Zhou Qianqian wanted to say in a tough manner that if she didn't want to buy it, then forget it, but she remembered what old lady Huo had told her. The old lady said that the yard must be transferred to Xia Mian today no matter what, otherwise there would be no chance for her and Huo Xuewen at all.
Compared to the position of the wife of the Huo family, Zhou Qianqian still had to hold back her anger. "How much do you think is appropriate?"
At this point, he was afraid that Xia Mian would lower the price, so he glanced at Rong Xin and said, "Young Master Rong is here, don't fool me."
"Don't judge others by your own standards," Xia Mian said sarcastically, "Who do you think is the same as you?"
After that, he didn't bother to pay attention to her and simply asked Rong Xin directly, "Brother Rong, how much is this yard worth? Please help me estimate the market price."
Rong Xin looks nonchalant and jumpy, but he is actually very reliable in doing things.
After listening to Xia Mian's words, he walked around the yard, looked at all the rooms carefully and said, "This yard is about 400 square meters. The market price is about 55,000."
"I see that although this yard doesn't have water and electricity, it has just been cleaned up."
Zhou Qianqian immediately said, "Before I moved in, the old lady specially cleaned it up, re-laid the floor tiles, and painted the walls. Everything is brand new. It cost more than ten thousand yuan at that time. It's also a bargain for you. The official price is sixty thousand."
"Most of the furniture in your house is old," Rong Xin said, "but the wood is good. Xia Mian and you can use it for the time being, or Zhou Qianqian, you can sell it second-hand or sell the broken ones yourself?"
Zhou Qianqian heard something and rolled her eyes. She didn't like these old furniture at all. She was just staying here temporarily, so she just made do with them.
It was a pity that the old lady didn't let her sell the yard, so she could only rent out this place after she moved into the building. With the furniture, she could get more rent. A hundred or eighty dollars every month was always money.
But now that Xia Mian came as a buyer, it was more to her liking. Real money was much better than keeping the broken yard.
Thinking of this, she said, "I don't want the furniture anymore. If you want it, I'll give it to you at a low price. The house and the furniture will cost you 70,000 yuan."
Seeing Xia Mian frowning and not talking, she actively promoted it, "Although these furniture are old, they were moved from the Huo family's old house. They are all made of good wood and are very suitable for the size of the house. They are comfortable to use. If you want to make new ones yourself, not to mention that it will take more than two months to get them out, and 10,000 yuan may not be enough. I'm giving you a very cheap price."
"Five thousand." Xia Mian bargained, "We'll also take care of the furniture for five thousand."
"You should also think about it. Where are you going to move these old furniture to? Second-hand furniture is bought one by one. Things like those in Duobao Pavilion are all decorations of rich people. Rich people make new ones. Who would buy second-hand goods?"
"I guess I'll have to sell them to junk collectors for firewood. Five thousand dollars is good enough for you to save trouble and effort."
Zhou Qianqian had originally been asking for an exorbitant price, but when she heard that Xia Mian was willing to give five thousand, she didn't hesitate, "Okay, that's it, a total of sixty-five thousand."
Xia Mian said, "Okay, I'll give you 70,000."
Zhou Qianqian was stunned for a moment, as if she couldn't believe that such a good thing could happen.
Rong Xin was also confused, "What?"
Xia Mian pointed to the line for payment method and said, "I hope the payment method can be in installments."
Zhou Qianqian taunted, "I told you, you raised the money so easily, you are planning to default on your debt, installment? Don't plan to pay it over more than ten years."
"Why, you saved the Ning family's grandson's life, but the Ning family didn't express any appreciation, isn't that too stingy?"
Xia Mian narrowed his eyes and said, "Zhou Qianqian, this is the first time you have insulted my personality today. Last time you provoked me, I lost this yard. This time, do you want to think about what else you can compensate me with, that building?"
That building was Zhou Qianqian's favorite. Now that she was rejected by the Huo family, she dared not gamble at all and had to keep silent.
Xia Miancai continued, "Don't worry, I emphasize again that I am different from you. I am not a rogue. I will pay you in two installments. Today I will give you a down payment of 20,000 yuan, and you transfer the property to me first. Two months later, I will give you the remaining 50,000 yuan."
Zhou Qianqian didn't expect this payment method. After thinking for a while, she said, "Write this in the contract. What if you can't pay it back in two months?"
Xia Mian rolled her eyes and said, "I'll return the yard to you as it is. Is that ok?"
