is as hot as at 2 pm.
Mo Fei, who was afraid of heat, arrived very early. The door of the shop in front of him was open and the goods were placed outside the shop, but there was no sign of the shop owner.
Mo Fei called out twice and was about to go to another store when the small door inside the store rang a few times. The door opened and a middle-aged man in a sweatshirt hurried out.
"Yes, yes, yes. What would you like to buy, madam?" The boss was sweating from the heat and said weakly.
Even so, he was reluctant to turn on the air conditioner in the store.
Mo Fei didn't waste any words: "How much is this diesel generator?"
The boss didn't rush to answer Mo Fei's question: "Are you buying it for yourself or for the company? If you're using it yourself, I suggest you buy a gasoline generator."
Mo Fei shook his head: "For my own use, I want this brand."
Gasoline generators are smaller and more portable than diesel generators, but Morphy has the space on hand, so he doesn’t have to worry about portability and directly chooses a diesel generator that is bulky but fuel-efficient and easy to use.
"This is a silent air-cooled diesel engine from Yuchai Company. It consumes 1.1 liters of fuel per hour and can be converted to dual voltage. It is energy-saving, fuel-efficient, and has low energy consumption. It also has a low-fuel alarm, high-temperature and short-circuit protection. It is the best-selling engine here. Since you are the first one to buy it today, I will give you 5888!"
The boss yawned.
Mo Fei said calmly: "5,000, two, will you sell them?"
The boss really took advantage of her youth and dared to quote a price right away. For the same model, he quoted a price 1,000 higher than the price online.
The boss was stunned.
Based on his years of experience bargaining for groceries and clothes in the market, Mo Fei ran away.
The boss quickly called out to her, "Hey! Don't leave! This is also my store! You can buy from me! I'll sell it to you."
Mo Fei's bargaining was very honest. He did not lower the price to the lowest level, and there was still a profit of several hundred yuan based on the purchase price.
The boss agreed with a painful look on his face, and also gave us several sets of generator tool sets and oil bottles, etc.
The boss also said that he knew the staff at the oil depot and had a channel to sell bulk diesel, and if Mo Fei needed it, he could buy it from him. Mo Fei really needed it.
After buying the diesel generator, he asked the boss to order some more diesel, and then Mo Fei bought several solar power generation systems.
Since there was no need for someone to come to install it for the time being, Mo Fei told him not to deliver the goods and just leave it here.
"This damn hot weather is killing me."
When Mo Fei left, he heard the boss cursing at the door of the store. It seemed that making money did not dispel the depression in his heart.
Why don't you turn on the air conditioner, just in case you don't have the chance to turn it on in the future, Mo Fei thought to himself.
Compared to his boss who only wore a sweatshirt to keep cool, Mo Fei was fully armed.
She was wearing a sun-protective jacket, sleeves, a hat and sunglasses.
There was not a trace of breeze in the air. Although Mo Fei was feeling hot, it did not prevent the sun from burning his skin.
She couldn't help but look up at the sun hanging high in the sky.
The sun was high in the sky, and its brightness was so bright that anyone looking directly at it could not open their eyes.
It's 10 o'clock in the morning and the temperature has reached 37 degrees.
By noon, the temperature may reach over 40 degrees. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a furnace on earth.
Mo Fei's gaze returned to the ground.
There were many cracks on the cement road in front of me. I couldn't see any creeping insects, but some unknown weeds were growing vigorously from the cracks, showing no fear of the high temperature at all.
This high temperature would not be the limit. If Mo Fei was right, the surface of the earth would reach an unprecedented temperature.
What will happen to animals and plants that cannot tolerate high temperatures?
It's probably the law of natural selection, survival of the fittest.
Originally, Mo Fei rented the top floor of Jinshi Garden, intending to turn the rooftop terrace into a small garden like a paradise by installing a heat insulation layer and a sunscreen. However, with the current temperature rise, the rooftop has the largest area exposed to heat, and living there would be stuffy and hot, like living in a "barbecue" life.
Bad move. But luckily she was also preparing to move.
The only thing that makes me sad is that I paid a year's rent, but I've only lived here for less than half a month.
Of course, the most important reason why she wanted to move was to get away from her aunt's family. This family was not very smart, and if they targeted Mo Fei, it would be a headache. In order to avoid a headache, the more than 10,000 yuan would be wasted.
Mo Fei was feeling bad about the money when he suddenly received a WeChat message from the owner of the house in Jinshi Garden.
Judging from what the landlord said, she was applying to the company to transfer back to China. Her words hinted to Mo Fei that she wanted to break the contract and move back home...
Mo Fei was happy in his heart. It was just right that you were destroyed. Wouldn't it be possible to return the rent to me? Mo Fei typed quickly on his phone with both hands. He hesitated and refused to do so, showing his unwillingness, and then finally agreed generously!
The landlord was indeed very happy that Mo Fei was so considerate. He directly deducted half a month's rent and transferred the remaining money to him.
Mo Fei smiled as he looked at the fifteen thousand yuan that came into his account via WeChat.
She called her real estate agent Luo Yonghe and said, "Do you remember the first time I told you what kind of house I wanted? Yes, preferably one with a basement. Now I have another requirement: preferably one in the suburbs. If a house in the suburbs is particularly cheap, I can consider buying it."
In addition to stockpiling daily necessities, the most urgent task is to find a house more suitable than Jinshi Garden as a habitat for the family after the natural disaster. As we all know, the temperature in the suburbs is generally lower than that in the city. The basement can be better insulated after renovation.
Luo Yonghe nodded repeatedly, wrote down Mo Fei's request on a piece of paper and hung up the phone.
