Northern Song Dynasty Justice

Chapter 399 Mansion
at last!

After several twists and turns, Zhang Fei finally ended his virginity in the Northern Song Dynasty.

It's really not easy!
It wasn't that he cherished his lost and regained virginity, after helping Cao Dongdong in the lawsuit and earning a generous commission, he planned to complete the transformation of a man, but he met Gao Wenyin the first time he went to the Alumni Building.

With a woman by his side, his thinking changed a bit, and he was not so eager, and after confirming his relationship with Xu Zhiqian, he had no idea of ​​going to a brothel to solve the problem.

Several times of spring breeze, it is already a white head.

"Ah! It's snowing!"

Qingmei stood on the corridor, watching the snowflakes falling from the sky, her young face showed a bit of joy.

Gao Wenyin smiled and said: "Don't look at it yet, Mr. Xu and Mrs. Xu will be coming later, go and see if Sanlang and the others are up."

According to the etiquette, the newlyweds were supposed to greet their elders with a congratulatory gift early this morning, which should have been Zhang Fei's parents, but due to the special circumstances, Xu Zun asked Xu Lingxiao and Mu Zhen to complete the ceremony.

"Hey!"

Qingmei came to the door, "Sister Qianer! Sister Qianer!"

There was no movement in the house.

Qingmei whispered: "Strange! Sister Qian'er is already up at this time!"

Gao Wenyin smiled.

Qingmei said again: "Sister Qian'er, it's time to get up, brother and sister-in-law are coming later."

There was barely a murmur from inside the house.

A quarter of an hour later.

The couple, who got married yesterday, sat in front of the bronze mirror.

Zhang Fei was proud of his spring breeze and was full of energy. From time to time, he would flirt with Gao Wenyin who was behind him helping him comb his hair, which made Gao Wenyin feel ashamed.

Xu Zhiqian also had spring in her eyebrows, she seemed more charming than yesterday, but her small red mouth was pouting, as if she was still childish.

"Sister Qian'er, why do you seem unhappy?"

Qingmei asked softly.

Xu Zhiqian glared at her sideways, "It's all my fault for tormenting me all night, and it still hurts now."

Speaking of the latter, it was already moaning like mosquitoes.

There were several spring breezes last night, but it tossed her hard enough. The key point was that she had no power to resist. When had Xu Zhiqian been suppressed like this before?

Gao Wenyin pursed her lower lip, her face flushed slightly.

Although Qingmei was taught by her sister-in-law, but she didn't learn this step, she asked concerned: "Sister Qian'er, did third brother beat you?"

Zhang Fei hurriedly said: "Qing Mei, don't talk nonsense if you don't understand, I don't have that habit, don't frighten Sister Ni Gao and spoil my good deeds."

But I also feel wronged in my heart, I was a little bit fierce last night, but you can't blame me all, who made me hold it in for so long before, no three or five times, this inventory can't be cleaned up at all.

Gao Wenyin patted his shoulder lightly, and said angrily, "Okay, why mention me."

Xu Zhiqian smiled slyly and said, "Sister Gao, you are so charming, this villain will not let you go."

She had long regarded Gao Wenyin as a family member, and she even felt a little guilty because she thought it was Gao Wenyin who established the relationship with Zhang Fei first.

Gao Wenyin was in a hurry, she stomped her foot lightly, "Zhiqian, you can help him no matter what."

Zhang Fei said with a look of injustice: "Ma'am, she is not helping me, she is planning for herself, I hope you can help her share some firepower."

Gao Wenyin spat: "No one is serious."

During the laughing and bickering, it was finally finished dressing up.

The four came to the lobby again.

Li Si and Xiaotao have been waiting there for a long time.

"Third brother, madam. Good morning."

In the tone, there is obviously some restraint.

Although Xu Zhiqian often comes here and is very approachable, her identity is different after all. She is now the hostess here.

Xu Zhiqian smiled and said: "Don't call me Madam, just call me Sister Qian'er as before, and I still listen to Sister Gao for family matters."

As she spoke, she held Gao Wenyin's arm affectionately again.

Xiao Tao and Li Si looked happy. To be honest, they liked Gao Wenyin better.

"How can this be done?" Gao Wenyin said hastily.

Xu Zhiqian said: "Why not, I don't know how to run a house at all, and I don't like doing these things either."

Zhang Fei nodded with a smile and said, "I agree. If Zhiqian were to manage the house, she would have to donate all the money. Before long, we would have to sleep on the street."

