Siheyuan: Walking the Path of Qin Huairu

Hu Yingzi looked around the yard and found it was spacious, at least bigger than Xu Huizhen's yard. She thought to herself, "With such a big yard, I can grow a lot of vegetables, more than I can eat at home."

As expected of someone who comes from the countryside, farming is something he can’t mention in three sentences.

After they had finished looking around, the group entered the main room, where Pian'er Ye was leisurely drinking tea.

Cai Quanwu laughed inwardly, this was a case of the donkey falling down but the frame still standing, he couldn't even have food to eat yet he was still acting like a rich man.

Pianerye asked, "How is this house?"

Xu Jianshe spoke frankly: "Very good! How much is it?"

Pian'erye stretched out a slap, and Hu Yingzi widened her eyes and asked, "Five hundred yuan?" with an innocent look.

Pianerye rolled his eyes angrily and said, "Are you here to make fun of me? Five thousand! Do you understand the market? Come on, come on, I don't think you can afford it."

Cai Quanwu is now working as a public affairs manager in a tavern. He deals with all kinds of people every day and has become quite a shrewd person. He is the best at smoothing things over.

He said, "Let me be fair, Mr. Pian, your house is very nice, but the price you asked for is a bit high. What kind of year is it now? It's a disaster year, and people can't even get enough food to eat. Who has so much spare money to buy a house? Especially rich people, they don't lack houses, and having too many houses is not a good thing. People who lack houses don't have so much money. So, it's not easy to sell at this price!"

Pianerye shook his head and said, "What you said makes sense. How about I make a concession? Just 4500."

Cai Quanwu continued, "Xu Jianshe is the cousin of my wife Xu Jianmei. Give him a real price. I will show you a way to make money."

When he heard there was a way to make money, Pian Ye's eyes lit up. He didn't care about talking about the house anymore. He took Cai Quanwu to the inner room, and the two of them chatted for a long time.

Cai Quanwu told him, of course, to go to the Northeast to collect grain, and then introduce money to him, so that the two of them could work together. One collects in the Northeast, and the other sells in Beijing, a perfect pair.

Not long after, Pian Ye came out with a smile on his face.

He said, "Since you are relatives, I will tell you the truth. The price I asked for before was a bit high, but that was to leave room for you to bargain. I will offer a minimum price of 3600 yuan, and you can go back and discuss it."

The price dropped so much at once, which revived Hu Yingzi's heart. The main reason was that Cai Quanwu was a liar. Now Pian Ye was anxious to sell his house and go to his hometown in Northeast China to make a lot of money.

Xu Jianshe said: "3600 yuan is fine, but you have to leave all your furniture. I think these furnitures match the house very well."

What Sister Huizhen said was the truth, and he had to listen to it. He also wanted the furniture.

Pianerye was not stingy and said, "Okay, prepare the money, and we will go to handle the transfer procedures tomorrow."

Now the government does not allow private house sales, but if I owe money and cannot pay it back, can I use my house to pay off the debt? Or if someone has saved my life, can I give my house to him? In short, there are policies from above and countermeasures from below. The devil is one foot high, but the way is ten feet higher.

Even a Beijing veteran like Pianerye has plenty of legitimate reasons.

After returning home, Hu Yingzi started to exclaim: "Sister, sister, that house is really great. I've really been enlightened today. It's more upscale than your house. It's more luxurious than the houses of the landlords in the past. How about this, after you buy it, you live there, and Brother Jianshe and I live here. Hehe, we're not picky."

Nonsense, she is not picky. Nowadays, everyone lives in a compound, how many people can have their own house and live in such a spacious place?

Of course Xu Huizhen knew that the house was good. After buying it for them, she wouldn't have to worry about these two people anymore. She couldn't take care of them for the rest of their lives, so let them go on their own path in life.

As for her moving in, that was impossible. She was worried that He Yongqiang might come back and take back the house she lived in, so she had to keep a close eye on it.

Xu Jianshe was more stable than Hu Yingzi, but he was also very excited at this time. He said, "Sister, the house and furniture cost 3600 yuan in total."

Xu Huizhen: "Yes, sure. What are your plans? Should I buy it or should you buy it?"

Hu Yingzi counted on her fingers and said, "If we bought it, it would cost 3600 yuan, but we only have a fraction of that now. We still need 3000 yuan. If we pay 300 yuan a year, it will take years to pay it back."

Xu Huizhen still hopes that they can buy a house themselves, which will be a huge fortune in the future.

So he said, "Yingzi, you have to think like this. If you work hard at Jianshe, your salary will increase in the future. I am preparing to help the handicraft factory develop new products these days. When the time comes, I will bring Yingzi with me. After the work is done, it will be a great achievement. Maybe Yingzi's salary will increase. And Jianshe, if you work for a few more years, you will be a skilled worker and a master. Maybe you can take apprentices like your master. Then won't your salary also increase? I am not in a hurry to use the money. You can pay it back at any time."

Xu Jianshe and Hu Yingzi looked at each other, and finally Xu Jianshe said, "Then let's buy it ourselves. With such a big house, we won't have to worry about not having enough space when we have children in the future."

Xu Huizhen: "There is another problem. If your parents find out that you bought a house, and your family is still the same, your eldest brother will own half of the house. Wouldn't that be a bargain for your eldest brother?"

Hu Yingzi suddenly realized: "Yes, yes, that old man can really do it, we have to be on guard."

Xu Jianshe: "We told others that we were looking at the house for the movie star, and the house was not ours. I don't think my father would have thought that I could buy such a big house."

Xu Huizhen: "Okay, let's do this. If your parents find out one day, you can say that you owe me money for the house, and if you want to share the house, you have to let them pay. Also, write both of your names on the property certificate."

The next day, Xu Jianshe and his wife took the money and went to the Housing Management Office with Pian Ye to transfer the house. The reason was that Pian Ye was going to return to his hometown to retire, and because Xu Jianshe had saved his life, he decided to give the house to Xu Huizhen and Hu Yingzi in order to repay his kindness.

After giving the staff two packs of cigarettes, the matter was settled smoothly. Xu Jianshe held the newly issued property deed, which was a piece of paper, a bit like a certificate of merit. On it were written a few big characters: Land and Property Ownership Certificate. Then in small characters were written the specific address and the property owner. It was stamped with a big red official seal.

Hu Yingzi was so happy. From then on, he was also a family with a house in Beijing and a real Beijinger. Just think about it, a few years ago, he was still a rural girl. Who would have thought that he could live such a good life now? He didn't dare to dream about it. It was totally unimaginable!

Xu Jianshe was thinking that after a few years, maybe his company would give him two houses, which he could rent out secretly and earn some income.

The gratitude that the two people felt towards Xu Hui was truly endless like a surging river.