1959Siheyuan, a Turnaround

As soon as Director Wang described the situation in the west wing in vivid detail, Li Weiguo's interest was instantly aroused.

Li Dajiang and Li Dahe also looked at Li Weiguo at the same time, and saw strong interest in his eyes.

"Auntie Wang, please take us to see it." Li Weiguo said impatiently.

Director Wang nodded, picked up the slightly old key, and walked towards the west wing with Li Dajiang, Li Dahe, Section Chief Liu and Li Weiguo.

Although the west wing is closely adjacent to Courtyard No. 95, its entrance is located in the alley next to the courtyard.

Li Weiguo was very satisfied with this. If his grandparents lived here, they would not have to come into contact with those beasts and it would save a lot of trouble.

Director Wang opened the rusty lock on the door and gently pushed the shabby wooden door. With a "creaky" sound, it seemed as if a piece of dusty history was opened.

As soon as everyone stepped into the courtyard, the scene before them made them frown.

The weeds were overgrown, almost taller than the calves, and swayed wildly in the wind, as if mocking the barrenness of the years.

The house is dilapidated, with the lime on the walls peeling off, revealing the bricks and stones inside. It is like an old man on his last legs, having lost his former glory.

But Li Weiguo's eyes lit up. He took steady steps, one meter at a time, carefully measuring the length and width of the yard.

He approached the main room and checked out what was inside, and saw that it was spacious enough to accommodate a whole family.

The corners of his mouth curled up. These rooms are nice.

He looked at the two side rooms again and found that they were about the same size as his current home, so he was even more satisfied with the place.

In the middle of the yard, a dry well stands quietly, as if telling a story from the past.

Li Weiguo looked around and was secretly delighted. The area of ​​this yard was indeed quite large.

The scale of the house is not much different from that of Shazhu's house in Siheyuan No. 95, and it is independent and quiet.

A courtyard house of this size may be dilapidated today, but it may have unlimited possibilities in the future.

His thoughts couldn't help but drift back to his previous life. In this area of ​​the Siheyuan in Sijiu City, every inch of land is worth a lot of money, and some of them cannot even be bought with money.

If he could own such a courtyard house, he would wake up smiling in his dreams.

If he bought this courtyard house now and waited until the reform and opening up, his Li family would take off immediately. He couldn't help but feel excited.

At this time, Director Wang spoke.

"Da Jiang, do you think this small courtyard is okay? This is the west wing of the former No. 95 courtyard. It has been in disrepair for many years and the houses inside are really too shabby.

But if you clean it up properly, it will be no problem for a family to live in it.

It has three main rooms and an ear room on each side.

This small cross courtyard used to be connected to the quadrangle, but later the small connecting door was blocked, so many people don’t know there is a cross courtyard here.”

While introducing, Director Wang paid attention to what Li Dajiang and others meant.

Li Dahe and Li Dajiang did not respond, but walked to the front of the three main rooms and looked at them carefully.

The doors and windows of the three main rooms had long been dilapidated, and the window papers trembled in the wind, as if they would fall off at any time.

The tiles on the roof were incomplete, and the sunlight shone into the house through the gaps, creating mottled light and shadows.

The room was filled with a damp, musty smell, and the lime on the walls had peeled off, revealing the mottled bricks and stones inside.

The side rooms on the left and right were in even worse condition, looking shaky and ready to collapse as if a gust of wind could blow them down.

There were a few broken spider webs hanging on the beams, and thick dust and debris piled up in the corners.

Li Dajiang frowned and said, "It's a big place, but it's in a very dilapidated state. Director Wang, if we clean up this small courtyard, it's not an exaggeration to say that we can rebuild the house."

Director Wang smiled and said, "To be honest, if this place wasn't too shabby, it wouldn't have survived until now. But here we can live together as a family, and it's quiet, isn't it?"

Li Dahe looked at the small courtyard, sometimes frowning, sometimes muttering to himself.

Finally, he turned to look at Li Dajiang and whispered, "Brother, I think this place is good. Although it looks run-down now, if we clean it up, our family will have a stable place to live in the future."

Li Dajiang frowned, feeling a little hesitant: "This will take a lot of effort and money to clean up."

At this time, Li Weiguo came over and continued, "Dad, we can't just look at the present. This yard is a little broken, but we have hands and feet, so we can take our time.

Moreover, Director Wang from the Subdistrict Office is willing to help, which is a rare opportunity.

Besides, Uncle Er can still get a share of the house, so let's buy this cross-yard first, and we'll have a way out in the future."

Li Dajiang listened to his brother's words and gradually came up with an idea in his mind.

"Director Wang, Chief Liu, we two brothers have discussed it and we want this cross-yard. But can the price be cheaper? As you can see, it is not easy to clean up here."

Li Dajiang mustered up the courage to speak.

Director Wang looked embarrassed and said, "Da Jiang, I have already given you the lowest price. Although this is an abandoned yard, it is still the property of the street office. Eight hundred yuan, it really can't be any less."

Li Dajiang gritted his teeth and said, "Director Wang, please be flexible because our family is in such a difficult situation. We brothers will definitely remember your kindness."

Section Chief Liu chimed in, "Director, the Li family is really having a hard time. How about we think of another solution?"

Director Wang thought for a moment and said, "How about this, 700 yuan, no less. This is the biggest concession I can make."

Li Dajiang and Li Weiguo looked at each other with a hint of joy in their eyes: "Thank you very much, Director Wang!"

"However, you have to clean up this house by yourselves," Director Wang reminded.

Finally, the price for the west wing was agreed upon, and the Li family received the deal for 700 yuan.

Li Weiguo was secretly delighted. Not to mention 700 yuan, even 7000 yuan would be suitable!

His family really got a great bargain this time!

Director Wang looked at everyone and said slowly, "The west wing can only be donated now, but don't worry, the title deed will eventually be in the name of the individual."

After hearing this, Li Weiguo smiled and asked, "Aunt Wang, we bought this west wing ourselves. It can't be considered as the house that Second Uncle got, right?"

Director Wang laughed when he heard this and said, "I knew you would ask this question.

Don’t worry, don’t you have a few back houses in your courtyard?

When the time comes, let your second uncle live there first.

When this room is ready, you won’t continue to live in the back room. The air circulation there is not good, and no one wants to live there for a long time.”

When Li Weiguo heard this, he felt relieved and quickly expressed his gratitude: "Auntie Wang, thank you so much for taking care of our family!"

In this way, Li Wei's family had an additional small courtyard house.

The house that Li Dahe's second uncle was assigned to when he went to work was two back-to-back rooms next to Li Wei's house.