Chapter 208

The difference is that the gate of the palace is in the middle, leading directly to the courtyard.

The door of Guangliang Gate is also on the side, but it is further back and there are more decorations in front of the door.

The door of the Golden Pillar Gate is located a little forward, with golden pillars on both sides for decoration. There are usually two small stone lions placed on the gate, and they are all of the size of a single bay.

At this time, the door was not closed tightly, so the two of them went in. The first thing they saw was a big Chinese character "Fu", which was the screen wall.

On the right is the gatehouse, which is separated by a partition. To the left is the front yard, which is very grand.

After passing the Chuihua Gate, there is a huge central courtyard, which is even bigger than the central courtyard of the quadrangle courtyard where he lives. It is really nice.

A courtyard house of this size will be impossible to buy even if you have money a few decades later. It is no longer a matter of money.

"Is Mr. Pian at home?"

Chen Xueru was the first to shout.

"Pian Ye is not here."

Pian Ye's wife lifted the curtain of the north room and came out. When she saw someone coming, she hurriedly said, "Hey, Xueru, why are you here? Who is this?"

"Aunt, he is Li Zhiguo, the former manager of the silk shop, and I, my friend."

Chen Xueru was not very familiar with Pian Ye's wife, but they knew each other.

"Hello, Manager Li."

The film's grandpa and his wife reacted and realized that something powerful had happened.

"Hello!"

Li Zhiguo nodded. He looked at the yard and decided that he must take it down today. So many small goals would be achieved.

Chen Xueru said, "Aunt, Mr. Pian said this yard is for sale, I came to take a look."

"It's for sale, but Xu Huizhen and Cai Quanwu came to see it just now."

Pian Ye's wife prefers to sell it to Xu Huizhen's family, if nothing else, because they are close.

It seems that Chen Xueru is difficult to get along with and is overbearing.

"It's okay. I'll wait for Mr. Pian to come back. Can I take a look at the house first?"

As Chen Xueru was speaking, she suddenly saw Pian Ye coming back.

"Hey, Master Li, why are you here?"

Pian Ye walked forward quickly. He had just come back from the post office. All the letters had been sent out and he decided to go back to the Northeast.

"Master Pian, I just received the news and came here."

Li Zhiguo felt that it was a good thing. It was God's will that Pian Ye came back at this time.

"Okay, have you seen the yard?"

Pian Ye still owes money, so he should sell it early and pay off the debt so that he can take the money and leave.

At this time, Pian Ye's wife hurriedly said, "Guangpu, Xu Huizhen and Cai Quanwu just came and they also want to buy a house."

"Oh, I knew that Old Cai was smart. He picked up what I had let slip and came looking for me."

Pian Ye looked unhappy and said hurriedly: "Master Li, look, I went to the tavern without guarding the door, and if the couple knew about it, this..."

"fine!"

Li Zhiguo smiled and said, "Let Chen Xueru buy your yard and sign an agreement. On paper, she is lending you the money. I will be a third-party witness."

"Hey, that's good!"

Pian Ye reacted and said, you are just a couple, you are all the same.

Chen Xueru said hurriedly: "Mr. Pian, please name a price."

"This number! I'm doing this for Master Li's sake."

When Pian Ye saw that his wife wanted to say something, he glared at her and said, "Li Zhiguo has come in person, so the yard has to be sold."

Besides, he was going to sell it to Li Zhiguo anyway. He was his creditor, so he should give him some face.

Chen Xueru was stunned. She didn’t understand. How much was one finger?

Li Zhiguo smiled and said, "Master Pian, one hundred thousand is too high, isn't it?"

But it's not actually expensive. At the time when it was opened, Xu Huizhen's tavern and its backyard were worth 100,000 yuan. It was a two-story building at most. A three-story building would cost at least 200,000 yuan.

This courtyard house of Pian Ye is of high specifications and larger in area. It would have cost at least 300,000 yuan when the reform and opening up took place.

You can’t use future value to calculate current price.

At present, the price of Pian Ye’s yard is around 40,000 to 50,000 yuan, and this is because of its high specifications, good repair and maintenance, and complete furniture.

But there is no market for it and it cannot be sold privately.

Chen Xueru understood and said, "Master Pian, this is the number!"

She held out five fingers and chopped them off in half as agreed.

Li Zhiguo did not stop it. Although he might be able to negotiate the price down to 45,000 by trying to pressure them, he would not be able to earn the last penny.

He didn't raise the price and just offered 50,000. When Xu Huizhen knew this price, she could only sigh in despair.

Xu Huizhen can get a redemption of 1,100 yuan every year, and when the profits were good in previous years, she could also get a dividend of 10,000 yuan.

