Under Anna's guidance, Sokov parked the car next to an old stone building.
When he got off the car, Sokov looked up at the building in front of him and thought that he had seen this kind of stone building built with strips of stone during the war. It was much stronger than ordinary brick-concrete structures.
Even if a house is hit by a few shells, the damage will be limited.
Anna took Sokov's hand and came to the door of one of the unit doors. She took out her mobile phone and dialed: "Liuba, we are here. What is the password for your door?"
According to the password provided by Liuba, the big iron door was opened, and Anna held Sokov's hand and walked in.
After Sokov entered the door, he saw that it was a hall of more than fifty square meters, with four elevators on the left and right sides. And near the door, there was a duty room of several square meters, in which sat a chubby aunt.
Seeing the two people entering the door, the aunt immediately stuck her head out and asked: "Who are you looking for?"
"Liuba." Anna replied: "I am Liuba's friend and I came here specifically to find her."
"Oh, let's look for Liuba." The fat aunt said, "Her home is on the fifth floor."
At this time, four elevator doors opened at the same time. Anna pulled Sokov into one of the elevators and pressed the button for the fifth floor.
When the elevator reached the fifth floor, Anna looked around first, and after confirming the direction, she pulled Sokov to a leather-wrapped security door and rang the doorbell next to it.
The door opened, and a girl about the same age as Anna appeared at the door. After seeing Anna, she immediately opened her arms and gave Anna a warm hug.
After the hug ended, she saw Sokov standing next to her and asked Anna curiously: "Anna, who is he?"
"He is my friend Misha." Anna introduced the two of them: "Misha, this is the Lyuba I told you."
"Hello, Lyuba!"
"Hello, Misha!"
After saying hello, Liuba took the two of them into her home.
After Sokov entered the house, he observed the house carefully.
The living room is about thirty to forty square meters, with sofas, coffee tables and dining tables. On the left side of the door are the toilet, bathroom and kitchen. There is also a short corridor, which seems to have several rooms.
Liuba took Sokov and Anna into the corridor, came to the door of a room, pointed inside and said: "This is my father's study. Take a look to see if there are any books you need. Wait for you to pick out the rest.
I just threw the book into the trash. Take your time, I'm in the living room. If you need anything, just come and call me."
Sokov walked into the study room and saw on the right a bookshelf that reached the ceiling. It was filled with densely packed books, roughly counting at least thousands of volumes. Next to the bookshelf, there was an antique desk.
There were many books and a lamp with a lampshade scattered on the floor. In other corners of the house, there were also bundles of books piled up.
Sokov, who loves books, couldn't help but feel ecstatic when he saw so many books in the room. But he was only happy for a moment, and his expression dimmed again, because there were too many books here, even if he could open them
How much can I move? And when I move back to my own place, I can’t fit so many books.
Sokov did not speak, but returned to the corridor and checked the other two rooms. Both of them were bedrooms, with complete sets of furniture and four-poster beds with curtains.
Seeing Sokov looking around in the room, Anna couldn't help but asked curiously: "Misha, what are you looking at?"
"Anna, do you think it's the distance between this place and the market, or the place where I live is closer to the market?"
"Of course it's here." Anna said without hesitation: "There is a subway station across the road, so I have to walk a lot less walking to and from get off work every day."
Since the location here was better than the house he rented, Sokov naturally had a bold idea in his mind.
He put his arms around Ana's shoulders, pulled her body over, and then leaned close to her ear and whispered: "Ana, go ask your friend how much she plans to sell this house for."
Hearing what Sokov said, Anna's eyes widened in surprise: "Do you want to buy it?"
"You ask the price first, I want to see if it is suitable. If it is suitable, I will definitely buy it directly."
"Okay then, I'll ask Liuba."
Anna walked into the living room, called Lyuba, and asked in a low voice how much she planned to sell the house.
A few minutes later, Anna came over holding Lyuba's hand and said to Sokov: "Misha, Lyuba said that she plans to sell this house for 6 million rubles. If you really want to buy it, she can make it cheaper.
point."
