Chapter 192 - 192 Chapter 192: Tidying Up The Courtyard House
192 Chapter 192: Tidying Up The Courtyard House
“That’s great! It’s only 80 silver taels!” Big Girl Li said excitedly.
Her in-laws would pay 70 taels. The eldest son’s household only needed to pay 5 taels, and Erniu and Xiaomei would pay the remaining 5.
“Mm-hmm!” Liu Daniu replied with a delighted expression.
“Sister Sanya, thank you so much! You’ve really helped us a lot this time!” Big Girl Li quickly tugged at Qin Xiaoyao’s arm.
“Alright. We’re sisters, so don’t stand on ceremony!
“The Zhao family has agreed to hand over the house at noon the day after tomorrow. I will go there again with Daniu and Erniu then.
“After you’ve cleaned up your rooms, you can go and clean up your courtyard house and find an appropriate time to move in.”
“Mm-hmm!”
In the evening, the Liu brothers helped the Song family with some work. When the sky was getting dark, they left the town and returned to Brook Falls Village.
After they got home, the two brothers could not wait to tell the Liu family elders about the situation.
“It’s… already decided?” Looking at the contract, Uncle Liu still felt that it was unreal.
It had only been a few days since the family decided to buy a courtyard house in town, and his son had already brought back the contract.
“It’s decided! The day after tomorrow, Sister Sanya will come with us to take back the house.”
“After we’ve taken over the house, we can clean up the house and move in!” Liu Daniu said excitedly.
“That’s right, Father! After Big Brother and I have taken back the house, I’ll bring you and Mother to take a look,” Liu Erniu chimed in.
“That courtyard house is huge. I guarantee you’ll like it!”
Aunt Liu and Uncle Liu looked at each other, and a hint of a smile finally appeared in their eyes.
“Good! Anyway, I don’t have to take care of the crops in the farm fields now, so I can go into town to clean up the courtyard house,” Aunt Liu said.
“Mm-hmm. Our whole family will clean it up together!” Uncle Liu replied.
At that moment, the four of them smiled.
“Oh yes. Remember to catch the last two chickens at home and let Daniu and Erniu bring them along.
“It was all thanks to the help of Eldest Son Song’s family that we were able to buy the courtyard house this time. We must at least show some gratitude,” Uncle Liu said.
“Yep. You don’t have to tell me!” Aunt Liu glanced at Uncle Liu and agreed.
In the blink of an eye, it was time for the Liu family to take back the courtyard house.
After Qin Xiaoyao delivered the goods to the Mansion and Restaurant, she stayed home and chatted with Big Girl Li and the others for a while.
It was only when Huang Dalang came looking for her that she brought Liu Daniu and the others to the illegal construction area with Huang Dalang.
When they arrived outside the Huang family’s courtyard house, Huang Dalang only knocked on the door a few times before someone came to open the door.
It was the middle-aged man from the Zhao family.
Unlike the last time when Liu Daniu and the others came, the middle-aged man was very polite.
“Everything in my house has been moved away. We’ve also tried our best to restore the courtyard house to its original appearance before the rental period.”
“Master Huang, please take a look. If there’s no problem, I’ll return the key now,” the middle-aged man said politely.
Only then did everyone realize that the other members of the Zhao family were indeed not present.
“Alright. If there’s no problem after I check the place, I’ll return the deposit to you,” Huang Dalang responded and strode in.
Liu Daniu and the rest followed.
They found that the mess in the courtyard had been cleaned up a lot, and the courtyard looked tidier.
After that, they went into the house and saw the situation inside. It was better than they had expected.
Although a lot of furniture needed to be fixed, it did not seem to be a big problem.
After looking around the house, Huang Dalang walked toward the middle-aged man who was waiting in the courtyard.
“It’s really clean. Here is the deposit.” As he spoke, he handed over a string of copper coins.
“Give me the key,” he added.
“Yes, sure!” The middle-aged man quickly answered.
After the two made their exchange, the middle-aged man left.
When he saw that the middle-aged man had left, the pressure in Huang Dalang’s heart finally disappeared.
It was all thanks to Mrs. Song that this matter could be resolved so smoothly.
Turning around to look at Liu Daniu and the others, Huang Dalang’s face broke into a smile.
“I got the key back. Next, our two families can transfer the land deed.”
“When do you guys think is a convenient time?”
The faces of the Liu family members were filled with joy.
“We can do it tomorrow morning! The land deed will be under my father’s name, and my parents will come tomorrow,” Liu Daniu quickly replied.
“At that point, we’ll bring the rest of the silver.”
Huang Dalang’s face broke into a smile.
“Alright!”
After that, the group of people left the courtyard house together.
Another day passed, and as the Liu family waited with anticipation, the morning finally arrived.
On this day, the Liu family members changed into their best clothes early in the morning.
After they packed up their belongings, they brought their things and pushed the handcart into town.
When they arrived at the Song family’s place, Madam Liu received the two chickens and some vegetables from the Liu family.
Madam Liu received the Liu family warmly.
Then, when it was almost time, the Liu family followed Huang Dalang to the government office to transfer the land deed.
After that, both sides exchanged money and the key.
With both sides fully prepared, there was no delay. The two families completed their transaction before noon.
Uncle Liu and Aunt Liu got the key and couldn’t wait to visit their new home.
The Liu brothers naturally agreed to take them.
They pushed the handcart and brought the whole family to their new home.
After opening the door, they saw that the courtyard was really wide and big. Uncle Liu and Aunt Liu were absolutely delighted.
Following that, under the guidance of the second son, the Liu family visited each room and felt increasingly more satisfied.
“It’s indeed not smaller than the Song family’s place. These 80 taels of silver were well spent!” Uncle Liu couldn’t help but exclaim.
Who would have thought that he would still be able to live in town when he was old? It was all thanks to his sons and daughter!
Aunt Liu was also very happy.
“Since we’re already here, don’t just sit around.”
“Everyone get moving. Clean up the courtyard and kitchen. We’ll cook and eat lunch here!”
“We can continue to clean up in the afternoon after lunch. Get the house ready as soon as possible.”
Aunt Liu had already expected this, so when she left the village this morning, she brought pots and pans, as well as vegetables, grains, and even firewood.
The town entrance fee wasn’t cheap. Since she was in town, she had to stay a bit longer and get more things done.
Moreover, now that their house had such a nice courtyard, Aunt Liu couldn’t wait to move in.
“Alright, Mother!” Liu Xiaomei was the first to reply.
She and her sister-in-law had been living at Aunt Sun’s house for a while and had almost gotten used to life in town.
However, that was a rented room, and Liu Xiaomei lived in the same courtyard house as the owner of the house. It was inevitable that she had to pay attention to many things in her daily life.
However, things turned out well. Her family had bought a courtyard house.
Although the environment outside was not as nice as the one in Yong An Lane, it did not have much of an impact when the door was closed.
Most importantly, this was her family’s own courtyard house. She even paid a portion of it.
There would be more freedom if Liu Xiaomei lived with her own family.
“I’ll go with Mother!” Big Girl Li said.
She was also very happy that her family had bought a courtyard house.
After the courtyard house was cleaned up and she moved over, she could live with her husband.
Although it was convenient to live in Aunt Sun’s house, if she wanted to see her man, she could only go to the Song family’s place.