Unlimited wastelander

Chapter 37 Being Rich Is So Willful

The residential area in the west of the city is populated by wealthy commoners or small business vendors. The streets are not deserted, but not lively either.

At this time, two soft sedan chairs stopped in front of a house, and Xiao Peng and Master Lin got off the sedan chairs. The old brokers were not qualified to sit in the sedan chairs, so they just followed the sedan chairs on foot.

This is an ordinary courtyard with two entrances. Xiao Peng followed Mr. Lin into the gate and entered the front yard. There were two stone tables in the front yard, and four stone piers were placed around each stone table. With a few sparse peach trees, a middle door blocks the scenery of the inner courtyard.

Walking into the middle gate along the stone-paved path, Xiao Peng glanced at the pattern of the inner courtyard. There are corridors on all sides, and there are three wing rooms on the left and right sides. This should be the bedroom. There is a deep well in the courtyard for water collection.

After the courtyard is the hall, where several grand master chairs are neatly arranged, and on both sides are hollow wooden frames, on which some ordinary porcelain are placed.

"Why, Mr. Xiao, are you satisfied with this house?" Master Lin took Xiao Peng to look around the house, and finally sat down in the hall.

"Hehe, the layout and environment of the house built by Mr. Lin is quite good. I am very satisfied. Let's make a price! I bought this house." Xiao Peng opened the folding fan with a "swish" and smiled.

Mr. Lin was overjoyed and said with a smile: "Hahaha, Mr. Xiao is happy, so I don't want to talk too much. Originally, I priced this house at 800 taels, but I think Mr. Xiao is a worthwhile friend. Just give the young master an integer, three thousand and five hundred taels, and treat it as if we make friends, how about it?"

But Mr. Lin didn't know that this worthy friend in his eyes would take the life of his own son in the near future. The biggest reason was because he sold the house to Xiao Peng. Unfortunately, he would not There is no prediction, so at this time, he happily sold the house to Xiao Peng.

Xiao Peng didn't know much about money, and he was really pleasing to the eyes of Mr. Lin. The most important thing was that he was too lazy to bargain with others, so he made a happy decision, took out a stack of silver notes from his lapel, counted out 500 taels and handed it to him. Mr. Lin, Mr. Lin also handed over the deed and land deed to Xiao Peng at the same time, paying the money with one hand and delivering the goods with the other.

Of course, the old broker's commission is indispensable, he got a full 70 taels of commission, and everyone is happy now.

"Hahaha, it's really a blessing in my life to meet a young talent like Mr. Xiao today. I should be so clear, Mr. Xiao, why don't you come with me to the humble house for a drink or two?" Master Lin made it so easily. With a single business deal, I was happy in my heart, and I couldn't help but look at Xiao Peng with a more cordial look.

Xiao Peng pondered for a while, and said apologetically to Mr. Lin: "Thank you Mr. Lin for your kindness, but this house is newly bought and there is nothing left. I have to buy some daily necessities, or I will have to sleep on a plank bed at night, hehe Now I live in the same town as Master Lin, and there will be plenty of opportunities to bother you in the future, so Master Lin just don’t pretend that he doesn’t know you.”

"Hahahaha, the young master was joking, okay! That's it, I won't force you. If you want to buy something, you can ask the old man for help. He has been a broker in this town for decades. If you want to do anything, you can ask him." Wrong, I can definitely handle it properly for you, then I won't waste your time, I will leave, and when you are settled properly, you are welcome to come to my humble house as a guest at any time."

"Be sure to go and bother, Mr. Lin, go slowly, and I won't see you off." Xiao Peng sent Mr. Lin to the door, and clasped his fists at Mr. Lin who got into the sedan chair.

After sending off Master Lin, Xiao Peng gave Old Wang another 50 taels of silver and asked him to help him buy some bedding and utensils.It was only after the old Wangtou left that he realized that such a large yard would not be good if no one took care of it. Even if the problem of eating could be solved in the inn and restaurant, he couldn't do things like sanitation by himself!I might have to stay here for a few years, if I don't take care of it, it won't work.

