Behind the Cheng'en Hou Mansion and the Yongjia Hou Mansion, it is actually a street, which is habitually called the "Hou Mansion Back Street", a large part of which is under the name of the Cheng En Hou Mansion, and on weekdays, the Hou Mansion has a face in the steward or the children of the family to live, and some of them are relatives and friends or the descendants of the old subordinates. For example, Mr. Zeng, a boudoir teacher who teaches Qin Hanzhen's sisters and others, lives in a small house on the side of the street.

But this street is not the property of the Qin family after all, and a large part of it belongs to others. Because it is in the inner city, the owners are not only small official families, but also scholars, as well as merchants who have been officials or scholars in their families. In general, their house occupies a small area.

There are actually three or four large houses on the back street, two of which are clearly ownerial, and the most prosperous one is on the street, the old lady served in the military department in his early years, and his wife used to have a good relationship with Mrs. Ye. But with the passing of the older generation, there is very little contact between the two families. At present, the eldest son of the family is a six-rank military attache in the Praetorian Guard, the second son is a martial artist, and the youngest son runs the family's industry, and his life is also rich. A family of dozens of people lives in a four-entry house, which is more than enough.

In addition, there is a three-entry mansion, which is in the northeast of the Chengenhou Mansion, separated from the servant's house by only one wall, and is next to the small courtyard where Mr. Zeng lives. The owner of that family is a Beijing official who has told the old man, and it is said that he has achieved the highest rank of Taichang Shaoqing, who has achieved the fourth grade, and now he is old and sick, and he is useless. He has a large number of children and grandchildren, but none of them are really promising, there are no prominent people, and the one with the highest status is just a prisoner. Due to the large population and the lack of output, the family is a little embarrassed.

In the past, when the Chengenhou Mansion was Qin Song's house, the prisoner of that family also gave him a few years as a Qing guest, relying on patting his ass in exchange for rich rewards, and his life was very nourishing, and it was rumored that he almost donated the official. After Qin Song lost his holy favor and could only nest in the inner courtyard and die in a drunken dream, the prisoner lost a lot of money. Because he couldn't see Qin Zhonghai, he didn't dare to come to the door again. Some people say that he has now gone to be a guest to another family, and even his family has moved to the left side of that family; some people say that he saved enough money to donate to the official and took the family to take office; and some people say that the old man of his family died, and the family returned to his hometown to guard filial piety. Anyway, Qin Youzhen found out that his family's house was now empty, leaving only an old servant to guard the door.

These two houses are owned by the owner, and there are two more, and some of the circumstances are unknown.

One is only a wall away from Yongjiahou's mansion, only two houses, but the area is not small, there are three roads on the left, middle and right, almost three-quarters of the east-west length of Yongjiahou. This mansion belonged to a capable deputy of the old marquis in the early years. The deputy officer was a third-grade guerrilla general, and the house was given to him by the old marquis. It's just that the old marquis was martyred in the past, and this guerrilla general was also implicated, lost his official position, and was tortured, and asked his children and grandchildren to escort him back to his hometown in Baoding to recuperate. Before the Qin family could be rehabilitated, he died. The children and grandchildren may have been frightened, even if the emperor ascended the throne later and the Qin family was rehabilitated, they never went to the capital again, and they were relieved to be rich in their hometown, and only sent a representative to attend the Spring Banquet every year. There was only one room left in the house to guard the door, and the brick and stone walls were used to build the house, and the house was simply divided, and I don't know how many tenants have changed over the decades. Because of the presence of the Chengenhou Mansion, no one dared to make trouble or occupy it, because there were always people living in it, and the situation of the house was still in the past. According to Qin Youzhen's information, the owner of the house seems to have finally planned to dispose of the property in the capital, but there are still tenants, so it is difficult to sell the house for the time being.

There is still a property left, which is across the street, across the street from Yongjiahou Mansion, and it is also a three-entry house, east and west, with a small garden. This house is the ancestral home of an old family in the capital, and the head of the previous generation was an official to a provincial political envoy during his lifetime, and on this whole street, he is a high-ranking official. A few years ago, the other party died, and the family returned to their hometown to guard their filial piety, leaving the two-room family to guard the house here. The neighbors only know that his family has an only son who has won the examination and is famous, and it stands to reason that after filial piety, he should go to Beijing to take the exam, but for some reason he has not been seen. However, at the gate of the family last year, there were white lanterns hanging at the gate of the bereaved family, and the blue spring couplets of the filial piety family were pasted, and when the time is calculated, it should be three years after the old man's death. Could it be that someone in his family has died again? I don't know who it is, and the family guarding the door refuses to reveal it. This spring, a family moved into the house, and the next person guarding the door was not changed. Qin Youzhen inquired that the new tenant was the sister of the political envoy who married outside, but she didn't know whether to borrow it or buy the house.

Qin Youzhen really put a lot of effort into preparing the real estate for her daughter to marry. She found two or three well-known agents and searched all over the city for the right property. The three empty houses located in the back street of the Hou Mansion, she had originally placed high hopes, thinking that first, they would be close to the real mother's Chengen Hou Mansion in her mind, and after their family moved in, they would prepare for their daughter's marriage, as if they had never left the Qin family; The third room is still too rusty, and when her daughter gets married, she goes to her husband, it is difficult to say whether the Qin family can continue to take care of her daughter, there is a property close to the two Hou Mansions, and the daughter will have a reason to come and go with the Qin family in the future, and she can get more love and protection, which will be somewhat helpful to her daughter's future life in the Yunyang Hou Mansion.

