The procedures for the sale and purchase of houses in the Sui Dynasty are not complicated, write a contract, both parties and the intermediary sign and draw a pledge, and then the three parties go to the government to cross-examine the evidence, and the government agrees to transfer after inquiry, the original house deed is invalid, and then a new house deed is issued, the government and the new owner of the house each have one, and then pay taxes and intermediary fees, and the house sale is established.

However, this is only for the general public, and it is much simpler for the sale of houses between officials, at least there is no need for the three parties to go to the county government together, and they can entrust family members or intermediaries to handle it on their behalf.

After Zhang Xuan and Mai Mengcai reached a consensus, they didn't have to ask about the rest of the things, and Su Erniang would naturally help them do it, including the transfer of the house deed, the delivery of gold, etc., and they didn't have to worry about it at all.

Everyone said goodbye and left, only Zhang Xuan was still in his new house, although legally this house has not been delivered, and it does not belong to Zhang Xuan's assets, but in fact, Mai Mengcai has handed over the key to Zhang Xuan, and they have promised that this house already belongs to Zhang Xuan.

Zhang Xuan looked carefully room by room, although he also has an official residence in Yidu County, Beihai County, but the house in front of him seems to make Zhang Xuan feel more at home, with white walls and tiles, small bridges and flowing water, green willows, rockery pond fish, and a cluster of dense bamboo forests in the depths of the quiet stone road.

A small octagonal pavilion is built on a slope several feet high, and the hill is planted with peach and plum trees, and only the corner of the pavilion is exposed.

No matter how you look at it, the three-acre back garden is a beautiful garden, the master's bedroom is a single courtyard, there are seven or eight rooms, there is a small courtyard on both sides, connected by a small door and the main courtyard, one side is the master's inner study, and the other side is called the side room, that is, the place where the male master's concubine lives.

Although this was the mansion where the concubine of the Iron Cane lived before. But the house itself was not designed for her, there should have been an earlier owner.

Zhang Xuan walked out of the back house, but there was an old man who looked like a housekeeper standing next to the gate of the back house, and he bowed to Zhang Xuan, "The villain Xu Tian sees the new master!" ”

"You're the housekeeper of this house?" Jang Hyun looked at him and asked.

"The villain is exact, the original mother of the mother returned to her mother's house in Guanzhong the year before last. The villain stayed here to guard the house. ”

"Oh-"

Zhang Xuan nodded, "I heard that the original owner of this house has passed away?" ”

"Yes! She is the concubine of Lord Mai, her health has not been good, after Lord Mai died in Liaodong, she was heartbroken, and not long after returning to her parents' house, she heard that she had passed away, and this house was closed for three years. ”

Zhang Xuan still remembered that Mai Mengcai said that there are five other subordinates in this house, and they will also belong to themselves. It is estimated that Mai Mengcai has told them all, Zhang Xuan thought for a while and said, "You find everyone in this house, I have something to say." ”

The housekeeper hurriedly went, and after a while, five subordinates arrived one after another, three women and two men, in addition to the housekeeper, the other was also an old man. He is a gardener, responsible for the trees and flowers of the house.

Three women. Two are cooks, one is in her thirties, white and fat, the other is a little older, she should be the wife of the housekeeper Xu Tian, and there is a thin little maid who Zhang Xuan has seen when he served tea just now.

"Have you been taking care of this house for three years?"

The crowd looked at each other timidly. They all nodded in agreement, Zhang Xuan glanced at the five people, and said: "You also know that this mansion Mai Gongzi has been sold to me, and you must know who I am." I don't have anything to say, just one word, if you want to leave, I will set you free, if you don't want to leave, I will double your wages, and you will live here in peace in the future, do you know what I mean? ”

Butler Xu Tiandao: "Thank you Gongzi, we have nowhere to go, we will stay with peace of mind, I just beg Gongzi not to drive us away." ”

"Alright! You go first, and my twenty soldiers will move in later, and there are many things to trouble you with. ”

Everyone was grateful to Zhang Xuan in their hearts, and they all saluted and left, Zhang Xuan stopped the housekeeper, and Xu Tian said to Shi Li: "What does the general command!" ”

"There are a lot of things that need to be purchased, you are more familiar with this area, take my soldiers to buy things, in addition, I will ask the soldiers to give you a sum of money, materials, ingredients, etc., you can buy what you lack, in short, the mansion should be up and running as soon as possible."

"Thank you Childe, I will report to Childe when I go back."

Zhang Xuan smiled and waved his hand, "There is no need to report the account, I can trust you in these little things, and if there is a lady in the house in the future, I will not care about these things." ”

"Doesn't Childe have a family yet?" The butler asked cautiously.

