Lan Ke Qi Yuan Chapter 20: Exquisite little house

Now that he saw Ji Yuan's groping movements and saw Ji Yuan's eyes clearly, the broker next to him realized that Ji Yuan was actually a blind man. He hadn't noticed it just now on the road, and the shop assistant next to him also realized that Ji Yuan was blind. The pen holder seems to be a blind man.

"Uh, sir, do you like this tube?"

The store clerk felt a little embarrassed. After all, how could a blind man buy the four treasures of the study? Asking this was a polite reminder to Ji Yuan to put down the pen holder. This pen holder is not cheap, and it would be bad if it fell.

This voice also brought Ji Yuan back to reality. Although he could hear the man's enthusiasm cooling down, he was not unhappy at all.

"This shop boy, how much does this pen holder cost?"

Because of what he just said, Lu Chengfeng gave him a cold look. The store clerk realized his gaffe and responded more respectfully.

"Replying to the guest officer, although this yellow flower pen holder is placed outside, it is very exquisite from the materials to the workmanship. It is a child-like and honest person. For two hundred coins, it can be used anywhere from Ning'an County to other states and other prefectures. Starting from one tael of silver!”

I don’t have an accurate idea of ​​whether two hundred pennies is expensive or not. However, I spent three pennies on a bowl of Yangchun noodles before. This tube is worth sixty or seventy meals. If ordinary people cook by themselves, they should pay it. It costs a hundred meals, so it’s not cheap.

Ji Yuan can be considered rich now. One hundred and fifty taels of silver is one hundred and fifty guan of money. He always has 1,000 copper coins. It is more than enough to buy a pen holder, but he has no reliable source of income. Ji Yuan is still searching. I don't want to buy it.

Originally, it is of no use. If you are in trouble in the future, these two hundred coins can save your life!

In the past, Ji Yuan's consumption outlook was very conservative. Apart from buying games and computer accessories, he basically didn't spend much money on anything else throughout the year. This was especially stressful.

As for feeling embarrassed when asking for something but not buying it, Ji Yuan has never experienced this before. His thick skin may be a natural thing.

Ji Yuan put down his pen holder and stood up, nodding in the direction of the house broker.

"We're almost done shopping, let's go, let's go look at houses."

"Oh, let's go this way, let's go to the east of the city first."

The broker walked in front, followed by Ji Yuan.

Lu Chengfeng deliberately took a step behind, looked at the pen holder on the stall table, and took out a broken piece of silver amid the shopkeeper's confusion.

"I want the pen holder."

The store clerk didn't expect that he could actually make this deal, so he immediately took the broken silver with a smile.

"Please wait a moment, sir. I will be put on the scale first and then I will wrap it up for you!"

The store clerk quickly ran into the store with the pen holder and broken silver, and handed the broken silver to the shopkeeper. The latter took out a mini scale, weighed the broken silver, and then put it on the abacus to calculate. few times.

Seeing that Lu Chengfeng didn't come in, after a while, the store clerk came outside with a thickly wrapped pen holder and change.

"Sir, please take it. The silver weighs 6 baht, which is 250 Wen. This is your change. Ten of them can be used as five treasures!"

It is a common saying among common people to call Wu Tong Bao, because this copper coin is equivalent to 5 cents in both weight and face value. It should really be called Hong Yuan Tong Bao.

Lu Chengfeng didn't even look at it. He took the things and quickly chased Ji Yuan and the broker who were already some distance away.

. . .

From morning to noon, I walked to several places. Either the place was too remote, the place was too small, or the location was relatively noisy.

Ji Yuan has been led by the broker to the fifth location we visited today, which is in the south of the city.

After a brief look, there was a plaque on the door. Before Ji Yuan could ask, the broker had already started to introduce it.

"Mr. Ji, this is it, Ju'an Xiaoge. This place guarantees your satisfaction. The surrounding area is quiet. The courtyard as soon as you enter has its own well. The open space connected to the back door of the courtyard also belongs to the house. If it is expanded, it will be It’s enough to build a big house for a wealthy family!”

As he spoke, the broker looked up at the strongest sunshine at noon, then took out the copper key and opened the copper lock on the door.

"Crack...squeak~~"

When I opened the door, bursts of dust fell.

"Cough cough cough...cough...no one has lived there for a long time..."

The broker waved his hand and patted himself, then invited Ji Yuan and Lu Chengfeng to come in.

When we got here, Ji Yuan felt a little excited. Although his eyesight was not good, he could still vaguely see that this was the best house he had seen today.

The courtyard wall is not high, and the gate is not very elegant. The inside looks a bit like the more exquisite small courtyard house in Ji Yuan's impression. There is a back door between the main house and the side house.

There is a well in the fairly spacious yard, but it is covered with a large wooden cover. It should be that it will not be used for dust and leaves for a long time. There are also a few round stones pressed on it to prevent the cover from falling off.

There is also a big tree in the yard. Its branches and leaves sway in the wind and make a rustling sound. Perhaps because of the shade of the tree, it is obviously cooler in the yard.

