Prime Minister

Chapter 339 Letter

Because of its clearness and sweetness, the Jinshui River is mostly attracted by dignitaries and dignitaries to build gardens.

But when the state officials set fire to it, the people were not allowed to light lamps.If the common people dare to cite eighty Jinshuihe sticks privately, the whistleblower will be awarded three sticks.

This section of the river is under the jurisdiction of the Xishui Mill Office, and it is usually guarded by sub-patrollers and caretakers.Except for the common people to draw water from the square well in the culvert that they had just seen, other water diversions are strictly prohibited.

Zhang Yue and the others are currently in the left army chamber in the north of the outer city of Junyi County.This is close to the inner city, and nearby is Jinshuimen, also known as Jinbomen.

Zhang Yuekan saw a sprawling and magnificent mansion near the Jinbo Gate in the carriage, and couldn't help asking Fang Ya who lived there.

Fang Ya replied that this is where Wang Jizhong's sons lived.

Zhang Yue suddenly realized that Wang Jizhong was also a famous person. He was a half-life Han Lu and half a Hu Lu.

But both Liao and Song Dynasties regarded him as a loyal minister.Although he was an official in the Liao Kingdom, the Song Dynasty took good care of his family and built a huge house outside Jinshuimen for his son to live in.

When I arrived at the ground, Fangya was about to blow the Jinshui River so that there was nothing in the sky, but nothing in the ground.Anyway, in Zhang Yue's ears, it is similar to the central cbd, the back garden of Bianjing, quiet amidst the hustle and bustle, idle clouds and wealth.

Of course, the most important thing is that the water of the Jinshui River is good.

Zhang Yue and Zhang Shi stopped and looked at two or three places.Zhang Shizhi also visited Wu Anshi yesterday to see the house. He liked it very much but didn't know the price.

Seeing that Zhang Yue didn't speak much when viewing the house, Zhang Shi couldn't help asking Fang Ya for the price.

Knowing that this small building with a courtyard is worth more than three thousand guan, Zhang Shi couldn't help but be speechless.Zhang Shi tried his best to hide it, mainly because he was afraid that people would see the emptiness in his pocket and said: "Third brother, I think it's not enough here."

But Zhang Yue didn't respond. When Fang Ya asked, Zhang Yue repeatedly said "very good, very good."

Zhang Shi thought that Zhang Yue thought it was too expensive and immediately said: "Although the Jinshui River is nice, it is a bit secluded. I still like the Cai River more, and the Bian River is bustling and bustling."

Fang Ya hesitated and asked Zhang Yue: "I don't know what the champion means?"

Zhang Yue said with a smile: "Just listen to my elder brother, pick up Caihe, and look at the courtyard in the land of Bianhe."

Fang Ya listened to Zhang Yue's opinion and said: "That's okay, there are many official wells and private wells along the Bian River and Cai River, we can drink well water."

Zhang Shi smiled and said: "That's the reason, well water is good, why eat this stinky ditch water."

Zhang Shi said that the three of them laughed.

The well water in Bianjing is actually not very good. It tastes bitter when you drink it, but it is slightly stronger than the water in the two rivers of Biancai.But not always, such as the first, second and third Tianshui lanes next to the East Gate Street of Daxiangguo Temple.

The well water there is very sweet, so it is named Tianshui Lane.Another advantage of living in Tianshui Lane is that there are many bathhouses. Zhang Yue and Liu Zuo and Xiang Qi came here to take a bath from time to time when they were in Taixue.

The next day, Zhang Yue, Zhang Shi and Fang Ya drove along the Bian River in a carriage.In the early morning, there is a faint mist hanging on the Shangbian River, and the singing of silk and bamboo from last night seems to be still lingering in my ears.

Zhang Yue looked at a few houses and thought they were okay, all of them were more than [-] guan, but they were too lively, as the sun had only risen for a long time, there were people from Luqi performing in the downtown area, attracting people to watch.And the people from Luqi, who don't even have a venue, perform directly in the spacious place on the side of the road. People in Bianjing call this a jungler.

