Lin Dong stood in the shade of a tree on the side of the road, and he looked at the situation in the yard through the crack in the door, in addition to a jujube tree with the thickness of a bowl, there was also a flower bed, in which some flowers and plants were raised, which was very beautiful. The more he looked at this yard, the more he liked it, and if the price was right, he was really willing to buy it.

The old man was really punctual, Lin Dong stood under the tree and waited for nearly half an hour, when he saw an old man riding a dilapidated bicycle coming slowly, and he saw him with a straight face and a serious face.

"Hello old man, my name is Lin Dong."

As soon as the old man got out of the car, Lin Dong stepped forward to support his car and reported himself to the door to show respect.

"Young man, are you going to see the house?" The old man is not tall, but his waist is very straight, and on such a hot day, he actually tied a wind and discipline button, which shows what a serious old man he is.

The old man took out the key and opened the door, inviting Lin Dong to go in and have a look.

Lin Dong followed him into the courtyard, the moon season in the flower bed was in full bloom, the branches of the jujube trees in the yard extended far away, covering a large area of green shade, and the branches were full of fruits, some were green, some were red, although they were not big, but they should be very sweet.

The door of this small courtyard faces south, and there are three bungalows in the east, west, and north, and the house is empty, except for simple tables and chairs, there is no furniture.

The old man pointed to the bungalow on the west side and said, "The one on the west side is the kitchen, the one on the east side is for miscellaneous items, and the one on the north side is for people." The yard is like this, it's not complicated, you can see it all at a glance, if you want to take a closer look, please feel free to do so. ”

It's three bungalows, and there's nothing to look at, what Lin Dong cares about is the price of this yard.

"Sir, what about the yard, I like it, when I see this flower, I know that you are a person who knows how to appreciate taste. I'm not going to go around in circles with you, just tell me the price of this house. ”

The old man smiled: "I won't talk nonsense with you, some time ago, there was a person who came to see the house for 200,000 yuan, and I didn't sell it, not because I thought the price was low, but I didn't like that person." ”

Dafeng New Village is located in the suburbs, it takes more than two hours to take a bus to the city, it is located in a remote suburb, and the housing price is not high, but for Lin Dong, this 200,000 yuan is already the limit of his net worth, and he can't make up his mind for a while.

"Listen to your accent is from other places, at your age, buying a house is generally to get married, but who will buy my bungalow when they get married? Tell the old man, young man. ”

"I have a cousin who has been wandering outside for a long time, and has not achieved anything so far, but fortunately he has a craft and can repair computers, so I plan to find a store for him to open a store, but I can't find this part of Dafeng Plaza, and I see that your house is good, so I want to buy it." Lin Dong said truthfully.

The old man sighed: "This house was assigned to me before, before I retired, I taught in the middle school near here, and lived there for a few years, now that I am old, my children are abroad, I don't worry about leaving me alone in the country, and I have been urged to go abroad to live with them several times." No, the passport and everything have been done, and I will go abroad in a few days, and I don't know if I can come back. ”

The old man took two low stools out of the house, sat under the jujube tree with Lin Dong, beat some dates, washed them, and chatted with Lin Dong while eating.

The old man has been widowed for many years, and because of his lonely surname, he rarely talks to his neighbors, and when he sees Lin Dong, he is very fond of his eyes, and he can't help but talk more.

When people are old, they are most likely to remember the past, and the old man talks about the glory of the past, with a smile on his face and a look of pride.

He asked Lin Dong a lot of things about his family and study, and Lin Dong told the truth, and the old man sighed again and again when he heard it, and deeply felt that Lin Dong was not easy.

The two chatted, but they didn't realize that time passed quickly, Lin Dong looked up and saw that it was already slanting west, and it was already evening.

"Oh, I can talk to you with an open mind today, Lao Huai is relieved."

Lin Dong didn't expect to have a New Year's Eve chat this afternoon, but this old man is upright, and although his views on many things are a little extreme, they are absolutely reasonable, and they give Lin Dong a lot of inspiration.

"Teacher Li, it's not early, let's stop here today, you let me think about the house for one night, and I will definitely give you an answer tomorrow morning."

This old man's surname is Li, and his name is Huaishan.

Li Huaishan said with a smile: "Okay, I also understand your situation, after you go back, you think about it carefully." ”

Walking out of the small courtyard side by side with Li Huaishan, Lin Dongmu sent Li Huaishan away, and returned to his house, he calculated his current assets, and borrowed 100,000 yuan from Li Tingsong to speculate in stocks, so that he has already earned tens of thousands, plus his own salary, the current available money in his hands is almost nearly 200,000.

If he took out 200,000 yuan to buy Li Huaishan's small courtyard, he might have to ask others to borrow some money. Once you buy a small courtyard, you will have no money to speculate in stocks, and you will not be able to make old money from the stock market.

It is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, even if he has the help of jade chips, he can dominate the stock market, but without funds, everything is empty talk.

