It rained all night.

When I woke up the next morning, there was no standing water in the yard, but everything in the world seemed to be slimy and wet, which made people feel extremely uncomfortable.

After the family had eaten breakfast and fed the chickens, they each put on their coats and went out, and waited outside the door.

The muddy alleys along the way are muddy and difficult to walk.

But the residents of Banzai Fang still got up early one by one and went out to earn a living.

After waiting for a while, the eldest brother Zhou Ye personally drove an ox cart over.

On such a day, it is really not suitable for going out, but there is no way, Zhou Ang and Zhou Ye are in a hurry to rest on this day, so on such a day, there is only one time in ten days, and if you want to do something, you can only go out in the rain.

Uncle Zhou An has to go to school every day to teach, and in the past two years, he has gradually gotten older, and his family bought an ox cart, which is usually specially used for the old man to travel, and that day Zhou Ang found Zhou Ye and said that he would go to see the house together on the rest of the day, and Zhou Ye proposed to go with the ox cart when the time came.

Originally, he planned to fight for the two of them, but then, Zhou Ang's secret deposit of a large amount of money was leaked, and he simply said that he was going to buy a new yard for the whole family, so today, Zhou Cai's and Zhou Zihe also came out together.

It happened that the two of them were in the car, and Zhou Ye and Zhou Ang were in the car.

The old cow was wearing a coat, but fortunately, the roads in the city were paved with stone slabs, and although it was a little slippery in the rain, it was not difficult for the old cow to pull up the cart.

In a moment, the ox cart arrived at the gate of Sogo Square and joined the tooth man who had made an appointment in advance.

When he saw that person, Zhou Ye, who was dressed in a robe, couldn't help laughing, and pointed at the man unceremoniously: "Zixiu, the person you are looking for is not good, this person is used to deceiving, and the house he introduced cannot be bought!"

Seeing Zhou Ye's kung fu, the man was stunned for a moment, especially when he heard him say this, he smiled cautiously on his face, and sang a fat promise, "I've seen Master Zhou!"

He also explained: "Don't say that, borrow the courage of the grass people, and don't dare to play tricks in front of you!"

Zhou Ye stopped the car and sneered, "The day before yesterday, you went to the Yamen to transfer the transaction, didn't you make money?"

The man smiled embarrassedly, "Where is the pit? One is willing to buy and the other is willing to sell, and the villain just takes people to look at the house and negotiate the price! Besides, even if the villain dares to pit the county commander, he will never dare to pit you!"

Zhou Ye still sneered.

The man looked at the buyer Zhou Ang, then at Zhou Ye, and asked, "Dare to ask the two...... What do you call it?"

Zhou Ye said lightly: "This is my brother, surnamed Zhou Mingang, Zixiu, and now he is also working in the yamen, but he is not in the house, so you have never seen it." ”

The man immediately changed his face and respected, "It turns out that he is also an official master! Don't worry, the two lords, what I show you today is definitely a good house! The position should be good, and the house should be good! And don't worry, I will definitely help you keep the price to the lowest! If what I say today is not true, the lord will not transfer the transaction to me another day! How about it?"

Zhou Ye was satisfied when he heard this, and said: "As you said! If you dare to play any tricks, you won't do this kind of trick in the future! If you think clearly about where to go, just lead the way!"

The man nodded his head one after another, and repeatedly assured that he would lead the way quickly.

Not to mention, the first house this person took to see was very good.

A two-entry yard is considered small and compact in this era. The yard is paved with green bricks, which looks clean and tidy. The first into the main room four, the west wing room three, there is a moon door in the east, the vines have been climbed, go in to the second entrance, is the main room five, the same west wing room three, the east wing with one, should be used as a kitchen, there is a toilet on the south side.

The front and back of the main house, with the corridor of the front and exit, are not so carved beams, but it looks like the craftsmanship is quite good - especially to make the whole yard look more dignified and generous.

In this era, Lingzhou City was a standard residence for the middle class with a certain income and property.

This yard is similar to the yard where the uncle and uncle Zhou Ye lived, and the general layout is similar, but the house has been updated, and the materials seem to be quite good, and there is no need for major repairs if you want to live for twenty or thirty years.

Datang customized, to do any transaction, you must go through the tooth people, and the tooth people are responsible for the local government is responsible for issuing business licenses.

In terms of concreteness, the specific management of this matter is one of the six houses of the county government. Zhou Ye happened to be working in the house...... Thinking about it, this person didn't dare to help the owner hide any hidden dangers of the house.

And the best thing about this courtyard is that it is only about a kilometer away from Chengde Fang, where the county Zhu Yamen is located, which is very convenient for Zhou Ang to go to work.

