The Age of Immortal Cultivation: I Have Mountains and Seas to Accompany Me

Chapter 60 Buying a House
The capital city is so big that even the old people living in the imperial city dare not say they know everything. Although Ye Muxue said it was no problem, it still took her half an hour to find the place. Ding Jianjun arrived earlier.

"Ye Zhiqing, you are here. I have to report to my new unit, so I can't go with you."

Ding Jianjun was about to say goodbye as soon as they met. He introduced the middle-aged man who came with him: "This is Su Jianye, my cousin, the secretary of this street. Professor Shen is his mentor. I can guarantee the character of this teacher and student. Just do as we said."

The middle-aged man next to him had a gentle and refined appearance, which greatly overturned Ye Muxue's perception that the streets were ruled by old ladies.

"Secretary Su, please take care of me."

She reached out her hand and gently shook it with Su Jianye's, then turned to Ding Jianjun: "Director Ding, got promoted?"

Ding Jianjun smiled bitterly: "I also want to be promoted... It's a lateral transfer, to be the manager of the local sundries store in Xuanwu District."

Ye Muxue understood: "Were you excluded by others?"

Ding Jianjun bludgeoned himself into believing that: "In revolution, there is only division of labor, not high or low."

He suddenly revealed a mysterious smile: "The successor asked about my purchase channels, but I dismissed him casually."

Ye Muxue was surprised: "Is this possible? What if he can't find me when he comes to purchase goods next year and he comes to you to settle the account?"

Ding Jianjun's mouth twitched: "It's OK. We'll talk about it later. He won't lose anything. You know how lucrative the purchasing business is. Not everything goes as planned in this world. Okay, I'm leaving. Cousin, thank you for taking care of Ye Zhiqing's matter."

Su Jianye nodded slightly... This man doesn't talk much.

Watching Ding Jianjun leave, Ye Muxue felt inexplicably desolate. He was full of confidence when he called Kaoshantun, but he didn't expect that his career would take a sharp turn for the worse in just a few days.

"Su..."

"Just call me Comrade Su. This is a private matter, so it's not appropriate to address me as an official."

Su Jianye walked forward and motioned her to follow him: "My teacher has experienced many ups and downs. This time he is out, and it can be regarded as retirement. His house has a history of more than 200 years, and it has been in his family for more than 100 years. Although it has been a long time, it is still well maintained.

Look, right in front... the third courtyard, with a main road in front of the door, quite close to the bus station, convenient transportation, and a courtyard away from the main gate, so you basically won't hear any noise from outside. There are three main rooms, two side rooms, three east and west wing rooms, and five back rooms, a total of sixteen rooms. Currently, except for the main room and the side room, all other rooms have been rented out, but the ownership is still with the teacher. If they make too much noise or damage the house, you have the right to ask the housing management office to cancel the lease. Wangfujing is across the street behind the courtyard, so it is also very convenient to buy things. "

As they were talking, they had already arrived in front of the courtyard. Judging from the courtyard wall and gate, it was indeed very old. There was rust on the copper rings and the paint on the gate was peeling. But this was only the appearance. It was normal for time to erode. However, this courtyard was not only well preserved, but also very strong. At least the tiles on the roof were still up to standard.

"Comrade Su, I want to ask something. Since this yard is mine... I mean, in the future, when the house is not rented out, can I use it?" Ye Muxue looked serious.
Su Jianye laughed: "This house is yours, of course you have this right. In fact, as long as you are willing to rent it out and are not afraid of trouble, you can even ask the Housing Management Office to hand over this power."

"That's not necessary for now."

Let’s wait a few years and see. By then, not only will the property be reclaimed, but the housing authority will also have no right to request renting it out.

The door is not locked, and the tenants inside find it inconvenient to go in and out. As for locking it...how would anyone lock it during the day?

Su Jianye pushed the door open and walked into the yard. Ye Muxue found that the area of ​​the first courtyard was quite large. She couldn't help but feel curious, "Comrade Su, this courtyard is not small, right?"

"About 800 square meters."

Talking about the area of ​​the house, Su Jianye seemed very interested: "If you want to expand the living area, you can build a second-room building in these houses, or use this wall as the foundation to build five more rooms. But the teacher said that there are only a few people in the family, and the house is big enough to live in... Alas! Fortunately, no more was built, otherwise it would be even more messy now."

The two of them passed through a moon gate and entered the second courtyard. Ye Muxue looked around the courtyard and the environment inside, but Su Jianye raised his voice and called out, "Teacher!"