Sokov secretly calculated that according to the latest exchange rate, 6 million rubles is equal to 92,000 U.S. dollars. If he can buy it for 90,000 U.S. dollars, that would be the best.
He did not counteroffer immediately, but asked tentatively: "Liuba, I really want to buy this house. I wonder how much is the minimum you want to sell it for?"
Liuba looked at Anna, then turned to Sokov: "Misha, since you are Anna's friend, I won't randomly raise the price, how about 5.8 million rubles?"
Sokov silently calculated in his mind that the price was already less than 90,000 US dollars. It would be unreasonable to bargain with others. After all, he spent money to buy not only this house, but also a room full of books.
, the value of that thing is not cheap.
After thinking about it, Sokov nodded and said: "Okay, it's just 5.8 million rubles. Liuba, when can we go through the transfer procedures?"
"It's so late today, and the housing management department has already got off work." Liuba said, "How about we go through the formalities tomorrow morning?"
"Okay." Sokov nodded and said, "I'll go to the bank and withdraw the money."
Although the house will not be transferred until tomorrow, Liuba asked Sokov and Anna to move in tonight, and tomorrow she will come directly to take them to the housing management department to go through the transfer procedures.
After sending Lyuba away, Anna jumped directly into Sokov's arms and said excitedly: "Misha, you are so great, you can actually buy Lyuba's house."
Sokov smiled lightly and said: "To be precise, this house will not truly belong to me until the payment is paid in full tomorrow and the transfer procedures are completed."
"They're almost the same." Anna said, "You have two bedrooms here. Can you let me move here?"
Sokov thought about living in such a big house by himself, so he readily agreed to the other party's request: "You can move here at any time as long as you are willing."
…
After the night exercise, Anna fell asleep soundly, but Sokov, who had just moved into his new home, was in a state of excitement. He got up and got out of bed, and wandered to the study without even wearing any clothes. Sitting in front of the desk, he
I turned on the lamp on the table and started to read the books and magazines on the table.
He soon discovered that in addition to books and magazines, there were actually several reading notes. He curiously opened one of them and browsed the contents carefully.
If it was before entering the underground fortifications, he would have been unable to understand many of the words in the notebook. But after staying in the war years for so many years, he was able to read and write the handwritten words in the notebook with ease.
The content in the notebook is Lyuba's father recording his thoughts on reading. Although Sokov did not necessarily agree with it, he just watched it for entertainment.
After flipping through a few pages, Sokov was suddenly attracted by a passage.
I saw it read: "Today I went to a used bookstore to buy a dated copy of "The Dawns Here Are Quiet". When I went home and looked through it, I found that the printer had made a serious printing error. The author of this book,
It should be Boris Vasilyev, but who knows the author's name above, but it is M.M. Sokov..."
Sokov thought he was being deceived, so he rubbed his eyes vigorously and continued to read. His last name in the dream, "Sokov", was written in black and white on the notebook. His breathing suddenly became rapid.
He continued reading and saw in the note: "When I called the used bookstore to ask why a book with such an error existed, the other party's reply was that it was the printer's error and had nothing to do with them.
I firmly disagree with my withdrawal of the book."
Sokov put down his notebook, stood up and looked at the bookshelf next to him. He wanted to find out whether the book with his name printed on it was on this bookshelf.
He clearly remembered that before he went to Vienna, he gave the manuscript of "The Ordinary Soldier" to Asiya and asked her to forward it to the publisher on his behalf. If Asiya really did as he asked, then he
Among the books published at that time, in addition to "The Dawns Here Are Quiet", there should also be "An Ordinary Soldier".
Thinking of this, he walked to the door, turned on the light in the study, moved the ladder, and began to search carefully on the bookshelf. He hoped to prove that he had indeed traveled to the Great Patriotic War through the books mentioned in his notebook.
He even became a general because of his outstanding military exploits.
He put his arms around Ana's shoulders, pulled her body over, and then leaned close to her ear and whispered: "Ana, go ask your friend how much she plans to sell this house for."
Hearing what Sokov said, Anna's eyes widened in surprise: "Do you want to buy it?"
