The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 43 Housewarming

(Thanks to Xiaoxiao 777 for the safety talisman, the second update will continue in the evening)
Jia Lianxun's courtyard is located in Fengwei Hutong in the east of the city, so there was a queen in the previous dynasty, so it was named like this.The big courtyard with five entrances and five exits was said to be easy to find in the capital, but it was actually not easy to find. The letter from the Xing family was in a hurry. Jia Lian ran for two months before buying this house.Because it is in the inner city, the price of the house cannot be compared with that of ordinary people's houses. It actually cost 8000 taels.

Jia Lian led the way for Xing Zhong's family. Jia Lian was very proud of the yard he handled: "There are three masters in Fengwei Hutong who work in the Ministry of Criminal Justice. The reputation in the Yamen is good, and they are worthy of friendship. The original owner of this yard was the former servant of the Ministry of Punishment. He was a famous cruel official. The emperor dismissed him shortly after he ascended the throne. I had no choice but to pack my bags and go back to my hometown, leaving this yard empty for two old slaves to take care of.”

Xiuyan pulled Zhengde and followed closely behind Lu Shi.I am used to living in the small bridges and flowing water in the south of the Yangtze River, and the exquisite and exquisite houses everywhere, so I can't help but feel uncomfortable with this kind of open and closed house, which is empty or empty.

There is still a faint smell of glaze in the air, and the red-painted pillars on the surrounding corridors can be seen to be newly painted at a glance, and they are incompatible with the cracked bluestone roads on the ground.As far as the main courtyard is concerned, the only decoration is a big lotus tank, and I don't know if there are live fish in it.

Jia Lian was a little embarrassed, scratched his head and laughed: "Because no one lived in it for three or four years, the house is inevitably dilapidated. Before uncle and aunt came, I asked someone to repaint it. I didn't have time to add some furniture. I wronged uncle and aunt. gone."

Lu Shi is not a person who goes with the flow, but the experience of life has taught this woman how to live the most comfortable life in the worst environment. Besides, the yard Jia Lian is looking for is much better than the one the three of them lived in when they first came to the world. much better.

Lu Shi has already opened his mouth and said with a smile: "Why are you wronged or not? I see that Lian'er, you have lost a lot of weight compared to the last time I saw you. You must be exhausted from running around for our affairs. In the evening, my aunt cooks by herself. I will cook some good dishes for you, and you and your uncle will have a few drinks."

This was the first thing Uncle Xing asked him to do. Jia Lian did his best, lest his uncle and aunt would be dissatisfied. Now hearing what Lu said, Jia Lian couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, and hurriedly said: "Auntie is traveling all the way. Lawton, I asked Zhaoer to book a table at the biggest restaurant in the capital, even if my aunt doesn’t want to keep me, my nephew should have the cheek to ask for a meal.”

Everyone laughed at what they said, and Jia Lian said again: "The house in this capital is different from that in the south of the Yangtze River. I like Lang Kuo so much, but those who came from Suzhou and Hangzhou to be officials have repaired the yard very delicately, and the nephew is also looking for someone to look for. There are a few places, either they are unwilling to sell, or they are too small. No way, my nephew can only choose this place, but their family has an excellent garden, which is in the back garden."

Jia Lian looked at the silent Xing Xiuyan, and said with a smile, "I know that Sister Xing is a good gardener, so I didn't dare to mess around, for fear that it would be a joke to use an ax in front of Sister Xing."

When Xiuyan heard that she brought a garden, she was a little more happy, "I don't dare to be a master, but I like to grow flowers, so I can't go wrong with entrusting the yard to me."

Lu Shi said with a smirk: "Your cousin is just being polite, you are serious, you dead girl. Brother Lian doesn't know, girl Xing likes to grow flowers, but eats flowers. The preserved roses that are brewed every year , chrysanthemum tea, and candied peonies, I don’t know how much, I have ruined those good flowers!”

