In the afternoon of the next day, Haijiao returned from Weixue and took Jin Jiashu to visit the house next door.

His fellow student also came, took the key and opened the door of his cousin's house, and let them enter the door to take a closer look.

This fellow student of Wei Xue also led them around the house, and told them that his cousin had no father when he was ten years old, and his mother went to Zhuang Langwei with her husband after remarrying, and he couldn't see each other once a year, and the relationship between mother and son was very estranged. His cousin inherited the legacy of his deceased father, and joined the border army at a young age, because he was appreciated by his boss and made several contributions, and when he was only twenty years old, he had already saved enough money to buy such a big house in Chang'an City. At that time, in order to renovate the house, he almost spent all his savings and borrowed a lot of money from relatives and friends. Because the money was spent, he didn't care about marrying his daughter-in-law, and it dragged on until this year, as soon as he paid off the debt, his boss was transferred to Taiyuan, and he followed, but he didn't expect to find a wishful marriage in Taiyuan.

When the Wei Xue classmate talked about this, his tone was still full of envy: "I heard that it is the only daughter of a thousand households over there, not only is she born well, but her dowry is also rich, and she doesn't want her son-in-law to come to the door, she is a serious daughter-in-law." If it weren't for my cousin's good looks, heroic and capable, no drag at home, and the boss to protect the media, how could he get his turn for such a good thing?! ”

Haijiao listened, snickered in his heart, and secretly said that although the Qianhu was not a son-in-law, but the person he was looking for had no father, and he was estranged from his remarried mother, and now he was transferred to the local area, away from his family relatives, and he would definitely be closer to the Yue family after marriage.

Hai Jiao heard his classmates express some feelings of envy, jealousy and hatred, so he interrupted his chatter in time and asked about the situation of the house: How many rooms are there? Are there any wells? Is there a horse stable? What materials were used to renovate the house? Is the contract okay? Have you ever died? What disputes have you had...... So many of them, very carefully asked.

In the end, the classmate was a little unbearable, and sighed: "Now do you want to buy a house, or do your friends want to buy a house?" Why are you more interested than him? He didn't ask a word, he counted on you to speak, didn't he? ”

Jin Jiashu was on crutches, and he had already walked around the house and came back, and when he heard this, he smiled shyly at him, but still did not speak, but nodded to the reef.

Haijiao stretched out his arm and put his arm on the shoulders of his classmates, looking like two brothers: "He is shy and rarely sees outsiders, so I naturally have to help him ask more carefully, lest he be coaxed by you." We are all our own people, don't talk about those vain heads, give a real price! If you can pay the money immediately, what is the lowest price you can accept? ”

The classmate hesitated: "This ...... Our brothers are naturally easy to talk to, but the price is set by my cousin, although he said that he should reduce the price as soon as possible and if necessary, but my father and mother can take a cut of the money from the sale. If the price is set too low, my father and mother will not be happy at first. If you want to bargain, don't cut too hard, otherwise I won't be able to explain to my parents. Before going out today, my mother also said that someone else was asking the price, and it wasn't just your friend who wanted to buy it. ”

When Haijiao heard this, he pulled Jin Jiashu into the corner, discussed in a low voice for a while, then turned his head to find the classmate, discussed in a low voice, and finally set the price of thirteen taels of gold.

At present, one tael of gold on the market can be exchanged for ten taels of silver, and thirteen taels of gold is equivalent to one hundred and thirty taels of silver. However, gold is smaller than silver, easy to carry, or the hard currency on the trade route of the Western Regions, in the northwest has always been popular with caravans, when the market is good, one or two gold can always be exchanged for two or three taels of silver. And now that spring is blooming, Chang'an is about to usher in a large number of foreign caravans. Therefore, despite the fact that the house price seems to have dropped from 150 taels to 130 taels, in fact, the owner did not suffer a loss, but got a lot of benefits.

