The Ming Dynasty started with caution

Many dignitaries want to change their residences, but there are only so many good residences in the capital. If you want to buy one, you must not only have the money, but also the owner's willingness.

Changning Bo Zhou Yu has long wanted to buy it. Although he also has a mansion with a nice courtyard, it is not in the best location. I am sorry for his status as an uncle. He has money in his hands, so of course he wants to buy a first-class mansion in the capital.

If he moved to the Cheng Mansion, not only would he have a good reputation, but he would also be closer to his brother's house.

Zhou Yu also negotiated with Cheng Minzheng, but Cheng Minzheng refused to sell.

Cheng Min had a high political position and was highly valued by Emperor Hongzhi, who did not dare to bully him.

After Cheng Minzheng became an official, Zhou Yu kept sending people to inquire about what to do with the mansion. He saw that there was no sign of the Cheng Mansion, and no one was selling it. Now when he sent people to inquire, it turned out that it was really for sale.

After hearing the price, Zhou Yu exclaimed, 20,000 taels of silver, why is it so expensive? His brother's mansion was bought for only 10,000 taels of silver. Who is controlling it, Cheng Minzheng? No, I have dealt with Cheng Minzheng and been tricked by me several times. Doesn’t his IQ know how to trick people?

The steward said: "The owner behind it seems to be a merchant who is doing silk quilt business with the great master. He called out a fixed price of 20,000 taels of silver, otherwise he won't sell it even if the sky falls."

Zhou Yu sneered: "That's easy to handle. Which merchant in the capital is not afraid of me, Uncle Chang Ning? Go and ask him!"

Yan Mansion, there is a small happy event today. Following Yan Kesong's order, the house manager rushed back from the border fortress and brought back a lot of goods from the Ningxia border.

At this moment, Yan Chengjin saw eight sheep in front of him.

When he saw Yan Chengjin, the room steward shed tears and said, "Young master, both the master and the young one miss you. I heard that the young master won a fortune, so the master asked the young master to bring back the sheep from the military camp to supplement the young master's fortune." Replenish your body.”

These sheep were all trophies harvested during the previous attack on Helan Mountain. The imperial court had not issued any decree on how to deal with them, so they had been kept in the army.

Yan Chengjin was overjoyed. Materials in the Ming Dynasty were so scarce that even peanut oil was not available, so there was really no nutrition.

He took out all the ewes and found a large earthen pot, and asked He Neng to squeeze their nai.

The house steward looked strange and advised: "Master, there is a strange smell in this goat's milk. You can't wash away the smell after drinking it. It's better not to drink it."

When the Tatars were marching and fighting, there was no water on the grasslands, so they drank goat's milk, which made them tall and strong.

Except for some people in the border areas, very few people in the Ming Dynasty drank goat milk, mainly because its taste was a bit weird.

Drinking it raw will naturally make it smell bad, but later generations have already developed many ways to make goat milk not smell bad.

Yan Chengjin was not afraid.

He Neng smelled his hand and said with a confused look on his face: "Master, it really smells strange. If you don't believe me, smell it?"

"Squeeze quickly, don't think that this young master doesn't know, you are just too lazy to squeeze. These two sheep are full of water, squeeze it." Yan Chengjin then said: "Let the cook kill this ram, and there will be one ram and six sheep left." Keep the ewe, forget it, kill it after seven days, and let it run for a few days to gain weight. I want to eat the running sheep. "

The goat's milk was squeezed out, and a smell suddenly spread.

After squeezing out a small copper basin, Yan Chengjin asked the chef to add some vinegar and radish slices to cook, then added some sugar and slowly simmered it. After a while, it was so fragrant!

Yan Chengjin decided to add goat milk to his daily breakfast and let the chef cook it every day.

Fang Guanshi and He Neng watched him drink it in one gulp, and actually swallowed as well.

When Wang Busui came in, Yan Chengjin had already finished the boiled goat milk.

Wang Busui's nose was bruised and his face was swollen. He had obviously been beaten severely. His eyes were black, and he said anxiously: "Master Yan, the house we sold was targeted by an evil official. He asked the villain five thousand taels." If you don’t want to sell it to him for money, you’ll make the villain’s family look good. I won’t even dare to sell this mansion to death!”

At the feet of the Emperor, is there anyone who dares to be so arrogant? Yan Chengjin looked at his injuries and saw that they were absolutely horrific, "Who hit you?"

Wang Busui cried: "It's Uncle Chang Ning! Young Master Yan doesn't know something. Duke Ning Guo is still reasonable, but his younger brother, Uncle Chang Ning, is unreasonable at all. All the merchants in the capital are afraid of doing business with him. A few years ago, when he was doing business in the Western Market, he got into a fight with Shouning Hou. "

Changning Bo Zhou Yu? Isn't this another biological brother of the current Empress Dowager?

