188 Chapter 188: Gathering Money To Buy Courtyard House
“There is no need to wait for this place. I will help you ask around in the next few days. If there are other suitable ones, you can take some time to go take a look.”
“I didn’t know about the Huang family’s situation beforehand,” Madam Liu said.
Qin Xiaoyao glanced at her mother-in-law and continued, “That family clearly doesn’t want the house they rented to be sold off. Based on your description, it won’t be easy for the Huang family to get rid of them.”
Liu Daniu nodded.
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“I think so too.”
“But Big Brother Huang said that if we like the courtyard house, the price can be discussed again.”
“To be honest, that courtyard house is big and looks good.”
Qin Xiaoyao was surprised for a moment. Then the corners of her mouth curled up into a smile.
“You’ve taken a fancy to it?”
A look of embarrassment flashed across Liu Daniu’s face. He then looked at his wife.
Only then did Big Girl Li look at Qin Xiaoyao.
“Gosh, he’s a thin-skinned person. Sister Sanya, don’t tease him,” she said.
“That courtyard house is indeed not bad. It’s not much smaller than your house.”
“To be honest, I also think the price of 90 silver taels is quite a good deal.”
Qin Xiaoyao nodded.
She thought for a moment and said, “If you’re really keen, then let’s lend the Huang family a helping hand.”
Wasn’t it just getting rid of a tenant whose lease was about to end? Qin Xiaoyao was good at this kind of thing.
Big Girl Li and her husband’s eyes lit up.
Now that their Sister Sanya had spoken, things would be easier to handle.
That was right. After working together for this period, the couple really admired Qin Xiaoyao.
They were even more convinced of their Sister Sanya’s martial strength.
“However, buying a courtyard house is a big matter.”
“After you go back, you should discuss this with Uncle Liu and Aunt Liu. We’ll go to the Huang family’s place after you have confirmed that you are going to buy it.”
By then, if they helped the Huang family solve their problem, the price of the courtyard house might very well be lowered further.
However, though it was a price of 90 taels, Big Girl and her family still felt it was quite worth it.
No matter how much the price was lowered, it probably wouldn’t go too low.
“Alright! Thank you, Sister Sanya!” Liu Daniu quickly thanked her.
After the meal, Liu Daniu and the rest stayed at the Song family’s place to help out with some chores.
The reason was that the sun was too hot, so it was not convenient to go out and look for work.
It was only when it was almost evening when people came to the Song family’s courtyard to buy water that Liu Daniu and Liu Erniu went out to the streets.
Throughout the day, the two brothers inquired at many places, but they could not find any work.
They only set off for Brook Falls Village when it was almost dark.
That night, at the Liu family’s house in Brook Falls Village.
After dinner, the Liu family sat down again to discuss the matter of moving into town.
The two elders of the Liu family knitted their brows when they learned that their two sons had gone to town and found a fairly decent courtyard house, but the other party actually asked for 90 taels.
“Mother, how much money do we have left? Is it enough to buy this courtyard house?” Liu Daniu thought for a while and asked Aunt Liu.
After waiting for a while and his mother still didn’t reply, he continued, “That courtyard house is really not bad. It’s just that the tenants living there now are a little troublesome.”
“But Sister Sanya has already agreed to help solve the problem of the tenants. When the time comes, with her help, the Huang family may reduce the price a little further.”
Liu Erniu also turned to look at his own mother.
“That’s right, Mother! It was also because of that tenant family that the Huang family was willing to sell the courtyard house at a lower price. It’ll be a pity if we miss it!” he said.
“Also, the Wang family’s Xiaomei came to us, saying that she wants to rent a room in our house.”
“I’ve taken a look at that courtyard house. It has five rooms. Other than the rooms for our own family, there’s also an extra guest room that we can rent to the Wang family!”
Aunt Liu finally looked up at her two sons.
“Our family can only afford to fork out 80 taels of silver,” she said with a sigh.
