Early the next morning, Su Dingfang and Su Erniang came to the inn as promised, Zhang Xuan had been waiting for a long time, and the three of them went southeast along Shidong Street after a few greetings.

"General Zhang, I have already sent someone to contact Meng Gongzi yesterday."

In front of the carriage window, Su Erniang smiled at Zhang Xuan and said, "The house is still there, he specially took a half-day off to wait for us in the house today." ”

"Does Meng Gongzi know that I want to buy a house?" Zhang Xuan asked with a smile.

"He knows, I told him, since he specifically asked for leave for this, it means that he is not opposed to selling to the general, the house is good in all aspects, but it covers an area of ten acres, I don't know if the general can accept it?"

Zhang Xuan nodded happily, "Five acres is the best, ten acres is fine, if it is twenty acres, it is a bit too ostentatious." ”

Su Dingfang was a little afraid of Su Erniang, he didn't dare to say anything, and then he finally couldn't help muttering: "With the eldest brother's current position, living in a twenty-acre house is not out of the rules at all, where is the swagger?" ”

"Little three!"

Su Erniang's apricot eyes widened, "The general is your boss, what do you call it?" ”

Su Dingfang was so frightened that his neck shrunk, and he didn't dare to say anything, Zhang Xuan smiled and patted Su Dingfang on the shoulder, "As long as you're not in the barracks, it doesn't matter if you call me eldest brother." ”

"This stinky boy has not talked about the rules since he was a child, and he causes trouble everywhere, this time he came to the capital, his mother asked me to control him well, I can't let him do what he wants, I must set the rules for him first."

"Second aunt, I'm okay! Where to cause trouble. ”

"I still remember those stinky things when you were a child, do you want me to tell me? What did you do at the ancestral hall when you were five years old? ”

Su Dingfang didn't dare to say anything, this aunt had often taught him since he was a child, which really scared him, and he couldn't afford to hide if he couldn't afford it, so Su Dingfang couldn't wait to follow Zhang Xuan to leave the capital and go to Jianghuai to fight.

The other house of Maifu is located in Jiashanfang, southeast of Nanshi. Because the door of this workshop is not in the south city, it is relatively small affected by the south market, and the square is very quiet, unlike other squares where the carriages and carriages are constantly coming and going, and there are no bustling laborers, and it can be seen that most of the people living in the square are well-off. The streets are neat, the trees are shady, and the houses are scattered.

As soon as he entered the Fangmen, Zhang Xuan fell in love with the environment here, close to the South City, but not affected by the South City, which can be called quiet in the middle of the noise.

"General Zhang, there are many high-ranking officials living in this workshop, have you seen that mansion?"

Su Erniang pointed to a mansion surrounded by high walls in front of her and said with a smile: "That's the mansion of the great general Zhang Jin." Not far from the Mai family's house. ”

It turned out that Zhang Jin's mansion was also here, Zhang Xuan nodded, and he saw that several nearby mansions were very good, at least covering an area of about twenty acres, and it was estimated that they were also the mansions of important ministers of the imperial court.

At this time, they came to a medium-sized mansion, "Here we are, this is it!" Su Erniang stopped the carriage. The carriage came to a slow stop in front of the gate.

Zhang Xuan looked at this mansion, it was indeed a little smaller than several mansions next to it. Because it is a separate house, the main gate is not big, a large locust tree about five feet high stands behind the gate, like a giant umbrella blocking the gate, it can be seen that this mansion has not been renovated for a few years, at least eighty percent new.

Then. The door opened, and a young man walked out quickly, only to see that he was a burly man, with a dignified appearance, and a voice like a bell. "Madame is here, Meng is polite!"

It turned out that he was Mai Tiecane's son Mai Mengcai, Zhang Xuan knew that Mai Tiezhu was a famous fierce general of the Great Sui, but unfortunately died in Liaodong, although his son was far inferior to his father in martial arts, but he could still see that he was slightly like his father in appearance.

Mai Mengcai inherited the title of his father Su Guogong and was awarded the title of Doctor Guanglu, but his actual official position is the general of the Right Tun Weihu Benlang, and he is also a more promising general of the younger generation, but he is more of a hereditary father, not like Zhang Xuan who relied on his own skills to spell out a career.

"General Zhang, I've been looking up for a long time!"

Mai Mengcai bowed to Zhang Xuan again, his eyes were full of admiration, he was Zhang Jin's general, he lost to Wei Wentong at the hero meeting, and he admired Zhang Xuan very much in his heart for being able to kill the third place, so he heard that Zhang Xuan wanted to buy a house, so he immediately readily agreed.

Seeing that his attitude was very sincere, Zhang Xuan hurriedly replied: "Zhang Xuan, who is famous for his prestige, has already been like thunder, and I just hate to follow him." ”

Zhang Xuan said this beautifully, not only praised the prestige of Mai Tiecane, but also participated in the Battle of Goguryeo, and he naturally felt deeply against Mai Tiecane who died in Liaodong, which invisibly brought him closer to Mai Mengcai.

