Chapter 10: Into the City
Early the next morning, after breakfast, Jiang Qingliu urged Qin Ziming to set up the carriage and set off as soon as possible. He couldn't sleep all night last night, and felt that his abnormality should be worried that he had missed something in Yangzhou, so he thought about entering the city as soon as possible, so that he could start arranging all matters.
After bidding farewell to Chen and the others, they got into the carriage, Min Chong and Qin Ziming were still on the wheel, and Wang Jin and Jiang Qingliu sat opposite each other in the carriage. Jiang Qingliu looked at Wang Jin, who was dressed as a man again, and remembered that he had inadvertently seen her different weak appearance and sad expression last night, and he couldn't help but feel ashamed in his heart, but he couldn't speak, let alone apologize. He was born in a family of scholars and hairpins, and he knows the importance of women's reputation best, although he has no intention of snooping, but this is not good for Wang Hibiscus after all, so he has to keep this matter in his stomach and don't think about it anymore.
It's just that in this way, he was a little embarrassed in the face of Wang Hibiscus, and the atmosphere in the carriage was a little nervous compared to the last time. He was silent and didn't know how to deal with this scene, and Wang Jin was also silently playing her little abacus in her heart, so the two of them were so speechless that they didn't notice it for most of the distance, but it attracted Qin Ziming, who had not heard a little movement outside for a long time, desperately glancing at Min Chong. In the end, Wang was the first to break the silence.
She put on a smiling face and asked Jiang Qingliu, "Gongzi Jiang is doing business in Yangzhou City, where are you going to settle down?" Are you going to stay at an inn, or do you want to rent a yard to live in? ”
Jiang Qingliu was relieved to see that she opened her mouth first, so he followed her words and said, "We are new here, I don't know what Miss Wang suggests?" ”
Wang Jin thought to herself, hehe, what I am waiting for is your words. So she touched her chin, frowned, and thought: "I think Jiang Gongzi should have important things to do when he comes to Yangzhou this time, and he must live for a while." If you live in an inn, not to mention the price, it is not safe for people to come and go. If you want me to say that it's better to rent a yard, live comfortably, and entertain guests who come to your door. Jiang Gongzi, what do you say? She blinked at Jiang Qingliu with big sparkling eyes.
Jiang Qingliu saw the strong expectation in her eyes, as if she desperately wanted to be affirmed, and blurted out: "Miss Wang is reasonable, I really want to stay in Yangzhou City for more than a month, if it is indeed inconvenient to live in a hotel that welcomes guests, it is better to rent a yard to be comfortable." ”
Wang Jin was overjoyed when he saw the fish taking the bait, and hurriedly said: "Jiang Gongzi is not familiar with the place, I'm afraid I don't know which side of the house is better, and the tooth shop also specializes in merchants from other places, it just so happens that I am more familiar with Yangzhou City, if Jiang Gongzi can be trusted, the matter of this house will be wrapped up in me!" ”
Jiang Qingliu saw that she was so enthusiastic, but she had some doubts in her heart, guessing that Wang Jin's actions were only afraid that she had another purpose. He has always been good at observing people's hearts, acting vigilantly and carefully, and if he encountered such a situation in the past, he would definitely remain quiet and secretly guard himself. It's just that he didn't think that Wang Jian would do anything unfavorable to him, so he nodded and agreed, and waited and saw what happened.
After walking for more than half an hour, they entered Yangzhou City from the West City Gate, and Wang Jin lifted the curtain and said to Qin Ziming: "Brother Qin, let's go to Yahang in Mapo Hutong in the west of the city first to see if there is a suitable yard for rent." Qin Ziming was stunned for a moment, secretly glanced at Jiang Qingliu, and saw that he had no waves, just staring at a book in his hand, so he agreed with a smile: "Okay, girl, sit down!" ”
As one of the most important ferry cities on the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, Yangzhou City has always been a hub for merchants to come and go. The streets and alleys are bustling with people, the shops and restaurants are lined up one after another, and the cries of selling are endless, a lively and prosperous scene. Qin Ziming drove this spacious carriage, but he walked very smoothly in the crowded crowd, and he didn't see how he shouted and pulled the reins, and the frame had arrived smoothly at the door of Dai Ji Ya Store in Mapo Hutong.
Wang Jin deftly jumped out of the car and couldn't help but praise: "Brother Qin's driving skills are very clever, and he has passed through half of Yangzhou Mansion with just one stick of incense." And it's only been to the city twice, and I've figured out all these twisting alleys, which is really amazing! She really admires Qin Ziming, you must know that she has lived here for more than ten years, and she doesn't dare to say that every alley knows where it is.
"The girl praised it falsely, and I can make my son look at it with this little ability." Qin Ziming smiled a little weakly, thinking to himself, if you knew that I had come here to inquire about your family details, you wouldn't have praised me so much.