Zhou Qianqian said, "That's what you said."
Xia Mian was too lazy to pay attention to her mean behavior, "Give me your bank card number, and I will transfer the down payment to you today."
The two signed the contract under the witness of Rong Xin, first went to the bank to transfer money to Zhou Qianqian, and then went to the Housing Management Office to transfer the ownership.
There were not as many house transactions as in the later market these days, so the transfer of ownership went very smoothly, and Xia Mian got the property certificate for the yard right away.
Holding the newly issued real estate certificate, Xia Mian somewhat understood how Xiao Feng felt when he just got the Xia family's household registration book.
This yard is hers and she has a home in this city.
Xia Mian ignored Zhou Qianqian's wild eyes behind her and excitedly took Rong Xin's car back home.
On the way, Rong Xin said, "Actually, you made a lot of money on those furniture."
"Ah?" Xia Mian was puzzled.
Rong Xin shook his head and said, "I don't know what's wrong with Zhou Qianqian's brain. She knows that she said the furniture was moved from the Huo family's old house, but she didn't think about it. Can the furniture used by the Huo family be bad?"
"She's studying business administration and wants to help the Huo family run their company." Rong Xin sneered, "The Huo family's company will go bankrupt in two days if she takes over."
Xia Mian was curious, "How much are those furniture worth?"
Rong Xin said, "Just the few mahogany tables and sofa coffee tables I saw are worth five or six thousand. The beds must be even better."
"You guys live here by yourselves anyway, and use it by yourselves." Rong Xin said, "Just keep it all for yourselves. As for Zhou Qianqian, I've already reminded her, and she knows it herself. It's not anyone else's fault for her stupidity."
Xia Mian said, "She may not be stupid, but she came to this yard for free, so it doesn't matter."
"We are honest people. Believe it or not, she would be happy even if we sold it to her for 30,000 or 40,000 today."
Rong Xin tilted his head and thought for a while, "That's true. It's easy to make money, so it's also easy to give it away."
But hibernation is also an advantage, it’s never a bad thing.
When they returned to the yard, Mao Huimei and Mao Huilan had already cleaned out a main room with a broom and rag.
A little kid who just came back from kindergarten ran in from the door.
Xiao Feng, who usually follows the lead, took the lead this time. His two short legs moved very fast and he opened his arms to Xia Mian from a distance, "Auntie!"
Ning Shaoyun followed in and said, "I told him that your family bought a yard, and he got so excited."
"Haha..." Xia Mian went over, picked up Xiao Feng and spun around happily, "Yes, Xiao Feng, we have a house! From today on, this is our home, are you happy?!"
"Auntie, haha." Xiao Feng's happy voice spread throughout the yard, "We have a home now!"
Mao Huizhu also ran over excitedly to confirm, "Sister Mian, is this yard ours?"
"Yes!" Xia Mian took out the property certificate from her bag, "Come, let me show you our property certificate!"
Mao Huimei and Mao Huilan also came over immediately.
Mao Huilan took the property certificate and read, "House ownership certificate, owner: Xia Mian; address: No. 2, Building 1, Goldfish Lane, Longcheng District, Yan City; area: 400 square meters!"
"Haha, it really is Sister Xia Mian's house!" Mao Huilan happily hugged Xia Mian and spun around.
This is really a wonderful feeling. They almost all made a desperate move, leaving everything behind and came to Yan City. At first, it seemed that there was nothing they were uncomfortable with.
But with this yard, they felt like rootless duckweed that had landed on the ground. Not only did she feel at ease, but Xia Wenyue and her daughter also felt at ease.
They have a home in Yan City!
This realization ignited everyone's enthusiasm. The Mao sisters were even more active than Xia Mian. In addition to helping Xia Wenyue thread the needles, they would come to clean the yard whenever they had free time.
When Xia Wenyue came back from closing her stall in the evening, she took back the property certificate and immediately packed up the things neatly.
The family worked hard until late at night and cleaned the house.
"We can move in once the bedding arrives at home," Xia Wenyue said, "We have several newly made quilts at home."
The bedding she was talking about was from her hometown in Mingxi. When they arrived in Yanshi, they called her second uncle and told him the address. The next day, her second uncle packed up all the bedding at home and shipped it over.
After all, no matter where you settle down, eating and sleeping are the most important things. Don’t underestimate the bedding roll. You may not think much of it when you use it frequently, but if you really buy it, the price is not cheap.
