Chapter 234 Buying a House
After dinner that day, Lin Qi and Xu Hexiao sorted rice and flour at home, two bags of rice and two bags of flour.
"Let's go together tonight." Xu Hexiao said.
"Don't you have to go to work tomorrow? Aren't you sleepy?" She always went alone before.
"Let's take a nap now, get up at 11:30, and return home at 1:30. We will only waste two hours in between. Six hours of sleep a day is enough." Xu Hexiao said.
Lin Qi thought about it and said, "Okay."
The two went to bed at 9:30 and got up on time at 11:30. Without much communication, they put on their clothes, put on masks, each carrying two bags of food on a shoulder pole, and went out.
Lin Qi has figured out the rules for choosing the location of the black market. Now she can find the location of the black market accurately without asking Cao Zheng. However, every time she went to the black market, she avoided Cao Zheng, so even now, Cao Zheng didn't know that she went to the black market to sell food every day.
In the black market, there are individuals who do individual trading and there are also people who specialize in receiving goods. Lin Qi and Xu Hexiao chose the latter.
"Where did you get the food? It tastes so good."
"So you want to raise the price?" Xu Hexiao said half-seriously.
"That won't work. The current price is already the highest in the entire black market."
“Really not going up?”
"One pound increases by two cents."
"OK."
By October, Lin Qi had accumulated more than 100,000 yuan in cash at home, 20,000 yuan of which was red envelopes for several children.
They never found a suitable house, so they kept the money.
In November, the college entrance examination was resumed, and Jian Tongyi, Ming Kangjian and others who were far away in Yao County took the college entrance examination.
After the college entrance examination, Jian Yitong was full of confidence and said, "It's settled."
Ming Kangjian also smiled, looking at his wife, and smiled sweetly at him, "We are stable too."
"And us." Zhao Yi was so excited that he wanted to cry, "We can finally leave the Anliang Brigade."
"Thanks to the information Lin Qi mailed back, if it weren't for her information and if she hadn't told us about this in advance, I would have been crying when I came out of the examination room today." Ma Guizhi said, secretly glancing at Jiang Wanwan who was silently crying beside her. Everyone in the Anliang Brigade knew that they were going to take the college entrance examination, but no one told Jiang Wanwan.
Jiang Wanwan noticed Ma Guizhi's gaze, wiped away her tears, and walked towards Ma Guizhi, "Can you lend me your review materials and notes?"
Ma Guizhi was startled. She didn't expect Jiang Wanwan to come over and ask. She pursed her lips and didn't answer.
"Jane Tongyi, can you lend me your review materials and notes?" Jiang Wanwan looked at Jian Tongyi.
Jian Yitong sighed and said, "Okay."
"Thank you." Jiang Wanwan wanted to cry again.
"You don't have to thank me. The information belongs to Lin Qi. When you have the chance to visit the capital, you can thank her in person." Jian Yitong said.
"I will." Jiang Wanwan answered, clenching her fists. "I will work hard to get into Beijing. I want to study medicine like my parents and my grandfather, and become an excellent doctor. If you get sick in the future, you can come to me."
Jian Tong and others did not respond. They did not dare to do so. They were afraid that Jiang Wanwan would take the opportunity to retaliate against them.
It was not until Jiang Wanwan left that Mo Mingyang asked curiously, "Haven't many people been rehabilitated? Her family hasn't been rehabilitated?"
"Her family has overseas connections, so there's nothing to redress. Moreover, the people who brought down her family are now in high positions. If her family wants to be redressed, I'm afraid it won't be that quick." Jian Yitong said.
"You know it very clearly." Ming Kangjian said in surprise.
"I was forced to listen to her." Jian Tongyi smiled bitterly. No one talked to Jiang Wanwan, and he was forced to be her listener several times. Noticing that everyone's expressions became teasing, Jian Tongyi hurriedly explained, "Don't think too much. I have nothing to do with her. I plan to apply for a school in the capital. What about you?"
"I think I did well in the exam. Tiantian and I's goal is also to go to the capital. When we get there, we're going to treat Lin Qi's family to a meal to thank her for the news and information." Ming Kangjian said.
"I'm going to the capital too. I'm not 100% sure about the two best ones, but the others should be fine." Ma Guizhi said.
Mo Mingyang and Zhao Yi looked at each other and said, "Since you are all going to the capital, we should also go to the capital. Then we can thank Lin Qi together."
At the end of 1977, Zhao Shu's old leader found a house for him.
"The other family has just been rehabilitated and the whole family plans to settle abroad." Zhao Shu said.
"Go abroad and settle down?" Xu Hexiao was a little surprised.
Zhao Shu sighed, "During the turmoil of the past few years, the two elderly people in that family could not make it and died. The younger sister was insulted and committed suicide, and the two-year-old son also died. The family did not intend to stay in this sad place any longer, so they decided to go abroad."
Of course, there is also the fear that the situation will recur and the house will be taken back again.
Xu Hexiao nodded, "Where is the house and how big is it?"
"It's also in Fuxing Lane, at the end of the lane. It's very big, even bigger than yours, with an area of 6,000 square meters." Zhao Shu said.
Xu Hexiao was surprised, "It's so big."
