Chapter 664: House Viewing
At three o'clock in the morning, the family finally walked out of the gate.
Qin Feng couldn't help but sigh happily: "I haven't slept so soundly for a long time."
There were nine people in the group, five big and four small.
Yin Le and Awang rode in a carriage with four children, while Qin Yao, his wife and Qin Feng each rode a horse. They seemed to be in a hurry but also a little leisurely, heading west towards the city slowly.
In Kyoto, the house rental and buying and selling market is very mature. There are people who specialize in this business. Some have become so big that they directly open shops and are responsible for connecting and negotiating between buyers and sellers.
The shop is well decorated, and no matter what kind of customers come to the door, the waiters will warmly welcome them. They rent out the cowsheds, sell in the house, and welcome everyone who comes.
Money can do good things, so Qin Yao didn't worry too much. She followed Qin Feng directly into the largest house rental and sales shop in the west of the city.
A big store has its advantages. After hearing Qin Yao's intention, he immediately gave her a stack of house sales drawings.
There is a floor plan specially commissioned by a painter to survey and map the house, indicating the address and area, as well as which private schools or famous shops it is similar to.
If a celebrity lives near your home, it will also be marked.
If you are illiterate, there are some guys who can help you look at the property. If you like it, you can directly take someone to see the property on site.
Once you feel satisfied, the buyer and seller will hold an appointment and the price will be agreed upon, and the procedures for selling the house can be completed on the spot.
This whole process is basically the same as that of later generations of housing agency companies.
There are even bank clerks squatting near the shop. Borrowing and withdrawing money can be done in one place, which is extremely efficient.
Of course, loan sharks will also come here to keep an eye on them, and many people who are eager to sell their houses will be deceived into using their houses as collateral to borrow large sums of money at usurious rates.
Qin Yao and Qin Feng were screening houses in the store, while Liu Ji and Ngawang Yinle took their four children and strolled outside to join in the fun.
Seeing a foreigner selling spices, Liu Ji immediately thought of hot pot.
And it’s the kind of hot pot that my wife has been talking about, which is fragrant and spicy. It’s used to cook meat, and it’s paired with a pot of wine. Not to mention how delicious it is!
Liu Ji swallowed secretly, stopped in front of the spice stall and asked someone to weigh some fennel, star anise, pepper and so on.
The foreigner had a foreign face, but he spoke fluent Mandarin. No one came to the door after shouting for a long time. He finally caught a guest, and while he was wrapping spices with his hands and feet, he was praising the beauty of the five father and son. .
Who doesn't like to hear good words? Liu Ji immediately looked up and saw that there were still useful goods on the stall, and said happily:
"Bring me another piece of this pitch-black dried fungus. I'll take it back and try it to see if it's as delicious as you say."
The stall owner beamed and praised even more enthusiastically.
"The total is four taels and eighty cents." The stall owner handed the wrapped spices to Liu Ji and said the total price with a smile.
Liu Ji took the things and patted Awang on the shoulder naturally, "Give him the money."
Awang: "I have no money."
Liu Ji said to him, "Okay, sir, I'll pay for it myself."
Reaching out to touch the money bag at his waist, he suddenly remembered that he had used all the money to treat someone to tea just to get some information.
Without changing his expression, he took out two taels of broken silver, signaled the stall owner to wait, threw the child to Yin Le and Awang, and strode into the broker's shop.
"Madam, I bought some spices. Let's cook spicy hot pot for dinner tonight, but we still have five taels of silver left."
Liu Ji took advantage of Qin Yao's opportunity to look at the drawings, covered her face with her hands and whispered in her ear.
Be confident.
Qin Yao didn't even raise her head, and lightly spit out one word from her mouth: "Get out."
Liu Ji: "Okay."
He who knows the current affairs is a handsome man!
Qin Feng watched Liu Ji leave the shop and walk towards the spice stall, and looked at Qin Yao doubtfully: "What's wrong?"
Qin Yao smiled slightly, "It's okay, they buy spices, and we have hot pot tonight, spicy."
It made her feel a little greedy. Liu Ji's hot pot base was very good, and it was no different from what she had eaten in a hot pot restaurant in her previous life.
Pointing to the two house drawings he had just selected, he said to the store clerk: "Just these two houses. Can I go see the house right now?"
The clerk took the picture and looked at it. There were two sets of small courtyards with three entrances, one in the Xiuxianfang and the other in Kuanzhengfang.
The former is adjacent to Zhengpingfang, where the Imperial College is located, and the latter is on the main street entering the city from Beidingmen, west of Zhengpingfang, and is only separated by one square.
Looking outside the shop, he saw five people, a father and his son, walking with four children on the street. The waiter already had something to worry about.
This family has many children, and the house they chose did not depend on the price but only on the location and layout. They seemed to be quite wealthy, so the only thing they cared about was the resources of the school.
"Madam, do you want a house that is close to several colleges and private schools and in a quiet location?" the clerk asked tentatively with a smile.
Seeing Qin Yao nodding, he praised her for her good taste and that the two houses she picked met her requirements.
But my friend recommends Kuanzhengfang more.
"Why?" Qin Yao asked.
The clerk said: "Firstly, the houses in Kuanzhengfang need to be updated. Secondly, the neighbors in Kuanzhengfang can get along better. Thirdly, there is a good private school in Kuanzhengfang, and the price should be more cost-effective."
Even if the guests are not short of money, who wouldn’t be happy if they could save a little money?
Qin Yao didn't mention the first and third items. This information was all written on the property map. She filtered it out precisely because of these two points.
But what does the second one mean?
The waiter didn't say it outright, he just led them over to take a look, and they would know after looking at it.
Liu Ji had already bought the spices, but he returned the black fungus because he didn't have enough money. He was still short of three coins. Dalang couldn't bear it, so he sighed and poked Erlang's arm.
Erlang glared at his father reluctantly and took out the remaining three coins.
Liu Ji said unhappily: "I'll find it for you later, you're so stingy!"
Erlang snorted and stopped glaring at him. After all, he was also greedy for the delicious hot pot meat.
The two houses Qin Yao chose were not far away. They were nearby. The family and the servants went to see the house in the cultivation workshop first.
Passing by the gate of the Imperial College, Liu Ji and the four children looked at it for a long time. This is the highest institution of learning in Shengguo.
There is no scholar in the world who doesn't yearn for it.
Walking north from the gate of the Imperial College, they arrived at their destination in a short while.
The neighbors all knew that the family was going to sell the house. Seeing someone coming to see it, many people curiously poked their heads out to check.
However, the way these people were dressed, they looked like either maids or servants, and none of the owners showed up.
Awang stayed outside to watch the carriage and the horses. Two servants came up to him to ask.
"Hey, what does your master do?"
"This is Dr. Cui's house. Is your master also working in the Imperial College?"
A woman in the distance shook her head, "I don't think so. Their accents sound like they are from other places."
"Did you see those little ones? They don't have servants to serve them. They don't look like young ladies or young masters. Can they afford this big house? Tsk tsk tsk~"