Marvel Plane Trader

  Chapter 12 This rice is so delicious

   Squeak! With the sound of brakes, Packard stopped in front of the garage of a small western-style building.

   This attracted the attention of the middle-aged man who was watering the flowers in the yard next door.

   Immediately, a handsome man and a beautiful woman got out of the car together. It was Josie and Margot.

   Just looking at the pair, the middle-aged man's expression was a little strange.

   Although in terms of appearance, Josie and Margot are quite a match, Josie is also tall.

  But with the eyesight of this middle-aged man, it is easy to see that the childishness on Josie's face has not completely faded, obviously he is not very old.

   But Margot is obviously a very mature young woman.

  Besides, Josie's clothing and materials can't be said to be bad, but they are definitely not much better.

  Basically, it is a coat belonging to the working class of about ten dollars. Theoretically speaking, it is impossible to buy a house here.

  In comparison, the fur coat on Margot cost a few hundred dollars at least.

  So the middle-aged man couldn't help but become a little interested in this pair of people who are not quite right.

   After all, judging from the current situation, it seems that the other party may become his neighbor.

   In the next door, Josie, who just got out of the car, also seemed to sense something, subconsciously turned her head slightly, and happened to meet the eyes of the middle-aged man.

  The middle-aged man smiled and nodded. Although Josie was a little surprised, he nodded politely in return.

   Immediately, he retracted his gaze and refocused his attention on the house in front of him.

   This is a standard American-style two-story small western-style building, and its appearance is no different from the common western-style buildings in the United States in the future.

  The only difference is probably only the interior facilities and decoration.

   "How do you feel? Do you like it?" Margot asked on the side.

"It's a nice house, but it should be expensive, right?" Josie asked subconsciously. Although he had expected that the house Margot showed him would not be bad, but after seeing the real thing, Still somewhat beyond his expectations.

  Because this style of western-style buildings is very common in the United States in the future, but in this era, it is definitely a high-end product.

   What's more, the area of ​​this house is very large. Although I haven't seen the situation behind it, just judging from the size of the front, the area of ​​this house may not be less than 500 square meters.

   In addition, the front and back of this house also have quite large yards.

  So Josie suddenly felt that his little money might not be enough.

   "Don't worry, it's not expensive, as long as it's five hundred dollars, it's yours!" Margot said with a smile.

  Hearing the price, the corners of Josie's mouth couldn't help twitching. This woman is really coaxing him like a child.

"Um, well, its actual price is one... well, two thousand dollars, is your money enough?" Seeing Josie's expression, Margot also knew that the price she yelled was too fake, so she immediately Changed his words, and said cautiously.

   "Mrs. Wendis, you really don't have to be like this. I'm not as poor as you imagined." Josie said helplessly.

"Okay, okay, $4,000, no more. When this community was first built, it was the price. You can't bargain anymore." Seeing Josie's tone was a bit blunt, Margot I can only compromise, but I also killed the price completely once and for all. "Otherwise, you just don't consider me a friend."

  Hearing this number, Josie nodded, the price is finally not that exorbitant.

  Of course, Josie also knew that this price must be much lower than the actual price, but judging by Margot's expression, if he doesn't accept this kindness again, the other party will probably be really angry.

   "Okay, that's the price, but I have to take the money back and pay you later!" Josie said.

"The matter of money is not urgent, you can give it at any time. Now let's go in and have a look at the decoration inside, see if you like it, tell me if you don't like it, I will find someone to help you decorate it." Did you see Josie? After haggling over the price, Margot finally showed a satisfied smile on her face, and then she dragged Josie into the house.

   That is, the yard is big enough and the distance is far enough that the conversation between the two of them was not heard by the middle-aged man watering the flowers next door, otherwise he would have to vomit blood.

  Margot’s last asking price of 4,000 US dollars was not a lie. The original selling price of this community was indeed only 4,000 US dollars.

  But the first thing you need to know is when this community was built.

  It was 1934, and the Great Depression had just ended.

  The prices at that time were simply not comparable to what they are now.

   This middle-aged man's family only moved here last year. He spent a full 12,000 US dollars on a house of the same size.

  In fact, after Josie entered, he also found that he still underestimated the value of the house.

  Because although the decoration in the house cannot be said to be luxurious, it is also extremely exquisite.

  And radios, refrigerators, telephones and other electrical appliances are also available.

  Even Josie saw the air conditioner and TV! !

  In the United States, refrigerators were popularized relatively early, and basically reached 85% in the early 1940s, so it would not surprise Josie.

   But the air conditioner is different from the TV.

  Although the time of invention is about the same, especially the air conditioner is 20 years earlier than TV and refrigerator.

  However, due to technical reasons, American air conditioners and televisions were still luxury goods before World War II, and they were not popularized in ordinary families on a large scale until after World War II.

  So in 1943 today, these two electrical appliances are still in the ranks of luxury goods.

   "How do you feel? Is the decoration okay?" Seeing Josie's rapt attention, Margot asked with some expectation.

   "Very good, so good that I can't describe it in words." Josie said seriously.

   These words are completely from the heart of Josie, without any falsehood.

  After all, in my previous life, in the 21st century, when housing prices were horrific, I worked hard for half my life, but with the help of my parents, I bought a house with property rights of about 150 square meters.

   Well, the help here refers to the kind that parents bear 80% of...

   That's it, and it cost more than two million.

   What's even more disgusting is that there are a full 30 square meters of public stalls in the 150 square meters...

  Thinking of this, Josie can't wait to hang some Hong Kong real estate developers on the poles.

"It's fine if you like it. The quilts in the room are all new. You can live here today. But here, the traffic may not be convenient, so you still need a car. I have You can get a new car if you have a relationship. By the way, you don’t have a driver’s license yet, right? I’ll accompany you to get one later.” Margot continued talking.

  Seeing Margot's earnest confession, Josie suddenly felt a lot of emotion in his heart. Life is impermanent, and the big intestines wrap the small intestines. A week ago, he was still thinking about how to eat, but now he lives in such a luxurious house.

   I can be regarded as being next to a rich woman, and I have a soft meal, right?

   But to be honest, this soft rice... really delicious.

  (end of this chapter)