Northern Song Dynasty Justice

Chapter 59 Family affairs and world affairs

Zhang Fei reminded Chen Maoqian that he was just worried that the court would intervene and cause unnecessary troubles. He was really not afraid of raising housing prices and affecting the country. It doesn't bother the people.

Because people simply cannot afford it.

Those who are clamoring for six pockets, please buy and cherish.

Unsurprisingly, today was a deal that was not made.

zero income.

Also catch some tea money.

The reason is simple, because this is the place to borrow money, not to buy a house.

But it doesn't matter, the traffic visible to the naked eye and the special identities of these customers are enough to impress Fan Yong and others to join the group.

at dusk.

The Ma's pawnshop, which had been bustling all day long, finally calmed down.

"Fourth Brother!"

Ma Tianhao had just sent off the last batch of distinguished guests, when he heard someone shouting suddenly, he couldn't help but look up, and saw a middle-aged man of medium build with a shoehorn face walking over quickly.

He couldn't help frowning.

The middle-aged man came to Ma Tianhao, cupped his hands repeatedly and said, "Fourth brother, congratulations, congratulations."

Ma Tianhao hurriedly cupped his fists and said, "Thank you! Thank you!"

The middle-aged man said again: "I'm really sorry, the fourth brother is so forgetful, maybe he forgot to send me a post. I'm so busy these days, I didn't pay attention, but I learned about it from the mouth of my shop assistant. It's too late for this matter, I hope fourth brother will forgive me a lot."

"It's my negligence."

Ma Tianhao turned sideways, "Commissioners, please come inside."

"Thank you."

This middle-aged man is Fan Li, one of the Eight Great Tea Eaters.

When he came to the hall, after the servants prepared refreshments, Ma Tianhao made the servants retreat and said to Fan Li: "Brother Fan, I just happen to have something to talk to you about."

Fan Li thumped, it's not good!
Their Fan family has been helping the Ma family to deal with contracts and disputes, and the relationship between the two has always been good, but this time the Ma family made such a big commotion, but did not send him a post. Fan Li waited for a day, seeing that the post was always in the future, and finally Unable to bear it, he rushed over in person.

Originally, the Ma family was a big customer, but now that they have done this, one can imagine how much interest is contained in it, this big customer can't afford to lose it!

"I don't know what advice fourth brother can give you?"

"I dare not take advice."

Ma Tianhao coughed, "The thing is, the cooperation between us may be reduced in the future."

I'm really afraid of something.Fan Li immediately said: "But because of Zhang San, the fourth brother should be very clear about his current situation, and the government will not buy him."

"No, no, it has nothing to do with him."

Ma Tianhao shook his head again and again, thinking to himself, as if I could afford him.

He only dared to ask Zhang Fei to draw up some major contracts, but he didn't dare to ask Zhang Fei for trivial contracts, it was a waste of money.

Fan Li asked again: "Why?"

Ma Tianhao said: "The main reason is that I have recently cooperated with Baifanlou, and I may hand it over to Li Xingshou. You know, Baifanlou has been looking for their old Li's house."

Fan Li seemed to have fallen into an ice cellar, but he still maintained the demeanor that a tea eater should have. He squeezed out a smile to express his understanding, and then left.

Looking at Fan Li who was in despair, Ma Tianhao felt quite uncomfortable, and sighed: "Don't blame me, who told Zhang Yide to die at the hands of our surname Fan."

Zhang Fei also left almost in the evening. Although he didn't entertain those officials, he was worried that the Ma family's explanation would not be clear and there would be misunderstandings, so he kept watching.

When he returned to Xu's mansion, Xu Zun had already returned home and was chatting with Xu Zhiqian.

"It seems that business over there is good!"

"Have you heard about Engong?" Zhang Fei asked.

Xu Zun laughed and said, "Is there any need to hear that half of the people in the imperial city are missing today?"

Zhang Fei laughed and said, "Your benefactor is joking, but there are indeed many officials who went there to inquire."

Xu Zundao: "I usually don't see it, I never thought that so many people want to buy a house."

Zhang Fei asked: "I don't know if my benefactor has any ideas?"

"You let the old man buy a house?" Xu Zun was stunned for a moment, as if he had never thought about it.

Zhang Fei nodded and said: "A gentleman loves money, and he gets it in a proper way. With benefactor's salary, buying this house will not cause a big burden, and the house price in Bianjing will definitely rise. If at this time If you don’t buy it, when Da Lang wants to buy a house, I’m afraid he won’t be able to afford it.”

The Da Lang in his mouth refers to Xu Zhiqian's elder brother.