“Moreover, even if this sum is enough to buy that courtyard house, we can’t just spend it all without leaving any money in our hands.”
The two brothers fell silent.
That was right. The drought wasn’t over yet, and it would be winter soon.
Food and necessities had to be added.
How could they spend all their money to buy a courtyard house?
However…
After a moment of silence, Liu Daniu suddenly said, “Big Girl and I will pay a portion.”
His wife had saved up a lot for her personal savings, and she had mentioned to him before that she could use some of it to buy a courtyard house.
At present, the drought was severe, and there was no telling when the folks in Brook Falls Village would also flee the drought. He had to make arrangements early.
His wife was pregnant now. As her husband, he had to hurry into town and reunite with his wife.
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Anyway, the family would have to buy a courtyard house sooner or later, so it was better to grit their teeth and take this opportunity to buy it.
Everyone turned to look at Liu Daniu.
“I… can also pay a portion.” At this moment, Liu Erniu chimed in.
He had followed his big brother to the countryside to collect and sell goods and had also saved some money.
Although it wasn’t much, it could help a bit if he offered it.
Uncle Liu’s eyes flickered.
“Then we’ll take out 70 taels on our side. You three siblings can chip in for the balance,” he said.
Since the three children were willing to pay, this matter would be much simpler to settle.
Liu Daniu and Liu Erniu exchanged glances.
They all nodded.
The next day, after the two brothers entered the town, they went to Big Girl Li and Liu Xiaomei to discuss this matter.
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To their surprise, Big Girl Li and Liu Xiaomei approved of their decision wholeheartedly.
“I’ll contribute five taels!” Liu Xiaomei said straightaway, revealing a shocking figure.
The reason she could give so much was that she had been setting up a stall with her sister-in-law in the day and with Wang Xiaomei at night. In addition, she had been weaving straw sandals in the afternoon, so she had earned quite a lot of money.
Ever since she moved into town, her sister-in-law had made her pay for some of the rent, but the other expenses were all paid by her sister-in-law.
As a result, she had unknowingly saved up a lot of money.
Now that the family wanted to buy a courtyard house and she would get her own room, she was naturally willing to make a contribution.
When Liu Erniu heard this, he was extremely shocked.
“I… I’ll also offer five taels,” he chimed in.
He wanted to offer six taels at first, thinking that he should contribute more than his younger sister. After all, he was the male offspring in the family.
However, he was very short of money and couldn’t afford six taels.
Sigh! It seemed like he had underestimated his younger sister.
His younger sister might be young, and her work in town was easier than his, yet she earned more than him.
Liu Daniu and Big Girl Li were amused by Liu Erniu’s expression.
“Alright. We’ll pay for the rest then,” Big Girl Li said.
After pondering for a while, she clarified further. “Father and Mother will pay 70 taels. As for the balance, our eldest son’s household will pay half while you two will split the other half equally.”
“Mm-hmm.” Liu Erniu and Liu Xiaomei both nodded.
Thus, the matter of the Liu family buying a courtyard house was finalized.
After confirming the details, Big Girl Li and Liu Daniu went to Qin Xiaoyao to discuss this matter.
A smile appeared on Qin Xiaoyao’s face when she heard this.
“Sure. When I have finished sending the goods, Daniu and Erniu will come with me to the Huang family’s place and talk to them about this.”
“Alright!” Liu Daniu agreed.
After Qin Xiaoyao packed up, she went out.
In the end, when she returned from delivering the goods, she found that the two brothers were waiting for her.
“Sister Sanya!” Seeing that Qin Xiaoyao had returned, Liu Daniu immediately went up to her.
“You guys… didn’t go and look for work?” Qin Xiaoyao asked when she saw that the two of them didn’t seem to have left the house.
“No, we didn’t. We inquired about jobs at many places yesterday, and all of them require that we have a place to stay in town.”