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Chapter 408
Chapter 408

"Have you bought this house?" No wonder Zhan Feiyu was surprised. After all, he was just passing through Minhe Mansion. Muxiangju.

He Nuan put the pastries on the table and replied with a smile, "Master Qi sent a message saying that it is not safe to live in an inn."

This Muxiang Residence is located in the downtown area of ​​Minhe Prefecture, half a street away from the Minhe Prefecture Government Office, it is the safest, but in the early years, this Muxiang Residence was built by a businessman, not only choosing a site not far from the Government Office for safety , the fence is also built extremely high, and the back garden of Muxiangju is a maze made of shrubs, and there is a secret room in the garden that can lead to the outside of the house, which is the safest.

"How much money did you spend?" It wasn't Zhan Feiyu who was stingy and stingy. He really stayed in Minhe Mansion for at most half a month. It was a waste to buy this house. Even if she didn't go to the capital to find a teacher in the future, she would probably go back to Jiangnan Daonan Xuanfu, this is Longyou Road thousands of miles away, "Why don't we sell it after we leave."

"3000 taels. Because the price is not low, it has not been sold." He Nuan poured a cup of fruit tea and handed it over, not surprised to see the disappointment on the face of his young lady.

The pastries here are not fragrant, Zhan Feiyu looked at this exquisite flower hall, 3000 taels is not a small amount, Tongzhi's annual salary is only 200 taels of silver, and the magistrate's salary is only 500 taels, excluding food and drink expenses and favors After going back and forth, it is estimated that this house will not be able to be bought in ten years.

"So the other party thinks we are being taken advantage of?" Zhan Feiyu can imagine the joy and excitement of the owner of the house at that time. After selling it for several years, someone is willing to buy it for 3000 taels. It is estimated that Ah Sheng has not countered the price. , Homeowners are not allowed to set off firecrackers to celebrate.

He Nuan actually didn't quite understand Zhan Feiyu's heartbroken mood at the moment. After all, the lady was always generous. The previous 20 taels were sent to the border without incident. This house only cost 3000 taels, but the lady was so reluctant.

Just as Zhan Feiyu was about to speak, there was a bang outside, and the noise could be heard even from a distance.

"Miss, my brother is outside." He Nuan immediately became alert. He bought Muxiangju because the inn was not safe, but some people dared to come to make trouble in broad daylight.

"Go out and have a look." Zhan Feiyu stood up, thinking that He Sheng had mentioned before that the Yuan Manor sent two people to follow him, and now someone knocked on the door again, Zhan Feiyu couldn't help but suspect that it was the same group of people.

Muxiangju not only has a high wall, but the gate is also reinforced with rows of copper nails, so it will not be afraid that outsiders will break in for a while.

Hearing footsteps behind him, He Sheng turned and walked towards Zhan Feiyu, "Miss, one of them is Manager Hong who sells the house."

"Open the door... open the door quickly..." The sound of banging on the door kept ringing, and the people outside the door not only slapped, but probably hit the door with a piece of wood before, and that's why there was such a loud bang.

Zhan Feiyu felt that buying this house was too wasteful, and his dark eyes lit up after hearing He Sheng's words, "Could it be that you have regretted it? The house you just bought yesterday, you haven't gone to the Yamen to sign the deed?"

"It's agreed to go to the yamen at Shenshi today." He Sheng also heard that at this moment, not only was there Hong Guanshi, but also Liu Zhongren of Yahang.

"Open the door." Zhan Feiyu nodded knowingly, no matter what the reason is, the house is not his own without the red deed.

He Sheng glanced at the dark place out of the corner of his eye, and made sure that the four people who were secretly protecting Zhan Feiyu were there, so he walked over and opened the door.

"Ouch..." The door here opened suddenly, and Guanshi Hong who had just slammed on the door staggered and fell in, and fell into the mud, which caused a burst of laughter from the onlookers outside.

Zhan Feiyu took a closer look and saw that there was a dense crowd of people standing outside the gate. Apart from the onlookers, the one in the middle was a dozen or so people who were not very old, but they all had a smug aura, like a street market. The hooligans and rascals in the world.

Climbing up from the ground in embarrassment, Steward Hong wiped away the blood from the corner of his mouth that was knocked out by his teeth, and yelled at He Sheng, "Did you fucking do it on purpose? If you don't want to play it, you can't play it, Master Hong." When you open the door, I thought you were a good person, but I didn't expect you to be so cunning inside!"

