Chapter 432: Settling Down in Yanjing
Soon the elder sister came back, followed by a tall and fat man who looked like the crosstalk artist Sun Yue from thirty years later.

"Xiao Su, let me introduce you to Wu Qian. His ancestors were wealthy businessmen. He owns several houses and the property rights are fine. If you are free today, you can go to his house and take a look. As for the matter you asked me for help, we can talk about it tomorrow."

"Okay, big sister, I'll go check it out with Brother Wu first, and then come back to see you tomorrow morning. Please take care of the matter, the more the better."

Seeing that the elder sister directly introduced a landlord to Su Mingzhe, he didn't say much.

Afterwards, Su Mingzhe and Luo Yuzhu said goodbye, and Wu Qian also said goodbye to the big sister in the office.

When they arrived outside the subdistrict office, Wu Qian smiled and shook hands with Su Mingzhe: "Where are you from, Brother Su?"

"My husband and I are from Jinhua City, Jiangnan Province. Is Brother Wu's house in Dongcheng District?"

“Two in Dongcheng District, two in Xicheng District, one in Haidian District, and one in Chaoyang District.”

Wu Qian's ancestors were indeed wealthy, they owned so many houses. I don't know how he survived all these years.

Su Mingzhe looked at Wu Qian's fat body and said without hesitation:

"Which is the best set?"

"The best one is next to the Monk King's Mansion, a quadrangle with three entrances, close to Di'anmen Street. I heard from Sister Yuan that you have US dollars here. You only need to pay 4,000 US dollars for that courtyard."

"Brother Wu, you and Sister Yuan have a good relationship. She even told you that I have US dollars."

Su Mingzhe chuckled.

He didn't expect that what he told Sister Yuan would be told to the fat man by her.

Wu Qian heard the complaint in Su Mingzhe's words, and quickly explained with a smile:
"Hey, brother, Sister Yuan and I have been neighbors since childhood. Sister Yuan introduced my wife to me. Don't worry, she usually keeps her mouth shut."

"Okay then, let's go to the Monk King's Mansion first."

Su Mingzhe followed Wu Qian and soon arrived at the courtyard house. It was indeed nice, a courtyard with three entrances and three exits, with an area of ​​more than 1,000 square meters, and it was close to Di'anmen Street.

However, this price is a bit outrageous.

According to the current market price, a house of 11 or 12 square meters costs only 200 yuan.

This courtyard is said to be a quadrangle with three entrances, but there are only about thirty rooms in the front and back. According to the market price, the maximum price would be about 7,000 yuan.

This fat guy actually asked for four thousand US dollars, which is pretty much the bank's exchange rate.

Su Mingzhe did not indulge him and directly exposed his plan. He smiled and said in fluent Beijing dialect:
"Brother Wu, your price is not very fair. We asked about it when we came here, and your price is 50% higher than the market price."

The old Yanjing people are quite particular about their speech. They don’t use dirty words when scolding others and always speak in a subtle way.

Wu Qian was shocked when he heard Su Mingzhe talking to him in Beijing dialect. He looked at Su Mingzhe straight in the eye, cupped his hands, and even bowed, apologizing, "I'm sorry, brother, I didn't realize you were in Yanjing before?"

“Yes, I stayed there for some time.”

Su Mingzhe said, without giving him a chance to "explore the way", and directly quoted his own price:
"To be honest, four thousand dollars is not a big sum for me. I can afford it. But I looked at this house and it's completely empty. All the furniture has been moved out. Let me tell you the truth. This house is actually bought for my relative in Hong Kong. He is old and likes some old-fashioned furniture. If Brother Wu can help me fill this room with old-fashioned furniture and tidy it up, four thousand dollars is four thousand dollars. What do you think?"

"Brother is a straightforward person, deal!"

Wu Qian thought his business was going to fail, but unexpectedly there was a silver lining.

They were just some old-fashioned furniture. Wu Qian calculated in his mind that he could buy them for two thousand yuan.

