I have to say that a person who can climb to the position of housekeeper has a much smarter and smarter mind than ordinary people.
The butler arranged the gardener's affairs with just a few words.
Then, he talked about the yard again, "The kind of yard that the uncle and the princess are interested in are usually kept in the archives of the Ministry of Household Affairs, copied by age, and then handed over for sale. Of course, if you want to buy in advance, It's not impossible to come down.
"In this case, the uncle and the princess took the old slave with them, and we went to the Hubu Yamen together. The old slave took the Marquis's name card and went in to ask how much the yard was for. If you can buy it, just buy it directly, okay?
"Okay, thank you, steward. " "
Of course Jiayin is happy. The gardener has decided that if the yard is bought again, the preliminary preparations will be basically completed.
As for the famous flowers...
there are too many in her space. Move them out quickly so that you can relax.
Very Come on, the chief steward said a few words to the stewards in the house, picked up the basket of grapes, and followed the Li family's carriage.
In half an hour, the Hubu Yamen will have a lunch break, and all the classes are very lazy.
The junior officials We casually drank a cup of tea and chatted, and then dispersed.
The chief steward took the Marquis's name card and went in, and within a moment he led two minor officials out.
The two minor officials were very polite and stood there . Under the car window, he saluted Li Laoer and Jiayin, and then the housekeeper took them to hire a carriage on the street and went straight to the small courtyard in the southeast of Xindu.
The seal on the front of the small courtyard is difficult to remove, but the back door can. In and out.
Everyone went in through the back door. Li Laoer and Jiayin only looked around before deciding on this place.
The small courtyard is a two-and-a-half-in-one layout. There is half a courtyard at the front door, where you can park carriages and sedans.
Again . Entering the second door, the patio is very spacious, which is enough for both flower beds and flower stands. There are
three main rooms and three west wing rooms.
You can entertain ordinary guests, live with the gardener's family, or move potted flowers to hide on stormy days. It is also convenient to hide.
When you finally enter the yard, the three west wing rooms can be used for daily living, and the three main rooms are reserved for occasional banquets with distinguished guests.
The most satisfying thing is that there is a moon gate on the east wall. Through the moon gate, there is a small The garden is an acre in size.
Jiayin's first reaction is that this is perfect for a greenhouse!
Think about winter, when the grass and trees are withered and the snow is falling, what if there was a greenhouse as warm as spring, full of flowers.
Guests Sitting among the flowers, enjoying the flowers, drinking a cup of tea and talking, absolutely no one can resist the enjoyment and temptation!
The two clerks were instructed by their superiors to be extra polite to Uncle Li and the princess.
I heard that they After I booked this courtyard, I said I could go through the formalities immediately.
The price was very cheap, only eight hundred taels, which was already a break-in price.
You must know that this place is very close to Dongcheng, and it requires officials who go to court, or people from wealthy families. The second son and the concubine all favored this location the most.
Such a yard was priced at two thousand taels and could be sold in the blink of an eye.
Li Laoer was an earl and needed to go to court. According to the rules, he could not do business in person or compete with the people for profit.
Jiayin is the princess, and she is young, so no one may care about her, but she still has to be careful, so the yard is named under Tao Hongying's name.
Everyone returned to the Hubu Yamen, and Jiayin used the hidden compartment in the car to As a cover-up, he actually took out the banknotes and a bag of broken silver from the space, and asked Zheng Feng and the chief steward to go through the formalities.
In addition, Li Laoer also asked Zheng He to run errands to Cyclamen and get a banquet. Just in time, Zheng Feng and the housekeeper came out with the house deed, and the boy from Cyclamen also arrived with a big food box.
The two clerks and their boss just received thirty taels of Runshou'er silver, which was already a pleasant surprise.
I didn't expect that there would be a banquet at Cyclamen, so I could have a good lunch, which of course made me even happier.
They have often done things for nobles before, but most of them are bossy. Not to mention the benefits, it would be nice if they don't get scolded.
There are not many people like the Li family who are as generous and considerate as they are. I don't know. They will look forward to more visits from the Li family in the future...
Mrs. Li has been a little restless the whole day. To be honest, her granddaughter has grown so big. , rarely leaving her side for so long.
At one moment she was worried that her granddaughter would be hot and thirsty, and at another she was worried that her son would lose her granddaughter.
There are many kidnappers and bad people on the street. My granddaughter is beautiful and cute. What if she is taken away? !
Tao Hongying was worried that her mother-in-law would be at home alone, fearing that she would not eat well, so she came back from the canteen early in the afternoon, and sure enough she saw that her mother-in-law had only eaten half a bowl of porridge.
When she heard her mother-in-law say she was worried about her daughter being abducted, she couldn't help but tell the truth.
"Mom, as the old saying goes, any child with crooked melons and cracked dates is a treasure. In your eyes, Fu Niu'er is all good, but maybe the kidnapper will dislike Fu Niu'er when he sees her.
"After all, she is so fat. , I want to pick it up and run away, but I can't even hold it! Besides, even turning back would be a waste of food. The food needed to feed her alone is enough to feed three skinny children! "
This is really a mother-in-law, and every word is "disgusting"!
Shuiyun and Wenjuan covered their mouths and couldn't help laughing.
Mrs. Li also pinched her daughter-in-law while laughing, and said angrily: " My granddaughter is fine except for being fat, so why is it that no one abducts her? If you are so disgusted, don't be a mother to Fu Niu'er. If you adopt Yu Ru, she can laugh out of her dreams! "
Tao Hongying pretended to be pinched, hugged her mother-in-law's arm, and complained that her mother-in-law was partial and only loved her granddaughter but not her daughter-in-law.
Mrs. Li almost had her bun knocked out, and she laughed and cursed: "You and Fu Niuer You are really a mother-in-law, just because my hair is not pleasing to your eyes. "
Tao Hongying chuckled, took the silver comb from her head, sat behind her mother-in-law, and combed her hair again.
Just when it was busy, the carriage entering the city came back.
Jiayin was carrying snacks from Jiulianzhai, With beads of sweat on his forehead, he ran in from the door and shouted, "Grandma, I'm back, I've brought you delicious food!" "
Perhaps she didn't see the threshold. She stumbled and rolled in.
Everyone was startled. Tao Hongying rushed to the front and picked up her daughter.
At this time, they saw the benefits of thick flesh. .
Jiayin did a gourd roll, and apart from the dirty clothes, there were no bruises or scratches on her body.
Li Laoer carried the grapes and followed behind, then took two steps slower and watched his niece's "performance". He didn't stop me.
Needless to say, he was beaten by my mother again.
"I told you that you didn't care about the child. I was worried that you would lose Fu Niu'er, but when you got to the door of the house, you let the child fall!" "
Li Laoer died unjustly, but he didn't dare to argue with his mother. He could only hold up the grape basket as a shield and said, "Mom, I'll wash the grapes for you! "
After that, he ran away quickly.
The news was so hot that his coat was dirty, so he simply took it off, hugged grandma's thigh and acted coquettishly.
"Grandma, let me tell you, my second uncle and I bought a yard. , especially good! It also has a garden, where you can build a greenhouse! In winter, I took my grandma to see the flowers. It must be warm and beautiful, like a heavenly palace! "