Hanhou

Not long after Zhao Jia bought a house in the south of the city, Wei Qing bought a Yijin courtyard in the north of the city with the money cloth he had accumulated and the savings sent by Mrs. Wei.

The owner of the house was originally a Jiaren from Chang'an. He made a fortune from selling furs in the market, so he bought the rented house.Hire a craftsman to repair it, and then take away the parents who live in the old house.

Because the old house is old, the courtyard walls and tiles are mostly damaged, and the courtyard is narrow, and the location is not facing the street, it cannot be rented at a high price several times.Jia's business was busy, and the woman in the family was pregnant, so he couldn't devote too much energy, so he simply discussed with his parents, rather than leaving it vacant, it would be better to sell the old house as soon as possible, and get a fortune.

In Chang'an, where the nobles are everywhere, Wei Qing, as the Weiyang palace guard and Zhao Jia's personal soldier, is still not qualified to live in the south of the city.

In addition, in January, he spent most of the time in the military camp, or in the guard palace, and rarely stayed at home.The elder brother has no official position, and the family is full of women and children, so it is inconvenient to live in the south of the city.

Considering various aspects, when buying a house, it is natural to focus on the north of the city.

Taking advantage of the holiday, Wei Qing visited several houses in the city, and finally settled on this courtyard.

The house is not facing the street, so the price is naturally low.After some inquiries, most of them are honest and kind people.For the Wei family who do not intend to do business, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

Before his family moved in, Wei Qing specially invited craftsmen to expand the courtyard vertically, add wing rooms and south rooms, and add a partition wall outside the south gable of the side room to separate the front yard from the back yard.

After the overall layout planning was completed, the old chicken coops and duck cages were dismantled, and the stables were built after the ground was leveled.

Zhao Puonu also proposed to set aside a section in the front yard, set up a weapon rack, and set up a small training ground for Wei Qing's younger brother and nephew to exercise their fists and feet and exercise their skills.

"After training, I can go to battle with Ah Qing to kill the enemy."

Although the suggestion is good, it ignores the ages of Wei Bu, Wei Guang and Huo Qubing.

Although Wei Bu and Wei Guang are young, at least they can run around the courtyard twice.Huo Qubing was still a baby in swaddling clothes, he basically ate and slept, woke up to eat, and would cry when he was woken up.It would be too hasty to tell him about training his skills.

Before Wei Qing could say anything, Zhao Xin's slap had already landed on Zhao Puonu's head.

"Use your brain before you speak!"

"Why don't I use my brain?"

Zhao Puonu rubbed his head, very unconvinced, and fought with Xin Zhao on the spot.

The teenagers were used to joking, Wei Qing and Gongsun Ao stood aside, not trying to persuade them to fight.

Gongsun Ao glanced at the two of them, feeling that it was not very interesting, he turned to ask Wei Qing, who asked him to find the house, and he also saved some money cloth, and he also wanted to live in Chang'an City.

"Ao also wants a city house?"

Hearing Gongsun Ao's words, Zhao Xin and Zhao Puonu were not interested in fighting any more, so they stopped fighting at the same time.

Wei Qing bought the house to accommodate his family, Gongsun Ao's family is in the cloud, and he is often in the military camp, why bother to live in Chang'an city house?

"The silk girl went to Beijing with Uncle Hu." Gongsun Ao scratched the back of his neck and explained the reason, his face flushed.

"Ao wants a wife..." Zhao Ponu didn't remember to eat or beat, his eyebrows twitched up and down, and he smiled teasingly.It's a pity that he forgot about Xin Zhao beside him, and before he finished speaking, he was hooked around the neck on the spot and couldn't straighten up under the pressure.

"So, it is indeed worth buying a house."

Wei Juan was adopted by Wei Chuan and his wife, originally a child of Zhao Jia's family.After getting married with Gongsun Ao, Zhao Jia changed her nationality for her, and now she is a commoner.

After entering Beijing with Uncle Hu, Wei Juan could follow Mrs. Sun, be hired by Zhao Jia, and live in Zhao's residence.But Gongsun Ao still made up his mind to give Wei Juan a place to stay in a house in Chang'an City.

"I have some money cloth in my hand." Zhao Xin let go of Zhao Puonu, and said to Gongsun Ao, "Since you want a house in the market, the market should be better. Don't be embarrassed because you don't have enough money cloth."

