Life 1984

Su Wan'er brought Li Yunhai to the big house next to her house.

This is a large courtyard house with a wall taller than a person, so you can't see the scenery inside.

But looking at the door lintel, they are indeed a upper-class family.

Especially the wooden couplet hanging at the door, which reads:

"The first kind of people are loyal ministers and filial sons; the second kind of people are studying and farming."

Su Wan'er said, "Mr. Li, this family's surname is Xu. The elders strictly required themselves and educated their children and grandchildren. They taught their children to be loyal to the court and to respect their parents. They should be both loyal and filial. This is a first-class person. The Xu family is a family of farmers and scholars. The excellent ones study and the ordinary ones farm. They teach their children according to their aptitude, so that the family can be passed down for a long time."

Li Yunhai said, "Interesting! This family is very wise!"

Su Wan'er said, "The children of the Xu family abide by the family rules and have made great achievements. The eldest son runs business with integrity, saves the country through industry, and pioneers national industry; the second son is a Jinshi graduate, and has served as an editor of the Hanlin Academy, an assistant editor of the National History Museum, the chief editor of the Huidian Museum, and an inspector. He loves the people like his own children and governs the country through education; the third son is a deputy prefect and served as a member of the parliament during the Republic of China; the fourth son is a doctor who saves people and has a miraculous hand. He is known as Xu the Great Good Man; his daughter is a heroine in the Xinhai Revolution and a famous educator, with a reputation as famous as Qiu Jin; his grandson was selected to study in the United States, majoring in mining."

Li Yunhai could not help but stand in awe and said, "A family like this deserves to be called a family of both loyalty and filial piety. It's just a pity that their descendants have moved abroad. Why don't they come back to serve the country?"

Su Wan'er said: "I don't know about this."

She walked forward slowly and knocked on the door gently.

Li Yunhai had a cosmetic surgery.

The door creaked open, and an old man about 70 years old stood in the door. Seeing Su Wan'er, he smiled and said, "Xiao Wan, is there anything wrong?"

Su Wan'er smiled and said, "Mr. Xu, hello. I heard that you guys are going to sell this house, is that right?"

Uncle Xu nodded and said, "Yes! Xiao Wan, if you want to buy it, I'll give you a big discount!"

Su Wan'er pointed at Li Yunhai and said, "Mr. Xu, this is my friend, Mr. Li Yunhai. He wants to buy your house."

Uncle Xu looked at Li Yunhai and saw that he was dignified and had an extraordinary appearance. He knew that he was not an ordinary person, so he smiled and said, "You two, please come in and talk."

Su Wan'er asked Li Yunhai to go first, and she followed in.

As soon as you enter the door, you will feel like you are in a different world!
What a big garden!
Rockeries, ponds, forests, flying eaves and painted buildings.

The bridges, corridors, pavilions, bamboo, stones and water are connected to each other, giving people a feeling of quiet and peace.

Although it is winter, the interior is picturesque. Walking in it, it feels like being in a vivid ink painting. Surrounded by green trees and filled with the fragrance of flowers, every scene is meticulously crafted and ingenious.

Li Yunhai fell in love with this house at first sight.

The decoration inside is very simple and quaint, and all the furniture is well preserved. At first glance, it is obvious that it is made in the style of Ming and Qing dynasties.

Mr. Xu asked them to sit down in the hall and said, "Mr. Li, what do you do?"

Li Yunhai thought that although the other party wanted to sell the old house, he would definitely look for a better owner to sell it to, so the other party would inquire about Li Yunhai's background.

After a moment of hesitation, Li Yunhai did not hide his identity.

Su Wan'er said beside him, "Mr. Xu, he is indeed the former chairman of Sihai Group. He has now sold his business to the state and wants to come to Gusu to find a place to live permanently."

Uncle Xu was very surprised and said, "Mr. Li from Sihai Group? I've heard of your name for a long time! Excuse me, excuse me, don't blame me, don't blame me."

He shouted inside: "Xiu Niang, there are distinguished guests at home, please make two cups of good tea!"

Su Wan'er whispered, "Boss Li, it's thanks to you that I can drink his good tea."

Li Yunhai smiled slightly.

After a while, Li Yunhai smelled the fragrance of tea.

Then, a pretty little girl came out with a tea tray.

This girl is Xu Xiu Niang, a younger member of the Xu family.

