Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

He Yuzhu introduced: "Jie Kuang, this is my colleague Niu Baisui, everyone calls him Lao Niu. He wants to buy your job."

Yan Jiekuang said: "Sure!"

When Lao Niu heard what Yan Jiekuang said, he asked excitedly, "Comrade Xiao Yan, when can this procedure be completed?!"

Yan Jiekuang thought for a moment and said, "Our factory's salary is collected on the 26th of the twelfth lunar month. How about this! On the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, we will complete the formalities."

Lao Niu calculated the time and nodded, "Okay! I'll do as you say."

He Yuzhu said, "Since both of you are sincere, Lao Niu, give some money to Jie Kuang as a deposit. When we go through the formalities, you can give him the rest of the money."

"That's no problem!" Lao Niu readily agreed. Yan Jiekuang also nodded and said, "Brother Zhuzi, let's go to my house! I'll write a receipt for Lao Niu so he can feel at ease. When we go back to handle the formalities, he can just give me the receipt and the remaining money." After that, Yan Jiekuang pushed his bicycle into the gate of the courtyard.

The next morning, just as Yan Jiekuang went to work, people who got the news came to the courtyard to ask Yan Bugui about Yan Jiekuang's sale of his job. When they learned that Yan Jiekuang had already sold his job, the people who came to ask him beat their chests and stamped their feet, regretting that they got the news too late.

Because he had informed Zhang Jinshan in advance, Yan Jiekuang did not rush to the factory. Instead, he rode his bicycle to Qianbaoensi Hutong.

"Young man, I see you've been walking back and forth here twice. Are you looking for someone or a place?!" An old man saw Yan Jiekuang wandering around in the alley and stopped Yan Jiekuang and asked.

Yan Jiekuang asked: "Uncle, do you know where the Seventh Master lives?!"

"You're looking for him? You've got the right person." The old man then pointed to a yard not far away and said, "He lives in the third back house in the front yard of this yard. I didn't see him go out today. Go in and find him!"

"Thank you, uncle!" Yan Jiekuang pushed his bicycle straight to the yard that the old man pointed to.

"Knock! Knock! Knock!" Yan Jiekuang entered the courtyard and came to the door of the third back house in the front yard. He knocked on the door and asked, "Is there anyone in the room?!"

Not long after, the door opened. An old man wearing a cotton coat and a dog-skin hat came out. The old man looked at Yan Jiekuang and asked, "Young man, who are you looking for?!"

Yan Jiekuang asked: "Are you the Seventh Master?!"

The Seventh Master looked at Yan Jiekuang and said, "Young man, I don't know you?!"

Yan Jiekuang said, "I was introduced by Mr. Tong from Shajing Hutong. He said you are now flipping houses."

"This old guy." The Seventh Master muttered, and said, "Come in!"

Yan Jiekuang walked into the house and quietly looked at the furnishings inside. He was shocked, but when he thought of the old man's surname, he understood. The Seventh Master closed the door and asked directly, "Boy, what kind of house do you want to find?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied, "A clean courtyard house. I want it no matter how big or small it is."

The Seventh Master looked at Yan Jiekuang again and said, "I really didn't realize that you have a very rich family background?!"

Yan Jiekuang said: "I worked in the pigeon market for a while in the early years and saved some money."

The Seventh Master showed an expression of "I see, that's what I mean" and said, "Boy, you came at the right time. I happen to have three companies that meet your requirements."

"Oh?!" Yan Jiekuang's eyes lit up and he asked, "How much is the matchmaker's fee?!"

The Seventh Master replied, "You don't have to pay for the matchmaking. The other party will pay for it."

Yan Jiekuang said, "Master Qi, since you are straightforward, I am not stingy. After the transaction is completed, the money will pass through your hands and then be given to the other party. What do you think?!"

"Okay!" The Seventh Master responded and asked, "Let's go look at the house now?!"

Yan Jiekuang nodded and said, "Let's go now!"

"Then let's go!" Then the Seventh Master took Yan Jiekuang out. With Yan Jiekuang's bicycle, the Seventh Master soon brought Yan Jiekuang to the nearest Juer Hutong. The house over there was a three-story courtyard. This courtyard had two more east and west courtyards than the three-story courtyard in No. 95.

The owners of this courtyard house are five brothers. Because of their bad class background, they were labeled as old rightists and their house was confiscated. The five brothers were also sent to Jiangxi Province for labor reform. Later, the five brothers got married in Jiangxi Province. They didn't expect that they would be rehabilitated now. But they have already settled down in Jiangxi Province. They don't want to come back, so the five brothers decided to sell the house and divide it equally among the five brothers. But their house is too big and the asking price is too high, so it has not been sold yet.

"Comrade, are you satisfied with this house?!" the eldest of the five brothers looked at Yan Jiekuang and asked.

Yan Jiekuang said, "I've seen the houses. Although they are still well preserved, many of them are no longer habitable. If you want to move in, it will cost a lot of money to repair them. Nowadays, a courtyard house that is better than yours only costs 8,000 yuan. You brothers are asking for 15,000 yuan, which is really a bit high."

The Seventh Master said, "Boss Wu, we have known each other for quite some time. He is here to buy sincerely. The five of you brothers should discuss and give him a fair price."

The five brothers looked at each other, walked to the side and whispered a few words. Finally, Boss Wu walked up to Yan Jiekuang and said, "Comrade, let's not beat around the bush. You name a price, OK, we'll do the formalities right away. If not, we can't make the deal."

Yan Jiekuang calculated in his mind and said, "It's not easy for you either. My target price is 12,000."

When Boss Wu heard the number Yan Jiekuang reported, he turned his head and looked at the four brothers behind him. The four brothers nodded at Boss Wu. Boss Wu said, "Deal!"

Yan Jiekuang said: "Then let's go and handle the formalities now."

"Okay!" The five brothers responded in unison, took their things, and went out with Yan Jiekuang and the Seventh Master.

Half an hour later, the group arrived at the door of the Housing Management Office. When entering the door of the Housing Management Office, Yan Jiekuang took out a black cloth bag from his shoulder bag and stuffed it into the hands of Mr. Qi. Mr. Qi was stunned for a moment, quietly opened the black cloth bag and took a look, nodded at Yan Jiekuang, and thought to himself: "This kid can be dealt with."

Because of the presence of the local boss, Qi Ye, the transfer formalities were completed in just five minutes. Yan Jiekuang also received the new land deed and house deed.

After leaving the housing management office, the Seventh Master handed the black cloth bag to Boss Wu. Boss Wu handed all the keys of the courtyard to Yan Jiekuang, then took out 120 yuan and gave it to the Seventh Master, and then left with the other four brothers.

After the five Wu brothers left, the Seventh Master asked, "Sir, do you still want to continue watching?!"

Yan Jiekuang nodded and said, "Look! Why not?!"

"Okay! Let's go!" After saying that, the Seventh Master sat on the back seat of Yan Jiekuang's bicycle and continued to give Yan Jiekuang directions.

The other two courtyard houses were both one-entry courtyard houses, both located in Heizhima Hutong behind Shajing Hutong. The two courtyard houses were similar in size. One had an additional pavilion, and the other had an additional grape trellis. Anyway, the two courtyard houses had their own merits. In the end, Yan Jiekuang bought the two courtyard houses at an average price of 600 yuan per room.