When Xu Qian brought Eunuch Huang to the main hall, Xu Qian wanted to salute again. Huang Jin quickly stopped him and said with a smile: "What are you polite about between you and our family? This time, our family is here to congratulate you, but in fact, we came here according to the oral order of His Majesty."
Xu Qian hurriedly said, "What is your majesty's oral order?"
Huang Jin said: "Your Majesty knows that you are newly married. This time, it is another golden list. I specially awarded a house. This house has been repaired and all the furniture is complete. Xu Zhuangyuan can move in at any time."
Give a house...
Xu Qian was stunned for a moment. His life problems were indeed very bad. Being an official in the capital was indeed a big deal. However, the Xu family did not have enough background. In the eyes of the powerful and powerful people in the capital, they were just a nouveau riche. Although the nouveau riche was a big problem, the problem was that the house was a big problem. If you are an official, you naturally had to live in the inner city and not live in the outer city. Besides, it was more convenient to be on duty on weekdays, so it was close to you.
However, every inch of land in the inner city is worth every inch, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a sky-high price. More importantly, there are very few people for sale, and almost no one on the market is for sale.
After all, for the prominent, selling a house is a shame. Even if they plan to move to another place, there is no way to sell the old house. At worst, it is possible to keep it and let the old servants in the family take care of it.
Now is not the time when Emperor Hongwu was present in the early Ming Dynasty. The guy Hongwu was a bad star, and life and death were all in one thought. Especially for these nobles and officials, they even adhered to the belief that they were uncomfortable not to kill, and they have been doing it for decades, never interrupted.
When people die, they naturally have to sell their houses. Therefore, in the early Ming Dynasty, houses in the inner city were particularly low, and even a few hundred taels of silver could be taken to a large mansion. At that time, ordinary wealthy families were not allowed to come in to buy houses, and even if you were asked to buy them, you would not dare to ask for them. After the officials killed one by one, the nobles were even more miserable. They were almost a pot of pot, and dozens or hundreds of mansions were vacant for any major case. Moreover, Hongwu never killed only one person, but the pursuit of killing the roots was to eliminate the roots. Therefore, in the early Ming Dynasty, the inner city was very depressed.
But now it is different. Now the official is an official. As long as you don’t rebel, there is no possibility of being finished. Even if you retire, it will be a gentry family. Naturally, this house must be kept, and your descendants will also go to Beijing for exams in the future, and there is no reason to sell.
In fact, the Gui family has a house, which is a villa, but it is a little distance from the inner city. After all, it is not very convenient. Although Xu Qian was willing to buy it at a low price, he was far away. This matter has been delayed. Now that there is a house to give it away, what else can I say? Naturally, there is no need to be polite.
Xu Qian was excited and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty is wise, our Ming Dynasty is really a saint."
When he said such words, he was really not afraid that God would drop thunder and strike him to death.
Now that he is on the list of gold, he is about to enter the cabinet for attendance, his wife is married and a house is available, Xu Qian finally feels that life is quite perfect, but when he looked at Huang Jin, he found that Huang Jin's face was not very good, and he said in his heart that the emperor gave me a house, it's nothing to do with you. What's so sad about you? Is this dead eunuch jealous? If you are jealous, you can also take the top scorer in the exam.
Xu Qian couldn't help but ask: "Eunuch Huang, where is this house?"
Huang Jin mentioned the address, and Xu Qian was very excited at this time and said, "It's better for Eunuch Huang to take the students to see it. Since it is a house that I gave, you must open your eyes."
Huang Jin shook his head quickly and said, "Our family will rush back to the palace to report later, so I won't accompany you. The people there have already received instructions. The Zhuang Yuan Gong can see whenever he wants to go and move whenever he wants to."
Xu Qian felt that Huang Jin was becoming more and more bizarre today. The dead eunuch was very enthusiastic about him, but just took a look and saw how much trouble it could be delayed? However, he refused, and Xu Qian was too lazy to let him lead the way, so he wrote down the address.
Huang Jin asked him again: "Did you go to the Ministry of Personnel today?"
Xu Qian knew that Huang Jin was asking about his visit to the Ministry of Personnel and must have reported to the emperor, so he told the story today. Huang Jin nodded, stood up and said goodbye, "Our family will say goodbye, there is no need to see him off."
In the evening of that day, a large group of people from the Xu family set out in a mighty manner and followed the address to find the house that Yu Ci was in.
At the beginning, people did not take this house seriously. Most people thought that the things given to the imperial gifts were treasures, but in fact, for the nobles, any imperial gifts were often worthless things. The behavior of imperial gifts was rare and could be described as rare. Even imperial gifts were just ordinary houses and were not very large in scale. As for decoration, there was no need to mention them. Most of them were left by criminals and left by the civil servants and may not have been repaired for several years.
