After the two of them finished their meal, Xia Ran drove Aunt Yang home. During the meal, she heard that Aunt Yang's daughter loved spicy food, so before they parted, she specially gave her a bottle of chili sauce.

Aunt Yang refused the gift several times, but seeing that Xia Ran really wanted to give it to her, she happily accepted it.

When he left, he said a few more words, "Whether you buy the house today or not, remember to let me know when it's over. At least let me know the outcome."

"Okay, no problem."

Xia Ran then went back to the street near the Chinese courtyard, parked the car aside, and planned to ask around and get some information.

I prepared a lot of candies, melon seeds and cigarettes in my bag and walked towards the old man and woman who were chatting on the roadside.

Xia Ran had just approached and hadn't had time to speak when an old lady looked over and asked, "Who are you from? Why haven't I seen you before? There's no one living in these two streets that I don't know."

"Hello, Auntie. I'm not from this street yet. I came here to ask if there is any large yard for sale near here?" Xia Ran said, and without any hesitation he took out a few handfuls of melon seeds and distributed some to everyone.

Another woman said, "Are you asking about the house? You're asking the right question. There's nothing we don't know about these streets."

"That's right. When it comes to news, no one is as well-informed as you, Aunt Liu." Another person interrupted.

"Yes, Aunt Liu is really good at collecting information."

"I agree. Regarding the farce at Old Qin's house a few days ago, Old Liu's information was the most accurate."

"How could it not be accurate? I've already entered someone's house to watch the fun."

"What do you know? I'm popular and have a high position, so I was dragged here to help them get justice."

"whispering sound……"

……

Xia Ran didn't say anything. The old men and women started chatting among themselves, cracking the melon seeds in their hands, and the melon seed shells flew everywhere.

Xia Ran waited until they finished talking, then said to Aunt Liu, "You know everything. That's amazing."

Aunt Liu puffed out her chest like her proud grandpa, but her words were particularly modest, "I'm not a know-it-all, I just seek truth from facts, and I'm careful to verify and repeatedly ensure the accuracy of the news."

Of course, you have to ignore her smug expression.

"You are particular, you are this." Xia Ran gave a thumbs up and praised sincerely.

The other party glanced at Xia Ran, as if to say, you have good taste, and you are still a good judge. "Of course, tell me, which street do you want to ask about the house? There is nothing I don't know about the streets around here."

Xia Ran pointed at the street and said, "The ones on the two streets nearby are both fine."

"Oh, there are actually a few houses for sale on these two streets. Old Qu's, Old Wu's, Old Li's, and Old Tong's. You want to know how big the house is, right?"

"As for the Qu family, I know they are selling. I heard that the youngest son was set up by someone and owed a lot of debts, so they had to sell. Then why are the Li family selling their house? Why haven't I heard about it? Aren't they living well?" A person next to him interrupted.

"Hey, this is not a secret, but not many people know about it. His eldest grandson and his grandson's wife wanted to go abroad, thinking that the moon is rounder in foreign countries, but the other brothers in the family disagreed, so they started a quarrel. The main reason was that the other sons thought that Old Li was too biased. Old Li was almost vomiting blood at the time. It was all about money. Is it so easy to go abroad?"

"How was it finally resolved?"

Aunt Liu said, "How else can we solve it? After much discussion, we decided to just split up the family, sell the main house, and divide the money among the families. Old Li is indeed partial. The eldest grandson and the youngest son are the lifeblood of the old man and his wife. It's true. Old Li has subsidized the eldest grandson privately. Now they are making a fuss about going abroad, saying that there is money everywhere outside, and when they make a lot of money, they will definitely honor Old Li well. This made Old Li so happy that he almost turned his mouth up.

If you ask me, it's mainly because he didn't marry the right grandson's wife. She's a troublemaker. She has one idea today and another idea tomorrow. Since he started dating this girl, his grandson has taken a lot of things from him. The other families are definitely not going to accept this. The resources and things that should be divided equally among the families have all been given to the grandson. The other families are going to make a fuss about what to share. If you ask me, it would be strange if those families could feel balanced."

"Old man Li is confused and not sober."

"Who says it isn't?"

Xia Ran had almost heard everything. "Which street is their house on? Is it a small villa? How much is it? Is it expensive?" She didn't know if the house they were talking about was one of the ones she had seen.

Someone pointed, "It's the fourth house on that street. You want a small house, but that's not it. Theirs is just an ordinary courtyard house. As for the price, I really don't know. Aunt Liu, you should know, right?"

Aunt Liu: "Yes, that yard is over 400 square meters in total, and the asking price is 20. I think that's a high enough price. I think it will be hard to sell."

"Wow, you are so bold. The price is really high. How is the decoration and maintenance inside?" Xia Ran asked. She had never seen the house they were talking about.

"Renovation and maintenance? It's OK, not bad. It was destroyed before, but I rebuilt it myself."

Xia Ran changed the way she asked the question and asked the one that concerned her the most, "Among the courtyards you just mentioned, which one is the best decorated and maintained?" She was afraid that these people would go off topic again.

Aunt Liu thought for a moment and said, "Old Wu's is the best. It's big, more than 600 square meters, and it has two courtyards, so it's easy to maintain."

Hey, we are finally getting to the point. It is consistent with the information about the courtyard that Xia Ran has seen, and he instantly became interested.

"They live well, why are they selling it? I said I haven't run into anyone from their family recently." Before Xia Ran could ask, an old man interrupted.

Xia Ran immediately pricked up her ears.

"Old Wu's brothers who were overseas came to visit him. It is said that they are doing well now. Old Wu took his son abroad for medical treatment. He dealt with all other family properties and left this yard to his daughter. His daughter is now selling it."

"Well, it wasn't easy for Old Wu either. He suffered a lot because of his overseas connections. He was the only one of his three sons who survived, and his health is so poor..."

"When did they leave? How come I didn't know?"

"Not long after, he left quietly. This place was a sad place for Old Wu. It just so happened that his brothers found him with their overseas Chinese identities and repeatedly suggested that they go abroad to reunite, so he agreed."

"I remember his daughter worked in the court, right?"

"Yes. Speaking of which, why didn't his daughter go abroad with him? I heard that the salary in foreign countries is very high."

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