The happy little days of the Ye family

On the way, Xiao Li and Father Ye were sitting outside driving the donkey cart together. Xiao Li said to Father Ye with a smile:

"Two waves of people came over this morning to see the shop in Tongluo Lane and the big house over the academy. They were all very satisfied. Mr. Ye, if you want to buy it, you should do it early."

Father Ye said with a smile: "It's not easy for me to earn this little money. Buying a house is such a big deal, so naturally I have to think carefully about it."

Xiao Li was worried that except for Ye's father, other people did not know the situation of the shop, so he briefly introduced it to the people in the donkey cart.

"The shop in Tongluo Alley was rented out to others to open a grocery store."

"After the shop was transferred to our Yahang store, Yahang bank refunded the rent for that month to the store owner. The monthly rent for that store was 800 Wen."

"That shop is a bit old, but it will be fine for another 30 to 100 years. The price is also affordable, only [-] taels."

Mrs. Ye feels that this shop is more cost-effective than the house in Rongshu Lane and the house in the academy with a front shop and a back house. As long as it's not too shabby or old, you can buy it from this shop.

It didn't take long for the group to arrive at Tongluo Alley.

There is a big tree next to the shop. Under the tree, there are several women picking up shoe soles and sewing clothes, and there are also several children running around.

While Xiao Li was opening the door, several people passed by the shop. The shop was quite popular.

The shop is indeed quite old, comparable to the house on Rongshu Lane, but this shop is much cheaper, and the monthly rent is higher than the house on Rongshu Lane.

Mrs. Ye and Mr. Ye, who were originally quite satisfied with the house in Rongshu Lane, immediately abandoned that house and decided to buy this shop.

Ye Mu also likes this shop. It is about the same size as the big shop in the market, but half the price. If you repair the roof every year and pay attention to moisture-proofing, it will be no problem for another 30 to [-] years.

Ye's mother nodded towards Ye's father, and Ye's father looked at Mr. Ye and Mrs. Ye again, and they reached a tacit consensus.

Father Ye originally wanted to decide on this shop directly with Xiao Li, but he changed his mind when he thought that the big house over the academy hadn't seen it yet.

"Xiao Li, isn't there a house over there at the academy? Let's go over and have a look."

In fact, the academy's house is not very attractive. It is dilapidated and old, and it needs major repairs even if it is not to be demolished and rebuilt.

However, this house is really big. It was originally connected by two houses, and the land deed covers an area of ​​one acre and six cents.

Mr. Ye carefully inspected the house. Perhaps because it had not been inhabited for many years, half of the roof had collapsed and the beams were exposed. They were all rotten and broken after being wet by the rain.

However, the house is built with good blue bricks, and the walls of the house have not collapsed yet.

Father Ye thought to himself: I wonder if this house can be lived in if the beams are replaced and the roof is repaired?

Xiao Li saw that Father Ye and Mr. Ye were quite satisfied with the house and the shop they just built, so he persuaded them again.

"Mr. Ye, the dental shop and house are listed by the government. In principle, prices cannot be negotiated."

"If you buy this house and the shop in Tongluo Lane together, I can apply to the manager of the tooth shop, and each house will be cheaper by five taels of silver. For 190 taels, you can buy this house and Tongluo Lane. The shop in the alley."

Father Ye had inquired before, and he said that the houses and shops in Luohe Yaxing did not negotiate prices. He did not expect that they could still be ten taels cheaper.

"Xiao Li, please wait for us here and we will discuss it later."

After saying that, Father Ye took Ye Qingqing and others a few steps into the yard, and then sat down at the stone table on the edge of the yard.

Father Ye first expressed his opinion: "I think the shop and this house just now are good, and together they are cheaper than the house with a front shop and a backyard at the entrance of the academy."

Tangshan also agreed, "The shop just now is really affordable. Although it is a bit old, the rent can be 800 yuan a month. You can earn back your capital after renting it for about 11 years. Moreover, this land will belong to your family in the future."

"Although this house is dilapidated and old, if you have money on hand, you can make money by building two more houses with a front house and a back house."

Tangshan himself was very attracted to this house. If the Ye family didn't buy it, he planned to buy it himself and then slowly tear it down and rebuild it.

Tang Xiaojing, who had been silent for a day, said: "The location of this house is not bad. It happens to be the third house at the end of the alley. Buy it first, and then build a house with a front shop and a back house when you have money."

Ye Donglin thought that the two stalls on the pier could earn hundreds of cash every day, and he estimated that he would be able to repair the yard with another year or two of money saved.

"The shop in Tongluo Lane is very good, and I agree to buy it. This shabby house is not cheap. I will have to spend a lot of money to repair the house in the future. The risk is too great." Ye Mu didn't want to take this risk.

Mr. Ye: "This house is in a good location, and it has a land size of one acre and six cents. Even if you buy the land for this house for 6 taels, you won't lose money."

Mr. Ye feels that he is still young and can still work for a few more years. If he raises pigs and grows honeysuckle for a few more years, he can build these two houses.

Mr. Ye mainly wants to make money while he can and leave more property to his descendants.

Mrs. Ye has lived with Mr. Ye all her life. Her thoughts are similar to Mr. Ye's. She wants to leave more family property to her children while she can still work.

In the end, Mr. Ye spent 190 taels of silver to buy the house in Tongluo Lane and the yard near the academy.

Mr. Ye spent another 20 taels of silver on signing the red deed and paying the house tax.

When he obtained the title deeds for the shop and house, Mr. Ye spent a total of 210 taels of silver.

Standing at the door of the Yamen, Mrs. Ye held the house deed and smiled so hard that the folds on her face bloomed like flowers.

Mrs. Ye gently touched the two house deeds and said cheerfully: "Fortunately, I was smart and brought the money from selling the bacon, otherwise I wouldn't have enough money to pay for the red deed."

Mr. Ye originally planned to buy a house or a shop. 200 taels of silver was more than enough, but he ended up buying a shop and a house.

Ye Qingqing, Mrs. Ye’s bitch, immediately came online. "Grandma is wise, grandma is so amazing."

After confirming that there was no problem with the property deed, Mrs. Ye carefully put it away.

After the group of people left the Yamen, Mrs. Ye said domineeringly: "Let's go have a good meal to celebrate. We can order whatever dishes we want and we'll have enough meat."

"Aunt Ye is mighty!"

"Grandma, you are so nice!"

"Hurry up, hurry up, I'm already hungry."

A group of people entered the Li family restaurant talking and laughing, preparing to have a good meal to celebrate.