Qingyan quickly shook her head and said, "It doesn't have to be that much, just one yard is enough. I wonder what the price of the yard next to the city wall is?"
Ya Ren gave her a strange look, "Why don't you go see the courtyard, girl? I don't know exactly what's going on in the three courtyards. This book only records the size of the courtyard and the number of rooms."
Qingyan was at a loss for words. She couldn't say that she and Chou Chou had used their spiritual senses to look in, right?
The structures in the three courtyards are similar, with three main rooms and two side rooms, but the courtyard at the far end is the largest, with an extra three meters of enclosure on the side next to the city wall. The courtyard is large enough to install a wooden house.
The person who saw Ya was still waiting for her reply, so he could only make up an excuse: "My relative lives nearby. I visited his house and I know some things. The house on the far side has the biggest yard. If there are more people in the house in the future, , it’s better to build another house.”
Yaren nodded clearly, "I see, since the girl also knows that the yard is the largest, she also knows that the price must be higher than the other two.
That yard costs twenty-eight taels of silver, the other two are twenty-six taels, and the extra two taels is the money for that yard. "
When Qingyan heard the price, she thought it was quite reasonable. Although the place was remote, it was also a house in the county town, so more than twenty taels was not expensive.
However, you still have to pay back the counteroffer, otherwise you will always feel that you are at a loss.
"Can the price be lower? I don't have much money prepared. After buying the house, I still need to repair it, and I need to buy new furniture, pots, pans, etc..."
It was not strange for Yaren to see Qingyan bargaining. After all, buying a house is a major event in life. It is impossible to pay just how much you say. Many people may not be able to afford a yard even if they save money for a lifetime. How could they not be careful with their calculations? .
Although this little girl looks extraordinary, she is wearing fine cloth clothes, and does not look like she comes from a poor family, but her behavior does not look like someone who has never seen the world, and she must have a plan in mind.
Then he said to her: "The owner of that house has gone to Fucheng. This house was entrusted to his relatives. The relatives listed the yard with me, so as for the price, I can't just lower the price here. I have to ask." Just get past the other party.
However, he also gave me a rough idea. If all three courtyards wanted it, the price could be five taels lower, so a total of seventy-five taels would be enough, which would be twenty-five taels for each courtyard. "
Qingyan nodded, knowing something was in her mind. Since she didn't refuse directly, she knew that there was still room for discussion, which was to go to the relative to negotiate the price.
So she followed Yaren to the south of the city. The relative lived not far from the yard she wanted to buy, separated by two alleys.
They stopped at the door of a courtyard in the middle. Yaren stepped forward and knocked on the door. The person who opened the door was a woman in her forties. Seeing that Yaren obviously recognized her, she invited them in directly.
They were invited into the main room to sit down, and after pouring tea, they called out a middle-aged man, who was her husband.
Ya Ren introduced: "This is the cousin of the homeowner, whose surname is Qi."
"This Miss Yang wants to buy your cousin's yard. Come over and discuss the price."
The man named Qi nodded and said, "Does the girl want all three yards, or only one of them?"
Qingyan: "I want to buy the one on the far side near the city wall. Is it cheaper?"
"That yard is the biggest, and the price is a little more expensive than the other two. If the girl sincerely buys it, I can give her five cents less."
As soon as Qingyan saw that there was a way out, she started to play hard and soft with him, and Yaren also helped him deal with it.
Qingyan knew that he was also making money from it, so he was sure to make some money if he was so active, so she continued to work hard.
After grinding with him for a quarter of an hour, the other party finally relented and gave him one tael of silver, which was twenty-seven taels.
This is a lot cheaper. After all, the base is there, and Qingyan is very content.
You can buy a lot of things if you can grind one or two.
Just by comparison, the three wooden houses she customized seem a bit expensive. One yard only costs twenty-seven taels, while the three wooden houses she customized cost twenty-seven taels.
That's right, it was twenty taels. She paid a deposit of ten taels, and when it was finished, she had to pay the balance of ten taels.
