Fang An said: "Lord Yang laughed. Inside please! ”

As he spoke, he was going to invite Yang Congyi upstairs and go to the box to chat.

Yang Congyi stopped and said with a smile: "Today I am here to stay, give me two rooms, one to live with a female dependent." ”

Fang An was overjoyed and said busily: "Okay, the room is there, and the room from last time is still reserved for adults, so it can be continued." Next door is also a private room, which is suitable for female dependents. ”

"Okay, let's do these two." Yang Congyi nodded, turned around and walked out of the gate after speaking.

Pulling back the curtain of the carriage, Yang Congyi said: "The room is set, let's stay in the inn for two days." ”

Qingchen nodded, without words.

Lin'an is at the feet of the Son of Heaven, which is not comparable to ordinary places, Yang Congyi is an official in Lin'an, and every word and deed of the people around him will have an impact on his career.

And Qingchen knows that he is from a humble background, and since he was a child in the mountains and wilderness, he has a limited understanding of secular etiquette, in Quanzhou, at home, in front of his own family does not have to be restrained, but when he arrives in Lin'an, it is very different, the people here are not rich or noble, and they attach great importance to the number of etiquette, if the words and deeds are rude and selfish, they will inevitably attract criticism, and there is much disadvantage to the husband, although she has not received much education after adulthood, but her childhood father and mother have taught her, and there is still some impression.

Say less and do less, keep a low profile and forbearance, and there will be nothing wrong with it.

The master and servant of Qingchen got out of the carriage one after another, took the necessary luggage, and stayed in the inn with Yang Congyi.

Regardless of how the house in the west of the city was packed, they would inevitably stay at the inn for a few days, and the carriage and luggage would have been properly placed.

After a short rest in the room, Yang Congyi found the shopkeeper Fang to ask about the housekeeper, and at the same time, he took out two hundred taels of silver bills.

Fang An told Yang Congyi that the courtyard in the west of the city had been cleaned up, the old furniture and broken green tiles had been replaced, and the courtyard had been renovated inside and outside, leaving only some living utensils that had not yet been purchased. As for the money to be repaid, he did not accept it, and said that Yang Congyi now has a family member, and the expenses in Lin'an will not be small, and if the money is tight, he can pay it back after a year and a half.

Yang Congyi is not a person who owes money and does not pay it back, he will not borrow money unless he has to do it, since he has a surplus in his hand, he does not do business, what does he do with the money in his hands? He was born poor, and so was Qingchen, and they didn't like to owe money and debts, even if their lives were shabby.

In the end, Fang An destroyed the IOU in front of him, collected the silver money, and returned the key to the courtyard in the west of the city to Yang Congyi.

Just when he was a little lost in his heart, Yang Congyi gave him another errand, hoping that he could help hire two people, a cook and a coachman.

Fang An agreed, took advantage of the excitement and left, and promised to do it for him within a day.

Yang Congyi came to Qingchen's room next door, and after the two discussed the house a little, he took Lian'er to the west of the city, and they wanted to see what things still needed to be purchased.

The courtyard in the west of the city, Yang Congyi went to it more than two months ago, and the geographical location still has some impressions, although it is a little remote, and there are not many people around, but fortunately, there is a road to figure it out.

After a short time, he drove the carriage to the area where the courtyard was located, and searched for the location in his memory, only to find that the courtyard in front of him was very different from when he first purchased it.

I can't see it in the yard, so I don't care about it for the time being, just say that outside the yard, the blue bricks have newly built a fence, and the vines and plants attached to it have been cleaned up, and the old courtyard gate has also been demolished and replaced with a new door, and even the door is newly made, from the outside of the courtyard, at first glance, this is completely a new yard.

One of the old things in the new outer courtyard was the old lock on the door, which was already stained with rust.

Yang Congyi looked left and right, the position was undoubtedly confirmed, and although he had doubts in his heart, he still jumped out of the carriage.

Could it be that the shopkeeper has renovated the entire yard?

With doubts, Yang Congyi took out the key and tried to poke it into the iron lock, turning it slightly, only to hear a crisp sound, and the iron lock opened.

Seeing this, he couldn't help but feel nervous, the outside of the courtyard was renovated, what was the situation of the houses inside? If all of them are renovated, how much will it cost, I'm afraid it will cost hundreds?

He is the former secretary of the military case in a small hall, and his monthly salary is only thirty-four yuan, and if he only relies on his money, it will take a year to repay the money for repairing the house, let alone buying the house. has no family background and no background, and he bought a house in less than three months after entering Lin'an, if this spreads, he is afraid that he will not have a good reputation, and it will definitely have a great impact on his future career.

The courtyard door was pushed open, and when he saw the courtyard of the house inside, Yang Congyi's heart was cold, as expected, all the doors and windows were brand new, the green tiles on the house were also re-paved, and the ground with some potholes was also paved, and the whole yard could no longer see the original appearance.

If this courtyard is sold now, I am afraid it will cost thousands of runs.

Yang Congyi's thoughts were tumbling in his heart at this time, such a small mansion is naturally nothing in the eyes of officials who have been in the office for decades, but it is inappropriate for a young junior official like him to have such a mansion in Lin'an, the source of money will not be clean, if it is traced, I am afraid that he will lose his official position.

