Reborn in the 1970s, Zhang Sanniu's new life

San Niu had no idea that her words had made Zhang Laosan and Wang Cuihua extremely happy!

Sigh, in the countryside, their thinking is still very traditional. Not having a son is a big deal. If a family doesn't have a son, it means they won't have a son to take care of them in their old age. So, Zhang Laosan and Wang Cuihua have been married for more than ten years and only have three daughters, no sons. Although they don't say it, they are very worried. In the future, when their three daughters get married and move out, they will be old and no one will be there to take care of them. Now, things are great. San Niu is willing to stay at home and take care of them in their old age. It's really a wonderful thing!

The next day, after having breakfast, San Niu and the others drove towards the Forbidden City!

Once they reached the street opposite the Forbidden City, San Niu and Zhang Laosan got out of the car, went into a restaurant, found the manager, and said, "Uncle, could you please tell us if there's a housing management office around here?"

The manager glanced at the father and daughter, San Niu, and said, "Judging from your accents, you're from out of town, aren't you? Are you asking about the housing management office because you want to buy a house?"

“Yes, we want to buy a house here, but we’re new here and don’t know this place well,” Zhang Laosan said.

"Oh dear, you've come to the right person! My older sister works at the housing management office; she's the director. The restaurant's not busy right now, so I'll take you there," the manager said, heading out.

"Thank you so much!" said Zhang Laosan.

"It's alright, we live here too. If you buy a house here in the future, we'll become neighbors," the manager said with a smile.

"Really? That's wonderful! We've just arrived, and we'll need your help from now on," said Zhang Laosan.

"You're welcome. We'll look out for each other in the future," the manager said with a smile.

San Niu said, "Uncle, is it far? If it is, we'll drive there. We drove here!"

"It's not far, only a five or six-minute walk. Let's walk!" the manager said.

San Niu quickly called Wang Dayong and the others to get out of the car. The group followed the restaurant manager to the housing management office!

On the way, Sanniu asked, "Uncle, have you heard of anyone buying a courtyard house on these streets?"

"You want to buy a courtyard house? There are quite a few people buying courtyard houses now. Let me tell you, in the last two years, those who were sent down to the countryside have all been rehabilitated. Many people are terrified and are planning to buy houses and go back to their hometowns. Oh, and many are also planning to go abroad. So now there are the most houses for sale, and the houses are not particularly expensive. Alas, it's all the fault of the Gang of Four. You don't know, back then, all the people living on these streets were powerful and influential, and many were high-ranking leaders who fought alongside Chairman Mao. They were all ruined by the Gang of Four, and even those who left behind descendants were all sent down to farms or the countryside to suffer," the manager said in a low voice.

"Uncle, it's all in the past now, things will get better," San Niu said!

"Sigh, let's hope so! We're just getting by anyway, there's nothing to be afraid of. It's just that my friends have all been badly hurt. Oh, by the way, my friend has two courtyard houses, they're really big and very well preserved. He's planning to sell them and move abroad. How about I take you to see them? It's not far, just a little ahead," the manager said.

“Okay, let’s go take a look first, then go to the housing management office,” San Niu said!

"Well, let's go this way. My friend lives alone, and he's suffered a lot at the farm over the years. His health isn't good anymore, so he wants to sell his house as soon as possible, the manager said!"

They soon arrived at a large courtyard. The manager went up and knocked on the door. After a while, someone opened the door.

"Hey, Brother Bin, what brings you here?" the landlord said.

"I've brought some people to see your house," the manager said.

"Oh, that's wonderful! Please come in, feel free to look around!" the landlord said with a smile.

San Niu and her friends went inside the house and walked around looking at it. It was a very large courtyard house, and the house was well maintained. They could move in directly without any renovations. San Niu looked around carefully and was very satisfied with the courtyard!

After everyone had finished looking at it, San Niu asked, "Uncle, how much are you planning to sell this courtyard for?"

"You've seen this house, and it's very well maintained. If I were to sell it, I could even sell you the furniture inside. Don't be fooled by the fact that the furniture looks old; it's all made of top-quality wood, including a few pieces of golden nanmu, and the rest are all high-quality mahogany. So, if I sell it all together, it'll cost 180,000 yuan, the landlord said!"

"How much? 180,000? That's too expensive!" Zhang Xiaojun exclaimed.

“Yes, those are all old, unwanted pieces of furniture, why are they so expensive?” Wang Cuihua said.

"No way, it's too expensive. Are you trying to fool us because we're from out of town? This dilapidated house, with some old furniture, and you're asking for 180,000 yuan right off the bat!" Wang Dayong said.

When the landlord saw that the group thought it was too expensive, he said anxiously, “I’m not kidding you. Don’t think that just because this furniture is old it’s worthless. This furniture will become more and more valuable over time. Sigh, my father spent more than 200,000 yuan just on the wood for this furniture. And that’s not even counting the money he spent hiring a craftsman to make it!”

"Uncle, as you said, that was a while ago. Now nobody wants this furniture. I really like this yard. Tell us your lowest price, and we'll hear it," San Niu said.

"Then, I'll give you five thousand less, you give me seventeen hundred and fifty thousand, the landlord says!"

“Sigh, Uncle, if I’m not mistaken, you’ve been trying to sell this house for two years and it still hasn’t sold! Even if you keep selling it at a low price for another two years, no one will buy it. Think about it, nowadays, powerful and influential people all want to sell their houses and emigrate, so there are a lot of houses for sale now, and they’re asking for very low prices,” San Niu said.

