Sometimes the palace is sunny

Chapter 58 Buying a House

It was only after returning to Zhuangzi that Zhao Surui finally fell asleep solidly, and slept until the dawn of the next day.

Tu Nan prepared mung bean and licorice soup early on to sober him up, pinched his nose and took a sip, and found that it was sweet, so Zhao Surui gulped down the whole bowl of warm soup.

"How did I get back yesterday?"

he asked Tunan.

"The girl drank too much, of course she was picked up by us." A Chi hurriedly said, if the girl didn't remember being carried down by a foreigner in full view, she would not let the girl know.

Zhao Surui frowned, he rubbed his forehead, after all, he only remembered the appearance of himself holding Shen Sanwei's collar.

Forget it, he didn't bother to worry about such trivial matters.

"Achi, how much money do we have in our account now?"

"Back to the girl, we originally had 700 taels of silver, and Xia He and the others had more than 200 taels of soft goods. We also collected more than 970 taels of silver, a total of 140 taels of silver, and spent 720 taels of silver. By the beginning of September, we had 400 taels of silver. 170. On the seventh day of the lunar new year, when Mrs. Han came last time, the girl gave me a total of 950 taels of silver for daily expenses three times, and now I have spent another [-] taels of silver, leaving [-] taels of silver left.

"We first got 100 taels of silver from Ning'an Bo's mansion, 100 taels were given to me for expenses, and hung on the front account, and 1000 taels were given to Peifeng to make utensils, and first paid to nine blacksmith shops outside Beijing. A total of 130 taels of fixed silver was paid. By the day before yesterday, all 120 fine steel knives were available, and another 230 taels were paid. There was a blacksmith in the nearby village who could make spear points and arrow points. Pei Feng asked him to forge them. Spears, 200 spears, 20 arrows, 60 bows, the total cost is 720 taels. As for the armor, it is even more difficult to obtain. Ming armor is made by the government, and ordinary craftsmen cannot make it. Peifeng found two military households. The lady who made the cotton armor came to teach, paid the money to let all the women in and out of Zhuangzi learn to make it, and yesterday got fifty pieces of cotton armor. One cotton armor uses eight catties of cotton, seven feet of cloth, plus labor costs, A total of eight taels of silver, two ladies from military households got 280 taels of silver, cotton armor cost a total of 1000 taels of silver, a total of 280 taels of silver was spent, and there was [-] taels left. [-] taels, [-] taels left.

"On the sixth day of September, the Ning'anbo Mansion sent twenty ten taels of gold ingots, 3000 taels of silver notes, fifty gold pages, and a pair of 15 taels of pure gold hairpins, totaling about five 550 taels of silver, and the girl gave Peifeng 100 taels of silver as a reward. Four of the people brought by Tunan and Peifeng were injured, and each received ten taels of compensation, and everyone got another five taels of silver as a reward. And a sheep, a total of 88 taels of silver was spent, and there were five thousand four hundred and 12 taels of silver left.

"The last time Shouchenghou came to beat our Zhuangzi, he sent 3000 taels of silver as an apology gift and some satin items that could not be exchanged for the time being. Twenty-seven people were injured. Two thousand 27 taels.

"The girl spent a total of 240 taels of silver yesterday when she went out.

"Now Tunan and I have collected a total of 680 six taels of silver."

Zhao Surui gave a "tsk", pretending that he didn't hear A Chi's extraordinarily heavy tone when he reported yesterday's expenses, waved his hand, and said, "I want to buy a house in Yanjing City, the bigger the better, you guess what?" How much can it cost?"

Achi, who was still feeling sorry for yesterday's 230 taels, was stupid.

An ordinary house in the south of Yanjing City can be bought cheaply for only 40 taels of silver, so why would her girl condescend to such a place?But if you look for expensive places... After all, Yanjing City is a place where nobles gather, even if they can afford it, they may not "afford to live in it".

