It turned out that Uncle Hu's house was right next door. He piled the chess pieces in the middle of the table, took the table home, and closed the door, "Let's go!"
Wen Nuan excitedly followed the two uncles to the next street.
It’s not far, only about ten minutes’ walk, and we arrived at the shop that Uncle Hou mentioned.
The door of the shop was locked. Uncle Hou led Wen Nuan around to a door at the back and knocked on it. "Lao Li, Lao Li, are you home?"
"Who is it?" An old and vicissitudes voice sounded from inside.
"I, Lao Hou!"
The door creaked open.
An old man with gray hair and a weathered face came out, "Old Hou, why are you here? Oh, and Old Hu, who is this girl?"
"Come on, let's go inside and talk!"
"Oh, well, come in!"
The old man stepped aside and let Uncle Hou, Uncle Hu and Wen Nuan in. He looked around and then closed the door.
"What's the matter?"
"Aren't you going to sell this house? I'll bring the girl to take a look!" Uncle Hou said directly without any greetings.
"This girl?" The old man looked at Wen Nuan with suspicion, "Can I buy this girl? My house is not cheap!"
"What? You look down on me!" Uncle Hou didn't like what he heard, and glared at her. "Do you know whose girl this is?"
"Whose girl is this?" The old man looked at Uncle Hou in confusion.
"This is Teacher Wen's girl, Wen Shichu, Teacher Wen!"
"My daughter's high school teacher, Mr. Wen?"
"Yes, that Teacher Wen. There is only one Teacher Wen here!"
"Oh, so she's Teacher Wen's daughter. That's great!"
"Hurry up and take me to the shop in front of you and take a look at the backyard. Then tell me the price. If it's suitable, I'll take it!"
"Okay, then follow me and take a look!"
Wen Nuan didn't say a word, and Uncle Hou took care of it right away.
"Go ahead, girl. Follow Lao Li to the shop in front. Lao Hu and I will be waiting for you here!"
"Oh, all right, Uncle Hou!"
Old Li did not lead Wen Nuan into the shop through the front gate, but led her directly into the shop through the door in the yard that was connected to the shop.
The shop is not big, only about 60 square meters, and the layout inside can be clearly seen. What surprised Wen Nuan is that a small kitchen is directly separated out inside the shop.
Seeing Wen Nuan looking at the small kitchen with surprise, Lao Li said with some nostalgia: "That small kitchen was when I opened the pub. It was specially separated for making side dishes. There was a stove inside, but it was not big."
"That's good," Wen Nuan just said.
After hearing what Wen Nuan said, Lao Li stopped talking and just stood aside, letting Wen Nuan look around by herself.
Wen Nuan walked around the shop and was very satisfied. The shop was still well preserved and it would be very simple to redecorate. She only needed to paint the walls white, clear out all the broken tables, chairs and counters in the shop and replace them with new ones.
"Uncle, the front looks OK to me, can we go to the backyard and take a look?"
"Of course, I'll take you to the backyard!" When Old Li saw that Wen Nuan was very satisfied, he became excited and quickly took Wen Nuan to the backyard.
"The main house in the backyard has a large bedroom, a small bedroom, a small study and a living room. The east wing was my warehouse in the past, where I stored wine and other things. The west wing is the kitchen, the woodshed and the toilet. Take a look!"
The layout of the backyard is similar to that of Wen Nuan's backyard, but it is slightly smaller. However, if Mr. and Mrs. Wang occasionally stay here, they will be able to live here comfortably.
"Alas, a lot of the furniture in the house was smashed and stolen when the accident happened. We old couple wanted to go to live with our daughter, so we didn't buy new ones. You can use the remaining ones when you see that they are usable, and throw away the unusable ones!"
Wen Nuan looked around and found that every place was suitable!
Wen Nuan and Lao Li were the only two people in the room, so Wen Nuan asked directly, "Uncle, how much do you plan to sell this house for?"
"Girl, for the sake of our relationship, I won't ask you for anything. Just give me the money. How about 10,000 yuan?"
Wen Nuan could accept this price, but she didn't have that much cash on hand. After thinking for a while, she asked, "I don't have that much cash. Can I use something else to pay for it?"
"What do you mean?" Old Li was a little unresponsive for a moment.
"I have about 4,000 yuan in cash, and I also have gold bars and 100-year-old wild ginseng. Can I use the gold bars or wild ginseng to pay for the remaining money?"
Wen Nuan saw that Lao Li was a little hesitant after she finished speaking, and then she said, "If you just want cash, that's fine, but you have to wait two days. I'll give it to you when I have enough cash!"
Old Li thought for a long time, and as if he had made up his mind, he said, "Four thousand is four thousand. For the rest, I want two gold bars and a wild ginseng. The wild ginseng must be more than a hundred years old. Do you think it's okay?"
Wen Nuan secretly calculated in her heart that she was at a slight disadvantage, but she really liked this place. Never mind, it was okay to lose a little. There would be a lot of room for appreciation in the future, so she would still make money!
"Okay, I want it!"
After saying this, Lao Li kept staring at Wen Nuan nervously. Now that he saw that Wen Nuan agreed, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Then when do we go through the formalities?" asked Lao Li.
"How about tomorrow afternoon? I don't have classes this afternoon. I'll bring my things over and we can go to the Housing Authority to handle the paperwork. How about that?"
"Okay, then I'll pack my luggage today and take the train to visit my daughter tomorrow night!"
After the two of them made an agreement, they left the house and went to the yard.
Uncle Hou and Uncle Hu saw that both of them were happy, knowing that the matter was done, and smiled at each other, "It's done, let's go!"
"Okay, thank you so much Uncle Hou and Uncle Hu today!" Wen Nuan said with a smile.
"Just saying thank you won't be enough!" Uncle Hou joked.
"Then why not do it now? I'll call my dad tonight and invite Uncle Hou, Uncle Hu, and Uncle Li, and we'll go eat hot pot together!"
"I think that's a good idea. Ever since your father came back, we've wanted to go get together with him, but we never had the chance. So today, let you spend some money and treat us old guys to a hotpot!" Uncle Hou said with a smile.
"Okay, Uncle Hou, Uncle Hu, Uncle Li, let's meet at the old hot pot restaurant. How about five o'clock? I'll go back and call my dad and mom to come together!"
"Okay, it's settled!"
"I won't go," Lao Li said hesitantly, "I'll pack my luggage tonight, and buy a ticket to go see my daughter tomorrow after I finish the formalities. I won't go."
Uncle Hou and Uncle Hu saw the reluctance on Lao Li's face and did not force him. "Okay, Lao Li, we two brothers wish you a safe journey!"
"Okay, gentlemen, we will remain as friends forever, and we'll meet again!" Old Li said, just like he did when he opened the tavern before.
"See you later!"
"Old Li, take care of yourself!"
The three old men all knew that after this separation, they might never see each other again...
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