In the middle of the spacious yard, there is a flower bed built with large pebbles, and next to it is a large vat, probably used to raise goldfish. There is a crabapple tree planted next to it, and just by looking at the trimming of the branches, you can tell that Old Man He is a very particular person.
Under the grape trellis next to the kitchen stands a bluestone table supported by stone pillars, with several stone benches around it.
The water pressure well is right next to the kitchen door, and there is a large water tank at the outlet. Beyond it is the blooming wintersweets.
Take a breath, and the refreshing fragrance will immediately fill your heart.
Shen Zhihuan's eyes swept over the flowers and plants in the yard, and began to look at the large blue brick and tile houses connected together.
The blue bricks, grey tiles, dark wooden beams and red carved wooden doors all highlight the ancient charm.
The floors of every room are covered with the gray and white tiles that are popular these days.
There aren't many pieces of furniture in the room, but they all look very simple and antique.
Compared with the surrounding houses, Old Man He's house is obviously much better.
Shen Zhihuan was extremely satisfied with this courtyard.
"Uncle He, how much do you want to sell this yard for?"
"Three thousand five." Old man He took a long puff of his cigarette and threw the cigarette butt on the ground, crushing it.
"Uncle He must have put a lot of thought into this yard. Are you really willing to sell it?" Shen Zhihuan lowered his head to glance at the nearly crushed cigarette butt at Old Man He's feet.
"When a person dies, he will be buried only three feet below the ground." Old man He drooped his brows.
"Are you sure you won't regret it?" Shen Zhihuan smiled.
"What is there to regret? I would regret staying here and not being able to return to my roots!" Old Man He said unhappily.
"Then shall we go to the notary office to handle the formalities now?" Shen Zhihuan didn't like to drag things out.
"Do you have money? I don't sell on credit." Old man He looked Shen Zhihuan up and down.
"Don't worry! You won't lose a cent."
"You won't bargain?"
"Can you make it cheaper?"
"cannot!"
"It's settled now, let's go! Let's go and get the formalities done before you and I regret it." Shen Zhi was happy.
Finally I understand why those old ladies call him a weird old man.
"Just go, who's afraid of who?" Old man He immediately went into the house and took the household registration book, identity certificate and land and property ownership certificate.
Nowadays, although this and that are not allowed, buying and selling houses is still allowed as long as both parties agree.
There is no such thing as a house ownership certificate or land use certificate nowadays. When it comes to buying and selling, a handwritten document is required, and then both parties sign and put their fingerprints on it.
Finally, report to the street office and you're done.
If you meet someone who regrets it later, there will be endless trouble.
In order to avoid such things from happening, Shen Zhihuan felt that notarization was essential.
Although it is impossible to completely prevent disputes from happening, it is better than doing nothing.
One is sincere in buying and the other is sincere in selling, so there is naturally no empty talk.
Soon, the two arrived at the notary office in the east of the city.
"Comrade, please add a clause to the agreement. If either party breaches the contract, they must pay the other party a penalty of more than 100,000 times the total house price." Shen Zhihuan added before the notary put pen to paper.
"Liquidated damages...more than 100,000 times the total price of the house?" The notary was obviously stunned for a moment, and confirmed again with some disbelief.
"Yes!" Shen Zhihuan nodded.
These days, the laws and regulations are not yet perfect, and there is no specific agreement on the scope of liquidated damages.
There is also no general situation where the amount does not exceed thirty percent of the actual loss.
There is no court or arbitration institution to intervene and declare it illegal and impose restrictions.
so……
"Are you willing?" The notary glanced at Shen Zhihuan and turned to look at the other party.
“Why not? Whoever regrets it will be…” Old man He made a turtle gesture with his hands.
The notary frowned and glanced at Shen Zhihuan and Old Man He, as if he was looking at them as if they were crazy.
The yard is 3500 yuan, and the penalty is 100,000 times...
Do two fools know how much money one hundred thousand times is?
More than that?!
Why not say 100 million times? That sounds better!
The notary couldn't help but complain in his heart.
The purchase agreement was written according to the two people's wishes. After each of them read it, they signed their names after confirming that it was correct.
Looking at the three flamboyantly written words on the seller's side, Shen Zhihuan's eyes visibly brightened.
There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!
Before putting his fingerprints on the stamp, Shen Zhihuan looked at old man He again, "Uncle He, it's not too late for you to regret now. You have to put..." On the stamp, you can't regret it.
Before Shen Zhihuan could finish his words, Old Man He snatched the purchase agreement and quickly pressed a button on the red ink. In the blink of an eye, a red thumbprint appeared on the purchase agreement.
"Although she is young, her nagging ability is comparable to those gossiping old women on the street." Old man He put his fingerprints on the paper and handed the house purchase agreement to Shen Zhihuan.
“…”
Shen Zhihuan silently took the purchase agreement and stamped it with his fingerprint.
The purchase agreement is made in triplicate, one copy for each party, and one copy is kept in the notary office for filing.
After leaving the notary office, the two went to the bank.
After the teller counted the three thousand five hundred and deposited Old Man He's note, Old Man He took the note and confirmed it again and again before handing the land and property ownership certificate to Shen Zhihuan.
The two then went to the street office in their jurisdiction.
The two explained their purpose and the staff of the street office stamped their documents readily.
Register and file the purchase agreement.
Although it was just a thin piece of paper, it made Shen Zhihuan very excited.
At least, she would never face the dilemma of having nowhere to go again.
After leaving the street office, Old Man He who was walking in front suddenly stopped.
"I'll go home, pack a change of clothes and leave."
"No rush!" The guy couldn't take care of himself, so she couldn't move in for the time being.
"You are not in a hurry, but I am!" Old Man He slapped one of the courtyard gate keys into Shen Zhihuan's hand.
“…”
"When I leave, I will put all the room keys in the house. After locking the door, I will also throw the yard gate key into the yard. You don't have to worry that I will leave one behind to surprise you." Old man He said with a sneer.
“…Did I say that?”
"Just because you didn't say it doesn't mean you don't think so."
"...Thank you so much. If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have really forgotten about it. But don't worry, I will definitely change the keys of all the doors before I move in, so as not to leave you any chance to make a comeback." Shen Zhihuan said with a smile.
"Little girl, I knew you were not a good person." Old man He snorted coldly.
"It's hard to be a good person, why should I go through all the trouble to be one?!" Shen Zhihuan said as if it was a matter of course.
Old man He, who was speechless, glared at Shen Zhihuan and left angrily.
Shen Zhihuan looked at Old Man He's hurried back and couldn't help laughing out loud.
Hearing the laughter, Old Man He walked faster.
(End of this chapter)