Traveling through the daily life of raising a family in ancient times

Chapter 103 Meeting Acquaintances in the State Mansion

"What a coincidence, there really is such a suitable place." Yaren invited He Yanxin to sit down and talk in detail.

"Two miles away from the west city gate, there is a family that is selling their house and land."

Erli is one kilometer, which is not bad.He Yanxin nodded and asked, "Is his family going to move out or something happened?"

Otherwise, how could even the fields be sold.

The tooth man shook his head. "The family's surname is Meng. They used to be farmers, and they are quite well-known in the local area. The old man of his family studied hard for many years and passed the rank of Tanhua. Later, he became the Minister of the Household Department. When he returned home to worship his ancestors, it was a scene in the city..."

Back then when he was a boy, he watched the descendants of the Meng family on tall horses on the side of the street, and chased them all the way to the Meng family village, which can be said to be like a brocade of flowers.

"It's a pity that the future generations don't live up to it. There is no such person to pass on this kind of glory. The Meng family doesn't know what happened in Beijing. It was copied."

He Yanxin listened carefully, tapped the table with his finger, and judged in his heart whether buying a house with such a family was suitable.

The man thought about the grand scene in the distance, and thought about today, he was very sad, and continued:
"Not long ago, the whole family went back to Mengjiazhuang. Fortunately, during the prosperity, they bought a lot of land and houses, so they wouldn't have no place to stay. Meng Erlang, the grandson of Mrs. Meng, approached the dental firm and said that he would sell some of them..."

He also explained some basic conditions of the house.

But it's not enough to just talk about it, you still have to go to the scene to see it.

"You wait here first, I'll call the master's house." Yaren took He Yanxin to one of the houses for sale.

This is two other courtyards, about 300 meters away from the Meng family mansion.

The other one was for sale in a mountain depression, and He Yanxin didn't think it was very good.

It's not bad here.The door was locked, so he looked around.

This courtyard is not next to other houses, which reduces the risk of Song Yeqing's spatial exposure.

Behind the house is the land that will be sold together. There is nothing planted now, and there is a deserted pond beside the land.

Looking at the surrounding environment alone, it is quite in line with their requirements.

Now let's see what's going on inside the house and the owner's house.

"He Langjun, Meng Erlang is here." Yaren shouted behind him.

"Hello... hey..." He Yanxin turned around to salute, but found that he knew this person.

"Isn't this Mr. He! Didn't you go to Dongtang, why did you appear here?" Meng Shurui's eyes lit up, and he stepped forward and said.

"Haha, that's a long story." He Yanxin laughed. "Second Master Meng, how are you doing recently?"

It turned out that this Meng family was the same Meng family who had gone with the Escort with them before.

I thought we just met by chance, but I didn't expect to meet again here.

He Yanxin didn't have much communication with the rest of his family, especially Meng Dalang, who looked down on others, so he didn't bother to pay attention.

The Meng Erlang in front of him was five years older than him, and the two had chatted a few times, and it was considered speculative and a nice person.

"It's really a destiny to meet from thousands of miles away. Let's go and get together at home." Meng Shurui was really pleasantly surprised and wanted to take him back to the main house.

"No, I'm here to see the house today, why don't you take me in first."

Song Yeqing and the others are still waiting in the city, it will take too much time to go to Meng's house, so let's see the house first.

"Oh, it turns out that Mr. He is the one who wants to buy this other courtyard." Meng Shurui realized, "Okay, then I'll open the door for you to see."

He took out the key and opened the door of the other courtyard. "please."

It was only then that Yaren realized that the two knew each other, "What a coincidence, it saved me the trouble of negotiating peace in the middle."

Meng Shurui smiled at him and said, "It's also delaying your blessing. Come, everyone, please come in."

He grew up in the capital, and he hadn't been back to Zhaozhou a few times, and he wasn't very familiar with this other courtyard.

But he still took He Yanxin around from the inside to the outside and introduced some situations.

There are eight rooms in two courtyards.The kitchen, stables, latrines, and wells are all complete.

The rooms are mostly empty, with simple furniture.

There is a small garden in the outer courtyard with trees and flowers.

Because there are only three loyal servants guarding the old house, they can't take care of it here, so it looks a bit barren.

After reading it, He Yanxin felt very satisfied, and he knew the owner again, so he felt relieved.Now let's see what the price is.

Hearing him ask the price, Meng Shurui smiled heartily. "Since Mr. He wants to buy it, we will be neighbors from now on, and I won't be too polite to you."

He counted. "120 taels, with the surrounding two acres of land."

Seeing He Yanxin nodding, Meng Shurui continued:
"You and I share the same interests, and it should be cheaper. But the family really needs money urgently now. I can't be too much on my own. I'm really sorry."

His eldest brother doesn't understand these general affairs, and the house is sold by his mother and sister-in-law, and the three of them discuss together.The price set by his mother was ultimately up to him.

He Yanxin smiled and said: "You said that we share the same interests, so I'll just say it straight. It's just that 120 taels is a bit high..."

Knowledge is knowledge, and polite words are polite words, but the price that should be negotiated still has to be said.It is necessary to save some money for Song Yeqing.

Moreover, he has investigated the housing prices and land prices in Fucheng, and the 120 taels for this location is indeed a bit inflated.

Meng Shurui is not an unreasonable person, after listening to him explain the reasons for the high price, he pondered for a long time.

At this time, Yaren also played his role, making peace between the two.

After the negotiation, both parties finally agreed on a price of 100 taels, and each gave Yaren an intermediary fee of four taels of silver.

"Don't send it away, I'll come to visit tomorrow." He Yanxin went out with Yaren, preparing to return to the city.

He went back to prepare the money, and Meng Shurui prepared the house deed and land deed, and they will hand over tomorrow.

He Yanxin went back and told Song Yeqing about the house.

She didn't have much demand for the residence, and she believed in his vision, so she had no objections.

So the next day He Yanxin went to Meng's house with money and gifts.

Song Yeqing took the child and went to the street where the Song family lived according to memory.

Here are the houses of merchants.

The original Song residence had already changed its name, and she remembered that it was sold to a spice business.

In the past five years, Mrs. Song's appearance has changed a lot.

The neighbors nearby did not recognize this woman with the child as the bright and beautiful little lady of the Song family back then.

Song Yeqing recognized a few acquaintances from memory, but she was no longer Mrs. Song, so she didn't take the initiative to say hello.

well!She sighed.

It is extremely profound to realize that what is a thorough human being, and that things are right and wrong.

"Hey... is that Miss Song?" A soft, waxy female voice with uncertainty and caution came from the side.

Song Yeqing turned to look at the person who came, and retrieved the information from memory.

The eighteen or nineteen-year-old girl in front of me, with her hair combed and wearing a pink and white flowered jacket, seems to be the servant girl of the little sister whom Mrs. Song has befriended.

(End of this chapter)