Armed with a machete and a gun, armed with a system, they fled the famine.

Chapter 99 Buying a House

"That depends on what kind of house you want."

Zhao Yan narrowed her eyes slightly and asked again, "What about this apartment we were planning to rent? Are you selling it? How much does it cost approximately?"

If the price is right, selling one set first is fine.

At least get the household registration of Sister Tian and her family of three settled first. As for that guy Yang Sanlang... she'll see if she can pay more money to get him into her household registration.

The broker hesitated for a moment, then quietly announced a number: "One hundred taels."

"So expensive?"

Zhao Yan's brows were tightly furrowed together.

This was completely beyond her budget; she had thought it would only cost thirty or forty taels of silver.

She tried to negotiate, saying, "Young man, can't you give us a discount? If it's reasonable, we'll buy it."

The broker bit his lip and gave a new number: "Ninety-five taels, no less."

It's only five taels less, what's the difference between that and not less?

Zhao Yan hesitated for a moment and said, "Sixty taels. If it's okay, we'll buy it. If not, then forget it."

I rely on.

This young lady just chopped him in half?

The broker twitched his eye.

"Young lady, you're being too ruthless. Eighty-five taels, any less is really not acceptable."

To be honest, that house hadn't been rented out for several years, and nobody was interested in selling it.

If they hadn't been in real trouble, the authorities wouldn't have let him sell it for less than a hundred taels.

Zhao Yan turned her head and exchanged glances with Yang Sanlang and the others. Then she said, "Seventy taels is our limit. If you add any more, we really can't afford it."

She could tell that the broker was about to make a move.

Sure enough, after thinking it over, the broker nodded in agreement.

"Alright, seventy taels it is. I'll take you to complete the transfer procedures now."

He can earn a commission of two taels from this deal, so it's a profitable transaction.

"Wait a minute." Zhao Yan suddenly called out to him, and said in a serious tone, "Brother, I have another request. I wonder if you can agree to it?"

The broker had a feeling that something bad was going to happen.

"what?"

Zhao Yan glanced at Yang Sanlang and said with a smile to the broker, "How about this? We'll still buy the house, but we'll sell it to your brokerage after we've completed the household registration process."

"You probably realized that we are all refugees from the south, and it's impossible for us to stay in Wei County for long."

"We were on our way to the capital, but we were robbed by refugees on the way. Our luggage was stolen, including our household registration documents."

Under the astonished gaze of the broker, she continued her deception: "We don't have a household registration, so it's inconvenient for us to go anywhere. So you know, we're just buying a house to get a household registration. The house will eventually be sold anyway, it's just a matter of time."

She slowly held up three fingers to the broker.

"Don't worry, this deal will definitely not leave your brokerage firm at a loss."

"We need to reissue two household registrations, so we need to buy and sell two houses. I'll give you thirty taels of silver for the two registrations, young man. Do you want to do this deal?"

"This this……"

The broker was completely fooled by Zhao Yan's smooth talk.

Oh my god.

How could there be such a bizarre woman in the Great Qing Kingdom?

How exactly does her brain work?

How could someone come up with such a method?

But then I thought, if we do this deal, the brokerage firm won't lose anything, and it'll even get thirty taels of silver for free.

Everyone else, like the broker, stared at Zhao Yan in astonishment.

Yang Sanlang gazed intently at the woman before him, his dark eyes sparkling with tenderness.

His wife is really smart.

Zhao Yan smiled and said, "If you're still unsure, you can go back and ask your superiors."

"Of course, we will continue to pay the rent during this period."

Thirty taels is not a low price. If this matter is successful, not only will Sister Tian's family of three have a place to register their household registration, but Yang Sanlang can also be registered under her household registration.

At the same time, the population of Weixian County increased by a few more people.

It can be said that it kills three birds with one stone.

"I need to go back and ask what the higher-ups think."

The broker pointed to a teahouse ahead and said to Zhao Yan and the others, "You guys go to the teahouse and wait for me. I'll be right back."

After saying that, he disappeared in a flash.

Zhao Yan and the others walked a little further and sat down at a table in the teahouse.

After finishing his cup of tea, the broker came running back, panting.

"Let's go...now...to the county government office..."

It became.

"Come on, let's go now."

Zhao Yan felt relieved, smiled, paid for the tea, and got up to leave first.

Led by the broker, the group arrived at the Weixian County Government Office in a grand procession.

At the property registration office, Zhao Yan was about to pay for Tian Xiu'e's money, but Chen An stopped her.

"Sister-in-law, I have another hundred taels of silver here. You can take it and use it first."

He wasn't as good at finding bargains as Yang Sanlang, but he wasn't bad either.

Every time he went to fight the barbarians with Yang Sanlang, he would bring back good stuff, and before he knew it, he had saved up more than a hundred taels of silver.

"it is good."

Zhao Yan paused for only a moment before taking the silver from Chen An's hand.

Yang Sanlang was able to amass a considerable fortune, and Chen An, by following him, would undoubtedly reap many benefits.

She handed the money to the broker, who then led the way in successfully transferring the house in the north of the city to Chen An's name.

After receiving the deed, the broker took them to the household registration office to process their household registration documents.

During this time, Zhao Yan secretly slipped two taels of silver to the yamen runner who was handling the documents, which allowed her to successfully complete the household registration documents for Tian Xiu'e and her family of three.

Upon receiving the brand-new documents, Tian Xiue hugged Zhao Yan, her eyes reddening.

"Yan'er, thank you."

We really owe a lot to Zhao Yan and the others along the way.

"What are you thanking me for? If anyone should be thanking someone, it's me thanking you."

Zhao Yan subtly increased the distance between her and Tian Xiu'e, and gently patted her shoulder.

She still wasn't used to getting too close to people, whether they were men or women.

It's a pity that buying and selling houses can't be done on the same day, otherwise Yang Sanlang's household registration could be processed today.

"Young lady, let me take you to see a house in the north of the city first. Tomorrow is a free day, and I will come to collect the house from you the day after tomorrow."

Zhao Yan obeyed without question.

The group left the county government office and headed north of the city in high spirits.

The broker led them to the front of the house, handed the key to Zhao Yan, and then returned to the brokerage.

Zhao Yan took the key, opened the gate, and led everyone into the courtyard.

As soon as the door opened, a musty smell hit you.

Everyone stared blankly at the sky as they looked at the overgrown weeds covering the yard.

Is this the good house the broker was talking about?

It's clearly a yard full of weeds that are half a person tall!

Damn it, I've been scammed!

Zhao Yan gritted her teeth, wanting to go find the brokerage firm to settle the score.

They rent a house so that people can live there immediately.

Well, now they still need to clean up the house first.