It's a pity that the price of these three empty houses is not low, after all, it is located in the inner city where dignitaries and nobles live, the area is not small, the maintenance of the house is not bad, and the original owners are not ordinary people. Even if Qin Youzhen is bent on backing up a rich dowry for her daughter, it is impossible to spend too much money on the property to accompany the dowry, ignoring the really important floating wealth and the industry that can continue to provide income. She has adjusted her requirements, and plans to buy a small house with two entrances in the inner city, and those large mansions with more than three entrances, two or even three roads in the east and west, and a garden will be left until her husband Loop is a high-ranking official in the capital, and the couple really needs to have a decent property in the capital.

She also took a fancy to a few other properties not far from the vicinity, and two near the Yunyang Hou Mansion, which are still being compared and considered, and did not choose the most satisfactory one. She asked Yao's help to let Chang Xing continue to inquire about the situation of those houses and pick out the most cost-effective one among them.

Qin Youzhen spent a lot of thought on these houses, and she also understood the situation very carefully, so Qin Hanzhen asked her about the situation, and she told everything she knew. She is in turmoil now, and she doesn't have much heart to deal with the juniors, the topic raised by Qin Hanzhen is safe and can pass the time, so she will follow the wind and answer all questions.

But Qin Hanzhen asked so carefully, as if he had the intention to buy a property, Qin Youzhen was still curious: "What are you asking for? Could it be that there is not enough place in the Yongjia Hou Mansion, and your grandfather and grandmother plan to expand the Hou Mansion a little more, so they want to buy the property on the back street?"

Qin Youzhen didn't believe what she said. The Yongjiahou Mansion is only a little smaller than the Chengenhou Mansion, but the population of the three rooms is so small, and Qin Ping is still in the foreign office, and he has never renewed the strings, so where is it not enough to live? I am afraid that when Qin Ping marries again and has a few more children, it is more than enough for the Yongjiahou Mansion to pretend to have these populations. Just look at how many Qin family members have been installed in the mansion of Chengenhou Mansion. Even the Chengenhou Mansion lives very loosely, let alone the Yongjiahou Mansion.

Qin Hanzhen just smiled and said, "It's nothing, I just heard my aunt mention a few neighbors' houses, and I was curious for a while, wondering what kind of family they were." ”

Qin Youzhen was skeptical, but she wouldn't ask questions at this time, she only smiled and said, "I see." That's as it should be. Distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors, if the neighbors are honest and kind, we can live here with peace of mind. ”

Then she talked about the houses that were not in the back streets, and asked her daughter which one she liked more, which Lu Yueniang was a little embarrassed to hear. Qin Jinhua grew up in the capital since childhood, and is quite familiar with the streets of the imperial city, and is very enthusiastic to provide advice to the two of them, analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of each house's location, and also providing recent news, such as more shops in a certain place, life is becoming more and more convenient, and it is quite lively; a certain place has been depressed a lot in recent years, and there are haunted legends, etc., but it has updated Qin Youzhen's information database, so that she has a more accurate grasp of her daughter's choice of real estate for marriage.

Qin Hanzhen listened quietly on the side, but he had his own calculations in his heart.

That day, Zhao Mo asked Qin Jian to write to her, in addition to saying some sweet words, he mentioned that he had taken a fancy to two more properties, and wanted Qin Hanzhen to go over and have a look, so that he could choose a favorite house as a new home for the two of them in the future. In fact, he invited Qin Bai, Niu and Qin Hanzhen to see the house together. At that time, it was the time when Master Xu was in trouble, in order to prevent the Xu family from coming to the door, Qin Bai was also happy to go out occasionally, and did not tell Changfang where he was going in advance. However, the houses that Qin Hanzhen and his grandparents went to see at that time had their own shortcomings, and they didn't seem to like it very much, so Zhao Mo said that he would continue to let people inquire about it, but he didn't expect that so soon, he found two more properties that could be converted into the county king's mansion.

It's just that this time, the two have already made a marriage, and it is a little inconvenient to travel together again. Qin Hanzhen tested Qin Bai's meaning, but he didn't agree, so she had to write back to Zhao Mo and let him make up his own mind. If you really need her help with the details, then ask someone to draw a picture and send it in. In short, she estimated that it was impossible for her grandparents to go out with him openly without his permission.

Even if she is not accompanied by Zhao Mo, it is inappropriate for her to visit the house by herself. She could imagine what the gossip would say. Even if she doesn't care much about her reputation, she has to think about her family and Zhao Mo. She didn't plan to marry Zhao Mo in the future, but she was called over by the Queen Mother or the female elders in the clan. Zhao Mo doesn't have a father and mother at present, but there are still many elders above his head who can give him pointers on his life. When he didn't show his flaws, those people wouldn't provoke him. But once he has a handle that can be attacked, there are people in the clan who rely on the old and sell the old, wanting to suppress the arrogance of him, the upstart of the clan.

Qin Hanzhen felt upset when he thought of that scene, and decided that he had better be honest.

However, Zhao Mo wants to open a mansion in the capital, which is just his residence when he lives in the capital. His real foundation is still in the newly built palace in Suning County. As the king of Suning County, it is impossible for him to live in the capital all year round. Therefore, the county king's mansion on this side of the capital does not need to be so spacious and gorgeous, it is in line with the regulations, the place is enough, and it can save some expenses.

Qin Hanzhen recalled the situation of several properties in the back street introduced by her aunt Qin Youzhen, and her heart was about to move.