The men in the tooth shop had noticed the carriage coming towards their shop, and before Wang Jian and the others could get out of the car, they came up to greet them, greeted them diligently, and asked, "Where did the guest officers come from, but do you want to buy real estate in this city, or do you want to do some business?" Our Dai Ji Ya Xing is well-known for its fairness and reality in Yangzhou City, Tong Su is not bullied, and the guest officers can rest assured. ”
He led Wang Jin and the others to a tea room in the shop, instructed another guy to serve tea, and opened his mouth to sell again, but Wang Jin intercepted him and said, "We are here to rent a house, you first take out the house with a better lot at hand and let us have a look." ”
The guy said repeatedly: "Yes, yes, the guest officer will wait a moment." After speaking, he turned around to leave, but Wang Jin said again: "Wait, I'll go with you, so you don't have to take something out of tune." So he got up and went out with the fellow.
Walking to the counter, the guy was about to ask Wang Jin what specific requirements he had, but Wang Jin pulled him aside and whispered, "Brother Zhang, it's me." ”
Hearing this, Zhang Gui's eyes widened, he looked Wang Jin up and down, and said in surprise: "Sister Wang, why are you here?" ”
"Brother Zhang, don't ask about these first, I brought someone to rent a house, you take out my house, and then take some second-class ones, no, take some small courtyards that you enter, and large courtyards that you enter four or five, the location is either remote, or near the main street, I will take it in and show them." Wang Jian said hurriedly.
Zhang Gui didn't ask much after hearing this, and carefully selected seven or eight sets of houses from the booklet where the documents were stored, including the three-entry courtyard of Wang Jin's house, handed them to her, and asked, "Who are they, can you rest assured that you can rent the house to them?" ”
"Brother Zhang, don't worry, they are still reliable, and I have to let them pay for my yard, you have to help me fan the wind on the side." She smiled slyly, took the papers and went back to the tearoom with Zhang Gui.
Let's say that after Wang Jin and Zhang Gui went out, Qin Ziming couldn't wait to ask: "Son, don't we have a four-entry house in Yangzhou City, and it is separated from the main street by two alleys, why do you have to rent a house to live?" ”
Jiang Qingliu said casually: "It's not bad to change your residence, besides, maybe our original house has been targeted, so it's better to find another place to settle down and see the situation." He replied like this, but in his heart he wanted to see what kind of medicine Wang Hibiscus was selling in the gourd.
Qin Ziming thought about it and had some sense, so he didn't ask any more questions, and stood aside with Min Chong and waited.
After Wang Jin came in, he first raised the paper in his hand to Jiang Qingliu, and said embarrassedly: "Although there are many houses in this tooth shop, I have chosen for a long time, and there are only a few suitable ones, Jiang Gongzi, you can take a look first, if not, let's go and take a look elsewhere." As he spoke, he handed the paperwork to Jiang Qingliu.
Jiang Qingliu flipped through slightly, and the doubts in his heart were even worse. Although there are large and small mansions in it, there are mansions everywhere, but obviously only the three-entry mansion located in the west of the city is the most suitable, he suddenly remembered that Qin Ziming had heard that the house that her family had sold before was in the west of the city, and his heart moved, and he couldn't help but look up at Wang Jin.
Wang Jin was sitting on the other side of the table, pouring a cup of tea and taking a sip, his face showing no discoloration. Seeing him look over, he asked, "How is it, are you interested?" ”
"Well, look at the Sanjin house in the west of the city, it's not bad, but the location is a little too biased." Jiang Qingliu's face was slightly hesitant.
Wang Jin was anxious and glanced at Zhang Gui. Zhang Gui immediately stepped forward and said to Jiang Qingliu: "Childe has good eyesight, this house is not big or small, it is suitable for a businessman like Gongzi to settle in Yangzhou City." Moreover, most of the people living in Jiuqu Hutong, where this house is located, are pure white families with small assets in Yangzhou, and there are no three-minded and nine-rate characters, clean and stable. Although it is a little farther away from the main street, there are also everything in several nearby alleys, and the famous Boya Academy in Yangzhou is in the Yujia Hutong in front. Although his words are inevitably exaggerated, they are true and reasonable.
Wang Jin saw that Jiang Qingliu seemed to be a little moved, so he hit the railway while it was hot: "In this case, we might as well go and have a look, anyway, it is also in the west of the city, and we can't go far." Seeing her like this, Jiang Qingliu confirmed what he was thinking, and he didn't say anything at this time, nodding at Zhang Gui and saying, "Since that's the case, then go and take a look." ”
Zhang Gui immediately went out to lead the way, and because Jiang Qingliu and his party had a carriage, he squeezed on the wheel and showed Qin Ziming and Min Chong the way.