Ancient Imperial Examination Daily

Chapter 569
"Xiaobei, you don't need to persuade me. I have a child and a daughter, and I have an old mother. It's not easy to live in a relative's house anyway." He shook his head and said, "Help me find a suitable house. I'll rent one."

Du Jinning told Lu Xiaobei again about his plan to open a small restaurant with Mrs. Xie: "If there is a suitable restaurant close to the eldest brother-in-law's house, you can buy or rent it, as long as the price and location are suitable, it's easy to talk about."

Lu Xiaobei also knew to persuade them not to stay, so he didn't say any more, just nodded and said: "Don't worry, I've been here for two years at least, and I know everyone well, so finding a suitable house and shop is not a problem."

Du Jinning could actually ask Yao Shuqi to find a middleman, but he knows Lu Xiaobei's ability.So for things like this, she just left it to him, even Yao Shuqi didn't have to worry about it.

On the second day, Du Jinning took the gift and went to meet Guan Lehe.

Guan Lehe knew that she arrived in Beijing yesterday, so she knew that she would definitely come to the door today, so he specifically refused the invitation of his colleagues to drink, and came back early from the yamen to wait for Du Jinning to come.

When the teacher and the student met, there was a lot of intimacy and concern, and they told each other about their current situation—although the teacher and the student have been exchanging letters in the past two years, and there is always a letter every month, but they are far apart, so they are afraid that the other party will worry. , Always report good news but not bad news.So when we meet, there are countless things to say.

Guan Lehe is most concerned about his disciple's marriage.

He asked: "I heard that Pan Yiting wants to betroth his daughter to you?"

Du Jinning suddenly smiled wryly: "Guan Jiaze said that?"

Guan Lehe nodded: "Even if he doesn't say it, I can guess it. At your age, with such talent and good looks, no matter who it is, you can't help but think about it."

Even though he knew that the teacher already knew about his cousin, Du Jinning still told about Mrs. Chen picking up her niece from home and betrothing the two of them.

She explained again: "My cousin has a very difficult life at home. My uncle is a lazy and unreliable person. My aunt is very patriarchal. Even if she stays at home, she will end up being sold for a gift money for her brother to marry a wife." My mother picked her up, told her the truth, and promised to give her a generous dowry when she was old enough to find her a good family. It seems that this cousin is honest these days."

Guan Lehe let out a long sigh: "I can only use this stupid method." As he spoke, he looked at Du Jinning with pity in his eyes.

God is jealous of talents, such a good child, how could he have such a problem?

"However..." he said, "Your solution is not once and for all."

Du Jinning raised his eyes and asked, "What does the teacher say?"

"You have to know that our Song Dynasty has always had the legacy of the Tang Dynasty, and the women's style is relatively tough. Some people really like you, but it doesn't matter whether you have an engaged fiancée in your family. Now that I have skin-to-skin relationship with you, you have to go home and cancel the marriage with your cousin, and marry that noble girl obediently."

Du Jinning was surprised: "No way?"

Guan Lehe smiled and shook his head: "It's more than that? Not too much."

Du Jinning suddenly became distressed: "But I am like this, I really can't marry a wife." She looked at Guan Lehe, "How about, teacher, you can let the news about me go out. I can't let this happen, those noble girls Are you still trying to marry me?"

"Why are you afraid of her? Those aristocratic girls really used this kind of trick to force them to marry you. If you marry her, you won't suffer anyway." Guan Lehe stared.

Du Jinning was dumbfounded: "Teacher, you, you..." I couldn't believe that this was such an upright teacher.I'm afraid it was worn by some unrighteous guy, right?
"Why do you think the teacher is so bad?" Guan Lehe asked with a smile, "If you stay in this capital for a long time, the white can be dyed black."

"Here, is morality so broken?"

"That's not true." Guan Lehe shook his head, "It's just that there are more powers. In the face of power, reason is useless."

Du Jinning was silent.

After a while, she asked in frustration, "Then what should I do?"

"That's why I said, if anyone wants to marry you by force, you can do it, so there's nothing to worry about. She's unreasonable first, so what are you still worried about? At most, it will be a divorce in a year or two. Anyway, remarrying with Li is normal, and it won't delay the girl's life."

Du Jinning smiled wryly.

If she is really a boy from Tianxie, it doesn't matter, she is not a good person anyway.But she is not a boy!

"Forget it, let's take it one step at a time. At least before becoming a Jinshi, I have nothing to be remembered except for my appearance. Even if someone wants to marry me by force, it will have to wait until I become a Jinshi."

Guan Lehe nodded, stopped talking about this topic, and brought up another matter: "I showed you a house."

Du Jinning's heart suddenly warmed up: "Teacher..."

Guan Lehe smiled and said, "I know you can make money, so the house I'll show you is more expensive, and it's in our district."

Du Jinning was taken aback: "Why is there a house for sale here?"

The residential areas in the capital are naturally divided into upper, middle and lower classes.The district where the Guan family is located is the place where nobles live together. There are tall mansions, wide roads, and the security and sanitation are naturally excellent.And living next to the rich and powerful, there are always all kinds of benefits that cannot be exhausted.And this kind of house is often lived by several generations, and there are very few people who sell the house. Even if there is, people will find their relatives or acquaintances to buy it, and they will not sell it to the middleman.Neighbors will also monitor that people of low status will not come to buy houses here.Selling a house in ancient times didn't mean that you could sell it if you wanted to, and you had to sign by the neighbors before you could sell it.

Those wealthy businessmen have sharpened their heads and thought of buying houses here, but they have nowhere to sell.

That's why Du Jinning was surprised when he heard Guan Lehe say this.

"Isn't there a turmoil in Beijing some time ago? This house belongs to the second prince's confidant. He was very active in that struggle, and he was beheaded by the new emperor and ransacked his house."

Guan Lehe looked at Du Jinning: "Some people are more taboo about such a house. If you don't want it, you can find another place. You can also find an open space in other places and build a house like the capital city of Gui Province." garden."

"I'm not shy." Du Jinning shook his head.

She herself has died once. Although time travel made her a theist, she believed in Guan Lehe, and the teacher would not persuade her to buy a haunted house.

Sure enough, upon hearing what she said, Guan Lehe laughed with relief: "Don't worry, no one died there. The second prince failed, and that person got involved in the house and ran away, and was killed in the city by the first prince's personal soldiers." Outside. His wife and children also pretended to go out from another city gate, but they were recognized and caught by the soldiers, and sent directly to the prison. All the men were beheaded, and the women were sold as officials. This house was taken back by the government , planning to sell it. And the person in charge of this matter happened to be my good friend, so I asked him to keep the house."

(End of this chapter)