Facing Lu's complaints, Xiuyan was very calm. With her skill of brewing preserved flowers, the shop opened in Suzhou City could make a net profit of 3000 taels a year. At that time, she only used her own As for flowers, if the planting is expanded, Xiuyan dares to say that the profit will be quadrupled.

Jia Lian didn't know this, he just thought it was a little girl playing around, after all, there was a treasure jade at home, didn't he just pull those girls to make rouge paste for fun?
With Jia Lian's help, the Xing family reluctantly put the carts and carts into the courtyard temporarily, and locked the valuable gold, jade and antiques in the wing room of the main courtyard where Xing Zhong and his wife lived. She personally took Zhuan'er to tidy up Zhengde's courtyard.

It was very busy up and down for a while, and it was not until it was almost dark that the front was cleaned up.Jia Lian had asked someone to write the plaque of "Xing's house", but he didn't dare to make the decision to hang it up. It was not until today when his uncle and aunt came to Beijing that Jia Lian led Xing Zhong to the door to look.

Four big red lanterns made of kraft paper illuminated the door, and the servants stepped on the high stools to hang the plaque on it steadily. If they worship the gods and have a meal tomorrow, they will be settled in a new house.

The Xing family lived in Fengwei Hutong, and they have been making noise since early afternoon until now, and they have already attracted people's attention. The doors of each family are secretly watching, so that they can report to the host family at any time.Now that the plaque has been hung up, I have the right to ask for rewards.

Just after the Xing family closed the door and went back to eat, a large sedan chair carrying four people appeared at the entrance of the alley, followed by five or six servants on horseback. Judging by the unhurried appearance, one could tell that the adults who lived here had left the yamen to go home.

"My lord, the family next door has moved in. It's Xing!" The steward said softly into the sedan chair, "A newly hung plaque."

Yushi Yuan Keli, who was sitting in the sedan chair thinking about something, heard the words and gently opened the sedan chair curtain to take a look outside. Just in time to see the black lacquered plaque, Yuan Keli twirled his short beard and said: "After Lao Fei left, their house will be closed. It’s empty, but no one cares about it because it’s expensive, or if it’s sold, it won’t be a pity that the garden will go barren.”

The steward curled his lips: "Master wanted to buy their house at the beginning and open up the partition wall so that the young master and girls could have more places to play in the future. Who knew that Mr. Fei was unreasonable and insisted on sticking to that price. He didn't even think about it. 1 Ten thousand taels, you can buy several gardens in the capital. If the adults didn’t want to help him, who would pay the money? Now the house is dilapidated and the backyard is overgrown with weeds. Don’t say 1 taels, it’s 1000 taels. You have to think about it too.”

As soon as the steward finished speaking, a person approached him and said with a smile, "I heard from Mr. Fei's old slave that the buyer spent a full 8000 taels! A while ago, he was painting and cleaning again. It cost a lot of money. It's not a good deal if you ask me!"

Yuan Keli yelled softly: "What do you know, you are just talking nonsense here! There are many people in the capital and little land, and there are several people in the entire Fengwei Hutong with such a large garden, even if they sell land, it is more than that number. !"

The Metropolitan Procuratorate is not the Qingshui yamen. Yuan Keli has worked in the position of Qiandu Censor for seven years, and has already accumulated a considerable amount of family business, but he still does not agree in his heart if he is asked to spend 1 taels of silver to buy an old house.Otherwise, it wouldn't be called the next door deserted for three or four years without doing anything.

Therefore, Yuan Keli was very curious about the person who could ruthlessly buy the Fei family's old house.If they were businessmen, most likely they had taken a fancy to the dignitaries in Fengwei Hutong and wanted to make friends with them.If it is a colleague, Yuan Keli has never heard of anyone surnamed Xing in the court.

Yuan Keli put down his falsely raised hand, and said to the housekeeper through the curtain: "Tomorrow, I will ask my wife to inquire about it. Neighbors, it is a good thing to move around more."

The steward quickly put away his laughing face, and bowed respectfully.With a big wave of his hand, he beckoned the bearers and servants to enter Yuan's house next door to Xing's house without haste.

(End of this chapter)