Love of Daiyu in the Red Chamber

On the second day, Zhong Chu had some breakfast at will and went to the appointment as promised.The young yamen servant named Rong Wei is a native of the capital.Thanks to his father, he earns a living at the local tax bureau.

Rong Wei took Zhong Chu to see the house near Jia's mansion first, because Jia's mansion almost occupied the whole street, although the house here has three entrances, it is a small three entrance, it doesn't matter if Zhong Chu's family lives, only Daiyu It's a bit embarrassing to live with.

Zhong Chu didn't like it in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face, so he asked Rong Wei to take him to look elsewhere.Rong Wei took him to the house on the street where the Beijing Prince's Mansion is located, facing south. The former owner was an old official who had resigned from office and went into seclusion. He was eager to sell the house, but no one has taken it yet.

Being close to the Beijing Prince's Mansion, right and wrong are much easier. Zhong Chu didn't want to bear the reputation of being a clique and private party before he passed the exam.

Rong Wei saw that he didn't speak, and knew that he was dissatisfied, so he took him to visit the house near Shi's house.

Zhong Chu was tired from watching, the three houses were not to his liking, and finally saw that the sun was getting really high, so he took Rong Wei to a restaurant for dinner.

It was rare for someone to show someone the house and the other party invited them to dinner. Rong Wei, who was almost tempered after being exposed to the sun for a long time, calmed down after Zhong Chu generously ordered a few hard dishes.

Guessing that Zhong Chu didn't like the three houses, he thought about it and finally came up with one, but the house was big and it was under the foot of the emperor. .Depressed and don't know what to say.

"Brother Rong, do you have something to say?" Zhong Chu looked at Rong Wei suspiciously, hesitant to speak, and asked quickly.

"Actually, there are two houses that are connected and on the same road. The house is big and expensive..." Rong Wei picked up a piece of chicken, put it in his mouth and began to chew.

"As long as the price is not this, it's not a problem," Zhong Chu stretched out three fingers and shook them. "Please trouble Brother Rong to take me to have a look."

Rong Wei swallowed the food in his mouth and nodded.The person surnamed Zhong didn't look at it, he thought it was a small fish at most, but he didn't expect it to be a big fish!

There's no reason why the rabbit that bumped into him wouldn't want it. It would be good for him if the house could be sold.The land is expensive, but it is a rare good place.If Zhong Chu can buy even one, his political achievements will be improved, and he may be promoted to a higher level.

Thinking that he speeded up his eating speed, and when he had almost used up, he took Zhong Chu straight to the official road to the palace, turned right one street away from the palace gate, and knocked on the door of the first house on the left.

"Who is it?" With a question, an old man with a gray beard opened the door.

"Xiao Rong? Bring someone to see the house." The old man turned sideways to let the two of them in, looked at Zhong Chu and then led them in. "This house is good. It's not a loss for the uncle to buy it."

The house is really good, the entrance is the side room, and the place where the servants live in the outer courtyard is also very exquisite.The second entrance is the main hall, used for entertaining guests.The third entrance is the main house, where the family lives.Four entrances and five entrances are the inner courtyard, with small bridges and flowing water, accompanied by red flowers and green grass.There is also a large garden with lotus flowers, and the fish swim leisurely underneath.

"The house next door is also of the same specification. It used to be the house of the Five Great Confucians, but the old man is getting old and now lives with his children, so no one takes care of it, so he wants to sell it." Rong Wei saw that Zhong Chu didn't speak. , leading him to walk under the eaves.

"This house is repaired every year, and you can live in directly after you buy it. The five great Confucians have given away the furniture and so on. There is no better house than this in the whole capital." Rong Wei continued: "Five Jins are big Some, it will be lively when there are children in the family. This place is close to that, and no one dares to make trouble. The neighbors in the neighborhood are all officials, so it was a bit of a bargain for the five Confucian scholars to be able to buy this house."

Zhong Chu was satisfied in his heart. The two places are five-entry and live next to each other, so it would be better to buy them together.The neighbors are all officials, so it will be convenient to visit in the future.

"I don't know the price?"

"You call me brother, and I'll tell you the truth. This house has been in my hands for a year. If you buy it sincerely, I will give you a discounted price of 8 taels." Rong Wei didn't dare to increase the price indiscriminately. The market is there, just ask anyone to know.

There are not many people in the capital who can afford a house, and most of them are natives of Kyoto who have their own houses.Unless the migrants are rich businessmen like Zhong Chu, they can afford to buy houses. Others either rent houses leased out by the imperial court or rented out houses by ordinary people.

He also knew that some officials lived in poverty with a family of more than a dozen people living in a two-entry house.

The imperial court gave houses to officials, but they also came according to their ranks.Some people have low official positions, and the houses they are allocated are not big.

The big mansions like Hou Mansion and Wang Mansion are enjoyed by meritorious people.As far as his own family is concerned, it is only a three-entry house, because his father is also a fourth-rank official after all, and he is so caring to be treated like this.

"What if we buy it together with the neighbor?" Zhong Chu asked.

"Buy together?!"

The law of the current dynasty stipulated that people without rank could only buy two houses at most. Buying two houses at once was still expensive.

Rong Wei reconfirmed: "Brother Zhong is saying to buy both places together?"

"nature."

Hearing Zhong Chu's affirmative answer, Rong Wei almost jumped up.He didn't care about anything and hurriedly dragged people out to the local tax office. Zhong Chu didn't feel anything when he arrived at the government office, he was out of breath.

After Zhong Chu let him work, he brought four documents and ink pads, and put the land deed on the table.

"I have asked Mr. Zhang for instructions. The document has been affixed with his official seal and the official seal of the Local Taxation Office." Rong Wei pointed to the still warm seal on the document. "You are signing your fingerprints. These two houses are yours, and you can move there tomorrow. Because you bought two houses, you will be reduced by 5000 taels."

Zhong Chu looked at Rong Wei suspiciously, as if he was afraid that he would run away after a long time.

Zhong Chu didn't know that these two houses were very difficult to sell, and finally a fool came to the door, there was no reason for Rong Wei to let it go, besides, the two houses were really located in a good location.

Although he was puzzled, he still pressed his fingerprints and handed the bank note to Rong Wei.

Changing the land deed to Zhong Chu's name, Rong Wei pressed the public seal and asked Zhong Chu to press the fingerprint, and handed it over to him.

Zhong Chu was still dizzy when he left the government office, why did he feel that buying a house was an easy matter.I think back when he bought a house for himself, he still looked and looked and chose and finally chose a set of off-plan properties. As soon as he was about to hand in the order, the developer ran away...

Rong Wei said that he would go to two houses and tell the caretakers that the houses had been sold, and they would move in tomorrow, so the caretakers could leave.

Zhong Chu followed and looked at the two houses again, and then he came to his senses and bought two houses by himself.But one belongs to the Lin family, and the other belongs to the Zhong family, it's just that his name is now on the title deed.