Chapter 68 Buying a Yard

Chapter 68 Buying a Yard

The yard and the shop together cost two hundred taels of silver. It doesn't sound expensive, but I don't know what the yard and the shop look like.

Is it newly built, or has it been built for decades?

Is it a brick-walled and tiled house or an earthen-walled and tiled house?

There are also factors such as the street and alley where the store is located, which are all linked to the price.

"After dinner, let the broker take us to look around. If there's one we like, I wonder if we can get it done today."

Gu Tang thought, if he could get it done today, he would go back today and not go to the money house to sign in again!

If we can’t do it today, let’s take another gamble!

Gu Lianshan didn't know what Gu Tang was thinking, and waved his hands at her: "Even if we like each other today, it won't be done. Both parties need to sign a deed first, and then we can go to the government office together to get the red deed. If everything goes well, it will be done tomorrow."

have to!

Looks like she has to take another gamble!

Gu Tang is ready to go, she will light nine incense sticks tomorrow!

If she signs for a few more copper coins, she will never burn incense again!

After packing up, Gu Tang took Gu Lianshan to look for Gu Ping'an. The three of them ordered some food at the inn, and after filling their stomachs, they went to the pawnshop together.

The pawnshop was not far from the inn, and the three of them arrived there in no time.

From the outside, the Yahang looks like a tea shop. When business comes, the owner will close the door and take the customers to see the house and the shop.

When there is no business, I open the door and sell tea.

The tea they sell is of the lowest quality, and the tea leaves used to make the tea are all broken pieces.

This kind of tea was not sold to rich families, but mostly to poor scholars. A full teapot of tea cost only a few copper coins.

I took the water in a kettle and carried it back. It was enough for me to drink for two or three days.

Also, if you want to save face during festivals, you can buy this tea to entertain relatives, which is also a very respectable thing to do.

When Gu Tang and the other two arrived at the store, the shopkeeper was leaning against the door frame, looking absent-minded. He was too lazy to respond to the customers who came to buy tea.

It's not the shopkeeper's fault that he's absent-minded. It's just that Bei'an City is not very wealthy, and there are really not many yards and shops that do business all year round.

Therefore, ever since Gu Lianshan left, he has been waiting anxiously, fearing that the deal would fall through.

It was only when Gu Lianshan came forward and called him that he came to his senses.

Seeing Gu Lianshan coming again, the shopkeeper felt as if he had seen the God of Wealth!

He grinned and bowed repeatedly, his mouth wide open: "Sit inside, sit inside! It's cold outside, go in and have a cup of hot tea to warm yourself up. I have some good new tea, I'll make a pot for you myself!"

"You are too polite, Manager Qian." Gu Lianshan bowed in return and said, "I really have something to do and cannot afford to waste time. How about we go and take a look at the yard and the shop?"

"Okay, okay! I'll listen to you, I'll listen to you!" Shopkeeper Qian said without hesitation.

Business is not good, so we have to follow the customers' wishes.

Shopkeeper Qian quickly sent away several customers who wanted to buy tea, telling them to come back in the afternoon as he had something to do at the moment and had to close the shop temporarily.

After sending away the customer who came to buy tea, he pulled his donkey cart and took the Gu family father and son to see the first courtyard.

Gu Tang originally thought it would be very biased. After all, her father had said before that the yard and the shop together would be worth a maximum of two hundred taels of silver.

She didn't know much about the prices here. Thinking of the high housing prices of her previous generation, she subconsciously felt that a yard at this price should not be in a good location.

When they arrived at the yard they wanted to see, she looked around in surprise. She had been to this street before and it was usually quite busy.

The street runs from west to east, and the yard they want to see is located on the north side of the street, right next to the street.

It is called a yard, but in fact it is connected to a shop.

The yard has three entrances. The houses at the back of the yard have all been converted into shops and warehouses. There are five storefronts in total, and the doors face the street, making it ideal for a small business.

The second courtyard is the main courtyard, with three main rooms and two side rooms, plus three east and west wing rooms, and a winding corridor, which is very convenient for walking.

The third courtyard is a small garden with only three main rooms and two side rooms. A pond was dug in the west wing and a pavilion was built on it.

On the east side is a small garden. It is winter now and all you can see is withered yellow.

The entire yard is built with bricks and tiles, and the surrounding walls are also very high, so the security is quite good.

"This courtyard was built only five years ago, and the materials used are excellent, all blue bricks and black tiles! The foundation is raised, the walls are thick, and double-layer tiles are laid."

Gu Tang didn't understand all this and secretly tugged at the corner of her father's clothes.

Gu Lianshan understood what she meant. He checked every place carefully, confirmed that Manager Qian was not lying, and nodded slightly to his daughter secretly.

Gu Tang breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't like anything else about this yard except one thing: every room was spacious and bright.

Unlike the Gu family’s house, not only is it small, but the windows are also very small. They say that through the windows the adults can see into the house at a glance, which is not decent.

This was the first time she had heard such an excuse.

Shopkeeper Qian thought that it was Gu Lianshan who made the decision, and seeing that he did not speak, he quickly said, "The owner of this courtyard is a landlord, and he built this house originally for his son's wedding.

Not long ago, the landlord met a nobleman who said that if he could pay 500 taels, he could donate an official position to his son who was studying.

Donate an official position?

Gu Tang suddenly became curious: "What kind of official position can I get with 500 taels of silver?"

"I don't know about that, but seeing how happy the landlord is, I'm sure the official is very much in his favor, otherwise he wouldn't be trying to sell the yard to raise money."

That's true.

If one is not extremely satisfied with the official position donated, who would be willing to sell the house?

"Mr. Gu, what do you think of this yard?" Shopkeeper Qian asked with a flattering smile.

Gu Lianshan was so frightened by the word "Master Gu" that he froze. He tried hard not to show his fear and threw the question to Gu Tang: "This yard was bought for my daughter, so she has to make the decision."

When Shopkeeper Qian heard this, he misunderstood and thought that this was about preparing a dowry for his daughter.

He secretly took a look at Gu Lianshan's clothes and thought he had made a mistake.

I originally thought that he was at most a small country landlord, but I didn't expect him to be such a hidden talent.

This yard is not cheap. You can’t buy it without two hundred taels of silver!

If a family can give two hundred taels of silver as a dowry for their daughter, they generally would not be so generous unless they have several thousand taels of wealth.

Thinking of this, he turned his head and pointed his extremely flattering face at Gu Tang: "Miss Gu, take a look, are you satisfied with this yard?"

Gu Tang didn't say whether he was satisfied or not, he just frowned and asked, "It's said to be newly built, I'm afraid not many people live here, right? As soon as I entered the yard, I felt that there was no vitality, it was very run-down."

Shopkeeper Qian's heart skipped a beat. The little girl had good eyesight.

He smiled and replied, "This yard is the new house prepared by the landlord for his son. Before his son got married, it was not convenient for his family to move in. But someone came to clean up every now and then, so it is not vacant..."

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