"I have it too." Zhao Puonu stood up straight, glared at Xin Zhao, and said, "If you don't want Qian Bu to join hands, just open your mouth."

"Thank you!"

"You and my brother, what are you talking about!" Zhao Puonu stared, and punched Gongsun Ao's shoulder with his fist, "Next time if you do it again, believe it or not, I will beat you up?"

Gongsun Ao punched Zhao Ponu back, and was held back by the opponent.They looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.

Wei Qing bought a house and hired craftsmen, but he didn't have much money left.But he also tried his best and shared his experience in buying houses and hiring craftsmen, saving Gongsun Ao a lot of trouble.

On the day Zhao Jia moved into the new house, Wei Qing's new house had been repaired, and Gongsun Ao's house was also settled.

Because Wei Qing was busy all day and rarely returned to the city, Wei's eldest son shouldered most of the responsibilities and repaired the courtyard with the craftsmen.Wei Ru, Wei Shao'er and Wei Zifu also went to the north of the city in turn to prepare meals for the craftsmen and clean the backyard houses by the way.

Passing by the gate of the Zhao Mansion today was not intentional, it was a coincidence.

Out of careful consideration, every time Wei Qing saw his family members, he only talked about his own family affairs and rarely mentioned Zhao Jia.Wei Wei's mother and son will never know that Zhao Jia will move today.

The eldest son of Wei and his two younger sisters left the Marquis of Pingyang and walked through Nancheng. Liu Che and his party happened to pass by on horseback.

The brothers and sisters of the Wei family grew up in Pingyang Hou Mansion, and they were cautious and careful.Even though Liu Che didn't drive the emperor's chariot, seeing that he was guarded by a sturdy army and galloping in the south of the city, he could guess that his identity was unusual.

Not wanting to offend the nobleman, the three immediately retreated to the side of the street, and did not continue until the horse team galloped by.

When Liu Che was welcomed into the Zhao residence and saw Zhao Jia in front of the door, the eldest son Wei immediately brought his two younger sisters forward to salute.

"I met Captain Zhao."

Seeing that the three of them were carrying parcels and rattan baskets, and Wei Shaoer was not holding Huo Qubing, knowing that something must happen, Zhao Jia didn't say much, nodded with a smile, then turned and walked into the courtyard.

Watching Zhao Jia disappear behind the door, the door closed, the eldest son of Wei tightened his package, and took the two younger sisters to speed up, intending to rush to the north of the city as soon as possible.

"Clean the side room and side room today, install the pot and stove tomorrow, and I can invite my mother to move in the next day." Thinking of having his own house, the eldest son Wei was very excited and full of energy.

Wei Shao'er tugged at Wei Zifu, and said in a low voice, "What is A-mei thinking? Don't look at the road, be careful not to fall."

"It's nothing." Wei Zifu retracted his gaze and replied in a low voice.

"Are you all right?" Wei Shao'er frowned, following Wei Zifu's line of sight just now, his brows frowned even tighter.

"It's all right."

Wei Zifu insisted that it was not easy to ask too many questions on the way, so Wei Shaoer had to suppress the questions and waited until the new house in the north of the city. Wei's eldest son was busy cleaning the front yard, so he pulled Wei Zifu into the ear room, and said seriously: "Sister, you Something is hiding from me."

Wei Zifu lowered his eyes, wrung out a piece of coarse cloth, and wiped the wooden window sash, while saying: "What do I have to hide? Sister, don't worry."

"Sister!" Wei Shao'er felt more and more that something was wrong with her, put down the wooden basin, pressed Wei Zifu's hand, and said, "Sister, what can you say that you can't tell me? If I can't make it, can mother also?" can not say?"

Wei Zifu raised his head, stared at Wei Shao'er with both eyes, bit his lower lip lightly, and there was a look of complexity in his eyes.

The two sisters stood in front of the window, looking at each other, and neither of them spoke for a long time.

Finally, Wei Zifu brushed Wei Shaoer's hand away and said, "Sister, I once wanted to serve the prince."

Wei Shaoer didn't make a sound.

Mother Wei knew about this, she knew as much as her elder sister, only elder brother and Ah Qing were kept in the dark.