These hundreds of thousands of dollars is the capital of his wealth, can not be used to buy a house, and Dafeng Plaza this piece of demolition has not been determined, if he buys it, the project of Taiwan Mall falls to other districts, then this area is hopeless to be demolished, and there is not much potential for appreciation, and the investment will not receive the expected report. This is the result that Lin Dong does not want to see, but there is a possibility of existence.

Lin Dong thought about it and decided not to buy a house, he planned to go elsewhere to see if he could rent a storefront, but he couldn't let Lin Xiang ignite hope and disappoint him.

Early the next morning, after Lin Dong finished breakfast, he was about to call Li Huaishan to tell him his decision, but Li Huaishan called first.

"Hey, is it Kobayashi?"

"Well, it's me, Mr. Li, I was about to call you, it's a coincidence."

Li Huaishan's hearty laughter came from the phone, "Xiaolin, I'm about to leave, I have a lot of books hidden at home, I am reluctant to lose them, I plan to ship them to the United States first, but I am old and my physical strength is unbearable, I want to ask you for a favor." ”

"Well, Mr. Li, I just don't have anything to do, you tell me your home address, and I'll go over and help you sort it out now."

"Room 601, Unit 1, Building 6, Qinghe Community, I'm really sorry, I'm sorry for your trouble."

Hanging up the phone, Lin Dong smiled, thinking that this old man really had a quirk, otherwise he would not have invited him, a friend who had just met for a day, to do manual work. No matter what, Lin Dong thinks in his heart that Li Huaishan is a respectable elder who has taught and educated people all his life, and his peach and plum are all over the world. Li Huaishan's favor, Lin Dong is still willing to help.

Qinghe community is not far from here, and it takes about ten minutes by bus. Lin Dong got dressed and walked towards the platform of Dafeng Square. Just after half past eight, I arrived at the gate of Qinghe Community.

Lin Dong stood at the door and saw that it was an old-fashioned community, at least twenty years old, and there was not even a security guard, so he went in directly.

Finding Building Six, Lin Dong climbed the stairs to the sixth floor, raised his hand and knocked on the door of Room 601.

Li Huaishan opened the door and saw that it was Lin Dong who arrived, so he hurriedly welcomed him in.

"Xiaolin, it's such a hot day, it's really bothering you." Li Huaishan lifted the kettle, but there was no water, "Xiaolin, you sit and rest for a while, I'll boil some boiling water to make tea for you to drink." ”

Lin Dong smiled: "Teacher Li, don't be busy, I'm not thirsty, it's not too late to drink when I finish your consignment of books." By the way, have you figured out which courier to use for shipping? ”

Li Huaishan said: "I really don't know this, my daughter just told me that I could consign it, but I didn't say how to consign it." ”

"Just use DHN, a big brand, specializing in international express delivery, more reliable." Lin Dong gave his advice.

Li Huaishan didn't know much about these courier companies, and he didn't have any ideas, thinking that it was fortunate that Lin Dong was there, otherwise he really didn't know what to do, "Listen to you, you can do whatever you say." ”

Lin Dong used his mobile phone to find DHN's phone, dialed it, and told him the address of Li Huaishan, who said that he would arrive within an hour and asked them to move their things downstairs.

"Teacher Li, where is your book? We've got to move downstairs. ”

Li Huaishan led Lin Dong into the study, pointed out the two rows of bookshelves, and said, "It's all here." ”

Lin Dong was shocked, there were five or six hundred books on the two shelves, which was enough for him to drink.

"Mr. Li, do you have a bigger bag at home? Snakeskin pockets or sacks are fine. Lin Dong thought to himself that these books would have to be moved down in stacks, and he didn't know when he would move them, so it was better to transport them more at a time, and it would be over early.

"Yes, there are ......"

Li Huaishan took out a sack from the utility room, and Lin Dong saw that it was about the same size as the bag containing fertilizer, and the size was just right.

"Teacher Li, you'd better find another stack of waste newspapers for me, and I'll transport the books downstairs later, spread the newspapers on the ground, and then put the books on top of the newspapers, so as not to stain the books."

Li Huaishan said "um", "Xiaolin, you are still thoughtful, there are old newspapers at home." ”

Li Huaishan found a thick pile of old newspapers for Lin Dong, and the old and young masters began to be busy loading books into the sack, filling a bag, Lin Dong would carry it down, and then take the empty sack up after putting it away, and so on, tossing back and forth dozens of times, and then all the books were transported downstairs.

"Xiaolin, let's take a drink of saliva and rest."

Li Huaishan boiled the water while Lin Dong was transporting the book, and poured it there for Lin Dong a long time ago, and the boiling water had been dried to cool and white at this moment. Lin Dong was not polite, picked up the old-style enamel cup and drank it all in one gulp.

At this time, the mobile phone rang, Lin Dong looked at the number, and said to Li Huaishan: "Teacher Li, let's go down, the courier has arrived." ”

ps: A reader in the book review area asked the protagonist if he would only use his abilities to speculate on stocks, and I thought it would be boring, and my answer was, I would never just use it to speculate on stocks, and careful readers should be able to find that in fact, I have already done the foreshadowing. Sorry, it's late tonight~

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