Xu Zun sighed and waved his hands again and again: "I can't afford it!"

Zhang Fei said in amazement: "With the salary of your benefactor, you shouldn't be able to afford it!"

Xu Zun smiled bitterly and said, "It's a lot of flowers!"

"what?"

Zhang Fei looked at Xu Zun in surprise, how much money can you spend on your three meals a day and these two common clothes?After saving for so long, it shouldn’t be a problem to buy the full amount!

Xu Zun sighed and remained silent.

Xu Zhiqian said: "My father often pays for the relief of the people himself, and I...I also spend a lot. How can there be any spare money at home?"

Speaking of the latter, her cheeks were dizzy, and her voice was like a mosquito moan.

Their father and daughter don't have much interest in spending money, and their food and clothing are relatively ordinary. The money was used to help people like Li Si. Didn't Xu Zun use the money to help Zhang Fei back then?

Now mentioning Xu Dalang, both father and daughter feel extremely ashamed.

I really didn't leave any money for Dalang!

Zhang Fei also reacted, he himself has a deep understanding of this, the two father and daughter are really kind and generous, and seeing Xu Zhiqian was ashamed and silent, he thought, "It doesn't matter! Madam Xu will be able to save money soon. "

Xu Zhiqian was stunned and said, "Where can I get the money?"

Zhang Fei said: "The money for the proposed contract has not been divided yet, and now I am negotiating a proposed contract of several hundred guan. If there is no accident, you can at least divide three or four hundred guan."

He just negotiated so many orders, this gunman can't let go.

"So much?" Xu Zun asked in shock.

Zhang Fei said awkwardly: "Fortunately, not too much."

Xu Zhiqian didn't care, she was already used to it, and thought, yes, I have to work hard to make up for this money to my brother.

When Mrs. Wang returned home, she was very anxious. She knew her cousin's character very well, so she cooked three delicate dishes by herself in the evening.

However, for Wang Anshi, no matter how delicious food is, it is not as fragrant as this book.

The book has its own house of gold, and the book has its own Yan Ruyu.

He didn't notice at all, and he was still reading and eating as usual.

Mrs. Wang was a little disappointed, but she got used to it and said in a low voice.

"Cousin, I went to Ma's pawn shop today."

"Ah."

"I asked, and the interest on the mortgage is reasonable, and you don't need to pay much every month."

"okay."

"Do you still remember that I took a fancy to a small house before?"

"Remember! Remember!"

"I think we will go home for the elderly in the future, and the children may still have to stay in the capital. If there is a house, they will not have a fixed place to live, and the two of us can enjoy peace of mind."

"exactly."

"I'm thinking about whether we should buy that house or not. I've done the math. The money we've saved now is enough to pay the down payment."

"Hmm."

when!
Mrs. Wang suddenly put the chopsticks in her hand on the bowl, and there was a loud noise.

Wang Anshi suddenly raised his head, with a mouthful of rice still in his mouth, looked at his wife in astonishment, swallowed the rice in his mouth whole, and asked cautiously: "Cousin, what's the matter?"

He and Mrs. Wang are cousins, so they have been calling each other as cousins ​​for decades.

Mrs. Wang straightened her dress and said expressionlessly, "It's nothing, it's just that I suddenly remembered that I forgot to put salt."

Wang Anshi lowered his head and glanced at the three almost empty plates on the table. He didn't know what he ate, so he smiled and said, "I seem to have a good taste after eating it! Not bad! Not bad!"

Mrs. Wang was very happy to see Wang Anshi's dumbfounded look, but she insisted on suppressing her smile. She rolled her husband's eyes and said angrily, "It's not that you are eating, but you are looking at it!"

Wang Anshi smiled awkwardly, and seeing his wife's expression was not looking good, he quickly put down the book with his left hand and the chopsticks with his right, and said, "My cousin just mentioned the matter about the house."

As he said that, he was startled suddenly, "Could it be that my cousin also wants to borrow money to buy a house?"

Mrs. Wang nodded, and said with a guilty conscience: "If we don't borrow money, we can't afford it either!"

Wang Anshi waved his hand and said, "What kind of house should we buy? We're not very rich, and besides, it's a good place to live."

Mrs. Wang said: "You only think about yourself, and you don't think about your family. It's good for you to live, but what about Xiaoer and the others? You can't let them rent a house all the time. I think what Zhang San said is very good. Well, the housing prices in Bianjing have been rising. You won’t lose money if you buy one. At worst, it will be sold. We couldn’t afford it before, but now we can afford it. Why don’t we buy it? We live frugally like this , why not be a child?"

