flstandardbreds Chapter 107 Relocation! Relocation is a must!
Chapter 107 Relocation! Relocation is a must!
Tian Tian, along with Tian Xiang and Tian Jinghe, arrived at the county government office.
The broker also brought along the owner of the courtyard.
"Manager Tian?!" The other party turned out to be Manager Liu, a regular customer of Baishi Teahouse.
"Manager Liu, so that courtyard belongs to you?" Tian Tian was also surprised. She had greeted Tian Zhicheng at the door the day he came.
Unexpectedly, he was the owner of the courtyard.
"Yes, so it was Manager Tian who wanted to buy my courtyard." Manager Liu chuckled. "What an honor."
"That courtyard... I originally bought it as a place to stay nearby, but I've never had the time or the money to renovate it, so I've just kept putting it off..."
As time went on, the yard became even more dilapidated, and the money needed for reconstruction increased even further.
He didn't want to drag it out any longer, so he decided to sell.
"After selling the courtyard, I plan to go back to Duanzhou for the Spring Festival."
"I'll have to wait until next year to have a meal at Baishi Teahouse."
Tian Tian nodded with a smile.
The dishes were novel and delicious, making them hard to resist.
Over there, the brokerage manager had already completed the paperwork.
Tian Tian handed the 1,100 taels silver note to Manager Liu, who then signed and sealed the document. After Tian Tian signed and sealed it, the brokerage manager continued to process the new house deed.
"The efficiency of your county government in Baishi County is really high," Manager Liu exclaimed.
Tian Tian smiled.
When the clerks at the county government see her name, they will give her special processing, which will naturally speed things up.
In no time, the brokerage firm manager came out with the new property deed.
"Second Miss, here is your house deed."
Just as Tian Tian took it, a clerk came out of the government office, "Second Miss."
"Second Miss, you don't need to come here again to transfer your household registration. We'll take care of it for you here and send it over to you."
"Okay," Tian Tian replied, "Thank you."
"You're too kind, Miss." The clerk left politely.
Manager Liu was so surprised that his mouth was agape. Officials were always arrogant and haughty, but he never expected that the officials in Baishi County would be so polite to Tian Tian.
*
On their way home, the three siblings were startled when snowflakes began to fall from the sky.
"Big sister, look." Tian Tian handed the house deed to Tian Xiang.
This is not the first property deed they own; they already had a deed for the White Stone Teahouse.
But this property deed is different from the shop's property deed.
With this property deed, they can transfer their household registration to the county town.
If the Lu family establishes their own household and moves to the county town, then their family will truly have no connection with the Tian family of Qingliu Village.
They will have their own home from now on.
Tian Xiang gently brushed away the snowflakes from the house deed, her eyes welling up with tears. They finally had a home.
If only... if only Father were still here.
Tian Xiang was Lu Tao and Tian Zhiyuan's first child, and her memories of Tian Zhiyuan were more profound than those of Tian Tian and Tian Jinghe.
Tian Xiang wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and handed the house deed to Tian Jinghe.
Tian Jinghe was illiterate, but he knew the meaning of a house deed.
He held the property deed in his two small hands, staring blankly into space.
After a long time, he returned the house deed to Tian Tian.
Tian Tian took it and put it in her arms. "Let's go back and give Mom and Aunt Liu a surprise."
*
"It's snowing outside." Liu San Niang opened the kitchen door and glanced outside.
White snowflakes drifted down, quickly melting into water droplets upon landing on the ground.
Lu Tao followed her out, saying, "It's snowing."
I used to feel anxious whenever it snowed.
The bedding in the room was stiff, and the clothes were thin...
A mountain of firewood, yet it's all unused...
This year is different.
Lu Tao put her arm around Liu San Niang's arm and said, "San Niang, things are different this year."
Like a young girl, she looked at the fluttering snowflakes with bright eyes, "This year... I think these snowflakes are especially beautiful."
Liu San Niang took Lu Tao's hand and said, "Yes, she's especially beautiful."
The two men looked at each other and smiled.
When Tian Tian, Tian Xiang, and Tian Jinghe arrived at the backyard, this was the scene they saw.
"Mother, Aunt Liu," Tian Tian walked up to them, "What are you talking about?"
"They say this year's snowflakes are beautiful."
"I'm not worried about anything this year."
Liu San Niang and Lu Tao said.
Tian Tian and Tian Xiang exchanged a glance.
She took out the house deed from her bosom and unfolded it in front of Lu Tao and Liu San Niang.
Lu Tao and Liu San Niang looked at the house deed in front of them...
"Property deed?"
"Where is the property deed from?" I couldn't understand the rest of the words.
"Mom, Tian Tian bought a big courtyard house next to the county school. From now on, we will have a home."
Tian Xiang looked at them and said, "Our family and Aunt Liu's family will live in this courtyard from now on."
Liu San Niang touched the house deed in surprise, "This...I still have a place here?"
“Of course,” Tian Tian replied. “This courtyard is very expensive, costing 1,100 taels of silver.”
"Our family can't afford it, so Aunt Liu, you'll have to help us share the cost."
Liu San Niang laughed, but then tears streamed down her face.
What's there to not be able to afford? It's just a month's dividend. What's there to not be able to afford?
They were thinking of her and taking her with them.
“Okay, I’ll take half!” said Liu San Niang.
Tian Tian quickly shook her head, "No need, Aunt Liu can give me three hundred taels."
“No, I’ll give you four hundred taels,” Liu San Niang argued.
"Three hundred taels!" Tian Tian decided. "Don't argue with me."
Liu San Niang pouted helplessly.
"Aunt Liu, our family is going to move our household registration to the county town, and the address is this courtyard."
"What about you and Daya? Let's move here together."
"I can get it done by simply speaking to Lord Li."
Without even thinking, Liu San Niang exclaimed, "We must move! We definitely have to move!"
There's no one left in Qin Han's family, so there's no need for her to stay in the village.
Of course, she went with her older sister, Lu.
*
The snow fell heavier and heavier for several days, and the number of customers at Baishi Teahouse decreased by a third.
The teahouse wasn't as busy as before, but the kitchen couldn't stop working.
The steamed food was cooled and then frozen in the refrigerator.
Tian Tian had a sign put up at the entrance of the teahouse, selling New Year's meal gift boxes.
The so-called gift box is simply frozen food packaged in kraft paper, covered with red paper with the character "福" (fortune) written on it, and hung with a paper sign that reads New Year's wishes.
A piece of kraft paper can hold ten large steamed buns or twenty small snacks.
Guests can make flexible choices, and the cost is calculated based on the type of meal.
The sign was immediately welcomed by everyone as soon as it was put up.
Especially for businessmen who are preparing to go back to their hometowns for the Chinese New Year, each person will buy a dozen or twenty New Year gift boxes.
As a result, the teahouse's income not only did not decrease, but actually increased.
Tian Tian was marveling at her own cleverness in the kitchen when Xiao Si suddenly rushed over in a panic.
"Second girl!"
Tian Tian came out and closed the kitchen door.
"what happened?"
"Second Miss, something's happened!" Fourth Miss pointed frantically outside. "There are some people outside, they say..."