Mixed in 1980

Chapter 94: A House That Stinks Better Than Shit

Chen Min glared at her husband and teased, "You should learn from my brother."

"..."

Zhang Yunze was stunned. Who did I offend?

I always listen to my wife, isn't that enough? If I really want to be like your brother, I have to have this condition.

After living here for a long time, he finally realized that his brother-in-law is a man who dotes on his wife.

"I don't agree with buying a house. How many houses do we have? Not to mention the new yard, there are four houses here. Who has so many houses?"

Seeing the girl's angry look, Chen Fan found it amusing and sat down with his arm around her.

"Wife, you've been to Hong Kong, too. In the future, our capital will definitely be more developed than Hong Kong. What do you think it will become?"

"There are tall buildings everywhere, that's for sure. What should we do with these old houses now? Don't we have to tear them down and rebuild? If they really have to be demolished, won't we have to pay for several of our buildings?"

Xu Jinqiu was stunned when he heard this.

Building new buildings and demolishing old houses, it seems to be true: "Are you so sure that Beijing will be like Hong Kong in the future?"

Chen Fan kissed her on the cheek and said, "It's not like Hong Kong. The city construction will definitely be better than Hong Kong in the future. After all, it has been reformed and the economy is developing very fast."

Xu Jinqiu frowned slightly, still hesitating.

Chen Fan continued, "Another thing is that the money is useless if you keep it in your hands. You can just put it in the bank and earn interest."

"Calculate the prices in Hong Kong. What can we do with that little money? When our economy develops and all kinds of bills are cancelled, prices will definitely rise. Money will then depreciate. It's better to invest in a house."

Xu Jinqiu thought about it and agreed.

What Chen Fan said made sense, so he took the key to open the secret compartment and took out all the money. There wasn't much money left.

There is still more than 3200 yuan in cash.

When he returned from Hong Kong, he brought back 3.2 Hong Kong dollars in cash, of which 2 Hong Kong dollars were exchanged for foreign exchange certificates, leaving 1.2 Hong Kong dollars in cash.

She exchanged foreign exchange coupons and spent 2385 yuan on home appliances for her family, leaving 3615 yuan.

In addition, there is still 4 Hong Kong dollars left in the account after buying a house.

"3200 yuan in cash, 3615 yuan in foreign exchange certificates, 5.2 Hong Kong dollars. After the renovation, there won't be much money left. It shouldn't be enough to buy a house, right?"

After doing some calculation, Xu Jinqiu was happy.

Although I agreed to buy a house, I was still reluctant to do it in my heart. It was just right that I didn’t have enough money.

"Don't worry about the money. It will definitely be enough." Chen Fan rubbed Xu Jinqiu's head. How could he not understand what this girl was thinking?
If you want to buy a large courtyard house, the money is definitely not enough, but how can it not be enough to buy a small courtyard house?
Areas like Nanluoguxiang were where dignitaries lived in ancient times, and the courtyard houses that have been preserved are all relatively large in scale.

Even once you enter the courtyard, there are three main rooms, two ear rooms, three east and west wing rooms each, as well as a gatehouse and a back room, a total of four rooms.

Rich people live there.

How could ordinary people afford such a good house? Among the more than one thousand alleys in the old capital, many old courtyards have only one room in the east and west wing, and some don’t even have a back room.

In another twenty years, many of them will have been demolished.

In Xinming Hutong near Beijing Normal University, there are basically all these small courtyards. They were later demolished and turned into residential areas and resettlement houses.

A little further away, there is a very famous and romantically named Hutong called "Bai Hua Shen Chu". It was also called Huaju Hutong in the previous dynasty and was a place dedicated to growing flowers for the imperial palace.

But those who have been there know that there is nothing good about that place except its nice name.

"Then buy it. I can't control you anyway."

Xu Jinqiu complained, but she felt sweet in her heart. She couldn't help but kiss Chen Fan on the lips: "The house is bought over there. It's not convenient for you to go back and forth, right?"

"The two schools are only about six kilometers apart. You can take the bus back and forth. The university courses won't be too tight anyway." Chen Fan reached out and hugged his wife, and kissed her back.

"Chen Fan, stop making trouble."

Feeling the buttons on her chest loosen, Xu Jinqiu pushed the person away and said, "Xiaoyu will be in the backyard soon. There is no one in the house, so she must be running this way."

Chen Fan stopped at this point, and gently stroked his wife's neck with his fingertips, and breathed a breath of hot air into her ear: "Wife, come over again tonight?"

"Comrade Chen Fan, you reek of alcohol. You'd better sleep with your pillow hugged tonight." Xu Jinqiu rolled his eyes at him, then gathered the money and put it back into the secret box.

As for the night, I definitely won’t come.

This guy is the donkey of the production team. He drank a lot of white wine today, so he became a mad donkey. No one can afford to offend him.

Thinking of this, Xu Jinqiu felt sad.

My mother used to say that there is no land that can be plowed to death, only oxen that can be worked to death. Why does it not work for me? Could it be that the saying is the other way around, and women are the ones who are the ones who are the ones?
With a depressed sigh, Xu Jinqiu turned around and went out, leaving Chen Fan, who had just finished drinking, tossing and turning in bed, unable to fall asleep.

When Chen Fan woke up the next morning, he was full of resentment!

After finishing his morning exercises, without even having breakfast, Chen Fan went straight to Xinhua Bookstore and bought a set of teaching aids for primary school grades one to five.