Of course, it's all made of wood, and it's understandable that labor is more expensive. But without comparison, it doesn't feel that big. With comparison, the difference is obvious.
At least that courtyard not only includes the courtyard and the house, but also the title deed of that place. If I didn't have to go to other places for a walk, I would just settle here.
After agreeing on the price, Yaren took them to the yard.
Although the price has been negotiated, the process still needs to be completed. The three of them went in and took a look, which was very different from what she saw with her spiritual consciousness.
There was basically no furniture in the house, except for a tattered cupboard in the side room.
There are three main rooms, the main room in the middle, and two bedrooms on both sides. They are all made of earthen kangs with no mats on them. It seems that they have all been moved away.
I don’t know if there are any weeds in the yard because it’s almost winter. Of course, it’s also possible that my cousin is more responsible and often comes to clean up, so the yard is very clean.
The most gratifying thing is that there is a well in the corner of the yard.
This is very rare. You must know that not every household here has a well, even in this county.
Many families go to the public well at the entrance of the alley to fetch water, which is similar to that in the village. They get up every morning to fetch water.
Shops like those on the street, except for the larger inns and restaurants, have wells in their yards. When they choose their site, they choose a place where they can drill a well. Otherwise, if they use a lot of water, it would be too difficult to go to a public well. inconvenient.
The same cannot be said for places with many ordinary residents. Many people are reluctant to spend the money to dig wells.
Hearing Yaren say: "This yard is more expensive. In addition to the big yard, it also has this well. There are no wells in the other two yards.
Because the three families were brothers before, they all used water from this well. At first, the three courtyards were connected, but they were separated by walls after the families were separated. "
Qingyan nodded, feeling a little bit stunned in her heart. Even though the location was not very good, and the yard was not very exquisite, from this area, it was obvious that she was quite well-off.
After walking around in a circle, the three of them walked out of the yard, locked the door, and went back to Yahang.
Cousin Qi took out the house deed when he came out, so he went directly to Yahang to go through the transfer procedures.
They just applied for a new house deed, and Qingyan asked Yaren to write Yin Keqin's name directly.
She had previously asked Chou Chou to use her spiritual consciousness to get Yin Keqin's household registration certificate from his home and apply for the property deed for him.
Anyway, what they wanted was to leave the house to him when they left, so there was no need to change hands again.
Besides, it would be troublesome to write her own name. Her household registration is not here, it is too far away from here, and her age may not match.
It's been so many years, I'm afraid people would think it was her mother.
The other one has changed dynasties now. Who knows if the household registration can still be used? Maybe it was changed long ago.
So the best way is to use someone from a local person, and this local Qingyan doesn’t know anyone else, so it’s most convenient to use someone from Yin Keqin.
After applying for the house deed, she asked Chou Chou to send the household registration back. She would give them the house deed before leaving, and then put it directly with the household registration. As for when they found out, she would not care.
Anyway, it is left there. If the other party is curious when he finds it, he will definitely come to the county to take a look. Then he will know that it is real. Maybe the other party thinks that his father has appeared.
After doing this, Qingyan went directly back to the inn. Since she had paid the money, she would definitely stay one night today, and then she would not stay in the inn tomorrow, but just go to her own house.
What she said about buying things was not a lie. Anyway, they wanted to buy furniture for the space, so they could customize a batch.
Of course, she had to change to a carpenter's shop, otherwise that shop would have to build a wooden house for her, and then let them make furniture, and I'm afraid she wouldn't be able to get it out by then.
Fortunately, there is not just one carpentry shop in the county, but three. I visited all the other two. One shop built wardrobes, tables, chairs and benches, and the other shop built beds and couches. When the time comes, they will put two beds in the space. Keep one in the cabin and take it out whenever the time comes, so you don’t have to move it back and forth.
It also didn't make a bed with exquisite carvings. That would take too long and could only be made in a few months.
Just build three simple canopy beds. In terms of size, there are two double beds and one single bed.
When they were in the carpenter's shop and said they wanted to make a bed, the other party was quite surprised.