"We made our own quilts in our hometown, and we use the best cotton." Xia Wenyue said, "I'll find out where I can buy cotton quilt covers, and then make a set for Xia Mian and Xiao Feng, and we'll be all set."
Mao Huimei said, "I'll make the quilt. I know how to do it. Mom, you still have to go to the stall. Don't get tired."
Mao Huizhu rubbed her eyes and said, "It would be great if Dad came. Dad would set up the stall and Mom would make the quilt."
Mao Huilan heard this and said, "Oh, by the way, I haven't had time to tell Dad yet. I'll call him early tomorrow morning and ask him when he can come."
Mao Huimei was a little worried, "I don't know how Dad is doing."
Xia Wenyue picked up Mao Huizhu and said, "We'll know after we call tomorrow. Come on, go to bed. Children can't stay up late!"
Xia Mian also picked up Xiao Feng, who was sleeping soundly on the bed. When the little guy saw them packing up, he refused to leave and insisted on waiting. He was happy to stay in this empty room.
Seeing that he was really sleepy, Xia Mian put a small mattress on the bed for him to take a nap.
At this moment, he was picked up by Xia Mian. He tried hard to open his eyes and saw that it was Xia Mian. He called out "Auntie" and then fell asleep on her shoulder again.
Xia Mian carried him back and wiped his face and feet without him waking up.
But I woke up very early the next day.
While Xia Mian was half asleep, she felt itchy on her face. When she opened her eyes, she saw Xiao Feng stretching out his little hand and gently touching her face.
She kissed the little guy's forehead, "Baby, what are you doing?"
After arriving in Yan City, the child's sleep improved a lot and he rarely woke up before her.
"Aunt." Xiao Feng sat up and looked at Xia Mian happily and said, "Aunt, our house."
"Be careful not to catch a cold." Xia Mian pulled him into the quilt and continued to lie down. "Yes, we have a house! It's just across the street."
"Are we moving today?" Xiao Feng's eyes were shining, and she seemed to be impatient.
Xia Mian teased him, "You don't like living with Brother Chenchen."
Xiao Feng tilted her head, "We are just across the street, we can still get together."
"As expected, a home is worse than any other." Xia Mian touched his little head, "Once the bedding arrives, we can move."
“When will the bedding arrive?”
"We'll find out later when we ask your aunt."
It was obvious that Xiaofeng was not the only one who couldn't wait. The three sisters of the Mao family called their hometown early in the morning.
However, she needed to wait for a reply. Mao Zhishan's family didn't have a phone, so Xia Wenyue had to call the public phone in the convenience store first. After the person at the public phone notified Mao Zhishan, the other party would call her back.
In the middle of the morning, Mao Zhishan called back.
Mao Zhishan was very happy to hear that Xia Mian had bought a yard in Yan City and had a place to stay. "I checked the bedding and mailed the delivery note. It should arrive soon. Please listen to the phone. In addition to the bedding, I also sent the clothes of the season. Don't let you lose out."
"I'm almost done packing here." Mao Zhishan said with a smile, "I think we'll be able to set off in five or six days."
At this point, he whispered, "Don't call me recently. I'll let you know when I buy the tickets."
Xia Wenyue frowned, "What's wrong? Did that old woman bully you again?"
Mao Zhishan lowered his voice and said, "It's okay. I'm leaving now. I'm afraid something might happen."
Old Mrs. Mao had been dreaming of becoming relatives with the richest man recently. Although Xia Wenyue and her daughter were not at home, she did not doubt it and just thought that their family was hiding in Xia Wenyue's parents' home.
After all, she had experience. The Xia family was so strong back then, and in the end she still managed to marry Xia Wenyue.
Now that the Hao family is powerful and influential, Mao Huimei has to marry him no matter what. If the monk can run away, can the temple also run away
The reason why Mao Zhishan was so cautious was that the Hao family had been visiting the old lady too frequently recently. He suspected that the old lady had secretly accepted the betrothal gift. She had done disgusting things like hiding other people's marriages before.
"By the way, Wenyue, I plan to sell our yard to Auntie."
Xia Wenyue laughed when she heard this. "That's a good idea. Just sell it to Auntie! I support you in selling it. It's ok to sell it at a lower price. Come back when you've sold it. We're all ready and waiting for you."
Mao Huizhu immediately jumped and shouted into the phone, "Dad, Dad, please come quickly, I'm already in kindergarten."
Mao Zhishan was immediately happy when he heard it, "Dad misses you too, wait, Dad will be there soon."