"At that time, my biggest wish was not to be a child of the family, so that my mother would no longer be servile, so that my younger brother could have enough food and clothing." Wei Zifu looked calm and said softly, "After Ah Qing came back, the family finally changed. I should be happy that my wish has been fulfilled for many years, but..."

"Sister?" Seemingly anticipating what Wei Zifu was going to say, Wei Shao'er's voice tightened.

"From a family boy to a common man, it was Ah Qing who risked his life for it. We can sit back and enjoy what we get with peace of mind. What shouldn't we do for Ah Qing?" Wei Zifu raised his head, looked directly at Wei Shao'er, and said in a deep voice, "Sister What do you think?"

"It's really all Ah Qing?" Wei Shao'er looked at Wei Zifu with a serious expression that had never been seen before.

"For Ah Qing, but also for myself." Wei Zifu looked back at his sister with firm eyes.

"Sister..."

"I know what my sister is going to say, but I don't want to live like my mother, is it wrong? I don't want to make my son a dwarf, is it wrong? I want to stand on a high place, so that my son can also have the honor of a nobleman, Is there something wrong?" Wei Zifu raised his voice, "Don't you want my nephew to live a good life, be able to read and write, learn the art of war, and make great achievements in the future?"

Wei Shaoer was silent.

She couldn't say against her will that she didn't expect everything Wei Zifu said.

"Sister, the palace wants to choose a good family." Wei Zifu held Wei Shao'er's hand and said word by word, "I don't want to miss it, and I can't miss it!"

A gust of cold wind blew past, and the window sash made a soft noise.

Wei Zifu and Wei Shao'er raised their heads, and suddenly found that Wei's eldest son was standing outside the window with a complex expression on his face, who had been listening for some time.

In the Zhao Mansion in the south of the city, Liu Che was invited into the main room.

Take off your shoes at the door and step on the wooden floor, you can feel the warmth.

Thinking it was an illusion, Liu Che stepped on it back and forth a few times, only to feel more warmth.A look of surprise flashed across his expression, he looked to Zhao Jia on the right, and asked, "Aduo, why is it so hot underground?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, when repairing the house, I asked the craftsmen to lay the earth dragon."

The winter in Chang'an is not as severe as that in Bian County, and there are days of heavy snow and biting cold wind.

Now that he has his own house, Zhao Jia naturally wants to live more comfortably.Anyway, it needs to be repaired, so it is better to go directly to the place, modify the window sash, lay the ground dragon, and solve it all at once.

In the architectural style of the Han Dynasty, when building a house, the foundation must be raised.The craftsmanship of the craftsman is quite good. He understood Zhao Jia's request and completed the laying of the ground dragon and warm wall without much effort.

From the main room, wing room to the front hall, as long as the earth dragon is heated, it will not take long for the warmth to flow.

After listening to Zhao Jia's explanation, Liu Che really wanted to change the Weiyang Palace, so as not to have to move the palace in case of cold weather.I can't stop thinking about it, but due to the scale of the project and private savings, it is not yet possible to realize it.

Another point is that he has been on the throne for two years, and according to the rules, the mausoleum will start construction after his death.In this way, the money that can be allocated is even more limited.

The money is not enough, and everything is not enough. Liu Che's expectation of recovering the right to mint coins to enrich the treasury, and opening up business routes westward to transport gold back is even more urgent.

After exchanging pleasantries, Zhao Jiade's family boy reported that all the dishes were ready.Immediately ask Liu Che for instructions and set up a few cases for a banquet.

Liu Che's trip out of the palace this time is mainly to inquire about economic strategies.

Zhao Jia had made a deep impression on him before, and when discussing with other courtiers, he always felt that the other party was missing the point.He has accumulated many doubts, but only Zhao Jia can solve them for him.

As for Zhao Jia's banquet, Liu Che didn't have much expectation.

Firstly, when Zhao Jia moved to a new residence, all the children and cooks were borrowed from the Marquis of Pingyang, so there wouldn't be much novelty;Simply eating and drinking can be called "simple" in terms of "banquet".

However, as the dishes were served one by one and the tempting aroma permeated the air, Liu Che's expectations were quickly shattered.

Watching the maidservant open the food box and bring out the braised pork in a large bowl, the aroma and heat were steaming together, Liu Che sniffled his nose for the first time, made a gurgling sound, and swallowed a mouthful of saliva in an unromantic manner.