Siheyuan: A Cook in the 60s

"Okay, I'll take it." Cao Wei said without hesitation.

"He offered 500."

Cao Wei: ...

"No, Aunt Wang, Director Wang, you can't treat me as a sucker like this." Cao Wei was anxious.

He's not a fool.

Five hundred, what’s the price?

Let me put it this way, a normal three-story courtyard with at least twenty rooms would cost around three to five thousand yuan.

Five hundred, this price is too outrageous.

"You're not at a loss." Director Wang shook his head. "The old man said that the 72 legs are complete. It was originally his eldest son's home, and the furniture is all new and ready. To be honest, this price is quite cheap."

"That's true."

"You kid." Director Wang pointed at Cao Wei unhappily, "I can still cheat you. If you hadn't told me about this a while ago, I really wouldn't have stayed. This house, if you really want it, I don't know how much it costs."

This is true. About fifty square meters is enough for the third uncle's family to live in.

It also comes with furniture, which is a great bargain.

"Or, should I give you more?" Cao Wei felt a little embarrassed.

"Wow, your family is quite wealthy."

"Hehe." Cao Wei grinned.

"Okay, five hundred, no more, no less. Come over tomorrow when you're free, and I'll take you there to settle this matter."

"Sure, then it's settled."

"Let's go, let's go home and have dinner. Today, you have to show me your skills."

"Don't worry, it's fine."

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The courtyard is very lively.

A group of people gathered in front of the room that had never been opened for thousands of years, chattering about something.

Many people are interested in this house.

I never expected it to open yesterday!

At this time, Cao Wei separated the crowd and walked in.

"Hey, hey, hey, who is that? Cao Wei, right? Why are you entering someone else's house?" The second uncle quickly stopped him.

"Second uncle, this is my room." Cao Wei stopped.

"Your house?!"

"Yeah." Cao Wei seemed to have just woken up from a dream. "Oh, I forgot to tell you, and all the neighbors. Speaking of which, it's a coincidence that this house belongs to my second uncle. I didn't know it at first. I met him on the road that day, and my second uncle knew that I lived here. When he heard that I was married, he was very happy. He was so happy that he gave the house to me."

Everyone:...

Can you please be more careful when you lie?

You meet a relative you haven't seen for a hundred years, and then he gives you a house. Why don't you say that France is strong?

"Okay, okay, let's go." Seeing that there was nothing exciting to watch, everyone dispersed.

The people dispersed, but the topic remained.

"Hey, how much did it cost?" Lou Xiao'e asked curiously.

"you guess."

"Don't talk about knocking me down."

"Mom, how much money will Cao Wei cost?" Qin Huairu was also curious.

"I think it's a lot." Jia Zhang was well-informed about this. "There's not only a room in there, but also furniture. I looked outside and saw that there were tables and cabinets, and there was not a single thing missing. I estimate that it would cost at least two or three hundred yuan."

Cao Wei walked into the house, took a quick look, and was relatively satisfied.

The house was about 50 square meters, divided into three rooms, and there was a kitchen, which his house didn't have. There were two bedrooms and a living room, which were square and well arranged. He thought about it for a while and wanted to build a bathroom inside, mainly because he had to go out to the toilet in the middle of winter, which was really a bit of a pain.

I don't know if it can be done here.

In this era, many courtyards cannot have independent bathrooms because they do not have the conditions or the location.

He still has to go to the streets to ask.

After going to the street, I have to go to Jingru.

We have to let her come over and see what we are going to do.

I just went out.

He was stopped by the third uncle.

"Hey, hey, hey, Cao Wei, Chef Cao, don't be in such a hurry to leave."

"Uncle, what's wrong?" Cao Wei stopped and said, "I have a lot of things to do today, so I don't have time to entertain you."

"Look at what you said. Am I really that unreliable?"

"Then tell me, I'll see if it's reliable."

"Your newly bought... ugh, the house that your second uncle left to you, do you want to tidy it up?"

"You mean the matter? Can't I just go directly to the street office?" Cao Wei suddenly realized that the broker was here to look for business.

"No, no, you don't understand the ins and outs here." The third uncle waved his hand.

"Then tell me about it."

"Okay, then I'll tell you something. If you want to open a window or level the house, I guess you can do it yourself. Just borrow some tools."

Most of the decoration work in this era was assigned by the street office and there were special decoration workers.

The houses in the hands of the subdistrict office naturally need to be tidied up, and the expenses are all borne by the superiors. Normal people can borrow tools if they want to renovate. But if it is a major renovation, it is different.

"What if I need to do a major renovation?" Cao Wei really didn't know this. After all, the house he had lived in was ready for move-in.

"A major overhaul would require cement, floor tiles, and..." Yan Bugui counted on his fingers.

"Stop, stop, stop, Uncle. I understand. Tell me who you would like to introduce to me and I will go find him."

"Either you or you have the savvy. Here, this is the address." Yan Bugui took out a small piece of paper with the address written on it. After giving it to Cao Wei, he raised his eyebrows and said, "When you get there, remember to tell him that I asked you to go."

"Uncle, this is what you are talking about." Cao Wei gave the uncle a thumbs up and said, "You are not going to charge me any more money, are you?"

"Not really. We're just neighbors, why talk about this?" Yan Bugui waved his hand generously.

I don't believe you, the old man is very bad.

If they don’t accept the ones from me, they will probably accept the ones from there.

"Uncle, this is you." Cao Wei repeated it again.

"Hey, it's all about supporting the family."

After saying goodbye to his third uncle, Cao Wei planned to go to his master's house first and pick up Qin Jingru to take a look.

As soon as I walked in, the atmosphere in the house felt a little off.

Qin Jingru sat obediently on the chair. Liu Sandao and Yang Menglan sat opposite her. The three of them stared at each other. If you didn't speak, I wouldn't speak either.

Qin Jingru was as timid as a stupid roe deer.

"What's going on? Master's wife, you said you would bring her here to take care of the pregnancy, but you can't bully her, right?" Seeing such a strange scene, Cao Wei had to stand firmly on the side of his wife.

"Heh." Yang Menglan sneered.

Liu Sandao also glanced at him and gave him a look that told him to wish him good luck.

"What's the matter? Jingru people are pretty nice. What are you doing?"