I don't want love games

Chapter 404 416. Failure in land speculation (two-in-one)

After knowing that Xia Yi bought Santiaojie, Bai Xiang returned to his small courtyard in a daze.

There are three streets in the capital, or the three streets in Dongcheng, and they are not ordinary rich.

The sun at noon weakened slightly, and Qiulan came to the door. She came to see Bai Xiang and go shopping together. This was something they had agreed to do by exchanging letters a day ago.

Bai Xiang followed Qiulan and walked on the street.

"You just came to the capital, and you haven't bought it yet, have you?" Qiu Lan looked at Bai Xiang.

Bai Xiang thought about the supplies piled up in his yard, but still shook his head.She did not buy anything, Xia Yi and Su Xue bought them for her.

"Then let's go shopping. This time my mother asked me to bring some to them. I can spend a lot of money."

Even in ancient times, shopping and spending money were also one of the pleasures of women.

The two came to Dongcheng and entered a jewelry store.

Qiulan took a fancy to a Bu Yao and put it on her hair. The golden butterflies on the Bu Yao would sway up and down and dance gracefully with her footsteps.

Bai Xiang didn't like such delicate things, so she took a fancy to a piece of jade hanging around her waist.

It was a piece of white jade, both in color and texture, it was all excellent.

However, there is already a piece of sapphire around her waist, the sapphire is hazy inside, like clouds and fog, much more beautiful than this piece of white jade.

The sapphire was given to her by Xia Yi, and he mysteriously confessed that this piece of jade has a special function.

Although he prefers white, Bai Xiang made a simple choice and put down the white jade.

The sapphire was given by my father, who had done so much for himself, so he shouldn't take it away.

She took a jade hairpin casually, and settled the bill with Qiulan.

"Give it to me and I'll pay." Qiulan took the hairpin.

Bai Xiang immediately refused.

"Your family has just arrived in the capital, so you must be nervous about money. Just think of it as a gift for me to welcome you here. You can give it to me next time."

Qiulan thought Bai Xiang's family was just ordinary rich.Things in the capital are expensive. When I first came to the capital, there were few people who were not nervous about money.

Her family is also thanks to the emperor for giving them a house, otherwise, they would have to live a tight year.

It was hard for Bai Xiang to refuse, and he thought about returning the gift to Qiulan in a few days.

However, when Qiulan took it to pay the bill, the waiter refused to accept the money.

"Is this Bu Yao for sale?" Qiulan asked.

"No."

"So this hairpin is not for sale?"

The guy hesitated for a moment, shaking his hands while organizing his words.

"What's that?" Qiulan raised her eyebrows, thinking that the guy didn't want to sell hairpins and wanted to stand up for Bai Xiang.

"This store belongs to the eldest lady. How can anyone go into her store to pick up things and ask for money." The clerk hurriedly explained, and looked at Bai Xiang.

"Eh? This store belongs to you?" Qiulan looked at Bai Xiang in surprise. A high-end jewelry store is not cheap.

"I don't know either." Bai Xiang thought of what Xia Yi said about buying three streets.

Is this street one of them?

"How did you recognize me?" Bai Xiang asked the buddy, she was sure that she had never met the person in front of her.

"It's a jade pendant. There is only one jade pendant in the world. The housekeeper has told me that the one wearing the jade pendant is the lady." The waiter said.

So Qiulan gave up the money she paid for the hairpin, and wanted to pay her own money, but the clerk also refused.

Thinking that Bai Xiang's family was in trouble, Qiu Lan didn't want to take advantage of Bai Xiang and insisted on paying money. The waiter refused until the end and almost knelt down in front of Qiu Lan.

Really couldn't refuse, Qiulan put away the money.

She was in a strange mood.

Originally, she planned to give Bai Xiang something, but now she got a Bu Yao for nothing.

Don't panic, there are other opportunities.

"Let's go, I'll take you to the most famous embroiderer in the capital to make a dress." Pulling Bai Xiang, Qiulan excitedly came to the store next to the jewelry store.

The two measured the size, chose the fabric, and settled on the two clothes.

Stopping Bai Xiang, Qiu Lan wanted to pay the money, but was rejected again.

"I will make the clothes as soon as possible and send them to the two young ladies." Xiu Niang looked at Bai Xiang with a flattering expression.

Qiulan's body froze: "Bai Xiang, is this store also yours?"

"It should be."

"Yes, yes." The embroiderer glanced at the sapphire on Bai Xiang's waist.

