Chen Zhaozhao and Chen Sanmei looked at each other and said, "This house is okay, but I'm not very satisfied with it, so I want to buy a house."
"Buy?" Fang Jian was shocked, "Do you know how much it costs to buy a house?"
"I know." Chen Zhaozhao said calmly: "Buy a yard for eight or nine thousand."
Fang Jian continued to be shocked. Are they really from rural areas? Are rural people so rich?
Isn’t Huixi County one of the poorest counties in their province?
Isn’t Lishan Village the poorest village in Huixi County?
Not to mention that, even his third uncle, the director of a food factory, didn't have that much money to buy a house.
In the provincial capital, I can probably count the number of individuals with this level of strength on both hands.
Fang Jian looked at Chen Zhaozhao in a different way, "Do you really want to buy a house?"
"Do you know where there are houses for sale around here?" Chen Zhaozhao asked immediately.
Fang Jian nodded, "My grandfather has a friend who owns a yard near here. It was returned by the superiors last year. He now lives in a unit house. No one lives in the yard, so he wants to sell it."
"Oh, it's true!" Chen Zhaozhao was pleasantly surprised, "Where is it?"
"That side of East Alley, it takes half an hour to walk there."
"That's okay. Do you have time now? Take us to see it."
When Fang Jian saw Chen Zhaozhao's reaction, it seemed that he really wanted to buy a house, and he was very impressed.
"I have time and can take you to see it, but I can't get in."
"It's okay to go outside and have a look first." Chen Zhaozhao was very excited.
She was ready to give up, but unexpectedly, everything suddenly changed.
They went back first to put away the things they bought from the supply and marketing cooperative, and then went to the place with Fang Jian.
Nowadays, there are buildings in the provincial capital, but most of them are still old-fashioned houses.
This area of East Alley is full of houses, with alleys extending in all directions. Enter the East Alley from the main street and walk inward. Turn right and go through a bend, and the second house is your destination.
Chen Zhaozhao looked at the high-walled compound in front of him. It was very good in terms of location and environment.
"Is this one with a toilet?"
Nowadays, some yards in the city don't have toilets. To use the toilet, you have to go to the public toilet at the end of the alley. This kind of yard is inconvenient, so she doesn't want it to live in.
"Bring it." Fang Jian pointed to the courtyard door, "Go in from here, there are three rooms on the left, two on the opposite side, and three on the right. There is a sink in the middle of the yard, and in the corner to the right of the door is the toilet.
During the confiscation period, I had moved out to live in a room with one family, but no one had taken care of it after they moved out.
If you buy it to live in, you should take good care of it."
Chen Zhaozhao nodded clearly, looked at the time, and saw that it was almost half past five, which was too late, and said, "Can you help us make an appointment with Grandpa Cao and come and see tomorrow."
On the way here, Chen Zhaozhao and Fang Jian learned that the landlord's surname was Cao, and he had retired from working in the department.
Because of his unfortunate experiences in the early years, he was the only one in the family.
Now I live in the same family compound with Fang Jian and the others, and are neighbors upstairs and downstairs.
Grandpa Cao and Grandpa Fang have a very good relationship. Grandpa Cao often plays at Fang Jian's house because he lives alone.
"Okay." Fang Jian nodded, "When will it be tomorrow?"
"I'll wait here at eight o'clock in the morning."
"Okay." Fang Jian agreed.
"By the way, do you know there is a house for sale near the university in the provincial capital?"
Fang Jian looked at her in shock, "Don't tell me that you want to buy a house over there."
Chen Zhaozhao smiled lightly and said nothing.
"..." Fang Jian, "I haven't heard about it over there, but if you want, I can go and find out."
"Okay, sorry to trouble you." Chen Zhaozhao smiled, "But don't worry, if I buy this house, I will have no money.
If you want to buy it over there, I won’t buy it until next year, so please help me keep an eye on it.”