The landlord asked, "How much are you willing to pay?"

San Niu looked at the landlord. "The manager told us about your family's situation on his way here. I especially admire your father and his family. Back then, they fought the Japanese to the death for the people of the whole country and finally won and drove them out. Well, how about this? I'll buy the house and all the furniture in it for 150,000 yuan. If you agree, we'd like to take a look at your other courtyard. If the price is right, I'll buy both of your courtyards together. That way, you can go abroad sooner," San Niu said.

The landlord thought for a moment, "Alright! 150,000, 100,000 it is! Then I'll take you to see another courtyard. The other courtyard belongs to my uncle. His family is gone. Before he died, he gave me the property certificate. Sigh, to be honest, I don't want to stay in this sad place for even a day longer," the landlord said sadly.

San Niu and the others didn't respond to the landlord's words, because they couldn't respond to them. Their parents had risked their lives for the country, only to have their families destroyed by certain national leaders. No one could forgive or forgive such a thing.

Some hardships can only be truly understood by experiencing them firsthand.

The landlord led San Niu and the others to another courtyard in no time. No wonder they arrived so quickly; the two courtyards were only three courtyards apart. Wow, they were so close!

The landlord opened the gate and said, "These two courtyards are the same size, and even the furniture and decorations are almost identical. Come in and have a look!"

San Niu and her friends went inside to take a look. It seemed that the father and uncle of the house had held high-ranking positions. The house was not only big, but the interior decoration and furniture were also very grand, elegant, and beautiful. San Niu liked it very much!

After San Niu finished looking at the house, she said to the landlord, "I won't bargain with you anymore. Two courtyards, 300,000 yuan. If you think it's okay, we can take the property certificate to the housing management office right now, and we'll exchange the money for the house!"

The landlord looked at the house, nodded, and said, "You guys go ahead, wait for me at the housing management office, I'll go get the property certificate!"

“Okay, then we’ll go to the housing management office and wait for you,” San Niu said.

The manager patted the landlord on the shoulder. "Brother, I'll take them to the housing management office first. Who knows when we'll see each other again after you leave? It's so late, let's go to a restaurant, brothers, sit down and have a drink together, manager!"

The landlord said, "Okay, I'll come find you tonight!"

Knowing that his good friend was leaving, the manager was in a bad mood. He led San Niu and the others in front without saying a word.

Soon a group of people arrived at the housing management office. The manager said, "Please wait a moment. I'll go in and find my sister so she can help you with the paperwork and the house purchase!"

Soon the manager led out a plump woman. "Oh, so you bought Brother Jie's house! Don't worry, I'll personally handle the paperwork for you. If you need anything in the future, you can come to me." The manager said readily.

"That's too much trouble for you. I'll need your and my elder brother's help in the future," Zhang Laosan said.

"Brother, you're too kind. I'll leave the rest to my older sister. I have to go back now; the restaurant needs to get busy," the manager said.

"Thank you for today, brother. You should get back to work now!" Zhang Laosan said.

The manager hurried back to the hotel!

The director said, "Please come inside and have a seat! I'll get the sales records for the houses so you can take a look first!"

San Niu and the others followed the director into her office. They sat on the sofa in the office, and the director quickly took out two books, books for selling houses!

"These two are listings for houses for sale in this area. Take a look first, and if you see anything you like, I'll take you to see them later!" the director said.

San Niu handed one book to Zhang Xiaojun and one to Wang Dayong, saying, "Uncle, Uncle Xiaojun, you take a look first and choose according to your requirements!"

Before Wang Dayong and his group had even finished looking at the house listings, the landlord came over with two property ownership certificates!

The landlord said, "Ma'am, could you please help us with the paperwork?"

"Oh, no trouble at all. We're all family, no need for formalities," the elder sister said.

The director took the property certificate, flipped through it, and said, "There's nothing wrong with the property certificate. I'd like to ask, now that you've bought this house, whose name should be on the property certificate?"

Zhang Laosan patted San Niu's arm and said, "I'd like to write down my third daughter's name, is that alright?"

"Are you really going to write down your daughter's name?" the director asked.

"Please trouble you, just write 'Zhang Sanniu' on the property deed, Zhang Laosan said!"

"Are both property deeds in Zhang Sanniu's name?" the older sister asked.

"Yes, eldest sister, both property deeds are under the same name," Zhang Laosan confirmed.

The director found it unbelievable. He couldn't believe that someone would actually put a house worth hundreds of thousands of yuan in their daughter's name. Once the daughter grows up and gets married, won't the house become someone else's? Sigh, he really didn't understand what these people were thinking!

However, the director still helped replace the old property ownership certificate with two new ones, and San Niu personally wrote "San Niu" on the certificate!

Once the property certificate was ready, San Niu and Zhang Laosan took out 300,000 yuan from their bags and counted it again in front of the landlord. "Uncle, here's 300,000 yuan. Please count it," San Niu said, pushing the pile of money in front of the landlord.

The RV driver picked up a stack of cash and started counting it. He quickly counted all the money, one stack at a time. After he finished counting, the landlord said, "That's right, it's 300,000. We're even now. Oh, okay. I have two more family members. Would you still like to buy a smaller yard?"

"We need to see this first before deciding," San Niu said.

"Oh, right, I'll stay in the house for two more days, is that okay? Two days at most, I'll leave as soon as I buy my plane ticket, the landlord said!"