"Bah, bah, bah, why are you sleeping on the street on this big day?"

Heard a reproach.

They looked back and saw Xu Lingxiao and Mu Zhen walking in, with a maid behind him holding a piece of silk.

"Brother! Sister-in-law!"

"Brother! Sister-in-law!"

Zhang Fei and Xu Zhiqian immediately stepped forward to salute.

Mu Zhen warned: "Qian'er, you are now a married woman, you must stop being as willful as before."

Xu Zhiqian nodded coyly.

Zhang Fei suddenly saw that Xu Lingxiao seemed to be preoccupied, so he said: "Brother, sister-in-law, what's the matter?"

Xu Lingxiao was startled, shook his head again and again and said, "It's okay! It's okay!"

Xu Zhiqian also noticed that Xu Lingxiao's expression was different, and said, "Brother, what's the matter?"

Mu Zhen hurriedly said: "It's just a small matter, it doesn't matter, go to the house quickly and get the business done."

Zhang Fei and Xu Zhiqian glanced at each other and didn't ask any more questions.

But after answering the congratulatory gift, Xu Zhiqian asked again: "Brother, sister-in-law, what's the matter?"

Mu Zhen glanced at Xu Lingxiao with a slight complaint, "Your brother just can't hide something in his heart, but it's really not a big deal, but when we were going out, the Liu member came out and said that the rent would be raised next year. "

Depend on!Did it come so fast?Zhang Fei's expression changed, and he wiped the tip of his nose guiltily.

Fortunately, no one noticed him.

Xu Zhiqian asked, "Why the rent increase?"

Mu Zhen glanced at Zhang Fei, pursed her lips and said with a smile: "This is our sister-in-law, who is so outstanding that outsiders think this place is good, so my sister-in-law lived here and made a fortune, causing the rents of the surrounding houses to drop. on the rise."

Zhang Fei pretended to be surprised and said, "Is there such a thing?"

Xu Lingxiao asked, "Don't you know?"

Zhang Fei said: "I don't know."

Xu Lingxiao said: "Strange, the rent of your house has tripled."

"three times?"

Gao Wenyin and Xu Zhiqian said in unison.

If the rent in Bianjing were to triple, that would be no small matter!

Zhang Fei also pretended to be surprised and said, "Is there so many? I...I really don't know. I entrust the affairs of this house to Mr. Chen."

Xu Zhiqian asked again: "Then how much has our rent increased?"

Xu Lingxiao said: "Also fully doubled."

Xu Zhiqian hurriedly asked: "Then what should I do?"

Xu Lingxiao sighed: "I can only choose another house, alas. Actually, I don't mind if they want to increase the price. After all, this house belongs to someone else, but they should notify us in advance and give us time to choose another place to live."

Zhang Fei said: "Actually, there is no need to find another house. It just so happens that I plan to buy a big house, and it happens that our family lives together."

After getting married, he still wanted to have his own house, and he always felt that the house was too small. Once Cao Dongdong and the others came, Gao Wenyin had to go to the side room to eat.

Mu Zhen was surprised: "Sister-in-law wants to buy a house?"

She only knew Zhang Fei's reputation, but she didn't know Zhang Fei's financial resources. She was not the kind of money-greedy woman, and she never asked Xu Zhiqian about it.

How easy is it for you to buy a big house?

The house price in Bianjing is very expensive!

Although she also comes from a family of officials, her father is also a high-ranking official, and because of this, his father and Xu Zun have a very good relationship and share the same goals.

Neither family has thought about buying a house in Bianjing.

They all plan to save some money, and after they retire, they go back to their hometown to build a house.

Zhang Fei nodded.

Xu Lingxiao hurriedly said: "No, no, sister-in-law, this is absolutely impossible. The house in Bianjing is very expensive. Now that you are an official, you may have to go to the local area to practice in the future. This house will be wasted. But We can each pay half of the rent and rent a house together, in this case, Dad will always be taken care of."

Before he knew that he would stay in the capital, he still hoped that Xu Zun could live with Zhang Fei and the others.

Xu Zhiqian nodded again and again, "That's a good idea."

After speaking, she said to Zhang Fei: "Let's do it like this."

Zhang Fei said: "But I think the housing prices in Bianjing will rise again. I just have some spare money, so I treat it as an investment. If I sell it at that time, not only will I not lose money, but I can even make a fortune. I have already I have made a plan, after marrying Zhiqian, I will move to a new house next year."

"This."

