NOVEL NEXT WORLD Treasure hunt begins in England
Chapter 94 Victorian Residence
Chapter 94 Victorian Residence
Because he drank some wine before, even if he and Fan Meng were still awake.Liang En still chose public transportation and went to a small road in the urban area.
Seriously, this bus ride didn't feel good at all.Especially the big bag on Fan Meng's back and the metal detector on Liang En's back seemed to attract a lot of people's attention.
Their destination was a small road that looked very narrow, and it was barely enough for two cars to pass by on the small road. There were lush linden trees planted on the sidewalks on both sides of the road, and some old-looking shops were distributed in buildings on both sides of the street.
Diana's house is on this road, a three-story building built with red bricks.Judging from the weathered marks on the bricks on the surface of the building and the wear and tear on the stone pavement, this is indeed an old building.
"I feel that the people who live in this place should not be in a bad financial situation." Looking at the surrounding environment, Fan Meng quickly came to a conclusion. "After all, this place is very close to the wealthy area, and I also saw the police patrol car just passing by here."
"This should be the place where the factory owners, ship owners, or major shareholders of the company who got rich first in the Victorian era of England lived." Recalling the information he read before, Liang En explained.
"You know, Bath is an ancient hot spring resort city, so those nobles and people with status have already occupied all the good places around them."
"So after the outbreak of the Industrial Revolution, the upstart class found that they couldn't find their own place in this city, so they simply built another residential area."
"Of course, with the passage of time, the nature of those residential areas in the city has also undergone major changes. All kinds of rich people have been squeezed into the places exclusive to the nobles, and these areas have become wealthy. The residential area of Qian Zhongchan—"
After the explanation, the two of them also came to the door of Miss Diana's house.After knocking on the door, Miss Diana opened the door and welcomed them into this room.
The building is a standard Victorian building.The structure inside is not much different from those old rooms that Liang En saw before. The only difference is that this house is inhabited, so the overall interior looks more advanced.
Even so, some fundamental problems of this old house have not been completely solved, for example, the rooms are so dark that they have to turn on the lights during the day.
"Miss Black, I would like to take the liberty to ask, do you know who the previous owner of this house was? It was the owner before your grandfather moved in." After walking into the living room together and sitting on the sofa, Liang En asked Day Anna asked. "
Sorry, I'm really not sure about this. "Diana, who was sitting across from the tea table, said, "My grandfather didn't say these things when he gave me this house. I only know that the earliest owner here seems to be a colonial official of the British Indian government. "
"If it is a colonial official of the British Indian government, then he may indeed leave some valuable things in the room." Liang En nodded thoughtfully, "But the prerequisite is that you have not renovated this place on a large scale before. building."
"Of course we haven't done large-scale renovations." Diana shook her head and said, "My grandfather's father liked this style when he bought this house, so naturally he wouldn't carry out a comprehensive renovation like some people do."
"If that's the case, then there may indeed be some valuable items left in this house." Liang En said after looking at the antique and even dim-looking decorations in the room. "By the way, how much do you need now?"
"I'm not trying to inquire about privacy, but I want to be able to plan the items you need to sell as reasonably as possible. Let you sell as few items as possible to get enough money."
Knowing that no matter where it is, it is taboo to ask a stranger who has just met a few times about money-related matters, so after asking that question, Liang En quickly explained for himself.
"This is not something taboo." Diana smiled after hearing Liang En's explanation, and then said. "You know, the annual estate tax on such a house is not cheap, so I need £5000 to pay taxes."
“The house used to be my grandfather’s and gave it to me for my 20th birthday last year. I’m happy to have this birthday present from my grandfather, but trying to raise property taxes is a daunting task. A big deal."
"That is to say, you only need to find something worth 5000 pounds." Liang En nodded. In fact, the annual property tax in Europe and the United States is not cheap. For a student who does not have much income, he wants to afford it. It's not that simple.