Fang Jian nodded. He was numb. He didn't know why he was relieved when Chen Zhaozhao said he had no money.
But when he heard her say that she could buy it next year, he started talking about it again.
He is older than her, how can she make so much money?
Of course~ With her energy in negotiating with her third uncle and her strength, it’s normal for her to make a lot of money.
Not to mention it was far away, but the canned braised pork sold in the factory and the one payment was enough for her to buy a house.
This person is really incomparable!
After talking about business, the three of them separated.
Originally, Chen Zhaozhao wanted to treat Fang Jian to dinner.
But Fang Jian refused, saying that he would go home early and talk to Grandpa Cao about the matter, otherwise he would plan to do something else tomorrow.
In this way, Chen Zhaozhao no longer insisted, and she and Chen Sanmei went back to cook.
On the first day of moving into a new home, of course you have to light a fire and cook a housewarming dinner.
Because they went at the wrong time, they didn't buy much.
The pork has been sold out, and the only vegetables are fish, eggs, potatoes, carrots, and green and red peppers.
I also bought a handful of sweet potato vermicelli.
Chen Zhaozhao cooked by himself, making braised fish, egg vermicelli, and then shredded potatoes, carrots, and green and red peppers to make a stir-fried three-slice dish.
"Ouch, sister, this dish of yours is so delicious~" The aunt next door was washing the dishes and couldn't help but sigh when she smelled the aroma.
Chen Zhaozhao smiled and said, "When it's ready, I'll give it to my aunt to try."
"No, no, we've already eaten."
"It's okay after eating. Let's have some food. My third sister just moved in today. Our home is far away from the provincial capital. I hope everyone will take care of me in the future."
"Oh~ we are all neighbors, we should take care of ourselves, no need to be so polite." The aunt said with a smile.
Although she refused, Chen Zhaozhao prepared the dishes and handed some over in bowls, and also brought some cakes.
The aunt's family of five lives here, her three children are in school, and she and her husband work in the kitchen of the Academy of Fine Arts.
Although they are from the provincial capital, their lives are tight. They usually save on eggs, fish and meat, and can only eat meat twice a week.
Chen Zhaozhao Although there is no meat in this dish, it does have fish and eggs. It’s so rich!
Also, the eight-treasure cakes in the state-owned pastry shop are unique and very expensive.
After collecting the things, the aunt was happy and sighed, "You guys had such a rich meal."
Chen Zhaozhao smiled and said, "I just came here today to celebrate. I don't usually dare to do this."
"That's that." The aunt nodded with a smile.
Chen Zhaozhao said a few polite words to her and went back to eat.
After dinner, she and Chen Sanmei took the pastries and visited each family.
Chen Sanmei will live here for a long time in the future, so the meeting rate of neighbors living in the same row is very high, so the two decided to get to know the residents on this floor.
Then we'll cook together in the corridor and we'll get to know each other, so it won't be too awkward.
Moreover, we took the initiative to get acquainted in a friendly manner. I don’t expect the relationship to be good in the future, but at least there is a superficial sense of friendship.
She has no conflict of interest with them at work. These handymen scattered around may be able to help her at critical moments.
Even if you bring some gossip, it would be good to pass on some word of mouth.
There are ten rooms in a row here. Except for Chen Sanmei, the others are all with families. They are middle-aged couples with children. After contacting them, most of them are warm and friendly.
Everyone was basically at home at this time. Chen Zhaozhao and Chen Sanmei went around to get to know the people clearly and get a rough idea of their personalities.
Tell Chen Sanmei who he can interact with and who he should be wary of.
However, when she usually works, she doesn't have much contact with these people. The key is the people she works with.
Chen Zhaozhao couldn't see these people, so it was up to Chen Sanmei to make his own judgment.
"Don't worry, I'm fine." Chen Sanmei listened to Chen Zhaozhao's ramble, moved but reluctant to let go.