Xu Lingxiao said: "I can't decide this matter, I have to ask my father's opinion."

Buying a house in ancient times was also a major event for a family.

Xu Zun's advice must be sought.

So they went to Xu's house again.

When giving the betrothal gift before, Zhang Fei mentioned that Xu Zun would not take it as a direct gift of a house, but Zhang Fei wanted to buy it himself, and Xu Zunzi would not object to it if a man started a family and started a business.

"If you want to buy a house, you can decide on your own. You don't need to ask me, but it's enough for you to live in. I'll just rent one elsewhere."

There is one more yard in this house, and it will cost thousands of coins more casually.

Zhang Fei said awkwardly: "Father-in-law, the reason why I want to move is because I think this house is too small, I must buy a bigger one and bring a big garden."

Xu Lingxiao and Mu Zhen were dumbfounded.

How much money does my sister-in-law have?

This house in Bianjing, with a garden, is definitely a luxury house. If it is in the city, the starting price is at least [-] Guan.

Xu Zun persuaded: "It's not easy for you to earn this money, so it's better to save some money."

Zhang Fei said: "Father-in-law, buying a house is not like buying oranges, which will be gone after you eat them. The value of this house can increase if you put it there. After ten years, you may earn tens of thousands of guan. This is also a business."

Xu Zun still seemed a little doubtful. He had been a clean and honest official all his life, never owed favors, only favored others.

This son-in-law is not his son, he still has some concerns.And he doesn't want to live in such a nice house, it doesn't conform to his values.

This kind of value also directly affects Xu Lingxiao and Xu Zhiqian.

Zhang Fei knew what Xu Zun was thinking, so he said: "My son-in-law is able to be able to today, thanks to his father-in-law's care. In fact, a long time ago, my son-in-law already regarded my father-in-law as my father, and I hope my father-in-law can give my son-in-law a filial piety." Opportunity."

After hearing this, Xu Zun's expression was also a little moved. After thinking for a while, he nodded and said, "Okay, it's up to you."

Over there, Chen Maoqian had already helped Zhang Fei take care of it.

Zhang Fei also wanted to settle this matter as soon as possible. He still doesn't know when he will leave Beijing next year. It is better to move sooner rather than later!
On the second day, Zhang Fei took Gao Wenyin, Xu Zhiqian and Chen Maoqian to the left wing to inspect the house.

"Although this is not the most luxurious location, as far as we businessmen are concerned, it is already the best. It is adjacent to Pan Street on the upper side and Bianhe Street on the lower side. It is very convenient to travel, and it is not too far from the imperial city."

Chen Maoqian introduced.

The most luxurious location must be where princes and nobles live, such as the Cao family, the Han family, Zhang Fei can't buy it even if he wants to.

Zhang Fei asked, "How old is it?"

Chen Maoqian said: "There are 68 rooms, divided into front, middle and back courtyards, and four small courtyards on the left and right sides. The privacy is very good, and there is also a garden."

Gao Wenyin exclaimed: "This is too big!"

Li Si and Xiao Tao who followed to see were trembling, I can't clean this by myself!

Xu Zhiqian also whispered: "Zhang San, there's no need for us to buy such a big one?"

Chen Maoqian said hehe: "Mrs. Zhang, with Sanlang's current financial resources, it is more than enough to buy this house."

The tax calculation business of Bianjing Law Firm is simply a bug.

Not to mention there is also a genuine bookstore.

Moreover, when buying a house in the Northern Song Dynasty, it is not considered the area, it is generally counted as a frame, 68 rooms sounds a lot, but you must know the structure of the ancient house, if you want to make that kind of spacious lobby, you need to use very thick wood as beams and columns, because The Tang Dynasty cut too much, and the imperial city of the Song Dynasty was far less magnificent than the Tang Dynasty.

This is especially the case among folks. The bedrooms are all suites, which are counted as four rooms, and there are also various miscellaneous rooms, huts, servants' houses, guest rooms, and so on.

Generally, these ministers of the fourth rank and above in the court returned to their hometowns to build houses, and they started with more than a hundred rooms.

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Don't say that outside the staff, how much is it?"

Chen Maoqian said: "Eighty-three thousand guan, this is already the lowest price."

Gao Wenyin couldn't help gasping.

When Xu Zhiqian heard the price, she already guessed what the price was, and looked at Zhang Fei eagerly, hoping that he would think about it again.

Zhang Fei just thought about it for a while and said, "Let's go here."

(End of this chapter)