After walking around the courtyard of this Sanjin, Xia Yuan was very satisfied, especially the small garden, although it was winter, it looked bare, and there was nothing to see.

But when the spring of next year comes, when everything recovers, the flowers are in full bloom, and then get some fish in that pond, and sit in the pavilion is definitely a good place to watch the scenery.

Zhu Houzhao obviously saw that Xia Yuan was quite satisfied, and said with a smile: "Master, are you still satisfied with this house?" ”

In the past, Xia Yuan set rules for him, one of which was that he was not allowed to smile at his master's hippie face.

But looking at his smiling appearance at this moment, I don't know why, but how to look at it.

"Satisfied, quite satisfied, by the way, how much money did this house cost, I will give it to you."

"No giving, no giving."

"What you want to give, you have to give."

“.....”

The two tugged back and forth for a while, and Zhu Houzhao scratched his head a little embarrassedly, "Then why don't you give the master three or five hundred taels casually?" ”

Originally, he really didn't plan to ask for this money, but last time the apprentice gave out all the monthly money for this month, and even the previous meal expenses were made up, and it was only in the middle of the month at this time, so he was really shy in his pocket.

"Three or five hundred taels.... Is it enough? ”

"Enough is enough."

"Come, count these pieces of silver, and see if you have enough, about four or five hundred taels."

Seeing him say this, Xia Yuan happily took out a pile of Daming treasure banknotes from his arms, and then took out a money bag and handed it over, which contained a few ingots of silver and a gold bar.

"Don't count, don't count, thank you, master."

Zhu Houzhao took it happily and looked down, well, these treasure notes look familiar.

Gu Dayong next to him also thought so, he also felt that the money bag looked familiar, especially the gold bar inside, which was clearly ours.

"Whatever you are polite with me, it should be."

The more Xia Yuan looks at this kid now, the more he feels appreciative, he just secretly asked Wang Shouren, that guy is in the Ministry of Industry to watch the government, he has been ordered to supervise the construction of several projects, and even helped a certain earl repair the tomb, so his eyesight is naturally there.

According to him, the construction of such a house costs eight hundred taels of various building materials alone, and if it is bought and sold, it is worth at least a thousand taels, and the purchase of these silver is definitely blood-earned.

It's a pity that he really doesn't know any peerless skills, otherwise he would have to teach this kid anything.

Zhu Houzhao looked happy, he also felt that he had earned blood, not only did the monthly money come back, but he also earned these silver and gold bars for nothing.

Unceremoniously carrying these things into his arms, the heavy feeling made him feel good.

Well, although Gonggong Xiao loves to sue the palace, he is actually quite good and can deal with it.

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The cold winter has arrived, and in this cold season, most people have nothing to do, and basically no longer go out, staying at home while looking forward to the arrival of the snow.

Emperor Hongzhi in the Forbidden City has also been a lot more free recently, and in addition to dealing with sporadic government affairs every day, the rest is to ask the prince of the East Palace what he is doing, whether he has written that homework, and then he will get an answer that makes him extremely happy.

All that's left is to flip through idle books.

At this time, Zhu Youzhu sat on the brocade couch of the warm pavilion and flipped the book, Xiao Jing stood beside him and waited, for a while there was only the occasional rustle of turning pages in the hall, and after I don't know how long, Emperor Hongzhi suddenly asked: "Xiao Banban, I heard that the prince asked you for a house?" I heard that this house is still kept by you for the elderly. ”

Hearing this, Xiao Jing suddenly showed a wry smile, "I really can't hide anything from the emperor, but I can't say that I want it, His Royal Highness is exchanged for walnuts and slaves." ”

"Two walnuts changed a set of houses, he was very shrewd, and let Ling suffer such a big loss."

"This... Don't hide it from the emperor, the slave didn't feel at a loss. ”

"Didn't suffer?"

Hearing this, Zhu Youzhu couldn't help but put the book down a little bit, revealing a pair of his eyes, "Then I want to ask you, what is the price of your house?" ”

"About a thousand taels."

Emperor Hongzhi obviously counted well, and immediately asked, "So this walnut is worth five hundred taels?" ”

"The emperor may not know, this walnut is actually a literary play, the better the quality, the higher the value, especially in the hands of people who love walnuts, those walnuts with excellent quality are worth thousands of gold."

Speaking of this, Xiao Jing showed a shy smile, "The emperor, you also know that slaves and maids don't have any other hobbies on weekdays, they just like to play with walnuts, and they can be regarded as people who love walnuts." ”

It is difficult for Zhu Youzhu to understand why a walnut is worth a thousand gold, but he also knows that Xiao Jing is indeed a person who loves walnuts, and he often sees his Xiao companion playing with walnuts.

"So you mean the walnuts that the prince gave you are in excellent condition?"

Xiao Jing nodded against his will, "The condition is indeed good." ”

Zhu Youzhu became interested, "What about walnuts?" Taking it out also opened my eyes and showed me what this excellent walnut looked like. ”

“.....”

Xiao Jing hesitated for a moment, and took out two walnuts from his arms, "Look, this is the walnut that the prince gave to the slave." ”

Zhu Youzhu sat upright and looked over, and immediately frowned slightly, "Xiao Companion, you tell me what is good about this quality." ”

To be honest, in the eyes of professionals like Xiao Jing, these are two extremely ordinary walnuts, not to mention changing the house, even if you change two copper plates, it is enough to choke.

If someone else took this walnut and said that they wanted to change houses with him, his father-in-law Xiao would have already gone through a big fight.

But who let this be given by the prince, not only by the prince, but also by the prince who climbed the tree and picked it himself.

That's a different story.

"Look, the emperor, this walnut is uneven, the belly is round and full, huge and thick, it can be described as the best lion's head."

"Lion's head?"

"Yes, this lion's head is the head of the four famous cores, the emperor, take a closer look, do you see if the lines on it look like the lion's mane?"

"There are some similarities indeed." Zhu Youzhu bowed his head slightly, but his brows were a little deeper.

Xiao Jing didn't see this, but nodded and said: "That's it, this walnut can be sold for hundreds of taels in the market, not to mention that it is still rewarded by the prince, so the slave said that she did not suffer at all." ”

With that, he showed a happy expression, and took the walnuts back without a trace.

Zhu Youzhu sat quietly for a moment, then got up and rummaged around the bookcase for a while, and finally picked up a walnut and handed it over, "Take a closer look to see if this is a lion's head?" I look like yours. ”

Xiao Jing only glanced at it, and found that this quality was unbearable, but he still smiled and said: "Exactly, it is the best lion head, and it is better than the quality of the slave." ”

"If so, then I will reward you."

"Slave and maid, thank the emperor for the reward."

Father-in-law Xiao was busy showing a grateful look, leaning over to take the walnuts, but before he could straighten up, Zhu Youzhu turned out more than a dozen walnuts in one go.

"Xiao Banban, these I look like they are also lion heads, you can take them to the market and help me sell them, sell them one by one... You don't need five hundred taels, you can sell it for three hundred taels, and yours will be counted if you have more. ”

The corners of Xiao Jing's eyes twitched, and he bowed down and said, "Yes, the slave obeys the order." ”

A large pile of tattered walnuts can be exchanged for silver taels with white flowers, which is a windfall for anyone, but Zhu Youzhu didn't seem to be very happy, but asked endlessly, "Xiao Banban, how many years have you been by my side?" ”

"Back to the emperor, it has been fifteen years since Chenghua was twenty-three years old."

"Fifteen years.... Well, I'm tired, so stand down. ”