Pooh!Still angry after scolding, Steward Hong spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva, and he could see that the fall was indeed serious.

"Master Hong, what are you talking about with a boy, let him pay for the money!" A rascal yelled at the top of his voice. They usually do this kind of blackmail. Okay, He Sheng spent 3000 taels to buy Muxiangju, so he would have to pay 80 taels of silver.

"That's right, I will pay you back! You must have hurt Master Hong's bones after falling so badly. It will last a hundred days. Master Hong is a man who earns money every day. This delay will save you a lot of money!"

A black and thin rogue standing beside Master Hong rolled his eyes. He Sheng and He Nuan, brother and sister, had ordinary facial features, and their clothes were ordinary servants. The rogue's eyes fell on Zhan Feiyu. At first glance, he is the young master of this family.

Yesterday, Zhan Feiyu and his two carriages entered the city, and finally went to the largest wine shop in Minhe Mansion for dinner. Wu Wu Laizi was wandering in front of the wine shop at that time. He wanted to find a bad guy to blackmail some money, so he noticed Zhan Feiyu and his party.

Wu Laizi had made up his mind, and now he would say arrogantly: "I will pay you 500 taels, if you don't have 500 taels, I won't be leaving today!"

Ho!There was a sound of gasping, not to mention the frightened people onlookers, even Guanshi Hong and a dozen local ruffians were shocked by Wu Laizi's words, this is 500 taels!They had never seen so much silver in their entire lives.

They are blind fools!Wu Laizi snorted disdainfully, and glanced over Zhan Feiyu's head, whoever bought the house for 3000 taels without counter-offering would be short of money?

Besides, this little girl looked spoiled and raised, not to mention the expensive headdress on her head, but the white jade pendant with lotus flower pattern on her skirt, Wu Manzi had seen it in a jade shop before. It was about the same size, and the quality of the jade was not as transparent as this piece, but the shopkeeper asked for 300 taels at that time. The key point was that the old man who bought the jade pendant gave the silver ticket without blinking an eyelid.

Wu Laizi felt that 500 taels was too little for him to ask, but seeing that the other party was a little girl without any elders to follow, he couldn't bully the younger with big ones, 500 taels was at most one or two pieces of jade pendant, this little girl could give it rise.

Ignoring Wu Laizi who opened the lion's mouth, Zhan Feiyu looked at Manager Hong, "Are you afraid that we won't give the money away? Although we haven't gone to the Yamen to sign the contract yet, we can't steal the house here. Since you There is no need to wait for the time when the person comes, A Sheng, you go and get the bank note and go to the Yamen to sign the contract."

"Yes, Miss." He Sheng responded immediately.

The people watching outside the gate didn't understand at first how Steward Hong and these local ruffians came to make trouble at the gate of Muxiangju, but they knew after hearing Zhan Feiyu's words. Steward Hong was worried that the other party would not give money, so he brought Someone blocked the door.

"I won't sell it, I won't sell this house!" Steward Hong yelled again, with a rich and powerful appearance who was not short of money, and said to Zhan Feiyu angrily: "It's okay to let you live in vain for a day. I, Lord Hong, have a kind heart, this house will not be sold to you, you should move out now!"

But anyone with a temper would probably get angry at this time. When He Sheng bought the house yesterday, Steward Hong was so attentive, calling him big brother and younger brother, and he almost didn't ask He Sheng for help.

He even more generously said to He Sheng that he was not in a hurry to complete the contract, let He Sheng and his party live in this house first, and tell him what is missing.

But who would have thought that after only one night, Manager Hong would turn his face and deny anyone.

He Sheng and He Nuan didn't open their mouths, but Zhan Feiyu's face sank, and his clear voice revealed perceivable anger, "Even the price was negotiated yesterday, and there was a middleman from the tooth shop at that time, you now Wouldn't it be dishonest to say that you won't sell it?"

Liu Zhongren from the dental shop had a bitter face. He didn't know why Guanshi Hong was crazy. This Muxiangju had been sold for five or six years, but because of the high price, it never sold.

Everyone in Liu Zhong planned to persuade Hong Guanshi to lower the price and sell the house. Who knows, he met He Sheng, a "big guy", who didn't counter the price for 3000 taels. Why don't you go to the yamen to sign a contract? If you miss this big guy, you might want to sell it again Zhaizi will have to wait another five or six years.

(End of this chapter)