Pei Ziyun paced, thinking about looking for this house.
I don’t have many memories about this in my previous life. I only briefly remember that before the current session of the National Examination, a man named Zeng came to Beijing. Because he arrived late, all the cheap rooms were rented out, so he had to spend money to rent an entire house. However, he had great luck. Fortunately, I don’t know how to dig out the hidden gold.
The examination of the Ministry of Rites is in February and the palace examination is in April, so it is called Chunwei. It is now January after the New Year, so it must have happened in the past few days.
"If you have buried thousands of gold, you must be rich or noble. This alone is not enough. You also need to have a suddenly weakened background and an interruption of inheritance, so the hidden gold has not had time to be unearthed." With this thought, Pei Ziyun had the criteria for selection.
With the decision made, Pei Ziyun went out. This tooth shop is divided into private teeth and official teeth. After thinking about it for a while, Pei Ziyun went to official teeth. In fact, he had considerations. Private teeth are cheap and affordable, but this is the capital, and he has When you first come here, it’s risky to look for private teeth.
When I went out, I just said hello, and the guy who had just won the silver reward enthusiastically showed me the way.
This tooth shop is in the west of the city. When I found the tooth shop, there were many people coming in and out. Pei Ziyun raised his head and looked at the plaque of the tooth shop before heading in.
As soon as he entered the door, a young lady put down the melon seeds in her hands and greeted him: "Is this young master going to Beijing to take the exam? I think you have a majestic appearance and an extraordinary face. You will definitely be able to go to high school. I have a good house. Young Master can take a look." , you can rent it, it’s better to buy it.”
When Ya Po came up, she was talking nonsense, still holding a book in her hand. Listening to Ya Po's words, Pei Ziyun didn't explain: "I don't want a small house, I want a more spacious house, a bigger house. My ancestors had a rich and noble house, so I can't get enough of it." Fortunately, just rent it for a few months and take the imperial examination."
Ya Po's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she had no doubts about Pei Ziyun's request. Not to mention Juren, officials mostly believed in Feng Shui and paid attention to "prosperity", but generally Juren who came to Beijing did not have that much money.
If there are people who are willing to rent a large mansion, the salary will be high. Renters of small houses are often in urgent need and are demanding, but their income is not high.
When Ya Po heard that Pei Ziyun wanted to see the mansion, her eyes lit up and she smiled: "Young Master, come on, come on, please have tea, let's talk about this in detail."
Yapo ordered a maid to wait in the hall to pour tea.
Ya Po was not idle either. She opened the book in her hand and pointed at it and said, "Sir, look at this house. It's a nice house with four rooms. It's spacious. It's the house of an old Beijing family. Now that they have filled the official position and taken up local posts, it's empty." Come down."
"Tell me about the history of this room." Pei Ziyun smiled.
At this moment, the maid handed over the tea. Pei Ziyun took the tea. Yapo sipped her teeth and said, "This family has won the prize. Young master, how can you find a rich and noble family? This family is a legend in poetry and books." Family, the family tradition is good, the young master will just make do with it?"
When Pei Ziyun heard this, he couldn't help but frown. He didn't come here to stay, but to hunt for treasure. This didn't fit with his memory, so he said, "No, just find it for me."
After listening to Pei Ziyun's words, Ya Po's face became a little bad. She scrolled down and looked at a house and said, "This house is very good, with eighteen rooms. The house is spacious and spacious. The rent is 5 taels per month, but the rent for a year is only 35 Liang, and there have been rich and noble people."
Ya Po pointed and said. After listening to Ya Po's words, Pei Ziyun asked: "Who is the landlord?"
Ya Po slapped her mouth a few times and said, "It's a man named Zhang who is down and out."
Pei Ziyun asked again: "Where is the predecessor of this family?"
Ya Po is a bit cautious and refuses to say more without asking the final question.
"Let me think about it, it's the Xiao family. I used to be a minister. During the previous dynasty, the Xiao family was robbed. Their homes were ransacked and their heads were executed overnight. The Zhang family took over the house."
"Tell me about the remaining houses!" You can narrow down the scope by just asking.
"Young Master, this house is nice." Ya Po pointed to a house. There were rooms in the album, and it seemed luxurious. Before Pei Ziyun could ask, Ya Po knew Pei Ziyun's habit and said, "Sir, this house is the residence of the censor, so it can be considered a residence." Yes, I have been promoted recently and am planning to sell the house, so it would be good for the young master to buy it."
Ya Po said that officials in the capital are highly mobile, and people are constantly being promoted and sent abroad, or returning home when they are old. After their parents die, they have to return home to observe the system, so there are often house turnovers.
Pei Ziyun asked carefully, and after a while he had basically finished asking about all these houses. Pei Ziyun was most interested in the house where the former minister of the dynasty was killed. This house was the most likely, but he was still a little hesitant.
Ya Po said, "Sir, it's not okay for you to hesitate like this. I'm busy too, so I can't spend all my time with you."
Although there was still a smile on his face, his tone was a bit dissatisfied. After listening to Ya Po's words, Pei Ziyun reacted and threw out a tael of silver: "This silver is a reward for you. Please take me to the scene to see it."
Ya Po took the silver, her eyes brightened, and her smile became more enthusiastic: "Thank you, Master, for the reward. Master, I will go outside and call a carriage to go and see the house together."
This one tael of silver is enough to cover the usual income from selling a small house. You can say that you have made a profit today. Pei Ziyun is so rich, maybe there is still money.
When I went out, a carriage stopped at the door. Daxu had just established himself. Many places only used ox-carts. Unexpectedly, there were many carriages in the capital. He got on the carriage with Ya Po. Ya Po kept talking about the benefits of the house, but Pei Ziyun ignored him.