However, when he found the house according to the address Huang Jin said, Xu Qian was shocked. In fact, it was not just Xu Qian who was shocked. Xu Chang, Gui Zhier, and several cousins who followed him were so shocked that they couldn't speak for a moment.
This is a new house, covering an area of nearly 50 acres and several yards, with bricks laid on the ground. This brick is not an ordinary brick, but a commonly known as Qin brick. There is a saying called Qin bricks and Han tiles. This Qin brick is not affordable for ordinary people. Even in the palace, this kind of brick and stone is used. Because it is difficult to burn, even ordinary noble families do not have this style.
The front door is three times wide, the middle door is about two meters wide, and the stone lions on both sides stand tall, and the threshold is also very high. The gatekeepers who are guarding the door look different from other people's homes. They feel like warriors. Xu Chang's sharp eyes and whispered to Xu Qian: "These are guys, please pay attention to their shoes."
The characters usually wear cloud-patterned boots. Although these people were wearing regular clothes, the boots were not replaced. Xu Qian stepped forward to negotiate with them and reported his name. The people hurriedly said with a smile: "Eunuch Huang has given instructions, so I hope Xu Zhuangyuan will come. Let's take a look at the door for the Zhuangyuan. When will the Zhuangyuan move in, and the brothers will withdraw. Does the Zhuangyuan want to see the house? Please come inside."
Xu Qian took Gui Zhier and the Xu family's elders and young masters in. As soon as he entered the door, it suddenly became clear inside. There was no patio in the front yard, but a small lake. The water of the lake was connected to a river outside. In order to prevent anyone from stealing, a sluice gate was set up. An artificial pavilion was set up in the lake, and a stone path with stone guardrails led to the stone pavilion. Just this thought, I am afraid that the expense would be expensive.
Xu Qian couldn't help but be shocked and said, "Even the Duke and Prince's Mansion does not have such a style. This is an inner city."
Gui Zhier's cheeks flushed and couldn't help but say, "You're not wrong, my husband, it's better to raise goldfish in this lake. We can watch fish in the pavilion in the future."
Xu Qian thought to himself: "In fact, raising turtles is good. You can eat them when you grow them, which is a big supplement!" But he said: "It is indeed a good thing to raft on the lake and watch the water rippling on the lake."
Everyone immediately acted separately and went to see the house. There were as many as hundreds of rooms here, including the front hall, small hall, flower hall, and back hall. There were several attics and a small courtyard in the courtyard. Almost all the functions this luxury house could have.
Xu Qian couldn't help but be excited and couldn't help but sigh: "Your Majesty, look, the houses are all newly built. Could it be that the emperor had expected that I would go to high school, so he secretly ordered someone to build it? Alas... Your Majesty is really worried. I will go to the palace to thank you for your husband tomorrow."
Gui Zhier suddenly thought of something, calmed down and said, "Thank you for gratitude, but you must also have to be upright and have to agree to everything. For some unreasonable requests, as a minister, you must refuse."
Xu Qian suddenly remembered the lady of the Lu family and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "From the long-term plan, long-term plan. Alas... the house is not good, and my legs are sore and numb when I walk. Let's go to the attic to take a look."
After watching the house, I was exhausted, but the excitement had not passed and I went to bed until the third day. However, I was not allowed to go to bed on the second day, but I was called by Xu Chang. Today, it was officially time to be on duty, so I naturally couldn't be late.
Xu Qian changed his official uniform. The green round patterned official robe put on his body actually made Xu Qian feel a little majestic and arrogant. He put on black veil and became much older. Gui Zhier was forced to get up early and gave Xu Qian a cap. He couldn't help but joke: "My husband seems to have grown up a few years at once. Well, don't put down his hands, but this belt is not easy to tie."
After fiddling with each other, Xu Qian arrived at the door and told him: "We must speed up the moving matter. I may have a lot of business to be busy with in these days, but I will bother my wife."
Gui Zhier nodded and said, "The most difficult thing is the servants in the mansion. In such a large mansion, there must be a lot of people running errands and wardrobes. It's really not possible. I asked my brother to invite some from Gui's family. After all, I know the truth and feel at ease."
Xu Qian said, "You can do it." After saying that, he left the room and arrived at the gate of the yard. Xu Han was also ready to go on duty. He was wearing a fish suit, but he was holding a gong in his hand. He knocked hard and shouted: "Zhuangyuan Gong is on duty."
In the early morning, there were drums and drums. If it were later generations, they would definitely be beaten up. However, at this time, it would be nothing to be done for auspiciousness. Besides, the Xu family is not a character that can be bullied. To put it bluntly, at least in this area, only the Xu family is bullying others, and no one dares to beat the Xu family.
Xu Qian was in the sedan chair and had calmed down. He was quite looking forward to Dian Mao being on duty. This was his first day at work, but he didn't know how this official was working, especially for Hanlin. Although he had heard some information about the information about the corners of the corners, he had no personal experience and was curious.
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