"Is there a tree in the yard? What kind of tree is it?"

Ji Yuan suddenly asked the broker.

"Um, you know there are trees?"

Ji Yuan smiled and pointed to his ear, then pointed in the direction of the big tree.

"My hearing is quite sharp, the tree wants to be still but the wind doesn't stop."

"Sir, that is a jujube tree, it looks quite old."

Lu Chengfeng took the lead and answered respectfully.

“Yes, yes, it’s a jujube tree. You can eat a lot of fresh and sweet jujubes in autumn!”

The broker said with a smile.

"Let's look outside the back door."

Sometimes the broker always forgets that the gentleman is blind and recalls this in some details.

Outside the back door is a completely overgrown wasteland, with some abandoned vegetable fields and gourd racks. It should obviously be a place where the original owner grew some fruits and vegetables.

However, the place is indeed not too small. There is a fence on the outermost side that can be crossed with one foot, which can be regarded as a boundary. When the broker explained this, Ji Yuan even wondered funnyly if he could expand the fence outwards. Is the land just a little bigger?

Then, the three of them went to see the main house and side room and the kitchen. The house and yard were not big. Although there was a layer of dust inside the house, the overall structure was sound and the house was elegant.

The furniture was mostly empty. Only the largest main room still had a bed, a table, and two stools.

To be honest, even in the 21st century in his previous life, he would have been very willing to let Ji Yuan live in a place like this as long as there was an internet connection and a little decoration.

When Ji Yuan returned to the yard after walking around, his smile never faded.

"Hey, sir, are you satisfied? I know that your husband will definitely like this, and this house is cheap. It only costs 36 taels of silver to buy it. With such a spacious place, no one can sell it for 100 taels. Silver! ”

"Huh? So cheap?"

Ji Yuan was a little surprised. Of course he didn't know the housing prices here, but he knew how to compare. The previous small bungalows with earthen courtyards all cost twenty or thirty taels.

The quality of this place is obviously different from the previous houses. Doubling the price is definitely not too much. Selling for less than forty taels can indeed be considered a bargain.

"Hey, hey, sir, I don't know something..."

The broker rambled for a while in a poor manner, but couldn't find the words to continue.

"Well, the original owner here has passed away a long time ago. The current deed of the house belongs to the government. In addition, the location is relatively remote... so it has not been sold. The rich may not be interested in it, and ordinary people cannot get it. For thirty or forty taels, it would be much more cost-effective to build the house yourself, so this place has never been sold, and the government hasn’t kept reducing the price.”

"Oh!! Then if I want to buy it, I have to go to the county office in person?"

"Sir, are you sure you want to buy it?"

The broker looked at Ji Yuan expectantly and asked.

"Why don't you buy such a cheap and elegant house? It's just a little dusty, just clean it up!"

Ji Yuan smiled and was in a good mood.

"Okay, okay, sir, you are really discerning! How about we go to the county government office together while it's still early and get the house deeds over?"

The broker is obviously eager to get his hard-earned money. For this business of more than thirty taels, he can get a commission of almost two taels from Shuyuan www.zhaoshuyuan.com, which is not a small sum of money!

In fact, Ji Yuan has a similar mentality. He always wants to get the things he wants as soon as possible. In his previous life, he couldn't afford a house and could only envy him. However, in this life, he has become a better person.

Lu Chengfeng on the side smiled.

"Sir, you can go back to the inn to rest. Let Chengfeng go with him to the county government to get the house deed!"

A capable young man has a bright future. Ji Yuan was very happy. It would be great if he didn’t have to run errands by himself.

"Well, could you please help me, Mr. Lu?"

"Mr. Ji, you're welcome. Let's take you back to the inn first!"

On the road, the future is bright! Ji Yuan feels that Lu Chengfeng's character can do well in the 21st century. This is called being good at thinking about problems from other people's perspectives.

. . .

Half an hour later, in a room in the side courtyard of Ning'an County Government Office, the clerk under the county magistrate looked at Lu Chengfeng in surprise.

"Young Master Lu, do you really want to buy this house? Live in it yourself? You don't seem to be from Ning'an, right?"

After asking this question, the chief clerk looked at the broker named Zhou, squinting and stroking his beard. The latter felt a little guilty when he saw him.

"What? Mr. Registrar, is there something wrong with this house? Will it collapse or is there a dispute?"

The chief clerk looked at Lu Chengfeng again with a genuine expression.

"Young Master Lu, you are our benefactors in Ning'an County. I can't lie to you. To tell you the truth, this house is solid and elegant, but it has a bad reputation in the market. The three homeowners in the past seven years either died of illness or died of illness. Unexpected, especially the year before last, a scholar was found alive and dead in the courtyard. Since then, no one has cared about Ju'an Xiaoge!"

As he said that, the chief clerk turned the register in his hand, which was usually not shown to outsiders, towards Lu Chengfeng, letting him see clearly the internal government annotation on it: Rumor has it that this is a haunted house.