Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

Yan Bugui asked with a smile: "Old lady, our family finally has four college students!"

"Look how happy you are! You're laughing so hard that you can't even see your eyes." Auntie No. 3 made a joke and then said, "You stay home and look after the kids. I'm going to call Jie Di and Jie Fang and buy some food. Let's have a good celebration at home tonight."

Yan Bugui urged, "Old lady, don't save money! Buy the best ones! Buy more of what the children like to eat!"

"I know!" Auntie replied, went to the kitchen to get the basket she usually used to buy vegetables and went out.

"Hey?! Auntie, why are you so happy today?!" The neighbors asked curiously when they saw the happy Auntie.

The third aunt replied, "My Jie Kuang and his wife and Jie Di and their husband both got admitted to university."

"What?!" The neighbors were all surprised when they heard what the third aunt said.

"Uncle San has always said that the Yan family is a family of scholars. I used to think he was just joking. I didn't expect it to be true."

"This is incredible! The Yan family is going to be prosperous now."

Listening to the neighbors' discussions behind her, the third aunt was so happy that her steps became lighter.

Just when the three aunts went to the public telephone booth to call Yan Jie Di and Yan Jie Fang, Yan Jie Kuang appeared in Shajing Hutong on the tricycle issued by the factory. He stopped in front of a ginkgo tree. After getting off the tricycle, Yan Jie Kuang walked up to the two old men who were chatting and said, "Hello, uncle! I want to ask you something." Then Yan Jie Kuang took out a cigarette box, took out two cigarettes and handed them over.

The two old men took the cigarettes and looked at them. One of them put the cigarette Yan Jiekuang gave him to his ear and asked, "Young man, what do you want to know?!"

Yan Jiekuang said: "My colleague said that there is a family named Tong here who wants to sell their house. So I came here to ask around."

"Old brother, this kid is here to see you." The old man who just asked the question looked at the old man next to him and said.

Old Man Tong looked at Yan Jiekuang and asked, "Young man, do you really want to buy a house?!"

Yan Jiekuang nodded heavily and said, "If I didn't want to buy a house, I wouldn't come here to inquire."

Old Man Tong stood up, put away his stool, and said, "Since you want to buy a house, I'll show you around first. If you're satisfied, we can talk about the price."

"Okay!" Yan Jiekuang pushed the tricycle to the side, locked it, and immediately followed the old man towards the gate not far away.

When he reached the gate of Yard No. 15, Old Man Tong took out his key, unlocked the door, opened it, and said, "Come in with me!"

"Hey!" Yan Jiekuang responded and followed Old Man Tong in.

After entering the gate, Old Man Tong said, "Although my yard only has two entrances, it is not small. There are almost twenty rooms of all sizes."

Yan Jiekuang took a quick look around the entire courtyard and asked, "Grandpa, do you live here alone?!"

Old Man Tong smiled bitterly and said, "I was blessed by my ancestors. When the wind started, I was tricked and sent to the northwest. Except for me, none of my family survived. Now I am the only one left. It is useless for me to keep such a big yard. I want to sell it and take the money to go to the northeast to live with my cousin."

Yan Jiekuang asked: "Uncle, how much do you want to pay for this house?!"

Old Man Tong stretched out his hand and said, "Five thousand."

Yan Jiekuang thought about it and nodded, "No problem!" Then he asked, "When are we going to complete the formalities?!"

Old Man Tong didn't expect Yan Jiekuang to be so straightforward. He smiled and said, "Anytime."

Yan Jiekuang quickly took out two stacks of big unity from his bag and said, "Uncle, this is a deposit of two thousand. Please count it first. If there is no problem, we will go to handle the formalities. After the formalities are completed, I will give you the remaining money."

Old man Tong smiled and said, "You're a straightforward boy!" Then Old man Tong took the money, counted it twice in front of Yan Jiekuang, and after making sure there was no problem, he said, "Wait a minute, boy. I'll go get the things and we'll go and handle the formalities." After that, Old man Tong walked towards the east wing.

After about five or six minutes, Old Man Tong came out and said, "Young man, let's go!"

"Hey!" Yan Jiekuang responded and followed Old Man Tong out the door.

Yan Jiekuang pushed the tricycle in front of Old Man Tong and said, "Uncle, get on board! Please guide the way from above."

Old Man Tong nodded and got on the tricycle. After Old Man Tong sat firmly, Yan Jiekuang got on the tricycle and pedaled out of the alley according to the road pointed by Old Man Tong. Not long after, Yan Jiekuang and Old Man Tong arrived at the Housing Management Office.

After entering the Housing Management Office, Old Man Tong walked to a desk with a familiar look, knocked on the table, and said, "Xiao Liuzi, help me with the formalities." After that, Old Man Tong handed over his house deed and land deed. Yan Jiekuang followed and handed over his household registration book.

Xiao Liuzi picked up Yan Jiekuang's household registration booklet, opened it and saw three great unity notes inside. His eyes lit up, he closed the household registration booklet, took Old Man Tong's house deed and land deed, and said, "You wait here for a while." After that, Xiao Liuzi went to the office next door.

About a quarter of an hour later, Xiao Liuzi came back. He handed the new house deed and land deed along with the household registration booklet to the table and said, "It's done. You can leave now."

"Thank you!" Yan Jiekuang picked up the household registration book, house deed and land deed and looked at them carefully. After making sure there were no problems, he put the things into his bag and followed Old Man Tong out of the Housing Management Office.

After sending Old Man Tong back to the courtyard of Shajing Hutong, Yan Jiekuang took out three stacks of Great Unity from his bag, handed them to Old Man Tong, and said, "Uncle, please count them."

Old Tong took the money and said, "You are a straightforward person, I trust you! I won't count the money. Young man, I think you are a good person, I will leave all the things in this room to you. Please wait for me for a while. After I pack my things, please take me to the train station."

"Okay! You pack your things! I'll wait for you here." After saying that, Yan Jiekuang watched Old Man Tong go to the east wing, and then began to carefully tour the two-story courtyard.

There was nothing special about the back house and the gatehouse in the front yard, but the furniture in the west wing in the back yard was all made of mahogany. Although it looked a little old, the quality was good. Just find a carpenter to do some simple repairs and it could continue to be used.

After visiting the west wing, Yan Jiekuang went to the backyard and walked around the main house. Seeing that the main house was not decorated, Yan Jiekuang suddenly realized that this courtyard was not simple.

About half an hour later, Old Man Tong came out of the east wing with a shoulder bag, a quilt roll in one hand and a suitcase in the other. Yan Jiekuang immediately went to meet him. Old Man Tong put the suitcase on the ground, took out the key and handed it to Yan Jiekuang, saying, "Young man, these are all the keys to this yard. I'm giving them to you now."

"Hey!" Yan Jiekuang took the key, took the bedding roll from Old Man Tong, and walked out. Old Man Tong looked at the house behind him with great nostalgia, picked up the suitcase and walked out.

When Old Man Tong arrived at the gate of the courtyard, Yan Jiekuang and the tricycle were already waiting at the gate. After Old Man Tong got on the tricycle and sat firmly, Yan Jiekuang locked the gate, then rode the tricycle and took Old Man Tong away from Shajing Hutong.