Ancient Imperial Examination Daily

Chapter 373

He is a person with strong action, so he does what he says, so he directly called old man Shen over, told Du Jinning's plan, and said, "Go and inquire to see if there is any house for sale nearby. If you can't find it, , go to the middleman and ask."

Old man Shen was sent here by his master to guard the house, and he doesn't usually live with the door closed. He and his children and grandchildren also shoulder the important task of good neighborliness and friendship.Usually, I would chat with the nearby concierge for a few words, and take this opportunity to promote the status of the Qi family, so as not to have those short-sighted people who see that this house has not been lived for a long time, and sneak in over the wall to do something shameful deeds.

In addition, he will also give a gift according to the status of the neighbor when there is any wedding or funeral in the neighbor's house.

Don't look at this small act, it doesn't cost much, and it doesn't require the owner to bother, but if you do it, the other party will accept the love.Everyone has status and status. People here write letters to their relatives in Beijing. Once they tell the situation, the Qi family can gain some people's favor.At a critical moment, maybe someone else in the court will say a good word or two for the Qi family and save the family's life.

Because he often walks around with neighbors, old man Shen is quite well informed in this area.

Hearing Qi Muyuan's words at this time, he suddenly laughed: "Oh, Young Master Du is really blessed. Let's live in this house, because the people who live there are either rich or expensive, and it's not bad for one or two houses. , so everyone bought a house, unless the family is in ruins, they will not sell it easily. It is not always possible to meet a house for sale in a year or two. But why not say that Young Master Du is blessed? I went out for a while Menzi, I just heard that the house diagonally opposite is going to sell the house."

"Oh, what a coincidence, that's great. I wonder how big the house is? What is the price?" Du Jinning was immediately happy.Isn't this just drowsiness meeting the pillow?
Old man Shen shook his head: "His house is always closed on weekdays, and it seems that there are no servants guarding the house. I don't know how big it is inside or what it's like. But the news is that a middleman came to the door I just asked everyone if they wanted a house. If Young Master Du is interested, I will ask my little grandson to come and invite the middleman surnamed Cao to ask about the situation."

"Okay, then there will be Mr. Lao Shen."

Old man Shen's family worked quickly, but after a cup of tea, Cao Zhongren arrived, and was lured by old man Shen's grandson, Shen Ming, to meet Qi Muyuan and Du Jinning.

Du Jinning wanted to buy a house, Cao Zhongren had heard from Shen Ming, and after coming in to see the ceremony, he said straight to the point: "The house on the opposite side belongs to the Wei family. The Wei family's hometown is in Xingning County. Back then, the elder of his family passed the Juren examination. , so he bought such a house in Fucheng. However, money was not rich at the time, and he did not repair and tidy up the house after buying it, so he lived there for two years. My son went to another place to work, and this house was vacant. It has been rented out for people to live in these years, but the rent collected is not enough to maintain the repair of the house, because the house is too big."

Speaking of this, he raised his head and glanced at Qi Muyuan and Du Jinning, seeing that they both had good looks, and at first glance they were the sons of officials, so he put it bluntly: "I think the two young masters also know that if you are in the officialdom, if you love the people If Ziqing is innocent, it is really not easy to support his family with such a small salary. This is the case with Mr. Wei. His life as an official did not go well, but it became more and more difficult. Life in his hometown is not easy, and the second master Wei is sick After a few games, the family's wealth was almost spent. Mr. Wei thought that this house was left for nothing, and the more it was left open, the more dilapidated it became, so he planned to sell it. The house occupies a lot of land, and it is reckoned that it can have young master Qi. This house is so big, and the location is rare. Master Wei said that the price is 500 taels of silver. If Young Master Du sincerely wants it, the price can be negotiated."

Du Jinning and Qi Muyuan looked at each other.

Taking advantage of the time when Shen Ming went to call for someone just now, old man Shen also told the price of the nearby houses.Like the Qi family's house, there are many houses inside and outside, and the yard is also neatly tidied up. The price can be more than 2000 taels.There are fewer houses, or those with a smaller area, ranging from more than 1000 taels, depending on the specific situation.

If the situation of the Wei family's house is really similar to that of the Qi family's, the price of 500 taels is really not expensive.

However, just now Du Jinning said that she didn't want to buy such a big house, and now she encountered such a big house, it really didn't suit her mind.

Du Jinning said, "Let's go and see the situation first." Then he asked, "Do you have the key?"

Cao Zhongren shook his head: "Wei family has a distant relative in Fucheng, and he has the key. Master Wei entrusted him to decide how the final price was negotiated and whether to sell it. When I came just now, I asked someone to inform him. , he'll have the key in a moment."

As he said that, he looked at Shen Ming: "I have to trouble Brother Shen to take a look. If he comes, let's go and look at the house."

Shen Ming is a boy of fifteen or sixteen years old, he is very slow when running errands.Hearing this, he ran out quickly, and came back after a while, shouting: "The man is here, let everyone go over."

The group got up and went out the door.

When Du Jinning looked at the location, it was really diagonally opposite the door. There was only one house across from Qi's house, and it was only a few tens of meters away from Qi's house.

At this time a hunchbacked old man with gray hair was waiting there.

This old man is also surnamed Wei, and he is Mr. Wei's distant uncle.Seeing that this group of people came from the Qi family on the opposite side, Qi Muyuan and Du Jinning both had good looks, and it could be seen that they sincerely wanted to buy a house, so his attitude was very respectful and polite.

After greeting each other, Old Man Wei opened the door and invited everyone in.

After entering the gate and walking a few steps, Qi Muyuan looked at the situation in the courtyard while standing under the porch of the gate, and then raised his head to see the roof of the gate with a big hole in it, and frowned tightly.

This courtyard is really not ordinary dilapidated.

On the opposite side is the main hall, which is used to receive foreign guests, and it is also the facade of the family. The original owner must have spent money to build this house. Although there are no carved beams and painted buildings, the house is tall.But at this time, the windows were broken, the grounding part of the large pillar in the corridor was rotten, and the foot of the wooden structure under the house was rotten and a big hole came out.Not to mention the corridors on both sides, there are not many tiles left on the roof.

The weeds in the middle of the yard seemed to have been pulled out not long ago, revealing black and yellow soil.The corridor paved with bluestone blocks is full of moss.

Qi Muyuan turned his head away, and said unhappily to Cao Zhongren: "You still need 500 taels for such a house?"

(End of this chapter)