There is only one and there is almost no furniture left in the house.

If you want to buy a place to live, you have to buy a lot of things yourself, which not only delays time, but also requires a lot of follow-up expenses.

The owner of the house has moved away, leaving only an old servant to look after the house, and to receive the housekeepers. With the Zhou family, they probably took a look at the house, and when they returned to the front yard together, the tooth man pulled the old man to the end of the corridor, whispering, not knowing what he was talking about—probably trying to find a way to help ask the price.

Zhou Caishi took Zhou Zihe's little hand and turned the yard around, with some emotion.

And Xiao Zhou Zihe's eyes were full of little stars—for her, this yard was too big, too good—but soon, she pulled Zhou Cai's hand and whispered: "Mother, there is no chicken nest in this yard, if we live here in the future, how can the chickens live?"

Hearing Zhou Zihe's question, the brothers Zhou Ye and Zhou Ang couldn't help but smile.

But soon, Zhou Ye lost a look to Zhou Ang.

Zhou Ang nodded knowingly.

After a while, after the discussion was over, the tooth man came back, nodded and quoted a price, "Two hundred and eighty taels of silver! Everything in this courtyard is no longer moving." It's all sold!"

Zhou Ye immediately sneered, "Don't move anymore, what else can be moved here? Are they going to remove a few bricks, or dig up the grape trellis?"

The tooth man sneered.

But Zhou Ye didn't intend to let him go, "If I'm not mistaken, you only prepared this house for us to show today, right?"

"This ......"

The toothed man's body grew shorter and shorter, and his face was full of smiles.

Zhou Ang knew what the lines they were hiding behind - if they came to see the house by themselves, presumably this tooth man would take him to drill a few alleys first, see a few yards with obvious defects, and then make the price a little higher, it is best to make himself a young man impetuous, and finally, bring himself here.

Before agreeing to see the house today, he told him all the requirements, of course he should know that like this yard, as long as the price is right, it is probably the category he will choose.

So, after a morning of running, I finally saw the house I liked, and as long as the price was acceptable, I would subconsciously relax a certain bottom line.

It's a little easier to make a deal.

To put it bluntly, it's just a businessman's routine.

But coincidentally, today he called his eldest brother Zhou Ye to the house, and he is not only familiar with all these routines, but also the other party's direct boss, this tooth man didn't dare to play the set of techniques he had prepared, so he had to take everyone straight here.

And so, that's how it turned out.

Zhou Ye thought about it and bargained, "One hundred and eighty taels!"

The smile on the toothed man's face suddenly turned into a bitter smile.

"Master, your counter-offer, we ......"

Before he could finish speaking, the old man over there couldn't help it anymore, and immediately muttered: "It's not for sale! It's not for sale! This yard has just been built for more than ten years, you look at the corner of the house, look at the beam, what kind of material is this? There are also solid people living around here, and there are no messy things, so you want to buy such a good yard for one hundred and eighty taels? Why don't you go to the street to pick it up!"

The tooth man opened his mouth to persuade a few words, but at this time, Zhou Ye directly sneered, and put on the prestige of the official, "Well said! Since you have taken a fancy to this place, this master is really ready to pick it up! You ask this tooth, who is the master! I am not afraid to scare you, the things that the master likes, you either don't sell them, or you can only sell them to the master! Otherwise, I will let you negotiate and you won't be able to sell it!"

The old man was dumbfounded.

The tooth man hurriedly made a gesture to this side, then pulled the old man up and muttered to the side.

To tell the truth, Zhou Ang didn't like Zhou Ye's style a little, but even he had to admit that this trick was actually very practical - not to mention that he understood that Zhou Ye didn't really want to use officials to coerce people, in fact, he wanted to help himself figure out if there were any hidden dangers in this courtyard.

This is especially important when buying or selling real estate, such as a house.

At least to figure out why the family sold such a good set of yards - you must know that people in this era are far more stable than people in modern society, and for the vast majority of people, with such a good set of yards to settle down, it is said that they should not be willing to sell and move away.

What's more, listening to the words of this old servant, this courtyard is likely to be built by the owner of this family himself, and it is said that it is impossible to sell it easily.

After a while, when they had finished speaking, the old man came back, and the angry look he had just now was gone, but there was some anxiety in his heart, and his eyes were anxious and timid.

This made Zhou Ang feel a little surprised.

It is said that it is not his business whether the house is sold or not, he is just a servant, staying to look after the house. Despite the reluctance to offend people for the sake of his lord's house, it did not lead to such a great change in attitude.

So subconsciously, Zhou Ang knew that there should be something wrong here.

In other words, the eldest brother Zhou Ye's official authority can really bluff something?

Chapter 2!

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