Siheyuan: All the incense in the family is counting on you

Li Bowen immediately perked up: "Yes, of course. Do you have anything to do now? If not, let's go now!"

"It's okay now. I came to see you after I finished my work." Liu Lan shook her head.

"Okay, let's go!"

After saying goodbye to Gao Jianshe, he rode the tricycle and took Liu Lan back to the alley near her home. After seeing Lao Ma Tou, they were already acquaintances. Lao Ma Tou no longer had a cold face, but smiled and said, "Boy, you're here!"

"I heard that you have a house here, so I have to come over as soon as possible!" Li Bowen smiled.

"Okay, let's go. I'll take you over there to have a look." As he said that, Old Horsehead picked up his cotton hat and put it on his head, then put on his coat and walked out.

On the way, he said to Li Bowen, "This is the house of an old brother of mine. It is all the property of his ancestors. He didn't want to sell it at first, but I helped you persuade him and he was willing to give you this one which is farther away."

"Thank you, old man!" Li Bowen said with a smile.

This courtyard is not too far away, it is located in Chao Shou Hutong near Baita Temple.

This is a small courtyard with a single door and a single household. As soon as you enter the gate, you will see a screen wall. The ground in the courtyard is also paved with blue bricks, with a large water tank in the middle.

There are several wintersweet trees planted in the middle of the yard, emitting a faint fragrance. There are three main rooms, with an annex on each side; there are three side rooms on the east and west sides; two of the back rooms are used as storage rooms, and there is a toilet in the corner.

The whole yard looks very tidy and clean.

When Li Bowen and others arrived, they saw a man busy in the yard. He was about the same age as Lao Ma Tou.

Seeing them coming, the man immediately came up to greet them warmly.

The old horse head introduced him: "Old Na, this is Xiao Li who I mentioned to you before that he wanted to buy a house."

Then he turned to Li Bowen and said, "This is the owner of the house. You can call him Mr. Na."

Hearing this surname, Li Bowen guessed that the other party should be a Manchu, but since the old horse head asked him to call him that, then he would call him that. So, Li Bowen greeted respectfully: "Hello, sir!"

The old man quickly returned the greeting and introduced himself, saying, "I don't deserve it. I'm the fifth child in my family and everyone calls me Na Wu." Then, he suddenly turned the topic to the house and began to introduce the yard: "This is the yard I want to leave. These are the only things left by my ancestors."

"Grandpa, if you sell this house to me, where are you going to live?" Li Bowen asked doubtfully. He thought that since the old horse head said that the man had several houses, this place should be empty, but he didn't expect that someone was living there.

"I have my own place to go. You can take a look at the house first. If you are satisfied, we can talk about the price." The old man seemed unwilling to say more and directly shifted the subject to the house.

Li Bowen nodded and began to look around the house. The interior of the house was very neatly arranged, with landscape paintings hanging on the walls, but it was obvious at a glance that they were fakes. Apart from the house itself, the most valuable thing in the house might be the furniture. Although he did not observe it carefully, judging from the material, it should be made of precious hardwood.

After reading it, Li Bowen nodded with satisfaction: "Your house is really nice, I like it very much. Let's talk about the price of it, including the furnishings in the house. I can pay with small yellow croakers."

"Great deal!" The old man shook his sleeves and stretched out his hand. Li Bowen also cooperated and stretched out his hand. The two of them bargained secretly in their sleeves.

Gradually, the two men loosened their hands and smiled together. The old man said, "Okay, let's go with this price. Six small yellow croakers. Old Horsehead, you draft the documents and the three of us sign and seal them!"

Six small yellow croakers are equivalent to 188 grams of gold. The current price of gold is 20 yuan per gram, so this yard is worth 3760 yuan. Adding Lao Ma's commission of 112 yuan, Li Bowen spent 3872 yuan to buy this yard and the things in the house.

If this was changed to Wu Lei's gold price, even at the highest price of more than 500 yuan per gram, it would only cost yuan. It was a good deal no matter how you thought about it. Li Bowen was very happy in his heart.

However, we cannot buy or sell houses now. We can only write a transfer agreement with a third-party guarantee. We don’t have to worry about someone changing their mind in the future. We can just wait until we can register it later and then change it.

Li Bowen was still careful and asked the old man's son to sign his name and put his fingerprints on it as well.

After the documents were signed, Li Bowen happily paid the deposit and agreed to come tomorrow to take over the house and pay the balance.

After sending Old Horse Head home, Li Bowen settled his commission first. This way he would not be worried about the old man changing his mind. If he did change his mind, Old Horse Head would not agree.

Coming out of Old Ma Tou's house, Li Bowen and Liu Lan walked side by side. Liu Lan couldn't help but ask, "Is your yard for Sha Zhu's sister to live in?"

Li Bowen looked at her in surprise: "What do you mean?"

"Hehe, you are still trying to hide it from me. Only I am too stupid to see it. I saw the state of you two by the stove on the day of the banquet!" Liu Lan said with a pout.

"Are you jealous?" Li Bowen bumped her shoulder.

"Why should I be jealous? I just wonder why a young girl like her is willing to follow you like this!" Indeed, Liu Lan was just curious. There was no future for her and Li Bowen, so why should she be jealous?

"This is a long story. I'll tell you slowly later. I'm leaving first!" Li Bowen turned and was about to leave.

"Hey~!" Before he could take two steps, Liu Lan pulled him back: "Where do you want to go? You forget about me after you get married, right? Come home with me."

More than an hour later, Li Bowen walked out of the door again, holding his waist.

After returning to Nanluoguxiang, he didn't see anyone in the front yard after entering the courtyard. He pricked up his ears and listened carefully. He heard a lot of noise and bustle in the middle courtyard, so Li Bowen walked over curiously.

As soon as I walked into the hall, I heard Yi Zhonghai saying in the middle courtyard: "Pillar, you can help the Jia family!"

Li Bowen paused for a moment and did not move forward. He wanted to hear what He Yuzhu's answer was.

What he heard was He Yushui's voice: "I guess it's not going to work for the uncle. My brother has already lent out his money! He doesn't have any money now and I'm afraid he can't help!"

"It was loaned out? Who did you loan the pillar to?"

He Yuzhu scratched his head: "Bowen borrowed all my money to buy things for his wedding, and now I have only enough money to cover my expenses!"

"Then I'll give you ten dollars to help with the expenses."

He Yushui spoke again: "Uncle, although there are only my brother and I in my family, he only earns 37 yuan. I just started my internship and only make a dozen yuan a month. I have helped the Jia family to make a living. You can't think that my brother is honest and want to bully him!"

"Yushui, shut up!" Seeing his sister confronting Yi Zhonghai, He Yuzhu quickly spoke out to stop her.

Yi Zhonghai's face turned ugly, but he still held back and continued, "Then Zhuzi can bring some lunch boxes back from the cafeteria. It's no problem for him to help out!"

"Pa pa pa" just when He Yuzhu was about to nod in agreement, Li Bowen walked in clapping his hands.