Mai Mengcai was moved in his heart, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Everyone, please come in!" ”

He led everyone into the mansion, and like all the mansions, there was a shadow wall in front of him, and around the shadow wall, a lush color rushed to him, and the five apricot trees grew so thick and luxuriant that they almost became a grove, and the buildings were hidden in the greenery.

"This is the main hall, with side halls on both sides, where you can arrange a distinguished guest hall and an ordinary guest hall, and the courtyard is very large, so you can build a shed to hold a banquet."

Mai Mengcai introduced everyone as he walked, he pointed to the corridors on both sides and said: "There is a door from the corridor to the east courtyard and the west courtyard, the east courtyard is currently empty, and the west courtyard is a subordinate room, which is basically empty, please follow me to the back house." ”

He walked towards the back house with the three of them, and Su Erniang asked with a smile: "Meng Cai, you still have two brothers below, how did you think of selling this house and leaving it to your brothers?" ”

Mai Mengcai explained with a smile: "There is no shortage of our house, the main house is in Zhengpingfang, there is a big house in my hometown, and there is another house in Chang'an, selling this house is actually my mother's meaning, my mother wants to buy a manor in her hometown, but she doesn't have enough cash in her hand, so she can only sell some family property, and she is reluctant to sell other things, so this house is useless for the time being, so my mother decided to sell it, and the money to buy the manor is enough, and other things don't need to be sold." ”

He waved his hand again, "Let's go to the inner house and have a look." ”

Mai Mengcai led everyone to the inner house, at this time, Su Dingfang whispered to Zhang Xuan: "I heard that this mansion was actually bought by Mai Tiecane to live in a beloved concubine, after Mai Tiecane died, his concubine also died of illness soon after, but not died in this mansion, but died of illness in her mother's house, and Mrs. Mai hated this mansion, so she had to sell it." ”

Zhang Xuan secretly suddenly, no wonder the style of this house is very elegant, the concealment of the building is well handled, it was originally for the concubine to live, but he also likes this style, convergent and low-key, the quality of the house is also good, the furniture is complete, just clean up a little to move in.

Zhang Xuan had already taken a fancy to this mansion, so he smiled and said, "Brother Meng Cai, don't look at it anymore, I like this house very much." ”

Mai Mengcai smiled, "In that case, let's go to the lobby and sit." ”

A few people returned to the lobby and sat down, and a very thin little maid served them tea.

Su Erniang said with a smile: "Meng Cai, General Zhang is a cheerful person, I am willing to intermediate, since General Zhang is willing to buy this house, you can make a price!" ”

Mai Mengcai groaned and said: "My mother asked me to sell five hundred taels of gold in this house, but General Zhang wanted to buy it, and it was introduced by Su Xiangguo, so I was cheaper, four hundred and fifty taels of gold, including all the items in the house, and five subordinates." ”

The capital itself is hard to find, it is still a ten-acre house, especially such a good location and house, selling five hundred taels of gold is definitely not expensive, and it is very cheap, even if it is sold for a thousand taels of gold, there will be people rushing to buy it, Zhang Xuan knows it, he smiled and said: "I have made too much money to buy it for five hundred taels, I can't take advantage of this, I will buy it for eight hundred taels of gold." ”

Mai Mengcai was startled, and waved his hand again and again: "No! No! How can you ask for more money from the general, so be it! Just five hundred taels of gold, this is the original price that my father bought it ten years ago plus the cost of refurbishment the year before, and neither side suffers, what does the general think? ”

Zhang Xuan shook his head, "That being said, five hundred taels of gold can buy such a house in the capital, I think it's still a big advantage, and I feel ashamed!" ”

Su Erniang said with a smile on the side: "I haven't seen you buying and selling houses, the seller is desperately lowering the price, and the buying price is desperately rising, and it is the other way around." ”

Mai Mengcai sighed softly and said: "Selling a house also depends on people, this is my mother's instructions, selling a house is not to make money, but it can't be sold casually, this month, many people want to come to see the house, I have declined, my mother heard that it was General Zhang who wanted to buy, she agreed without hesitation, and the money did not rise." ”

"Why is that?" Next to him, Su Dingfang asked puzzledly.

"Because General Zhang made the first contribution in defeating the Goguryeo army, avenged my father, and made my father blind under the Nine Springs, just by virtue of this, it doesn't hurt to give this house to General Zhang, but I'm afraid that General Zhang will not accept it."

Zhang Xuan was moved in his heart, and nodded slowly: "I will accept Brother Meng Cai's kindness, and I bought this house for five hundred taels of gold." ”

Mai Mengcai said happily: "Then we will make a decision and make a deal!" (To be continued.) )