Chapter 76: Assets. Moving.
The yard is located on the edge of Yuanxiang Town, and it is only one mile away from the town.
The square courtyard was visible from a distance to several people sitting on a mule cart.
There were no other houses or yards around the yard, but there was a village not far away, and there were passers-by coming and going, so it was not a desolate place.
"Manager Qiu, that's it." The broker got off the mule cart and tied the mule to a big tree beside the yard.
He wiped his sweat and continued to introduce the courtyard to Qiu Yun.
The brothel owner said, "You can see this hospital. It's far away, but the quality inside is no worse than those in town."
As he said that, he unlocked the door and led the two of them inside.
It is not much different from the courtyards in the town. This courtyard is a two-story courtyard with a main house, side rooms, and a back house, and there are quite a few pieces of furniture inside.
There is even an ancient tree in the inner courtyard, which can only be hugged by two people with outstretched arms.
The more Qiu Xuan looked at it, the more she liked it. However, she did not decide on it right away. Instead, she asked about it in more detail.
"Did the owner of this courtyard also go to the capital city?"
The broker nodded. "The owner is over sixty years old and moved to the provincial capital a few years ago. His children paid for the construction of this courtyard so they could live there more conveniently. However, the old man was getting old, so he finally listened to advice and moved back to the provincial capital."
No wonder everything is so well-appointed. The furnishings in the yard also seem to have been carefully selected. Look at the rounded corners of the wood.
"No one has come to see this yard?" Qiu Yun felt that such a nice yard should not have been rented out for so long.
"Few people come to see it. This courtyard is good in every way except for its location. There's a village nearby, and many wealthy people don't want to live near it."
The broker was being euphemistic, but in fact, the people who looked after the yards actually said, "Who would spend a tael of silver to live in the village!"
Qiu Xuan didn't think it was far. Although the place was remote, it was at the foot of the mountain. If they drove a mule cart to the shop, it wouldn't take long.
Moreover, the courtyard is large, with a corridor and a cave door in the middle to separate the front and back. When the time comes, we can call the clan mother and others to live together.
You won't feel any noise or inconvenience at all.
Qiu Xuan looked at Zong Xiao, and at a glance, Zong Xiao knew that she had chosen him.
All that remains is to negotiate the price.
The agent quoted a monthly rent of one tael of silver, payable in full for a year. After all, the owner of the house was not in town, so who would send money to the capital every three months?
"You also said that this place is remote. Can the price be cheaper?" Zong Xiao had a stern face and his tone of bargaining was cold.
The dentist didn't dare to look him in the eye or even talk to him.
"You tell me the lowest price. If it's suitable, we'll decide on it today." Qiu Xuan thought that if it was eight cents a month, she would rent it.
"Nine cents." The dealer gestured with his hand, "This is really the lowest price. You two can see how big this yard is, and there's a vegetable patch next to it. A good piece like this would cost at least four or five taels in town."
Qiu Xuan naturally knew all this, but nine coins was expensive. After all, this place was not in the town.
"Eight cents, that's a sincere price. If you agree, we can sign the contract today."
Yaren:...
A monthly discount of two cents would mean a yearly loss of more than two taels of silver.
But he could still make a profit from this price. After all, the lowest price offered by the owner of the courtyard at that time was six coins a month...
The broker did not agree immediately. He thought about it for half a cup of tea before agreeing.
"Eight cents is eight cents. If it weren't for you, Shopkeeper Qiu, I really wouldn't rent it to anyone else at this price."
Qiu Xuan smiled but said nothing. She thought her price was still too high...
The matter of renting the courtyard was finally finalized. Qiu Xuan left the courtyard and walked around the wall again.
After all, it was a side road, and she was afraid that thieves would climb over the wall in the middle of the night. However, the wall was built high, and most thieves could not get up.
Qiu Xuan had almost finished looking at everything, so the three of them drove the mule cart back.
Fortunately, it was not yet dark, and they quickly got the job done while the people from the yamen were still on duty.
Looking at the red contract in her hand, Qiu Xuan smiled.
From now on, they finally had their own yard in town and no longer had to squeeze behind the restaurant.
Qiu Xuan folded the red contract and stuffed it into her purse.
"We'll tell Mom about this later, and then we'll take them over there to have a look."
After the family split up, Qiu Xuan had never thought about living with her grandmother and the others again, but the yard they rented today was big, and some of the houses were in separate courtyards, so Qiu Xuan thought about leaving a few rooms for them.
Whether the clan mother lives there or not is one thing, but whether they prepare for it or not is another.
Sure enough, as soon as the restaurant closed in the evening, Huaixue heard that a small room had been prepared for her, and she was so happy that she almost jumped up.
"Second Aunt, is that true? I have my own room now?" Huaixue leaned in Qiu Yu's arms, staring at her with her bright eyes.
"Yes, you can choose whichever room you want when the time comes." Qiu Xuan rubbed her head and said to the others, "Let's go and take a look together tomorrow. That courtyard has no other shortcomings except for its good condition. Let's all pick one then."
Zong Anji felt embarrassed.
He secretly glanced at Zong Xiao, and seeing his second brother nod to him, he boldly asked, "Second sister-in-law, can we live in that courtyard too?"
When Liu Yueyang heard him ask this, he quickly stepped on him with his foot under the table.
There was no reason for them to live together after the separation. Liu Yueyang knew this very well.
"You'll understand when you see that yard." Qiu Yun didn't mind them moving in, because the yard was divided into front and back, with doors at each corner. Once the doors were closed, it was separated, and it was actually no different from living alone.