"You ask the price first, I want to see if it is suitable. If it is suitable, I will definitely buy it directly."
"Okay then, I'll ask Liuba."
Anna walked into the living room, called Lyuba, and asked in a low voice how much she planned to sell the house.
A few minutes later, Anna came over holding Lyuba's hand and said to Sokov: "Misha, Lyuba said that she plans to sell this house for 6 million rubles. If you really want to buy it, she can make it cheaper.
point."
Sokov secretly calculated that according to the latest exchange rate, 6 million rubles is equal to 92,000 U.S. dollars. If he can buy it for 90,000 U.S. dollars, that would be the best.
He did not counteroffer immediately, but asked tentatively: "Liuba, I really want to buy this house. I wonder how much is the minimum you want to sell it for?"
Liuba looked at Anna, then turned to Sokov: "Misha, since you are Anna's friend, I won't randomly raise the price, how about 5.8 million rubles?"
Sokov silently calculated in his mind that the price was already less than 90,000 US dollars. It would be unreasonable to bargain with others. After all, he spent money to buy not only this house, but also a room full of books.
, the value of that thing is not cheap.
After thinking about it, Sokov nodded and said: "Okay, it's just 5.8 million rubles. Liuba, when can we go through the transfer procedures?"
"It's so late today, and the housing management department has already got off work." Liuba said, "How about we go through the formalities tomorrow morning?"
"Okay." Sokov nodded and said, "I'll go to the bank and withdraw the money."
Although the house will not be transferred until tomorrow, Liuba asked Sokov and Anna to move in tonight, and tomorrow she will come directly to take them to the housing management department to go through the transfer procedures.
After sending Lyuba away, Anna jumped directly into Sokov's arms and said excitedly: "Misha, you are so great, you can actually buy Lyuba's house."
Sokov smiled lightly and said: "To be precise, this house will not truly belong to me until the payment is paid in full tomorrow and the transfer procedures are completed."
"They're almost the same." Anna said, "You have two bedrooms here. Can you let me move here?"
Sokov thought about living in such a big house by himself, so he readily agreed to the other party's request: "You can move here at any time as long as you are willing."
…
After the night exercise, Anna fell asleep soundly, but Sokov, who had just moved into his new home, was in a state of excitement. He got up and got out of bed, and wandered to the study without even wearing any clothes. Sitting in front of the desk, he
I turned on the lamp on the table and started to read the books and magazines on the table.
He soon discovered that in addition to books and magazines, there were actually several reading notes. He curiously opened one of them and browsed the contents carefully.
If it was before entering the underground fortifications, he would have been unable to understand many of the words in the notebook. But after staying in the war years for so many years, he was able to read and write the handwritten words in the notebook with ease.
The content in the notebook is Lyuba's father recording his thoughts on reading. Although Sokov did not necessarily agree with it, he just watched it for entertainment.
After flipping through a few pages, Sokov was suddenly attracted by a passage.
I saw it read: "Today I went to a used bookstore to buy a dated copy of "The Dawns Here Are Quiet". When I went home and looked through it, I found that the printer had made a serious printing error. The author of this book,
It should be Boris Vasilyev, but who knows the author's name above, but it is M.M. Sokov..."
Sokov thought he was being deceived, so he rubbed his eyes vigorously and continued to read. His last name in the dream, "Sokov", was written in black and white on the notebook. His breathing suddenly became rapid.
He continued reading and saw in the note: "When I called the used bookstore to ask why a book with such an error existed, the other party's reply was that it was the printer's error and had nothing to do with them.
I firmly disagree with my withdrawal of the book."
Sokov put down his notebook, stood up and looked at the bookshelf next to him. He wanted to find out whether the book with his name printed on it was on this bookshelf.
He clearly remembered that before he went to Vienna, he gave the manuscript of "The Ordinary Soldier" to Asiya and asked her to forward it to the publisher on his behalf. If Asiya really did as he asked, then he
Among the books published at that time, in addition to "The Dawns Here Are Quiet", there should also be "An Ordinary Soldier".
