Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 247
Pan Sanlang hesitated for a long time before saying: "The owner of that house doesn't allow us to reveal his identity, the officials might as well go and see it first, if I like it, I'll tell the officials, can the arrangement be okay?"

Fan Ning laughed, "Didn't you say that he has some conditions for selling the house? What conditions does he have?"

"He doesn't sell it to merchants. Of course, merchants can't buy it either. He doesn't sell it to Liao people and Xixia people. In addition, he must know the background of the buyer before he decides whether to sell it or not?"

"This is a bit unfair! He refuses to reveal his identity, but wants to know the identity of the buyer."

"Who will let people sell their houses cheaply?"

"Okay! Where is the house? Let's go and see."

Pan Sanlang called an ox cart and took Fan Ning along Zhuquemen Street towards the west gate of the Imperial College. After walking about a mile, a river appeared not far away. This is the Cai River, which divided Taixue into two. There is a bridge across the Cai River, which Fanning remembers is called Feiyun Bridge.

"That's the house!"

Pan Sanlang pointed to a house on the north side of the bridge.

The two got off the bullock cart, and Fan Ning carefully looked at the surrounding environment.

The road on the south side of the bridge is very wide and flat, like a square open space. There are many small vendors standing near the bridge head in the open space, and there is also a boxing booth.

Between the open space and the high wall of the house is a row of shops, Wanshi Pearl and Silk Shop, Daming Money Shop, and Lijia Yuchuan Gold Bead Shop. These three shops are quite imposing, with black tiles and cornices, and wide shop fronts. With high tile walls and towering trees inside, it can be seen that this house is very old.

Fan Ning turned his head and looked towards the south of the street. Dozens of small shops in the south were close to the roadside. There were all kinds of snack shops, steamed stuffed bun shops, fruit shops, and grocery shops, and it was very lively. The south of many snack shops was Taixue The three tall buildings of the Guozijian Bookstore stand not far away.

To the east of the house is a path full of willow trees. On one side of the path is the high wall of the house, while on the other side are ordinary houses. The gate of the house is on the path, very close to the main street.

Fan Ning suddenly realized that he had made a small mistake. He wanted to buy a five-acre house, so he took it for granted that this house was a five-acre house, only now did he realize that it was not.

"How big is this house?"

"It covers an area of ​​eight acres!"

"It's so cheap?"

Fan Ning was really surprised. The five-acre house I saw just now was bought for [-] yuan, which is [-] yuan per mu, while this house with eight acres was only sold for [-] yuan, which is [-] yuan per mu. a lot.

And that house is a very ordinary private house, without taste at all, but this house is like an official house, and a few ancient towering trees show its taste.

"How about it?"

Pan Sanlang smiled and said, "The external environment is pretty good, right? It's quiet yet lively. I've been inside, and I can't hear the noise from the street at all inside the house."

"Why hasn't such a cheap and nice house been sold?" Fan Ning was a little suspicious. Could there be something strange?

"How come no one buys it?"

Pan Sanlang couldn't help laughing, shook his head and said: "It has been listed for a month, how many people want to buy this house, and some people come to buy it with gold, but they won't sell it. If the buyer talks vulgarly and looks like a nouveau riche, the owner Not even showing the house."

"Didn't the notice at the door of your store say that the landlord is in urgent need of funds?"

"That's what I wrote. In fact, it's not that urgent. The landlord is indeed raising a sum of money, but he doesn't want to sell it to ordinary people."

Fan Ning understood, and smiled happily: "Go in and have a look!"

Fan Ning noticed that the path full of willow trees was not narrow, and it should lead to a certain street all the way to the north, but there were few people walking, which was a bit strange. Fan Ning asked: "This road goes north to where?"

"The end of this road is Mingguang Temple. After passing Mingguang Temple and going northward, you will find the moat and city wall of the inner city. But one mile ahead of this road is the west gate of Baokangmen Wazi. It is very lively inside and is the capital city. The third largest tile in China, second only to Panlou Street Wazi and Zhouxi Wazi.”

Fan Ning nodded, and turned his gaze to the gatehouse of this mansion. This gate is rather imposing, with a black tile head and a wide gate, inlaid with two rows of sixteen large copper nails. On it are two bowl-sized animal heads. The copper ring, the stone drums on both sides are five feet high, and there are four steps.

If the gate is open, the carriage can drive directly into the mansion, but there is a small door next to the gate, it is estimated that the small gate is usually opened, and the owner gets off here to return to the mansion. There is a special entrance gate for the carriage in front of the carriage.

Fan Ning knew that this was not the main house where the owner lived, it should be a separate house, otherwise there should be a plaque on the door, but now it is empty and nothing is hung, only the other house will be like this.

