During the summer vacation, Tang Baozhu had nowhere to go, so she stayed at school. Like many others, she only went back to her hometown or places not far from Beijing.
When I had nothing to do, I would get together with the group of people who had gone to the countryside with me, and occasionally go to the black market to save up money. When the policy came out in July that allowed buying and selling houses, I would wander around the area near the school to see where houses would be for sale.
Tang Baozhu never did anything futile. After wandering around for only a few days, she was stopped by an old man.
"Young lady, I've seen you wandering around here for two or three days now. I heard you're looking to buy a house, is that right? Do you have any requirements for the house? Let's see if I can help you?"
"Grandpa, thank you very much. I'm studying at the university next door. Now that houses can be bought and sold, I'm thinking of buying one so I can stay in Beijing after graduation and not go back. I don't have any particular requirements for the house, since I'll be living alone anyway, but I'd like it to be as spacious as possible because I like to hoard things. Grandpa, do you know any places there?"
The old man pretended to be reserved and thought for a moment, then said, "Young lady, to be honest, my family has a house, but you live alone. My house is a bit too big for one person, and I don't know if you'll be satisfied with it."
The old man was just worried about the young woman buying a house. He just wanted to buy one that she could live in herself, maybe just one or two rooms. His own houses, the smallest of which were two courtyards, and the largest were four courtyards.
If it weren't for his children wanting to go abroad, he wouldn't have planned to sell all the houses. But he's so old, how could he possibly persuade his children?
He knew that the circumstances of the past few years had terrified his children, who had been sent to the farms with him for years. He understood their fear and anxiety after they finally returned, so he agreed to their plan to sell the house and go abroad.
"Grandpa, could you take me to see the house? Money is no problem, as long as I'm satisfied."
"Okay, come with me!"
The old man stopped talking and walked straight ahead. Tang Baozhu also kept quiet and followed behind him. Halfway there, the old man suddenly said, "Do you have any yellow croaker? If you have any, the house can be cheaper."
When Tang Baozhu heard that he wanted yellow croaker, she knew that he definitely wanted to leave. Fortunately, she was only concerned with buying a house, and the rest was none of her business.
"have."
"A lot? The old man has quite a lot of houses."
"It's alright! Let's look at the house first. If I'm satisfied with the house, then we can talk about the price."
Tang Baozhu has plenty of gold. Not to mention the many good things she collected into her space when she was about to die in her previous life, she also had Zhang Taiyi exchange so much gold before she died. The amount of gold she hoarded in her space is enormous.
Seeing that she looked calm and not nervous at all, the old man simply followed him.
She's not recklessly bold; she's got a plan in mind. Hearing that she goes to university at the school next door, I know she's definitely not that kind of reckless person. If she were recklessly bold, how could she possibly get into university? Even if she did, someone else would take her place.
Thinking that if the girl had a lot of gold, then she wouldn't need to look for other buyers, and she could sell it all to the girl. She just didn't know if the girl wanted so many houses.
Soon, Tang Baozhu followed the old man to a large double wooden gate. As they entered the courtyard, she carefully examined the gate and noticed that the materials used were very sturdy.
Although it's not very expensive, it's still quite good.
Upon entering the house, you see a courtyard. The front yard is at least five-tenths of an acre, with a path paved with bluestone slabs in the middle. The sides are messy, with occasional flowers growing out. It's clear that flowers used to grow here, but it was abandoned and that's why weeds have grown over it.
The house was clearly renovated, with many signs of demolition, indicating that it was haphazardly built upon in the past.
The original owner was demoted due to the turmoil, and many people must have moved in after that. Although it has been renovated, some traces can still be seen.
"Young lady, my house has two rooms. All the haphazard additions from before have been demolished. The main house has five rooms. There are no side rooms in the first courtyard, but there is a toilet next to it, a renovated toilet with flushing. The kitchen is in the main house, the leftmost room has been converted into a kitchen. The second room is a bedroom, and it's convenient to heat the kang (a traditional heated bed) next to the kitchen. That's the situation in the first courtyard. Let me show you the back courtyard, and see if you're satisfied."
Tang Baozhu was already very satisfied when she heard that the toilet had a flush function. It didn't matter that the kitchen was next to the bedroom; it would be easier in winter.
Especially since there's such a large area in the front yard, it's a perfect place to tend to the flowers and plants, which makes me feel better.
"Grandpa, the house has been renovated quite well. Let's go take a look at the back room first."
Although the old man couldn't discern any satisfaction from the young girl's face, he knew from her tone that she was satisfied. It was worth the high price he had spent renovating the house; it was a pity, as the house was originally intended for his retirement.
He sighed and continued walking towards the second competition.
Hearing the old man sigh, Tang Baozhu knew he was reluctant to leave, especially his homeland.
Just past the first house, I saw the flower bed that had been built, and it even had a design. The place is so big, it seems like you can grow flowers here and vegetables in the front yard.
Tang Baozhu was already prepared to buy the house when she saw such a large garden, and she was even more satisfied after seeing the second courtyard.
Like the first courtyard, it also has a row of five rooms, plus three rooms on each side. The surrounding walls are quite high, nearly two meters high, so it wouldn't be easy for others to peek in.
Tang Baozhu walked around the whole house and was quite satisfied.
"Little girl, what do you think of this room? Do you like it?"
"Grandpa, I won't beat around the bush with you. I'm quite satisfied with this house, but I don't know if your price will satisfy me."
"Young lady, why don't you take a look at my other houses? If you have the means, you can buy a few more. You can never have too many, and they will never depreciate in value."
"Grandpa didn't expect you to be so smart. Since you know the house won't depreciate, why don't you keep it? Even if you're not home, no one will take over your house if you keep it."
The old man sighed heavily. "I know that principle all too well, but since I've already decided to go out, I have no intention of coming back."
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