The gold ingots taken out by Jin Jiashu are in good condition, and the owner of the house can directly use them to create a head and face as a dowry, which is more decent than the gold jewelry bought in Taiyuan. Even the parents of Wei Xue's classmates who are connected with each other can get a little gold and make jewelry for the eldest daughter who is ready to say goodbye.

If they get cheap, the homeowner is willing to take on more responsibilities, all the procedures that need to be done to transfer the house and the taxes to be paid, etc., they are all covered, and even the furniture is willing to leave Jin Jiashu. The trouble that this process alone could save Jin Jiashu was, in his opinion, more than the difference in the price of those few taels of silver.

The house is eighty percent new, only to rebuild two or three years of effort, the materials used at that time are ordinary, but the former owner cherishes the house very much, well maintained, even the flowers and trees planted in the front yard and backyard, but also because the former owner of the house entrusted relatives from time to time to come to water and take care of it, has not withered, only needs to be slightly pruned. After Jin Jiashu got the deed, he only needed to hire someone to clean the house carefully, and he could move in directly.

He had secured his future home so quickly, and when he returned to Hai's house, everyone was amazed.

Ma can't talk about Jin Jiashu, so he can only count his grandson: "What a big deal is buying a property?!" Why didn't you say a word to these elders? Even if Xiaojin has money in his hand, he can't spend it indiscriminately! You have taken a fancy to the house, come back and say, I can help you cut the price. One hundred and thirty taels of silver is not a small amount of money! ”

Haijiao said with a smile: "People are selling in a hurry, and others are asking the price, if you don't set it quickly, I'm afraid that others will take the lead." At this price, I have already cut it, and I will not be happy to cut it again. Anyway, Xiaojin likes it, and people are also sincere in selling it, so hurry up and end the matter, let's all save trouble, right? ”

Ma Shi glanced at him, turned to Jin Jiashu and said, "You kid, what's the hurry?" There are more good houses in Chang'an City, so you just have to pick slowly. The Emen's family didn't drive you out, did you not live well in the Emen's house? ”

Jin Jiashu hurriedly said: "Grandpa Hai and Grandma Hai take good care of me, I am doing well in the house, how can it not go well?" It's just that my injuries are almost healed, and I always have to think about the future. It just so happens that there is a vacant house next to it, and if you don't buy it quickly, you are afraid that after this village, there will be no such shop. ”

That's right. In this alley where the Hai family is located, most of them are old residents, and many people, even if the men of the family are stationed in the border city, they will leave the old and weak women and children to guard the house, and it is rare to have a house to sell out. If you don't seize this opportunity, it will not be easy to buy such a close house in the future. If you go to a nearby alley to buy property, the distance is farther.

Ma Shi and Jin Jiashu have been together for a while, and they still like this smart and quiet young man, knowing that he will study with Xie Wenzai, and he is also happy that he lives closer to the Hai family, so he no longer counts his grandson, and only said: "It's also a coincidence, the E's family has already told the Chen family next door that they want to rent the yard in front of his house, otherwise I heard that there are people in the alley who want to sell their houses, and I can't help but inquire!" ”

After all, she is a neighbor, and she also has a certain understanding of the situation of Jin Jiashu's new house: "The layout of his house is still good, but the materials used are more ordinary." Before Kim moves in, it's best to have the roof rebuilt and replaced with stronger materials. I heard that his wing room leaked rain miles last year! In addition, his well has long been blocked, and if you want to get water, you have to hire someone to dig it. The backyard wall is waterlogged for a long time, and maybe the foundation will be soaked and rebuilt. There is also the furniture of his house, there was no money back then, they were all old goods bought, and I heard that he planned to let his daughter-in-law marry new furniture when he was married, and he played so loudly! Now that Xiaojin wants to use it, it is better to change it to a new one......"

Ma pointed to Jin Jiashu and told him how to settle his new home. Jin Jiashu listened with a smile, his heart was warm, and he felt the hollowness in his heart, as if it was not so cold......

(End of chapter)