After doing the math, this price is one or two thousand yuan higher than the market price.

At that moment, Wu Qian and Su Mingzhe reached an agreement. Su Mingzhe first paid a deposit of one thousand US dollars, and agreed to go to the street office tomorrow to transfer the property first.

As for household matters, Wu Qian will take care of them tonight.

That night, Su Mingzhe and Luo Yuzhu went to a nearby guesthouse to rest.

The inspection at the guesthouse was very thorough. Even when Su Mingzhe showed the letter of introduction and pass issued by Pujiang, it was still not enough.

Finally, Su Mingzhe took out all the documents including the university admission letter, household registration transfer certificate, etc., and the guesthouse then arranged a single room for the two of them.

The guesthouse doesn't provide meals at this time.

After Su Mingzhe and Luo Yuzhu put their luggage away, they went out to find a pub, took out the national food coupons they had prepared long ago, and paid the bill.

After dinner, we returned to the guesthouse.

Luo Yuzhu couldn't help but asked curiously:
"Azhe, how come you can speak Yanjing dialect?"

As far as Luo Yuzhu knew, her man had never left Pujiang, but just now Su Mingzhe and Wu Qian spoke fluently in Beijing dialect, more authentically than the locals in Yanjing.

"I once chatted with a guest from Yanjing and learned a little bit about it."

Su Mingzhe smiled and told Luo Yuzhu some characteristics of the Yanjing dialect.

Luo Yuzhu was also a smart person, and under the guidance of the man, she soon began to speak quite well.

Of course, this kind of "pretentiousness" can only deceive outsiders at most. People in Yanjing will know it is not authentic as soon as they hear it.

The two chatted for a while and then lay down on the bed.

Su Mingzhe suddenly said:
"After the house is transferred tomorrow, I will go to the market to buy a few puppies. When I go to school, if there are dogs at home, some scoundrels won't dare to come to my house to cause trouble."

"What's the point of raising a dog? You might as well teach me that hidden weapon technique."

The hidden weapon technique that Luo Yuzhu was talking about was Su Mingzhe's trick to trick her. He said that on the first day of their marriage, he sealed her sleeping points with the "acupoint pressing from a distance".

Su Mingzhe smiled and said:
"If you want to learn my hidden weapon techniques, you must first remember the acupuncture points on the human body. If you don't remember the acupuncture points, what's the point of just remembering the hidden weapon techniques? What if you hit someone's fatal point? Wouldn't that mean they're dead?"

"You just lied to me. You didn't say so much when you were teaching Chen Jianghe."

Luo Yuzhu was no longer as easily fooled as she was when she first married Su Mingzhe. Suddenly, Luo Yuzhu felt the hands around her tightening in the quilt, and the warm breath sprayed on her earlobes, making her feel hot all over.

But she didn't say anything. Instead, she turned over and hugged the man with her backhand.

In the night, as the charming and seductive sounds rang out, the temperature began to rise.

the next day.

Su Mingzhe and Luo Yuzhu checked out of the hotel, had breakfast, and went to the street office.

Sister Yuan was already waiting yesterday.

Su Mingzhe asked Luo Yuzhu to wait at the door while he went in and exchanged some bills with Sister Yuan.

The quantity is not much, just over 500 US dollars.

Not long after, Wu Qian also rushed over. His eyes were dark, but he was in good spirits. As soon as he entered the door, he shouted at Su Mingzhe:

"Brother, I worked half the night before and got everything you wanted. Should we go take a look now, or should we go after we finish the transfer formalities?"

"Let's finish the formalities."

Su Mingzhe was not afraid that Wu Qian would cheat, so with the help of Sister Yuan, after the "real estate draft deed" was transferred, Su Mingzhe paid the remaining money to Wu Qian.

After Wu Qian counted the money, he took Su Mingzhe and Luo Yuzhu back to the courtyard house next to Di'anmen.

Sure enough, the yard was filled with old items.

