The next morning, Mao Badou's face was stinky, and Chen Jian had an inconspicuous dark blue now. Li Datian scratched his head and laughed, until Mao Badou rolled his eyes at him.
Zhao'er was puzzled, but she turned her head and saw that Xue Tao'er was wearing a high-necked jacket, and there were faint red marks under the collar between her movements, and she immediately understood why Mao Badou and the others behaved in that way. I can't help but feel fortunate that when Xue Tingxiang chose the room yesterday, Xue Tingxiang deliberately asked for the most primitive downside-down room. It seems that this person had long expected that the house was small and could not hide any movement.
After breakfast, Lin Miao and Chen Jian went to the Hanlin Academy to order Mao.
Here, Zhao'er just fed Xiao Hong'er and tidied up the house again, when he heard that Mr. Hong was going out. Originally, in addition to attending Mao Badou's wedding, this trip to Beijing also wanted to play, so they simply went out together.
After leaving the door, I realized that the reason why the Hong family was in a hurry to go out was to buy a house for their son in the capital. No matter how big or small, there was always a place to stay. It could be seen that Lin Yanran was the only daughter in the Lin family, and Mao Badou was also Lin Miao's student. After marriage, the two must not be too far from the Yue family. As far as Mao Badou's future is concerned, it is sooner or later that he is admitted to the jinshi examination, and he will definitely settle in the capital in the future, so buying a house is a top priority.
Of course, there are potential meanings. Zhao'er probably understands it in her heart, but she dare not ask it explicitly. After all, it involves the harmony between the Mao family and the Lin family.
Mao Badou also stayed in Beijing for a long time, and he was regarded as a clear door to the capital.
The capital is divided into inner and outer cities, and the outer city is divided into five parts. The east, west, northwest, middle, and Shangtangzi Hutong, where the Lin family is located, is located in Dongcheng, next to Mishikou.
In the inner city, in addition to the yamen of various prefectures, some royal relatives and dignitaries lived in it. In the middle of the inner city is the Imperial City, the Forbidden City, which is where he lives today.
Since Mrs Hong said she wanted to buy a house, Mao Badou had no choice but to take her to the Yaxing.
The group went to the Yaxing, which is different from the Yaxing in rural areas like Huyang Township. It is not only the sale of people, but also the sale of land and houses, as well as the intermediary of goods in various industries. Wide, jaw-dropping.
Buying a house like this is considered a very small business in the tooth bank, and the tooth bank has sent an unpretentious tooth man in charge of receiving the Hong family and others.
This tooth is not very good-looking, black, thin and short, and has big yellow teeth, but he can speak well, and he knows everything about the capital, especially the mansion. As soon as he heard that the Hong family and others wanted to buy a house, he didn't look down on these people looking like they were country people.
Zhao'er and a few people also heard the description of the tooth, and only then did they know that the price of the house in the capital was so expensive.
In Huyang Township, even in Xia County, a shop facing the street, with front and back, is only about 200 taels, but any house in Beijing is more than 200 taels.
This obviously exceeded the expectations of the Mao family and his wife. Even so, Hong Shi still gritted his teeth and said he wanted to take a look.
The service of the tooth shop is quite thoughtful. Seeing the buyers go to see the house, they specially hired two cars to take them there.
I looked at several places in a row, and they were all old and dilapidated, let alone dilapidated ones. Some were either too far from Lin's house, or the surroundings of the house were not too secluded.
During this period, Mao Badou repeatedly persuaded his mother to let it go, but the Hong family was very insistent, and even scolded his son, saying that he had been raising him for so many years, and now he wants to go to people and let him stop thinking about this idea.
This is precisely the place where recruiting children was kept secret before. Although the Lin family didn't say that they wanted Mao Badou to be the son-in-law, if they got married and lived in the Lin family in the future, it would be no different from plugging in the door.
When the mother taught her son over there, Father Mao and Mao Ruyu were both persuading him. Here, Zhao'er and Xue Tingxiang are very embarrassed, and Li Datian and his wife are not persuading or not persuading.
