Traveling through the Prosperous Pastoral of Peasant Girls

Chapter 34

Chapter 35 Prince Gan's Mansion
Mr. Xu looked at those words wonderingly: "I want to end all local business and go to the capital to develop a big business. Can I get in touch with a big house and land?"

He hesitated for a moment, and wrote: "Eight miles outside Jingnan Gate, there is a dilapidated manor of nearly [-] mu. Can it be used? There is a royal cemetery next to it, and [-] mu of good land can be cultivated?"

Jin Yang wrote back: "You have to go and see it in person."

Mr. Xu clasped his fists silently, expressing his agreement, the two of them smiled knowingly, then drank a big mouthful of wine with Liu Tao, and then talked about wine and vegetables.He also told him about his kidnapping that Mr. Xu was concerned about.

The shopkeeper Jin was next door, and after listening to them for a quarter of an hour, he didn't hear them talking about the direction of future cooperation, and Jin Yang and the two didn't talk about the topic of trial production of new products.

The iron material was also pulled back by the way. Jin Yang revealed to Liu Tao the purpose of the two hundred catties of refined iron material on the road. Regarding the sewing machine, I still don't understand what a sewing machine is.

After the Chinese New Year, Eldest Master Xu happened to need to go to Beijing for business, so the two of them followed along to investigate, and brought a few catties of shrimp and dried black wolf fish along the way.Mom and Dad used to worry that they had no acquaintances when they went to the capital. If something happened, Mr. Xu would be fine in the capital. When he was not in the capital, there would be no one to help them. They were a little worried about them rushing into the capital.Liu Tao thought of Wang Binglan from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and this time she also brought his name card. If there is any difficult matter that Mr. Xu can't solve, she will go to him and try.

The two of them entered the capital leisurely with the caravan all the way. The capital is the administrative and commercial center of the country, and it is indeed not comparable to the Fucheng. It is also several times larger than the Fucheng. business district.Mr. Xu went to do other things, and the two of them went shopping to check the prices of various commodities.People are dazzled by the products gathered in the capital from all over the country.

The mansion that Mr. Xu found for them was named Prince Gan's Mansion. It is said that King Gan was a great hero of the former emperor's battle in the North.There are very few heroic officials of the opposite sex who are crowned kings, and the princes are usually princes. This prince is distinguished from the word 'pro', and because his surname is Gan, he is called Gan (dry) prince with a pun.It was the first time the two of them heard that the prince was separated from each other, and it was funny for a while.It wasn't until Mr. Xu explained to them that they understood what was going on.

King Gan's mansion, because King Gan fought all the year round, he probably suffered from a chronic illness and did not leave any heirs. He died of illness after living in the mansion for only two years. Six years after his death, with the death of his last concubine , King Gan's Mansion was nationalized by the royal family.

Now there is only an old couple looking at the house. The old man is nearly 6000 years old and his surname is Zhao.According to people, the palace is now dilapidated and in a state of depression.It is adjacent to the royal cemetery in the west, and between the courtyard wall and the cemetery is a large piece of fertile land of [-] mu. Because King Gan has no heirs, and it is not far from the cemetery, it is widely rumored that this is a place where no households die. No one buys silver when it is cheap.

Under the guidance of Mr. Xu, the two of them bought off the old couple and entered Prince Gan's mansion to check on the spot.They entered from the back door under the guidance of the old man Zhao, and the old man introduced them to the scenery and buildings they saw.At the back are two symmetrical rows of five rooms in the back seat. The side door has not been opened for many years. The old couple lived in the last row in order to see the door of the corner door in the backyard.

From the back room to the front are two buildings across the courtyard, both of which are main rooms and wing rooms.After crossing the courtyard and going to the front, you will find the back garden. Inside the garden is the flower path, and the side passage beside the east wall is connected by stone bridges.

"This passage is specially for servants, and the flower path is the exclusive passage for the master or guests to enter the garden." The old man introduced.

There are various flower trees and rockery gardens in the garden. After walking about 200 meters, there is a gourd-shaped lake covering an area of ​​[-] mu.

The old man also introduced: "The deepest part of this lake is running water as deep as two people. The front is connected to the Xiaojin River and the back is connected to the moat."

"Is there any fish and shrimp in it, Mr. Zhao?" Liu Tao asked this, even Jin Yang laughed.

"Yes, there are many crucian carps and carp, there are more than a dozen kinds. There are also shrimps, and the most common ones are crayfish. It doesn't taste good without much meat."

The two smiled knowingly when they heard this.When we arrived at the lake, we saw holes made by crayfish all over the shore. If you stare carefully at the water surface of the lake and look down, you will find that crayfish are walking underwater, and some of them will stretch out of the water. What is surprising is that these crayfish are one size larger than the crayfish in the river of Goudong Village, and all of them are mighty and majestic.The strange thing is that this place is hundreds of miles away from home, but there are no black wolf fish, probably because the water system is not connected.The two couldn't hold back their joy, and the old man looked a little puzzled.

They got on the nine-curved wooden bridge built in the narrow part of the lake, but unfortunately the bridge was in disrepair for a long time, and it was a little crooked.There is a three-story flower building on the west side of the lake, which looks good from the outside.Not far to the south of the lake is a large hall, the beams and columns are crooked and the tiles have collapsed, and the former glory can only be seen from the painted doors and windows.

There are two wing rooms in front of the main hall, the front room, the porter's room, the storehouse, the Chaoshou corridor, and courtyards of different sizes, with hundreds of houses in size.The two of them saw the pattern, the larger the building, the more dilapidated it was, and the smaller the bungalow, the more complete it was.The surrounding wall is more than four meters high. Except for some places that are skewed, there is no damaged or collapsed place.

"Uncle Zhao, how big is this palace?"

"About [-] mu, there is another [-] mu of land outside the west wall, which also belongs to the palace. To the west of the land is the royal cemetery, and no one else is allowed to approach it. From the southeast of the palace, it passes through the west side of the back garden and flows into the moat to the north. Therefore, there is a wooden bridge in the southeast and northwest of Ganwangfu, and most people will not cross the bridge. It's half a dead end, and there are unknown bad things (causing strange diseases) in this house, neither officials nor wealthy businessmen look down on this place."

They didn't like it, but the two of them were very satisfied with this place. They went to check it out. Because there is a royal cemetery blocking it from the west, and the Xiaojin River is a natural barrier to the south. , there is a wooden bridge on the river branch, the river branch directly passes through the garden and the artificial lake of King Gan’s Mansion, passes through the west wall, connects the moat not far outside the west wall, and there is another small building near the back door of King Gan’s Mansion. After crossing the small bridge, you will have [-] acres of fertile land belonging to Prince Gan's Mansion.

The two small bridges at the front and back here are almost untouched, and there is no noise from people, which makes them very peaceful. It is suitable for the elderly or those who like to live in peace. It is also an excellent place to open a few workshops and make a fortune.But I don't know why no one bought this Prince Gan Mansion except Tranquility.

"You two, this Prince Gan's Mansion is a haunted house!" Old Zhao frowned and whispered when he heard the two people ask.

Liu Tao screamed in fright: "Ah, is it haunted?"

(End of this chapter)