Chapter 16: The Mansion of Huaguo
Yin Chang received the order, and followed the back of the carriage with a few disguised guards not far away. But King Na Ning suddenly felt that his heart was empty, and he was even a little depressed, "What's wrong with me?" He muttered to himself. ”
Jiang Yu and his entourage did not delay on the way, and they arrived at the gate of the capital in two days, but they were closed at the city gate, and the guards looked at the household registration and heard that they were coming to visit relatives, and frowned, "Foreign household registration personnel are not allowed to enter at will, can there be a letter from the government or a letter or object from the relatives in Beijing?" ”
Zou was dumbfounded by this question, he didn't forget this, and he didn't know that the current capital gate was so strictly checked, but it wasn't like this more than ten years ago.
"My lord, we came in a hurry and there is no letter to prove it, you can see if you can be accommodating, saying that the Zou family must have a certain amount of silver in the past, and if you are reluctant to spend money and return to open any yamen letter at this time, it will be troublesome.
Jiang Yu glanced at the guard, this person quietly accepted the silver ingot, and inspected the carriage inside and out, Hua Lian and the six women were all hairy.
Finally, with a wave of the man's hand, the carriage passed, and several people breathed a sigh of relief.
"Madame, why don't you say that we are here to defect to the Guogong Mansion, and if you give him a few guts, he won't dare to accept our money." The sixth woman opened her mouth and said, Zou shook her head, "Not to mention that we don't know the situation of the Guogong Mansion yet, and the Guogong Mansion doesn't know that we are entering Beijing, so rashly saying that going abroad is likely to cause trouble." ”
The sixth woman nodded, she believed in her own wife, and she also knew that the current Guogong Mansion was no longer the Guogong Mansion of the past, and it was difficult to say what the situation would be over there.
After entering the capital, Jiang Hai first found an inn, let the group rest first, and then went out alone to find a house, Zou wanted to be stopped by Jiang Yu, she felt that Jiang Hai should also deal with some things alone, and there may be more things in the capital in the future, Jiang Hai has been tempered this time, and he should not act so impulsively in the future, although Jiang Yu also appreciates his heroic righteousness, but people should be self-aware, and they must first improve their ability to help more people.
Jiang Hai ran for three days in a row, and finally found a suitable house, and came back to see his mother and sister with an excited face.
"Mother, Yu'er, I found a house, although the location is a little remote, but it is also very quiet and elegant, the yard is not big, but it is enough for our family to live, and the price is affordable, only 100,000 taels of silver."
Jiang Yu and Zou looked at each other, "One hundred thousand taels of silver?" Is there such a cheap house in the capital? It must be small, right? Pantothenic acid in Zou's eyes.
"Not small, not small, mother and Yu'er will go with me to see, at first I can't find such a cheap house, the general house in and out of the house starts at hundreds of thousands of taels, a little better, a few in and a few out, not to mention hundreds of thousands of taels of silver can not be taken down, the son thought, find a cheap and spacious place, if the mother and sister go to the Guogong Mansion and are not welcomed, you can immediately move out and live with your son, so these days have been looking for a suitable place, and finally let the son find it, the owner of this house is very easy to talk, Three in and three out, the courtyard is very elegant, although it is smaller than our original house, but it is not bad. ”
Jiang Yu wondered, why did it go so smoothly from selling a house to buying a house, it seemed that good luck had come?
Hua Lian and the sixth woman also became happy when they heard this, and after a few people had lunch, they went to the house together to have a look, and everyone nodded with satisfaction, and the transaction was carried out that afternoon.
Zou was much more relieved now, and thought that he would have to spend all the money for this house, but he didn't expect to save so much.
This house doesn't need to be cleaned up everywhere neatly, you can move in when you move in, and people moved in that night.
Early the next morning, Zou took Hua Lian and the six women to the street to buy, while Jiang Yu and Jiang Hai waited at home.
At noon, I saw that the three of the Zou family came back with big bags and small bags, and also brought back a little boy about ten years old, thin like a bamboo pole, but looking at the elf, as soon as he came back, he helped to work.
Jiang Yu and Jiang Hai greeted him, and Jiang Hai was a little distressed: "Mother has the rest of the money to keep for Yu'er as a dowry, but she can't be extravagant." ”
Zou glanced at Jiang Yu, with a smile in her eyes, she already had a plan in her heart.
"Brother don't worry about Yu'er, I guess my mother bought these things from the Guogong Mansion, right?" Jiang Yu blinked and looked at the jewels and jade all over the ground, how could the Zou family be willing to use these, Jiang Yu knew in his heart.
"Yes," Zou sat on the stone bench and let the three of them do their work, and he quickly checked the precious jewelry, with a smile on his face.
"These are gifts for your uncles and aunts and their children, Hai'er and Yu'er are sensible children, you have not been to the capital since you were a child, but in the future there will be an opportunity for you to turn, the status of the Guogong Mansion in the capital should not be underestimated, especially when your grandfather was there, but this trip I inquired clearly, the current Guogong Mansion is not as good as back then, your two uncles are not very angry, although your eldest uncle inherited the title is now the Duke of Huaguo, but there is no official position, second uncle, It is the third product of the household department. Although the Huaguo Mansion is not as good as before, it is still a prominent family. Jiang Yu was uneasy, especially when he saw the smiling gaze that Zou Shi saw, and sure enough, Zou Shi spoke again.
"Your eldest uncle, there is a wife, two concubines, but only one son, is a son-in-law, is eighteen years old, he is the hope of the Guogong Mansion, I heard that he went to the battlefield at a young age and made military achievements, and was named a ranger general from the fifth grade," Speaking of this, Jiang Yu saw a glimmer of blazing light from Zou's eyes, but it soon dimmed again, "Your second uncle also has two sons, a son-in-law and a concubine, both of whom have not married wives, and my mother has to take a good look at these children when she goes back this time." As he spoke, he couldn't help but cover his mouth and snicker.
Jiang Yu and Jiang Hai glanced at each other, they both used silence to each other, Jiang Yu didn't dare to hit the Zou family, just said that their current identity is so embarrassing, and the situation of going to defect is still unknown, and they still want to marry themselves into the Guogong Mansion? Why? Just by virtue of that level of kinship? Jiang Yu has lived for a lifetime, and she has also seen the hot and cold state of the world, like that kind of Guogong Shenfu, how can she tolerate such a useless person, she wants to remind the Zou family, and she doesn't want her renewed hope of life to be broken, so she can only be silent.
Jiang Hai also understood, he rolled his eyes, "Mother Yu'er is our treasure, and her happiness will follow her in the future, just like mother." ”
Zou was stunned, "Yes, mother knows that if your father is still here, there is no need to make such a long-term plan for your mother, but now, now..."
"I said that I will definitely get a name for myself to support Yu'er." Jiang Hai stood together with a look of anger, so frightened that Zou was silent, Jiang Hai realized the gaffe, sighed and immediately softened, "Mother and son have no other meaning, this is going to the Guogong Mansion, you must be interested, the feelings that have not been contacted for many years must not be forced, I hope my mother can understand." ”
After saying that, Jiang Hai turned around and left, Jiang Yu felt a little relieved in his heart, and then looked at Zou with a sad face.