In the end, Xue Tingxuan went to Yarui and said a few words to him. The Yarui suddenly remembered something and said that there are two more places in Dongting Hutong and Jinger Hutong, let them go and see it first. , This interrupted Hong's preaching for the time being, so that the scene would not be too embarrassing.
The Mao family got into the car first, and Mao Badou was disgraced behind.
Before I planned to get married, I never thought about these practical problems, and I only realized when things came to an end that a penny stumped a hero.
Zhao'er was also a little embarrassed. In fact, she could understand the meaning of Hong's rage. It was nothing more than that the Mao family was not as wealthy as the Lin family, and they were not rich. Hong was anxious that the money in her hand would not be enough to buy a house, so her son would be the one to plug the door. , and was afraid that his son would bow his head in the future.
After all, it is a parent's heart.
The group soon arrived at Jinger Hutong.
It's not far from Shangtangzi Hutong, and it's only half a cup of tea time. Although it is also close to Mishikou, it is much quieter than Shangtangzi Hutong. The houses are row upon row, and the gates of the houses are not large. Like the Lin family, they all look like one and a half. However, although the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs.
The Hong family was very satisfied at first sight. It was close to the Lin family, so the couple's pain of missing their daughter was all over, and they wouldn't seem estranged from there. It is also convenient for Mao Badou to go to Yuezhang's house in the future. The young couple can stay at Lin's house to accompany Tao's family during the day, and come back to rest at night.
The price is a bit expensive, nearly four hundred taels of silver.
When Hong Shi heard this, his brows furrowed. They brought almost all the belongings of the family with them this time. They planned to buy a house for their son in the capital, and the rest would be for their son's marriage.
Love is love, rules are rules, and the Hong family didn't plan to lose a single cent of the money the man's family gave. But if you buy this house, you won't have much money left in your hands, and you won't have any money for weddings and betrothal gifts.
"You must not dislike the price of this house. The house in this place is quiet and quiet, and it is convenient to go anywhere. From here, go out to Huaershi Street, and walk forward to Chongwenmen, which is also close to the inner city. That's right, this young man in your family is a man of fame and fame, and he will definitely be a jinshi and a ranker in the future. The benefits of this place will be revealed at that time. Going to the yamen to order a mao is a cheap one. We don't need to elaborate, you will understand in your heart."
It has to be said that this man can speak, and the sentence of the jinshi and the rank of the first rank is enough for the Hong family to be beautiful in his heart, and it is more to see that the house is satisfactory, but what if he agrees in his heart, but the silver does not agree
Yasui continued: "Actually, this time is also a coincidence. The original owner's family was in urgent need of money, so he sold the two adjacent houses. If not, if you want to buy a house in this place, you really can't wait to see it. ."
The Mao family owns a grocery store, so words like this can't deceive the Hong family, she smashed her mouth and said, "Look at what you said, it seems like a sweet pastry."
"That's not it!" Ya Ru slapped his thigh and said so much: "When this house is in the hands of our Ya branch, it usually needs to be repaired first or two before it is sold. It has not been listed yet, you believe me. If you don’t believe me, hang up the sign today and sell it tomorrow!”
"It's so rare for you to say it?" Hong Shi said, but his eyes turned to his son.
Mao Badou nodded and whispered: "When Mr. bought that house, he was lucky, otherwise we would definitely not live in this area now, and we would have to go to the other side. Mr. is such a quiet person. , I bought that house, that is, I want it to be close, so I don’t have to go to the Hanlin Academy every day to get up in the middle of the night.”
There are regulations in the DPRK: All officials, big or small, who do not participate in the DPRK without any reason, or who do not act in public offices, will be punished to a certain extent. And the time to go to the court and go to the yamen of the prefecture is Mao Shi.
That is to say, the sky is not very bright, and it is time to go to the place.
