Xue Xun has a deep friendship with the Pei family, and he himself has been appreciated and recommended by the old Xiangguo Pei Mian to become an official, and Xue Xun has always remembered the kindness of the Pei family.

The two of them entered the study and sat down, the maid served them tea, Pei Zhen smiled and asked, "What has Brother Xian been busy with lately?" ”

"In the past two days, I have been buying the house next door, which can add another acre and a half to my house, and I have been bargaining, and I finally negotiated it today."

Pei Zhen applauded and laughed, "What a coincidence, I've been looking at houses and shops recently, hey!" This year's housing prices in Chang'an have risen too sharply, at least fifty percent higher than this time last year, and now the most popular is the kind of one-and-a-half-acre small house that Brother Xian said, all of which are bought by businessmen, and it is wise for Brother Xian to buy it as soon as possible, and then drag it out, I estimate that it will rise. ”

"I bought 5,000 yuan for this acre and a half, and I still think it's expensive."

"It's not expensive! Not expensive! If the house brokers know, they buy 6,000 guan, 7,000 guan can also sell, you don't know the current market, a large number of Chengdu businessmen, Yangzhou businessmen and Luoyang businessmen are gathered in Chang'an, especially the big businessmen have money, they want to buy a foothold in Chang'an, the mansion is too eye-catching, the small yard is not enough to live, one and a half to three acres of this kind of small house is the most popular. ”

"In this way, I still have a good deal!"

Xue Xun was happy in his heart, and asked again, "Did Brother Pei buy it?" ”

"The house is bought, a five-acre house in Yongle Fang, 30,000 yuan to get it, the old Xiangguo Zhang said that the house of the family, but the store is difficult to buy, I want to buy the shop on Xi'anmen Street, I mainly want to buy the shop along the river, but the shop along the river there is really hard to find, and you can't buy it with money, hey! I'm scared to death. ”

Xue Xun hesitated and said: "I have ten shops in my hand, most of the ones my daughter gave me are rented out, and there are three left, all along the river, or I will rent one for you?" ”

Pei Zhen was overjoyed, he really had nowhere to find the iron shoes, and it didn't take any effort to get it, but he didn't expect Xue Xun to have it in his hands, he should have thought of it! His daughter was a princess.

"Don't rent it, just sell it to me! I bought it at the market price plus 20%. ”

"I'm afraid that my daughter will be unhappy, so she asked me not to sell it."

Pei Zhen clasped his palms together and begged: "Then only sell one, this little favor, the princess won't say anything, old friend, just help me with this!" ”

"Okay!"

Xue Xun nodded and agreed, he still has to give the face of the Pei family, especially the Pei family is kind to him, and he should repay the Pei family.

"I'll give you the largest one on Yanhe East Street, two and a half acres of shop, don't add it, just according to the market price."

Pei Zhen was overjoyed, two and a half acres is the rarest shop on Xi'anmen Street, and it is also along the river street, you can open a big restaurant, no matter how much you have to do with it, you can't get such a shop.

He stood up and bowed, "The kindness of the virtuous brother, I will remember it on behalf of the Pei family." ”

Xue Xun waved his hand disappreciatively and said: "Brother is serious, just a little property, don't mind, the Pei family has been a family for hundreds of years, why care about this little favor." ”

Pei Zhen's face was hot, he also realized that he was a little out of shape, recently in order to find a shop, he asked people everywhere, and he became a little haggard, although some people were willing to give it to him, but they were not shops along the river, but shops on the second or even third streets, not very satisfied, the most popular shops along the river could not be rented by ordinary people, but I didn't expect that Xue Xun, who was full of books, had it in his hands.

Although Xue Xun didn't speak very well, Pei Zhen was still very grateful in his heart.

Not long after, Xue Xun's son Xue Qing sent the deed and keys to his father, and Xue Xun smiled: "This is Uncle Pei, don't you see it soon!" ”

Xue Qing hurriedly bowed and saluted, "Juniors see Uncle Pei!" ”

"Good! Good! ”

Pei Zhen looked at him with a smile, and saw that the child was very delicate, his eyebrows and eyes were like Xue Xun, Pei Zhen also knew that Xue Qing was actually Xue Xun's own nephew, his father died early, and he was adopted by Xue Xun and regarded as his own.

After all, they have the same blood flowing on their bodies, which is why they look so similar.

Pei Zhen's heart suddenly moved, if he could marry Xue Xun, wouldn't he be in the relationship of a princess? I don't know if others think of it.

Pei Zhen's heart suddenly hung up, and he secretly scolded himself for being stupid, such a good opportunity was only discovered until now.

Pei Zhen pulled Xue Qing to sit down, and asked with a smile, "Where is the virtuous nephew studying now?" Who is the mentor? ”

"Back to Uncle Pei's words, the little nephew is now studying in the country, and the teacher is Li Lao Xiangguo, and the little nephew usually goes to the teacher's house in the afternoon to receive a face-to-face hearing."

"It turned out to be Li Changyuan's disciple, and I have been friends with him for a long time, so how is Master Ling doing now?"

"Thank you Uncle Pei for your concern, the teacher is still in good health."

Xue Qing was embarrassed to disturb the conversation between his father and the guests, so he got up to leave.

