Chapter 100 Ancient House
In the next few days, Lin Shu did not dare to delay too late when he went up the mountain and returned to the city early.
Except for the first day when Gu Jiu was relaxed, he had to carry several bags of herbs back every day for the next few days.
Lin Shu made a lot of money by selling the herbs he brought back to the system. Five or six people helped go up the mountain to collect the herbs, and their income was almost the same as going up the mountain himself.
That night, it finally started to rain lightly after having been gloomy for several days.
It was raining and they couldn't go up the mountain or go down to the countryside. Gu Jiu and Lin Shu rarely slept in, and the two of them slowly got out of bed.
After washing up and looking at the rainwater dripping from the patio, Lin Shu hugged Gu Jiujin's thin waist, lazily not wanting to move at all.
"What's wrong, you haven't had enough sleep yet?" Gu Jiu pinched her cheek lovingly, "Shall I sleep with you for a while after breakfast?"
Breakfast was last night. The porridge on the stove has been simmered over a warm fire all night. It is soft, glutinous and thick, and is very nourishing to the stomach. With a few boiled eggs, it is a nutritious and delicious breakfast.
Lin Shu hung it on Gu Jiu as a pendant. His whole body was limp and he didn’t know whether he really hadn’t slept enough or had overslept. “I have no strength, I feel so tired.”
Gu Jiu chuckled and carried her to the table and sat down, "Don't try your best. Who can you blame if you insist on running up the mountain?"
"You didn't go up the mountain just like you did when you accompanied me a few days ago. Why do you feel so weak when you stop this time?”
“You forgot that I accompanied you up the mountain a few days ago, and I will have a day off the next day. Are you not tired from running up the mountain every day these days? "Gu Jiu peeled an egg and gave it to her.
Lin Shu took the egg and took a bite. The egg was cooked for just the right time, very tender, and tasted good.
With the system mall here, they don’t have to worry about eating eggs.
"You mean this is the sequelae of excessive labor."
"Isn't it?"
Lin Shu couldn't refute this.
After breakfast, Lin Shu washed the clothes he had changed out of yesterday and wanted to go back to sleep again, but Tang Jianjun came looking for her.
"Brother Ninth, sister-in-law, the landlord you want to contact has come over and is waiting for you in our office. Hurry."
Lin Shu took a towel to wipe the rain off his body. It was raining outside and he couldn't ride a bicycle. He had to walk there wearing rubber shoes and holding an umbrella.
"Wait for me for a while, I'll get my bag."
Lin Shu took her bag out of the room, and Gu Jiu was already standing at the door with an umbrella, waiting for her.
"There is only one umbrella at home."
"Then let me share one with you." Lin Shu took Gu Jiu's arm and said to Tang Jianjun: "Let's go, don't let People have been waiting for a long time.”
The streets of this era were not considered clean, nor were they as tidy as those of later generations. When the three of them walked to the street office, their trousers and shoe uppers were more or less splashed with sewage.
The landlord is a middle-aged man in his forties. He is short and thin. He wears a pair of black-rimmed glasses and is unsmiling, which is in line with the image of intellectuals in this era.
Tang Jianjun introduced both parties.
The landlord’s surname is Li, whose name is the Chinese character for rock. Now he works in other provinces and rarely returns to his hometown in the county. Now that his only father has passed away, he will never come back to the county.
The landlord Li Yan stood up and shook hands with Gu Jiu and the others: "Since you want to buy it, let's go look at the house now."
Neither Gu Jiu nor Lin Shu had any objections. They looked at the house first and then negotiated the price. This was the basic process of buying a house.
The street office is not far from the house, it takes about a quarter of an hour to walk.
This is a typical southern Huizhou building. The gate has a door drum pier carved from bluestone. When the heavy gate is pushed open, there is a four-water return hall design inside, with a hall, bedrooms, and a study room. , kitchen, etc., there are a total of eight rooms on the first floor except the hall. In addition to the second floor, in addition to the hall connected to the patio on the first floor, there are sixteen rooms upstairs and downstairs.
Looking at the window lattice, railings, moon beams, hanging brackets, brackets, etc. in the courtyard, it is true that Huizhou architecture emphasizes that no house is free of carvings, which is more reflected in the houses in the city. incisively and vividly.
If the Xiaohe Production Team's house architecture is a minimalist version of Huizhou style, then this house is a practical version.
The reason why it is said to be a practical version is that the carvings are not too complicated, but simple flowers, grass, insects and fish are carved in the places where the carvings should be, which does not reach the level of exquisiteness and luxury of Huizhou architecture.
Because of this, it is also the reason why this house has been preserved to this day.
The house is very old, and the wood carvings have not been painted for I don’t know how many years. A cursory glance shows that they are all gray and black.
The walls are also mottled and peeling. If you want to live in it, you will definitely need to repaint it.
"Uncle Li, your house is too old. If you want to move in, you have to clean it up and repair it, which will cost a lot of money." Tang Jianjun touched a starched table in the hall and said.
The table is in no shape. The whole table is pitch black, and the sides and legs are covered with a layer of glue. I don’t know how long it has been since it was properly cleaned.
Li Yan also knows that people in this era prefer to live in buildings, but this is the ancestral home that his family has lived in for three generations, and the price he quoted is already the lowest price.
“The price is the lowest price and is non-negotiable. If I hadn’t been unable to come back from work in other provinces, I would still be reluctant to sell this house.”
Lin Shu and Tang Jianjun had different ideas. A well-preserved antique house like this is worth 1,300 yuan.
Seeing landlord Li Yan's brows furrowed, Gu Jiu obviously knew that he had misunderstood, so he said, "Uncle Li, you can make the decision on your house. There won't be any disputes in the future, right?"
"No. There will be disputes. I am the only son in the family and I have no brothers or sisters. I am the sole heir to the family property, so you can rest assured." Li Yan promised.
Lin Shu: "Uncle Li doesn't plan to return to the county in the future?"
Li Yan sighed slightly and said sadly: "I don't know whether he will come back or not. At present, Considering the situation, there is very little chance of coming back in the future. , the children at home are closer to my grandmother’s relatives, and at most I have some cousins and nephews, who have not moved around anymore.”
In this way, Li Yan lives and works in the city where the woman lives. This situation is similar to marrying into a wife.
No matter how many more children Li Yan's father had, it would be impossible for him to leave his hometown and he wouldn't even be able to find an excuse to come back. If there are still brothers and sisters here, I believe he will have an excuse to visit his hometown every year.
Lin Shu pointed to some old furniture placed in the room and asked: "Uncle Li, do you still want these furniture?"
Li Yan waved his hand: "No, you guys Deal with it as you like. "
There is no use for him to bring these furniture. It is too far to transport them back to his home in other provinces. Besides, there is no place to put them back home.
The wife and children prefer to use the current popular furniture.
Lin Shu held Gu Jiu's arm and asked softly: "What do you think?"
Gu Jiu patted her hand and said with a smile: "You decide."
"Okay. Lin Shu was happy, squeezed his arm without leaving a trace, turned around and said to Li Yan: "Uncle Li, you have all your documents with you." If there is no problem with the price, shall we go and complete the procedures today?”
Li Yan patted his Shanghai brand leather bag and said, “I’ve brought it all. Without further ado, let’s go to the housing management office. "
"Okay, try to complete the procedures today."
A few people held umbrellas and left the old house. Li Yan looked up at the plaque on the door, with mixed emotions. "After the formalities are completed, you should change the plaque."
Lin Shu also raised his head and looked at the door. It was a plaque painted on the wall. The writing was a little blurry. Then he would just find someone to repaint the wall and write a new plaque.
(End of this chapter)