Gu Jiao glanced at Xiao Liulang.
Xiao Liulang said without changing his face: "I heard what the dean of our academy said."
Gu Jiao said to Zhang Baoren, "My husband's dean has lived in the capital for more than ten years."
Zhang Baoren suddenly realized: "Ah, so it is."
Gu Jiao said, "Are there any houses on these two streets?"
"Ah, yes yes yes ..." Zhang Baoren looked at the two of them. They were dressed in simple clothes. Although one was a student of the Imperial Academy, he was lame;
These two... don't have the money
Zhang Baoren smiled: "Are you two going to enter the house with one entry or the one with two entrances?"
Gu Jiao thought about it and said, "We need at least five rooms."
"That's two or three." Zhang Baoren laughed. "The second and third houses are not cheap. The second is at least 12 taels a month, and the third is 20 taels."
Twelve taels are enough for a family to eat for a year or two in the countryside.
However, this is the capital where every inch of land is worth every inch of land, so Gu Jiao is relieved when she thinks about it.
Gu Jiao offered to take a look.
Zhang Baoren thought that neither of them seemed to be able to afford the money, so he was worried that he would go there in vain. Although the other party was a student of Guozijian, is there a shortage of students in the capital? The capital was a place where three officials could be killed if a plaque fell. Zhang Baoren really didn't take Xiao Liulang seriously.
It's just that he hasn't opened for a few days, and he is also idle when he is idle, so he simply took the two of them there.
Gu Jiao and Xiao Liulang looked at more than ten houses, some of them entered second and third, but they were not very satisfied.
The two returned to the station.
Zhang Baoren came over and said, "Do you two want to make an appointment today? Even later, students from all over the world who came to Beijing to take the exam will arrive, and there is no room for rent, and it's not at this price."
Gu Jiao said, "It's too small, and it's too biased."
It was talking about the vicinity of Guozijian, but it was not actually a house on two streets, but in the most remote small alley at the end of the street. Not to mention dark and damp, it was also next to a very noisy shop, either an iron shop or a carpenter shop. , and even a coffin shop.
How does this make people feel comfortable reading
"At this price, there are only these houses. If you want something better, that's the number." Zhang Baoren made a gesture.
"Thirty-two?" Gu Jiao asked.
"The house where you enter." Zhang Baoren said.
The first entry is thirty taels, not to mention the second entry and the third entry. It seems that no matter which dynasty, the school district housing is extremely expensive.
"Alas." Zhang Baoren sighed, "Okay, I'll give you the bottom line directly. The price of a house in the capital is this price, and a good location and a good house have been bought by the nobles in Beijing. Those nobles are not bad. Money, I won't rent out the house! Even if you exchange 100 guarantors, you can only rent those houses just now!"
Gu Jiao asked, "Didn't you say that there are good houses, but the price is higher?"
Zhang Baoren smiled and said, "There is a house with three entrances, one hundred taels a month."
Gu Jiao frowned, "Why does the house cost one hundred taels?"
Zhang Baoren made a gesture: "Across from the Imperial College, walk 500 paces! The house where the former Zhaodu Xiaohou and Juvenile Jijiu lived!"
Xiao Liulang's mouth twitched: "When did he live?"
Zhang Baoren patted the table and said, "I just lived there! If you live in, you will be happy with him, and you will pass every test!"
Xiao Liulang said indifferently: "He has never lived."
Zhang Baoren rolled up his sleeves: "How do you know he hasn't lived here? You're not him!"
"The price is too high, at most thirty taels." Xiao Liulang said lightly.
Of course, Zhang Baoren understands that his price is high. In the past, it was true that thirty taels could be sold, but isn't this the case that Guozijian is about to reopen the school? The area is expensive again.
The guaranteed price in his heart was fifty taels. If the family refused, he would go to someone else. He didn't believe that the school district house near Guozijian would not be able to rent it out
"Jiaojiao, where are you?" Xiao Jingkong woke up from a nap, rubbed her eyes and came to the lobby of the station to look for Gu Jiao.
Gu Jiao took him over and rubbed his small head, his hair grew out a little, not a small bald head, but a small inch head.
"We're watching where we live." Gu Jiao said, "Have you slept well?"
"Sleep well, where are we going to live?" Xiao Jingkong leaned against Gu Jiao's arms and enjoyed her touching her little head.
"I don't know yet." Gu Jiao shook her head.
Xiao Jingkong looked at the blueprints on the table again and asked, "What are these?"
Zhang Baoren smiled and said, "It's the house deed."
Worried that the child would damage his things, he hurriedly reached out to put away the deed.
Xiao Jingkong snorted and said, "I have this too."
The three were stunned.
Xiao Jingkong ran back to the carriage, took out a small box from his small box, took the small box back to the lobby, and placed it on the wooden table in front of the three of them.
The table is a bit high, and he can't reach it when he puts it on it.
"I'm coming." Gu Jiao reached out her hand.
Gu Jiao had seen several small boxes like this when she was packing things for Xiao Jingkong at home, but she had never opened them.
"Yeah! Jiaojiao is here!" Xiao Jingkong nodded decisively.
Gu Jiao opened the small box, and there were several thumb-sized seals and several documents inside, but they were not ordinary documents, but the house deed!
All three were surprised.
"Let me see." Xiao Liulang said.