The Bian River flows from the west of the city to the east of the city, spanning more than ten bridges in Bianjing, and the Wu Mansion is near the Jinliang Bridge beside the Bian River in the west of the city.

And along the Bianhe River from west to east, there are grain and grass collapsed houses everywhere for loading and unloading of water boats.In addition, there are many mansion guilds, but the most famous one is the Thirteen Buildings built by General Zhou Jingwei in the Later Zhou Dynasty.

At that time, Zhou Jingwei was ordered by Emperor Shizong of Zhou to dredge the Bian River. He broke the convention of not building pavilions and built a magnificent residence on the shore of the Bian River. Now it has become a famous mansion in Bianjing.

Zhang Yue and Zhang Shi looked at the house all the way, but they never made up their minds.

The residence here is between two and three thousand guan, Zhang Shi thought, it is almost ready to buy.

But Zhang Yue was still undecided, he just repeated that it was very good, very good after asking.

Fang Ya felt that the Zhang family brothers were too shy to buy it, so he said: "Let's go out of the Lijing Gate along the Bianhe River, which is Bianyangfang in the southeast of the outer city. There may be two gentlemen who want to see it." house."

Zhang Shi asked, "How much is it?"

Fang Ya said bluntly, "Less than two thousand guan."

Zhang Shiyi couldn't move but said on the face: "It's very cheap, third brother, let's go and have a look."

Zhang Yue shook his head, he bought a suite near Bianyangfang.

Why are the housing prices here so cheap?Because the Bianhe River runs from west to east, passing through most of Bianjing City, it just discharges from Dongshuimen, and the downstream is Bianyangfang. The water quality can be imagined, so it is also called polluted land by the people of Bianjing.

They are generally inhabited by the poor, and there are many cemeteries.

Mei Yaochen, who had never been able to post a post all his life, lived here with the poor people. Sometimes Ouyang Xiu, Liu Chang, and Fan Zhen would come to visit him in chariots and horses.

Mei Yaochen described this scene as "chariots and horses stand in the city, and all the people in the city are shocked".

The meaning of the poem is that the neighbors are all amazed, how can there be a sage living next door to us?How often do luxury cars come to visit?
Zhang Yue didn't want to live here, but said: "This is dirty land, don't go."

Zhang Shi said unwillingly: "Anyway, it's coming."

Zhang Yue asked Fang Ya: "Is there any good house in the right army quarter in the south of the city?"

Seeing that Zhang Yue finally took the initiative to ask questions, Fang Ya said happily: "Of course I have some, if the number one scholar wants it, I'm afraid it will be expensive."

Zhang Yue laughed and said, "Let's see and talk."

When Fang Ya saw this, he couldn't help muttering in his heart, Jinshuihe and Bianhe were too expensive and he couldn't afford them, and the ones by Bianyangfang were too bad. Got it.

So Fang Ya made an appointment with them to see the house the next day.

Zhang Shi said: "Third brother, are you satisfied in your heart?"

Zhang Yue said: "It's not satisfactory yet, but it's always good to see more."

Zhang Shi said: "What do you think of the two houses near the Bian River?"

Zhang Yue said: "It's good, but living in a densely populated place, isn't it beautiful?"

"Why isn't this beautiful?"

Zhang Yue said: "I'm not just greedy for tranquility, but you just saw that the houses on the bank of the Bian River are all built along the river, and they are lined up in rows. If there is a fire, it will burn a large area."

Zhang Shi said: "There is no such thing as a coincidence."

Zhang Yue said: "That's not necessarily true."

You must know that the Song Dynasty, also known as the Yan Song Dynasty, belongs to the fire virtue.Therefore, the feet of the Son of Heaven, where the emperors of the Song Dynasty lived, were also very hot.Basically, there will be a big fire in the city of Bianjing every ten years.

This is also the disadvantage of the abolition of the Lifang system. The common people build buildings randomly and the population is large.

Therefore, although the Bian River is prosperous, it is not suitable for living.

