Ordinary happy life

Chapter 175 Buying a House

Zhang Qiong'an didn't get up until almost noon. After getting dressed and washing up, as soon as he went out he saw Zheng Qizhi who was helping, and his pretty face couldn't help but blush.

Zheng Qizhi felt that someone was looking at him. He turned around and saw Zhang Qiong'an. His face immediately showed joy. He stepped forward and shouted, "Brother An, wake up. Are you feeling uncomfortable after not sleeping all night?" "

No. " , which makes up for the fact that I feel very energetic now." Although Zhang Qiong'an is not married yet, when facing Zheng Qizhi, Zhang Qiong'an is not as shy as other brothers, and behaves cheerfully and generously.

"You were alone at home some time ago, and I couldn't ask you out. How about I take you for a walk in the town tomorrow when I have a holiday?" Zheng Qizhi looked at Zhang Qiong'an hopefully.

Zhang Qiong'an's cheeks turned slightly red and said, "Okay."

When Zheng Qizhi heard that Zhang Qiong'an agreed, he showed a silly smile, which made Zhang Jingcheng and others watching the excitement couldn't help but shake their heads. It was really silly.

We are all a family, and it doesn't matter what time of day it is. After the dishes are almost done, everyone sits down and prepares to eat.

Today's dish is made by chefs Lin Qin and Bai Xiuniang. Li Mo helps with the preparation. Today, in order to celebrate Zhang Hongan's admission to Tongsheng, Zhang Dayong and Lin Qin can be said to have spent a lot of money. Six of the ten dishes on the table are meat, and One dish is soup and the remaining three are vegetarian dishes. Even the staple food is the white flour steamed buns specially made by Lin Qin, without any cornmeal added. When Lin Qin brought out the white flour steamed buns, the Li family's daughters-in-law couldn't help but smack their tongues. This must be too extravagant. They occasionally eat a meal of white flour and cornmeal and say it is very good. They have never eaten pure white flour since they were growing up.

"Hong'an, you must continue to work hard in the future and strive to be admitted as a scholar as soon as possible." Li Mude said to Zhang Hongan at the banquet.

"Grandpa Li, don't worry, I will definitely work hard." Zhang Hongan responded.

Zhang Dayong is not a good drinker on weekdays. He only drinks a few drinks during Chinese New Year and holidays or with friends. Except for the day he got married, he has never been drunk. But today, I don't know if he was too happy. It was rare that he drank too much. Zui, finally relied on Lin Dazhu and Lin Erzhu to help him in.

Zheng Qizhi's drinking capacity was also average. Because he and Zhang Qiong'an were not officially married yet, and they were not considered members of the Zhang family, everyone was a little more restrained towards him. Finally, when the carriage sent by the Zheng family to pick him up arrived, there was still a hint of sadness in his eyes. Qingming.

"Your young master drank a little too much today. Please hold on when you get out of the car when you get home." Zhang Qiong'an watched Zheng Qizhi get on the carriage, and then warned the driver.

"Yes, Mr. Zhang." The coachman responded.

"Brother An, I'm not drunk. Just go in and I'll pick you up tomorrow morning." After Zheng Qizhi got in the car, he opened the curtain and stuck his head out and said to Zhang Qiong'an.

"Okay, I'll wait for you at home tomorrow. Be careful on the road." Zhang Qiongan said with a smile.

Zheng Qizhi nodded and then motioned to the coachman to drive home. Zhang Qiong'an waited until the carriage was out of sight before turning around and going back to help clear away the dishes.

After the celebration, the days when it was time to study, study when it was time, and prepare for marriage when it was time to get married, returned to calm every day.

At night, Zhang Dayong suddenly took out the money box, opened it and looked at the money inside.

"Why did you suddenly take out the money box? Do you want to buy something???" Lin Qin finished washing and was about to go to bed when he saw Zhang Dayong's actions and asked in confusion.

Zhang Dayong opened the quilt and let Lin Qin go to bed first, then carefully tucked him in, and then said, "I want to buy two small courtyards in the town for Jing Cheng and Hong An to get married in the future." Lin Qin

said in shock. "Jingcheng and Hongan are still young. Is it too early to buy now? Besides, Jingcheng is our eldest son. When we get married, won't he go back to the village to live in the future???" "

I have always wanted to buy a house for the two boys in the town. Occasionally, I would ask about the price of houses in the town. I found that the houses in the town were getting more and more expensive. In the past, you could buy a small yard with one entrance for more than 50 taels, but now it has increased to more than 80 taels, and the location is still relatively good. Remote. If I wait until Jing Cheng and Hong An get married before buying it, I don't know how much the price will go up. As for whether Jing Cheng will go back to live in the village after he gets married, I haven't thought about letting him since he worshiped Accountant Yu as his master. Back to the village, if he finds work in the town, it won't be too troublesome to go back and forth every day. We are still strong and don't need their care at all. If we really can't work anymore in the future, they can leave us alone. "I have to say that Zhang Dayong sometimes thinks very clearly.

Lin Qin thought about it carefully after listening to Zhang Dayong's words. If Zhang Jingcheng really worked as an accountant for a wealthy family in the future, it would definitely be more convenient to live in the town. If you marry a girl or a boy from the town in the future, why should you leave the town alone and go back to the village to live there?

"Then I will go to the town with you tomorrow." Lin Qin said.

Zhang Dayong put the money box away again, then lifted the quilt and went to bed, took Lin Qin into his arms, and said, "Okay."

The next day, Zhang Dayong said to Lin Qin and Zhang Qiong'an, and drove the ox cart to Luohua Town.

Zhang Dayong had come to check out the house several times before, so he took Lin Qin to find a famous tooth man in the town.

