The days when I fished in Daming

Chapter 152 Buying a House
After discussing the money with the shopkeeper, Zheng Xiong and his party just wanted to go to the inn.

I saw the neighbors returning in a hurry.

"My lord, the gate of the city is closed, so I can't get out."

Hearing what was going on, Zheng Xiong looked at Hu Chao. After all, the boss of Ying County is by his side, so it still depends on Hu Chao's arrangement.

"Close the city gate at night and open it at dawn. This is a rule and cannot be violated. How about this? I'll have you hanged from the city tower. What do you think?"

"As long as I can go home, I can do anything, thank you, my lord."

Inviting guests to dinner and entertaining neighbors is the proper meaning, and lodging should be forgotten. If you have money, you can't make random things, as long as you can make arrangements for nonsense.

In a small episode, Zheng Xiong and his party successfully checked into the inn, selected a room, several groups of people parted ways, and Hu Yao had already left.

Outside the door, Zheng Xiong teased Xia Weihong as usual.

"How about, let's squeeze together tonight and save an extra room for your younger brothers, otherwise the four of them will be too crowded."

After casting a blank glance at Zheng Xiong, Wei Hong went straight into the room reserved for herself.

Zheng Xiong who didn't get an answer was not upset, that is, it was one step earlier and one step later. He walked into the room, washed up a little, and then lay down his body. After all, he had never been so tired before.

Wei Hong in the other room was in the room, touching, touching that, the experience of just a few days was really like a dream.

After a while, he ran to his younger brother's room, scolded him, and then told them to wash up and go to sleep.

Seeing a few younger brothers obediently lying on the bed, they went back to their room.

There was nothing to say all night, and the next day, early in the morning, Wang Xing also hurried away with his entourage.

Zheng Xiong also got up early in the morning, Wang Xing left, and he wanted to see him off no matter what.

After having breakfast with a group of people, they came to the county government office.

"Brother Nian, I don't know if the house will be settled."

"My lord, I already have an idea. There are five houses in total. The price is about the same as what your lord said. I don't know what your lord likes. You have to choose your own."

"Thank you. I have the address. I'll check it out."

"It's just that there is nothing wrong with the officer, let's stay with the adults."

It would be even better if they were so enthusiastic. As for the words of being okay, just listen to it. It depends on whether officials want to be okay or not.

As long as you enjoy the convenience brought by your rights, you will do.

"Brother Nian is too polite, I can go by myself, I can't delay Brother Nian's time."

"It's okay, it's okay, my lord please."

"Okay! Please."

When he came to Yaxing, Hu Yao had already made arrangements. Seeing Hu Chao's arrival, the head of Yaxing took a step forward.

"What are your orders?"

"Aren't there five houses for sale? Take me to have a look."

"Later, my lord, I'll get the key right now."

Yaxing is the ancient intermediary, middleman.

Car and boat shops should be killed even if they are innocent. It is said that the people in these businesses are eloquent, treacherous and cunning.

Dental firms exist as middlemen, just like modern intermediaries, they are only divided into official dental firms and ordinary dental firms, and official dental firms have an official background.

Of course, the dental bank is not only a middleman, providing services of buying and selling on behalf of others.

It also undertakes some government functions.

Report the business transactions to the local government, collect commodity taxes, and supervise the direction of strategic resources such as copper, iron, and grain.

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Yahang was indispensable because of the commodity trade.

At this time, when Zheng Xiong was buying a house, it was very convenient to find a middleman like a dental bank.

After waiting for a while, the head of the tooth shop personally took Zheng Xiong, Hu Yao and his party to see the house.

Come to a house and open the door.

"My lord, please take a look. This house belongs to Mr. Liu's family. He went to the capital to do business. For some reason, the house was confiscated, and he put it on our behalf for sale."

It's a bit familiar, it shouldn't be such a coincidence, Zheng Xiong thought a little embarrassedly.

"Um, let's talk about the layout."

"The front gate is separated by a screen wall, and there is a gallery in front of it. There are four rooms inside. Please come with me, my lord."

Once inside, the verbal description is not as intuitive as watching it on the spot.

The courtyards in the Song Dynasty are similar to the courtyards in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. There is still a big difference between the buildings in the north and the south, without the small bridges and flowing water in the south, which is poetic and picturesque.

Mainly for practicality, the left and right side rooms, that is, the gallery room, bear the responsibility of the corridor, facing the main room, living room, study room, and side rooms.

At first glance, Zheng Xiong was quite satisfied, there were tables, chairs, benches and so on, obviously the ones who confiscated the house didn't just collect junk, and if they kept it here, they would sell it as usual, maybe they could get a good price.

"How much does this song house cost?"

"100 taels, including all the utensils in the room."

It's okay, it's equivalent to a hardcover house, you can move in with your bags, and the house price is not high. The house price in a normal county town is just right, not a cent more.

"It's okay, let's go and see a few other places!"

"Please come with me, my lord."

Then I followed the head of the tooth shop to visit four other houses, but none of them were as good as the first house.

Either it was too small, or the price was too high, and Mr. Liu's house was the most in line with Zheng Xiong's expectation.

"Only the first one, Mr. Liu's house, these few are not satisfactory."