But the capital is so big, in addition to those high-ranking officials living in the inner city, some low-level officials are scattered in the outer city. They are exhausted every day, so naturally they can get as close as they can, so that they can save a lot of time in going back and forth to the office every day.
You need to know that you can bear it if you get up early in the morning or two days, but no one can stand it for so many years.
Don't look at this house, it doesn't look too big. It's more than three hundred taels here. If you enter Chongwenmen, even if it is next to you, the price will more than double, and it is very popular.
Naturally, his son would not cheat and become a mother. Since then, the Hong family has also realized that this house is unattainable, so he went to entangle with the yamen, trying to make a bargain.
Mao Ruyu also took the man and went to talk. After a while, the couple came over and said, "Mother, since you like it, buy it. If the money is not enough, Brother Chen and I will collect some more."
"How good is that? It doesn't make sense for your brother to marry a daughter-in-law, and you have to let the married sister fill it." Overall, the Hong family is a very reasonable person.
Zhou Chen said: "There's nothing wrong, Ruyu is only a younger brother like Badou, and I also treat Badou as my own younger brother."
Mao Ruyu nodded beside him.
The Hong family had the help of her daughter and son-in-law, and seeing that there was no hope of bargaining with the teeth, she gritted her teeth and said, "That's fine, we'll buy it."
Jasper immediately showed a smile and said, "Don't worry, you won't suffer a loss if you buy this house. If you don't want to live there any day, and come to me, you can get rid of it in just two days."
At this time, Zhao'er stepped forward and said, "I just heard from you, eldest brother, that there are two houses, but I don't know which one is sold?"
Yaji was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "Not yet. What I said just now is really not to bluff you. These two houses are currently being repaired, and they will be listed for takeaway in the next two days. Look at these few. Here, we are refinishing the paint, so that the next buyer can look at it comfortably, it is an old house." He pointed to a few places where the paint was half-finished for Zhao'er to see.
Zhao'er nodded: "Okay, take me to see the house next door. If it's similar to this one, I'll buy that one."
"Do you want to buy a house?" Yazi really didn't expect these people to buy two houses at once. He has seen a lot of people like Mao's family. They are all descendants of the family. Now, buying a house is almost like selling iron.
But he doesn't look down on such people, because he doesn't know when they will become prosperous, which is why he has been very polite.
"Zhao'er." It was Xue Tingxiang's voice.
Zhao'er turned his head and explained to him, "Anyway, you won't suffer if you buy it. Maybe you can use it in the future, so you should prepare it in advance. If you don't live now, you can rent it out first or do anything else, so be prepared."
Xue Tingxiang laughed in amazement, knowing that Zhao'er was feeling something from the Lin family and the Mao family, so she wanted to prepare for herself in advance. Thinking that she was planning for herself, her heart warmed immediately. Zhao'er is like this, no matter how small or small, he wants to be in front of everything, especially for him.
"If you want to buy it, then buy it." He took a step forward and said, holding Zhao'er's hand.
Although it was the first time for him to come to the capital, it was not the first time in his dream. This man was not unreasonable, and he did not bid too high. Xue Tingxiang also knew more. He knew that the reason why the houses in Beijing were so expensive was not only that the supply exceeded demand, but also that these tooth shops deliberately raised their prices. They collected all the houses on the market and sold them at a high price.
But after all, it is the root of the imperial city, and I dare not go too far. The world is like this, anyway, at this price, you won't suffer if you buy it.
Ya Rui led Zhao'er and the others to see the house next to it, which was exactly the same as here, but leaning against the corner, there was a small garden the size of a palm.
In a corner of the place, there were some flowers and plants, and a stone table was placed. It looks cramped and can't compare with rural places, but the houses in Beijing that I saw in the past two days are all small and compact, and there is such a place that adds a bit of elegance.
And the sun is very good. When I came to see it, the sun came here, it was bright, and it made people like it.
Zhao'er also deliberately walked around the house and went out to have a look. Others didn't know what she wanted to do, so they could only wait.