"Zhang family man, why don't you ask about the current house prices in the town when you come here???" As a fang, you must have good eyesight. He remembered Zhang Dayong's appearance after Zhang Dayong came here twice.

"Hello, Mr. Wu, my husband and I came here this time to see if there are any suitable houses. If so, I would like to buy two." Zhang Dayong said.

When Boss Wu heard that Zhang Dayong wanted to buy two houses, his eyes immediately lit up. Even if he had two houses in the same courtyard, he could earn a lot of money. His attitude towards Zhang Dayong immediately improved a lot. He said, "As big as you want to buy, you should be close to the bustling city." The area is quite remote." The size of the house and the area it is located on are directly related to the price of the house.

Zhang Dayong glanced at Lin Qin and said, "How much does a yard with one entrance in the bustling area cost now, and how much does it cost with two entrances???" If possible, Zhang Dayong would naturally hope to buy a larger house for Zhang Jingcheng and Zhang Hongan, but if the price is his If he couldn't afford it, he could only buy two small ones first.

A glimmer of light flashed in Mr. Wu's eyes, and he said, "The price difference between North Street and East Street is not much different. The price of the first entrance is about ninety taels, plus the handling fee, it costs about one hundred taels. The second entrance costs at least one hundred taels." It's more than one hundred and eighty taels. West Street is cheaper, about seventy taels for the first ticket, and only more than one hundred and forty taels for the second ticket. It's just that the West Street side is more remote and closer to the entrance of the town."

"Brother Dayong, just buy the first one first. If you can make money later, you can exchange it. If you can't make money, let the children earn their own money." Lin Qin heard that the second one cost more than 180 taels, two sets. The yard plus handling fee costs at least four hundred taels. The total amount of their money was just over five hundred taels, of which one hundred taels were used as dowry money for Zhang Qiong'an. There are only about 400 taels that can be moved, but we should keep some just in case. All the money has been used, and there is not even emergency money in case something happens.

Zhang Dayong knew it in his heart, nodded and said to Boss Wu, "Boss Wu, please take us to see the first courtyard. It would be best if there is a suitable one on the East Street. Also, I hope the two sets of courtyards can be closer to each other." ." Living close to each other, Zhang Jingcheng and Zhang Hongan will be able to communicate better in the future.

"Okay." Seeing that Zhang Dayong was really serious about buying a house, Mr. Wu quickly recalled which yards on East Street were next to each other. Then he went to the backyard to get a few keys and came out and said to Zhang Dayong and Lin Qin, "Let's go." Come on, I'll take you to East Street."

Zhang Dayong and Lin Qin followed Mr. Wu and turned around to a courtyard. Mr. Wu skillfully found the corresponding key and opened the door. After pushing the door open, he faced Zhang Dayong and Lin Qin said, "Come on, come in and take a look. The owner of this yard has moved his family to the county, so he asked me to sell it on his behalf. Although this yard is the first to enter, the location of both the front yard and the backyard is very good." It's spacious, and there are five or six rooms that can be lived in. In addition, the lobby and kitchen are quite large."

Zhang Dayong and Lin Qin held hands and followed behind Mr. Wu, looking around the yard. There were still many things in the backyard. I planted a fruit tree, and you can still sit under the tree to enjoy the shade in the summer, which is indeed quite comfortable.

"Are there any other yards???" Although Zhang Dayong and Lin Qin both thought it was good, they couldn't make a decision on buying a house at first glance. They had to do more comparisons.

Boss Wu didn't even think about letting Zhang Dayong and Lin Qin settle on the first house. Without saying anything, he locked the door and took the two of them to the next house to check. The original owner of the second house is still there. There must be more than a dozen people in the family. They live in the small courtyard as soon as they enter. There are piles of things inside and outside. Zhang Dayong and Lin Qin feel a little depressed as soon as they enter, and the children Most of the houses also looked a bit dirty, and the two of them felt unhappy when they saw them.

The expressions of Zhang Dayong and Lin Qin were very obvious. Boss Wu could see through it at a glance. He sighed in his heart and told them that the house should be tidied up. Any buyer would like the mess. However, Boss Wu also understood that no matter how well a family of more than ten people cleaned up, there would still be some chaos. Boss Wu had no choice but to continue walking to the next house with Zhang Dayong and Lin Qin.

Boss Wu took Zhang Dayong and Lin Qin to look at seven or eight houses in a row. Zhang Dayong and Lin Qin liked the first and last courtyards the most. The two courtyards happened to be separated by a street, which can be said to be very close.

"Boss Wu, how much money does this first set of yards and the last set of yards cost? If the price is right, we will go through the formalities today." Although there is an ox cart, it is not convenient to go to the town. If possible, Zhang Dayong still wants to do it. Sex gets it done.

Boss Wu didn't expect Zhang Dayong to be so cheerful. He didn't talk nonsense. He thought for a while and said, "Since the Zhang family is so cheerful, I won't say that the first set is bigger and costs a hundred taels of silver, and the second set is slightly cheaper." Ninety taels of silver, plus the handling fee, just give me two hundred taels."

"Okay." Zhang Dayong murmured to Lin Qin in a low voice, and both felt that the price was still within their tolerance, so they nodded in agreement.

When Boss Wu saw that Zhang Dayong had no meaning to the price, he immediately smiled and took Zhang Dayong and Lin Qin directly to the Yamen to go through the transfer procedures. Boss Wu originally thought that Zhang Dayong would write these two courtyards in his name, but he did not expect that he would directly transfer the ownership to his two boys, leaving none for himself. This made Boss Wu very surprised and curious. However, Boss Wu has been a fan for so many years and has never seen any strange people. Although he was curious, he didn't ask too many questions. He just happily calculated the profits this time and thought about cutting off some pig head meat to go back to drink at night.