After a moment of pause, Yapo looked at it and said, "Master, we are here. Could you please come down and take a look at the house?"
Pei Ziyun got off the carriage and went to the door with Ya Po. The two men were also looking at the door. When they saw Pei Ziyun and Ya Po, they stepped forward and said, "I saw the notice posted and said that this house is for rent. I wonder what the price is?"
Ya Po felt bad after hearing what Ju Ren said. The owner of the house not only entrusted the house to Ya Xing, but also posted a notice for renting it out. She wanted to go to the house to find the owner of the house to punish him.
Pei Ziyun looked at the Juzi in front of him and was startled for a moment. He bowed and asked, "I am a Juren from Yingzhou. This person also comes to rent a house. I don't know what your surname is?"
The judge was startled for a moment, then he replied politely: "My surname is Zeng."
Pei Ziyun's eyes lit up and he was sure that this house contained silver. He turned around and asked Ya Po: "I think this house is good. How much silver will I pay for it?"
Ya Po, who was angrily troubling the landlord, was startled for a moment after hearing Pei Ziyun's words, and then laughed: "Young Master, do you want to buy it?"
"Of course, I think that if I win the Jinshi this time and get an official, I will live in Kyoto for a while."
"If I fail, I won't go back. I will study in Kyoto and wait for the next examination."
"In that case, why rent it? It's a waste of money. It's better to just buy it."
Pei Ziyun said, this reason is so perfect, Ya Po looked happy and clapped her hands: "Young Master is a sensible person, not one of those shabby people. Don't worry, this company will definitely be willing to sell it, five hundred taels is the most."
When the two of them entered, Zeng Juren was a little reluctant: "This house is quiet, spacious and nice. It's not a bad idea to rent it to study literature."
The man on one side smiled and said: "Brother Zeng, it's just one courtyard. Let's go look for another one. I think the young master just now seems to want to buy this small courtyard. He is a young master from a wealthy family. My mentor told me before he came that this small courtyard in the capital The water is deep, can we not offend others or not?"
After hearing this, Zeng Juren knew that it was reasonable, but he didn't know why he always thought about it and was unwilling to leave. He refused to leave and said, "Let's go and have a look together."
As he said this, he pulled the person beside him and went inside.
Pei Ziyun entered the house. The house was spacious and bright, and some flowers were planted in the flower beds. They were luxuriant, but they were not pruned and looked messy. Yapo was familiar with this yard, so she went straight to a house in the middle of the yard and knocked hard on the door.
"Who is it?" A man's voice sounded, and then the door opened, with a somewhat impatient face. When he opened the door and saw Wang Yapo, his face was overjoyed: "It turns out to be Wang Yapo, but someone is coming to see the room, please come in. .”
This middle-aged man is a bit poor, his face is not very good, and he smells of alcohol and rouge. At first glance, he can tell that he has gone to live in a debauchery.
"This young master has taken a liking to your house. Please make an offer." Wang Yapo said directly.
"Hey, Granny Wang, didn't I tell you the price? I rent out this house for at least five taels a month, thirty-five taels a year, and I'm a good boy." The man rubbed his hands, seeming a little cold, and smiled flatteringly. With.
Wang Yapo's face changed: "Zhang Cheng, who told you to rent it, but to buy it? Didn't you say you were going to sell this house and prepare to redeem your little flower? Now is the perfect time."
"Eight hundred taels of silver, you can take it for this price." Zhang Cheng smiled, with a look of wretchedness on his face.
Hearing the price, Pei Ziyun felt bad. The house cost at most four to five hundred taels of silver. The price of eight hundred was just to rip people off. When Ya Po heard this, she looked at Pei Ziyun's unhappy expression and said, "Zhang Cheng, what do you mean? ?”
"Is the price going up now? Let me tell you, if you think you can sell it, just look for it yourself!"
Hearing this, Zhang Cheng's expression changed and he became a little angry. Ya Po continued: "Except for this house, what can you use to redeem your flowers? Give me a real price."
Zhang Cheng looked expectantly at the two candidates who came after him. However, the two candidates looked bad when they heard Zhang Cheng's quotation. After waiting for a while, they saw that the two people did not follow up on the price, and they were immediately discouraged. They originally wanted to raise the price. There is a fool to take over, but now it seems that there is no such thing.
Zhang Cheng gritted his teeth: "Five hundred taels, this price, Wang Po, you know I didn't call out the price, it can't be any lower."
Wang Po came back and said, "Sir, if you think you like this house for five hundred taels of silver, you can buy it if you like it."
Zeng Juren stepped forward: "Zhang Cheng, you can get 35 taels of rent for this house in one year, and 350 taels in ten years. Why sell it like this? It's better to rent it out safely."
Zeng Juren seemed a little unwilling, and Zhang Cheng looked bad: "How about you buy it too? If you can't afford it, don't talk here."
Zeng Juren's expression changed, and he was about to step forward. Zeng Juren was dragged away by others. He didn't have five hundred taels of silver to buy this house, and he didn't have the money to play the opposite role now. It would be easy to offend others. He dragged him out and complained: " Brother Zeng, what's going on with you today? You're hurting others for nothing but not yourself."
After the two of them went out, it became more convenient to bargain, and finally the deal was made for 450 taels.
The group of people returned to the tooth shop for notarization and delivery. The transaction was completed. Zhang Cheng went out with the banknote. Ya Po also had a smile on her face. The commission for this business was five taels.
Wang Yapo was satisfied and looked at Pei Ziyun with a smile: "Master, if you buy this courtyard, do you want to buy two more maids? The maids in Yaxing are all very good."
Pei Ziyun said: "No need for now, wait until I decorate the house."
Wang Yapo sent Pei Ziyun out. Seeing the distance, she weighed the money in her hand and kissed him: "This trip is really profitable."
(End of chapter)