Siheyuan Back to the 1950s

When I returned to the courtyard, the gate was still not open, so I continued to climb over the wall as usual.

After returning home, he took out his bicycle, looked at his brother who was still sleeping, and went outside to start practicing martial arts.

He first stood still to warm up, and half an hour later he began to practice his moves. After six years of continuous practice, Sun Zhengguo's moves have reached the level of perfection, and he believes that it will not take long before he can reach the level of perfection and break through to the peak of Ming Jin.

The family had breakfast in the morning and the younger brother didn't ask, probably because he didn't notice. After breakfast, Sun Zhengguo pushed the stroller to school.

When passing by the black market, Sun Zhengguo deliberately stopped for a few minutes to take a look at the situation around the black market so that he could find a place to trade when the time comes.

Sun Zhengguo discovered that there were many houses and alleys near the black market. He probably chose this place deliberately by Tiger Master to facilitate his escape. He had to go to school now, so he could only find time to come and see if he could rent a house.

After a quick look, Sun Zhengguo rushed to school. The college entrance examination was about to begin and studying was quite intense during this period. If he was late, the teacher would criticize him regardless of his grades.

When he arrived at school, the classmates had already arrived and were all studying. Sun Zhengguo was the last one to arrive. He returned to his seat a little embarrassed, and his best friend Zheng Wenhua started to make fun of him again.

"Excuse me, Mr. Sun, how do you manage to come to school on time every day? With such an attitude, how did you get first place in the grade? What is your secret?"

Zheng Wenhua asked seriously.

"Comrade, please speak Chinese. We don't understand your way of speaking."

"Hahaha……."

Sun Zhengguo's words made Zheng Wenhua laugh. After a while of joking around, the math teacher came in and started the first class.

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"Ding ding ding..."

Accompanied by the ringing of a bell, the teacher at the podium announced the end of get out of class. This was the last class in the morning, so the students all rushed to the cafeteria.

Sun Zhengguo and Zheng Wenhua came to the cafeteria together. After eating, Zheng Wenhua went back to the classroom to study. Sun Zhengguo made the excuse that he had something to do at home and pushed the cart out of the school gate.

After a while, he arrived near the black market, ready to rent a house, and asked people about it, but after asking several people, no one knew.

Finally someone told him that there was a man named Ding Qizhen nearby who worked part-time as a real estate broker, and he could try to contact him.

So, Sun Zhengguo followed the address given by others and came to Ding Qizhen's house.

"Dong dong dong..."

"Is anyone home?"

Sun Zhengguo knocked on the door and asked.

"Who is it? Here I come."

The person in the house heard someone calling for him, so he walked over quickly and opened the door.

When the door opened and he saw the person coming, Sun Zhengguo almost burst out laughing.

The man was wearing a long gown, a melon-shaped hat, a pair of old-fashioned glasses on his face, and two vivid mustaches, looking exactly like a Qing Dynasty legal advisor.

Ding Qizhen saw the young man at the door looking at him and asked hurriedly.

"Who are you looking for?"

Sun Zhengguo came to his senses and then remembered that it was impolite to stare at others like that, so he hurriedly said.

"Uncle, I'm looking for Ding Qizhen. Does he live here?"

"That's me, what's the matter with you?"

Sun Zhengguo didn't expect that this old man was Ding Qizhen, and then he said.

"That's you! Okay, I'll just say it straight. I want to rent a house nearby. Someone recommended you to me. Do you have any news?"

Upon hearing that there was business, Ding Qizhen immediately became polite.

"Sir, please come in, let's talk."

The two men entered the house, Ding Qizhen served tea, and then found an account book and started flipping through it.

After a while, they found information about several houses, but Sun Zhengguo just shook his head after looking at them. These houses were either large slums or too small, and none of them were suitable.

Ding Qizhen didn't think it was suitable, so he simply stopped flipping and said.

"All the houses around here are here. There's only one that's suitable for you, but they only sell it and don't rent it out. And the price is not cheap."

After Ding Qizhen finished speaking, he picked up the teacup and used the tea lid to brush the tea leaves on the surface.

Sun Zhengguo saw that Old Deng was trying to chase him away!

Sun Zhengguo didn't want to buy a house at first, for fear of trouble when the wind blew, but then he thought it wouldn't matter if he bought one. At worst he could let his grandparents move in, and then no one would cause trouble.

Thinking of this, Sun Zhengguo picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said calmly.

"Tell me what this house is like. If the price is right, I'll buy it."

Ding Qizhen, who was playing with the cup lid, heard Sun Zhengguo's words, the cup in his hand trembled, his face immediately turned from cloudy to bright, and he said respectfully.

"Okay, sir, I'll tell you about it right away."

Through Ding Qizhen's description, Sun Zhengguo also had a certain understanding of the house.

The owners of the house are an elderly couple whose children are all in Hong Kong. Now the couple are preparing to move there as well, so they plan to sell the house.

This small courtyard house is located in Juhua Hutong. It has three main rooms, two side rooms, a kitchen and a toilet built later. The total area is 220 square meters. Because the house is too big, it has not been sold until now.

After understanding the situation of the house, Sun Zhengguo felt that the size of the house was just right. He would not be afraid even if he was caught in the future. After all, he had a big family with so many people, so having a few rooms would not be excessive, right?

Sun Zhengguo looked at his watch and saw that there was still more than an hour before class, so he should be able to make it in time, so he said to Ding Qizhen.

"Can I go take a look?"

"I'm afraid it's not possible now. We have to wait a few more days because the landlord and his wife went to Tianjin and won't be back for a few days."

After Ding Qizhen finished speaking, he looked at Sun Zhengguo nervously, fearing that Sun Zhengguo was unwilling to wait.

"Just take him outside the house and have a look. If I feel it's appropriate, I can wait for him to come back and take a look."

"Well! It's not far from here anyway."

After Ding Qizhen finished speaking, he pushed out his bicycle and led the way, while Sun Zhengguo followed behind.

Five minutes later, they arrived at the gate of an exquisite courtyard house. They walked around the courtyard. Sun Zhengguo felt very satisfied. The decoration in front of the gate was very beautiful and the entire outer wall tiles were very new. He just didn't know what the inside was like.

Sun Zhengguo looked around and saw that there was no one around. He took a step forward and lay down on the wall. This action scared Ding Qizhen and he almost shouted out. However, he felt relieved when he saw that Sun Zhengguo was just looking at the wall.

After looking around the courtyard, Sun Zhengguo was even more satisfied. The houses inside were also nice and well maintained. There were also pomegranate trees, grape racks, lotus leaf pots, etc. in the courtyard. In short, everything that other courtyards had, this one had.

After looking at Sun Zhengguo who jumped down and then at his expression, Ding Qizhen knew what was going on and said.

"Not bad, right? Let me tell you, this house is filled with antique furniture from the Ming and Qing dynasties. The calligraphy and paintings on the walls, the porcelain and bronze ornaments on the tables are all antiques."

"Okay, let's wait until the owner comes back and find me a larger empty house or warehouse. There's none nearby, so the farther the better!"

Even though Sun Zhengguo bought such a nice house, he was reluctant to use it as a warehouse, so he decided to rent another one.

Then the two talked about the issue of fees. If the rental was successful, Ding Qizhen would need to pay 5 yuan. If the purchase was successful, 1% to 3% of the total price would be required, depending on the transaction price.

After the two of them reached an agreement, they agreed to come back tomorrow. Sun Zhengguo saw that time was running out, so he rode his bike to the school.

Otherwise our classmates will laugh at us again!