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Chapter 77 Brothers of Yishe (2)

It was evening, almost time to get off duty.

Ma Renyu finally showed up at the Nei Dian Zhi's military camp, carrying his parents, wife, and children in a donkey cart.

This time when he went back to pick up his relatives in Tokyo, Ma Renyu brought his parents, wife and son with him.

As for the real estate and land in his hometown of Xiajin, they were all left to his brother's family of four.

Li Yi took the initiative to come out and greeted them one by one: "Uncle, aunt, sister-in-law, and Chengrui, too."

"You arrived in Tokyo yesterday, but I happened to be away on business, so I didn't have time to welcome you."

Father Ma said quickly, "Brother Yi is very promising now. He has important things to do, and he can't be delayed by the trivial matters of our family."

"And thanks to Brother Yi, he has taken care of Brother Yu in Tokyo these past few years, allowing him to benefit greatly. Our family doesn't know how to express our gratitude for this kindness."

"Uncle, what you said is not true. Brother Yu and I are as close as brothers, and you are also my elders and relatives. It's awkward for a family to say this."

"Yu'er's current achievements are all due to his own hard work. It has nothing to do with me."

As he spoke, Li Yi smiled and picked up Ma Renyu's son Ma Chengrui.

The little guy is five years old this year. He is chubby and very cute. He was well-behaved and sensible and called "Uncle".

Li Yi pinched Ma Chengrui's face and said jokingly, "Chengrui, you must study hard. Don't be like your father, who can only make a living by fighting in the battlefield."

"Work hard, and if you can become a prime minister in the future, even your father will have to bow to you."

"Yes, I will be obedient and study. My grandfather said that my father was disobedient and he doesn't want me to be like him."

Ma Chengrui nodded his head vigorously, as if he understood.

The innocent words of the child immediately made Li Yi laugh.

"Brother Yu, how are the houses? Have you found one you like?"

When Ma Renyu heard Li Yi ask this, his face fell and he stammered, unable to say anything.

Seeing this, Li Yi immediately understood that this guy must have encountered difficulties, and it is very likely that he did not have enough money.

Li Yi returned Ma Chengrui to his mother, and then pulled Ma Renyu aside.

He whispered, "What's going on?"

Ma Renyu hesitated for a moment before he said with a worried look on his face, "I've found a house. It's in Chongxinfang, the inner city, not far from Suzaku Gate. It's a small house with a front and back yard. It's not very big, but it's big enough for a dozen people."

Li Yi asked, "Did you buy it?"

"No."

"What? The owner won't sell it?"

"It's not that I don't want to sell it, but the price is a bit high, a full one thousand coins."

"A thousand strings?"

Li Yi couldn't help but be a little surprised. From what Ma Renyu said just now, he knew that he was only interested in a house with one entrance, which should not be too big.

You still want another thousand strings of cash?

You have to know that it is still the end of the Five Dynasties, and the economic prosperity is far less than that of the Song Dynasty. The purchasing power of copper coins during this period is still strong.

One thousand strings of copper coins is an astronomical figure for ordinary people.

Li Yi pondered and said, "It's certainly not cheap, but the inner city is already very expensive, and it's an independent house. It's reasonable to ask for this much for the house and the property."

He thought again of his house in Zhengyangfang, which was a large property with three courtyards in front and back, and was located in a relatively good area in the middle of the inner city.

The house that Ma Renyu looked at was close to Zhuque Gate. It was not in a very good location in the inner city, but it cost a thousand strings of cash.

Then wouldn’t that house of mine be worth nearly ten thousand taels of gold?
At this time, Ma Renyu said, "I asked several real estate agents, and the house I'm interested in today is the cheapest among the houses for sale in the inner city." "The owner of this house is said to be a retired Zuo Silang. He is preparing to return to his hometown in Caizhou to spend his remaining years. He is in a hurry to sell the house, and he got a lot cheaper. Otherwise, it would cost at least 1,200 strings of cash."

"So there's no room for price reduction." Li Yi frowned slightly. "Brother Yu, how much spare money do you have now? How much do you need?"

Ma Renyu scratched his head upon hearing this, and said somewhat embarrassedly, "There are probably only about five or six hundred strings of cash left..."

"what?"

Li Yi was stunned and asked in surprise, "In the past two or three months, you have received at least eight or nine hundred strings of cash in various rewards and salaries. Where did the money go?"

"The flowers have fallen..."

"It's only been half a month since you came back. How could you possibly spend three or four hundred strings of cash?"

Li Yi couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

In fact, after he came back, he spent much more money than Ma Renyu, but it was all used to do serious things.

But this guy hasn't accomplished anything important and has almost spent half of his money. Isn't he really like the warriors of the Five Dynasties who lived a life of drunkenness and dreams?

"Forget it. Let's go back and see how much money I have left. I'll make up for what you're short of."

Ma Renyu immediately shook his head and said, "How can I let you, Brother Yi, pay for it..."

Before he could finish, Li Yi interrupted him and said, "Don't talk nonsense, just think of it as me lending it to you!"

He added, "Brothers, let's not say such awkward things. You wanted to bring your parents, wife, and children here to enjoy a good life, but now you don't even have a place to stay. How can you do that?"

In fact, Li Yi didn't mind that Ma Renyu and his family lived in his house.

There is no problem in having a few more people living in such a big house.

But Li Yi also knew in his heart that after all these years together, although Ma Renyu seemed carefree, he also had his own self-esteem.

On ordinary days, Li Yi could scold him and insult him, which was a sign of intimacy between brothers. If it were someone else, Li Yi would only be polite on the surface.

Ma Renyu naturally didn't take this to heart.

But in front of his parents, wife and children, with Ma Renyu's current status and position, he has long been the pillar of the family.

He brought his family all the way to Tokyo to enjoy a good life, but he couldn't even afford to buy the house he liked.

One can imagine how Ma Renyu felt.

This is probably why he was eager to buy a property as soon as his parents, wife and children arrived in Tokyo.

Which man doesn't want to show his abilities in front of his family?

Hearing Li Yi's words, Ma Renyu sighed, and then said solemnly:

"Brother Yi is right. We have been as close as brothers since we were young. You will never forget me if anything good happens. What I said just now was unreasonable. Brother Yi, don't take it to heart."

Li Yi shook his head and said, "Don't be so nagging. I'll help you now, but if I need anything in the future, won't you help me?"

Ma Renyu replied, "That's all you need to do, Brother Yi. No matter what you want to do, I'll be the first one to rush in!"

"Haha, that's right!" Li Yi patted his shoulder. "Maybe one day I'll be so poor that I have nothing to wear, and I'll need you, Yu'er, to borrow some clothes for me."

To Li Yi, this sounded like a joke.

Although Ma Renyu didn't understand why, he didn't waste any words. He patted his chest and said, "What kind of clothes can't you wear, Brother Yi? If someone doesn't let you wear them, I will definitely grab them for you!"

This guy can say all kinds of nonsense.

But Li Yi loves to listen to it!
Although it is too early to talk about some things now, it is not illegal to think about them privately and feel happy about them.

(End of this chapter)