lcionline Chapter 41 The house is for sale, the price is negotiable.
Chapter 41 The house is for sale, the price is negotiable.
The man said nonchalantly, "Fine, you're going to be impolite to me? I'm waiting for you to be impolite to me, hahaha, you're going to be impolite to me!"
The man was laughing heartily when something suddenly rushed towards him, hitting his face. He grabbed it and discovered it was a woman's menstrual belt, still stained with blood.
Enraged, the man dropped what he was holding and prepared to teach the woman a lesson, but she had already turned and run away. The man immediately got up to chase after her, but was grabbed by Old Zhao.
The man shouted angrily, "Let me go! Let me go! I'm going to beat that bastard to death!"
“If you chase after them now, the bad luck will really stick with you. You’d better go wash up quickly, go home and pray to dispel it,” Deng Xiuzhen said, suppressing a laugh.
Upon hearing this, the man hurried home, but turned back to Old Man Zhao and said, "Uncle Zhao, I'll go first, you come with me, my dad's home." He then ran very fast, but tripped over a vine, got up, and continued running.
"Do you know him?" Deng Xiuzhen asked.
"Yes, that's the son of Old Man Li we're looking for. I think his name is Li Huzi," Old Man Zhao Shuliang replied.
"What era are we living in? Why do people still believe in this?" Deng Xiuzhen asked. She knew this saying: in the old days, folk customs and feng shui believed that menstrual blood might bring bad luck. In the modern era, only a few isolated areas still believed that menstrual blood was unclean and would hinder the arrival of good fortune.
Pucheng is a relatively open-minded area, with a mindset similar to that of many large cities. Therefore, although Deng Xiuzhen had always lived in the countryside, she no longer believed in this kind of thinking.
I never expected to encounter two people with letters today. One of them actually used it as a weapon, and the other was so scared that he ran away without thinking.
“That Li guy seems a bit… special. How do you know these people?” Deng Xiuzhen said with a laugh.
"Old Li is a good man. Don't be fooled by his son's face, which is dirtier than a chamber pot; he's a nice person."
"Let's go and arrange things with the tree stump first." Old Zhao replied, seemingly ignoring the question.
It's possible that Li Huzi told his father, because when they arrived, Old Man Li was already waiting at the door.
Seeing them arrive, she warmly greeted them. Only then did Deng Xiuzhen notice that Old Man Li walked with a limp.
Zhao Shuliang helped Old Man Li up and asked, "How have you been feeling lately? Are you feeling any better?"
Old Li replied, "Not bad, I can walk a few steps."
The two chatted amicably as they walked back into the house.
Deng Xiuzhen stood at the entrance of the market and looked around. She found that this was the only place there, and she didn't see any other houses nearby.
"Xiuzhen, come in." Deng Xiuzhen heard Old Man Zhao call her.
When I went inside, the room was piled up full, but nothing looked decent; the whole place looked like a garbage collection site.
"Xiuzhen, I've already spoken with your Uncle Li. Just tell me how many tree stumps you need, and I'll have Hu Zi deliver them later." Old Zhao probably sensed that Deng Xiuzhen was uncomfortable with the environment, so instead of offering her a seat, he got straight to the point.
"Hello Uncle Li, my name is Deng Xiuzhen." Having something to ask, Deng Xiuzhen greeted the old man warmly.
"Hello, hello," Old Li responded warmly, though he seemed a little awkward.
"Uncle Li, I'd like to ask you, how many families live around here?" Deng Xiuzhen asked, somewhat puzzled. Along the way, she had only seen a few mud houses near where the argument had taken place, but no one seemed to live there. Then she saw Old Man Li's house, but hadn't seen any other houses along the way. So where did the woman who had been arguing live?
“Here? There used to be three families living here, but one family moved away, so now it’s just my family and Zhao Fulin’s family. His family lives a little over there, not far from my house,” Old Man Li said, pointing to the side and behind him.
Are your two families the only ones living on this entire mountain area right now?
"Yes, there are only two families. This place is not easy to live in. Water is inconvenient, and there is no farmland. It's really inconvenient."
My family has always lived here because we raise pigs and chickens. In the city, people complain about the smell, the chickens don't have much to eat, and it's hard to get feed for the pigs.
"Living here, the chickens roam freely, and the pigs can eat pig feed; there's plenty of food for them on the mountain."
Who owns all this land?
“My family has them, and other families have them too. Why are you asking?” Old Man Li asked curiously.
“I saw an abandoned house in front of me, and I was thinking about whether I could buy it so I could grow some vegetables and raise some chickens and pigs.”
"Oh, that belongs to Zhu Laoqi. He found a way to make a living in the city and moved away. If you really want to buy it, I can help you get in touch with him."
Deng Xiuzhen quickly expressed her desire to buy it.
Old Li promised to give her a definite answer when he delivered the tree stump.
"What are you going to do with that land?" Old Li asked on the way back. This time they took a different road. They still didn't encounter anyone on the road, but it was easier to walk on than the road by the river, like a proper road.
"Do they usually come and go through this route?" Deng Xiuzhen didn't answer Old Man Li and changed the subject.
"Well, we don't usually go that way. I wanted to see if there were any fish there. If there were, we could try fishing there."
"The little fish are delicious when they're marinated, then hung up in strings and smoked. I've tried them." Old Li didn't ask any further questions.
A few days later, Li Huzi delivered several cartloads of firewood and more than a dozen large tree stumps. At the same time, he told Deng Xiuzhen some news: the house was for sale, and the price was negotiable.
The house has been uninhabited for several years, and some of the roof beams are about to break due to leaks. The buyer will be responsible for any repairs or rebuilding.
If possible, I'll go to the alley by the bridge tomorrow to find Old Zhu.
Deng Xiuzhen was secretly delighted, but she didn't show it. She just thanked Li Huzi repeatedly and said that he had worked hard.
She also told Li Huzi that if his family slaughtered a pig for sale, she could buy some meat, as well as some pig liver, heart, and lungs. Li Huzi happily went home.
That evening, Qin Yanlin asked her why she thought of buying the old house on the mountain.
Deng Xiuzhen thought for a moment, not knowing how to answer, and then said, "I think it will definitely be useful if I buy it."
Qin Yanlin looked at her, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Running a motorcycle taxi can still make money. If it really doesn't work out, we can save up some money to sell electrical appliances. If we can't afford to buy a shop, we can rent one."
I've been paying attention to these things lately and found that selling electrical appliances is really quite profitable.
Or, we can skip buying that old house…
“Yanlin, how about we buy a house instead of selling appliances?” Deng Xiuzhen interrupted Qin Yanlin. She didn’t mean to interrupt; she had just heard Qin Yanlin mention selling appliances. She thought of Qin Yanlin’s fate in her previous life and felt very excited.
“But I went to see that piece of land, it’s really too remote, it’s completely useless. Just listen to me, let’s go sell electrical appliances, okay?” Qin Yanlin said patiently.
“No, I think buying land is better. We won’t sell appliances. We can talk about next year’s business next year,” Deng Xiuzhen insisted.
"Then tell me, what's so good about that place?" Qin Yanlin closed his eyes, suppressing his inner turmoil as he asked.
"I really think it's a good idea, so please just listen to me, okay?"
After listening, Qin Yanlin took a deep breath and calmed himself down before saying, "Tell me your opinion. If it makes sense, we'll buy the house. If you haven't thought it through, we're not in a rush. Just think about it some more, okay?"