It was another weekend, and Song Ruan went out to look at houses again.
The two-story building I bought last time has also been notarized.
After the lady who helped find the house received a reward of ten yuan, she continued to look for houses very actively.
During this period, she specifically inquired about the courtyard house and street-facing house that Song Ruan wanted, and took Song Ruan to see the houses during the weekend.
The families on both sides knew about the house-hunting, but they were all very open-minded and just let Song Ruan choose whichever one she liked.
So, Song Ruan really decided to find the one she liked and buy it.
"Look, these are two adjacent courtyard houses with the same layout. You can go in and take a look." The old lady brought Song Ruan to the courtyard area and introduced them.
Both courtyards are in the shape of a U-shaped character, with a large courtyard in the middle and houses on all four sides.
This courtyard is made of brick and wood. It is very sturdy, tall and well-lit.
Moreover, the space inside is very large.
In the big yard, there is enough space for children to play, and if parents come over and can't stay idle, they can set aside an area in the yard to grow vegetables.
These were all what she wanted, and Song Ruan was very satisfied.
However, considering that her brothers will get married and have children in the future, if Yang Bin's family and her parents' family each have a courtyard house, her parents' family will not have enough space.
"Auntie, besides these two, are there any others?"
"Oh~ Look at what you said, this courtyard house is not a cabbage. The people who live here are all old neighbors, and few of them move out. These two rooms are only sold by a prodigal son who lost money in gambling."
Song Ruan nodded to show her understanding, it was just a pity.
However, she can still buy it first. She plans to let her family live in these two adjacent courtyard houses, and then look for Yang Bin's family. They will always find a suitable one.
"Auntie, how much do you want to sell these two courtyard houses for?"
The old lady came over and said happily, "Girl, let me tell you, you have found a great bargain. The owner of this house owes money from gambling and wants to sell it quickly. The price is very low. It only costs this much."
The lady held up a finger.
"Ten thousand?"
"Yes, ten thousand!"
In order to facilitate the transaction, the old lady used her eloquence.
"My girl, don't think that this ten thousand dollars is expensive, but these houses are very solid and will not break down even after a few hundred years. They are worth their money!"
Song Ruan thought for a moment and asked, "Where is the owner of this house? When can we negotiate the price?"
The old lady's eyes lit up: "What, my girl, are you really determined to buy it?"
"We need to talk about whether to buy it or not." Song Ruan did not give a definite answer.
It wasn't that she was hesitant, but she wanted to see if the price could be negotiated lower.
In addition to her own small treasury of several thousand yuan, she now has 50,000 yuan from the sale of the farm and grain, and 10,000 yuan given by her family, which totals less than 70,000 yuan.
In addition to buying a house, she also wants to keep some principal.
She found that snack shops were becoming popular near the school, and many people were already selling food secretly, and the authorities were no longer controlling it.
Big cities can best reflect the direction of development, and it is estimated that free buying and selling will be possible in the near future.
So she had to leave some capital.
When buying a house, of course you can try to cut the price as much as possible.
What's more, the landlord was a gambler who was in urgent need of money, so she was willing to take advantage of him.
The old lady was very active and brought the owner of the courtyard house over in no time.
The owner of the house is a short and fat man. In that era, fat people are really rare, which shows that he has a wealthy family.
"You're the one who wants to buy a house?" The homeowner's eyes were full of suspicion.
"I've already made it clear that I need cash urgently. This courtyard house is easy to sell. If you ask me to wait for you to collect the money, I may not sell it to you."
Song Ruan did not speak immediately, but paused for a while, waiting for the homeowner's expectations to decrease, before speaking slowly.
"No need to pool the money. If the price is right, I can go to the bank and get the money for you right now."
Sure enough, as soon as she said this, the fat landlord's eyes lit up immediately: "What price do you want?"
"Eight thousand."
"Eight thousand?" The fat landlord shook his head like a rattle. "No, no, this price is too outrageous. The ten thousand yuan I originally wanted was already very low, and have you seen the house? I don't live in this house often, and it's well preserved."
Hearing the homeowner's reaction, Song Ruan rubbed his nose in embarrassment.
However, if you ask for a high price, you have to pay it back when it comes down to earth.
There is a price gap between the two of them, so he moves toward the middle and she also moves toward the middle, and it will be done quickly.
"Eight thousand five?"
"no."
"Nine thousand?"
Oh, I hesitated.
If he hesitated, it means that the price is close to his psychological price, but it is still a little lower than his expectation.
Song Ruan struck while the iron was hot: "Nine thousand yuan is not a low price. The two rooms together cost eighteen thousand. Right now, there are not many people who can take out ten or twenty thousand yuan right away. What's more, I can give you the money today."
The last sentence is what touched the homeowner the most.
"Can you really pay today? If you can pay 18,000 today, I'll lower the price to 9,000!"