Most of the people here sleep on earthen kangs, and there are very few beds. She was relieved when she said that she wanted a canopy bed without carvings or anything like that. Unlike the place in the south, the furniture was not as exquisite.
Except for rich people who will hire specialized master craftsmen to make them, most people can only make cabinets, tables, chairs, and benches, and it would be nice to have lace on them.
The furniture here is relatively rough, which may be related to the customs and customs here.
It was almost evening after making these orders. I still went to Mishi Restaurant for dinner. I packed two portions for Chou Chou and then returned to the inn.
After a good sleep, I woke up early the next morning, checked out of the house, and drove the carriage to my newly purchased yard.
When I passed by the grocery store, I bought a copper lock.
After all, the owner has changed, and the old copper lock must not be used again. The old lock will be stored directly in the Chou Chou space. Maybe it will be used in the future, so there is no need to buy it.
After returning to the yard, I cleaned up and burned the kang. I found that it was quite easy to burn and there was no smoke at all. There was no need to re-burn the kang.
Just clean the kang surface, lay a layer of mat, and then put a layer of coarse cloth sheet on the mat, then put the sheepskin mattress made before, and put a layer of fine cotton sheet on top, so you can sleep on it at night .
The only disadvantage is that the kang is not connected to the stove. There is a special kang hole for burning the kang.
There are two kang holes, one inside the house and one outside. You can burn it inside or outside. If you are afraid of smoke in the house, you can burn it outside. If it is cold, you can bring in the firewood. You can also add it directly from inside. Very convenient.
Of course, Qingyan is burning outside now. There will be some smoke when it is first burned. You can add more firewood in the house at night.
The firewood was not from their space, but from the tattered cupboard left by the previous owner, which was torn down and burned.
The cabinet was in a state of disrepair, otherwise the owner would not have left it at home.
The wood used was not good, and it was not painted. The back panel was already ruined, and it had been used for a long time, so she just chopped it up and burned it as firewood.
Chou Chou also came out of the space, but instead of becoming the size of an adult, she became the size of a normal little monkey, which is less than one meter tall. In this way, even if someone saw it, they would at most think that she had raised an ordinary monkey. , it won’t feel weird.
After finishing cleaning up, Qingyan cleaned the yard again, and took some water from the well to take a look. The water was quite clear and could be used.
After that, I went out to the carpenter's shop, told them the address of the house, and asked them to send it directly to here after finishing it, and then install it directly in the yard.
By the way, I also went to two other shops to talk about it. Because they do a lot, they all deliver it to your door, so Qingyan doesn't have to pick it up herself.
After that, I bought a lot of radishes, cabbage and seasonings, and started cooking at home in the evening. I can't eat in restaurants every day.
She also went to the grocery store again because she had forgotten to buy candles and lamp oil.
After arriving at the grocery store, I realized that candles are not that easy to buy. Most of the candles that are usually burned are specially customized by some wealthy families. There are only a few red candles in the grocery store, and they are all sold to those who are getting married. For human use.
And the price is still very expensive. After all, wedding supplies may only come once in a lifetime, so the price will definitely not be cheap.
Qingyan thought that most of them used spirit stones for lighting when no one was around, and they didn't use them much, so she just bought two to keep.
When buying, the boss kept looking at her. He probably had never seen a girl of this age buying red candles by herself.
Qingyan felt quite embarrassed when he saw her, so she bought some more lamp oil and two oil lamps, and left quickly.
This oil lamp is for future use on the road in case I meet someone traveling with me.
No one can guarantee whether she will meet someone who happens to be traveling the same way in the future. If someone wants to follow her, she can't just say no.
When I arrived at the cloth store, I bought some colorful fabrics to make bed curtains or something.
In that wooden house, she specifically asked the other party to make the windows slightly larger so that the lighting inside would be better during the day.
However, it is a pity that there is no glass. If you use window paper, it will only transmit light and be opaque, which is not as good as using plastic sheeting.
(End of chapter)