Yan Chengjin knew Zhou Yu a little bit. When he got ruthless, he would even dare to hit the princes, but... he was severely punished.

There was no other reason. He was one person, and the Zhang brothers were two people, so he was pushed to the ground by the Zhang brothers and kicked hard.

Yan Chengjin made a calculation secretly. Now we also need several thousand taels of silver for the big house in the capital. The Cheng Mansion is a new house, magnificent, and there are many household items and antiques in it. Since Wang Busui estimated it at 20,000 taels, it must be It's worth so much, and it won't be sold for less than this price anyway.

He is not afraid of Uncle Chang Ning, even though Uncle Chang Ning and his father's Uncle Anding are both lords of the same status.

But my father was a general with military power, and Chang Ningbo only had a salary, no fiefdom, and no real power in the capital.

One is someone who has made great achievements, and the other is just waiting to die.

He was responsible for this matter. Even if the matter came to Emperor Hongzhi, Emperor Hongzhi would still consider the matter and deal with it.

Yan Chengjin had a straight face and raised his voice several times: "If you don't dare to sell it, just say it was my father Andingbo who sold it. I will continue to sell it tomorrow. Not only must I sell it, but I also want everyone in the capital to know that it is my father Andingbo... Ah no, it’s the mansion that Yingkesong is selling.”

The house manager was confused. During the time he left the capital, the young master got the Cheng family's residence?

Wang Busui didn't feel confident at first, but now that he could move An Dingbo out, he didn't have to be embarrassed, and finally left with a smile.

Early the next morning,

Changning Bo Zhou Yu went to Cheng Mansion to buy land with the Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes. Wang Busui became adamant now and said that Anding Bo was the boss behind it. When Zhou Yu heard this, without saying a word, he came with five thousand taels of silver notes. Arrive at Yan Mansion.

Zhou Yu was happy. Andingbo was on an expedition at the border, and only his son was in the capital. What did a young boy know? He would definitely sell him if he was frightened.

When the time comes, I will leave the purchase, and no one will be deceived.

It's useless for him to go back on his word.

Zhou Yu followed Wang Busui's instructions and came to Yan's Mansion. He looked at the broken tiles on the wall with some suspicion. Is this Yan's Mansion?

It's too shabby!

The steward snickered: "Sir, this Yan Mansion is really stupid. The Cheng Mansion is so miserable that it insists on living in this poor courtyard."

Zhou Yu laughed out loud. It's good to be a fool. There are a few dandies in the capital who are not stupid. "Why are you talking so loudly? I hope he doesn't listen!"

At this moment, Zhou Yu was also very polite and knocked the door. A sentence came from inside the door: Got on the pirate ship.

If it were anyone else, I wouldn’t know what this means.

But Wang Busui told him that this was a code word.

Then he looked at the crack in the door and secretly said, "Just follow the thief!"

The door creaked open, allowing Zhou Yu to walk into the courtyard in a big way. The doorman ran to inform Yan Chengjin and asked him to wait in the main hall.

After a while, a scholar came towards him.

Yan Chengjin met Zhou Yu and bowed: "Student has met Uncle Chang Ning."

Zhou Yu snorted coldly: "My nephew is so polite, he must be a sensible person. I won't talk in circles. This is five thousand taels of Ming Dynasty treasure money to buy the Cheng family's mansion. My nephew should take out the land deed." "

If the Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes are folded back into silver, there will be no more than five thousand taels.

What about coming to trap fools?

"The student also wants to sell it to Uncle Chang Ning for five thousand taels." Yan Chengjin sighed, feeling very embarrassed: "But this is what my father told the student before he left. Cheng Jin, you became the uncle of Anding for your father, and you are favored by your majesty. , holding heavy troops to guard the Loop for Your Majesty, and the Queen likes it Read my father's book. The prince received his father's teachings and was called Master Yan. If anyone dares to bully our Yan family, my father will kill him with a green steel sword. Anyway, our family has a gold medal to avoid death. This You can only sell Cheng Mansion for 20,000 taels, otherwise, you will lose face as a father!"

Zhou Yu shrank his neck and suddenly felt a little frightened.

Yan Chengjin shook his head: "It is hard to disobey my father's orders. My father said that he could only sell it for 20,000 taels of silver, which disappointed Uncle Chang Ning."

Zhou Yu said anxiously: "But...but that house is not worth twenty thousand taels!"

Yan Chengjin said: "The residence is not important, the important thing is the appearance."

Zhou Yu "......"