Most people in Beijing now have jobs, so at this time of year, there are not many pedestrians on the streets.
Only some old people and children were walking in the alley.
Children play games in groups of three or five under the big banyan tree at the street corner. There is no need for parents to come out to watch over them. The old men playing chess in the alley are the best caretakers.
There were no cars on the road, only a few bicycles passing by occasionally.
If a family owned a 28-inch truck during this period, their financial situation was considered quite good.
It turns out that Beijing today is not as prosperous as it is today.
Yao Qiyue thought of the cash register and tablet computer in her cake shop. They were common electronic products in the past, but now they are also high-tech products.
Yao Qiyue began to feel a little envious when looking at the bicycles passing by. Chunchun was now walking on his own two legs.
Yao Qiyue returned to Grandpa Chen's house with a familiar feel. She wanted to buy a house, so why would she need to look for someone else? Grandpa Chen, a Beijing native who grew up in the alley, was the best intermediary.
When Grandpa Chen saw Yao Qiyue coming back with a smile on her face, he had a bad feeling.
Yao Qiyue clamped her throat and said gently, "Grandpa Chen, what would you like to eat for lunch?"
"How about I go to the supply and marketing cooperative and buy some fish?"
Grandpa Chen took a defensive step back, looked at the beaming Yao Qiyue and said, "If you have anything to ask me, just tell me directly."
"It's quite scary when you say such soft words now. I'm old now, and I can't stand your intimidation."
Yao Qiyue's body stiffened, and she couldn't help but roll her eyes: "Grandpa Chen, I want to ask you for a favor."
Chen Qingyun finally relaxed when he saw Yao Qiyue returning to normal, and Jiang Ye behind him looked at him with amusement.
He did not disturb Yao Qiyue and Chen Qingyun, and took Xiaobao's hand and walked into the yard.
Since Xiaobao came, Grandpa Chen specially arranged stone tables and chairs on one side of the yard, and put a new shelf on top of them.
Plant grape trees in the spring of next year, and when autumn comes, the grape vines will have covered the entire trellis. It will be very pleasant to drink tea under it, and then build a swing for Xiaobao in the trellis.
Chen Qingyun thought a lot, but he didn't expect that by the next autumn, Yao Qiyue and Xiaobao would no longer be in this courtyard, nor would he.
"Just tell me what it is. If I can do it, I'll consider it."
Yao Qiyue didn't think so much. She looked for Chen Qingyun simply because they hadn't spent much time together recently, and Chen Qingyun was very good to her and Xiaobao.
The relationships between people are built through interaction.
She felt that she and Chen Qingyun had a good relationship, so this time she said honestly:
"Grandpa Chen, it's like this, I want to buy a house."
Chen Qingyun was stunned. He asked cautiously, "Am I uncomfortable living here? Or are you dissatisfied with me?"
He knew that he was a lonely old man with a bad temper. He never expected that one day this young man whom he liked would actually dislike him.
When he was young, he joined the army with a passion for his life, and met his lover Du Qingmei, who was a field doctor at the time, in the army.
He was covered in dust and dirt at the time, and Du Qingmei was not much better off. Her white coat was covered in the blood of the soldiers.
The two of them worked together to rescue the wounded, and gradually they had more contact. He then realized that their names were so similar, as if they were a destined couple.
However, war was ruthless. Although he came back alive, Du Qingmei stayed there forever. At that time, they had just been married for only a year.
Du Qingmei was even pregnant with their unborn child.
From then on, Chen Qingyun lived alone in this small courtyard.
Finally, someone broke the silence, is he going to leave?
Chen Qingyun felt a little melancholy and lost.
Seeing Chen Qingyun's reluctance to leave, Yao Qiyue said, "I'll just buy a courtyard house, and then I'll rent it out. We, the three of us, will still live here with you."
Chen Qingyun's cloudy eyes lit up: "Are you telling the truth? You are not lying to me, an old man."
"Why would I lie to you?"
"Look, I'm an orphan, and you're also an old, lonely man. We're in the same boat."
"How could I lie to you?"
Chen Qingyun touched his chin and thought seriously: "Oh, I see, you want to be my granddaughter. When I'm gone, can you go and burn incense for me during the holidays?"
"But you, my granddaughter, are such a troublemaker. If I were your grandfather, I would have to follow you closely and deal with any trouble you may have."
"It's not impossible. Just call me grandpa and let me hear it."
The more Chen Qingyun thought about it, the happier he became. Yao Qiyue was speechless.
"I want to buy a house, a courtyard house."
"I don't want to recognize my grandfather, I want a courtyard house."
"I said, courtyard."
.......
Chen Qingyun looked at Yao Qiyue who was about to go berserk and curled his lips: "I have a courtyard house. If you recognize me as your grandfather, I don't need to buy a courtyard house now. I will give it to you after I die."
Yao Qiyue refused to listen and turned a deaf ear to everything, only wanting to buy a courtyard house.
"I want to buy my own courtyard house."
"I want to buy a big courtyard house."
Chen Qingyun: "..."
"Got it, stop whispering in my ear."
"I am old, but I am not hard of hearing. I can hear what you are saying."
"You just want a courtyard house, right? There's one nearby. You can buy it when the time comes."
Yao Qiyue's eyes lit up. The location of this courtyard was very good. Although it was not in the city center, I heard that it was the prince's palace in the past.
"purchase."
Yao Qiyue waved her hand and said proudly, "No matter who sells it, I'll buy it."
The courtyard house that Chen Qingyun mentioned is not far from here, only three or five houses away.
Chen Qingyun pointed to his east wall and said, "There's a family over there. I heard their son went abroad and won't be coming back. I'm thinking of bringing his parents over as well."
"well……"
"I don't know what's wrong with people nowadays, they all like to go abroad."
"His house has a large three-story courtyard and is very expensive. No one would be willing to buy it."
"Are you sure you want to buy it?"
When Yao Qiyue heard this, her eyes lit up like searchlights.
"want!"
"I want!"
"How much?"
Yao Qiuyue was thinking that if the money she had was not enough, she could see if there was a black market in Beijing.
She has the skills and the materials, so it would be a waste to not use them.
Although individuals are not allowed to set up stalls now, there will be supply only when there is demand.
Now people in the city have no land, and families with large populations cannot rely solely on that little food supply.
The private market is also known as the black market.
People in the countryside would secretly take the fine grains that they were reluctant to eat, or the eggs they had saved, and sell them on the black market.
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