The news that the Lan family had handed over the stomach medicine formula quickly spread throughout the compound, and the controversy over the medicinal wine subsided.
Lan Guoer weaned her three children before the change of season and stopped being a dairy cow. She became more mobile and started treating difficult cases in the hospital.
That day, she had just come out of the hospital and saw Su Yan waiting at the gate.
"Second brother?" she shouted.
"I saw the time and knew you were coming out soon." Su Yan smiled, "I've been looking at two houses recently and I'd like you to help me take a look. Do you have anything to do this afternoon? Come with me to take a look?"
Hearing that her second brother wanted to buy a house, Lan Guoer was very enthusiastic, "Sure! Where is it located?"
"There's a two-story house not far from your yard! There's another one in East City with three. I've made an appointment with the owner, and we can both come and see it this afternoon."
After hearing about these two locations, Lan Guoer actually felt that there was no need to look at them at all. Just based on the location, as long as it is available for purchase, it is a sure profit!
But buying a house is a big deal these days, so she had to be cautious. She rode side by side with Su Yan and headed towards East City first.
The person selling the house was a young man in his twenties. As soon as the two of them parked the car on the side of the road, he came up to them. It seemed that he had been waiting for a while.
"I'm Xu Dawei! Are you two here to look at the house?"
Su Yan nodded, "Yes! My friend should have greeted you this morning."
"Yes, yes! Come with me, both of you!"
Xu Dawei smiled naively and led them to the yard.
The first thing you see is the back building, seven rooms in total, arranged on either side of the main door. The rooms look like they've just been vacated, with some miscellaneous household items still inside.
Lan Guoer and Su Yan went from room to room, and Xu Dawei followed them quietly.
After viewing the first courtyard, several people crossed the middle hanging flower gate and came to the second courtyard.
The second courtyard is the largest and has the most houses, with five north rooms, three east rooms, and three west rooms.
The atmosphere of life here is obviously much richer, and the yard is filled with the aroma of food coming from each house.
When they saw them come in, heads popped out from every room, staring at them intently.
Lan Guoer glanced around and asked, "Are all the people living here your family?"
When Xu Dawei heard her ask this, his brows tightened and he shook his head, "No!"
"So they live here? Are they renting?" Lan Guoer felt something was not right.
Xu Dawei's mood became depressed. He slowly lowered his head, and with a hint of helplessness and frustration in his voice, he said softly: "Not really..."
Lan Guoer was puzzled. "They are not family members, nor are they tenants. Then why do they live in your house?"
Knowing that he couldn't hide it, Xu Dawei sighed!
"This house was taken over by the higher-ups before, and we just returned it to them a few days ago, but they're refusing to move out. I..."
After hearing what he said, Lan Guoer and Su Yan nodded at the same time, understanding!
This year, the above policies began to relax, and private property that was seized during the campaign was gradually returned to its original owners.
The property rights were returned, but reclaiming them wasn't easy! Many houses had been occupied or rented out for years, with many residents, including their families, refusing to move out.
Especially in a large courtyard like this one! If there are more than ten families living in one courtyard and they all stick together and refuse to move, what can the landlord do with them?
Contact the police? Contact the neighborhood committee?
What can be done when people show up? Are they arrested? Or are they driven out onto the streets? All the authorities can do is try to mediate and do their job.
After a while, those who have the conditions and the dignity to move away will do so. The ones left are the poor and shameless ones. If you confront them forcefully, they will cry, make a fuss, or even threaten to commit suicide. They are even more arrogant than you!
"Is this why you want to sell the house?" Su Yan asked.
Xu Dawei nodded and shook his head, "It's not entirely because of this. I just got married and my wife is in poor health and needs money for medical treatment.
Besides, I don’t have anyone else at home, and my wife and I can’t live in such a big yard, so I’m thinking of selling this house and getting a smaller one.”
Su Yan felt that the situation of this house was a bit complicated and glanced at Lan Guoer.
Lan Guoer understood and said, "Let's go to the back and take a look. Since we are here, let's take a look first."
Seeing that the two men did not turn around and leave, Xu Dawei showed his two rows of white teeth and smiled, leading the way forward.
In recent days, he has received no less than ten groups of people looking at the house, but as soon as they saw the residents in the second courtyard, they turned around and left.
This is the first one that is willing to read on!
The third courtyard is the backyard, the yard is square and very clean.
To the north, five northern houses are connected in a row with a unified architectural style. The roofs are sloping and covered with thick tiles, which looks simple and elegant.
Next to the door of the central hall, there are couplets that wish for a happy marriage, and double happiness characters are posted on the windows of several rooms, making this blue brick and tile house look very festive.
Perhaps hearing the noise outside, the door on the east side opened and a girl in red ran out with a smile.
"Dawei, is there anyone looking at the house?"
The girl ran up to Xu Dawei and looked at him with a smile, like a newlywed.
"you......"
When they saw the woman's appearance clearly, Su Yan and Lan Guoer almost dropped their jaws in shock!
They never expected to see Jiang Yuehua here! What was even more surprising was that she was married!
"Yes, Xiaohua!" Xu Dawei didn't notice their abnormality and introduced them to his wife with a smile, "These two are the guests who came to see the house."
The woman named Xiaohua raised the corner of her mouth and nodded to them, calmly speaking as if to a stranger, "Feel free to look around, you're welcome! My house is very solid, I can live in it for another hundred years without any problem!"
Lan Guoer looked at the woman in front of her in confusion. This woman looked exactly like Jiang Yuehua. Even the mole at the corner of her eyebrow was exactly the same as Jiang Yuehua's!
Considering what Xu Shiwei just said, could it be... ?
She looked at Xu Dawei and said, "I just heard you say that your wife is sick. Are you talking about the person in front of me?"
Xu Dawei nodded, worried that they would not believe him, and explained,
"Don't look at my wife, she's fine now, but she always has a headache from time to time! When it hurts, she holds her head and beads of sweat fall down, which makes people feel distressed!
We visited several hospitals, but none of them could find the cause. The doctor suggested we go to a hospital in Hai City, saying the equipment there was more advanced and might be able to find the cause.
But it costs a lot of money to go to Haishi!" Xu Dawei said, looking at the house in front of him.
"Our Xu family has fallen on hard times over the years, and now the only thing we can exchange for money is this house! I was thinking that after I sell the house, I will take her to Hai City for medical treatment."
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