Xu Xiu Niang smiled sweetly and said, "I was wondering where this noble lady came from. It turns out it's my sister!"

Su Wan'er smiled and said, "Xiu Niang, I am not a great noble, this Mr. Li is."

Xu Xiu Niang looked at Li Yunhai, put the teacup on the tea table next to him, and said, "My lord, please have some tea."

Li Yunhai smiled and said, "Thank you, you can just call me Li Yunhai."

Xu Xiu Niang exclaimed: "Li Yunhai? Could it be the boss Li from Sihai Group?"

Li Yunhai said: "That's right."

Xu Xiu Niang's eyes lit up, she took another cup of tea and placed it next to Su Wan'er, then looked at Li Yunhai carefully and said, "You are sick!"

Li Yunhai was stunned.

But he did not get angry, because he knew that Xu Xiu Niang looked very elegant and would not casually call someone sick.

Unless, I am really sick?
Uncle Xu said, "Mr. Li, please don't be surprised. The embroiderer is proficient in the art of Qi Huang and has inherited her father's traditional Chinese medicine. By observing, asking, smelling and palpating, she can tell whether a person is really sick and where the disease is."

Li Yunhai straightened himself and said, "Miss Xu, what disease do you think I have?"

Xu Xiu Niang blinked her eyes and said, "You want me to treat you? Well, not now. Wait until you finish talking, then come to me and I will treat you alone."

As she said this, she giggled and turned to go in.

Li Yunhai's appetite was successfully whetted by this little girl.

He asked Uncle Xu, "How old is Miss Xu? Is Chinese medicine so powerful?"

Uncle Xu said: "She is 19 years old this year and has been studying medicine since she was a child."

Li Yunhai asked: "She is still in school, right? Is she going abroad with you?"

Uncle Xu said, "Mr. Li, it's like this. I have several children. This time I moved abroad with my youngest son. The other children are still in China, but they have their own development and their own residences. The eldest now lives in Beijin, the second daughter married in Shanghai, and the third son is in Chang'an. As soon as I left, no one took care of this house. If no one lives in it for a long time, it will soon decay, so I thought, I might as well sell it."

Li Yunhai nodded and said, "How much do you plan to sell it for?"

Uncle Xu said, "Mr. Li is a well-known wealthy man in the country. You can definitely afford it. There are not many private gardens like ours in the whole of Gusu. If Mr. Li wants it, I will give you 600 million for it, including all the furniture."

This price is not high, but it is not low either!
At that time, housing prices in Shanghai were around 2500 to 7000 yuan, and commercial and residential buildings could reach 1.3 yuan per square meter.

The Suzhou of this era was not as powerful as it is in later generations, and housing prices were relatively low.

The price of commercial housing in Suzhou ranges from 1300 to 2500 yuan.

This house is about 800 square meters. Even if the price is 2500 yuan per square meter, it would be just over two million yuan.

However, there are a lot of furniture here, and these are all left over from the Ming and Qing dynasties, so it is difficult to estimate the price.

The other party offered a price of 600 million, which obviously included all the furniture.

Li Yunhai did not express his opinion immediately, but asked: "Can I take a look at this house first?"

"Yes, please!" said Uncle Xu. Li Yunhai picked up the cup and drank the tea in it in one gulp.

It has a refreshing fragrance and tastes especially good.

How to show off wealth elegantly these days?
Maybe it’s because I have a private garden in Suzhou!

Uncle Xu followed and said, "Mr. Li, there is one more thing you need to pay attention to. This house cannot be transferred or mortgaged to foreigners. This is the regulation and requirement of the Housing Authority."

Li Yunhai said: "Of course!"

Gardens and embroidery are two of Suzhou's city cards. Both are of great value in inheriting historical culture and can be said to be priceless treasures.

This is a small classical garden with well-preserved houses. The pavilions, halls, pavilions, terraces and corridors are all classical buildings with white painted exterior walls, black tiles, and upturned roof corners. The interior is made of wood for columns and beams, the ground is paved with blue bricks, the windows are wooden lattice windows, and the doors are wooden lattice doors.

In the courtyard, the ground is paved with pebbles and stones.

There are luxuriant flowers and trees in the garden, including white magnolia trees, yellow wintersweet trees, podocarpus trees, jujube trees, maple trees, camellia trees and other green plants; there are wells and ponds in the courtyard, and Taihu stones are piled up around the pond. There is a Taihu stone decorative shape in the center of the pond. There are fish and lotus in the pond, and there is a small bridge on the pond connecting the hall and the corridor; there is also a rockery made of Taihu stones in the courtyard; in addition, stalagmites are used for embellishment in various places.

