The happy little days of the Ye family

Father Ye continued: "The second house is on Xinghua Lane. It has a shop in the front and a house in the back."

Xinghua Lane is located on the edge of the town and is relatively remote. Xinghua Lane was built in recent years, and the houses in it are all very new.

"The house is newly built. It is very exquisite and beautiful. In the front is a shop of about 30 square meters, and in the back is the house as soon as you enter. There is a door connecting the shop and the house."

"There is a well in the yard. I even tried the water from the well. It is a sweet well and it is more convenient to use water."

"I quite like this house. It should be quite comfortable to live in, but the location is a little off."

"The location is not good enough for a shop. It is in the middle and back section of the alley. As a residence, it is only in a remote residential area. It is not likely to be rented out in the future."

People in Tangshan have also heard of this house. "This house used to house the outer room of Mr. Li. This outer room acted unruly and offended the neighbors."

"Because I used to live in an outer room. Although this house is nice, many people think it is unlucky. Moreover, this house is not cheap. It costs 155 taels."

Old Mrs. Ye also felt unlucky when she heard that she used to live in an outhouse. Moreover, 155 taels in such a remote place was indeed too expensive and not as good as a house near the academy.

Seeing that no one was interested in this house, Father Ye continued to talk about the third house.

"The third house is a shop of about 3 square meters. The shop is located at the end of Tongluo Lane and costs 40 taels of silver."

"When I was looking at the shop, I stood at the door of the shop for a while, and many people passed by. The location is quite good."

"It's just that this shop is a bit old and the space is not big, only about 40 square meters."

It was such a coincidence that Tangshan met a person who lived in Tongluo Alley when he was soliciting customers. He heard that this shop used to be a grocery store and the business had always been very good.

"This shop in Tongluo Alley is quite good. When I brought customers to Tongluo Alley before, I heard that this shop used to be a grocery store and the business has always been very good."

"And I also heard that the houses in Tongluo Alley are more expensive than the surrounding alleys."

"Besides, Tongluo Alley is a large alley, with many houses in it, and it's at the end of the alley, so this shop should have a lot of traffic."

Mr. Ye made a decision directly, "Then tomorrow we will go and check out the houses near the academy and the shops in Tongluo Lane."

Old Mrs. Ye also said: "Isn't there another dental shop in the town? Let's go to another dental shop tomorrow. There will definitely be a lot of shops changing hands at the end of the year."

Tangshan thought that the Chinese New Year was almost here, and he should take a break, so he went to join in the fun. Maybe it wouldn't be long before his family would also buy a property in the town.

"Uncle Ye, I am quite familiar with these houses and shops in this town. How about I accompany you to look at the houses tomorrow?"

Mr. Ye was very happy, "Okay, you are well-informed. Come with us to Palm Eye tomorrow."

At night, Mrs. Ye once again counted the money needed to purchase the family property.

Mrs. Ye said with a smile: "I originally had 236 taels of silver, plus the seller's 45 taels, and now I have 281 taels that can be used to buy a family property."

Mr. Ye: "The wasteland costs 500 taels per acre, and Shanzi's valley totals 55 acres. Including the money for running the yamen and signing the red deed, Shanzi spent about 33 taels to buy the valley."

"A total of 30 people were hired to open up the valley this time. Each person was paid 18 taels of silver per day. In addition to the road construction and clearing of weeds and trees when the valley was first purchased, the total cost for the land reclamation was more than 30 taels."

"After the new year, we will have to find people to plow the land and buy fertilizer to fertilize. It is estimated that the land reclamation in the valley will cost about 50 taels of silver."

"We set aside 81 taels of silver to buy wasteland for reclamation, and the remaining 200 taels of silver can be used to buy a shop or a house in the town."

Old Mrs. Ye muttered: "It is more cost-effective to buy wasteland and open up wasteland. 80 taels of silver can only buy 7 acres of good paddy fields, but if you use it to buy wasteland and open up wasteland, you can open up dozens of acres of paddy fields."

"You also said that it is a good paddy field. The paddy fields created from wasteland are not fertile enough. Even if they are cultivated for more than ten years, they may not be able to grow into a good paddy field."

"In addition, in the first few years of land reclamation, we have to spend money to buy fertilizer for fertilization, otherwise there will be no harvest of rice."

Mrs. Ye whispered again: "No wonder the wasteland is only [-] yuan per acre, and it can still be tax-free for three years."

Early the next morning, Ye Fu drove a donkey cart and brought the whole family and the Tang family's father and son to the town.

On the way, Mrs. Ye said: "Let's go to the Yang Family Dental Clinic first. We already know the two houses you saw yesterday."

"Let's first go and see the house in the Yang Family Dental Store, and then we'll go and see the houses near the academy and the shops in Tongluo Lane, so we can have a comparison."

Father Ye drove the donkey cart to Yangjia Yaxing. As soon as the group entered, two enthusiastic boys came forward to entertain them.

One of the muscular young men said to Ye's father enthusiastically: "Mr. Ye, there are just a few shops and houses that meet your requirements in the past two days. I am planning to ask someone to notify you to come over."

The young man brought Father Ye and his party to the hall. After they sat down, the young man took out a booklet from his arms.

"Mr. Ye, there are three shops and two houses in the dental shop, which meet your requirements."

"The first shop was on the street of Daji, but the location was a bit worse. It was at the end of the street. The shop was not big, it was a small shop of 20 square meters."

"This shop used to be a snack shop. It's very clean and tidy. You can continue to do business with a simple cleaning. And the price is not expensive, only 80 taels of silver."

"The second shop is on the same street, but it is a big shop and it is located on the street, so the location is very good."

"This shop used to be a cloth shop. It is about 40 square meters. The shop is relatively new, but the price is much more expensive than the first shop, costing 200 taels of silver."

Father Ye originally thought the first shop was good. After listening to the introduction of the second shop, he felt that it was not as good as the second shop. However, the price of the second shop was too high.

Ye Qingqing and the other children came here to join in the fun, and they did not dare to talk casually. They sat obediently and listened to the introduction of the house.

Mr. Ye was very calm and motioned to the boy to continue the introduction.

"The third shop is a house with a shop in front and a house in the back. The house is located at the entrance of the academy. This location is very advantageous. It is very good whether you are doing business or living there."

"The shop in the front is more than 20 square meters, and the house in the back is not too small, with four main rooms and two side rooms."

"Actually, it can be regarded as a shop and a house. This shop is located at the entrance of the academy. It used to be a noodle shop before there was a lot of traffic."

"The yard at the back was rented to a wealthy man who came to study. It was also rented by me. The monthly rent is 400 Wen."

"How much money does this house cost?"

Mrs. Ye felt a little anxious when she saw that the boy kept talking but didn't mention the price.