Chapter 53

When Shen Shaoguang was cooking Yuqian rice, the old man next door limped over.

Shen Shaoguang quickly asked Achang to help him.

The old man waved his hand, "I can do it myself, I can do it, thank you little lady."

Achang helped the old man to sit down, and Shen Shaoguang brought tea in person.

Since the old man broke his leg in the rain last year, he rented the shop in front to Shen Shaoguang, and he lives in a secluded place on weekdays. Only the old man occasionally comes out to buy rice, grain and vegetables. Come here, is it a matter of the house?

really! "Seeing that the little lady's business is booming, do you have any interest in buying my two shops and the house behind?"

Shen Shaoguang didn't say whether it was possible or not, and first asked with a smile: "My old man is going to live in a big house? Hexi old man."

The old man knew that this little lady Shen was asking the reason for selling the house euphemistically, so he smiled and said: "How can it be that your young lady Lang Jun can make money and can change to a big house? I have no children and grandchildren. On the outskirts of Beijing, the farm house is big, pick us up to live. How can anyone be a Yeniang for nothing? I thought of selling this house as a gift for the new children and grandchildren."

Shen Shaoguang hurriedly said "Congratulations".

The old man nodded with some emotion, "It's always a good thing to have children and grandchildren in the old age."

I heard the helplessness in the old man's words, but I think I have already written documents and changed the genealogy, so I should be optimistic, Shen Shaoguang smiled and persuaded, "It's better to live in the suburbs of Beijing. The green wheat fields, mulberry and hemp around the house, chickens and dogs barking, and even the air seems to be fresher than the city, which is great!"

Speaking of the village house, the old man also laughed, "I really like it too, if nothing else, it's open and bright!"

After that, let's talk about selling the house.

The old man asked for a price of 60,000 yuan, which is fair for this location.

Shen Shaoguang communicated with the old man, "I have the intention to buy the old man's house. After all, I am familiar with living here. It's just that the old man has also seen it. My messy stall and these people are only the old man's shophouse. She, I'm afraid it won't be enough."

"The house here is rented, I'm afraid they will take it back..." If you buy your house, you can't use it yourself, and you can't rent it for a few dollars. in?

"Is the little lady thinking of buying them together?" the old man asked in surprise. Although I knew that this little lady Shen was shrewd and capable, and the small wine shop was very prosperous, she never imagined that she had saved enough money to buy the houses on both sides in less than a year, especially if this place was no better than her own. It's a lot bigger, I'm afraid it will cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Shen Shaoguang said with a smile, "I'm afraid that the owner of the house here won't sell it, and I'm afraid that he can't buy it. I'll go back and ask, how about giving my husband an accurate word?"

The old man knew that she was probably being modest when she said "I can't afford it", and she was still concerned about the former, so she nodded and said, "Alright, I'll be waiting for the little lady."

If it wasn't for the old man, Shen Shaoguang would always think about buying or renewing the lease when the lease term of the house was approaching, but since the old man wanted to sell the house, Shen Shaoguang decided to try his luck.

Take A Yuan to Yanshoufang, find the landlord Song Shilang's house, Shen Shaoguang sits in the gatehouse of the big mansion, and explains his intention to the steward who collects rent on weekdays.

The steward shook his head: "To tell the little lady, this is my lady's dowry. The lady's makeup is very rich, and there is no shortage of money. On weekdays, these houses and shops only take rent and will not sell them."

The situation is similar to Shen Shaoguang's estimation. Unless such people are in decline, they can only buy, and rarely sell these real estate.

Shen Shaoguang smiled and said with a smile: "Please ask the steward to ask the lady, what if the lady wants to sell it?"

Facing Shen Shaoguang's beautiful smiling face, the steward smiled and said, "Well, I will run this trip for the little lady."

This steward was originally one of the servants Mrs. Song Shilang brought from her mother's family. She specially took care of some shop properties in Beijing for her, and she was quite embarrassed in front of the master.

It didn't take long, the steward came out, saw Shen Shaoguang and said with a smile: "Congratulations to the little lady! My lady and Lang Jun have agreed to sell the shop to the little lady."

Shen Shaoguang didn't expect it to be successful, so he quickly thanked him.

The steward smiled and said, "But it's also the good fate of the little lady. Isn't the expensive restaurant a hot pot of Xianxing? This hot pot was given to my family two years ago. Langjun likes it very much. I just mentioned it. , Lang Jundao, 'For the sake of this pot, you should also do this little favor.' The lady listened and agreed. Isn't this the kindness that the little lady did on her own?"

Shen Shaoguang hurriedly smiled and went back politely. If the steward hadn't mentioned this sentence, how would the master know?

After two more polite sentences, the two discussed the price. This house is naturally more expensive than the old man's, 100,000 yuan, but it is cheaper than Shen Shaoguang expected. Could it be the credit of those two hot pots?

Shen Shaoguang is not that greedy, naturally he will not bargain in this situation, he agreed, thanked the steward again, agreed to do the deed tomorrow, and then left. The steward sent it out.

Just when he met the owner of the house at the door, Shen Shaoguang avoided the side and waited for the horses and horses to pass by first.

