Chapter Twenty-Four: The Noble Man Wants to Buy Your House
Now that the prescription is available, all that remains is to solve the problem of medicine money.
Pomegranate Hua thought, if it really doesn't work, go back and borrow something from Zhan Hengyi cheekily, after the foundation is completed, he will not accept his thank you gift, no matter what, he will have to let Qin Niangzi finish taking half a month's medicine, and then think about the follow-up treatment.
As soon as he walked into the inn, the shopkeeper greeted him with a smile, "The pomegranate girl is back, someone came to look for you just now." ”
"Looking for me? Who is it? Pomegranate asked curiously.
"It's a man and a woman, saying it's your sister and brother-in-law, and I'll arrange for someone to take them to the back for tea and wait for you to come back." The shopkeeper didn't dare to underestimate the pomegranate flowers now, and spoke politely.
"Thank you, shopkeeper." As soon as the pomegranate heard what the shopkeeper said, she immediately understood that it was the two apricot blossoms, smiled and thanked them, and went inside.
Xinghua and Xu Pingchang were uneasy in the visitor hall, they couldn't believe that Pomegranate Blossom really lived in the Yuanxiang Inn, this inn was dedicated to entertaining those big merchants, and the cheapest room cost three dollars a day.
"Second sister, brother-in-law, I didn't expect you to come so soon." Pomegranate Hua ran into the visitor hall and stood in front of the two pomegranate flowers, her eyes were shining, and her face could not hide her joy.
"Your brother-in-law is fine today, so I'll let him accompany me to see you." Xinghua was also very happy, took Pomegranate Hua's hand and asked, "Little sister, your owner is really arrogant, let the workers live in such a good place." ”
Pomegranate pursed her lips and smiled: "The workers don't all live here, but it's true that the owner is arrogant." ”
Xinghua wanted to ask again, but Pomegranate said again: "Sister, brother-in-law, let's go up to the house and sit, it's easy to talk there." ”
"Xing Lak, I also want to see the house of this Yuanxiang Inn, why the room is so expensive." Xu Pingchang rubbed his hands.
"If you want to see, go up to our host's house, that's what really magnanimity." Pomegranate led the two of them to the upstairs while talking and laughing.
When the three of them arrived at the door of the pomegranate flower's room, Fang Er happened to come out of the opposite room.
"Pomegranate Girl, are these two your guests?" Fang Er remembered the master's lesson and greeted the pomegranate flower with a smile.
"They are my sister and brother-in-law, and they also live in the town, so they have to come and see me today." ”
"Okay, then I won't bother you." Fang Er nodded at Xinghua and went downstairs.
The three of them entered the house, and the two Xinghua were amazed.
Xu Pingchang knocked on the furniture for a while, and said excitedly to Xinghua: "Look at the furnishings in this house, it is much better than ours, if I can live in such a house in the future, then I will be satisfied." ”
Xinghua smiled: "Then you go back and talk to your father, let's come to the inn for a few days!" ”
Xu Pingchang suddenly lost his anger, sat down on the chair and said, "I still live for a few days, if I let my mother know that I have this idea, I guess I can pull out my ears." ”
Pomegranate said: "Brother-in-law, I see that the business of the butcher shop is very prosperous, as long as you work hard, you will definitely be able to live in a good house in the future." ”
Xu Pingchang shook his head and said: "There are only many people in the shop who rush to buy meat, and now that the weather is hot, the butcher shops in the town have been discussed, and everyone takes turns to sell, and the shop will only open once in two or three days." ”
After listening to this, Pomegranate felt that what Xu Pingchang said was the truth, there was not only one butcher shop in the town, and not everyone in the town could afford to eat meat every day, if the meat in the shop could not be sold, it would be a big loss.
In the midst of laughter, before I knew it, it was noon, and the two of them got up to leave.
Pomegranate Blossom is penniless now, and it is not good to keep them, so I can only send Xinghua and Xu Pingchang to the door of the inn.
Because of the arrival of Xinghua and his family, the matter of borrowing silver was delayed, and Pomegranate Hua thought about waiting for lunch before going to Zhan Hengyi.
As soon as Fan put down the chopsticks, Yang Laosi came again.
Pomegranate Hua had no choice but to follow Yang Laosi.
As soon as he walked out of the door, Zhan Hengyi happened to come out of the opposite room.
"I'll take a look at you too." Zhan Hengyi stood at the door in loose clothes, with a casual smile on his face, as if he was going to play and relax.
Yang Lao Sisi was overjoyed, "It's better for the owner to go, and he will be strong, maybe he will be able to make Zhang Dahe admit it on the spot." ”
The pomegranate flower didn't object, and secretly thought that she was looking for an opportunity to talk about borrowing money.
When he came out of the door of the inn, Zhan Hengyi's carriage was already waiting.
The rich boy travels either by car or in a sedan chair, and he never walks by himself. However, Pomegranate Hua thought that Zhan Hengyi must have been prepared in advance this time.
Fang Er followed, and the four of them boarded the carriage and headed to Zhang Dahe's house.
Zhang Dahe lives in the easternmost part of Huangni Town, and the purple gas comes from the east, and the businessmen who open money banks, casinos, and pawnshops are particularly particular about this.
There is a river in the east of the town, and there are mountains behind it, which is a good place for feng shui to be close to the mountains and rivers.
The carriage stopped at the gate of Zhang Dahe's house, the four of them got off, and Yang Laosi stepped forward to knock on the door.
The servant who opened the door saw that it was Yang Laosi, and immediately went in to report to Zhang Dahe.
