Red Moscow.

Chapter 2673 Buying a House

Under Anna's guidance, Sokov parked the car next to an old stone building.

When he got off the car, Sokov looked up at the building in front of him and thought that he had seen this kind of stone building built with strips of stone during the war. It was much stronger than ordinary brick-concrete structures. Even if a house is hit by a few shells, the damage will be limited.

Anna took Sokov's hand and came to the door of one of the units. She took out her mobile phone and dialed: "Liuba, we are here. What is the password for your door?"

According to the password provided by Liuba, the big iron door was opened, and Anna held Sokov's hand and walked in.

After Sokov entered the door, he saw that it was a hall of more than fifty square meters, with four elevators on the left and right sides. And there is a duty room of several square meters near the gate, in which sits a chubby aunt.

Seeing the two people entering the door, the aunt immediately stuck her head out and asked, "Who are you looking for?"

"Liuba." Anna replied: "I am Liuba's friend and I came here specifically to find her."

"Oh, let's look for Liuba." The fat aunt said, "Her home is on the fifth floor."

At this time, four elevator doors opened at the same time. Anna pulled Sokov into one of the elevators and pressed the button for the fifth floor.

When the elevator reached the fifth floor, Anna looked around first, and after confirming the direction, she pulled Sokov to a leather-wrapped security door and rang the doorbell next to it.

The door opened, and a girl about the same age as Anna appeared at the door. After seeing Anna, she immediately opened her arms and gave Anna a warm hug.

After the hug ended, she saw Sokov standing next to her and asked Anna curiously: "Anna, who is he?"

"He is my friend Misha." Anna introduced the two of them: "Misha, this is the Liuba I told you."

"Hello, Lyuba!"

"Hello, Misha!"

After saying hello, Liuba took the two of them into her home.

After Sokov entered the house, he observed the house carefully.

The living room is about thirty to forty square meters, with sofas, coffee tables and dining tables. On the left side of the entrance are the toilet, bathroom and kitchen. There is also a short corridor with several rooms in it.

Liuba took Sokov and Anna into the corridor, came to the door of a room, pointed inside and said: "This is my father's study. See if there are any books you need. Wait for you to pick out the rest. I'll just throw the book into the trash. Take your time, I'm in the living room. If you need anything, just come and call me."

Sokov walked into the study room and saw on the right a bookshelf that reached the ceiling. It was filled with densely packed books. Roughly speaking, there were at least several thousand volumes. Next to the bookshelf, there is an antique desk with many books and a lamp with a lampshade scattered on it. In other corners of the house, bundles of books were stacked.

Sokov, who loves books very much, couldn't help feeling ecstatic when he saw so many books in the room. But he was only happy for a moment, and his expression darkened again, because there were too many books here. Even if he could open them and move them, how many could he move? And when I moved back to my own place, I couldn’t put down so many books.

Sokov did not speak, but returned to the corridor and checked the other two rooms. Both were bedrooms, complete with furniture and four-poster beds with curtains.

Seeing Sokov looking around in the room, Anna couldn't help but asked curiously: "Misha, what are you looking at?"

"Anna, do you think this is closer to the market, or do I live closer to the market?"

"Of course it's here." Anna said without hesitation: "There is a subway station across the road. It takes a lot less walking to get to get off work every day."

Since the location here was better than the house he rented, Sokov naturally had a bold idea in his mind.

He put his arms around Ana's shoulders, pulled her body over, and then leaned close to her ear and whispered: "Ana, go ask your friend how much she plans to sell this house for?"

Hearing what Sokov said, Anna's eyes widened in surprise: "Do you want to buy it?"

"You ask the price first, and I want to see if it is suitable. If it is suitable, I will definitely buy it directly."

"Okay then, I'll ask Liuba."

Anna walked into the living room, called Lyuba, and asked in a low voice how much she planned to sell the house.

A few minutes later, Anna came over holding Lyuba's hand and said to Sokov: "Misha, Lyuba said that she plans to sell this house for 6 million rubles. If you really want to buy it, she can make it cheaper. point."

