The happy little days of the Ye family

When Father Ye heard this, he felt that both shops seemed good, and asked in a good mood: "How much money do these two shops cost? Please tell me more about the conditions of the shops."

"As you know, the wealthy families in the town live there on North Street, and the shop is in the best location on North Street, not far from the academies and yamen in the town. The location is really excellent. "

"This shop was newly built seven or eight years ago. It is large and bright. It is located in the former Li's Restaurant."

Father Ye knew which shop it was as soon as he heard it. He probably couldn't afford such a good shop.

Sure enough, this shop actually charges 300 taels.

Father Ye quickly waved his hand and said: "Xiao Li, I have agreed before that I want a shop with a price of less than 150 taels or a house near the academy. This shop is good, but I can't afford it."

No matter how good this shop is, it's all useless if you can't afford it.

Xiao Li was neither busy nor bored, and talked about another house with a shop.

"This house with a shop is in Xinghua Lane, and it is surrounded by ordinary people."

"This house is in the middle of the alley, near the end of the alley. The location is a bit off, but the house is still new and the materials used are relatively good."

"As soon as you enter the house, there are 5 main rooms and 3 wing rooms. The main room in the center is the hall. There are 4 remaining main rooms that can be lived in. The 3 wing rooms are the kitchen, bathroom and utility room. , and there is also a toilet.”

"And the shop in the front is not too small, about 30 square meters. There is a well in the back of the house, so water is convenient."

"This house is not expensive. It only costs 155 taels. It just meets your requirements, Mr. Ye."

Father Ye thinks this house is quite satisfactory, mainly because of its average location.

Although it is a shop in the front and a house in the back, the location is not good as a shop, and it is just an ordinary residential area as a residence. I don’t know if it will be easy to rent out in the future.

The Ye family's fields and mountains are all in Taohua Village, and their roots are also in Taohua Village. They have no intention of moving to the town. They buy houses or shops with the intention of collecting rent.

Father Ye was not very interested and said calmly: "This house is just average and the price is high. Are there any other suitable houses or buildings?"

Xiao Li continued to flip through the booklet recording the house information, "Mr. Ye, there are still two houses and a shop in Yahang. However, the locations are relatively poor, but the prices are quite affordable."

"There is an old house near the academy. The location is pretty good and the place is large. It's just that the house is a bit dilapidated, but the price is very affordable, only 100 taels."

Seeing that Father Ye was interested, Xiao Li continued happily:

"This house is very big. It has one and a half entrances. The yard is larger than the ordinary yards in the town. The area on the land deed is about the same as that of a house with two entrances."

"Just the 100 taels of land for this house is not a loss. It will also be good to knock it down and rebuild in the future."

Father Ye was quite interested when he heard about it, but when he heard that it was going to be demolished and rebuilt, he hesitated.

It is estimated that this house is too dilapidated to be inhabited, so these 100 taels can really be used to buy a homestead in the town.

Building a brick house as big as Ye's house in the village would cost dozens of taels more. It would probably be even more expensive to build a house in a town.

"Mr. Ye, this house is quite close to the academy. If we build it again and rent it to the students of the academy, we won't have to worry about renting it out."

Having said this, Father Ye was a little moved.

"If you don't want to knock it down and rebuild it, you can find someone to clean it up and use it directly for rent or living."

Father Ye did not express his position and motioned for him to continue talking about other houses and shops.

Xiao Li flipped through the book and continued: "There is also a house with a front shop and a back yard. The shop is more than 30 square meters, and the house in the back is accessible as soon as you enter."

"This house is near the gambling house in the town. The shop in front used to sell braised meat and wine. Because it is close to the gambling house, the business of the shop has been very good, and the price is very affordable, only 130 taels."

When Father Ye heard that it was near a gambling house, he quickly shook his head and said, "There is no need for this house. It would be bad if we get into trouble near a gambling house."

When Ye's father was young, there was also a landlord named Ye in Taohua Village. Later, the landlord lost all his property because of his gambling addiction, and eventually his wife and children separated. Ye's father was very taboo about gambling visits.

Xiao Li sighed. This house has been listed in their shop for a long time, and they all disliked that the house was near a gambling house.

"There is also the last shop, which is in Tongluo Alley next to Xinghua Alley."

"This shop is at the end of an alley, and there are a lot of people coming and going every day. It used to be a grocery store, and the shop is about 40 square meters."

"This shop was bought by Mr. Li for his concubine. The location of the shop is good and the price is affordable. It only costs 100 taels of silver."

Father Ye thinks this shop is quite good.

Father Ye asked again: "Leader Li is also a famous landowner in the town. Where is the land at home? Is there any land for sale?"

Xiao Li lowered his voice and whispered in Father Ye's ear: "This land is so popular. It has been reserved by a wealthy family long ago."

Father Ye thought so. The remaining shops and houses were probably left over by the wealthy families in the town.

Xiao Li said to Father Ye enthusiastically: "Mr. Ye, we have come to the town anyway, why don't we go and take a look at these shops and houses."

Father Ye thought so, he's already here, let's take a look.

"You don't have to look at the big shop on North Street and the houses near the gambling house. Let's check out the houses near the academy, the houses with shops in Xinghua Lane, and the shops in Causeway Harbor."

Xiao Li took the key, happily got into Ye's father's donkey cart, and took Ye's father to see the house.

The first place the two came to was a house near the academy. The location of this house was not bad, not far or near from the academy.

The house is very large, roughly the same size as the Ye family. Such a large house is not common in the town. It should be two homesteads.

On the way, I met a few scholars who had just returned from the academy. It seemed that there were many scholars renting houses nearby.

The only bad thing is that this house is really too dilapidated and old. If you want to live in it directly, you will at least need to do some major renovations.

And even after major renovations, you can only live in it for a few more years at most, and sooner or later it will have to be demolished and rebuilt.

The location and size of this house are quite good, but Father Ye is a little unsure about spending another eight or ninety taels of silver to rebuild the house.

The house in Xinghua Lane looks good. It is newly built, has all the things inside, and looks grand.

It's just that the location is a little bit worse, but there are many people living in Xinghua Lane, so it's not particularly deserted.

The shop in Tongluogang was at the end of the alley, and the location was really good. Father Ye stood for a while, and many people passed by the shop. However, the shop was a bit shabby and the place was not big.

The two houses and the shop each have their own advantages and disadvantages. Father Ye thinks they are okay, but not particularly good.

Father Ye took out 10 copper coins from his purse and stuffed them into the hands of the thin boy.

"Xiao Li, it's hard for you to make this trip today. I'll discuss it with my family again when I go back."

"You should also help me pay more attention here to see if there are other more suitable shops or houses. It would be better if there are fields."

Xiao Li held the silver and smiled brightly, "Mr. Ye, don't worry, I will definitely help you keep an eye on it."

"But the shops and houses I saw today are indeed pretty good. You can think about them carefully when you go back."