Bu Yao's gift was not returned, and Bai Xiang was owed another piece of clothing. Qiulan was extremely embarrassed, so she dragged Bai Xiang into the rouge powder shop in front.

After burning the incense, Qiulan, who was respectfully given away by the waiter, held the money she still had not spent and looked at Bai Xiang: "Xiang'er, your family shouldn't have bought this street, right?"

"No."

Hearing this, Qiulan breathed a sigh of relief.

"My dad said it's not one street, but three streets."

Qiulan's left foot hooked onto her right foot, but fortunately, Bai Xiang had quick eyes and quick hands, and grabbed her.

"Your family bought Santiaojie?" Qiu Lan grabbed Bai Xiang's arm, and only now did she realize how superficial her thoughts were just now.

Bai Xiang's family is not a little rich, but extremely rich, super rich!

How could such a rich family lack money?
Her desire to give Qiulan a gift faded away, but it didn't mean she could accept Bai Xiang's things with peace of mind.

She asked: "What three streets does your home have?"

"I don't know either." Bai Xiang was stunned by the matter of Santiao Street at noon, and forgot to ask which three streets it was.

Qiulan then turned back and asked the embroiderer.

Qiu Lan avoided those three streets and brought Bai Xiang to another street.

They entered another jewelry store.

Bai Xiang picked a white jade hairpin and a bracelet inlaid with broken jade, while Qiulan picked a pair of anklets.

"It's my turn to pay the bill this time." Taking the jewelry from Bai Xiang's hand, Qiulan came to the counter happily.

The man put the jewelry away in the wooden box and handed it to Qiulan, who also handed over a bag of silver.

But the guy shook his hand.

Qiulan panicked, and she had a guess in her mind.

When the man called Miss Bai Xiang, she was sure that her guess was correct.

"Didn't we already avoid the three streets of your house!" Qiulan said in grief and indignation.

Bai Xiang also looked puzzled.

The store clerk answered the two: "Miss Hui, our street has just been bought by the housekeeper, and the housekeeper hasn't gone far."

"..."

Coming out of the shop, Qiu Lan threw herself into Bai Xiang's arms: "You bully!"

"I don't know either." Touching Qiulan's hair, Bai Xiang had a smile on his face.

Before paying the bill, she guessed the truth when she saw that the clerk had been observing her Qingyu, and he had lost his previous laziness and pretended to be looking at the store seriously.

But she didn't tell Qiulan, she just wanted to see the girl's unwillingness.

I didn't expect the effect to be so good. Not only did I see the girl's unwillingness, but I could even touch it.

So cute.

Not only men like beautiful girls, but girls also like beautiful people of the same sex.This can be seen from the fact that girls hold hands with each other.

After throwing herself into Bai Xiang's arms and feeling sad for a while, Qiulan gave up shopping, and it was already sunset, so she should go back.

In ancient times, people had not conquered the night. At six or seven o'clock in the afternoon, there were no longer people on the streets.

When they parted, Qiulan finally adjusted her mood and summarized today's shopping.

She got two pieces of jewelry, a bunch of rouge and gouache, and a custom-made skirt, but she didn't spend a penny.

That is to say, she can go shopping again tomorrow, and she can buy a few more jewelry and a dress.

Thinking of this, she envied Bai Xiang.

If her father had so many shops, she would have endless jewelry and endless skirts to wear.

"What's wrong?" Bai Xiang noticed Qiulan's distraction.

"Xiang'er, does your father still lack a daughter?"

"Ok?"

"Ah, it's nothing, I'm joking." Realizing how impolite she said, Qiu Lan concealed it, she hurriedly bid farewell to Bai Xiang, and returned home.

When she entered the door, she met her mother.

"What did you buy?" Her mother came to her and trimmed her somewhat disheveled hair. "Next time you go shopping, remember to bring your maid with you. After all, we are unfamiliar here in the capital."

"It's okay, I just went shopping with Bai Xiang."

"Your grandfather asked you to take care of others, do you have any?"

Hearing her mother's words, Qiulan froze.

The mother realized that her daughter was unnatural, and after her questioning, Qiulan told the story.

"You didn't spend a penny when you went out, and you even took other people's things!" The mother's eyes became sharp.

"I want to spend money, but I can't spend it. There are four streets in Bai Xiang's house, and the clerks don't want to collect money!"

"What, their house has four streets?"

"Almost all the streets in Dongcheng are owned by them. I can't go to Xicheng to buy them!"

Unlike the bustling East City, the West City is a relatively messy area.

