The merchant ship sailed smoothly along the river without encountering any waves or dangers. After more than half a month, it finally docked at the Beijing Pier.
Before I even got off the boat, I could feel the bustle and bustle of the capital city.
The pier is full of boats of all sizes, and there are people coming and going, including trackers carrying burdens, businessmen in luxurious clothes, and ladies wearing curtains and hats cheering each other... Only at the all-inclusive pier can you
People from different walks of life appeared together.
After saying goodbye to the head of the Fang family who wanted to lend them a house, the Cui family got off the ship and hired porters directly at the dock to carry their luggage. They hired five carriages, including people and luggage, before they decorated everything and headed to the house they bought in advance.
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During the more than 300 years since the founding of the Zhou Dynasty, successive emperors worked hard to govern the country, making the country rich and the people strong, and the emperor's feet were even more prosperous and prosperous.
"Thousands of houses are like a chess game, and twelve streets are like vegetable fields in Kyoto." This is the layout of Kyoto.
With the Imperial City as the central line, there are twelve streets and one hundred and eight squares distributed horizontally and vertically. The left and right sides of the Imperial City have long been divided up by the imperial relatives, and the second-tier dignitaries belong to the several lanes south of the Imperial City, who have become dignitaries.
The inhabited areas are lined with carved beams and painted buildings, and ordinary people dare not set foot there.
After moving away from the imperial city, the basic layout of the capital city was with wealth in the east and wealth in the west. The Cui family used to have a house in the capital, which was located in the west where officials and families gathered.
It's just that the Cui family's property was stripped away by the clan and only the house was left. Aunt Cui had no money, so she had to sell the house at a low price and run away with her son. Therefore, they had no place to live when they came back this time.
Now that the founding of the People's Republic of China has been long ago, the prime real estate has long been carved up, and it is difficult to find a house. Even if you have money, you can't buy it, so you can only focus on Dongbian Lifang, where wealthy businessmen gather.
After Ye Zhenzhen decided to go to Beijing, she asked the manager of Rouge Square in the capital to help her buy a house, and finally bought a two-story house in Jurenfang on Seventh Street.
The house is about the same size as Linxi County, but the price is really different. It cost a full thousand taels to buy, and Ye Zhenzhen spent most of the money she earned in one go.
The capital is huge and difficult to live in. Even the houses outside the Seventh Ring Road are sky-high. It is extremely difficult for outsiders to get a foothold in the capital. I heard that many petty officials and scholars rushing to take exams do not have enough money to settle down, and they cannot afford to live in inns.
, all live in low-rent housing built by the government.
Yes, there were low-rent houses in ancient times.
This low-rent house is a representative of the imperial court's virtues. The government funded the construction of a house similar to an inn and rented it to poor scholars and officials at low prices. Without relevant certificates, ordinary people were not qualified to live in it.
If Ye Zhenzhen hadn't made money from Rouge Fang and bought a house, they might have had to live in a low-rent house in Beijing this time.
The carriage stopped and stopped along the way, and after an hour, it finally arrived at the house in Jurenfang.
The steward of Rouge Square was notified in advance and knew that his employer was arriving today, so he waited in the house specially. He saw a group of carriages entering the inner house, and finally stopped at the door. Knowing that it was his employer, he immediately went to say hello.
"Young man Zhao De, I would like to welcome my master."
Ye Zhenzhen got off the carriage and saw Zhao De, who had a mustache, and a smile immediately filled his face, "Manager Zhao, you have worked hard these days. I will thank you again after I have settled the situation."
When Rouge Fang was handed over, Zhao De had gone to Linxi County to meet the new owner, so there was no case of mistaken identity.
Zhao De looked respectful and did not even dare to say, "It is the duty of a villain to share the worries of my employer. I am incompetent and can only buy a two-room house here. I have wronged my employer."
“It’s really good to be able to buy a house on Seventh Street.”
Ye Zhenzhen complimented her, and she and Cui Weizhen helped Aunt Cui down. Zhao De greeted her again, and then directed the men he brought to carry the luggage. He led a group of people in, talking about the origin of the house as they walked.
"The previous owner of this house was a businessman. He sold the house after his business failed and he lost all his money. Others thought it was unlucky and were unwilling to buy it. The villain thought that the master was a Wenqu star who came to earth and could suppress the bad luck, so he decided to buy it."
Zhao De complimented Cui Weizhen without leaving any trace. He knew in his heart that the merchants in his employer's business were all small business. If he wanted to gain a foothold in the capital in the future, he would still have to rely on the male master of the family, so he naturally fawned over him first.
Cui Weizhen's attitude towards his servants has become normal, his expression is indifferent, and he doesn't mean to dislike him. As a woman of the new era, Ye Zhenzhen will not dislike him even more.
——In fact, it is a profit to be able to buy a house in this area! When Zhao De was asked to buy a house, she was already prepared to live outside the 10th Ring Road.
Zhao De felt relieved when he saw that his master had no intention of blaming him, and continued, "The rich businessman not only sold the house, but also sold all the furniture. The villain didn't know the owner's preferences, so he didn't dare to be expert in it, and just simply bought more.
I bought some basic furniture, and the rest must be ordered by your boss."
Ye Zhenzhen walked around the house and found that just as Zhao De said, the place was empty and clean. There were not even a few flowers and plants left. This showed that the previous owner had gone bankrupt and even three feet of land had been removed.
As for the furniture that Zhao De added, they are of good taste, elegant and stylish, similar to the style they had in Linxi County, which shows that they have put great care into it.
Ye Zhenzhen was happy in her heart, and praised her again, saying, "Manager Zhao is so thoughtful, he will definitely buy some things for the house, but we are not familiar with the place, so we have to go to the trouble of Manager Zhao to buy some things. Aunt Guilan,
You and Yuxiu will do some statistics later and follow the layout of Linxi County to see what is missing and ask Manager Zhao to buy it back together."
Aunt Guilan and Zhao Deqi agreed.
Everyone was working hard after the long journey, so Ye Zhenzhen asked them not to worry about putting away their luggage, but to pack Aunt Cui's room first so that she could take a rest and recuperate.
After wandering around on the boat for more than half a month, I was shaking when I walked on land. Even young people like Ye Zhenzhen and Cui Weizhen couldn't bear it, let alone Aunt Cui.
After waiting for Aunt Cui to go back to her room to rest, Ye Zhenzhen and Cui Weizhen started to clean up the house where they lived.
Just like in Linxi County, we chose to stay in the east wing, but there was nothing except a bed, a wardrobe, and a set of tables and chairs. Everything had to be added slowly.
Ye Zhenzhen counted the money in the account. After tidying up the house, she might have spent almost all the money. Rouge House's profit was settled quarterly, and she had to wait a month for the next payment, so she had to save some money.
Flowers will do.
After being so busy for several days, I finally sorted out the house and finally made it look like a place where someone could live.
After settling in, visiting relatives and friends was put on the agenda.