The salesman did the same old thing, piling the books into a pile and tying them up with ropes. Chen Fan carried the pile and ran straight to his father-in-law's yard to give the books to Zeng Tuqiang, who burst into tears.

Zeng Hongwen didn't know whether to laugh or cry. The son-in-law of the old Xu family was really petty. However, his own naughty boy deserved it, and it was good that there was someone who could deal with him.

"If I can't handle my wife, how can I handle your kid?"

Seeing Zeng Tuqiang crying, Chen Fan felt relieved and said to Zeng Hongwen, "Uncle Zeng, Xiaoqiang looks smart. If he studies hard, he will definitely go to college."

"But his foundation for first and second grade is still a little weak. Among these supplementary teaching materials, there are first and second graders. There is more than a week left in the summer vacation, so he can consolidate it."

After saying that, Chen Fan turned and left.

Zeng Tuqiang cried even louder. He had finally finished his summer homework and could have a few days of fun, but now he could forget about it: "Sister Qiu'er married a devil!"

"Stop crying and go wash your face."

Zeng Hongwen didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Chen Fan really had this naughty boy under his control. In the past, he would have thrown away all the books. Although he cried now, he didn't mean to stop writing.

Zeng Tuqiang stopped crying and looked at his father aggrievedly.

Zeng Hongwen thought that he must not let Chen Fan down, so he put on a stern face and said, "Your brother Chen Fan is right. Finish writing all the first and second grade books and consolidate your foundation."

Zeng Tuqiang wiped his tears and hummed, thinking that this summer vacation was wasted.

"We, the common people, should be happy today..."

Chen Fan hummed a ballad and went home in a happy mood. He told Xu Jinqiu about it. His wife looked at him with a puzzled look on her face: "How funny! You are arguing with a child."

"That kid deserves to be punished."

Chen Fan laughed and walked out with his wife: "Let's go to the area near Beijing Normal University and see if there is a suitable house."

It was only about six kilometers from Nanluoguxiang, and the two of them were too lazy to squeeze into the bus, so they just called a tricycle and drove slowly.

The tricycle stopped at the east gate of Beijing Normal University. Opposite it was Xinjiekouwai Street. Chen Fan's target was also here. It was the closest to Beijing Normal University and there were also many courtyard houses.

The Xinjiekouwai Street at this time was far less lively than in later generations. There were many bungalows and small courtyards, and it had a more down-to-earth feel.

There are almost no cars on the streets. Children are playing in groups. Under the shade of the trees, there are either a group of aunts chatting about gossip or a group of uncles playing chess.

Xu Jinqiu pulled Chen Fan to a chess stall and stopped. Two old men were playing chess, and seven or eight old men next to them were pointing and arguing, looking like they were about to fight.

Chen Fan smiled bitterly, this is a girl who just likes to watch the show.

Not only does he like to eat melons, he is also very treacherous. He suddenly blurted out, "Uncle, you are right. The rook moves from 5 to 4, which is a good move."

When the old man heard this, he became excited.

The old man who was giving instructions next to him got angry and grabbed the chess piece, refusing to let him play like that. Neither of them gave in, and both had ferocious looks on their faces, as if they wanted to knock the other down with one punch.

"Just go ahead and make a scene."

Chen Fan pulled the girl and took a few steps back, fearing that the two old men might really start fighting and overturn the chessboard and throw it on her.

"Don't worry, there won't be a fight, that's how it is at all chess stalls." Xu Jinqiu raised the corners of her mouth and grabbed Chen Fan, fearing that he would leave as she hadn't seen enough of the excitement.

Chen Fan had no choice but to wait. After the old men finished playing a game of chess and the atmosphere quieted down, he took out a cigarette and gave one to each of them.

"Gentlemen, I have a question for you. Do you know anyone who wants to sell a house nearby?"

"Young man, you want to buy a house?"

The person who spoke was the old man who was playing chess just now. Xu Jinqiu had just "spoken up for justice", and the old man had a good impression of the young couple.

"Yes, I want to buy a yard."

"Young man, it's hopeless. There aren't enough houses to live in these days. How can you find a whole yard for sale? If you want to buy one or two, I can recommend some to you."

"It's okay, uncle. I'll ask around."

"You don't need to ask around in this area. We all know which family has problems. It's just one family. They need to sell their house because they are being transferred to Yangcheng for work." The old man reminded.

"Thank you, sir. I'll go ask around." Chen Fan thanked with a smile.

"Young man, don't be in such a hurry to leave. What Old Sun said is wrong. There is another family here who is also going to Yangcheng. They have a small courtyard."

The one who spoke was the old man who had just snatched the chess piece.

"Old Wang, please don't cheat young people. How can you buy that house? If anyone gets involved, it will stink worse than shit. Dogs will avoid it for three miles when they see it." Grandpa Sun cursed.

"Old Sun, you can't say that. The house is indeed nice. It has three main rooms, an east wing and a west wing. It's very bright." Uncle Wang said unconvinced.

"Young man, don't listen to Old Wang's nonsense. You can't touch that house. If you really do, you won't be able to live in peace after moving in. It's better to move to another place." Grandpa Sun advised.

"Uncle, can you tell me what's going on?" Chen Fan was confused. After listening for a long time, he still couldn't figure out what the two uncles were talking about.

PS: Three updates with 9,000 words, and more after midnight. Thank you for your support!!

(End of this chapter)