Zhang Yue returned to the mansion, but heard that Ouyang sent a letter to himself from the trustee.Zhang Yue personally wrote the letter. It turned out that Seventeen Niang entrusted her sister, Mrs. Wu, to hand over her own letter.

The main point of the letter is to tell Zhang Yue not to worry about Wu Anshi's words, and don't need to spend a lot of money to buy a house. It's okay to rent a house, even if you rent a yard to rest.

The miscellaneous rental yard is like several families renting in one yard.

When Zhang Dun and Zeng Bu quarreled in the political affairs hall about whether to destroy Xixia, Zhang Dun scolded Zeng Bu for his lack of knowledge and said, "Women's words in the rented courtyard", which means the market women who rented in the courtyard. General knowledge.

Shi Qiniang said that it would be okay to marry Zhang Yue in the future, even if she lived in a rented yard. Zhang Yue felt that having a good wife to accompany you in life is better than you being the number one scholar in the exam and being a great official.

But Seventeen Niang would like to be Zhuo Wenjun, but she can't be Sima Xiangru.

Zhang Yue has always believed that, for men, women are his face.No one will laugh at you if you go out dressed in rags, but if your wife dresses in rags, you will be despised.

Even if you can't benefit the world at the same time, you should try your best not to let those who follow you suffer.

Zhang Yue stayed for a meal, and then wrote back a letter to Shi Qi Niang.A poem was written in the letter, "The Changxian snail still has a home, it is better for the Shuoshu to hide." '

Zhang Yuezhi Shi Qiniang will understand what he means, buying a house is my own wish, no one forced it.

Then Zhang Yue stuffed some money and asked the other party to take the letter back.

This person first went back to Ouyang Fa's mansion and reported to Ouyang Fa and Mrs. Wu.

When Ouyang Fa was about to send the other party to the Wu Mansion, Mrs. Wu asked someone to give her the letter.

Seeing Mrs. Wu picking up the letter opener, Ouyang Fa hurriedly said, "Ma'am, this is not good."

Mrs. Wu glanced at Ouyang and said: "The letter from my sister and brother-in-law, see if there is any hindrance?"

Ouyang Fa was shocked by Mrs. Wu's eyes and retreated to drink tea.

Seeing his wife smiling after reading the letter, Ouyang Fa couldn't help asking for some reason: "What is written in the letter?"

Mrs. Wu gave Ouyang a white look, and said, "I didn't look at it just now, so don't ask now."

Ouyang Fa sat down helplessly.

Mrs. Wu asked: "However, this Changxian snail still has something to give up. What is the allusion to Shuoshu's hiding? Who made it?"

Seeing Ouyang's reply, Mrs. Wu said: "If you want to talk, why don't you say anything?"

Ouyang Fa said: "My lady doesn't want me to say it, so I won't say it. My lady wants me to say it, so I will say it. This poem is from Bai Letian."

Mrs. Wu said: "Of course I know, what's the reason? Tell me carefully."

Ouyang Fa said: "Bai Letian rented in the prime minister's house when he was a Jinshi, and he still rented a house in Chang'an after he was promoted. Even if he became Cao Shenjun, a householder in Jingzhao Prefecture, he still couldn't buy a house in Chang'an for [-] to [-] yuan a month. "

"Is it not easy to live in Chang'an?" Mrs. Wu said with a smile, "And then?"

When Ouyang Fa saw the lady smiling at him, his displeasure dissipated immediately and said, "It's not too difficult. A medium-sized house in Chang'an costs a million dollars, and Bai Letian's savings for two years is enough."

"However, after Bai Letian became a high-ranking official, he still spent a lot of money with Yuan Zhen and spent a lot of money. After 20 years of official career, he didn't have a place to live. What he meant was that he didn't want to be like Bai Letian. I have some money, so I bought a house to live in first, but it's not because of him."

Wu Shi suddenly said after hearing the words: "Look at how much Mr. Zhang's family cares about his sister. You need to reflect on yourself, you know?"

Ouyang made a wry smile, and he knew that he was shooting himself in the foot again.

(End of this chapter)