"Well." Gu Jiao took out the house deed and handed it to Xiao Liulang.
Zhang Baoren also came over to take a look.
It doesn't matter if you don't look at it or not, at first glance, he was almost scared to turn his back.
The house on Chang'an Avenue, the house on Xuanwu Street, and even the house on Zhuque Street!
Is this really going to the palace? !
"Is it the real house deed?" Gu Jiao asked Xiao Liulang.
"It's true." Xiao Liulang said, "The house deed has the name of Qingkong written on it, and it's his house deed."
Gu Jiao looked at Xiao Qingkong in her arms: "Why do you have these?"
Xiaojingkong looked at the house deed in Xiao Liulang's hand, and said with his fingers: "Jiaojiao said these papers? Master gave them, he gives me one every birthday, I have three birthdays in total, so it is three open!"
Gu Jiao: "..."
Xiao Liulang: "..."
Zhang Baoren: "..."
Gu Jiao suddenly couldn't look directly at the large box of small tatters...
The locations of the three mansions are better than the other. Just now, Zhang Baoren was still boasting that the mansion that rented for 100 taels was diagonally opposite the Guozijian. It was five hundred paces to walk, but it was actually more than one thousand paces.
The house that Xiao Jingkong’s master gave him is much closer to the Guozijian. When you come out of the alley, you will find the Guozijian around the corner.
Zhang Baoren has lived for more than 30 years for the first time. He is dressed in a rustic style. He sells three large mansions. Let’s not mention how hard it is to buy a house on Zhuque Street. Almost all the royal family members live there. Shan Xuanwu Street The two houses on Chang'an Avenue are also priceless.
What's up with this guy
Xiao Jingkong didn't understand what a house deed was. Gu Jiao explained to him that it was a very precious thing, and it was proof that he had a house.
He decisively put all the house deeds in front of Gu Jiao: "All for Jiao Jiao!"
A place with Jiaojiao is a home for a small headroom!
Gu Jiao had already taken over one of his pianos and could no longer take his house deed. In the end, Gu Jiao proposed to rent a small house with 30 taels of silver per month.
Xiao Jingkong said seriously: "Don't give Jiaojiao money!"
Gu Jiao patted his little head and said, "Your brother-in-law will give it."
Xiao Jingkong thought about it seriously, brother-in-law gave it to me, I gave it to Jiaojiao, no problem!
The two parties asked Zhang Baoren to do insurance and signed a house lease contract.
This is the first time for Xiaojingkong to do business. He takes this matter very seriously, not only signing but also betting.
The premium is 30% of the first month's rent, which is 9 taels of silver. This is to ensure that after the end of the life-long lease, he also needs to come to the scene to terminate the contract.
In fact, it was originally 50%, but Zhang Baoren wanted to form a good relationship, so he reduced it by 20%.
"One person pays half of the premium." Zhang Baoren said with a smile.
"Do you have any money?" Xiao Liulang looked at Xiao Qingkong in a relaxed manner.
Xiaojingkong is in trouble, he has no money, this is really a sad story than sadness!
But soon, he thought of a solution: "Deduct from your first month's rent!"
Xiao Liulang is angry and funny, and the little monk has a business mind.
It was a second-entry house. The door opened to a front yard. There were some bamboos planted in the yard. There were two wing rooms, a study room, and a stove in the first row. After passing through the hall, there was a backyard with a cinnamon tree planted in the backyard. The tree, behind the laurel tree are three wing rooms.
A few people are still the same as in the village, Xiao Jingkong and Xiao Liulang share a room, and the rest of them live in one room.
The house is not very big, but the light is very good.
The most important thing is that it is not only close to Guozijian, but also to several private schools, which undoubtedly solves the problem of Gu Yan and several people going to school.
Gu Yan and Gu Xiaoshun were a little dumbfounded when they heard that they still had to go to school.
"No, didn't you drop out of school?" The two asked in unison.
Gu Jiao opened a suitcase and said, "I retired in the county seat, but after coming to the capital, I will continue to go to school. You are still young, why don't you go to school?"
The faces of the two were ashen: happy all the way, are they happy in vain? Also, what do we mean when we are young? You don't seem too big!
The furniture in the house is complete, but a lot of dust has fallen from people who have not lived for a long time. A few people have simply cleaned up several rooms. They live in first, and then turn back to the courtyard and kitchen, and then slowly clean up. The pots and pans will also be bright tomorrow. buy again.
For dinner, I bought buns from outside, and I dealt with the pickles brought by Gu Jiao.
The capital is colder than the county, and Gu Jiao already felt the chill of the winter moon on the night of October.
It is no different than the countryside. You can go to the mountains to chop firewood by yourself, and you have to go to the market to buy firewood and charcoal.
Everyone was exhausted from the bumps along the way, so they went back to their respective rooms and fell asleep.
Beside Xiao Liulang, Xiao Qingkong was lying on his back, making a small even snoring sound.
Xiao Liulang was not sleepy.
He finally came back here.
"A-Heng, Mr. Zhuang's class is too difficult, shall we go out and play?"
"A-Heng, this little rabbit is injured, shall we take it home?"
"A-Heng, I want to eat jujubes, can you go and pick them from the tree for me?"
"A-Heng, can you go buy me a sweet-scented osmanthus cake?"
…
"A-Heng, will you die for me?"
(End of this chapter)