Squeak! With the sound of brakes, Packard stopped in front of the garage of a small western-style building.
This attracted the attention of the middle-aged man who was watering the flowers in the yard next door.
Then a pair of handsome men and beautiful women got out of the car together, it was Josie and Margot.
Just looking at this pair, the middle-aged man's face looked a little strange.
Although in terms of appearance, Josie and Margot are a perfect match, Josie is also very tall.
But with this middle-aged man's eyesight, it is still easy to see that the childishness on Qiao Xi's face has not completely faded away, and it is obvious that he is not very old.
But Margot is obviously a mature young woman.
In addition, the clothing and materials on Qiao Xi's body can't be said to be bad, but they are definitely not much better.
Basically, it is a coat that belongs to the working class for about ten dollars. In theory, it is impossible to buy a house here at this level.
In comparison, the fur coat Margot wore cost several hundred dollars at least.
Therefore, the middle-aged man couldn't help but become a little interested in this pair of people who were not quite right.
After all, judging from the current situation, it seems possible that the other party will become his neighbor.
Next door, Josie, who had just gotten out of the car, seemed to sense something. He subconsciously turned his head slightly and met the middle-aged man's eyes.
The middle-aged man smiled and nodded. Although Qiao Xi was a little surprised, he nodded politely in return.
Then he withdrew his gaze and focused again on the house in front of him.
This is a standard American two-story small western-style building. Its appearance is no different from the styles of western-style buildings that will be common in the United States in the future.
The only difference is probably only in the interior facilities and decoration.
"How does it feel? Do you like it?" Margot asked at the side.
"A very nice house, but it should be very expensive, right?" Josie asked subconsciously. Although he had already expected that the house Margot showed him would definitely be good, after seeing the real thing,
It was still somewhat beyond his expectation.
Because this style of Western-style houses will be very common in the United States in the future, but in this era, they are definitely high-end goods.
What's more, the area of this house is very large. Although I haven't seen the situation behind it, but judging from the size of the front, the area of this house is probably not less than 500 square meters.
In addition, there are also large yards in the front and back of this house.
So Josie suddenly felt that her little money might not be enough.
"Don't worry, it's not expensive. It only costs five hundred dollars, and it's yours!" Margot said with a smile.
Hearing the price, Qiao Xi couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth. This woman was really treating him like a child.
"Um, okay, its actual price is one... okay, two thousand dollars. Do you have enough money?" Seeing Josie's expression, Margot also knew that the price she shouted was too fake, so
He immediately changed his words and spoke carefully.
"Mrs. Windis, you really don't have to be like this. I'm not as poor as you think." Josie said helplessly.
"Okay, okay, four thousand dollars, no more. When this community was first built, it was priced at this price. You can't bargain anymore." Seeing that Josie's tone was a bit stiff, Margot said
You can only compromise, but you can also completely kill the price at once. "Otherwise, you just don't regard me as a friend."
Hearing this number, Qiao Xi nodded, the price was finally not that excessive.
Of course, Qiao Xi also knew that the price must still be much lower than the actual price, but judging from Margot's expression, if he didn't accept this kindness, she might be really angry.
"Okay, that's the price, but I have to get the money later and pay you later!" Josie said.
"There's no rush about the money. You can pay it anytime. Now let's go in and take a look at the decoration inside. See if you like it. If you don't, tell me and I'll find someone to help you decorate it." Didn't see Qiao Xi?
After bargaining again, Margot finally showed a satisfied smile on her face, and then she pulled Josie and walked into the house.
That is to say, the yard is big enough and the distance is far enough so that the conversation between the two is not heard by the middle-aged man watering the flowers next door, otherwise he will have to vomit blood.
Margot's final asking price of $4,000 was actually not a lie. The initial selling price of this community was indeed only $4,000.
But the first thing you need to know is when this community was built.
This was 1934, and the Great Depression had just ended.
Prices at that time were simply not comparable to today.
This middle-aged man's family just moved here last year, and he spent a full twelve thousand dollars on a house of the same size.
In fact, after Josie entered the house, he discovered that he still underestimated the value of the house.
Because although the decoration in the house cannot be said to be luxurious, it is also extremely exquisite.
Electrical appliances such as radios, refrigerators, and telephones are also readily available.
Even Josie saw an air conditioner and a TV!!!
In the United States, refrigerators became popular relatively early, reaching 85% in the early 1940s, so it would not surprise Josie.
But air conditioners and TVs are different.
Although they were invented at about the same time, air conditioning in particular was 20 years before television and refrigerators.
However, due to technical reasons, air conditioners and televisions in the United States were still considered luxuries before World War II. It was not until after World War II that they became widely available in ordinary households.
So today in 1943, these two electrical appliances were still considered luxury items.
"How do you feel? Is the decoration okay?" Seeing that Josie was fascinated, Margot asked with some expectancy.
"Very good, so good that I can't describe it in words." Qiao Xi said seriously.
These words were completely spoken by Qiao Xi from the bottom of his heart, and there was no falsehood at all.
After all, in my previous life in China, where housing prices were horrifying in the 21st century, I worked hard for half a lifetime, but with the help of my parents, I bought a property-rights house of about 150 square meters.
Well, the help here refers to the kind where parents pay 80%...
Just this, it cost more than two million.
What's even more disgusting is that there are 30 square meters of public stalls in that 150 square meters...
When he thought about this, Qiao Xi wanted to hang some Hong Kong real estate developers on telephone poles.
"As long as you like it. The bedding and other things in the room are all new. You can stay here directly today. But the transportation here may not be convenient, so you still need a car. I have one
We can get a new car through our relationship. By the way, you probably don’t have a driver’s license yet, right? I’ll accompany you to get one later.” Margot said eloquently.
Seeing Margot's serious explanation, Josie suddenly felt filled with emotion. Life is unpredictable, and a big intestine wraps a small intestine. A week ago, she was still thinking about how to eat first, but now she has lived in such a luxurious residence.
Isn't it considered that I have fallen in love with a rich woman and become a rich person?
But to be honest, this soft rice...is really delicious.