The two walked out of the gate. There was a plaque on the door. Behind the plaque, a swallow flew in. You Miao was overjoyed and said, "This is a good sign!"
Li Zhifeng said, "Take it off and wash it?"
You Miao said, "Don't! Don't disturb the swallow."
There is a swallow's nest under the eaves, which is a good sign. Although You Miao doesn't believe in ghosts and gods, he is familiar with these folklore. He is now very confident in the prospects of Jiangbo Villa, and if he guesses correctly, this place may still be a historic site. .
Li Zhifeng ran up to the wall, jumped in two steps, stood on the stone lion, tapped the plaque on the door with his fingers, and a thick layer of ash fell. You Miao went in to find the ladder, and the two worked together to erect the ladder. You Miao found another piece of rag and climbed up on the ground using both hands and feet, with Li Zhifeng holding him behind him.
You Miao carefully wiped off the dust on the plaque, and two big characters appeared: Shen Yuan.
You Miao: "… "
The flowing gold characters have faded, You Miao shook her head and sighed: "It's actually here..."
"Where?" Li Zhifeng came down with You Miao in his arms, the two stood still and looked at the plaque above their heads.
Yanzi stuck his head out from behind the plaque and stared at them curiously. You Miao said, "This is the former residence of a great writer among us Han people... No wonder my mother wants to buy it."
Li Zhifeng hummed and said, "Can it be repaired?"
You Miao smiled and said, "Shen Yuan is mine now, of course."
He and Li Zhifeng stood at the gate of the villa for a while, looking at the clear blue sky, You Miao said, "You go to Anlu Town on horseback now. Buy some rice, buy some noodles, and then buy some oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, by the way. Go to the market and ask about it, see if there are any workers, please invite a few small workers, we will pack room and board here."
You Miao went in and took 10 taels of silver and a letter he wrote to Zhao Chao and Li Yan in the capital, and ordered, "Save the money and spend some money, and then take these two letters to the inn, and entrust a messenger to send me to the capital, come back earlier."
Li Zhifeng said, "I still have it here." Then he took out a small purse. It was the twenty taels of silver that You Miao had given him when he sent him away. Li Zhifeng still kept it.
You Miao was overjoyed when she saw it, and said, "Good job, let's go."
Li Zhifeng got on his horse and set off.
Silver can't be spent indiscriminately now, one tael of gold is exchanged for thirty taels of silver, and one tael of silver is exchanged for one coin. A lot of money can be done with one pound of rice, only eight cents per pound of rice, and twenty-five cents for a chicken. You Miao used to be a homeless man who didn't know how to pay for money, but now, in total, the one hundred taels of silver that his father gave him was enough for him to spend five or ten years in Shenyuan.
But that's not enough, he couldn't stop thinking about how to use this capital to make more money. The first thing to do is to repair the house first. Of course, the house cannot be demolished and remodeled casually. As soon as You Miao saw the word Shen Yuan, he knew that every plant, tree, rockery and stone chairs here had a great history. Maybe there were many antiques, and he hurriedly threw them away. It's a real waste of time.
You Miao was strolling around the yard, this Shen Yuan was really big enough, the legs were sore from walking, it was still surrounded by the wall, and after walking for a full cup of tea, he came to the back yard and took out another horse in the stable. He got on his horse and rushed towards the plain.
The four tenant households have their own things. You Miao intends to find a few people to help clean up first, but at noon, there is a faint smoke coming out of the houses in the distance. You Miao is stationed on a horse outside the household and asks, "Where is this place? whose home?"
"Master!" Li Zhuang hurriedly greeted him.
You Miao said, "Are you free?"
When Li Zhuang's family was in the slack of farming, Li Zhuang had just arrived home and took a sip of water. He thought he was discussing the future with his daughter-in-law. Hearing You Miao came to look for someone, he greeted him and hurriedly said, "Yes, what is the young master's order?"
You Miao noticed the house opposite again and said, "Who lives across the road?"
Li Zhuang smiled and said, "Zhang Er, that kid."
You Miao shouted again, "Zhang Er!"
In the yard across the road, Zhang Er responded from a distance, and You Miao said, "If you two are not busy, just come to the villa, I have something to say."
You Miao left those words and rode back. After all, the carriage was still thrown in Shen Yuan, and the money was on it.
Looking at Shenyuan from the outside, it feels even more dilapidated. However, the new home bathed in the sun is not half sad. Instead, it has a kind of vitality that is thriving in the ruins, as if something is flourishing under the broken bricks. Growth, so prosperous that it is about to break through the ruins and stand upright.
You Miao tied the horse to the lush weeds outside the door and let it graze. She took off her half-length robe, tied her sleeves around her waist, and fell loosely on her hips. She went to unload the carriage. down.
The most important thing in the family is his own money, and the remaining 100 taels of silver should be kept. You Miao carried the cash box into the bedroom of the main room, the screen fell down in a shocking manner, and the bedding had rotted into flocs.
You Miao looked around, and there was actually a red lacquer box in the corner. He pushed hard, but couldn't push it. When he looked at the ground, he found that this thing seemed to be cast directly on the ground.
Unlocked, You Miao opened it and looked in. There were only a few scrolls of calligraphy and paintings inside. There was still room in the box. It was three feet into the ground. You Miao understood that when the house was built, half of it was buried underground. The masonry is fixed.
This is just right, so as not to be stolen, and secondly, you can put some valuables.
You Miao took out the contents with difficulty, put the money bag You Hango gave him into the money box, put it together with the one hundred taels of silver, and put the small money box into the big copper box together. I went to the car to get the lock and put it in the big copper box, and locked it firmly with a click.
Of the two keys, I kept one for myself and gave the other to Li Zhifeng.
In the future, I will have to raise a dog that will only be used to guard the house. You Miao thought to herself, she would have known that Li Zhifeng would go out and buy a dog to come back.
"Master—" Li Zhuang's voice shouted outside.
"Come in." You Miao patted the ashes on her body and went out: "Help me carry some boxes in the car."
Li Zhuang and Zhang Er came, Zhang Er looked around, seemed a little surprised, and said, "Young master is staying here?"
You Miao knew that they all thought it was incredible, and it was true. According to ordinary people's thoughts, this pampered young master might only stay for one night, so he hurriedly packed his things and went back to Biyu Villa.
"There's no way." You Miao smiled and took them to unload the belongings on the truck, and said, "My father doesn't love my mother and I don't love my mother. I have a brother at home, and the family wealth will naturally be lost to me."
The two looked at each other and took You Miao's box. You Miao did not shy away from them, but instead asked, "Have you heard about this?"
"I heard some." Zhang Er replied.
Li Zhuang gestured to Zhang Er with his eyes, and the two helped You Miao carry the box into the house.
You Miao added, "Everything is up to you."
Li Zhuang said with a smile: "The brother who follows the young master, I think he is a real person."
"Yeah, it's good to have him." You Miao returned to the main room, pushed open the windows one by one, and the sunlight from both sides came in. The main room was immediately brighter, and the furniture covered with a thick layer of dust was no longer there. Appears gloomy and decadent.
"No one steals the furniture?" You Miao asked in surprise.
Li Zhuang smiled and replied, "Who would come to Shenyuan to steal something?"
You Miao said, "This place doesn't close the door at night, so there's no way to pick up things? Come on, throw away all the rotten wood."
You Miao liked the bed in the master bedroom very much. The large bed alone was worth a lot of money. Although the hollow carvings outside the bed had faded, they could be restored to their original appearance with just a repaint. The light is transparent, and the hanging mosquito net is tattered, but as long as the net is changed and the quilt is laid, it will become a small world of its own.