"It's really big, and the asking price is not low, 280,000. I've seen that courtyard house, and it used to be home to many people, so it was very dirty and messy. If we want to live comfortably, I'm afraid we have to tear it all down and rebuild it. Because of the high selling price and the serious damage to the house, it hasn't been sold yet. But the old leader said that he notified me as soon as he received the news, and if we want it, we'd better act quickly. It's inevitable that someone will be interested in a house that big, especially in a location like Fuxing Lane." Zhao Shu said. He also wanted that house, but 280,000 was not a small number.
"Okay, you go and tell them, we want it." Xu Hexiao had almost no hesitation.
Zhao Shu froze, "Don't you want to go and take a look?"
"No need to look. Just like you said, with an area like that and a location like Fuxing Lane, it's not a loss." Xu Hexiao said.
"Okay, I'll go talk to the other party right away. I have more than 10,000 yuan in savings, and I'll go to the bank to withdraw the money later." He is a single man and has not spent much money in these years, so he saved it all.
"We don't need your money, we have money." Xu Hexiao said.
"You have it?" Zhao Shu was extremely surprised. "Aren't you from the countryside? How do you have so much money?"
"Don't worry about it. We do have it. You can help us make an appointment with someone, and we'll transfer the ownership next year after paying the money." After searching for more than a year to find someone he liked, Xu Hexiao was anxious.
Seeing how anxious he was, Zhao Shu immediately felt a sense of urgency, "I'll go right away."
Zhao Shu went and came back in less than an hour. The old leader thought that they couldn't afford it, so they rejected it so quickly. "I also think this house is too expensive, 280,000 yuan, not many people in the country can afford it."
"No, my son and daughter-in-law told me they want to buy it." Zhao Shu rode the bicycle very fast, breathing slightly.
"What?" The old leader was surprised. His whole family couldn't even come up with 20,000 yuan. How could Zhao Shu's godson and daughter-in-law earn 280,000 yuan?
"My godson is planning to buy it, and it would be best if the ownership can be transferred tomorrow." Zhao Shu said.
"Why does your godson have so much money?" asked the old leader.
Zhao Shu shook his head. "I don't know much about it, but my godson said that several generations of his family were wealthy businessmen."
The old leader seemed to be thinking, "No wonder."
When Lin Qi found out that the house was on Fuxing Lane, she decided to buy it without any hesitation.
"My family currently has a total of 128,000 in cash and 5,000 in savings, which makes a total of 133,000, leaving a shortfall of 147,000. We can take the remaining amount to the bank and exchange it for gold," said Lin Qi.
"Okay, I'll go and exchange it in a while. I'll need 150,000 to rebuild the house later." Xu Hexiao said.
Lin Qi nodded. "Well, let's change it to 150,000 first. We will continue to make money later, and we should be able to earn enough money to rebuild the house."
The next day Xu Hexiao took a leave of absence. After breakfast in the morning, he took various documents, carried a large canvas bag, and went to meet the owner of the house with Zhao Shu.
The owner of the house still lives in the house. It is not far from Lin Qi's house to the end of Fuxing Lane, and it only takes five minutes to walk there.
In addition to the owner of the house, there was also a middleman. Xu Hexiao guessed that this middleman should have considerable power, at least he had connections with the Real Estate Bureau.
Xu Hexiao handed the fruit he brought to the host, and also handed over a jar of wine. "I heard that your wife has a cold body problem. This is the medicinal wine my wife brewed herself. The alcohol content is not high, and it has a miraculous effect on cold body."
The owner of the house was named Yuan, a middle-aged man. He had not originally intended to accept Xu Hexiao's gift, but when he heard that it could cure colds, he immediately hesitated.
"Take it. They also live in Fuxing Lane, at No. 8 Fuxing Lane. If there is any problem with the food, just go to their house." said the middleman, who obviously knew some information about Xu Hexiao.
When Mr. Yuan heard that Xu Hexiao also lived in Fuxing Lane, he immediately took the jar of wine and said, "Thank you."
"Since you've received the gift, can you give me a discount?" Xu Hexiao asked with a smile.
Mr. Yuan: “…I don’t want it then.”
"Just kidding." Xu Hexiao said, putting his backpack on the table, "You count them, if the number is okay, we can sign the contract."
Everything went very smoothly, and at three o'clock in the afternoon, the house was under Lin Qi's name.
"Would you please do me the honor of treating you to a meal?" Xu Hexiao made the invitation.
Mr. Yuan shook his head. “I have other things to do.”
"What about Mr. Wang?" Xu Hexiao asked the middleman. Up to now, he only knew that the other party's surname was Wang.
Mr. Wang also shook his head, "I still have something to discuss with Lao Yuan."
"That's a shame." Xu Hexiao said, "How about this, when you pass by my house later, I'll catch two chickens for you."
Mr. Yuan: “…”
Mr. Wang: “….”
Mr. Yuan will move out in two days. He wants to go home, and Mr. Wang also wants to go home. When they pass by Xu Hexiao's house, Xu Hexiao really caught two chickens for them.
"The chickens in my family are unique. They are not sold in the market. You will know once you have eaten them." Xu Hexiao stuffed two chickens into their arms.
Mr. Yuan said with a blank face, "Thank you."
Mr. Wang was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, and also thanked Xu Hexiao.
"You're welcome." Xu Hexiao waved his hand and closed the door under their gaze.
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