After hanging up the phone, Xia Wenyue kept talking. Mao Huilan said, "Mom, what are you talking about? You look so happy."
Xia Wenyue said, "Your father wants to sell our house to your grandmother."
Mao Huilan was stunned for a moment, then suddenly exclaimed, "Haha, my dad did a great job."
The way they were shaking with excitement made Xia Mian completely curious, "Grandma, do you have anything to say?"
Mao Huilan smiled and said, "I know, I know. Let me tell you, my third grandmother is amazing..."
Chairman Mao was the second among his brothers, with an older brother and a younger brother. This grandmother was the youngest sister-in-law of Grandma Mao.
The Mao family has a tradition of favoring boys over girls. Although the old lady of the Mao family is the second daughter-in-law, she has given birth to sons in a row, which makes her very popular with her mother-in-law.
She always had a sweet face but a bitter heart, and she always took advantage of her power to bully the eldest brother and the younger brother's family. What she most often did was to order the girls of the two families around.
The eldest family is fine. Although they have a daughter, they also have a son. The eldest daughter-in-law is also the eldest sister-in-law and has a strong backbone. If old lady Mao does something too much, the eldest sister-in-law may scold her directly.
But the third grandmother was different. The two children born to the first grandmother were both daughters, and the mother-in-law disliked them very much.
So the old lady Mao would always use the excuse that she was not feeling well or her son was not feeling well to order the two young girls around.
My grandmother was too embarrassed to be in front of my mother-in-law because she only had two daughters, and it was useless to quarrel or argue with her.
After all, what Old Lady Mao said was very polite, "Girls should learn more. Now others are afraid of the cold and don't wash clothes, but you go and wash them. When people see you, they will all say that you are a hardworking and diligent girl. You will definitely find a good family in the future. Even if you don't have a son, you will have someone to rely on." And so on.
Since grandma couldn't defeat old lady Mao in front of her elders, she did something sneaky behind her back.
The most classic one that the Mao sisters know is this.
The next time, Old Lady Mao forced a young girl who was having her period to go to the fields, and the girl fainted on the ground.
The next day, Old Mrs. Mao was tied by her grandmother to a tree in a remote wasteland in the county town and left to dry in the sun.
This old lady was also very cruel and ruthless. She directly stripped off Old Lady Mao's shirt, causing Old Lady Mao to not only not dare to call for help, but also to hide when she heard someone coming. She was exposed to the sun until noon and fainted due to heatstroke.
When grandma felt relieved, she released her. But old lady Mao had her grievances but couldn't say anything. After all, the place was remote, but there were people there. It would be hard to explain why she didn't call for help after being kidnapped.
If her mother-in-law knew that she was stripped naked and tied outside for an entire afternoon, let alone making a decision for her, even if she didn't mind her for being immoral, she would have divorced her.
Later, Mrs. Mao refused to believe it, and again persuaded the elders to let the third grandmother's daughter cut grass for pigs in the hot summer.
The next day, Old Mrs. Mao was pushed into a pig manure pit by her grandmother. It was so smelly that no one wanted to get close to it for many days, including her own sons.
There were many clashes during this period, the most outrageous of which was when Old Lady Mao instigated her mother-in-law to marry her grandmother's 15-year-old eldest daughter to the stupid son of the director of the county paper mill in order to exchange Mao's job for her father-in-law.
When my grandmother found out, she rushed into Mrs. Mao's room with a sickle and started hacking around, finally cutting off all of her long black braids.
That incident really frightened her mother-in-law, and Mrs. Mao never dared to provoke Third Grandma again. Third Grandma never listened to reason with Mrs. Mao and always used cruel methods.
After the old lady passed away and the family was divided, Old Lady Mao deliberately stayed away from them.
However, my grandmother still suffered a loss when her family divided up, as the house was never big enough for them.
If the house is sold to someone else, it might be difficult to sell, after all, no one likes bad neighbors. But if it is sold to Grandma Mao, there will be no such concerns at all, because the person who should be afraid is Grandma Mao.
Mao Huimei covered her mouth and laughed secretly, "Isn't this killing two birds with one stone?"
It can not only get rid of old lady Mao, but also make her angry.
In any case, everyone was very happy that the second uncle was coming to Yan City soon.
The next day after the phone call, they received a consignment note in the mail, and the date showed that the luggage had been stored at the train station for two days.