"Not yet, maybe soon, go ahead! My soldiers will look for you when you turn around. ”

"The villain will take his leave first!"

The housekeeper left first, and Zhang Xuan thought about it, there were still some things that he also needed to do as soon as possible

Jiashan Fang is located in the south of the South City, out of the square door around the south gate of the market after a circle, less than 100 steps away from the south gate, Zhang Xuan found the shop he bought before, if yesterday A Yuan did not remind, he almost forgot that he still has a shop.

This shop has been closed since it was bought, but Zhang Xuan decided to use it, he needed to have an eye and ear in Luoyang, and he felt more and more the importance of intelligence for himself.

The door of the shop was still closed, everyone turned over and dismounted, a soldier stepped forward and knocked on the door, and after a while, the door creaked open, and an old man came out to take a look, "Who are you looking for?" ”

"Uncle Wu, it's me!" Jang Hyun stepped forward with a smile.

Wu Dingli immediately recognized Zhang Xuan, and he was so excited that he stepped forward to salute, "It turned out that Gongzi was back." ”

"I've been back for days and haven't had time."

"I also heard that Gongzi was named a general, and there are any officials in Jianghuai, I can't remember."

Zhang Xuan smiled, led a few soldiers into the store, he looked at the empty shop, and then looked back and asked with a smile, "Does anyone want to rent a shop to do business?" ”

"Of course there is, someone comes to ask every three or five days, and yesterday there was a big businessman who came to inquire, and I told them that the master was not in Luoyang, and I couldn't call the shots."

"Do you tell them that I am the owner of this shop?"

"No, Childe won't let me say it, I've always kept my mouth shut."

Zhang Xuan nodded and asked again, "Who was the big businessman yesterday?" ”

"It is the largest silk merchant in Taiyuan, called Huang Jin, he has a shop in the West Market, but he wants to expand the cloth business, especially in the South Market, so he took a fancy to our shop, he has been here a few times, let me write a letter to the owner of the shop."

Zhang Xuan knows very well that among the dozens of shops in the cloth shop, his own store has the best location and the largest area, and if you want to do a big business, your own store is the most suitable.

He pondered for a moment, businessmen are afraid of risks in pursuit of profits, and this matter can be discussed.

"Alright! You go and tell this Huang Jin that I live in the Gaosheng Inn next to the north gate, and let him come to me directly, and I will talk to him. ”

"I know about the Gaosheng Inn, so I'm going to inform this Huang proprietor."

Wu Dingli turned around and was about to leave, when Zhang Xuan stopped him again, "Uncle, I want to ask you one more thing." ”

"Childe, please speak!"

"Is your nephew Wu Gang still working in the mule and horse shop?"

"It's still there! Is Childe looking for him? ”

Zhang Xuan nodded, "I'm also going to ask him to help me take care of the horses, if he wants, this time it's a long-term hire!" ”

Wu Dingli's nephew Wu Gang is an extremely good groom, the last time the heroes met, it was he who helped everyone take care of the war horses, and took care of the horses in excellent condition, which left a deep impression on Zhang Xuan, if he was willing to help this time, Zhang Xuan was ready to take him to Jianghuai.

"If the general is willing to ask him to join the army, it is his blessing, and I will go to him."

Wu Dingli hurriedly went, and the soldiers all asked, "Is this shop also a general's?" ”

Zhang Xuan smiled: "Yes! The store will be opened in the future, but I need to keep two people in the capital, and work in this store, as intelligence spies, see which of you wants to stay? ”

In less than half an hour, the two people Zhang Xuan was looking for came to the door one after another, Wu Gang was twenty-five or sixteen years old, not tall, but very strong, the young man was very honest and honest, a typical stuffy gourd type, his arrival was unanimously welcomed by the soldiers, they needed an excellent groom to take care of the horses, more than 20 horses not only tired the part-time horse feeding guys, but also fell ill nearly half, which made the soldiers very distressed.

Wu Gang was already familiar with Zhang Xuan, he didn't say a word, rolled up his sleeves and began to check the cause of the war horse, and soon found out the cause, the war horse drank the overnight stored water, and the stable was not well ventilated, it was too stuffy.

Then I saw him start to brush the sink, change the well water, open the window for ventilation, and take good care of each war horse, he told the soldiers who helped that the war horse is more clean than people, the water must be clean and cool, and the environment must be dry and ventilated, otherwise, it is difficult for Qingzhou horses to adapt to the water and soil of Luoyang.

Wu Gang quickly won the trust of the soldiers, and everyone was relieved to hand over the war horses to him to feed.

But in the guest hall, the conversation between Zhang Xuan and the big businessman Huang Jin was a different scene. (To be continued.) )