Qian Aiguo continued to introduce: "Although this house is a bit old, it is made of bricks and tiles. It will be no problem to live in it for another 180 years."
Lin Mai remained silent and looked from room to room.
Qian Aiguo followed behind and said: "I don't need any of these furniture. Although it is very old, it can still be used for ten or eight years."
Lin Mai opened the door of a cabinet. Although it kept creaking and squeaking, as Qian Aiguo said, it was still usable.
However, it would be an exaggeration to use it for another ten to eight years. At most, it will be used as firewood after three to five years. After all, it is not a good piece of furniture made of wood. After a long time, it will fall apart on its own.
Finally, we visited the kitchen. The kitchen utensils were all available, but they were all very old.
Qian Aiguo pointed to the kitchen utensils and said, "These are free."
Lin Mai then spoke: "How do you sell your house?"
Qian Aiguo's eyes lit up.
Although he worked hard to introduce it for a long time, he didn't have high hopes because he felt that there was no chance.
But this black girl has already asked about the price and at least has the intention to buy it.
He weighed it in his mind for a long time and said: "One thousand and two."
He asked everyone for this house at a price of one thousand and three thousand, but this black girl obviously had no money, and he was afraid that the price of one thousand and thirty would scare away the girl.
Lin Mai was familiar with the housing prices in this area. The first second-hand house she bought in Jiangcheng in her previous life was nearby.
It was already 86 years ago, and I spent more than 2,000 yuan to buy a similar second-hand house.
It's already New Year's Day in 2002, and this house is really not expensive for $1,200.
In this area and this era, a house like this would cost 1,340 yuan to buy even in a village in the city.
In addition, all the furniture and pots and pans in the house were provided for free, and you could move in with your luggage. For this reason, Lin Mai wanted to buy it.
She now has less than 800 yuan including principal and interest, which is far from enough money to buy a house.
There was no such thing as bank loans in this era, so it was impossible to get a loan.
Borrowing money to buy a house? Where can I borrow it?
But such a cheap house is hard to come by, and it would be a pity not to buy it.
Lin Mai bargained with Qian Aiguo: "Do you want to sell it for eight hundred?"
Qian Aiguo was so angry that he almost couldn't speak. After a while, he said angrily: "You don't even look at my place.
It is close to the pier and Jiefang Avenue, and the house is on the roadside. It is easy to get in and out, and the asking price is not high. You gave me back 400 yuan as soon as I paid it back. You are too cruel!"
"But your house is old and no one dares to buy it."
"Old Man", Jiangcheng dialect, is a respectful term for an old man who has passed away.
When Lin Mai saw that he didn't tell her to leave, she knew that his house was not easy to sell, otherwise he would have yelled at her and told her to get out.
Jiangcheng has a dock culture. If you disagree, you will get scolded. If you make a haphazard offer, you will be scolded even more. You will have to bring eight generations of your ancestors with you to scold you.
The reason why it is difficult to sell the house is precisely the reason Lin Mai pointed out in a straight-forward way.
In this day and age, few people can spend more than one thousand yuan to buy a house.
People who can spend so much money to buy a house are unwilling to buy such an old house.
Although it is not a haunted house, it is an awkward place to live in.
Otherwise, Qian Aiguo would have kicked him out long ago for the price Lin Mai paid.
Qian Aiguo said angrily: "It is true that it is difficult to sell this house because I am old, so I only offered 1,200 yuan, but you can't take advantage of it and only offer 800 yuan!"
Lin Maiwei said: "I can only get eight hundred yuan."
Qian Aiguo was speechless, his face softened, and he said: "How can you buy a house without borrowing money? You can just borrow a few hundred yuan from relatives and friends."
Lin Mai said with a sad face: "This eight hundred yuan is the maximum amount I estimate I can borrow."
Her words blocked Qian Aiguo's words: "But your price is too low..."
Lin Mai sighed: "Forget it, I'll go to other villages to see if there are any houses that can be bought for 800 yuan."
Because Sanyang Village is close to the Yuehan Pier and the main road, the housing prices are more expensive.
Dijiao, which is more than 20 stops away from Sanyang Village, is still a large urban village. You can buy a brick house for 700 yuan, not to mention 800 yuan.
Qian Aiguo was a little panicked, fearing that he would let Lin Mai run away, so he hurriedly said: "Of course you can buy a house with eight hundred yuan, but in what location is that!"
Lin Mai blocked his words again: "I bought a house to live in. The location doesn't matter, as long as it's in Hankou."
Qian Aiguo was speechless again and said: "If my employer hadn't allocated a house and it was convenient for work and school, I wouldn't have sold this house and lived in it myself.
Eight hundred yuan is too low, if you add another two hundred yuan, we can seal the deal, okay?"
Lin Mai was not busy discussing the price, and praised Qian Yuanguo: "It's good to be a worker. Holding an iron rice bowl, you don't have to worry about food, clothing, and housing. It's not like us who come from the countryside and live in the city."
It’s not easy to put down roots in China, you have to spend money to buy a house.”
"That's the truth." Although Qian Aiguo was praised a bit, his sanity is still on the line, "But you have to spend money on everything in the city, and the expenses are not small. Unlike in the countryside, everything you eat is grown by yourself, and the cost of living is very low."
It’s low and easy to save money.”
The two of them go back and forth, but neither of them falls into the trap.
Lin Mai was in a hurry to get back to town and didn't have time to tell him more. The fixed price was eight hundred and fifty yuan and she asked him if he would sell it. If he didn't, she would leave.
Qian Aiguo said with a grimace: "Add fifty more, let's make nine hundred. I have three brothers, nine hundred yuan is a good penny."
Lin Mai hesitated for a long time and finally nodded in agreement.
However, I made a condition that I would wait two months before paying the house payment.
Qian Aiguo almost lost his temper: "You have two months to pay for the house, and you are bargaining with me so early!"
He wanted to get the money from the house as soon as he sold it, so that he could share the money with his brothers and live a prosperous New Year. He never expected that Lin Mai would sing like this.
Lin Mai made a calming gesture: "Brother, don't worry, just listen to what I have to say.
I will give you a deposit of 100 yuan now to secure the house.
If I can't pay the full amount by March 15th next year, the house and deposit are yours, and you won't lose anything.
If someone buys your house at a high price during this period, just refund the deposit and I'll be done with it, but you won't have any risk at all."
The reason why she proposed this plan was that she was reluctant to use the money she had to buy a house.
She also relied on the money in her hands to collect chestnuts and transport them to the city to sell.
Qian Aiguo was moved when he heard this. His house was not easy to sell, so it would be a good idea to let this black girl book it. It would be a way out.
Immediately he took Lin Mai to the village office and asked the village leader to draw up a house purchase agreement. Lin Mai paid the deposit, signed by both parties and fingerprinted, and added the seal of the brigade and it was safe.
Lin Mai asked Qian Aiguo for the house key.
Qian Aiguo had been tortured to the point of losing his temper by her, and she did not mention waiting for the full payment before giving him the key.
He gave her a set of keys, but he also kept a set for himself. He was afraid that if someone came to see the house in the past two months, he would have to have a key to take them in.
Lin Mai had no objection, but asked that the team leader be present every time he visits the house to prevent things in the house from being lost.