Second Master Xue of the Red Chamber has space

Chapter 426
Here Mrs. Li said: "The wedding matters are all in accordance with the ideas of the in-laws, and we will try our best to handle them well. There is only one thing, that is, the house for the children after marriage... With our family's conditions, we can only prepare a house in the suburbs of Beijing." Chu Zhaizi, I wonder if your residence can accept it?"

The general's wife hesitated.In fact, they have prepared a mansion not far from General Shenwu's Mansion for Feng Ting to live in after marriage.Although Li Shaoyou and Li Wan's natal family are relatives, they are very far away. After marriage, they just brought their old mother and Feng Ting to live together. There were only three masters in total, and a three-entry house was prepared, which was enough for Li Shaoyou. With fame and fame, the family can also command servants, and Feng Ting's life can be very comfortable.

Just hearing Mrs. Li say such words, the general's wife understood that after all, the Li family also wanted to be strong. The house where they got married did not want to get the glory of General Shenwu's mansion. At least they wanted to pay for it themselves.

The general's wife thought, just put the deed of the house as a dowry in the daughter's dowry box. If they live in the future uncomfortable, they can move as soon as they say, so they readily agreed.

The two wives here have reached an agreement on the three letters and six ceremonies and some necessary procedures for getting married. After Mrs. Li went back, she told Li Shaoyou that the Shenwu General's Mansion didn't even ask for an engagement process, and the process of getting married would start tomorrow.It's just that getting married in ancient times was very cumbersome, and it took half a year to get married formally.

Li Shaoyou was very happy, but couldn't help but worry.It is indeed a good thing to be married soon, but...Although he has decided to buy the house, all the furniture, decorations and applications in the house have not yet been arranged, and he is already out of pocket .Although Li Wan's family also sponsored some money, he didn't dare to touch the money given by his uncle. If he did, he was afraid that there would not be enough money for the wedding, and he would not be able to step down at that time.This is really a penny for a hero, so Li Shaoyou had to come to Xue Hong, planning to borrow some money first.

After hearing Li Shaoyou's words, Xue Hong thought that it would be easy to borrow money from him now, and she could afford more than 20 silver taels by herself.But if Li Shaoyou owed so much debt just to get married and look good, and he didn't have much salary as a military officer, wouldn't this force him to be corrupt and pervert the law when he becomes an official?This is not acceptable.

Xue Hong thought for a while and asked, "Did you buy your house?"

Li Shaoyou shook his head: "Not yet. I haven't bought it yet because of the tight balance of money. I'm afraid I won't have enough other money once I buy a house."

Xue Hong clapped his hands and laughed: "In that case, it's easy to handle. You should return the house quickly and don't buy it. No matter how good a house in the suburbs of Beijing is, it is still a bit sour for you to get married. I do have one This wonderful house was not expensive when I bought it, only 6000 taels of silver. Even though it only has three courtyards, there is a garden at the back, and even the furniture and furnishings inside are all available, so it is very suitable for you."

Li Shaoyou's eyes widened after hearing this: "How can such a nice house have such a small amount of money?"

Xue Hong smiled and said: "Hey, you must know this house when I say it. It is the house at the base of the city wall, the house of Mr. Liu, the former staff member of the abolished prince. That Mr. Liu, a corrupt official, when his property was confiscated I didn’t have time to take any of these things from the house. The Ministry of Household Affairs took over the house, so my elder brother asked Prince Yong for a low price. He planned to buy it and put it there as a separate museum, but he didn’t have time to repair it, so he put it there Yes. Now it’s not easy for you to open your mouth once. I’ll go to my brother to discuss it. He didn’t want to give it to you. It’s just because I’m afraid you think we look down on you, so I also charge you 6000 taels, okay?”

"Liu... Master Liu's house? 6000 taels?"

My God, what kind of fairy price is this?Although Li Shaoyou knew that Xue Hong was making it clear that he was taking advantage of him, but this opportunity was too rare, so without thinking about it, he sold 6000 taels of silver to Xue Hong: "Brother Hong, I want this house!"

Xue Hong smiled and put away the bank note: "Okay, since that's the case, tomorrow I will get the deed of the house and take you to see the house, and go through the formalities by the way."

After seeing off Li Shaoyou, Xue Hong immediately went to find her elder brother Xue Pan.

In fact, how can such a good house be as cheap as 6000 taels of silver?At the beginning, Prince Yong was in charge of inspecting this house.At that time, all the belongings of the Liu family were in that house.This was considered a lucrative job. Prince Yong sent the Xue family to sell all the valuables in the house, and later sold them to Xue Pan for 1 taels.

Xue Pan's intention was indeed to use this house as a separate residence. He thought that if he got married, he was afraid that the current house would not be enough to live in, but the house was at the base of the city wall, far away from the city, so he never cleaned it up.

Xue Pan heard that Xue Hong came to find him for that house, and understood the ins and outs of the matter, and said with a smile: "We are really brothers. Yes, if Brother Shaoyou came to me directly, I'm afraid I don't want a copper coin from him. The house was given to him. In this way, I am afraid that he will be angry and feel that I am giving him alms, but in the final analysis, Hong Er, you are more thoughtful."

Xue Hong said and took out a silver note of 1 taels to Xue Pan: "How can I say that this house was also bought by the big brother, and now I sold it to Shaoyou at half the price in private, I made my own decision. Brother, take the money and fill in the official account."

Xue Pan smiled: "How do you know that the two of us haven't separated yet, and we are using money from the public office? Now that you know, you shouldn't fill in the loss of 6000 taels by yourself. Shall I help you take half of it?"

With that said, Xue Pan took out a 3000 tael bank note to Xue Hong, and gave him the land title deed of the house: "Your 1 taels, I'll pay the bill, and you take the 3000 taels." That’s it, it’s our brother’s share.”

In fact, neither of the Xue brothers is short of the thousands taels. This result is fair and reasonable, and there is nothing to argue about.

However, when Xue Hong came out from Xue Pan, she rushed to Li Shaoyou's new home without stopping.

What he told Li Shaoyou was that the furniture, decorations and even all kinds of living utensils were all available inside, rather than an empty house. If someone went to see it tomorrow and the goods were not the right version, it would be embarrassing.

There is only one night left for Xue Hong, it seems that he has to hurry up and arrange it as he told others, and he must not waste any more time.

(End of this chapter)