This Miss Blake is obviously the kind of person with more ambition, so it is natural that she wants to pay the real estate tax of this house herself, rather than asking her family for help.
After obtaining the permission, Liang En and Fan Meng walked around the house.For this kind of search work, the less disturbed the place, the more likely to find good things, so they went to the attic as the first step.
Why don't we go to the basement? After going upstairs, Fan Meng, who found that the lady hadn't followed up, said to Liang En in a low voice, "Also, that lady trusts us too much, she actually let us come up just like that—"
"Don't forget, this is Bath, and the groundwater level is very high. There is a high probability of water seepage or leakage in a basement that has not been managed for a long time. Even if there is anything, it is probably difficult to preserve it." Liang En shook his head and said.
"As for trust, this doesn't mean that the lady is credulous, but because he believes that with my current status, I won't steal anything in the room or cheat her."
After all, now Liang En can be regarded as a rising star in the archaeological world, so as long as he has a normal mind, he will not do those worthless things to ruin his future.
Taking advantage of the opportunity to talk, the two climbed up an aluminum alloy ladder and came to the attic.Liang En had a clear idea after lighting a circle with the flashlight first.
From the furniture containers of different styles and the ash with obvious differences in thickness, it can be seen that the sundries accumulated here should have been put in batches over a long period of time.
"As usual, search these containers first, and then search the surrounding walls." Liang En said after taking a look at the structure of the house.
After simply comparing the size of the roof outside the house with the space inside the house, he felt that there might be some secrets hidden in this house that Miss Black didn't know.
After making a decision, Liang En and Fan Meng, wearing gas masks and gloves, searched the boxes and cabinets in the attic.
Half of the cabinets that looked relatively old were purely empty, while the other half contained a lot of worthless things in their eyes.For example, something like a plastic toy or flashcards.
"This box of things can be sold in a thrift store, and it can be sold for 15-20 pounds." After checking a box, Liang En gently kicked the box and said, "But the labor cost of moving it away At least £10."
"Me too." Fan Meng threw a tattered doll into the box and said, "There are only some combustible garbage in this box."
(End of this chapter)
Because he drank some wine before, even if he and Fan Meng were still awake.Liang En still chose public transportation and went to a small road in the urban area.
Seriously, this bus ride didn't feel good at all.Especially the big bag on Fan Meng's back and the metal detector on Liang En's back seemed to attract a lot of people's attention.
Their destination was a small road that looked very narrow, and it was barely enough for two cars to pass by on the small road. There were lush linden trees planted on the sidewalks on both sides of the road, and some old-looking shops were distributed in buildings on both sides of the street.
Diana's house is on this road, a three-story building built with red bricks.Judging from the weathered marks on the bricks on the surface of the building and the wear and tear on the stone pavement, this is indeed an old building.
"I feel that the people who live in this place should not be in a bad financial situation." Looking at the surrounding environment, Fan Meng quickly came to a conclusion. "After all, this place is very close to the wealthy area, and I also saw the police patrol car just passing by here."
"This should be the place where the factory owners, ship owners, or major shareholders of the company who got rich first in the Victorian era of England lived." Recalling the information he read before, Liang En explained.
"You know, Bath is an ancient hot spring resort city, so those nobles and people with status have already occupied all the good places around them."
"So after the outbreak of the Industrial Revolution, the upstart class found that they couldn't find their own place in this city, so they simply built another residential area."
"Of course, with the passage of time, the nature of those residential areas in the city has also undergone major changes. All kinds of rich people have been squeezed into the places exclusive to the nobles, and these areas have become wealthy. The residential area of Qian Zhongchan—"
After the explanation, the two of them also came to the door of Miss Diana's house.After knocking on the door, Miss Diana opened the door and welcomed them into this room.
The building is a standard Victorian building.The structure inside is not much different from those old rooms that Liang En saw before. The only difference is that this house is inhabited, so the overall interior looks more advanced.
Even so, some fundamental problems of this old house have not been completely solved, for example, the rooms are so dark that they have to turn on the lights during the day.
