Chapter 034 Going to see the house
On the second day, Shen Ning and Xiao Nanchen went to the county town to look at houses.
Su Lianyi was familiar with the county town, so she planned to go to Rong Kangji to ask Su Lianyi first.
As soon as they met, Su Lianyi pulled her close, terrified: "Oh my God, I'm glad nothing happened. Those damn bandits..."
The two chatted for a while, and when Su Lianyi heard that Chen Ning wanted to find a house, she immediately said, "Let's go. I'll walk around with you. I'll keep an eye on those dental shops for you."
Shen Ning knew that Su Lianyi was not being polite, so she did not refuse: "Then I'll trouble Shopkeeper Su."
"Why are you being so polite to me?"
Su Lianyi went in to explain the matter, and Shen Ning went outside to wait for her by the carriage. When Xiao Nanchen heard that Su Lianyi was going, he said calmly, "Shopkeeper Su will accompany you, so I won't go for now."
My king had no expression on his face all the way today, and seemed to be in a bad mood. Shen Ning thought she should have done nothing wrong, so she asked, "But is there something wrong?"
Xiao Nanchen looked away: "I remembered that I seemed to know someone here. I'll go look for clues and meet you at Rong Kang Ji later."
Shen Ning immediately understood: My king has something important to do!
She immediately said, "Go and do your work, don't worry about me."
Xiao Nanchen nodded, turned around and left with a wooden face.
He couldn't fall asleep again after waking up in the middle of the night last night.
That dream shocked His Royal Highness Prince Ding greatly.
But he had figured it out. It was not a case of thinking about something during the day and dreaming about it at night. It was just that too many things had happened in the past few days, and this woman was too unscrupulous. In addition, the erotic painting before going to bed disturbed his mind, so he had that messy dream.
It's just because I haven't felt relieved for too long... When I was in the army, I spent all my energy on training, marching and fighting. Now I've been tired for many days and have excess energy, so it's normal to have some relaxing dreams.
Besides, in the dream it was not that he was unwilling to move, but that he was unable to move.
The reason why he dreamed of Chen Ning was because that woman had been too presumptuous recently and had even touched him all over.
From today on, he will be colder to that woman so that she can understand the pros and cons herself!
Chen Ning had no idea how much drama was going on in His Royal Highness Prince Ding's mind. She followed Su Lianyi out and took a carriage to the pawnshop.
I chose a nearby dental clinic, and as soon as I walked in, I was greeted by a smiling young agent.
The broker's smiling face easily made people feel good about him. After asking Shen Ning about her requirements for the house, he took Shen Ning and Su Lianyi to a courtyard on Beimen Street.
The spacious yard was neatly arranged, with three main rooms and a wing room on each side. There was also a small fish pond in the yard, as well as a kitchen, woodshed and stable.
Chen Ning was quite satisfied and asked the price.
The broker smiled and said, "The owner has to leave for something and is in a hurry to sell it. This yard is only for one hundred taels of silver."
One hundred taels?
Shen Ning was stunned, somewhat incredulous.
This is the most central location in Pingning County, and there is such a spacious and magnificent courtyard, and it only costs one hundred taels?
The agent's smile seemed forced, and he nodded and explained, "The owner is not short of money, but is leaving in a hurry. He just wants to find a reliable owner who won't ruin the house."
Beside her, Su Lianyi frowned slightly: "It's indeed too cheap... Has anyone died in this yard?"
The agent's eyes widened. "How could that be? I wouldn't dare show you two a haunted house. This yard is absolutely fine. We can register it with the authorities. You can rest assured."
Su Lianyi winked at Shen Ning, who nodded and said, "Forget it, let's look at something else."
This house is very good and very cheap. The good ones are too much for her taste, but the cheap ones make her afraid to touch them...
It's almost like in her previous life she wanted to buy a shabby car for transportation, and then the salesperson drove a brand new Ferrari in front of her and told her that the car cost 50,000 yuan.
She doesn't believe in free lunch... As long as she doesn't want to take advantage of others, no one can cheat her!
This broker could not be trusted. Shen Ning and Su Lianyi made an excuse that they had something else to do and then found another brokerage firm.
This time it was a calm old agent. Although he didn't look as friendly as usual, he made people feel more at ease.
The old agent brought a list of houses for them to choose from. Shen Ning asked calmly, "Is there a larger yard over on Beimen Street?"
The old agent narrowed his eyes and thought for a moment, then said, "Houses in that prime location are in high demand. As far as I know, there haven't been any available for several months... Even if there were, the prices would be ridiculously high. Forgive me for being frank, but it's quite a far cry from the price you just mentioned."
Su Lianyi confirmed with him: "How much does the three main rooms with a yard over there usually cost?"
The old agent said without hesitation: "Even if it's a small one, it will cost at least a thousand taels of silver..."
Shen Ning: ...
So, what did that person just now want to do?
Just as Shen Ning and Su Lianyi were looking at houses with the old agent, the young agent who had been smiling so sweetly earlier said to the closed door with a sad face, "I told you the price was too low and people wouldn't believe it. They were scared away. Tell the boss above that it couldn't be sold."