Wang Anshi was astonished and said: "How can we save food and money?"

Mrs. Wang pointed to the empty plates on the table, "Is the academician of the Hanlin University eating this plain food all day long?"

In fact, the dishes tonight are quite delicate, but she knew that Wang Anshi must not have noticed.

Wang Anshi said helplessly: "It's not called being frugal, it's called not wasting. How much can the two of us eat? We will get tired of delicacies every day."

Mrs. Wang said: "I'm not a fan of delicacies from mountains and seas, but I really want to buy a house. I can live in it by myself now, and I can leave it to Xi'er and the others in the future."

Seeing that his wife was fascinated, Wang Anshi murmured: "It's unreasonable, Zhang San, a brat, actually tricked me into my cousin's head."

Mrs. Wang was upset when she heard that, "Zhang San is called smart, and he knows how to manage the house. Unlike you, he can read books, and he doesn't care about family affairs, big or small."

Seeing that his wife had really lost his temper, Wang Anshi was also frightened and coughed: "Well, I'll ask Zhang San again to see if it's really worth buying. What does my cousin think?"

Only Mrs. Wang can make Mr. Wang so humble.

Mrs. Wang glanced at her husband, she also felt that she seemed a little too much, nodded and said: "It's good to ask, but you are not allowed to threaten Zhang San, he has good intentions and didn't force us to buy it."

Wang Anshi was puzzled, "Cousin, you only met Zhang San once, why are you protecting him like this?"

Mrs. Wang said: "Don't you also protect him?"

"I'm fine, I'll go and ask tomorrow."

Having said that, the fire was suffocated in his stomach. In the early morning of the second day, Wang Anshi sent someone to call Zhang Fei to the Municipal Taxation Department, which had not yet been listed.

"You are so good, how dare you fool my wife into borrowing money to buy a house?"

Wang Anshi paced back and forth, pointed at Zhang Fei's nose and said.

He really hates these materialized things, not to mention borrowing money to buy a house, which is unacceptable to him.

Zhang Fei felt extremely wronged, and hurriedly said: "Scholar Wang Mingjian, I am not fooling around, Madam Wang came to the door herself."

Wang Anshi said: "Then you should stop her too!"

"Mrs. Wang is very intelligent, she manages the family well, she doesn't give way to her husband, she knows what is right and what is wrong, she knows very well, how can I stop it." Zhang Fei explained.

Wang Anshi said: "With your eloquence, you won't be able to stop it. I think you must have evil intentions."

This... is this harboring evil intentions?Zhang Fei, who was wearing this hat, was also upset, "As far as the matter is concerned, if you talk about eloquence, Grand Master Wang is even better. Can Grand Master Wang convince Mrs. Wang?"

This sentence made Wang Anshi's face turn blue, and his temper came up again. He waved his hand and said, "I don't care, this happened because of you. You must let my wife dispel this idea."

Zhang Fei said, "It's late!"

Wang Anshi asked, "Why is it so late?"

Zhang Fei said: "If Grand Scholar Wang is free now, you can go with me to a place. After getting there, Grand Scholar Wang will understand."

After half an hour.

Wang Anshi and Zhang Fei quietly came to Bianjing Fangya Chenjiaya shop in that dilapidated carriage.

"I can guarantee that Mrs. Wang is either here or on her way here." Zhang Fei leaned back and opened the curtain with one hand.

Wang Anshi turned his head to look, and saw that the Chen family dental shop was full of people, and all of them were old acquaintances.

Zhang Fei said again: "May I ask Mrs. Wang, seeing this situation, will she still listen to what I say?"

Wang Anshi slapped his thigh heavily, "Hi! I, Wang Anshi, have lived for decades, but I haven't even owed a penny. Now I owe..."

He panicked.

It turned out that this was the reason why the reform failed.Zhang Fei suddenly realized, and said: "Scholar Wang, I have something to say, should I say it properly?"

Wang Anshi raged, "If you fart, fart."

Wow. Scholar?Zhang Fei tremblingly said: "What I want to say is that the country's finances are currently beyond its means, and it can be said that it is in debt every year. If Master Wang lacks experience in debt debts, how can he manage the country's finances well?"

Wang Anshi squinted and said: "So you know that debt is not a good thing, so you told my wife that you won't lose money on borrowing money to buy a house."

Damn it, why am I talking so much, this old man is a famous debater in history!Zhang Fei trembled, and said aggrievedly: "I just want to prove that my eloquence is really not as good as that of Grand Scholar Wang."

(End of this chapter)