The happy little days of the Ye family

Lin Kang walked up to Father Ye and Tang Shan, "This house is pretty good. The shop in front is in a very good location. It would cost more than three hundred taels to buy the shop alone."

"Although the living area at the back is a bit small, the house is small and well-equipped, and there is a well, so it is no problem to live in it."

Father Ye looked calm and dissatisfied.

Lin Kang went on to say: "This shop is in a very good location. If it weren't tied to the house behind it, people outside this shop would be fighting over it."

Tang Shan smiled straightforwardly and said: "Okay, don't be too pretentious and just tell me how much it will cost."

"It's not expensive at all, it only costs 460 taels of silver."

At this time, Tang Xiaojing whispered in Ye Qingqing's ear:

"The house plus the shop is only about 6 cents the size of the land. The location is pretty good, but the house is too old."

"It will need to be renovated after buying it. It is estimated that dozens of taels of silver will be spent on it. It is not very cost-effective."

The Tang family had no plans to do business in the county, and Tang Xiaojing felt that this house was not suitable for his family.

If it were to be rented out, it would probably need some renovations, which would be time-consuming and expensive. He was not optimistic about the house.

Ye Qingqing also nodded, "I think it's not as good as the first house, and the price is only 80 taels lower, but that house is big and new, and people can live in it directly."

"And didn't you say before that a new casino opened on North Street? It's better to stay away from places like this."

"By the way, I almost forgot about the casino, so I can't even get this house."

The two of them originally thought that the first house was a bit expensive, but after comparing it, they felt that the house just now was quite good.

If he misses something good, Ye Qingqing is not greedy. He has one hundred or dozens of taels, so doesn't this house only need 400 taels?

The more Ye Qingqing thought about it, the more he felt that the house just now was nice.

The young couple looked at each other and smiled, knowing that the other party was also more inclined to the first house.

Thinking that her family still didn't know about the casino, Ye Qingqing quietly pulled her father and Mrs. Ye aside:

"Dad, grandma, there is a casino on this street, not far from this house. I heard that there are many people nearby who are selling their houses for gambling money. I don't think this place is very good."

Mrs. Ye's expression changed, "That won't work, the people in the casino are all unscrupulous, and they are afraid that they will have designs."

Father Ye also agreed: "Forget it about this house. Although the location is good, it is too old and I didn't like it originally."

Tang Shan and Tang Xiaojing looked at each other and shook their heads, obviously neither of them liked the house.

On the other side, Mother Ye and her two sons were also whispering.

Ye Xilin lowered his voice, "This place is too old and dilapidated. I think it's worse than the first big house."

This place looks shabby and shabby, and most of the place is occupied by shops in front of it. Unlike the first house, which looked splendid and resplendent, any missing items are worth a lot of money.

Although Ye Xilin was not sure if there were any good things hidden in the first big house, he had an intuition that he would not lose money if he bought that house.

Ye Donglin rarely did not break up the trouble, but agreed with Ye Xilin:

"I don't know if there are other houses in the back, but among these two places, the first house is better."

"We've only looked at two houses. Let's look at the others before making a decision. There's no rush." ​​Mother Ye's thoughts were similar to those of her two sons.

The first house cost 520 taels of silver, and Ye's mother had enough money on hand, but she saw that her daughter also liked that house and wanted to see other houses before making a decision.

Lin Kang saw that everyone was not interested in the second house, so he took everyone in the direction of Qingsong Academy.

Knowing that the third house was near Qingsong Academy, everyone obviously became more energetic.

The academy is on the outskirts of the county, and there are no people on the road. Oxen carts and donkey carts are walking side by side on the road.

Seeing that several people were in good spirits, Lin Kang happily talked about the situation of the house:

"The third house is near Qingsong Academy. It's not far from the house you bought, Brother Shan, and it's also closer to the academy."

Ye Qingqing thought that this location was quite good, so he listened more seriously.

"This is a standard one-door house, eight cents in size. There are a total of 10 main rooms and side rooms in it, which is enough for a family to live in."

"The house is at the end of an alley, and very close to the academy. The previous family converted half of the front yard into two facades. The front was used for a grocery store, and the back was used for living."

As soon as these words came out, Ye Donglin's eyes lit up. Isn't this similar to their house near the academy in the town?

It's near the academy, with a shop in front and residential houses in the back, and it used to be a grocery store.

If we buy it, we can just move our grocery store to the county.

Ye Donglin thought of an excellent idea:

Xiaoqi and the younger ones in the family will soon be enrolled in the town’s academy, and the older ones will definitely come to the county to study.

He couldn't worry about these little guys leaving home at such a young age and studying in the academy.

If you open a grocery store near the academy, you can make money while taking care of the little ones at home.

Ye Donglin, the driver, deliberately drove the donkey cart slower. Seeing that Lin Kang in front could no longer hear him, he whispered to his family what he had just thought.

Father Ye's face suddenly became happy, "This is a good idea. Next year Xiaoqi will go to an academy for enlightenment. It will be a good time to go to the county academy to study in the next two years."

"When the time comes, you and your wife go to open a grocery store near the academy. You can make money and look after Xiao Qi, a little monkey. You kill two birds with one stone."

Ye Xilin patted his eldest brother on the shoulder, with a flattering look on his face: "From now on, little Yuanbao will go to the academy to study, and eldest brother, you can also help take care of him."

The more Ye Xilin thought about it, the more he felt that this was a good idea. From now on, all the children in the family could be left to his elder brother.

Hahaha, it makes me happy just thinking about it.

Seeing that the father and son were enjoying themselves, Mrs. Ye asked them to restrain themselves.

"Don't get too happy too soon. Let's see what's going on in the house first. We haven't even seen the house yet. Why are you having fun here?"

"That's right, when you look at the house later, don't act too happy, otherwise it will be difficult to bargain when the price is negotiated." Ye Mu on the side also reminded.

Ye Donglin and Ye Xilin patted their faces and tried their best to lower the raised corners of their mouths.

Father Ye looked at these two silly boys with disgust on his face.

Suddenly, Ye Qingqing's urging voice came from the front: "Brother, hurry up, why is it getting slower and slower?"

"Hey, come on, come on!"

Ye Donglin quickly asked the donkey to run faster and catch up with the bullock cart in front.

The group of people chatted and laughed, and soon saw Qingsong Academy located halfway up the mountain.