Traveling through the famine years, the best old woman, I was gnawed into the richest man by my children and grandchildren Chapter 236 How many places do you want to buy? Let’s buy them all!
Chapter 236 How many places do you want to buy? Let’s buy them all!
"What else could be going on? Isn't it because of the grandma and grandpa? There is no charcoal in the shop, and everyone seems to have a grudge against us, asking us, the shopkeeper, to come up with something.
We, the shopkeepers, had no choice but to hide in the back hall.
Just now, a mother came over and said that if I don't send her charcoal today, she will bring someone to demolish our shop in the evening! I have been looking forward to it day and night, but I have been looking forward to you!"
After saying that, he led the people out to move the goods.
When Xu Deren came out, his expression was so strange.
They were carrying the charcoal basin and pouring tea for her.
After finishing the work, he took out a wooden box from the back hall.
"Auntie, this is the house I found for you. A few days ago, there was a rebellion outside the town. The original owner was afraid of war and was anxious to sell the house and go to relatives. So I paid the money first and took over the house.
.Bought for two hundred and twenty taels."
I took the house deed and it showed the appearance of the house, which was exactly what I wanted. It was a small courtyard with one door and two entrances.
Looking at the location, it's not far from here.
"This...is in front of your shop?"
Xu Deren nodded: "Yes, the house is a bit old like mine, but I can rest assured, auntie, the house is solid and does not need to be renovated."
Lin Tao remembered that during the severe drought, she also inquired about the price. To rent a small courtyard in a remote location like this would cost two or three taels a month.
If you buy it, it's two hundred, seventy-eight taels. It's a little higher than that.
I could buy it for two hundred and twenty taels, so I was really anxious to make a move.
Looking more closely, there is no price stated on the property deed, and there is no name of the owner.
Compared with the previous land deed obtained by the Jian family, it lacked the imperial seal.
Other information is very similar.
"In this house sale, don't you need to go to the county government to write a name, painting, etc.?"
"No! If you just buy a new house or land, you need to register with the county government and pay the corresponding taxes. After that, just like farming land, you need to pay taxes on a per capita basis every year. If there is a scholar in the family, you can be exempted.
Get rid of the poll tax.”
No wonder Jian Xiunan just gave her the land deed and that was it.
"Are there any houses like this around here?" Lin Tao asked.
"Yes!" Xu Deren nodded: "The shop next door also sells it. In the past, it was rented to others to build a shop. Later, the person who rented it left and it has been empty until now. I guess money has been extremely tight recently, so I said it was going to be a shop.
Sell."
"No, isn't it enough for my aunt to buy a house?" Xu Deren asked.
In his concept, a house is bought to be lived in.
If the roads are better, you can open a shop, rent it out or do some business on your own.
But I have never seen anyone want to buy a house one after another.
Let's just say that in the good old days, those wealthy men only loved Zhuangzi outside the city.
The small shabby houses in the city, especially those in remote areas, are looked down upon by the gentlemen.
"Come on, show me the houses for sale nearby."
Xu Deren responded, brought Xiao Lizi back to look at the shop, and led her out.
After walking a few steps, I arrived at the house he was talking about.
It happened to be among the house Xu Deren bought for her and Xu Deren's shop.
"His family no longer lives here, so the shop is vacant." Xu Deren said, taking off the door panel and leading her in.
"Behind this window is my backyard."
This is not a house, it is just a shop.
The area is not large, about 20 square meters, and is divided into two rooms. The outer room is slightly larger, and there is a kitchen inside.
The stove and vegetable racks were all gathering dust.
"Before this, it was a porridge shop. People could have porridge and tea outside and rest their feet."
"How much will he sell it for?"
Xu Deren scratched his head in embarrassment: "Auntie may not know that even if you have money now, you may not be able to buy food. This money has been made worthless! He wants a hundred taels of silver for this small room."
Lin Tao nodded and walked out: "Are there any others nearby?"
Xu Deren quickly put the door panel back together and led her to the opposite side.
Entered the alley and knocked on the side door.
The person who opened the door was a middle-aged man, wearing a green cloth jacket. It could be seen that his family was slightly better off than other people in the village.
"Shopkeeper Xu? Why are you here?"
"Brother Wang, don't you want to sell your house? I'll bring someone to take a look. I don't know, is it convenient now?"
The middle-aged man immediately invited them in and enthusiastically led them around the house.
Without the house, there is a shop of about 40 square meters in the front, and a yard of about 50 square meters in the middle. Three rooms are built on the three walls of the courtyard, and a stove shed is built.
There was no space in the middle of the yard, so a large vegetable garden was dug out.
Now it's covered with snow, so I can't grow anything, but I do have a few chickens.
There was a coughing sound in the main room, and the middle-aged man brought a bowl of hot water in.
Xu Deren said in a low voice: "Before the heavy snow, his family lived by renting out a shop, which was fine. But now that the snow has fallen, there is no one to rent the shop, and the family is even more stretched. Now he relies on his wife to do menial work at Wang Yuan's wife's house to earn income.
He was alive after the last bite. His mother got sick a month ago. She probably wants to sell the house because she has no money for medical treatment."
"How much does his house cost?"
"His house is more expensive, it costs 200 taels!"
Compared with the second-entry home that Xu Deren bought for her, this one cost 200 taels, which was indeed a bit more expensive.
"Shopkeeper Xu is quite familiar with this area."
"Yes, we have been neighbors for many years. We see each other without looking up, so we are naturally familiar with each other."
"Then let's go back."
Xu Deren went to the main room and talked to the people inside for a while, then left with the little old lady.
The current snow disaster can be regarded as the worst in decades.
It's been almost two months and it's still snowing, and many people can't even stutter.
If you look at the only pawn shops open on this street, you can see how miserable these days are.
For a family like his, if they had something at home that could be pawned or sold, they would have pawned it long ago.
If a family member is sick and lacks money to save life, the only option is to sell the house where they live.
Following the little old lady, he didn't say much more.
It seemed that the old lady suddenly wanted to see the houses for sale nearby, probably to evaluate whether the house he helped to buy was too expensive.
Come to think of it, since we are neither relatives nor friends, and it is a disaster year, no one's money comes from strong winds, so it is reasonable to be worried.
Return to the shop.
"Shopkeeper Xu, could you please inform me that a house is for sale nearby? Come over with the deed and let me take a look, so that I don't have to bother you and follow me from house to house."
"Ah?" Xu Deren looked at the little old lady next to the brazier in disbelief.
"Aunt, do you really want to buy a house?"
"That's right! Shopkeeper Xu doesn't need to worry. I will pay you exactly what you need for running errands."
"No, I, that's not what I meant."
Thinking of his suspicion just now, he lowered his head in embarrassment.
I really didn't expect that the little old lady actually wanted to buy a house.
Before going out, he asked: "Auntie, how many houses do you plan to build?"
If there were only one or two places, he would go from house to house and ask about the price. He would pick out a few places that suited the old lady's liking and call the ones with the cheapest prices.
It also avoids giving hope to the neighbors. If the old lady doesn't like it, wouldn't it be like pouring cold water on the neighbors!
Life is not easy for everyone!
Lin Tao rubbed her hands and thought about how many houses there were.