Chapter 192 This is my home from now on
The two of them ate sesame seed cakes and the carriage strolled to the west of the city in a short time.
The first house is located in the west and south of the city. It is convenient to get there from the brokerage house, but it is a bit far away from the Zhenweihou Mansion.
Moreover, due to the influx of a large number of powerful people into occupying enclosed houses, the good houses in the west of the city had already been owned by owners. The house they were looking at was built with newly filled mud ponds where residents of this area used to discard garbage.
Because the mud pond is long and winding, and there are houses all around it, after the land was taken over to build a house, the yard became unorganized, and the house was also built narrow and slender. Although there were two entrances, it was extremely cramped and depressing inside, and even Even worse than the house where they stayed last night.
Although I don’t pay attention to Feng Shui or anything like that, I feel uncomfortable if I suppress it too much.
Li Yaoguang walked around and found that the sun above his head could not shine into the house, so he decisively abandoned this place without even asking the price.
Wu Jingjing also guessed that the little girl didn't like this house, but it was the whole west of the city. At present, there was only this house for sale and nothing else. Without this house, there was only one other house that met her conditions.
The two of them walked non-stop through the west to the north of the city, but they never passed the gate of Zhenweihou Mansion. But what a coincidence, this house was just across the street from the back door of the side courtyard where her aunt and her family were currently staying. She discovered that she had just happened to see the person coming out of the back door when she was passing by and knew that the person coming out of the back door was a familiar face in the Hou Mansion.
Without even looking at it, Li Yaoguang was satisfied.
After entering this small courtyard with two entrances in the north of the city, Li Yaoguang was even more satisfied.
The yard here is not big. It is located in the inner northwest corner of Yuhang City. It passes from Tongluo Street, which connects the west of the city, to Luogu Street, and goes east along the street. After passing more than a dozen shops on the street, there is a ginkgo tree at the corner of Sancha Street. Entering the alley on the side under the tree, about three hundred meters to the west, at the corner opposite the alley and turning north, behind the two black painted door panels was where they wanted to look.
After pushing the door open and entering, Li Yaoguang looked at the sun in the sky and heard Wu Jingjing beside her begin to explain to her.
"Look, niece, the whole yard is laid out from north to south. Have you seen the jujube tree on the left side of the door? The well under the tree is deep and it is a sweet water well. If you live here, you will have to buy water every day. Can save a lot of expenses;
The three houses connected by the well are the kitchen, warehouse and woodshed respectively, and the three large rooms corresponding to the three houses are the first entrance to the yard;
This used to be the courtyard where Master Juren lived, and it was built in a relatively elegant way. Whether it was the front yard or the back yard, the previous owner planted a lot of flowers and plants, and also used some Taihu stones for decoration. Although it is not as good as the wealthy mansion, you can see It's also interesting. If you look at the front yard again, there are bedrooms on the left, a hall in the middle, and a study on the right. All the furniture and items are still there...
Come on, my niece will follow her uncle this way. ”
Li Yaoguang followed Wu Jingjing's instructions and looked over one by one. He nodded while looking and felt that the yard in front of him was very good. Then he followed Wu Jingjing to the right side of the entrance, which is where he first entered the study room on the east side, and went back through the alley. When you first entered, you saw the second one inside.
"Niece, look again. There is one more room than the previous one. There are four rooms in a row. It used to be the residence of the female relatives. Look, the yard looks good too. There are wisterias in a row in the corner over there, and there are also wisterias below. There is a swing, haha.”
"Well, it's very good." Li Yaoguang nodded secretly as he looked at it, actually liking this yard in his heart.
In order to take a closer look, Wu Jingjing stepped forward and opened the door of each house so that Li Yaoguang could see the layout of the house thoroughly. Seeing that Li Yaoguang looked satisfied, Wu Jingji pointed out the shortcomings of this house pertinently. "But niece, this yard looks good on the outside, but in reality it is not without its drawbacks. Let me see, after entering the house, there is only a palm-sized area, and a few steps away is the courtyard wall of the next door. Although it is The height of the building blocks the view of outsiders, but because of this, the sunlight from the rear window cannot penetrate, so the lighting is not good, and it is damp during the rainy season.”
Li Yaoguang followed and walked around, and saw that there was a high wall half a meter away from the back of the house. The sunlight really couldn't shine through the rear window as Wu Jingjing said, but it was okay. The house faced north and south, and there was enough light in the front. .
And after taking a closer look, she found that the house was well waterproofed. The foundation of the house was a little higher than the ground. The palm-sized floor at the back was paved with bluestone. There were also gutters under the eaves. If it rained, water could flow along. The water tank flows into the city's culvert, so there is no risk of getting damp. Li Yaoguang still likes it.
After Wu Jingji thanked Wu Jingyi for his kindness, after Wu Jingji explained all the advantages and disadvantages of this courtyard, Li Yaoguang walked around the whole courtyard carefully twice and checked it out. He really liked it. I already had a place to live, but it was much more generous than the Marquis Mansion, so I quickly asked Wu about the price.
When Li Yaoguang asked about the price, he really wanted to buy it. Wu Jingjing flipped through the small book he brought and made a sincere offer.
"Since my niece wants to buy it, I won't fool you. The owner of this house is asking for six hundred taels, not counting the uncle's maintenance fee and the cost of going to the Yamen to sign the red deed. I will have to deal with the landlord again. After grinding it, I estimate it will cost at least five hundred and eighty taels, which is not cheap!" It is more than twice as expensive as before His Majesty came to Yuhang. "I don't know, niece..."
"Uncle, I have taken a fancy to this house. I want it, but the price..."
She didn't think it was expensive. After all, in later generations, this was also a provincial capital city. What's more, during the troubled times, a large number of people flocked here. Because the emperor was in charge, housing prices soared, so it was expensive.
And this money not only bought the house, but also the land!
Seeing Li Yaoguang's attitude, Wu Jingji was also in a dilemma, "The price is really so much, no matter how little it is, it won't be enough. If you really want it, niece, I will help you talk to the landlord and see if the furniture in the house can be used." I can’t leave it for you.”
Li Yaoguang couldn't laugh or cry, "Uncle, you misunderstood. I'm not talking about being expensive, but talking about business. My brothers are still settling accounts. How can you not charge me for helping me with all the work? If you don't, I won't charge you again." I can’t buy from you even if I like it!”
It turned out that this made Wu Jingjing funny, but he suddenly felt warm to his heart.
No wonder he was an important guest of his clan uncle, and he sent his apprentice to see him off in person. He felt that this little girl was really a nice person, and he deserved to be nice to her.
Wu Jingjing smiled more and more heartily. He said with a smile that he would not suffer any loss, but he thought in his heart, at worst, he would just take a little bit when he wanted to, and when it was time to deal with the government and apply for the deed, He looked for old connections to save more money for his children.
At this time, if someone comes to buy a house or someone, what else can he be but a poor man who just escaped from the North? It's not easy, so keep some passion.
Wu Jingji secretly made a decision, but the more Li Yaoguang looked at the house, the happier he became. He felt that this would be my home from now on, and he immediately wanted to pay for it. This turbulent momentum made Wu Jingjing hastily call to stop.
"Oh, my good niece! What you say is like rain, we are not in a hurry, we are not in a hurry. I haven't negotiated the price with the landlord yet, and the transfer of ownership also requires your household registration fish talisman and so on. One of these is missing. No. ”
Li Yaoguang raised her eyebrows and immediately said that these were not problems and she had been prepared for it.