Red Chamber: Bring Xue Baochai home at the beginning

Chapter 157 Selecting a place to build a mansion, turning master and servant upside down

At the time when Jia, Zhou, and Wu's families were constructing family-friendly villas in full swing.

Feng Yibo also bought a piece of land.

He planned to join in the fun and build a new mansion.

The current Feng Mansion was bought when he came to Beijing to rush for the exam.

It was supposed to be a temporary place to stay.

I didn't expect to live here until now.

Now he has been promoted several levels, and has entered the Ministry of Rites.

If there are no special circumstances, it will be difficult to make any major transfers in a short period of time.

It is basically settled in the capital.

If there were only him and You's wife, plus Li Shouzhong and the old couple.

Sanjin's house is actually not too small.

Such a house is more than enough for an ordinary family to live in for three generations.

But considering that Baochai and Daiyu are getting older, they will have to go through the family one after another in three or two years.

It is also time to build a new house in preparation for the big wedding.

After all, there are two rooms in name, so at least two yards should be separated.

In addition, the Feng family is thin.

Feng Yibo has always yearned for a lively life where everyone gathers together like Jia's Mansion.

Therefore, he had already planned.

Li Shouzhong, Lin Ruhai, Aunt Lin and other elders should be taken over to live with them.

Even Aunt Xue would take care of her if she wanted to.

In addition, the three concubines of the You family, Miaoyu and others should all have their own yards.

This is not enough for a courtyard with three entrances.

At least compare it to the old house in Jinling.

What's more, with his financial resources, no matter how big it is, it can be built.

Therefore, this time, taking advantage of the east wind of building the family-speaking villa,
He was ready to build the house together.

It is much more convenient to ship the materials together than separately.

For this reason, he visited many places in the outer city.

Finally, outside the north gate.

It is near the Zhazipo area at the root of Beishan.

I fell in love with a piece of land.

The terrain here is undulating, like traces of someone tidying up.

There are four or five flat lands, two or three hillsides, and a large reed pond.

It is a good place to build a garden.

They sent people to Chang'an County to inquire.

Knowing that this is a retired worker from the Ministry of Industry, Wailang bought the land a few years ago.

I found out after asking his clansmen in the capital again.

Originally, the veteran foreigner wanted to build a private garden here.

Unexpectedly, someone had just cleaned up the pond and sorted out the terrain.

People fell ill and went back to their hometowns for the elderly.

So it was abandoned here.

After a year of neglect, reeds will grow.

Without further ado, Feng Yibo directly followed the other party's purchase and added another [-]%.

Ask the clansmen in Qidu to contact the old man Wailang.

There is no need for this piece of land over there, so I responded quickly.

Finally, it was sold at a price of 1 taels of silver.

There are more than a dozen families in the south of Weitang.

They are all ordinary courtyards, and there are no rich mansions.

Feng Yibo sent people over to negotiate with each other.

A family of about three to two hundred taels agreed to move out.

Only in this way can we completely win this large area.

There are three reasons why Feng Yibo fell in love with this place.

One is that it is close to Beishan Mountain, and the terrain is undulating.

Just right for a garden.

The second is that it is not far from the North Gate, so it is convenient to enter the city.

It took a quarter of an hour longer to get to the Ministry by car than before.

The third is this pond, which moved him the most.

Although it seems to be covered with reeds now, it is extremely rare in the outer city.

Because it is injected with living water.

The reason why he paid enough relocation funds to move out those dozen households.

In addition to needing a place to build the main courtyard, I also don't want them to continue to pollute this water source.

The sum of these lands is not comparable to Rongning and Ningfu.

But it is also nearly four miles in size.

It is half a mile larger than the Xingqin Villa.

Of course, when the construction is finally completed, Shan Yuanzi is definitely not as big as the family-saving villa.

And the location is much worse than the Duke's Mansion.

But for an official of Feng Yibo's level, it's already beyond his family background.

If the location was better, it would be too eye-catching.

It's not far or near here, and it's just right to avoid the turmoil of the inner city.

After buying the land, Feng Yibo specially entrusted Jia Lian.

And told him to keep quiet.

Let him help to contact Mr. Hu who planned the garden for Rongfu.

This Mr. Hu, nicknamed "Shanziye", is best at planning gardens.

Especially good at "Shanzi", which is also a rockery for landscaping.

In other words, Rong Mansion built the family-speaking villa thanks to this person's help in planning,

Heap mountains and dig ponds, build towers and vertical pavilions, plant bamboo and flowers, etc.

Every point of view is the institutional planning of this "Shanziye".

He even helped the Rong Mansion plan and saved a lot of money.

From the demolished Huifang Garden and the old garden of Rongfu where Jia She lived, a lot of bamboo trees, rocks, pavilions and railings were removed.

Save a lot of financial resources for Rongfu.

It can be said that without this Shan Ziye.

Even if the Rong Mansion is emptied, the provincial villa may not be able to be built.

After all, the more projects you have, the more you reach out.

When Shan Ziye arrived, Feng Yibo revealed his preliminary plan.

Speaking of which, it was also inspired by Rongning Second Mansion.

Feng Yibo is going to build a house with the same garden behind one mansion and two courts.

A mansion refers to a main entrance and a main hall.

The same is the Feng Mansion.

The two courtyards are naturally two main courtyards, each with several cross courtyards.

It belongs to two rooms.

The back garden is similar to Jia's house for visiting relatives.

Gardens can be built inside.

There are rockery, ponds, courtyards and other scenery.