"Girl, are you planning to go back to Yanjing? But you and the Xie family haven't broken up yet. We rashly used the money to buy a house in Yanjing City. If the news leaks out, I'm afraid that the Xie family will have trouble again." .”

"Am I a person who is afraid of right and wrong?" After wandering around Yanjing City, Zhao Surui was so playful that he wished he could grow claws and directly smash the little Zhuangzi who trapped him.

In the final analysis, the person who is trapped in Zhuangzi is Shen Sanwaste, so what does it have to do with him, Zhao Surui?
His tone was a little impatient, Zhao Surui sat on the bed with disheveled hair and legs crossed, and remembered the ham he bought yesterday:
"Where's the ham I bought yesterday? Hang it outside under the eaves."

Compared to the girl who wants to buy a house in Yanjing City, hanging a whole pig leg under the eaves is no longer a problem in A Chi's opinion, so he quickly agreed.

"Miss, let's wash up and have dinner first. The weather is rare today. Peifeng is going to resume the martial arts competition outside on the school field. If he wins, he can fight with Master Shao. Everyone in the village is waiting to see it." .”

As soon as he heard that there was going to be another martial arts competition, Zhao Surui's eyes lit up immediately, and he didn't care about the hangover and dizziness, he slid directly from the bed to the floor, impatient with other people's hands, and stepped on his small sheepskin boots to get dressed.

Tu Nan hurriedly stopped him: "Girl, don't worry, use something first, you drank wine yesterday, and today I made you a 'melon chicken', which is to chop the chicken breast and pickled melon from a fat hen into thin shreds Add boiling oil and heat it up, and it’s just right for porridge.”

Although the word "porridge" made Zhao Surui feel uncomfortable, but with fresh dishes to eat, he would not lose his temper: "Hurry up and eat the meal, let's go outside to watch the fun!"

The two maids immediately divided up the work, A Chi took two young maids to wait for him to wash up, and Tu Nan went to the kitchen to fetch the dishes.

After cleaning his face with a warm handkerchief and brushing his teeth with green salt, sitting in front of the mirror and looking at the jewel-encrusted gold bracelet on A Chi's hand, Zhao Surui nodded with satisfaction: "That's right, not only can the account After calculating it clearly, it still shows a bit of nobility, this is the housekeeper who can serve me by my side."

Being praised so much by the girl, A Chi was both happy and a little shy: "It's the girl who is amazing, she can get so much money back, otherwise the servant is just a little maid."

These words made Zhao Surui very relieved. When he was proud, Tu Nan brought in the dishes. In addition to a melon chicken, there was also a pork egg roll and a snowflake tofu. The meat filling of the pork egg roll was made of mung bean powder, egg white and sweet It is mixed with wine, with a light sweet taste and a meaty aroma. Snowflake tofu is mixed with water tofu with diced bamboo shoots and mustard greens, which is very refreshing.

With these few dishes, Zhao Surui drank a bowl of porridge and ate two baskets of steamed dumplings, and he still didn't forget to tell Tu Nan that he would eat mutton today.

When he arrived with a few maids, he saw a bunch of young maids in the village crowded in front of the door to watch the fun, Zhao Surui picked one up, and at first glance, it turned out to be Liu Tianxing.

"Why don't you make clothes in the back and come to the front?"

Liu Tianxing was excited to watch, her eyes were still sparkling, she saw Zhao Surui and asked her back: "Young Madam let the maids practice, why can't we watch? When we were fighting before, we didn't say anything and let us embroider at the back." !"

The little girl held her chest up and raised her head. They had done meritorious service before, so no one could hold her back from watching the excitement.

"A little credit will make you arrogant."

Zhao Surui raised his foot and almost kicked her ass, but he remembered that she was a woman.

"Don't lie here and watch." He waved his hand, "Go outside and look openly, the rest are still in the Zhuangzi, unless you have work on hand, come out and look."

"Wow!" Hearing what the young lady said, the little maids were all happy, you pushed me and I pulled you into a small group and rolled out of the gate, Zhao Surui rolled his eyes.