After a while, she came in from outside the door with a smile on her face, and said, "Okay, I'll buy it."
Just because of the small garden, the house here is nearly fifty taels more expensive than there. Zhao'er was not ambiguous, and he bought it from two places, and killed the price with the teeth.
There are three hundred and fifty taels of the house over there, four hundred taels here, a total of seven hundred and fifty taels, and she was killed to seven hundred taels.
Ya Rui was killed and his face paled, and he shouted: "Auntie can't be cheaper. If the price is missing, I have to fill it in myself."
Seeing this, Zhao'er will stop. When it came time to pay, she paid 400 taels, and the Mao family only needed to add 300 taels.
Hong Shi felt that she had taken advantage of her, but Zhao'er said that she did not kill herself by bargaining. Besides, she was able to buy this house because of the Mao family, so she did not suffer.
In fact, everyone understands why she did this. The Mao family is not rich, although the Zhou family runs a dart shop. From an outsider's point of view, the dart shop is very powerful, but in fact, they are all people who work hard for their lives, and the Zhou family's family background is not much richer than that of the Mao family.
Now that the Mao family has bought a house, they still have to pay for the dowry for the wedding. Especially the betrothal gift, it is not good if the gift is too light, and the Mao family can't show it if the gift is too heavy. Zhao'er doing this is nothing more than in the face of everyone.
After that, Mao Badou accompanies Ya Zhi to do the house deed, while the others stay in the house and wait. Zhao'er carried Honger to the small garden to bask in the sun, accompanied by Xue Tingxiang.
"I say thank you for Badou."
Hong'er sat on the stone table and looked around at the fresh, Zhao'er was supporting him.
Hearing this, he looked back at him: "Thank you, we only make a profit when we buy this house, not a loss. Besides, the Mao family is planning for the future for Badou, and I have to plan for you in the future. You must also stay in the capital, if you don’t have a place to live, you can’t do it.”
Xue Tingxiang joked: "Are you so sure that I will win?"
"Don't tell me you won't get hit?" Zhao'er asked in surprise.
Xue Tingxiang was amused, it seems that Zhao'er has confidence in him.
He took a step forward and put his arms on her shoulders and said, "Of course I'll get in. When the time comes, let's change to a house bigger than this one, enter the house five times in the front and back, and buy some maids to wait on you and let you be your wife. What's the matter every day? You don't have to do anything, just wait for someone to serve you."
This is easy to say, and the maid and the old lady can do it. With the Xue family's current background, it can be done. But a mansion with five entrances in the front and back cannot be achieved by the rich and powerful in this realm. Not to mention a wife, the first-rank wife is a wife, and it depends on her husband's official rank. That is to say, Xue Tingxiang must be a first-rank official in order to earn the title of a wife for Zhao'er.
However, Zhao'er can't understand the clues, and is still struggling with people's service.
"Then I'll be a waste, and I don't want to be served. If I don't do anything, it's scary to think about it. Does that mean I'll be served when I take a shower, wear clothes, and eat?"
Xue Tingyan nodded with a smile.
"What happened? I'm not going to do it." After thinking about it, she felt that if she really became an official, it would be unreasonable to have no one to serve you, and others would look down on you, so she discussed with Xue Tingxiang: "Otherwise, I'll find it for you. How many people are there to serve, I don't care?"
Xue Tingxiang also discussed with her in a serious manner. In the end, the two of them chatted back and forth for a long time before deciding that one day Xue Tingxiang would become a high-ranking official and find a little girl to serve Zhao'er, and Honger put a girl and a Mom, as for Xue Tingxiang, two followers are enough.
As for why she didn't arrange a little maid, according to Zhao'er, all the big officials and masters like to tease little maids. This is what she saw in big dramas before, so in order to prevent the possibility of such a thing from happening, she decisively said that Xue Tingxiang would think about it. Don't even think about it.
So Xue Tingxiang didn't even dare to think about it.