But since the year before last, there have been discounts.

Xu Huizhen had just over 40,000 yuan in her hand, enough to buy the yard that Pian Ye had owned before it was renovated.

But after the renovation, it would cost at least 45,000 yuan. Xu Huizhen could scrape together the money by gritting her teeth, but she had no idea how to get 50,000 yuan. Where could she borrow 5,000 yuan these days?
The former merchants in Dazhalan had to tighten their belts to make ends meet, because there was only redemption and no dividends.

Pian Ye's eyes lit up and a barely noticeable smile appeared at the corners of his mouth. Isn't this a good deal?

But he said, "Chen Xueru, you are going too far. Just cut it in half. This is not five hundred or five thousand, but fifty thousand."

"What's wrong with fifty thousand? No one can offer a higher price than me."

Chen Xueru is not someone who is easy to talk to. If she could negotiate the deal, she wouldn't have to wait for the man to raise the price.

"Why is there no one here? Xu Huizhen must be able to come out."

Pian Ye still wanted to make some money. He had worked in a silk shop for several years and knew Chen Xueru's personality. She was strong-willed, but apart from silk, she didn't know anything else. She had been a young lady for too long and didn't understand the calculations of ordinary people.

"Alright, Pian Ye!"

Li Zhiguo shook his head and said, "Xu Huizhen could only collect 40,000 or 50,000 yuan at most. I know best how much money she got in the tavern.

At this price, I will sell it to Chen Xueru for 50,000 yuan. If you come back to Beijing to develop in the future, I will take you with me. "

Suddenly he said in a low voice: "Why do I keep my money in the bank? I am waiting for the right time. Dashilan will be returned to the merchants sooner or later. You should not spend all the money, save some capital."

"Master Li, you have the final say."

Pian Ye bowed and suddenly realized that this gentleman was planning a big plan and was giving face by even saying this.

"Okay, Xueru, sign the agreement with Pian Ye! Then go to the bank and transfer 50,000 yuan to him, and Pian Ye will transfer 10,000 yuan to me, and we'll be even."

After a lot of twists and turns, the money that Li Zhiguo had lent out came back and he couldn't spend it.

"okay!"

Chen Xueru has earned a lot of money over the years. The redemption of the piece of land makes 10,500 yuan every year, and in years with good profits, the dividends are nearly 100,000 yuan every year. Now she has hundreds of thousands of yuan in savings, and the interest is rolling over, making money every day.

Now, for 50,000 yuan, it was easy to buy a three-story courtyard with a golden pillar gate. She had everything Qin Huairu had, but with even higher specifications.

Mr. Pian and his wife were also happy because the couple had discussed it before and the lowest price was 44,000, and this was an extra 6,000.

Not long after, the agreement was signed and fingerprints were taken. Two copies were made, one for Chen Xueru and one for Li Zhiguo as a third party.

As for Pian Ye, he is gone. The compound has been sold and he has nothing to do with me in the future.

"Govern the country, give it to me!"

Chen Xueru handed the agreement to the man.

"Be careful of the impact."

Li Zhiguo said this lightly and put the agreement away.

The four of them immediately went to the bank and completed the three-party transfer. Li Zhiguo also returned the IOU to Pian Ye.

Chen Xueru also received the 500 yuan that Pian Ye had lent her at the beginning.

"Master Li, I will pack up and move out right away. I will leave all the furniture to you. I will only take two chairs."

The most valuable items in Pian Ye’s house are the two chairs, which can be sold for more than a thousand yuan.

"Okay, after you move out, give the key to Chen Xueru, and then we will block the door to the backyard."

He had seen it before he came out. Pian Ye's house had three courtyards and a small door in the backyard. He had stolen the area and built two separate houses with a very small yard.

There is also a door over there, which is big enough for Mr. Pian and his wife to live in. It was called a branch courtyard in the past and was generally used as a small ornamental garden.

"Master Li, we'll see each other later. Maybe I'll have to come back to you in the future."

Pian Ye bowed and took his horse, saying that he was going to explore the Northeast.

"Easy to say!"

Li Zhiguo knew that Pian Ye was going to trade in grain, and that he would bring it to the capital to sell, mainly sorghum, as the control over coarse grains was not so strict.

In particular, sorghum is used to make wine, and the unified sales and purchase policy has been relaxed.

It’s just that even though Pian Ye was selling the grain back, no decent person would dare to buy it, as they would be sent to jail if caught.

Therefore, he is not optimistic about Pian Ye's business. It is better to keep the money and wait for the opportunity. Unfortunately, no one knows what will happen in the future.