"Of course it's true. I can go to the bank to withdraw the money right now and then give it to you at the notary office."
The fat landlord didn't expect that a young girl could actually come up with so much money at once, and his opinion of her immediately changed.
Now, in his heart, Song Ruan is the eldest daughter of a wealthy family.
He thought that after using the money from the two courtyard houses to pay off his debts, he would have no money left to make up for the loss.
He asked tentatively, "Little girl, I have a courtyard house here, do you want to buy it as well?"
"!!!" Isn't this just giving someone a pillow when they are dozing off?
"What kind of courtyard house do you think? If the house is good and the price is right, I can reluctantly buy it together with you." Song Ruan said calmly.
The lady next to her was amazed.
If Song Ruan hadn't just asked her to find a house, she would have believed it.
The fat man quickly said, "It's nearby, just a few alleys away. Do you want to go over and take a look?"
Song Ruan thought about it and reluctantly said, "Okay, since it's so close, let's go and take a look."
The fat landlord didn't lie. What he said about the house being just a few alleys away was indeed true. We arrived there in no time.
"This is a quadrangle house with two courtyards. The price is definitely higher, but this house is very rare. My father told me not to sell it before he passed away, saying that it would be valuable in the future."
Song Ruan raised her eyebrows: "If that's the case, then why are you selling it?"
"Alas, I have had bad luck these past few days and lost again. I will stop gambling when I win back all the money I lost before."
Fatty Fang Zhuyi spoke seriously, as if he was swearing an oath.
Song Ruan chuckled in her heart and was too lazy to listen to his nonsense.
A dog will always eat shit.
Unless they are completely broke and have no money to gamble, or something serious and heartbreaking has happened, gamblers cannot help but gamble again and again.
Song Ruan looked at the house attentively.
This quadrangle with two courtyards is quite similar to Yang Bin’s house. Both are in the shape of a Chinese character “U”, with two courtyards inside and outside.
But this courtyard house is much bigger.
"Little girl, what do you think of this house?" the fat landlord asked flatteringly.
"It's just so-so. How much do you want to sell this house for?" Song Ruan said indifferently.
"Twenty, twenty thousand?" The fat landlord held up two fingers.
Song Ruan raised her leg and walked away.
The fat landlord quickly tried to persuade him to stay: "Oh, no, no, no, this 20,000 is for outsiders, we can still negotiate."
Song Ruan said coldly, "Those two rooms were only 18,000 yuan, and now you're asking 20,000 yuan for one room. Don't you really want to sell it?"
The fat landlord said with a bitter face: "That's true, but this is the second courtyard, which is twice the size of the first courtyard. What's more, the second courtyard is rarer and more valuable."
"Then tell me how much you can sell it for."
"What about 19,000?... Hey, don't go, don't go. 18,000?... How about this, if you can all pay today, I'll sell it to you at the lowest price of 17,000. The total of three rooms is exactly 35,000. If you can't afford it at this price, then pay for the first two rooms, and I'll wait for this one and sell it to someone else."
Song Ruan turned around and said, "Since you are really sincere about selling it, I might as well buy it together."
Song Ruan got the advantage and still acts like a good kid.
The fat landlord didn't notice it at all. He went to the notary office with a happy face to wait for Song Ruan.
Song Ruan transferred the money in the space into his backpack in a place where no one was around, then went to the bank to apply for a large deposit certificate of 35,000 yuan, and went to the notary office to hand over the money and the house.
After buying the house, Song Ruan only had about 30,000 yuan left, so she didn't look for houses along the street recently.
When we got back to school, it was time for dinner.
"Song Ruan, you're back? Let's go and have dinner together." Liu Guilan was walking out with a lunch box and happened to meet Song Ruan who had returned in the dormitory corridor.
"Don't do that yet." Song Ruan pulled her and Zhao Meili into the dormitory.
"I bought a house! To celebrate, I'll treat you all to a meal at the state-owned restaurant today!"
"Really? What are you waiting for? Let's go!" Zhao Meili grabbed one person each and immediately pulled them out of the door.
The three of them came to the state-owned restaurant happily and ordered several dishes.
Zhao Meili enjoyed the meal the most: "Song Ruan, you are so kind. By the way, are you two going back home during the holiday? If not, why don't you come to my house and play together?"
"I'm not going back. The round trip fare is too expensive. I plan to find a job to earn some money during the holidays and go back during the Spring Festival."
"Song Ruan, what about you?" Zhao Meili asked.
"I'm not going home either, but I'm going to Harbin."
"???" Zhao Meili was puzzled, "Why are you going to Harbin?"
Liu Guilan silently interjected, "Her husband is studying in Harbin."
Zhao Meili: “…” It turned out that he was going to meet his lover.
Zhao Meili suddenly felt full.
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