Renjudo was originally a loose partnership, and the so-called regular meeting was just a report between the partners about the situation. This situation not only has problems with their own business, but also includes the children's education, physical condition, whether to marry a concubine and other parental shortcomings.

Cheng Zai was burdened with heavy responsibilities, and he had no leisure to talk to them, so he left early and went home.

Xu Yuanzuo had already gotten up, but Cheng Zai was in a hurry, and the two didn't meet. At this moment, he finished his exercise, changed his clothes, and walked in the garden in good spirits.

Since traveling back to the Ming Dynasty, Xu Yuanzuo's greatest interest is to visit the gardens. Although the garden is large and small, there is luxury and thrift, but every flower and tree has characteristics, it seems to be a natural thing, but in fact, it is humanistic and beautiful, and there is quite a place to enjoy.

Moreover, the layout of the garden also reveals the owner's heart, what kind of character the owner is, and what kind of temperament the garden will most likely show. For example, the Xu family's house is dignified, and there is a blank space for people to reminisce, and the winding path must lead to a bright place, and there are almost no dark corners. And Cheng Zai's small garden, every flower and tree is full of grace and care, more than exquisite but not enough atmosphere, just like himself.

"Jing Lian, I didn't expect to get up so early." Cheng Zai saw Xu Yuanzuo and raised his voice to greet him.

Xu Yuanzuo turned around and saluted, and said with a smile: "Why do you need to sleep for a long time before you die, you will naturally sleep after death." ”

"Haha, Jing Lian is really a good gimmick." Cheng Zai smiled: "So, how about we go to see the Tang family's house earlier?" ”

"That's exactly what I mean." Xu Yuanzuo said.

After a while, Qi Miao helped Xu Yuanzuo pack up his belongings and carry them behind him.

Xu Yuanzuo only held a plain folding fan in his hand and put it on his shoulder.

Cheng Zai also sat on his shoulder and ran parallel to him, obviously having already ordered the route.

After a while, the two shoulders arrived at the place and opened the door to the porter. It's not about buying a house, it's about seeing. The porter knew what was going on, so he didn't say much, and led Cheng Zai and Xu Yuanzuo to go inside, and introduced weakly: This white fruit tree is three hundred years old, which is earlier than Tang Xing's appearance; Or even if the well is in a dry year. There are also three feet of water.

Xu Yuanzuo looked at the house and was generally satisfied.

The wall regulation outside the main entrance is shared with the students. When you enter the gate, there is a courtyard, which leads directly to the Ming Hall. Doors open on the left and right, leading to two cross-courtyards.

"The west side can be given to Brother Ling to live, and the east side is Jing Lian's house as usual, let's look at the east side first." Cheng Zai said.

Xu Yuanzuo has nothing to do. followed the porter and Cheng Zai through the doorway, and entered the courtyard, where there were two laurel trees, which had not been pruned for a long time, and it seemed that the branches and leaves were too luxuriant. It's a bit of a mess. But the back of the room is good, sitting north and facing south, the room is wide and six, there is a hall and two greenhouses inside, and the bedroom, living room, and study are solved.

"It's been too long and it's a little damp." Cheng Zai said.

Xu Yuanzuo said: "It's okay, if I want to buy it, I will definitely have to rebuild it." The walls are all moldy. Hehe. ”

The concierge has seen too many guests who have lowered the price, and he doesn't interject. I don't expect to sell it. He knew that the price of this house was more than 20% higher than the market price, and the owner still refused to sell it cheaply.

Xu Yuanzuo turned around from the back door of the east courtyard and entered the courtyard again, which was the courtyard behind the front hall, leading directly to the second hall. It's also a bright hall. There are two rows of trees planted in this yard, both of which are wild, and in the future the family will have to hire a gardener to prune them well. There are wings on the left and right, so you can live with your own family. Guests can also be accommodated.

After a brief look at the west courtyard and the front hall, Xu Yuanzuo went straight through the second hall and arrived at the inner courtyard.

The main building of the inner courtyard is prepared for parents, the house is eight wings wide, six rafters deep, very decent. The left and right wings are generally for maids and maids in the room. Behind there was a row of houses, separated from the whole house, but with a passage to the kitchen and utility room, where the more inferior servants and the occasional hired laborer lived.

After the whole turn, Xu Yuanzuo also had a concept. This house has no garden, just a residence, covering an area of about 1,000 square meters. When Xu Yuanzuo came to the Ming Dynasty, the apartments in the same area in Qingpu District had been sold for 10,000 square meters, and this house cost tens of millions, to say the least.

With this kind of psychological preparation, I am afraid that no price offered by the seller will make people feel expensive.

"Okay, let's take a look everywhere, you go out and wait first." Cheng Zai said to the gatekeeper.

The porter nodded and left.

Xu Yuanzuo said: "I think it's just right." I don't know how much it costs. ”

Cheng Zai said: "The Tang family wants a thousand taels, so they can't sell it." Seeing Xu Yuanzuo's puzzled face, he said: "This Tang has nothing to do with the Tang family of Tang Xing, but a salt merchant from Huizhou. Later, he couldn't do it in Tang Xing, so he moved away. Leaving this house, saying that he did not want to sell it cheaply, it seemed that his family was dilapidated. ”

Everyone knows that salt merchants make the most money, and since they can't do it, they must be ruined.

Xu Yuanzuo nodded: "One thousand taels is a little more expensive." I'm buying two sets of small courtyards in Heyifang, and it's only three or four hundred. ”

Heyi Fang is the most central neighborhood of Tang Bank, which is full of small apartments, one into the first floor, and the largest is two. It's actually good to buy two sets to get through, the family lives together and has their own space.

It's a pity that no one sells it.

"Actually, if it sells for eight hundred taels here, it can be considered fair." Cheng Zai said: "Jing Lian must have not paid attention to those beds just now. ”

"I really didn't look at it very closely." Xu Yuanzuo said.

"The seven or eight of his beds here are all of the best Su workmanship, and the craftsmanship is exquisite, and the materials used are also excellent hardwood." Cheng Zai said: "This kind of bed is outside, and it must be dozens of taels larger, and it may not be able to get together for a while." ”

Xu Yuanzuo's heart moved when he heard this. He was not sensitive to wood, and he had just hurried by, focusing on the room and not much about the furniture. The bed was a large piece in the Ming Dynasty, and its status was much higher than that of other furniture, and the folk also believed in the bed god. If it is a bed with good wood and good handiwork, it will be no problem to pass it on for generations.

In later generations, a hardwood bed could easily be in the millions, so it is more practical to buy an antique for future generations at the same price, rather than buying a bed.

Looking back, Xu Yuanzuo took a closer look at the furniture and ornaments in the house, in the end, it was a salt merchant, and he did not hesitate to use good wood. Some Xu Yuanzuo couldn't recognize it, but there were a few desks and chairs that were really small leaves of red sandalwood.

"If it's only more than the actual price of two hundred taels, it's not too expensive, so let's buy it at the original price." After Xu Yuanzuo read it, he immediately clapped his head.

Cheng Zai coughed dryly: "Jing Lian, with this extra silver, buy a piece of land outside the city, how many houses do you want." ”

Now the fields outside Tanghang Town have risen to five taels and five hundred and fifty-five acres, and the raw land that cannot be cultivated is still only two or three taels. Two hundred taels of silver, you can buy nearly 100 acres.

"Land is bought when you have the opportunity." Xu Yuanzuo said: "But if the same land price rises, it must be faster in the city." Besides, living in the city is safe after all. ”

Cheng Zai agrees here. Although the robbers are gone, there are still robbers!

For example, isn't the black master unlucky? (To be continued......)