Chapter 497: No one is sincere in selling, I want to ask other stores
Lin Sui naturally hoped that the people in the tribe could sell the house at a high price, but he also didn't want to offend this group of people.
The house that the Lin family sold was near where his second brother lived, and Chen Chengping fell in love with the two-story courtyard at first sight.
Chen Chengping and his wife lived with Chen Yue'er in the backyard, while Chen Zhao and his wife could live in the side room in the front yard. With a small yard, it was enough for their family to live in.
Since they were going to buy it, they couldn't show any particular liking for it. Ran Qingxuan saw that his third sister-in-law's parents liked this room very much, so he quietly called Zou Yu aside.
"Aunt Chen, I see you like this room very much. I want to hear the price you have in mind."
Zou Yu knew that Ran Qingxuan wanted to help them bargain, and a look of joy flashed across his face.
"We made some money by making sachets from handkerchiefs along the way, but buying a house won't be cheap, and we'll have to rebuild it and buy furniture later, so...
If you can buy this room within twenty taels, that would be best, but if it is too expensive, you can only choose a smaller one. ”
Ran Qingxuan had an idea in mind, so he winked at Gu Yanchen and made a two gesture.
Gu Yanchen understood what was going on, and when he saw that they had almost finished talking, he spoke.
"Please take us to see the other rooms!"
The Lin family members thought that they didn't like this room and felt a little disappointed.
Lin Sui did not recommend it too strongly and led the person forward.
But the house we brought this time is not very big, but it is suitable for a family of three.
The person who came to the Xiao family was Xiao Hongyi. After walking around the house, he pulled his wife over and whispered.
"I see this room is very nice for my brother, sister-in-law and their family. The two children live in one room, and they live in another room. It's just that..."
Xiao Zhe's wife was not good at needlework, so their family did not make much money along the way.
The couple had at most ten taels of silver on hand, and this house would cost more than ten taels of silver, so they probably couldn't buy it for the time being.
In addition, the houses they looked at were damaged to varying degrees, so if they wanted to live in peace, they would probably have to demolish them and rebuild them.
Seeing that he had come to this point, Li Ping thought for a moment and said, "We have saved some money in the past few months, so it won't be a problem if we help them buy it, but if they have to rebuild it, maybe..."
The meaning is quite clear. If they buy one house and another one for their younger brother, they may not have enough money to rebuild it later.
As they looked back and forth, they found that there were quite a few houses, but they had all been rebuilt.
"Let's see what the final price is..."
Guo Baoquan and Lin Sui took them to see a total of five houses, two of which were in the Guo clan and the other three were in the Lin clan.
After looking around, they didn't ask the price, and people from both ethnic groups were a little confused about what they meant.
Until Gu Yanchen brought them back to the Guo family's ancestral home.
"I've already seen the house. I wonder how much the two-story courtyard at Lin's would sell for?"
The people of the Lin clan thought there was no hope, but when they heard that they wanted to buy it, they were immediately overjoyed.
As the clan leader, Lin Sui took the lead and said, "If you are sincere in buying, we will definitely not ask for a high price. According to the market conditions in Luocheng, this house will cost at least thirty... thirty taels..."
Who would have thought that as soon as these words came out, Chen Chengping immediately shook his head and said, "We just said that we are sincere in buying and you are sincere in selling, so why is the two-entry courtyard more expensive than the Guo family's ancestral home?"
"Didn't the Guo family's ancestral home sell for... one hundred taels?"
Ran Qingxuan was so angry that he almost laughed. The news spread quite quickly, but they were just too bold in their imagination.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the Guo family's ancestral home is so large that it can be divided into five or six rooms, but this family only asked for thirty taels."
"We thought they were sincere in selling it, so we gave them 100 taels because we didn't want to take advantage of them. It doesn't make sense that a courtyard with two entrances should be more expensive than the original price, right?"
The clan leaders and tribesmen on both sides were unaware of this matter and instantly put on embarrassed smiles on their faces.
"Then how much money do you think is appropriate, madam?"
"No one is sincere about selling. I want to ask other stores."
Ran Qingxuan acted awkwardly and seemed to be muttering to himself, but he was actually speaking to them.
One of the Lin family members became anxious upon hearing this. His family had saved almost all the money in the past two years, and if they couldn't pay the loan back, they would have to use their house as collateral.
But if they use their house as collateral to pay the money to the governor, they will suffer a huge loss.
Because it can only be worth six or seven taels at most. If that's the case, it's better to sell it and make some profit.
The Lin family member immediately said, "Then let's give 25 taels. Any less will make us lose money."
Lin Sui was about to speak, but he was beaten to the punch by his tribesmen. There was no way to take back the words once they were out, so he could only shut up.
When Ran Qingxuan heard that this was five taels more than the expected price, he immediately analyzed the disadvantages of the house.
In the end, the tribesmen on both sides were powerless to refute and abruptly lowered the price to eighteen taels...
The Lin family members were actually happy in their hearts when they received the eighteen taels of silver. If they could not pay back the borrowed money this year, they would have to repeat the hardships of this year next year.
The old house was already in ruins, and selling the land alone would fetch at most ten taels of silver. He was already very satisfied if he could get eighteen taels.
In this way, Chen Chengping and his family bought the house they dreamed of.
Xiao Hongyi and Chen Cheng'an's family also bought two houses from the Guo family at a similar price.
As for Xiao Zhe's family of four, with the help of his eldest brother Xiao Hongyi, they bought the single house of the Lin clan.
Every family has a place to live, but the houses are now uninhabitable.
With the Chinese New Year just a month and a half away, the three families sat together to discuss and decided to buy the materials for building the house and find builders to build the house.
Try to start construction within two or three days so that you can move into your new house before the New Year.
The foundation of the house has been laid, and you only need to build on it, which saves both effort and time.
"Now that we've decided, my husband and I will go to the city today. If nothing goes wrong, we'll be able to move into our new house before the New Year."
"That's great. We'll have a home here from now on."
"Thinking about the journey we've taken...it's really not easy."
Several families sat together and expressed their feelings to each other, and their eyes almost turned red as they talked.
In order to ease the atmosphere, the second sister-in-law quickly said, "We came late last night and had to make do with one bite. Today we have solved such a big problem, so we must have a whole table to celebrate."
Old Madam Gu looked at her second daughter-in-law with a smile, and she clearly felt that she seemed like a different person today.
Knowing that it was because of her son's return, Mrs. Gu turned her head silently and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
"Chang is right. To celebrate the fact that we have all bought a satisfactory house today, you will be the chef and cook a table of delicious dishes for everyone."
Hearing the teasing in Madam Gu's words, Chang Yue'e gave a rare shy smile.
"Mom, I'll be exhausted if I'm alone..."
Everyone burst into laughter.
"Don't worry, sister-in-law. We are here to help you!"
"Then let's just have something to eat at noon. We'll go to the county to find a construction team, buy some ingredients and then come back to cook."
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