Su Mingzhe clicked on them and found that these home furnishings were mostly the same, all good things from the previous dynasty.

In another five or six years, you won’t be able to buy it even with $100,000.

"Brother, do you want me to find a few people to help you organize it?"

Wu Qian was pleased to see that Su Mingzhe was satisfied. He felt that he had been intimidated by Su Mingzhe yesterday, but today he had managed to save face.

"Brother Wu, we can handle the rest ourselves."

Su Mingzhe saw Wu Qian off and locked the door.

These rooms had already been cleaned by people sent by Wu Qian.

Su Mingzhe only needed to move the things in, without even needing Luo Yuzhu's help. He moved quickly by himself, putting the tables, chairs, benches, beds, screens and other things in place.

Seeing that it was still early, Su Mingzhe asked Luo Yuzhu to rest at home, and he went to the Longfu Temple dog market alone to choose a puppy.

Unlike other people who choose dogs based on their appearance, teeth, hooves, and tail, Su Mingzhe's method is simple and crude. He uses the "Spirit Awakening Technique" and he will take the puppy that responds.

After a round of shopping, Su Mingzhe bought eight puppies, four males and four females, all of which were pastoral dogs.

When Su Mingzhe brought the eight puppies home, Luo Yuzhu said that these puppies were a little frail, but she couldn't let go of them and kept urging Su Mingzhe to build doghouses for the eight puppies.

"There's no rush for the doghouse. This yard is too big. I'll set up some traps first. If there are thieves climbing over the wall, I'll disable them first."

Luo Yuzhu naturally trusted Su Mingzhe's ability to set traps.

After all, Su Mingzhe is considered the most famous "hunter" in Pujiang.

After working for a whole afternoon, Su Mingzhe finally set up all the traps, and then told Luo Yuzhu about the traps and how to assemble and disassemble them.

Luo Yuzhu didn't care about these traps. The yard was so big that she wouldn't go around in those corners.

"You haven't built a kennel for the puppies yet. Where will they sleep at night?"

"It's cold these days, let them sleep in the house first. I found some hay and made a puppy house for you."

At dinner time, Su Mingzhe and Luo Yuzhu ate at a small restaurant outside again.

Luo Yuzhu felt a little distressed that the two had been spending money like water recently, and couldn't help but say:

"Hubby, we have a stove at home. Let's buy some firewood, rice, oil and salt tomorrow and cook for ourselves at home in the future."

"There's no rush to cook. I'll go to the Friendship Store tomorrow to buy a few rice cookers. Cooking stoves are not popular in Yanjing. Coal stoves are difficult to burn. For coal and natural gas, you need a household registration book to apply..."

There are nearly 10 million people living in Yanjing now, but there are three main types of cooking methods for households: coal, gas, and natural gas.

Among them, the use of coal gas and natural gas is limited by production capacity and output issues, resulting in supply exceeding demand.

If these two types of production capacity increase, coal-fired stoves will soon be abandoned by the times.

Su Mingzhe was too lazy to apply for a gas or natural gas usage book, so he simply got a few rice cookers.

In comparison, the cooking efficiency of an electric rice cooker is a little lower, but it is clean, hygienic, safe and energy-saving.

The next day, early in the morning, Su Mingzhe accompanied Luo Yuzhu to the vegetable market and bought daily necessities such as firewood, rice, oil, salt, ginger, vinegar, and tea.

He went to the Friendship Store alone again and bought a lot of household appliances including refrigerators, freezers, televisions, rice cookers, and electric rice cookers.

The manager of the Friendship Store was surprised by Su Mingzhe's generosity and helped to contact a truck to deliver the money to his home.

After Su Mingzhe settled the house, at noon, Su Mingzhe and Luo Yuzhu had a homemade lunch at home.

By the afternoon, it was already the third day since Su Mingzhe came to Yanjing.

Su Mingzhe asked Luo Yuzhu to stay at home for lunch, and he rode his bicycle to Shuimu University to report.

(End of this chapter)