The Great Era of Siheyuan

"What did you just say? You want to send me a wife?"

Old Man Wu looked at him in disbelief. There was actually such a good thing in the world.

"That's right, it's a surprise, it's unexpected!"

Li Wenqiang looked at him with a smile.

"I don't believe it. Are you two here to make fun of me? Go away if you have nothing to do. I won't argue with you! I don't want those ignorant people to be easily fooled by you."

Old man Wu got up from the ground very dissatisfied and said angrily.

"Old man, you think my brother-in-law is joking with you! Just be happy when you meet us! As long as you agree, we can send your wife to you. How about it, do you want it?"

Liu Ergou looked at Old Man Wu with some fear. This guy was so old, but he was as strong as a bull. He was even more powerful than him. It was really weird.

"Yes, of course you should. If you two can send me a wife, I will definitely benefit from it. So, if you can, go now!"

Old Man Wu laughed at the two of them.

At such a young age, with barely all his hair grown, he was still thinking of giving him a wife. He had never seen this in his decades of life, but today he was really opened up by a knife.

"Really? What's the benefit? How about this, I like your yard, how about you sell it to me at a low price?"

Li Wenqiang ignored him and looked around. He didn't see the backyard of the whole courtyard, but from the front yard to the middle yard, except for the two rooms in the east wing, the roofs and windows of the other houses were all demolished, leaving only a bare wall. He didn't know what happened in the past.

When Old Man Wu heard this, his eyes flashed, his attitude immediately became serious, and he spoke in a heavy tone.

"You are such a ruthless guy. You want to take my house for such a small matter. You have a big appetite!"

"I don't want it for nothing. You name your price. If it's suitable, I'll buy it. If you really want to ask for a high price, just pretend I didn't say anything."

Apart from other things, Li Wenqiang was quite satisfied with this courtyard. He walked into the Guangliang Gate and the Moon Gate, and then passed through the Chuihua Gate. From the front yard to the middle yard, except for the doors, windows and roof that were blown off, the other blue brick and stone walls and the house area were much better than those of ordinary courtyards.

Take the front yard and the middle yard he saw for example. A rough estimate shows that the area including the cross-yard would not be less than 800 to 900 square meters. Even if the backyard is small, the area would be over 1,000 square meters.

"Ha~! Boy, you are well prepared! Okay, don't say I didn't give you a chance. Although I, Wu Yong, am a bit of a nobody, I always keep my word. I won't ask you for more. This house of mine can be sold for at least more than 10,000 yuan. I won't ask you for more. Just give me 3,000 yuan and I will give you this house!"

Old Man Wu said happily.

"Are you trying to rob me? You want three thousand dollars for such a rotten house? If you have the guts to ask for it, why don't you consider whether you have the luck to get it!"

When Liu Ergou heard so much money, he jumped up instantly. Three thousand yuan was enough for him to live a carefree life for several years.

"If you can't afford it, shut up. My three-story courtyard, with a front yard, a middle yard and two rows of back rooms, covers an area of ​​at least 1,500 square meters. If it weren't for the fact that I had to tear off the roof, doors and windows, I would have been justified in asking you for 4,000 yuan. I'm not taking advantage of you at all. It's up to you whether you want it or not. I don't care anyway!"

Old Man Wu saw that they had ulterior motives in looking for him, so he asked for a high price. If it were normal times, the price would be about the same, but now no one is buying a house, and everyone is thinking about how to exchange money for food.

He had been planning to sell the house, as his family assets had been drained out, and if he didn't sell it, he would starve to death. Since he wanted it, it was a good opportunity to give him a try.

"It's too much. I can give you two thousand at most. I'll trade you some food. A pound of rice is three dollars and a half on the black market right now. How about I trade you seven hundred pounds of rice?"

Li Wenqiang thought about it and said that he definitely couldn't afford so much money. But as for grain, he calculated that the more than 120 rice plants matured every three days, and each plant could produce about 200-150 grains. Based on 9 grains, he could get more than kilograms of rice in days. After threshing, there would be nearly kilograms of rice, which was more than enough. It depended on whether he would accept it.

"Really? Okay, I agree!"

When Old Man Hu heard this, he agreed without hesitation. He had been eating coarse grains and meal replacement powder for more than a year. If he hadn't had some money to eat fine grains before, he wouldn't be so energetic now.

"Okay, it's a deal. Do you mind if I look around?"

Li Wenqiang agreed without hesitation. It would be difficult for him to get money, but he would have plenty of food in a few days. As for selling food, he had never thought about it.

Looking at all the dynasties, those who were able to resell grain during times of disasters all had powerful official backgrounds. If he, an ordinary citizen, went to steal their jobs, how many heads would he lose?

"Would you agree if I said I minded?"

Old man Wu chuckled and said.

"of course not!"

Li Wenqiang told him directly

"That's it!"

Old man Wu said unhappily that he didn't know whether he was lucky or unlucky today, as he got beaten but it seemed like he got the upper hand.

Li Wenqiang looked around the yard and walked to the backyard. Just as Old Man Wu said, the two rows of back rooms, if it were in the past, this would definitely be a prosperous family, either rich or noble.

"Boy, what you just said about giving me a wife, is that true?"

As they walked, Old Man Wu asked somewhat embarrassedly.

"Of course it's true. How could we lie to you? Who has the time to tease you?"

Liu Ergou curled his lips and said that he had just suffered a small loss at the hands of Old Man Wu and he was now a little indignant.

"It's true, but that woman is not simple, I'm afraid you can't subdue her!"

Li Wenqiang said calmly. After a round, he had a preliminary impression of this courtyard. The overall layout was similar to that of Nanluoguxiang, but there was an extra row of back rooms, and the area was slightly larger than the courtyard he lived in. However, except for the two east wing rooms that were intact, the roofs of the other rooms were all blown off, tiles fell to the ground, doors, windows and beams were also missing, probably because the old man took them to chop firewood and burn them.

"What a joke! Is there still a woman that I, Wu Yong, can't subdue? Go ask Dashanlan. Back then, I swept through the eight alleys with my superb Iron Crotch Kung Fu. Everyone knew me, Iron Crotch Wu Yong. Even brothel owners in their forties or fifties would become weak in the knees when they saw me."

Old Man Wu said very proudly.