Zhang Dahe came out and stood at the door, and said coldly to Yang Laosi: "What else are you doing here?" Let's talk about it in the county court. ”
Yang Laosi laughed and arched his hand: "Brother Zhang, I, Lao Yang, didn't come today to tell you about compensation. ”
Zhang Dahe glared, "Didn't you say that you would do the compensation?" I don't have the time to mess with you. ”
Yang Laosi continued to accompany him and smiled: "Brother Zhang, don't you think this house has not been built, and you want to build another one?" Recently, I met a noble man who wanted to buy a piece of land in the town, and I recommended your house to him. The nobleman was very interested in hearing this, and asked me to take him to have a look, and if he was satisfied, he was willing to pay double the price for it. I don't know what do you think, Brother Zhang? ”
This is a plan discussed by several people in the car, and if Zhang Dahe is not allowed to go in to see it, he will use it as an excuse.
Zhang Dahe was a little moved when he heard this, the house he lives in now was built after his fortune, not an ancestral house, if he sells it at double the price, it will be worth it, but ......
He thought for a while, sly flashed in his eyes, and said to Yang Laosi: "Where is the noble person you are talking about?" ”
Yang Laosi turned around and pointed at Zhan Hengyi, "Yao, it's that son." ”
Zhang Dahe followed Yang Laosi's point.
Zhan Hengyi smiled and bowed slightly.
Zhang Dahe is also well-informed, and said secretly: Obediently, he is really a nobleman, look at the style of the whole body, it is clear that it is only the children of the family.
Looks like I'm going to have good luck again!
Thinking of this, Zhang Dahe arched his hand towards Zhan Hengyi and said, "I don't know where the noble man came from?" Who is Ling Zun? ”
Zhan Hengyi smiled faintly, "Zhou Cheng, my father's surname is Zhan, and I forgive me for not revealing my name." ”
Zhang Dahe just relied on his relationship with the county magistrate, and he could still eat well in the county, but as for the nobles in the state city, he didn't know any of them.
Hearing Zhan Hengyi say that he was from the state city, his posture immediately lowered, he stepped forward to bow down, and then reported to his home: "The contemptible Zhang Dahe is an in-law with the county magistrate of this county." If you encounter a problem in this county that cannot be solved, please come to me. ”
"It's easy to say, it's easy to say." Zhan Hengyi smiled.
Zhang Dahe said: "The nobleman wants to see the house, this is easy to do, please do it inside!" ”
"I'm tired." Zhan Hengyi motioned to Zhang Dahe to lead the way.
Zhang Dahe was dizzy, thinking that he would be able to make a lot of money this time, so he politely invited the four of them in.
As for the pomegranate flower, he automatically thought that she was Zhan Hengyi's maid.
Zhang Dahe's house has two entrances, and there are not many people in the family, so he and his wife live with their children, and there is also a janitor and a mother-in-law who cooks.
The servant and the mother-in-law lived in the front yard, and Zhang Dahe's family of three only lived in the main house in the backyard, and the east and west wings were empty, and there were not many furniture and furnishings in it.
As a result, the house collapsed, and the damage was not great.
When the buyer looks at the house, he naturally wants to look inside and out, Zhang Dahe is deliberately courteous, and leads Zhan Hengyi and his party of four to the front yard and then to the backyard after seeing it, and while walking, he also introduces what this house is doing and what that room is for.
When he arrived at the collapsed wing, Zhan Hengyi deliberately asked with a shocked face: "These two rooms are so strange, but I don't know what the reason is." ”
Zhang Dahe suddenly glared at Yang Laosi angrily, and said indignantly: "The noble man doesn't know, my house was originally built for this house, and I have never interfered from beginning to end, I think it must be this bastard who cut corners when laying the foundation, which caused the house to collapse in a few years." ”
Zhan Hengyi nodded without saying a word, and turned his gaze to the pomegranate flower.
Pomegranate came into contact with his gaze and knew it was time to play herself, smiled, and took a closer look at the edge of the sunken foundation.
After the house collapsed, Zhang Dahe has not been cleaned up, the ruins are broken, and the waste bricks and tiles are still piled in place, covering most of the sunken foundation, but from the side, you can still clearly see that there is a big crack in the ground.
There are five reasons for foundation subsidence:
First, the self-weight of the building is too large;
Second, the elastic modulus of foundation soil is small;
Third, there is a weak substratum under the foundation soil;
Fourth, the distance between the two buildings is too close, and the additional stress transmitted by the foundation of the adjacent building leads to the destruction of the foundation soil;
Fifth, the overexploitation of groundwater.
On the way here, Pomegranate asked Yang Laosi about some specific situations when he built the house, the foundation groove is the same deep, the width is the same, the soil structure below is the same, and there is no abnormality.
If what Yang Laosi said is true, combined with the layout and structure of Zhang Dahe's house, the three points of one, two, four can be ruled out, and there is no well in Zhang Dahe's house, so the fifth point can also be ignored.
Zhang Dahe saw the pomegranate flowers spinning around on the edge of the collapsed house, so he asked Zhan Hengyi in wonder: "Nobleman, does your maid also know how to build the doorway of the house?" ”
Zhan Hengyi was stunned when he heard this, and then nodded solemnly: "Although my maid doesn't know how to build a house, she has a lot of research on feng shui, and she is just observing the feng shui of your house." ”
When she heard the conversation between the two, she gritted her teeth angrily, and scolded in her heart: Maid, maid, you are the maid, your whole family is a maid.
Before coming in, she had already observed the geographical environment of Zhan Dahe's house, and combined with the actual situation of the site she had inspected, she had basically reached a conclusion in her heart about the cause of the subsidence of the foundation.