After taking over the yard, Chen Xueru was as happy as a lark. On the way back, she chattered non-stop.

Li Zhiguo smiled. He was waiting for the reward for intercepting the deal, and he didn't know what it would be this time. At this time, Pian's wife asked, "Spectrum, what's the situation with these two people?"

"Hey, you two, you can't see. Don't spread this matter around, you can't afford to offend."

Pian Ye had seen it clearly a long time ago, otherwise Li Zhiguo would have sold the three shops to Chen Xueru, as well as this compound. This is called holding on behalf of others.

"Ah! Doesn't Chen Xueru have a man with a child? Master Li, you are so young, and you are already involved in this?"

The film's master and his wife don't quite understand and it doesn't make sense.

"The children are theirs, and Mr. Li has a wife and children himself, so they can't get a marriage certificate.

In the previous dynasty, this was called taking a concubine or raising a mistress, and there is a lot of knowledge involved.”

Pian Ye touched the savings certificate in his pocket. He was old and born at the wrong time. He wanted to learn how to take a concubine, but he was powerless.

"what!"

The film master's wife was shocked. She didn't expect that the strong and arrogant Chen Xueru would become someone's concubine. This was something she had never seen before.

In the evening, Xu Huizhen, pregnant, came with Cai Quanwu. They originally planned to wait until night, but they were afraid that the night would bring more trouble.

"Master Pian, are you packing up?"

As soon as Xu Huizhen entered the room, her heart skipped a beat for some reason.

"Yes, I went back to Jichun to live with my sister."

Pian Ye didn't intend to say that Mr. Li had already figured out everything with Xu Huizhen, and that she couldn't afford to buy his compound anyway.

"Master Pian, please sell this yard to me!"

Xu Huizhen asked tentatively, there should still be a chance.

"If you want it, I'll give you a real number. It's fifty thousand dollars."

Pian Ye didn't want to lose face, so he blocked the door with money.

"Fifty thousand? Mr. Pian, that's too high, right? Forty thousand at most, and that includes the furniture inside. You can't touch any of it."

Xu Huizhen took a fancy to the two chairs in the north room. One chair could be sold for 800 yuan, and two for 1,600 yuan. She raised the price to 42,000 yuan at most.

I grit my teeth and say 45,000 is fine. There's no place for big money at home. Even if I empty my family's savings and I still have my salary, I can't buy any extra food or meat anyway.

Childbirth expenses can also be reimbursed, so you don’t have to pay for it yourself and can take advantage of the tavern’s joint venture.

"Not a cent less than 50,000! I'll take the two chairs with me."

Pian Ye then said, "Hui Zhen, don't ask any more. You can't afford the price of this house. I will move out tomorrow and go to the Northeast the day after tomorrow. I don't know when I will be back."

"Master Pian, fifty thousand is too much. How about this, you take the chair and I'll pay forty-two thousand. You're still getting a bargain."

Xu Huizhen still wanted to fight for it, but saw Pian Ye shaking his head.

Cai Quanwu asked tentatively, "Master Pian, someone in this yard has offered 50,000 yuan. Who is this person?"

"I can't tell you, but it's true that I offered 50,000. You two should stop asking. I'm packing my things now, so I won't entertain you anymore."

Mr. Pian saw the guests off. He had lived here for most of his life and had a lot of stuff. He had to move it one by one to the small branch in the back and put it away.

"Pianye..."

Xu Huizhen wanted to say something but was pulled away by Cai Quanwu.

"Old Cai, why are you trying to get me involved? Fifty thousand is fine. At most, I can owe you a few thousand first, and then I can pay you when I get the year-end dividend and redemption money."

Xu Huizhen still wanted to fight for it. It was such a good courtyard. If she missed this opportunity, she didn’t know when she would be able to go there next time.

"Huizhen, can't you see that Mr. Pian doesn't want to sell the yard to us?"

Cai Quanwu was also very disappointed. It was a pity that he couldn't buy such a good yard.

“Why doesn’t he want to sell it?
The market price of other three-courtyard houses is 30,000 yuan, but his house has a golden pillar gate, so I'll add another 30% to the price, so it's 42,000 yuan, so he's not losing out.

The extra 3,000 to 45,000 is for the furniture, but he asked for 50,000 which is a ridiculous amount. I don’t know who he is fooling.”

Xu Hui was really angry. She had already decided to empty her family's savings, but she still failed to buy the house.

Cai Quanwu suddenly said, "Huizhen, don't say you don't know the business, the person who made the offer knows the business very well.

I thought about it carefully. If someone offers 50,000, it means they are sure that we can't come up with that much money.