The drying yard outside Zhuangzi was converted into a school yard by Pei Feng. The wooden frames on both sides were lined up with knives and guns. There was also a wooden high platform for people to stand on and perform martial arts. The ground was re-tamped with Sanqi ash. Yes, it still looks decent.

In the middle of the school field, two men were wrestling into a ball. Zhao Surui took a look and felt a little satisfied: "Sure enough, it's different after a real fight with real swords and guns. It's much more secure than before."

Behind him, two servant girls brought out the chair he used to sit on, and he sat down on it, holding the copper hand warmer in his arms and watching with relish.

Taking advantage of the girl's fascination, A Chi, who was waiting on the side, stepped back a few steps and took the opportunity to return to Zhuangzi.

"Tunan, why didn't you say a few words for me just now? We must stop the girl from buying a house in Yanjing City. Ning'an Bo's Mansion is still there, and the whole family doesn't know etiquette and shame." If Shi Shi knew that our girl had money, he would definitely use thousands of bad tricks. Now that our girl is finally free, why bother to fall into it again?"

Tunan was marinating the mutton with her sleeves rolled up and her head covered. She rubbed the fragrant marinade thoroughly inside and out of the lamb's cavity.

A Chi knew that she was listening to him carefully, looked around, and then lowered his voice: "What's more, our girl doesn't remember anything, and now she has this temper, what if she bumps into someone again in Beijing? I didn't sleep all night last night, and I couldn't figure out how our girl could drink alone with a man and get so drunk."

"Don't think about it if you don't understand it. Girls still have a sense of proportion. Buying a house in Yanjing City...it's really unnecessary."

Flicking the extra marinade on her hand, the plain-looking maid smiled.

The excitement on the school field didn't end until the sun was about to set in the afternoon. Zhao Surui was delighted to see it, and felt that he was about to train an elite army. The outside and the tenants outside are like Chinese New Year.

Eating the extremely crispy lamb back meat, Zhao Surui remembered the matter of buying a house in Yanjing City.

It's good to be able to train one's subordinates in Zhuangzi, but Zhao Surui still wants to go to Yanjing City to play, of course, it's not all for fun, it's hard to get news in Zhuangzi on the outskirts of the city. I don't know, it's really inconvenient.

Of course, A Chi still wanted to stop him.

Zhao Surui was not someone who could be persuaded, when A Chi was exhausted, Tu Nan poured Zhao Surui a cup of tea from the side.

"Girl, you really don't need to buy a house in Yanjing City."

Zhao Surui looked up at her: "What? You guys are going to join forces to stop me today?"

How many little maids have learned to join hands?
"Girl, you already had Zhuangzi in Yanjing City." Tu Nan had a slight smile on his face, "The old Shen's mansion is still there, in the pomegranate alley of Zhengxifang outside Zhengyang Gate, five rooms, seven frames and three entrances. , there are magnolias and begonias planted in it, and the stables alone are sixteen feet deep, enough to raise seventeen or eight good horses. There is also a study, or the word you mentioned is called "Xiaoyao Place"."

A Chi looked at Tunan in shock, but Tunan sighed slightly:
"Unfortunately, this house was obviously Madam's previous dowry, but after Madam left, this house was taken over by your uncle's family, miss."

　Siri Zhao: I don't even need to buy it?A ready-made house for me to live in? ? ?

　　Tunan: Since you have taken over my girl's shell, please do more work for my girl.

　　Tu Nan should be regarded as the second female lead in terms of roles, of course, she is the second female lead with a heart for Shen Shiqing.

　　*The melon chicken dish comes from the Qing Dynasty's "Tiao Ding Ji"

　　Generally speaking, the dishes that appear in the text come from Tiao Ding Ji unless otherwise noted.

　　*Snowflake tofu comes from "A Brief Introduction to Vegetarian Food", a collection of recipes in the Qing Dynasty, by Xue Baochen
　　There is another update, it will be later, you can watch it tomorrow morning.

　　
　
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