I became the Counterpart of the Winner in a Period Novel-Chapter 361 - 315: This Is a Tragedy

Seeing the third brother leave like that, Shen Weiguo didn’t feel the matter was resolved; instead, his eyelids twitched more fiercely.

Half an hour later.

"Bang!" A loud noise erupted as a hole was smashed into the eastern wall of the tile-roofed house.

Shen Fangdiao had just finished using the toilet and was startled by the noise, racing to the front yard with his pants half pulled up, only to witness an utterly heart-wrenching scene.

"Stop! Third brother, are you mad?"

This shout exploded among the people in the Shen Family courtyard.

They all saw the same crazed scene from Shen Fangmai: tearing down the house!

"Third brother, put it down!" Initially, Shen Fangdiao intended to snatch it away, but unfortunately, Shen Fangmai was already prepared, so the elder brother couldn’t get near him.

The old lady, vexed, sat on the ground crying, "Oh my! What sins did I commit in my past life!"

The old man was also gnashing his teeth in anger, regretting not having strangled the third brother at birth.

Now, seeing Shen Fangmai holding the hoe, daring anyone who approached, as a mountain-cleaving and rock-carving tool, it was one of only two in the entire village, usually reserved for clearing land.

Shen Fangdiao was outrageously angry, but he couldn’t just watch the third brother destroy the house.

As if making a firm decision, he stomped his foot, "Third brother, just tell me, what will it take for you to stop? Moving out, he definitely wouldn’t want to move, not even if he died; the four large tile-roofed rooms should be the big house’s."

Seeing the situation was ripe, Shen Fangmai didn’t beat around the bush, "It’s possible not to tear down the house if you, big brother, buy it."

Stunned on the spot, Shen Fangdiao never expected the third brother to come up with this trick; he assumed the third brother’s family would forcibly move in, having long coveted his large tile-roofed house.

"Big brother, tell me, how much are you willing to offer? If it’s agreeable, I won’t destroy it."

Hearing this nonsense, Shen Weiguo felt like hitting someone in anger but held back; he realized this third brother was like a deeply hidden viper, where was the honest man?

"What do you think is a reasonable price, third brother?" 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

Shen Fangmai said meaningfully, "If you ask like that, I’d say two hundred?"

"Two hundred? Why don’t you just go rob someone?" Fan Xiaocui, who had been standing with a cold expression wanting to hit someone, suddenly jumped in angrily.

"Is two hundred not good enough? Didn’t big brother ask me to name a price?"

Choked by the words, Shen Fangmai had no choice but to brace himself and say, "Third brother, for the sake of our brotherhood, I’m offering you twenty, it’s not little."

Shen Fangmai laughed in anger, "Big brother, you truly are a good big brother. I’ve already had someone appraise it; I know how much this house is worth, and I’m sure you do too. If you insist on fooling me, I’ll either destroy it or sell the house to Chen Ergou, and you’ll become loving courtyard neighbors in the future."

At this, even the two elders’ faces darkened.

"Third brother, you’re getting out of hand. What’s wrong with twenty? It’s not a small amount. When hiring people to build houses, we merely provide food; the timber is cut from the mountains, and a little money for tiles suffices; twenty dollars is more than enough to buy tiles for two rooms."

"You mean you’re already being generous? Fine, I’ll destroy it, then?" As he spoke, he was about to take action again, startling Shen Fangdiao into hurriedly fishing money out from his inner pocket; the ninety dollars from the previous household splitting was still in his possession, not yet given to his wife.

"Third brother, fifty, no more."

This was within his expectations, so Shen Fangmai accepted the money.

"Fine, the house is yours."

"Then we’ll write up a sale agreement tonight." He couldn’t let the third brother back out.

"Alright!"

He handed the freshly-acquired fifty bucks to Su Lianyun, and the family of three closed the door to discuss matters inside the house.

Many ears were pressed against the wall outside the door, but nothing could be heard.

The big house was still aching over the fifty dollars just handed out, watching as Shen Fangmai left.

He returned with Chen Ergou trailing behind.

Fan Xiaocui and her husband exchanged glances, their expressions worried. Earlier, the third brother had mentioned selling the house to Chen Ergou, and this was the Shen Family courtyard; how could they let Chen Ergou, that sneaky troublemaker, move in? How could they live like that?

Fan Xiaocui, now feeling frightened, urged Shen Fangdiao, "Go, and make sure the third brother sells the house to us, but don’t give him the money, just say we’ll owe it for now." When to pay would be up to her.

Shen Weiguo’s face was unsightly, "The third brother is behaving inappropriately, it’s our family house, how can he let outsiders live in it? If he dares sell it today, I’ll break his legs for sure."

Yang Qiuhua coldly retorted, "It’s all because he married that wife; she seems quiet but has her own ideas. But you don’t need to worry, I can tell the third brother just wants to scare us. They have a family of four; are they going to live in the mountains without that house?"