Traveling to Daliang Kingdom starts from falling into the water

The carriage did not run very fast. By the time the two siblings arrived at Zhuangzi, the sky was filled with red clouds. Looking around, they could see the surrounding scenery.

The village was built by the water. A small river flowed slowly in front of the village. Surrounding it were fields where tenants were busy harvesting wheat.

According to the information reported by Gu Dachang and Gu Youhua, even if the driver did not specify, Zhou Banxia knew that a field across the river belonged to her.

Perhaps because it is close to Zhending Mansion, there are not many farms with fertile soil in the surrounding area. Most of them are villagers who own fertile fields scattered here and there.

I don’t know whether it’s because they are close to Zhending Mansion and the economic conditions of these villages are much better than those in remote villages, or because the government does not allow these fertile fields to become the private property of some high-ranking officials and squires.

For example, even though Zhuangzi is located outside the city, it still passes through two small villages and there are not many fertile fields.

A stretch of continuous fields, of which wheat fields only accounted for twenty acres, but it was nothing compared to the wealthy farmsteads owned by high-ranking officials and gentry.

After passing the bluestone pavement at the narrow part of the river, there is a stone tablet. The original words on the tablet have been changed to "Zhou Family".

No need to guess, Zhou Banxia also knew that it must have been Gu Wenxuan's previous order.

Gu Youhua didn't dare to make his own opinions, so he changed his name to "Zhou Family".

Zhuangzi in Fucheng and Zhuangzi in Dingzhou Prefecture, although the land deed was in her name, she had directly asked Gu Dachang to change it to "Gu Jia" before.

However, whether it is his "Gu family" or her "Zhou family", these two words mean that they have entered their own territory, and the feeling is completely different.

"Third sister, why did Grandpa Fu come to take a look at the dowry? You didn't buy it yourself. Why does he think it was the dowry left by your aunt?"

"Well, it's a long story."

In fact, not to mention Xiaohe, she herself lied a lot, and Zhou Banxia often forgot how to explain clearly.

Just like everyone knew before that she didn't want her master's dowry, but why was Zhuangzi in Dingzhou Prefecture given to her by her master?
I really couldn’t think of an excuse, so they were all gifts from my uncle.

As soon as this excuse came out, her uncle didn't scold her, he just used a ruler to scare her humiliatingly, but he made her laugh happily.

But if she doesn't say that, it doesn't make sense. She dares to say that she has spent real money, and she has made a lot of money just from the soap alone.

Furthermore, the eldest mistress of Gaofu will still have 20% dividend at the end of the year. She has to use the money to purchase private property first, otherwise her bright character will be ruined.

She dared to tell her uncle and aunt that she had made ten thousand taels of silver by betting on the handicap, but she did not dare to confess to Mrs. Gao and be lenient, and she could not tell the truth.

"It's a long story~" Xiaohe shook his little head, "Then let's make it short. Is it okay if I don't tell our parents? How many banknotes do you still have?"

Awesome, my brother!
I also know that instead of asking for money, I ask for banknotes.

Zhou Banxia couldn't help but stretch out his hand to pull the little knot on Xiaohe's head. Unsurprisingly, Xiaohe cleverly avoided it and said, "Sister, I'm annoyed!"

"Okay, okay, don't move your head. Don't worry, it's enough for you. Do you want to buy anything else? If you don't want to go shopping, let's ask Dahua to send someone to buy it."

"That's what I mean, am I worried that there won't be enough for me to spend?" Xiaohe imitated Gu Wenxuan's scornful expression, "I am worried that you will spend your money frivolously.

Look at how much money you spent on the street today. Fortunately, our father was not around, otherwise he would have scolded you for wasting money. If you know how to make money, you can't spend it carelessly. "

This little thing is becoming more and more likely to become a housekeeper.

Thinking again of the sample of having a meal at a restaurant that made Xiaohe feel so distressed that he had to calculate how much the ingredients cost, Zhou Banxia Le said, "So our father said to go back first, I won't stop him."

Xiaohe imitated Gu Wenxuan and raised his thumb at Zhou Banxia, ​​"Higher, you are still taller than my third sister.

Do you believe that our father had already guessed that you would spend money randomly when you came here, and deliberately brought my mother home, just because he was afraid that you would take my mother to Dingzhou City to buy things randomly like before? "Zhou Banxia smiled and held her forehead.

Xiaohe chuckled when he saw this, "I must have guessed right. Our mother is the only one in our family who doesn't know what our father is thinking. She really thought that our father wanted her to go back and help."

wrong.

There is a servant in our family who has gone back with our father. Mom is afraid that if she is not with our father for a long time, some women and maids will seduce our father.

But can you tell this to a little guy like you?
While talking, the carriage kept moving along a bluestone road, and a blue brick house was visible not far away.

This is a typical northern courtyard, divided into two courtyards, front and rear.

There is a horse stable in the front yard, as well as a row of inverted houses, and flowers and plants are planted along the courtyard wall.

The main room in the front yard is where the owner entertains guests, and the layout of the backyard is similar to that of the front yard.

There are the same five main rooms and three wing rooms on the left and right, but the inner courtyard is more exquisite.

There is a Taihu stone in the center of the yard, and many flowers and plants are planted around it. The front corridor connects the main room and the wings. Even the doors and windows are carved and decorated with high-quality window paper.

Walking into the main hall, I saw that there were also wenge wood furniture, a few Taishi chairs, a table, and two flower tables with vases with flowers on them.

There are two doors next to the main hall, which are two main rooms.

There is a big bed in the main room and a heated ondol.

In front of the big bed, there is a footboard that is as wide as one person. There are small tables at both ends of the bed. The entire bed is carved with gold and lacquer, which is exquisite and luxurious.

Like the houses in the city, here Zhuangzi left almost nothing except books and some valuable ornaments.

In this way, three thousand taels of silver for the house in the city and the village are really not expensive. After all, the three big beds alone are worth a lot of money.

Just as Xuanzi said, the previous owner was recommended to be an official in the south, where the mountains are high and the water is far away. He didn't have enough things to bring, so he gave away the house and the house.

Not changing hands anymore.

Let's just let it go. Quan won three thousand taels less on the last bet, so we can just keep it to collect rent and serve as the workshop's purchasing warehouse in the province.

After looking at the front and back yards, and then the cellar and granary, I had a general idea, and Zhou Banxia didn't stay here too long.

After explaining the recent affairs in Zhuangtou, he and Xiaohe took a basket of fresh vegetables and went back to the city before the sunset had time to dip into the horizon.

Returning to the city is not slow.

When we returned to Jiying Lane, it was still bright, but Gu Wenxuan and Da Jiang had already returned from outside.

In the main hall of the inner courtyard, there are also things that her brother and sister sent back when they went shopping and asked the shopkeeper to send a man back, which clearly proves where her brother and sister have gone.

While shopping and shopping, I didn't feel that there were a lot of things piled up as gifts. Now I saw the truth. No wonder even the little guy was worried about her spending money.

Phew, they are all necessities.

After almost being dragged into a ditch by her two younger brothers, Xuanzi felt that her daughter-in-law was still very diligent and thrifty in running the family, and she had worked hard for another day.

"What about you? Did your trip to the Lin Mansion go smoothly today?" (End of Chapter)