And if you want to hire a handyman to take care of the house, you have to cook by yourself. In this way, there will be a lot of cooks. I didn't expect it to be so troublesome.Xiao Peng frowned slightly, looked at this house that already belonged to him, sighed, and went out.

Walking to the street, strolling casually, suddenly Xiao Peng's eyes lit up. He saw an old scholar who set up a stall on the street, specializing in helping people write couplets and family letters, and immediately had an idea.

"Young master, is there anything I can do for you?" The gray-haired old scholar asked respectfully when he saw Xiao Peng sitting across from his table.

Xiao Peng thought for a while, and said: "Old man, I would like to ask you to write a recruitment notice for me. Well, I want to recruit two handymen and a cook. The cook's monthly salary is 20 taels, food and lodging, handyman Twelve taels, food and lodging are also in charge, you just write it in the form of a notice according to this meaning."

The old scholar shook his hand, looked at Xiao Peng like a monster, and asked cautiously: "My lord, are you sure you are looking for a handyman and a cook?"

"Uh...but what's wrong?" Xiao Peng asked with a guilty conscience. He had no eyesight for the prices and per capita income in ancient times, and he quoted the quotation casually, but he didn't expect to scare the old scholar.

"My lord, do you know how much the waiter in the inn makes a month?" the old scholar asked hesitantly.

"I hope to enlighten you." Xiao Peng asked humbly.

The old scholar talked eloquently, "The salary of the waiter in the shop is about two taels of silver in January, and the salary of a better cook is only five taels. To be honest, it is much easier to work as a handyman in a private house than to be a waiter, even if the owner is kind. , It’s about the same for two or three taels a month, five or six taels for a cook is considered a high income, and ten taels and twenty taels for a young master, this...you can’t waste it like this if you have money!” At the end, the old scholar Also made a small complaint.

Xiao Peng's face was a little shocked, he must be rich and self-willed!He clasped his fists at the old scholar, and said: "Ahem, thank you for letting me know, since that's the case, then the old man will write like this... Five taels for the handyman, ten taels for the cook, and food and lodging. My son is not afraid of spending money, but I am not afraid of spending money." The son's family must be down-to-earth in doing things, and I will never treat you badly if you do a good job."

After speaking, he took out ten taels of silver from his pocket and put it in front of the old scholar, saying: "Please take care of the old man, this is the old man's reward."

The old scholar opened his eyes wide, waved his hands again and again and said: "Too much, too much, my lord, let me help you write a notice, it's just a piece of cake, just give me a few pennies. The young master is generous, and the little old man can also see that the young master When you come from a rich family, you don’t need money, but you can only get as much as you give, the little old man only gave a few drops of pen and ink, and a piece of blank paper, he is really worthy of it!”

Xiao Peng shook his folding fan and said with a smile: "You don't need to say too much, the old man has no reason to take back the money I took out, not to mention that I have never had the habit of collecting loose change. If the old man doesn't accept it, I will I have no choice but to hire another Gao Ming. You can accept it, but in the worst case, when I need to write any paperwork in the future, I won’t pay any more.”

Seeing what Xiao Peng said, the old scholar had no choice but to accept the money, and said: "Since this is the case, the little old man has the audacity to accept it. If you need someone to write for you in the future, please feel free to come to the little old man, the little old man." Guaranteed not to take a penny.”

After finishing speaking, I didn't say any more, just rolled out a piece of rice paper and started to write.For traditional characters, Xiao Peng can only get a general idea, so he no longer pays attention to the old scholar's writing.The notice was written quickly, and when the ink was dry, Xiao Peng put away the notice, turned around and left amidst the old scholar's gratitude, and the old scholar also kindly presented a bottle of paste.

Xiao Peng took the notice back to his yard and pasted it on the wall next to the gate.Afterwards, he just had to wait for someone to apply for the job. He had never had the experience of interviewing people as a boss. He never thought that in this ancient times, he could still enjoy being a boss.He didn't go out for a walk at the moment, the door opened, bought a few jugs of good wine at a nearby restaurant, and sat on the stone table in the front yard waiting for someone to apply for the job.

(End of this chapter)