A blessed wife leads her husband to wealth and prosperity!

This house must be quite old; the previous owner didn't maintain it very well, and now that they're gone, the house looks even more dilapidated!

What we can see now is the front yard; we don't know what the back yard is like!

After looking at the front yard, the three of them went around to the back yard.

The backyard is also simply furnished, with three main rooms plus a kitchen and a storage room on each side.

Although this place is a two-courtyard house, it is not very big, and the backyard is really too small.

Lin He'er looked around, but she was not satisfied with the house.

Zhang Yaren, this courtyard is only one and a half courtyards, it's a bit small. Let's go to the next one.

it is good.

Seeing that the customer was not satisfied, Zhang Yaren locked the door and took the two men to Songnan Alley.

Songnan Lane is located near the county school. As the three of them walked along, they felt that the area was much quieter.

And the houses here look quite big from the outside.

After entering the alley, we walked straight in, then turned a corner, and the third house was the one we were going to see today.

Madam, let's go inside!

Zhang Yaren unlocked the door and invited Lin He'er and the other person into the courtyard.

Lin He'er entered the gate and saw the gatekeeper's room to the left of the main entrance.

Directly opposite the main gate stands a screen wall, carved with reliefs of the auspicious symbols of fortune, prosperity, and longevity. The reliefs are quite old, but well-preserved, and their placement opposite the main gate carries auspicious meaning.

The group walked around the screen wall and entered the front yard.

The front yard is simply furnished, with a small garden in the middle and two symmetrical side rooms on each side.

The side rooms connect to the covered walkway leading to the backyard.

Lin He'er noticed that although the front yard was not large, it was very well arranged.

The three of them went directly to the backyard from the connecting corridor.

The backyard is similar to the front yard in layout, except that the garden in the backyard has been replaced with a small pond. The pond is built against the front yard wall, and a landscaped rockery has been erected behind the pond.

The view from the front of the main house is quite picturesque.

This house is much larger than the previous one, with five rooms in a row.

Lin He'er looked at the original owner's layout and noticed the two rooms on the east side. One was a bedroom, and the other was used as a study.

To the west of the main hall, there are two more bedrooms.

It seems this family has quite a few descendants.

Besides the five rooms at the bottom of the courtyard, the kitchen and storeroom are on the left, while the servants' quarters should be on the right.

Seeing this, Lin He'er was quite satisfied with the house.

Putting aside the landscaping in the courtyard, I think this place is quite nice just based on the number of houses.

Moreover, this house is right next to Wen Yuning County School, and its environment is no worse than that of Cuizhu Lane where the Lin family lives.

The house looks to be well-maintained!

Zhang Yaren, how much is this courtyard for?

When Zhang Yaren heard Madam Wen ask about the price of the house, he figured she must have taken a liking to it.

Madam, the price for this house is two hundred and thirty taels.

It's even more expensive than the Lin family's place.

However, this courtyard is larger than the other one, so the price is reasonable.

Lin He'er didn't decide on this place right away, but looked around at the other rooms.

Zhang Yaren, there's still one place we haven't seen yet. Let's see the last one, and then I'll decide.

Alright, Madam. Let's finish looking at these three places today, and then you can make your decision.

The group walked out of Songnan Alley and then continued to the fork in the road.

The place where several streets in the county town intersect is the crossroads.

The three of them came to a fork in the road and saw that the houses on this side were all built facing the street.

The advantages and disadvantages of houses located at crossroads are quite obvious.

This place is convenient because it's located on a street, but it's also a bit noisy due to the large number of people coming and going.

Lin He'er doesn't like overly noisy places, so when she came here, she didn't have high expectations for the house.

The house at the fork in the road is still inhabited. The three of them only looked around briefly before Lin He'er immediately rejected the house.

Aside from being slightly larger than the first house in Wenque Lane, Lin He'er was not satisfied with this house.

Therefore, all things considered, Songnan Lane is still the best place.

Mr. Zhang, this isn't the first time we've dealt with each other. Do you think you can get a discount on that house in Songnan Lane?

I still prefer that house.

Madam, the price of that house in Songnan Lane should be able to be lowered a bit. The original owner quoted me a bottom price of 220 taels.

Two hundred and twenty taels, with a discount of only ten taels of silver, the fluctuation wasn't significant. Lin He'er thought it would be better to lower the price further.

Can't it be any cheaper?

Zhang Yaren; it's hard to say.

Zhang, the house costs two hundred taels. I'll add another five taels as a tip for your trouble.

Do you think you can negotiate the price down?

Wen Yuning, who had been running all the way, opened her mouth.

Zhang Yaren, seeing that the man who had been running all the way had spoken, glanced at Lin He'er in acknowledgment.

When Lin He'er heard Wen Yuning's suggestion, she thought it was a good idea.

So he nodded to Zhang the broker.

Alright, since this gentleman has spoken, I'll give it a try. If it works, I'll go back to the shop and inform the two of you.

Five taels of silver was a great temptation for Zhang Yaren, so he was willing to give it a try, no matter what.

The two parties agreed on a price and then parted ways.

Brother Wen, what do you think of that house?

That's great. With more houses, my family will have more room to live in the future.

I think so too.

The two of them returned to their own shop.