This shopkeeper is really redundant, which makes Yang Congyi now in a dilemma. The yard was bought, and the dust was also here, it was impossible not to live, and the money for repairing the house could only be given an IOU to the shopkeeper Fang, and it would be paid again next year, otherwise it would be really investigated, and I am afraid it would be a big trouble.

"Master, are you home?"

Lian'er opened the curtain and asked in the car.

"Here we are, come in." Yang Congyi sighed secretly, crossed the threshold, and walked towards the courtyard.

Lian'er's face was happy, she jumped out of the carriage and ran into the yard quickly.

"Master, this yard is so good, much better than our yard in my hometown, and it's very big, Madame must be happy to see it."

When Lian'er saw this courtyard, she was very excited, and ran while shouting, until she ran in front of Yang Congyi, pushed open the door of a room, and exclaimed again.

"Master, there are all the things in the house, they are all new, there is nothing to buy!"

Hearing this, Yang Congyi could only shake his head, the shopkeeper Fang really pitted him, and the objects in the house were a sum of money, when will the account be repaid, and how to explain it to Qingchen?

He then went into the house where Lian'er was, and the objects in it were indeed brand new, and the old things before were gone, and even the floor was paved with evenly sized tiles.

Lian'er looked around carefully and made sure that there was nothing missing in the room, so she left the house and hurried into the other rooms to check.

Soon, she had searched all the rooms, the kitchen, the bedroom, the living room, the warehouse, and no one was left behind.

"Master, there are all kinds of things at home, except for buying some bedding, mosquito nets and other things to use on the bed, there seems to be nothing else to buy." When Lian'er came to Yang Congyi's eyes, she couldn't suppress the joy in her heart, her immature face was full of undisguised smiles, and it was obvious that she was very satisfied with this new home.

Yang Congyi also went to take a look casually, the things are all new, it seems to be really complete, there is nothing to buy, this Fang shopkeeper opened an inn, and there is really a set.

"After seeing it, go back to the inn first." Yang Congyi turned around and walked towards the outside of the courtyard.

Lian'er looked at everything in the courtyard and was a little reluctant, but she still followed quickly.

"Master, can we go home today?"

"There's no hurry, now the inn has a day off, and we'll talk about it tomorrow." Regarding the cost of repairing the house and the money for buying a full set of furniture and utensils, I have to talk to the shopkeeper Fang, and I have to make it clear to Qingchen that I must live in it, but I am not in a hurry today.

Yang Congyi locked the courtyard door and drove back to the inn where he was staying in Linchang City.

He didn't go to the shopkeeper Fang for the first time, but went to the dusting room first and gave a general description of the situation in the house, including the shopkeeper Fang's own initiative to repair the house and buy furniture.

Originally, she was very happy to hear Yang Congyi and Lian'er say that the new house was complete, but when she heard about the shopkeeper Fang, the joy on her face suddenly disappeared, and it was replaced by a sad cloud.

Although she hadn't seen it, she knew from Lian'er's description that the house was not small, and the cost of repairing the house and buying furniture would not be less, two or three hundred yuan must have it, and now where do they have so much money to pay off the debt.

"Husband, why don't we return the newly bought expensive furniture first, there are only three of us inside and outside, we can't live in a few rooms, it's not worth spending so much money." Qingchen suggested softly.

Yang Congyi has no words, it is not appropriate to move out after moving into the house, and it is not good to spread it, how to say that he is also an official of the imperial court, how can there be a poor person who moves the things out of the house, which is not only a loss of face, but also has a bad impact.

After thinking for a while, he replied: "There is no need to retreat, people are also kind, and they will advance money to help us repair and tidy up our home, and return things, he can't get by on his face, and we can't get by on face." Why don't I go to him and talk to him, how much money is spent, we will give as much as we want, and now I don't have so much money to set up an IOU, and I will pay it back later, what do you think? ”

Qingchen sighed: "After buying the house, we will almost spend our savings, and it will cost money to eat in Lin'an, which will definitely be much more expensive than in Quanzhou, and we will have to pay back the money we owe." ”

Yang Congyi said: "Don't worry, lady, although I don't have much money now, I still have more than three years of in-kind subsidies in the Ministry of Officials, and I can exchange a sum of money if I go to receive it another day, and it should be enough to repay the debt." ”

Qingchen's face was light, and he replied: "I hope that if I can pay it back, I will pay it back as soon as possible, even if my life is harder, I am willing, otherwise I will not be sure." ”

Speaking of money, Yang Congyi suddenly remembered something, and then said with a smile: "Repay the debt, don't worry about it, when I was still in Taihu County in the early years, I lent a person nearly a thousand yuan to do business, a few years ago he made some money and wanted to share a few thousand yuan with me, at that time there was no place to spend money, I didn't ask for it, I haven't contacted it for a few years, I don't know what is going on now." When I send him a letter another day, it shouldn't be difficult to solve the problem of money. ”

Qingchen was shocked by this news, and Lian'er, who was on the side, also widened her eyes.

"Is this true?" With so much money, Qingchen couldn't believe it.