Ning Xiu scratched Ling'er's nose dotingly and said, "It's so stupid, how can there be a father who doesn't love his daughter?" Could it be that you picked it up? ”

Qi Ling'er said negatively: "I think it's probably like this." ”

"Alright, I'll go back to the hall first, and call me anytime if you need anything. Although you haven't passed the door yet, I already treat you as my own daughter-in-law. ”

Qi Ling'er laughed out loud when she heard this.

"Which one wants you to be pitiful."

After Ning Xiu left the Qi Mansion, he returned to the hall and called Liu Weining to go to Huisheng Hall, the largest tooth shop in the workshop.

Since you want to get married, you must have a house, which is a common principle in ancient and modern times.

Although the Qi family has a mansion in Beijing, it is Lao Taishan's family after all, and always living in the old man's house will cause people to gossip, and it is not good for others to think that Ning Xiu is in the Qi family.

Therefore, Ning Xiu wanted to buy a set of mansions no matter what.

Even if he was assigned to serve in other political departments after watching the political election and not living much, it would be good for Ling'er to have a place to live.

It's just that Ning Xiu obviously didn't expect the housing prices in Jingshi to be at a certain level.

He thought that he would be able to buy a set of three-entry mansions in Jingshi for a few hundred runs, but it turned out that he thought too much.

Jingshi rice is expensive, and it is not easy to live in a big place.

A three-entry house costs 3,000 taels and does not bargain. The house with two entrances will also cost 1,800 taels.

The cheapest one into the house is also priced at 1,100 taels, which is several times the premium!

Of course, these are the houses where the eunuchs live, and the ordinary houses are definitely not at this price.

But Ning Xiu definitely couldn't let Ling'er live in a cold house with him.

With his current financial resources, it is not a problem to buy a set of three-entry houses priced at three thousand taels. It's just that he lamented that the housing price is so expensive, no wonder many Beijing officials choose to rent a house.

Ning Xiu nodded on the book and said loudly: "Take me to see the three-entry mansion." ”

Na Yazi hurriedly laughed and said, "Childe is really good-looking." This house refuses to sell five thousand taels of the main family on weekdays, and it is still because of sudden changes that it is sold cheaply. ”

Ning Xiu didn't believe much about it.

Sale? Three thousand taels of cheap sale?

Yazi can ask for a sky-high price, and he can also pay it back on the spot. It's just that it's not time to make a counteroffer.

However, it was said that Ning Xiu and Liu Weining followed Yazi out of Yazi and walked a few streets to the house for sale.

The protagonist of the house is surnamed Han, and it is said that he used to be in the porcelain business, but because of the problem of the capital chain, he was in a hurry to sell the Beijing Mansion and go back to his hometown Shaoxing.

Ning Xiu was introduced to the Han Mansion by his teeth, and was taken to the flower hall by the Han Mansion family.

To Ning Xiu's surprise, no one served him tea. Looking at the expressions of those family members, they were all listless, as if Ning Xiu owed them a few dollars.

After inquiring about the reason, I learned that these family members would not be taken back to Shaoxing by the Han family, but would have to terminate the contract.

In this way, these family members have to find a way out, maybe they have already started to deliver books to the tooth shop, of course, they have no feelings for the Han family, and even Ning Xiu has been snubbed.

"Hehe, don't worry about it. These people are all fools, and whoever gives him food will wag his tail at whomever he wants. ”

Yazi gave a very inappropriate example, but he didn't know that he himself played the role of wagging his tail at people.

After a while, Han Yanglian, the master of the Han family, came out.

Ning Xiu looked at it fixedly, and saw that this Han member was in his fifties, with a short figure, and a staff coat wrapped him tightly.

This guy's eyes kept turning, as if he was looking at whether Ning Xiu, a potential buyer, had the strength.

Ning Xiu was very uncomfortable, stepped forward and arched his hand: "This is Han Yuanwai, right?" In Xia Ningxiu, want to see the house. ”

Han Yanglian bowed slightly, stroked his chin and said, "Dare to ask what business Ning Gongzi is?" ”

Ning Xiu secretly said in his heart that this guy is really vigilant, but when selling a house, he wants to thoroughly investigate the identity and background of the buyer!

But it didn't matter, he wanted to hear Ning Xiu tell him.

"I don't do business in Xia, I just passed the Jinshi exam, and I am waiting for the imperial court to award an official."

Ning Xiu said unhurriedly.

Of course he is also in business. But in this era, scholars must not be contaminated with copper odor, otherwise it will damage their reputation. The Ning family's property can only be counted on Ning Xiu's cheap father. It was Ning Xiu who said that, and there was no problem.

"Ah, it turned out to be Master Ning! The little old man has a lot of collisions, and there are many collisions. ”

When Han Yuanwai heard that Ning Xiu was a Jinshi master, he immediately changed his attitude and leaned forward with a flattering face.

Ning Xiu smiled and said, "It's okay. ”

Han Yuanwai swallowed and spat: "Xiao Lao'er's house is in a very good location, if he wasn't in a hurry to return to his hometown, he wouldn't sell it cheaply." Originally, Xiao Lao'er priced it at three thousand taels, but since he met Master Ning, he would make a good fortune for two thousand five hundred taels. ”

Ning Xiu said in his heart, okay, you are going to eat it, I will buy your house?

"Don't be in a hurry first, let's take a look at the house first."

Ning Xiu said without leaking.

"That's nature, that's nature."

Han Yuan replied in a loud voice.

He smiled bitterly in his heart, this Jinshi master is not stupid, what if he will take the opportunity to reduce the price by taking advantage of the topic?

Ning Xiu didn't know this, and accompanied by Han Yuanwai and Yazi, he began to visit the Han Mansion.

To be reasonable, the Han Mansion is still very magnificently built.

Whether it is the outer house for the reception of guests, or the inner house for the host to live, it is very exquisite.

There are even rockeries piled up with Taihu Lake stones, which alone cost a lot of silver.

What made Ning Xiu even happier was that there was also a pond in the back garden, although it was not big, it was already very rare in the north such as Jingshi.

It is important to know that the northern garden is very different from the southern garden, and a big part of it is in the use of water.

The southern water system is vertical and horizontal, so there are many ponds and even artificial lakes in the garden, so that the garden is a little more vibrant.

In the north, the water system is not abundant, and the climate is dry and cold, so they do not like to introduce ponds in the garden.

It is rare for this Han house to have such a pond, probably because the main family is from Shaoxing.

Of course, Ning Xiu didn't show any emotion, and he still looked indifferent.

"How is it, is Master Ning satisfied?"

Han Yanglian secretly regretted it in his heart, regretting that he shouldn't have directly raised the price of 2,500 taels of silver.

It's good now, Ning Xiu is not in a hurry to make a statement and hang him there, he is really too passive.

What if he bargains on the spot?

Sure enough, Ning Xiu paused and said, "This house is of course excellent, but ......"

Han Yuan's smile immediately froze after hearing the word "but", and he swallowed and foamed at the mouth and said embarrassedly: "What scruples does Master Ning have?" ”

"It's nothing else, it's just that the location here is too far away from the Yamen offices in Beijing, so I hope the price can be cheaper."

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