There will also be nunneries, theaters and other places.

There are several courtyards for everyone to choose to live in.

You can take a leisurely walk and play, or live in it and enjoy it to your heart's content.

Sharing a garden strengthens the relationship between the two houses.

It looks like two bedrooms, but it is actually a family.

After listening to his request, Shan Ziye went to survey the terrain and began to plan the construction.

The two discussed for several days in a row before finally forming a picture.

In terms of the big picture, it's pretty much the same as what Feng Yibo said.

But the specific details are all exquisite designs of Shan Ziye.

After hearing his explanation, Feng Yibo was greatly impressed.

To describe it in two words: professional!

When the final draft is finalized, all relax.

When the two of them arrived at the main hall of Feng's mansion, their own servants came up with fragrant tea.

Feng Yibo took a few sips to quench his thirst, and he couldn't help sighing:
"Mr. Hu's nickname is not worthy of the name!"

Shan Ziye was drinking tea, he was taken aback when he heard this.

Puzzled, he asked, "How do you say this?"

"I think you shouldn't be called Shan Ziye, but Yuan Ziye!"

Hearing this, Shan Ziye remembered.

After getting along for a few days, this Uncle Feng spoke humorously.

Sometimes the words are surprising, but there must be a reversal afterwards.

"Without your system, my garden would really lose its color!"

Feng Yibo naturally wanted to promote before suppressing, which made Shan Ziye lose his temper.

He pointed at Feng Yibo dumbfounded, and said:
"Yibo, you... you really are!"

For a moment, he didn't know how to describe it, so he heard Feng Yibo say:
"You really know how to flatter?"

Shan Ziye suddenly said angrily: "You really know how to talk nonsense!"

"Hahaha!"

After speaking, both of them laughed.

Feng Yibo picked up the tea, took a sip, and then said:
"I saw you in a hurry these two days, but I didn't ask many questions."

Although Shan Ziye often came to the mansion these few days, he even went to Zhazipo with Feng Yibo a few times.

But every time it's like a scorching fire, that's why Feng Yibo often jokes with him.

"Thinking about these days, Mr. Hu should be very busy."

Feng Yibo casually guessed about the matter of Jia's mansion and asked:

"Those family-visiting villas should all rush to find you, right?"

As long as it comes to Yuanzi, Shan Ziye is not modest.

If you don't have this confidence, you can't be the top.

Hearing the words, he nodded slightly, and said in his mouth:
"There are indeed several companies looking for me. Including you, I am planning for four companies at the same time these days."

"Oh?"

Feng Yibo said "Oh?" when he heard the words, but he knew it in his heart, nodded and said:

"Jia, Zhou, and Wu's three families, I also participated in it."

One is a material supplier and the other is a garden planner.

It's all within the industry.

Of course, Shan Ziye knew a little about Feng Yibo's business.

So there is no need to hide anything.

"It seems that I am really honored to have Mr. Hu planning it for me, just like the family-saving villas of the three noble concubines."

In Feng Yibo's mind, Shan Ziye mentioned the four families.

It must be the home of Jia, Zhou, and Wu's relatives, plus his mansion.

During this period of time, Shan Ziye has a big project, so he will definitely not take any small jobs.

"The Jia and Wu families actually came to find me, and the Zhou family hired a famous family from Jiangnan to take care of it."

Unexpectedly, Shan Ziye waved his hand when he heard the words.

After a pause, it seemed that there was nothing to say to Feng Yibo, so he said again:
"The other family I picked up was the Lai family."

"Lai's family?"

Feng Yibo was taken aback for a moment, unable to react for a while.

He also asked with a puzzled look: "Which Lai's family?"

"I haven't heard that there is a concubine named Lai in the palace?"

Before Shan Ziye could respond, Feng Yibo seemed to think of something, his eyes lit up, and he asked:

"I see! Is it the Dai family?"

"Her family is going to build a family-friendly villa?"

Among the six palaces, there is a concubine named Dai.

It is also the lord of the first house.

However, there has been no news about the family visit this time.

It seems that the family resources are not enough to support.

Feng Yibo thought he had guessed right, but he didn't expect Shan Ziye to be dumbfounded when he heard the words.

"What Dai's family? I'm talking about the housekeeper of Jia's house, Lai's family!"

Feng Yibo was taken aback when he heard the words, and said in disbelief:

"You are talking about the Jia family, two brothers Lai Da and Lai Sheng?"

Shan Ziye nodded and confirmed: "Yes! It's the housekeeper Lai."

Having said that, he added;

"His family's garden is not as good as your mansion's, but it's almost two miles away."

Two miles, equivalent to more than half of Jia's family-speaking villa.

I'm afraid it's no smaller than Feng Yibo's garden.

Unexpectedly, this is not counted, Shan Ziye said again:

"And the location is much better than the one you chose!"

The place Feng Yibo chose was in the outer city, not far from the city gate.

If he is better than him, is it in the inner city?

If so, that's amazing!
"A housekeeper in Jia's mansion has such financial resources?"

Feng Yibo obviously didn't believe what he said, and questioned:

"If it's an inner city, even if you have a connection with the Duke's Mansion, you can't get it without tens of thousands of taels of silver!"

"I don't know that."

Shan Ziye shook his head, thinking of something else, said:
"But his family is definitely not an ordinary slave!"

Thinking of what he had seen and heard at Lai's house, Shan Ziye said inexplicably:
"That's right! I heard that his elder brother, although not really lacking, is also an official!"

(End of this chapter)