Not many people know how much wealth you have, Huizhen, don’t you think it’s Brother Li?
Oh, I should have thought of it earlier, it must be Brother Li."

Xu Huizhen also reacted, "Hiss, I remember that when Pian Ye was spending money lavishly, he told Niu Ye about this.

Brother Li always has a purpose for what he does and will not waste money.

At that time, I was still thinking, Pian Ye is so poor, what on earth is Li Ge'er after? It seems that he just wants this yard!"

"It's definitely him. Brother Li knows how much money we have, and Mr. Pian owes him money.

But that's not right, Brother Li already has a three-story courtyard that's no worse than this one, and he doesn't lack a place to live, so why would he buy another one?"

Cai Quanwu was a little confused. How did this happen again?

"Old Cai, I understand. This yard was bought for Chen Xueru, to learn chess. Yes, it's for learning chess."

Xu Huizhen understood everything, but she also felt uncomfortable. Chen Xueru had defeated her so many times, but it was always Brother Li who gave her advice. She was also his sister-in-law.

"It should be!"

Cai Quanwu also figured it out and realized that they bought the yard for the same reason as they did for the children.

"Old Cai, let's go find Brother Li."

Xu Huizhen said this and walked towards the tractor.

"Why are you looking for him? Once he makes a move, he won't leave any chances. He must have already bought the yard."

Cai Quanwu felt that there was no hope. Could he still get the yard back?

“The crying child gets food, but you are his younger brother and I am his sister-in-law.

We have suffered such a great loss, if we don't cry, what if we are cheated again next time?"

Xu Huizhen just wanted to express her attitude, thinking that her sister-in-law couldn't bear it anymore, so she should at least give her a hand.

"Then you go and cry. I'll just sit beside you. I can't cry."

Cai Quanwu really can't cry because he was born with big bags under his eyes and he sheds few tears.

"Look at what you have accomplished. Let's go!"

Xu Huizhen stretched out her hand and let Lao Cai help her get on the tractor.

The couple followed him to the silk shop, and when they entered and asked, they found that Li Zhiguo was really there.

Without notifying, the two entered the inner hall and saw Li Zhiguo tutoring Xue Yi with his homework, with Chen Xueru also beside them. What else could this be but a family of three?

"Brother Li!"

"Sister-in-law, why are you here?"

Li Zhiguo was stunned for a moment. This was not right. Could he still find his way back to the yard? He never failed.

At this moment, the unreliable system finally responded.

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for intercepting a three-story courtyard house."

"Reward evaluation in progress, awarding the host the title of Grand Director."

Hiss! What the hell is this reward?
In an instant, his mind was filled with countless knowledge about filmmaking, including the ability to create his own scripts.

This seems to have nothing to do with Xu Huizhen, but with Pian Ye. Others used to perform foreign films and could also write lyrics.

Even this director’s abilities are not needed at the moment, as he doesn’t even have the equipment.

But it’s uncertain in the future. When I have money that is hard to use, I make a movie with an investment of 200 million, but I only spend 2 million in reality?

"Brother, you were the one who attacked Pian Ye!"

In front of the children, Xu Huizhen did not mention the yard directly.

Li Zhiguo shook his head, "Xueyi, go to the office inside to do your homework, and your uncle will check it for you later."

"Okay!"

Xueyi put away his homework and said, "Aunt San, I'm going to do my homework."

"Hey! Xue Yi is so good."

Xu Huizhen touched Xueyi's head. This child was very sensible. She was the third child in the family, so Xueyi followed her and called her Third Aunt.

After Xueyi left, Chen Xueru said, "Huizhen, you are late. Pianye's yard is already mine."

"I knew it was you, but it wasn't my brother who helped, right?"

Xu Huizhen sat down next to Li Zhiguo. She was pregnant, so there was no point in gossiping.

"Well, sister-in-law, about this matter, it was Mr. Pian who approached me first, and you came later."

Li Zhiguo was not embarrassed, he just felt that he had intercepted Xu Huizhen too many times, and there would be opportunities in the future.

"Brother, I don't blame you. My family is in this situation. We have two daughters, and now another one is pregnant.

If He Yongqiang comes back to fight for the ancestral property, the three of us, along with Old Cai, will end up on the streets. "

Xu Huizhen originally wanted to pretend, but suddenly she thought of He Yongqiang's ruthlessness and couldn't help crying.

"Huizhen, why are you crying? Let's talk nicely."

Chen Xueru hurried over and handed over a handkerchief to comfort her. She liked to compete with Xu Huizhen, but in the final analysis, it was because they were the only two capable female merchants in Daqianmen.

(End of this chapter)