Sokov secretly calculated that according to the latest exchange rate, 6 million rubles is equal to 92,000 US dollars. If you can buy it for $90,000, that would be the best.

He did not counteroffer immediately, but asked tentatively: "Liuba, I really want to buy this house. I wonder how much is the minimum you want to sell it for?"

Liuba looked at Anna, then turned to Sokov: "Misha, since you are Anna's friend, I won't randomly raise the price, how about 5.8 million rubles?"

Sokov silently calculated in his mind that the price was already less than 90,000 US dollars. It would be unreasonable to bargain with others. After all, what he spent money to buy was not only this house, but also a house full of books. The value of those things was not cheap.

After thinking about it, Sokov nodded and said: "Okay, just 5.8 million rubles. Liuba, when can we go through the transfer procedures?"

"It's so late today, and the housing management department has already got off work." Liuba said, "How about we go through the formalities tomorrow morning?"

"Okay." Sokov nodded and said, "I'll go to the bank and withdraw the money."

Although the house will not be transferred until tomorrow, Liuba asked Sokov and Anna to move in tonight, and tomorrow she will come directly to take them to the housing management department to go through the transfer procedures.

After sending Lyuba away, Anna jumped directly into Sokov's arms and said excitedly: "Misha, you are so great, you can actually buy Lyuba's house."

Sokov smiled lightly and said: "To be precise, this house will not truly belong to me until the payment is paid in full tomorrow and the transfer procedures are completed."

"They're almost the same." Anna said, "You have two bedrooms here. Can you let me move here?" Sokov readily agreed to the other party's request, thinking of living in such a big house alone: "You can move here anytime you want."

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After the night's exercise, Anna fell asleep soundly, but Sokov, who had just moved into his new home, was in a state of excitement. He got out of bed and wandered to the study without even wearing any clothes. Sitting in front of the desk, he turned on the desk lamp and began to look through the books and magazines on the table.

He soon discovered that in addition to books and magazines, there were actually several reading notes. He opened one of them curiously and read the contents carefully.

If it was before entering the underground fortifications, he would definitely not be able to understand a lot of the words in the notebook. But after spending so many years in the war years, he was perfectly comfortable reading and writing the script in his notebook.

The content in the notebook is Lyuba's father recording his thoughts on reading. Although Sokov did not necessarily agree with it, he just watched it for entertainment.

After flipping through a few pages, Sokov was suddenly attracted by a passage.

I saw it read: "Today I went to a used bookstore to buy a dated copy of "The Dawns Here Are Quiet". When I went home and looked through it, I found that the printer had made a serious printing error. The author of this book, It should be Boris Vasilyev, but who knows the author's name above, but it is M.M. Sokov..."

Sokov thought he was being deceived, so he rubbed his eyes vigorously and continued to read. His last name in the dream, "Sokov", was written in black and white on the notebook. His breathing suddenly became rapid.

He continued to read down and saw that the note read: "When I called the used bookstore to ask why a book with such an error existed, the other party's answer to me was that it was the printer's error and had nothing to do with them. I firmly disagree with my withdrawal of the book.”

Sokov put down his notebook, stood up and looked at the bookshelf next to him. He wanted to find out whether the book with his name printed on it was on this bookshelf.

He clearly remembered that before he went to Vienna, he gave the manuscript of "The Ordinary Soldier" to Asiya and asked her to forward it to the publisher on his behalf. If Asiya really followed her instructions, then in addition to "The Dawns Here Are Quiet", the books she published in that era should also include "An Ordinary Soldier".

Thinking of this, he walked to the door, turned on the light in the study, moved the ladder, and began to search carefully on the bookshelf. He hopes to prove through the books mentioned in his notebook that he has indeed traveled back in time to the Great Patriotic War, and even became a general due to his outstanding military exploits.

After an unknown amount of time, Sokov felt that his eyes were dazzled, and he still couldn't find the book "The Dawns Here Are Quiet" mentioned in his notebook, and he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

He got off the ladder and squatted down in front of the bundled books piled in the corner, carefully checking whether there were any books he was looking for.

