Landlord of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 43

After Housekeeper Zhao told about the house, Xu Qing kept thinking about it. The next day, he called the guards, took a carriage and drove directly to Hongshan Township.

The first time I came to Hongshan Township, I just came to see the representatives of the tenants, and let people get to know each other.It can be said that Hongshan Township recognizes him, but he doesn't know Hongshan Township yet.Xu Qing sat in the carriage and looked carefully at Hongshan Township, looking at the land, forests, streams and rivers of Hongshan Township.

He found that the land in Hongshan Township was generally more fertile than that in Xuzhuang, at least it seemed that it was not as dry and waterless as Xuzhuang.Furthermore, there are more crops in Hongshan Township than in Xuzhuang, there are some things that Xu Qing doesn't recognize, and he doesn't remember eating them, maybe some special wild vegetables, but of course Xu Qing seems to be "wild" vegetables.

Except that the land is more fertile, the people are similar to those in Xuzhuang, sloppy, old clothes and rags are not much better.It seems that what determines the living standards of these people is not whether the land is fertile, but whether the land is fertile determines the living standards of another group of people—landowners.

Finally seeing enough of the customs and customs of Hongshan Township, Xu Qing stopped looking around and got into the carriage with all his heart. Seeing this, he drove the carriage faster.After a while, they arrived at the Hu family's territory.The reason why it is said to be the site of the Hu family is because the house of the Hu family has not arrived yet, it is only in the Zhuangzi where the tenants of the Hu family live.

Xu Qing became interested again. Looking around in the carriage, he found that these tenants were a bit strange. There were more than a dozen thatched houses on the outside, and some inside turned out to be a half-formed small street with several shops on both sides of the small street.There are blacksmiths who make farm tools, carpenters, wine sellers, and a few groceries.Xu Qing was very surprised, and asked Niu Cheao what kind of place it was, and Niu Zhicao replied:

"My lord, this is where the Hu family's tenants and artisans live. His family has a complete set of artisans. They live here and make utensils for other people's homes. Moreover, the grass fairs are probably held here."

So it turned out that Xu Qing began to admire the Hu family's steward a little bit, and even created a small market town, and his family lacked such a person, Xu Qing began to pay attention to poaching corners in his heart.After all, Old Uncle Zheng and Xiaoyue are not professionals. It's okay to be conservative, rely on your duties, and don't lose your fortune. But if you want to expand your family business, you can't rely on them.

While meditating, the Hu family's house arrived.Bringing guards, Xu Qing naturally didn't need to do such things as shouting at the door. After waiting for half a cup of tea, a fat middle-aged man came out with Butler Zhao. Unlike Xu Qing, Hu Fu was far away. I felt the breath of a landlord.

Hu Fu clasped his hands beside the carriage, smiled and invited Xu Qing to get off the carriage, and then they were bragging and flattering each other.After finishing the usual good words, people on both sides did not delay, and went straight to the topic. Hu Fu took Xu Qing to visit the house.

Hu's house is really big!
Although the imperial court stipulates the houses of common people, if the population of a family increases, you have to let others live in it.What's more, a family can live together without dividing their families, so that a big house can be built, and the garden is not counted in terms of area.Similarly, as long as it is not too much, the government will not care about these things, but the officials have extremely strict requirements on their own houses.

The house where the masters of the Hu family live has two attics, each of which is larger than Xu Qing’s. There are fifteen rooms for the servants alone, as well as a firewood room, a kitchen, and even a special canteen for the servants. .In addition to the main body, there are also some warehouses and small pavilions.

"Luxury house!" Xu Qing sighed in his heart: "My house is a farmhouse, and the Hu family's house is called a villa!" Xu Qing pretended to be indifferent and calm, and bargained for a while, the last one thousand 850 taels, Then two hundred shi of wheat.Xu Qing agreed, since he has plenty of food anyway.

After agreeing on the price, we have to wait for the owner of the household to register the paperwork and go through various procedures.Xu Qing couldn't be in a hurry because he didn't have any money yet.Xu Qing had to ask Guan Xuan for the money, so Xu Qing had to drive to find Guan Xuan again.

"Master Xu, you are here. The house is still being selected, but the style has already been selected..." Guan Xuan said with Xu Qing.

"It's okay, it's okay, supervisor, don't choose a place, tell me how much the higher up will pay you." Xu Qing said in her heart, luckily no work started, otherwise the money would be wasted.

"Grand... Sir, 3000 taels of silver have been approved from above, and the local government will provide materials..."

"That's right, I'm going to buy the Hu family's house, do you think I can buy it with the money?" Xu Qing asked.

"Yeah, of course, people from the Hu family even looked for me!" The Hu family asked Guan Xuan a few days ago, and Guan Xuan was very willing to do this, and he was afraid that Xu Qing would not like it.

"That's good, just change the Hu family's house, and then the remaining two granaries will follow the original plan. I have agreed with the Hu family, 850 taels, plus two hundred shi of wheat. Don't worry about it, just take the money." Xu Qing breathed a sigh of relief.

"Okay! I'll make it look like a new house for you." Guan Xuan happily agreed, as long as the house is remodeled, there will be hope when you go back to celebrate the Winter Solstice.

"Very good, let's renovate the house first, and don't worry about the warehouse..." Xu Qing promised Xun Xueer that she would marry her within a month. From the time Hu's house moved out to the remodeling, about 20 days should be enough, Xu Qing Think, huh?Didn't Steward Zhao say that craftsmen, tenants, and so on are all mine? That small market town can be used to do some business. You can set up a small workshop for grinding tofu, and it should be able to make money.

Thinking of business, the pigs in Zhuangzi will be slaughtered in two months, so they have to make a few dishes to improve the reputation of the pork, so that they can be sold at a good price.

Xu Qing was proud of the spring breeze, and changed horses with the guards, and rode home by himself. He wanted to share these gains with Xun Xueer quickly, and see if Xun Xueer could let him have a long kiss. If Xun Xueer was happy, Maybe he can relieve Luo Shang and go on the Lanzhou alone, hehe.

A month ago, in a village in Shandong:

Zhang Zhong's old illness relapsed, and the doctor was powerless to recover. At this time, he was lying dying in his small house.In the end, he still failed to marry a wife and have children, and enjoyed his old age peacefully. At this time, beside him was a very handsome young man, about fifteen or sixteen years old. This was Zhang Zhong's nephew.Zhang Zhong's younger brother also left early, there was only such a child left, and Zhang Zhong let him adopt his name, but he didn't expect that Zhang Zhong himself would leave after half a year.

"Here, here is a letter, you are obedient, after I die, you sell the house, don't spend your whole life in this mountain depression, you can't keep this family property. You go to Henan, Luonan County, find Xu Chuliu..." Zhang Zhong struggled to give these instructions, but couldn't hold his last breath, and opened his eyes unwilling to die like this.Only the young man was left in a daze, at a loss.

(End of this chapter)