mtl008 Chapter 102 Buying a Yard
Chapter 102 Buying a Yard
Tian Bonian's face was stiff with anxiety.
He knew the reasons why the Lu family had severed ties with the Tian family.
even...
He turned his face away guiltily.
Even when he learned that Tian Zhongqing was going to sell Tian Tian to the Cheng family for five taels of silver to bring good luck, he did not think of stopping him.
After all... a girl is supposed to get married anyway.
Five taels...that's not a small amount.
Her ability to help Zhicheng pass the imperial examination was also a contribution she made to the Tian family.
Today, when the yamen runners came looking for witnesses, he was careful and deliberately chose those who had disputes with the Lu family, as well as a few honest people.
However, despite all his calculations, he never expected Tian Zhicheng to defect.
Faced with Tian Tian's questioning, Tian Bonian's face flashed with embarrassment and guilt.
Tian Tian turned around without any hesitation...
"Tian Tian!" Tian Bonian called out to her.
"We're from the same village after all..."
"From now on, you..."
Tian Tian said, "We will move to the county in the future."
I believe Li Huaiyuan would be happy to help her handle this matter.
"Tian Tian, you are all surnamed Tian after all..." Tian Bonian continued to persuade, his forehead creased with worry.
Without hesitation, Tian Tian replied, "I am surnamed Tian, but I am no longer a member of the Tian clan in your Qingliu Village."
She turned around and followed Li Huaiyuan, ignoring Tian Bonian calling her from behind, without looking back again.
Li Huaiyuan was waiting for her outside. "You don't need to worry about what happens next. I will naturally find out the result of the investigation."
"Don't bother Madam Lu with this matter any further."
Tian Tian nodded and then said, "Lord Li, I would like to transfer our family's household registration to the county."
In Qingliu Village, apart from a few stoves and a small vegetable garden in front of their doors, they had nothing else to worry about.
Li Huaiyuan waved his hand casually, "That's easy."
“If you buy a courtyard house and get a property deed in the county, it can be processed immediately.”
Buying a yard? That's easy.
"Okay, then I'll go to the brokerage firm to check on the property right away."
"Hey, don't rush," Li Huaiyuan called out to her. "We still have important things to discuss."
When will the parking spot open?
Tian Tian: "It will be fine tomorrow."
"Then I will arrange for the yamen runners to clean the streets."
"Yes, sir, you can have someone check if there are any families in the county who are struggling financially, and offer them cleaning jobs. I'll pay them."
"Our streets are clean, which will leave a good impression on people from other places."
"In addition, the unique food that can only be found in Baishi County will attract even more people to come."
"Okay." Li Huaiyuan seemed to already see the prosperous scene of Baishi County... "I'll go and make the arrangements right away."
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Tian Tian went back to the teahouse and called out Tian Xiang and Tian Jinghe.
"Big sister..." She told Tian Xiang about Wang Yulan and others suing their family.
Tian Xiang's eyes widened. "How dare they?"
"For the money, of course," Tian Tian said.
For money, they take risks!
"Don't tell Mother about this." Tian Tian held Tian Jinghe's hand. "Jinghe, you're not allowed to tell either."
Tian Jinghe nodded. "Jinghe won't say."
"Big sister, Jinghe, I called you out because I wanted to go look at the house together."
"Lord Li said that as long as we have our own house in the county, he can transfer our household registration to the county."
“In this way, we will have no connection with the Tian family in Qingliu Village.”
"What about Aunt Liu?" Tian Jinghe asked.
“Let’s buy a bigger yard so Aunt Liu and Daya can move in together.”
"As for changing household registration... if Aunt Liu is willing, she can change it as well."
The three siblings arrived at the brokerage firm, where the manager was very welcoming.
"Eldest Miss, Second Miss, Young Master." In the county nowadays, the most powerful shopkeeper is none other than the second daughter of the Tian family; all the shopkeepers in the county know her.
Moreover, Tian Tian had visited the dental clinic many times.
The brokerage firm owner revered her as the Goddess of Wealth.
"What would you like to buy today? Just tell me, Second Miss."
“We want to buy a courtyard house,” Tian Tian explained her purpose and her requirements for the house, “as large as possible, and it would be even better if there were several smaller courtyards.”
The eldest sister has two children, and it would be best if she had a separate yard.
And she... has a secret, and it would be best if she also had a separate courtyard.
Tian Jinghe is a young man, and he can't stay in the same courtyard as Lu Tao forever.
Aunt Liu and Daya are also included.
Daya is already twelve years old and will soon be getting married. If she brings her husband home in the future, he will need a separate courtyard.
"If there really isn't a small courtyard, that's fine too."
They can isolate themselves.
The brokerage manager was flipping through the register...
"A big courtyard..." he muttered, "Yes!"
"What a coincidence."
"This courtyard was originally bought by a businessman from out of town, but he sold it because he was short of cash."
"Right next to the county school..."
Next to the county school?
Tian Tian glanced at Tian Jinghe. Being next to the county school would be perfect for Jinghe.
"Let's go take a look."
The courtyard next to the county school is quite large.
The courtyard wall is bluish-gray, somewhat mottled, but very thick and heavy.
The main gate is a three-panel structure with vermilion doors and copper nails inlaid on them, and the lintel is empty.
Two lifelike and majestic stone lions stand in front of the gate.
"This is a courtyard with four sections."
Pushing open the door leads to the first courtyard, where a screen wall comes into view. To the left, there is a row of rear-facing rooms, and to the right, a hanging flower gate.
Entering through the hanging flower gate leads to the second courtyard, which is the inner courtyard.
The courtyard was paved with bluestone bricks, and because no one had lived there for a long time, it was overgrown with weeds.
The main house was spacious, but it was almost empty, with hardly any furniture inside.
"The merchant bought it and then left it idle," the broker explained. "We'll have someone clean it up and put some furniture in it..."
The main house has east and west side rooms on both sides, and there are also east and west wing rooms on both sides of the courtyard.
The three courtyards are connected by a garden and a pond in the middle.
There are two small courtyards on either side, each containing a two-story building.
The last courtyard is the backyard, where the kitchen, storeroom, and servants' quarters are located.
In the center of the courtyard was a spacious open space, the ground covered with compacted soil, with several large water vats placed there, and firewood piled up next to them.
"Big sister, what do you think?"
Tian Xiang stared wide-eyed.
When she married into the Chu family from Qingliu Village, she thought the Chu family's courtyard was too nice and too big!
Compared to this courtyard, the Chu family's courtyard... is at most a two-courtyard house.
"It's...it's fine," Tian Xiang said, her voice a little hoarse.
"Jinghe, what do you think?" Tian Tian asked Tian Jinghe again.
Tian Jinghe nodded shyly, "Okay."
Tian Tian clicked her tongue, "It is quite big, but there are too few yards."
"After you buy it, the second young lady can renovate it according to her own ideas," the brokerage manager suggested.
Tian Tian thought about it and agreed.
Having finally bought such a large yard, of course I want to renovate it according to my own ideas.
Anyway, her main goal was to transfer her household registration to the county.
They already have a place to live, so they're not in a hurry to move in.
"Shopkeeper, how much is this courtyard?"