After flipping through several bundles of books, I couldn't find my own book, but I heard Anna's voice: "Misha, what are you doing here?"

Sokov looked up and saw Anna in her nightgown standing at the door looking at him. He quickly stood up and said, "I can't sleep. Come in and find some books to read."

Anna came over and put a nightgown on Sokov's body. At the same time, she said with concern: "Misha, the heating in the room has stopped. It's a bit cold at night. If you don't wear clothes, you will "Cold."

Sokov held Anna's hand and said gratefully: "Anna, thank you for the clothes you gave me. You go to rest first, I will read for a while before going to bed."

After Anna left, Sokov gave up the idea of ​​looking for a book and continued to look through Lyuba's father's notebook to see if he could find more clues related to himself.

I finished flipping through the first notebook quickly, but found no other clues to myself.

I put this one down and picked up another one.

What I picked up this time was not a reading note, but a personal diary.

Sokov was flipping through the pages and suddenly found something related to him: "... In class, a student had a dispute with me. He insisted that during the Battle of Kursk, a man named Sokov The 27th Army, commanded by the general, successfully defeated the German Skeleton Division and the Imperial Division, saving our army's crisis on the southern front of Kursk. Oh my God, I don't know where this student saw it. I even took this ridiculous content to debate with myself in class.”

Sokov's heart beat faster. He didn't expect that anyone would know about his achievements in the Battle of Kursk. He took a deep breath and continued reading, only to see it read: "The student also plausibly said that General Sokov was a hero in the battle to defend Stalingrad. The 41st Guards Division under his command held the Mamayev Hill, the German army used all means, but still failed to capture this small highland.

I took out my history book and told the other party solemnly that the troops holding the Mamayev Heights were part of the 62nd Army commanded by Chuikov. They did not hold the high ground but were taken away by the Germans. But Chuikov knew the importance of the high ground, so he constantly organized troops to carry out counterattacks, trying to take the high ground back from the Germans. According to historical records, until the Germans surrendered, part of the Mamayev Heights position was within the German occupation range. "

Seeing this, Sokov couldn't help but have a question in his heart. Where did Liuba's father's students see the records related to him? You know, according to my inquiries in the past two days, I can't find any information related to myself. Doesn't the other party have a special inquiry system?

Unfortunately, the records in Liuba's father's diary were very simple and did not mention the name of the student with whom he had an argument or where he lived. Even if he wanted to learn about the situation from the other party, he would not know where to start.

After reading this diary, Sokov checked other reading notes and diaries, but could not find any information related to himself.

He sighed softly, turned off the desk lamp, walked into the bedroom in the dark, and lay down directly on the bed.

Although the movement was very light, it still woke up Anna who was sleeping next to her: "Misha, you don't want to read anymore?"

"I won't read anymore." Sokov said, "Go to bed quickly, we have to go to work after dawn."

"I have already sent a text message to my boss asking for leave." Anna moved towards Sokov's position and said, "I want to accompany you to go through the transfer procedures."

Sokov closed his eyes and tried to fall asleep quickly, but the content about himself in the diary made him very emotional. When he is free one day, he plans to continue searching the study to see if he can find any useful information in it.

"Misha, when will the house you originally rented expire?"

Sokov opened his eyes and replied: "The house I rent requires monthly rent, and I just paid the rent before Victory Day. If I want to move out, I can do it at any time. I just need to tell the landlord, but the deposit and He will definitely not refund the rent he just paid.”

"If you want to move here, can you lend your house to my friend for a period of time?"

Sokov, who was a little sleepy at first, suddenly woke up when he heard what Anna said. He didn't want to let anyone of unknown origin live in the house he rented, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble: "Anna, are you going to let someone of unknown origin live in the house he rented?" Who lives in my house?"

"They are my relatively close friends."

"No." Sokov refused very simply: "Anna, if you or Lena want to live in my house, I can agree, but I don't know the other people at all. Let them live in the house I rent. No."

(End of chapter)