Ye Muxue turned around and saw an old man with a gaunt face opening the door of the main house and walking out. He smiled and nodded to the two of them and said, "I wanted to go out to greet you, but I didn't go out for fear of attracting other people's attention."

"This is my teacher, Professor Shen Chongyang."

Su Jianye introduced the two of them: "Teacher, this is Comrade Ye... who wants to buy a house."

It was a bit awkward. He didn't ask Ye Muxue's name, and Ding Jianjun still called him "Comrade Ye".

"Ye Muxue."

Ye Muxue took a step forward and bowed slightly: "Hello, Professor Shen."

Ye Muxue still has a good impression of these intellectuals from the old era. Most of them stayed under pressure. When the motherland needed them most, they gave up the glory that was within their reach and are content with their current life...!
This Professor Shen Chongyang... has been let down!

"Comrade Xiaoye, come in and talk."

Shen Chongyang could feel the respect in Ye Muxue's heart, and was happy. He let the two of them into the house... There was no negotiation at all, and Ye Muxue directly put four thousand yuan on the table.

"Comrade Xiaoye, where are you employed?"

Su Jianye really couldn't help but be curious... Four thousand yuan was definitely a huge sum of money at that time. Even a dual-income family might not be able to save a few hundred yuan by tightening their belts for a year.

Shen Chongyang also looked at Ye Muxue to hear her answer.

"I just processed my return to the city yesterday."

Ye Muxue smiled faintly. She knew that the two were worried about money. "I joined the production team in Daxing'anling. Because I am good at shooting, I work as a forest ranger... Do you know how much a bear gallbladder costs? Do you know how much a deer antler costs? I have hunted a lot of prey in the past two years, and I have found a place where deer often move around. It's that simple."

"I didn't expect Comrade Xiao Ye to be such a sharpshooter. She's truly a heroine!"

Shen Chongyang knew that Ye Muxue had seen through Su Jianye's intention, and hurriedly spoke out to resolve the situation.

The matter was not brought to the surface and everyone tacitly lifted up the awkwardness. Shen Chongyang didn't want to stay any longer...Except for the large furniture such as cabinets, beds, tables and chairs, the rest of the house had been packed and shipped. In Shen Chongyang's words, if all the procedures could be completed today, he would take the train south that evening.

Su Jianye looked at his watch and said, "It's not even eleven yet, the Housing Management Office is still open, how about we go and do it now?"

"Then go now."

Shen Chongyang waved his hand arrogantly: "I'll treat you at the Jingcheng Hotel when we're done!"

Well, the old man now has money in his hands, and his back is immediately straightened. It's easy to see the King of Hell, but it's hard to deal with the little devil!
If she and Shen Chongyang had come here today, it would have been impossible to accomplish it using conventional methods. Fortunately, Su Jianye was with them... The clerk first tried every means to persuade Professor Shen Chongyang to donate to the country, and then questioned Ye Muxue's identity, worried that Shen Chongyang had been cheated, etc. In the end, the formalities were completed with the intervention of Su Jianye. When the seal was used, that stinky face... You could smell it against the wind.

After leaving the Housing Management Office, Shen Chongyang was still a kind person: "Those tenants might... don't get me wrong, they don't dare to do anything bad to you, but some of them have been coveting those five houses for a long time, and I'm afraid they will use some inferior means to disgust you... such as throwing garbage, making noise, etc."

"Do they dare to break in?"

"Don't dare! These people are not stupid. It's just that they are not as bold as they were a few years ago."

"That's fine."

Ye Muxue politely declined Shen Chongyang's invitation, saying that she wanted to buy some daily necessities and bedding... According to her, all the bedding she used during the years in the countryside was thrown away at the educated youth site, as a farewell to the past.

There was nothing wrong with what she said. In fact, she put the bedding in the space... and she did go buy some daily necessities, and then went back to decorate the rooms... After walking through five rooms, they were as clean as when they were just handed over, and the pots and stoves looked as if they had never been burned.

When she had rented a house in the Wu family courtyard before, she would light a fire just to pretend to do something. But here, she didn’t even have to do the pretense... This temperature had no effect on her at all. Besides, she spent most of her time in this space.

After finishing decorating her five rooms, Ye Muxue called out the beautiful girl who was wandering in the mountains and sea, and asked her to cover the whole courtyard with illusion at night... Her method was very simple. After completing the transfer procedures, she asked Shen Chongyang for a photo of Mrs. Shen, and returned it after remembering it.