"Hehe, let's go and take a look tomorrow." Zong Anji pinched Liu Yueyang's fingertips and smiled.
That night, Liu Yueyang rarely got angry with him.
She sat on the kang, hugging the quilt, her eyes red from crying.
Zong Anji wanted to coax her, but she slapped him back.
Liu Yueyang cried for a long time, and finally she was tired of crying. She covered herself tightly with the quilt, leaving only her back to Zong Anji.
"Why are you crying like this? If you don't want to live here, then don't." Zong Anji hugged her from behind and murmured, "If you don't want to live with my second sister-in-law and second brother, we can rent a separate yard. Don't cry, it makes me feel uncomfortable when you cry."
Liu Yueyang sniffed and didn't reply for a long time.
Actually, it wasn't that she didn't want to live with Qiu Xuan and the others, it was just...
But when she got married, her family asked for a separation. Now that they have rented the yard, if she moves in...
She was too embarrassed to do it, and she didn't dare.
"I'll talk it over with my second sister-in-law and the others tomorrow." Zong Anji wiped the tears from her eyes from behind and coaxed her softly, "Just tell me what you think. We're husband and wife, how can I not listen to you?"
Liu Yueyang took a long time to calm down, and finally turned around and came back.
Her little face was red and her eyes were a little swollen.
"I told you not to laugh at me."
"When have I ever laughed at you?"
"You...you're just making fun of me by calling me Fatty."
Zong Anji: ...
"Isn't that your nickname? I want to call you by your nickname too."
Liu Yueyang glared at him, then told him everything he was thinking.
"The yard my second sister-in-law and second brother rented wasn't cheap either. Besides, since we split up at the time, there was no way we could live there. I know my second sister-in-law means well, but I just... can't get over it."
As she said this, her eyes turned red again.
After hearing what she said, Zong Anji finally felt relieved. Fortunately, it was not because of anything else.
"Shall we still go and see it?"
"See, I said I was going."
"Okay, then stop crying. Tomorrow we'll happily go over and see that yard. If you like it, we can rent one when we make some money."
"Um."
At this moment, Qiu Xuan, who had returned to the mountain, was happily packing her luggage.
Renting the yard for one day costs one day's money, and Qiu Yu is reluctant to waste money.
She went back to the mountain today and put all the things in the yard tomorrow.
She planned to bring down the mountain not only bedding and clothes, but also the chickens and ducks raised at home, and most importantly, the rabbits.
The rented yard is big, and the animals can be kept in the backyard, so the clan mother doesn't have to come over to feed them every day.
"You know, isn't the yard too empty for just the two of us?" Qiu Xuan stacked the thick clothes she didn't wear in winter at the bottom of the wooden box.
"It's indeed a bit empty." Zong Xiao helped close the wooden box, "But I don't think Mom would live there."
Qiu Xuan sighed, "Do you also think that mother still cares about the division of the family?"
When the matter of reserving a room for them was mentioned in the restaurant today, Huaixue and Zong Anji were the happiest among the people present.
Qiu Xuan still remembers her grandmother's expression at that time. She was happy for the couple and relieved that she had raised such a filial child, but she was not happy about being able to move in.
"Mom has always been like this. She didn't come to our side when the family split up, and now that we've moved into a bigger yard, she won't move in."
If I move in, wouldn't that make my third brother and the others worry too much?
Why bother?
Qiu Xuan understood this truth, but she felt that there was no reason why people should be bound by rules and regulations throughout their lives.
She didn't want to live together at that time. After all, who doesn't want to have their own yard?
But now this house is really big, and everyone who moves in will have their own yard.
Forget it, let them be.
"Let's talk about it tomorrow after we get there. If Mother and the others really don't want to come, there's no point in forcing them. But we can keep Huaixue's room. The child will definitely like that little courtyard."
"Let her choose when the time comes." Zong Xiao had already packed up his things.
He sat at the table drinking water, but his eyes were always on Qiu Xuan.
She climbed onto the kang, lifted the quilt and pulled out a purse from its usual place.
The purse was empty and there was not much money left in it.
"This is all our remaining fortune." Qiu Xuan opened it, took a look, and threw it to Zong Xiao.
"Five taels." Zong Xiao said without even looking at it.
"How do you know how much is left?"
"I guessed it." He had to pay for their medical treatment and rent out the shop and yard, so how could they have any money left from the little money they had?
They have to make money, Zong Xiao thought.
Qiu Xuan: "This is indeed all the money we have left at home, but don't worry too much. We can sell the rabbits as soon as they leave their nests. There's also a vegetable patch by the yard. We can buy some vegetable seeds then. When the vegetables grow in the summer, we won't have to buy vegetables anymore."
Qiu Xuan has already made arrangements for the future.
Since she rented such a large yard, she naturally had to make full use of it and not miss any spot.
The next day, they went down the mountain before dawn.
The cart was full of luggage and it was impossible to move it all in one trip.
Zong Anji and his friends arrived by chance and ran into them just before arriving at the hospital.
"Second brother and sister-in-law." He shouted.
"You've come just in time. We still have some things to transport. You and your second brother can go together." Qiu Xuan jumped off the cart and walked towards her grandmother and the others while speaking.
"Mom, Yueyang, let's go in and take a look at this courtyard." Qiu Xuan took Huai Xue's hand and led them inside.
Outside the yard, looking at the bags scattered on the ground, Zong Anji wanted to run away.
"Work." Zong Xiao glanced at him, afraid of his little thoughts.
"Okay." Zong Anji touched his nose and followed happily.
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