After three or four days, the old Meng family in Liuzhuang did not come to harass him again, and Meng Tao secretly thought that his words might really have some effect.

Meng Jinniu was hurt by his biological father again, no matter how cold and numb he was, he would still be sad, but fortunately, with the encouragement of Meng Tao, Zhang's father and Zhang Fu, and he had been "prevented" many times and had immunity, he quickly calmed down, as happy as in the past, he should eat and drink, look forward to early recovery and discharge, and full of confidence in his new life in the future.

Jinniu is okay here, Meng Tao was relieved, and went to Mengzhou City again, this time the purpose was naturally to buy a house.

This era is not like the later generations, buying a house is simple and easy, just find a sales office, there is no real estate now, the purchase and sale of houses are basically done privately by the people, plus the information is not circulated, you can't find what you want to buy, and it is difficult to sell it in the short term.

So the information I heard at Lili's house last time is still useful, and the yard for sale on Apricot Lane on Limin Street has not been sold.

Meng Tao went to Zuo Xingzi Lane and found the courtyard of the No. 9 gate, but when she saw General Tie guarding the door, she was standing outside, taking a closer look at the surrounding environment.

This is an old street and alley, the residents should be locals, every household has a yard, the laneway is about two meters wide, you can get into a small car, the cement pavement is smooth and thick, the yard walls on both sides are obviously uniformly painted, although it is dirty and blackened by naughty children's graffiti, it still looks quite new.

This should be thanks to the newly built family homes of various units nearby, which I heard at home that night, there are public security bureaus, transportation bureaus, Xinhua bookstores, fruit company family homes on Limin Street, and the street office is also here.

The No. 9 courtyard that Meng Tao wants to see, the wall must be at least one meter seven high, and there are dry vines climbing on the wall, you can imagine the vigorous growth of those vines in spring and summer.

The gate is a sturdy wooden gate, painted with blue paint, and is well maintained, and is the most decent in the whole street compared to the rotten wood or rusty courtyard gates of the neighbors to the left and right and opposite.

Meng Tao was looking up and down left and right, the door of the neighbor's courtyard on the left opened, and an aunt came out, carrying a basket in the crook of her arm, saw Meng Tao standing at the door, and asked, "Girl, who are you looking for?" ”

Meng Tao pointed to the gate of the ninth courtyard: "I heard that it is going to be sold here, let me take a look." ”

The aunt looked at Meng Tao: "You're not a local, are you?" ”

"I'm from the county down there."

The aunt nodded clearly: "I said, if others want to buy a house, they all come together as a family to see, why don't you come alone." ”

Meng Tao smiled: "My family is not free." ”

"You're early." The aunt said: "No one lives in this courtyard, it has been empty for almost a year, they are going to sell, but people have come and gone to see more than a dozen times, and they have not negotiated, they are lazy, and now the weather is cold, no one wants to guard, generally only come at noon to open the door for a while, and the rest of the time is locked." ”

"That's the case," Meng Tao thought that it was more than ten o'clock at the bus station just now, and now it is estimated that it is about eleven o'clock, so she should go to have a meal first and come back later.

thanked the aunt, Meng Tao was ready to leave, and the aunt also went to the grocery store to buy things, walked with her, and babbled to tell her some things about the No. 9 courtyard.

The owner of this yard is an old man in his seventies, surnamed Jia, I heard that he was a Xiucai when he was young, he taught in middle school in his early years, his wife died early, he had no children and no daughters, and he was chaotic all these years, so he didn't go out, only stayed at home to read and play in the yard

Old man Jia died at the beginning of this year, and he didn't have any illness, he just fell and left, he has three nephews, all of whom have jobs and housing, and this small courtyard is not an old house, so the three nephews want to sell it, but the asking price is too expensive, shouting 800 yuan, and it is not much, this year, everyone can eat and dress warmly, who has the spare money to buy it?

After Meng Tao and her aunt separated, she went to a nearby state-run restaurant, spent two taels of food stamps, half a catty of meat stamps and five cents a piece, bought a piece of rice and a braised pork, a vegetarian fried cabbage, and a cup of steamed hibiscus eggs, sat down to eat lunch, and looked at the few people at the table next to her, thinking that this woman was so vigorous and ate so much alone.

Meng Tao didn't care about them, was she so hungry, she was in a hurry in the morning, she didn't bother to eat breakfast, and she saw that today's supply was written on the small blackboard that she wanted to eat, so why not hurry up.

It's just that in this era, the state-run restaurant is really conscientious in doing business, and the amount given is sufficient, a plate of braised pork is definitely a catty, no matter how fierce Meng Tao is, she can't eat it all, she can only kill the rice, hibiscus eggs and fried cabbage, take out the lunch box from the carry-on bag, and pack the rest of the braised pork away.

Back on Zuo Apricot Lane, the No. 9 courtyard finally opened.

Meng Tao walked in, the courtyard is not too big, look at the layout structure looks simple and elegant, the main house is three, about forty square meters of open space, the floor tiles are flat, there are flower beds on the side of the wall, the flower vines have been planted for many years, and the flower stand is also set up, the stone table and stone chair under the flower stand, there are small and delicate rockeries at the foot of the wall, and dozens of flower pots are arranged in a staggered manner.

Meng Tao shouted, "Is there anyone?" ”

"Yes, yes." A middle-aged man walked out of the room, saw that it was a little girl, looked a little disappointed, and asked, "Little girl, are you going to the wrong door?" ”

Meng Tao: "Aren't you going to sell here?" ”

The middle-aged man's expression immediately became cautious: "Yes, it's going to be sold, that, are your adults here?" ”

"The house is what I want to buy."

"You...... This yard costs eight hundred dollars, and you pay for it yourself? ”

"Can I take a look first?"

"Yes."

The middle-aged man led Meng Tao into the house while telling Meng Tao that his surname was Jia.

Meng Tao walked up the three stone steps, the red brick and green tile house structure is unique, the foundation is much higher, the corridor on both sides extends more than two meters wide, the fence is fenced with mahogany, and there are exquisite beauties to lean on, which is equivalent to a large balcony, you can enjoy tea and read here in spring and summer, or do nothing, just put a recliner to relax, smell the flowers and listen to the birdsong, and enjoy it very much, I have to say that the original owner Jia Lao is a person who can live.

Meng Tao bargained directly: "Uncle Jia, to be honest, this yard is good, but the house is old, and it is not easy to renovate, eight hundred yuan is too expensive, five hundred yuan can be accepted." ”

Uncle Jia shook his head: "Five hundred yuan is not good, little girl, you have to see what kind of location this is, this is the city center, not far from the prefectural committee compound, the neighborhood is full of local units, and middle schools, primary schools and kindergartens are all in this area, in the future, when you get married, it will be very convenient for children to study." ”

Meng Tao: "......" people in this era actually understand the importance of school district housing?

"Eight hundred dollars is really too expensive, I don't have that much. Excuse me, I'll take a look elsewhere. Meng Tao said that he was about to leave.

Uncle Jia hesitated for a moment and called out to her: "Little girl, if you really want to buy it, you can also buy it less." ”

"How much?"

"Seven hundred, no less."

"But I only have six hundred."