A voice came from inside: "Got it."
The young agent left, and the man in black in the room bowed and looked back: “Master, Madam Shen didn’t want that house.”
"Well, go down."
After the man in black left, Xiao Nanchen knocked on the table in annoyance.
Are you stupid? You don't want to take advantage of the opportunity. It's just a broken yard, but you are scared away?
What about the courage I have when thinking about my brother-in-law...
Because Shen Ning said she wanted to be closer to the county school and not in the city center, the old agent took them to Yongping Lane, which was not far from the county school.
There are several houses for sale in Yongping Lane, but after looking around, Shen Ning is not very satisfied with any of them.
"It's a little small." She said to Su Lianyi.
Su Lianyi was curious: "Your family is small, what do you need such a big yard for?"
Shen Ning explained with a smile: "It's not much at the moment, but servants and other things will also need space in the future."
Su Lianyi's eyes flashed with understanding.
How could an ordinary village woman afford to buy a house, and how could she think about hiring servants in the future? She had long known that Shen Ning was not ordinary.
"Is there a bigger yard?" Su Lianyi said to the agent, "Madam Shen is my good friend, please don't hide it."
The old agent laughed helplessly, "How could that be possible, Shopkeeper Su? There is a large courtyard, but it's a bit run-down. That's why I didn't dare to take Shopkeeper Su and this lady to see it."
Shen Ning thought for a moment: “It doesn’t matter if it’s dilapidated, let’s go take a look first.”
For her, the more dilapidated it is, the better.
Dilapidated means low price, and she bought the house with the intention of renovating it herself, so a more dilapidated yard is better for her.
The old agent responded, turned the car around and took them to the other end, stopping in front of a house.
There happened to be another agent bringing people inside to see each other, so Shen Ning didn't pay attention and followed Su Lianyi in.
"Oh my God, is this yard okay?" Su Lianyi stared at the weeds and the crumbling windows and doors in the yard, her face speechless.
The old agent was helpless: "How about we look somewhere else?"
However, Chen Ning thought this place was nice. The yard was spacious enough, with three main rooms in the front, two side rooms on each side, two small houses next to the gate, a well in the yard, and a peach tree in the corner... She was quite satisfied.
Just as Shen Ning was about to ask the price, a voice suddenly rang out: "Isn't this Madam Shen? She's here to rent a house too."
Shen Ning turned around and saw the Pei family mother and son and Li Yushi walking out of the main room with a younger agent.
Fan Ru changed her clothes, and now she looked like a city dweller, no longer wearing the coarse cloth skirt she wore in the village.
After greeting Shen Ning loudly, Fan Ru said to her son, "Although this place is not far from the county school and the rent is cheap, it is really run-down. I am afraid it will affect my son's studies."
After saying that, he smiled at Shen Ning and said, "But Madam Shen, you might consider it. This courtyard only costs five cents of silver a month, and even a rough family can live there."
Li Yushi frowned slightly. Pei Yuanzhou, standing beside her, spoke to stop her: "Mother."
Fan Ru turned her head and chuckled: "I'm just thinking about Madam Shen. This yard is cheap and has a good location. It's really good."
Su Lianyi asked directly: "Why don't you live here when it's so good?"
Shen Ning smiled and said, "Where did Aunt Fan successfully borrow money from? She seems to be very well off."
Fan Ru's expression froze: "Who borrowed it? This is what my son earned."
Pei Yuanzhou's expression became more serious: "Mom, stop talking."
Only then did Fan Ru give up.
At this time, Pei Yuanzhou stepped forward and bowed to Shen Ning: "I haven't had the opportunity to come and thank you in the past two days. I happened to meet you today. I would like to thank you for saving my life that day, Madam Shen."
Su Lianyi sneered: "So Madam Shen saved your life. I saw that your mother didn't seem to be grateful just now."
Pei Yuanzhou's expression was as indifferent as ever, but his tone was still sincere: "My mother said that I don't know etiquette, I hope Madam Shen will not take it to heart. Today's time is urgent. When Madam Shen finds a good place to live, Yuanzhou will come to thank you."
Shen Ning was a little impatient: "Forget about coming to thank me, just don't bother me in the future."
She was too lazy to deal with these people...
After saying that, she pulled Su Lianyi inside and said, "Shopkeeper Su, let's go in and take a look."
Chen Ning and Su Lianyi followed the old agent inside. Fan Ru snorted coldly: "See? Look at her character. My son, stay away from her. Don't be fooled by the appearance of this foxy widow."
Fan Ru said firmly: "She must still be thinking about you."
Pei Yuanzhou frowned slightly: "Mom, don't say these words again in the future."
Fan Ru then remembered that Li Yushi was still beside her, and immediately took Li Yushi's hand. "Anyway, I just despise her... What's so great about being able to shoot arrows and know medicine? I didn't think so before, but in the past few months, her vixen-like nature has become more and more apparent. I really can't stand her."
After saying this, Fan Ru said, "We don't want to live in Yongping Lane anymore. It's too poor here. Let's go to Lindou Street, far away from that widow. The rent there is too high, she definitely can't afford it!"
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