"Her family really has four streets?"

"It's the guy in the store who said it! Bai Xiang doesn't even know that the store belongs to her family!"

Bai Xiang's mother thought for a while, then entered her husband's room to discuss with Tanhua Lang's husband.

……

On the other side, Bai Xiang also found Xia Yi, wanting to ask how many streets there are in the house and where they are located.

When she got close, she didn't ask, because she saw Xia Yi and Su Xue, discussing something together.

Spread out in front of them was a map of the capital.

Of course, the map only has the outer city, and the part of the imperial city is blank.

The two are planning in the West City part.

Seeing Bai Xiang approaching, Su Xue pulled her into her arms: "Your father and I are planning to buy the entire West City, what do you think?"

"Why are you buying Xicheng?" Bai Xiang wondered. Xicheng is the place with the worst conditions in the entire capital and is where the vendors live.

Xia Yi explained: "Buy it for real estate development."

"Real estate development?" Bai Xiang looked confused.

"It is to buy a piece of land, then build some service buildings there, and then sell the surrounding land to make money."

Bai Xiang looked even more confused.

In fact, Xia Yi was also at a loss. In this era, there is no such thing as a KFC cinema, so what kind of service building should be built?

This is the idea proposed by Su Xue. As a time traveler, how can he not use the modern concept circle to make money?

There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain. If you can’t think of something to build, just move a few shops there. Move all the cloth houses in Dongcheng, so that there will be no cloth houses in Dongcheng. This will always attract people to buy a house, right?
However, this does not seem to be land speculation, but a monopoly.

Forget it, it’s just for fun anyway.

After making the decision, Xia Yi walked towards the tooth the next morning.

The tooth shop can buy shops, but not land. Xia Yi went to the Yamen again, and after walking around, he found that he didn't need to worry.

Because he couldn't buy the land in Xicheng at all.

There is nothing wrong with buying a store, but if you buy a large piece of land, who knows what you will do in it, the government will not allow you to buy it at all.

The land speculation plan died before it was ready.

Not wanting to go home without doing anything, Xia Yi considered changing another mansion.

He went to the official dental shop and found that he couldn't buy the mansion either.

To be precise, he can buy it, but it will cause great trouble.

Xia Yi's current house is not small, no matter how big the house is, it is the residence of the court ministers and nobles. An ordinary wealthy businessman, like the ministers, will definitely cause trouble.

If you want to update the mansion, you also need to find a way to get a prominent status.

So the question is, what kind of identity should we get?

Entering the court as an official?The imperial examination has just ended, and if you want to become an official in the court, you have to wait three years.

Become an aristocrat?In ancient times, the status of a princess was not high, and the right to speak was also very small. Xia Yi could seduce a princess, but even if the princess wanted to die, the emperor would not be able to marry the princess to him.

Maybe he could seduce the queen and queen mother, poison the emperor, and rise to power himself?
There are too many things that need to be operated here, which is too troublesome.

After some consideration, Xia Yi found that he didn't have any good method.

He returned to the house with a frown and told Amelia Su about the incident.

"I can disguise the blood in the human body, but there is no paternity testing technology in this era. Even if it is disguised, it will have no effect." Su Xue didn't have a good method.

"Maybe we can adopt a scholar and let him take the palace examination three years later."

"But this process is too long. We don't know if we can survive here for three years."

"Since it is 'habitual', it is definitely not enough to satisfy only money, and the satisfaction of status must be realized."

The two discussed again.

Unaware that his parents were already thinking about status, Bai Xiang and Qiu Lan continued to go shopping together.

This time, however, instead of shopping, they hung out.

While eating candied haws, Qiulan saw the lanterns sold by the vendor and said to Bai Xiang, "It's the queen's birthday in a few days. There will be a lantern festival on the Huaihe River. You can go and have a look then."

"Will Lan'er go too?" Bai Xiang stretched out his hand and tapped Qiulan's bulging cheek.

Qiulan's eyes dodged a little, and she realized that she had said an embarrassing thing: "I want to be with my mother."

Bai Xiang understood the meaning of Qiulan's words. Qiulan's brother was Tanhua Lang, and she would be with dignitaries.

Although she is rich now, she is only the daughter of a wealthy businessman.

For the next shopping trip, Bai Xiang became a little melancholy.

When the time came, Qiulan said goodbye to her.

"That's right." Qiulan took a letter from the hand of the maid at the back, "This is what my mother asked me to give to your father."

(End of this chapter)