After his colleague glanced at the contents of the paper, he stroked his chin and said, "Didn't your client just rent a house? From what she asked, it seems like she wants to escape from the world."
"If I had money, I would also want to hide away from the world." Another agent wailed, "I won't say any more. It's time to meet with my client."
The air conditioner was on in the agency, but they could only rest here for a while as they would soon have to go out and take clients to look at houses.
In this weather, if ghosts go out, they will be reduced to ashes, and if people go out, they will be dried into smoked bacon.
When Luo Yonghe was comparing the houses that met Mo Fei's requirements in the database, his colleague showed his yellow teeth and patted Luo Yonghe on the shoulder: "Actually, I know a house that may meet your client's requirements. But if you make the deal, you have to treat me to a meal."
"Don't even mention eating. I'll even share some with you." Luo Yonghe nodded repeatedly.
"That's great. By the way, don't forget to go to the APP to grab the food! I have set 10 alarms specially." A colleague reminded.
Since the purchase restriction regulations were introduced, all major shopping platforms have released a batch of rice, flour, grain, oil, vegetables, fruits and eggs on a regular basis, and it all depends on your speed.
The weather was so hot that Mo Fei sat in KFC with a cup of iced American coffee in his left hand and an ice cream cone in his right hand, which relieved some of the coolness.
She swiped through her iPad and found that there were still many things she hadn't bought.
When Mo Fei was feeling melancholy, Luo Yonghe called him.
"You found the house I wanted so quickly?" Mo Fei was a little surprised.
This is also the reason why she has been looking for this agency. Apart from anything else, its efficiency in finding houses is really first-class.
"Yes! The house type is very good, it's a single-family villa with a basement, and the location is quite remote. But Miss Mo, we have something to tell you first. This... this used to be a haunted house. The owner originally wanted to sell it at a discount, but the case was quite serious and it couldn't be sold even at half price. The owner is moving to the capital recently, and since no one wants to buy this house, he plans to rent it out first. But don't worry, there is definitely a lot of room for rent." Both Luo Yong and himself spoke without much confidence.
Mo Fei wondered, what kind of treasure room was this that met all her requirements?
Haunted house? What's the fear of haunted house?
"Let's go and look at the house now! Don't ride your broken electric bike. I'll drive to pick you up." Mo Fei rushed out with an iced American coffee.
"Yeah...if you don't like it, I'll find another one...ah???" Luo Yonghe was stunned.
An hour later, Mo Fei picked up Luo Yonghe and parked the car halfway up a mountain in the suburbs.
It is said that cheap goods are not good, and good goods are not cheap.
The owner bought this villa five years ago for a total price of 2.1 million yuan in pursuit of "poetry and distant places", and thought he had found a great bargain.
Who would have known that just two years ago, the homeowner's mother and wife encountered some vicious fugitives while on vacation here.
This place is an hour's drive from the city, and there is no way out.
The fugitive was determined to kill someone, robbed the money and then fled. He did not stop until he reached the border with a neighboring country where he was caught by the police.
I heard that when the police arrived at the villa, the floor of the first floor was covered with blood and broken body parts. It was a horrific scene.
Since then, the homeowner, who was spared because he had to work overtime at the company, has never visited the villa again and directly handed it over to the agency.
It is very expensive to maintain a house that is not occupied for a long time.
Homeowners also have to pay a fee to the cleaning company every year to have them come to clean their homes every other week.
And because the house is a haunted house and is far from the city, the cleaning fee is twice the market price.
The owner of the house has long wanted to sell it, whether it is renting it out or selling it, he would be happy to do so as long as someone is willing to pay any price.
After listening to Luo Yonghe's introduction, Mo Fei, who had originally planned to rent the house, changed his mind: "I bought this house. Can I get a mortgage?"
This villa, surrounded by trees on all sides, still needs drastic renovations before it can become a real disaster shelter.
Only when you have the property rights of the house in your own hands can you avoid the landlord changing his mind and wanting to cancel the lease in the future.
Mo Fei had the original owner's 100,000 yuan in savings, plus the 1.3 million yuan from selling the house and the 500,000 yuan from her parents. After paying the balance of the order, excluding the money spent on online orders and a trip to the black market, she currently had about 1.2 million yuan left.
"Of course!" Xiao Luo didn't expect Mo Fei to change his mind at the last minute. He was overjoyed and immediately called the landlord.
When Huang Leshan heard that Mo Fei wanted to buy a house, he was afraid that Mo Fei would go back on his word, so he immediately made a big concession.
He said that he would sell the house for only 900,000 yuan, showing his sincerity.
Early the next morning, Mo Fei took all the documents and went to the real estate center with the villa's owner Huang Leshan to go through the transfer procedures.
The down payment of 270,000 yuan was transferred to Huang Leshan’s account on time.
Huang Leshan solved this big problem, looked at Mo Fei as if he were a living Buddha, and insisted on treating Mo Fei and the intermediary Xiao Luo to a meal.
After being politely rejected, Huang Leshan stopped forcing it and immediately boarded a plane to the capital. Whoever wants this broken house can have it, but he is now free.
Mo Fei looked at the remaining 930,000 yuan in his savings and sighed. This money was really not easy to spend.
Although 930,000 may seem like a lot, the renovation of the villa alone will cost at least 500,000.
Things have their priorities, and the remaining supplies that have not yet been stored will have to be put on hold for now.
So Mo Fei bought the house quietly without telling anyone.
He hurriedly went to ten banks to apply for credit cards. After raising a credit limit of more than 200,000 yuan, he immediately found a construction team and started to renovate the three-story villa with a basement.
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