Next, she asked the beautiful girl to transform into Mrs. Shen's appearance through magic and visit each family. She estimated that they would soon collapse and move away.

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Ye Muhan hasn't been home for the whole day, and Ye Tang asked him to find Ye Muxue today... Where can he find someone?

It was winter, and he couldn't stand the cold any more. He ran to the train station and asked for a big bowl of tea to drink to keep warm. While drinking, he scolded Ye Muxue: "You little stinky girl, I don't believe you will never come back to this home. I will teach you a lesson when you come back..."

"Hey, Brother Han, who are you going to teach a lesson to?" A voice that deserves a beating sounded... You knew who it was without even looking.

"Yu Bin, I'm in a bad mood today, please don't make yourself uncomfortable." Ye Muhan sat there slumped with his back against the chair, saying with his eyes squinting.

"Can you please stop being so fussy about people? I'm not in a good mood, so I want to see if there's anything I can do to help you?"

Yu Bin was unhappy. No one wants to be treated coldly.

Ye Muhan rolled his eyes and sighed deliberately: "Eh! It's all because of my sister."

"Your sister? Tell me, what happened to our sister?" Yu Bin immediately became interested when he heard that it was related to Ye Muxue.

"What do you mean our sister? She's my sister!"

Although he intended to use Yu Bin, he still felt annoyed when he heard Yu Bin approaching him in such a forced way.

At this time Yu Bin ignored him and asked the two younger brothers behind him to gather people to find Ye Muxue... Although Ye Muhan was also a street urchin, he was only good at fighting, and no one wanted to mess with him when he got into trouble. But Yu Bin was different. This kid's family was rich and he was willing to spend money on his younger brothers, so he had a reputation among the street urchins for being generous and righteous, and there was always a group of younger brothers following him. It would be a lie for Ye Muhan to say that he was not envious. Seeing that Yu Bin really put in the effort to help, he couldn't help but think about it.

After Ye Muxue packed up the house, she went to the neighborhood committee... It didn't mean that she would be settled wherever she lived. According to the policy for educated youth to return to the city, she had to go back to where she left from.

When she pushed open the door of the residents' committee, a young man behind a table in front of her looked up at her with a feeling of surprise.

"Comrade, who are you looking for?" The young man stood up enthusiastically.

There's no need to be so formal... Ye Muxue's lips curled up slightly: "Comrade, is Secretary Hao here?"

"exist."

The young man had just answered one word when a somewhat old voice came from behind another table: "You looking for me? What's the matter?"

Ye Muxue turned her head quickly and saw a woman in her 50s or 60s taking out a pair of reading glasses from a glasses box and putting them on... Seeing Ye Muxue's appearance, she was moved: "You... the old girl of the Ye family, Ye Muxue, right?"

"Yes."

A smile appeared on Ye Muxue's face: "It's been several years, and you still remember me."

"How could I not remember it!"

Secretary Hao couldn't help but sigh when thinking about those days: "You were the youngest educated youth I sent out. In the beginning, I either dreamed that you were frozen or that you were attacked by wild beasts. I called Kaoshantun every once in a while to check on you. I stopped calling you after I knew you had adapted to the place."

Ye Muxue did remember this incident. At first, other educated youth were jealous of her. Ye Muxue thought that every educated youth had this treatment. Later, she found out that it was unique to her. However, she did not have the ability to repay her at that time. Later... it was said that the old lady died of cancer.

Cultivators are not omnipotent, they are just a little stronger than ordinary people and live longer.

"Thank you, Secretary Hao. It was your phone calls that made me feel like I wasn't abandoned by everyone."

Ye Muxue spoke very seriously, but Secretary Hao didn't know how to continue.

"Girls change a lot when they grow up. They become more and more beautiful. This time you come back to visit your family, you are still..."

"I am returning home due to illness."

Ye Muxue said happily: "Today is to deal with the relationship."

As she spoke, she took out her documents for returning to the city... The old lady showed the efficiency of her youth, personally supervised the completion of the procedures, and then stamped the document.

"Take your household registration booklet and this piece of paper to the police station tomorrow to register your residence and that's it."

Secretary Hao showed a worried look on his face: "Ye Muxue, you are returning home due to illness. I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to find a job in the future."

"Let's take it one step at a time. I'm going to see a doctor first, there's no rush for anything else."

Ye Muxue put away the documents needed for settlement: "Secretary Hao, I will visit your home after I finish my work."