The terrain is undulating in a proper way during the layout, and the garden elements such as pavilions, terraces, halls, porches, corridors, a pond, three mountains, lake rocks, small bridges, and flowers and trees of all seasons complement each other.

Li Yunhai took a look at it and felt that six million was not too expensive.

Such a garden is hard to come by.

Commercial housing can be purchased at any time, but the number of such gardens in the city center is limited, and even if you have money you cannot build them in the city center.

Li Yunhai exchanged glances with Su Wan'er and asked her what the price was.
Su Wan'er nodded slowly.

Li Yunhai said, "Uncle Xu, I bought it! Six million, how about I transfer the money to you?"

Uncle Xu said, "Just transfer the money! I have nowhere to put this much money."

Li Yunhai asked, "Do you want to discuss this with your children?"

Grandpa Xu smiled and said, "We have discussed this a long time ago. They all support selling this old house. They are used to living in modern villas now! They are not interested in old houses in small places like this!"

The two sides reached an agreement.

Li Yunhai came to the room where Xu Xiu Niang was.

As soon as you enter the door, you can smell a strong scent of Chinese medicine.

Xu Xiu Niang was boiling Chinese medicine and said without turning her head, "You're here."

Li Yunhai asked: "Do you have eyes on your back? Do you know that I am here?"

"Hee! I knew it was you when I heard your footsteps. Sister Su is a woman, so her footsteps are light, while my grandfather is an old man, so his footsteps are slow and clumsy. Only your footsteps are steady and majestic!"

Li Yunhai laughed and said, "Interesting! Miss Xu, you said I'm sick? What kind of illness?"

Xu Xiu Niang raised her head from the fire and said with a sweet smile: "You have kidney deficiency! Have you been having sex too much? Do you have back pain?"

Li Yunhai's face rarely turned red.

He has been really overindulging himself lately!

In Beijin and Zhulin, in Shanghai and Gong Jie, two or three times a day.

His waist also hurts a little!
Unexpectedly, Xu Xiuniang was so capable that she could see through Li Yunhai's illness at a glance.

No wonder Xu Xiuniang didn’t say anything outside just now!

She was saving face for Li Yunhai.

Li Yunhai scratched his head and said, "Miss Xu, you are right. I did overdo it."

Xu Xiu Niang sighed softly and said, "Lust is a steel knife that scrapes bones, don't you know that?"

Li Yunhai said with a stiff face: "I know, but I just can't control it. I always think that life is short, so enjoy it while you can."

Xu Xiu Niang said: "Then you can't just pursue momentary happiness without pursuing the length of enjoyment, right? The longer you live, the more fun you can have, right?"

Li Yunhai said: "Yes. Do you have any good prescription?"

Xu Xiu Niang said: "Yes! Do you want medicine?"

Li Yunhai smiled and asked, "How much?"

Xu Xiu Niang said: "We talk about fate, not money."

"How much does that cost?"

"You are such an interesting person! The elixir here is free for those who are destined to receive it, but it is hard to get even one pill without fate."

"Ah? Then, there must be fate between us. Look, I spent 600 million to buy this house, isn't there fate between us?"

"No matter how much money you spend, it has nothing to do with me! I won't get any of it."

"This? Then Miss Xu, what do you want in exchange for giving me the medicine?"

"Promise me one condition, and I will cure your disease for free!"

"What kind of conditions?"

"This condition is very simple, and you can definitely do it."

"Say it!"

"As you can see, this is my room. It's full of my things."

"Oh, I see. They are all medicine books, Chinese medicinal materials, and some medicine jars?"

"Yes! Can you keep this room for me?"

"What do you mean?"

"This room still belongs to me, okay? The property rights belong to you, but I can rent it, okay?"

"why?"

"Because I like this place, I grew up here! I can't bear to sell it! But I can't convince my elders! They all say we have to sell it!"

"Huh? Where do you go to school?"

"Gusu!"

"Oh, I see! Then you also need to come back and live here on weekdays?"

"Well, can you promise me? I can definitely cure your illness! And I can also make you full of energy and vigor! This is my family's unique secret recipe, you can't buy it outside!" (End of this chapter)