Xia Wenyue was going to set up a stall, so after sending Xiaofeng and the others to kindergarten, Xia Mian and the three sisters Mao Huimei and Mao Huilan went to the train station together to pick up their things.
There are six extra-large packages in total, which is quite spectacular.
They hired a wheelbarrow to bring the luggage back.
Considering the number of people, Mao Zhishan sent six sets of bedding. The three sisters worked for most of the day to make the beds in each room.
Just as they had discussed before, Xia Mian and Xiao Feng lived in the east room of the main house, Xia Wenyue and his wife lived in the west room with Mao Huizhu, and Mao Huimei and Mao Huilan each occupied a room in the east wing.
Not to mention that the adults were happy, the little guy Xiao Feng ran over here as soon as he came back from kindergarten. When he saw the bedding on the bed, he said, "Auntie, are we sleeping here today?"
Xia Mian looked at his impatient look and said, "Okay, from today on, we will live at home!"
Xiao Feng clapped his hands excitedly and turned to look for Chenchen, "Brother Chenchen, we're moving!"
Ning Shaoyun and Aunt Wei were also very happy for them and understood their impatience.
Aunt Wei suggested, "If you don't have curtains, just hang the bed sheets down first. Don't rush to buy things. There will be a big market at Longcheng Temple next week. It's a few days away. You can buy things much cheaper at the market."
When Mao Huizhu heard about the market, her eyes lit up, "Aunt Wei, there is also a market in Yan City?"
Aunt Wei smiled and said, "Of course there is, and it's not small. Even if you go there every day, it would be good if you can finish it in one day."
Mao Huilan said, "That's great. I think we should move half of the things in the market back."
Mao Huimei has already started thinking about what to buy and has started making a list.
It can be seen that for women, no matter what era or how old they are, shopping is the greatest pleasure.
Ning Shaoyun said, "Come over for dinner, and after we buy everything at the rally, we'll officially move in."
After washing up that night, they went back to their own yard to sleep.
The Xia family's mother and daughter had been squeezed in a small room before, but now they were very relaxed, and the reserved Mao Huimei also had a smile on her face.
Mao Huilan lamented, "I didn't even have my own house when I was in my hometown."
Xia Wenyue had thought about buying a house. "I think this kind of yard is pretty good. We should try to buy one in the future. We can't afford a two-story house, but a one-story house is always fine."
Mao Huilan said, "Just buy the yard. I heard from my neighbors that the price of buildings is very high now. It has skyrocketed. We definitely can't afford it."
Nowadays, most people want to live in apartments. However, due to the real estate speculation boom in the southern coastal areas, the north has also been affected and prices have skyrocketed.
But housing prices will fall soon. Although Xia Mian doesn't care about this, he still knows how many greedy people were killed by the real estate bubble in the south. It seems that housing prices across the country have fallen to the lowest point since then.
It is precisely because of this that the Shanghai market has the problem of settling down by buying a house. Xia Mian thought that the same was true in Yan City.
As a result, I asked Rong Xin that day and he said that if I buy a house in Yan City without settling down there, fortunately there are other ways.
There are now three ways to settle down in Yan City: the first is to find someone to use their connections, which can be solved with 20,000 to 30,000 yuan; the second is to enter Yan City's public institution system, and the unit will solve the household registration problem; the third is to invest more than 100,000 yuan in Yan City, which can obtain a household registration.
This investment includes buying a house.
Xia Mian decided to invest almost immediately. When the real estate market in the south collapsed, housing prices across the country would fall to the bottom. At that time, investing 300,000 yuan to buy a house would be absolutely no problem!
Xia Mian stared at the pitiful less than ten thousand yuan he had left in his savings, and saw the dawn of overnight wealth.
As for the second aunt's family, Xia Mian felt that according to the plan, there should be no problem in getting a household registration before the policy changes within four or five years.
However, the issue of buying a yard can be resolved first. Don’t the Huo family have two yards on the left and right? Both have one entrance, and one will definitely be allocated to the second aunt’s family when the time comes.
But that’s all for later.
At this moment, Xia Mian watched Xiao Feng happily running to the bed with his short legs.
There was no need to hold him in the arms during summer nap. He could just climb onto the bed in a few seconds and then lie down with his arms and legs spread out.
After a while, as if it was not enough, it began to roll over from one side of the bed to the other, and then from the other side to the other, giggling as it rolled, like a small animal claiming territory.
Xia Mian rushed over and hugged him and rolled around. From the west room, the voices of Xia Wenyue and Mao Huizhu were also heard.
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