Becoming a literary master starting from the story of Minglan

Chapter 195 Renting a Courtyard

Who in the entire city of Bianjing didn't know what kind of person Princess Pingning was?
In her eyes, her future daughter-in-law must be someone of equal social standing to the Duke of Qi's family, or someone who could greatly benefit her child's future.

In any case, Sheng Hong, a mere fifth-rank official, would never catch her eye.

Unfortunately, Qi Heng fell in love with Minglan, the daughter of a minor official, and also a concubine's daughter. These two factors combined made it extremely difficult for Princess Pingning to accept.

Qi Heng, who thought he could defy his mother, could he really persist to the end and change Princess Pingning's mind?

Sheng Changquan naturally responded with a negative attitude.

As for Minglan, she believed it nine parts and doubted it one part. Of course, this last part of doubt was what made her most uncomfortable at the moment.

"Xiao Tao, what's wrong, young lady?"

After helping Minglan lie down, Danju closed the door and quietly took Xiaotao outside. The two of them went outside together and hid to the side, talking in hushed tones.

"Sister Danju, please don't ask anymore, about this matter..."

"...It's hard to say..."

Xiao Tao is very discreet. Don't let her naive and seemingly trusting nature fool you; she is actually quite shrewd and always knows what she's doing. When it comes to Minglan's situation, she never speaks of it.

Danju was aware of this, but since Xiaotao didn't say anything, Danju didn't intend to press for details. She just frowned and looked at Xiaotao, asking, "Xiaotao, is that girl alright?"

As Minglan's second-in-command after Cuiwei, Danju was very responsible. After all, she was assigned by the old lady to take good care of Minglan. Therefore, Danju needed to understand Minglan's current condition and ensure that she was not harmed. Otherwise, if the old lady came back and asked about it, she would have a hard time explaining herself.

"This... should be alright, right?"

Xiao Tao looked back at the direction of the house, thought for a moment, and answered confidently, "The young lady said that she is just in a bad mood, it's nothing serious, she just needs to rest for a day!"

"Really?" Danju asked, still somewhat skeptical.

"Yes!" Xiao Tao nodded vigorously.

However, since Xiao Tao had spoken so confidently, and Minglan's appearance before going to sleep didn't seem to be anything too serious, Danju only thought about it for a moment and then let it go.

"In that case, let's stay outside and let the girl get a good night's sleep."

Danju shook her head, choosing to believe Xiaotao's words after all.

"Ok!"

Xiao Tao nodded first, then suddenly said, "However, Sister Danju, I still need to go to Zeyutang first to give the food from Fanlou that Quan Ge'er brought back to Jiegeng and the others!"

Earlier, when Danju was helping Minglan fall asleep, Xiaotao had already distributed the food box that Sheng Changquan had given her. After taking out her share and the rest, she was going to take them to Zeyutang.

Hearing Xiaotao say this, Danju also remembered this matter: "Ah? Oh, then you go ahead, I'll stay here and watch over things."

"it is good!"

...On the other side, after Sheng Changquan and Aunt Wei finished discussing everything, they went out to prepare for Jiang Xingzong's trip to the capital to study.

Sheng Changquan wasn't lying; he really did take Aunt Wei to the most reputable human broker in Beijing to register and prepare to rent a courtyard house.

However, although the Jiang family was a wealthy household in the area, they were not considered prominent in the capital. Therefore, Aunt Wei ended up renting a small courtyard from a farmer's house outside Bianjing.

Actually, calling it a courtyard isn't quite accurate; it's just a main house and a side room.

This small courtyard has three rooms: a main house and two side rooms. Aunt Wei rented the main house and the side rooms.

Originally, this courtyard was newly built by the farmer's family and was intended for their only son's wedding. However, due to an accident, the farmer's son contracted a very strange and serious illness, which delayed his marriage.

Moreover, this farmer had exhausted all his wealth trying to cure his son's serious illness, leaving him with only this small farmhouse and a little over an acre of land.

Therefore, in order to raise money for medical treatment, the two elderly people in this farmer's family thought of renting out their own yard. The family of three is currently crammed into a side room on the other side of the yard, leaving the remaining two rooms.

Actually, Aunt Wei originally only intended to rent a main house, since living in the capital is not easy and she wanted to save money wherever possible.

However, when Aunt Wei saw the state of this farmer's home, she couldn't help but recall the situation of her own family. Putting herself in their shoes, Aunt Wei eventually rented two rooms.

Of course, Aunt Wei's maternal love was also a factor. After all, two rooms are much more comfortable than one. Not to mention, if Aunt Wei helps like this, wouldn't the farmer who owns the house be grateful to her child?

Therefore, with Minglan and her siblings helping him with important matters and landlords and farmers assisting him with minor ones in the capital, Jiang Xingzong would certainly be much safer.

After discussing it with the slave trader for a few minutes, Aunt Wei didn't haggle much and simply rented the courtyard for one and a half strings of cash per month, according to the farmers' price.

Sheng Changquan didn't say anything about Aunt Wei's decision. After the business was settled, he personally discussed it with the human trafficker, registered it at the yamen, and was also responsible for settling the human trafficker's fees. Aunt Wei was naturally unwilling to do this, but under Sheng Changquan's repeated insistence, she had no choice but to obey his actions.

"Quan'er, we really owe you a lot for what happened today!"

"Otherwise, I would really have a hard time finding such a satisfactory courtyard!"

Aunt Wei held Sheng Changquan's hands and kept sighing, "This is Xing'er's good fortune to have a cousin like you!"

"aunt!"

Sheng Changquan smiled and said, "We're all family, why be so fussy?"

"Actually, it's just that you don't want to. Otherwise, according to my sister and me, we could just let Cousin Xingzong live in the Sheng Mansion. If that's not possible, he can live with me. Anyway, I have my own little courtyard now."

"Oh! I can't keep troubling you all!"

Aunt Wei shook her head, sticking to her opinion: "If you separate from the family in the future, then I can still use my aunt's status to visit your home. As for your father's Sheng family..."

Aunt Wei sneered!
"Ah~"

Seeing Aunt Wei's attitude, Sheng Changquan scratched his head.

(End of this chapter)