Pei Zhen waited for Xue Qing to leave, and sighed: "This child is gentle and respectful, and he has to be supported by Li Mi, and he has a bright future in the future, congratulations to the successor of the virtuous brother." ”

Xue Xun likes others to praise his son the most, and he laughed out loud, "Brother Pei has won the award." ”

He pushed the key and title deed to Pei Zhen, "This is the title deed and key of the store, my brother will go to see it himself, and I won't accompany me." ”

At this time, the house and shop are not important, Pei Zhen's mind is on Xue Qing.

He smiled again and asked, "I wonder if Ling Lang has ever promised to marry?" ”

After all, Xue Xun is also a person from the past, and immediately understood what Pei Zhen meant, he wanted to marry himself, of course the Pei family is good, a famous family, not a powerful family like the Guanlong aristocracy, it is more suitable for his family style, but he has to discuss this kind of thing with his wife, and even get his daughter's consent.

He groaned and said: "Don't hide it from my brother, in the past two years, there have been people proposing marriage, but the child is still young, and it is too early to talk about this matter, on the other hand, I also hope that he can study hard and be admitted to the imperial examination as soon as possible, so as to live up to my expectations for him." ”

What he meant was that the marriage had not yet been decided, and he didn't want to think about it so early for the time being, Pei Zhen's heart was relieved, as long as there was still a chance.

Tonight, Pei Zhen wanted to test whether Xue Xun had the idea of Xiangguo, but Pei Zhen suddenly discovered something more important than Xiangguo, that is, Xue Xun's son, Pei Zhen is not very good to talk about Xiangguo, this kind of thing is not bad to talk about, if you don't talk about it well, you will turn your face, so it's better not to mention it.

After chatting for a while, Pei Zhen took the title deed and the key and left, as for the price, they didn't mention it, and there was no need to mention it.

As soon as Pei Zhen left, the Liang family rushed to the study like a gust of wind, and she asked urgently: "Have you sold the big shop along the river to the Pei family?" ”

"What, you want to open a store yourself?" Xue Xun teased his wife.

Liang was so angry that he glared at her husband fiercely, "I originally wanted to leave it to my son, do you understand?" ”

Xue Xun pointed to his wife, shook his head and said: "It's not wrong to say that you are a little woman, you have been poor all your life, and when you suddenly eat a meal of meat, you think it is the most delicious thing in the world, he is the princess's brother, as for the gains and losses of a shop?" Besides, you still have nine shops in your hands, and they are all rent-collecting anyway, do you still want your son to open a restaurant? ”

"But it's the best shop in the lot! In the future, if there are many children and grandchildren, not everyone will become an official, and it is not bad to have someone in charge of the family business! ”

Xue Xun nodded, "You are correct in using the word family industry, let me tell you!" In fact, there is also a shop along the street, the location is better, the area is larger, Tao'er is specially reserved for the family, and I will be given it after a while. ”

Liang breathed a sigh of relief, it would be good to have a big shop, and she asked again: "The master of the Pei family came to ask you for a shop?" ”

"That's not it, he may have come to ask about Xin Xiangguo, I guess he also wants to seek that position, but I'm worried that I also have that idea, so he's embarrassed to speak, it's best to be embarrassed to speak, last time I asked for the Wang family, I was scolded by Tao'er, I don't want to participate anymore."

Liang hesitated and asked, "Master, you really don't want to be Xiangguo?" ”

"It's not a question of whether I want to or not, but my daughter won't let me, besides, it's not bad to be a senior minister, I have the right to speak on the affairs of the court, and I don't have to worry about specific things, I usually read books and play with jade, this is the life I like."

Liang also figured it out, went to Banju for three years, her husband's body collapsed, and the doctor repeatedly told her not to be too tired, she was afraid that her husband's body would not be able to withstand it!

"Tao'er is right, you are not in good health, so don't be too tired."

Xue Xun pondered for a moment and said, "Pei Zhen seems to like Qing'er very much, and he seems to want to marry us. ”

"Pei family?"

The Liang family is also a little tempted, after all, she is also from a scholarly family, and she knows the weight of a famous family, of course she wants her son to marry the daughter of a famous family in the future.

"But the Wang family also put forward this idea, you used the method of delay, if you promise the Pei family, will the Wang family be angry?"

Xue Xun's face was slightly gloomy, he just didn't want to agree to the Wang family, so he said that his son was young and didn't want to think about marriage too early.

Xue Xun is disgusted with the Wang family for a day or two, his mother is actually the daughter of the Wang family, but there is something unspeakable in this, his father married the Wang family when he was a child, but Xue Xun's father has no interest, and he is a concubine, the Wang family looks down on Xue Xun's father, and finally changed to the adopted daughter to him, and later learned that the so-called adopted daughter is actually the maid that Mrs. Wang likes, and adopted as an adopted daughter.

Although Xue Xun's parents have a good relationship, but the Wang family's humiliation of his father, Xue Xun has always been haunted, a few days ago, Wang Hong personally found him, on the one hand, to apologize, on the other hand, to hope that the princess can help the Wang family to intercede on the matter.

For the sake of the sincerity of the Wang family's apology, Xue Xun helped the Wang family once, but was scolded by his daughter in a letter, 'How can the important weapon of the country be considered by self-interest?' ’

As for the marriage, this is not something that can be solved with a single apology, and Xue Xun will never agree to the Wang family.

And the Pei family can be considered, the key depends on whether the Pei family is sincere.

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