Pan Sanlang stepped forward and patted the door knocker. After a while, the small door opened, revealing a man who looked like a butler. Seeing that it was Pan Sanlang, he couldn't help frowning, "Why is it you again? Angry, you want to make the master angry again this time?"

Pan Sanlang hurriedly laughed and said: "It was a misunderstanding the day before yesterday. I don't know why that person is so vulgar. I promise it won't happen this time!"

"Hmph! It just so happens that the master is not here, otherwise it would be useless for you to explain."

The butler looked at Fanning behind him again, he was really a little strange, how could he be a teenager, why didn't his parents come?

The butler hesitated and asked, "Is this young man here to see the house?"

"Butler Yang, don't underestimate people."

Pan Sanlang stepped forward and said in a low voice: "He is a new scholar!"

Hearing that he is a Jinshi of the new department, the housekeeper's expression softened immediately, and he quickly opened the door, "Then please come in!"

Fan Ning nodded to the butler with a smile, then walked into the mansion, facing a shadow wall, engraved with a picture of riding and shooting at the frontier, and saw a general in full armor riding a horse and shooting back. The war horse is strong and vigorous, like a dragon flying fast. The general's expression is calm and stern, his eyes are slightly squinted. Although they are carved in stone, their eyes are sharp and eye-catching.

"This is the Lingbi bluestone. Fifty years ago it cost two thousand guan, and now it is far more than two thousand guan. This house is absolutely worth it just for this stone wall." Pan Sanlang reminded in a low voice.

Fan Ning stood in front of the stone wall and admired it for a while. He guessed that the owner of this house was a general, so he didn't sell it to the Liao and Xixia people.

Walking through the stone wall, it is suddenly clear that there is a low plum grove covered with green plum fruits. Through the plum grove, there is a three-story wooden building in front of it. The foundation stone is solid and wide, and the whole wooden building is huge. Covering an area of ​​one mu, the eaves and beams are extremely exquisitely constructed. On the left is a long corridor with eaves, leading to the back house.

On the right side, five or six towering trees were planted against the wall, which just covered the tall building, and the building could not be seen from the street.

This is a typical garden-style building method, which provides shelter without losing space. This wooden building includes functions such as living, hospitality, dining, study, and gathering. Much larger than the traditional three-box nave, the imposing manner and ingenious design alone are amazing.

At this time, Fan Ning suddenly thought of something and looked around.

Pan Sanlang understood what he was thinking, pointed to the left and said with a smile: "The other side of the corridor also belongs to the mansion, which is long and covers an area of ​​about two mu. Next, you see that round door, which leads to the next door.

Fanning saw that there was indeed a round door in the middle of the corridor, so he nodded with a smile. He was in a good mood now, and said with a smile, "Let's go to the back house to have a look."

He calculated that the atrium covers an area of ​​three acres, and the kitchen area covers an area of ​​two acres, which is five acres. Then there is only three acres of space left in the back house, but he doesn't know how to build it?
The atrium and the back house are separated by a high thin wall, and there is only a door in the corridor. It seems that no one lives in this mansion, and so far only the housekeeper has been seen.

Walking through the long corridor and entering the back house through a small door, Fanning couldn't help exclaiming again. In the middle of the back house was a half-moon-shaped pond filled with lotus leaves, surrounded by Various pavilions and water pavilions are built in the pond.

The outside is full of well-arranged trees and shrubs, which are extraordinarily fresh and elegant. Fan Ning was immediately fascinated by this garden-style house.

The housekeeper proudly introduced: "This pond is connected to the Cai River outside by a dark gap, and it is running water. In the past, fish from the river often swam in. Later, my master installed an iron gauze net on the dark gap, and a lot of them were raised in it. Goldfish, just feed them and they will appear."

Fan Ning immediately said: "If I buy this house, will your master be willing to sell it?"

"Is the official a Jinshi?" the housekeeper asked.

Fan Ning nodded, "Fan Ning, No. 1 Jinshi in Tongzi Division, No. 4 in the general list, the eighth-rank Chaofenglang, the official secretary and provincial Zhengzi, and is currently serving as the supervisor of the Imperial College."

The housekeeper was in awe, "We have heard about Fan Guanren's name for a long time, I will report to the master today, I believe he will be interested in the official."

"Can I ask who your master is?"

The butler was not as hypocritical as Pan Sanlang, and told him frankly, "My master is the third generation of Tianbo Yang's family, the grandson of Mr. Yang Linggong, the son of Yang Yanzhao, and his official name is Wenguang."

Fanning' Ah! ' exclaimed, "Your master is Yang Wenguang?"

(End of this chapter)