Lv Beichu held the handlebars tightly. "We can sell it when we don't live in it. Few people in the village sell houses, and we don't have a foundation. If we miss this opportunity, it may be difficult to buy a new one in the future. I happen to have some spare money."
Guo Jingyi pondered for a moment and said, "You're right. It's not good to always live in someone else's house."
The combined rent for her and Lu Beichu is four yuan per month, which is forty-eight yuan per year. The rent over three years would be enough to buy He Weiyuan's house. It is indeed not cost-effective to keep renting a house from a villager.
Lv Beichu's footsteps gained strength. "Let's go back to the village chief and tell him that you will not be working in the county but in the town instead. By the way, let's talk about buying a house. He Liangliang's family has sold their grain and is very short of money now. We can try to lower the price."
When He Haiming found out that Guo Jingyi was not going to the county but to the town, he was a little surprised. This was a big difference.
However, when Lu Beichu proposed to buy He Weiyuan's house, He Haiming became very happy.
In order to raise money, He Liangliang's family sold their grain. They had nothing to eat after the New Year. It would have been fine for He Weiguang, his wife and children to return to the town, as they would have had to eat in the canteen at most and their wages would have been deducted. However, He Liangliang and his wife suffered greatly.
If they starved to death due to lack of food, it would mean that he had failed in his duty as the village chief. However, he could not use the village’s property to provide relief, and he could not pay for it out of his own pocket.
It would be best if the house could be sold.
"I'll take you there right away. He Weiyuan has been living in the old house since he came back, and the new house is still empty."
He Weiyuan, who was pale and thin, looked extremely bad when he saw Lu Beichu and Guo Jingyi coming to buy the house. Of course he was unwilling to sell it, because that was the house he would use to marry a wife.
But he lost a thousand yuan from the family, and when he returned home he became the source of complaints from the family of five, and his sister-in-law Yang Guiju scolded him all the time.
He Liangliang said that the house had to be sold, and He Weiyuan had to write an IOU, and he had to pay back the remaining money after deducting the sale money.
"The house was built less than a month ago, and Weiyuan has lived in it for less than ten days. Everything is new, and the beams and bricks are all high-quality materials. It cost a total of 167 yuan to build the house, and it also took a lot of effort. We don't want to make money, so we'll sell it to you at cost price." He Liangliang drove He Weiyuan back to the room and had a talk with Lu Beichu.
Lu Beichu stared at him. "It's a bit expensive. I budgeted for 130 yuan. After all, it has been occupied. Besides, He Weiyuan had an accident right after it was built. It feels a bit strange. If there were no other suitable houses in the village, we would not consider it."
He Liangliang knew that the other party wanted to lower the price, but his family’s conditions were so bad now. If he couldn’t even get back the cost of building the house, he would be at a huge loss.
He Haiming sat aside without saying a word. He Liangliang was from their village, and it would not be appropriate for him to stand on either side now. This was originally a deal between the two of them.
Once the price is agreed upon, take the land certificate to the village to get a certificate, and then let Lu Beichu go to the town to handle the formalities.
He Weiguang said: "One hundred and thirty yuan is too low. When the house was being built, my mom and wife cooked every day, and my dad and I helped. These costs were not taken into account."
He Liangliang nodded. "That's true, Lu Zhiqing. There's a yard outside the house. The vegetables have already been planted. You can buy some and eat them soon."
Lu Beichu frowned slightly, looking very embarrassed. After a while, he said, "One hundred and forty yuan. This is almost all the money I have left from home."
He Liangliang clasped his hands together and said, "One hundred and fifty yuan, that's the price."
Lu Beichu shook his head, "One hundred and forty-five."
He Weiguang winked at He Liangliang. After the Lantern Festival, he took his wife and children back to the town. The salary was enough for the three of them to eat in the canteen, and there would not be much left. It was impossible for him to let his parents eat dirt and grass in the village.
They also asked in the village these days, but no one was willing to pay for the house. If they missed Lu Beichu, who knows if there will be another one.
He Liangliang lowered his head and closed his eyes. "Okay, then one hundred and forty-five."
This is not just a new house, the foundation is also sold.
Lu Beichu went home and got the money, and then He Liangliang took He Weiyuan to the village committee. Both parties signed the transaction certificate. After the village chief signed it, he handed it to them in triplicate before leaving.
After Lu Beichu completes the formalities in the town and takes the new land certificate to the village for registration, the land will belong to Lu Beichu.
"Comrade Wang Shuning, Comrade Wang Shuning."
Wang Shuning was eating strawberries in the house. When he heard someone calling him outside, he stood up and opened the door.
"Why are you here?"
Ge Nie and Qi Jianping were holding things in their hands and standing at the gate of the yard without coming in.
Ge Nie raised his hand, "Isn't it that I caused you trouble the last two times we met? I took advantage of the New Year to bring you some gifts to wish you a happy new year."
Wang Shuning frowned. They didn't know each other and they were not relatives, friends or elders. Why should they wish each other a happy new year?
Qi Jianping looked at Ge Nie with speechless eyes. What an idiot. He felt embarrassed but insisted on taking himself with him. It was really enough to run so far in the middle of winter and blow in the cold wind.
"Come in." These two men were too tall, and Qi Jianping even had to bend down and lower his head when entering the room.
The door of the room is two meters high and he is estimated to be about 1.9 meters tall.
Goudan ran over from next door, brought a small stool and sat at the door, "Sister Shuning, I'm here to listen to the radio."
"Okay, I'll play it for you." Wang Shuning turned on the radio and tuned it to the channel she often listened to.
He Guochai stared at Ge Nie and Qi Jianping with a fierce look, his gaze not moving even an inch.
The things they brought were placed on the cupboard. There were quite a few things, and they were not the cheapest. "Both times were misunderstandings. You don't have to be so polite."
Ge Nie slapped his thigh nervously, "I was able to get my money back thanks to the information you provided. Otherwise, I wouldn't have caught that female swindler that night."
Qi Jianping raised his eyebrows. It seemed that the information was useless. Even with Wang Shuning's guidance that morning, they still didn't catch Xiaohong.
"Eat oranges." Wang Shuning placed the basket of tangerines in front of them.
Goudan just grabbed a few and put them in his pocket.
Genie waved his hand, "No, I don't want to eat."
Qi Jianping thought his friend was a little silly. The atmosphere was so awkward that if he hadn't eaten anything, he would have just left.
After peeling the skin and putting it in his mouth, Qi Jianping was stunned for a moment. It was as sweet as his own, as if it came from the same batch. "Did you buy it in the county town?"
Wang Shuning paused for half a second and nodded decisively, "Yes, I bought it a few days ago."
Qi Jianping's eyes were somewhat meaningful, "Don't go to the gray area, it's very dangerous."
Ge Nie responded and agreed, "Yes, the car factory gave everyone two kilograms of sugar oranges as New Year's gifts. Some people took them to the black market to sell. They taste exactly like this."
Wang Shuning's emotions were in turmoil and he burped. Was the car factory giving out New Year's goods like tangerines?
Has Aunt Ma’s business reached this point?
"Next time the factory distributes fruits, I'll bring them to you." Ge Nie's mouth was full of oranges and he almost choked on the orange juice while speaking.
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