"Miss Black, I would like to take the liberty to ask, do you know who the previous owner of this house was? It was the owner before your grandfather moved in." After walking into the living room together and sitting on the sofa, Liang En asked Day Anna asked. "
Sorry, I'm really not sure about this. "Diana, who was sitting across from the tea table, said, "My grandfather didn't say these things when he gave me this house. I only know that the earliest owner here seems to be a colonial official of the British Indian government. "
"If it is a colonial official of the British Indian government, then he may indeed leave some valuable things in the room." Liang En nodded thoughtfully, "But the prerequisite is that you have not renovated this place on a large scale before. building."
"Of course we haven't done large-scale renovations." Diana shook her head and said, "My grandfather's father liked this style when he bought this house, so naturally he wouldn't carry out a comprehensive renovation like some people do."
"If that's the case, then there may indeed be some valuable items left in this house." Liang En said after looking at the antique and even dim-looking decorations in the room. "By the way, how much do you need now?"
"I'm not trying to inquire about privacy, but I want to be able to plan the items you need to sell as reasonably as possible. Let you sell as few items as possible to get enough money."
Knowing that no matter where it is, it is taboo to ask a stranger who has just met a few times about money-related matters, so after asking that question, Liang En quickly explained for himself.
"This is not something taboo." Diana smiled after hearing Liang En's explanation, and then said. "You know, the annual estate tax on such a house is not cheap, so I need £5000 to pay taxes."
“The house used to be my grandfather’s and gave it to me for my 20th birthday last year. I’m happy to have this birthday present from my grandfather, but trying to raise property taxes is a daunting task. A big deal."
"That is to say, you only need to find something worth 5000 pounds." Liang En nodded. In fact, the annual property tax in Europe and the United States is not cheap. For a student who does not have much income, he wants to afford it. It's not that simple.
This Miss Blake is obviously the kind of person with more ambition, so it is natural that she wants to pay the real estate tax of this house herself, rather than asking her family for help.
After obtaining the permission, Liang En and Fan Meng walked around the house.For this kind of search work, the less disturbed the place, the more likely to find good things, so they went to the attic as the first step.
Why don't we go to the basement? After going upstairs, Fan Meng, who found that the lady hadn't followed up, said to Liang En in a low voice, "Also, that lady trusts us too much, she actually let us come up just like that—"
"Don't forget, this is Bath, and the groundwater level is very high. There is a high probability of water seepage or leakage in a basement that has not been managed for a long time. Even if there is anything, it is probably difficult to preserve it." Liang En shook his head and said.
"As for trust, this doesn't mean that the lady is credulous, but because he believes that with my current status, I won't steal anything in the room or cheat her."
After all, now Liang En can be regarded as a rising star in the archaeological world, so as long as he has a normal mind, he will not do those worthless things to ruin his future.
Taking advantage of the opportunity to talk, the two climbed up an aluminum alloy ladder and came to the attic.Liang En had a clear idea after lighting a circle with the flashlight first.
From the furniture containers of different styles and the ash with obvious differences in thickness, it can be seen that the sundries accumulated here should have been put in batches over a long period of time.
"As usual, search these containers first, and then search the surrounding walls." Liang En said after taking a look at the structure of the house.
After simply comparing the size of the roof outside the house with the space inside the house, he felt that there might be some secrets hidden in this house that Miss Black didn't know.
After making a decision, Liang En and Fan Meng, wearing gas masks and gloves, searched the boxes and cabinets in the attic.
Half of the cabinets that looked relatively old were purely empty, while the other half contained a lot of worthless things in their eyes.For example, something like a plastic toy or flashcards.
"This box of things can be sold in a thrift store, and it can be sold for 15-20 pounds." After checking a box, Liang En gently kicked the box and said, "But the labor cost of moving it away At least £10."
"Me too." Fan Meng threw a tattered doll into the box and said, "There are only some combustible garbage in this box."
(End of this chapter)
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