Seventy cannon fodder is a ruthless man

Chapter 109 Buying a House
After three or four days, the old Meng's house in Liuzhuang didn't come to harass him anymore, Meng Tao thought to himself that what he said might really have some effect.

Meng Jinniu was hurt by his biological father again, no matter how cold-hearted and numb he was, he would still feel sad. Fortunately, Meng Tao, Zhang's father, and Zhang Fu gave him encouragement, and he was immune after many "prevention" shots. He recovered quickly, and he was as cheerful as ever, eating and drinking, looking forward to a speedy recovery and being discharged from the hospital, full of confidence in his new life in the future.

Taurus is fine here, Meng Tao is relieved, and went to Mengzhou City again, this time the purpose is naturally to buy a house.

This era is not like later generations. Buying a house is simple and easy. Just find a sales office. There is no real estate now, and the buying and selling of houses is basically done privately. In addition, information is not circulated. You can’t find what you want to buy, and you want to sell It is also difficult to sell in the short term.

So the information that Yu Lili's family heard last time is still useful. The yard for sale in Zuo Xingzi Lane on Limin Street has not been sold yet.

Meng Tao went to Zuo Xingzi Lane and found the courtyard with door No. [-], but she saw General Tie guarding the door. She stood outside and took a closer look at the surrounding environment.

This is an old street, and the residents should be locals. Every household has a yard. The laneway is about two meters wide, and a small car can fit in. The concrete road is smooth and thick. Dirty and blacked out, it still looks like new.

This should be due to the newly built family homes of various units nearby. I heard at home that night that Limin Street has the Public Security Bureau, the Traffic Bureau, the Xinhua Bookstore, and the fruit company’s family homes. The street office is also here. These family members When it is built, it will definitely occupy the extra open space of the original residents of Xingzi Lane. Naturally, some materials and manpower will be provided to help organize the streets.

The courtyard No. 1.7 that Meng Tao wants to see has a wall at least [-] meters high, and dry vines are climbing on the top of the wall. One can imagine the vigorous growth of those vines in spring and summer.

The courtyard door is a solid wooden door, painted with blue paint, and well maintained. Compared with the doors on the left, right and opposite neighbors whose wood is either rotten or rusty, this door is considered the most decent in the whole street.

Meng Tao was looking up and down, when the door of the neighbor's courtyard on the left opened, an old lady came out with a basket in her arms, saw Meng Tao standing at the door, and asked, "Girl, who are you looking for?"

Meng Tao pointed to the gate of No. [-] courtyard: "I heard it's for sale here, let me take a look."

The aunt looked at Meng Tao: "You are not from the local area, are you?"

"I'm from the county below."

The aunt nodded knowingly: "I said, when others want to buy a house, they all come to see it together. Why do you come alone?"

Meng Tao smiled: "My family is not free."

"You came early." The aunt said: "No one lives in this courtyard. It has been vacant for almost a year. They want to sell it, but people came and went to see it more than a dozen times, but they didn't make a deal. They are all lazy. In addition, the weather is cold now, and no one wants to guard it. Usually, they only come to open the door at noon for a while, and it is locked at other times."

"That's right." Meng Tao thought that the time at the bus station was more than ten o'clock just now, and now it is estimated to be around eleven o'clock, so she should go to have a meal first and come back later.

After thanking the aunt, Meng Tao was about to leave. The aunt also went to the grocery store to buy something, and walked with her, and told her some things about the No. [-] courtyard.

The owner of this yard is an old man in his 70s, surnamed Jia. I heard that he passed the scholar examination when he was young. He taught in middle school in his early years. , just stay at home reading and tending the yard

Old man Jia passed away at the beginning of this year, and he was not ill. He just fell and left. He has three nephews, each of whom has a job and a house. This small courtyard is not an old house, so the three nephews want to sell it Forget it, but the asking price is too expensive. The asking price is 800 yuan, which is not much less. These days, it is good for everyone to have enough food and clothing. Who has the spare money to buy it?

After Meng Tao and her aunt separated, they went to a nearby state-run restaurant, where they bought a portion of rice, a portion of braised pork, a portion of vegetarian stir-fried cabbage, and a cup of steamed hibiscus eggs for two taels of food stamps and half a catty of meat stamps plus one and a half cents. Sitting down for lunch, I stared blankly at the people at the table next to me, thinking that this woman is so fierce, eating so much by herself.

Meng Tao didn't care about them, she was too hungry, she drove the car in the morning, and didn't bother to eat breakfast, and saw that there was something she wanted to eat written on the small blackboard, so why not hurry up and order it.

It’s just that the state-run restaurants are really conscientious in doing business in this day and age, and the amount they give is sufficient. A plate of braised pork is definitely a catty. , took out the lunch box from the carry-on bag, and packed away the remaining braised pork.

Going back to Zuo Xingzi Lane, the No. [-] courtyard finally opened.

Meng Tao walked in, the courtyard was not too big, the layout looked simple and elegant, there were three main rooms, an open space of about forty square meters, the floor tiles were flat, there was a flowerbed by the wall, and the vines that had been planted for many years were thick and knotted, and a flower stand was set up. There are stone tables and chairs under the flower stand, and there are small and delicate rockery at the foot of the wall, and dozens of flower pots are arranged in random order.

Meng Tao called out: "Is anyone there?"

"Yes, yes." A middle-aged man walked out of the room, saw a little girl, and asked with a disappointed expression on his face, "Little girl, did you go to the wrong door?"

Meng Tao: "Aren't you here to sell?"

The middle-aged man's expression immediately became serious: "Yes, it's for sale, that, is your lord here?"

"The house is what I want to buy."

"You... this yard costs 800 yuan, and you pay for it yourself?"

"Can I take a look first?"

"OK."

The middle-aged man led Meng Tao into the house and told Meng Tao that his surname was Jia.

Meng Tao walked up the three stone steps. The red brick and blue tile house has a unique structure, the foundation is much higher, and the corridors on both sides extend more than two meters wide. The fence is surrounded by mahogany, and there is an exquisite beauty. The big balcony, where you can drink tea and read books in spring and summer, or just relax on a recliner, smell the fragrance of flowers and listen to the birdsong without doing anything, is also very enjoyable. I have to say that the original owner, Mr. Jia, knows how to live.

Meng Tao bargained directly: "Uncle Jia, to be honest, this yard is pretty good, but the house is old-fashioned and not easy to renovate. 800 yuan is too expensive, 500 yuan is acceptable to me."

Uncle Jia shook his head: "500 yuan is not enough, girl, you have to see what area this is, this is the city center, not far away is the prefectural committee compound, and there are all direct units nearby, and middle schools, primary schools, and kindergartens are all in this area , when you get married in the future, it will be very convenient for children to study."

Meng Tao: "..." People in this age actually understand the importance of housing in school districts?
"800 yuan is really too expensive, I don't have that much. Excuse me, I'll look elsewhere." Meng Tao said and was about to leave.

Uncle Jia hesitated for a moment, and called out to her: "Little girl, if you really want to buy it, you can buy it for less."

"How many?"

"700 yuan, no less."

"But I only have 600 yuan."

(End of this chapter)