When Song Shilang saw Shen Shaoguang, he raised his eyebrows in surprise and rode away.

Shen Shaoguang felt that this Song Shilang was a bit like Lin Shaoyin in bearing, and both belonged to the cold-faced gentleman type, but Lin Shaoyin was more restrained. Could it be that this is popular among the rich and powerful now? No, that Li Xianggong was very kind.

Anyway, it's done.

A Yuan was even more excited than Shen Shaoguang, "Little lady, we have our own mansion? Right? Little lady? The little lady said earlier that she didn't know when she would be able to buy a mansion, so I'll just buy it..." Ah Yuan chatted non-stop.

Shen Shaoguang laughed, blaming himself for always nagging her about buying a house and land.

But think about it, it's really quite a sense of achievement. This is the city of Chang'an that the great poets say that "it's not easy to live in a big place". How many talented people, how many years of hard study, have become jinshi and become officials, and they are still in front of "An Piao".

Of course, this has something to do with the small and low-grade house that I bought. Those who are officials must buy at least a dozen houses. The front and rear courtyards are only acceptable, and the price has doubled; of course, it is also related to They talk about ostentation spending in the officialdom. For example, an 89th-rank official like Liu Lushi, who can spend more than 10,000 yuan a month, estimates that he can spend 10,000 yuan. It is difficult to make money, and it is even more difficult to save money...

Even so, Shen Shaoguang is very satisfied. Maybe the Chinese are rich players in their bones. Buying land and land is a kind of genetic inheritance. I always feel that living in my own real estate makes me feel at ease.

A Yuan was still excited, and Shen Shaoguang, like all annoying leaders, began to set a higher "spiritual pursuit", "Where is this going? A Yuan, think about it, in the future we will If you make more money, how good would it be to buy a mansion like Lin Shaoyin's? There is a garden, you can stroll around as you please."

If it was Yu San, he would definitely sneer at Shen Shaoguang's grand goal. It is an official residence. Even if you have money, you can't live in it. Even if you live there, you need to make changes in some places, otherwise it will violate the system; if it is Achang, it must be With an unbelievable expression, the little lady actually wants to buy such a big house?

A Yuan was different. After thinking about it, he nodded, "We will definitely be able to live in a mansion like that. At that time, we will also make a porch full of flowers. We don't carve flowers, we carve food, all kinds of Vegetables, jade tip noodles, steamed cakes, grilled chicken, meat skewers, sweet and sour fish…”

Shen Shaoguang felt a little melancholy when she heard her mentioning the carved flower corridor, and was distracted by the name of the dish behind, "Okay, I will carve it as you said! If there is one in the store, I will carve it. Not in the garden. Planting flowers and grass, that's too vulgar. Let's just grow vegetables, carrots, carrots, coriander, green onions... and then carry a golden hoe to turn the ground..."

Ah Yuan laughed.

Shen Shaoguang also laughed, dreaming, so beautiful.

But when it comes to cleaning up the garden, this newly bought yard really needs to be cleaned up.

On the second day, the transfer procedures for the houses on both sides were completed, and after a few days, a middle-aged man drove a mule cart to pick up the old man. Shen Shaoguang delivered the flower cake as an example, and then invited the masons to start the renovation of the house yard. .

The wall between the two courtyards was knocked off and merged into one. The ground was leveled, and the road was built with blue bricks. The small shed on the north side was demolished. Grain and the like have also been moved over. The two newly bought houses, one for dry goods and the other for fresh goods, can be considered to make the best use of them; the east side of the yard is opened into a garden...

A-Yuan suggested: "Let's circle another place, raise a few chickens, or raise two geese."

Shen Shaoguang loves quietness and cleanliness a little bit. He is very afraid of chickens flying in the yard, and also afraid that there will be chicken feathers and goose feces everywhere, so he can't help but hesitate.

"My own chickens, I touch a few of the freshest eggs every day, eat them with fried chives, fried gourds, fried courgettes, add sugar and steam them, add shrimps and steam them... During the Chinese New Year and festivals, I just caught two chickens and stewed them. , is it better than buying it from outside?"

Shen Shaoguang made a final decision: "Okay, keep it up!" The foodie is just so rude.

A few days later, there was a hawker at the door, and Shen Shaoguang asked the chicken seller to come in with a small basket of chicks and pick them together with A Yuan.

There were more than a dozen little hens to pick, and just looking at whether they were happy or not, the lady who sold chickens asked, "Little lady, do you want to pick two more little roosters?"

"want."

"What do you want a rooster to do? You can't lay eggs." A Yuan wondered.

Shen Shaoguang didn't know how to explain to her that the lady who sold the chickens had already smiled and said, "It's for hatching chicks."

"Even if you can't use so many roosters, it's better to kill and eat meat." Shen Shaoguang added.

Suddenly raising his head, he met Lin Shaoyin, who was a little inexhaustible—since the weather was warm and the door was wide open, no one noticed.

Shen Shaoguang was a little embarrassed. In fact, these words were nothing, but for some reason, when he looked at Lin Shaoyin's clear and bright face, he suddenly felt like he was playing a hooligan.Shen Shaoguang suddenly remembered the story of the banshee catching Tang Seng again.