"Yes, my lord."

A house deed is a type of contract, and according to today's standards, it should belong to a house sales contract.

In ancient times, there was often only one copy of the house deed, and it would only state who the seller was, who the middleman was, and who the handler was. Generally, the name of the buyer would not appear, and the house deed would be handed over to the buyer for collection after the transaction was completed.

Therefore, in ancient China, once the house deed was lost, the person who picked up the house deed could call himself the buyer and ask the occupants of the house to vacate.

Even if it goes to court, if the actual owner of the house cannot invite a middleman, dealer, or even the original owner to testify, it may be difficult to win the lawsuit.

Since the house deed is in the hands of the government, as long as the dental office or the county government comes forward to register and send the house deed over.

These trivial matters, as long as there is nonsense, the boss of this county can just say something, and Zheng Xiong doesn't need to worry about it at all.

"Brother Nian, I have to ask Brother Nian for help with these matters. I don't know if there is any difficulty."

"No, it's a trivial matter."

After getting the house deed, Zheng Xiong couldn't help but feel a strange feeling in his heart, that his own house slaves in future generations are not house slaves, but in this life he has become a house owner.

It's different from the shop that my father gave me, even if I don't live here, it's still my home.

So far, the silver money brought out from home plus the 50 taels of silver borrowed from Zhang Huaiyuan was running out.

Handing over the money in his hand to Hu Chao, Zheng Xiong pulled Hu Chao aside again.

"Brother Nian, I have something to discuss with you."

"Sir, please speak."

"I came out in a hurry. After buying a house, I'm short of money. Can I borrow some money?"

I have to say that Zheng Xiong has a thick skin, he would open his mouth to borrow money, no matter how long the two have known each other.

But Zheng Xiong is an official at any rate, so it's trivial to borrow some money from this official status, the difference is that it is always a personal favor.

"How much do adults need?"

"how much do you have?"

"Twelve taels of silver."

Well, less is less, but no matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat. If you want to get married, you have to spend some money after all.

"Lend it all to me, and repay you twice in the future."

"Your Excellency, just take it, and give it when it's convenient."

This brother, I recognize it, and it is easier to borrow money than later generations. Of course, the condition of status is also a very important factor.

The money spent was replenished, and after saying goodbye to nonsense, Zheng Xiong brought the Wei Hong siblings to buy some tables, chairs, benches, pots, pans, rice noodles, grains and oils and other daily necessities in the city.

The role of bodyguards is also useful at this time, carrying bags for Zheng Xiong.

I dealt with a few casually at noon, and was busy until the sun went down in the afternoon, and the configuration in the courtyard was much richer.

Wei Hong got busy early, and a large bowl of pasta appeared in front of Zheng Xiong.

It was another busy day, Zheng Xiong was tired and happy, and the hard work of the day was nothing at this time.

After eating and drinking enough, he talked to Wei Hong for a while, and then went to wash up.

In this age when there is no entertainment, there is no time to make a baby, and there is nothing to do except sleep.

Wei Hong's younger brothers were lying on the bed, looking at the oil lamp by the table, whispering to each other.

"Will this be our home in the future?"

"That's right, my brother-in-law seems to have said that he bought us a place to live. He is from Yingtianfu, so he should still go back."

"Our eldest sister is also going to Yingtian Mansion. Thinking about it, it's a bit exciting~sad?"

"Yes, if Eldest Sister leaves, will we starve to death?"

"No way, isn't brother-in-law's secret recipe for Thirteen Fragrances going to be handed over to us?"

"That shouldn't starve to death."

"What are you thinking about? Eldest sister is not married yet? Go to sleep."

After blowing out the oil lamp, the brothers soon fell asleep.

Wei Hong suffered from insomnia by herself again, so she didn't give herself any room to relax.

It's another new day, Zheng Xiong rarely stays up late in a row.

As usual, they did a set of radio gymnastics, and the stove Wei Hong was in charge of was emitting smoke, but the location was different, and he replaced it with his own home.

After breakfast, Zheng Xiong said to Wei Hong.

"I'm leaving today, wait for me to come back."

"What's the matter, why are you leaving?"

"Working to support your family, how can you support you like this every day?"

"Um~"

There was a hint of disappointment on Wei Hong's face.

"What kind of expression is this, just smile."

Forced to squeeze out a smile, Wei Hong said seriously.

"I don't know what official you are, and I don't want to know. Be careful and don't be brave. I'll wait for you to marry me at home."

"Well, this is five taels of silver. You take it well. Don't save me money. Eat and drink well. Make up your body. When I come back, give me a big fat boy, you know?"

Facing Zheng Xiong who started to fall ill again, Wei Hong had no other thoughts at the moment, and suddenly wanted to leave, which made Wei Hong feel lost in her heart, and said softly.

"Ah."

"Can I have a kiss before I go?"

The request was a little too much, but seeing Zheng Xiong's extremely clear eyes, and when they were parting, he couldn't bear to refuse after all.

The people on the side turned their eyes to Wei Hong and Zheng Xiong unconsciously, making Wei Hong's face flushed again, and said softly.

"Go in and talk."

"Where are you going?"

"Room."

"okay."

(End of this chapter)